SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017 Saugus Peabody diving ponders into pot plan AvalonBay By Adam Swift By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF ITEM STAFF PEABODY — The city is SAUGUS — The Planning close to reversing a ban on Board signed off on the $100 medical marijuana facilities. million AvalonBay Commu- Thursday night, the city nities development planned council voted to support a for the former Hilltop Steak zoning amendment that House site. would allow medical marijua- The panel unanimous- na dispensaries along a small ly approved the conceptu- stretch of Route 1 North. al Master Plan Thursday The proposed zoning night, which included revi- amendment signals a change sions made by AvalonBay in direction for Mayor Ed- developers in response to ward A. Bettencourt Jr. and town bylaws and feedback the council. from neighbors. Details of “There’s a stark difference the project still need to be between operating a medical determined. AvalonBay rep- marijuana facility and a re- resentatives will attend a tail one,” said Bettencourt. “I meeting in two weeks to seek strongly oppose recreational Site Plan approval, which marijuana being sold in the will include everything from city of Peabody.” materials and color schemes While allowing medical to the property’s infrastruc- marijuana sales in the city ture. would reverse course for Plans include turning city of cials, Bettencourt 13.9 acres of the site into a and several councilors said mixed-use development with there were several reasons residential and retail space. An early Father’s Day to make the change now. The The frontage will house one mayor said the city could story of retail space, and face legal action if it contin- three four-story residential at Brickett Elementary ues to prohibit the sale of buildings will be in the rear. medical marijuana. The residential space will And Bettencourt said that have a total of 280 studio, By Bridget Turcotte Morales. The second grade class Adrian Garcia he is now more comfortable one-bedroom and two-bed- ITEM STAFF gathered in the auditorium to Ramirez hugs with state regulation of hear from a guest speaker who his father, medical marijuana and has room apartments, and a LYNN — Second-grader Adrian one-story clubhouse with an they thought would talk to them Robert Mo- seen people who have bene- Garcia Ramirez got the surprise about character building. rales, during ted from treatment. Coun- outdoor swimming pool. of his life Friday morning when Abutters expressed con- Instead, Garcia Ramirez had a an assembly at cilor-at-Large David Gravel he was reunited with his father, cerns that the existing swale front row seat to see his father Brickett Ele- echoed that sentiment. U.S. Navy AWO2 Robert Morales, and wetlands area would walking through the double doors, mentary School “Since the advent of the be impacted by the new at Brickett Elementary School. dressed in his uniform. The chil- on Friday. state law allowing medical construction. Water runoff Morales returned home Thurs- dren recognized Morales from a marijuana, I’ve interacted from the site ends up in a day night after eight months in photo he sent to the school months ITEM PHOTO | with a number of people that swale behind homes on Lau- Qatar but spent the night in a earlier as a thank-you for nine OWEN O’ROURKE participate in the program rine Road, which connects hotel room to make the surprise boxes of Christmas cards and per- and have a medical marijua- to Crystal Brook. Stephen reunion possible. He arrived at sonal hygiene products they sent na card through a doctor,” Martorano, senior project the school Friday morning with to his unit. said Gravel. “It has shaped his wife, Cindy Morales Ramirez, opinion on the role that pot SAUGUS, A7 and their two-year-old son Jayden FATHER, A7 use has for these people. I think there is a place for it. I don’t think that anyone who uses marijuana medically will say it is inconvenient to Everett woman dies in Medford crash go to Route 1.” The proposed zone runs By Thomas Grillo Wellington Circle Plaza. a medical issue which caused the accident,” along four parcels on Route 1 North from Bertucci’s to ITEM STAFF Preliminary reports indicate an adult fe- said Lt. Paul Covino, a spokesman for the Don’s Hardware and in- male was driving westbound on Route 16 Medford Police Department. MEDFORD — Massachusetts State Police As of The Item’s deadline, the woman’s cludes a large parcel of un- are investigating a car crash that killed an when she lost control of her car, state police developed land behind the said. The car drove over the curb and into the name had not been released pending