MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas COURTESY ART An artist’s rendering of the Gateway North Residences, set to break ground on Wash- ington Street on Tuesday. Gateway project gets a PHOTO | CORINNA SPINALE HAND By Thomas Grillo Swampscott’s spirit ITEM STAFF LYNN — The Gateway North BY BILL BROTHERTON residences will break ground parades around town Tuesday, turning an eyesore into 71 mixed-income apartments. By Adam Swift Above, from Happy The $31 million development to Item Santa FOR THE ITEM left, Of cer be built on a vacant Washington 50th Anniversary Candace Street lot will feature a ve-story, SWAMPSCOTT — The stockings were hung on the Doyle, Toys Hallmark wood-frame building with a mix trolleys with care, with hopes that brightly lit Jeeps for Local Chil- of one- two- and three-bedroom from across the North Shore would soon be there. dren chair holidaze apartments and 2,000 square feet ’Tisn’t the It was another festive annual Swampscott Holiday Pa- Cathy Kalpin, of ground oor retail. rade Saturday evening, as oats, music, and yes, police Dear God, heaven and Of cer Gateway was among the rst season to and re vehicles, and those decorated, illuminated Jeeps help me! I’m hooked projects to bene t from a $100 mil- from across the region added to the spirit of the season. Mike Bowden on those schmaltzy were sur- lion fund to create workforce hous- The annual event is hosted by the Swampscott Police Christmas movies that ing – tenants who don’t qualify for be sad Association. rounded by a are lling up the Hall- record num- affordable housing but can’t afford By Gayla Cawley “The police department has been a big supporter of mark Channel and Ion market rate dwellings. this,” said Abby Rogers of Toys for Local Children. She ber of toys do- Television schedules ITEM STAFF nated to TLC. Under the statewide initiative, said there is still time for anyone who is interested to this month. 1,000 new units of affordable hous- One mother is trying to en- drop off toys at the schools or the police station to help Below, Town It’s getting serious. Hall lawn lit ing for middle income households sure that Christmas doesn’t bring a little joy to local kids in need. A couple of weekends would be created. Up to $100,000 up Saturday fall on the backburner as she Members of Toys for Local Children put the last min- ago my beloved Patri- in subsidies will be provided for night. and her husband struggle to ute touches on their oat before stepping off from the ots were manhandling each unit. provide for their children’s Swampscott High School parking lot shortly before the L.A. Rams. My love- Neighborhood Development As- basic needs. 5:30 p.m. The local group has been collecting toys for ly, long-suffering wife sociates, an arm of Lynn Housing “We are sad to say that this kids in need at the Swampscott schools, as well as at of 30 years and I were Authority and Neighborhood De- Christmas, we will not be PARADE, A7 watching the game in velopment (LHAND), partnered able to afford presents they our favorite haunt. Le- with Boston-based Hub Holdings deserve,” she wrote in a let- garrette Blount had LLC., and bought the parcel last ter to Item Santa. “My oldest just busted loose and year for $600,000. Located across son especially, because he is turned a fourth-and-1 from North Shore Community Col- in school this year and doing into a 43-yard touch- lege, Gateway received $5 million such a great job, he deserves down run. At halftime in state funding through a compet- to have a good Christmas the Pats were up 17-zip itive process to make the project like every child does. Times and I felt an overpower- possible. are very hard right now be- ing urge to ask the bar- The transit-oriented develop- tween providing food, cloth- tender to change to the ment was created in response to ing and even heat this time Hallmark Channel. I’m the Washington District Master of year, as it is getting cold. sure the gents at the bar Plan, initiated by LHAND and We really hope that we could wouldn’t have minded. funded by the state Department afford a good Christmas for I mean, really? The of Housing and Community De- them this year but we can’t.” Pats had this one velopment. LHAND will manage She’s asking our readers to locked up. And “Holi- the development upon comple- make the holiday happy for day Engagement” was tion. her children by making sure on. It’s a doozy. Thir- The Gateway site is being ele- that they have presents to ty-something Hillary vated by seven feet, to a 14-foot open on Christmas