DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 Lynn Woodsman Last weekend to DEALS protects his paradise dig it in RevereOF THE $DAY$ By Thor Jourgensen Lynn native David By Bridget Turcotte Remy HoggardPG. 3 ITEM EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Pruitt has put in ITEM STAFF works on her countless hours sculpture, “God- LYNN — David Pruitt is 77 years old, but when cleaning and main- REVERE — When a Belgian artist took to the dess Rising,” he walks down a set of stone steps just off Great taining a corner sand on Revere Beach, he wondered, weak and inspired by healing Woods Road he time travels back to adolescent days of Lynn Woods off weary, what he would create. powers and mod- spent playing baseball with his friends. Great Woods Road. Three days into the Revere Beach Sand Sculpt- ern beauty. The “This area is just really special, almost sacred. ing competition, Enguerrand David is ne-tuning facial features are The happiest I think I’ve been in my life is here,” a sculpture inspired by poets who called Boston ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK based on Kylie Jen- said Pruitt. home. ner, because she is Pruitt lived as a boy on Holly Avenue and youth- David, who also calls himself David Mac, has vis- considered the face ful days not spent in school or church were devoted ited Revere Beach to compete twice, winning rst- of beauty right to playing baseball on the expanse of land just in- and second-place prizes. This year, he’s taking a now, she said. side Lynn Woods beyond Park Road where the bas- different approach. Feeling uninspired after having ketball court and playground are now located. just completed another competition in Canada, Da- ITEM PHOTO | JIM WILSON Dubbed “up top” by neighborhood kids, the ball- vid began the rst day of sculpting without a design eld bordered a sunken stretch of ground the kids in mind. nicknamed “down bottom” that was home to a dirt “At rst I had no clue,” said David, who tried to basketball court. Fun and games reigned supreme pick the brains of local photographers. “I was think- on summer days. ing of doing something on local artists.” “We’d come here right after breakfast and play ball, That thought evolved into the differences be- go home for lunch and come back. It was fun. We tween Edgar Allan Poe and Ralph Waldo Emerson. laughed a lot and kidded around a lot,” Pruitt said. “I discovered that they had completely opposite WOODSMAN, A7 REVERE, A7 STEVE KRAUSE AT LARGE So-so on protecting names of delinquents All crime, of course, is awful, even School and trashed the place. the ones that would appear to be vic- First, why? What would provoke timless (because there’s always a vic- anyone, regardless of age, to break tim, even if it’s yourself). But for rea- into an establishment and ruin it? Are sons I don’t even fully understand, these kids that angry? And if they are, reading about minors committing angry at what? Or whom? Since the vandalism presses my irritation but- oldest of these little so-and-sos was ton like nothing else. 13, none of them even attend English. I have a term I use for these little Was this their idea of fun? Who on so-and-sos, and you can’t print it. But earth gave them that kind of encour- rest assured I have zero sympathy agement, or set that kind of an exam- for them, and I’m always hoping that ple? Obviously, there’s a backstory they get the full weight of the book that results in these kids reaching that ultimately gets thrown at them. the point where they thought it was a We had an instance of little so-and- neat idea to trash a high school. But so-ism last weekend when four kids, I’m not interested in it. Couldn’t care all free to hide behind their status less. Little so-and-sos are little so- Lynn kids show as minors (which means that their and-sos, and that’s all there is to it. names aren’t printed in the newspa- signs of re safety per), broke into Lynn English High DELINQUENTS, A7 By Bella diGrazia The Lynn Fire Marblehead ITEM STAFF Department is INSIDE using art from LYNN — The re department and the school ad- local students on ministration are a dynamite team that promotes chief alerts Peabody safety awareness Citizens Inn Haven from re prevention through the eyes of the city’s stu- billboards around Hunger unveils new dents. town. elderly to scam commercial kitchen. A2 If you saw any of the three billboards spread throughout Lynn during the last month, then you ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK By Bella diGrazia Opinion were warned to cook with caution and always ITEM STAFF Shribman: The stay in the kitchen while making a meal. Art piec- GOP is Trump’s es drawn by Lynn students, grades kindergarten MARBLEHEAD — There’s been an increase in party now. A4 through high school, have been part of the re de- scams across the town, and Police Chief Robert partment’s re prevention campaign for the last Picariello is asking residents to heed with caution. Sports ve years. Israel Gonzalez, lieutenant in re pre- “I don’t think the town is being targeted,” he said. Peabody West vention and chief re inspector for the city for the “I have always gotten the sense they go through earns another last decade, believes the kids are the best option in numerically and I think it just so happens they come-from-behind win. B1 spreading awareness. have gotten to our area code.” “I’ve seen people die from res and I have always Whether it’s someone claiming to be from the Peabody softball set for said I think they need someone to talk to our res- IRS or someone else claiming they have your fam- regionals in Bristol. B1 idents and give them the information they need ily member who they won’t release without a pay- Lynn, surrounding to prevent res,” said Gonzalez. “We all have the out, Picariello is advising everyone to be careful. communities rally for opportunity to make our city better and safer and The police chief said he isn’t sure whether there Masucci tournament. B1 SAFETY, A7 MARBLEHEAD, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ...............................B7 HIGH 72° VOL. 140, ISSUE 189 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 LOW 64° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 OBITUARIES Citizens Inn Haven from Hunger Henry S. Romanowski, 86 1932-2018 unveils new commercial kitchen TEWKSBURY — cities and terrain to Henry Stanley Ro- the simulator’s blank PEABODY — Citizens manowski, 86, of tracking boards, Inn Haven from Hunger Tewksbury, formerly which so impressed unveiled its newly reno- of Wilmington, Biller- the commanders vated commercial kitchen ica and Ocala, Fla., that he was sent to to a large group of sup- passed away July 16, several other bases porters last week. The 2018. to paint their boards renovation, which took Born in Cambridge, with the local fea- place during the spring, is he was the son of tures. part of a multi-phase capi- the late Joseph A. and Pau- A talented commercial art- tal project at the 71 Wallis line (Myslivy) Romanowski. ist, Henry was self-employed St. location. He was the husband of the as a sign painter for more The event was catered late Raffaela “Ellie” (Pettine) than 25 years and was the by chef Sean Lee, son Romanowski, with whom he official sign painter for the of Citizens Inn founder shared 11 years of marriage, Home Show, Boat Show, and Mary Jane Lee, and al- and of Marcia (Walkins) Ro- Sportsman Show in Boston for lowed guests to receive an manowski of Natick, with three successive convention up-close look at the inner whom he shared 38 years of management companies. He workings of Haven from marriage. He was the loving was a life member of the Wo- Hunger. father of Linda King and her burn Sportsmen’s Association. Haven from Hunger husband, William of Natick He enjoyed playing music and serves over 15,000 din- and of Scott Romanowski of building and flying RC model ners annually out of the Billerica; the dear brother of airplanes. kitchen and distributes Edmund Romanowski and his Service information: A me- an additional 1.2 million wife, Joan of Lynn; five neph- morial visitation will be held pounds of food through the PHOTO | CHERYL HOLBERT MILLARD ews and a close cousin, Shir- on Wednesday, July 25 from pantry. The new kitchen ley Walkins of Ocala, Fla. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at will serve as the space for Members of the Rotary Club of Peabody helped with setup, serving and Henry graduated from the CUFFE-McGINN FUNER- a new culinary arts train- cleanup for the kitchen unveiling. Rindge Technical High School AL HOME, 157 Maple St., ing program, which is set in Cambridge with the Class Lynn. His funeral service will to launch in 2019. the support from the com- support from the City of as a rental space when not of 1949. He served in Germa- follow at 12:30 p.m. at the “Our vision for this proj- munity, which made this Peabody, Rotary Club of in use by the community ny in the U.S.