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Prices Rise, Sales Fall in Much of the Area Affordable Housing in Lynn THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 Prices Comcast reception weakens in Peabody By Thomas Grillo Ful lling a long-term goal, the mayor tives of RCN to get an update on their prog- rise, ITEM STAFF signed an agreement to license RCN, the ress toward offering service citywide. He said New Jersey communications company, to of- RCN expects to reach the rst 10 percent of PEABODY — Christopher Gilbert can’t fer cable TV and high-speed internet services Peabody households by the end of the year. sales wait to switch to RCN Telecom Services. in Peabody. The build-out of RCN’s ber infrastructure A Comcast Corp. customer since 1998, the At the time, the mayor said one of the will continue through 2020. 51-year-old Department of Youth Services in- most frequent complaints he gets is the Thomas Steel, RCN’s vice president for reg- fall in vestigator said he wasn’t looking to switch, lack of an alternative to Comcast. He was ulatory affairs, said part of the reason it will but his most recent experience with the tele- frustrated they’ve had a stranglehold on take a year to wire the community is because communications giant changed his mind. cable service since 1979 and competition they are dependent on the other utilities to much of Last summer, Mayor Edward Bettencourt was crucial to improve service and possibly make room on the poles for the cable compa- Jr. told residents Comcast’s 40-year monopo- lower prices. ny’s equipment. ly on cable service in the city is about to end. Comcast has said despite competition from The poles in the city are owned by the Pea- Comcast had 17,461 customers last year of cable companies and satellite providers, cus- body Municipal Light Plant, the city’s elec- the area the city’s more than 20,000 households, ac- tomers choose Comcast, the world’s largest tricity provider, and Verizon. cording to the Department of Telecommuni- cable TV provider. By Thomas Grillo cation & Cable. Last week, the mayor met with representa- PEABODY, A3 ITEM STAFF PEABODY — Sin- gle-family home sales in most North Shore com- Skeleton crew Affordable munities fell for the rst nine months of the year, but buyers won’t nd any discounts, according to housing in new data from The War- ren Group, the Peabody real-estate tracker. Lynn takes While sales slumped in Lynn, Lynn eld, Nahant, Peabody, and Swampscott, center prices continued their up- ward climb to the strato- sphere. stage at Brokers say too few homes for sale, out-of-sight prices in Boston’s down- forum town neighborhoods, and once-affordable places like By Gayla Cawley Somerville, Chelsea and ITEM STAFF Everett, have sent buyers north seeking alternatives. LYNN — In a heavily-attended fo- In Lynn, home sales fell rum Wednesday night that focused by 3 percent from Janu- on housing, jobs and the future of the ary through September. downtown, City Council candidates As sales dipped in Lynn, were all in favor of creating more the median price of a sin- affordable housing, and against tax gle-family home rose by breaks for developers. 7 percent to $370,000, Participating in the nal candi- up from $345,000 for the dates’ forum of the election season, same period last year. hosted by New Lynn Coalition, an In July, Lynn’s median organization made up of commu- price hit $377,000, the high- nity, faith and labor organizations, est recorded price in the city were: Ward 4 Councilor Richard since The Warren Group be- Colucci, Ward 4 challenger Natasha gan keeping records more Megie-Maddrey, Ward 5 challenger than 30 years ago. Marven Hyppolite, Ward 6 Councilor In Lynn eld, the num- Fred Hogan, Ward 6 challenger Cin- ber of single-family home da Danh, at-large Councilors Brian sales has declined by 8 LaPierre and Hong Net, and at-large percent since January. challengers Jose M. Encarnacion During that period, pric- and Lennin Ernesto Pena. es rose by 2 percent, put- Only at-large and candidates for ting the median price at wards 4, 5, and 6 were invited to par- $675,000. ticipate. At-large Councilors Buzzy Nahant home sales have Barton and Brian Field, at-large fallen by 37 percent this challenger Joel Hyppolite and Ward year compared to 2018 as 5 Councilor Dianna Chakoutis did median prices climbed to not attend. $552,500, a 16 percent hike. The tone of the forum, held at Lynn It was no different in Museum and attended by more than Peabody where sales 100 people, was established right dipped by 12 percent since away with speakers sharing sto- January as prices rose 1 ries about others being pushed out percent to $442,000. of Lynn due to rising rents and de- In Swampscott, sales scribing two distinct