MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019 Police point to gangs in Lynn shootings By Gayla Cawley tal, according to Lynn Police Lt. Michael the city,” Kmiec said. “This recent uptick arrested in connection with the Warren ITEM STAFF Kmiec. is alarming for us and unacceptable and Street shooting, but a possible motive Police said two gangs, which Kmiec de- something that’s at the forefront of our has not been shared by the Essex County LYNN — Lynn Police said gangs are re- clined to identify, are feuding, and some investigations.” District Attorney’s of ce. sponsible for four shootings that occurred of the shootings are retaliatory, but not An investigation has revealed that the In the most recent shooting, a 43-year- last month. necessarily targeted. Authorities are try- two homicides that occurred in August old man was shot in the leg in his Har- There were two shootings on Harwood ing to reach out to known gang members — a stabbing on Union Street and qua- wood Street apartment on Sept. 30. Street, one on Chatham Street and an- to calm down the violence. druple shooting at Warren Street Play- A 21-year-old man was shot twice in the other at Silsbee and Broad streets, which “Over the past years, we have seen a ground — are not related to the gang ac- police said are all related. None were fa- huge decrease in gang activity across tivity, Kmiec said. Three men have been SHOOTINGS, A3 Body found on Nahant beach 73-year-old discovered on Saturday By Bella diGrazia ITEM STAFF NAHANT — The body of a 73-year-old man was found on Short Beach early Saturday morning. Nahant Police re- ceived a 911 call at was deceased. Foul The body of a man has not been about 7:40 a.m. re- play is not suspected 73-year-old man identi ed and no fur- porting a dead person was found on Deli owners on the beach, accord- at this time, he said. Short Beach ther information will ing to Nahant Police The Essex County early Saturday be released. at Junction Chief Robert Dwyer. District Attorney’s morning. Of ce was immedi- Bella diGrazia can Of cers respond- ITEM PHOTO | ed to the area and ately contacted and SPENSER HASAK be reached at bdi- of retirement con rmed the man, their State Police de- [email protected]. Charlie By Steve Krause identi ed as Mikhail tective team took over Follow her on Twitter and Dot- ITEM STAFF Bourgoun, of Lynn, the investigation. The @BelladiGrazia. tie Chris- LYNN — First things rst. topoulos It’s not Charlies, though are retir- that’s what everybody calls INSIDE ing after 36 it. years. Charlie runs it, cooks all Saugus the food, and gets up every SAVE to sponsor ITEM PHOTO | morning at 3:30 to prepare STEVE KRAUSE selectmen’s forum for his day. His wife, Dottie, Wednesday night. A3 is the friendly woman be- hind the counter who gives Opinion meaning to the term “service Commentary: with a smile.” Deployments ruin But the full name of the military families. A4 place is the Junction Deli — a name that has followed Sports Charlie and Dottie Chris- St. Mary’s comes topoulos around Lynn for up empty in loss 36 years. And as early as to Fenwick. B1 the end of this week, they’ll serve their last meal at the Revere rolls to victory Exchange Street establish- over Saugus. B1 ment. They are retiring — or, as Pentucket proves to Dottie says, “we’re retiring be too powerful for from doing this. It’s time to Lynn eld. B1 do something else.” Simply put, there have Peabody boys soccer been too many changes to nips Billerica. B1 that part of the downtown area that haven’t exactly been advantageous to the small restaurant. Already, Sarah Koch, right, since they went into busi- and Amy Grish- ness in 1983, they’ve gone man, both of from being under the rail- Swampscott, road bridge on the corner of stand with Amy Mt. Vernon and Exchange DesChenes of Streets, to Oxford Street, and to their current location Boston Balloon next to the Santander Bank. Art, who is inside Dottie has lived in Peabody a giant balloon her whole life while Charlie beer mug during came here in 1968 when he SWAMPtober Fest was 14 years old. He lived in on Saturday. For more photos, see OWNERS, A3 LOOK! page A8. Latinx Heritage Month celebrated By Bella diGrazia ITEM STAFF LYNN — The walls of the Lynn Museum/ LynnArts building are covered in pieces of art that celebrate the Latinx culture. While they will remain in place for three more weeks, the installations were auctioned off for a Lynn Museum was worthy cause Saturday night, as part of the inau- full of attendees of gural Latinx Heritage Month Charity Art Show, the Latinx Heri- which featured ve artists. It was organized by tage Month Char- the Latino Support Network, a Lynn