WHAT MOVES YOU MOVES US TOO. Banking • Investments • Insurance • Mortgage Member FDIC | Member DIF Salem Five Bank products are insured through FDIC and DIF. Wealth, Trust, Investment and Insurance Products are not FDIC insured, not bank guaranteed, not a deposit, not insured by any federal government agency and may lose value Lynn Item-10.5x2_10_6_20.indd 1 9/28/20 4:54 PM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020 Lynners break ICE hold Detainment attempt doesn’t sit well with protesters By Guthrie apprehended by sever- migration status. Scrimgeour al ICE agents in front of As ICE agents waited for ITEM STAFF his apartment at 5 Lloyd another family member to St. shortly after noon and arrive to take care of Gon- LYNN — After more zalez’s underage daughter, than an hour of protests placed in an unmarked black van as his daughter his wife contacted Celly from a crowd of dozens De La Cruz and Isaac Si- of community members watched. ICE, Immigration and mon Hodes of Lynn Unit- Monday afternoon, a Lynn ed For Change, whom they man was released from Customs Enforcement, tasked with enforcing had worked with in the ICE custody. past. Robelio Gonzales, a federal statutes on illegal ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO De La Cruz and Hodes immigration, presumably Guatemalan immigrant assembled a coalition of Protesters sit on the ground to prevent ICE police from detaining a Lynn and active member of the detained Gonzalez due to man Monday afternoon on Lloyd St. Lynn community, was issues relating to his im- ICE, A3 Salem bakery Mail-in tries to raise voting some bread issues By Daniel Kane ITEM STAFF are being SALEM — With colder days approach- ing, things aren’t getting any easier for lo- cal restaurants and cafes in the area. addressed A&J King Artisan Bakers, a pair of bak- eries on Central Street and Boston Street By Gayla Cawley that make baked goods from fresh locally ITEM STAFF grown grain, found themselves at a stand- After nearly 18,000 returned still earlier this year. Even after reopening mail-in ballots were rejected this summer, things have still been less statewide for September’s pri- than ideal for owners Andy King, his wife mary, local clerks and election Jackie and their staff. officials are making some ad- “We’re both a cafe and we sell wholesale justments to prepare for next to a lot of local restaurants and stores,” month’s presidential election. Andy said. “A lot of the places we do busi- In Lynn, more than 3 percent, ness with are hurting right now, too. Even or 260, of the mail-in ballots that though we’re a manufacturer, it’s really were returned for last month’s how the cafe goes is how we go.” primary were rejected, according The cafe has turned to several options to data provided by Secretary of over the past year to keep things running State William F. Galvin’s office. as smoothly as possible, including partner- The city’s percentage of re- ing with the Salem Pantry and other com- jected ballots is higher than munity programs. Now King has turned to surrounding communities, and totally unfamiliar territory to help keep its total number of rejected bal- their employees and themselves afloat — ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO lots is the highest on the North T-shirts. Sylvia Sarkisyan is launching a networking group for local business- Shore. “It’s nothing crazy,” King said. “It’s some- Only Beverly, with 121 rejected thing we’re doing to help the business and women who are looking to build their businesses in a more meaningful and effective way. mail-in ballots, also hit the tri- build funds for our employees.” ple digits, according to Galvin’s Andy got the idea after looking at some office. of his own wardrobe, filled with shirts and Having a higher number of re- gear with the logos of other local business- A league of their jected ballots in Lynn is not sur- es. Making the gear possible is Bonfire, an prising, City Clerk Janet Rowe online retailer that handles shipping and said, citing the city’s larger pop- order fulfillments. All that A&J had to do own in Marblehead ulation and higher number of was design the shirts and they decided to By Anne Marie Tobin is an initiative to help local businesswom- registered voters. use a phrase they’ve heard thousands of “It’s a much bigger city and ITEM STAFF en promote their businesses in a high-lev- times as a banner across the front: “Bread we have a lot more ballots,” said el and more meaningful way. and butter is our bread and butter.” Meet. Connect. Promote. Rowe. “Considering them per- “I was actually contacted (by Bonfire),” “Now more than ever we need to stay