MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 LYNN cares about mothers Virus shutters Lynn eld Whole Foods By Gayla Cawley and Anne Marie Tobin ITEM STAFF LYNNFIELD — The Lynn eld Whole Foods Market has temporarily closed after multiple employees tested posi- tive for the coronavirus, according to a company spokesperson. The spokesperson did not say how many “team members” have tested positive for the virus, but said Whole Foods was noti ed that employees in their Lynn eld store had been diag- ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO nosed with COVID-19 over the “past few weeks.” Simmie Anderson and members of Love Your Nextdoor Neighbors (LYNN) drop off COVID-19 “We have been performing daily en- Mother’s Day care packages to residents of Marian Gardens, a community Anderson grew up in. hanced sanitation measures, have had For additional photos, see LOOK! Page A8. multiple professional deep cleanings and disinfections throughout the fa- cility, and are following the guidance of health and food safety authorities,” the Whole Foods spokesperson said in Saugus schools to provide rebates to a statement. “However, out of an abundance of caution, and to prioritize the safety of parents of preschool and K students our team members, we have decided to temporarily close the store to further evaluate,” the spokesperson continued. By Elyse Carmosino depending on several factors, including As the father of a preschool-age daugh- “We are supporting our team members ITEM STAFF the number of days each week a child is ter, Fisher acknowledged the dif cul- who have been diagnosed and are in enrolled in a program. ties of educating very young children at SAUGUS — The Saugus School Com- quarantine. Additionally, we are pay- The decision came Thursday after home, adding that the attention span of mittee has voted unanimously to provide ing all team members who are missing $53,464 in tuition rebates to families of board members said they’d heard of children that age often doesn’t allow for shifts due to the closure.” preschool and full-day kindergarten stu- mounting concern from Saugus families the same quality of online learning older It’s unclear when the MarketStreet dents. affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. students may receive. Lynn eld store will reopen, but the company said the closure will likely be Parents and guardians of children en- “A lot of parents are nancially strug- “Ninety minutes a week is all you can until at least Tuesday. All other Whole rolled in these programs are now eligi- gling,” said School Committee vice chair really get out of them,” he said. Foods locations will remain open. ble to receive half of their last tuition Ryan Fisher. “Many were questioning (if) Although multiple board members said Although the spokesperson said payment, although the speci c amount there could be a break (in payments) be- Whole Foods has been prioritizing the distributed to each household will vary cause of the circumstances.” SAUGUS, A3 “health and safety” of their customers and team members, employees across the country have protested against Massachusetts working conditions as coronavirus nears 5K deaths; cases continue to rise at the Ama- pop-ups boost zon-owned supermarket chain, accord- ing to The Guardian. Vermont testing, A2 The rash of infections and subsequent closure of the Lynn eld store follows a Amid coronavirus, virus fatality at the nearby Swamp- scott Whole Foods Market last month. tenants and Leon Marin, 53, an active member of St. landlords need Joseph’s Church in Lynn who worked help, A4 at the Swampscott supermarket, died from COVID-19 on April 15. In a state- ment, a Whole Foods spokesperson said Experts worried Sunday the company would continue to CDC is sidelined take the following measures to help in coronavirus contain the spread of COVID-19: Stores are operating under social response, A7 distancing and crowd control measures. LIVING LA VIDA REMOTELY Plexiglass barriers have been installed Schumer calls on at check-out counters and the company is requiring temperature checks and VA to explain use Lynn students adjust to online learning face masks for anyone working in their of unproven drug stores and facilities. on vets, A7 By Steve Krause “If there’s any group of kids The La Vida schol- Whole Foods has implemented en- ITEM STAFF who could adjust to this type of ar program will bid hanced daily cleanliness and disinfection environment (learning remote- farewell to 45 Lynn Trying to coordinate a program protocols across all stores and facilities, Cancer screenings ly, as opposed to one-on-one and seniors this year. on top of existing standard protocols. among students from three Lynn are down; doctors small-group mentoring) seam- Stores are closing up to two hours public high schools who have al- lessly, it’s this age group,” said concerned, B3 early to give employees more time to ready been