By Seth Daniel

The long-standing St. Stanislaus Polish Catholic Church on Chestnut Street held its last public Masses last week after 115 years of perseverance – surviv-ing two conflagrations – in serving the faithful in the

Polish language.Parishioners held a bit-

tersweet remembrance of all the history and hard work put into the Parish over the decades – partic-ularly thanking Pastor An-drew Grelak, a Polish priest who came to the Parish in 1996 and has served tire-

lessly with time, devotion and his own money.

“It is with the same Bóg zapłać that I turn to you, the most faithful parishioners,” read a letter spoken aloud during the last Mass on Sunday. “You maintained the Parish spiritually with your regular participation in

the Holy Mass as well as fi-nancially paying your dues and contributing your hard-earned money to various renovation projects over the years. For you this was sim-ply a holy obligation that

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By Cary Shuman

Revere Council-lor-at-Large Jessica Ann Giannino carried Chelsea at the polls on her way to earning an impressive vic-tory in the Sixteenth Suf-folk District Democratic Primary for State Represen-tative Tuesday, defeating Joseph Gravellese in the hard-fought election.

Giannino received 601 votes in Chelsea while Gravellese received 453 votes. Giannino also re-corded solid votes in Re-vere and Saugus to win by an approximate 20-per cent margin overall. The two candidates were seeking to succeed retiring State Rep.

RoseLee Vincent.Chelsea Council-

lor-at-Large Leo Robinson, who supported Giannino in the election, said that the

Revere resident ran “a very good campaign.”

“Jessica really reached out to the people of Chel-sea and they found her very

warm and sincere and that’s why they came out and they voted for her,” said Robin-son.

Giannino thanked the voters in the district for their incredible show of support and sharing her vi-sion for a better future. Gi-annino released the follow-ing statement:

“To the residents of the 16th Suffolk District - thank you. This is the honor of my life. Thank you to all who came out to vote today, to those who provided feed-back, insight and support. Thank you for sharing my vision for a better future. To every person in Chelsea,

Councillor Jessica Giannino is shown with her biggest fans, her Grandmother, JoAnne Giannino and her father, RPD Sgt. Christopher Giannino and her dog, Sam Adams. A pink light burned brightly in the window all day leading to the victory Tuesday night.

Giannino wins State Rep. Democratic Primaryin the 16th Suffolk District that includes Chelsea

By Seth Daniel

They say the Mystic/Tobin Bridge is a symbol for the great unification of two places – Chelsea and Charlestown – but those folks haven’t looked at re-cent election results.

It was once again a game of turnout on either side of the Bridge for the state representative race, with incumbent Rep. Dan Ryan of Charlestown cruising to a hard-fought victory over Chelsea City Councillor Damali Vidot on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

The vote count was clear on that point. Overall, State Rep. Ryan beat Councillor Vidot 4,195 to 3,093 – a difference of 1,102 votes in the end. The key to the race was a greater turnout in Charlestown, which has been the story of that seat

for many years – going back to elections between Ryan and Chelsea City Council

President Roy Avellaneda (who endorsed Ryan this time around). In Charles-

town, Ryan got 3,319 votes compared to Vidot’s 1,223 votes. However, in Chelsea, Vidot got 1,870 votes com-pared to Ryan’s 876 votes. In the end, Charlestown turned out higher, and Ryan won. On the other side of the Bridge, keeping the seat in Charlestown was a ma-jor part of the campaign, as Charlestown went 37 years before Ryan was elected without having a resident in elected office.

Another caveat of the campaign was the substan-tial amount of money that was drawn into the race, nearly $200,000 was raised by both candidates com-bined at the end – a huge influx for a local state rep-resentative race. The story there was a great deal of money coming from out-

Ryan ReturnsState Rep. Dan Ryan earns victory in Primary

PHOTO SETH DANIEL

State Rep. Dan Ryan celebrates with Councilor Leo Robinson following Ryan’s win in the hard-fought state representative race against Councillor Damali Vidot. While Vidot won Chelsea by 1,000 votes, Ryan played strong in Charlestown and won the race by 1,102 votes. He will return to the State House for another term in January.

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By Seth Daniel

Congressman Joe Ken-nedy III scored a rare win in Chelsea on Tuesday night, Sept. 1, in a Democratic Primary that was all about his opponent, U.S. Senator Ed Markey – who took the

statewide vote decidedly.In Chelsea, Kennedy got

2,097 votes (52 percent) to Markey’s 1,903 votes (47 percent), built on a cam-paign that came to Chelsea numerous times and espe-cially in August when he dropped by Golden Canno-

li and came last Saturday campaigning with New York Congressman Adriano Espaillat.

Kennedy also had the support of Councilor Judith Garcia, who had joined the campaign staff during the summer. Council President

Roy Avellaneda was also very strongly in the Kenne-dy camp as well.

Kennedy’s win in Chel-sea follows a clear trend where he did very well in Latino and Spanish-speak-

Kennedy bucks the trend in Chelsea

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By Seth Daniel

Monday started the first of 10 days of professional development for teachers as they learn the ins and outs of a new, more refined remote learning program prior to children returning to school on Sept. 16.

Typically, teachers and administrators and staff have gathered in the Chel-sea High gym with elected officials for a breakfast and then a rally-like Convoca-tion. It has marked the be-ginning of the school term for years on end, always featuring a speech high-lighting the vision of the district given by the super-intendent. This year, Supt. Almi Abeyta was to give her first such speech, but things were altered due to COVID-19 and that speech came online while teachers sat mostly at home in front of their computers.

Abeyta said this week marked the beginning of a 10-day training in the dis-trict’s Remote Learning 2.0 program. The district will be using several different online platforms for vari-ous subjects and grade lev-els, requiring a great deal of learning curve for teachers before they hit the virtual

classroom this month.We have improved our

remote learning from the spring; we have learned from what did not work so well in the spring and from our successes in the sum-mer,” she said.

The training will also include: Remote Learning, Safety, Family and Com-munity Engagement, So-cial Emotional Learning and Anti-Bias professional development.

Prior to the beginning of work, several school and City leaders delivered on-line messages – messages that were highlighted by Abeyta’s speech. This time, it was less about an overall vision and more about mo-tivating teachers to be there emotionally, as well as ac-ademically, as they return to teach children that likely have been traumatized in some way by COVID-19 and family upheaval.

“We are living in un-precedented times,” she said. “But, I know that we will rise to the occasion. We will stay focused on our mission of welcom-ing and educating all stu-dents. This is even more important during this time because our students need

Teachers return to school virtually in first-ever online Convocation

Professional Development

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Bóg zapłac’ (God Bless You) St. Stanislaus says good-by after 115 years

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side of the district – and some from outside the state - for Vidot from power-house Progressive organi-zations that backed her and endorsed her in the cam-paign.

Meanwhile, Ryan fea-tured more fundraising from sources within the district, and some from statewide networks.

At his Election party in Charlestown Tuesday night, Ryan gave a speech to a lively crowd that in-cluded State Sen. Sal Di-Domenico, Attorney Gen-eral Maura Healey, Boston Councilor Lydia Edwards, Chelsea Council President Avellaneda, Chelsea Coun-cilor Leo Robinson and a host of neighborhood sup-porters from Charlestown and Chelsea.

In his speech, Ryan touched on the fact that this was a race where outside money and people from the suburbs tried to tell city kids in Charlestown and Chelsea how they should live through their support of Vidot. He said voters turned that notion back.

“It was a tough year and an awesome victory,” said Ryan. “We were so posi-tive. I would wake up every

morning with them calling me names on Twitter and I would say, ‘Please, please, no one from my campaign respond to that.’ And no-body did because it’s all about our message and two great communities work-ing together. We don’t care about the rest of the state coming here and telling us what to do. To me, that’s structural racism. When you’re telling city kids what to do and you’re living way out there, that’s part of the problem. We know how to take care of ourselves. We had the most diverse cam-paign in the state, and not because we were endorsed by some group that writes White Papers…but because we were surrounded by kids that grew up in Chelsea and Charlestown. It’s a great district and I thank you all for sending me back.”

Ryan also gave a nod to the disruption of COVID-19, saying he kicked off his campaign in March during the Pres-idential Primary, and soon learned that things weren’t going to follow the normal re-election process.

“The first indication that there was going to be a COVID problem was

when the Secretary of State said to be careful going to the polls and make sure to mask up and use hand sanitizer,” he said. “Peo-ple brought their own pens. Everyone thought this was only going to be around for two weeks. The next thing you know I’m rep-resenting the City with the highest infection rate in the state. The greatest city in Massachusetts, and the greatest neighborhood in Massachusetts of course is right here in Charlestown. But the greatest City, Chel-sea, came together and fed people, clothed people, and did whatever it took to take care of their neighbors.”

Ryan also thanked his family, including his wife, Kara, his son and campaign manager Myer Segal, and his daughters, Audrey and Ella.

Vidot said she thanked all of her campaign staff and her family for support-ing her relentlessly during the campaign in both com-munities. She said though she didn’t come out ahead in her vote totals, she said her movement is just begin-ning.

On that point, she said she doesn’t believe her

campaign really lost.“Those who subscribe

to entrenched power struc-tures and have their own funny relationships with power believe that we lost last night,” she said. “Those of us that haven’t inter-nalized the way that status quo power works recognize that what we did was shake things up. Last night, we loosened up the chains for others to move more freely and openly.

“When I look at the amount of young people that came out to vote, the number and diverse array of folks that showed up for me in this campaign, it is a testament to the change and the values that I represent,” she continued. “When I look back at this campaign and the movement that we have built together over the last three months, all I feel is immense pride for what we did together. I’m already receiving messag-es from others who are in-spired by our campaign, so I’m not sure we really lost at all.”

Ryan will now return to the State House, and will be inaugurated into his next term in January, 2021.

State Rep. Dan Ryan with members of Teamsters Local 25, who had endorsed him for re-election.Stoneham State Rep. Michael Day, Kara Ryan, Vicki Kenne-

dy and State Rep. Dan Ryan.

Councillor-at-Large Damali Vidot and District 4 Councillor Enio Lopez, who came out to support his colleague in Chelsea government on Primary Election Day.

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Revere and Saugus, I will never take your confidence for granted.

I’m so grateful for the hard work of the many vol-unteers that helped on the campaign trail. Together, we got creative, took so-cial distancing precautions and had fun. Whether it was making calls, knock-ing on doors or strategiz-ing, I asked and you de-livered. Thank you to my

grandmother, Googie, my dad, my aunts, uncles and the rest of my family and friends. I’m beyond fortu-nate to have had you in my corner campaigning over the last nearly 10 years. Their support has always made a difference, and they are a huge part of our suc-cess.

For years, the 16th Suf-folk District has been rep-resented by strong wom-

en who knew how to get things done. They have been in leadership at the State House and given a new generation of elected officials a lot to live up to.”

Giannino thanked the many organizations and city and state officials who endorsed her candidacy, including Chelsea City Councillors Leo Robinson and Naomi Zabot.

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CPD officers were dis-patched to the area of 422 Broadway for a report of a fight in progress. Once on the scene, the victim told officers that a male sus-pect threatened him with a knife. The male was iden-tified and arrested near the location. The victim told officers earlier in the day, the suspect approached him at his backyard family gathering and asked him for a beer. The victim told the suspect that he was not old enough to drink and asked

him to leave. The victim said the suspect saw him on Broadway and attacked him.

FENDED OFF ATTACK

On Aug. 23, at 8:48 p.m., officers responded to 83 Addison St. for a report of a past assault and battery. The victim told officers that a female who she knew came to her residence and rang her doorbell. When the victim opened the outer hallway door, the suspect reportedly attempted to push past her in an attempt

to enter her home and fight a family member. The vic-tim was able to fend off the attack, and officers arrested the female suspect.

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ing communities. In Ever-ett, the race went to Mar-key, but was much closer than expected for a Senator who grew up the next city over and had huge institu-tional support.

In Revere and Lynn, where there are huge Latino communities, Kennedy also won over Markey. That was also true in Boston, where areas of that city which are heavily Spanish-speaking bucked the trend and vot-ed for Kennedy. That was likely due to the fact that Kennedy frequently spoke fluent Spanish when he showed up to events where Spanish-speakers were present.

In Boston overall and everywhere else, however, Markey cleaned Kennedy’s clock in a decisive win that was over very quickly in the evening.

Markey pulled out the statewide win with 55 per-cent of the vote to Kenne-dy’s 44.6 percent of the vote. In Boston, it was even more lopsided as Markey collected 59 percent of the vote (77,518) to Kennedy’s 40 percent (52,485).

Markey enjoyed strong support in western Massa-chusetts, and also on Cape Ann. Kennedy showed strength in southeast Mas-sachusetts and central Mas-sachusetts.

Kennedy jumped out to a fast start more than a year ago, and as time went on, few gave Markey a chance as Kennedy seemed to have the rising star. However, one should never count Ed Markey out of the picture. Markey’s campaign came alive down the stretch with the ‘Leads and Delivers’ bus tour, and grabbed a key endorsements from local

leaders like State Sen. Sal DiDomenico.

In Kennedy’s concession speech Tuesday night, he said his coalition will con-tinue.

“The Senator is a good man,” he said of Markey. “You’ve never heard me say otherwise. I know it was difficult between us at times -- good elections get heated -- but I am grate-ful for our debates, for his commitment to this Com-monwealth, and for the en-ergy and enthusiasm that he brought to this race. Obvi-ously, these results are not the ones we were hoping for…We built a campaign for the people that our poli-tics too often locks out and leaves behind. We built a campaign for Lawrence and Chelsea and New Bedford and Roxbury and Brockton and Springfield and Lowell and Worcester. We built a campaign for working folks -- of every color and creed -- who carry the econom-ic injustice of this country

on their backs. This cam-paign’s coalition will en-dure.”

•OTHER UNCON-TESTED RACES

In other races voted on in Chelsea Tuesday that weren’t contested, the fol-lowing were the results:

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley – 3,378 votes

State Sen. Sal DiDomen-ico – 3,323 votes

Register of Probate Felix Arroyo beat Kerby Rob-erson 2,932 votes to 637 votes.

Governor’s Councillor Terrence Kennedy beat He-lina Fontes, 2,222 votes to 1,365 votes.

•REPUBLICAN BAL-LOT

There was one contest-ed race on the Republican ballot, but a lot of action in the write-in category it has been said.

