WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 COVID Saugus closes route Nahant faces Town T ax By Elyse Carmosino Hall ITEM STAFF SAUGUS — Saugus’ only By Elyse Carmosino bus route is on the chopping ITEM STAFF block after the Massachu- NAHANT — Nahant setts Bay Transportation Town Hall was closed Mon- Authority announced plans day and Tuesday after two last week to gut a number employees tested positive of services throughout the for COVID-19. Commonwealth. A post on the town’s Face- Citing low ridership and book page stated that clean- a decline in fare revenue in ing crews were dispatched recent months, the organiza- Monday to conduct a thor- tion’s proposed cuts include ough sanitization of the ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO stopping commuter rail ser- building, which will likely Dianne Kuzia Hills works at her desk on Tuesday afternoon at My Brother’s Table in Lynn. vice on weekends and after 9 remain closed through the p.m. on weeknights, stopping rest of the week pending subway and bus service at the test results of 19 addi- midnight, ceasing the run of tional employees. AIDS activists see history all ferries, eliminating 25 out “We’ve advised all em- of 169 bus routes, and scal- ployees to get tested, which ing back on even more tran- they’re in the process of sit options beginning next doing now, and we’re wait- repeated in COVID-19 spring. ing for the results of that In Saugus, Town Manager before we reopen,” said Na- By Guthrie Scrimgeour “It reminds me a lot of those times,” she said. Scott Crabtree said the route hant Public Health Nurse ITEM STAFF “There’s a double standard — if you’re well-ed- that runs from Oaklandvale Deb Murphy, who added ucated and well-resourced, you get one type of to Haymarket Square, also LYNN — For public health activists, there are that the town was noti ed care, and if you’re under-resourced, you can’t get known as route 428, has been shades of the AIDS epidemic in the public health Friday of the positive test the type of care you need,” said Kuzia Hills. marked for its low ridership results of the rst two em- crisis the world is facing today. “That was true during HIV/AIDS times too. It’s and is currently suspended. ployees. My Brother’s Table Director Dianne Kuzia Hills very different if you’re not wealthy. There’s two He noted that the route is According to the Face- worked with vulnerable communities during the different systems of health care in this country, not particularly popular with book post, the two employ- AIDS epidemic, and saw how both viruses affect- and the pandemic has made that very clear.” commuters and provides ees were not determined to ed the poor and homeless populations more se- have had close contact with verely. AIDS/COVID, A3 MBTA, A3 each other at any point, and residents were assured there was no reason to be- lieve anyone who entered the town hall in the days prior would be at increased A civil action at Swampscott Town Meeting risk for transmission, pri- marily thanks to safety By Gayla Cawley empt all positions in the town’s service exam, which is admin- partment would have to provide precautions put in place ITEM STAFF police and re departments from istered by the civil service unit justi cation for that decision, and throughout the building. the state’s civil service law. of the state’s Human Resources would potentially have to present “Nahant, like every other SWAMPSCOTT — After much The Town Meeting vote came Division. their reasoning during an appeal community, is seeing a little debate that was highlighted by days after the town’s police and “We get three names and we’re of their hiring decision later on. surge in numbers,” Murphy impassioned pleas from Swamp- re unions voted to leave the required to select from the top- “Without any obvious reasons said as she implored res- scott’s police and re chiefs, Town civil service system, which pro- ranked candidate on the list,” for bypassing the top candidate, idents to remain diligent Meeting members voted Monday ponents say will create a more said Police Chief Ronald Madi- we’re really handcuffed in se- when taking precautions night to allow the town’s police inclusive hiring process that will gan, who spoke about how re- lecting the top candidate,” said against the virus. “Limit and re departments to leave the allow Swampscott to draw from strictive that makes the hiring Madigan. “(In addition, they) your in-house gatherings, civil service system. a larger pool of candidates in the process. may have absolute veterans pref- try to socialize with your With the article’s passage, by future. To bypass the top scoring can- erence and be put at the top of own household, be cautious a 178-54 vote margin, the town Currently, the town’s hiring didate and hire someone farther the list regardless of their score about socializing with peo- is now authorized to petition the process for police and re jobs down on the list provided to the on the test.” ple outside your household, General Court for special legis- is dependent on applicants’ test town by the state’s civil service and keep your mask on.” lation that would ultimately ex- scores on a standardized civil unit, Madigan said the police de- CIVIL, A3 Although she acknowl- edged many people may feel restless after several months of being on high- STEVE KRAUSE alert, Murphy said observ- COMMENTARY ing safety guidelines rec- ommended by the Centers for Disease Control and other public health agen- To him, cies is still the best way to prevent the virus’ spread. “I think people have quar- Scout news antine fatigue and they’re just tired of trying to do these things when, in fact, ‘crushing’ that’s the most important thing to do,” she said. I want to be as transparent about this Town Administrator An- as I can. My son is an Eagle Scout. He tonio Barletta also warned and my wife are members of several Boy that many cases are as- Scout committees in Lynn and the North ymptomatic and make for Shore. harder detection. “As an individual, you al- Andrew has worked at, and even run, most have to assume you’re Boy Scout day camps (I’ve been on the at risk of transmitting it al- staff of some of them). And I am a merit ways, no matter where you badge counselor. Our activities have in- are or who you’re with,” he volved Lynn, Swampscott, Saugus, Lynn- said. “It’s so hard to know, eld, Peabody and other communities in so the best thing you can do the area. is get tested frequently and Scouting has been a major part of our protect yourself by wearing lives ever since Andrew was a little boy. a mask and washing your There were Cub Scouts, week-long ses- hands constantly.” sions at Camp Onway and Camp Lone- As of yesterday, Nahant tree in New Hampshire (my son worked Lynn eld feeds Chelsea need had reported 13 positive a summer up at Onway), overnight cam- cases of COVID-19 since pouts, Cub Overnight Weekends (COW) By Guthrie Scrimgeour drive in Lynn eld to help those in Denise Weaver, November 1, bringing the … you name the activity, and one of us ITEM STAFF Chelsea affected by the pandemic. of Lynn eld, has experienced it at least once. It started in April, when Chelsea center, unloads town’s total to 83, including LYNNFIELD — As a long-time We have a large social circle consisting School Committee Chairperson a donation six deaths. school nurse, it makes sense that Residents deemed to be mainly of scouters, and two of our closest with Chelsea Denise Weaver would step up Kelly Garcia sent out a request for a close contact of someone friends were, for a long time, even more Collaborative’s to help those in need during the donations to her network in the who tests positive for the involved than we were. Gladys Vega, COVID-19 pandemic. Chelsea school system. left, and Kelly NAHANT, A3 KRAUSE, A5 Weaver lives in Lynn eld but Weaver, who had worked as Kel- works at the Excel School in Chel- ly’s middle school nurse at Excel C. Garcia. sea, so fostering a bond between Academy, answered the call. She the two communities is important put out a Facebook post requesting ITEM PHOTO | COVID-19 Lynn Sports to her. donations on a Lynn eld commu- SPENSER HASAK Lynn reports DA: Body of Bishop Fenwick She helped build a bridge be- nity page. additional death, sherman pulled out boys soccer advances tween the two regions this year 64 new virus cases. A2 of Sluice Pond. A5 in CCL Cup. B1 by setting up a massive donation WEAVER, A3
OBITUARIES ...... A2 LOOK! ...... A8 DIVERSIONS ...... B5 HIGH 35° VOL. 141, ISSUE 288 OPINION ...... A4 SPORTS ...... B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...... B6-7 LOW 22° POLICE/FIRE ...... A5 COMICS ...... B4 FOOD ...... B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 OBITUARIES Two new high-rise Debora S. Johnson, 59 Donald Parker, 90 1961 - 2020 1930 - 2020 developments LYNN - Debora S. Johnson SAUGUS – Mr. Donald Park- Donald is survived by his age 59, of Lynn, passed away er, age 90, died at the Linden brother, George Parker of Sau- from failing health on October Assisted Living Center in Dan- gus as well as seven nieces coming to 18, 2020. She was the loving, vers on Wednesday, and nephews. He was thoughtful daughter of Marian November 11th. predeceased by his K. (Richardson) Johnson and Born, raised and sister, Eleanor Parker the late William D. Johnson, Jr. a lifelong resident of Pinkham and broth- downtown Lynn Sister of the late William E. and Saugus, Mr. Parker was er, Charles Parker. For Patricia A. Johnson, she leaves the son of the late Har- condolences, www.Bis- By Gayla Cawley Health Center, CVS and many cousins and friends. She ry King and Edna (Pill- beePorcella.com. ITEM STAFF restaurants in the Union Street area. “It will be was born on January 20, 1961, ing) Parker. He was a graduate LYNN — The develop- during a blizzard, on President of Saugus High class of 1948, nice to have a building ment team behind the (that is) not by where Kennedy’s Inauguration. a Korean War Veteran and was construction of a 10-story Debbie was a breast cancer employed at the Lynn GE as a Munroe is in the center luxury apartment build- of town.” survivor. She had been an ac- draftsman. ing on Munroe Street is tive member of the 1981 Army Construction on both planning for two new sim- projects is expected to National Guard in Fort Jackson, ilar projects in the down- SC. At one time, she worked at start next spring, with town area. Central Square expect- Turbo Part, LLC in Pea- Rev. Mr. Finley H. Last week, the Lynn- body as a machinist enough “H” in her; a ed to be completed in eld-based Procopio Com- 26 months, and Bald- in Logistics and Qual- tiny package with a big Chisholm, 92 panies received Site Plan ity Control. Debbie boom! She became win Street slated as an Review Committee ap- 18-month project, Pro- Successfully complet- delusional in both LYNN - Rev. Mr. Finley H. proval for two new apart- copio said. ed the 11th class of thinking and actions Chisholm, age 92 of Lynn, ment buildings, which James Cowdell, Eco- the E-Team Machinist as her pain and suffer- died on Monday, November would be located at 40 nomic Development & Training Program spon- ing worsened. Missing 16, 2020, peacefully at the Central Square, and 69-83 sored by G.E. She earned ve you! Empty House! With love, Abbott Nursing and Reha- Industrial Corporation of Baldwin St. Lynn (EDIC/Lynn) execu- awards. Debbie was an avid hugs, kisses and broken hearts bilitation Center. He was the Co-owner Michael Pro- New England sports fan and we say farewell to Debbie till beloved husband of Margaret tive director, said the de- copio said the team is velopment team does not had played on a local softball we meet again. The butter ies Ruth (Muise) Chisholm, with planning to build a 10-sto- team. Her heart of gold at- returned to lift Debbie into the whom he shared 69 years of need to seek any other ry building at the Central approvals for the project, tained satisfaction by pleas- arms of her guardian angel to marriage. Square location, which ing others without need for rest in peace with her sister Born in Winchester MA, he as it is considered to be would contain more than a “by-right” development payback. She was constantly “Patti” and her brother “Billy”. was the son of the late Hugh 300 units and restaurant helping her mother with house All together again raising hell in and Violet (Seeley) Chisholm. that conforms with the and retail on the rst current zoning require- and yard maintenance plus al- heaven. Remembering all the He grew up in Yarmouth, Nova oor, which fronts Central ways surprising her with beauti- good times we shared eases Scotia, Canada, where he was ments. Square and Washington He said the Site Plan ful owers, cards and hugs. the pain. raised and attended school. Street. She loved and spoiled her Arrangements by the SOLI- In 1950 he returned to Lynn. Review Committee can- “It’s right on the train,” not deny a by-right proj- longtime black and white cat, MINE FUNERAL HOME, Lynn. When after nding a job and said Procopio. “We think “Moogie”. Debbie had two Relatives and friends are en- getting settled, his betrothed ect, but could give feed- it’s a very similar pro le back on the aesthetics huge tattoos on her arms; couraged to leave a message joined him, where they married He enjoyed gardening, shing, to the Munroe Street proj- one with yellow roses/”Nana of condolence at www.solimi- and raised ve children. camping with his family, and of the project and make ect.” suggestions, noting that Forever” and one with a uni- ne.com Finley worked as a driver for woodworking. Much like the $90 mil- corn/”Keep it Simple”. Debora Cushman’s Bakery for several In addition to his wife, he is the committee asked for lion Munroe Street de- the developer to pay for always used to say that there years, and then as the Sexton survived by his children; Eric velopment, which has wasn’t an “H” at the end of at St. Joseph’s Parish, Lynn. He FS Chisholm and his wife Cindy new sidewalks around 259 market-rate apart- the two sites, which was her name because she had would leave St. Joseph’s and of Beverly, Brian H. Chisholm ments and is expected begin working as a burner tech- and his wife Kathleen of Lynn, agreed to. to be completed by the Cowdell said the new de- nician for Bettger’s Plumbing Mark G. Chisholm and his wife end of the year, the $110 and Heating in Swampscott, Bonnie of Clarksburg, West Vir- velopments will address million Central Square the city’s housing need, Harvey W. Robinson, 95 where he developed a love for ginia, Kevin D. Chisholm and proposal would result in antique too and unusual items. his wife Elise of Navarre, Flor- and will be built on land 1925 - 2020 another high-rise luxury that has been vacant for He would eventually amass a ida, and Margaret M. Hansen apartment building in sizeable collection of antiques and her partner Randy Kriv- years. The Central Square LYNN - Mr. Harvey W. Robin- the middle of the down- building will replace a son, 95 years of Lynn, died on and oddities that he enjoyed itsky of Marblehead, as well town. sharing with family and friends. as many adored grandchildren vacant lot and build- Sunday, November 15, 2020 The new building would ing, which was formerly surrounded by his loving fam- He would eventually return to great grandchildren, nieces include similar amenities, St. Joseph’s Parish and work and nephews. He also leaves the Lincoln Cooperative ily. Harvey died on his Mother’s such as a tness center, Bank, while the Baldwin Birthday. He was the husband as the Parish’s Sexton until his sisters-in-law Ruth Chisholm, pool, rooftop deck and retirement in 2005. Antoinette Cully, and Pauline Street development will of Mrs. Winnifred “Winnie” (Tol- turf, co-working space, be built on a vacant lot, he man) Robinson, with whom he Finley was ordained a Per- Muise. private dining room, and Service Information: Dea- said. celebrated 71 years of mar- manent Deacon in the Archdio- a second oor amenity con Finley will lie in repose He anticipates the riage. He was born in Lynn, cese of Boston at the Cathedral space and courtyard that in St. Joseph’s Church on building permit fees for raised in Lynn, graduated Lynn of the Holy Cross on May 28, overlooks the commuter Thursday from 4:00PM- the Central Square loca- English High School, and spent 1986 by Bernard Cardinal Law. rail train tracks, Procopio 6:00PM. His Funeral Mass tion alone will be close to his 95 years of life in Lynn. He He served St. Joseph’s Parish said. and Burial will be private. Ad- $1 million, which he said was the son of the late Henry in Lynn from 1986 until 2001 The building would fea- herence to all Covid-19 city is much-needed revenue W. and Lena M. (Clark) Robin- and continued as a Senior ture automated under- and state regulations will be that the city can put to- son. Deacon ministering to those in ground parking for 134 hospitals and nursing homes, required. In lieu of owers, ward a general fund that He was a Veteran of the US cars, and would be built as well as to the Carmelite Sis- donations may be made to can be used to fund police, Army during WWII, enlisting around a wellness theme ters in Peabody. With his wife, the St. Vincent DePaul Soci- re, public works depart- in 1942. He was a with green spaces incor- Margaret he led the Pre-Cana ety at St. Joseph’s Parish, 29 ments, and park improve- Tech Sergeant with the Robinson , Andrew “AJ” porated in the second sto- Program at St. Joseph’s Parish. Green St. Lynn, MA 01902. ments. 569th Anti-Aircraft Ar- Robinson and his wife ry courtyard and rooftop He was a Communicant Arrangements are under the “It’s much-needed rev- tillery Battalion. He was Erin, Michael Robinson, deck. and member of the St. Vincent direction of the Solimine Fu- enue for the city, as well stationed in England, and Christine Dwan, At 69-83 Baldwin, DePaul Society and a former neral Homes 426 Broadway, as bringing people to live France and Germany his great grandchildren which intersects with Scout leader at St. Joseph’s Lynn, MA 01904. Directions in the downtown,” said before his discharge Jameson and Miles Buffum Street, Procopio Cowdell, explaining that in 1946. Harvey was Dwan, Colby Stevens, Parish, and served as an Assis- and guestbook at www.soli- tant Chaplain for the Knights of mine.com said the development as more people move a member of the Lynn Histori- Thomas, Avery and Eli Robin- team is planning to build into the downtown, new son. He was the grandfather of Columbus Council #70, Lynn. cal Society, the Friends of Lynn a “much more traditional restaurants and business- the late Matthew, Joseph and He was also a member of the Woods, the American Legion. kind of apartment build- es would be expected to Alyse Robinson. Order of Mt. Carmelites, and His many interests included ing,” a $50 million in- open to meet the new de- His memorial service will the Clan Chisholm Society. the Civil War Round Table of vestment that would be mand. held on Friday, November 20, the North Shore, B and M six stories high and have Procopio said his com- 2020 at 11:00 AM in the SO- Model Railroad Operators and 147 units. pany strongly believes in LIMINE FUNERAL HOME, 426 the Boy Scouts serving as a He said there would be Lynn’s potential, which Broadway (Rte. 129) Lynn. A Scout Leader. He and his wife Lynn reports some of the same ame- has prompted them to visitation period will be from Winnie enjoyed Square Danc- nities, such as a pool, t- continue building in the 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. In ac- ing and were members of the ness room and co-working city. Along with citing cordance with the guidelines of Shin diggers and the Sea Side additional death, space, which has be- Lynn’s “strong market,” Steppers. the Commonwealth of Massa- come popular during the he said his company Harvey was a sign paint- chusetts and the CDC, visita- COVID-19 pandemic as can provide residential er and owned Lewis of Lynn tion will be limited to 40 family 64 new virus cases people continue to work developments that are Signs. He was a talented art- members and friends at a time. from home, but not as similar to what has been ist who designed and created Donations may be made in lieu By Gayla Cawley to 83 cases and six deaths, much as would be seen in built in Chelsea and Re- many area commercial signs, of owers to Care Dimensions, ITEM STAFF according to the town web- bigger buildings. vere, but at a discounted primarily in the Lynn and North 75 Sylvan Street Suite 102 B, The rooftop deck will be price. Shore area. Danvers, MA 01923 or Friends Another spike in coro- site. much smaller and more ‘We believe Lynn has In addition to his wife He of the Lynn Woods, P.O. Box navirus cases and an Numbers remained the contained and the build- a lot more to offer than is survived by his sons, Dean 8216, Lynn , MA 01904. Direc- additional death was re- same in Lynn eld (231 ing would only contain 40 a lot of the surrounding Robinson and his wife Marsha, tions and guestbook at www. ported in Lynn on Tues- cases, 14 deaths) and were parking spaces, Procopio developments (in those and Gary Robinson and his solimine.com. day. not updated in Marble- said. communities),” said Pro- wife Ann all of Lynn. He leaves With 64 new cases re- head, Peabody, Saugus or Restaurant and retail copio. “There is a lot more his grandchildren, Scott Robin- ported, Lynn now has Swampscott. spaces would be located culture and restaurants son and his wife Kristiina, Dana 6,724 cases, 1,004 of which As of Monday, Peabody on the rst oor, which downtown, and more to are active. would front on Baldwin had 1,833 cases and 194 attract people and keep The city’s death toll and Buffum streets, he deaths, and Swampscott people there. The train is climbed to 127 and 5,593 said. a strong pull. We think people have recovered had 221 cases and 11 “We see that building Lynn is a better deal for from the virus, according deaths. Numbers have as a nice anchor to the people and we like that to city data. not been updated in Mar- downtown,” said Pro- story.” Twenty new cases were blehead (328 cases, 30 copio, noting its proxim- reported in Revere on Gayla Cawley can be deaths) or Saugus (1,042 ity to Lynn Community Tuesday, which brings reached at gcawley@item- the city’s total numbers cases, 45 deaths) since last live.com. Follow her on to 3,911 cases and 111 Friday. Did you know? Twitter @GaylaCawley. deaths, according to the city website. Gayla Cawley can be reached at gcawley@item- Nahant also reported an 781-593-7700 additional case to bring live.com. Follow her on Publishing Daily, except Sundays Stories live on. the town’s total numbers Twitter @GaylaCawley. USPS-142-820 ISSN-8750-8249 Periodicals postage paid at Lynn, MA and additional of ces. Tell theirs. 