MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020 Peabody Former senior tells Lynn church scammer converted By Gayla Cawley to scram ITEM STAFF By Thor Jourgensen LYNN — The former St. Michael’s ITEM STAFF Church in West Lynn, once a mainstay for the Polish community in Lynn for more PEABODY — A sharp-eared than 100 years, has been transformed into 88-year-old local resident saw right 20 condominiums. through a telephone prize scam that The transformation breathes new life Angela Pangakis said should serve into the former Roman Catholic church, as a warning to other people her age. rectory and schoolhouse that stood for “It was aimed at older people and more than a century on the Summer he really knew how to get to some- Street side of McDonough Square. The one,” Pangakis said in describing the ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO parish closed in 2006 as part of a reorga- man who called her a week ago with The former St. Michael’s church, rectory and school have been converted nization by the Archdiocese of Boston. a bogus Publishers Clearing House into 20 residential units. From left, RE/MAX realtors Colby Grant, Steph- Developers David Cutler and Michael prize notification. Mosko, co-owners of Lynn-based Storm anie Mower, Albert DiVirgilio; Colin Codner, executive director of the The man on the other end of the Development, purchased the properties Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce; owners Michael Mosko and David line told Pangakis she had won $2.5 from the archdiocese in 2017 for $600,000, million from the iconic shopping, Cutler; State Representative Dan Cahill, Salem Five Chamber President and received City Council approval for their Joe Scianatico; Richard Nadworny and realtor Katie DiVirgilio celebrate SCAM, A3 the opening of the condominium unit on Summer Street in Lynn. CHURCH, A3 EYES REMAIN ON EQUALITY Swampscott Library kicks off year-long focus on racism By Thor the word out. SURE has Jourgensen been very helpful,” De- ITEM STAFF veau said. The books include ones SWAMPSCOTT — written for children and Racism and how to end it adults and the titles in- is the public library’s fo- clude “Just Mercy,” by cus for the next year with Bryan Stevenson; “How residents invited to read to be an Antiracist,” by five books on the subject Ibram X. Kendi; “Under- that are now available ground Railroad,” by Col- for borrowing. son Whitehead; “Home- Library Director Alyce going,” by Yaa Gyasi and Deveau said the books “Roll of Thunder, Hear are homework-of-sorts My Cry,” by Mildred D. for residents interested Taylor. in pursuing a topic gal- “Racism is a problem in vanizing the nation and our country, and no city spurring discussion and or town is exempt from public expression among it,” said reference and residents and elected of- young adult librarian Ja- ficials. nina Majeran. “The goal Deveau credited of One Topic One Town is Swampscott Unites Re- not only to raise aware- spects & Embraces Di- ness about systemic rac- versity (SURE) with the ism in society, but to take ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK framing local discussions a look at ourselves, at our on racism around the history, and to elevate Glenn Rigoff of Boston ies a Black Lives Matter banner Saturday as he stands at Red Rock Park theme the voices of our brothers in Lynn with Lise Pass of Swampscott, right, and an unidenti ed woman during a demonstration “One Topic One Town: and sisters of color.” to protest a grand jury’s decision not to bring charges against of cers involved in the killing of A Journey Towards Dis- Deveau said a different Breonna Taylor. mantling Racism.” activity focused on dis- “Every year we take cussing race is planned a topic and focus on it. for each month with a Lynn protestors demand justice for Breonna This year, we thought “Netflix party” planned race would be the top- By Elyse Carmosino Cameron released 15 hours of audio es and saying that we aren’t going to ic and we wanted to get LIBRARY, A2 ITEM STAFF recorded as jurors reviewed evidence ignore this, that it’s not going away,” in Taylor’s case, several of Saturday’s said demonstrator Adriana Paz. “We LYNN — Demonstrators gathered nearly 50 protestors said they were want justice.” at Red Rock Park Saturday to protest there to further public conversation This weekend’s event was the lat- INSIDE the lack of charges brought against Opinion about law enforcement’s treatment est in a string of demonstrations to officers involved in the killing of of Black Americans. erupt following a grand jury’s Sept. Saugus Postal service Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black “We talk about Breonna Taylor and needs our help. A4 23 decision to not indict any officers Fire ghters, police