FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018 Brother’s serves up Revere mourns deaths $6,000 for Puerto Rico of two girls after crash By Bella diGrazia restaurant shortly after Brother’s Deli own- By Bridget na Mejia-Rivera were Nelly Pino of Lynn ITEM STAFF the hurricane hit the er George Markos, Turcotte among ve pedestrians holds up Laura island last September. ITEM STAFF struck near the inter- Lopez, 4, of Revere LYNN — Fifteen left, and part of the In one day, in a span of section of Route 145 and as they honor Adri- months after Hurricane deli’s team, from REVERE — An in- four hours, Markos said North Shore Road. anna and Natasha Maria tore through left, Starann Butler, fant struck by an SUV Nicole Mejia-Rivera Puerto Rico, becoming his customers raised the Natalie Sanchez, in Revere on Sunday Natasha was taken to the most destructive full $6,000. Miuro Chavez, and has died, days after her Massachusetts General during a candle- storm in the modern his- “I wanted to do it from Omiros Katsianis older sister was pro- Hospital with critical in- light vigil in front tory of the island, Lynn my heart, that’s how I hand a donation nounced dead at the juries and died Wednes- of Revere City Hall is sending over a check do everything,” he said. check to Mayor scene, according to Suf- day in the Pediatric In- on Thursday. for $6,000. “I was shocked and so Thomas M. McGee folk County District At- tensive Care Unit. George Markos, own- thankful, but I know ev- and Elizabeth Ger- torney John P. Pappas. “Our priority right now ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK er of Brother’s Deli in erybody has something vacio. Two-month-old Nata- is supporting a family Lynn, initiated a do- sha Nicole Mejia-Rivera nation collection at his DONATION, A3 ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK and 5-year-old Adrian- REVERE, A3 State rejects Four Winds a new plan bartenders to for Pickering By Gayla Cawley serve Santa ITEM STAFF LYNN — School Committee members By Bill Brotherton were scheduled to come up with an action ITEM FEATURES EDITOR plan for a potential new Pickering Middle LYNN — Four Winds Pub & Grill, 265 School on Thursday night, but were in- Broadway, will again sponsor a Celebrity stead unpleasantly surprised to learn that Bartender Night to bene t Item Santa. the state has turned down their proposal The Santa Island fundraising party will for a new school. be Thursday, Dec. 20, from 6 p.m. to mid- Mayor Thomas M. McGee, chairman of night. the School Committee, received a letter Pub owner Patrick DeBoever will donate from the Massachusetts School Building a portion of the proceeds to Item San- Authority (MSBA) on Wednesday night, ta, and all bartenders’ tips will go to the telling him the city has not been invited charity, which, for 52 years, has helped into the MSBA program to build a new make Christmas brighter for local people Pickering in the wake of last year’s failed in need. Hors d’oeuvres and snacks will be vote. served at 7 p.m. McGee shared the news with the School CC Yanakakis will serve as DJ and said Committee and explained that although all donations for song requests will be giv- it wasn’t stated in the letter, the rejection en to Item Santa. was likely due to the city’s nancial chal- David J. Solimine Sr., who has organized lenges. the Santa Island program every December The city had to exhaust a $14 million for many years, thanked DeBoever and state loan to balance its budget for the the Four Winds staff for continued sup- past two years and is looking at a poten- port. “Each year this event has been a big tial $5 million budget gap for next year. In success,” Solimine said. For Santa Island, addition, over a ve-year period, the may- a large group of volunteers stand at traf c or said the city is looking at hundreds of islands on Broadway and collect donations millions of dollars of capital needs. from motorists. The city can submit another statement This year’s celebrity bartenders include of interest to the MSBA, a quasi-inde- Sen. Brendan Crighton; City Councilor pendent government authority that helps Brian LaPierre; Charles Gaeta, executive fund the construction of school buildings, director of Lynn Housing Authority and in its next round, from Jan. 4 to April 12, Neighborhood Development; Bill Macdon- 2019. ald of the Friendly Knights of Saint Patrick; “I think we’re all disappointed,” McGee said. “As we try to resolve what’s an ongo- ITEM SANTA, A3 ing nancial crisis, a $5 million de cit look- ing at 2020, we are really trying to get our hands around that and address the ongoing operating challenges that