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WEAVER history repeated From A1 “I never post on that,” she said. “But I thought, in COVID-19 ‘what the heck. Why don’t I try?’” AIDS/COVID Langis. “I said, ‘I don’t The community re- From A1 care, I’ll do the years.’” sponse was enormous. After a trial, Langis was Weaver was able to ll an Both epidemics put a eventually cleared of the entire van with donations strain on the system, and charges. of food and other supplies. without signi cant inter- Kuzia Hills also strug- The donations are coor- vention from the national gled to get the necessary dinated and distributed by government, public health resources to people in the Chelsea Collaborative, centers struggled to get need during both crises. a community organization the resources they needed. During the AIDS crisis, that focuses on a variety “There was no govern- the Harvard School of of issues facing the Chel- ment response to AIDS Health was conducting a sea Latinx community, and I’m not excited about study where it provided including tenants’ rights, the response to COVID education, syringes and employment initiatives, either,” said Gary Langis, condoms to certain com- and feeding and clothing who ran an underground munities to test the ef- those in need. syringe exchange program fects of those measures on Weaver communicates in Lynn during the AIDS AIDS infection rates. with the Collaborative to crisis. Lynn was considered a determine what sorts of He now works with the control community in the supplies they need most. ITEM PHOTOS | SPENSER HASAK Boston Medical Center on a study, so it didn’t get any After her initial work with Denise Weaver of Lynn eld unloads a car full of diapers as she makes a study to reduce fatal over- of this support. the Collaborative, she be- doses, where he has gotten “I remember how that gan to expand the types donation to the Chelsea Collaborative to help people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. a rsthand view of how the felt,” she said. “It was sort of donations she collected COVID-19 pandemic has of like, fend for yourself. from food to diapers, baby affected the most vulnera- We have these resources from Amazon. wipes, clothes and person- ble populations. over here, but you can’t “When my van is full, I al hygiene products. “There was no nation- use them.” take it over,” she said. The rst time Weaver al plan for AIDS, and In the early days of Garcia, who also works dropped off her donations, there’s no national plan COVID-19, without any with the Chelsea Collab- she was shocked at the for COVID either,” he said. clear government plan and orative, estimates that need that she saw. Langis was working in limited access to equip- her organization has been “There were lines for the car business in the ment, Kuzia Hills and her able to give away 7,000 three blocks,” she said. mid-’80s when the AIDS volunteers at My Broth- boxes of supplies daily — “And it clicked: these peo- epidemic struck Lynn er’s Table were forced to much of which were col- ple need help.” hard. work without masks and lected from the Lynn eld Since then, Weaver has “People were just dying couldn’t access testing. community. delivered a van full of do- really fast. It’s another In both eras, a huge part “I can’t express how nations to Chelsea every similarity with COVID,” of the job of public health grateful we are to Denise single week. he said. “I wasn’t a big of cials was to battle a and the Lynn eld commu- “I just haven’t stopped,” numbers guy back then, tide of misinformation. nity,” said Garcia. “I wish she said. but I know we got dev- “People didn’t really un- that I could send a virtu- During the summer, she astated. You’d see some- derstand how AIDS was al hug to anyone that has coordinated a toy drive so one one day and the next transmitted, which you helped this cause.” each family could get a toy day they’d be dead. I was know is like COVID,” said Garcia’s cousin died in along with their food and pretty fortunate I didn’t Kuzia Hills. May, leaving his partner supplies. Lynn eld was catch it because everyone “The thing that’s really unemployed and strug- able to collect two van- around me did.” similar is just the stigma. gling to support her chil- loads of high quality toys Langis was a drug user Somebody’s always dirty,” dren during the pandemic. for children in Chelsea. in those days, so his circle said Langis. The Lynn eld community Denise Weaver, right, stands with members of “It was like Christmas in was more at risk of con- “You don’t need to have stepped up again in a big the Chelsea Collaborative, from left, Gladys July,” she said. tracting the virus. When a bad behavior to get The support from the way. Vega, Joe Reese II, Jesus Murillo, Tanairi Gar- his wife contracted it, he COVID, you can just be Lynn eld community “Denise rallied the cia, and Kelly C. Garcia after making a dona- was spurred to get in- in the wrong place at the reached all the way across troops again and did an- tion of diapers and other products. volved in stopping its ram- wrong time, take a breath the country. One former other donation drive,” said pant spread through Lynn. and see you later. But it’s Lynn eld resident who Garcia. “And we were able as long as necessary. something.” “That’s when I started to still a lot of stigma.” has since moved to Cali- to clothe our three little “It made people feel re- do the syringe exchange, Both Kuzia Hills and fornia contacted Weaver to boys.” ally good,” she said, “We Guthrie Scrimgeour and I just made a com- Langis also see the epi- let her know that she had Weaver plans to contin- can’t do much. But if we can be reached at gscrim- mitment to do it,” he said. demics as moments where ordered a box of supplies ue the donation drive for gave a bag of food, we did [email protected]. “You’re trying to stop a the Lynn community came together to care for disease that’s killing peo- one another. ple, and the only thing “We took care of each A civil action at Swampscott Town Meeting that works was getting other back then,” Langis them clean syringes.” said. “Groups of women Since possession of hypo- CIVIL and 63 re departments timately voted in favor of While Spellios said the working in the sex in- dermic needles was illegal, From A1 are still part of the civil leaving civil service this town’s residential taxes dustry would be buying Langis and other partic- service system, he said. past weekend, the town’s are still too high, he said medication for one of their ipants in the syringe ex- While Madigan said the “We want to actually en- police and re depart- the town’s scal discipline friends if they had it. And change program could face early intentions of civil sure that we have a broad- ments initially opposed has resulted in a slowing they took care of them un- huge penalties if caught. service are laudable, in er level of diversity,” said the proposal. of tax growth in the com- til they died. I know that terms of trying to elim- Fitzgerald. “We want more On Monday night, there munity, which is evident ““I’d do home delivery drug users care about inate political in uence people that would have were two separate pro- in the average single-fam- in Lynn and the North each other.” and corruption in hiring diverse backgrounds to be posed amendments to the ily tax bill only increasing Shore, always working at “We’re a small city, so in practices, he said that considered and civil ser- initial motion to autho- by a total of $38 over the night. People would page some ways we’re stronger “however well-inten- vice does not provide that.” rize leaving civil service, past six years. me and I’d go to their than other communities,” tioned, it’s become very According to Heather including one that called In the six years pri- homes and get them sy- said Kuzia Hills. “We can restrictive over the years.” Roman, who sat on the civ- for an inde nite postpone- or to that, from 2009 to ringes,” he said. pool our resources togeth- With Monday’s vote, the il service committee that ment of the article, which 2015, the town’s aver- One night he left a house er and gure out how to town will begin the pro- was tasked with studying prompted an impassioned age single-family tax bill after a delivery to nd the make it work. We did that cess of leaving a system the issue, the system pre- plea from Archer, who said increased by a total of police waiting for him and with AIDS and we’re doing that has determined hir- vented the town’s police that would have essential- $1,427, or an average an- he was charged with dis- it with COVID as well.” ing practices for the town’s and re departments from ly killed the proposal. nual increase of $238, ac- tribution of needles. public safety departments hiring a woman or Black “We have been wres- cording to Spellios. “At rst, they wanted Guthrie Scrimgeour for more than a century. person for a leadership po- tling with these problems This fall’s Town Meeting to give me like 100 years, can be reached at gscrim- The change would become sition for 18 and 32 years of civil service for the 32 marked the third consec- one for each syringe,” said [email protected]. effective on July 1 of next respectively -- candidates years I’ve been on the de- utive year that members year, which would be de- who take the civil service partment,” said Archer. have approved a request to pendent on passage of the exam are seeking a pro- “We have done all we can transfer free cash to offset state legislation. Saugus bus route motion to sergeant, lieu- within the bounds of civil the tax levy, said Finance The civil service system Committee Chair Tim was created in the Com- tenant, captain or chief. service. It needs to go. It “That’s just a long time needs to change. The re- Dorsey, who noted that monwealth in 1884 during the amount in the past a time of “rampant corrup- for a community like this,” sults will not change un- faces MBTA axe said Roman. “When our less we make a change.” years was $1 million. The tion,” when it was “very town’s free cash amount MBTA series of 11 online public dif cult to staff public chiefs tell us this is some- Other notable articles increased this year, which From A1 outreach forums that will safety functions without thing that’s very dif cult that were passed on Mon- to x within civil service, day night included the allowed for the higher al- run through Dec. 4 and the in uence of politics,” three trips into Boston we have to listen to our town’s nances. location, he said. are intended to give Mas- according to Town Admin- and three trips out of Bos- chiefs and their leader- Town Meeting mem- Town Meeting also ap- sachusetts residents af- istrator Sean Fitzgerald. proved a $511,232 in- ton per day with no week- ship on this.” bers approved a free cash fected by the cuts a chance The Swampscott Police crease to the town’s bud- end or evening trips. Fire Chief Graham Ar- transfer of $1.55 million, to voice their opinions and Department entered civil get, which Fitzgerald said “It was a low ridership cher, who became the which will be used to off- concerns. service in 1909, and the was due to revised state prior (to the pandemic),” town’s rst Black re chief set a tax levy increase for A virtual meeting for re department followed aid allocations. Earlier in he said. “There will cer- last year, acknowledged the scal year 2021. With residents on the North suit in 1920, according to the year, he said the town tainly be a few riders who the initial reluctance the approval, the average Shore will be held Nov. Fitzgerald, who noted that had cut certain appropri- are affected, but I think 24 at 6 p.m. Participants the system has served the within his department’s single-family tax bill will ations based on “dif cult this is something they’ve must pre-register online town well, which is re ect- ranks, but said he now remain the same next budget projections.” been looking at because of at the MBTA website. ed in its “two terri c pub- senses a lot of excitement year, at $8,999, according Town Meeting was its low ridership.” The MBTA Fiscal Man- lic safety agencies.” among re ghters. to Select Board Chairman scheduled to reconvene Under the MBTA’s cur- agement Control Board But “civil service is out- Since the possibility of Peter Spellios. on Tuesday night, which rent plans, 14 routes will has announced it will vote dated,” said Fitzgerald, removing police and re If the transfer was not would involve discussion likely be consolidated, ve on any changes to its pro- noting that he feels the chiefs from the civil ser- approved, the average sin- on the eight remaining will be shortened, and 25 posed plan on Dec. 7. system creates restric- vice was proposed last gle-family tax bill would warrant articles. — including 428 — will be tions that are counter- June, and later expanded have increased to $9,279 eliminated entirely. Elyse Carmosino can be productive to best hiring to include all members of next year, according to Gayla Cawley can be “My understanding is reached at ecarmosino@ practices. Out of 351 Mas- both departments, it has Ron Mendes, town trea- reached at gcawley@item- that ridership levels pri- itemlive.com. sachusetts communities, been met with opposition. surer and assistant town live.com. Follow her on or to the pandemic were only 54 re departments Although both unions ul- administrator. Twitter @GaylaCawley. 1.2 million (people) per day, and currently, in LAW OFFICES OF October 2020, ridership JAMES J. CARRIGAN Coronavirus cases close Nahant Town Hall is down to only around • Social Security Disability 330,000 per day,” Crab- • Workers Compensation NAHANT couraging anyone experi- Testing at the First p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and tree said. “(The MBTA) is • Accidents adjusting for a de cit or 25 years located across From A1 encing symptoms to get Church on 40 Monument Saturday from 8 a.m. to from Lynn District Court tested, and a list of test Ave. in Swampscott is 12 p.m. No appointment shortfall in their budget virus will be contacted by … and they’re making a 15 Johnson St. site locations based on zip free for Nahant residents required. the town’s public health reduction in service to 781-596-0100 nurse. code is available online and is now available six Elyse Carmosino can be JAMES J. CARRIGAN adjust for that.” ANNE GUGINO CARRIGAN Of cials throughout the at http://www.mass.gov/ days a week, Monday reached at ecarmosino@ The MBTA is currently LISA A. CARRIGAN, OF COUNSEL Commonwealth are en- covid-19-testing. through Friday from 2:30 itemlive.com. in the process of holding a www.jamescarriganlaw.com [email protected] A4 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 OPINION
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E¤¥ ¤ M. G DIRECTORS Zoning Board a credit to the city President and Publisher Edward L. Cahill M ¦ H. S Chief Executive O cer John M. Gilberg Edward M. Grant To the editor: approve the application as reasonable pro t for the E C J . S E. K ¡ Advertising Director News Director Gordon R. Hall submitted, approve with developer. Should this goal 110 Munroe St. W J. K T J ¡ ¢ Monica Connell Healey I observed and partici- conditions or changes, or not be met and the devel- P.O. Box 5 Chief Financial O cer Editorial Page Editor J. Patrick Norton pated in the recent Zoning deny the application alto- J N. W C T ¡£ Michael H. Shanahan oper is dissatis ed with Lynn, MA 01903 Chief Operating O cer Community Relations Director Chairman Board of Appeals (ZBA) gether. the ZBA’s decision should public hearing opened on ZBA member and former Customer Service their proposal be rejected, Monday, Nov. 9 regarding City Councilor Barry Os- Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. PUBLISHERS reduced in size and scale, Horace N. Hastings, 1877-1904 Hemisphere Development borne, set the tone early Connecting Charles H. Hastings and Wilmot R. Hastings, 1904-1922 by reminding the develop- or attached with condi- Charles H. Hastings, 1922-1940 Group LLC 40B applica- All Departments: Ernest W. Lawson, 1940-1960 tion for the old JB Thomas er’s 40B attorney, Peabody tions or changes, the peti- 781-593-7700 Charles H. Gamage and Peter Gamage, 1960-1982 Hospital site in the Emer- resident and former Chair tioner may seek recourse Peter Gamage, 1982-1991 Ext. 2 Peter H. Gamage, 1991-1996 son Park neighborhood. of the ZBA, Jason Panos, by appealing the board’s Brian C. ayer, 1996-1999 I would like to commend who exactly is in charge decision with the State Classi ed/Legal Advertising Bernard W. Frazier Jr., 1999-2005 Chairwoman Fran Gallugi here: Fran Gallugi and the classi [email protected] Peter H. Gamage, 2005-2014 Housing Appeals Commit- and the members of the ZBA. Subscriptions John S. Moran, Executive Editor, 1975-1990 tee (HAC). board for the way they are Barry rightfully assert- Contrary to what those [email protected] conducting the hearing. It ed that the ZBA is in fact in favor of this develop- Circulation is clear that the members the decision-making au- [email protected] of this volunteer board thority for comprehensive ment wish us to believe, are taking their time to permits, not any individ- applying to HAC is not an Ext. 3 review all aspects of this ual or individual depart- automatic approval. On Newsroom project and have made ment in City Hall; it is the the contrary, the HAC also [email protected] every indication that they ZBA that must be satis ed tries to take local concerns [email protected] will continue to do their with the proposed project. into consideration and will Ext. 4 due diligence to work with I was pleased to hear the look long and hard at a EDITORIAL the residents and the de- residents reassured that Sports blatantly “unfriendly” 40B [email protected] veloper to negotiate a proj- the impact this project has proposal. ect that is acceptable and on their quality of life and Ext. 5 Nonetheless, the process manageable for that loca- the impact on the entire is a long one but I know Retail and Online tion. city is of vital concern to Advertising Let’s not give Chapter 40B is meant to the Board. that the members of the [email protected] ZBA will do their very best be a tool for collaborative I am con dent that ADVERTISING decisions between a city when judicious minds to be the bridge, through and a developer in order to sit down to hash out the negotiations, from an un- Ernie Carpenter Jr. achieve a meaningful goal many concerns presented Director of Advertising up the ght friendly to a friendly proj- and Business Development, ext. 1355 to provide needed housing. by a project of this mag- ect suitable for that area, [email protected] Editorial from the Chicago Tribune edi- This project as submitted nitude at that location, and I thank them for their is a blatantly “unfriendly” fair negotiations between Ralph Mitchell torial board effort and service to the Sales Representative, ext. 1313 40B, but it does not have the developer and the [email protected] to remain as such. granting authority will city. Americans knew back in March the coro- We have entered the ne- result in a sensible devel- Eric Rondeau Anne Manning-Martin navirus was infectious and dangerous and gotiation phase of the 40B opment with respect to its Sales Representative, ext. 1280 Councilor at Large, [email protected] a return to normalcy eventually would re- process which is where the ultimate size and density ZBA has the authority to while still allowing for a Peabody Patricia Whalen quire a vaccine. Sales Representative, ext. 1310 Defeating COVID-19 was always going to [email protected] REGINA BATESON be a slog requiring commitment and sacri- BUSINESS OFFICE ce. As we wrote in April, best to accept 2020 Susan J. Conti as The Year of the Asterisk in which we em- Controller, ext. 1288 brace, rather than deny, upended reality and Elections and [email protected] deal with work, school, recreation and social Ted Grant obligations as practically, realistically and Publisher, ext. 1234 cheerfully as possible. A wedding on Zoom? [email protected] OK. Bring it. real diversity Marian Kinney ext. 1212 There are times when we need to come to- [email protected] gether? Like the holidays? When Americans voted bias or animosity. Rather, of politics, diverse can- Will Kraft What we do know is we’re worn out — this fall, the candidates on strategic discrimination is didates are at a sharp Chief Financial Of cer, ext. 1296 from the politicians not following their own their ballots did not re ect driven by concerns about disadvantage. In my re- [email protected] dictates to the evolving, mandated protocols the diversity of the United other people’s views. search, I’ve found Amer- States. As was on full display Paula Villacreses and to the sheer isolation of staying home. icans see hypothetical Despite recent gains, in this year’s Democratic A/R Specialist, ext. 1205 white male candidates Progress against the virus feels eeting. women and people of color presidential race, even lib- [email protected] Thanksgiving is coming, and our best, most still do not run for of ce as erals who typically value as more electable than Mike Shanahan optimistic advice is to take on Thanksgiving frequently as white men. diversity can engage in equally quali ed Black Chief Executive Of cer, ext. 1956 and the holiday season as joyful variations In part, this is because strategic discrimination if women, white women [email protected] on a theme, which means nd different, they face skepticism about they think others are bi- and, to a lesser degree, Carolina Trujillo Community Relations Director, ext. 1226 safe ways to celebrate and give thanks. Our their electability. ased. Black men. For a study last year, the In focus groups, for ex- [email protected] favorite debate of the past week has been The perceived elect- Massachusetts Institute ample, Black Democratic ability gap is especially Jim Wilson whether to describe a remote family gather- of Technology Political primary voters said they severe for women of col- Chief Operating Of cer, ext. 1200 ing as Zoomsgiving or ThanksZooming. saw promise in Kama- [email protected] Experiments Research or. Studies show Black Holding smaller gatherings is a reason- Lab surveyed a national- la Harris’ candidacy, but women are viewed as CIRCULATION able ask. Thanksgiving is not canceled. But ly representative sample they hesitated to support of nearly 2,000 Ameri- her because they worried much less competitive Lisa Mahmoud expecting a nation to stay in lockdown mode Manager, ext. 1239 cans. On average, they America wouldn’t elect a than either white women inde nitely is not realistic. Shutdowns have [email protected] guessed 47 percent of Black woman. or Black men. Compared in icted devastating economic consequences the electorate would not Strategic discrimina- to a white man with the CUSTOMER SERVICE for families and business owners. vote for a woman presi- tion