WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 Steak back on the menu at Hilltop site Property By Bridget Turcotte Bohler Engineering. cess to the back of the property, where ITEM STAFF Developers said the three retail build- three residential buildings will be con- taxes are ings at the front of the development are structed. SAUGUS — A new restaurant is ready nearing completion. Roadways, the park- 110 Grill will have 200 seats — 138 to re up the grills at the former Hilltop ing lot, a right-turn-only lane from Route inside and 62 on a 1,200-square-foot Steakhouse site by the end of the week. The Planning Board approved occupan- 1, and curbing have all been completed. outdoor patio. An entertainment license going up cy of the 110 Grill building and two other Most of the work left on the other two granted in August allows for up to ve retail buildings on the site at a meeting retail buildings is interior, said Richards. TVs and a single musician with one in- Thursday night. The iconic cactus sign has been refur- strument. in Lynn “They would like to open as soon as next bished and reinstalled and will soon dis- The restaurant will have six rooms, in- week,” said Zachary Richards of Bohler play the names of all businesses in the cluding private dining rooms that can be Engineering. development. 110 Grill is already listed. rented for functions. It will be open Mon- By Gayla Cawley The only other business that has been “It’s excited to see names going up,” said day through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12 ITEM STAFF Richards. “We are excited to be at this announced — Starbucks — is expected to a.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. LYNN — The average single-fami- open by the end of the year, said Stephen point in the project.” HILLTOP, A3 ly tax bill will increase by $123 next Martorano, senior project manager at The fence will be moved to prohibit ac- year. With no discussion, the Lynn City Council voted unanimously on Tues- day night to set the lowest residen- tial tax rate at $14.30 per $1,000 home assessment. No residents spoke during the tax classi cation hearing that was held before the vote. Although the new rate is a decrease Mom from last year’s residential rate of $15.15, the increase in tax bills is at- tributed to the 8.82 percent increase needs a on the estimated assessed value of the average single-family home. The average single-family home- helping owner will pay $4,656 on their tax bill, based on an average single-fam- ily assessed home value of $325,600. Last year, the homeowner paid hand $4,533 on their tax bill, based on an average single-family assessed home The mother of a little value of $299,200. girl with disabilities is in Condo owners are slated to pay on need of help this Christ- average $2,859, a $58 increase over mas season. last year, while the average two- to “My daughter is a very three-family home will generate a loving and caring 10-year- tax bill of $6,339, a $423 increase. old,” she wrote in a letter Ward 1 City Councilor Wayne Lozzi to Item Santa. “She has said the council traditionally chooses been through so much to set the lowest residential tax rate. in her young life and all The City Council opted to tax com- I want is to give her the mercial property at the highest pos- amazing Christmas she sible rate allowed under state law deserves.” by choosing to adopt a 175 percent The mother has found Commercial, Industrial and Personal herself in a time of nan- Property (CIP) shift. cial hardship. Taking care The shift reduces residential share of her daughter has be- of the tax burden from 88.92 percent come a full time job. to 80.61 percent, while commercial, “Unfortunately, in order industrial and personal property in- to properly care for her creases from 11.08 percent to 19.39 needs, I have been unable Northeast Arc bridges percent share. to work for several years,” Christopher Gaeta, director of as- she wrote. sessing, said the city traditionally While the family re- communication gap opts to set a 175 percent shift. ceives some assistance With the shift, the average com- from the state, there is mercial property owner will see their not enough left after basic By Paul Halloran Northeast Arc is again providing Megan Lynch can tax bill increase by $108. The aver- needs are met to pay for FOR THE ITEM augmentative and alternate com- barely contain her age industrial tax bill will decrease Christmas gifts, decora- munication (AAC) by giving free excitement as her by $78. Because children with autism tions, or other things that iPads and the TouchChat applica- son, Dylan, uses