SHIP WRECKED Also Served As Principal of Re- Vere High School and As an Assis- Pickup Truck Crashes Into Boat in Lynn Tant Principal for the District
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 2021 Bettencourt will seek sixth term in Peabody By Anne Marie Tobin ment, Bettencourt cited nu- “I am really proud of what much during the past year, the only candidate who has ITEM STAFF merous signi cant achieve- we have been able to ac- but we persevered, and to- pulled nomination papers. ments his administration complish despite the trag- gether we look forward to The deadline to pull nom- PEABODY — Mayor Ed- ination papers is Friday, ward A. Bettencourt Jr. has has accomplished as well edy and hardship of the much brighter days ahead.” as his “continued desire to COVID-19 pandemic,” said The of ce of City Clerk July 23. Should it be need- announced his intention to ed, the primary election will make Peabody an even bet- Bettencourt. “Our commu- Allyson Danforth con rmed Mayor run for a sixth term. In Tuesday’s announce- ter place to live. nity has been through so Tuesday that Bettencourt is BETTENCOURT, A6 Bettencourt Saugus superintendent ‘retiring’ in New Hampshire By Steve Krause ITEM STAFF RAYMOND, N.H. — Dr. David J. DeRuosi Jr. won’t have time to enjoy his retirement from the position of Saugus school superin- tendent for very long. DeRuosi, who presided over the reorgani- zation of Saugus’ public schools, announced earlier this year that he was stepping down. But as of July 1, he’ll take on a new role: interim superintendent for the Raymond school district. He will serve in that capacity while assist- ing with the work of identifying the person ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK who will ll the role full time, according to Joseph Saulnier, chairman of the town’s Ken Brassard, owner of Top Shop Auto & Marine Service in Lynn, reviews the surveillance video that school board. shows him and a customer running out of the way as a pickup truck crashes into the boat trailer that DeRuosi brings to the district approxi- they were standing behind on Monday. mately 24 years of administrative experi- ence. In addition to the ve years he spent at Saugus, he has also worked as the super- intendent of Malden Public Schools and as assistant superintendent of Revere Public Schools. He has SHIP WRECKED also served as principal of Re- vere High School and as an assis- Pickup truck crashes into boat in Lynn tant principal for the district. By Allysha Dunnigan with a customer around 11 In video surveillance foot- “The parked car saved our Additionally, he ITEM STAFF a.m. when he heard what age that Brassard shared, lives.” has worked as a he said sounded like an ex- he and the customer are Brassard said the driver, LYNN — A pickup truck con ict interven- plosion, causing him to turn seen running away from who has not been identi- crashed into a boat parked tion coordinator around and see the pickup the boat seconds before the ed, was unconscious at the and a special edu- in front of Top Shop Auto & coming straight at him. pickup crashed near where wheel and still had his foot cation teacher. Marine Service on Eastern That “explosion” was they were standing. on the gas after the truck “I am looking Avenue on Monday morn- hit the boat. forward to coming ing, with two men barely the pickup truck hitting a “We had our back to the parked car about 30 feet truck, so if he hadn’t hit Brassard and witnesses to Raymond and making it out of the way in ran over to the truck after away before ramming into that parked car we wouldn’t joining the great time. it crashed and had to break Owner Ken Brassard was the boat at around 30 miles have heard anything until DERUOSI, A6 Dr. David J. DeRuosi standing near the street per hour. he hit us,” Brassard said. SHIPWRECKED, A6 Splashing into summer in Lynn Revere High celebrates 447 graduates By Steve Krause ITEM STAFF REVERE — The 447 seniors of Revere High and Seacoast Alternative School didn’t let a little rain stop them from cel- ebrating their achievements Tuesday night at the school’s graduation ceremony at Della Russo Stadium. Though the heavens never actually let loose, a soft rain fell on the football eld for the rst part of the ceremony, also cooling the scorching-hot weather enough to be fairly comfortable. Still, it didn’t stop Principal John Perella from making note of the wet weath- er. ITEM PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS “Some people talk about Graduates applaud as the awarding of diplomas begins walking in the rain,” he said at the Revere High commencement ceremony. to the over ow crowd sitting gether, there has never been a Avalee Jemery, shared