In the U.S. Senate race on the Republican side, Kevin O’Connor beat Siva Ayyadurai, 201 to 192.

By Seth Daniel

Encore Boston Har-bor received a Notice of Non-Compliance from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) after an investigation of an Aug. 16 party revealed more than 100 people in a suite and startling party con-ditions – including adult dancers and a DJ.

Since that time, Encore has quickly instituted the changes suggested by the MGC, and gone even fur-ther in implementing more strict measures for safety and crowd control in hotel rooms – including a $3,000 fine for breaking the occu-pancy limits.

However, the MGC said several miscues resulted in a party that got out of con-trol last month – being bro-ken up at 3:10 a.m. by State Police and Everett Police.

Bruce Band, assistant di-rector of the Investigations and Enforcement Bureau (IEB), said when police and security finally went in, they found more than 110 people in a suite that had an occupancy limit of 10.

He said they discov-ered a Dracut man rented the suite on Aug. 15, and starting at 6:30 p.m. began to bring people up the 1st and 2nd floor elevator to the room in small groups. At around midnight, a call came in from outside the resort warning that social media posts from the hotel showed a very large party occurring.

“Fifteen minutes later, an Encore Boston Harbor butler made a report to the front desk that he had de-livered something to the suite and saw more than 30 people,” said Band, not-ing that another call from outside also came in about social media posts and that

they would alert the Everett Board of Health.

Nothing was immedi-ately done, however, until after 3 a.m.

State Police reported that at 3:10 a.m., they respond-ed to Suite 1201 for the loud party potentially violating the governor’s COVID-19 orders. The Troopers and Everett Police officers found 112 people identified using video, a DJ and adult dancers. A large amount of alcohol was observed, and the smell of marijuana was noted. With assistance from hotel security, Troop-ers and Officers shut down the party and evidenced all occupants from the room and property.

The room was registered to a 23-year-old Dracut man, to whom Troopers issued a criminal summons for disturbing the peace, due to excessively noisy behavior and creating con-ditions that inconvenienced or annoyed others. The man was also determined to be in violation of Mas-sachusetts Executive Order 46, limiting gatherings to 8 people per 1,000 square feet and requiring all at-tendees to wear face cov-erings. A video review de-termined that at one point there were 112 people in the 3,000 square foot room. Few, if any, attendees were wearing face coverings. We issued the man a civil violation of the executive order, which carries a fine of $500.

The man’s name was withheld until arraignment and a criminal complaint had been submitted to the Malden District Court.

IEB Deputy Director Loretta Lillios said Encore has taken the Notice of Non-Compliance seriously and came up with a number of remedies very quickly,

including monitoring so-cial media, more surveil-lance of the hotel floors by security and posted guards at the elevators looking for suspicious activity. They have also instituted the $3,000 fine for anyone violating strict occupancy measures.

“They are taking it very seriously and they have made it known as well that flouting safety measures is unacceptable to the proper-ty and they have put signifi-cant measures behind that,” she said.

Band said the measures put in place in late August have already steered some away at the front desk upon checking in. Others have been removed from the ho-tel for violating the resort occupancy limits.

“Eight different people were already evicted for violating these measures and fined as well,” he said. “Encore is adhering to the measures they put in place. I can empathize with them because it’s not east to do with loyal guests.”

Chair Catherine Judd-Stein said she was bothered by the fact that there was ample warning of the party from inside the resort and outside, but little was done to break it up.

“What was problematic for me here is this happened and our licensee got reports over three hours and one employee – the butler – did the right thing and notified his fellow employees to the actions,” she said. “What’s important for the licens-ee is to not only enforce these new measures…but to make sure to keep chan-nels open to make sure they are hearing their employees when they report instances that could cause harm.”

Encore Boston Harbor cited by MGC with Notice of Non-Compliance

Though Congressman Joe Kennedy III lost the overall race, he won Chelsea on the back of numerous visits to the city and key endorsements from elected officials here. He is pictured here last Saturday campaigning in Bellingham Square with New York Congressman Adriano Espaillat.

will never be forgotten.“Today, the long and

glorious history of St. Stanislaus Parish in Chel-sea come to and end,” it continued. “The doors to our church will be closed forever. Among those of us for whom this church was a place of prayer in our native language and a bastion of Polish culture, this awakens in us deep an-guish. Leaving this church for the last time, we will fondly recall what a unique place this truly was. But, we must also carry with us the disappointment that we were unable to fulfill the promises of our forefathers and maintain this Parish longer.”

It was as sad an ending as it was joyous in its be-ginning.

St. Stan’s, as it is affec-tionately known in Chel-sea, began in 1903 when Polish immigrants settled in Chelsea and wanted re-spite from their long hours of manual labor by be-

ing able to go to a Polish church. When asked at the time by the Archdiocese of Boston if they wanted their own church and would bore the costs of mainte-nance, records show they said, “We want God in this country, in the Polish lan-guage and tradition…”

Over the next two years, Polish families in Chel-sea contributed 25 cents a week for the Parish Fund. They finally purchased the former Congregational Church on Chestnut Street and consecrated it as a Pol-ish Roman Catholic Church on July 2, 1905. In 1908, the Great Chelsea Fire hit the building and burnt it down. One year later, the church had been rebuilt.

It’s height came in the 1930s when the Parish had assets of what would today be $4 million and a thriv-ing religious community. They added a convent to the campus, and also built a school.

A big part of the last ser-

vices was thanking Pastor Andrew, who in a phone call with the Record, de-clined to comment on the matter – clearly sad to see the community dissolve.

“Father Andrew, we are thankful for your tire-less service at the altar of Christ, for our sick and for our deceased over the past 24 years,” the wrote. “You prepared us for the jubilee year that was the 100th an-niversary of the parish in 2005 and have been with us in good as well as in dif-ficult times.”

About eight years ago, St. Stan’s sold the school, which was developed into housing and is now operat-ed by TND in Chelsea for housing units.

It is uncertain right now what will happen with the church building, but that will likely be discussed in the near future. Parishio-ners seeking Polish lan-guage Masses are being di-rected to a Parish in South Boston.

The altar at St. Stanislaus Church in Chelsea. The church closed last weekend after 115 years of operations and faithful service in the city.

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By Seth Daniel

On Tuesday, a feder-al Appeals Court ruling reversed the practice of courthouses being a safe zone where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could not ar-rest people suspected of liv-

ing in the U.S. illegally. The reversal now allows

ICE agents to begin enter-ing courthouses once again to arrest those accused of immigration violation. The case before the Appeals Court came from DA Ra-chael Rollins and Mid-dlesex DA Marian Ryan

sought to bar the arrests in courthouses. They and oth-er court officials had argued that the arrests were dis-rupting the criminal justice system and court proceed-ings because some were afraid to come to the court.

In June 2019, U.S. Dis-trict Judge Indira Talwani ruled that ICE agents should be barred from mak-ing arrests in courthouses on people suspected of civil immigration violations – extending that to when they are arriving and leaving as well.

That portion was struck down on Tuesday.

DA Rollins said the fight isn’t over and she doesn’t agree with the decision.

“In Suffolk County, we fight to protect the right of every person, irrespective of immigration status, to have access to our courts

without fear of civil arrest,” she said. “Although we are disappointed with the First Circuit’s decision, this fight is far from over. We will re-view and consider all of our options and move forward in a way that honors the people of Suffolk County, their families and basic hu-man and civil rights. We are absolutely on the right side of justice here. It is never a loss when you are fighting for human rights, justice, and building a safer com-munity.”

The Appeals Court said the DAs had not proven that ICE lacks the statutory authority to be barred from making such arrests.

Arrests in courthouses by ICE have occurred in the greatest numbers during the last two presidential admin-istrations.

This article appeared in The Chelsea Record on Wednesday, April 29, 1999

By George Ostler

Between the years of 1870 and 1914, nearly two (2) million Polish immi-grants arrived in the United States. Many of these im-migrants settled in Chelsea during the city’s industrial growth years. The Polish immigrants proved to be family oriented, devoutly adherent, to the church and full of patriotic love for the adopted land. Being very industrious, they worked at the hardest and most ill paying jobs, still believing life here was better than the one they left.

A mass meeting of the Polish residents was held on October 20, 1903 at which plans were formu-lated for a Polish parish. In an act of consolidation, the Chestnut Street Congrega-tional Church, one of three Congregational churches in Chelsea, was put up for sale. On July 2, 1905 the church building was pur-chased by the Polish resi-dents of Chelsea. The first mass was celebrated by Rev. William Powers, pas-tor of St. Rose Church. One week later, Fr. Jerzy Jaskol-ski, OFM was installed as the first Pastor for the Pol-ish parish of Chelsea.

April 12, 1908, the dev-astating Chelsea Fire swept through the city leveling everything in its path. All

parish property, including the church and rectory, was destroyed. The mas-sive steeple that acted like a beacon, toppled to the ground in a mass of flames. All the labor of the past few months, was lost in a matter of minutes.

After the fire, mass was held at the Scenic Temple on Second Street, corner of Chestnut Street. Fr. Jaskol-ski worked tirelessly to re-build the church, damaging his health in the process. During this time, Fr. Jaskol-ski was living in the base-ment of 72 Broadway and later 4 Chestnut Street. By 1910 Fr. Jaskolski’s health had deteriorated so badly he had to leave the parish. Fr. Jerzy Jaskolski passed away, a very young man.

Fr. Alfons Figlewski suc-ceeded Fr. Jaskolski, and in 1912 the new church was dedicated. Fr. Cyprian Ad-amski took over as pastor in 1914, remaining until his death, May 31, 1939. During his span of 45 years as pastor, he built a school in 1919, and a new con-vent in 1922. Fr. Adamski created many orginizations within the church. One of these orginizations was in-strumental in the dedication of a park in Chelsea Square. In 1931, the park in Chel-sea Square was dedicated to a hero of the American Revolution, General Ka-zimierz Pulaski. The “Fa-ther Adamski Memorial Highway,” a section of the Northeast Expressway run-

ning through Chelsea, was dedicated to the pastor’s memory.

Fr. Adamski was suc-ceeded by Fr. Marcel Szy-manski OFM. Fr. Szyman-ski passed away, four years after taking over from Fr. Adamski. Fr. Callistus Sz-para OFM served as pas-tor for the next 17 years. Succeeding Fr. Szpara as pastor, Fr. Jerome A. Hol-ubowicz built a recreational area for children near the church.

Through the efforts of a

dedicated and faithful Pol-ish parish community, the St. Stanislaus Church con-tinues to celebrate weekly masses. The St. Stanislaus community successfully emerged through an arch-diocesan reorganization and potential closing. The school was rented for a time to the City of Chelsea as the Williams School Annex. The school is closed today, but the church continues to function as an integral part of the Chelsea Polish com-munity.

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ENJOY A SAFE LABOR DAY WEEKEND

“Time and tide wait for no man,” wrote the poet.The summer of 2020 is entering its final week as we ap-

proach the traditional Labor Day weekend and once again the summer season has flown by much faster than any of us would have liked, especially during a time when we find ourselves being held hostage by a microscopic virus.

But the calendar never lies and soon the summer of ‘20 will be just a memory.

Ordinarily, our end-of-summer editorial recalls the hap-piness and joy that the summer months have brought us. But this era of a pandemic has forced all of us to abandon almost every aspect of our traditional summer rituals, both big and small and on both communal and personal levels.

As this most awful of summer seasons winds down to just a few precious days, we certainly understand the de-sire on the part of many (if not all of us) to just let it all out, so to speak: “If this is the last, let’s make it a blast!”

But amidst the chaos in our lives, one thing that has not changed, and that requires even more urgency than usual, is our annual admonition to our readers to enjoy the Labor Day weekend safely.

We certainly do not wish to rain on anyone’s parade, so to speak, but we would be remiss if we failed to urge our readers that if they intend to have a good time, they should do so safely, both for themselves and their loved ones.

First and foremost, excessive drinking does not mix with anything -- whether it be boating, driving, water sports, hiking, bicycling, or just about any activity that requires some degree of coordination and observance of the rules of safety.

The news reports will be full of tragic stories over the weekend of those who died or were seriously injured in ac-cidents that could have been avoided had excessive drink-ing not been involved.

In addition, though this is a holiday weekend for us, we must remember that the COVID-19 does not take a holi-day. It always is lurking and seeking new victims who do not wear a face mask in public and who do not practice appropriate physical distancing at all times.

We must do our part to ensure that none of our loved ones -- let alone ourselves -- are among the inevitable, sad statistics.

We wish all of our readers a happy -- and safe -- Labor Day weekend.

A SUMMER OF CHAOS AND TRAGEDY

As America approached the Memorial Day weekend of 2020, the death toll from COVID-19 in the United States stood at just under 100,000 of our fellow Americans.

But now, three months later, that number soon will have doubled, as our nation’s death toll from the virus approach-es an astonishing and tragic 200,000 persons.

On May 25, a Black man, George Floyd, was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer, who kept his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes while Mr. Floyd lay prone on the ground until Mr. Floyd stopped breathing.

Three months later, a white Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back in front of his three young sons, leaving Mr. Blake paralyzed from the waist down.

Neither Mr. Floyd nor Mr. Blake posed a threat to any of the officers such that the officers were justified in using deadly force.

In May 2020, our national unemployment rate and num-ber of business failures stood at levels not seen since the Great Depression. Three months later, the improvement has been minimal with the spectre of worse to come thanks to the inaction by our leaders in Washington.

The Summer of 2020 has been a tragic disaster in this country by any and every measure. But instead of learning from our mistakes in order to move forward, our national leadership has offered no plan to alleviate the many prob-lems we are facing.

Instead of giving us hope that better days lie ahead, the present administration’s dysfunction has ensured that America will continue to spiral downward.

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Teachers/ Continued from page 1

The video collage by Jay Velez and Pete Pappavaselio fea-tured moments from distance learning in April.

The Chelsea Cantare was featured singing a piece that they performed for the Virtual Graduation in July. An online parent/teacher conference last spring.

Asst. Supt. Sarah Kent prevented the Butterfly Award.

Chelsea Teachers Union President Don Dabenigno said students need the teachers more than ever, even if it’s via computer.

School Committee Chair Kelly Garcia welcomed all the teachers back for professional development on Monday.

Departing Supt. Mary Bourque was honored as well during the virtual Convocation.