The commercial and industrial or other developmental delays are not vital for survival. tion to students in Lynn and other his iPad. property rate was set at $27.61 per She’s asking for help who are nonverbal have a dif cult communities. The agency, founded $1,000 assessment, which will result from Item Santa and its time learning and can get easi- in 1954 by parents of children with PHOTO | BOB ROCHE in an average commercial tax bill of donors to help make the ly frustrated at their inability to developmental disabilities who $9,208 and an average industrial tax holiday special. communicate, it is important to wanted to raise them to be full bill of $10,094. The rate last year was “Your assistance this provide them with ways to express members of the community, also $29.45. year is greatly needed and themselves in order to reach their provides training for parents and The median commercial assessed very much appreciated,” potential at school, home and in school speech therapists who will value increased by 7.96 percent over she wrote. “Thank you and the community. With that in mind, assist the children in using the last year from $302,900 to $327,000, God bless.” Northeast Arc is helping to bridge iPad and the app. while the median industrial assessed that communication gap. Now in its 52nd year, ARC, A3 LYNN, A3 the Item Santa fund helps Using funding from donors, make Christmas brighter for those in need. All do- nations are listed in Item print editions through the Marblehead Teen month of December and into 2019, along with a book club plans robbed brief message from each donor, if desired. at Lynn Those interested in sign- next chapter ing up to collect at Santa Island or any business By Thor Jourgensen playground willing to sell stockings ITEM STAFF should contact David Soli- By Gayla Cawley mine Sr. or Joel Solimine MARBLEHEAD — Sara Winer had ITEM STAFF at 781-595-1492. her work cut out for her 16 years ago when she accepted responsibility to LYNN — A 15-year-old NOTE: The application run the Jewish Community Center’s boy was robbed by two period for aid from Item (JCC) Jewish Book Month Speaker Se- men at gunpoint near Ki- Santa has closed and ries with a close friend, the late Joan ley Playground on Mon- The Item does not pro- Finn. day night. cess applicants. All ques- “It meant vetting authors, setting up The teen was walking tions about the program events, and we sent invitations out on on Burrill Avenue around and distribution of gifts brightly-colored pieces of heavy stock 8 p.m. when the men ap- should be directed to the paper,” Winer recalled. proached him while bran- Salvation Army at 781- The series has come a long way since dishing their rearms and 598-0673. then with committee members, includ- took his cellphone. There were no shots red, Lynn ing Winer, nishing up their 24th year Police Lt. Michael Kmiec and making plans to highlight their said. 25th with a visit by Jamie Bernstein, INSIDE The victim came into the who has written a book about her com- police station to report the poser father. Sports incident nearly three hours This year’s series concludes Sunday, Prep basketball shakes later and described the sus- Dec. 16, 3 p.m., at the Peabody Essex off slow start to grab win pects as men with their fac- in Marblehead. B1 Museum where Emmy award-winning es covered, Kmiec said. former NBC News Bureau Chief Martin Poised to wrap up its 24th year, the Jewish Communi- Food Fletcher talks about his novel, “Prom- ty Center (JCC) of the North Shore Jewish Book Month Gayla Cawley can be Try some of Rosalie’s ised Land: A Novel of Israel.” Speaker Series draws on the talents of Sara Ewing, JCC reached at gcawley@item- cod loin piccata. B8 adult program director, and Speaker Series committee live.com. Follow her on MARBLEHEAD, A3 members Sara Winer, Diane Knopf and Izzi Abrams. Twitter @GaylaCawley. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 ENTERTAINMENT .......................A7 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 37° VOL. 141, ISSUE 4 OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 20° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 FOOD ........................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 OBITUARIES MASSACHUSETTS BRIEFS Democratic AGs oppose received nal licens- proposed rule change ing approval from the Irene M. Boudreau, 84 Lucy Marie Smith Vazzana, 76 Massachusetts Cannabis 1942-2018 on patient lifts Control Commission and could begin retail sales as BOSTON (AP) — Mas- DANVERS — Mrs. mative in the raising OCEAN ISLE ing husband of 58 soon as this weekend.