TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017 Saugus Success part of the drill parents for Lynn English JROTC By Bridget Turcotte out of state but said her most memora- ITEM STAFF ble was earlier this month when a win against Gloucester High School quali- grade LYNN — The Lynn English JROTC ed them for nationals. Drill Team is stepping up its game to “The fact that we actually placed over- compete in the Marine Corps JROTC all best and are able to go to Texas is National Championship in Irving, Texas. amazing,” she said. school They were chosen out of more than The team will also compete in the All 234 groups nationally and will go head Service Drill Competition Feb. 16-17 in to head with 14 other teams. The Ma- New Jersey, and the All Service Nation- rine Corps is paying for each of the 40 als in Daytona Beach, Fla., in May, a plans members to travel across the country competition the team won in 2006. for the big day, said Sgt. Maj. Ken Os- Last year, they won the National Ju- wald, who leads the group. nior ROTC Olympiad Division in Or- ITEM PHOTO | KATIE MORRISON “I’m extremely excited,” said Marlene lando. By Bridget Turcotte Rivera, a senior. “It’s the highlight of “They have dominated for the last 10 ITEM STAFF Lynn English JROTC members, my whole year. It’s my rst time but I’m years at local competitions, whether from left, Edward Perez-Ortiz, Phat SAUGUS — Parents were schooled ready to take it on.” they were at Gloucester, Beverly, North Hoang, Tony Mendez and Rehema on the future of Saugus Public Schools Rivera has been on the drill team Quincy, Lowell,” Oswald said. Nantongo march in the school gym since she was a freshman four years at a meeting Monday afternoon. JROTC, A7 Residents learned more about the during practice on Saturday. ago. She’s been to competitions in and combination middle and high school building plans as of cials prepare for the project to enter its next phase with the Massachusetts School Building Au- Swampscott thority, the quasi-independent govern- PEABODY IS ment agency that funds public schools. The School Building Committee will takes on present plans to the MSBA on Wednes- IN A PHUNK day and expects to hear in coming weeks that they’ve progressed to the next phase, schematic design, which Waters as lasts about a year and a half. The project is expected to cost about $153.4 million, In June, Town Meeting harbormaster will be presented with a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion vote that would increase By Gayla Cawley the tax levy beyond the state limit of ITEM STAFF 2.4 percent for more than 20 years or until the project is paid off, said Town SWAMPSCOTT — Of cials are hoping their expected new harbormaster brings SAUGUS, A7 calmer waters. Gino Cresta, interim town administrator and department of public works director, said he’ll be appointing Swampscott Police Sgt. William Waters as the new interim harbor- master to the board of selectmen on Wednes- day. Naomi Dreeben, chairwoman of the board of selectmen, said she expects the board to approve the appointment. If approved, Waters would start his new po- sition on Thursday, Cresta said. He said the position, which pays a stipend of $7,983, or $665 a month, is a yearly appointment. He’ll be in place through June 30. “Then, it will obviously be my hope that he is appointed as the permanent harbormas- ter on July 1, 2017,” Cresta said. “He was my number one candidate to begin with, but it took some selling to get him to say, yes, he would accept the position … I think assum- ing the selectmen appoint him, he’s going to make a great harbormaster. He’s well-re- spected in the community. He’s a well-re- spected police of cer as well.” Cresta said he was interested in appointing Waters because of his knowledge of the har- bor and that he’s a police of cer. One of the quali cations to become the harbormaster, he said, is police academy training. Others include knowledge of the Swampscott Harbor and the ability to secure harbormaster coun- cil certi cation. For the winter, Waters’ duties will mainly pertain to mooring applications and renew- als, Cresta said, as the prime harbor season runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. SWAMPSCOTT, A7 In step with a Phenomenon By Leah Dearborn Break dancer Ren- INSIDE ITEM STAFF zo competes at the Competitive Breakin’ In Lynn PEABODY — Dancers hit the oor kicking, League’s Mid Atlantic Police arrest pair spinning and worming for the regional cham- North Regionals in on drug charges. A6 pionship of The Competitive Breakin’ League Peabody at Phunk (CBL) on Saturday night. In Sports Phenomenon BR Two age groups took the oor at Phunk Lynn Jets take advantage ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE Phenomenon on Andover Street in a series of Boys Dance Studio of quiet Peabody offense. B1 Saugus High Principal Michael dance-offs that included competitors as young on Saturday. Hashem talks to parents about as 5. In Business PHOTO | SCOTT EISEN the new schools being consid- New businesses open at ered in Saugus. DANCE, A7 MarketStreet Lynn eld. B8 Vets warmed by Breed students Breed Middle Editor’s note: Item feature writer Michele morning. School Leadership Durgin died Saturday in an automobile “Mittens, gloves and socks seemed like Academy members crash. The following story is one of sever- a practical and much-needed choice, es- Noemi Ramirez, al she wrote last week and we publish it pecially during the cold winter months Prisila Romero, today in her memory. we all endure each and every year,” she said. “Each year we try to ful ll one ini- Norelya Mendez, By Michele Durgin tiative that is focused on giving back to Gabby Alvarez FOR THE ITEM those who have served our country.” and Violet Cuevas Collins went on to say that meeting the sort the gloves and When Breed Leadership Academy school’s Veterans Day Assembly speaker socks they collected teacher Julie Collins was contemplating led her to the bene ciary of the collected for the veterans at her annual student-led Service Project winter necessities. the Bedford VA. to bene t veterans, she said the idea came to her pretty quickly, on a cold BREED, A7 ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 32° VOL. 139, ISSUE 47 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 28° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 BUSINESS ................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017 OBITUARIES MASSACHUSETTS BRIEFS Michele Durgin, 55 Hanky Z. Bettencourt, 29 Baker backing fight the move. AG’s efforts on Trump Framingham man executive order LYNN — Michael never had. That was LYNN — Hanky Z. clerk in Wilmington. reaches settlement in Durgin found it some- the reason she got Bettencourt, age 29, He is survived by BOSTON (AP) — Mas- excessive force lawsuit what odd last week up every day and of Lynn, died Friday, his family. sachusetts Gov. Charlie when, in a visit to his went to school.” Jan. 13, 2017 at Service informa- Baker is lending his sup- FRAMINGHAM (AP) — mother’s house, his “I have so much Union Hospital. tion: Funeral ser- port to efforts by Attorney Two Framingham police sister Michele was respect for what she Born in Santurce, vices were private. General Maura Healey officers and a retired gushing about the did and the way she Puerto Rico, Hanky Arrangements by to explore legal action member of the force have Super Bowl-bound did it,” Matt said. “Her was a graduate of SOLIMINE Funeral in response to President settled an excessive law- Patriots. life was helping kids, Lynn Classical High Home, 426 Broad- Donald Trump’s travel suit stemming from the “She was all ani- and not just during School. He also way (Route 129) ban. arrest of a man in 2013. mated about the Patriots,” he the day. She wanted to be in- studied paralegal courses. Lynn. Guestbook at www.so- The Republican gov- The MetroWest Daily recalled. “I told her I was sur- volved in everything. There are He worked as a shipping limine.com. ernor said Monday on News reports Sgt. Vincent prised she was so excited. She givers and there are takers; WGBH-FM that the tem- Stuart, Officer James said that ever since somebody she was a giver.” porary ban has caused explained the 4-down thing, Michele arrived at St. Mary’s Green and retired Of- confusion and fear and ficer Dolores Coots did football was much more inter- just a few months after Carl that Massachusetts is esting to her.” DiMaiti came to the school Marlene Francoeur, 74 not admit fault in the part of a global commu- undisclosed terms of the The 4-down thing, as in you as vice principal. Over the nity. have four downs to try to get next quarter-century, the pair settlement reached last SAUGUS — Ms. Marlene leaves her He said the process will month. 10 yards, or you punt? developed an infrangible pro- ultimately play out in Marlene Francoeur, loving brother John A federal judge dis- “She went to hundreds of fessional and personal bond, court. age 74, died on C. Dow Jr. of Saugus; missed most of James football games and she didn’t or as Maura put it, “Carl was Baker said he wants to Saturday, Jan. 28 at her beloved neph- Roach’s allegations have a clue about that,” Mike her BFF.” communicate his concerns Durgin said, laughing.