DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018 DEALS OF THE Lynn schools close in on super choice$DAY$ PG. 3 By Gayla Cawley C. Latham will be retiring at tees (MASC), the rm that has administration began in 2000 ITEM STAFF the end of the school year. The been hired for the process. with a four-year stint as a his- school budget lists her salary at McGee said the superinten- tory teacher in Brighton. LYNN — The search for the $207,000. dent search committee met Edouard-Vincent is also a city’s next superintendent has The names of the nalists, se- eight times and interviewed nalist for the superinten- been narrowed to three nal- lected by a 12-member search nine of 19 candidates — the dent positionDEALS in Medford. In ists. committee, which includes three nalists were recom- her current role, she oversees They are Lynn Deputy Su- Mayor Thomas M. McGee, the mended as a result of that pro- the teachingOF and THE learning at perintendent Patrick Tutwiler; chairman of the School Com- cess. 30 Boston public schools. She Marice M. Edouard-Vincent, mittee, were shared with and Tutwiler has served as dep- started her $24-yearDA Ycareer$ as a who serves as instructional su- approved by the School Com- uty superintendent of Lynn teacher for sevenPG. years, 3 before perintendent for Boston public mittee on Thursday night. public schools since July 2015. moving on to administrative schools; and Jessica L. Huiz- The search is being coordinat- Prior to his current role, he roles. Before her current posi- enga, Achieve3000 director of ed by Glenn Koocher, executive spent two years as headmaster tion, she spent two years as a strategic engagement. director of the Massachusetts of Brighton High School. His Superintendent Dr. Catherine Association of School Commit- 18-year career in teaching and SUPER, A2 ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE DEALS Tom Dalton talks about his book on abolitionist and OF THE one-time Lynn resident A matter$ $ Frederick Douglass at the DAY Lynn Museum on Thursday. of principalPG. 3 Frederick for TechDEALS Douglass By GaylaOF Cawley THE ITEM STAFF$DA Y$ comes LYNN — For the new PG.Lynn 3 Vocation- al Technical Institute principal,PG. 3 it’s like coming home. alive at Superintendent Dr. Catherine C. Latham announced on Thursday that a search process led to the selection of Ca- rissa Karakaedos as the new principal of museum Lynn Tech. Karakaedos, 41, is currently serving By Steve Krause as the district administrator of Essex ITEM STAFF North Shore Technical and Agricultural LYNN — Tom Dalton believes School. She will replace the school’s cur- Lynn does not get enough love rent principal, Robert Buontempo, who in the history of 19th century is retiring in June after 31 years at the abolitionist Frederick Douglass. school. But, says Dalton, author of “I’m so excited,” said Karakaedos. “Frederick Douglass: The Lynn “There’s something so special about Years, 1841-1848,” the years he going home to where you started your spent here were his most trans- teaching career. To be the principal of formative. that school, it’s very exciting.” “He comes here as an un- Making an impact in Lynn Karakaedos began her teaching ca- known, and left here famous,” reer at Lynn Tech, spending four years said Dalton, a former reporter as a mathematics and science teacher. for both the Daily Item and Sa- By Thomas Grillo dren by providing early de- United Way She lived in Lynn for about seven years lem News. “He comes here as a ITEM STAFF velopmental screening,” said Senior Vice before moving to Peabody 16 years ago, fugitive slave and leaves here Birgitta Damon, CEO of Lynn President Kar- where she currently resides with her free, and he became an inter- LYNN — A new initiative Economic Opportunity. “This ley Ausiello husband of 23 years and their two chil- promises to improve the lives nationalist and an independent creates the opportunity for shows off the dren, Caleb, 6, and Kayla, 3. of nearly 8,000 children from Latham said four candidates were in- while he was here.” prevention and intervention very rst Fine birth to age 5 with early child- terviewed publicly for the position, but Dalton spoke Thursday night during the critical early stages Motar Screening hood screening. what stood out about Karakaedos was in front of a standing-room-on- of a child’s life.” Tool Kit during ly crowd at the Lynn Museum Drive, a citywide school read- her experience and her reputation for The $25,000 project, funded the kickoff for during a program that was part iness program designed to en- doing good work. by United Way, represents a Drive, a citywide of the festivities to celebrate the sure healthy development of commitment to develop a city- “She’s accepted (the position) and I’m school readiness 200th anniversary of Douglass’ the city’s kids before they en- wide pro le of the needs of at- thrilled,” Latham said. birth (he was born in February ter school, was unveiled in City risk youngsters. The data al- program de- Latham said Karakaedos’ salary has 1818 in Maryland). The address Hall Thursday. lows families, teachers, health signed to ensure not been determined yet, but Buontem- was sponsored by Grant Com- The effort is a collaboration providers and community lead- healthy develop- po’s salary was about $130,000. munications of Lynn. of United Way of Massachu- ers to take a data-driven ap- ment of the city’s Prior to her current position, Karakae- Douglass’ story is a remark- setts Bay and Merrimack Val- proach to early childhood ed- kids before they dos served for nine years as the vocation- able one by anyone’s de nition. ley, Lynn Public Schools, and ucation and design a support enter school. al director and assistant superintendent Dalton said that even among several nonpro ts. plan that ensures a child is of the Shawsheen Valley Regional Voca- those who didn’t sympathize “We are working together to ready to learn when they enter ITEM PHOTO | tional Technical School District. with the abolitionist movement, move the needle to improve SPENSER HASAK Douglass commanded respect. school readiness for all chil- DRIVE, A7 TECH, A7 He was born into a situation where he never knew who his father was, and only really ever saw his mother at night. That was because she was taken to a From different plantation while Dou- glass was still a boy, and used employee to walk the 12 miles between houses and sneak in so she could spend nights with him. to owner in “She’d have to leave before sunrise to get back to her plan- tation,” Dalton said. Marblehead Douglass was never taught to read or write, but learned on By Bridget Turcotte his own — so much so, Dalton ITEM STAFF said, that when he was able to buy his own home in Rochester, MARBLEHEAD — The Mugford N.Y., he had an extensive li- Eatery will be the newest place to brary lled with books “that he commandeer brunch downtown actually read, unlike most of us. this summer. “He was a genius,’’ said Dal- Named for James Mugford, a ton. “Around here, we use the Marblehead ship captain who term loosely to describe our served in the Continental Navy football coach. But he really was and died in a naval engagement in a genius. He had no schooling, Boston Harbor in 1776, the restau- and learned to read and write rant’s theme hones in on the town’s all by himself.” history and artistic community. He was not born Frederick Ericka Ayube, a longtime em- Douglass. That came at least ployee of Haley’s Wines and Mar- three iterations after his escape ket Cafe on Washington Street, from the Maryland plantation hopes to open the business in time ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE where he was raised in 1838. for the Marblehead Festival of Arts His rst stop was New Bed- Ericka Ayube will be opening the Mugford Eatery where Haley’s Wines and Market ford, where his last name was Cafe is now on Washington Street in Marblehead. MARBLEHEAD, A7 changed to Johnson. By then, he’d met his future wife, Anna Douglass. Because there were so many Lynn Opinion Sports INSIDE Discussions on ferry Jourgensen: On the Gonzalez leads Lynn eld DOUGLASS, A2 remain ongoing. A3 tip of my tongue. A4 baseball to win. B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 HIGH 60° VOL. 140, ISSUE 118 LYNN .........................................A3 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 LOW 49° OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018 Lynn schools close in on super choice OBITUARIES Bruce G. Wade, 70 SUPER ly spent a year as receiver sus of what the search Tuesday, May 8. Site vis- From A1 for the Massachusetts De- committee felt were ap- its, where the candidates partment of Elementary & propriate candidates. will visit the Lynn school FT. MYERS — Bruce his family, especially Network B superinten- Secondary Education. Her “I think the process was district, will be held next G. Wade, age 70, his grandchildren. dent in Boston public past administration roles fair and intensive and I week. of Ft. Myers Beach, In addition to his schools. have included two stints was pretty impressed with The new superintendent Fla., formerly of wife, he is survived by As director of strategic as assistant superinten- the candidates,” McGee is expected to be hired by Lynn, died Wednes- three children, Bruce engagement since last dent and one as an inter- said.