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Lynn re ght- Marblehead’s ers extinguish Lynn re leaves a rekindled re which origi- COVID testing nally broke out around 2 a.m. 13 homeless Friday on War- tests patience ren Street in By Thor Jourgensen re crews arriving on scene Lynn. Fire Chief ITEM STAFF found heavy re in the base- Stephen Archer ment spreading throughout By Mike Alongi LYNN — A fast-moving ITEM STAFF said residents the building. self evacuated re displaced two families Archer said residents from a multi-unit residence MARBLEHEAD — A long line of cars wait- safely and no evacuated safely and no on Warren Street Friday. ed outside Temple Emanu-El, waiting to get re ghters were re ghters were hurt. One Fire Chief Stephen Archer a free COVID-19 test Friday morning. Opera- hurt. of the families living in the said a call shortly before 2 tional issues slowed the process for those who ITEM PHOTO | home included two adults a.m. sent re ghters to 93 had pre-registered. Due to an issue with the SPENSER R. HASAK and six children and the Warren St., a two-family number of testers available at the site, many other family included two house. were left waiting in long lines when they pre- adults and three children. viously believed they had an appointment, District Chief Timothy The American Red Cross is Collier quickly struck a sec- MARBLEHEAD, A6 ond alarm and Archer said LYNN, A2 Sides are split Governor Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Chief Baker Breen Callahan Desmaris Dwyer Grif n King Madigan Picariello Ricciardelli wants changes on By Gayla Cawley and adopt the changes he wanted made. of police of cers, a rst for Massachu- made or Steve Krause The overall legislative split was re ected setts. Baker said the state is one of only he won’t ITEM STAFF in the attitudes of local lawmakers. For ex- four which does not have a certi cation, sign the ample, State Sen. Brendan Crighton of Lynn or Peace Of cers Standards and Training Opinion on a compromise police reform legislation police voted in favor of it, but both representatives (POST) commission. passed by bill was split last week to the point that it Where Baker differs with the bill is in the House was sent to Gov. Charlie Baker without a the bill’s proposal to place all the train- veto-proof majority in the House. LPD adopts body cameras. Page A3 and Senate ing work handled by the existing Munici- That lack of enthusiasm may come back on police pal Police Training Committee under the reform to haunt the House as Baker sent the bill from the city — Peter Capano and Daniel reform. oversight of the proposed POST commis- back to state lawmakers on Thursday with Cahill — voted against it. sion. Baker wants the existing training a 17-page letter outlining his dissatisfac- The bill would create an independent, system to continue. tion with various parts of it, and saying he civilian-led commission to standardize the bill would not sign it if the legislature didn’t certi cation, training and decerti cation REFORM, A3

Rep. Rep. Sen. Speaker Rep. Rep. Sen. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Cahill Capano Crighton DeLeo Ehrlich Jones Lovely Speliotis Tucker Vincent Walsh Wong

DAVID SHRIBMAN Lynn eld water district NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE cutting its rate by half Historians will long debate By Thor Jourgensen from District Superintendent John ITEM STAFF Scenna, to reduce the tax levy from 93 cents per $1,000 value to the legacy of President Trump LYNNFIELD — The Center Wa- 46 cents per $1,000 value. The cut ter District (LCWD) is halving its He changed America’s approach to trade. spawned a debate about whether he endan- will be implemented in January. gered democratic values, undermined the Con- per $1,000 value tax levy on local He transformed the nation’s relationship with According to LCWD’s website, the stitution and stirred racial tensions. residential water users and up- China. He altered the country’s role in inter- tax levy increased signi cantly last But most signi cant of all: He remade two of dating water users on proposed national institutions. He remolded the nation’s year “ ...as a result of unanticipat- the three branches of government. improvements projects during a alliances. He reshaped American views about ed budget increases, lack of reserve As a result, Donald J. Trump may be pilloried by Monday, Dec. 14 virtual meeting. immigration. He modi ed decades-old customs funds” and water rates reduced contemporary scholars even as he is remembered LCWD’s Board of Commission- of politics. He weaponized social media. to levels incapable of generating in history as the most consequential president in ers and town assessors voted last He recast ancient notions of how leaders month, according to a statement LYNNFIELD, A2 behave, speak and relate to one another. He SHRIBMAN, A5

Nation By Guthrie Scrimgeour doing anything we can to keep the Supreme Court rejects Trump. B3 ITEM STAFF business alive while keeping a A Bit of safe space where people can have LOOK! SALEM — In an effort to a little fun,” said Eric Spackman, Peabody teens helping the adapt to the COVID-19 pan- the opening general manager. Don’t let boy homeless. A8 privacy demic, Bit Bar is allowing cus- The private rentals began in tomers to rent out their entire late November, and averages Sports arcade space to parties of 10 for between two to three rentals get ‘cold rock’ St. Mary’s Luke Smith commits in Salem private events. to Assumption for golf. B1 “We’re very passionate about SALEM, A5 By Guthrie Scrimgeour ITEM STAFF A Lynn woman’s 4-year-old son is very focused on staying on Santa’s STOP THE SPREAD. FOLLOW THE RULES. good side this year. “After Thanksgiving, Santa’s com- ing so I have to be good so I don’t get STAY WEAR A MASK NO MORE THAN WASH YOUR HANDS cold rock for Christmas,” the boy will often tell his mom. He means coal. His mother wants to give him some- thing special (not cold rock) for Christ- mas, but this might be dif cult for her FEET APART IN AN INDOOR10 GATHERING because she has had a tough year. ITEM SANTA, A5

