FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018 Uncivil discourse Tempers are at housing meeting By Thomas Grillo city’s development bank. ITEM STAFF But within minutes of the developer’s brief presentation, things got out of hand The Munroe LYNN — A contentious meeting over as some in the crowd talked over Cowdell Street high- plans for a luxury high-rise apartment and Michael Procopio, co-owner of Pro- rise apart- building downtown ended abruptly 40 copio Enterprises Inc., whose Saugus rm ment meeting minutes after it started Wednesday night. intends to start construction on the 10-sto- Wednesday More than 100 residents packed the ry project later this year. night was Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Resident Marsha Douyon asked Procopio stopped when Development (LHAND) conference room if he would give back to the community, the crowd, in- at the invitation of Ward 5 Councilor Di- considering they are in line for up to $2 cluding Angel- anna Chakoutis, whose district includes million in tax credits from the state. ica Veloz, got Munroe Street where the $80 million proj- In response, Cowdell said the disruptive. ect has been proposed, and James Cowdell, 29,000-square-foot lot is billed $3,000 in executive director of the Economic Devel- ITEM PHOTO | opment & Industrial Corp. (EDIC), the MEETING, A7 OWEN O’ROURKE Lessons in language for Lynn National Junior Honor students prescribes cleanup for CVS By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF LYNN — The CVS Pharmacy on Boston Street could lose its 24-hour license if it doesn’t clean up its act, according to city of cials. City Councilor-at-Large Brian Field said CVS hasn’t done any maintenance, or lim- ited maintenance, on the outside of the property. Some curbing on the property that has been damaged from plowing looks horrible and is unsafe and it has to be ad- dressed if they want a 24-hour license. The CVS, which opened in 2014, was seeking to have its license renewed to continue operating as a 24-hour establish- ment on Tuesday night. But the Licensing Committee opted to enact a 30-60-90 on CVS — its 24-hour li- cense was approved on the condition that representatives from CVS come back in 30, 60, and 90-day intervals to show the By Bella diGrazia said 12-year-old Diane Lopez. “Everyone here Mario DeLeon committee they have made appropriate ITEM STAFF knows how special this language is to all of was one of 49 stu- maintenance improvements. us.” dents inducted One of the parking curbs is turned over LYNN — In a community where bilingual The society was founded in 1953 by the into the Spanish with spikes sticking out, which is unsafe, skills open up doors for people every day in American Association of Teachers of Spanish National Junior according to Ward 6 City Councilor Peter the professional world, students were hon- and Portuguese, according to Magalie Rowe, Honor Society Capano. ored for their Spanish Language expertise. the Breed chapter’s advisor. Mayor Thom- during a cere- In addition, Field said trash barrels Early Thursday evening, 49 middle-school- as M. McGee, Superintendent Catherine mony at Breed have not been emptied. The 30-60-90 was ers learned about the importance of being Latham, and Superintendent-elect Patrick Middle School on a warning, he said, that the city would be able to understand more than one language Tutwiler were all in attendance to congrat- Thursday. watching CVS for that timeframe. in the workplace as well as everyday life. ulate the society’s newest inductees, along “They don’t deserve it,” Field said of the During the Spanish National Junior Honor with keynote speakers Michael Satterwhite, ITEM PHOTO | 24-hour license. “(You) have to show that Society, chapter “Rigoberta Menchu,” induc- of the school committee, and Alex Cuevas, OWEN O’ROURKE you want it.” tion ceremony, each student was honored and CEO of ANC Enterprises, Inc. A possibility of rolling back hours to 10 initiated into the prominent program. “You keep working hard on your language p.m., like the two other CVS stores in the “It feels special to be inducted and to be able to talk about our Spanish community,” HONOR, A7 CVS, A7 BLAZE OF OLD GLORY Saugus veterans retire American ags By Bridget Turcotte mony broke in the new re pit, which ITEM STAFF is located at the edge of the woods at Breakheart Reservation. From now on, SAUGUS — Saugus veterans hon- the ceremony will be held at the re ored Flag Day by properly disposing of pit annually on Flag Day. used American ags in a ceremony at “I was a scout but I never became an Breakheart Reservation. Eagle Scout,” said Manning. “We have “The most important thing I want been very proud of these Eagle Scouts people to know