SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017 Swampscott’s Stahl not amused by Franken skit By Thomas Grillo ed Stahl. Franken is facing a storm of criticism and a ITEM STAFF “And, ‘I give the pills to Lesley Stahl. Then, possible ethics investigation after Los Angeles when Lesley’s passed out, I take her to the clos- radio anchor Leeann Tweeden accused him of CBS reporter Lesley Stahl, who was born in et and rape her’ … Or, ‘When she passes out, I forcibly kissing and groping her in 2006. He Lynn and raised in Swampscott, said she was put her in various positions and take pictures was the rst member of Congress caught up in shocked to learn former Saturday Night Live of her.’” the recent wave of allegations of sexual abuse alum Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) wrote a Franken later shifts the target of the assault and inappropriate behavior. skit that involved drugging and raping her. from Stahl to anchor Mike Wallace. He has Franken has apologized, but there were no A 1995 New York Magazine article quoted since apologized for the remarks. signs the issue would go away. Franken and other SNL writers as they work- “I never heard about this, ever, it came out Stahl said she is not angry about the inci- shopped a skit about “60 Minutes” personality of nowhere, and the president of the United dent. Andy Rooney. The piece quotes Franken’s idea, States tweeted about it,” Stahl told The Item Lesley Stahl where Rooney claims he drugged and assault- from CBS studios in New York on Friday. STAHL, A7 SERVING DINNER FOR 250 Saugus teen staring down cancer By Bridget Turcotte ITEM STAFF SAUGUS — Zach Cummings will be the face of a fundraising campaign for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The 15-year-old Saugus native was diagnosed with Lymphoblastic Lymphoma in January after he and his parents noticed a lump on his neck. He began a two-and-a-half year treatment plan in February and travels to Boston for regular appointments at Dana-Farber Can- cer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital twice each week. He was chosen to be the face of the clinic’s Giving Tuesday campaign, a From left, Lynn global day of giving celebrated on A gobble gobble good idea in Lynn English High the Tuesday following Thanksgiv- School stu- ing, which kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their with friends and family and help them cook.” dents Roberta By Bridget Turcotte holiday and end-of-year giving. ITEM STAFF Student Nicolas Garcia added that the gesture Jean-Louis, This year, Dana-Farber has set a was in the spirit of the true meaning of Thanks- Nicolas Gar- goal to raise $1 million on Giving LYNN — Hundreds of students will take home giving. cia, and Erick Tuesday to support patient and re- a turkey to eat with their families on Thanks- Michael Quintana, of Lynn, donated more than Olivares unload search efforts. giving this year, thanks to a man who has made 250 frozen birds in Lynn and Salem on Friday. turkeys that “I’m just honored to be chosen to a tradition out of handing out frozen birds. Quintana began trotting out turkeys in 2014 were donated be the face of such an important Among those students are more than 35 chil- when he donated 15-20 to the Salvation Army. by Michael cause and I hope that I’m able to dren at Lynn English High School with special He grew up in a big family that didn’t always Quintana. help them reach their Giving Tues- needs. have it easy, and told himself as he got older day goal,” said Cummings. “The guy’s like a saint,” said Jeremy Lundrig- that when he was in a position to give back, he ITEM PHOTO | Dana-Farber chose Cummings be- an, a freshman in the school’s Life Skills pro- was going to. SPENSER HASAK cause, despite being sick, he keeps gram. “I want to teach my daughter the same val- a positive attitude and enjoys spe- His classmates agreed. ues,” he said. “Growing up, when you don’t have cial activities and events organized “It’s nice and saves us money,” said Mike Guz- by the clinic for patients as nice man. “It’s nice to have Thanksgiving to hang out TURKEYS, A3 moments to escape from his cancer, said Colleen Brown, a spokesper- son for Dana-Farber. Peabody has a plan Billion-dollar ride CUMMINGS, A7 to salute its man to Medford T’d up By Adam Swift Committee (CPC). Betten- ITEM STAFF REPORT GLX, we are truly on our way ITEM STAFF court said the purchase will to making the Green Line Ex- have no impact on the city’s BOSTON — A $1 billion tension a reality for the people PEABODY — A series of tax rate. Green Line extension to Med- of Cambridge, Somerville and business moves in the down- “Following the purchase and ford goes before the Massa- Medford,” said MBTA Gener- town will create open space the already planned reloca- chusetts Bay Transportation al Manager Luis Ramirez in a and a home for a statue of tion of the current businesses Authority (MBTA) control DOT statement on Friday. 