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John Wilkins David S. Gallagher BEVERLY - John Wilkins of 1963 - 2020 Quincy, formerly of Beverly, NAHANT - David Gallagher, passed away peacefully De- 56, passed away peacefully on cember 10, 2020 after a short Dec 9, 2020 after many years battle with cancer. He was the of dialysis. He will be joined beloved husband of Linda(Fitz- in heaven by Lottie Beauchain patrick) Wilkins of Quincy with Gallagher (mother), Charles whom he shared 23 years of and Hazel Beauchain (grand- marriage. He leaves his sons parents) and his favorite aunt Chad Wilkins and wife Kim of Diane Beauchain Racca. Lynn MA, and John Wilkins and David grew up and spent partner Julie Dragone of Han- most of his life in Nahant. son MA. He also leaves grand- He graduated from Lynn children Bryan, James, and Tech, North Shore Commu- ITEM PHOTOS | SPENSER HASAK Amanda of Lynn and Weston nity College AS in Business of Hanson. and attended Wentworth. Lynn firefighters work to extinguish a rekin- John loved music and was David worked for many years dled fire which originally broke out around a big part of the Beverly Cru- at Logan Airport at a Foreign 2 a.m. Friday on Warren Street in Lynn. The saders and Cardinals marching Currency Exchange. He loved cause of the fire is suspected to be electrical, band in his youth. He loved Gagnon of Salem, Marcia and reading, history, working out, said Fire Chief Stephan Archer. playing guitar and listening to Wayne Masse of Haverhill, and The 3 Stooges, war movies and Lauren Arena, Matt Pentoney all types of music. John enjoyed Stephen and Janice Wilkins of chess. His greatest love was and Chris Pentoney. fishing and spending time at Salem NH. John leaves behind his nieces and nephews for Service Information: A the beach. many nieces and nephews. whom each had unique nick- celebration of life and grave- John was predeceased by Service Information: Ser- name and would take them side services will take place his parents Russell and Ade- vices will be private. For on adventure hikes through in the future when we can line(Santisi) Wilkins. He leaves more information and online Nahant’s tidepools, rocks and safely gather and celebrate behind siblings Wayne and condolences please visit marsh to teach them about David’s life. Kathy Wilkins of Lynn, Laurie www.HamelLydon.com. Nahant’s natural wonders. In lieu of flowers , do- David will be missed by his nations in David’s memory siblings Richard Gallagher and can be made to the Nahant wife Nilda; Diane Gallagher Historical Society, Nation- Mary Teresa (McNeil) Murphy, 92 and partner Butch Pentoney; al Kidney Foundation or My 1928 - 2020 Lisa Arena and husband Char- Brother’s Table Lynn. Online lie. guestbook at www.Solimine. PEABODY - Mary T. Mur- “ Uncle Davey” Da-Da will com. phy R.N. of Peabody, formerly be foever missed by Erin Gal- Somerville and Cape Breton Is- lagher, Charlie Arena IV, Katie land, NS Canada passed away Gallagher, Rachel Pentoney, peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday De- Lynn fire leaves cember 7th 2020. Faithful wife of the late Robert D. and moth- er of the late Robert J. Murphy, Madge Claire (Collins) she leaves behind daughters 13 homeless Susan Murphy and her partner Hayes, 91 LYNN assistance from Revere, David LeDuc of Natick, Sandra From A1 Saugus, Melrose, Boston Leesha of Woburn, Kathy Di- LYNN - Madge C. (Collins) and Peabody crews. Vasta and her husband Ralph Hayes, age 91, of Lynn, died assisting the residents. “The cause of the of Peabody and Trisha Freed- peacefully on Wednesday Archer said the fire fire is officially ‘under- man and her husband Steven at Salem Hospital with her was declared extin- mined,’ but suspected to of Peabody. She will also be daughters by her side, after a guished by 8:44 a.m. He be electrical in nature. greatly missed by her grand- brief illness. She was the wife said the building is a to- The area of origin is the children Megan, Adam, Alex, of the late Thomas F. Hayes. tal loss. basement,” Archer said. Rachel, Sarah and Cody as well consider a donation in her Born in Lynn, she was the “It was a very, very dif- This week has been a as numerous family members name to benefit Maple Hill daughter of the late Arthur and ficult fire to fight. The bad one for fires with a throughout Canada. Manor 700 King St. New Mary (Hagan) Collins. She was building had an unusual person killed and two Service Information: Waterford NS Canada B1H a lifelong Lynn resident, and layout with unobstruct- hurt in a Revere fire and Funeral mass to be held 3Z5. Donations can also be was a graduate of St. Mary’s ed spaces in the walls other fires in East Lynn Wednesday, December 16th made to the Mary T Murphy Girls High School in Lynn and where fire could easily fire and Peabody where at 11 AM at St. John’s Cath- memorial fund at TD bank Burdett Business College. travel. The crews had authorities said a man olic Church in Cambridge 635 Lowell St. Peabody MA Madge worked as the school their hands full,” he said. set fire to a residence. Ma with interment following 01960 (978) 538-3333 or secretary for Our Lady of the Archer said the Fire De- “We always stress the at Mount Auburn Cemetery Venmo @MTM28 to be dis- Assumption School in Lynn- partment investigation most importance of hav- in Watertown Ma. Arrange- tributed to the Manor. field for many years until her unit aided by the state ing a fire safety plan and ments made by Keefe Funer- retirement. For more than 20 Fire Marshal’s office is being prepared to evacu- al Homes Cambridge MA. years, “Mrs. Hayes” was the car- parent who was always present investigating the fire’s ate,” Archer said. In lieu of flowers please ing and smiling face that greet- for their daily trials growing up, cause. He said all Lynn Thor Jourgensen can be ed generations of students who as well as their milestone mo- companies responded to reached at tjourgensen@ attended OLA in Lynnfield and ments. She proudly attended the West Lynn fire with itemlive.com. the staff and faculty there be- school art shows and concerts came like a second family to and never missed a dance re- John M. Moorehouse, 51 her during her time there. Prior cital in ten years! Lynnfield water district 1969 - 2020 to that, she worked as a secre- Madge is survived by her tary at General Electric in Lynn, three daughters; Kathleen SUNAPEE, NH - John M. which is where she met her Hayes of Watertown, Susan cutting its rate by half Moorehouse, 51, died unex- husband Thomas who was an Hayes of San Ramon, CA, and pectedly at home of a heart at- illustrator there. After they mar- Maureen Hayes Speropolous fully negotiated, would tack on December 5, 2020. He ried, Madge stayed home to and her husband George of LYNNFIELD was born on August 12, 1969, raise her three daughters and Ipswich; three grandchildren; From A1 increase LCWD’s supply to Michael and Joanne (McCa- had a lovely life with her family Maxwell Rector of CA and Tia by 25 percent. close friends and neighbors on and Thomas Speropolous of enough money to meet Scenna in his Dec. 11 rthy) Moorehouse in Lynn, MA. LCWD budget needs. After graduating from Lynn Quinn Road. Ipswich; her sister, Mary Lou statement said commis- Outside of work, Madge was Nolet of Lynn; her brother, Ar- In February, commis- sioners on Monday will Classical High School in 1987, sioners and Scenna met always involved in her commu- thur Collins of FL, as well as discuss, in addition to John attended Carleton College with consultant David in Minnesota. He then volun- nity and church, both Our Lady several cherished nieces and the tie-in, a proposal to of the Assumption in Lynnfield nephews. She was the sister Fox from Raftellis, an teered for a year at a Catholic industry leader in utili- build a new water treat- orphanage and youth center in and in later years, St. Joseph’s of the late Paul and Richard ment plant at LCWD’s Church in Lynn where she Collins. ty system financing, and Tijuana, Mexico, where he met voted to install a new Glen Drive complex and fellow volunteer, Robin Straley. helped out and volunteered Service Information: Her improvements to the visitation will be held on volumetric rate struc- The two were married in 1995. regularly at the St. Vincent de Main Street station to, Paul food pantry. Tuesday, December 12 from ture. They taught at schools in Nic- Scenna said, “level the After her husband’s death, 9:00AM-10:30AM at the Those rates have been aragua, Venezuela, Vermont, since applied to con- playing field in regards and Massachusetts, then to- Madge moved in with her sis- SOLIMINE FUNERAL HOME, ter, Mary Lou. The two of them 426 Broadway (Rt 129), sumption bills issued to water quality from gether welcomed five amazing thy and his wife, MaryLou, and by LCWD in June and multiple groundwater children: Aidan, Brendan, Anya, James McCarthy and his wife, stayed active and social with Lynn. Relatives and friends their many friends and family are respectfully invited and September of this year. sources in the District.” Luke, and Angela. John was Nancy; and many beloved LCWD is currently pre- No decision or vote on cousins, nieces, and a nephew. members and were often lov- are expected to adhere to tirelessly devoted to his wife paring fall quarter con- the tie-in or other im- and children, as anyone who A public walkthrough visita- ingly referred to as the “Gold- the guidelines of the Com- en Girls”. Madge was an avid monwealth of MA and the sumption bills to be is- provements has been knew him would attest. tion will be held on Monday, sued in December. John made a name for him- December 14, 2020, from reader, and also loved watch- CDC, which limits the visi- undertaken to date. ing her favorite soap opera and tation to 40 family members “Early indicators sup- Monday’s commission self as the founder of Catholic 4 pm to 6 pm at the New- port that the new rate Men’s Quarterly magazine. A ton-Bartlett Funeral Home, 42 spending time by the ocean and friends at a time. Her discussion will help set during some of her favorite life- funeral mass will follow lat- structure is performing the stage for a spring few years ago, he became Ac- Main St., Newport, NH. A Mass and meeting financial time trips to Hawaii, California er on this day at 11:00AM 2021 vote on appropri- quisitions Editor for the Catho- of Christian Burial will be held goals,” Fox stated in an and Nantucket with her family. at the lower church of St. ating money to pay for lic publisher, TAN Books. Both at 1 pm, Tuesday, December LCWD website posting. in his personal and profession- 15, 2020, at St. Patrick Catho- Madge was always up for play- Joseph’s Church in Lynn and proposed projects. ing cards and games, doing her burial will be at Pine Commissioners plan to al life, John was passionately lic Church for close friends and outline the tax levy cut “We encourage all res- dedicated to his faith. family. Burial will immediately puzzles or crosswords and hav- Grove Cemetery. Those who idents to attend this ing fun in general. Her bright prefer may make donations and recommendations to John is predeceased by follow at St. Patrick Cemetery pursue a water intercon- event in order to get a his mother, Joanne McCarthy. in Newport, NH. smile and quick wit brought in her memory to St. Vincent better understanding of de Paul Society, 11 Market nection with the town Surviving family includes his In lieu of flowers, the family smiles and laughter to any our goals in both sup- gathering. Overall, her greatest Street, Lynn, MA 01905 or of Wakefield during the loving wife, Robin Moorehouse; requests your prayers for John’s 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14 plementing our water children, Aidan, Brendan, Anya, soul. May his legacy be the re- joy came from spending time online at www.svdpusa.org. with her family, particularly Directions and guestbook at virtual meeting. sources and also pro- Luke, and Angela Moorehouse; turn of family and friends to the Residents are encour- viding consistent water father, Michael Moorehouse Church, a desire he held and her three daughters and her www.solimine.com grandchildren. As their beloved aged to log onto the quality,” Scenna said. and his wife, Annette; brother, worked to accomplish through- meeting with log-on in- Thor Jourgensen can be out his adult life. “Nana”, Madge was adored as Matthew Moorehouse and his formation available at reached at tjourgensen@ wife, AnneMarie; aunt, Peggy To sign an online guestbook, a constant and devoted grand- [email protected] itemlive.com. Singleton and her husband, please visit www.newtonbart- Faced with annual John; uncles, Dennis McCar- lett.com. summer water shortages requiring water use re- 781-593-7700 strictions, LCWD asked Publishing Daily, except Sundays a consultant to outline USPS-142-820 ISSN-8750-8249 Stories live on. ITEM CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! the district’s options for Periodicals postage paid at Lynn, MA increasing its water sup- and additional offices. ply. Copyright ©2020 The Daily Item Tell theirs. 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Box 5 The tie-in, if success- Lynn, MA 01903 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A3 Sides are split on police reform bill LPD officers REFORM “I’m a strong supporter have to use his firearm if sistent effort to improve From A1 of our police,” said Crigh- there was something less our law enforcement sys- ton. “I have a tremendous he could do with manual tem.” will be issued oversight of the proposed appreciation for the risk physical force. I want to He called police reform POST commission. Baker that they have to take make sure that officers “crucial,” and said the tu- wants the existing train- with putting their lives on don’t hesitate or get sec- multuous summer that ing system to continue. the line. I do believe that I ond-guessed for doing the saw protests in the wake body cameras “I do not accept the can support police reform best that they can.” of George Floyd’s May premise that civilians while continuing to sup- Speliotis, who rep- 25 death at the hands of By Gayla Cawley shows that city officials know better how to train port our officers as well.” resents Peabody, said he a white Minneapolis po- ITEM STAFF heard the feedback from police,” Baker said in the However, two other voted for the bill because lice officer saw legislators the community, which LYNN — Lynn Police letter. Lynn-based representa- now, more than ever, offi- promise to craft reform called for certain changes officers will be required He also objected to the tives, Cahill and Capano, cers who have committed legislation “to ensure fair- to “ensure our system is to wear body cameras, be- fact that the proposed voted against the bill, cit- “egregious” acts need to be ness and equality.” more just for all.” ginning on Feb. 1, follow- POST commission lacks ing opposition from their held accountable. He feels “We vowed to make “Today’s agreement is a ing an agreement reached labor representation — constituents and police the bill does just that. change,” said DeLeo. step in the right direction,” between Mayor Thomas something alluded to by unions. “It’s about as compre- Like Callahan, many said McGee. “I am grateful M. McGee and the Lynn both Capano and Cahill in “I really wanted to vote hensive as you can get, other police chiefs in the to the Lynn Police Associ- Police Association. their objections. for it,” said Capano. “There so I am very comfortable area, including Ronald ation for their collabora- The agreement is the The legislation also calls were really a lot of good with the bill as it is quite Madigan in Swampscott, tion and willingness to act result of months of con- for a ban on chokeholds, things in the bill. I didn’t reasonable,” said Spelio- Michael Ricciardelli in quickly with the city once versations among the city, would limit the use of vote for it because I got a we submitted this propos- tis. “There is nothing in Saugus, and Robert Dw- police and community deadly force and require lot of calls and just read- al. I strongly believe the the bill that says this is yer in Nahant, declined stakeholders, which were police officers to intervene ing it, it takes away some use of body cameras will an all-out attack on police to comment much on the centered around how to when witnessing another create a safer and more of the collective bargain- officers.” legislation either because achieve racial and social officer using force beyond ing rights that some of House Minority Lead- they did not have time to transparent environment what is necessary or rea- justice, and how to pro- the union members have. er Bradley Jones, who review or the bill or be- both for members of the sonable under the circum- vide more transparency I couldn’t bring myself to represents a district that cause they wanted to wait public and Lynn Police of- stances. and accountability around vote for it because of that.” includes Lynnfield, was until a final decision was ficers.” It would also prohibit interactions between civil- Cahill agreed. supportive of certain com- made by the governor. McGee plans to ask the the use of facial recog- ians and police. “There are many well-re- ponents of the legislation, In Marblehead, Chief City Council to authorize nition technology for all As part of the new policy, ceived reforms contained but felt that it went too Robert Picariello did not a transfer from the city’s but the Registry of Motor officers who are assigned within this legislation far beyond the governor’s respond to a request for reserve account to pur- Vehicle police — another on patrol duty will record that are universally sup- original proposal. comment on the bill. Lynn chase the body camera part of the bill that Baker all contact with civilians ported by all sides, includ- “We are never going to Interim Police Chief Leon- system, which is antic- strenuously opposes. in the following situations: ing standardized police get to a perfect bill, but ard Desmarais said the ipated to cost approxi- The House voted 92-67 • Vehicle stops training and use of force in this case, just hav- department would adhere mately $250,000 annually. to approve the final bill — • Investigation person measures,” said Cahill. ing a good bill isn’t good to whatever was passed, An additional cost of far short of the veto-proof stops “However, there were spe- approximately $75,000 majority of 106. The Sen- enough,” said Jones. “Pub- but police chiefs in both • All dispatched calls for cific provisions that elicit- will be incurred annually, ate approved it with a 28- lic safety is such a critical Lynnfield and Peabody service involving contact ed opposition from many based on the $400 stipend 12 vote. issue that we need to be spoke against the legisla- with civilians On the North Shore, constituents and unions, careful not to pass legisla- tion. • Initial responses by for each member of the the bill was backed by which led to my inability tion that might steer high- “(I’m) certainly not a patrol officers to calls Lynn Police Association Crighton, Sen. Joan Love- to support the bill.” ly qualified candidates fan of having (the bill) • Transport of prisoners that was negotiated as ly, Massachusetts House Ehrlich, who represents away from a career in law jammed down our throat,” Pat frisk and searches of part of the agreement, ac- Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, Marblehead, Swampscott enforcement and drive said Lynnfield Police Chief persons incident to arrest cording to McGee’s office. and state Reps. Lori Eh- and parts of Lynn, said other veteran police offi- David Breen. “In my 37 • Incidents of emergen- “The Lynn Police Associ- rlich, Theodore Speliotis, she was “proud to join the cers who have always up- years on the job, I have cy and pursuit driving ation recognizes that body and Paul Tucker, but was majority of my colleagues held the badge with honor never seen more of an • When an officer rea- worn cameras are a nec- opposed by Cahill, Capa- to vote in favor of this re- to leave the profession. overreaction as I have this sonably believes a crowd essary tool in this era of no, Bradley Jones, Thomas form following the sense- “There were certainly a year. This is going to cause control incident may re- police reform,” said Dono- Walsh and Donald Wong. less killings of George number of good reforms a tremendous amount of sult in unlawful activity van. “The men and women “I have a tremendous Floyd, Breonna Taylor and contained in the final bill, work in municipalities • Any adversarial con- of the Lynn Police Depart- amount of respect and ap- so many others. but in the end, there were and just was not well tact, including a use of ment are diligent police preciation for the officers “We were presented with not enough for me to vote thought out.” force incident officers who perform their who put their lives on the a choice,” said Ehrlich. for its passage.” Peabody Police Chief McGee, Interim Police duties every day to the line to keep us safe,” said “We would either back Walsh, who represents Thomas Griffin also did Chief Leonard Desmara- highest standards in the Crighton. “Many of these away from change because Peabody and voted against not support the bill, saying is and Timothy Donovan, policing profession. Body departments are already it was too complicated and the bill, said his main con- qualified police candidates president of the Lynn cameras can be an unbi- taking a number of steps controversial or we would cerns revolved around will be lost as a result of Police Association, the ased witness that will pro- to limit the use of force, rise to the occasion and de-escalation issues. the changes. department’s union, all vide transparency in all encourage de-escalation take a big step in the right “There are times when “This has been painted expressed support for the situations.” tactics, (and implement) a direction. an officer has to make with a broad brush for new policy, which was an- Once the city signs a number of other reforms, “I believe that everyone split-second decisions and what is going on in the nounced on Friday. contract with the body but when you’re looking at wants a system that is I wanted to fully under- rest of the country,” said “I think it will improve camera system vendor, state policy it needs to be built on fairness for both stand the ramifications Griffin. “The ripple effect trust in our department in which will comply with statewide policy.” police and the people they of this bill relative to of the changes in qualified the community,” said Des- the policy and technology Crighton said the bill serve. And I think we’ve that,” said Walsh. “I am immunity is that we may marais. “I also think it will the department currently would apply best practic- succeeded in laying the in support of the addi- lose quality people who show the respect officers has, the vendor will train es universally across the foundation anyway for tional training, licensing decide not to go into law treat people with and the all officers in the use of state and at the same time, just that kind of criminal requirements and the spe- enforcement. Here in Pea- restraint they practice in the equipment. it would create a universal justice system.” cial commissions that are body we are fortunate to very difficult situations.” Gayla Cawley can be commission that would be Tucker, who represents created.” have great men and wom- McGee called the new reached at gcawley@item- tasked with certifying and Salem and worked as a House Speaker DeLeo en in our department and policy a “step in the right live.com. Follow her on decertifying officers. police officer in the city called police reform legis- I fear that we may also direction” and one that Twitter @GaylaCawley. The new bill is the result before retiring as its po- lation a promise delivered lose some of them.” of months of closed-door lice chief, voted for the on by elected officials. But However, in Lynn, Des- TODAY’S ITEM SANTA DONATIONS sessions aimed at coming bill, saying that “overall, I Revere Police Chief David marais said there is a lot to a compromise bill out of think it would profession- Callahan took a different to take in from the bill, the two police reform bills alize policing. perspective on the sweep- “but I think anything that Vic & Brid L’Esperance, $200 leau from loving family, $50 approved by the House “There’s a lot of good in ing law enforcement re- helps all of us profession- Grace United Methodist Women In memory of my son Billy Gal- and Senate earlier this this bill, though I’m also form measures. alize the way we do things, of Lynn, $100 lant from Cindy LeBlanc, $20 year. aware of the criticisms,” Commenting on the leg- (and) have a standard Demakis, Inc., $100 In memory of those we lost-Car- One of the changes cen- said Tucker. “It addresses islation through Police across the state, I think Lynn Yacht Club, $500 olyn and Leonard. Love, Andrew ters around the issue of the very, very small num- Capt. Amy O’Hara, Cal- that’s a good idea. In loving memory of Craig, Cliff, DiCarlo, Judity DiCarlo, this was qualified immunity, which ber of officers who have lahan said he will “have “My personal opinion re- Rosemary and Dick. Love, Betty, their favorite holiday and it’s all for was one of the more con- tarnished the badge. This more to say if and when a ally doesn’t matter into it,” $100 the children we keep this tradition troversial aspects of the is such an important job bill is signed by the gover- said Desmarais. “The gov- Bob & Jean Leo, $500 going. Love to all of the children proposal this past summer. that police officers do. We nor. ernment we have, checks In memory of Walter Cuffe, $100 In memory of Dad, Nana Har- and families in need. This has Under the new language, need to make sure that we “The Revere Police De- and balances, the (legisla- been a terrible year. Love and God a police officer would have support the vast majority partment is focused on ture) makes the laws and rie, and Nana & Grampa Steeves, $100 Bless, The DiCarlo family, $75 to be decertified by the ci- of good officers.” serving the people of Re- the police department, we Karen LeBlanc, $20 vilian-led commission to Tucker was supportive vere. We have always been carry them out. We’ll see Francis & Anna Maria Mancini, $50 In memory of “Skip” Brooks. He lose qualified immunity, of the creation of the certi- committed to an open dia- what it is and we’ll move loved to collect on Santa’s Island. fication, or POST system, In memory of Frank Decker. Crighton said. logue with the community, forward with our heads up Bernice & Philip Brooks, $100 However, losing qual- but questioned the ban on ongoing training for our under whatever the new Love and miss you, Maria, $10 Richard Sideri, $50 ified immunity does not chokeholds that is includ- officers, and the adoption requirements are.” In loving memory of Vin Fabucci mean that a police officer ed in the bill. of best practices and lat- Item reporters Elyse Car- from Pat, David & Joanne, $100 Marsha Soucy, $35 would lose indemnifica- “I’m concerned any time est innovations in modern mosino, Thor Jourgensen, In loving memory of deceased In memory of my grand-daugh- tion from a city or town, there’s an outright ban policing,” added Callahan. Guthrie Scrimgeour, and Wolfe, Chadbourne & Resse fami- ter, Anna, $30 Crighton said, explain- on something,” said Tuck- But DeLeo, who rep- Anne Marie Tobin contrib- lies. Miss you always, $100 In memory of the “Secret Santa” ing that municipalities er. “We’re talking about resents Winthrop and uted to this report. Mate- In memory of John DeMarco, Betty Condon, $50 $100 would continue to pay for an infinitely small num- parts of Revere, credited rial from the Associated In loving memory of our parents In memory of Paul David Roney. lawsuits brought against ber of cases, but I would his House colleagues, in Press was used in this re- Alice & Wilfred Belliveau and Tom Love and miss you every day. those officers. not want to see an officer statement, “for their per- port. & Peg Price, $50 Mom, Stephen and Denise, $10 In loving memory of my daugh- The Moronie Family, $50 The Goff Family, $100 ter, Elly Nobile and husband, Dick Stocks extend losses as virus aid In memory of Grandma Lucy, Prunier from Sandra Prunier, $100 $25 Thomas Strangie & James W. In memory of LeRoy from Pam O’Brien Foundation, $1,500 & Eric, $25 Atlantic Paving Corp., $1,000 languishes in Congress In memory of Brother George A & M General Contracting, Inc., Benson, $25 $1,000 By Damian J. Troise prospects for another aid percent, its third-straight technology, health care and In memory of John & Eileen Carla Guarnieri, $50 and Alex Veiga package from Washington decline since it set a re- other sectors outweighed Benson, $50 In memory of our sweet son, ASSOCIATED PRESS faded while a surge in vi- cord high on Tuesday. The gains in communication In loving memory of Cindy Gag- John from John & Susan Driscoll, services stocks, industrial rus cases threatens to in- benchmark index ended non from husband Leo, $100 $200 U.S. stock indexes pulled companies and elsewhere. flict more damage on an the week 1 percent lower In memory of Joseph and Rose In memory of my parents: Kay Treasury yields fell broadly, further away from their already battered economy. after two weeks of solid Carito. Love, your family, $10 & Joe Shanahan and my husband recent highs Friday as The S&P 500 slipped 0.1 gains. Losses in financial, a signal that traders were In loving memory of the de- seeking to lessen their ex- Ron Crompton from Jane Cromp- ceased members of the Clem and ton, $50 posure to riskier holdings. Rose Julien family. Love, Charlene, The latest bout of sell- Today’s Total, $7,470 $100 Previous Total, $14,972 ing, which eased toward Bump & GramGram XXXOOO, the end of the day, came as $150 Grand Total, $22,442 investors continue to hope Jake Rourke. Stay safe, $50 for Washington to come In memory of our loved ones. LAW OFFICES OF through with another fi- Anthony, Jean & Rose DiPietro, JAMES J. CARRIGAN nancial lifeline for people, $100 • Social Security Disability businesses and state gov- Mel and Fran MacPherson, $60 • Workers Compensation ernments struggling as In memory of the Cosgrove and • Accidents the coronavirus pandemic Burrows Family, $50 25 years located across worsens. But an emerging In loving memory of my beauti- from Lynn District Court $900 billion aid package ful wife Barbara Proodian - Walter 15 Johnson St. from a bipartisan group of Proodian, $100 781-596-0100 PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS lawmakers has essentially JAMES J. CARRIGAN In memory of Linda from her ANNE GUGINO CARRIGAN Traders Edward McCarthy, left, and Robert Charmak work on the floor collapsed because of con- mother Sylvia Mishel, $25 LISA A. CARRIGAN, OF COUNSEL during the Delwinds Insurance Acquisition Corp. IPO. tinued partisan bickering. In memory of Arthur (Bo) Barce- www.jamescarriganlaw.com [email protected] A4 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 OPINION

