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FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018 Saugus promotes heroic Public will have its say re ghter to lieutenant on Union Hospital site By Bridget Turcotte Michael Newbury. “The actions that By Gayla Cawley The medical facilities in Lynn and Sa- ITEM STAFF these people took were in line with the ITEM STAFF lem are part of Partners HealthCare. highest tradition of the Saugus Fire De- A 37,000 square-foot, $23 million med- SAUGUS — Saugus Fire Lt. Bill partment.” LYNN — City of cials will hold a pub- ical village, the opening of which is slat- Cross, Fire ghter Anthony Arone, and First, a kitchen re broke out at 7 Fal- lic meeting later this month to plan for ed to coincide with the closure of Union Fire ghter Michael Leary were each mouth St. When crews arrived, a scan of the future redevelopment of the portion Hospital, will take up a quarter of the honored for their heroic acts during two the apartment with a thermal imaging of the Union Hospital site which won’t 20-acre campus. Partners HealthCare res on Falmouth and Essex streets at camera showed no one was in the home, be used for the medical village that’s will sell the remainder of the property. the end of July. but Cross heard the man, who was un- slated to open in the fall of 2019. Ward 1 City Councilor Wayne Lozzi Cross, who has been with the depart- conscious but breathing, cough about 15 The Department of Public Health said he asked Partners to fund a $30,000 ment for more than 23 years, was pro- to 20 feet from where he was standing in approved a $180 million expansion of Master Plan, which will propose possible moted to lieutenant. a smoke- lled hallway. North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) in future uses for the rest of the site. With “Today, right now, is one of the proud- 2016 that will close Union and move the est days of my career,” said Fire Chief SAUGUS, A3 beds to a new Salem campus in 2019. LYNN, A3 ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE This mural by Brazilian artist Sipros depicts Ruben Ubiera, a Dominican artist who lives in Did you hear about Wynwood, Fla., who is also here participating in the Beyond Walls 2018 Mural Festival. Sipros heard there was a sizable Dominican population in Lynn so he wanted to depict a Dominican in his piece. He chose Ruben. Sipros’ calling card is oversized features, most notably larger- Lynn’s mural festival? than-life ears. He takes serious adults and turns them into cartoon characters. This piece is entirely in spray paint. For a full display of all of this year’s murals, see LOOK! pages A4-A5. Bad joke? Bad timing? Dinner and coffee Either way, it was bad. to be served at Hilltop STEVE KRAUSE that allows you to let your hair down By Bridget Turcotte granted Wednesday allows for up to ve and say things you wouldn’t otherwise ITEM STAFF TVs and a single musician with one in- COMMENTARY say in polite company. It is no exaggera- strument. tion to say that is a false assumption. SAUGUS — AvalonBay Communities The restaurant will have six rooms, Every day someone’s tweet goes has staked out coffee and dinner options including private dining rooms that can What is the moral take-away from public. Facebook posts make the rounds for the multi-building development be rented for functions. It will be open English High cheerleading coach and spread like wild re. They get into underway at the former Hilltop Steak- Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. Stephanie Cuevas’ social media faux the hands of prospective employers (or house site. to 12 a.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to pas in which an 11-second sound bite on current ones). And it’s like some kind At a Board of Selectmen meeting 12 a.m. Snapchat of her pumping her st in the of “six degrees of Kevin Bacon” game. Wednesday night, Starbucks Coffee was On its website, 110 Grill said its lo- air and shouting “white power” ended Sooner or later, that post that you granted a common victualler license for cations have a comfortable yet upscale up going viral? thought no one was going to see ends up a new store at an 855 Broadway Build- and casual atmosphere, featuring open There are several, the degrees of on the evening news. ing C location. It will have a drive-thru kitchens, large horseshoe-shaped bars, which differ. The obvious one is that But of course, this goes deeper than a facing Route 1, 38 seats inside, and an and outdoor patios with re pits. social media is an insidious presence simple social media slip up. The whole outdoor