THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 Single-use plastic banned in Saugus By Elyse Carmosino Saugus Action Volunteers for the ITEM STAFF Environment (SAVE) president Ann Devlin proposed the ban at a SAUGUS — Beginning March town meeting last June and is ex- 12, stores town-wide will no lon- Saugus will cited to nally see the result of her ger be allowed to distribute, use, be banning or sell single-use plastic bags at efforts take effect next month. single-use plas- checkout counters. “(SAVE’s) mission has always tic bags start- Instead, the law — enforced by been to improve the environment ing March 12. the Board of Health — will require through action regarding issues Lendy’s Deli is business owners to stock up on re- that affect our environment here,” one of the rst usable totes and bags made of at she said. “I believe what we do lo- places in town least 40 percent recycled material, cally affects the globe.” starting to make while local environmentalists are Linda Niles is the owner of Len- that switch. encouraging shoppers to convert dy’s Deli on Route 1. Even though to bringing their own mode of car- ITEM PHOTO | rying items. SAUGUS, A3 OLIVIA FALCIGNO Swampscott Fire Select union Board to contract decide car talks dealer’s fate heat up By David McLellan ITEM STAFF By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF SWAMPSCOTT — The public hear- ing has concluded for a used car deal- LYNN — Contract negoti- er accused of having too many cars for ations have stalled between sale. the city and the re depart- With the renewal of the dealer’s li- ment’s union. cense on the line, the Select Board In response to Lynn Fire plans to deliberate next Wednesday, Fighters Local 739’s decision March 4, on whether Four Seasons to seek arbitration, the city Motor Group violated its business li- has opted to hire a nancial cense by having more than six cars for consultant to compile a com- sale at a given time. parative wage and bene t The Class II Used Car Dealer’s Li- analysis report to support its cense for Four Seasons Motor Group case. expired in January 2019, and limited “Unfortunately, when it the business to only offering six cars comes to negotiations, we’ve for sale at a time at its property at 460 managed to reach an agree- Humphrey St. ment with the teachers, with The owner, Simon Terechin, intends the police,” said John Slat- to renew the license, but the town tery, the city’s labor counsel. building commissioner, Max Kasper, “We have tentative agree- and detectives from both the Swamp- ments with a number of the scott Police Department and Marble- other unions, but the re head Police Department have said department has remained they believe Terechin violated the apart.” terms of the dealer’s license. The City Council voted, 10- Wednesday night’s meeting was the ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK 1, Tuesday night to transfer second “show cause” hearing allowing Joe Moccia, owner and founder of Advanced Building Concepts, stands $25,000 from a reserve ac- testimony related to the Four Seasons at 53 Castle Road in Nahant, which is a modular home that he built for count to the chief nancial Motor Group case. Andrea Gogolos. of cer’s budget to cover the Much of the hearing was devoted to cost of the report. the testimony of two Marblehead Po- The report will compare lice of cers, Sgt. Sean Brady and De- the salaries and bene ts of tective Theresa Gay, who visited Four Nahant builder puts Lynn’s re ghters to the oth- Seasons Motor Group in plain clothes er municipalities for the pur- and posed as interested car buyers on poses of arbitration, which Nov. 26. The of cers were enlisted to energy into ef ciency Slattery said would support do so by the Swampscott Police De- the city’s opinion and tes- partment. By David McLellan built strong relationships with clients timony during a potential According to Brady, the of cers asked ITEM STAFF who share his belief that society is — and Joint Labor and Manage- about the cars on the property and should be — trending toward energy ef- ment Committee (JLMC) spoke with Terechin. At one point, when NAHANT — When Joe Moccia walked ciency and environmental friendliness. hearing. The consultant they asked about a car with a sticker up the steps of Andrea Gogolos’ seaside An increase in modular homes, Moccia would also serve as an expert designating it as not-for-sale, they were modular home, she came out, smiled, said, is part of that trend. witness, he said. told the car was indeed for sale. and they hugged. It wasn’t obvious that “We’ve seen changes with automobiles. It was the union’s decision In his report on the