SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020 Poor ventilation may drive Lynn teachers out of class By Gayla Cawley been waiting for the ndings of the buildings since classes resumed which will be placed in every class- ITEM STAFF Heating, Ventilation and Air Con- this fall, as part of a Memoran- room, gymnasium and cafeteria ditioning (HVAC) report as the dum of Agreement (MOA) between within those 10 schools beginning LYNN — Superintendent Dr. district plans to assess whether the school district and the Lynn Patrick Tutwiler plans to give this weekend. teachers and staff from the dis- it’s safe for students to return to Teachers Union. While Tutwiler said it was good trict’s 10 oldest schools the option school for in-person learning, as To resolve the issue in the short news that the contracted engi- to work remotely, based on a re- part of a hybrid model, later in the term, Mayor Thomas M. Mc- neering rm has made a recom- port that showed air ventilation school year. Gee told the School Committee mendation for a short-term solu- systems were blocked off in those All students are currently learn- Thursday night that the Inspec- tion — in terms of using those Lynn Superintendent buildings. ing remotely, but teachers have tional Services Department has Dr. Patrick Tutwiler Lynn Public School of cials have been required to teach in school purchased portable air puri ers, VENTILATION, A2 Peabody High going green for World Mental Health Day By Anne Marie Tobin ITEM STAFF PEABODY — A pair of Peabody girls senior soccer captains are doing what they can to raise awareness of the importance of mental health. Amber Kiricoples and Aja COURTESY PHOTO Alimonti are the brains be- Visitors to Pioneer Village are invited to hind Peabody High’s Mental take part in a number of educational pro- Health America (MHA) Pea- grams Monday to honor the contributions of body Go Green Week. local tribes. The campaign kicks off Saturday on World Mental Health Day with an aggres- sive social media blitz. Salem to celebrate “We are going to ood Twit- ter and Facebook and Insta- gram with tons of photos and Indigenous graphics with green ribbons, which is the color for mental health,” said Kiricoples. “I Peoples’ Day feel like I am seeing, every day, stories detailing mul- By Elyse Carmosino tiple pieces of evidence and ITEM STAFF research showing that men- tal health is getting worse SALEM — Three hundred and ninety-four years due to isolation, fear about after the city’s incorporation, Salem of cials have COVID-19, fear about losing designated the second Monday in October each year jobs, and there is a rising as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. trend in depression and sub- In honor of the inaugural holiday, visitors to the stance abuse. Witch City this weekend are encouraged to partici- “That’s why we felt we need pate in a number of educational programs being held to do something to help, be- throughout Salem that recognize the contributions of cause we feel these things, Indigenous peoples to the community. too.” “Here in Salem, we are taking the rst steps in bet- Starting Tuesday with ter recognizing the too-long obscured history of the the girls soccer team’s home Indigenous peoples who lived on this land for centu- opener against Swamp- ITEM PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO ries before Europeans rst arrived,” said Salem May- scott and concluding Sat- or Kim Driscoll. Peabody girls soccer senior captains Amber Kiricoples, left, and Aja urday with the cross coun- To help educate residents and visitors about the Alimonti have organized a Peabody Go Green Week to increase aware- try team’s meet against city’s lesser-known history, Elizabeth Peterson, ness for mental health issues. On Tuesday through Saturday, all Pea- MENTAL HEALTH, A3 body home teams will be sporting green during their games. INDIGENOUS, A3 A.G. visits Lynn to talk Peabody about voter rights pulls plug By Gayla Cawley distributed multilingual voter ITEM STAFF protection yers, which includes on tower information on how to vote, and LYNN — State Attorney Gen- also discusses voters’ rights to eral Maura Healey visited Lynn equal access, to vote without in- plan on Friday afternoon to distribute timidation, and to have their vote voter protection yers as part of counted. her of ce’s voter protection initia- By Anne Marie Tobin “We want to make sure that ev- ITEM STAFF tive. erybody’s able to exercise their Launched earlier this week, the right to vote and that their vote PEABODY — A long six- statewide initiative aims to en- is counted and part of that is get- year battle over construc- sure election integrity