DEALS OF THE $DAY$ PG. 3 THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018 DEALS OF THE IRREPLACEABLE LHAND$DAY$ PG. 3 Beyoncé scholarship a big hit with Lynn girl dealt By Bella diGrazia of eight recipients of the Homecoming Scholars $1.15M ITEM STAFF Award for the 2018-2019 academic year, a merit DEALS program founded by Beyoncé as part of her Bey- LYNN — Most people never think they’re going GOOD campaign. On Monday, it was announced OF THE to meet their biggest idol, but Allana Bare eld by HUD did. And it didn’t end there. that Bare eld was chosen as the only student to $ $ represent her school, Xavier University, which is DAY The Lynn native and Lynn English gradu- By GaylaPG. 3Cawley ate (class of 2015) grew up idolizing Beyoncé located in New Orleans. ITEM STAFF Knowles. Last year, during an NBA All-Star “I woke up, just a typical day, trying to catch up party that Bare eld and her friends attended on my news and I get a noti cation from someone LYNN — Lynn Hous- last minute, she came face-to-face with the sing- congratulating me and I had no clue what was ing Authority & Neigh- er and thought her biggest dream was ful lled. borhood Development That was until she found out she was named one SCHOLARSHIP, A7 Beyonce (LHAND)DEALS has been awarded $1.15 million from theOF U.S. THE Department of Housing and Urban De- velopment$DA (HUD),Y$ which will fund aPG. four-year 3 pro- gram aimed at improving the quality of life of Cur- win Circle public housing residents. LHAND was one of only seven DEALShousing authorities nationwide to receive Jobs Plus InitiativeOF THE program funding from HUD. LHAND$DA willY carry$ out an intensivePG. 3 four-year program of employment readiness, job training, job placement, nancial incentives, and support services for the Curwin Circle residents. The subsidized housing development, which was built in 1952 and includes 277 townhouse-style units, houses more than 700 residents and is one of the lowest-income ar- eas, or includes some of the lowest wage-earners, in the city, according to Charles Gaeta, LHAND executive director. “We’re really surprised ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK and really pleased,” said The woman in FONKi’s mural, “I sculpted my heart out of diamond, because love ain’t Gaeta of the funding. Flower bed enough,” appears to watch the sun owers bloom in the Munroe Street Farm and Com- munity Garden on Wednesday. LHAND, A7 Big Marblehead custodians Blue contaminate gets organic green garden By Bella diGrazia Swampscott ITEM STAFF MARBLEHEAD — Families are awarded gravely concerned about the safety of their children after nding out the $250K grant organic garden they’ve been eating from for years is being tested for con- By Gayla Cawley tamination. ITEM STAFF Superintendent Maryann Perry an- nounced in an email sent out on Mon- SWAMPSCOTT — The day night, that the custodial staff town of Swampscott has at the Malcolm L. Bell School has been awarded a $249,779 been discarding oor cleaning wa- Green Communities ter into the school’s Organic Garden grant, which will be used for an unidenti ed number of years. for environmental im- The outdoor garden, which serves provements at three pub- pre-kindergarten to third grade, in- lic buildings. cludes a pizza garden and a raised Town Administrator planter area with six cedar boxes in Sean Fitzgerald said the which they grow vegetables, herbs, funding will allow the town ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE and fruit that students and faculty to enhance environmental Owner Patricia Francis is all smiles at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for her either eat themselves or donate to improvements at Town business, Luna Sweets, at the Lydia Pinkham building as her niece, Emilia food pantries in the area. Hall, Swampscott Middle Luna Valdez, and Lynn Mayor Thomas M. McGee look on. The superintendent notes in the School, and Swampscott email that the discarding of the con- High School, and focus on taminated water, including residue cleaner and greener capi- from stripper, wax, neutralizer, and tal investments. SWEETS SUCCESS oor cleaner, was against district pro- The grant was awarded tocol. She also attached the Material by the Baker-Polito Ad- Safety Data Sheets so parents could ministration through The EDIC/Lynn provides dough for baker inform themselves on the chemicals Department of Energy and symptoms that may occur after Resources Green Commu- LYNN — Luna Sweets, a cake studio, held trial Corporation of Lynn (EDIC/Lynn). being exposed to them. nities Division. Grants are its grand opening at the Lydia Pinkham Luna Sweets specializes in custom event “I’m troubled by it obviously be- capped at $250,000 and building on Western Avenue Wednesday eve- cakes. Francis