TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2017 MARBLEHEAD RENOUNCES HATE By Bridget Turcotte found in a remote section of Seaside Park. ITEM STAFF Picariello said it is unclear whether the incidents are related. With assistance MARBLEHEAD — Hundreds rallied from Essex County Sheriff Kevin Cop- at Riverhead Beach Monday morning to pinger and the Marblehead Department protest the hateful language discovered of Public Works, all writing and offensive on the seawall over the weekend. language was removed. Anti-Semitic and hateful writing in- Rabbi David Meyer of Temple Ema- cluding “KKK is here,” “end the jew,” nu-El in Marblehead said 25 years ago “Make America Great Again,” “pizza- he was new to the town in the aftermath gate,” “Seth Moulton is a pedophile,” and of desecration to the temple. He quickly the Star of David with lines through it. It realized that Marblehead is a commu- was discovered Friday evening by a kay- nity that has the capacity and desire to aker on the harbor side of the causeway stand up for its values. wall on Ocean Avenue. “I also made it my business to learn the The vandalism was only visible by boat, town anthem,” Meyer said. “I had never said Police Chief Robert Picariello, and it lived in a town that had an anthem be- is unclear how long ago the property had fore.” ITEM PHOTO | JIM WILSON been defaced. Police were assisted by the He recited, “Marblehead forever! God Hundreds gather at a rally held at Riverhead Beach Monday to protest town’s harbormaster to view and docu- bless the good old town. May she shame a rash of anti-Semitic graf ti discovered on a wall off Ocean Avenue ment the writing. in Marblehead. Similarly offensive vandalism was MARBLEHEAD, A7 Peabody Lights over Lynn Shore Drive Saugus golf police thief follow gets clocked blood By Adam Swift trail ITEM STAFF By Bridget Turcotte PEABODY — A Peabody ITEM STAFF man allegedly tried to make off with a golf cart full of U.S. SAUGUS — Saugus Senior Open swag from Sa- Police Lt. Ronald Gior- lem Country Club early Sat- getti said a blood sample urday morning. was taken from the scene Matthew S. French, 31, of at Saugus High School 500 Northshore Road, Apt. where more than two doz- 2A, was arrested on a war- en windows were broken rant later that morning and Thursday night. charged with breaking and Of cers responded to entering in the nighttime to the school around 6:30 commit a felony, breaking a.m. on Friday and count- into a depository, and six ed 25 broken windows counts of larceny over $250. throughout the building. At about 4 a.m. Saturday Giorgetti said the inves- morning, Sgt. James Harkins tigation is active and on- was working with PGA secu- going. rity to set up barriers and get “We did recover some traf c barriers in place for physical evidence and it the third round of the U.S. Se- has been taken to be an- nior Open tournament. While alyzed at a later date,” he working the detail, Harkins said. ”But, unlike a nger- came across several items print, blood is not speci c scattered on the course that to an individual person. appeared to have been stolen We don’t have any infor- from the country club, in- mation right now to iden- cluding Rolex clocks used at tify who the individual is.” the tees for the tournament, A member of the main- according to Peabody Police tenance team cut his long Captain Dennis Bonaiuto. weekend short to secure Harkins alerted the sta- the building with wooden tion, as well as PGA securi- panels over the broken ty, who reviewed videotapes windows as a temporary from the clubhouse. It didn’t solution, said Chairwom- take police long to identify an of the School Commit- French as the suspect. tee Jeannie Meredith. “Earlier in the morning, “It’s a shame,” said Mer- just before 1 a.m. on July 1, edith. “To have something we got a call about a suspi- happen in a town that’s cious person walking in the already strapped for - vicinity of Pilgrim Rehab at nances — it’s such a hap- 96 Forest Street, stumbling py time in Saugus and to around the area,” said Bo- have something like this naiuto. “Our guys identi ed happen is very disheart- the person and determined ening. I don’t understand that he had a little too much why somebody would to drink. Other than that, want to cause so much there wasn’t too much going harm.” on. At this point, the of cers The town has not yet re- felt that there was a safety ceived an estimate for the issue and provided transpor- cost to replace the win- ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK tation for him home.” dows. Fireworks go off from a barge during the Fourth of July celebration