typically occurs pri- same education and ex- La’ Mosha Ball To some extent the pandemic isn’t differ- dential candidate and 42 or to a primary election. perience in elected of ce, Customer Service, ext. 1276 ent from other aspects of life — it requires percent would not vote Of course, party leaders a Black woman is nearly [email protected] accepting personal responsibility and think- for a Black candidate. Yet want to support candi- a third less likely to be public opinion research dates who share their GRAPHICS ing through consequences. considered “very elect- suggests no more than policy views. But they Trevor Andreozzi These are the precise at-home rebellions 15 percent might refuse also want to win. So able.” Designer that have led to case spread. Don’t be that to vote for a presidential when they are deciding The term “electable” [email protected] guy. candidate based on race whom to support, party has long been part of Mark Sutherland A key challenge of the pandemic is assess- or gender. chairs, delegates, donors the American political Creative Director, ext. 1330 ing the risks. Is it worth insisting on your Americans have a long and elected of cials make lexicon, and the buzz [email protected] traditional, extended family Thanksgiving history of believing others speculative judgments around electability has NEWSROOM are more biased than they about how candidates get-together? COVID-19 is a new virus and only grown louder as po- really are. Studies show will perform in the gen- Mike Alongi litical polarization has Sports Editor, ext. 1228 not fully understood. Some basic assertions that in the 1960s, even eral election. increased. This poses a [email protected] are holding true: It is potentially lethal, es- as Americans personally Instead of taking a risk pecially to the elderly and those with under- came to oppose racial seg- on a woman or person problem for women and Elyse Carmosino of color, party leaders people of color seeking Reporter, ext. 1264 lying medical conditions, but the mortality regation, they incorrectly [email protected] rate has declined since spring. It is highly believed others still sup- and primary voters may to enter politics, because electability is a biased Gayla Cawley infectious and can be passed on by some- ported it. prefer a white, male can- As social psychologists didate whose prospects concept. Reporter, ext. 1236 one who is asymptomatic, meaning a young [email protected] Dale Miller and Deborah for success feel more cer- Nonetheless, as diverse healthy person can end up being responsi- Prentice have said, such tain. candidates continue to run, Cheryl Charles ble for an older person going to the hospital. News Editor, ext. 1278 misperceptions can “act as That’s strategic discrimi- they may eventually suc- a brake on social change,” nation — and it shapes who [email protected] Individuals and families need to keep their ceed in changing assump- guard up and decide for themselves which anchoring decision-mak- is able to become a viable Olivia Falcigno tions about who looks like Photographer, ext.1224 daily activities need to be avoided. ing in the prejudices of the candidate and who appears past. on the ballot. This matters a winner in politics. [email protected] Let’s not give up the ght. Today, a similar dynamic because women and people Regina Bateson sought Spenser Hasak exists in politics. Although of color remain underrepre- Photographer, ext. 1332 women and people of color sented in politics. the Democratic nomina- [email protected] tion for a northern Califor- win at the same rates as So what can candidates Thor Jourgensen white men, they are seen do to overcome strategic nia congressional seat in Editorial Page Editor, ext. 1267 as less competitive. discrimination? How can 2018 and is now a visiting [email protected] Call it “strategic dis- they garner the money professor of law and public Daniel Kane crimination.” and institutional support affairs at the University of Sports Reporter, ext. 1228 This occurs when a par- needed to become viable Ottawa. [email protected] candidates? ty leader, donor or pri- Steve Krause mary voter worries that In one of my studies, I The Fulcrum is a non- News Director, ext. 1229 others will object to a found that when subjects pro t, nonpartisan news [email protected] candidate’s identity. As a read messages empha- platform covering efforts to Guthrie Scrimgeour result, these key actors sizing the importance of x our governing systems. Reporter, ext. 1222 Black turnout, they saw may not endorse, fund or It is a project of, but edi- [email protected] vote for candidates who Black candidates as more torially independent from, fall outside the norm due competitive. Anne Marie Tobin Issue One. This article is Assignment Editor, ext. 1307 to their race, gender, eth- But there is also a sub- [email protected] nicity, religion or sexual tle yet pervasive form of republished from The Con- orientation. discrimination in politics. versation under a Creative TECHNOLOGY The problem is not direct In this “futures market” Commons license. Tim Noyes Director ext. 1247 TO SUBMIT YOUR LETTERS, PLEASE MAIL TO THE DAILY ITEM, P.O. BOX 5, LYNN, MA 01903 OR EMAIL TO [email protected] [email protected] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A5 POLICE/FIRE
All address information, particu- lation or suffocation with se- DA: Body of sherman pulled larly arrests, re ect police records. rious bodily harm, and threat In the event of a perceived inac- to commit a crime at 7:15 curacy, it is the sole responsibility p.m. Monday. out of Sluice Pond in Lynn of the concerned party to contact Accidents the relevant police department and By Gayla Cawley ney’s of ce. State Police Dive Team cal examiner’s death, but have the department issue a no- Police reported a pursuit af- ITEM STAFF In her report, the wom- was deployed at 8 a.m. Sciretto appears to have ter a black pickup truck trav- an had indicated Sciretto Saturday to look for the died from an accidental tice of correction to the Daily Item. LYNN — Authorities eling a high rate of speed was would often go shing at man in the area of 177 Corrections or clari cations will not have identi ed the person drowning, Kimball said. refusing to stop for of cers on Sluice Pond, Kimball said. Lynn eld St., which is be made without express notice of pulled out of Sluice Pond “It’s not suspicious,” said Lowell Street at 12:08 p.m. Three days earlier, on located in the back of the Kimball. “The area where change from the arresting police Saturday morning as a Monday. Police reported the Nov. 11, a man who had Knights of Columbus, the tackle box and all of department. 49-year-old Lynn man. vehicle stopped after losing The man, who has been shing in Sluice Kimball said. that was found is near a two tires and catching re in been identi ed as Wil- Pond had alerted police “They recovered the steep hill and there were LYNN Lynn eld on Route 1 across liam Sciretto, had been about a shing rod he had body about 20 minutes leaves and it is very slip- from the Jeep dealership. Po- reported missing by his found in the water, along later,” said Kimball. “Foul pery. It’s also rocky.” Arrests lice reported the driver had to girlfriend early Saturday with a tackle box that was play is not suspected.” be helped out of the vehicle morning, according to lying on the shoreline, The cause and man- Gayla Cawley can be Andrew Boudrow, 29, was and was transported to Mas- Carrie Kimball, spokes- Kimball said. ner of death is pending reached at gcawley@item- arrested and charged with sachusetts General Hospi- person for the Essex Following the two the results of an autopsy live.com. Follow her on assault and battery with a tal by med ight. Police said County District Attor- matching reports, the conducted by the medi- Twitter @GaylaCawley. dangerous weapon, nighttime drugs were found inside of breaking and entering for the vehicle. Robert L. Pingaro a felony, and larceny under Jr., 44, of 111R Main St., Apt. $1,200 at 2:03 a.m. Monday. 4, was summoned for failure To him, Boy Scout news is ‘crushing’ Darcell Clare, 36, was ar- to use care in start/stop/ So it isn’t as if these or- could be accused. rested and charged with Class turn/back, speeding in vio- KRAUSE been widely documented. And while there’s always ganizations don’t know The idea of 92,000 sex E drug possession at 3:41 lation of special regulations, From A1 the real danger of adults what’s going on. They all abuse accusations turns p.m. Tuesday. operation of a motor vehicle Elvin Coreano-Figueroa, Both my son and my wife with sinister intentions know. I can say, with a life- my stomach. And that’s with a suspended license have been honored with in ltrating organizations time of experience, that because scouts, like a lot 28, of 8 Chase St., was ar- subsequent offense, marked rested and charged with two district-wide awards for that cater to kids, nding people like me (and there of other youth-based or- lanes violation, leaving the their service to scouting counts of resisting arrest, dis- out that there have been are a lot of them) are eter- ganizations, tend to draw scene of property damage, on several occasions. I’ve orderly conduct and on war- 92,000 alleged incidents of nally vigilant about this a lot of kids who need real reckless operation of a motor watched it all and I won’t rants at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. it over the period of time stuff. emotional support and vehicle, and failure to stop for lie. I am tremendously covered by the Boy Scouts I used to get suspicious Keraillyne Delacruz, 23, validation. The thought police. proud of both of them for of America’s bankruptcy if adults in these youth of 8 Strathmore Lane, was of anyone abusing that A report of a motor vehicle their accomplishments. case is extremely tough to groups spent too much of vulnerability is absolutely arrested on a warrant charge hit and run crash at 12:24 So when I say I am be- digest. their free time with kids. repugnant. of violation of an abuse pre- p.m. Monday at 310 Lowell yond dismayed at reports I don’t know what to I’ve been a staff member But I feel for the organi- vention order at 10:40 a.m. St. and Route 128 North. that there have been more say. I’ve sat through more for a few camps. And after a zation too, because it real- Tuesday. A report of a motor vehicle than 92,000 charges made sessions, run by the Boy day of chasing kids around, ly tries to prevent this. I crash at 1:56 p.m. Monday at against the scouts for sex- Scouts, on protecting chil- the evening get-togethers, can’t speak for what it was Accidents 232 Andover St.; at 7:23 a.m. ual abuse, I mean exactly dren than I can count. I which usually involved like 50 years ago, but I can that. I am crushed. And I Tuesday at 285 Lynn eld St. have learned about two- a trip to Dunkin Donuts speak for what it’s been A report of a motor vehicle say that because in all the deep leadership, which for refreshments (nothing crash at 11:02 a.m. Monday like for the 30-plus years time I’ve had involvement requires that no adult can harder than a good cup of I’ve been a scout dad, mer- at 9 Central Square; at 5:39 Complaints in scouting, there was only ever be alone with kids in coffee, by the way), were it badge counselor and p.m. Monday at 27 Union A report of unemployment one case where someone an of cial capacity. This just for the grown-ups. The Eagle sponsor. I’ve never St.; at 1:03 p.m. Tuesday at fraud at 10:44 a.m. Monday connected to it was con- means that if you have to last thing you wanted to do worked with anyone who, Cooper Street and Western at 6 Allens Lane; at 3:46 p.m. victed of sexual abuse, and take a child home from a is be with the kids on your in my eyes at least, didn’t Avenue; at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday Monday at 27 Emily Lane; at that was Chris Reardon, meeting, which is often off time. So red ags go have the best interests of at 895 Western Ave. who is currently serving 5:06 p.m. Monday at 112 the case, two adult leaders up in my eyes when I see the kids in their hearts. a 40-year sentence after have to go. adults who get too chum- Lowell St.; at 5:48 p.m. Mon- Those who have sullied Assaults pleading guilty of numer- I remember the summer my with kids. this group’s reputation by day at 3 Azalea Lane; at 6:09 ous counts. my son had turned 18 but In seven years of Little A report of an assault at p.m. Monday at 7 Nickerson abusing children are the Three of the organiza- his friend was still 17. They League coaching, I only ones who make you pray 2:52 p.m. Monday on John- Road; at 6:16 p.m. Monday tions I’ve been most in- went on a troop campout took the team out for ice fervently that there is a son Street. at 13 Livingston Drive; at volved with have seen their and because of the rules, cream once, and that was 7:25 a.m. Tuesday at 5 Tuck- hell, because they deserve troubles in this regard. they couldn’t be tent mates. because the parents urged to be in the deepest, dark- ers Court. Breaking and Entering I’ve seen Little League Andrew, who was 18, was me to do it. I told them I est, hottest re pit. coaches and of cials con- an adult. The other kid would, but only if they all A report of a motor vehi- Theft victed. The issues the wasn’t. And it didn’t matter took their own kids to the Steve Krause can be cle breaking and entering at Catholic Church has had that they were best friends. place. I didn’t even want reached at skrause@item- 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at 15 A report of a larceny at 7:34 with sexual abuse have Those were the rules. to be in a position where I live.com. Kenwood Terrace. p.m. Monday at 16 Crownin- shield St. A caller reported her Overdose package was stolen. Man charged with shooting A report of an overdose at Vandalism 4:08 p.m. Monday on S Com- mon Street. A report of vandalism at 1:40 p.m. Monday at 16 of cer to use insanity defense Theft Crowninshield St. Vandalism to a motor vehicle was report- PROVIDENCE, R.I. to weapons and assault Krause did not agree the early morning in July A report of a larceny at 3:35 ed. (AP) — A man charged charges, the Providence to the request, despite 2018 and pursued him. p.m. Monday at 111 Birch St.; A caller reported her car with shooting a police of- Journal reported. Geiselman saying he Eventually, they negotiat- at 9:57 a.m. Tuesday at 98 was egged at 9:39 p.m. Mon- cer in the thigh in July The remote hearing in could not hear much of ed with him for two hours Linwood St.; at 10:57 a.m. day at 1 Honey Lane. 2018 is pleading not guilty front of Superior Court what was said during the in a standoff in which mul- Tuesday at 161 Eastern Ave.; by reason of insanity and Judge Robert D. Krause proceedings and his own tiple of cers red their at 1:17 p.m. Tuesday at 67 SAUGUS requesting an in-person was disrupted multiple comments being disrupted guns and Chandler red Silsbee St. bench trial, his lawyer times by connection prob- by a poor connection, the his, hitting Young, the A report of a motor vehicle Accidents said Monday. lems, the newspaper re- newspaper reported. newspaper reported. theft at 2:19 p.m. Tuesday at Tyler Chandler, 25, ported. Chandler is charged with Chandler was found not 300 Washington St. Police received a report at joined the hearing by Chandler’s attorney Col- shooting Woonsocket Of - competent to stand trial 1:08 p.m. Monday of a motor video conference from a lin Geiselman requested cer Travis Young. Of cers after a grand jury indicted Vandalism vehicle accident with non-fa- state acute care facility an in-person bench tri- saw Chandler walking on him in October 2018, the tal injuries on Essex Street. and pleaded not guilty al for Chandler. Judge the street with a gun in newspaper reported. A report of vandalism at Police received a call at 6:30 p.m. Monday at 64 Mar- 11:47 a.m. Monday from a ket St. woman who reported she was involved in a motor ve- Trial in France for extremist foiled NAHANT hicle accident on Main Street with a black SUV that left the Accidents scene. A dispatched of cer by three Americans on train Police received a report at reported the suspect vehicle ed route one north with front 5:36 p.m. of an accident off By Elaine Ganley Khazzani wounded a of the Lynnway and Surfside end damage. State Police and Nicolas French-American who Road. No injuries were report- were noti ed. Vaux-Montagny managed to briefly yank ed. ASSOCIATED PRESS a Kalashnikov from his Complaints hands before the three PARIS — Head low- vacationing Americans Animal Control A caller on Stillings Road ered, an Islamic State took him down. A woman reported at 9:02 reported at 11:30 p.m. Mon- operative listened si- The drama on the train a.m. Sunday that there was day that her landlord had lently as a Paris judge is portrayed by investi- a chocolate lab on her steps barricaded the doors so she on Monday detailed his gators as one of a series and she did not know who it could not access the only us- alleged plot to unleash of IS-linked attacks in belonged to. The caller later able exits in the home. She mass slaughter on a Europe that include the called back and stated the stated that they had been in- high-speed train before Nov. 13, 2015 massacre he was tackled and sub- owner had picked up the dog. volved in an altercation earlier in Paris at a music hall in the night. Of cers were dis- dued by American vaca- and cafes that killed 130 patched for more information. tioners whose heroics in- people. A failed 2015 Complaints spired Clint Eastwood to Police received a report at attack in Verviers, Bel- FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Police received a call at 9:59 p.m. Monday of a pos- direct a Hollywood re-en- gium, and 2016 attacks actment. French President Francois Hollande bids fare- 11:41 p.m. Sunday from a sible domestic incident in the in Brussels are also Opening a month-long well to U.S. Airman Spencer Stone as U.S. Na- woman who reported she parking lot of Michael’s on among them. trial for Ayoub El Khaz- tional Guardsman Alek Skarlatos of Roseburg, could hear banging at her Broadway. Dispatched of cer The suspected mas- zani, the judge said the Ore., second from left, and Anthony Sadler, a front door on Castle Road. requested an evaluation for termind of the Paris 31-year-old Moroccan massacre, Abdel Hamid senior at Sacramento State University in Cali- A dispatched of cer deter- the male party. with ties to a notorious Abaaoud, also worked as fornia, right, after Hollande awarded them the mined that storm wind was Police received a report mastermind intended to the culprit and helped secure behind-the-scenes leader French Legion of Honor at the Elysee Palace in from a woman on Stillings “kill all the passengers” of the train attack, ac- Paris in 2015. the door. Road who reported her land- aboard the Amsterdam cording to investigators. lord was in her apartment to Paris train in 2015 but Their probe showed that One of the Americans to Paris”, said their hero- PEABODY and hitting her and destroy- “lost control of events.” Abaaoud and El Khazza- who tackled the gunman ics during the drama on ing items in the apartment. El Khazzani, who is ni traveled together from told investigators that Aug. 21, 2015 thwarted a on trial with three sus- Arrests Of cers were dispatched for Syria to Belgium and he seemed high on drugs “slaughter.” pected accomplices, ac- more information. holed up with Chatra in and “completely crazy,” “This terror attack John Digiulio, 36, of 65 knowledged the charges a Brussels apartment. the judge said. could have killed up to Whiting St., Lynn, was ar- Fraud against him with a sim- French special forces rested and charged with ple “Yes.” killed Abaaoud days af- A lawyer for the two 300 people based on the assault and battery on a A man walked into the sta- He risks life in prison ter the Bataclan attack. U.S. servicemen and number of ammunition family/household member, tion to report identity fraud if convicted of attempted The alleged train at- their friend, whose elec- that was found on the intimidating a witness/juror/ at 1:03 p.m. Monday. Police terrorist murder. tack plot went awry trifying capture of El terrorist and in his bag,” police/court of cial, strangu- took down a report. The heavily-armed when passengers moved Khazzani inspired East- said the attorney, Thi- and bare-chested El in on El Khazzani. wood’s movie “The 15:17 bault de Montbrial. A6 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 BU students heading home for MASSACHUSETTS BRIEFS Boston church leader With the coronavirus charged with child pandemic disrupting court operations, it holiday should stay there sexual assaults doesn’t make sense to spend the resources on BOSTON (AP) — The the cases, she said. BOSTON (AP) — Boston The order applies to all ed Press analysis of data have spiked throughout leader of a Boston church Furthermore, the de- University is urging stu- travel, even to other loca- who was once considered provided by The COVID the country. Many col- fendants face mandatory dents to stay on campus tions in Massachusetts. Tracking Project. leges have opted to cancel a mentor and role model minimums that “make for Thanksgiving or, if they “Returning to campus af- Boston University is one in-person instruction after for children has been it in nitely easier to go home, stay away for the ter the break is not a good of many schools across Thanksgiving, including arraigned on allegations persuade and leverage de- idea,” Kenneth Elmore, rest of the semester, join- the U.S. trying to miti- at the University of Arizo- that he sexually assault- fendants to plead guilty,” ing a growing number of the university’s dean of gate virus spread as cas- na and the University of ed three teenage boys Rollins said. U.S. universities working students, wrote in a cam- es and hospitalizations Missouri. more than 15 years ago. A study commissioned to curb the spread of the pus email. “Public health George Swain, 71, a by late Supreme Judicial coronavirus around the of cials throughout this bishop at the Greater Court Chief Ralph Gants holidays. country are urging us all Victory Temple church in this year found that Black In a recent message to to stay put and not travel the city’s Mattapan sec- and Latino defendants students, university of - during this year’s holiday tion, was held on $75,000 are more likely to get hit cials implored students season.” bail at his arraignment with charges that carry to stay on campus for Of cials are trying to Monday. Not guilty pleas mandatory minimum the holiday, adding that entice students to stay to rape of a child and prison time. those who travel will be on campus by offering a indecent assault and required to isolate for sev- four-day Thanksgiving battery were entered on Massachusetts man nds a en