was given the loan last October. cause my grandson was a student this is the fth time the ning. “She’s going to do continued success and there recently,” said Board of Select- town has received green The business, which is owned by Patricia (we’re) looking forward to watching her men member Harry Christensen. community grant funding. Francis, got its start with a $15,000 micro- grow,” said James Cowdell, EDIC/Lynn exec- Fitzgerald said the loan from Economic Development & Indus- utive director. MARBLEHEAD, A7 town’s projected annu- al savings from the en- ergy-saving projects Opinion Sports the grant is funding is Cawley: A Pine Hill clinches DINING $61,682. INSIDE Backstreet reality. A4 spot in City Series SWAMPSCOTT, A7 title game. B1 GUIDE OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 HIGH 83° VOL. 140, ISSUE 193 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 TRAVEL......................................B8 LOW 70° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018 OBITUARIES Jean P. Vannah, 86 New England cities scramble 1931-2018 LARGO, Fla. — Mrs. J. Shannon of Mex- to regulate electric scooters Jean P. (Cullen) Van- ico, of Lon Eldridge nah, age 86, of Largo, and his wife Susan By Matt O’Brien launches and then lets Fla., formerly of Lynn, of Lynn, of the late ASSOCIATED PRESS city officials scramble for passed away on June Laurie K. Eldridge, how they want to permit 1, 2018 under hos- and of Joanne K. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — and regulate the scooters. pice care. She was McLean and her hus- One New England city “It certainly got them a the wife of the late band Brian Segouin is ordering a California seat at the table,” Devere- Robert E. Vannah. of Largo, Fla. She company’s electric stand- ux said. “How they proceed Born in Swamp- was the grandmother up scooters off its streets from there is a question of scott on Nov. 2, 1931, she of 13 grandchildren and 11 and another is scrambling what kind of attitude they was the daughter of the late great-grandchildren. to craft new scooter rules bring to that table.” James H. and Alma (Gran) Service information: Grave- since the rental vehicles Bird said in a statement Cullen. She was a graduate side service with burial of began appearing last week on Wednesday that “the of Lynn English High School, ashes will be held on Satur- with no warning. people of Cambridge have Class of 1949, attended Sa- day, July 28, 2018 at 1 p.m. Cambridge sent a let- enthusiastically adopted lem College in Winston-Sa- in Puritan Lawn Memorial ter to Los Angeles-based our affordable, environ- lem, N.C. She lived in Lynn for Park, Peabody. Relatives and startup Bird Rides Inc. mentally friendly trans- the greater part of her life, and friends are invited to gather on Tuesday, warning that portation option.” It said it formerly worked at Jeol USA in inside the main gate at 12:45 it’s illegal to operate its looks forward to meeting Peabody. p.m. Donations in her memo- rental scooter business in with city officials. Jean attended Largo Alli- ry may be made to Suncoast the city without prior au- The company hasn’t said ance Church and was a mem- Hospice, 6770 102nd Ave. N, thorization. The college how many scooters it has PHOTO | ASSOCIATED PRESS ber of the Red Hat Society. Pinellas Park, FL 33782. For town home to Harvard in each city. It has told Jean loved reading, Bingo and online guestbook, please visit University and the Massa- Vatic Kuumba, of Providence, R.I., rides a Bird some contract employees playing cards with friends. www.cuffemcginn.com. chusetts Institute of Tech- electric scooter in downtown Providence. that it plans to uproot the She enjoyed her annual pass nology joined cities includ- scooters when the weath- to Busch Gardens and all her ing Miami, Denver and and in Providence, R.I. All permission. er gets colder and migrate Boston sports teams. Milwaukee as the latest Jean was the mother of Lee three have otherwise em- The company’s smart- them to warmer climates battleground between mu- braced trendy new modes phone app for finding and for the winter. nicipal governments and of transportation such as booking the scooters now Devereux, a bicyclist and a handful of fast-growing bicycle-share networks or shades Boston red, label- public transit advocate, said MASSACHUSETTS BRIEFS companies in a fierce com- rentable electric-assist- ing it a “no ride or park most Cambridge residents petition to expand rental ed pedal bikes, but Bird’s zone,” but the scooters are supportive of transpor- Candy hearts company Dems press Trump for tariff scooter and bicycle ser- unorthodox approach has are still being placed each tation alternatives that get plant abruptly closes relief for fishing industry vices around the country.