City Manager Tom Ambrosino said students will look to their teachers for strength and structure in what has been a very upending time for young people over the last six months.

Graduation in August was also highlighted as part of the video.

A collage of photos from the summer showed school lead-ers marching in the Black Lives Matter protest at City Hall.

Food service staff were highlighted, as they provided thou-sands of meals for students while they were quarantined under COVID-19 lockdowns.

Clark Avenue 5th grade teacher Steven Edelstein received the first Carolyn Arond Butterfly Award.

Supt. Almi Abeyta conducted her first Teacher Convoca-tion online – yet another first she never expected. She motivated the teachers with the re-telling of a book about a teacher that motivated a student who was de-pressed over his mother’s death.

you! And, I am sure they miss you. I miss seeing you in-person, too. Many of our students have expe-rienced much uncertainty and real trauma as a result of COVID-19. Thus, our students need you now more than ever.”

To illustrate that point, she recounted the 1974 story written by Elizabeth Ballard about a teacher, Mrs. Thompson, and a stu-dent, Teddy Stoddard. The teacher didn’t like Teddy, as many hadn’t before her. He wasn’t popular with the other students and could be mean – plus he often looked unkempt and dirty. Sometimes he would even sleep through the day.

At one point though, Mrs. Thompson went back to review Teddy’s previous comments from his other teachers. She discovered that he had been a top stu-dent and a joy in his first years. Then, one year the teacher comments that Teddy’s mother had died and Teddy’s father was not able to emotionally sup-port his son. The situation year by year got worse in the teacher comments, and Mrs. Thompson began to understand what had hap-pened. She cried that entire day, Abeyta said, and took a

new approach.Teddy eventually recov-

ered his confidence with her help and turned his life around. As the years went on, he would mail letters to Mrs. Thompson to tell her about his high school graduation, his college graduation, and his gradu-ation from medical school – eventually asking her to be with him at his wedding.

At the wedding, Teddy tells Mrs. Thompson that she believed in him when no one else would and gave him the gift of turn-ing around his life. Mrs. Thompson, however, said to Teddy that it was, he, ac-tually that had given her a gift. She told him she had never known how to really teach until she met him.

“How often is it that our students teach us the great-est lessons?” asked Abeyta. “May we find the Teddy’s in our classrooms and schools and love on them. Our stu-dents and families need us to love them relentlessly during this time - now more than ever.”

That point was also bolstered by City Manag-er Tom Ambrosino, who cautioned teachers that the students are going to need a careful hand as they return to learning.

“All of you know the terrible toll this pandemic has exacted in the City,” he said. “Combine that with the disruption in education and other routines since March, and it is obvious that the children you are coming to teach and serve

this year will have an un-usual amount of uncer-tainty, perhaps fear, and, in some cases, real trauma. These children need you now more than ever.”

Students will begin the year learning remotely at home on Weds., Sept. 16.

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The City of Chelsea is conducting a planning process that will produce an arts and culture strate-gy with a life cycle of five years. The process will identify Chelsea’s place within the regional arts and cultural framework and examine best practices to form a strategic recommen-dation.

As physical and demo-graphic changes advance internally, the City of Chel-sea is poised to expand its offerings in the areas of art and culture as a means of increasing the quality of life, economic opportuni-ties and community enjoy-ment for its residents.

The City has historical-ly served as a gateway for immigrants and transplants from the world and by sup-porting community events, holiday celebrations, and cross-cultural meetings the City celebrates their resi-dents’ cultural diversity, en-ergy and artistic potential.

Guided by consultants Molly Akin and Magali Maïza, the planning pro-cess is launching a broad outreach campaign offering quick and easy ways for residents and community stakeholders to share their ideas. There will be var-

ious opportunities to get involved such as virtual fo-cus groups, town halls and an online survey asking for residents’ input about their favorite arts and cultural activities. The survey is in English and Spanish and can be found at recreation.chelseama.gov. In addition, residents can share what they enjoy most in Chelsea by texting a photo or mes-sage to 617-819-5101.

While the initial plan-ning process is still on-go-ing, they expect the process itself to generate meaning-ful and practical informa-tion and recommendations from all participants re-garding viable and sustain-able local arts and cultural activities.

“The goal is to under-stand the meaning of the arts and culture in our di-verse community and to create an infrastructure that will shape a sustainable arts and culture growth strat-egy” stated Marlene Jen-nings, Chair, Chelsea Cul-tural Council.

The plan will be guided by an Oversight Committee formed by the Chelsea Cul-tural Council and informed by a twelve-member Vi-sioning Team with active participation from Chelsea

residents, businesses, com-munity, and civic organi-zations. Visioning Team meetings will take place

monthly via Zoom and are open to the public. Specific meeting dates will be post-ed on the City of Chelsea

website.The project is support-

ed by the Chelsea Cultural Council, the Department of

Health & Human Services, and the Chelsea Recreation and Cultural Affairs Divi-sion.

Staff Report

The MBTA, the City of Boston, the City of Somer-ville, the City of Everett, and the City of Chelsea last Thursday announced an unprecedented region-wide effort to implement up to 14 miles of dedicated bus lanes throughout the upcoming fall and spring to improve bus speed, reliability, and reduce crowded conditions in the wake of COVID-19.

These projects aim to both address service delays and improve service condi-tions to better allow bus rid-ers to social distance.

“The Rapid Response Bus Lanes Program is about addressing the needs of rid-ers today while taking a transformative step forward to build a better T,” said MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak. “Throughout the pandemic, the majority of our ridership has been on our bus system. Advancing this program is the fastest way we can provide thou-sands of our riders with sig-nificant improvements in service reliability. We could

not have done this without the support of our munici-pal partners and their lead-ership during this time. This kind of collaboration will allow our region’s economy to safely re-open while im-proving access for all.”

“Chelsea residents de-pend on numerous key bus routes like Route 111, which is a critical connec-tion to Boston that carries over 12,000 riders each day to work, the grocery store, and critical services,” said City of Chelsea City Man-ager Thomas G. Ambrosi-no. “Enhancing service for Chelsea residents, partic-ularly low and moderate income individuals, will reduce delays and over-crowding along these im-portant routes.”

Bus lanes can reduce crowding on buses and also limit the amount of time riders spend in close proximity to others while on the bus. In some cases, bus lanes can improve ser-vice frequency to further mitigate crowded condi-tions. These improvements will support public health and COVID-19 recovery

throughout the bus service network and region.

Projects were selected by the MBTA in partnership with municipalities to tar-get corridors that have seen some of the highest rates of bus ridership since March and experience above-aver-age chronic delay, thereby improving service for the most vulnerable users.

Several of the selected project corridors are critical connections for commuters accessing essential jobs and services with benefits seen on high-ridership routes in-cluding Routes 15, 22, 23, 28, 66, 86, 111, 116, and 117. Through the imple-mentation of all proposed Rapid Response Bus Lanes projects, the improvements will directly benefit more than 50,000 weekday bus riders presently using these services (about a third of the current weekday rider-ship) in addition to thou-sands more as anticipated increases in ridership con-tinue in the coming months. Based on pre-pandemic ridership figures from Feb-ruary, these upgrades could eventually benefit more

than 110,000 weekday bus riders.

Projects that will be im-plemented this fall and spring include:

•Columbus Avenue in Boston between Walnut Avenue and Jackson Square Station.

•North Washington Street in Boston from Cross Street to Causeway Street.

•Broadway in Chelsea from City Hall Plaza to 3rd Street.

•Washington Street in Somerville between Mc-Grath Highway and Sulli-van Square.

•Sweetser Circle, Main Street near Sweetser Cir-cle, and Broadway from Sweetser Circle to Chelsea Street in Everett.

•Washington Street in Boston to Roslindale from Forest Hills Station to Ro-slindale Village.

Projects to undergo fur-ther public process over the fall for potential spring im-plementation include:

•Warren Street in Boston between Grove Hall and Nubian Square.

•Malcolm X Boulevard in Boston between Nubian

Square and Tremont Street.•Columbus Avenue and

Tremont Street in Boston from Jackson Square Sta-tion to Ruggles Station, extending the bus lanes cur-rently under construction.

•Hyde Park Avenue in Boston between Metropol-itan Parkway and Forest Hills Station.

Several projects in plan-ning prior to the pandemic were accelerated as part of the Rapid Response Bus Lanes Program while oth-ers were identified in re-sponse to specific ridership trends since March 2020. All of the projects benefit bus routes that have contin-ued to have high ridership since the pandemic began.

Improvements will in-clude quick-build treat-ments such as striping, red paint, signage, and minor signaling changes. Further enhancements will also likely take place in 2021 and beyond. Emergency re-sponse vehicles and school buses may also use these bus lanes, which will fur-ther benefit first-respond-ers and students. Several projects also include shared

bus/bike lanes, dedicated bike facilities, and pedestri-an safety improvements in order to bolster multimodal transportation.

The MBTA and each municipality have worked in close partnership on each project. Design for the projects is supported by the MBTA’s on-call design con-tracts with implementation predominantly funded by that MBTA and assistance from each municipality. The MBTA expects to spend ap-proximately $20 million in 2020 and early 2021 to deliver the Rapid Response Bus Lanes Program, both through direct construction and through reimburse-ments to municipalities that construct projects them-selves. Municipalities gen-erally provide additional funding for non-bus-related components of the projects, such as streetscape im-provements that do not di-rectly affect bus operations, though actual cost sharing varies by each project.

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Pictured in front of the ‘Chelsea Right Now Mural’ (left to right) Casey Merkle, Artist; Calvin Brown, City Councilor; Judith Garcia, City Councilor; Demetrius Fuller, Lead Artist; Tom Ambrosino, City Manager; Chelsea Cultural Council: Marlene Jennings Chair, Angelina McCoy, Recorder, Juliana Borgiani Geiger, Treasurer; and Dakeya Christmas, Co- Chair. Missing Carolina Anzola.

Officials ask public for input for arts & culture plan

The Baker-Polito Ad-ministration on Friday an-nounced new policies that will provide families who require childcare while their children are engaged in remote learning addition-al options by allowing pro-grams to offer supervised care during regular school day hours.

Governor Charlie Baker signed an Executive Or-der that allows the Depart-ment of Early Education and Care (EEC) to au-thorize currently licensed after-school and out-of-school programs to operate

during the school day while children are learning re-motely.

As schools prepare to re-open, working parents need to find care and learning support for their school-aged children while they are engaged in remote learning. Current state statute pro-hibits licensed after-school and out-of-school time programs for school-aged children from offering care during school hours. The Executive Order allows EEC to authorize childcare programs, like YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, fam-

ily childcare homes, and others, to care for school-age children while they par-ticipate in remote learning.

The Department will also exempt informal remote learning parent cooperative arrangements organized by families, if the groups are supervised by unpaid parents. These parent co-operatives are still subject to any state orders regulat-ing gatherings in place un-der the COVID-19 state of emergency.

In addition, the Execu-tive Order creates a tempo-rary license exemption for

remote learning enrichment programs to provide super-vision and care for school children up to age 14 while they participate in remote learning during the school day. These remote learning programs, which must meet specific criteria, will need to first be approved by their local municipality before they can apply for the li-cense exemption. Programs run by a school district are already exempt from EEC licensure and do not need to apply for this exemption.

The Departments of Ear-ly Education and Care and

Elementary and Secondary Education will issue joint guidance that details the minimum requirements for remote learning programs, including background re-cord checks, health and safety standards, facilities checks, and child to staff ratios.

Municipalities will en-sure programs, that are approved for the license exemption, comply with health and safety require-ments.

“We all want our chil-dren to get back into school as soon as possible and we

applaud the schools and districts that are making the extra effort to bring their students back in some form,” said Education Sec-retary James Peyser. “At the same time, we know that remote learning will be part of the educational experi-ence for many students this fall, so it’s critical that we enable parents, after-school providers, and community organizations to offer addi-tional childcare options and learning supports when stu-dents are unable to attend school in person.”

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EDWARDS SEEKS BIKES ON BLUE LINE

EAST BOSTON - For the past few years East Bos-ton has suffered some of the worst gridlock in decades. Since the reconfiguration of the Sumner Tunnel toll pla-za and a dramatic increase in North Shore motorists using Eastie streets during their morning commute, getting around the neigh-borhood has become a little less easy.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has kept the traf-fic at bay with many still working from home City Councilor Lydia Edwards is taking proactive steps to try and cut down on neigh-borhood traffic once things start returning to normal with a plan to promote more bike usage for com-muters.

Edwards and her col-league, At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu, filed a hearing order last week to explore increasing the transportation options for cyclists on the MBTA’s Blue Line. Edwards ex-plained riders are not cur-rently able to bring their bicycles on the Blue Line during peak hours, which prevents commuters from being able to ride the T into the city and bike to their fi-nal destination.

“This is going to be the start of a conversation,” said Edwards. “We need to have a conversation about access and equity across transportation modes for East Boston residents. We’re separated from the rest of the city by the har-bor and there’s no way for cyclists to be able to safely ride into the city. I’m pro-posing a pilot program to allow them to bring their bikes onto one car on the train during peak hours. With the population of the neighborhood growing, it’s important that we give res-idents as many transporta-tion options as possible.”

An added benefit to Ed-wards’s plan is that Blue Line riders may spend less time on trains thus expos-ing themselves less to po-tential COVID exposure

while commuting. Data shows that vehicu-

lar traffic in Eastie has in-creased dramatically over the last 10 years with North Shore commuters spilling onto city streets as they try to avoid traffic on Route 1A. The Suffolk Downs proposal includes miles of dedicated multi-modal in-frastructure, but its effec-tiveness will be limited by the MBTA’s prohibition of bicycles during peak rush hour on the Blue Line. “If people want to bike to work from the Aquarium station, they should be able to do so,” said Edwards. “The more options we give peo-ple to get from Point A to Point B the fewer cars there will be on our neighbor-hood roads.”

Her plan has received the support of transporta-tion advocates like former Boston Transportation Sec-retary John Vitagliano who successfully lobbied for the Marty Coughlin By-Pass Road to Chelsea that sig-nificantly reduced Logan Airport-related traffic in Day Square.