we can hopefully nd a solution to that and work as quickly A safe Bettencourt as possible to get back in the mix.” PICKERING, A2 in Peabody By Thomas Grillo the corner of ce in 2011. Peabody May- INSIDE ITEM STAFF The former city coun- or Edward A. cilor-at-large beat Sean Bettencourt Jr. Opinion PEABODY — The 2019 Fitzgerald, Mayor Mi- will likely run Jourgensen: Don’t mayor’s race is less than unopposed for worry about that. A6 a year away, but it ap- chael Bonfanti’s chief of reelection next pears three-term chief staff, by a 27-percentage year. Entertainment Helping to organize this year’s San- executive Edward A. Bet- point margin. It’s been Gloucester Stage ta Island fundraiser are, from left, smooth sailing ever since. tencourt Jr. is a shoo-in. ITEM PHOTO | announces 40th season. A8 CC Yanakakis, David Solimine Sr., In a wide-ranging in- Again. SPENSER HASAK and Patrick DeBouver. The event The only time the may- terview in his City Hall Sports will be at Four Winds Pub & Grill or faced an opponent was Jalen Echevarria hits the Dec. 20. in his rst campaign for PEABODY, A3 1,000-point mark at St. Mary’s. B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A7 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 44° VOL. 141, ISSUE 6 LOOK! ................................... A4-5 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 41° OPINION ...................................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018 OBITUARIES Linda A. Day, 60 Warren R. Davis, 85 Anthony P. Arkalis 1950-2018 MELROSE — Linda she shared with her OSSIPEE, N.H. — He enjoyed traveling On Wednesday, Dec. 12, Service information: Friends Ann Day, age 60, of family, especially with Warren Roy Davis, to Aruba, attending 2018. Beloved husband of received Saturday morning Lynn, formerly of Mel- her grandson, Cam- age 85, of Ossipee, family gatherings, Cassie Arkalis; loving father from 9-10 a.m., at the SZA- rose, passed away eron. N.H., and formerly was an excellent or- of Peter (Dana) Arkalis; broth- FRANSKI-EBERLEIN Funeral Dec. 11, 2018, at She was the moth- of Saugus, where he ganist and was char- er of Paula (Kevin) Kefalas; Home Inc., 101 Third St., Car- the Kaplan Hospice er of Jared Day and resided for more than itable by nature. He proud grandfather of Zoey and negie, where a funeral service in Danvers. She was Andrea Day and 40 years, passed had a gift of offering Nico Arkalis; uncle of PJ and will be held on Saturday at 10 the wife of Gregory grandmother of Cam- away peacefully at sound advice and an Nicholas Kefalas. a.m. G. Day. eron Coukos, all of home, Tuesday, Dec. unassuming spirit. Born in Boston, Lynn. She was the 11, 2018 with his Warren is sur- she was the daughter of H. sister of Thomas, Michael and family by his side. He was vived by his children, Fred- Thomas Grant of Melrose and Sean Grant, all of Saugus, and the husband of the late Lois erick W. Davis and Maryann Feds: U.S. shermen the late Lorraine (Nye) Grant. Lisa White of Wilmington, and Elaine (Dorman) Davis. of Danvers, William A. Davis Linda, with her family, moved many aunts, uncles, nieces He was born in Malden, the and Laura of Loveland, Ohio, to Melrose when she was 10. and nephews. son of the late Roy N. and J Scott Davis and Barbara had good year aided She was a graduate of Mel- Service information: Fu- Margaret O. (Stiles) Davis. Pri- of Saugus, Susan L. Kelleher rose High School in the Class neral services are from or to his retirement, he was a and Paul of Ossipee, N.H., of 1976 and a communicant ANDERSON-BRYANT Funer- manager at General Electric Bruce R. Davis and Rebecca by lobsters, scallops of St. Mary’s Parish in Melrose al Home, 4 Common St., for 37 years. of Penacook, N.H., and Kar- where she and Greg were mar- Stoneham, on Monday, Dec. A devoted father and family en Davis and partner John By Patrick Whittle The economics report ried. 17 at 9 a.m., followed by a man, he was also committed Sobolewski of Salem; his ASSOCIATED PRESS states that the industry was boosted by growth in Linda was employed as a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in to the Masons, where he was sister, Marjorie L. Davis of Os- PORTLAND, Maine clerk for the Commonwealth St. Mary’s Church, 9 Herbert initiated in the Bethlehem sipee, N.H.; 14 grandchildren; value of some economical- — U.S. commercial sh- of Massachusetts for the past St., Melrose. Interment will Lodge in December 1954. eight great-grandchildren; and ly critical species, also in- ing generated more than 17 years; four years in the di- be in Lakeside Cemetery, Warren was a member of sev- many nieces and nephews.