thrown into their own Barros last week as he prepared restock shelves, sanitize stores, and uncertainty by a stay-at-home or- to bid farewell to 45 seniors from rest in preparation for the next day. England’s PM der has been daunting for the La English, Classical and Lynn Vo- In a statement posted to the Town of to announce Vida scholar program. cational Technical Institute. “But Lynn eld Facebook page, the town said But, said executive director Pe- it’s been an adjustment.” its Health Department and Of ce of lockdown stages, ter Barros, it could have been a B7 lot worse. LA VIDA, A5 WHOLE FOODS, A3 Lynn business program Republican announces run accelerates access to Latinos for West Peabody House seat By Gayla Cawley Holyoke this summer. By Thor Jourgensen there, pop the hood, and look under- ITEM STAFF EparaTodos already runs twice a year ITEM STAFF neath,” he said. in Lawrence, but has only been offered A Malden native, May, 58, launched LYNN — Entrepreneurship for All PEABODY — Robert May is no strang- during the winter in Lynn for the past Techsource Thermal Solutions in New- (EforAll) is expanding its Spanish Ac- er to challenges and he is embracing a celerator program, EparaTodos, in Lynn, years. In light of the continued corona- new one with his decision to run for the buryport 18 years ago, combining his which is aimed at providing Latino en- virus outbreak, this year’s summer ses- Massachusetts House district that in- mechanical engineering and nance trepreneurs with additional opportuni- sion, which begins in July, will be held cludes West Peabody. training and experience working as a ties to launch and grow successful busi- virtually. A Republican, May thinks the House business consultant. nesses. “We understand that right now more can bene t from a conservative legisla- May and his wife, Tricia, have lived in The free EparaTodos Lynn program than ever, with the crisis going on, tor representing Danvers, West Peabody Peabody since 1992 and have four chil- will now be offered in both the summer many people are jobless and we needed and part of Middleton. dren. May said he was active when his and winter and will run concurrently to change that structure to serve more “My main concern is the level of spend- children were younger in Peabody youth with the English EforAll Lynn program, ing and taxation in Massachusetts. As a hybrid pilot that is also launching in LATINOS, A3 a rst-time candidate, I would get up PEABODY, A5 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 HEALTH .....................................B3 HIGH 61° VOL. 141, ISSUE 127 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 LOW 42° COMMUNITY CALENDAR ............A5 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 OBITUARIES Josephine Pearson, 88 Carol M. Noble, 76 1932-2020 1943-2020 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Mrs. Jo- Carol Mae “Grammy” Noble, sephine (Bonanno) Pearson, age 76, passed away peace- 88, of Hollywood, Fla., passed fully on May, 2020. away on Saturday, May 9. Carol was born on Sept. 25, Born in Dorchester on April 1943 in Lynn and remained in 28, 1932, Jo was the daugh- Lynn for most of her life. She ter of the late Paul and Anton- was the daughter of the late ina (Sciaba) Bonanno and Rita Burwell and Daniel Noble. wife of the late Ralph G. Pear- Her brother Daniel Noble pre- son of Lynn. The eldest of four deceased her. sisters, she was part of a very Carol graduated from Lynn tight-knit Italian family includ- English High School, Class PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ing several aunts, uncles and of 1961. Carol joined the Traveling nurses Luke Bonner, right, of Shreve- cousins. She attended the United States Navy Reserves port, La., and Phillip Henry, of Los Angeles, and served three years with Jeremiah E. Burke High School tour The Public Garden Saturday in Boston an honorable discharge. She in Dorchester but graduat- during the coronavirus pandemic. ed from Lynn English High in then went on to work at Gen- 1949 after her family moved eral Electric as a systems an- to Nahant. Jo also attended alyst. After her retirement from was a devoted wife, mother, David, and Jessica Seaman Massachusetts nears Forsyth Dental School, grad- GE, Carol earned her Bache- grandmother and great-grand- and her husband Joshua. uating as a dental hygienist. lor’s degree in Fine Arts with mother. Additionally, she leaves her She worked for Dr. Sumner a focus on Interior Design at 5K deaths; pop-ups She leaves behind her son great-grandchildren, Joshua Willens in Lynn for more than Endicott College. Karl Pearson and his wife and Joanna Seaman, and 30 years before retiring to Hol- Carol had a passion and a Stephanie of Palm Harbor, Fla.; Emmie Censullo, and she was boost Vermont testing lywood, Fla., in 1986 with her natural talent for interior de- her daughter Karen (Pearson) excitedly awaiting the arrival husband, Ralph.