“I strongly support Councilor Lydia Edward’s excellent recommendation that the MBTA provide suf-ficient capacity on the Blue Line-which serves East Boston, Winthrop, Revere and other north shore com-munities-to accommodate bicyclists during rush hour periods as well as during current non-rush hour pe-riods,” he said. “There are a number of possible oper-ational alternatives, includ-ing full and partial train car/ bike provisions, that are feasible but would need to be evaluated through a vigorous test program. The current pandemic down-turn of Blue Line ridership provides the opportunity to perform such a test. East Boston and other north shore communities deserve equal bicycle access to Boston-now is the time to do it.”

NEW PROJECT ON MAVERICK STREET

EAST BOSTON - A Boston Planning and De-velopment Agency (BPDA) approved mixed-use condo

project on Maverick Street broke ground recently, and will bring 49 new units to East Boston.

The project at 205 Mav-erick St., dubbed EBO, was approved by the BPDA in 2018 after developer Jo-seph Nogueira made sev-eral changes to the design, scale and scope of the proposed building and cut down the number of total units. Originally the devel-oper proposed a five story, 55 unit building with two commercial spaces.

The modifications to the proposal came after mem-bers of the Gove Street Cit-izens Association (GSCA) voted 12 to 12 at a commu-nity meeting in September 2018. The tied vote meant GSCA would not send a let-ter of support or opposition for the project.

The plans approved by the BPDA call for the demolition of the existing single-story commercial structure that houses a laun-dromat and convenience store in order to construct a five-story, mixed-use build-ing with 49 residential rent-al units, seven of which will be affordable units.

According to Noguei-ra, Nauset Construction has begun its work on the project that will con-sist of 12 studio units, 17 one-bedroom units, and 20 two-bedroom units.

“EBO condominiums are designed to fit in seam-lessly with the character of the existing neighbor-hood, while providing much-needed housing to the City of Boston – in-cluding seven affordable units – in close proximity to public transportation,” said Nogueira. “And bring-ing back the market and laundromat in upgraded space ensures that they will be able to continue to serve the community for years to come.”

At community meet-ings regarding the project Nogueira called the proj-ect ‘development without displacement’ because he always planned to bring back the laundromat and convenience store after construction was complet-ed. The two tenants, Mav-

erick Street Market and Swish & Swash Laundro-mat, are popular business-es in the area and residents expressed a desire for both to return.

The development will also include an enclosed parking garage with 34 parking spaces and an equal number of bicycle spac-es. In addition, an outdoor courtyard that sets back the residential entry from the sidewalk will be construct-ed to create opportunities for informal neighborhood gathering and socializing that will further enliven the streetscape. In order to soft-en the garage the developer has planned a roof decked open space or ‘green roof’ concept over the garage in order to hide the cars from view from abutters living around the building on Maverick and Everett Streets.

“Constructing mid-size, mixed-use multifamily developments in tight ur-ban infill locations is be-coming a calling card for Nauset in recent years,” said Nauset Construction President Anthony Papan-tonis. “Through repetition, we’ve been able to stream-line processes to reduce construction time and im-prove procedures to ensure the safety of the surround-ing neighborhood and our workforce.”

As part of his BPDA approval Nogueira agreed to a $20,000 contribution to fund a transportation analysis, and/or imple-ment pedestrian safety en-hancements, vehicle calm-ing measures, and public realm improvements in and around the Maverick Street corridor.

The developer also plans to make donations to the Piers Park Sailing Center, as well as the East Boston Social Centers.

MASSIVE REDEVELOPMENT OF STOP & SHOP SITE

EVERETT - The new owners of the Stop & Shop parcel on the Park-way straddling the Everett/Chelsea line have proposed a massive redevelopment of the site, with 800 rental housing units and retail of-ferings that may or may not include a re-make of the grocery store.

The Grossman Com-panies of Quincy has filed with the City to begin re-views of the project, and were slated to be on the agenda for Monday’s Plan-ning Board – though that got pushed into September due to a public notice Sna-fu.

In the meantime, City Planner Tony Sousa said they are very excited about the proposal and that it pig-gybacks on so many of the other dynamic mixed-use projects that have surged into the formerly heavy industrial area. He said the project would create more momentum that is already underway with the completed Pioneer, the proposed development at Wood Waste, the Market Forge proposal, the Fair-field development under construction on the Chelsea side of the line and the op-erational EnVision Hotel. All of it adds up to a very new and different place than most everyone in Ev-erett is used to seeing on the forgotten southern side of the Parkway.

“It’s everything com-ing together that is so ex-citing,” he said. “I look at 2014 and 2015 when we did the neighborhood plan and a few years later we did the zoning changes. The we added the federal op-portunity zone designation. That is very real and every developer down there has looked into the opportunity

zone.“It’s really, really com-

ing together there,” he con-tinued. “Go back five years and we have added the Sil-ver Line and the soon-to-be commuter rail station in Chelsea. I can’t say enough about accessing the Silver Line and how it connects us now to the airport, the Sea-port and South Station. We didn’t have that five years ago so there wasn’t this synergy that there is now. It all starts with Mayor De-Maria’s vision and guiding us to get everything in or-der. The Commercial Trian-gle is changing.”

The Stop & Shop parcel on the Parkway is just over six acres of land and sits about 80 percent in Everett and 20 percent in Chelsea. The review will have to come from Everett first, but will also need approvals from Chelsea afterward.

The proposal includes 800 units of rental housing, which translates to 150 Stu-dios, 494 one-bedrooms, and 156 two-bedrooms. The development calls for 906 parking spaces in structured garages. Even with that, the project would call for variances for park-ing, additional height, and setbacks. It could also fea-ture as many as 40 or more units of affordable housing on site.

The proposal includes 15,000 square feet of retail, which is a far cry from the 90,000 square-foot existing grocery store. Sousa said he had no idea if Stop & Shop would re-tool their store as they have in other locations around Great-er Boston. Some Stop & Shop stores have focused on a smaller footprint with more prepared foods and a pared-down market under the title ‘bfresh.’’ That has taken place in Newton and Davis Square Somerville. It wasn’t readily apparent if that would happen on the Parkway, and Sousa said there is no tenant yet iden-tified for the retail portion.

However, he said some sort of market would be likely needed in that area despite the large Market Basket down the street. With nearly 2,000 units on the docket for that immedi-ate area, Sousa said a mar-ket concept for quick grabs and small orders would be a great amenity from the City’s perspective.

The proposal would be situated in several build-ings on the site, and would feature an open public space concept as has been the norm in the other build-ings proposed or built in the area. That, Sousa said, is going to be a feature of the new district on both sides of the City Line. Having public green space accessi-ble to everyone and outdoor seating to accompany retail would be essential, he said, to the character of this new-ly carved out community.

“There are again here very public facing elements of open space and helping to create a neighborhood feel,” he said. “As more gets developed, we want to make sure open space is shared space and there is retail with outdoor seating and public amenities.”

The project has been con-tinued for its first unveiling at the Sept. 12 Everett Plan-ning Board meeting, which is an online Zoom meeting. The Grossman Companies purchased the site in 2018 for around $16 million.

AUDITORIUM POSSIBLY TOBE RENAMED

EVERETT - The Fred-erick Foresteire Center for Performing Arts at Everett High School – otherwise known as the auditori-um – is before the School Committee this month on a request by Mayor Carlo DeMaria to rename the fa-

cility after the late Dorothy Martin Long.

At Monday’s School Committee meeting, the Committee by a unanimous vote accepted a request from the mayor for the re-naming and sent it to the Subcommittee on Property for further evaluation.

There was no immediate comment from anyone on the Committee and Mayor DeMaria did not wish to comment at this time ei-ther. He submitted the item in his role as an ex officio member of the Committee.

The Center was named after former Supt. Fred For-esteire when he was still at the helm of the schools and shortly after the new Ever-ett High was completed so many years ago. Howev-er, criminal allegations of improper conduct against him prompted his resigna-tion in December 2018 and charges were filed in court in early 2019. The case is still pending and has been delayed by COVID-19 court shutdowns. He is charged with seven counts of misconduct, but hasn’t yet been convicted of any-thing.

That said, many have asked numerous times if the Performing Arts Center would be renamed given the negative publicity sur-rounding the former super-intendent. Nothing, howev-er, was done as the School Committee said it was waiting until the resolution of the court case before tak-ing any action on renaming things that carry the name of Foresteire – including the Center.

On Monday, in what was a surprise to observ-ers, Mayor DeMaria moved to have the Committee go ahead now and consider the renaming.

Dorothy Martin Long was a long-time communi-ty and education advocate in Everett, serving in nu-merous capacities before her unexpected passing earlier this summer. She was prominent on the Su-perintendent Search Com-mittee that met many times in 2019 before picking new Supt. Priya Tahiliani.

The matter was voted to Committee on an 8-0 vote.

LYNN CANCELING FALL SEASON

LYNN - Lynn English Director of Athletics Dick Newton and Lynn Classical Director of Athletics Bill Devin both voted with the majority to cancel the entire Northeastern Conference fall sports season.

The NEC ADs voted by a 7-5 margin to recommend to cancel the season and push it back to the spring of 2021. The NEC school principals, including Clas-sical Principal Amy Dunn and English Interim Princi-pal Anastasia Tessie Mow-er, voted 9-0-3 Monday to cancel the season, with the Gloucester, Danvers, and Beverly principals abstain-ing.

Newton spoke about the proposal that he authored.

“I think the buzzword was ‘equity’ and if five schools are not able to play at all, are we going to stay together as a league or are we going to branch off and do our own thing?” said Newton. “I think the main objective of school systems is to get students back in the classroom first.”

The decision affects Lynn high school football (which had already been moved to the spring season, (which is called the “Fall 2” season), volleyball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls cross country, golf, and cheerleading.

“It is my job as an ath-letic director to look out for my kids and at this point in time where we’re in wa-ters that we haven’t been

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BLOOD DONATIONS NEEDED

The American Red Cross has extended its urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets. With influenza escalating across the country and pre-venting some donors from giving, and winter weather threatening to cancel blood drives, the Red Cross now has a critical shortage of type O blood and urgently needs donors to restock the shelves.

Currently, the Red Cross has less than a three-day sup-ply of type O blood available for patient emergencies and medical treatments. Type O positive blood is the most transfused blood type and can be given to Rh-positive patients of any blood type. While just 7 percent of the U.S. population has type O negative blood, it can be transfused to patients with any blood type and is what hospital staff reach for during emergencies when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type.

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Master Plan meeting scheduled

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Mayor Brian Arrigo in-vites residents and commu-nity members to attend the final forum for the City’s master plan, Next Stop Re-vere, at the Rumney Marsh Academy on Tuesday, Jan. 28 beginning at 6 p.m.

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Throughout the Master Plan process in 2019, resi-dents of all ages and back-grounds were engaged in creating a roadmap based on community input to help shape the future of the city. The final document will recommend key action items for local transporta-tion, housing, open space, energy and climate change, public health, economic

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in before when it comes to COVID-19 and virtual learning – it’s made things very difficult for everybody and my job is to look out for Lynn English and Lynn kids.”

Devin said Lynn was deemed to be in “red” for COVID-19 cases, “so weren’t going to be allowed to play anywhere.”

“This decision gives us a ray of hope that we can salvage the entire fall sea-son and play it in the Fall 2 floating wedge season created by the MIAA,” said Devin.

Devin said he is “100 percent optimistic” that the Fall 2 season can happen this spring.

“There are some obsta-cles with the weather and the availability of venues and other issues, but I think all of those things can be overcome,” said Devin. “My thought is that the late February dates will be used for tryouts and indoor practices and then gradual-ly make our way out to the golf course, the cross coun-try course, and the football and soccer fields.”

Devin said he is excited about an interesting scenar-io that could find the Lynn Classical and Lynn English football teams playing their annual “Thanksgiving” game in April.

“I am excited about playing the Bulldogs on a warm, crisp Saturday after-noon in April at Manning Field,” said Devin. “We’re going to have a sell-out crowd, 10,000-plus fans there.”

In other news, Devin and Newton have agreed that the Lynn flag football (Powder Puff) game be-tween Lynn Classical and Lynn English seniors will be played in the spring at Manning Field.

McKENNA’S HOME IS TESTING SITE

REVERE - Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKen-na is well known for look-ing out for her constituents’ best interests on the streets of Beachmont and as it now turns out, officially in the air up above the neighbor-hood as well.

McKenna’s home and yard on Winthrop Avenue will be the site for a ma-chine that will measure the emissions from airplanes landing and taking off from Logan Airport.

Dr. John Durant, en-vironmental engineering professor at Tufts Univer-sity, is leading the one-year study in collaboration with the Boston University School of Public Health “to better understand aviation impacts in communities

near Logan Airport.”The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) is funding the research that will determine air pollution (chemical pollution and noise pollution) impacts of aviation and how to miti-gate pollution from those impacts.

How did Tufts and BU officials happen to choose the home of Councillor Joanne McKenna for the placement of the machine?

“We are doing a yearlong characterization of impacts near the major runways,” said Durant. “We wanted a site to the north in line with the major runway config-urations, and through the Logan noise study group, I was referred to Joanne by Gina Cassetta (of the Winthrop Airport Hazards Committee).”

Durant credited McKen-na for responding immedi-ately to the request to use her home as an emissions testing site.

“Joanne volunteered and she was quite enthusiastic,” said Durant. “So we’ve installed a water-tight, weather-proof box on her residential property and putting three instruments inside that will measure three different kinds of pollution: nitrogen diox-ide, black carbon, and ul-tra-fine particles. These are all combustion byproducts of the airplane engine, just like they come out of the tailpipe of a car.”

The testing mechanisms will be on 24 hours a day, according to Durant. Win-throp, Chelsea, and South Boston will be the other testing locations.

McKenna has been in-volved in regular commu-nications with Massport during her tenure on the City Council.

“But this study just fell in my lap,” said McKenna humbly. “Tufts and BU are doing a study on the quality of the air over Beachmont and my property is one of the highest points on the hill. Gina Cassetta suggest-ed my house for the study. They [Tufts and BU offi-cials] came to my house a few weeks ago and thought it was a wonderful location. The machine will be in my yard for a year and test the quality and the emissions of the airplanes. It’s a great step for Beachmont. Finally we’re going to get a study to see how the emissions of the airplanes landing at and departing from Logan affect the health of Beach-mont residents.”

ESPOSITO’S BAKERY TO CLOSE REVERE LOCATION

REVERE - Esposito

Bakery, an institution that has stood proudly for Ital-ian pastry excellence in Re-vere since 1963, will close its Revere location after 57 years in the business but continue operations at its current stores in Saugus and Danvers.