days and receive three menu at campus dining his behalf. negative virus tests upon halls. Swain attended the mortar shell in his yard virtual hearing from the their return to campus. The university cited WESTBOROUGH (AP) hospital where he is being Since the isolation peri- surging virus rates across — A Massachusetts man treated for a medical issue. od would end shortly be- the state and nation. In found a mortar shell in his One victim was 8 years fore the end of this term’s Massachusetts, the sev- yard while digging up a old when the alleged classes, of cials said stu- en-day average of daily spot for a new ower bed. AP FILE PHOTO assaults started in 1997, dents who travel will be new cases has grown from Department of Fire Safe- and continued until 2004, better off nishing their more than 1,200 on Nov. 2 Weston Koenn, a graduate student from Los ty spokesperson Jennifer prosecutor Audrey Mark classes remotely. The fall to over 2,500 on Nov. 16, Angeles, leaves the Boston University student Meith says bomb squad semester ends on Dec. 10. according to an Associat- union building in Boston. said in court. members determined that The second alleged the mortar shell was a victim was assaulted be- training mortar, which only tween the ages of 13 and contains a small charge Boston Mayor Walsh doesn’t 16 from 2001 until 2004, called a “spotter charge.” while the third teen was Police Lt. Chet Hallice assaulted between the said that the Massa- ages of 13 and 16 starting chusetts State Police rule out economic shutdown in 1997, Mark said. bomb squad removed the “They were encour- BOSTON (AP) — Mayor only with immediate mem- caused by the coronavirus, their right to a speedy tri- mortar and detonated aged by their families to Marty Walsh didn’t rule bers of their household. but with new safety mea- it Saturday, MetroWest al. spend time in the church out shutting down Bos- The city will start releas- sures in place. Daily News reported. “There’s no easy solution because he was seen as a ton restaurants and oth- ing data on six key metrics The rst trials with “The homeowner was to this, so you’ve got to be role model,” Mark said. er businesses again if the twice a week in an effort six-person juries presiding cutting out a new ower careful that people’s very Swain’s attorney, Lauren number of coronavirus to better track the spread over simple criminal and bed when he hit some- important constitutional Greenberg, said outside of cases reported in the city of infections and monitor civil cases at nine court- thing hard,” Hallice said court that her client denies continues to rise. hospital capacity, he said. houses will serve as a test rights are upheld, even Monday. “He dug it out the allegations. Swain’s The city’s positivity rate Those metrics include for a broader reopening, in this stressful, unique and it was a metal item health puts him at risk of for the week ending Nov. the average number of The Boston Globe report- time,” said Randy Gioia, that looked like a shell. developing COVID-19 if he 12 was 9.6 percent, up sig- daily cases, the communi- ed. deputy chief counsel of the It was a 20-inch metal is jailed, she said. ni cantly from summer ty-level test positivity, the If the plan works, higher public defender division of cylinder that he believed averages of 1.8 percent to average number of daily pro le cases with 12-mem- the Committee for Public to be an explosive.” Prosecutor vacates Westborough Police and 2.8 percent, he said at a tests administered, ICU ber juries will be heard Counsel Services. starting in February. another 100 tainted drug Fire responded to the City Hall news conference capacity and percentage Jurors will be required Tuesday. of nonsurge beds occupied, “We are determined to report and contacted the to notify the court if they lab convictions “I don’t want to be stand- overall number of beds provide due process to the bomb squad. ing in front of this podium available and the average parties in the cases that have any COVID-19 symp- BOSTON (AP) — Bos- The bomb squad deto- three weeks from now number of emergency vis- are pending, while bal- toms or have been exposed ton’s top prosecutor has nated the mortar at the shutting down restau- its related to COVID-19, ancing risks to jurors, tri- to anyone with the disease. moved to throw out about Department of Public rants and retail shops and according to Marty Mar- al participants and court Everyone in the courtroom 100 more convictions Works on Oak Street. businesses and sports and tinez, chief of the city’s staff,” said Superior Court will be required to wear a tainted by the miscon- schools and everything Of ce Health and Human Chief Justice Judith Fab- mask at all times, except duct of a former drug lab Right whale protections chemist, she said Tues- that we’ve done,” Walsh Services. ricant, a member of an ad- for witnesses who may re- extended to end of November visory committee that in day. said. “We don’t want to go JURY TRIALS move them on the stand, backwards.” RESUME July issued a report on how Suffolk District At- NANTUCKET (AP) — which will be shielded by He said an economic Massachusetts’ state to safely resume trials. torney Rachael Rollins The federal government shutdown would be a last courts will resume jury Prosecutors and defense plexiglass. said the cases are “for- has extended measures resort. trials at the end of this lawyers worry about trials Jury duty can be de- ever tainted” by Annie meant to protect an en- Walsh also urged people month to deal with a being inde nitely delayed, ferred for several reasons, Dookhan, who was con- dangered species of whale to spend Thanksgiving growing backlog of cases depriving defendants of including health concerns. victed of tampering with off New England through evidence and sentenced to the end of the month. three years in prison. The National Oceanic Thousands of convic- and Atmospheric Admin- tions across the state istration said it is asking have already been tossed mariners to go slowly because of Dookhan’s through an area south actions. Rollins’ of ce, of Nantucket or avoid which handles cases in it completely. Similar Boston, Chelsea, Revere protections have been in and Winthrop, said she place throughout the fall. has moved to vacate an- The whale numbers at other 108 cases. only 366, the National “No defendant impact- Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said last ed by this ignominious month in an estimate that chapter of Massachu- re ects the population as of setts law enforcement January 2019. The previous history should continue estimate, which re ected to bear the burden of January 2018, was 412. Dookhan’s deceit, her sad The whales are vulner- and desperate need for able to ship collisions and attention, and the enor- entanglement in shing AP FILE PHOTO mous amount of harm she gear. The slow zone is lo- in icted upon so many,” cated off of southern New A shopper steps out of a department store in Boston. Going back to more restrictive measures are Rollins said in an emailed England and east of Long a possibility as virus numbers rise. statement. Island, New York. Brown switches to remote-only classes a week early By Mark Pratt ly vigilant about following to announce new limits will be limited to 10 peo- on Monday. State health Central Falls have been ASSOCIATED PRESS public health measures at on social gatherings in ple, down from the state departments are calculat- ordered by the mayor to all times.” the city that are tougher limit of 25, while outdoor ing positivity rate differ- offer takeout and deliv- Brown University is After Thanksgiving than current statewide catered events will be lim- ently across the country, ery only in response to a switching to online-on- break, Brown’s fall term standards. ited to 25 people, down but for Rhode Island the surge of coronavirus cases ly classes a week earlier is scheduled to conclude His mother got so sick from the state maximum AP calculates the rate by across the city. than originally scheduled with a weeklong remote she spent two weeks in of 75, he said. dividing new cases by test “The second wave of in response to a rising reading period from Nov. the hospital on a ventila- All such events will re- encounters using data COVID-19 is proving to number of con rmed coro- 30 to Dec. 4, followed by a tor. quire a city permit and a from The COVID Tracking be brutal to our state; but navirus cases both in the remote nal exam period “We almost thought that coronavirus prevention Project. especially harsh in our community and on cam- Dec. 7 to 11. we were going to lose her,” plan. The seven-day rolling city as Central Falls resi- pus, President Christina he said. The city will try to ac- average of daily new cases Paxson said in a state- Residence halls will dents continue to suffer a commodate larger events in Rhode Island has risen ment Tuesday. remain open until Dec. He disclosed her sick- disproportionate burden Remote-only learning 12, including through ness to drive home the that are already sched- over the past two weeks of disease,” Mayor James for all undergraduate Thanksgiving break, for seriousness of the dis- uled, he said. from more than 442 on Diossa said in a statement and graduate classes students who wish to re- ease. The executive order was Nov. 2 to almost 845 on Monday. “Restrictions like will begin Wednesday, main on campus. “I wanted to share this based on data that shows Monday. these are dif cult for busi- instead of Nov. 25, she Students won’t be al- message because there the virus is spreading in The state Department of nesses and workers, but said in a statement on lowed to leave for Thanks- are still a lot of folks out small informal social gath- Health on Tuesday report- we must do everything we the Ivy league school’s giving and then return to there in the communi- erings and what he called ed 605 new con rmed cas- can to preserve the health website. campus. ty that still say that this larger “superspreader” es and eight more fatali- and safety of our residents “The safety of our com- PROVIDENCE sickness is nothing but a events. ties. The state’s death toll and to preserve human munity members and GATHERING LIMITS bad u,” Elorza said. “For UPWARD TRENDS from the disease is now life.” their families remains our Providence Mayor Jorge a lot of us thankfully, it Rhode Island’s sev- 1,278 people. The order takes effect top priority,” Paxson wrote. Elorza disclosed publicly doesn’t hit us as hard as it en-day average positivity The number of patients Thursday. “With one week until for the rst time on Tues- does for others. But when rate and seven-day av- in the hospital with the Also starting Thurs- Thanksgiving Break, and day that his mother near- it hits hard, this thing is erage of daily new cases disease rose to 265 as of day, access to City Hall especially for members of ly died after contracting lethal.” continue to trend in the Sunday, the latest day for is being restricted. Al- our community who want the coronavirus. Elorza said starting wrong direction. which the information was though residents can to avoid carrying infection An emotional Elorza Sunday, social gatherings The seven-day rolling available, up from 256 the pay taxes without an to their homes or wherev- said his parents as well will be limited to ve peo- average of the positivity previous day, and the most appointment, appoint- er they may travel in and as an aunt and uncle fell ple, half the state limit, or rate in Rhode Island has since May 17. ments will be required beyond Providence to be sick with the disease in only those within an im- risen over the past two CENTRAL FALLS to conduct business in with family or friends, this March. He revealed that mediate household. weeks from 3.39 percent RESTRICTIONS the Clerk’s office, Diossa is the time to be especial- during a news conference Indoor catered events on Nov. 2 to 6.03 percent Restaurants and bars in said. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM A7 Georgia elections chief battles fellow Republicans, Trump
By Jeff Amy in time for 2020 — an un- few things have uni ed ties — and that he expects ASSOCIATED PRESS dertaking complicated in Republicans and Dem- Biden’s 14,000-vote lead its closing stretch by the ocrats — one of them is to hold up once the audit ATLANTA — Geor- coronavirus pandemic. Brad Raffensperger’s in- is complete. gia’s secretary of state is Through it all, Raffen- competence as Secretary “We knew that it was a a man on an island, and sperger — currently in of State.” silly argument,” Raffen- the political ood is rising quarantine after his wife Raffensperger has sought sperger said of the fraud PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS fast, as President Don- tested positive for corona- to weather the beating by allegations, in an inter- ald Trump and his allies virus — has insisted he’s appeasing Trump support- view Monday with WDUN- The United States Courthouse is seen in Wil- vent their outrage at the an impartial administra- ers. After the Trump cam- AM radio. “But the hand liamsport, Pa. fellow Republican and tor of Georgia elections paign asked for a hand re- recount puts that to bed.” make unsupported claims with no desire or agenda count of all 5 million votes The elections chief has that mismanagement and to sway the outcome. cast in Georgia, Raffen- largely been left to ght fraud tainted the state’s Trump and his allies sperger chose the presi- on his own. Giuliani shows presidential election. claimed Raffensperger dential election for an au- The state’s eight GOP Trump spent the week- didn’t do enough to root dit, which Georgia law now U.S. House members have end attacking Brad out “illegal” votes. requires for one statewide demanded — again with- Raffensperger on social out citing any evidence at Trump camp “The secretary of state race each election cycle. media, at one point call- has failed to deliver honest The law envisioned just a — that the secretary of ing him “a so-called Re- and transparent elections,” sample of these votes to be state investigate Trump’s publican (RINO),” an ac- GOP Sens. David Perdue checked in a hand count. claims. Lt. Gov. Geoff ronym for “Republican in lawsuit hearing and Kelly Loef er — both of But because the margin in Duncan and state House name only.” Raffensperger whom failed to win enough the presidential race is so Speaker David Ralston punched back, disputing are exceptions: They’ve Trump’s claims that he votes to avoid January run- narrow, Raffesnperger said offs with their Democratic hand-counting all the bal- joined Kemp in pushing in Pennsylvania made it easier for Demo- investigations, but have crats to cheat using mail- opponents — said last week lots that were legally cast in a statement, without of- is the only way to provide stopped short of attacking in ballots. Raffensperger. By Mark Scolforo Trump in the case. He has The secretary also called fering any evidence to back con dence in the result. ASSOCIATED PRESS not entered an appear- up their assertion. “He has Not shying away from A few Republicans have U.S. Rep Doug Collins, who even publicly supported ance in federal court since failed the people of Georgia, the fact that he’s a Re- WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — is running Trump’s Geor- him. 1992, according to online and he should step down publican, Raffensperger A hearing on the Trump gia recount effort, a “liar,” “From the standpoint of court records. That was immediately.” has said publicly that he campaign’s federal lawsuit and says South Carolina what I’ve seen, there just the year before he was Collins, responding to wished Trump had won. seeking to prevent Penn- Republican Sen. Lindsey is no widespread fraud elected mayor. Raffensperger’s “liar” la- But he’s also held rm in sylvania of cials from Graham called him in an in the election process The Trump campaign bel, red back Monday on saying that he has seen certifying the vote results apparent effort to pres- leading up to the gener- wants to prevent certi - Twitter: “In a year of po- no evidence of widespread sure him to improperly al election,” said Saxby was set to begin Tuesday cation of results that give discard ballots. Graham litical division in Georgia, fraud or voting irregulari- Chambliss, a Georgia Re- after a judge denied the President-elect Joe Biden dismissed the allegation publican who served two campaign’s new lawyer’s the state’s 20 electoral as “ridiculous.” terms in the U.S. Senate. request for a delay. votes, suing over election The current battle is a Groups suing the secre- Rudy Giuliani, the for- procedures that were not switch for Raffensperger. tary of state over voting mer New York City mayor uniform across the state. The 65-year-old, bespecta- access include the New and the president’s per- Giuliani has promised a cled engineer spent most Georgia Project, a group sonal attorney, entered raft of lawsuits and to pro- of his rst two years in Abrams founded to mobi- the federal courthouse in vide Trump with evidence of ce taking abuse from lize minority, youth and Williamsport to cheers of voter fraud in the drive Democrats, who led law- female voters. Executive across the street from sev- to overturn the election suits alleging that Geor- Director Nse Ufot is loath eral dozen supporters of result. gia, under then-Secretary to give Raffensperger too President Donald Trump. Pennsylvania Secretary of State Brian Kemp, en- much credit, faulting him U.S. District Judge Mat- of State Kathy Boockvar, gaged in illegal voter sup- for not doing more to en- thew Brann had told law- a Democrat, has asked to pression in 2018. Kemp, courage mail voting, for yers for Donald J. Trump have the lawsuit thrown the Republican who nar- example. for President Inc. and the out, calling its allegations rowly won the governor- “All he had to do was counties and state elec- in court lings “at best, gar- ship over Democrat Stacey show up and not blatantly tion of cial it has sued den-variety irregularities.” Abrams that year, denies suppress Black votes and that they must show up Brann scheduled the hear- the claims. he would have been an im- and “be prepared for argu- ing to discuss the campaign’s Also left in Raffensperg- provement over his prede- ment and questioning” at request for a temporary re- PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS er’s lap was a breakneck cessor,” Ufot said. the federal courthouse. straining order as well as race to replace Georgia’s Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Other Democrats are Giuliani led Tuesday the defendants’ request to outdated voting machines speaks during a news conference on in Atlanta. somewhat more supportive. morning to represent have the case dismissed. Wall Street taps the brakes following its record-setting run Help make a child’s By Stan Choe and ing lower from its record The electric-vehicle com- Damian J. Troise high, and it was down 131 pany had already soared ASSOCIATED PRESS points, or 0.4 percent, at 388.8 percent in 2020 be- Christmas wish 29,815, as of 1 p.m. East- fore Monday evening’s in- NEW YORK — U.S. ern time. The Nasdaq dex announcement. With stocks are taking a pause composite was 0.1 percent a total market value rival- on Tuesday from their come true! higher. ing Johnson & Johnson’s big rally this month that All three indexes pared and JPMorgan Chase’s, vaulted them back to re- their losses as the day pro- it’s set to become one of cord heights. gressed. The S&P 500 had the biggest stocks in the Treasury yields also been down as much as 1.1 S&P 500. dipped after a report percent earlier. 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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. Hollywood stars complete takeover of Welsh club Wrexham By Steve Douglas a town of about 65,000 ASSOCIATED PRESS people located near the northwest English border. Hollywood stars Ryan Chris Jones, a mem- Reynolds and Rob ber of the supporters’ McElhenney bought one trust, was on the recent of the world’s oldest soccer call with Reynolds and teams on Monday and McElhenney and said plan to document their the actors knew all about rst foray into the sport in the history of Wrexham a y-on-the-wall TV show. — from the time in the In a pinch-yourself mo- 1970s when there were ment for success-starved attendances of 20,000 fans of Welsh club Wrex- spectators, to the 1990s ham, Reynolds and McEl- when the team had some henney completed a $2.5 big wins in the FA Cup, million takeover of a team including over then-En- that plays in the fth tier of the English game. glish champion Arsenal at FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS “This is really happen- the Racecourse. Donnie Wahlberg attends Variety’s third annu- ing,” Reynolds, a Canadi- “They wanted a Euro- al “Salute to Service” celebration at Cipriani pean club with potential, an-born actor best known 25 Broadway in New York. for starring in the “Dead- with history, one that was pool” movies, said at end FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS in a false position, but also one that was a huge of a short video announc- Ryan Reynolds attends the premiere of Net- Donnie Wahlberg ing the purchase of the part of the community,” ix’s “6 Underground” at The Shed at Hudson Jones told The Associated 156-year-old club. Yards on in New York. In a recent call with Press. “So they sent out again leaves $2,020 advisors to nd a club members of the club’s new owners are ready to among the rst to reply that tted their criteria. supporters’ trust, Reyn- use Wrexham in a behind- to Wrexham’s takeover olds and McElhenney the-scenes TV series sim- announcement on Twitter, And it’s us.” tip to inspire giving described Wrexham as a ilar to those which have sending its congratula- Jones said the new own- “sleeping giant” and out- documented Manchester tions to the actors. ers had a British-style PLYMOUTH (AP) — posted by the restau- lined their vision to make City and Tottenham in Wrexham, which has sense of humor and were Actor Donnie Wahlberg rant on Facebook reads the team a “global force”. recent years. been a fan-owned club humble in talking about recently left a $2,020 #2020TipChallenge, a “You may have never “That’s happened. We’re since 2011, said the “RR their hopes and dreams tip at a Massachusetts hashtag that encourages heard of Wrexham, the documenting it,” McEl- McReynolds Company” for Wrexham, which restaurant, continuing his people to tip generously. Racecourse Ground or henney, an American actor will take 100 percent include improving the habit of leaving generous “A very special thank (sponsor) Ifor Williams,” and director who was the control — subject to stadium and the playing gratuities to brighten the you to our friend @ Reynolds said during creator of TV show “It’s con rmation by soccer squad and also bringing days of wait staff. donniewahlberg!,” the Monday’s announcement, Always Sunny in Philadel- authorities — following in an experienced CEO to The “Band of Brothers” restaurant wrote in its putting on a Welsh accent, phia,” told supporters. a vote among supporters run the club. and “Blue Bloods” actor post. “When asked about “but you will.” “We should be thinking in which more than 98 “This is the absolute and former member of it all he said was ‘who’s To increase the exposure about Wrexham the way percent were in favor of dream,” Jones said. “We’ve boy band New Kids on up next?!’” of a club which is lan- Man U (Manchester Unit- the purchase by Reynolds always said we needed the Block left the tip on a Wahlberg, a Boston guishing in 14th place in ed) thinks about Man U. and McElhenney. people who have hun- $35.27 lunchtime bill at native, left a $2,020 tip at the National League and Engage in club, communi- “The Gang Buys A dreds of millions to come Marshland 3A, a restau- an Illinois IHOP earlier has been outside English ties. What a great way to North Walian Football and buy the club. rant located in Plymouth, this year and in 2017, left soccer’s four main pro do it,” McElhenney said. Club,” read a tweet from “It has actually hap- Massachusetts, on Nov. 7. a $2,000 tip at a Waf e leagues since 2008, the Amazon Prime was Wrexham, a club from pened. It’s ridiculous.” A photo of the receipt House in North Carolina. Play ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ to get a Broadway run