19th century philanthropist (Brodies, The NexMex Thing), board on Monday for nal In the approximately two and businessman George Pea- the intention is to demolish review before project design years since the Green Line body, according to the mayor. and remove the existing build- and construction begins. Extension Project was in- Mayor Edward A. Betten- ing and maintain the proper- Planned for completion in de nitely paused due to cost court Jr. is proposing the city ty as open space,” Bettencourt 2021, including seven new overruns, the MBTA rede- buy 10 Lowell St., the current wrote in a letter to the City subway stations, the exten- signed and restructured the site of Brodie’s Pub and the Council requesting a hearing sion project will be designed project plan. NexMex Thing restaurant, before its nance committee. and built by GLX Construc- In addition to track infra- for $425,000 from North eld “Among the bene ts of this ac- tors, the state Department structure and seven station Properties. tion is the continued beauti - of Transportation (DOT) an- stops, construction will in- COURTESY PHOTO The purchase will be paid cation of the area, the planned nounced on Friday. clude platform canopies, addi- for with $250,000 from the construction and installa- “With today’s price open- tional elevators at select sta- Zach Cummings was chosen city’s sale-of-real-estate ac- tion of the George Peabody ing and the identi cation of tions, public art, additional to be the face of Dana-Far- count and $180,000 from the the apparent successful De- ber Cancer Institute’s Giving Community Preservation PEABODY, A7 sign-Build Proposer for the T, A7 Tuesday campaign. INSIDE Student travel a Super concern in Malden In Lynn In Revere Museum gets $25K bail set for drug, By Steve Freker ropean countries such as France, in Europe and elsewhere it scares disco fever. A3 weapons suspect. A6 FOR THE ITEM Great Britain and Spain and in the the daylights out of me,” said the U.S. have heightened security and retired 40-year school system vet- GE wins $143.5M In Saugus MALDEN — Growing local con- made longtime local educator Leon- eran and father. Navy contract. A3 Police arrest suspect cern about the safety risks involved ard Iovino uneasy about school The Tornado Travelers, a Malden on drug charges. A6 in sanctioning school-based trips trips abroad. High School club that organizes In Opinion to Europe and other international “When we give permission for Shribman: In Sports trips for students and their teach- destinations mirror statewide and Rick Nolan goes (back) Freeman does his job our students to leave the United er chaperones, asked the School to Washington. A4 for St. Mary’s. B1 national concerns. States, I don’t sleep easily. When Terrorist attacks in major Eu- I see what’s happening overseas MALDEN, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 REAL ESTATE ......................... A5-6 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 HIGH 50° VOL. 139, ISSUE 293 LYNN .........................................A3 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 LOW 48° OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017 OBITUARIES Homemade Helen E. Foster, 87 Cindy A. Burns, 48 1930-2017 1969-2017 explosive device LYNN — Mrs. Helen (Messina) Arone and SWAMPSCOTT — scott; her step-son, E. (Follis) (Comeau) her husband Patrick Cindy Ann (Wilkin- Howard J. Burns Jr. of damages vehicle Foster, age 87, of of Wakefield; her be- son) Burns, a long- Saugus; her brothers, Lynn, died on Thurs- loved grandchildren, time resident of Stephen E. Wilkinson BLACKSTONE (AP) — hearing a loud noise. day, Nov. 16, 2017 at John Jr., Chris, Tim, Swampscott, passed Jr. and his wife Dina A homemade explosive The vehicle’s grill, radia- her home, surround- Abby, Megan, Dan, away very unexpect- of Lynnfield, Scott device resembling a pipe ed by her loving fam- Stephanie, Katie, edly on Monday, Wilkinson and his tor and engine block were bomb damaged a vehicle damaged, police said. ily, following a lengthy Sarah, Jason, Velesc- Nov. 13, 2017 in The wife Kiki of Maryland, parked outside a home, The vehicle appears to illness. She was the ity, Devin, Daria, NSMC–Salem Hospi- and Chris Glass and police said Friday. wife of the late Albert Dylan, Nicole, Ashley tal at the age of 48. his wife Jen of Pea- Although police did not have been deliberately Foster and the late Alfred Co- and Alex; her great-grandchil- Born in Lynn on Feb.