Owners Charlie Pema and Zamira Pema and their daughters Ada Pema and Jennifer Pema have owned and operated the popular bakery at 154 Squire Road for the last 25 years.

“It’s really been a fami-ly affair,” said Ada Pema. “My mom and dad worked there for a number of years before owning it. They re-ally have managed all oper-ations for the bakery. And my sister and I grew up there making cannolis and decorating cakes and man-aging inventory since we were young.”

Through the support of their many loyal customers at their Revere store, the Pemas were able to expand the business to locations in Saugus and Danvers.

The Pemas were known for their distinct personal touch and congenial man-ner with each customer, building a strong relation-ship with them. Often ar-riving early in the morning to begin their days, Charlie and Zamira Pema worked hard to put out a great prod-uct and customers flocked to the door not only for weekly purchases for the family dinners but for spe-cial occasions.

“We put so much love and effort into it,” said Ada. “We kept all of the original recipes from the Esposi-to family who originally owned it. It’s just been a family effort and we’re so lucky to have been able to have grown the business as well.”

Why is the Pema fam-ily ending its legendary existence in Revere pas-try-land?

“It’s bittersweet, but for us, I think it’s really been time to go,” said Ada. “I think the situation with the landlord was no longer giv-ing us an ability to grow and scale the business and invest in the business the way how we wanted to. After a few years of going back and forth, we decided to take our investments and grow the business in Sau-gus where we have more space. We’re just excited to have revamped and grown the business over there.”

Jennifer Pema agreed with her sister, stating, “It definitely is a bittersweet transition. The Revere community was a backbone and a staple of the business. We’re going to miss Revere but we’re not going far.”

Ada also noted that the

Saugus store is not far from the Revere border and that many former Revere resi-dents – who patronized the store in this city – are now customers at the Saugus store.

“We see familiar fac-es all the time,” said Ada. “It’s the next town over and we’re excited to reno-vate the space, grow it, and set it up for the future. We hope that Revere residents will come over to Saugus. We’re really excited to continue the Esposito tradi-tion there.”

WINTHROP MOVED TO COVID RED ZONE

WINTHROP - The Town of Winthrop has been moved to the Red Zone designation, the highest level of risk by state offi-cials due to the increase in positive COVID-19 cases. Winthrop joins 21 other communities, including Revere, Chelsea, Lynn and Everett that also have been moved to the Red Zone. While Boston has not been designated in the Red Zone, East Boston has the highest infection rate in the City and the highest per-centage of residents testing positive. As of this week, East Boston is at 11% for those being tested positive for the virus.

The Town of Win-throp is taking multiple steps to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our com-munity. The Massachu-setts Department of Public Health had notified Win-throp officials of eight new cases on Friday and one additional resident affected by COVID-19 on Tuesday . The new Winthrop totals as

of Tuesday are as follows: 350 confirmed cases: 24 deceased, 22 isolated and 304 recovered.

The Town of Winthrop has reactivated its Emer-gency Operations Center on Wednesday, Aug. 26, in order to centralize the re-sponse effort to the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases. Those with questions about the COVID-19 situation in town are encouraged to call the COVID-19 informa-tion line at 617-539-5848 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or email COVID19info@town.winthrop.ma.us.

In response to the recent designation by the state as a “high risk” community, Winthrop officials have partnered with state lead-ers to establish “Stop the Spread” testing site seven days a week at the E.B. Newton School, as well as additional limited “pop-up” sites. Testing is free for all at each testing site in Winthrop. The testing at the E.B. Newton School and the pop-up sites will continue through at least Sept. 12.

Testing will be available at E.B. Newton School in Winthrop on the following days and times until further notice:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 2-7 p.m. (drive-through)

Tuesday and Thursday from 2-7 p.m. (walk-up)

Testing providers are able to provide information in English and Spanish.

Additional pop-up test-ing location details will be provided as soon as they are available.

“The only way to tru-ly stop the spread of COVID-19 in our com-

munity is for everyone to get tested, learn their results and take the ap-propriate steps if they test positive,” Public Health Director Meredith Hur-ley said. “Testing lets us know where the virus is in our community, who is carrying it even without symptoms, and who’s at risk of contracting the virus through close contact with those that have it.”

The virus that caus-es COVID-19 primari-ly spreads through the exchange of respiratory droplets that find their way into the air when people breathe, cough or sneeze. Spread can be significant-ly limited through the use of face coverings when in public, and through the practice of social distanc-ing -- remaining at least six feet away from people who don’t live in your house-hold at all times.

“Residents who live with or have close con-tact with more vulnerable members of our population -- such as their elderly par-ents and grandparents or individuals with compro-mised immune systems -- are especially encouraged to get tested,” Town Man-ager Austin Faison said. “Still, everyone should get tested regardless of their risk factors so that we can have a fuller understanding of how far COVID-19 has spread in our community and put a stop to it so that we can all stay safe and healthy.”

Between Aug. 2 and 15, Winthrop’s average daily COVID-19 incidence rate per 100,000 residents was 11.37, trending higher than the community’s previous case count period.

COVID-19 has dispro-portionately impacted the city of Chelsea and sur-rounding communities. Nowhere is this felt more than among some of the most vulnerable residents–babies. With shortages, ra-tioning, and long wait lines, families are struggling to access essential baby care items like diapers and wipes. To fill this need and alleviate stress, the Healthy Families Home Visiting program at Family & Chil-dren’s Service has launched a Diaper Drop-off Cam-paign for young parents. To be eligible for this service, participants must be

• First-time parents • 20 years old or younger • With a child 12 months

or younger (or expecting their first child)

• A resident of Chelsea, Charlestown, East Boston, Revere or Winthrop

Starting Monday, August

24th, families in need of diapers and wipes can vis-it www.fcslynn.org or the Family & Children’s Face-book page to register for free delivery of diapers and wipes. The Healthy Fami-lies home visitors will then deliver the baby care items directly to their doors.

Program Manager, Xan-dra Negron says, “Our goal is to meet an immediate health need, but we really hope that young parents will register for our Healthy Families Home Visiting Program which will bene-fit their family long-term. Our program offers coach-ing and education to help parents implement effec-tive parenting skills and achieve personal goals. We also provide support by connecting families to oth-er community resources, as well as screen children for developmental delays. This is much more than diaper

delivery service, we really want to be part of a broader solution for young parents. The decision to focus only on parents who qualify for our program ensures that we will have a lasting im-pact when the current crisis is over.”

About Family & Chil-dren’s Service: Family & Children’s Service is a community-based non-profit organization that supports underserved and socially vulnerable pop-ulations to build stable, productive, and healthy lives. We strengthen the life skills of families, children, and individuals of all ages through a range of pro-grams offered directly or in collaboration with other or-ganizations in our commu-nity. The Healthy Families Home Visiting Program is funded through Children’s Trust.

Family & Children’s Service healthy families diaper drop-off campaign

Page 10 T H E C H E L S E A R E C O R D Thursday, September 3, 2020

João Nepomuceno Gomes, 95, passed away on Saturday, August 29, sur-rounded by his loving fami-ly in the peaceful surround-ings of his Chelsea home.

Born and raised in São Nicolau, Carbo Verde, a beloved son of the late Joâo Gomes do Rosario and Filipa Delfina Gomes, he married his beloved Zuilda Monteiro in 1947 and was widowed in 2014 after 67 years of love and devotion.

Joao and his wife raised their family in Carbo Verde and settled in the United States in 1976, taking per-manent residency in Chel-sea in 1977 where he has been a resident for 43 years.

He worked briefly at American Biltrite and later worked at Logan Airport/Host-Marriott Restaurant as a waiter, retiring in 1989.

He was a proprietor who enjoyed his Trupi-chu, where he supervised the production of grouge and mel (rum and sugar cane honey). In addition he built a home so his chil-dren could call their own in their forefathers’ land. He enjoyed life, but there were three things that he valued the most: his family, edu-cation and productive citi-zens, which he imparted to his decedents:

His life was not in vain, and he will live on through his surviving family. He was so proud of his fami-ly’s many contributions to society and often bragged about his family’s success and wonderful contribution to the following industries; Author, Banking/Finance, Bio-technology, Construc-tion, Education, Engineer-ing, Electrical/Plumbing, Health Care, Hotel and Hospitality, Ministry, Mu-sic Industry, Retail, Social Services and Transportation to name a few.

Fondly remembered as a kind, fun and loving person, he enjoyed being around his family and friends.

In his lifetime he loved watching and attending WWF wrestling matches.

He enjoyed playing card

games and listening to mu-sic, especially to his favor-ite Cabo Verdean singer, Bana.

In his younger years, he was seen often riding his horses throughout the vil-lage where he was born.

In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Zuilda Monteiro Gomes. He was the devoted father of Man-uel Gomes, Maria Alina Connolly, Mario Do Rosa-rio Gomes, Maria Josefina Gomes, Ana Oliveira, Emil-ia Gomes, Inacio Gomes, Lorena Lopes, Josefina Gomes, Benedita Gomes, Pedro Gomes, Virginia Monteiro Fernades, Osval-dina Gomes Daly, Filipa Gomes. He was the dear brother of Pedro Alcantra Gomes and Antonia Ana de Brito. He is also sur-vived by 47 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and five great, great grandchil-dren. five sons-in-law, three daughters-in-law and many nieces and nephews.

A private family fare-well will be held followed by graveside prayers and interment. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date when family and friends can attend.

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A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Rose of Lima Church for Idalina (Fortes) Brito on Wednesday, September 2 and services conclud-ed with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden.

Idalina passed away on Friday, August 28 in the peaceful surroundings of her home and in the pres-ence of her tender loving and caring family. She was 83 years old.

Born and raised in Cabo Verde, she was the first of four children born to the late Alfredo DaLomba Fortes and Maria Lopes Teixiera. She married An-tonio Carvalho Brito in 1960 and the couple shared the past 60 years togeth-er raising their family of 12 children. Formerly of Brava, Cabo Verde, she has been a resident of Chelsea for the past 25 years.

Idalina was a faithful parishioner of St. Rose Church. A woman of deep and abiding faith, she al-ways received great com-fort and peace joining in prayer with the Santa Rosa Community.

In her lifetime, Idalina was devoted to home and family and most enjoyed babysitting and caring for grandkids.

In addition to her par-ents, she was predeceased by her sister, Arminda Teix-eira Pereira and a brother, Benjamin Teixeira. The forever beloved wife of 60

years to Antonio Carvalho Brito of Chelsea, she was the devoted mother of Joao Brito and Daniel Brito, both of Benguela, Angola; Eurico Brito, Maria Brito, Carlos Brito, Dianela Brito, Jorge Brito, Jose Brito and Izurdo Brito, all of Chelsea, Leonel Brito of Boston and Lucia Brito and Ana Brito, both of Everett. She was the revered grandmother of 39 grandchildren in the United States and 31 at home in Angola; cherished great-grandmother of five in the U.S. and 23 at home in Angola and the dear sis-ter of Daniel Teixeira in São Vicente, Cabo Verde.

Arrangements were giv-en to the care and direction of the Welsh Funeral Home, Chelsea. We continue to encourage family and friends who wish, to offer condolences at this time by means of the on-line guest book or to send a personalized sympathy card visit: www.WelshFu-neralHome.com.

Should friends desire, contributions in Idalina’s memory should be directed to a charity of their choice.

Joao Nepomuceno GomesHe most valued his family, education and

productive citizens

Idalina Fortes BritoA woman of deep and abiding faith

10th Year Memoriam

Dorothy J. Gould

Sept. 5, 2010 — Sept. 5, 2020

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be,

so he put his arms around you, and whispered come to me.

With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away.

Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest,

God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best.

Forever Loved & Missed,`Joe, Debbie, Bill Jr.

Tommy & Derek& Grandchildren

Birthday MemoriamPatrice Borden

—— 9-8-1958 ——

Patrice,I never Need a special day

To bring ya to my mindFor the days without

thinking of youAre very hard to findI cannot send you a

birthday cardAnd our hands,

we cannot touchBut I know God will take

my special greetingsTo the one I love so much

Forever Yours

Happy Birthday Dad!Birthdays come and birthdays go. On your very special day I want you to know, You’re my knight in shining armor, my Daddy, my dad, forever the

greatest hero a daughter ever had!I hoped and I prayed for a sign from you. I have waited so very long. You answered when Dad-dy’s Little Girl played on the radio. You spoke to me

through that beautiful timeless song!So Happy 100th Birthday Dad!!

I was writing this for you when you reached out to me. I love you and I miss you. Within my heart

Daddy’s Little Girl I will always be. All my love, your daughter Carolyn xoxo

100th Birthday Rememberence

Anthony J Lombardozzi 9-6-1920 to 9-6-2020

Zofia “Sophie” (Luka-siak) Wolnicki passed away in the Beth Israel Deacon-ess Palliative Care Unit on Sunday, August 30, with her family at her bed-side. She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer several months earlier.

Born and raised in Kosow, Poland, a beloved daughter of the late Cze-slaw and Janina Lukasiak, Zofia received her formal education and gained her college associate’s degree in Poland. In Poland, she worked as a grammar school teacher.

During the late 1950’s, as a young lady, she immi-grated to the United States. While attending a social dance at the Polish Amer-ican Citizens Club in So. Boston, she was introduced Edward Kazimierz Wol-nicki, a US Army Soldier on leave from Ft. Devens.They married in 1960 and settled in Chelsea raising a son and daughter.

She became a licensed hairdresser and established Set and Style Beauty Salon on Everett Avenue in Chel-sea. She operated the shop for nearly 30 years.

For most of her life, Sophie made her home on Winthrop Road in Chelsea. She was widowed in 2014 after 54 years together with Edward.

This past October, she moved to Salem, NH mak-ing her new home with her son and daughter-in-law.

Sophie was a longtime parishioner and commu-nicant at St. Stanislaus Church and was a member of the Polish Falcons Nest 485 in Chelsea.

In addition to her par-ents, Sophie was also pre-deceased by her brother,

Jutek Lukasiak and her beloved husband of 54 years, Edward K. Wolnicki. She was the devoted moth-er of Peter Wolnicki and his wife, Diana of Salem, NH and Janina Tassone and her

husband, Albert R. Jr. of Billerica; cherished grand-mother of Isabella and AJ Tassone and dear sister of Waclawa “Vacha” Go-dlewska of Poland. She is also survived by many friends and extended fam-ily members.

