SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 Students push for human rights lessons in Lynn By Bella diGrazia cal, and Lynn Tech. ITEM STAFF “I propose that Lynn Public Schools, and any other of cial that has a say in LYNN — Carlos Prudencio may be a the curriculum, input lessons of the im- local student but he has a global view of portance and knowledge of human val- human rights. ues that we all have,” Prudencio said in a The Lynn English sophomore, along letter attached to the petition. “Primarily, with friends Nyah Lalimarmo, Michelle focusing on the value of respect because Nolasco, Jasmine Phok, and Jenny Ly, I, and many others, have seen there has From left, Lynn are ghting to implement a curriculum been an absence of respect in our world.” English sophomores that teaches students about human In April, Prudencio participated in Ed- Jasmine Phok, Carlos rights and values. They started a petition ucate to Remember, a workshop hosted Prudencio, Michelle and received almost 350 signatures from Nolasco, and Nyah students at Lynn English, Lynn Classi- HUMAN RIGHTS, A3 Lalimarmo. STEVE KRAUSE AT LARGE From Wyoma Square to the World Series If Duncan Webb seems a little con ict- ed over this World Series, one can hardly blame him. Webb, who grew up in Lynn, played Wyoma Little League and starred on a state championship baseball team while at St. John’s Prep, has strong ties to both the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. A 2000 graduate from The Prep who played baseball at Amherst College, Webb is the current director of international player development for the Dodgers. Until he joined the Dodgers two years ago, he was the assistant director in the same cat- egory for the Red Sox. It was his Amherst days that got him to think seriously about baseball for a career. A group of alumni from the school — including former Red Sox and Orioles general manager Dan Duquette and Ben Cherington — had matriculated into Ma- Todd Gieg gets jor League jobs and talked to the team down on street about their experiences while the players A big piece of Lynn level as he looks were in Florida. up Market Street “Up to then, I played baseball because I and takes in the liked to play. But it piqued my interest to scene he created see the number of alumni who had gone history on a tiny scale on to jobs in baseball,” said Webb. in his diorama of historic Lynn. Finally, he reached out to Cherington, By Thor Jourgensen who has lled his Lydia Pinkham building who was on Theo Epstein’s staff on the ITEM STAFF shop with oddities like the giant metal letters ITEM PHOTO | Red Sox (and would ultimately become from a Boston sign and a Rube Goldberg-like SPENSER HASAK general manager himself when Epstein LYNN — Think of Todd Gieg as a master of device once used to wash fashionable hats. left to work for the Chicago Cubs). the miniature — a man who uses old maps Buying a basic model railroad kit for his son “I’d studied in Spain, and I knew Span- and photographs, special paints and in nite when Max was a boy prompted Gieg to dig into ish, and told him I’d love to go to the Do- patience to recreate the Lynn of 1895, down to the history of the former narrow gauge rail- minican Republic,” he said. the detail of faux ivy crawling up the sides of roads that crisscrossed the region and carried There, he encountered, among others, buildings and painstakingly-recreated signs. freight and passengers along Lynn and Re- the likes of Xander Bogaerts, Rafael De- A photographer by trade, Gieg dreamed up vere’s waterfront. vers and Christian Vazquez, all of whom the diorama project that has become his pas- “I said, “Why don’t I build a railroad that ac- have helped the Red Sox make it to the sion and pursuit in 2004 shortly after moving tually existed?’” World Series. to Lynn with his wife, Amy Bertino, and their He started attending miniature model shows “You look at the Red Sox,” said Webb, son, Max. and learned about the detailed, ultra-realistic “and you see 12-13 home-grown products. Lanky and quick with a smile, Gieg is a self-described collector of all things unusual LYNN, A8 WEBB, A3 9th Essex candidates speak A nal harvest in Lynn Michael Coller Matthew Crescenzo Donald Wong Coller Crescenzo Wong focuses wants change ready to serve on constituents ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE Aparna Raghu operates the cider press and Kim Wutkiewicz prepares By Bridget Turcotte By Bridget Turcotte By Bridget Turcotte apples to be pressed as the Food Project bid farewell to its Munroe ITEM STAFF ITEM STAFF ITEM STAFF Street lot Friday night with an apple