By Mark Kennedy includes Ron Simons, ASSOCIATED PRESS Diana DiMenna, Sami- ra Wiley and Sheryl Lee NEW YORK — Play- Ralph. It’s a predom- wright Keenan Scott II’s inately Black list with play “Thoughts of a Col- what will be a mostly ored Man,” a work about Black cast, both rarities the outer and inner lives on Broadway. of Black men, is heading The play made its world to the bright lights of premiere last year at Syr- Broadway. acuse Stage and also was The play will be given a produced at Baltimore Shubert theater and will Center Stage. Broadway open whenever Broadway remains closed due to the restarts. It will be direct- coronavirus pandemic A scene from ed by Steve H. Broad- at least until June 2021. the production nax III. Both playwright Moreland said Scott’s of Keenan and director are Black play was something he Scott II’s play and will be making their instantly felt belonged on “Thoughts of a Broadway debuts. Broadway. Colored Man,” “Thoughts of a Col- “I felt like it was some- a work about ored Man” is made up of thing that needed to be the outer and related vignettes and set seen. It was a work that inner lives of over the course of a single was much larger than Black men. day in Brooklyn, where anything I’ve ever expe- seven Black men discuss rienced,” said Moreland, FILE PHOTO | gentri cation, violence, whose producing credits ASSOCIATED PRESS racial and sexual identity on Broadway include “Sea and what it means to be Wall/A Life,” “The Lifes- and a summer of protests. he said. “To have a young by people of color. Sev- and working environ- part of a community. pan of a Fact” and “The While discussions of playwright — a young eral theater companies ment. “I think people can Sound Inside.” transferring “Thoughts Black male — be able — including The Public According to the annu- expect to be moved and The pandemic silenced of a Colored Man” to to speak truths about Theater, Second Stage al study, “The Visibility to laugh. There’s so much several shows with Black- Broadway predated the a neighborhood and an Theater, Roundabout Report: Racial Represen- laughter in this show, led casts, including “Tina: protests, Moreland said experience and a point Theatre Company and tation on NYC Stages,” but there’s also so much The Tina Turner Musical,” the show’s championing of view in life, to share Lincoln Center Theater — nearly 80 percent of revealed about the Black the revival of “A Soldier’s of diversity and inclusion hopes and dreams — it’s have appointed or elevat- Broadway and off-Broad- male experience in Ameri- Play” and “Ain’t Too Proud ts perfectly in an era of revelatory.” ed theater artists of color. way shows’ writers were ca,” producer Brian More- – The Life and Times of Black Lives Matter and The theater community There also has been white and 85.5 percent of land told The Associated The Temptations.” outcries over young Black has made other steps to- the creation of Musicians directors during the 2017- Press. “They will laugh, Putting a Black-led play deaths. ward inclusivity, including United for Social Equi- 18 season. Over 61 per- they will cry, and they’ll on Broadway is one of “It made this show so the launch of The Indus- ty, working to develop cent of all roles on New be able to ask questions the most concrete steps much more ready for the try Standard Group, the pipelines for musicians of York City stages went that they’ve never been toward a more inclusive world to hear these men, rst commercial theater color, and a pledge by the to white actors, a rate able to ask before.” theatrical community for the world to hear investment and produc- Stewart/Whitley casting double the population of In addition to Moreland, coming in the wake of the Scott’s voice. It just made ing organization In the of ce to bring greater white people in New York the producing lineup death of George Floyd people ready to listen,” country run completely racial equity to their staff City. WEATHER LOTTERY
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By Mike Alongi finish, and to be able to it was only a matter of ITEM SPORTS EDITOR pull out the win in such time. exciting fashion was fun Fenwick finally broke PEABODY — It took to be a part of.” every last second and through with one min- Jack Andrews scored every last effort from ute to play in the first the lone goal in regula- the No. 4 Bishop Fen- quarter, when Noci sent tion for the Crusaders, wick boys soccer team a perfect setup pass to Tuesday evening, but it while Ryan Noci had one Andrews for a goal to all came together for the assist. Andrews, Ryan make it 1-0. Morgenstern, Aidan Dw- Crusaders in a 2-1 victo- The Crusaders held yer and goalkeeper Liam ry in penalty kicks over that 1-0 lead for much No. 5 Bishop Stang in Foley all scored goals when it came to penalty of the game, but Bish- the CCL Cup quarterfi- op Stang didn’t go away nal at Donaldson Stadi- kicks. quietly. The Spartans um. The Crusaders came “I definitely have a out early and pushed struck back with just few more gray hairs af- the pace, getting a num- two minutes to play ter that game, that’s ber of scoring opportuni- in the game, tying the for sure,” said Fenwick ties in the opening min- score at 1-1. ITEM PHOTO | JOE BROWN coach Tony Enos. “It was utes of the game. While such a great back-and- Fenwick didn’t find the Fenwick’s Ryan Morgenstern charges ahead of Bishop Stang’s Luke forth battle from start to back of the net early on, FENWICK, B2 Cambra and Isaac Oulette in Tuesday’s CCL Cup quarter nal game. Marblehead’s Zach Calmus wins professional boxing debut
By Mike Alongi “It might’ve been my came out and worked for “I help move big pieces ITEM SPORTS EDITOR first pro fight and it 2 1/2 months every day of furniture for a living, might’ve felt a little dif- to prepare for this.” so I’ve been spending the This past Saturday ferent with the smaller But while Calmus was past few months carrying was a surreal day for gloves and no headgear, only making his profes- 275-pound pianos and Marblehead native Zach but to be honest I felt sional debut, he is far huge desks up and down Calmus, who realized a right at home out there,” from an inexperienced flights of stairs,” said dream when he won his said Calmus, who goes fighter. Calmus has been Calmus, who graduated first professional boxing by the nickname “Shark a top-ranked amateur from Marblehead High match at Granite Chin Attack” in the ring. “I felt boxer for much of the in 2009. “Because of that, Promotions’ “Gold Rush” stronger than I ever have past nine years, includ- I really just decided to at New England Sports and I felt really comfort- ing being ranked No. use my time in the gym Center in Derry, N.H. able, so I just went out 8 in the nation among for sparring. Gym time Calmus, a heavyweight there and threw every heavyweights in 2018 was limited for the most who trains at Private punch as hard as I could.” after winning the New part because of COVID, Jewels Fitness in Lynn, “He was determined England Golden Gloves so I wanted to make the won via technical knock- from the very begin- title in 2017. most of the time I had.” out just 2:48 into the COURTESY PHOTO ning, and when he took Coming into his profes- “Zach’s work ethic is very first round against Zach “Shark Attack” Calmus (center), pictured this fight he told me sional debut, Calmus fo- unmatched,” said Sepul- his opponent Yhago that he wasn’t going cused mainly on sparring with Private Jewels Fitness trainer Alex Sepul- veda. “The guy just can’t Goncalves. Calmus hurt to lose,” said Calmus’ for his training — work- get enough, he always veda (right) and manager Patty Tanguay-Her- Goncalves with a short trainer Alex Sepulveda, ing at gyms from Private wants to work on his lihy (left), won his professional boxing debut punch and the referee who owns and operates Jewels to Dorchester craft and get better.” ght over the weekend, earning a knockout vic- called the fight when he Private Jewels Fitness. to Maine. For strength tory over Yhago Goncalves Saturday in Derry, determined Goncalves “He’s always been a training, Calmus simply N.H. was unable to continue. promising fighter, and he relied on his day job. BOXING, B2 Fenwick volleyball punches ticket to CCL Cup semi nal
said of Pregent. and we played well when SCHOOL ROUNDUP Fenwick (9-2) now moves we had the chance. We had By Mike Alongi on to the CCL Cup semi - some great senior lead- ITEM SPORTS EDITOR nal, where the Crusaders ership and we’re going to will take on No. 2 Austin miss them terribly, but The No. 3 Bishop Fen- Prep Thursday afternoon we’re also excited for next wick volleyball team kept (4). year as well.” its strong season going GIRLS SOCCER Beverly 5, Saugus 0 Tuesday evening, notching Swampscott 4, Saugus wraps up its a 3-0 win over No. 6 Arling- Salem 1 shortened 2020 season ton Catholic in the CCL The Big Blue closed out with a 3-6 record. Cup quarter nal. The Cru- the season on a high note “It was obviously a tough saders won the back-and- Tuesday, notching a con- year in a lot of ways, but forth match by set scores of vincing win over their the girls really worked 25-22, 25-18, 25-22). Northeastern Conference through it and made the “There were a lot of long foe at Blocksidge Field. best of what they had,” said rallies and a lot of tough Swampscott had four Saugus coach Chris Coviel- points out there,” said different goal scorers in lo. “At the end of the day, Fenwick coach Samantha the win, with Sophie Di- the girls just wanted to get Kelly. “This is the third Grande, Reese Robertson, out there and play. So even time we’ve seen Arlington Thea Spellios and Victoria though we stopped and Catholic this year and it’s Quagrello each notching a started a few times and been a battle each time, so tally. had to deal with a lot of we knew it wouldn’t be any The Big Blue close out travel and things like that, different this time around.” the shortened 2020 season we were just happy that we Fenwick was led by the at 4-4-2. were able to get out there strong play of senior libe- “It was an enjoyable sea- and compete.” ro Sophia Pregent, who son considering the cir- BOYS SOCCER notched 21 digs in the vic- cumstances,” said Swamp- Beverly 5, Saugus 0 ITEM FILE PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK tory. scott coach Ken Leeder. Saugus is right back in “She really stood out for “The girls came out and action Wednesday (3:15) on Libero Sophia Pregent had 21 digs in the Crusaders’ CCL Cup win over us all game long,” Kelly worked hard every day the road at Salem. Arlington Catholic Tuesday. Delayed NBA draft nally comes Wednesday
By Brian Mahoney the NBA draft nally ar- lege to play professional- ASSOCIATED PRESS rives Wednesday. Like ev- ly overseas, and 7-foot-1 eryone else in 2020, this Memphis freshman cen- There was no danc- year’s class of players has ter Wiseman are the oth- ing on the court after a tried to make the best er headliners in the class. March Madness victory. of their dif cult circum- The draft is usually No bounding onto the stances. held in June in New York, stage in a spiffy suit to “I feel like it was better where Adam Silver an- meet the commissioner in for me,” Edwards said. “I nounces the rst-round June. haven’t complained, I ha- picks. The top players sit The coronavirus pan- ven’t tripped about it at at tables in the front of demic wiped out the tra- all. I just felt like it was the arena and when their ditional end of a college better for me because names are called, put on career and the usual start more time for me to get a hat with the logo of the of a pro one. Players such better and get ready for team that picked them as Anthony Edwards, the NBA.” and walk onto the stage LaMelo Ball and James The freshman guard for a handshake and a Wiseman should be about from Georgia is one of the photo with the commis- a month into their rookie leading candidates to be FILE PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS sioner. seasons by now, but their picked rst by the Minne- LaMelo Ball is expected to be the rst point guard taken and possibly plans were put on hold. sota Timberwolves. Ball, the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. After multiple delays, a guard who skipped col- NBA, B2 B2 SPORTS THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020
HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY Salem at Beverly (3:15) Private Jewels’ Calmus, Mauras Girls Soccer CCL Cup Semifinal Peabody at Marblehead (5:30) at Bishop Feehan CCL Cup Quarterfinal Bishop Fenwick at Bishop Feehan (TBA) at Bishop Fenwick Field Hockey both grab wins in the ring Marblehead at Peabody (4) Austin Prep at Bishop Fenwick (TBA) Volleyball Boys Soccer BOXING back to this point and he Saugus at Salem (3:15) CCL Cup Semifinal Swampscott at Gloucester (4) at Austin Prep From B1 really took advantage of Field Hockey Bishop Fenwick at Austin Prep (4) all his training in the ght CCL Cup Quarterfinal Cross Country Moving ahead, Calmus this weekend.” Catholic Central League Meet (1) isn’t planning on taking The win puts Mauras at at Bishop Fenwick St. Mary’s at Bishop Fenwick (4) FRIDAY any down time. After not 7-6 for his career, which suffering any noticeable THURSDAY Boys Soccer has been very up-and- Marblehead at Peabody (4) damage in Saturday’s down in the early going. Boys Soccer Saugus at Gloucester (6) ght, Calmus was back at “Augustine had an in- Private Jewels Monday for credible amateur career TV/RADIO training and sparring. He’s and worked at a differ- aiming to take a ght soon Auto racing ent gym, then he turned 8 p.m...... NASCAR awards show ...... NBCSN -- sometime in the next pro and won his rst six Pro basketball month or two if possible. ghts,” said Sepulveda. 7 p.m...... NBA Draft ...... ESPN, ESPNU, NBA “There are a lot of op- “But after that, he lost his Cycling portunities out there, and 1 p.m...... UCI: Madrid Challenge ...... NBCSN next six ghts. When he College football you have to take them be- came to us, we really tried 7 p.m...... No. Illinois at Ball State ...... ESPNews cause as ghters we don’t to change up everything Toledo at E. Michigan ...... CBSSN have a ton of time in this that he was doing and W. Michigan at Central Mich...... ESPN2 profession,” said Calmus. Horse racing get him on the right path. “There’s no time off ever, 12:30 p.m...... America’s Day at the Races ...... FS2 He’s really moving in the Men’s soccer and I’m just going to push right direction now, and we 2:30 p.m...... Nations: Netherlands vs. Poland...... ESPN2 to get better each and ev- 7:30 p.m...... Copa do Brasil: Flamengo at Sao Paulo ...... FS2 couldn’t be happier.” ery day.” Tennis For Calmus, Mauras and But Calmus wasn’t the 7 a.m...... ATP World Tour Finals (doubles) ...... Tennis a number of other ghters, 9 a.m...... ATP World Tour Finals (singles) ...... Tennis only Private Jewels ghter 1 p.m...... ATP World Tour Finals (doubles) ...... Tennis who grabbed a win Satur- the culture at Private Jew- 3 p.m...... ATP World Tour Finals (singles) ...... Tennis day. In the welterweight els is what pushes their division, “Ruthless” Augus- performance to the next NFL tine Mauras -- who joined level. up with Private Jewels “They say that in ‘Lynn, AMERICAN CONFERENCE NATIONAL CONFERENCE Lynn the city of sin, you East East more recently -- pulled out W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA a win via majority decision never go out the way you Buffalo 7 3 0 .700 272 265 Philadelphia 3 5 1 .389 203 232 after an entertaining four- came in,’ but that doesn’t Miami 6 3 0 .667 251 182 N.Y. Giants 3 7 0 .300 195 236 NE 4 5 0 .444 189 211 Dallas 2 7 0 .222 204 290 round bout with John Fer- have to mean that you N.Y. Jets 0 9 0 .000 121 268 Washington 2 7 0 .222 180 218 rera. The ghters went toe- came out worse,” said South South COURTESY PHOTO W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA to-toe in an action-packed Calmus. “Private Jewels Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 242 177 NO 7 2 0 .778 271 213 ght before Mauras pulled Fitness and Alex Sepul- “Ruthless” Augustine Mauras (center), pictured Tennessee 6 3 0 .667 249 235 Tampa Bay 7 3 0 .700 296 226 veda have done so much with Private Jewels Fitness trainer Alex Sepul- Houston 2 7 0 .222 200 252 Atlanta 3 6 0 .333 243 251 off a mild upset win. Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 199 271 Carolina 3 7 0 .300 233 272 “I’m so proud of Augus- for me and so many other veda (right) and manager Patty Tanguay-Herli- North North tine and all the work he’s ghters. I know I couldn’t hy (left), won his ght by majority decision af- W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 9 0 0 1.000 271 171 Green Bay 7 2 0 .778 277 224 put in,” said Sepulveda. have done this without ter four rounds against John Ferrera Saturday Baltimore 6 3 0 .667 244 165 Chicago 5 5 0 .500 191 209 “He worked so hard to get that place.” in Derry, N.H. Cleveland 6 3 0 .667 216 244 Detroit 4 5 0 .444 227 267 Cincinnati 2 6 1 .278 204 250 Minnesota 4 5 0 .444 236 247 West West W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 8 1 0 .889 286 183 Arizona 6 3 0 .667 266 210 Las Vegas 6 3 0 .667 255 241 L.A. Rams 6 3 0 .667 216 168 Bishop Fenwick boys soccer beats Denver 3 6 0 .333 186 254 Seattle 6 3 0 .667 290 266 LAC 2 7 0 .222 226 245 San Fran 4 6 0 .400 238 234 Monday’s Games Tennessee at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Minnesota 19, Chicago 13 Miami at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Bishop Stang on penalty kicks Thursday, Nov. 19 N.Y. Jets at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 8:20 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 Green Bay at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. FENWICK scored a goal of his own. Kansas City at Las Vegas, 8:20 p.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 1 p.m. From B1 Stang responded with a Detroit at Carolina, 1 p.m. Byes: Buffalo, Chicago, N.Y. Giants, goal to make it 3-3, but New England at Houston, 1 p.m. San Francisco That pushed the game to Dwyer came through at Philadelphia at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. L.A. Rams at Tampa Bay, 8:15 p.m. overtime, where the two the end to score the clinch- teams continued to battle ing goal. to a stalemate. The game “Aidan and Liam have TODAY IN SPORTS eventually came down to really been the heartbeat penalty kicks. of our team all year, and I Nov. 18 2006 — Top-ranked Ohio State “We played a high press 1962 — Bill Wade of the Chicago beats No. 2 Michigan 42-39 in knew I wanted those guys Bears passes for 466 yards and two Columbus in the regular-season fina- on defense for most of the out there at the end of the touchdowns to edge the Dallas Cow- le. The Big Ten rivals had the top game and the guys were penalty kicks,” said Enos. boys 34-33. two spots in The AP football poll gassed by the end,” said Next up for No. 4 Fen- 1970 — Joe Frazier knocks out Bob since Oct. 15. Enos. “We put some good wick (10-1-4) is a bout Foster in the second round to retain 2007 — Jimmie Johnson becomes pressure on them in the the world heavyweight title in the first driver to win consecutive with No. 1 Bishop Feehan Detroit. Nextel Cup championships since nal minutes, but they in the CCL Cup semi nal 1974 — Charley Johnson of the Den- Jeff Gordon in 1997 and ’98, wrap- were able to get a free kick Thursday (TBA). ver Broncos passes for 445 yards ping up the title by finishing a trou- and pack the box. The ball and two touchdowns in a 42-34 loss ble-free seventh in the season finale “Obviously this was a big de ected off three people against the Kansas City Chiefs. at Homestead-Miami Speedway. win and it gave us a lot of before it found the back of 1978 — Vanderbilt’s Frank Mordica 2007 — Top-ranked Roger Federer momentum, but we have rushes for 321 yards and five touch- wins his fourth Masters Cup title in the net.” downs in a 41-27 victory over Air five years, overwhelming No. 6 David In penalty kicks, Stang to be careful at the same Force. Mordica scores on runs of Ferrer 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Federer collects scored a goal to start and time,” said Enos. “We’re 48, 30, 6, 70 and 77 yards. $1.2 million and a new car for the pumped up and the guys 1990 — Monica Seles captures the win, increasing his winnings for the then Noci had his shot first five-set women’s match since season to over $10 million — a stopped. But from there, have a lot of con dence, 1901, defeating Gabriela Sabatini record for the ATP Tour. Fenwick took over. Fol- but at the same time we 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of 2012 — Matt Schaub has a career- lowing a big save by Fo- have to be able to keep the Virginia Slims Championships. high five touchdown passes, com- our emotions in check so 1995 — Iowa State’s Troy Davis pletes a franchise-record 43 passes ley, Morgenstern scored becomes the fifth player in NCAA and finishes with 527 yards pass- to even things up. Foley we don’t waste all our en- Division I-A to rush for 2,000 yards, ing, second most in NFL history, to ITEM PHOTO | JOE BROWN then made another save ergy on the wrong things. reaching that plateau in a 45-31 lead the Houston Texans to a 43-37 to set up a goal by An- That’s what we have to loss to Missouri. overtime win over Jacksonville. Fenwick’s Jack Andrews battles Bishop Stang’s drews, then Foley jumped work on between now and 2000 — Indiana’s Antwaan Randle Norm Van Brocklin holds the record Isaac Oulette at mid eld for possession. El becomes the second player in with 554 for the Rams in 1951. onto the eld himself and Thursday.” NCAA Division I-A history to rush for 2018 — Alexander Zverev upsets 200 points and pass for 200 points Novak Djokovic to claim the biggest in a career in a 41-13 loss to Pur- title of his career with a 6-4, 6-3 vic- due. tory at the ATP Finals. The wait is over: Delayed NBA NFL assembles draft nally comes Wednesday