Visiting hours will be held at the Welsh Funer-al Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea today, Thursday, Sept. 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to at-tend.

All attendees are re-quired to wear face cov-erings, practice social dis-tancing when greeting the family, pay their respects and exit the funeral home to allow other guests to en-ter.

The Funeral will be held from the Welsh Fu-neral Home on Friday at 9 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church, 59 Nichols St., Chelsea at 10 a.m. Services will conclude with inter-ment at Woodlawn Ceme-tery, Everett.

(There is ample parking opposite the funeral home.)

Arrangements given to the care and direction of the Welsh Funeral Home, Chelsea.

We continue to encour-age family and friends who wish, to offer condolences at this time by means of the online guest book or to send a personalized sym-pathy card to visit: www.WelshFuneralHome.com.

Zofia ‘Sophie’ WolnickiOperated Set and Style Beauty Salon on

Everett Avenue in Chelsea for nearly 30 Years

Staff Report

The Massachusetts Reg-istry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing that it will begin offering ded-icated service hours for customers who are 75 years of age or older and are re-quired to renew their Mas-sachusetts driver’s license in person.

The new designated service hours will be by appointment only and will be offered on Wednesdays through the month of Sep-tember at select service cen-

ter locations The services will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Watertown Service Center with addi-tional locations in Danvers, Leominster, New Bedford, and South Yarmouth to fol-low beginning on Wednes-day, Sept. 9. The RMV is offering this new customer service option to facilitate proper “social-distancing” protocols to keep customers and staff safe and healthy.

Throughout Septem-ber, certain service centers will dedicate Wednesdays (hours vary by location) to customers 75 years of age

or older whose driver’s li-cense or ID card expires in September, including cus-tomers whose licenses/IDs were extended until Sep-tember (March, April, and May expirations).

The following service centers will exclusively serve these customers who make renewal appoint-ments:

•Danvers Service Cen-ter (starting Sept. 9)

•Leominster Service Center (starting Sept. 9)

•New Bedford Service Center (starting Sept. 9)

•South Yarmouth Service

Center (starting Sept. 9)•Watertown Service

Center (starting Sept. 2)Below are the options

for seniors to renew by ap-pointment:

•If you are a AAA mem-ber, you may make a res-ervation now to renew your driver’s license/ID at a AAA location. Vis-it aaa.com/appointments to schedule your visit.

•If you are not a AAA member, visit Mass.Gov/RMV to make a reserva-tion to renew at an RMV Service Center. Select the Seniors License Renewal

option on the Make/Cancel a Reservation transaction.

•Email the RMV for as-sistance to renew at Mass-DOTRMVSeniors@dot.state.ma.us email address.

•Call the RMV at 857-368-8005.

License and ID renew-al appointments are also available at our other open RMV Service Centers that offer general appointments to the public. Select Re-new My Driver’s License or Mass ID option on the Make/Cancel a Reserva-tion at Mass.Gov/RMV to view availability and make

a reservation at one of these locations.

The RMV is introduc-ing this service channel alternative in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency to encour-age ‘social-distancing’ in its Service Centers and prioritize other essential in-person needs by appoint-ment-only. All RMV cus-tomers are encouraged to visit www.Mass.Gov/RM-Vto complete one of over 40 other transactions avail-able online, by mail, or by phone.

RMV to offer designated service hours for customers 75 or older

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LEGAL NOTICE

Re: Mohammed Oumar-houch d/b/a 7-Eleven

115 Broadway, Chelsea, MA

Chelsea Licensing Com-mission, September 17, 2020Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Chelsea Licensing Commission on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room, Chelsea City Hall, 500 Broadway, Chelsea, MA, for a Wine and Malt Alcoholic Beverages License application for Mohammed Oumarhouch d/b/a 7-Eleven, 115 Broadway, Chelsea, MA. 02150. CHELSEA LICENSING COMMISSIONNaomi LibranLicensing Administrator

9/3/20, 9/10/20C

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICECITY OF CHELSEAPUBLIC HEARING

TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS, AND

PERSONSThe City of Chelsea’s De-partment of Housing and Community Development will hold a virtual Public Hearing on Thursday, 10 September 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The public may re-motely attend this public hearing by accessing it via web or phone using the instructions below.The purpose of this public meeting is to discuss the City’s proposed program and budget amendments to the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Develop-ment for the Community Development Block Grant funding for the FY’2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, which were allo-cated under the FY’2018 Mini-Entitlement Program by the Massachusetts De-partment of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), under Title I of the Housing and Commu-nity Development Act of 1974, as amended. Furthermore, the City hereby proposes the creation of a new Micro-Enterprise Grant Program (Activity 5N), in order to support small businesses serving primarily low-

and moderate-income residents. The City proposes, through an FY’2018 budget amendment, the transfer of $90,000 from the FY’2018 First Time Home Buyers Program (Activity 4D) to the FY’2018 Micro-Enterprise Grant Program (Activity 5N) and $17,500 from the FY’2018 Hous-ing Program Delivery (Activity 4A) to the FY’2018 Micro Enterprise Program Delivery (Ac-tivity 5A). The program amendment will create the Micro Enterprise Grant Program and the budget amendment will transfer the above listed funds.Interested parties are welcome to attend and provide public input. Furthermore, the City will amend the FY’2018 Environmental Review Records to address the proposed project, if approved. Alexander Train, Director of Housing & Community Development, City of ChelseaThursday, Sep 10, 2020 6:00 pm | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)Meeting number: 133 944 8403Password: e4RXURpkG82https://chelseama.webex.com/chelseama/j.php?MTID=m8c310c8f-1f61498a3ee2c5fba-084f9a7Join by phone+1-415-655-0001 US TollAccess code: 133 944 8403

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ING) CLEANING SERVICESThe City of Chelsea Massachusetts through its Chief Procurement Officer is seeking sealed bids to furnish all services to provide “Institutional (Building) Cleaning Services” for the City of Chelsea. Invitation for Bid docu-ments are available on or after September 2, 2020 by contacting Dragica Ivanis, Chief Procurement Officer at divanis@chelseama.gov or by visiting the City’s website http://www.chelseama.gov/purchasing/pages/current-bids-solicitations.

Bids must be sealed and clearly marked “Institutional (Building) Cleaning Services” and submitted to the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer no later than 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 17, 2020.The City of Chelsea re-serves the right to accept any bid, to reject and/or all bids and to waive minor irregularities and/or formalities as it deems to be in the best interest of the City.In accordance with our Minority Business Enter-prise Plan, we are invit-ing all qualified women and minority business firms to respond.This invitation for bid is in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 30B.Dragica IvanisChief Procurement Officer

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Suffolk DivisionINFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATIONNOTICEDocket No.SU20P1244EAEstate of:Edward JohnCottierDate of Death:April 17, 2020To all persons interested in the above captioned estate by Petition of Petitioner Stephen M. Kyle of Alton, NH.A Will has been admitted to informal probate.Stephen M. Kyle of Alton, NH have been informally appointed as the Person-al Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.The estate is being ad-ministered under infor-mal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regard-ing the administration from the Personal Repre-sentative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interest-ed parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal pro-ceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of

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(LEGAL NOTICE)CITY OF CHELSEA

INVITATION FOR BIDSGARDEN CEMETERY

HISTORIC RENOVATION PHASE 2

The City of Chelsea, Massachusetts, through its Chief Procurement Officer, is seeking sealed bids for all labor and materials for “Garden Cemetery Historic Reno-vation Phase 2”. Invitation for Bids will be available on or after September 2, 2020 by contacting Dragica Ivanis, Chief Procurement Officer at divanis@chelseama.gov or by visiting the City’s website at http://www.chelseama.gov/purchasing/pages/cur-rent-bids-solicitations. Bids must be sealed and clearly marked “Garden Cemetery Historic Ren-ovation Phase 2” and submitted to the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer no later than 10:00AM on Thursday, September 17, 2020.Each bid must be accom-panied by a certified check, issued by a responsible bank or trust company. Or a bid bond duly executed by the bidder as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company ap-proved by the City, all in the amount of 5% of the bid payable to the “City of Chelsea.”The City of Chelsea re-serves the right to accept any proposal, to reject any or all proposals and to waive minor irregulari-ties and/or formalities as it deems to be in the best interest of the City.In accordance with our Minority Business Enter-prise Plan, we are invit-ing all qualified women and minority business firms to respond.The City of Chelsea is an Equal Opportunity Employer.This Invitation for Bids is in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 30, 39M.Dragica IvanisChief Procurement Officer

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Additionally, “No Parking” signs have been installed at specific DCR locations, noting the day and hours that parking is prohibited.

DCR Parkways and Road-ways, including, but not lim-ited to:

•Boston – David Mugar Way;

•Jamaica Plain – Arborway, Willow Pond Road, Francis Parkman Drive and Centre Street;

•Fenway – Riverway, Ja-maicaway, Fenway, Forsyth

Way, Charlesgate Extension, Park Drive, Boylston Street, Agassiz Road and Perkins Street;

•Chelsea – Commandant’s Way and Constitution Beach Road;

•Revere – Revere Beach Boulevard, Broadsound Ave, Winthrop Parkway, Ocean Ave, and Lynnway (Port of Pines);

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The Massachusetts De-partment of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that during the overnight hours on Wednesday, September 2, roadway configuration chang-es and Route 1 northbound lane shifts took place in the work zone where the Chelsea Viaduct is being rehabilitated. Work was to begin after 9 p.m. and to finish before 5 a.m. on Thursday, September 3.

Once the shift is complete, northbound traffic will be split into two lanes with the work zone between them from ap-proximately the Fourth Street off-ramp (opposite the Walnut

Street Synagogue) to the Sixth Street on-ramp (opposite the Logan Airport Marriott Resi-dence Inn).

This operation was weath-er dependent. In the event of inclement weather on Wednes-day, September 2, the opera-tion will take place overnight on Thursday, September 3, into early morning on Friday, September 4.

This traffic shift will allow for a continuous work zone throughout the project area and facilitate necessary bridge deck repairs and safety im-provements. Following the shift, two southbound lanes

will be available on Route 1 during all peak periods.

Drivers should take care to pay attention to all signage and move carefully through the work zone.

Police details, lane mark-ings, temporary barriers, traf-fic cones, signage, and other tools will be used to control traffic and create safe work zones.

MassDOT will provide ad-ditional notices as needed for high-impact work, temporary ramp and street closures, and changes to traffic configura-tions.

MassDOT advisory: Boston upcoming lane shifts on Route 1

DCR to start parking enforcement for street sweeping again

Page 12 T H E C H E L S E A R E C O R D Thursday, September 3, 2020

The environmental advo-cacy organization Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the non-profit Brain Arts Orga-nization have teamed up this summer to connect people to the region’s public beaches during the pandemic through free virtual arts and wellness programs that amplify the voices of area BIPOC artists as part of their Better Beaches Program Partnership.

“We think that the best way to save the harbor is to share the harbor with free events and programs for everyone to enjoy,” said Save the Har-bor Executive Director Chris Mancini. “But the truth is that not everyone feels welcome on some of our region’s most spectacular, and cleanest, pub-lic beaches. After the murder of George Floyd and in the face of ongoing violence and oppression faced by BIPOC communities across the coun-try, Save the Harbor is em-phasizing our commitment to marginalized groups by work-ing with our current and new partners to make sure that ev-eryone feels welcome on our

beaches. This new collaboration

with the Dorchester based Brain Arts Organization fea-tures a nature-based wellness and healing series and a beach soundscape music compe-tition hosted by local Black artists and producers LDER and Rilla Force, and judged by Boston-born poet, rapper and educator, Oompa. Partic-ipants will create a beat from a series of sounds recorded by the producers on Boston’s beaches, and Oompa will se-lect the best beat and create an original song using it. The competition began on August 17 and will close on Septem-ber 7. The winner will receive a cash prize of $200.

The Harbor Healing series features virtual meditation, healing and wellness guides from the Sistahs of the Cal-abash, Joye Williams from Joyefully Natural and You Good Sis.

“Community members en-joy and connect to the beach in many different ways” said Joye Williams, Save the Har-bor’s Senior Staff Assistant and Founder and herbalist at Joyefully Natural. “Whether you prefer guided meditation or simply swim in the clean water, enjoying the beach enhances your mood and im-proves your mental, physical and spiritual well being. Un-derstanding the different ways people enjoy and experience the beach increases our un-derstanding of each other, our communities and the natural world.”

The Brain Arts Organiza-

tion and all of the artists tak-ing part in Harbor Healing and Beats On The Beach are part of a crucial effort to help wel-come all community members to the beaches and encourage everyone to take ownership of the public beaches near them.

“Part of our mission is to foster a culture where indi-viduals can create their own power and opportunities, so reclaiming our city’s beach-es for Black wellness and creativity is a very exciting project for us,” says Emma Leavitt, the director of the Brain Arts Organization. “We are grateful for the opportu-nity to creatively activate this space with our community and we hope that this becomes a sustaining relationship that builds from year to year.”

“Amplifying the voices of Black, Brown, and Indigenous folks is a priority as these mar-ginalized communities contin-ue to fight for their lives,” said Save the Harbor’s Communi-ty Engagement Coordinator Maya Smith. “We hope that creating this engaging com-munity arts project with Black and POC voices at the fore-front will continue making our beaches more welcoming to all of our diverse communi-ty members.”

To enter the music compe-tition, visit the Beats on the Beach webpage at savethe-harbor.org/beats. To learn more about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay or the Brain Arts Organization, visit their web-sites at savetheharbor.org and brain-arts.org

By John Lynds

Everybody can agree the Class of 2020 across the United States got a raw deal.

For hundreds of Revere High School (RHS) seniors, the last year of high school is a right of passage and one that is remembered for a lifetime. The final year of high school is usually filled

with a tremendous amount of excitement and accom-plishment.

However, the Class of 2020 has been living in a strange time since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered schools back in March.

The usual traditions of senior prom, senior day and, above all, graduation exercises were all can-

celled.However, Revere Public

School Superintendent Dr. Dianne Kelly informed the school committee recently that Revere High is con-tinuing to honor the wishes of the Class of 2020 and al-low them to take the lead on how graduation will be af-ter the June celebration was

Zoning Board of Appeals approves two projectsBy Journal Staff

The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals voted to approve a change to one project on Shirley Avenue and voted again to allow a 36-unit apartment building to be constructed on Wash-ington Ave. at its meet-ing last Wednesday after-noon.