woman who was shot after detectives the injustice that she suffered, (but) in Taylor’s death. team with Kowloon to Sports served a no-knock warrant at her so many other women who are not Only Brett Hankison — one of raise money for cancer St. Mary’s boys Louisville apartment in March. named are in that same position, and three detectives who executed the treatment. A2 victorious in Taking place just one day after we need to make sure that across the season opener. B1 Kentucky Attorney General Daniel country, we are amplifying their voic- PROTEST, A3 Trump leaves hospital Swampscott is one brie y to greet supporters step closer to new By Jill Colvin, Steve “It’s been a very interesting Peoples and Zeke Miller journey. I learned a lot about school building ASSOCIATED PRESS COVID,” Trump said, standing in his hospital room in a video post- BETHESDA, Md. — President By Guthrie Scrimgeour line survey of Swampscott ed on social media. “I learned it ITEM STAFF residents, the School Build- Donald Trump declared, “I get by really going to school.” it,” in a message to the nation ing Committee had whittled He added, “I get it, and I under- SWAMPSCOTT — Swamp- the array of potential building Sunday evening before brief- stand it.” scott has taken another step ly leaving the hospital to greet sites down to three final op- At least one medical profes- towards the construction of a cheering supporters from his tions and presented price esti- sional inside Walter Reed Na- new school building. motorcade, a surprising move tional Military Medical Center, mates for each. that suggested that his health In a town meeting last week, The options include a dis- where Trump has been hospital- the Select Board, along with — and his understanding of the trict-wide school for grades 3-5 ized since Friday evening, ques- the Capital Improvement coronavirus — may be improv- on the site of the old Hadley tioned whether Trump had really Finance committees jointly ing. school on Redington Street; a learned anything. PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS discussed site options, grade Hours earlier, the president’s “Every single person in the ve- district-wide K-4 on the site Members of President configurations and financing medical team confirmed that his hicle during that completely un- of the Stanley School on Whit- for the potential construction blood oxygen level dropped sud- necessary presidential ‘drive-by’ Trump’s medical team man Road; and a Hadley-only said Sunday he could be project. denly twice in recent days. But just now has to be quarantined K-4. they also said he could be dis- discharged as early as Architect Leigh Sherwood charged as early as Monday. TRUMP, A5 today. reported that, through an on- SCHOOL, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 61° VOL. 141, ISSUE 250 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 52° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020 OBITUARIES Rocco R. Petrillo, 88 Lillian N. McDermott, 100 Lawrence Joseph Clifford, 76 1943-2020 PEABODY — Mr. Rocco R. LYNN — Lillian N. (McTurk) Lynn, her grandchildren; Eliza- IPSWICH — Lawrence “Lar- Petrillo, 88, of Peabody and McDermott, 100, of Lynn, died beth and Victoria McDermott ry” Joseph Clifford of Ipswich, formerly of Lynn, died on Friday, peacefully at home on Friday of Wilmington, and Sarah and entered into rest on October October 2, 2020, in Brooksby October 2, 2020, surrounded Ryan Corbett of Lynn, her sis- 4, 2020 at the age of 76. He Village after a brief illness. He by her loving family. Born in ter Theresa Konicki of Lynn, was the beloved husband of was born in Lynn, the son of Salem to the late Henry and and her nephews Robert Kon- Denise (Legere) Clifford. the late Thomas A and Antoi- Elizabeth (Costello) McTurk, icki and his wife Cathi of Lynn, Born on November 13, netta (Villanova) Petrillo. He Lillian was raised in Beverly, Frank Konicki and his wife 1943 to the late Lawrence was raised in Lynn and was and has lived in Beverly, Sa- Eileen of Carlsbad CA, and and Sylvia (Clayton) Clifford. a graduate of Lynn Classical lem, and Lynn. Lillian worked William Bernard and his wife Larry grew up in Lynn and High School. Rocco received at Sylvania and then Parker Jeanette of Cleveland OH. graduated from Lynn English his Bachelor of Arts in Educa- Brothers, where she met her Service information: Fu- High School in 1961. The tion in 1953 from University beloved late husband Thom- neral services will be pri- Clifford family had a home in of Massachusetts, he received as, who passed in December vate, and are entrusted to Deer eld, NH, where Larry en- his Master’s Degree from Mid- 2004. Lillian’s greatest joy SOLIMINE FUNERAL HOMES, joyed many summers (unhap- dlebury College Vermont.