through ting the word out to people,” said tion of a cell phone town in the creation of an Election Protec- Healey. “I think in this time right a South Peabody residential tion Task Force and Voter Educa- now with COVID, we’ve got a big neighborhood is over. tion Campaign. election coming up and we just The Peabody Munici- pal Light Plant (PMLP) Healey stopped by the Lynn don’t want people to have any COURTESY PHOTO| LYNN YMCA YMCA on Neptune Boulevard, questions about how they can announced Friday it had and Roxbury earlier in the day, vote, when they can vote.” Attorney General Maura Healey talks with Y Academy reached an agreement with to kick off that voter education, In September, after President children in the child care center of the Lynn YMCA. Verizon to install wireless or public awareness component of Donald Trump threatened to Attorney General Healey paid a visit to the Lynn Y on communication facilities her initiative. Friday to discuss the creation of an Election Protec- onto utility poles in Peabody Representatives from her of ce HEALEY, A2 tion Task Force and Voter Education Campaign. in lieu of construction of a large-scale antenna previ- ously sought by Verizon. PMLP Manager Charles Opinion J. Orphanos said the agree- Seeing red Lynn eld re chief warns residents ment provides for “about a in Lynn. A4 dozen” facilities, which will be installed atop PMLP utili- COVID-19 to follow the rules...or else ty poles to mitigate Verizon’s Peabody reports coverage gap, adding that By Anne Marie Tobin Glenn Davis asked town resi- “Failure to comply and/or coop- one death, new the installation will be con- ITEM STAFF dents to be vigilant in taking im- erate with local police may result COVID-19 cases. A5 ducted by PMLP high-volt- portant safety measures to fend in a ne of up to $500 per Massa- age linemen as a condition of LYNNFIELD — The Town of off future spikes in the number chusetts COVID-19 regulations,” LOOK Lynn eld is talking tough about the agreement. of positive cases. He issued a dire Davis said. Mayor Edward A. Betten- Pour a shot and the coronavirus pandemic. In warning that there will be seri- Town Administrator Rob Dolan court said the agreement is learn a lot about short, if residents don’t follow the ous consequences for those who said the towns of Newburyport “good news all around for ev- Prohibition. A8 rules, they may have to open their don’t, asking residents to report and Winthrop have already im- eryone. wallets and pay the price. any violations of state COVID-19 plemented plans to ne residents “This is big news for South Sports In a recent COVID-19 update guidelines and regulations and who do not comply with state reg- Peabody and good news for Swampscott golf posted on the town’s website, CDC guidelines to the Lynn eld ulations, the city,” said Bettencourt. stays hot with win Lynn eld Fire Chief and Emer- Police Department (781-334- over Salem . B1 gency Management Director 3132). LYNNFIELD, A3 CELL TOWER, A3 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 76° VOL. 141, ISSUE 255 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 54° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020 OBITUARY Harold G. Janakas, 65 Poor ventilation may drive 1954 - 2020 LYNNFIELD - Harold G. Janak- Lynn teachers out of classrooms as, best known to his friends and family as “Harry J,” passed VENTILATION cal ventilation systems in air puriers for six build- have been done over the away peacefully with his girls Aborn, Brickett, Cobbet, ings, Tutwiler added, not- past several decades,” said by his side on October 9, 2020 From A1 Drewicz, Fecteau-Leary, ing that he spoke with the McGee. after a courageous and well portable air puriers cou- Fallon, Lincoln-Thom- superintendent, who told The condition of school fought battle with Alzheimer’s pled with open windows son, Tracy, Pickering, and him the devices are work- buildings has been a dementia. He was 65 years old. to create fresh air within Born in Beverly on November Washington S.T.E.M. are ing well so far — students long-standing issue, Mc- those buildings — he said closed off. have already returned for Gee said, noting that 30, 1954 he was the son of the he was “disappointed” with late James and Beatrice (Theri- McGee said the city de- in-person learning in New those poor conditions have how long it took for those cided to block those ven- Bedford, which, unlike prompted the city to get in ault) Janakas. ndings, which show a lack Harry J was a longtime Lyn- tilation systems in the Lynn, is not a high-risk the state pipeline for begin- of compliance with build- neld resident, having moved 1970s during an oil crisis community.