cider toast. Developers will soon begin construction on the 10-story luxury apartment building that SAUGUS — A Saugus SAUGUS — Matthew SAUGUS — State Rep. will take over the land where the garden sits. resident with a background Crescenzo wants to be a Donald Wong (R-Saugus) in private investigation, state representative to wants more time to help who is known for writing continue his service to his constituents. books that caused a stir in others. “Even before I got into INSIDE town, hopes to sneak up on “I’ve never taken a job politics I was always his opponents in the 9th for the paycheck,” said working with the commu- Lynn Sports Essex state representative Crescenzo. “I’ve always nity,” said Wong. “I have Democrats to host Saugus upsets Weston Swampscott uses Annual Unity behind Jean’s stellar fast start to roll COLLER, A3 CRESCENZO, A3 WONG, A3 Breakfast. A2 performance. B1 past Triton. B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 HIGH 51° VOL. 140, ISSUE 259 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 LOW 48° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 OBITUARIES Frank E. Newell, 86 Doris Bourgeois, 93 Ellen P. Hilton, 66 1932-2018 1925-2018 Frank Newell died peace- PEABODY — Do- of the Assumption LYNN — Ellen P. leen and John Heaphy fully surrounded by his family ris (LeBlanc) Bour- Church in Lynn eld. (Conway) Hilton, 66, of Lynn, Thomas and at the age of 86 on Oct. 24. geois, 93, of Pea- Doris enjoyed “high of Lynn, passed away Claire Conway of Frank is predeceased by his body, formerly of stakes” bowling in unexpectedly. Danvers, Moira and wife, Audrey (Pugh) Newell, Lynn, passed away leagues at the Metro Born in Lynn to the William Hussey of Na- who passed away on Jan. 18, Wednesday, Oct. 24 Bowl in Peabody and late Francis and Pa- hant, Mark and Kim 2018. The couple were life- at the Kaplan Fami- other venues with her tricia (Gainey) Con- Conway of Nahant, long loves and we believe they ly Hospice House in family and friends in- way, Ellen grew up in Michael and Carole have been reunited in eternal Danvers. Doris was cluding her late hus- Nahant, and spent Conway of Danvers, peace. The couple were happiest the beloved wife of band, Raymond and the majority of her Johannah Conway Frank was born on July 2, when spending time with their the late Raymond Bourgeois, sister, Irene. Doris enjoyed life living in Lynn. Ellen grad- and Philip McCabe of Lynn- 1932 in Somerville to Les- family and friends. They gath- with whom she shared 60 watching sports, especially uated from Lynn Classical, eld; sister-in-law Linda Con- lie and Lydia (Myers) Newell. ered every Friday night for a years of marriage. college football, the Patriots, Class of 1969, then earned way of Lynn, as well as many Frank lived in Somerville and “Party at Gram’s” and enjoyed She was the loving moth- Red Sox and local softball. her bachelor’s degree from nieces and nephews. She was moved to Saugus during his pizza with family. After Audrey’s er of the late Paul Bourgeois She also liked scratch tickets Salem State, and then contin- predeceased by her parents, youth. He was a graduate of passing, Frank became a res- and mother-in-law of Sheryl and circle word puzzles. Most ued her education at Harvard and her brother Patrick Conway. Somerville Trade High School, ident of Sunrise at Gardner Bourgeois of Lynn, the cher- of all, she loved spending University where she obtained Service information: El- Class of 1950. Park, Peabody. Frank lost his ished grandmother of Tommy time with her grandsons, Tom- a professional certi cate. len’s funeral service will be Frank began his career at soul mate and best friend Bourgeois and his ancé, my and Eric overnight at her Prior to and after raising her held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Chevrolet. He became a truck when Audrey passed. Catie Geary and Eric Bour- home, and would take them children, Ellen worked for Op- Oct. 30, 2018 at the SOLI- mechanic and worked his Frank is survived by his geois and his wife, Leah, all of to Prince Pizza, and Friendly’s eration Bootstrap in Lynn and MINE Funeral Home, 426 career job for St. Johnsbury daughter, Linda Giguere and Lynn; the dear sister of Irene among other places. then as a human resource Broadway (Route 129) Lynn, Trucking Company, Wilming- children Mark, Kevin and Melanson of Lynn, her late Service information: Vis- specialist for the U.S. govern- followed by burial at Pine ton, where he retired from the Mandi; grandsons, Matthew brothers, Arthur, Alfred, Tony, iting hours will be held at ment, where she recently re- Grove Cemetery, Lynn.