rst all-Black NBA court and that jump ball lack of an NCAA Tour- Like, stuff hits you out of From B1 goes up, I feel like I’ve nament hurt the players. nowhere, but I feel that been waiting so long that They couldn’t make a - me just being there gave This time, Silver will it’s going to be an amaz- nal collegiate statement me a lot of mental tough- of ciating crew be announcing the picks ing feeling.” like Ja Morant did when ness, gave me a lot of ma- from the ESPN campus The Golden State War- he turned in a triple-dou- turity as a person.” in Bristol, Connecti- riors have the No. 2 pick, ble in an upset victory for He worked out for only By Rob Maaddi crew work together regu- cut. Players have been a chance to add a top Murray State in the rst the Warriors and Hor- ASSOCIATED PRESS larly. Johnson and Steed shipped boxes of hats for young player to a team round of the 2019 NCAA nets, suggesting the will join the group for this that reached ve straight Tournament. That helped Wolves may be choosing The NFL will have an wherever they will be game. The crew has a com- NBA Finals before tum- secure him as the No. 2 between Edwards and all-Black of ciating crew watching to choose the bined 89 seasons in the bling to the bottom of pick behind Williamson Ball with 2015 No. 1 pick for the rst time in league one they need when their league and has worked six the league when Stephen and he was a runaway Karl-Anthony Towns en- history when the Rams name is called. Super Bowls. Curry and Klay Thomp- winner of the Rookie trenched as their man in play the Buccaneers on It’s not the draft night “I am proud of my her- son were injured. Char- of the Year award after the middle. Monday night. they wanted, but the ex- itage and excited about lotte picks third, followed nearly leading Memphis If it’s Ball, he ends a “This historic Week 11 citement of becoming a my participation in this by Chicago and Cleve- to the playoffs. run a 10 straight one- crew is a testament to the pro player won’t dimin- historic game,” Boger land. Wiseman wouldn’t have and-dones to be the No. countless and immeasur- ish. Not when they’ve said. “The opportunity to The teams lacked some had that chance anyway. 1 pick. Blake Grif n in able contributions of Black been waiting since March, work with a great group resources to evaluate He averaged 19.7 points 2009 is the last non-col- of cials to the game, their of Black of cials and ex- when sports stopped just players, without the nor- and 10.7 rebounds in lege freshman to be the exemplary performance, hibit our pro ciency in days before the selection mal draft combine in three games after arriv- top selection. and to the power of inclu- executing our assignment of the NCAA Tournament Chicago or the ability to ing as the nation’s No. Ball didn’t do college at sion that is the hallmark is something I am really eld, to start playing ball invite players to their fa- 1 recruit, then was sus- all, playing professional- of this great game,” said looking forward to.” again. cilities for meetings and pended by the NCAA for ly in Lithuania and Aus- Troy Vincent, NFL execu- The league has assigned “I mean, playing in workouts. Perhaps that’s eligibility reasons and tralia. It certainly wasn’t tive vice president of foot- crews based on geography games, I missed it a lot. partly the reason there is announced he was leav- the smoothest path to ball operations. this season to limit trav- But at the same time, no consensus No. 1 pick ing the program to pre- the NBA, which perhaps The crew consists of: el due to the coronavirus this extra time, it’s only this year like Zion Wil- pare for the draft. makes him the perfect referee Jerome Boger, pandemic. Crew assign- helping me,” said forward liamson in 2019. “Of course I wanted to player to handle a year umpire Barry Anderson, ment guidelines have also Obi Toppin, the national “I would say the analy- win a national champion- when everything else down judge Julian Mapp, been relaxed to assign of- college player of the year sis is fair. There is no guy ship, of course I wanted about the draft process line judge Carl Johnson, cials to games closer to from Dayton. that has separated them- to establish that situa- has been upended. side judge Dale Shaw, their homes when feasible. “I feel like I’m more self from the pack, from tion with my teammates,” “I feel like I’m just the eld judge Anthony Jef- The rst Black of cial in prepared and mentally public or external view,” he said. “I love my team- right man for it,” Ball fries and back judge Greg any major sport was Burt prepared for when the Timberwolves President mates, I actually text said. “Like I said, I feel Steed. Toler, hired by the NFL in time comes, and I feel Gersson Rosas said. them every day. But you like I’m born for this Five members of the 1965. like when I’m on the Edwards believes the know how life happens. whole thing going on.” WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B3 NATION ‘More people may die’: Biden urges Trump to aid transition
By Steve Peoples bution plan, while Biden’s planning that’s gone on for Republicans as he continues and Alexandra Jaffe chief of staff indicated his which the current admin- to dispute his loss to Biden, ASSOCIATED PRESS transition team will pro- istration deserves credit, who has surpassed the 270 ceed with their own plan- be shared with the new electoral vote threshold to WILMINGTON, Del. — ning separately because of administration.” become president and is President-elect Joe Biden the obstruction. Collins’ remarks were leading Trump by more than warned of dire consequences Sen. Susan Collins, echoed Monday by Repub- 5.5 million votes nationally. if President Donald Trump R-Maine, said it’s “abso- lican Sen. Lisa Murkows- Cooperation between the and his administration con- lutely crucial that the ap- ki of Alaska. Last week, a outgoing and incoming ad- tinue to refuse to coordinate parent president-elect and larger group of Republi- ministrations, traditional- with his transition team on his team have full access to cans in Congress called on ly a key component to the the coronavirus pandemic PHOTO | BILL CLARK/POOL VIA AP the planning that has gone the Trump administration peaceful transfer of power in and block brie ngs on na- on” for vaccine distribution. to allow Biden to begin re- the United States, takes on Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, takes a photo of a display tional security, policy issues “It is no easy matter” ceiving national security heightened signi cance this before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and vaccine plans. to distribute a vaccine, brie ngs. year because of the corona- on Facebook and Twitter’s actions around the The remarks marked Collins said, so “it’s abso- The outgoing president virus pandemic, which is es- closely contested election on in Washington. Biden’s toughest to date on lutely imperative for pub- has refused so far to bend to calating dramatically head- Trump’s failure to acknowl- lic health, that all of the pressure from Democrats or ing into the holiday season. edge his election loss and Twitter and cooperate with the incom- ing administration for a peaceful transfer of power. “More people may die Facebook CEOs if we don’t coordinate,” Biden told reporters during a news conference Monday in Wilmington, defend election Delaware. Biden and his aides — and a small but growing group of Republicans — have em- measures phasized the importance By Marcy Gordon But Republican sena- of being briefed on White ASSOCIATED PRESS tors, including Committee House efforts to control the Chairman Sen. Lindsey pandemic and distribute WASHINGTON — The Graham, revived com- prospective vaccines. The PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS CEOs of Twitter and Face- plaints of censorship and Trump administration is President-elect Joe Biden arrives to attend a brie ng on the economy at book on Tuesday defended anti-conservative bias working on its own distri- The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. their safeguards against dis- against the social media information in the presiden- platforms and pushed for tial election, and promised stripping away some of Congress they would take the protections that have Amazon opens online pharmacy, vigorous action for two spe- shielded tech companies cial elections in Georgia that from legal responsibility could determine which party for what people post. shaking up another industry controls the U.S. Senate. “I think there’s Repub- Twitter CEO Jack Dors- lican and Democratic ey and Facebook CEO concern about the power By Joseph Pisani The big chains rely on that will likely shift Amazon has also become Mark Zuckerberg told a that’s being used by social and Tom Murphy their pharmacies for a scripts away from the re- a threat to shipping com- hearing of the Senate Judi- media outlets to tell us ASSOCIATED PRESS steady ow of shoppers tail channel,” analysts at panies, delivering more ciary Committee they have who may also grab a snack Citi Research said in a than half of its own pack- what we can see and what NEW YORK — Now at strong programs in place or shampoo or groceries note. ages itself. Vans stamped we can’t, what’s true and Amazon.com: insulin and to protect their platforms on the way out. All have Amazon has a history with the Amazon logo what’s not,” Graham said inhalers. from being used to dissem- upped online services of disruption. Launched have become as common a at the start of the hearing. The retail colossus inate falsehoods or dis- and touted their abilities in 1995 as an online book sight as the UPS truck. Democrats also support opened an online phar- courage people from voting curbing the long-held legal to deliver prescriptions store, it pushed other The company said its in the Georgia elections. macy Tuesday that allows and other goods as the booksellers to sell online. online pharmacy will offer shield for tech companies, customers to order medi- “You have an immense though for different rea- COVID-19 pandemic has But those that couldn’t commonly prescribed med- cation or prescription re- civic and moral responsi- sons. They have focused pushed more consumers keep up went out of busi- ications in the U.S., includ- lls, and have them deliv- bility,” Sen. Richard Blu- their concern on hate to stay home. But Amazon. ness, like the Borders ing creams, pills, as well as ered to their front door in menthal, a Connecticut speech and incitement on com has mastered these bookstore chain, which medications that need to a couple of days. Democrat, told the execu- social media platforms things, and its online store disappeared in 2011. stay refrigerated, like in- tives. He said the actions that can spawn violence. The potential impact of is in nitely larger, with Its purchase of Whole sulin. Shoppers have to set the companies took to President-elect Biden has Amazon’s arrival in the millions of loyal shoppers Foods three years ago up a pro le on Amazon’s slow the spread of disin- heartily endorsed restrict- pharmaceutical space rip- already buying books, TVs sent supermarket stocks website and have their formation in the contest ing the legal immunity for pled through that sector and just about anything spiraling, but many have doctors send prescriptions between President Donald social media platforms un- immediately. The stocks else. been able to hold their own there. It won’t ship medica- Trump and Democrat Joe der Section 230 of a 1996 of CVS Health Corp., Wal- “The news represents a against Amazon, offering tions that have a high risk Biden were constructive. telecommunications law. greens and Rite Aid all disruption to the system home delivery and curb- of being abused, like some But Blumenthal said he Graham and other tumbled Tuesday. and competitive threat side pickup of groceries. opioids. was concerned they could prominent Republican let their guard down for senators have refused to the Georgia elections and knock down Trump’s un- States plead for more federal fail to act against danger- founded claims of voting ous information. irregularities and fraud, “You’ve tried to slow its even as misinformation spread. That’s not censor- disputing Biden’s victory help as virus outbreak worsens ship,” he said. has ourished online. By Geoff Mulvihill up their damaged budgets summer with a $5 billion for businesses, schools and and Rachel La Corte and beat back the resur- de cit, which he and law- the unemployed. Volunteers still ASSOCIATED PRESS gence of the coronavirus. makers assumed would The cost of distributing Between now and June be covered by a second tens of millions of dos- With more shutdowns 2022, state and local gov- federal coronavirus relief es of a vaccine in 2021 is looming and a vaccine ernments could be facing a package that has not ma- also emerging as a major needed to test months away from wide shortfall or $400 billion or terialized. concern for governors. The distribution, governors Association of State and across the U.S. are plead- more by some estimates. “Every state ... every COVID-19 vaccines Casey Katims, federal li- city is suffering from fail- Territorial Health Of - ing for more help from cers and the Association of Washington ahead of what aison for Washington Gov. ure of revenues because of By Lauran run short if people wait Jay Inslee, said there is a COVID-19,” said Pritzker, Immunization Managers Neergaard for an already OK’d option is shaping up to be a bleak have called on Congress winter. “dire and urgent need for a Democrat. “The federal ASSOCIATED PRESS instead. congressional action to government is really the to provide $8.4 billion for “We don’t want to see Renewed restrictions vaccine distribution. Two COVID-19 vaccines on indoor businesses, the support workers and fam- only resource that we all that happen,” said Dr. ilies.” He said the state is have to turn to.” A new infusion of feder- might be nearing the n- James Cutrell, an infec- coming end of unemploy- al money does not appear facing a signi cant budget On Tuesday, Pritzker ish line, but scientists tious disease expert at ment bene ts for millions to be on the way anytime shortfall because of the was scheduled to join caution it’s critical that UT Southwestern Medical of Americans and over- soon. A lame-duck session pandemic and can’t wait other governors of Great enough people volunteer Center in Dallas. loaded hospitals have led of Congress and a presi- until President-elect Joe Lakes states — Demo- to help nish studying Supplies aside, other governors to paint a dire dential administration on other candidates in the COVID-19 vaccines under picture of the months Biden is sworn in Jan. 20. crats and Republicans its way out have chilled U.S. and around the world. development may work ahead unless the federal “We need help by the end alike — in calling for help the prospects for a deal. Moderna Inc. and com- differently in different government steps in with of this year,” Katims said. with testing, contact trac- Congressional Demo- petitor P zer Inc. re- populations and “we likely more money and leader- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker ing and hospital staf ng, crats and Republicans cently announced pre- will bene t from having a ship to help them shore signed a budget over the in addition to more money generally say a new stim- liminary results showing menu of vaccine options,” ulus bill is needed, but their vaccines appear Cutrell said. they disagree on the scope more than 90 percent ef- “We still need volun- of it. Some Republicans fective, at least for short- teers,” stressed National are opposed to another term protection against Institutes of Health Di- round of checks directly to COVID-19. rector Francis Collins, most taxpayers, and some If those early results urging Americans to sign don’t want Washington to hold up and U.S. regula- up. “bail out” state and local tors agree the shots are Additionally, partici- governments that had - safe, emergency use of pants in the Moderna nancial struggles before small, rationed supplies and P zer studies who the pandemic. could start in late Decem- originally got dummy On Tuesday, Senate Ma- ber. Other countries with shots would almost cer- jority Leader Mitch McCo- contracts for early doses tainly be offered the real nnell said the Democrats’ would undertake their vaccine if the U.S. Food approach includes “huge own reviews. and Drug Administration sums of money for state But multiple vaccines allows emergency use. and city governments will be needed to meet But no one knows how with no linkage to demon- global demand and help long protection would strated COVID needs” and end the pandemic, raising last, meaning those stud- comes as tax revenues in concern that studies that ies also must continue to some states are ahead of still need to sign up thou- track recipients some- AP FILE PHOTO | GEOFF CRIMMINS/THE MOSCOW-PULLMAN DAILY NEWS where they were at this sands of volunteers could how. An employee sets up outdoor seating at Rico’s Pub in Pullman, Wash. time in 2019. B4 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 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 Confession to decades-old in delity devastates wife DEAR ABBY: Two — I’m done. Not only years ago, my husband of Dear Abby is written by Abigail have I not missed it, I’m 50 years confessed that much more peaceful and 46 years ago, shortly af- Van Buren, also known as Jeanne less stressed. I connect ter our son was born, he Phillips, and was founded by her with people I love through had a one-night stand mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact email, texting and some- with a total stranger he times good old-fashioned gave a ride to. She offered Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. letter-writing. That sex to him, and they went Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. works for me. to a hotel for the brief encounter. He said he FREEDOM had totally forgotten REGAINED IN one else about this. My your husband told you about it until recently. He CALIFORNIA husband loves me and and you are still in emo- said he was very upset tional pain, consider en- when he remembered, to has been very supportive, DEAR FREEDOM the point that he felt sick. but it hasn’t been enough listing the help of a li- REGAINED: I have re- He decided to tell me to heal this pain. Your censed marriage and ceived an increasing because he didn’t want words of wisdom will be family therapist. Talking number of letters from any secrets between us, appreciated. it out may help these feel- people about problems in and he asked me to for- ings to dissipate so you which there is a social give him. I forgave him, WOUNDED IN will no longer be haunted media element. For those but I have been devastat- FLORIDA by the images in your who have become over- ed ever since. He was a head. Please do not wait whelmed, I recommend DEAR WOUNDED: to do this. Your physician limiting time spent on- virgin when we married, So your husband chose to and he has been unfaith- is the rst person to ask line. For people who have ease his guilty conscience ful only that one time. for a referral. been victimized by trolls, Abby, I cannot get over about this one-time in - another solution is to the fact that he did this delity 46 years ago and DEAR ABBY: I have simply block or delete to me. Not a single day lay it on you. It would read about how narcissis- them. goes by without the pain have been kinder had he tic, angry, depressed peo- I’m sharing your sug- and the images of him “confessed” to his spiritu- ple shame others and gestion for anyone who being unfaithful in a al adviser. spread lies on social me- might need it — and I marriage that I consid- Focus on the fact that dia. May I take a moment suspect there may be ered to be nearly perfect what happened (once) to remind your readers quite a few. However, dis- until then, take hold of four years into your mar- that they do not HAVE to connecting from social me and make me very riage is less relevant than have social media? I media does take more ef- sad. I don’t cry as much the quality of the rela- stopped looking at it two fort because the dropouts anymore, but the intensi- tionship you have shared years ago, after the death must decide not only who ty of the pain hasn’t sub- during the ensuing near- of my sister. People said they wish to communicate sided. ly half-century. Because it some horrible things, so I with but also by what I haven’t talked to any- has been two years since decided enough is enough means to do it. BRIDGE
The split is bad, but don’t give up Michael Friedman, a philosopher, spades and 8 points or more, 8-11 said, “The scienti c name for an an- points, either 5-4-2-2 or 5-3-3-2 imal that doesn’t either run from or shape, and exactly 5=2=4=2. ght its enemies is ‘lunch.’” Outside trumps, declarer had two The scienti c name for a bridge hearts, two diamonds and one club. player who doesn’t ght when the So, he needed ve spade tricks. splits are bad is “loser.” After a club to his queen and Here is another deal featuring Eric West’s ace, South took the club re- Greco, who was the American Con- turn with dummy’s king and ruffed tract Bridge League’s Player of the the club 10 in his hand — trump trick Year in 2018. These two deals were No. 2. Declarer cashed his diamond drawn to my attention by Steve Con- ace, played a heart to the king, led a rad of Manhasset, Long Island. diamond to his king (East playing his Greco (South) was the declarer in queen) and exited with a diamond. four spades. He took the rst trick West led the heart jack, East ruff- with dummy’s heart ace and cashed ing with the spade eight and South the spade ace, raising one eyebrow overruf ng with his 10 — spade trick a millimeter when West discarded a No. 3. The diamond two was ruffed club. How did Greco continue? with dummy’s spade king — trump The auction was arti cial. North’s trick No. 4 — and South still had the rst four bids asked questions. In spade queen to come as spade trick turn, South showed at least ve No.5. A knockout! WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B5 TV BEST BETS DID YOU KNOW?
