DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 DEALS OF THE Marblehead Harbor plans $DAY$ its future — remotely PG. 3 By Steve Krause to 8:30 p.m. It will be a remote meeting The event is sponsored by Salem ITEM STAFF on the GoToMeeting site, which can be Sound Coastwatch, a group whose mis- accessed from either a computer or a sion is to “protect and improve the envi- DEALS MARBLEHEAD — Those who are con- smartphone. ronmental quality of Salem Sound and cerned about the future of Marblehead Kirk Bosma of the Woods Hole Group its watershed.” OF THE Harbor can keep themselves apprised of will present conceptualized adaptation The Woods Hole Group is an inter- $ $ what’s happening with it by monitoring design approaches for four areas around DAY national environmental services and PG. 3 a meeting on the subject Monday night. Marblehead Harbor to reduce damaging products organization based in Massa- “The Future of Marblehead Harbor coastal flooding, based on recent experi- chusetts, and with offices in Delaware, Salem Superintendent Stephen Climate Adaptation: Themes and Con- ences and on climate 10, 30 and 50 years Zrike addressed the schools all-re- cepts” will be discussed Monday from 7 from now. HARBOR, A2 mote plan to welcome back stu- dents this fall on a facebook live video from CollinsDEALS Middle School on Thursday. STEVE KRAUSE OF THE COMMENTARY All-remote$DAY$ Put the PG. 3 equipment opening for away and Salem SchoolsDEALS By DanielOF Kane THE just don’t ITEM STAFF SALEM — Just as $theDA SalemY$ School play Committee had voted on PGits. plans3 to re- turn students to schools, newly hired Su- Just don’t play. perintendent Stephen Zrike and the city Stop this madness. Stop have had to make a major pivot. trying to t a square peg In announcements on social media into a round hole when Wednesday and Thursday night Zrike it comes to public safety. informed the public that Salem Public Make the decision to sus- Lynn’s commuter reduced Schools will transition to a completely re- pend school sports until mote model to begin the school year. such time as it’s safe to Originally the district was set to have play them unencumbered rates extended to Dec. 31 students in pre-K through third grade re- by the fear that every turn to classrooms while older students body check, every tack- worked remotely, however a new state le, every bit of incidental By Gayla Cawley year so that riders commuting be- measuring system made those plans un- contact will result in the ITEM STAFF tween Lynn and Downtown Boston achievable in the month of September. can continue to travel for the same “Wednesday, the state of Massachusetts transmission of a deadly LYNN — Commuters will be virus. price as a subway fare,” said MBTA released a new, four-tier measuring sys- able to take the train from Lynn Have you seen a Major General Manager Steve Poftak. tem intended to inform cities and school to Boston at subway rates through League baseball game Rates were rst lowered by the districts planning for reopening,” Zrike since the season opened? Dec. 31. MBTA for the nal week of May and Commuters said in a live video on Facebook. “We Empty ballparks? Um- The Massachusetts Bay Transpor- then again on July 1. Lower fares wait for a learned Salem moved from a yellow tier, pires with masks? Absurd. tation Authority (MBTA) announced have been in place since that time, train at Cen- which is four to eight cases per 100,000 residents over a 14-day period to red No, the idea of them it was extending a pilot program which are aimed at easing over- tral Square which is over eight cases per 100,000 res- wearing masks isn’t ab- that has offered lower train fares at crowding on buses and providing Station in surd. But making some- the Lynn and Riverworks Commut- Lynn. idents over 14 days. As a result of that additional travel options during the info we believed it was necessary to begin thing so important that er Rail Stations this summer. COVID-19 pandemic. they’re running around “We’re pleased to extend this re- the school year with remote learning for FILE PHOTO | the majority of students per the conver- with masks on is more duced fare through the end of the COMMUTER RAIL, A3 SPENSER HASAK than a little silly. Just for- sation and contingencies put in place by get it. On all levels. the School Committee.” Most schools in Massa- This week’s changes caused a major shift chusetts are opening in COVID to the goals of the original approved plan. the fall at the very least New coronavirus Another 40B project “We’re obviously very disappointed with a hybrid schedule. cases reported in about the modi cation and we are heart- Students will spend as Lynn, Peabody developing in Peabody broken for so many students who des- much time in school as and Revere. A2 perately need to be in school,” Zrike said. “Our opinion, my opinion, doesn’t change out of school. Some won’t Opinion be going at all. By Anne Marie Tobin with a Massachusetts subsidiz- about how important it is for our young- Shribman: ITEM STAFF ing agency for the property locat- est learners to be in school. But as we Well, if it’s too dangerous It’s the new, old to go to school, then it’s too ed at 40-42 Endicott St. to build have said from the start, safety and well- Democratic party’s PEABODY — Another 40B af- 80 40B affordable housing units. ness is at the forefront of our planning.” dangerous to play sports. time to shine. A4 fordable housing development Period. End of paragraph. The property had previously The plans set for grades four through may be on its way to the city. been issued a special permit high school will now apply to all students. End of story. Otherwise, Sports And with it, a lot of drama. about the best you could by the City Council earlier this That consists of daily and weekly sched- Impact Sports Lab Peabody was informed in an year for a 38-unit development. ules that include live and recorded teach- say about the situation is keeping athletes Aug. 12 email from Attorney Ja- that it’s a historic case of “Instead of 38 units the devel- ing remotely. Unlike the short notice of t. B1 son A. Panos of The Panos Law oper had previously proposed, he changes in the spring, this plan provides misplaced priorities. It’s • Group that his client, Todisco probably more accurate to is now going with 80 under 40B a full day of teaching and learning. Peabody Champions Properties, LLC, (Todisco) in- and we can do nothing about it,” “It’s not an abbreviated day, in order to say it’s historic hypocrisy. move on to tends to le an application for This probably sounds NSBL semi nals. B1 Project Eligibility (site approval) PEABODY, A3 SALEM, A3 odd coming from the guy who was sports editor of this paper for 18 years, and who counts his No. 1 Employee claims Lynn eld company life bucket list item as be- ing at Fenway Park to see the Red Sox win a World noncompliant with safety protocols Series. But as much fun as that was, and as much as company headquartered and also failed to use ad- it meant to me, I’m more By Anne Marie Tobin ITEM STAFF in New Jersey, did not equate sanitization mea- interested in seeing us get require masks or enforce through this pandemic in sures. LYNNFIELD — A Lyn- social distancing require- “The virus came out one piece. n eld company is being This virus reminds me of ments or post any safety more than ve months accused by one of its em- information until about ago, they should have the old commercial, “I told ployees of failing to im- two friends, and they told four weeks ago, and only forced people to wear plement adequate safety two friends, and so on. And recently posted any signs masks at the very least so on. And so on.” Once it protocols required due to on doors or elsewhere when the state did, but the COVID-19 pandemic. gets going, it spreads like regarding masks and so- they didn’t do anything,” ITEM PHOTO | ANNE MARIE TOBIN wild re. What business do John Brennan of Mel- cial distancing. He said he said. “When employees rose said Conduent, a the company refused to Conduent is being accused of failing to imple- COMMENTARY, A3 business process services provide thermometers LYNNFIELD, A2 ment adequate COVID-19 safety protocols. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 70° VOL. 141, ISSUE 208 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ...............................B6 LOW 63° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 MORTGAGES TO FIT YOUR EVERY NEED MEMBER FDIC / MEMBER DIF EQUAL HOUSING LENDER NMLS #406738 A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 OBITUARIES Marblehead Harbor Patrick J. Ryan, Jr., 84 Kevin D. Lannon, 57 1935-2020 1963-2020 plans its Patrick J. Ryan, Jr., age 84, Kevin D. Lannon “Haudo,” of St. Petersburg, FL and Lynn, age 57, passed away from a MA, passed away August 10, lengthily illness on Wednes- future — remotely 2020 due to complications day, August 12, 2020, at Ka- from a golf cart accident. He plan House in Danvers MA. He HARBOR head has reached out to was born in Lynn on Sep- was the beloved husband of From A1 local boatyards to find tember 20, 1935 to Patrick J.