noti - Everett woman Friday morning. cation of family. businesses, according to Bet- Medford police reported a car went off the storefront. The driver, the only occupant of the tencourt. road on Mystic Valley Parkway at 6:20 a.m. car, was determined to be dead at the scene. Thomas Grillo can be reached at tgrillo@ and crashed into the LensCrafters store at “We think the woman may have suffered itemlive.com. PEABODY, A7 BILL BROTHERTON COMMENTARY Mortgage rm cashes in Teeing on Lynn condo sale By Thomas Grillo after paying off his $45,000 low payments in the rst two off on ITEM STAFF mortgage and closing costs, years and higher payments for Santana’s lawyer delivered the rest. LYNN — Cesar Santana bad news: the mortgage holder “At rst, my payments were thought he hit the lottery. LPGA would receive nearly $76,000 $900 per month and then they In January, the 45-year-old in fees. security of cer at the Trans- ballooned to $1,300,” he said. Golfers should be in the “I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “We couldn’t afford it, stopped best of moods. CBS is pro- portation Security Adminis- tration found a buyer for his “That would leave me with just paying the loan and went into viding exhaustive cover- $26,000. I wouldn’t even have foreclosure.” age of the self-important three-bedroom condominium on Collins Street for $160,000. enough money to move any- He tried to nd a tradition- Masters golf champion- where with that.” al lender to bail him out, but ship this weekend. FOX- Not bad, considering he paid Santana’s troubles began didn’t qualify. Later, Santana 25 meteorologist/fox Shiri about $52,000 for the ve-room in 2005 when he borrowed was referred to Boston-based Spear predicts a rain-free ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE unit six years ago. four days, with tempera- But Santana was in for a sur- $186,547 from Bene cial Mas- NSP Residential LLC, an af li- tures in the 70s on Mon- Cesar Santana says NSP Residen- prise. sachusetts Inc., to buy the ate of Aura Mortgage Advisors tial LLC is charging him $76,000 While the closing documents 1,185-square-foot condo. Terms day and Tuesday, delight- MORTGAGE, A7 ing linksmen/women who in fees after the sale of his condo. re ected a pro t of $101,825 of the 30-year loan called for are polishing their shoes and rescuing their clubs from the garage. Grass INSIDE on some local courses is Malden’s enduring starting to turn green. In Lynn But golfers are grumpi- High school students er than usual. All anyone sample life at NSCC. A3 ties to World War I Private is talking about is how Austin F. the buffoons at the Ladies Upcoming lm festival By Steve Freker teamster in Boston. He enlist- O’Hare’s Professional Golf Associa- walks two worlds. A3 FOR THE ITEM ed on May 26, 1918, and went grave in tion robbed Lexi Thomp- overseas in July with Com- Forestdale son of a championship MALDEN — America this In Lynn eld pany G, 314th Infantry, 79th Cemetery, last weekend. Postal worker sentenced for week marked the nation’s en- Malden. To recap: At the ANA importing steroids. A6 try into a war a century ago Division. O’Hare was killed in Inspiration tournament that saw a Malden man killed action Nov. 11, 1918, the day PHOTO | in California last Sunday, In Sports on the day World War I ended. the war ended, near Grande MALDEN Saugus defense shuts Austin F. O’Hare in 1917 lived VETERANS LPGA, A7 down Lynn lacrosse. B1 at 43 Julia St. and worked as a WWI, A7 SERVICES OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 48° VOL. 139, ISSUE 105 LYNN .........................................A3 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 35° OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017 OBITUARIES Terrence L. Collins, 74 Daniel A. deStefano, 67 Dorothy Mulcahy, 61 1942-2017 LYNN — Mr. Ter- beer floats and mov- NAHANT — Daniel writer, illustrator and LYNN — Dorothy Walter and Yvonne rence L. “Terry” Col- ies. Spending time A. deStefano, age 67, artist who had five (Toomey) Mulca- Toomey of Lowell, lins, age 74, of Lynn, with his family was of Nahant, passed published books. He hy, age 61, of James Toomey of died on Wednesday, what Terry enjoyed away Wednesday, was a member of Lynn, passed away Lynn, Joseph Toom- April 5, 2017 after most. April 5, 2017. He was Beta Phi Mu Frater- Wednesday, April 5, ey of Lynn; grand- being stricken at In addition to his the husband of Robin nity, Librarians and 2017. She was the children Christopher work. He was the companion Pat of (Roland) deStefano, Library Educators, wife of the late Curtis Gonsalves, Kimberlee longtime compan- 23 years, Terry is sur- with whom he shared the Historical Com- G.