is that the ag is a who have come out and done these From front left, Steve symbol of hope and a symbol of free- projects for veterans. They’re basically Castinetti, Bob Smith, dom,” said Frank Manning, command- supporting the veterans.” Frank Manning, and er of the CPL. Scott J. Procopio Amer- Retired ags can be dropped off at Mary Lou Manning ican Legion Post 210. “To not show it a collection box at Saugus Town Hall show their respects the proper respect is wrong.” or at the American Legion. In the past as American ags Michael Iacone of Boy Scout Troop six months, about 1,000 ags were col- were properly dis- 635 constructed a re pit to be used lected. Most of the ags are carefully posed of on Thursday. only for burning ags for his Eagle Scout service project. Thursday’s cere- FLAGS, A7 ITEM PHOTO | OWEN O’ROURKE INSIDE Lynn schools look to mix things up with staff Opinion Munroe Street project By Gayla Cawley dents, 60 percent are Hispanic and 10 per- terms of research, but the challenge in Lynn, is critical for Lynn. A4 ITEM STAFF cent are black, according to data from the in Massachusetts, nationally is around re- Department of Elementary and Secondary cruitment and retention.” Nahant LYNN — School of cials are exploring Education. Tutwiler said Lynn’s data is not wildly dis- Windsurfer has a scare strategies to bring more diversity into the “There’s no question about the value of a parate from the nine other commissioner’s after losing his kite. A5 staff at Lynn Public Schools to better re ect teaching force that re ects the racial culture districts or the 10 largest urban districts Sports the student population. and linguistic diversity of our student body,” — Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Holyoke, St. Mary’s softball bats In Lynn Public Schools, 87 percent of staff said Deputy Superintendent Dr. Patrick Lawrence, Lowell, New Bedford, Spring eld fall silent in loss. B1 is white, 8 percent is Hispanic and less than Tutwiler, the city’s next superintendent. “It 3 percent is black. But of the district’s stu- doesn’t matter what direction you look in, in SCHOOLS, A7 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 68° VOL. 140, ISSUE 159 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-8 LOW 57° POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS ....................................B4 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018 OBITUARIES Still no pot shop licenses in Robert M. Torrey, 86 state, July 1 target in doubt SWAMPSCOTT Mr. Torrey is sur- — Mr. Robert M. vived by his loving By Bob Salsberg Torrey, 86 years, of family, a son, Bruce ASSOCIATED PRESS Swampscott, died M. Torrey and his wife on Wednesday, June Beth of Winchester; BOSTON — The pros- 13, 2018 in the Ka- two daughters, Diane pects that retail pot shops plan Family Hospice Gamache and her open in Massachusetts by House in Danvers af- husband Normand of a July 1 target appeared ter a brief illness. He Center Conway, N.H., to be dimming Thursday, was the husband of and Kristin Beliveau as the state’s top marijua- the late Sally (Karr) Torrey. and her husband James of na regulator said he was He was born in Marblehead, Lynn. His grandchildren, Tori more focused on an order- the son of the late Stephen Beliveau and her ancé An- ly rollout of recreational IN MEMORIAM and Doris (Bray) Torrey. He was drew Guido, Ryan Beliveau sales than a speedy one. STEVEN PATRICK LAVIN raised in Swampscott and was and his ancée Christina Ci- The Cannabis Control 2017 ~ JUNE 15 ~ 2018 a graduate of Swampscott priani, Katie, Robert and An- Commission met without ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY High School. He also attend- drew Torrey, Justin Gamache, issuing the rst commer- ed Northeastern University. He his step grandchildren Bren- cial business licenses un- has lived in Swampscott most dan Gamache and his wife der the law rst approved of his life. Tina, Nicholas Gamache by voters in 2016 and later He was an Army veteran of and his wife Hanna, his step revised by the Legislature. the Korean War. He served as great grandchildren, Henry The current law allows re- a corporal in Korea with the and Amy Gamache and his tail sales of recreational 1290 Headquarters Compa- great-grandchild Mason Be- marijuana to begin on or ny and the Headquarters and liveau. He also leaves a sister, after July 1, six months Service Company 822nd En- Barbara Gaillardet of Beverly, later than the Jan. 1 date gineer Aviation Battalion. and several nieces and neph- in the original ballot ques- The Fallen Limb Mr. Torrey was a member of ews. He was the brother of tion. A limb has fallen the Church of the Holy Name the late Stephen, Charles and from the family tree.