her in the bleachers. “Some people feelings. Seacoast, she said, talk about dancing in the rain. class like yours.” changed her life. Tonight, we’re going to cele- Tuesday represented the “Whether you go to the tra- brate in the rain.” rst time both the high school ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK ditional high school or the al- Perella also complimented and the alternative school par- Miley Sanchez, 2, of Lynn is surprised by a jet of water ticipated in the same gradu- ternative school, nothing is the graduating class. beyond your reach,” she said, at the Kiley Playground splash pad in Lynn on Tuesday. “Your class has taught us so ation ceremony. To mark the (See more photos on A8.) many lessons,” he said. “To- occasion, one of the speakers, REVERE, A7 My Brother’s Table to buy Lynn multi-service building INSIDE LOOK! By Allysha Dunnigan My Brother’s Table, a purchase. — including to the roof, as million required to repair Pride bridge-lighting ITEM STAFF Lynn-based soup kitchen, Assistant City Solici- it tends to ood with a lot the building. ceremony in Lynn. A8 will purchase the prop- tor James Lamanna said of rain. “I think we all know • LYNN — The multi-ser- erty — along with 57- 61 the city does not have With this purchase, that their board is prob- Swampscott Farmers vice center, at 100 Willow Liberty Street for acces- a great track record of Ward 2 Councilor Rick ably one of the strongest Market is coming back St., will be sold to My for the summer. A8 sory parking — for the keeping and maintaining Starbard said My Broth- boards of any organization Brother’s Table after the minimum bid of $500,000 buildings because of s- er’s Table will now be in the city, and if anyone City Council voted unani- and will be responsible for cal issues, adding that the able to apply for historical Sports can pull that off and make Saugus softball clinches mously in favor of the pro- the maintenance and up- property on Willow Street grants and start fundrais- NEC South title. B1 posal on Tuesday night. keep of the property upon needs signi cant repairs ing for the estimated $1 TABLE, A6 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 82° VOL. 142, ISSUE 155 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 63° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 FOOD ........................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 2021 OBITUARIES Geraldine F. (McKenna) Cull, 73 Shirley B. Hubert, 69 Wilfred P. Surette, 88 1947 - 2021 1933 - 2021 1951 - 2021 LYNN - Mrs. Geraldine F. DANVERS - Wilfred P. Surette, LYNN, MA - Shirley B. (Smith) (McKenna) Cull, 73 years of Hubert, age 69, of Lynn, died loving husband of Susan Lynn, passed away Friday, June Surette, passed away at home on Monday, June 7, 2021 at 4th, 2021 at Tufts Medical the Kaplan Family Hospice on June 6, 2021. Born in Eel Center in Boston after a brief Brook, Nova Scotia, Wilfred House in Danvers, following a illness. She is the wife of John lengthy illness. She was the was one of twelve siblings of J. Cull, with whom she shared the late John and Anne Surette. devoted wife of Alvin Hubert 54 years of marriage. She was with whom she shared 50 Wilfred was an avid golfer born in Boston, the daughter of and former member of Wen- years of marriage on June 5th. the late Jeremiah and Angela Born in Revere in 1951, she ham Country Club. He also (Marciano) McKenna. She was loved to spend time at his was the daughter of the late raised in East Boston and was Wilbur and Germaine (Fortier) favorite place, Fox Hill Yacht a graduate of Fitton Central Club in Saugus. He will be Smith. She was raised and ed- Catholic High School, Class ucated in Lynn and graduated remembered as someone of 1965. She and her hus- who loved to tell stories of his from Lynn English High School. band made their home in East She later went on to receive her childhood, growing up in rural Bridgewater for many years, re- Nova Scotia. He was a great Associate’s Degree from Mari- locating to Lynn upon the birth an Court College. Shirley was bowler and card player, enjoyed of their grandchildren. all sports, particularly hockey, a software developer at Elec- She was employed as a leen Finn and her wife Susan neral will be held on Friday, and treasured the many hunt- well as many nieces and neph- tric Insurance for many years. Bookkeeper for the M. Clifton of Lynn. She also leaves several June 11, 2021 in the SOLI- ing trips with family and friends ews. She enjoyed taking cruises Edson Insurance Company in brothers, nieces, and nephews. MINE FUNERAL HOME, 426 in Cambridge, Maine. He was Wilfred was predeceased by and traveling including trips to East Bridgewater.