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And Circulation to Thanksgiving elicited South Dakota has been yet many of this law and [email protected] expected responses from rewarded for this rugged order persuasion fail to see Ext. 3 those who virtue signal individualism by regu- that while executive or- Newsroom their belief in science to larly posting among the ders aren’t laws, they are [email protected] those clutching their copy states with the highest lawful, their use spelled [email protected] of the constitution close to per capita number of new out in state constitutions. their chest. coronavirus cases, forc- Mask mandates and Ext. 4 EDITORIAL However, the vehemence ing hospitals to prioritize freeze orders are attempts Sports directed at Gov. Brown treatment of severe coro- to protect our healthcare [email protected] still caught me off guard. navirus cases over lesser workers and vulnerable Ext. 5 Some of this expression ones, leading to that evil neighbors. Infections are can be attributed to the of socialism: rationing on the rise due to people Retail and Online rural/urban divide. Many health care. spending more time in- Advertising Remembering [email protected] in Oregon feel the liber- North Dakota Gov. Doug doors during the colder al northwestern corner of Burgum was loath to yield fall and winter months. ADVERTISING the state unfairly domi- the pen, hoping he could ICU hospital beds are ap- Ernie Carpenter Jr. Chuck Yeager nates the more conserva- urge residents to use proaching or at capacity Director of Advertising tive eastern and southern masks, rather than order in many regions. This was and Business Development, ext. 1355 Editorial from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette parts of the state. Solid them to, before breaking predicted, yet the serious- [email protected] editorial board liberal majority aside, I down and issuing a mask ness of this virus contin- Ralph Mitchell can understand some re- mandate along with limits ues to be denied in some Sales Representative, ext. 1313 Chuck Yeager died this week, at 97. It’s sentments. on social gathering. quarters. [email protected] amazing that a great movie has never been I also readily acknowl- He was too late to cancel And now the holiday Eric Rondeau made of his life. His was a life that, if any- edge the gap between con- the party, as intensive care season is upon us. This Sales Representative, ext. 1280 thing, was larger than its own lore and leg- servative and progressive units (ICU) have reached year it’s simply not in our [email protected] end. approaches to both life capacity in the state forc- best interest to celebrate Patricia Whalen Maybe no movie, or actor, could do such a and policy. We will always ing yet another order as we always have. Pan- Sales Representative, ext. 1310 life justice. have these arguments, the that allows North Dako- demic restrictions are not [email protected] He went from a squirrel-hunting, out- sparring and competition ta’s frontline healthcare designed to undermine door-loving, wild West Virginia boy to the between ideas isn’t only workers who have tested individual responsibility BUSINESS OFFICE greatest test pilot of all time — arguably the necessary for democracy, positive for COVID-19 to or deny religious freedom. Susan J. Conti greatest aviator of all time. The only two who it makes it stronger. continue working in coro- They are asking for people Controller, ext. 1288 could contest him for the title are Charles But likening mask man- navirus units. Note to to be more socially respon- [email protected] Lindbergh and Neil Armstrong. dates or lockdowns to that small government types: sible, compelling those Ted Grant He flew some 150 different military aircraft of jack-booted fascism is this is not a great example that need it. Publisher, ext. 1234 and logged 10,000 hours in the air. He flew beyond hyperbole. Misrep- to cite for problem solving I was raised to believe [email protected] for nearly 60 years, which included his years resenting a legal process at the local level. that we have an ethic in Marian Kinney as a World War II flying ace (he shot down 13 as communist is divisive. Back in Oregon, Gov. this nation to look out for ext. 1212 German planes, five in one day), his test pilot Governors across America Brown’s critics complain each other, that when a [email protected] are using executive orders about the stifling of con- crisis arises, we come to- years and 127 missions in Vietnam. Will Kraft He started as an enlisted man in the Army during this pandemic with servative values and gether. I don’t understand Chief Financial Officer, ext. 1296 Air Corps, and a mechanic. And he said un- one goal; to save lives. infringing on personal where it went. Please be [email protected] derstanding how planes were put together Well, some are, some ar- rights. There are rum- safe. Please look out for and functioned was the key to his success as en’t. blings of another recall. each other and our health- Paula Villacreses a test pilot and why he was chosen to fly the South Dakota Gov. Kris- Never mind that multiple care workers by limiting A/R Specialist, ext. 1205 [email protected] Bell Aircraft X-1, in which he broke the sound ti Noem has valiantly tak- prior recalls have failed. gatherings. And please be barrier in 1947. en a hands-off approach, But that is the privilege kind. Mike Shanahan But Yeager did not retire from the Air Force by not issuing statewide of living in a free country, André Alyeska is the Chief Executive Officer, ext. 1956 until the mid-1970s. By then he was a briga- stay-at-home orders ear- you can demonize a politi- founder of February 5, an [email protected] dier general. He kept flying, and he kept test- ly in the pandemic. She cal opponent without fear organization that strives Carolina Trujillo ing planes, for decades more. followed up with more of repercussion from the to change the tenor of dis- Community Relations Director, ext. 1226 He became the commander of the U.S. Air inaction by refusing to state for doing so. cussion in order to create [email protected] Force Flight Test Pilot School, at Edwards issue a mask mandate at This country is made up a broad middle ground. Jim Wilson Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert. There President Trump’s July of laws. I am told this by Follow him on Twitter @ Chief Operating Officer, ext. 1200 he trained a new generation of test pilots and, 3 celebration at Mount many who feel that rule Andre_Alyeska. [email protected] of course, the first generation of astronauts. CIRCULATION He could not become an astronaut himself DR. RICHARD LIEBOWITZ because he had no college degree — only the Lisa Mahmoud coolest head, best reflexes and deepest curios- Manager, ext. 1239 [email protected] ity in aviation or aerospace. And that is the great misunderstanding America needs more doctors CUSTOMER SERVICE about the general: He was not the “cowboy in the sky,” as some dubbed him. Yes, he had COVID-19 has revealed Consequently, thousands available at U.S. schools. La’ Mosha Ball once again how short our of promising U.S. students Graduates of the best in- Customer Service, ext. 1276 daring and panache, and seemed to be fear- [email protected] less (though he said he was always keenly nation is of doctors. who would make excellent ternational schools pass aware of death and trying to outmaneuver Early in the pandemic, doctors are victims of a the U.S. Medical Licensing GRAPHICS Exam, which is necessary it). But he held that the real key to flying several governors called on cruel numbers game. Ac- Trevor Andreozzi was knowledge — first, knowing your plane retired physicians to return cording to a 2019 survey to practice in the United Designer and, second, seeking ever-greater under- to the workforce. Medical from U.S. News and World States, at rates equivalent [email protected] schools allowed students to Report, the average ac- to those notched by U.S. standing of different kinds of planes and Mark Sutherland flight itself. graduate ahead of sched- ceptance rate at 122 U.S. medical grads. Creative Director, ext. 1330 God knows Yeager had fun. He said he went ule and begin working and medical schools was just In fact, there’s some ev- [email protected] training in hospitals. States 6.7 percent. idence that international to flight school because he noticed pilots had NEWSROOM clean hands and had pretty girls on their loosened licensing restric- And the odds of admis- medical graduates provide arms. The morning he broke the sound bar- tions to allow physicians sion could grow even lon- higher-quality care than Mike Alongi rier, he had two taped-up broken ribs. He’d from other locales to prac- ger, as the pandemic mo- their U.S.-educated coun- Sports Editor, ext. 1228 been racing his wife, whom he dubbed “Glam- tice within their borders. tivates people to consider terparts. A 2017 study [email protected] orous Glennis” and named his planes after, on These temporary mea- careers in medicine. “There found that Medicare ben- Elyse Carmosino horseback the night before and he hit a closed sures helped battle the will be a new generation eficiaries who received Reporter, ext. 1264 fence in the dark. pandemic in the short of healthcare workers in- treatment from interna- [email protected] But the greatest fun, he said, was figuring term. But they’re not a spired by the heroes they tional medical graduates Gayla Cawley out problems no one had ever tackled, not to sustainable way to address have seen battling the (IMGs) actually had lower Reporter, ext. 1236 mention solved, before. the U.S. doctor shortage. COVID-19 crisis on the mortality rates, compared [email protected] He was not a cowboy but a master engineer Simply put, America front lines,” said Dr. Sarah to U.S.-educated doctors. Cheryl Charles and a scientist (much like Lindbergh and needs more doctors. Inter- K. Wood, senior associate IMGs also tend to work News Editor, ext. 1278 Armstrong). national medical schools dean of medical education in underserved commu- [email protected] Yeager’s joy in living and insatiable techni- can safely provide them. at the Schmidt College of nities, where the doctor Olivia Falcigno cal and intellectual curiosity were indivisible The pool of practicing Medicine at Florida Atlan- shortage is most acute. Photographer, ext.1224 and of a whole. physicians is shrinking. tic University. More than 40 percent of [email protected] Over the next decade, two International medical doctors in particularly Spenser Hasak in five doctors will be old schools can help alleviate poor areas are IMGs. Over Photographer, ext. 1332 enough to retire. Taking this educational bottle- one-third of physicians [email protected] care of our growing, aging neck. Already, thousands of who work in predominant- Thor Jourgensen population will require U.S. citizens head abroad ly minority neighborhoods Editorial Page Editor, ext. 1267 139,000 additional physi- for their medical training. were educated abroad. [email protected] cians by 2033, in special- And that number has been This work is especially im- Daniel Kane ties ranging from geriat- growing in recent years. portant now, as people of Sports Reporter, ext. 1228 rics to surgery. Three-quarters of stu- color have been hit hard- [email protected] U.S. medical schools have dents at the school I lead, est by COVID-19. Steve Krause been unable to respond to St. George’s University in COVID-19 has stretched News Director, ext. 1229 this looming increase in Grenada, are U.S. citizens. America’s physician work- [email protected] demand for doctors. Over- Most of them return home force to its limit. U.S. med- all enrollment has risen to the United States to ical schools aren’t grad- Guthrie Scrimgeour Reporter, ext. 1222 just 7 percent in the past practice; more than 1,000 uating enough doctors to [email protected] five years. In the 2019- started residencies in the meet the country’s needs. 2020 application cycle, U.S. United States this summer. International medical Anne Marie Tobin Assignment Editor, ext. 1307 institutions received near- Some international schools can fill the gap. [email protected] ly 900,000 applications but medical schools can offer Dr. Richard Liebowitz is enrolled fewer than 22,000 an education that’s every vice chancellor of St. George’s TECHNOLOGY students. bit as rigorous as that University (www.sgu.edu). Tim Noyes Director ext. 1247 TO SUBMIT YOUR LETTERS, PLEASE MAIL TO THE DAILY ITEM, P.O. 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All address information, particu- MARBLEHEAD Historians will long debate the larly arrests, reflect police records. In the event of a perceived inac- Complaints curacy, it is the sole responsibility A report of blood on the legacy of President Trump of the concerned party to contact gate at 1:46 p.m. Thursday on the relevant police department and Pond Street. Tenants reported only for the future. It is oc- principal political myster- their defense spending, have the department issue a no- blood on the back fence gate. SHRIBMAN From A1 curring now. ies of the age. expressing skepticism tice of correction to the Daily Item. Police reported there was an- “Outside of Trump, it’s But there is no question about trade agreements, Corrections or clarifications will not imal fur mixed with the blood. three-quarters of a centu- hard to think of a pres- that the changes he has and building on brighten- be made without express notice of ry and the most significant ident who has upended wrought in the judicial ing prospects in the Mid- change from the arresting police NAHANT one-term president in near- and then taken over a ma- branch are transforma- dle East. ly 175 years. department. jor American party in such tive. In installing three Indeed, a transition Fraud Not since Franklin Del- short order,” said William Supreme Court justices in memo a left-leaning as- ano Roosevelt has an Howell, a University of one term, he set the high sembly of progressive LYNN Police received a call at 4:56 American president so Chicago political scientist. court on a new conserva- groups and church activ- p.m. Thursday from a woman changed the institution The principal historical tive path. ists sent to the Biden team Arrests who reported her employer no- of the presidency — and question: Is Mr. Trump an In the last century, quotes these July 2019 re- Mr. Trump served only Ganesh Boodoosingh, 21, tified her that someone falsely aberration in the parade Warren Harding, Harry marks by the former vice filed for benefits on her behalf. a third of the time FDR of American presidents, Truman, Richard M. Nix- president: “It’s past time of 54 Jefferson St., was arrest- spent in the White House. ed and charged with operation or he is a precedent for fu- on and Ronald Reagan to end the forever wars, Complaints Not since James K. Polk ture American presidents? appointed four justices, which have cost us untold of a motor vehicle with a sus- has a one-term American pended license, unregistered Either way, his size-12 but they did not alter the blood and treasure. Stay- A man called the station at president done so much to footprints on the beige executive branch nearly ing entrenched in unwin- motor vehicle, uninsured mo- 4:11 p.m. Thursday in regards change the profile of the tor vehicle/trailer, and number and navy blue carpeting as fundamentally as Mr. nable conflicts drains our to a vehicle parked in front of country — and Mr. Trump with floral medallionsTrump. The president’s 53 capacity to lead on oth- plate violation to conceal ID at his home on Lennox Road. The did it without shepherd- 10:40 p.m. Thursday. installed in Mr. Trump’s circuit court appointees in er issues” — words that man was concerned the vehi- ing even a fraction of the could have come out of the Brian O’Connor, 42, of 190 first months in the West four years approaches the cle was illegally parked. A dis- substantial legislation Wing will not soon fade. mouth of Mr. Trump, who Common St., Quincy, was ar- number Barack Obama patched officer reported the through Congress from That is a conviction his this month announced the rested on a warrant charge of (55), George W. Bush vehicle was legally parked in 2017 to 2021 that Mr. supporters embrace with (62) and Bill Clinton (66) withdrawal of most Amer- uninsured motor vehicle/trail- front of a resident parking sign. Polk did between 1845 fervor. It is also a view placed in eight years. ican forces from Somalia, er at 10:43 a.m. Friday. and 1849. his opponents share with Mr. Trump’s impact is where 700 troops have Lesvia Quiroa-Figueroa, of Animal Control Mr. Trump was an or- alarm. all the more astonishing been fighting against Isla- 93 Mariana St., was arrested ange tornado rampaging “He’s been transforma- when his meager legisla- mist militants. on warrant charges of three A woman called the station at through American poli- tive if for no other rea- tive record is compared The Yale presidential counts of unlicensed opera- 10:30 a.m. Thursday to report tics, diplomatic relations, son than he radicalized with that of his one-term scholar Stephen Skow- tion of a motor vehicle and her dog was missing. The wom- global institutions and the a very sizable percentage antecedent, Mr. Polk, who ronek has argued that improper operation of a motor an later called back to report volumes of American eti- of the electorate to re- set out to accomplish loner presidents such vehicle at 10:32 a.m. Friday. she found him in her basement quette from Emily Post to ject the very fundamen- four goals and achieved as Mr. Carter and John Steven Strogoff, of 20 hiding behind the shock vac. Miss Manners. He repealed tal tenets of democracy them: settling the Ore- Quincy Adams (another Child St., Cambridge, was George H.W. Bush’s ap- and the rule of law,” said gon boundary question, one-term chief executive) arrested on warrant charges SAUGUS proach of “the outstretched Jon D. Michaels, a UCLA cutting tariffs, creating failed to reorder the coun- of two counts of assault and hand” and rescinded School of Law expert on an independent treasury try permanently. “A great battery on a police officer, Complaints Franklin Roosevelt’s dic- presidential power. “He’s system as an alternative disrupter who does not set assault and battery with a tum that the presidency helped normalize a pol- to a national bank, and a new standard of legit- dangerous weapon, resisting A caller reported at 3:53 a.m. “is pre-eminently a place of itics of hate, violence acquiring California and imacy,” he said in a 2017 arrest, operation of a motor Friday that a male party had moral leadership.” and corruption. And he’s New Mexico. essay in The Washington vehicle with a suspended li- tried to flag her down in the But the next sentence helped debase and dele- Earlier one-term pres- Post, “will just pull things cense, reckless operation of a area of the Department of Pub- in Gov. Roosevelt’s 1932 gitimize the admittedly idents left behind party apart.” motor vehicle, speeding, fail- lic Works. Dispatched officers interview in The New small number of things upheaval (William How- That is the Trump co- ure to stop for police, marked were unable to locate the man. York Times before he de- we’ve (for better or worse) ard Taft, Gerald R. Ford, nundrum, too. lanes violation, and motor ve- Police received a call from a feated Herbert Hoover elevated above the parti- Jimmy Carter) or econom- The debate about Mr. hicle lights violation at 10:42 manager at Victoria’s Secret on is less often quoted. He san fray — science, public ic upheaval (Mr. Hoover, Trump’s historical lega- a.m. Thursday. Broadway who reported a fe- said significant presidents health, national security, the elder Mr. Bush). Mr. cy already is underway. male in her 30s assaulted one “were leaders of thought prosecutorial decisions Trump departs with a The debate over whether Accidents of the manager’s employees. A at times when certain his- and judicial determina- strong stock market but Thomas Jefferson was an dispatched officer reported a toric ideas in the life of the tions.” high unemployment — authentic democrat or an A report of a motor vehicle known shoplifter had entered nation had to be clarified.” No president since FDR and a virus still raging. authentic hypocrite has crash at 1:27 p.m. Thursday the store while refusing to wear Historians for years will has had remotely the im- But it already is clear been simmering for de- at Brimblecom Street and a mask. When confronted by a wrestle over whether Mr. pact on two branches of that some of the Trump cades. The debate over Mr. Western Avenue; at 4:12 p.m. manager, the party knocked over Trump clarified or mud- the American government initiatives will endure. Trump’s place in history Thursday at Allerton and Ford racks on her way out. The suspi- dled historic ideas. They that Mr. Trump has had. Despite promising a dra- will last at least as long. streets; at 8:35 p.m. Thursday cious party was not located. will evaluate whether The changes he wrought matic contrast with Mr. A Swampscott Class of at 395 Broadway; at 10:27 Loss prevention at Lowe’s on Mr. Trump permanently in the presidency are Trump, President-elect 1972 member, David M. p.m. Thursday at 340 Park- Broadway reported at 1:14 p.m. recast long-established complemented with the Joseph R. Biden Jr. likely Shribman is the Pulitzer land Ave.; at 5:44 a.m. Friday Thursday that a male party was principles in the presiden- changes he wrought in the will continue some of his Prize-winning former ex- at 340 Broadway. walking around the store threat- cy. They will argue over bureaucracy, the result be- policies, maintaining an ecutive editor of the Pitts- ening workers and customers. whether he was a pluto- ing an overhaul of the ex- aggressive posture toward burgh Post-Gazette. Follow Assaults The caller stated that during one crat, populist — or poseur. ecutive branch. Whether China, insisting Ameri- him on Twitter @Shrib- of the party’s threats, he made But this debate is not that endures is one of the ca’s NATO allies increase manPG. A report of an assault and a motion as if he had a firearm, battery at 7:07 p.m. Thursday but no firearm was shown. Dis- on Franklin Street. patched officers were unable to locate the suspect. Gunshots A Bit of privacy in Salem A report of a gunshot at Fraud SALEM now offering full space rent- 8:45 p.m. Thursday at 88 A man walked into the sta- From A1 als, including The Quarters Green St. tion at 4:14 p.m. Thursday to in Hadley. per day, on Tuesdays and The idea of arcade rent- report his identity had been Wednesdays, when the deal Overdose compromised. als was chosen instead of is offered. In the past week another idea floated by A report of an overdose at they recorded five private Thefts an owner — turning the 1:50 p.m. Thursday on Essex rentals. restaurant into a carhop. Street; at 7:46 p.m. Thursday A 911 caller reported at 6:22 After this initial success, The barcade is also open on Essex Street. Thursday that a male shoplifter, Bit Bar will be expanding its to customers with or with- described as 20 to 25 years of private rentals to Mondays out a reservation from 4 Theft age and wearing a black hat and and possibly Thursdays. p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thurs- Customers can either days and Fridays and on A report of a larceny at 7:42 gray jacket, stole power tools book the entire arcade, Saturday and Sunday from p.m. Thursday at 285 Lynn worth $200 to $300. An officer was dispatched for a report. which costs $225 for an noon to 10 p.m. ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Shore Drive; at 9:12 p.m. hour and 45 minutes, or Bit Bar was originally Michael Maruzzi of Salem, a bartender at Bit Thursday at 30 Parkland Ave.; a back room at $125 for opened in 2016 on the site at 10:33 p.m. Thursday at 29 Vandalism the same amount of time. Bar in Salem, plays Super Mario Bros. pinball of the Salem’s 19th century as he waits for patrons on Friday night. Commercial St.; at 8:09 a.m. Police received a call at During peak hours, the jail, and has since become Friday at 201 Essex St. 9:05 p.m. Thursday from a back room costs $225. a popular Salem tourist staff out until the CARES by coming in before their woman who reported some- Parties that book the destination. The space had Act money kicked in,” said closing and to “consider tip- Vandalism one had appeared to vandal- entire arcade are granted previously been an A&B Spackman. “Once that hap- ping heavily.” ize her property on Pinecrest exclusive use of the entire Burgers, and had been the pened, we shut down com- Previously, Olde Main A report of motor vehicle Ave. An officer was dis- restaurant and floor, un- pletely.” Street Pub shut down for vandalism at 6:59 a.m. Friday Great Escape Restaurant patched for a report. limited game tokens and a before that. Salem restaurants have the winter, and East Saku- at 11 Albany St.; at 9:59 a.m. Police received a call at 3:20 personal server. struggled to adapt during ra Buffet closed perma- Friday at 188 Curwin Circle. The arcade was closed p.m. Thursday from a woman These private rentals shortly after the onset of the pandemic, with sever- nently. who reported her Christmas are COVID-conscious, with al closing up shop for the Spackman hopes that, LYNNFIELD the pandemic and didn’t re- lights were cut outside of her customers required to wear open until August. winter. 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A6 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 Boston meeting linked to as MASSACHUSETTS BRIEFS Man charged with murder in He made bail and was death of parents arrested again late last year after police execut- many as 300,000 COVID-19 cases WAREHAM (AP) — ing search warrants found A Massachusetts man more drugs as well as .32 BOSTON (AP) — charged with killing his caliber ammunition at his As many as 300,000 parents was held without home, the church and on COVID-19 cases around bail at his arraignment his person, prosecutors the world can be traced to Friday and will undergo a said. a two-day biotech meeting mental health competency at a hotel in downtown evaluation. Boston residents lament loss Boston last February, ac- Not guilty pleas to two of Harriet Tubman House cording to a study pub- counts of murder were lished by the journal Sci- entered on behalf of Ryan BOSTON (AP) — A Bos- ence. True, 21, at his arraign- ton building named in The meeting of Biogen ment in Wareham District honor of 19th-century ab- managers sent 100 people Court. olitionist Harriet Tubman home with the coronavi- He’s charged with fatally that for years served as rus who then spread it to stabbing Renee True, 55, the home to a neighbor- 29 states and overseas to and David True, 52, who hood services organization Australia, Slovakia and were found dead in their has been demolished to Sweden, according to the Middleborough home on make way for condomini- study published Thursday. Thursday morning, ac- ums, leaving some resi- The study estimates the cording to prosecutors. dents feeling powerless conference is responsible A voicemail seeking and hopeless in the face of for about 1.6 percent of all comment was left with relentless gentrification. cases in the United States. Ryan True’s attorney. United South End Set- The study was done by Police went to the tlements, the nonprofit tracking the unique genet- home at about 6:30 a.m. that owned the property ic signatures of the virus Thursday after getting in the city’s South End, that could be traced to the a call from David True’s sold it to a developer that Boston event. boss who said he had not plans to build condomini- The lead author was Ja- shown up for work, police ums, community space cob Lemieux, an infectious Chief Joseph Perkins said. and artist live-work units disease physician at Mas- An officer forced entry at the site, WBUR report- sachusetts General Hos- into the home and found ed Friday. pital, but more than 50 the bodies. The demolition came de- researchers were credited. PHOTO | BEN GARVER/THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE VIA AP Ryan True stabbed his spite protests by residents “If there is a public father during an alter- who say the site was a bea- health message here, it Lenora Kahn, her dog Bella, and Judith Albert dine outside of Marjoram cation then stabbed his con for the neighborhood’s is that the conditions Roux on Railroad Street in Great Barrington mother when she came Black population. The that enable these types of coronavirus-related rea- hanced sanitization and the coronavirus pandemic. home, the prosecutor said building was spray paint- massive super-spreading sons. air filtration on rail cars. Ten organizations fo- in court. A half-brother ed with graffiti during the events to occur are still Keolis Commuter Ser- LATEST FIGURES cused on helping Black, told authorities that the summer. with us,” Lemieux told The suspect had mental health United South End Set- vices and the Massachu- State public health offi- Indigenous and other Boston Globe. “They’re setts Bay Transportation cials reported nearly 5,500 issues and had not been tlements officials said they communities of color in still possible if we let our Authority announced new cases of COVID-19 on taking his medication, need money from the sale guard down. They’re still Thursday that the service Friday and 47 new con- the city and suburbs will prosecutors said. to sustain vital communi- possible if infected but reductions are scheduled firmed deaths. share $1.5 million in David True worked for ty services, including day otherwise healthy people to start Monday and run That pushes Massachu- grants, while the founda- a paving and excava- care and food programs, mingle and travel without until at least Dec. 27. setts’ active cases to near- tion will invest another tion company in Easton and the organization is re- restriction.” Instead of 541 trains per ly 66,000 and the death $450,000 in three collabo- and Renee True drove a locating to another site in Biogen in a statement weekday, there will be only toll to 11,010. Authorities rative efforts to meet long- bus for special education the neighborhood. said the pandemic has had be 246 trains per weekday. say the real number likely term needs in housing, students for the town’s That still didn’t sit well a “very direct and person- schools. with some. All lines and stations are is significantly higher be- community development al impact” on the company affected. cause of additional deaths The deaths were the Marisa Luse said the and the arts. and hoped that the study “The MBTA and Keolis, not attributed to the virus. first homicides in Middle- news of the demolition would “continue to drive like other employers in More than 1,600 people “The second wave of the borough since 2013, Per- of the Harriet Tubman a better understanding of Massachusetts, have ex- were hospitalized, and pandemic has exacerbat- kins said. House “was very sad, the transmission of this perienced an increase in more than 300 of those ed the pain for too many traumatizing ... There was virus and efforts to ad- COVID-19 cases over the were receiving intensive people in our communi- Pastor who sold drugs out of a rush of emotions from dress it.” past 10 days,” the state- care, the state Depart- ties. It is incumbent on church sentenced confusion, frustration, COMMUTER RAIL ment said. ment of Public Health all of us, in philanthropy disappointment and hope- REDUCTIONS The company did not said. and beyond, to commit to BOSTON (AP) — A Bos- lessness.” The company that runs ton church pastor who Dart Adams, a Boston specify how many employ- COVID-19 meet long-term needs and commuter rail services in ees are out and said it will RESPONSE FUND continued to sell drugs historian who grew up in fix the systems that cre- the Boston area is tempo- continue to monitor the The Boston Foundation even after he made bail the South End and who rarily cutting back week- situation. announced Friday it is dis- ate and sustain inequity,” following his initial nar- took part in the protests, day service because so Keolis has made several tributing nearly $2 million President and CEO Paul cotics arrest has been sen- said the Tubman house many employees are un- safety changes during the to organizations helping Grogan said in a state- tenced to up to five years was important in so many available to work due to pandemic, including en- area residents cope with ment. in prison, prosecutors say. ways. Willie Wilkerson, 62, “There were so many of the city’s Dorchester different support systems, neighborhood, was sen- there was counseling. It Virus cases spike in Lynn, tenced Thursday after was a place for the com- pleading guilty to mul- munity,” he said. “I feel tiple drug charges and incredibly sad and power- other offenses, according less. It represents so much Peabody, and Revere to the office of Suffolk of the history of the neigh- District Attoney Rachael borhood.” By Gayla Cawley increased to 89.19 cas- ed since Wednesday. The two weeks, according to Rollins. The building’s demoli- ITEM STAFF es per 100,000 residents city now has 3,018 cases, the DPH. “That this coward used tion is another sign that over the past two weeks, 214 deaths, and 1,470 Lynnfield (436 cases, 16 his church to mask and the neighborhood is be- Triple digit spikes in which reflects the sky- people have recovered, deaths), which reported hide his criminal behavior coming inaccessible. new coronavirus cases rocketing case numbers according to the health 21 new cases, is also in is awful,” Rollins said in The South End has un- were reported in Lynn, the city has reported over department. the red this week with a a statement. “His actions dergone a complete trans- Peabody and Revere on that time period. Peabody’s positive test positive test rate of 7.03 inflicted harm on the com- formation, said activist and Friday. Revere, another rate increased to 8.9 percent and a daily inci- munity and the church artist Keith Jones, who The largest spike was COVID-19 hot spot, re- percent and its daily in- dence rate of 82.56 cases congregation he was sup- moved into the neighbor- seen in Lynn, which re- ported 100 new cases cidence rate surged to per 100,000 residents, ac- posed to be serving.” hood with his family in the ported 173 new cases to to bring the city’s total 84.74 cases per 100,000 cording to the DPH. Wilkerson was arrested early 1980s. “When we got bring the city’s caseload numbers to 5,333 cases residents over the past In Marblehead, 18 new in 2017 after police re- there ... it was culturally to 9,131. and 119 deaths, accord- 14 days, according to the cases were reported to ceived information that diverse, mixed income. We Two additional deaths ing to the city website. DPH. bring the town’s total he was selling drugs out of had everybody and every- were also reported in The positive test rate in Saugus, which is in the numbers to 503 cases his home and the Mission thing. Now you can’t get in.” Lynn, which brings the Revere climbed to 10.17 red for another week, and 31 deaths, according Church. Search warrants Critics of United South city’s death toll to 139, percent and its daily in- reported 89 new cases to town data. executed at the church End Settlements said the according to city data. cidence rate is nearly to bring the town’s total Numbers remained the and his home yielded co- nonprofit failed to do its In Lynn, 1,561 cases triple digits, at 98.6 cas- numbers to 1,714 cases same in Nahant (108 cas- caine, oxycodone, fentanyl due diligence when con- are active and 7,431 peo- es per 100,000 residents and 46 deaths, according es, six deaths) and were and prescription medi- sidering other options for ple have recovered from over the past two weeks, to the town website. not updated in Swamp- cines, authorities said. the property. the virus, according to according to the state The town’s positive test scott, which had 380 cas- city data. Department of Public rate is nearing double es and 11 deaths as of SAUGUS COMPOST CITE CLOSING SATURDAY The city’s positive test Health (DPH). digits, at 9.67 percent, Thursday. rate has climbed to 12.27 In Peabody, another and its daily incidence Gayla Cawley can be percent — eighth high- red community, 132 new rate climbed to 96.79 reached at gcawley@item- SAUGUS -- Saugus’ January, February, and est in the state — and cases and two additional new cases per 100,000 live.com. Follow her on compost/recycling drop-off March from 8 a.m. to 2 its daily incidence rate deaths have been report- residents over the past Twitter @GaylaCawley. site will close for the win- p.m., weather permitting. ter season on Saturday, Those with questions Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. Prior to closing, the site should contact Solid Marblehead’s COVID testing tests patience will open at 8 a.m. and Waste/Recycling Coordi- will reopen on the third nator Lorna Cernone at MARBLEHEAD your understanding as we hit a snag on Friday morn- COVID-19 case count Saturday of the month in 781-231-4036. From A1 work to improve upon our ing. continues to increase, first day of testing.”has “Anybody who was regis- the town has coordinated and there were some who partnered with Cataldo/ tered for (Friday’s) testing these testing dates before left Friday without receiv- Atlantic Ambulan and was not tested will be the Christmas holiday to Selling a house? ing their scheduled test. The town of Marble- allowed to participate in help stop the spread of the “We are pleased to of- head is offering free our upcoming testing days Buying a house? virus. fer testing to residents in COVID-19 drive-through taking place on the 15th, Marblehead in partner- testing for Marblehead 18th and 21st,” Silva said. The town encourages all Find out what properties ship with Cataldo/Atlantic residents only. The test- “All residents registered residents this holiday sea- Ambulance,” said Marble- ing, at Temple Emanu-El for other testing days are son to remain vigilant — recently sold in your area. head Town Administra- at 393 Atlantic Ave., assured they will get test- maintain social distance, tor Jason Silva. “Unfor- will take place over the ed on those dates as well.” avoid social gatherings, Check out tunately we were unable course of four days and The rest of the COVID-19 wear face coverings, and to get through the entire will continue up to the testing schedule is as fol- wash and sanitize your the Real Estate page list of residents who had Christmas holiday. lows: hands regularly. in Saturday’s paper. pre-registered to get test- All residents who wish - Tuesday, December 15 Stay up-to-date on the ed (Friday).There were to get tested must pre-reg- from 8 a.m. to noon. registration process by unanticipated challeng- ister. If residents are not - Friday, December 18 visiting marblehead.org. es operationally, namely pre-registered they will from 8 a.m. to noon. The town will make reg- less testing staff available be turned away from the - Monday, December 21 than anticipated, which testing site. The town is from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ular updates in real time was the main contributor. requiring pre-registration There is a capacity limit as information becomes We apologize to all those to keep the wait times as of 300 tests per day, and available. residents who had regis- manageable as possible. residents can register Mike Alongi can be tered and were unable to Unfortunately, even the by visiting www.marble- reached at malongi@item- get tested and appreciate pre-registration process head.org. As Marblehead’s live.com. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A7 Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch

By Anne D’innocenzio changes because they’ve also turn more to curb- and Joseph Pisani already transformed their side pickup in the days ASSOCIATED PRESS stores into shipping hubs before Christmas. for online orders. That The warnings on earlier NEW YORK — A num- makes them less depen- deadlines are needed, said ber of retailers, including dent on major carriers’ na- Moody’s Charlie O’Shea, J.C. Penney, Lowe’s and tional networks. because if an item arrives PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Kohl’s, are telling shop- “Everyone knows there late, frustrated shoppers pers they need to place is going to be a problem blame the retailer — not Bartender Alex Wright takes a phone order for liquor on his cell phone their online orders soon 10 days from now, but the shipping company. while tending the bar behind a protective plastic barrier separating or else pay expedited ship- we just don’t know how And retailers can ill-afford him from patrons at Barbès, a popular music venue and bar converted ping fees if they want to big it’s going to be,” said to lose business at a time to a bottle shop and mostly-outdoor service bar, in New York. get their packages deliv- Rob Hahn, chief operat- when many people have ered in time for the holi- ing officer at Whitebox, already cut back on their days. a fulfillment service for spending. The earlier-than-usual retailers. “So everyone is Robin Gorman New- New York City bars, deadlines come as more being conservative, and man, a theater producer people turn to online shop- everyone is trying to pull from Great Neck, New ping during the pandemic, forward that purchase York, ordered a few gifts creating a logjam for ship- behavior.” online during Thanksgiv- restaurants pursue ping companies as well as The earlier deadlines ing weekend, including delivery delays. For some could drive more last-min- an eyeglass case from retailers, like H&M and ute shoppers into physical Anthropologie. She just Lego, the deadlines have stores at a time when coro- learned that the eyeglass passed. navirus cases are spiking. case was out of stock and adaptation to survive Jason Goldberg, chief The U.S. Centers for Dis- needed to be back-or- commerce strategy offi- ease Control and Preven- dered. By Kathy Willens, viving,” he said. Wade, a Brooklyn bar he cer at Publicis Commu- tion says holiday shopping “I had gifts earmarked Ted Shaffrey and He’s not the only one, of started 20 years ago, leav- nications, part of Publicis in crowded stores is a for particular people,” Deepti Hajela course. The months of pan- ing him with his Gueros Groupe SA, estimates that “higher risk” activity. Newman said. Now, she ASSOCIATED PRESS demic have meant nothing restaurant focusing on a majority of retailers Ken Perkins of Retail- says, “I will be happy if but change for the city’s takeout. NEW YORK — Olivier have pushed up deadlines Metrics, says he doesn’t everyone gets their gifts restaurant and bar own- “Everybody got hurt, by at least a day or two, expect “a massive crush,” this month.” But she said Conan didn’t see how it was going to work, keep- ers, who have had to deal there’s not one person who and about a quarter by at but he believes custom- she won’t be going back to with limits to what kind hasn’t, from the landlord least a week. Meanwhile, er traffic will be heavier stores to pick up goods as ing Barbès, his Brooklyn bar/performance space, of service they could offer, to the dishwasher, every- behemoths like Walmart, than what stores have virus cases surge. how many people could be body is getting hurt by Target and Best Buy ha- seen so far during the Retailers’ shipping open through the pandem- ic when live performances inside when indoor dining this pandemic,” he said. ven’t had to make big season. Shoppers will networks were already was allowed to return, and He was resigned to the strained when shoppers and crowded spaces have been at the top of the how to adjust to the rise of turn of pandemic events. dramatically shifted their outdoor dining. “My attitude from the spending online during DON’T list. “The whole idea of this That roller coaster of beginning was there’s not the early part of the pan- change is continuing as much you can do about it, demic — a savior for many place is the opposite of so- New York Gov. Andrew and if there’s nothing you who were afraid of going cial distancing. It was so- Cuomo said Friday that can do about it, you really out. cial proximity,” he said. indoor dining in New York can’t get too angry about But now, with the pan- So, Conan adapted — City would be shut down it. You have to figure out demic getting worse and taking his approach of on Monday because coro- what you can affect, how everyone shopping for curating what he wanted the holidays at the same to expose his customers to navirus hospitalizations you can affect stuff and time, those networks are and turning it from music have not stabilized. you work toward that,” he strained even further. to wine. The industry has been said. Online volume is expect- The venue has recently hit hard, with closures He was committed to his ed to triple compared to turned into a bottle shop, and lost jobs. restaurant future, though, last year’s holiday season. focusing on small produc- Wade Hagenbart has and said he was hoping to Satish Jindel, president ers and wineries. closed down a restaurant find good spaces for new of ShipMatrix, which an- “Honestly, that’s what he had just opened in late restaurants when the alyzes shipping package will keep this place sur- 2019, as well as Angry pandemic has passed. PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS data, predicts 7 million packages a day could face A driver with FedEx carries a package away delays from Thanksgiving from a van, Tuesday, in Seattle. to Christmas. Help make a child’s Another delay granted for Harvey Weinstein extradition Christmas wish