The project at 191 Shir-ley Ave. initially had been approved by the board as a

four-story building in late 2019, but the developer, Craig Halajian of Cam-bridge, came before the board seeking to add a fifth floor that would have eight additional single-bedroom units.

Atty. Cory Rhoades, who represented the developer, told the board that because of the pandemic, financing would be easier if the de-veloper could increase the number of rental units. He

noted that even with the fifth floor, the building still would remain within the height restrictions of the area. Rhoades added that the additional floor would blend in nicely with the new buildings in the neigh-borhood that the board had approved at their June meeting.

Although parking is-sues concerned the com-

350 MASS ACTION ENDORSES GRAVELLESE FOR STATE REP 

350 Mass Action’s State Political Team, represent-ing 350 Mass Action chap-ters from across the state, has unanimously endorsed Joseph Gravellese for State Representative for the Suf-folk 16th district, including parts of Revere, Saugus, and Chelsea.

350 Mass Action is a statewide network of vol-unteers dedicated to ad-dressing climate and en-vironmental challenges, by moving toward a just, healthy, and sustainable en-ergy future.

“While some state-lev-el progress has been made around climate protection and environmental justice issues, there is much more to do,” said 350 Mass Ac-tion Political Manager, Ca-bell Eames. “The health and prosperity of our cities and towns requires that Mas-sachusetts prioritize these issues. We are happy to endorse Joe Gravellese be-cause we expect him to be a climate champion in future Legislatures.”

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Coaches Briana Scata and Jenna Wells are shown with RHS Seniors and their trophies they were presented for their academic and athletic achievements. Sonia Salazar, Mike Della Rus-so Athletic Award and the Walter E. Tye Memorial Swimming Award, Capt. Katie O’Donnell, RHS Academic Award and the Leonard J Randall Award, Capt. Eve Lescovitz, GBL Scholar Athlete ward and the Vanessa Ardagna Memorial Award. See more photos on Page 14.

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The Humanitarian Aid group under the Turkish Cultural Center (TCC) held a meat drive on Mon-day, August 3rd for Eid al

Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) (EAA) at the Turkish Cul-tural Center on Revere Street.

According to Islam, the Feast of Sacrifice com-memorates Prophet Abra-

ham’s obedience to God as he was tested to sacrifice his beloved son. Mahmut Bekin of the Humanitari-an Aid Group at the TCC

Mayor Brian Arrigo (center) stands with members and officials from the Turkish Cultural Center behind care packages filled with meats, supplied by the Turkish Cultural Center and fresh produce, provided by the City, set to be delivered to families in need in the city as part of the TCC’s Food Drive for Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

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Council, School Committee select Jannino-Elam to Regional School Committee

By John Lynds

An East Boston teen has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Yaseen Butt, 20, of Revere outside Twist and Shake ice cream shop on Revere Beach Blvd.

State Police and the Suf-folk County District Attor-ney’s Office said Felix Mar-tinez, 19, of East Boston had been charged in Butt’s death. Martinez was taken into custody last Thursday, four days after the fatal shooting.

The incident occurred just after 10 p.m. on Sun-

day, July 26 when Troopers from the State Police-Re-vere Barracks and Re-vere Police responded to a shooting.

Troopers and Officers were on scene within min-utes and located a 20-year-old male, later identified as Butt, suffering from a gun-shot wound. The victim was conscious upon Troopers’ arrival and was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was lat-er pronounced deceased.

Preliminary investiga-tion suggests the shooting

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By Cary Shuman

Melissa Jannino Elam will succeed her father, the late Ronald Jannino, as Re-vere’s representative on the Northeast Regional Voca-tional School Committee.

Mr. Jannino served with distinction for 35 years on the Committee before his passing on June 20, 2020. He was usually one of the top vote-getters in the Northeast school district, a tribute to his popularity and his dedication to his job.

Under the Northeast Re-gional Vocational School Committee’s rules on suc-cession, the local boards se-lect the new representative to the Committee. The Re-vere School Committee and City Council held a joint meeting July 27 and unani-mously selected Elam to the position.

“I just want to thank you all – Mayor Arrigo, the City Council, the School Com-mittee – for giving me this opportunity today,” Elam said following the vote. “I really appreciate being

able to complete the term that my father left sadly and suddenly vacant. I have cherished watching him for the last 35 years shape and advance the technical ed-ucation in the city. And I hope that in the next three months that I can do half as much as he has for the City of Revere and Northeast Voke and I appreciate it.”

Elam, 45, said she has watched her father serve on the Committee “practically my whole life. – and I’m very proud of his record.”

Revere has the second highest number of stu-dents enrolled at Northeast among the 12 communities in the district. Mr. Jannino paved the way for many Revere students to attend the school. Graduates have gone on to enjoy successful careers in various trades or to attend college.

Elam works for a food service distributor. “I work with a lot of chefs, so I work with people who come from vocational education back-

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By Laura Plummer

The Winthrop Town Council met remotely on Aug. 4 for its regularly scheduled weekly meeting. In case you missed it, here are the highlights.

COVID-19Dept. of Public Health

(DPH) Director Meredith Hurley provided an update on COVID-19 cases in Winthrop. Since the start of the pandemic, Win-throp has seen 306 positive COVID-19 cases, with 269 in recovery, 13 in isolation and 24 deceased. Hurley

said rates were slowing since the spike in July, and the town’s percent posi-tive rate was the lowest it has been since the end of May. The town’s current 3.41 percent positive rate is more evenly spread among individuals of all ages. DPH is currently prioritizing the safe reopening of schools.

In terms of reopening Town Hall and other town departments, Town Man-ager Austin Faison said he is working to see how this could be done safely.

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The Winthrop Art Asso-ciation (WAA) is pleased to announce the ‘Museum Without Walls’ Street Art Exhibit at French Square in Winthrop Center. The Art will be presented later this month on the parking spac-es created with the removal of French Square and will be a temporary enhance-ment of the total area.

Frank Costantino, WAA Artist Member and local resident proposed the idea to town officials and asked for the support of WAA. The ‘Museum Without Walls’ Exhibit’ will serve as a prototype for a larger ini-tiative to paint other spaces and walls in Town, with the adaptation of Master Art-works from any period or source chosen by our mem-ber artists. The goal of this art initiative is to attract vis-itors and involve the artist community as we develop Winthrop as a strong visible presence for residents and visitors.

The anticipated Paint Day will be on Sunday in August 16 (August 23 rain date) from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. to minimize disruption for businesses and area res-idents. The painters may take as long as needed to complete the work, but should finish their work no later than Sunday evening. Space distancing and face masks will be required. Se-lections will be made for the first round of the ‘Muse-um Without Walls’ Exhibit with space assigned on a first selected basis. A sec-ond round of painting will be required to complete the

Enjoying the great pizza at the Prince House of Pizza and the comedy at Giggles under the tent, Jim Nestor, Lynda DiMuro, Mary Jane Abery, Tina Baptista, Nancy Williams-Anderson, Alice Anderson and Gabe Baptista during last Wednesday’s annual fundraiser for the Win-throp-based “Those Who Can for Those in Need.” See more photos on Page 14.

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By Kate Anslinger

Resident and local busi-ness owner, Danielle Logan has had no shortage of chal-lenges in her life. Shortly after she married the love of her life, Steve Logan, an emergency surgery due to Necrotizing Pancreatitis, brought Steve to the Inten-sive Care Unit, followed by a six month stay in the hos-pital. As Danielle watched Steve take a near-fatal turn, she stood by his side nurs-ing him back to health. He currently has 20% of his pancreas intact and contin-ues to endure severe health complications.

On July 2, just two weeks before her 37th birth-day, Danielle’s role of care-taker quickly switched to patient, when she received

the news that she has stage 3 breast cancer. When she started getting debilitating night sweats, she knew that something was awry in her

body. She decided to stop taking her birth control with the hopes that the sweats would end, but within three weeks she found three lumps in her right breast and was told to come in for a scan immediately.

“I knew something wasn’t right when the ul-trasound technician asked if I wanted to schedule an appointment to see the sur-geon before I even had my biopsy results.”

Taking the technician’s advice, she scheduled an appointment with a surgeon before she had the results, then waited three days be-fore receiving the call that she had three different forms of cancer in her right breast, one of which is in

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By Kate Anslinger

On Monday evening, the school committee made a unanimous decision to implement a hybrid mod-el for learning in the fall. The hybrid model, which consists of both in-person and remote learning meets and exceeds the guidance for mask-wearing, prop-er social distancing, hand washing, and cleaning and sanitization schedules.

While districts through-out the Commonwealth are considering different approaches to the hybrid model, Winthrop’s return to school task force has chosen option two, which will allow for two in-person days of learning, and three remote days for students in

grades Pre-K through 12. Students will be broken up into cohorts, either blue or gold, and they will attend in-person lessons on ei-ther Monday and Tuesdays of every week or Thurs-days and Fridays of every week. Wednesdays will be reserved for cleaning the school buildings while all students work remotely. Siblings will be prioritized and placed in the same co-horts when possible, to ease the burden on parents, and students with high needs will have the opportunity to attend in-classroom learn-ing four days a week.

“There are pros and cons to each of the options and option two best fits the

School Committee adopts hybrid learning model for fall 2020

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Council hears updates onCOVID, library, school reopening

By Maxim Tamarov

It was Tuesday afternoon and two P. Gioioso & Sons construction vehicles were circling around Harold E. French Square, working on a segment of the Center Business District (CBD) construction project.

The CBD project, which aims to replace decaying in-frastructure and upgrade the water main, sewer, drain, roadway, sidewalk, and streetscapes of the business district, is about a quarter of the way done. Slated for completion in late 2021, it

has been a necessary nui-sance for the adjacent shops and restaurants.

“It definitely affects our business,” Shahid Mah-mud, owner of Square Mar-ket, said of the work being done outside his store. Be-tween morning and 3 p.m., he said, “Nobody can get in here.”

Winthrop Chamber of Commerce Executive Di-rector Betsy Shane said that the businesses that she’d spoken with, told her the construction company, P. Gioioso & Sons, Inc., was easy to work with and un-

CBD project a necessary nuisance to nearby businesses

derstanding of their needs. Other businesses in the

area have not felt the effects of the CBD project because they already had seen a decrease in their business volume because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Such is the case with Roger Oliveira, owner of Winthrop Cafe. Covid-19 hit his business hard, he said, so he was grateful for the CBD work happening when his business was al-ready slow. Oliveira added that the CBD project would benefit his business direct-ly. The cafe’s basement, he said, regularly flooded and he hoped the construction would put an end to that.

Oliveira also said that he hoped the end of construc-tion would coincide with the pandemic running its course.

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By John Lynds

Last year, City Coun-cilor Lydia Edwards was a champion of the recre-ational marijuana shop in Maverick Square because it satisfied the city’s cannabis equity ordinance.

However, because the Zoning Board of Appeals approved an adult use fa-cility on Meridian Street that is now up and running, East Boston Bloom needed a variance from the zoning board because it was less than a half mile from Berk-shire Roots on Meridian.

While there are no state regulations of how close adult use facilities can be to one another the City of Boston adopted zoning that created a half mile buffer and prohibits two facilities from being within that half mile.

Many, including Ed-wards, went to bat for East Boston Bloom and support-ed the proposal because it met criteria for adult-use facilities in the neighbor-hood as well as being ful-ly owned and operated by

Eastie residents that were majority Latino.

While East Boston Bloom eventually got its variance from the ZBA it was a headache for all in-volved and the owners still are awaiting final approval from the state.

The issue with the two cannabis shops in Eastie shed light on some of the holes in the city ordinance like the half mile buffer rule as well as the host commu-nity agreement process.

Last week Edwards and Councilor Kim Janey filed amendments to Boston’s cannabis equity ordinance in an effort to bring trans-parency to the munici-pal approval process for marijuana businesses by changing the process for executing host community agreements. The Boston Cannabis Board adopted its final rules and regula-tions on July 22. Under those rules and regulations, the host community agree-ments are negotiated after approval by the BCB and

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The East Boston Neigh-borhood Health Center’s (EBNHC) Let’s Get Mo-vin East Boston Farmers Market has been safely in full swing for over a month now and according to EB-NHC’s Program Coordina-tor of Community Initia-tives Nancy Slamet there have been some exciting new additions.

While the East Boston Times previously reported that the Veronica Robles Cultural Center’s Danc-ing Elotes experience has returned to the weekly Farmers Market in Central Square for another season, Slamet said EBNHC wel-

comed a new vendor last week.

Slamet said Sherman & Cherie’s Beezy Bees will be on hand one or two Wednesdays a month offer-ing honey, creams and lip balms.

“Other great news is that Wicked Fresh Market Dollars from the City of Boston will be available to customers who come to our market over the next sev-eral weeks,” said Slamet. “These dollars can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, and non –produce vendors will of-fer deals where customers can receive market dollars when they buy their prod-ucts.”

Another exciting addi-tion that will kick off this month is online delivery from the Farmers Market.

Using the WhatsGood app or website customers can order and pay for their produce and have it deliv-ered straight to their homes. Customers can also use the app to place an order at the market and pick it up at the market’s pre-order pick-up Tent on Border Street across from the Marshalls in Liberty Plaza. Slamet said payment with SNAP/EBT will also be an option.

Slamet said the City of Boston Census Bureau staff will also be at the week-

Mail-in ballots for upcoming elections areon their way

By John Lynds

Despite President Don-ald Trump voting by mail during elections in 2017, 2018 and 2020, POTUS has spent the past week threat-ening to sue states that will allow mail-in voting for this upcoming Presidential Election--falsely claiming it will lead to widespread election fraud.

While Trump has even suggested the November election should be post-poned, Boston is going for-ward with sending residents ‘vote by mail’ applications.

At a press conference last week, Mayor Martin Walsh said that registered voters in East Boston and the rest of the city should expect to get a mail-in ballot applica-tion in the mail this week, if they haven’t received one already.

“This year, everyone can vote by a mail-in ballot,” said Walsh. “In the past, Massachusetts residents had to show that they had a disability, that their reli-

Mosquito spraying Monday in Eastie

By John Lynds

With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping most people at home, backyards have been sanctuaries for residents trying to enjoy the outdoors while still remain-ing socially distanced.

However, there’s been a nuisance all summer that has kept East Boston res-idents from venturing out and enjoying their yards.