patio with seasonal seating. Menu items range from crispy fried in our lives. If you pop off on the wrong idea of white supremacy and the fear Another restaurant, 110 Grill, will ll pickle chips for $7 to sword sh for $24. site, or on the wrong person’s Facebook among many in the country that those a 5,600-square-foot space in the retail Also listed are tater tot poutine for $8; page, you stand a good chance of ruin- who believe in it are becoming increas- section of development on the 13.9-acre roasted beet salad for $10; turkey, salm- ing everything you’ve done in your life ingly visible and aggressive has been a site. on, or classic burgers for $13; and pulled in about ve seconds. You’re lulled into most unwelcome backdrop in the U.S. The restaurant will have 200 seats — pork mac and cheese for $16. thinking these sites are closed circuits 138 inside and 62 on a 1,200-square-foot and that there is a degree of privacy KRAUSE, A3 outdoor patio. An entertainment license HILLTOP, A3 INSIDE Revere man charged with assaulting teen on MBTA Lynn BOSTON — A 44-year-old Revere man was made another male passenger “suspicious The same passenger who was suspicious Nadworny Funeral Home arrested at Downtown Crossing and charged and uncomfortable,” according to a statement of the man witnessed what happened and celebrates 60 years. A3 with indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl from Transit Police. stopped Brooks on the platform. He would not Sports shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday. As the train stopped at Downtown Cross- allow him to leave the area until police arrived. Peabody Champions tie Michael Brooks was traveling on an out- ing, Brooks allegedly followed behind the According to the statement, Brooks made NSBL nal at 2-2. B1 bound Orange Line car when he allegedly be- child as she and her mother were exiting and incriminating statements to of cers before gan to stare at a young girl in such a way that indecently assaulted her, according to police. being placed in police custody. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 79° VOL. 140, ISSUE 212 LOOK! ................................... A4-5 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-8 LOW 71° OPINION ...................................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018 OBITUARIES Dennis W. Smith, 65 Was a great white shark to 1953-2018 LYNN — Mr. Den- Anne Smith of Dan- blame for Cape Cod attack? nis W. Smith, age vers, Dennis is sur- 65, of Lynn, died on vived by his brothers, By William J. Kole Wednesday, Aug. 15, Steven Smith and ASSOCIATED PRESS 2018, at his home, his signi cant oth- following a brief bat- er Susan Terrill of TRURO — On a wind- tle with leukemia. Maine and Florida swept dune overlooking Born in Lynn in and David Smith and the Atlantic Ocean, hast- 1953, Dennis was his signi cant other ily erected signs warned the loving son of Paula D’Angelo Pick- Cape Cod beachgoers to Anne F. (Giles) Smith and the ett of Swampscott; his sisters, stay out of the water on late Paul A. Smith. He was a Kate Greeley of New Hamp- Thursday, a day after a lifelong resident of Lynn and shire and Lorraine Smith of New York man became the graduated from Lynn English Florida; and his many nieces, rst person to be attacked High School in 1970. nephews, cousins and close by a shark off the coast of Following graduation, Den- friends. He was the brother of Massachusetts since 2012. nis enlisted in the United the late Paul Smith. The victim, William Lyt- States Navy and was honor- Service information: A fu- ton, of Scarsdale, N.Y., was ably discharged in 1977. He neral service will be held on airlifted to a hospital in worked at the General Electric Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018 in Boston, where he was be- in West Lynn prior to purchas- the SOLIMINE Funeral Home, ing treated for deep punc- ing the Arena Café that he co- 426 Broadway (Route 129), ture wounds to his torso owned with his brother. Lynn, at 11 a.m. Burial will be and leg after staggering to Dennis was an avid sports in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. shore, dazed and bleeding. fan and enjoyed watching golf Relatives and friends are re- The hospital said Lytton, and supporting all of the Bos- spectfully invited. Visitation 61, remained in serious ton sports teams. He enjoyed will be held on Saturday, prior condition, and his family working out and going for to the service, from 9-11 a.m. asked for privacy. walks, especially along Lynn Donations in Dennis’ memory Police said Lytton was Shore Drive.