By Carolyn Thompson tion to a news station’s Effman cited Weinstein’s ASSOCIATED PRESS request to allow a televi- health in supporting the come true! sion camera in the court- continued delay of the BUFFALO, N.Y. — Con- room. The judge kept the extradition proceedings victed former movie pro- camera out but allowed originally scheduled for ducer Harvey Weinstein media to record the video August. will remain in a New York proceedings. Weinstein survived a prison for now after his “We’re not looking for bout with the coronavi- Please donate lawyers and prosecutors publicity, judge,” Wein- rus in March at the pris- agreed Friday to postpone to help make stein’s attorney, Norman on. His lawyers said he efforts to send him to Cal- experienced symptoms the holidays ifornia to face sexual as- Effman, said. sault charges. Weinstein, 68, is serving of COVID-19 again in happy for 54 Weinstein appeared via a 23-year prison sentence mid-November but did not years of making holiday wishes come true video from prison before after being convicted in test positive for the dis- children in need. Erie County Court Judge New York City earlier ease at that time. Kenneth Case, who, be- this year on charges of “Obviously, the pan- rape and sexual assault demic has become worse The Item Salvation Army Santa Fund cause of the worsening th pandemic, agreed to against two women. rather than better,” Ef- is in its 54 year of providing postpone Weinstein’s ex- He faces similar fman said. “The issues gifts and coats to children pertaining to transpor- tradition hearing until charges involving five in need at Christmas time. April 9. women in California, tation of someone from Seated at a table at stemming from alleged New York to California, the maximum-securi- assaults in Los Angeles and specifically with re- Your generosity is ty Wende Correctional and Beverly Hills from spect to Mr. Weinstein’s Facility east of Buffalo, 2004 to 2013. own very serious health very much appreciated Weinstein, wearing a ma- Because Weinstein is conditions, remains the roon polo shirt and face imprisoned in New York, same.” mask, spoke only briefly a judge must sign off on The Los Angeles County Donate online at itemsanta.org in response to a series of transferring him to the District Attorney’s Office questions from the judge. custody of Los Angeles agreed to the first delay He waved his hand and authorities to be tried because of the pandemic shook his head in objec- there. as well. Yes! I want to help make a child’s Item Santa Christmas wish come true! Name(s)

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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! TO CONTRIBUTE TO LOOK!, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] OR MAIL YOUR SUBMISSION TO THE ITEM, P.O. BOX 5, LYNN, MA 01903. Peabody teens knock socks off when helping the homeless By Anne Marie Tobin body kids helping others ITEM STAFF and the community should be very proud of them.” LYNNFIELD — With “We just thought these demands for donations girls have done a lot of to non-profit organiza- work and should get some tions providing help for support,” said Lions Presi- the homeless and hun- dent Pamela Sudore. gry surging, a couple of Higgins Middle School “We are so in awe that students are making a these are middle school AP FILE PHOTO difference in a warm and kids, not college or high school, who are setting Dolly Parton is among the entertainers who cozy kind of way. Eighth-graders Addi- a real good example, not took the initiative to make the best out of a just for other kids, but challenging year. son Merrill and Emma Lynch (aka Merrill/ adults as well especially Lynch) are polishing off now that needs are even the final phase of a wildly ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK greater in these challeng- successful sock drive at Jarrod Hochman executive director of No Child ing times.” Celebrities the middle school. They Goes Hungry in Peabody unboxes donated But while this month- collected approximately socks with Higgins Middle School 8th graders long campaign may be 1,600 pairs of new socks Addison Merrill, center, and Emma Lynch, who winding down, Merrill which are being dis- organized the drive and collected 1,600 pairs of and Lynch aren’t done make effort to tributed to several local socks to be donated to No Child Goes Hungry in yet. organizations, including Peabody and Haven from Hunger. “The day we dropped Citizens Inn, The North all the socks off last week Shore Community Action The campaign started months ago that the girls was weird, we had so program and No Child brighten 2020 when Merrill and Lynch volunteered to help and many, but it feels really Goes Hungry in Peabody were figuring out how to they asked for our blessing good knowing that we By Jonathan renditions of the French (NCGH). fulfill the community ser- to help,” said Hochman. made a difference,” said Landrum national anthem. He along Friday, the duo took vice requirement for the “We made some phone Merrill. “So now we are ASSOCIATED PRESS with musicians — pro- the campaign to another Junior National Honor calls, got it going on social thinking about doing fessional and amateur level, accepting a $500 another project with the LOS ANGELES — Yes, — sang from their balco- Society. A fluke occur- media and the response check from PC Charities, Lions, we don’t know 2020 may seem like a nies or windows to uplift rence after Merrill took from the community has Inc., the charitable arm of what or when, but we are complete fail with all the neighbors. During France’s a summer boat ride in been phenomenal.” constant bad news and the Peabody Lions Club, planning something very second lockdown, Senechal which will be used to pur- Beverly Harbor with her As word about the drive tragic moments. It’s been was back at his window, family sparked the idea began to spread, the Pea- soon.” filled with gloom and chase and distribute hats, Lynch said the project sharing his strong vocals a gloves and mittens later to do something to help body Lions Club, which is doom(scrolling), but some couple times a week. homeless people. celebrating its 75th anni- served two purposes. celebrities and those in- this month. CLUB QUARANTINE “I saw homeless people versary this year, jumped “Obviously, with coro- spired by them have tried “We couldn’t believe how During the pandemic’s living under the dock on board. navirus, it was difficult to brighten a bleak year. many socks were donat- early stage, DJ D-Nice area and it made me so “The Lions focus on eye finding community Some like singer Dolly ed,” said Merrill. “We had created a virtual remedy sad,” said Merrill. “So I research. We collect and service projects that were Parton donated money so many, they were com- for anyone dealing with thought, why not make send eyeglasses all over safe, but this involved to fight the coronavirus, ing in 50 or 60 at a time, the lockdown blues. He this a project to help the the world, but we also virtually no contact as we John Krasinski put a so much that they were hosted Homeschool at homeless. Then it dawned support community initia- had so many people, not spotlight on good news piled up behind our couch. Club Quarantine on his on me that people never tives, like this one,” said only drop off items in drop at a crucial time and DJ We also were able to buy Instagram Live, where boxes at the middle school D-Nice played music to tons of socks with about really think about do- Lions’ board member and he spun popular tunes or outside our houses, dance away your anxious- $400 of cash donations we nating socks to homeless former Superintendent on the turntables at his but we had so many that ness about the unfolding received.” shelters, so that’s what we of Schools Herb Levine. were Amazon deliveries,” pandemic. home. His sets started “I wasn’t expecting this to decided to do.” “We decided to make a Here are a few exam- with just a few hundred be as recognized as it ended Merrill enlisted the commitment when we she said. “The thing we ples of those efforts to viewers — mainly friends up or nearly as successful, services of Lynch. They saw what the girls were felt was important was make 2020 a little better — then blossomed to so I was very surprised reached out to School doing. I marvel at the that most people think of for others. hundreds of thousands. with the result,” said Lynch. Committee member Jar- kindness and compassion clothing or food when do- DOLLY’S VACCINE An array of celebs even “Addy and I were just very rod Hochman, who runs of Peabody school kids. I’ve nating to needy people, so DONATION tuned in: from Rihan- lucky to have so much the day to day operations always said, just trust the we knew that socks were In April, shortly after the na and Janet Jackson community support, so we of NCGH, to spread the kids to do the right thing a much-needed item, so coronavirus was declared to Jimmy Fallon and are really grateful it got to word. and they do. These two we decided it would be a a pandemic, country music Mark Zuckerberg. be as big as it did.” “It was about two girls are examples of Pea- good thing for everyone.” icon Dolly Parton donated Michelle Obama and $1 million toward research- Oprah Winfrey popped ing the virus at Vanderbilt in for a listen, and even University Medical Center Stevie Wonder tried to Diverse TV holiday season in Nashville, Tennessee. use the “join” feature to The singer’s donation be on screen with D-Nice was used to help fund the and interact with him. development of Moderna’s DANCING IN includes all-Asian Lifetime movie vaccine, the second exper- THE RAIN Anthony Mme- By Terry Tang “I think it’s great timing imental COVID-19 drug ASSOCIATED PRESS for us for this movie to be to yield extraordinarily soma Madu gained fame through a simple coming out now during strong early results during In one scene from the the pandemic with the trials. Parton didn’t stop cellphone video of him Lifetime TV movie, “A perception of the Asian there. She starred in Dolly performing the pirouette Sugar & Spice Holiday,” a culture and the ‘flu’ and Parton’s “Christmas on the without shoes in the co-worker says to Suzy, an drizzling rain in Nigeria all,” Canadian actor Square,” playing an angel Asian American architect earlier this year. The Jacky Lai, who plays in the Netflix musical. She in Los Angeles: “I didn’t 11-year-old Nigerian boy Suzy, told The Associated also put out new holiday know if Christmas was thought the footage would Press. “I really do hope music, “A Holly Dolly a big deal where you’re Christmas” with a same-ti- be used for a common film that this (movie) — with study session, but the from.” our faces — is able to tled TV special where she Retorts Suzy: “I’m from PHOTO | KAILEY SCHWERMAN/LIFETIME VIA AP sang hymns, holiday pop video spread on social me- hopefully be welcomed by Maine.” classics and tunes from her dia thanks to his trainer, people into their homes Jacky Lai, center, and Tony Giroux, right, in a A lot of viewers of a cozy new album, and shared her Daniel Ajala, who posted and see us as just your scene from “A Sugar & Spice Holiday.” The TV Christmas film might just personal and faith-based it. By the end of August, American/Canadian film, featuring a mostly Asian cast, premieres Christmas memories. And the video garnered more shrug off the insinuation friends.” Sunday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. than 20 million views on that Suzy is somehow “A Sugar & Spice Holi- if that wasn’t enough, she Channel dropped an ad entertainment industry social media including not American. But for an day,” premiering Sunday, had time to help Cyndi that included a same- about representation. Lauper’s annual concert to by actors Viola Davis Asian audience, that brief may be the first feel-good sex couple. The fallout Tia Maggini, vice pres- combat youth homeless- and Cynthia Erivo. exchange is a knowing re- TV Christmas flick to ness, too. Impressed by his dancing, minder that microaggres- feature a mostly Asian pointed to an overall ident of Lifetime Original SERENADE TO Erivo decided to spon- sions don’t take a holiday. ensemble. It’s one of sev- diversity problem in the Movies, says it was a coin- NEIGHBORS sor Madu’s training and They especially haven’t in eral projects where cable genre with not just the cidence that screenwriter In the second week helped bring the video to the wake of the pandemic, channels are demon- LGBTQ community, but Eirene Donohue, who is of France’s lockdown, the attention of the New which has triggered an- strating a desire for communities of color. Asian American and had Paris-based opera singer York-based American Bal- ti-Asian racism and terms inclusion this yuletide Recent months of racial worked with them before, Stephane Senechal ser- let Theater, who offered like “Chinese virus” and season. The shift comes a unrest only added to the came to them with the enaded his neighbors with him a scholarship. “kung flu.” year after the Hallmark conversation within the story pitch. WEATHER LOTTERY