examples of have slipped by 8 per- what they felt was the difference be- cent while prices rose to tween good and bad development in $590,000, a 2 percent in- the city. crease over a year ago. Speakers cited the $90 million The same trend was downtown luxury apartment devel- seen statewide for the rst opment on Munroe Street, which has nine months of the year. no affordable units and a $2.5 million There have been 44,291 single-family home sales FORUM, A3 so far in 2019, a nearly 2 percent decrease from the rst nine months of 2018. But the median sale price has reached $400,000, a 3 percent increase over a year ago. The outlier was Saugus, ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK where sales swelled by 12 percent this year over last Congratulations to 111 Range Ave. homeowner Kristen Hawes, who Ward while the median price 1 City Councilor Wayne Lozzi described as the “hands-down” winner in for a single-family home the annual Halloween house decoration contest. Her efforts to chill and increased by 1 percent to thrill rewarded Hawes with a $50 Rolly’s gift certi cate. For additional $458,000. photos, see LOOK! Page A8. Opinion No trick. Treats postponed in Swampscott. Cawley: Halloween hysteria in Salem. A4 By Bella diGrazia predictions of possible wind gusts up to 50 and ITEM STAFF 60 miles per hour. Commentary: The weather service said impacts could include Protecting the most SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott kids are going damaging winds with the power to down trees vulnerable. A4 to have to wait a few more days before they can and powerlines and cause dif culty with travel- celebrate Halloween this year. ing, especially with “high pro le vehicles.” They Peabody Trick or treating in Swampscott has been re- recommend residents fasten loose objects or shel- Police shoot man they scheduled to Saturday evening, according to a ter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of say was trying to run press release from Police Chief Ronald Madigan. them down. A6 winds. ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO The decision was made due to predicted reports of Swampscott children and their parents can foul weather conditions Thursday night, he said. Sports Candidates for city council show off their costumes and collect candy from 4 St. Mary’s girls There is a high wind watch in effect from Thurs- to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. participate in a forum before a day evening into Friday morning, according to soccer blanks packed room at the Lynn Mu- the National Weather Service. In portions of east- Bella diGrazia can be reached at bdigrazia@item- Salem Academy. B1 seum Wednesday, a few days ern and southeastern Massachusetts, there are live.com. Follow her on Twitter @BelladiGrazia. before the election. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 68° VOL. 141, ISSUE 276 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 56° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ...............................B7 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 OBITUARIES A. Bernice Howard-Smith, 101 Matthew A. Plouffe, 62 Joseph W. Tranfaglia, 95 1957-2019 Mrs. A. Bernice (Wilson) LYNN — Matthew A. Plouffe, BEVERLY — Joseph W. Howard-Smith, age 101, of 62, of Lynn, passed away on Tranfaglia, age 95, of Beverly, Saugus, died at the Bear Hill Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in died Monday after a lengthy Nursing Center in Wake eld North Shore Medical Center illness. He was the husband on Friday, Oct. 25. She was Salem Hospital with his loving of Phyllis (Clark) (Darsney) the wife of the late Leonard family at his side, after a cou- Tranfaglia, with whom he P. Smith and the late James V. rageous battle with cancer. shared 29 years of marriage, Howard Sr. Matthew was born April 29, and the late Frances (Han- Born and raised in Saugus, 1957 in Lynn, he is the son of nigan) Tranfaglia. Mrs. Howard-Smith was the the late Robert J. and Janice A. Born in Lynn, he was the daughter of the late Harry M. (Brown) Plouffe. He was a life- son of the late Bernadino and and Mary C. (Tobey) Wilson. long resident of Lynn. He was Filomena (Festa) Tranfaglia. A graduate of Saugus High a graduate of Lynn Vocational He was raised in Lynn and School, Bernice had worked Technical Institute, Class of had lived in Saugus and Lynn- as a secretary for the Saugus 1975. eld before moving to Beverly School Department. She was Matthew worked as a mov- 16 years ago. a member of the Hammer- er for Eastern Commonwealth Joseph served in the United smith Quilt Guild, the Saugus for many years. He previously States Navy during World War Senior Center, St.
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