operation, Brady the only way they knew each other was We’ve seen changes with cellphones,” to petition for arbitration wrote, “It was our understanding that because Moccia built Gogolos’ house. Moccia said. “We’re seeing change with with the JLMC, which as- any car on the Four Seasons Motor They seemed more like close relatives or how people build their homes and the way sists in resolving collective Group’s property was for sale.” friends. they live in their homes. bargaining disputes between Brady estimated there were about “Look at that. It’s not often you see “The industry push is toward energy ef- municipalities and their po- 40 cars on the lot when the of cers someone hug their builder,” said Moccia, ciency.” lice and re ghters. The re- visited. 72, of Nahant. “It’s usually more like, ‘I’ll Moccia has won awards from Profes- ghters’ union has already Thomas Beatrice, the attorney rep- see you in court.’” sional Building Systems Inc., and Apex enlisted an expert to compile resenting Four Seasons Motor Group, As a modular home builder, Moccia Homes Inc., for his building of modular a similar report to support has been running his Advanced Build- their case, according to Slat- SWAMPSCOTT, A3 ing Concepts for the past 30 years. He’s NAHANT, A3 tery. “I think it’s an important time to level the playing eld at the arbitration,” said Slat- Opinion tery. “It’s also important to Charles: Celebrating help inform our discussions women with a strong New public-safety facility with the re ghters in hopes sense of self. A4 that we can avoid arbitration Sports being studied in Lynn eld and reach (an agreement).” English girls Slattery said the city did basketball struggles in By Thor Jourgensen The Boston rm’s af liation ment also had its South Lynn- not have an outside nancial Div. 1 North loss. B1 ITEM STAFF with parent company, The LiRo eld building. expert the last time it was Group, gives it extensive expe- Richter said the study will also involved in a JLMC arbitra- A yearlong study by a Boston St. Mary’s hockey sweeps rience and resources to study examine pros and cons involved tion case, which was in 2016. tournament openers. B1 architect could recommend Lynn- public safety needs in Lynn eld, in building a combined re and In that instance, the city lost eld needs to build a single South said town engineer Charles police facility, with the South and was ordered to pay $2.4 Peabody/Lynn eld Lynn eld building containing Richter. Lynn eld site on Summer Street million. girls hockey moves on town police and re services. The study will examine the fea- as a prospective location for a However, not everyone on in Div. 1. B1 After soliciting requests for sibility of upgrading aging town public-safety facility. the City Council favored the proposals last December, town public safety facilities. The Police “It’s the logical choice. I don’t decision to go forward with a St. John’s Prep hockey of cials selected DiGiorgio Asso- Department and Summer Street like the likelihood of nding an- wage analysis report. Coun- wins Super 8 tourney ciates Inc., to conduct the $35,000 re station are located in the other site,” Richter said. cilor-at-Large Buzzy Barton, opener. B2 study with the conclusions ex- building complex that includes pected by next winter. Town Hall, and the Fire Depart- LYNNFIELD, A6 CONTRACT, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 53° VOL. 142, ISSUE 66 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 29° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 OBITUARIES Ann L. Greenbaum, 80 May I. Blackhurst, 90 1939-2020 1929-2020 KINGSTON, N.H. — Ann BRENTWOOD, N.H. — May Is- L. (Howard) Greenbaum, of abel (Gourley) Blackhurst, 90, Kingston, N.H., formerly of formerly of Saugus and Derry, Swampscott and South Yar- N.H., passed away peacefully mouth, entered into rest on in her sleep on Thursday, Feb. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 at 20, 2020 at the Rockingham the age of 80. Beloved wife County Rehabilitation and of Lawrence Greenbaum, with Nursing Center, Brentwood, whom she enjoyed 57 years of N.H. PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS marriage. She was born May 16, Thy Chea, of Lowell, center, originally of Cam- Devoted mother of Bryan 1929 in Dunadry, County An- bodia, holds his daughter, left, as attorney Greenbaum, Alan Green- trim, Northern Ireland to Wil- Bethany Li, right, looks on at Chea’s arrival at baum, Wayne Greenbaum, liam and Jane (Ashe) Gourley. Boston’s Logan Airport Wednesday. David Greenbaum and his She lived in Saugus for more wife Erin, Steven Green- than 40 years before moving baum and his wife Cathleen, to Derry, N.H., in 1998.