morning. loses her newspaper elevation, as recommended by the Now in its 50th year, the job and gets dumped Federal Emergency Management Item Santa fund endeavors just before she’s head- Administration. Construction and to make Christmas a little ing home to spend permanent nancing will be pro- brighter for those among Christmas with her vided by the AFL-CIO Housing In- us who are less fortunate. judgmental family; so vestment Trust. Thomas Grillo can be reached at ITEM SANTA, A7 PHOTO | NICOLE GOODHUE BOYD HALLMARK, A3 [email protected]. School incident INSIDE Zoning issues brewing on In Lynn Connery Elementary claims three jobs does a complete 180. A3 Swampscott waterfront In Opinion in Lynn eld By Gayla Cawley The remarkable ITEM STAFF John Glenn. A4 By Gayla Cawley SWAMPSCOTT — Tension is brewing be- ITEM STAFF In Swampscott tween town of cials and Fr. Andrew Bush- High school LYNNFIELD — Jennifer DiBiase, the princi- ell over the planned business portion of pal of Summer Street Elementary School, has student made social his intended monastic reuse of the former resigned and two people who were employed media threats. A6 Marian Court College, also known as White with the town’s METCO program are no longer Court. employed there following an incident on a school LOOK! Bushell, a Marblehead native and exec- bus, according to Lynnfield School Superinten- The Irish Tenors utive chairman of St. Paul’s Foundation, a dent Jane Tremblay. sing in the monastic institution of the monks of Mount Tremblay con rmed that the principal of Summer holidays. A8 Athos in Greece, a church, not a nonpro t, Street Elementary School has resigned in order to intends to turn Marian Court into a Ortho- pursue another career opportunity. The school’s web- Four KIPP seniors head dox Christian monastery. He has a purchase site lists DiBiase as the principal. to college on full-tuition agreement in place with the Sisters of Mer- “I have thanked her for her service and wished her scholarships. A8 cy, the current owners of the property at 35 well in her new endeavor,” the superintendent said Littles Point Road. They closed the college in COURTESY PHOTO in an email. In Sports June 2015 because of nancial dif culties, Regarding an incident between two students on Girls basketball play- St. Paul’s Foundation’s Fr. An- but Bushell has not closed on the property. ers test their mettle in drew Bushell has a vision for LYNNFIELD, A7 Duchane jamboree. B1 the Marian Court property. MARIAN COURT, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 46° VOL. 139, ISSUE 4 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 31° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016 OBITUARIES Michael S. Taylor, 58 Daniel G. Baity 1958-2016 SALEM — Michael Hollywood, Fla., his Daniel G. Baity died at home Buffalo schools he became a S. Taylor, age 58, of brother Edward Taylor after a brief illness on Dec. 5. cement mason and handy at Salem, formerly of and his wife Claire of Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he was many construction trades. He Lynn, passed away Woburn, his brother the son of the late John J. was a history buff of Biblical, Saturday, Dec. 10, Bruce DeSoto and his and Jimmie L. (Reed) Baity, American, and Indian history, 2016, following a wife Lindsey of Wood- the husband of Kathleen D. and a member of Jehovah’s brief illness. Born and bridge, Va., his sister (Wade) Baity. His is survived Witnesses. raised in Lynn, he was Debbie Worley and by his three sons, Daniel G. Service information: The the son of Charles her husband Victor II, John F. and his wife Tami memorial talk for Dan will be and Jeannette (De- of Tyler, Texas, aunts (Pond), and Aaron B. Baity. at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. spres) DeSoto of Tyler, Texas. and uncles Doris and Joe Pan- He was the brother of John 17, at the Kingdom Hall of He was a graduate of Lynn dolph, Stella, John Peterson S., Kenneth F. (deceased), Jehovah’s Witnesses, 79 Endi- Vocational Technical Institute, and Mary Despres, and many Ronald L., Anthony W., Martin cott St., Peabody, MA 01960. Class of 1976. He then grad- nieces, nephews and cousins. C., Glen K., Linda S. Williams All are welcome to attend. uated from Tyler Junior College He was the brother of the late (deceased), and Judith C. GOODRICH Funeral Home, in Tyler, Texas, Class of 1991. Gary Taylor. Baity. After his education in 128 Washington St., Lynn. Michael had a very kind and Service information: Buri- generous heart, and enjoyed al will be at a later date.