That’s the philosophy behind the centage-wise, that’s not a lot.” King said. “They make it possible by doing connected, continue to network and con- fast-growing Women’s Business League For example, 52 mail-in bal- the fulfillment, which is the hardest part.” tinue to meet new people,” said Sarkisyan, (WBL), which, thanks to efforts of Marble- lots were rejected in Lynnfield, Once the designs were in, King posted the owner of Ebb & Flow Realty Co. LLC which accounted for 2.57 percent the link to buy shirts on A&J’s Facebook head realtor Sylvia Sarkisyan, is launch- on Atlantic Avenue. “I care about my clients ing its newest chapter Oct. 8. BAKERY, A2 Sarkisyan says the Marblehead Chapter LEAGUE, A3 BALLOTS, A2 Peabody is hung up on Lynn eld Verizon Wireless ruling closes town By Anne Marie Tobin setback, an appeals court decision that ITEM STAFF upheld a land court ruling in favor of Verizon. The court found that the city’s warrant PEABODY — The six-year battle be- denial of Verizon’s special permit appli- tween the City of Peabody and Cellco By Anne Marie Tobin cation to allow construction of the tower ITEM STAFF Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, re- at that location was violative of the Fed- garding the installation of a cell-phone eral Telecommunication Act. Two new bylaws de- tower near Michael’s Limousine on signed to preserve and “The limit has been reached on Verizon’s Lynn Street is adding another chapter. protect Lynnfield’s trees obligation to keep searching regardless Mayor Ted Bettencourt has announced and open spaces and an the city plans to appeal its most recent TOWER, A3 article seeking authori- zation for an eminent-do- main taking of a historic home are among the high- INSIDE lights of this year’s Oct. 17 Town Meeting warrant. ITEM FILE PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK Headlining the issues Opinion Nation Sports likely to generate much Cancel classical Trump, still infectious, Swampscott eld hockey Chris Barrett, chairman of the Lynn eld Board discussion is Article 5, the music? A4 back at White House — shuts out Beverly to of Selectmen, looks on during a recent Town without mask. B3 open season. B1 Meeting. WARRANT, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 68° VOL. 141, ISSUE 251 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 56° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 BUSINESS ................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020 OBITUARIES Mail-in voting issues Carl A. Bertrand, 80 Helen J. Ulman, 91 1940-2020 are being addressed LYNN — On October 3, WAKEFIELD — Mrs. Helen J. BALLOTS 88, of returned ballots 2020, surrounded by his lov- (Dowd) Ulman, of Wake eld, From A1 were counted as being re- ing family, Carl A. Bertrand, formerly of Lynn and Beach- jected — was people who fondly known around the city mont (Revere), age 91, died of its mail-in ballots that changed their minds and of Lynn as “Pa” passed away at Greenwood Nursing and were returned; and 2.38 chose to vote in person, while recovering from a stroke Rehab Center in Wake eld on percent, or 112, of the re- rather than by mail, Si- and a courageous ght with Friday, October 2 nd. She was turned ballots were reject- mons said. cancer, at the age of 80. the wife of the late Kenneth N. ed in Revere, according to Overall, Simons is Carl was born on June 3, Ulman. Galvin’s office. pleased by Salem’s per- 1940 and became a grad- Born and raised in Revere, A total of 17,872 mail- centage of rejected bal- uate of the Lynn Trade be- Mrs. Ulman was the daughter in ballots were rejected fore serving in the Army as a lots, which is lower than of the late John and Agnes statewide, which account- medic during the Korean War. the statewide number, Plunkett. An employee for ed for 1.72 percent of bal- but said her office always He retired after working 42 many years at the Woolworth’s years at the General Electric lots that were returned strives for improvement. in Lynn, Mrs. Ulman worked as for the Sept. 1 primary, ac- She said Salem’s elec- in Lynn, MA where he lived a sale associate. with his wife, Judith (Drislane) cording to Galvin’s office. tion office is pushing for Helen is survived by many Mail-in ballots were re- voters to return their bal- Bertrand for 28 years before nieces and nephews, her her passing in 2010. It was jected for a number of rea- lots as soon as possible to beloved lifelong friend Alice that marriage that made him her dance and gymnastics visitation in the Bisbee-Por- sons, including those that give them time to send Raye, her sister-in-law and a father to his stepsons and competitions in Florida.