for Lynn and Swamp- PEABODY, A7 scott on Monday. SAUGUS, A7 INSIDE Questionable Lynn signatures go to district attorney In Lynn Seaforth empowers By Gayla Cawley longtime City Councilor Richard Tucker’s attorney, Sam Vitali, the situation “a crime.” students. A3 ITEM STAFF Colucci. But there are charges said the complaint wasn’t about “You don’t have to be a Russian the 41-year-old challenger forged whether Alcala is quali ed to hacker,” he said. “You don’t have Shooting along Lynn LYNN — The election for Ward 4 some of the signatures he collect- run for of ce. Rather, it’s wheth- to have a computer. You can im- Shore Drive under city councilor has been thrown into ed on his nomination papers. er state and city election rules pugn the integrity of the election investigation. A6 uncertainty as the Essex County Robert Tucker, a Colucci sup- have been followed. He alleged system with a paper and pen, and District Attorney is investigating porter, led the complaint and ap- there are several signatures with that’s what was done here … It In Sports whether nomination papers for a peared before the Election Com- the same handwriting and many was an attempt at a fraud.” Parks and rec offers rst-time candidate are fraudulent. mission on Monday, alleging some instances where the names of summer solutions. B1 Eliud Alcala is vying to unseat of the signatures are fraudulent. streets were misspelled. He called LYNN, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 78° VOL. 139, ISSUE 176 LYNN .........................................A3 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 61° OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 BUSINESS ................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2017 OBITUARIES Medford High School orientation Joseph T. Kerwin, 81 By Steve Freker Main Lobby no later than • Question & answer along with a number of FOR THE ITEM 8 a.m. for registration. session with guidance per- teachers and guidance/ During the orientation, sonnel and the headmas- PEABODY — Jo- Shop in Salem. support staff, will be pres- MEDFORD — Medford students will engage in ter seph T. Kerwin, 81, He is survived by High School and the Med- the following activities: • Tour of the school ent to help address stu- beloved husband of his wife Jean (Greg- ford Vocational Technical • Class of 2021 assembly • Familiarize them- dents’ questions or con- Jean (Gregory) Ker- ory) Kerwin of Pea- High School both will have with introductions from win, died peacefully body, with whom he selves with their home- cerns. All parents of their orientation for all the headmaster, vocation- room advisory and locker incoming ninth-graders on Thursday June 29, shared 55 years of students entering Grade al director, assistant prin- • Activities in homeroom are asked to please mark 2017 at Mass Gener- marriage; a daughter 9 on Thursday, Aug. 24, al Hospital in Boston, Kelly King and her cipal and other adminis- advisory from 8-11 a.m. at Medford their calendars and plan following an extend- partner Kevin Ander- trators. During the event, all High School. Students to have their student at- ed illness. son of Peabody; two • Class of 2021 group high school and vocation- Born in Salem, he was the granddaughters, Elizabeth should arrive in the MHS photo al school administrators, tend. son of the late William and King of Corvallis, OR and Katherine (Brophy) Kerwin. He Samantha King of Peabody; grew up in Peabody, graduated three brothers, William Kerwin Revere looks to brighten city streets from St. Mary’s High School in of Portland, ME, John Kerwin Lynn, Class of 1954, and was of Peabody and Paul Kerwin of By Leah Dearborn National Grid completing at 5:30 p.m. to giving the city a nudge a lifelong resident of the city. Avon; a devoted sister-in-law FOR THE ITEM electrical work to prepare The cleaning, which toward buying more trash He enlisted in the United Donna Marcotte of Peabody, for the new lights. starts at the municipal States Air Force and served as well as several nieces, REVERE — Making cans for Shirley Avenue. The plan is to begin parking lot, will be fol- The community commit- during the Korean War. nephews and extended fam- Broadway brighter is just paving approximately lowed by pizza and a tree tee has other upcoming Mr. Kerwin worked with ily around the North Shore. one of the goals for the city two weeks after milling lighting meant to bring a Cushman Bakery in Lynn, and He was the brother of the late as it moves through the is completed, around the more luminous shine to plans, including a July 12 in maintenance at Salem Hos- James Kerwin.