No Man’s Land Hulu New Series! A con ict-ridden Syria serves as the backdrop for this eight-part drama about love and war. The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Disney+ New Series! A series of all-new animated shorts starring Mickey Mouse debuts with two shorts today. Two new shorts will then be available Fridays beginning Nov. 27. General Hospital ABC, 2 p.m. Sonny (Maurice Benard) is suspicious. Julian (Wil- liam deVry) tries a new tactic. Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) may be in over her head. Willow (Katelyn MacMul- len) is angered. Michael (Chad Duell) is in disbelief. Yentl TCM, 9:15 a.m. Catch a Classic! Barbra Streisand stars in, cowrote and made her Golden Globe-winning directorial debut with this bittersweet, Oscar-winning 1983 drama based on Isaac Bashevis Singer’s short story “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy.” In early 1900s Europe, a young Jewish woman (Streisand) dresses as a man in order to study the Hebrew scriptures. But she soon nds herself in the middle of an unconventional love triangle, caught between a fellow student (Mandy Patinkin) and his ancée (Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee Amy Irving). The lm’s lovely score won an Oscar; two of its songs — “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” and “The Way He Makes Me Feel” — were Oscar nomi- nees. The Goldbergs: “Dee-Vorced” ABC, 8 p.m. Beverly’s (Wendi McLendon) meddling in Adam’s relationship with Brea (Sadie Stanley) leads to a confrontation with her divorced mother, Vicki (Brea Bee). Meanwhile, Barry (Troy Gentile) struggles to reunite the JTP following his breakup with Ren. Devils The CW, 8 p.m. After uncovering yet another link between his mentor Dominic (Patrick Dempsey) and the death of their colleague, international banker Massimo (Alessan- dro Borghi) fears his fate. A Nashville Christmas Carol The Masked Singer: “The Group B Finals — The By Rick Gables sweetheart and manager to the documentary, BELUSHI, Judy Belushi. Mask Chance Saloon” the special’s headliner, Belin- on Sunday, November 22 at 9 CBS’ season four of drama Jessy Schram and Wes FOX, 8 p.m. p.m. The feature length film Brown star in A Nashville da (Sara Evans), she receives series Seal Team is set to de- The remaining Group B contestants return for their a visit from the ghost of her examines the too-short life of but Wednesday, November nal shot at reaching the Super Six in the new ep- Christmas Carol, premiering Saturday, November 21 at 8 recently deceased mentor, the once-in-a-generation tal- 25 at 9 p.m. On the season isode “The Group B Finals — The Mask Chance Sa- p.m. on Hallmark Channel, Marilyn (Wynonna Judd). ent John Belushi, who cap- premiere, God of War, Bravo loon.” during the network’s annu- Her mentor warns her cur- tured the hearts and funny Team enters enemy territo- Chicago Med: “Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight” al Countdown to Christmas rent path leads to a dark fu- bones of devoted audiences. ry in the snowy Spin Ghar NBC, 8 p.m. programming event. Vivi- ture and has recruited both Told using previously un- Mountain Range to capture Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) announces a new enne Wake (Schram), a work- the Spirit of Christmas Past heard audiotapes, BELUSHI Al-Hazred, the leader of a ED chief, and the choice doesn’t make everyone aholic television producer (Kix Brooks) and the Spirit of examines his extraordinary terrorist group and son of the happy. Meanwhile, Dr. Manning (Torrey DeVitto) in charge of a country mu- Christmas Present (Kimber- life in the words of his col- terrorist leader that Jason takes a stand for her patient and nds herself deal- sic-themed Christmas spe- ly Williams-Paisley) to help laborators, friends and fam- (David Boreanaz) took down ing with the repercussions, and Dr. Charles (Oliver cial showcasing newcomer her get back on track. The ily, including Dan Aykroyd, early in his career and made Platt) tends to family affairs. Alexis (RaeLynn), never lets Spirits’ time-jumping adven- Jim Belushi, Penny Mar- him Bravo One. When they Nature: “Primates: Protecting Primates” personal feelings get in the tures force Vivienne to take shall, Lorne Michaels, Carrie are attacked, Jason and Cer- PBS, 8 p.m. way of business. On the verge hold of her life. Will Vivienne Fisher, Chevy Chase, Harold berus, Bravo’s canine mem- More than half of the world’s primates are under of accepting a job in LA, and ultimately choose her career Ramis, Jane Curtin, Ivan ber, are separated from the threat. Meet the scientists making groundbreaking with the return of Gavin or another chance at love? Reitman and his high school team, in part one of the two- discoveries to safeguard their future. Chase (Brown), her childhood SHOWTIME will premiere sweetheart and later wife, part season premiere.
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City of Lynn -Board of Health CLEANING/ CLEANING/ MAINTENANCE CARPENTRY MAINTENANCE A Regulation Requiring Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Section 1 - Purposes & Definition: Carpentry & Services RONNIE Z Purpose - In order to help prevent rodent infestation through the City of Lynn, the WE TAKE AND DISPOSE Board of Health has adopted the following regulation related to the requirement of Full cleanouts: Integrated Pest Management throughout the City of Lynn at identified sites. Attics, basements, MOVING yards, etc. Leave your moving to us! Definitions: Whether it be one piece or more! OF ANYTHING Gutter and downspout cleaning and repairs: 10% off for senior citizens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - also known as integrated pest control (IPC) is veterans, and disabled a broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of pests. Windows, doors, IPM aims to suppress pest populations below the economic injury level (EIL). The Cellars, Attics, porches, decks, stairs Call Ronnie UN's Food and Agriculture Organization defines IPM as "the careful consideration Garages, Yards, Stores, etc. No job too small! of all available pest control techniques and subsequent integration of appropriate Call for quick service 781-321-2499 measures that discourage the development of pest populations and keep For a free estimate pesticides and other interventions to levels that are economically justified and and best prices. 781-354-0023 reduce or minimize risks to human health and the environment. DRIVEWAY/PAVING FUELS/HEATING Disturbance - shall be defined as excavating the earth immediately around an existing utility or structure. The length of the disturbance shall be measured by the overall linear length of excavation required to unearth the utility. Activities that do WE ALSO RENT not require the excavation of soil shall not be considered disturbance for the SAMCO PAVING purpose of this regulation ROLL-OFF DUMPSTERS DRIVEWAYS &PARKING LOTS Section 2: Application of Regulation: 15 yards, 20 yards, and 30 yards FUEL ASSISTANCE ACCEPTED For all your paving needs, 24 HOUR BURNER SERVICE This regulation will apply to the following: visit We service gas and oil 1) Permits for Building and issued by the Inspectional Services Department; Samcopavingma.com Building permits issued for certain activities will require the implementation of an FREE ESTIMATES! heating systems. Integrated Pest Management Plan as a condition of the permit. IPM must be 781-593-5308 / 781-598-0646 Oil tanks submitted to ISD/Health Division and implemented a minimum of 14 days prior to OWNER OPERATED! INSURED! installed/removed. the start of the project. Written notice of the date of start of the project must be 978-356-4007 made to ISD/Health Division prior to the project start. ericzdisposal.com 800-934-4007 781-592-9505 a) Building Permits issued which include land clearing activities on residential and commercial properties; REAL ESTATE b) Renovation or construction work on abandoned properties (as defined by LEGALS NOTICES HELP WANTED Ordinance); FOR SALE c) Commercial projects greater than $50,000 in value; d) Construction of residential subdivisions PAY CALLS JOB INFORMATION SERVICES 2) Permits for Blasting issued the Lynn Fire Department; Permits issued by the Lynn Fire Department for blasting will require the implementation of an Integrated Pay Call Numbers NOTICE (900, 976 and 550) Pest Management Plan as a condition of the permit. IPM must be submitted to For more information and assistance If you want an honest Advertiser telephone numbers with ISD/Health Division and implemented a minimum of 14 days prior to the start of regarding the reliability of business opinion of value 900, 976 and 550 prefixes MUST the project. Written notice of the date of start of the project must be made to opportunities, work-at-home opportuni- disclose the price of the telephone FREE SERVICE ISD/Health Division prior to the project start. GORTON'S ties, employment services and financ- 3rd Shift Production Position call. When a number is published ing, the Daily Item urges its readers to Zero down for veterans within the advertisement the per 3% down for non-veterans 3) Street Opening Permits issued by the Department of Public Works for; Gorton's, America's leader in Frozen contact the Better Business Bureau minute and/or flat charge must be Permits issued by the Dept. of Public Works for certain activities will require the Seafood is seeking qualified candi- Inc., 290 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite included. If you dial a pay per call implementation of an Integrated Pest Management Plan as a condition of the dates to work 3rd shift (10 PM to 6 102, Marlborough, MA 07152-4705 or number from an advertisement appear- permit. IPM must be submitted to ISD/Health Division and implemented a AM) at its Processing Facility in call 508-652-4800 ing in the classified section and it minimum of 14 days prior to the start of the project. Written notice of the date of Gloucester, MA. DOES NOT disclose this information, start of the project must be made to ISD/Health Division prior to the project start. Compensation and Benefits NOTICE Don't pay to find work before you get $18.11 Starting Wage please notify the Item classified All real estate advertising in this department immediately. Response to the job. Legitimate job placement firms a. the disturbance of an existing underground utility within the paved right of way with Generous Step Increases newspaper is subject to the Federal any pay per call numbers will be that work to fill specific positions Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachu- of a distance greater than 500 linear feet; Medical Insurance charged to your telephone bill and cannot charge an upfront fee. For free setts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston and b. The installation of a new underground utility within the paved right of way Dental Insurance Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances, which makes anyone under 18 years of age must information about avoiding employ- it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or greater than 500 linear feet; Life and Vision Insurance Generous Vacation and have parent's consent. ment service scams, write the Federal discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, c. The disturbance of an existing underground utility outside of the paved handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, Please call immediately for further Trade Commission at Washington, right-of-way greater than 250 feet; Paid Holiday Package age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, details or information. D.C., 20580 or call the National Fraud veteran's status, or source of income or any d. The installation of a new underground utility outside the paved right-of-way Paid Lunch and Breaks CLASSIFIED Information Center, intention to make any such preference, limitation greater than 250 feet; Defined Benefit Pension Plan or discrimination. 401k Plan (781)593-7700 1-800-876-7060 This newspaper will not knowingly accept any Tuition Reimbursement advertising for real estate which is in violation of 4) Licenses/Permits for Dumpsters issued by the Inspectional Services the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all Department; Permits issued by the Inspectional Services Department for certain The availability of overtime dwellings in this newspaper are available on an Qualifications equal opportunity basis. To complain of dumpsters will require the implementation of an Integrated Pest Management Plan discrimination, please call HUD toll-free at as a condition of the permit. IPM must be submitted to the Health Department and High School Diploma or GED 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E. area, call HUD at updated annually as a condition of the permit/license. Prior work experience in a processing 617-595-5308. The toll-free number for the facility or in a fast paced environment hearing-impaired is 1-800-927-9275. a. All dumpsters on residential and commercial properties Self starter with a positive attitude b. All dumpsters must be placed on a non-porous surface Ability to work overtime
5) Licenses/Permits issued for Food Establishments by the Inspectional To apply, please visit www.gortons.co Services Department; all applicants to ISD for a permit/license to sell retail food m/careers or operate a food service establishment are required to develop and provide an Integrated Pest Management Plan as a condition of the permit. IPM Plans must be submitted to the department annually with permit/license renewals; LEGALS LEGALS a. Retail Food Establishments b. Food Establishments In God We Trust COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS c. Establishments not required to hold a local food establishment permit/license Notice of White Flag Surrender THE TRIAL COURT but which serve, store, process or distribute food on-site, including but not limited Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: " kal el© ", nom deguerre: " PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT to food manufacturing facilities, food distribution facilities, breweries and retail morales, kalvin© ", in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar Docket No. ES20P2824EA establishment exempted under the Federal Food Code are also subject to the by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: '' MORALES, KALVIN© '', corp.sole INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE requirements of IPM. Dba.: '' KALVIN MORALES© ''. I being Trustee of '' MORALES, WILLIAM ADONIS© '', corp.sole Dba.: '' WILLIAM ADONIS MORALES© '', having reached the age of Estate of: Charlie C. Vannoy 6) Permits for Keeping of Animals; all applicants for a new or renewal majority, being aboriginal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, permit/license to keep certain animals (as defined by City Ordinance) are required the Atlantic Islands, the continental Americas, being duly certified, hereby affirms Also Known As: Charles C vannoy to provide evidence that the lot and any structures thereon have been assessed by the following: Notice of White Flag Surrender: as "hors de combat", pursuant to a licensed pest control operator and have been treated for, or are free from, The Geneva Conventions, Article III, and Lieber Code, as Taino moorish Americans, Date of Death: 09/07/2019 rodents in accordance with State Sanitary Code, 105 CMR 410.550 and ministers of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Persons. Notice of LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Essex Division Section 3: Minimum Requirements for an IPM Plan: Notice of Claim pursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of The following shall constitute the minimum requirements for an IPM plan and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: under this regulation; [1] THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Petitioner: Lisa J McGloin of Lynn MA REGISTRY OF VITAL RECORDS AND STATISTICS, REGISTERED NUMBER: 1089, 1) Names and certifications of licensed pest control operators; STATE FILE NUMBER 124228, '' KALVIN MORALES© '', is as a special deposit 2) Initial Survey by a licensed pest control operator documenting presence of order conveyed to " Kal El Trust ". [2] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a Will has been admitted to informal probate absence of rodent activity, burrows and sanitation conditions which could support Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, REGISTERED NUMBER: 89, STATE FILE rodent activity on the site and accessible public areas adjacent to the site; NUMBER: 004112, '' WILLIAM ADONIS MORALES© '' is as a special deposit order Lisa J McGloin of Lynn MA 3) Details about rodent control measures to be implemented on the site, including conveyed to " Kal El Trust ". Individual Trust being an Unincorporated Divine locations or traps and bait stations, types and amounts of pesticides used, Grantor Inter Vivos Trust. Inter alia. All rights reserved. schedule for follow-up monitoring, cleanup of bait stations and rodent carcasses, has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to staff training and notification procedures, and management of sources of food, Item: November 11, 18, 25 and December 2, 2020 serve without surety on the bond. water and harborage on the site including vegetation management; TOWN OF SAUGUS The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal 4) Procedures for responding to rodent complaints associated with the site, Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without including the name and contact information for management level individual to IFB # 45-20 On-Call Elevator, Chair Lift and supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with respond to complaints. Dumbwaiter Maintenance, Repairs, Inspections the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating Section 4: Enforcement, Penalties and Fines; The Town of Saugus is seeking bids for On-Call Elevator, Chair Lift and Dumbwaiter to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Maintenance, Repairs and Inspections. Bids can be obtained from Saugus Town Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings 1) Failure to comply with this regulation may result in revocation of the Hall Purchasing Department 298 Central St. Saugus, MA 01906. Please email and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal permit/license and/or fines of up to $300.00 per day, in accordance with City of [email protected] for a copy of the bid. Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Lynn 21D - "Noncriminal Disposition of Ordinance, By-Law, Rule, or Regulation Rates apply, and 5% bid bond is required. Bids due by 11:00am Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. Violations". Wednesday, December 2, 2020. 2) Complaints about rodent activity will be handled by the Inspectional Services Weekly: November 18, 2020 Department Item: November 18, 2020 3) The Building Commissioner, Director of Public Works and Fire Chief and their designees are the enforcing officers for the permits issued by their offices; 4) This regulation shall supercede any previous regulations related to Integrated Pest Management. This regulation shall prevail in the case of any conflicting regulations regarding Integrated Pest Management. This regulation shall Does your company need employees? specifically rescind the BOH Building Demolition Regulation as adopted and advertised on July 2, 2007. Placing a help wanted ad is great for Section 5: This Regulation shall take effect as provided by law; finding the skilled workers you need. INTRODUCED 10/13/20 and 11/10/20 ORDERED PUBLISHED PUBLISHED ADOPTED PUBLICATION OF ADOPTION Daily Item Item: November 17 and 18, 2020 781-593-7700, ext.2
Phone us: 781-593-7700 Email us: classi[email protected] Find us online: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 THE DAILY ITEM B7 INTERNATIONAL Hurricane Iota roars onto Nicaragua as 2nd blow in 2 weeks