non-pro t ity Art Show on that serves the Latin American community and Saturday. other immigrant communities in the city. Their ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK LATINX, A3 HIGH 75° VOL. 141, ISSUE 255 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 LOW 57° OPINION ...................................A4 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ...............................B7 $1.50 COMMUNITY CALENDAR ............A5 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019 OBITUARIES Frances A. Cloonan Mann Esther E. McGrath, 99 Louise R. Melendez 1920-2019 1952-2019 LYNN — Frances A. Cloonan QUINCY — Esther E. (Oates) Angels were in short sup- Mann, of Lynn and Naples, McGrath, age 99, of Quincy ply, so it’s just like her to step Fla., died on Friday, Oct. 4, and formerly of Lynn, died up. Louise Robin Melendez of 2019 at the Kaplan Family on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 at the Peabody, aka “Louie” or “Mae- Hospice House in Danvers, Alliance Health at Marina Bay, Mae,” passed peacefully sur- surrounded by her loving fam- following a brief illness. She rounded by family. ily and lifelong friends, follow- was the former wife of the late She always lived her life ing a lengthy illness. She was Harry McGrath. with the best of intentions, the beloved wife of Andrew J. Born in Lynn in 1920, she was kind, especially to those Mann, with whom she shared was the daughter of the late in need, often adopting elder- more than 42 years of mar- Joseph and Edith (Anders- ly neighbors. She had a deep riage. sen) Oates. She was raised faith in God until the very end. Born and raised in West and educated in Lynn and She was loyal, generous, self- Lynn, she was the daughter graduated from Lynn English less, literally gave the shirt off of the late Robert J. and Hel- High School. Esther worked her back, AND you never want- en (Jeffrey) Cloonan. She at- as an assembler at the Gen- ed to mess with her! She was tended St. Patrick’s Grammar eral Electric in West Lynn and a walking encyclopedia. She School, Breed Jr. High School Wilmington, and was a mem- received her medical degree and graduated from Lynn ber of the IUE-CWA Local 201. from WebMD (wink, wink). “Dr. Melendez; her son Israel and Classical High School. husband James of San Jose, She was a former member at on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 in Melendez” was always eager Calif., and Meghan Kavana- his wife Donna (Glenn Burnie, Fran worked for more than Lynn Advent Christian Church the SOLIMINE Funeral Home, to diagnose and often caused ugh of Naples, Fla.; and her Md.), son William and his wife 47 years at the United States and was skilled at sewing and 67 Ocean St. (Route 1A), people to draft their wills pre- many loving nieces, nephews, Kristin (Lynn); her daughter, Department of Housing and needlework. She enjoyed trav- Lynn, at 1 p.m. Burial will maturely. She was creative, grandnieces and grandneph- Georgianna and her husband Urban Development, retiring as eling, dancing, cooking and be in Puritan Lawn Memori- crafty, and was known to ews. In addition to her par- Jim Cowley (Peabody); and a community planning repre- most especially, she enjoyed al Park, Peabody. Relatives unravel a crocheted blanket ents, she was predeceased by her six grandchildren, Parris, sentative in 2008. She and her people. and friends are respectfully when she was almost done her brothers Robert J. Cloonan invited. Visiting hours will be but found a mistake at the Breanna, Timothy, Sam, Alex husband traveled extensively Jr. and Thomas Cloonan. Esther is survived by her on Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. beginning. Louise was an avid and Daniel. She will also be on cruises, Europe and visiting Service information: Her sons, Ronald J. McGrath of family throughout the country. Boston and David Wayne Mc- and again on Thursday from fan of Sci-Fi. Kids everywhere missed by her aunt and life- funeral will be held on Friday, long bestie GG Caminero, best Since retirement they have Grath of Lynn; and her neph- 12-1 p.m. Directions and will miss her pancakes, bacon Oct. 11, 2019 from the SO- friends Anne Aia, Cathy Hanley been splitting time between ews, Allen and Gerald Trefry online guestbook at www. feasts and her extensive mov- LIMINE Funeral Home, 426 ie collection. She forcefully in- and April Maurais, her sisters their homes in Lynn and Na- Broadway (Route 129), Lynn, and Bruce McGrath. She was solimine.com. ples, Fla. Fran loved summers the sister of the late Hilda Trefry spired her children and family Eva Barros, Jeannette Man- at 9:30 a.m., followed by a members to do their very best.