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©2020 AccuWeather, Inc. SPORTS B SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 Fenwick’s Elani Gikas commits to St. Michael’s By Mike Alongi just really see myself go- on and they really made ITEM SPORTS EDITOR ing to school up there and it hard to say no because I really enjoyed it.” I just liked everything Bishop Fenwick senior Gikas explored plenty of about it.” soccer player Elani Gikas options during the recruit- Gikas recently wrapped has found a home for the ing process, especially up her nal season of next four years, as she has around the Northeast-10 high school soccer with committed to continue her Conference. After looking the Crusaders, helping academic and athletic ca- at schools like Stonehill, lead the team to a 12-2- reer at St. Michael’s Col- Southern Connecticut 2 record and a berth in lege in Colchester, Vt. and others in addition to the CCL Cup Final. She It was an easy decision St. Michael’s, Gikas even- nished the season with for Gikas, who has been tually decided that the ve goals and seven as- a four-year starter for offer at St. Michael’s was sists for 12 total points, the Crusaders and was a too good to pass up. earning Item All-Star, team captain this year. “I originally reached out Catholic Central League “I went up for a visit to St. Michael’s during All-Star and EMass All- in October and I have a my junior year, and I kept Star honors as well as friend who goes there, so sending videos to them the 2020 CCL Coaches I really got to see most of throughout this past Award. what there is to offer up year,” said Gikas. “They there,” said Gikas. “I could offered me a spot early GIKAS, B2

ITEM FILE PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO Luke Smith averaged around 30 points per match during his senior campaign with the St. Mary’s golf team. St. Mary’s Smith commits to Assumption for golf By Mike Alongi mom went to Holy Cross baseball. While his junior ITEM SPORTS EDITOR and my sister goes to Holy season with St. Mary’s Cross now, so it’ll be nice was canceled last spring, After wrapping up a to have someone familiar Smith still played a lot strong season of golf with in the same city as well.” of AAU baseball over the St. Mary’s, Salem native Jay Fiste, Smith’s coach summer — which cut into Luke Smith has solidi- at St. Mary’s, thinks As- his time to play golf. ed his future plans by sumption is a perfect t But that time off from committing to continue as well. the game didn’t slow his golf career at Assump- “I think Assumption is down Smith, who was tion University following a really good t for Luke,” one of the top players for graduation. The senior, said Fiste. “He’s a very St. Mary’s this fall. Often who has been a multi- talented player and he’s one of the highest scor- sport athlete in his time been with us for a long ing players on the team, with the Spartans, says time, and he’s been a big Smith was named to the he found a perfect t at part of all of our cham- 2020 All-Item Team, a Assumption. pionships. He’s a hard CCL All-Star and a team “When I was able to worker and he’s just go- captain this year. Smith visit, the entire place felt ing to keep getting better also contributed to the just like St. Mary’s and I once he gets to Assump- Spartans’ 15-stroke CCL was incredibly comfort- tion.” Championship victory with his score of 6-over able,” said Smith, who has The recruiting pro- ITEM FILE PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO played on the St. Mary’s cess was a bit strange 75. golf team since he was for Smith because of the A four-year starter and senior captain, Elani Gikas racked up ve goals in sixth grade. “Also my other sport he plays — SMITH, B2 and seven assists this past season. Shibuno leads by three at U.S. Women’s Open By Doug Ferguson She looked the part of a ASSOCIATED PRESS major champion at the U.S. Women’s Open, where the HOUSTON — Hinako forecast of rain and strong Shibuno can do without wind never quite materi- the “Cinderella” nickname, alized. The rain was light just not the smile. That and occasional. The wind was bright as ever Fri- was little more than a ru- day as the Japanese star mor. posted a 4-under 67 and Grant made her U.S. opened a three-shot lead Women’s Open debut two going into the weekend of years ago as an 18-year- the U.S. Women’s Open. old at Shoal Creek and Shibuno’s lone mistake was tied for fourth going on a damp, soft day at into the weekend until Champions Golf Club was closing with rounds of 78- a three-putt bogey on the 81. PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS par-3 16th at the Jack- She had a 69 at Jackrab- rabbit course. Her objec- bit and will be in the nal Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald (right) chases down New England Patriots quar- tive was to avoid dropping group Saturday. They will terback Cam Newton (left) Thursday night. more shots by being overly be joined by another ama- aggressive. She wound up teur, Texas senior Kaitlyn with a 10-foot birdie putt Papp, who had a 68 at Cy- Belichick not ready to move on to restore her lead over press Creek and was four Arizona State sophomore shots behind. Linn Grant of Sweden. The USGA used two Shibuno rose to sudden courses for the rst time from Newton as Patriots’ QB fame in the summer of because the pandemic 2019 when she won the forced the Women’s Open By Joe Reedy would stick with Cam Stidham came on in the wins over Arizona and Women’s British Open at to be postponed six months ASSOCIATED PRESS Newton or decide to give fourth quarter for the the LA Chargers, but Woburn, the rst major to December with limit- Jarrett Stidham an ex- second straight week that plan wasn’t going to for the 22-year-old and her ed daylight. The nal two INGLEWOOD, Calif. tended tryout, the long- and was 5 of 7 for 27 be feasible after they fell rst time playing outside rounds will be at Cypress — Bill Belichick wasn’t time coach didn’t waver. yards. behind 10-0 less than 10 Japan. She was called the Creek, the course that about to let a quarter- “Glad you asked that. Newton spoke before minutes into the game. “Smiling Cinderella,” a ref- previously hosted a Ryder back controversy devel- Cam’s our quarterback,” Belichick and said it New England fell be- erence to her surprise per- Cup, U.S. Open and the op, even in the immediate Belichick said when wasn’t his call on who hind 17-0 on the rst formance and an engaging Tour Championship on the aftermath of one of the asked who would start should play QB. play of the second quar- smile. PGA Tour. New England Patriots’ on Dec. 20 against Mi- “I just have to keep do- ter when Kenny Young “No pressure whatsoev- Six amateurs made the worst offensive showings ami. ing what I am asked with intercepted a pass in- er,” Shibuno said. ”I’m play- cut, which was at 3-over in years. Newton completed 9 of the mentality of trying to tended for Damien Har- ing a major in the United 145. When Belichick was 16 passes for 119 yards get better,” he said. ris and ran it back 79 States, unlike when I was Shibuno was at 7-under asked after Thursday with an interception and The Patriots had run yards for a touchdown. at the British Open, where 135, and only 12 players night’s 24-3 loss to the ended the night with the ball on more than 65 I feel like I am starting were within ve shots of Los Angeles Rams if he a 53.9 passer rating. percent of their plays in PATS, B2 from scratch.” the lead. B2 SPORTS THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 TV/RADIO St. Mary’s Luke Smith commits Pro basketball 7 p.m...... Exhibition: Toronto vs. Charlotte...... NBATV 9 p.m...... Exhibition: Phoenix vs. Utah...... NBATV Men’s college basketball 11 a.m...... Florida at Florida St...... ESPNU 12 p.m...... Notre Dame at Kentucky...... CBS to Assumption for golf 12:30 p.m...... Cincinnati at Tennessee...... SEC Network 1 p.m...... Syracuse at Boston College...... ESPNU 3 p.m...... Evansville at Saint Louis...... NBCSN SMITH Golf Association tourna- 4 p.m...... Gardner-Webb at Pittsburgh...... ACC Network 5 p.m...... Old Dominion at VCU...... NBCSN From B1 ments before heading off 6:30 p.m...... Xavier at Providence...... FS2 to Assumption. 7:30 p.m...... Clemson vs. Alabama...... ACC Network “We had a little bit of a “I think now is the time Indiana St. at Purdue...... Big Ten Network rough start, but we kept Women’s college basketball to really start working 5:30 p.m...... Butler at Indiana...... Big Ten Network pushing and we were Boxing able to pick things up by on my craft,” said Smith. 9 p.m...... Colbert vs. Arboleda...... Showtime the end of the year,” said “I’m going to practice a 10 p.m...... Stevenson vs. Toka Clary...... ESPN Smith, who averaged College football lot over the winter, and 12 p.m...... Alabama at Arkansas...... ESPN nearly 30 points per with the extra time freed Georgia at Missouri...... SEC Network match on the course as up from baseball I’m go- Illinois at Northwestern...... ESPN2 a senior. “Once we made Michigan St. at Penn State...... ABC ing to look into playing Minnesota at Nebraska...... FS1 it to the CCL Champi- Rutgers at Maryland...... Big Ten Network onship, it seemed like in some amateur events Utah at Colorado...... Fox everybody played their next summer.” Wake Forest at Louisville...... ACC Network best that day and we 2:30 p.m...... Akron at Buffalo...... CBSSN Fiste thinks that the 3 p.m...... Navy at Army...... CBS were really able to run extra practice time is 3:30 p.m...... North Carolina at Miami...... ABC away with it.” just the thing that will Oklahoma St. at Baylor...... ESPN As for what’s next for Wisconsin at Iowa...... FS1 help Smith raise his 3:45 p.m...... Houston at Memphis...... ESPN2 Smith, he says it’s time 4 p.m...... California at Washington St...... Fox to focus on golf. He’s game at the next level. Duke at Florida St...... ACC Network going to get a member- “Luke is one of the Tennessee at Vanderbilt...... SEC Network ship to hit balls indoors 6 p.m...... Boise St. at Wyoming...... CBSSN most talented players 7 p.m...... Louisiana Tech at TCU...... FS1 at the PGA Tour Super- we’ve had at St. Mary’s LSU at Florida...... ESPN store over the winter, in my time there,” said 7:30 p.m...... Auburn at Mississippi St...... SEC Network and he likely won’t play USC at UCLA...... ABC baseball for the Spar- Fiste. “With his focus 8 p.m...... Virginia at Virginia Tech...... ACC Network 9:30 p.m...... Utah State at Colorado St...... CBSSN tans this spring in favor now on golf and all the 10 p.m...... San Diego St. at BYU...... ESPN2 of continuing to work extra time to practice 10:30 p.m...... Fresno St. at New Mexico...... FS1 on his game. With some Stanford at Oregon St...... ESPNU and play, he’s going to Golf of that free time that blossom. He’s just going would normally be tak- 11 a.m...... US Women’s Open...... Golf ITEM FILE PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK to keep improving, and 1 p.m...... PGA QBE Shootout...... Golf en up by baseball, Smith 2:30 p.m...... US Women’s Open...... NBC Luke Smith, who was named to the 2020 All- plans on potentially Assumption is going to Men’s college hockey Item team and a CCL all-star, will continue his end up with a very good 3:30 p.m...... Boston University at UMass...... NESN playing in some Mass 6 p.m...... Merrimack at Northeastern...... NESN golfing career at Assumption. Golf or American Junior golfer on their hands.” 7 p.m...... Ohio State at Notre Dame...... NBCSN Men’s soccer 12:30 p.m...... Manchester City at Man. United...... NBC 8:30 p.m...... MLS: Seattle at Columbus...... Fox Fenwick’s Elani Gikas commits to NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE NATIONAL CONFERENCE play soccer at St. Michael’s East East W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 9 3 0 .750 333 306 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 231 265 Miami 8 4 0 .667 303 212 Washington 5 7 0 .417 264 260 GIKAS NE 6 7 0 .462 277 279 Philadelphia 3 8 1 .292 253 307 N.Y. Jets 0 12 0 .000 180 353 Dallas 3 9 0 .250 268 393 From B1 South South W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 328 273 x-NO 10 2 0 .833 347 241 “I think we had a real- Tennessee 8 4 0 .667 359 326 Tampa Bay 7 5 0 .583 344 280 ly good fall season and Houston 4 8 0 .333 288 323 Atlanta 4 8 0 .333 311 302 Jacksonville 1 11 0 .083 251 352 Carolina 4 8 0 .333 280 300 I’m glad we got to get out North North W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA there and play this year,” Pittsburgh 11 1 0 .917 334 211 Green Bay 9 3 0 .750 379 299 said Gikas. “We adapted Cleveland 9 3 0 .750 306 321 Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 319 329 Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 316 231 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 246 284 well to the new style of Cincinnati 2 9 1 .208 237 308 Detroit 5 7 0 .417 286 358 play and ended up hav- West West W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA ing the longest unbeaten x-KC 11 1 0 .917 370 254 L.A. Rams 9 4 0 .692 325 246 Las Vegas 7 5 0 .583 323 347 Seattle 8 4 0 .667 353 321 streak in the league at Denver 4 8 0 .333 225 320 Arizona 6 6 0 .500 332 296 14 games.” LAC 3 9 0 .250 277 345 San Fran 5 7 0 .417 285 288 x-clinched playoff spot But Gikas’ contribu- tions to Fenwick are not Thursday’s Game New Orleans at Philadelphia, 4:25 just limited to the play- L.A. Rams 24, New England 3 p.m. Sunday’s Games Washington at San Francisco, 4:25 ing field. After serving Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. p.m. as class vice president Dallas at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 8:20 p.m. Denver at Carolina, 1 p.m. as both a freshman and Monday’s Game Houston at Chicago, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 8:15 p.m. sophomore, Gikas be- Kansas City at Miami, 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 came class president as Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Las Vegas, 8:20 a junior and is now Pres- Indianapolis at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m. p.m. ident of Fenwick’s Stu- N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 Atlanta at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 p.m. Buffalo at Denver, 4:30 p.m. dent Council. Green Bay at Detroit, 4:25 p.m. Carolina at Green Bay, 8:15 p.m. As for what’s next, Gi- kas is back in the gym TODAY IN SPORTS for her year-round train- ing at Repertoire Fitness Dec. 12 the game, Patriots coach Ron in Danvers as she con- 1937 — Rookie Sammy Baugh Meyer motions to snowplow tinues to play club soc- throws second-half touchdown operator Mark Henderson to cer with New England passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards clear a spot on the field specifi- to overcome a 14-7 Chicago cally for placekicker John Smith. Futbol Club and prepare lead and give the Washington Instead of going straight across for the jump to the next Redskins a 28-21 victory over along the yard marker, Hender- level. the Chicago Bears for the NFL son veers left, directly in front of “I’m just going to try championship. the goal post, giving Smith a 1953 — Maurice Richard of the clean spot from which to kick. to focus on my club team Montreal Canadiens becomes Smith hits 33-yard game-winning and my training now, be- the NHL’s all-time leading scorer field-goal. cause I want to be ready with a goal and two assists in a 1986 — James “Bonecrusher” for the jump (to the next 7-2 victory against the New York Smith knocks out Tim Wither- level),” Gikas said. Rangers at Montreal’s Forum. spoon in the first round to win Richard finishes the game with the WBA heavyweight title in Gikas said she plans 611 points, one more than New York. on studying business ITEM FILE PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO injured linemate Elmer Lach, 1987 — Guard Mookie Blaylock and possibly minoring in Fenwick senior Elani Gikas will continue to play club soccer with New who has held the record since leads Oklahoma to an NCAA-re- Spanish or communica- England Futbol Club as she prepares to take the field for St. Michael’s February 1952. cord 33 steals with 13 in a 152- next season. 1965 — Chicago’s Gale Sayers 84 victory over Centenary. tions at St. Michael’s. scores six touchdowns with 336 1990 — Connecticut uses a sti- combined yards to lead the fling press and quickness to Bears to a 61-20 rout of the jump to a 32-0 lead en route to San Francisco 49ers. The six an 85-32 victory over New Belichick not ready to move on TDs give Sayers an NFL-record Hampshire. New Hampshire 21 for the season. Sayers’ first plays 11 minutes and 48 sec- touchdown is a reception, the onds before scoring its first next four rushing and the final, point. from Newton as Patriots’ QB an 85-yard punt return. 1992 — Miami quarterback 1971 — Bobby Hull of the Chi- Gino Torretta, 26-1 as a starter cago Black Hawks scores his for the top-ranked Hurricanes, PATS in 2000. an and 2015 NFL MVP 4), which currently has 1,000th point with an assist in wins the Heisman Trophy. Torret- From B1 “We knew exactly tried to dismiss any the final spot, travels the first period of a 5-3 victory ta, with 1,400 points, edges what they were going to speculation about his to Las Vegas (7-5), and over the Minnesota North Stars. San Diego State running back “That type of play is all do,” Newton said of the health. Baltimore (7-5) is at 1977 — NBA Commissioner Marshall Faulk, who receives Rams. “We have to be What is certain is that Larry O’Brien fines Kermit Wash- 1,080 points. anticipation. I thought Cleveland (9-3). The Pa- better and it starts with any momentum Newton ington $10,000 and suspends 2010 — The inflatable roof of he got past the defend- triots finish the season me personally. I have and the Patriots had the Los Angeles Lakers forward the Minneapolis Metrodome, er and tried to lead him. against the Dolphins for at least 60 days (26 games) where the Minnesota Vikings Obviously that didn’t to make more plays. We with four wins in the for punching Houston’s Rudy play, collapses overnight follow- (8-4), AFC-East leading happen and ended up didn’t play a good style last five games enter- Tomjanovich during a game on ing a snow storm that dumps or brand tonight.” ing Thursday night has Bills (9-3) and currently Dec. 9. The suspension is the being a turnover the 17 inches on the city. The NFL Since throwing for 365 come crashing down. winless Jets (0-12). longest ever in NBA history and is forced to shift the Giants-Vi- other way,” Newton said. yards against Houston New England (6-7) has Newton will be a free the fine is the maximum permis- kings game to Detroit’s Ford The Patriots drove sible under league rules. Tom- Field on Monday night. on Nov. 22, Newton has seven losses for the first agent at the end of the down to the Rams 2 on janovich suffered Tomjanovich 2015 — Keenan Reynolds ends passed for a total of 172 time since 2002 — the season, which has made their next series, but fractures to face, upper jaw and his Navy career with a clean in the last three games year after their first of some wonder why the nose. sweep against Army. Reynolds Newton was stopped for combined. six Super Bowl titles 1982 — New England beats rushes for two touchdowns and a 2-yard loss on fourth- Patriots would not try to Miami 3-0 with the help of a throws for another score to lead Fox Sports reported under Belichick — and give Stidham a chance. and-goal when he had during Thursday’s pre- appears likely to miss snowplow. Heavy rains the night the No. 21 Midshipmen to their But Belichick is more fo- before soaks the AstroTurf sur- 14th straight win over the Black nowhere to go or pitch to game show that New- the playoffs for the first cused on the present. face at Schaefer Stadium in Fox- Knights, 21-17. Reynolds is the on an option. ton’s abdominal injury, time since 2008. borough, Massachusetts. A first quarterback over the 116- New England was held which showed up on the New England will be “He’s worked hard and snowstorm hits during the game game series to go 4-0. without an offensive TD Patriots’ injury report at least two games out of taken advantage of op- and an emergency ground rule 2015 — The Golden State War- portunities. That’s not allows the ground crew to use a riors’ NBA-record start ends at for the second time this last week, is worse than the final AFC wild card snowplow to clear the yard 24 wins when the Milwaukee season and 15th since he has been letting on, after this weekend’s really the point at the markers. With 4:45 left to go in Bucks beat them 108-95. Belichick became coach but the 10-year veter- games. Indianapolis (8- moment,” he said. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B3 NATION Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving

By Carla K. Johnson life in your hands?’” and Amy Forliti She has had fever and ASSOCIATED PRESS headaches, a runny nose and bloodshot eyes, and With some Americans in recent days it has be- now paying the price come more difficult to AP FILE PHOTO for what they did over breathe and she has been The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit backed Thanksgiving and fall- using an inhaler. She said ing sick with COVID-19, by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe she believes she brought Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate at- health officials are warn- the virus home to her ing people — begging tempt to get legal issues rejected by state and daughter and two grand- federal judges before the nation’s highest court. them, even — not to make children, who live with the same mistake during her and are now ill with the Christmas and New what a doctor diagnosed Year’s season. as COVID-19. Supreme Court “It’s a surge above the In Philadelphia, a FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS existing surge,” said Ali woman in her 20s gath- Mokdad, a professor of Travelers wait to check-in for their flights ered with 10 relatives on rejects Texas health metrics sciences at ahead of Thanksgiving at LaGuardia Airport, Thanksgiving, though she the University of Wash- in the Queens borough of New York this No- didn’t feel well the day be- ington in Seattle. “Quite vember. fore. She later tested pos- lawsuit against honestly, it’s a warning itive for COVID-19. Her sign for all of us.” chief of staff Mark Mead- ed Press analysis. family started develop- Across the country, con- ows pressed FDA chief In Washington state, ing symptoms, and seven Biden victory tact tracers and emer- Stephen Hahn to grant contact tracers counted members tested positive, gency room doctors are authorization by the end at least 336 people test- said Philadelphia Health hearing repeatedly from By Nomaan Trump had called the of the day or face possible ing positive who said Commissioner Dr. Thom- Merchant, Alanna lawsuit filed by Texas new coronavirus patients firing, according to two they attended gatherings as Farley. that they socialized over Durkin Richer and against Georgia, Mich- administration officialsor traveled during the The next round of fes- Mark Sherman igan, Pennsylvania and Thanksgiving with peo- speaking on condition of Thanksgiving weekend. tivities could yield even ASSOCIATED PRESS ple outside their house- Wisconsin “the big one” anonymity. More are expected. more cases. Wall-to-wall that would end with the holds, despite emphatic holidays started this WASHINGTON — The President Donald The virus could still be Supreme Court undoing public-health warnings to Trump, who has been incubating in someone week. Hanukkah began Supreme Court on Fri- Biden’s substantial Elec- stay home and keep their fuming at the FDA for who was exposed while Thursday evening and day rejected a lawsuit toral College majority and distance from others. not moving faster on the traveling home the Sun- ends Dec. 18, followed by backed by President Don- allowing Trump to serve The virus was raging vaccine, called the agency day after Thanksgiving; Christmas, Kwanzaa and ald Trump to overturn Joe another four years in the across the nation even a “big, old, slow turtle” on the end of that two-week New Year’s Eve. Biden’s election victory, White House. before Thanksgiving but Twitter, adding: ”Get the incubation period is this “This is not the time to ending a desperate at- was showing some signs dam vaccines out NOW, Sunday. invite the neighbors over tempt to get legal issues In a brief order, the court of flattening out. It has Dr. Hahn. Stop playing Zana Cooper, a 60-year- for dinner. This is not the rejected by state and fed- said Texas does not have picked up steam since, games and start saving old cancer survivor in time to start having par- eral judges before the na- the legal right to sue those with new cases per day lives.” Murrieta, Calif., tested ties,” said Arizona State tion’s highest court. states because it “has not regularly climbing well Hahn has said he would positive for COVID-19 University researcher Dr. The court’s order was its demonstrated a judicially over 200,000. be guided by “science, not after attending a Thanks- Joshua LaBaer. second this week rebuff- cognizable interest in the The dire outlook comes politics.” giving dinner with her In parts of New York ing Republican requests manner in which another even as the U.S. stands COVID-19 deaths in the son’s girlfriend’s family. state, contact tracers are that it get involved in the State conducts its elections.” on the brink of a major U.S. have climbed to a At the dinner, the girl- regularly hearing from 2020 election outcome and Justices Samuel Ali- vaccination campaign seven-day average of al- friend’s father, who had the newly infected that overturn the will of voters to and Clarence Thomas, against COVID-19, with most 2,260 per day, about recently traveled to Flor- they attended Thanks- as expressed in an election who have said previous- the Food and Drug Ad- equal to the peak seen in ida, wasn’t feeling well giving festivities, said regarded by both Republi- ly the court does not have ministration expected to mid-April, when the New and went to bed early. Steuben County Public can and Democratic offi- the authority to turn away give the final go-ahead York City area was under Cooper learned the fol- Health Director Darlene cials as free and fair. The lawsuits between states, any day now to use Pfiz- siege. New cases are run- lowing Sunday that he Smith. Still unknown is justices turned away an said they would have heard er’s formula against the ning at about 195,000 a tested positive. how many they will infect appeal from Pennsylvania Texas’ complaint. But they scourge that has killed day, based on a two-week “My first reaction was and how many eventually Republicans on Tuesday. would not have done as over 290,000 Americans rolling average, a 16 per- the f-word. I was so mad,” will need a bed in inten- The Electoral College Texas wanted pending res- and infected more than cent increase from the she said. “I was upset. sive care, she said. meets Monday to formal- olution of the lawsuit, and 15.6 million. day before Thanksgiving, I was angry. I was like, “It’s the domino effect,” ly elect Biden as the next set aside those four states’ On Friday, White House according to an Associat- ‘How dare you take my Smith said. president. 62 electoral votes for Biden. Trump administration plans second execution in two days By Michael Tarm Ind. Three more execu- President Grover Cleve- ASSOCIATED PRESS tions are planned in Jan- land, with 14 in 1896. uary. The series of executions TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Bourgeois met with his under Trump since Elec- — The Trump administra- spiritual adviser Friday tion Day, the first in late tion plans to continue its as he sought to come to November, is also the first unprecedented series of terms with the possibility time in more than 130 post-election federal exe- of dying, and he was also years that federal execu- cutions Friday by putting praying, one of his lawyers, tions have occurred during to death a Louisiana truck Shawn Nolan told The As- a lame-duck period. Cleve- driver who severely abused sociated Press just hours land also was the last pres- his 2-year-old daughter for before the scheduled exe- ident to do that. weeks in 2002, then killed cution. Bourgeois’ lawyers con- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS her by slamming her head “He certainly doesn’t tend that the apparent against a truck’s windows want to die — and it’s hurry by Trump, a Repub- Patrons pick up their food to go orders at Simmzy’s restaurant count- and dashboard. harder for him to grasp lican, to get executions in er before sitting to consume their meals at a “Public Parklet” outdoors Lawyers for 56-year-old being killed by the federal before the Jan. 20 inaugu- area in Manhattan Beach, Calif., Thursday. Alfred Bourgeois argue he government. But he does ration of death-penalty foe has an IQ that puts him get it that this is bad.” Joe Biden, a Democrat, has in the intellectually dis- The attorney added: deprived their client his California’s health order abled category, saying that “He’s praying for redemp- rights to exhaust his legal should have made him in- tion.” options. eligible for the death pen- Bourgeois took up draw- The Justice Department alty under federal law. ing in prison, including do- gave Bourgeois just 21 falling on many deaf ears Bourgeois would be ing renditions of members days notice he was to be the 10th federal death- of his legal team. Nolan executed under protocols By Amy Taxin, capacity and encourages said if people don’t follow row inmate put to death said he hasn’t been a trou- that slashed the required Damian Dovarganes people to get outside to ex- orders to stay home except since federal executions blemaker on death row notice period from 90 days, and Olga R. ercise. for essential needs and not resumed under President and has a good disciplinary Nolan said. Rodriguez Manhattan Beach Mayor mingle with people outside Donald Trump in July af- record. “It is remarkable. To rush ASSOCIATED PRESS Suzanne Hadley said her their households, “we are ter a 17-year hiatus. He The last time the num- these executions during MANHATTAN BEACH, community saw an opportu- running a risk that could would be the second per- ber of civilians executed the pandemic and every- Calif. — In the Southern nity to aid local businesses have catastrophic conse- son executed this week at federally was in the double thing else, makes absolute- California oceanside city of while meeting the stipu- quences, with hospitals be- a prison in Terre Haute, digits in a year was under ly no sense,” he said. Manhattan Beach, one arm lations of the order. The coming overwhelmed and of government is urging res- solution: repurposing city- severely ill patients not able idents to stay home except owned patio areas set up to to get the care they need.” for essential needs while an- allow restaurants to serve Ferrer said the county other is encouraging them diners outdoors — which needs to return to the re- to get out and shop and even no longer is allowed — strictions of the spring at providing places where they into “public seating areas” the beginning of the pan- can sit down to relax, eat where downtown shoppers demic. takeout and watch the sun can relax. The shutdown order by set over the Pacific. “Shopping for a Christmas Gov. Gavin Newsom took It’s one example of confus- gift, buying a to-go meal, effect last weekend, but it ing messages from govern- watching a sunset are al- seems to be having a min- ments as most of California lowed, and even the outdoor imal effect on daily life. It is under a broad shutdown activities are encouraged by allows many more activities order that includes an over- the state,” she said. than the March shutdown night curfew to try to stem Manhattan Beach in is that made the state a mod- record-breaking coronavi- Los Angeles County, the el on how to respond to the rus cases that threaten to state’s largest with 10 mil- pandemic. overwhelm the hospital sys- lion residents and dispro- Marissa Englund was tem. portionately large numbers among about two dozen While state and county of California’s coronavirus hair stylists who protested FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS health officials are pleading cases, hospitalizations and Thursday outside the office with residents to stay home deaths. of Dr. Matt Willis, Marin The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of and only mingle with those On Thursday, when the County’s public health offi- post-election federal executions at the federal prison complex in Terre in their household, the or- state set a one-day record of cer. Hair salons are among Haute, Ind. Friday by putting to death Alfred Bourgeois, a Louisiana der allows all retailers to re- 220 deaths, county Health the businesses shuttered by truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daughter for weeks in main open with 20 percent Director Barbara Ferrer the latest health order. 2002 before killing her. B4 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 COMICS

OFF THE MARK / MARK PARISI MODERATELY CONFUSED / JEFF STAHLER DILBERT / SCOTT ADAMS

ROSE IS ROSE / PAT BRADY

GARFIELD / JIM DAVIS BIG NATE / LINCOLN PEIRCE

ARLO AND JANIS / JIMMY JOHNSON

HERMAN / JIM UNGER ZIGGY / TOM WILSON

THE BORN LOSER / ART AND CHIP SANSOM

CROSSWORD DEAR ABBY Daughter’s new kitten brings comfort, conflict to household DEAR ABBY: My bership and got not one 34-year-old daughter Dear Abby is written by Abigail single reply to any of my lives with me to get Van Buren, also known as Jeanne messages. Not one! I also ahead on her student tried a different dating loans. She has a good job, Phillips, and was founded by her site, where my friend met pays rent and has a seri- mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact her spouse. It yielded ous boyfriend. My niece, Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. crickets. No man ever her cousin, recently died Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. messaged me to say, “Hey, by suicide, and naturally, I like your photo and we are all devastated, but want to know more about you.” This reinforces my my daughter took the tion when I get home. feeding, vet bills, litter decision that I want news especially hard. I This kitten has taken box, etc. And, most im- nothing to do with men. had to be out of town for this devastating tragedy portant of all, try not to three weeks, and during to a new level. How fall in love with it be- LEAVE ME ALONE this time she has been should I handle this? cause when your daugh- spending time with my ter leaves, Kitty will be DEAR LEAVE ME sister-in-law’s family as FAMILY GRIEF going with her. ALONE: And your ques- they all navigate this tion is? If you are asking tragedy. DEAR FAMILY GRIEF: DEAR ABBY: I am a me to validate a decision My niece left behind While I understand your straight female. I have you made out of frustra- several pets — dogs and feelings, handle it by be- been divorced for 10-plus tion after a year of terri- a mama cat with kittens. ing less hard-nosed about years and recently decid- ble luck, I can’t in good My daughter called me, the fact that your daugh- ed, after five years of try- conscience do that. We announced she had ter didn’t follow protocol ing to attract a new man can’t run from life be- brought a kitten home by asking permission be- through online dating, cause we are afraid of the and declared that this fore bringing home the that I want to be single pain of being open. That kitten has helped her in kitten. Allow her to keep and celibate for the rest is the coward’s choice. her grief process. I am it, and during those times of my life. If men are showing an livid that she didn’t ask when she can’t be home Literally days after I interest, allow them to get me first (she knew the because she’s working, wrote the decision in my to know you and vice ver- answer would be a firm etc., encourage her to journal, guys are coming sa, instead of hiding. Be “no”). She’s now claiming leave the little furball at me out of the wood- present and live your life that I don’t care about with her boyfriend. Make work, chatting me up, in situations that include her grief. plain that the creature is even giving unsolicited available people, which I feel emotionally — and will be — HER hugs. I’m bewildered. sometimes yields better blackmailed, and I’m responsibility, meaning I subscribed to a dating results than the pressure dreading the confronta- she will be responsible for site for a full-year mem- of online dating. BRIDGE

A negative inference made life harder On the second round of the auc- have won the first round of trumps tion, if opener may either rebid two with his king, put his partner, Pablo of partner’s major or double, the Lombardi, on lead with a spade and raise guarantees four-card support received a diamond ruff. The heart and a minimum opening. Instead, a ace would have been the fourth de- support double shows three trumps fensive trick. in responder’s suit with any hand But leading declarer’s first-bid suit strength. There isn’t one in this deal, is rarely good, and East’s pass over but its absence had an influence on North’s two-club cue-bid had denied the defense. as many as three spades. So West, The board occurred when Argenti- hoping to give his partner a ruff na faced USA1 at the 2005 Bermu- there, led a low spade, East winning da Bowl world team championship in with the ace and returning the 10. Portugal. Declarer rose with his spade king, In the auction, Jeff Meckstroth played a diamond to dummy and (North) cue-bid two clubs with his discarded his spade jack on the club surprisingly strong hand. Then, when ace. South ruffed a club in his hand Eric Rodwell (South) showed his sec- and led a low heart, but the Argen- ond suit, North jumped to game. tines made no mistake. West went in Sitting West was 18-year-old with his heart king and led another Agustin Madala. If he had led his spade. East ruffed with the heart ace singleton, he would have beaten and played back a diamond for his the contract easily. Madala would partner to ruff. 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(N) News Wrap Worlds Minute Minute With a menu that includes shrimp Cre- Chris Hardwick hosts this hourlong spe- WUTF (6:30) ›› “Keeping Up With Fútbol MLS Cup 2020 Sounders FC busca ganar su ›› The Warrior’s Way (2010, Acción) Jang Los 10 ole and cornmeal crepes with Nutella, cial featuring The Walking Dead fan-favor- = UMA the Joneses” (2016, Comedia) tercera MLS Cup enfrentando a Crew SC. (N) Dong Gun, Geoffrey Rush. videos you know soul-food maven Tanya Holland ite cast members from past and present, WSBK Big Bang Big Bang ›› Noel (2004, Drama) Penélope Cruz, Seinfeld Seinfeld Mike & Friends Three Three Three isn’t messing around this week! along with holiday-themed segments, all F MNT Theory Theory Susan Sarandon, Paul Walker. Molly Stooges Stooges Stooges Meet John Doe via video chat. 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By Cara Anna Any forced return, it said, ASSOCIATED PRESS “would be absolutely unac- ceptable.” NAIROBI, Kenya — In Given the trauma that ref- a development the United ugees say they witnessed in Nations called “disturbing,” Tigray, they should be pro- Ethiopia on Friday said it is tected elsewhere, the agen- returning thousands of ref- cy said. It said the refugee ugees who ran from camps camps have had no access PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS in its Tigray region as war to food or other supplies for swept through, putting Fisherman Abdou Diame, of the Jeremy-Flo- more than a month. them on buses back to the rent II fishing boat, unloads his catch at the The International Or- border area with Eritrea, port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France. ganization for Migration the country the refugees said it was “extremely con- originally fled. The news came as the cerned” about the refugees’ “forced” return and denied Brexit sends United States said it be- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS lieves Eritrean troops are it was involved, saying active in Ethiopia, a “grave Tigray refugee children sing and dance inside Ethiopia took over one of its development.” A State De- a tent run by UNICEF for children’s activities, transit centers in the capi- uncertainty down partment spokesperson in Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, tal, Addis Ababa, on Dec. 3. in an email cited credible eastern Sudan. Aid groups say thousands reports and said “we urge of Eritrean refugees had fled to Addis Ababa and France’s coast that any such troops be completed military offen- from the direction of Er- the Tigray capital, Mekele. withdrawn immediately.” sive against the now-fugi- itrea as the conflict began. By Jeffrey Schaeffer neighbors from the Neth- Ethiopia said their “unreg- The U.N. refugee chief, tive Tigray regional gov- Eritrea, described by ASSOCIATED PRESS erlands and Belgium, Filippo Grandi, said that ulated movement” makes which he says could cre- ernment “was not a direct rights groups as one of the it difficult to ensure their BOULOGNE-SUR- “over the last month we threat” to the 96,000 “mis- world’s most repressive ate an impossibly tense have received an over- security. MER, France — Long situation. There is simply informed” Eritrean refu- countries, is a bitter enemy Their camps are now sta- lines of trucks carrying whelming number of dis- gees — even as aid groups of the fugitive Tigray gov- is not enough catch to go turbing reports of Eritrean ble and under “full control,” stockpiles for British said four staffers had been ernment. around without access to refugees in Tigray being Ethiopia said, adding that companies jam the high- UK waters, he said. killed in the fighting, at The U.N, refugee agen- killed, abducted and forc- food delivery there “is un- ways leading to France’s “There will be war. Let’s least one in a refugee camp. cy said it hadn’t been in- ibly returned to Eritrea. If der way.” northern port of Calais, not hide it. There will be confirmed, these actions U.N. Secretary-Gener- formed in advance of the But communication and while in the coastal town war,” Pinto said. would constitute a major al Antonio Guterres this Eritrean refugees’ return. transport links to Tigray of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Ireland and Denmark violation of international week said Prime Minister “We received alarming mes- remain so challenging that French fishermen pull are also among those di- law.” He said his agency has Abiy Ahmed, last year’s sages from Eritreans living the International Rescue in their lines and fear rectly affected by the po- met with some refugees in Nobel Peace Prize winner, abroad and when we looked Committee said it was still that battles over fishing tential closing off of U.K. the capital, Addis Ababa, “guaranteed to me that into them, ascertained that trying to confirm details rights will soon erupt. waters. and he again urged unhin- (Eritrean forces) have not several hundred refugees around the killing of a col- Up and down France’s Under current EU dered humanitarian access entered Tigrayan territory.” had been put on buses this league in the Hitsats refu- northern coast, the un- rules, EU countries can to Tigray. But Tigray residents have morning to be returned to gee camp in Shire town, the certainty of Brexit is currently fish in British Ethiopia said its recently asserted that gunfire came the Tigray region,” it said. base of aid operations. causing ripples of chaos maritime territory, as and frustration. they have for decades. With just three weeks But the overexploitation Charges in Beirut port blast stir left to go before Britain of these rules — and the is completely out of the seas — have meant that European Union, no one fish numbers have de- knows if there will be a clined sharply. And so, controversy in Lebanon post-Brexit trade deal or too, did British fisher- a chaotic economic rup- man. Saving British wa- By Zeina Karam fendants next week by Judge ture between the two ters for U.K. fishermen ASSOCIATED PRESS Sawwan. sides. Britain left the EU became a rallying cry, fu- It was not clear whether on Jan. 31 but remains in eling the Brexit vote for BEIRUT — Top Lebanese the criticism could have an its massive market until the U.K. to leave the bloc. politicians and the militant impact on the investigation the end of the year. That Since then, fishing rules Hezbollah group rallied on — or the charges— but the means, barring a trade have remained a major Friday against charges of united front was seen by agreement, New Year’s issue at the heart of the negligence levelled against many as an attempt to block Day could herald quite a Brexit impasse. the caretaker prime minister a precedent that might lead hangover for businesses Meanwhile in Calais, and three former ministers to accountability on a high on both sides of the En- trails of truck exhaust over the massive explosion level. A culture of impunity glish Channel. fumes on the roadside il- in Beirut’s port, underscor- has prevailed in Lebanon For Mathieu Pinto, a lustrate the path to Brex- ing the enormous difficulties for decades, including among 28-year-old French fish- it is, literally, jammed facing the investigation. the entrenched political erman, a no-deal Brexit with uncertainty. Hezbollah called on inves- elites. It has also fostered will disastrously impact And that has caused tigating judge Fadi Sawwan widespread corruption that FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS his right to fish in British British companies to to reconsider the charges, has helped plunge Lebanon waters, where he says he stockpile goods, leading calling them “political tar- into the worst economic and On Thursday the Lebanese prosecutor prob- makes “between 70 per- to a huge increase in the geting” and saying they financial crisis in its history. ing this summer’s port explosion in Beirut filed cent and 80 percent” of number of trucks head- lacked legal and constitu- “What is happening now charges against Lebanese Prime Minister Has- his yearly income. ing to Calais’ port and tional basis. can be summed up in four san Diab, and three former ministers, Leba- Pinto is based in the undersea tunnel to Similar criticism was words: Gangs defending non’s official news agency said. France’s coastal town of Britain in the past few voiced by Prime Minis- each other,” tweeted Riad Boulogne, home to Eu- weeks. French police are ter-designate Saad Hariri, Kobaissi, an investigative taker capacity, as Lebanese trying ministers and pre- rope’s largest fish-pro- delaying hundreds of who visited the accused care- journalist who has followed officials have failed to agree miers for crimes of high trea- cessing center. He had trucks at the roadside taker Premier Hassan Diab corruption at Beirut port. on a new Cabinet. son, dereliction of duties, and just returned from a to cope with the soaring — a political foe — in a ges- In a stunning move, Judge The explosion was caused breach of the constitution — night fishing sea-snails traffic flow. It’s a perfect ture of solidarity. Lebanon’s Sawwan filed the charges by the ignition of a large a body that has never been or whelk when he spoke storm on the highways, grand mufti, the top cleric against Diab and three for- stockpile of explosive mate- activated by parliament. to The Associated Press. coming just as a coro- for Sunni Muslims, said the mer ministers on Thursday, rial that had been stored at The move by Sawwan to He worries that his days navirus-related tourism charges are an attack on accusing them of negligence the port for six years, with exercise his jurisdiction to of making a living in the slump has reduced the “the office of the prime min- that led to the death of hun- the knowledge of top secu- accuse government officials family business could be number of vehicle-carry- ister” and were a violation of dreds of people in the cata- rity officials and politicians came after he sent a letter numbered. ing ferries crossing the the constitution. The prime strophic explosion in August. who did nothing about it. It and documents to parlia- “(A no-deal Brexit) will English Channel. minister in Lebanon must At this point, however, it is killed more than 200 people ment last month, informing already impact us hugely. Sebastien Rivera, a top be a Sunni Muslim, accord- far too early to say if any of and wounded thousands, lawmakers of serious suspi- And then we are going to regional official for the ing to the country’s sectar- the four will actually face devastating large parts of cions relating to government have to share our French National Road Transport ian-based power-sharing trial. the capital of Beirut. officials and asking them to waters with foreigners as Federation, an industry system. Diab, who is supported by According to Lebanon’s investigate. The lawmakers well,” he said. group that represents The four are the most se- Hezbollah and its political constitution, a separate responded by saying that the That would mean fight- some 350 companies that nior officials to be charged allies, resigned in the wake council made up of judges material they received did ing for fish in French send their goods to the in the investigation and are of the Aug. 4 blast but re- and politicians and set up by not point to any professional maritime territory U.K., blasted the situa- set to be questioned as de- mains in his post in a care- parliament is entrusted with wrongdoing. alongside northern EU tion as “catastrophic.” Argentina’s lower house approves bill legalizing abortion

By Almudena Demonstrators in favor first 12 weeks of pregnancy Calatrava of decriminalizing abortion, regardless of the circum- ASSOCIATED PRESS who had spent the night stances. outside the congress build- Currently, many women BUENOS AIRES, Argenti- ing in Buenos Aires, erupted who have an abortion in na — Lawmakers in Argen- with joy and embraced each Argentina, as well as people tina’s lower house on Friday other as they listened to who assist them with the passed a bill that would le- the parliamentary speaker procedure, can face prose- galize elective abortions to the 14th week of pregnancy, reading the vote’s results on cution. Exemptions are only a proposal from President screens. Many of them wore considered in cases of rape or Alberto Fernández in re- face masks in the green color if pregnancy poses a risk to sponse to long-sought de- that has become a symbol for the mother’s health. mands from women’s rights their movement. Before getting elected one activists in the homeland of Hundreds of meters year ago, Fernández had Pope Francis. (yards) away, not far from the promised to push for making The bill still needs approv- parliament building, hun- abortion voluntary and cost- al from the country’s Senate dreds of opponents dressed free. in a debate expected before in light blue and carrying While the bill passed the the end of the year. the national flag deplored lower house, the outlook The proposed law was the result, with some shed- is less clear in the coun- approved in a 131-117 vote ding tears. try’s Senate. Two years ago, with six abstentions after Latin America has some during the administration a marathon debate that ex- of the world’s most restric- of more conservative Pres- tended from Thursday into tive abortion laws. Mexico ident Mauricio Macri, the PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS the early hours of Friday City, Cuba and Uruguay are upper house voted against a morning. Some of its backers among the few places in the similar bill to legalize abor- Abortion-rights activists celebrate as Argentine lower house approves were lawmakers in the oppo- region where women can un- tion after it was narrowly a bill that would legalize abortion outside Congress in Buenos Aires, sition. dergo abortions during the approved by the lower house. Argentina, Friday. The bill now moves to the Senate. B8 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 REAL ESTATE

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