By Marlon González Tola River topped its ASSOCIATED PRESS banks, and western Nic- aragua, along the Paci c TEGUCIGALPA, Hon- coast, was forecast to re- duras — Hurricane Iota ceive the most rain. Nic- battered Nicaragua with aragua’s meteorology di- screeching winds and rector, Marcio Baca, said pounding surf Tuesday, areas where the soil was PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS chasing tens of thousands already saturated would NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of people from their homes receive 6 to 7 inches of ad- along the same stretch of speaks during a ceremony marking the 19th ditional rain. anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, at NATO the Caribbean coast that Eta triggered ash oods headquarters in Brussels. was devastated by an and mudslides in parts of equally powerful hurri- Central America and Mex- cane just two weeks ago. ico and killed more than The extent of the dam- 130 people. NATO chief age was unclear because “This hurricane is de - much of the affected region PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS nitely worse” than Eta, Ja- was without electricity and Motorcyclists pass debris on the road after son Bermúdez, a university phone and internet service, the passing of Hurricane Iota on San Andres student from Bilwi, said as warns of high and strong winds ham- Island, Colombia. high winds preceded Iota’s pered radio transmissions. arrival. Many houses lost Preliminary reports duras late Tuesday. with the mayor of the com- roofs, fences and fruit trees. price if troops from the coast included Aid agencies struggled munity of Villeda Morales “We will never forget toppled trees and electric to reach their local con- late Monday, he told her this year,” Bermúdez said. poles and roofs stripped tacts, and the govern- Iota was hitting them hard Even before Iota hit Nic- leave Afghanistan from homes and busi- ment said in a statement and the community had not aragua, it scraped over nesses, but no deaths or that at least 35 towns in completely evacuated. the tiny Colombian island years, and no NATO ally injuries, said Guillermo the east and north had “We are facing an in- of Providencia, more than By Lorne Cook ASSOCIATED PRESS wants to stay any longer González, director of Nic- no phone service. Nica- credible emergency,” Wood 155 miles (250 kilometers) ragua’s telecommunica- said. “There is no food. than necessary. But at the aragua’s emergency man- off Nicaragua’s coast. Co- BRUSSELS — NATO tions ministry said phone There is no water.” same time, the price for agement agency. More lombian President Ivan could pay a heavy price and broadband provider In the community of leaving too soon or in an than 40,000 people were Duque said one person for leaving Afghanistan in shelters. Columbus Networks was Brus Laguna, some 500 uncoordinated way could was killed and 98 percent too early, its chief warned A day earlier, Iota in- of ine because of ooding people were in a shelter be very high,” NATO Sec- of the island’s infrastruc- Tuesday after a U.S. of - tensi ed into a Category in Bilwi. there and another 900 retary-General Jens Stol- ture was “affected.” cial said President Donald 5 storm, but it weakened Along Honduras’ remote were being moved else- tenberg said in a state- Providencia is inhabited Trump is expected to with- as it neared the coast and eastern coast Tuesday, where, Mayor Teonela Pai- ment Tuesday. almost exclusively by the draw a signi cant number made landfall with max- people continued evacu- sano Wood said. He said Afghanistan descendants of African of American troops from imum sustained winds ating from damaged and “We’re in danger if it slaves and British coloniz- still “risks becoming once the con ict-ravaged coun- of 155 mph. The system ooding homes. keeps raining,” Paisano ers, who speak an English again a platform for inter- try in the coming weeks. came ashore as a Catego- Mirna Wood, vice presi- Wood said. version of Creole as their national terrorists to plan NATO has fewer than ry 4 hurricane about 30 dent of the Miskito ethnic In mountainous Teguci- native language. The is- and organize attacks on miles south of the Nicara- group in Honduras’ far galpa, residents of low-ly- land has no direct ights 12,000 troops from dozens our homelands. And ISIS guan city of Puerto Cabe- east Gracias a Dios region, ing, ood-prone areas were to the continent, but it has of nations in Afghanistan (Islamic State) could re- zas, also known as Bilwi. was in Tegucigalpa collect- being evacuated in antici- become an increasingly helping to train and ad- build in Afghanistan the That was just 15 miles ing donations for her com- pation of Iota’s rains, as popular tourist destina- vise the country’s national terror caliphate it lost in south of where Hurricane munity ravaged by Eta were residents of hillside tion thanks to its quiet security forces. More than Syria and Iraq.” Eta made landfall Nov. 3, when Iota hit. neighborhoods vulnerable beaches and rich marine half are not U.S. troops, The U.S. decision comes also as a Category 4 storm. Some 40,000 people in to landslides. life. On Tuesday, Colombi- but the 30-nation alliance just days after Trump By midday Tuesday, Iota the area had moved to Panama reported that an of cials said they were relies heavily on the Unit- installed a new slate of had diminished to a trop- shelters from low-lying one person was killed sending a ship with 15 ed States for transport, loyalists in top Pentagon ical storm and was mov- land beside rivers and the and another missing in tons of aid to the island. air support, logistics and positions who share his ing inland over northern sea, but other people re- its western indigenous In the aftermath of Eta, other assistance. It’s un- frustration with the con- Nicaragua. It had max- mained stranded near the autonomous Ngabe Bugle Honduras has tens of thou- likely that NATO could tinued troop presence in imum sustained winds border with Nicaragua. area near the border with sands of homeless people. even wind down its opera- war zones. The expected of 65 mph and was spin- Some were rescued by Costa Rica. The country reported 74 tion without U.S. help. plans would cut U.S. troop ning westward at 12 mph. Nicaraguan authorities, As the storm moved deaths and nearly 57,000 “We now face a dif cult numbers almost in half The storm was forecast to she said. westward, ooding be- people in shelters, mostly decision. We have been in by Jan. 15, leaving 2,500 cross into southern Hon- In her last communication came a top concern. The in the north. Afghanistan for almost 20 troops in Afghanistan. IOC President Bach issues gentle plea for Olympians to get vaccinated
By Stephen Wade even need it and will do it letes’ Commission, Bach a responsibility not just for ASSOCIATED PRESS on their own.” was asked — among other us individually but for all Bach also said a “rea- things — if athletes would of the people who surround TOKYO — As he toured sonable number” of fans be “forced” to be vaccinat- us and who are our fellow the Athletes Village on should be able to attend ed. The Associated Press team members, who are Tuesday, IOC President the Tokyo Olympics with obtained a 90-minute re- fellow Olympians.” Thomas Bach issued a or without a vaccine. And, cording of the session, Two vaccine makers gentle plea to all compet- before heading to the new which included more than have said preliminary re- itors to get vaccinated be- $1.4 billion National Sta- 100 athletes or their rep- sults from their late-stage PHOTO | ETHIOPIAN NEWS AGENCY VIA AP fore the Tokyo Olympics dium in central Tokyo, resentatives. It was mon- studies suggest their ex- — if a vaccine is available. Members of the Ethiopian military sitting on an he said con dently that itored by Kirsty Coventry, perimental vaccines are Bach, who is visiting To- armored personnel carrier next to a national the postponed games will a two-time Olympic gold strongly protective. Early kyo this week for the rst ag, on a road in an area near the border of the open on July 23. medalist and chairperson results provide strong sig- time since the Olympics Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. Bach was greeted by a of the Athletes’ Commis- nals that the vaccine could were postponed, again few protesters outside the sion. prevent a majority of dis- said the vaccine would not stadium chanting: “Get In that session, Bach ease when large groups of be a requirement, but he out IOC. Get out Olym- said “we are not there yet” people are vaccinated. Ethiopia’s PM vows urged athletes and fans pics.” in terms of requiring a Not all athletes are like- to help protect themselves Japan has controlled the vaccine, but he made his ly to want to take the vac- and others. virus comparatively well, feelings clear that athletes cine. For some it will be a ‘ nal and crucial’ “The IOC will appeal with about 1,900 deaths owe it to each other — and question of individual lib- to the athletes and other attributed to COVID-19 themselves — when think- erty. Others will fear vac- participants — in particu- in a country of about 125 ing about a vaccination. cines against COVID-19 offensive in Tigray lar all those who are living million. However, cases “Every athlete should are being rushed, and pos- here in the village — to have been rising lately, look at his fellow athletes sibly unsafe. Some could By Cara Anna those criminal elements,” have a vaccination,” Bach particularly in Tokyo and and take this into consid- fear falling ill after taking ASSOCIATED PRESS Ethiopia’s minister in said, wearing a white the northern island of eration,” Bach said to the charge of democrati- mask with the Olympic Hokkaido. commission. “Because the the vaccine, jeopardizing NAIROBI, Kenya — zation, Zadig Abraha, their Olympic chances. Ethiopia’s prime minis- rings on the right side. In a more private set- vaccination is not just said in a phone inter- “But it will be their free ting, Bach has spoken about the individual. It’s “We can solve this cri- ter on Tuesday declared view with The Associat- sis like other challenges “the final and crucial” decision. directly about Olympic a protection for the entire ed Press. “This will be a only if we are in solidar- military operation will “I’m sure many, many of athletes’ responsibility to community. very brief operation.” Me- ity, and if we all take re- launch in the coming the athletes and the par- consider the vaccine. “And there I think each kele, he said, will be the sponsibility,” Bach said in days against the gov- ticipants will follow this In an on-line session last and everyone of us has a nal stage. the online conference with ernment of the country’s advice, or maybe don’t month with the IOC’s Ath- responsibility in this crisis, Abiy, last year’s Nobel athletes in early October, rebellious Tigray region, acknowledging some ath- while the United Na- Peace Prize winner, con- letes would see taking the tions warned of a “full- tinues to reject interna- vaccine as a “sacri ce.” scale humanitarian cri- tional pleas for dialogue In Tokyo, Bach said that sis” with refugees fleeing and de-escalation in the and people in Tigray two-week con ict in the nurses, doctors and health starting to go hungry. Horn of Africa that has care workers should be In a warning to Ameri- spilled into neighboring rst in line for a vaccine, cans still in the Tigray re- Eritrea and sent more ahead of healthy, young gion, the U.S. Embassy in than 27,000 frightened athletes. Ethiopia said those who Ethiopian refugees pour- As well as the 11,000 can’t leave safely “are ad- ing into Sudan. Olympic athletes, there vised to shelter in place.” Some 4,000 refugees could be tens of thousands More than 1,000 citizens keep arriving every day, a of of cials, judges, VIPs, of various foreign coun- “very rapid” rate, U.N. ref- and media and broadcast- tries are estimated to be ugee agency spokesman ers traveling to Japan for trapped. Babar Baloch told report- the games. Prime Minister Abiy ers in Geneva. “It’s a huge Tokyo Olympic of cials Ahmed said a three-day number in a matter of and the International deadline given to the days ... It overwhelms the Olympic Committee have Tigray region’s leaders whole system,” he said, said that athletes testing PHOTO | NICOLAS DATICHE/POOL PHOTO VIA AP and special forces “has ex- adding that the remote positive at the games could pired today.” part of Sudan hasn’t seen IOC President Thomas Bach, right in foreground, wearing a protective be barred from competing, Now, “we are march- such an in ux in two de- mask greets Tokyo 2020 Vice President Endo Toshiaki during a visit to similar to the way a dop- ing to Mekele to capture cades. Olympic and Paralympic Village in Tokyo. ing suspect is removed. B8 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 FOOD
PHOTOS |TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Left, a full or split turkey breast is a great option for smaller crowds and inexperienced cooks on Thanksgiving. Center, an apple tart made with puff pastry is an easy and elegant Thanksgiving dessert. Right, Brussels sprouts roasted with bacon and dried cranberries are easy to make, and full of fall avor.
By Gretchen McKay you plan on storing something, the more TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE robust the container should be. If this is your first time prepar- PITTSBURGH — Thanksgiving in Turkey ing Thanksgiving, keep it simple: a normal times means getting together with pan-roasted turkey breast slathered in family and friends to celebrate the many herb butter, Brussels sprouts rwoasted blessings of the past year. Tradition calls with craisins and balsamic vinegar and for a giant turkey with all the fixings, for dessert, a flaky apple tart made with spirited conversation around the dinner frozen puff pastry. table and a fight over leftovers. for two? LEMON HERB TURKEY BREAST These are not normal times. PG tested With the coronavirus still spreading, the With fewer people at your Thanksgiving table, a Centers for Disease Control and Preven- Here’s a rookie’s guide whole turkey might not be necessary. A whole or tion is advising small in-person gather- split breast offers the same great holiday avor, but ings this year to protect individuals and it’s easier (and faster) to cook — no ipping, bast- families from the virus. Even Dr. Anthony to cooking one ing or fuss. Slathering herbed butter under the skin Fauci is famously skipping spending the will help keep it moist. Be sure to allow the turkey holiday with his three adult daughters, to rest for 15-20 minutes to give the juices time to and according to recent surveys, almost redistribute. 30% of Americans will host only immedi- 1 bone-in whole or split turkey breast, rinsed and ate family on Nov. 26. patted dry That means a lot of young adults and 3 tablespoons butter, softened others who might otherwise have gone 2 garlic cloves, minced home or to a friend’s house to enjoy home 1 teaspoon dried thyme cooking on Thanksgiving will instead be 1 teaspoon dried basil preparing dinner for themselves this year 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage — even if they aren’t particularly well- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled versed in the kitchen. 1 lemon, cut in half The holiday meal has so many moving Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper parts that it’s no wonder some cooks are Preheat oven to 350 degrees. consumed by fear. It’s even worse if you’re Place turkey breast in a large roasting doing it for the first time, without the pan, on a rack if possible, and pat dry gadgets, cookware, dinnerware and knife with paper towels inside and out. Loosen skills a seasoned cook has at the ready. skin on the breast with your fingers, be- To those rookie chefs, we say: Take a ing careful not to tear or poke through it. breath. With equal measures of prepa- Place butter in small bowl and add ration, convenience and courage, a tasty garlic, thyme, basil, sage and rosemary. Turkey Day still is within reach. Squeeze juice from one half lemon and Gaynor Grant, director of Gaynor’s mix together with a fork. School of Cooking on the South Side, said Using your fingers, rub half of the learning to cook is like learning a new butter mixture under the turkey skin. language. “The older you are when you Don’t worry if it clumps — it will melt start doing it, the harder it is.” as it cooks. Rub remaining butter over “I find it relaxing after a full day,” said the top and sides of the breast, squeeze Grant, who started her culinary training juice from other half of lemon on top and in 1973. “But for others it’s a chore that then sprinkle lightly with kosher salt and takes a long time if you haven’t been freshly ground black pepper. taught the basics.” Roast for 1 hour to 1 hour 30 min- What you’ve got to your advantage utes, depending on size (15 minutes per on Thanksgiving, she noted, is that the pound), or until the meat registers 165 traditional meal of roast turkey, stuffing degrees in the thickest part of the breast and mashed potatoes is not difficult, even (without touching bone). Loosely tent for beginners. It’s more an issue of timing with foil, and let turkey rest for 10 min- and planning than culinary expertise. utes before carving. “If you’ve only got one oven, you really Serves 4, with a some leftovers. have to plan well for what you’re going to ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS make,” she said. WITH CRAISINS Also on the plus side: You probably have PG tested at least a little cooking know-how. Nearly Brussels sprouts are a classic side dish at Thanks- 20% of people in a recent Butterball sur- giving. When you roast them with a little oil and salt, vey said they feel more confident about they end up crispy on the outside and tender on the preparing the holiday dinner this year, inside. This recipe brings bacon and Craisins to the thanks to all the meal prep we’ve had to mix, with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and honey as do during the pandemic. You’re also more a nishing touch. comfortable than ever about accepting 1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and cut help. Some 55% surveyed said they’re in half through the core A Thanksgiving table set for two with all the traditional holiday dish- open to having pre-made sides to make 4 slices bacon, cut into a small dice es, including roast turkey. Thanksgiving as simple and convenient 1/4 cup good olive oil as possible. 1/3 cup Craisins or golden raisins In other words, it’s perfectly OK to Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper serve your homemade turkey with Pepperidge Farm stuffing and instant or frozen 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar mashed potatoes. 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup For the dishes you insist on making from scratch, Grant suggests making whatev- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place Brussels sprouts on a sheet pan, including er you can a few days in advance. Brussels sprouts and potatoes, for example, can be some of the loose leaves (they will crisp as they cook). blanched beforehand and stored in the fridge, so all you have to do is throw them in Add bacon, olive oil and Craisins, then season liberally with salt and pepper. Toss hot water on that Thursday. Also, if you’re tackling a new recipe, practice it a couples veggies with your hands to make sure they’re coated in oil, then spread out in a of times beforehand until you’ve got it down pat. single layer. “Do a spreadsheet and get things planned out,” she suggested. Do you have the Roast Brussels sprouts for 20 to 30 minutes, until tender and golden and bacon is ability to safely store everything you buy for the meal? Do you have all the pots and crispy. Drizzle balsamic vinegar and honey over the roasted sprouts, and toss to coat pans you need? evenly with a spoon or tongs. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary, then serve. If you’re cooking a frozen turkey, give it enough time to properly thaw in the refrig- Serves 4. erator, a process that can take days depending on the size. EASY APPLE TART A whole turkey is probably not a great idea for small crowds unless you have a big PG tested oven and want a ton of leftovers. Maybe go with a more manageable whole or split Using puff pastry for the crust means it comes together quick and easy, with just a rolling pin, paring turkey breast. They take up less space, cook in a flash (15 minutes per pound), and knife and cookie sheet. If you don’t like g jam, substitute peach or apricot or simply brush the apples with are much easier to carve. Plan upon 1-1 1/4 pounds of turkey and 3/4 cup of stuffing honey. I also sprinkled a little sanding sugar on top for a bit of glitz. per guest. 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (from a standard 17.3-ounce package), thawed Grant’s basic rules for roast turkey are to always preheat the oven, use a rack if All-purpose our, for dusting work surface you’ve got one, don’t go any higher than 350 degrees and baste the bird (breast side 3 or 4 tart apples, such as Granny Smith or Empire up) with fat or melted butter every 15-20 minutes. Don’t worry about covering it 1/4 cup sugar with foil unless it starts to brown too quickly. Then gently lay the foil on top rather 2 tablespoons brown sugar than wrapping it tightly to avoid trapping moisture. 1 large egg yolk, beaten with 1 teaspoon water, for egg wash While the breast will probably come with a pre-inserted timer, chances are you 2 tablespoons unsalted butter won’t know when it pops so rely on a meat thermometer instead. You’ll know it’s 2 tablespoons g jam done when the juices start to run clear and the meat registers 165 degrees. Vanilla ice cream, for serving “Then let it rest before you carve it,” she said. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. When it comes to planning the rest of the menu, registered dietitian Caroline West Open pastry sheet and remove paper. Fold sheet back up. On a lightly floured work Passerrello, who teaches at the University of Pittsburgh, suggests restricting your surface, roll out pastry sheet (still folded) to an 8-by-14-inch rectangle. Don’t worry if options to things that add value and satisfaction if you have limited resources. Do it’s not perfect, as it’s supposed to be rustic. If you like, trim the edges with a sharp you really need rolls if there’s mashed potatoes and stuffing? knife, bench scraper or pizza cutter. Transfer to a baking sheet and place in freezer “Don’t make things you can easily have on other days,” she said. while you prepare apples. This might be the time to ask Grandma about that recipe you’ve always wanted Peel, core, and slice apples 1/4-inch thick. Toss in a large bowl with sugars. to learn to make. For moral support, you could even ask her to cook along with you Brush pastry with egg wash, being careful to avoid the edges. Pile apples in the virtually on Thanksgiving day via Zoom or Facebook Live. middle, leaving about a 1-inch border of crust. Dot apples with butter. Hosts also need to be vigilant about food safety. Wash your hands frequently in hot, Bake until pastry is golden and apples are tender, 30 to 35 minutes. soapy water and keep raw and cooked foods separate during preparation. Once din- Combine jelly or jam with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl, and microwave until ner is on the table, don’t leave cooked food out any longer than two hours, she said, melted. Brush apples with glaze. and refrigerate it in a shallow dish so it quickly gets to 40 degrees. The tart can be served warm or at room temperature, with a scoop of ice cream. “You don’t want to overstuff the fridge,” she said, because it prevents cool air from circulating around food and maintaining its proper temperature. Also, the longer Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC