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Taxing Times in Saugus and Swampscott Saugus’ FY21 Tax Rate Increased by $404 Swampscott’S FY21 Tax Rate Stays the Same THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 Taxing times in Saugus and Swampscott Saugus’ FY21 tax rate increased by $404 Swampscott’s FY21 tax rate stays the same By Elyse Carmosino In doing so, the selectmen stated resi- By Guthrie Scrimgeour This stable tax bill was possible because of a ITEM STAFF dents should feel less nancial strain as ITEM STAFF vote at the November Special Town Meeting, those classes take on more than one third when members approved a free cash transfer SAUGUS — The Saugus Board of Se- of Saugus’ property tax burden, despite SWAMPSCOTT — The Select Board and of $1.55 million to offset a tax levy increase. lectmen voted, 5-0, Tuesday to approve accounting for only 18 percent of the the Board of Assessors voted at a joint meeting This was the third consecutive year the town a minimum residential factor that will town’s total taxable value. Wednesday to maintain the average single fami- had transferred free cash to offset the levy. shift the town’s tax burden from its res- Following the move, residents can ex- ly tax bill at the same level as in fiscal year 2020. “We chose the amount of free cash to trans- idential class to its commercial, indus- Swampscott residents living in single-fam- pect to see their property tax bill increase fer strategically to keep the bill at this lev- trial, and personal property classes by ily homes will see their average tax bill re- by $404 to $5,772 in scal year 2021. el,” said Assistant Town Administrator Ron invoking a 175 percent limit allowed by main at $8,999 while the average condo tax the state. SAUGUS, A5 bill will increase from $5,225 to $5,508. SWAMPSCOTT, A5 Art form Lynn entities granted $4M for housing LHAND receives $2M; Bridgewell and shelter also receive funding By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF LYNN — Three Lynn-based agencies that pro- vide housing and shelter services for homeless individuals will bene t from more than $4 mil- lion in federal coronavirus relief funding that has been awarded to the city. The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding has been awarded to the city’s community devel- opment of ce from the U.S. Department of Hous- ing and Urban Development (HUD) on behalf of the city to help ght COVID-19, according to James Marsh, community development director. “It is funding authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act),” said Marsh. “In general, we are allowed to use these ESG funds to respond, prepare and prevent the spread of coronavirus speci cally for individuals and families that are homeless ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK or at risk of becoming homeless.” Charles DeVirgilio of Lynn, an instructor at Zhen Ren Chuan Martial Arts in Arlington, practices The majority of this round’s $4 million grant, his technique for a Bagua Walking Circle on King’s Beach in Lynn. “The intent of a Bagua Circle or approximately $2 million, will go toward Walk is to develop your internal energy,” says DeVirgilio. Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood De- velopment (LHAND) for the rehabilitation of a rooming house at 50 Andrew St., and for gen- eral homeless support services, including mort- gage, rent and utility assistance, Marsh said. A new Another $1 million will be allocated to the Lynn Shelter Association for the rehabilitation one-day of the Osmund Building, which will serve as the organization’s new adult homeless shelter after the project’s completion. COVID The remainder of the funds, or $400,000, will ‘Four beautiful boys’ need help be allocated to Bridgewell for its Recupera- tive Care Center, a facility on Buffum Street count in By Gayla Cawley generosity she was able to bestow on so that provides temporary housing and medical ITEM STAFF many other people over the years. center for homeless individuals after they are “Never in my life, after working for over discharged from the hospital, Marsh said. The Lynn: 196 short-term residential care program has been A single mom who spent years giving back 30 years in corporate America, have I ever in danger of closing due to lack of funding. during the holidays now nds herself need- thought that I would be unemployed,” the By Gayla Cawley ing help this Christmas. Carly McClain, executive counsel for LHAND, ITEM STAFF mother wrote. “As a mom who put together After years of being able to provide said the housing agency plans to use $1.25 toy drives for children for many years and million of their ESG funds to rehabilitate and LYNN — For the gifts for needy children, along with traveled to New York year after year during third time in the past convert the Andrew Street rooming house to a her supporting her own “four beautiful the holidays to work on toy drives for the two weeks, Lynn has boys,” the mother lost her job during the living situation that provides more dignity and company that laid us off, (it has been) ex- privacy to its residents. set a record for corona- pandemic this year and is barely getting tremely devastating.” Currently, tenants share a bathroom and virus cases reported in by. The mother said her children, ages 3, 5, kitchen, which has become particularly risky a 24-hour period. Now, she is looking for help from Item Lynn reported 196 Santa to provide her family with the same BOYS, A3 LYNN, A3 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, which surpasses the sin- gle-day high of 191 cas- Evicted Peabody man sets Second Peabody worker es the city reported last Thursday. An additional death re to own apartment in two months injured in fall was also reported, which brings the city’s By Guthrie Scrimgeour tentionally, as there were no pos- By Guthrie Scrimgeour ot, was rushed to Lahey Burlington death toll to 137. Lynn’s ITEM STAFF sible accidental ignition sources. ITEM STAFF with non-life-threatening injuries. caseload climbed to The re alarm sounding device in Peabody police were noti ed of 8,819, which includes PEABODY — Teandre Moore, PEABODY — It was déjà vu at Moore’s apartment had been dis- the incident at 9:11 a.m. Tuesday. 1,712 active cases, ac- 33, was arrested Tuesday for set- the Rousselot Factory on 5 Allens abled. The Peabody Fire Department cording to city data. ting re to his own apartment on 1 Lane when, for the second time in The re, which originated in a arrived on the scene shortly City and state of cials Main Street after being noti ed of two months, a man was injured after plastic wastebasket in the bath- thereafter, and assisted with lift- have attributed the the start of an eviction process. falling approximately 25 feet from a skyrocketing coronavi- room, remained small and did ing the man over a ve-foot wall Investigators determined that ladder and landing in a storage tank. rus cases seen not only in Lynn, but statewide, the re must have been set in- EVICTED, A3 The man, an employee of Roussel- INJURED, A3 to residents gathering with people outside of their households for the Opinion Thanksgiving holiday. Good news to “With the report of end a bad year. A4 STOP THE SPREAD. FOLLOW THE RULES. 196 new COVID cas- es in Lynn today, this LOOK! STAY WEAR A MASK NO MORE THAN WASH YOUR HANDS now marks seven of the Lynn’s Amanda nine days in the month Mena channels her of December that Lynn inner Aretha. A4 has seen well over 100 new cases reported in a Sports single day,” said Mayor Local golf courses riding high following FEET APART IN AN INDOOR10 GATHERING Thomas M. McGee. “We record numbers in COVID, A3 2020. B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 43° VOL. 142, ISSUE 3 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 27° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 BUSINESS ................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 OBITUARIES Donald Stead, 80 Eileen E. Toomey, 70 Thomas C. Levasseur, 74 1940 - 2020 1949 - 2020 1946 - 2020 SAUGUS - Mr. Donald Stead, SALEM - Eileen E. Toomey, PEABODY - Mr. Thomas C. of Saugus, age 80, died Tues- 70, a resident of Salem, NH for Levasseur, age 74, of Peabody, day, December 8th at the Chel- the past seven years passed died in his home on Sunday, sea Soldier’s Home. He was away on Monday, December December 6, 2020. He was the husband of Joanne (Brod- 07, 2020 at her home fol- the husband of the late Jean erick) Stead with whom he lowing a lengthy illness. She M. Raymond. shared 58 years of marriage. was born October 27, 1949 in Born in Lynn on February Born and raised in Saugus, Melrose, MA, a daughter of the 28, 1946, he was the son of he was the son of the late late James and Amy (DeBill) the late Clifford J. and Agnes Arthur and Catherine (Short- Toomey. M. (Soucy) Levasseur. He grew sleeve) Stead. Mr. Stead, lived Eileen was raised and ed- up in Lynn and graduated from in Lynn until 1980 and was ucated in Saugus, MA where St. Jean’s High School, Class of the proprietor of an oil delivery she spent most of her adult life. 1964. He then received a B.S. and burner repair business for She worked for Delta Airlines degree in Business Administra- many years. He was a member for 23 years. Eileen enjoyed tion from Merrimack College in of the Lynn Franco-American traveling, golf, spending time 1968.
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