THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 Little pomp for Restaurant graduations owner says under these curb-side circumstances a downturn By Gayla Cawley and Steve Krause ITEM STAFF for business As it stands now, this year’s high school By Gayla Cawley seniors who are due to graduate in the and David McLellan next two months will most likely be well ITEM STAFF into their rst semester of college before they’re able to take part in a traditional LYNN — One Lynn restaurant own- ceremony. er is pushing back on a city policy that Faced with state social-distancing regu- is limiting customers to curbside pick- lations that extend into the middle of May, up only, saying the new takeout re- and the closing of schools for the remain- striction is hurting business. der of the year, administrators have had And he says he’s not alone. to scurry to come up with concrete and “I’ve had other owners reach out to meaningful ways to honor their seniors. me in the past week or so because the While some communities are well on their limitation to curbside was really af- way to rming up plans to do that, many fecting the way we are operating and it others are not. gave us another downturn,” said Taso In Lynn, Superintendent Dr. Patrick Tut- Nikolakopoulos, owner of John’s Roast wiler said public schools will hold virtual Beef & Seafood. “It was just more dif - graduations June 12, with plans for a pos- cult to operate.” sible in-person ceremony during Thanks- A city essential services order that giving break. went into effect on April 12 prohibits “One of the most challenging aspects of customers from entering restaurants, the extended closure has been the loss of bars and like establishments. Instead, this seminal celebration,” said Tutwiler. food establishments have been di- The virtual celebration will encompass rected to operate via drive-through, consecutive graduations for all three of the curbside pickup, delivery or walk-up district’s high schools: Lynn English, Lynn window service, according to the city Classical and Lynn Vocational Technical website. Institute. Before the new order, customers had Seniors will be asked to submit their been allowed to enter restaurants and class yearbook photos, which will be com- like establishments to pick up food if piled as part of a slideshow that will be they were wearing a face covering. shown during the ceremony. Each gradu- Swampscott also limits customers to ate’s photo could possibly be accompanied curbside pick-up, but the cities of Sa- by space for their favorite memory and/ lem and Peabody both allow customers or what they will miss the most, Tutwiler to come inside restaurants and other said. food establishments to pick up food, as The senior photos shown on the slide- long as they’re wearing a mask. show are meant to serve as the virtual “They can go inside to order/pick-up,” equivalent of graduates who would walk said Peabody Health Director Sharon across the stage to receive their diplomas Cameron. “However, we do encourage during a traditional celebration, Tutwiler pre-ordering/pre-payment and curb- said. A banner year for side pick-up as a preferred option.” Preceding that will be the airing of Nikolakopoulos said his argument pre-recorded speeches from Tutwiler, lies with how liquor and convenience each school’s principal, the class valedic- Saugus High seniors stores are not being held to the same torian and salutatorian, among others, he standard. For instance, he said cus- said. tomers are still allowed to come inside “I think it’ll actually be pretty nice,” said By Elyse Carmosino have had their nal semester A woman those businesses, touch merchandise Tutwiler. “It’s the best that we can do with ITEM STAFF of high school cut short due to walks past and wait in line. what we’re allowed to do at this point in the coronavirus pandemic. banners “We offer a safer scenario because we SAUGUS — It may not be time. There’s no way that we were going “Given all that (these stu- showing the have our customers prepay and give the Senior Sendoff anyone to go into the summer without celebrating dents) have worked for these faces of the numbers over the phone, rather than our seniors and their accomplishments, imagined, but Saugus High last several years … I think more than 150 them coming in for liquor or scratch but given the uncertainty going beyond School is still celebrating its this shows that we’re behind Saugus High tickets,” said Nikolakopoulos. “Limit- the school year with group gatherings and class of 2020 in style. them 100 percent,” said Board School se- ing us to curbside and delivery, it just health and safety, it just seemed prudent On Tuesday, 50 banners of Selectmen member Jeff niors hanging hurts us even more and punches us to go ahead and start planning something bearing the names and fac- Ciccolini. “We want to show in downtown when we’re down.” rather than rolling the dice and seeing es of all 160 students set to support for our seniors, and Saugus. Nikolakopoulos said his restaurant what happens later on.” graduate this spring were the town embraces anything has already banned cash transactions, unveiled in Saugus center, ITEM PHOTO | GRADUATIONS, A5 serving tribute to seniors who SAUGUS, A3 SPENSER HASAK RESTAURANTS, A6 Virus, stalled economy Local colleges push raise Democratic COVID cases still hopes to take Senate, back commitment date B3 on the rise in region By Anne Marie Tobin mitments, leaving colleges and Drug proves effective By Gayla Cawley ing to rise in other nearby ITEM STAFF universities with much uncer- ITEM STAFF communities as well. tainty about incoming fresh- against coronavirus in As of Wednesday, Peabody’s With schools closed across man classes. U.S. study, B3 Lynn now has more than virus death toll stands at 69, the nation, many for the rest of With yield levels down (the 2,000 coronavirus cases, an- with nine new deaths reported the academic year, this year’s other death has been reported percentage of accepted stu- COVID-19 showing over a two-day span, according graduating class of high school dents who actually enroll) at in Swampscott and nine more to the city’s Health Director seniors is facing unprecedent- many institutions, Salem State suburbs are just as Peabody residents have died Sharon Cameron. ed challenges in mapping out University Associate Vice vulnerable as cities, B3 since Monday, according to city Comparatively, the cities of their futures for the next four President of Enrollment Man- and state data. Lynn and Revere have seen years due to the COVID-19 agement Bonnie Galinsky said U.K. now has world’s Data released by the state 46 and 35 deaths respectively, pandemic. her of ce is actively working Department of Public Health according to the most recent Many students are still up in third-highest death toll, on Wednesday shows that the air with their college com- COLLEGES, A6 B7 COVID-19 cases are continu- COVID, A5 Lynn eld trailblazer scouts out a path Michael Madden of Lynn eld works By Thor Jourgensen Eagle Scout status. He surveyed to clear debris ITEM STAFF the 9.5-acre Pine Hill open space as he creates a area and identi ed a running cross-country path LYNNFIELD — Staking out path that could be staked out in Pine Hill which a cross-country running path and require minimum tree clear- will be used by through an open space area off ing. Madden started his project the high school. Essex Street is a family affair last summer and he is quick to Madden hopes this for Michael Madden, his siblings credit his sister, Lucy, with origi- project will secure and parents. nating the path project. his Boy Scouts Madden, 17, is a high school On her way to securing a Girl of America Eagle runner who hopes his Pine Hill Scouts of America Gold Award, Scout status. trail project will help him secure coveted Boy Scouts of America LYNNFIELD, A5 ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK OBITUARIES .......................... A2-3 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 54° VOL. 141, ISSUE 118 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 48° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 MORE OBITUARIES, PAGE A3 OBITUARIES Warren and Jean Anderson John A. Bartlett, 85 Kenneth J. Marrin, 87 1926-2020 BEVERLY — Mr. Warren LYNN — John A. Bartlett, 85, LYNNFIELD — Kenneth Jo- M. Anderson and Mrs. Jean of Lynn, beloved husband of seph Marrin, age 87, of Lyn- (Durkee) Anderson, both 93, the late Mary (Mancinelli) n eld, formerly of Lynn, died of Beverly, formerly longtime Bartlett and son of the late April 7, 2020. He was the residents of Fernwood Ave- Arthur and Anna (Burke) Bart- husband of the late Carol Ann nue in Lynn and Londonderry, lett. (Watts) Marrin. N.H., passed away on Sunday, Born in Middleton, and Born and raised in Lynn, he April 26, 2020 and Sunday, raised in Lynn, Jack was a was the son of the late Eu- Feb. 2, 2020 respectively. The communicant of St. Joseph gene J. (Henry A.) and Eliza- loving couple shared 73 years Church, he served in the Unit- beth (Betty) Hattie (Chisholm) of marriage together. adoring great-grandparents of ed States Navy during the Ko- Marrin. He lived in Lynn for the Warren was born on Oct. Quinlan, Arthur, Elise, Joshua, rean War. greater part of his life and also 10, 1926 in Swampscott Oliver, Annika, Andrew, Ryan, Jack was employed by the resided in Roslindale and Win- to the late Axel and Theresa Hanna, Leah, Cora, Nathan City of Lynn rst as a re ght- ter Garden, Fla., for many years.