Residents living near the beach and marshy areas in Orient Heights have com-plained that mosquitoes are worse than ever this season.

Many residents com-plained that all hours of the day--morning, noon and night--mosquitoes were abundant and inflicting itchy bites on those trying to do yard work or enjoy a cookout with family mem-bers.

“I can’t even enjoy my yard,” said Orient Heights

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By John Lynds

Dr. Jim Pedulla, Med-ical Director, Neighbor-hood PACE of East Bos-ton Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), said this week although the inci-dents of coronavirus has lessened since April and May in Massachusetts, it is still very present in the state, with hundreds of new cases every day.

“It is thus very import-ant that we continue to take every precaution to protect ourselves and others from the spread of this very con-tagious virus,” said Pedulla.

Dr. Pedulla said this is

especially important for older adults, especially those older than 65, who are at a much higher risk for becoming very sick or dying from infection. Oth-er persons at high risk in-clude--but are not excluded to--people with multiple chronic conditions such as cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary dis-ease), transplant recipients, obesity, heart disease, or diabetes.

In response to keeping the high risk population safe, EBNHC has launched

EBNHC launches campaign for high risk COVID-19 patients

An EBNHC Medical Staff member conducts a Telehealth visit with a Health Center Patient.

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By John Lynds

Last week over 100 Bos-ton Teachers Union (BTU) members, including nurses and educators, joined a sit-in protest at City Hall Pla-za rejecting Superintendent Dr. Brenda Cassellius’s draft reopening plan she re-cently submitted to the Bos-ton School Committee.

The BTU members were calling on Cassellius, Mayor Martin Walsh and city leaders to safely and equitably reopen schools for in-person instruction with verifiable assurance that proper COVID-19 safeguards and facilities upgrades are in place. The nurses are also demanding “a seat at the table” to give meaningful feedback and input into reopening plans

and decisions. “No students or staff

should be asked to risk their lives or their loved ones by going back in person - not even under a hybrid plan - until all possible health and safety precautions are addressed and verified,” said BTU President Jessica Tang. “The District should work with educators, es-pecially our school nurses, to plan and prepare for a reopening that is safe, eq-uitable and healthy for ev-eryone.”

According to the BTU the draft reopening plans provided by BPS does not meet the standards neces-sary to ensure the safety of Boston school facilities, adequate staffing and sup-plies, and comprehensive guidance for families and

school personnel regard-ing COVID-19. Reopening plans must be guided by health and safety consid-erations and led by health care experts.

“Overall, the district must be transparent in all aspects of assessing and planning for safety in the schools,” said Jonathan Haines, BTU member and nurse. “How can fam-ilies decide whether or not to send their children to school, if they don’t even know how it’s being cleaned?”

More than 100 Boston Teachers Union nurses are responsible for the health and safety of all 55,000 BPS students. These health care professionals were left out of the reopening plan’s

School nurses reject reopening plan

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Wynn Resorts believes Encore has more demand than allowed

By Seth Daniel

With Encore Boston Har-bor closed for all of the sec-ond quarter this year, it was to be expected that the earn-ings report call on Tuesday afternoon would be grim, but CEO Matt Maddox did have one high-point about Encore – saying there was more demand in Boston than they were able to yet provide due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Encore closed down just before the end of the first quarter in March, and then remained closed through the second quarter – so there were literally no earnings and the resort lost $53.8 million during the quarter. That didn’t include the expenditures through the quarter to pay employ-ees their regular wages and benefits, which amount-ed to $19.3 million over quarter. That amount was a commitment made by Mad-dox at the closure of the re-sort, and continued through mid-June.

That said, since opening on July 12 – which is in the third quarter – he said there is more demand than the state will allow them to provide due to tough COVID-19 restrictions.

“Total volumes are off and probably dispropor-tionately in Massachusetts compared to some jurisdic-tions because of the very tough restrictions in place,” said Maddox. “As an ex-ample, Craps and Roulette are still not open…and the number of positions at the gaming tables are restrict-ed. We are working with the Gaming Commission on that. I do think there is more demand and demand for future growth in the market and it is limited by our continued restrictions the market.”

Craig Billings, Wynn CFO, said he believes they can break even at Encore in the coming third quarter, especially given their re-ductions in costs and staff-ing.

“We can obviously break even in this environment,” he said. “As the volume comes back, we believe we’ll have a positive (earn-ings), especially with re-ducing costs. A good chunk of what we’ve done (with costs) is more permanent in nature and we won’t open up anything unless it’s rev-enue generating.”

The report indicated that since opening on July 12, slot handles are up com-pared to the 4th quarter in

CHELSEA IN BLACK AND WHITE

By Seth Daniel

State leaders have moved to provide some positive certainty this week in one of the most uncertain City and School Budget years on record – hopeful-ly staving off potential job cuts and preserving school positions that have been feared during the first two months of the fiscal year.

In a joint announcement from the State Senate, the State House of Represen-

tatives and Gov. Charlie Baker’s Office, the State Government offered up the first indication of where numbers might be for Lo-cal Aid and School Fund-ing (known as Chapter 70). The numbers are very pos-itive considering what was expected, with all cities and school districts assured level funding and a pot of money available to ad-dress inflationary costs so that level funding does not mean a cut in the budget.

In Chelsea, this means that Local Aid will be level funded at $8.721 million, and there is also a pot of money to accommodate inflationary increases. In Chelsea, the Council passed a budget expecting up to a 30 percent cut in Local Aid – prompting spending from Rainy Day Funds and reductions in services over the first two months of the fiscal year (beginning on

By Seth Daniel

Cindy Weisbart didn’t know much at all about Chelsea prior to COVID-19, but like many with a cam-era, she was drawn to the city as it struggled mighti-ly with COVID-19 and job loss and hunger.

Yet, Weisbart wasn’t just looking to document the human condition, she was looking to participate

and find a slice of human-ity. There were more than a few slices she found in the end.

“When Governor Bak-er’s COVID closure orders were extended this spring, I began to think about what the new economy was go-ing to look like - how and which small businesses would be able to sprout up from the disruption of the old way of doing things,”

she said. “My parents were small business owners who were not able to adapt their business model to the new world of ‘the malls’ in the 1980s. Now I began to in-vestigate how communities were supporting each other in this time of unprecedent-ed uncertainty and little government investment in 2020.”

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By Seth Daniel

A virtual debate has been agreed to by all four can-didates in the two Chelsea state representative races, with GreenRoots conduct-ing the debate with a host of collaborators on Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. online.

The forum will featured State Rep. Dan Ryan and Candidate (and City Coun-cillor) Damali Vidot for the district representing Charlestown and Chelsea. It will also feature State Rep. Candidate Joe Gravellese and State Rep. Candidate (and Revere city councillor) Jessica Giannino for the district representing Prat-tville, Revere and part of Saugus.

“While this election season feels very different given the COVID-19 pre-cautions, we feel it is an important opportunity to discuss issues of concern facing Chelsea with the candidates who are running for the two State Repre-sentative seats in Chelsea,” said GreenRoots Director Roseann Bongiovanni. “All of the candidates have com-mitted to participate and we have a number of co-spon-sors. I believe the forum will be informative and en-gaging and will touch upon real issues impacting Chel-

sea residents’ lives.”Some of the co-sponsors

include the Chelsea Record, TND, Chelsea Collabora-tive and others.

Giannino said she is looking forward to partic-ipating in the GreenRoots forum.

“I’m very much look-ing forward to next week’s GreenRoots forum,” said Giannino. “Representing my community on envi-ronmental injustices is one of the reasons I became in-volved in politics in the first place. From introducing the motion to ban single-use plastic bags in Revere to being a founding member of the Alliance for Health and Environment to being extremely vocal about the lack of accountability from the region’s biggest pol-luter, Wheelabrator -- my constituents know that I am headstrong and will contin-ue to work diligently to im-prove their overall quality of life.”

Candidate Gravellese said he was thankful he could bring his message di-rectly to the voters of Chel-sea.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to partici-pate,” he said. “I’m thank-ful GreenRoots is working

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Walk-in Graduation today and tomorrow

Though no one is technically invited, Chelsea High Class of 2020 members who have registered with the schools will hold their in-person walking graduation on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 6 and 7.

Members of the Class of 2020 had their regular graduation in June cancelled due to COVID-19 re-strictions, but were able to have a Virtual Graduation in July. However, students fought for the right to have a walk-in graduation if the data allowed it. After some study, it was deemed safe to be able to have a walk-in graduation in August.

Students registered for appointments, and were able to bring six family members to share in the fun. They get to walk across the stage, get their diploma and then have a family photo taken.

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By Seth Daniel

School configurations come in hundreds of dif-ferent ways this year, and Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) will be no differ-ent – proposing a preferred re-opening plan to the School Committee on July 30 that includes a five-day hybrid model with the op-tion of also going fully on-line.

Supt. Almi Abeyta has said there will be choices for parents to make, and ahead of Monday’s submis-sion to the state Department of Elementary and Second-ary Education (DESE), she laid out three required plans to the School Committee and explained a preferred option.

“This document serves as a preliminary plan for a safe

return to in-person learning via a hybrid model or con-tinued remote learning for all students in the Chelsea Public Schools,” she wrote. “As we created this plan, please know that safety is of the utmost importance for us in the Chelsea Public Schools; we are committed to ensuring our students and staff return safely to school in the fall of 2020. We are excited to welcome our stu-dents back to school and recognize that significant adjustments to our existing practices and protocols will need to be made to keep stu-dents and families safe and to ensure a positive learning experience for all.”

The preferred option will give parents a tough choice to make, whether to keep

Chelsea Schools present preferred plan for opening with online-only option

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By Cary Shuman

Sunday morning at Ev-erett Stadium Chuck Leo was doing what he has done for the better part of five decades: instructing youths about the finer points of football.

Leo, Crimson Tide Pop Warner’s director of foot-ball, is leading instructional clinics on Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon at Everett Vet-erans Memorial Stadium.

Leo is beginning his 42nd consecutive year of affiliation with Everett Pop Warner football. It can be

stated without reservation that he is the Bill Belichick

Chuck Leo was the first to arrive on the field to get things ready for the players. The first game is scheduled for Mid Septem-ber.

Staff Report

Just a few short weeks ago, signs of activity and excitement returned to the Everett High School cam-pus as the Crimson Tide Marching Band became the first district-approved organization to reassem-ble amidst the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic.

Although their under-takings are going on inside a well-protected “Band Bubble,” the word is out and the enthusiasm behind

this project is something the entire community can appreciate during such trying times. What began on July 1 as a multi-week online launch process, has now become a refreshing new reality for many of Everett’s students. Sever-al weeks into the process, the Staff boasts nothing but smooth sailing and encour-aging results. We reached out to Band Director Gene O’Brien and Assistant Band Director Mark Sachetta re-garding the details of this

remarkable new develop-ment, hoping they could share a bit more about the Kick-Off, the process of re-turning to a “new normal,” and the unparalleled chal-lenges they face in taking this risk in a time of great apprehension across the country.

According to Assistant Band Director Mark Sa-chetta, it’s been an exhila-rating three weeks and it’s creating an extraordinary

Resurrecting the MusicEHS band finds safe way to move into uncertain fall season

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More than a lion’s shareLeo has been instrumental in Everett’s Pop Warner prowess

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By Seth Daniel

Everett heroics don’t necessarily have to happen in Everett, and that’s just the story that unfolded in Lincoln, NH, last month when (Temp.) Fire Capt. Jim Collins and his high school classmate, Tracy Bolster, were in the same place at the same time and played key roles in saving the life of a Connecticut man who crashed his mo-torcycle and was trapped in

a life-threatening situation.“We did go to high school

together at Everett High,” said Collins. “I didn’t know it right there at the time, giv-en the situation, but when we were doing this, I think she mentioned it to me.”

Said Bolster, “I thought I recognized Jim and his wife, Jodi, when we start-ed working together to save the man. I asked them where they were from and they said Boston. I said, ‘How about Everett?’ They

looked at me really weird and I said that I think I went to high school with them. We laughed about it and it was so amazing. Growing up and living in Everett, I al-ways see people that I went to high school with. My kids make fun of me for it. It’s like this long-standing joke. When we were walk-ing away from the scene, I told my son, ‘Guess what?’ He said, ‘Oh, did you go to

When tragedy strikes…Everett people step in to help

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Mayor Carlo DeMaria (second from right) presented citations on Tuesday morning to three folks who helped save the life of a man who wrecked his motorcycle in New Hampshire. Tracy Bolster, Melodie Rivera and Temp. Fire Capt. Jim Collins were all coincidentally in the same place at the same time and played key roles in extricating and tending to the man last month. Ironically, Bolster and Collins went to high school together.

With Band Director Gene O’Brien’s hat in the forefront, the Everett High School Band drumline takes its place at rehearsal this week. The EHS Band is the first student activ-ity approved to return for the upcoming school year and it was done with the strictest standards in place and very careful thought that started in April. Directors O’Brien and Mark Sachetta said they are one of the few high school marching bands to be approved to return to playing. Attendance and interest has been at an all-time high after three weeks of rehearsals.

By Seth Daniel

With Encore Boston Har-bor closed for all of the sec-ond quarter this year, it was to be expected that the earn-ings report call on Tuesday afternoon would be grim, but CEO Matt Maddox did have one high-point about Encore – saying there was more demand in Boston than they were able to yet provide due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Encore closed down just before the end of the first quarter in March, and then remained closed through the second quarter – so there were literally no earnings and the resort lost $53.8 mil-lion during the quarter. That didn’t include the expendi-tures through the quarter to pay employees their regular wages and benefits, which amounted to $19.3 million over quarter. That amount was a commitment made by Maddox at the closure of the resort, and continued through mid-June.

That said, since opening on July 12 – which is in the third quarter – he said there is more demand than the state will allow them

to provide due to tough COVID-19 restrictions.

“Total volumes are off and probably disproportion-ately in Massachusetts com-pared to some jurisdictions because of the very tough restrictions in place,” said Maddox. “As an example, Craps and Roulette are still not open…and the number of positions at the gaming tables are restricted. We are working with the Gaming Commission on that. I do think there is more demand and demand for future growth in the market and it is limited by our continued restrictions the market.”

Craig Billings, Wynn CFO, said he believes they can break even at Encore in the coming third quarter, especially given their reduc-tions in costs and staffing.

“We can obviously break even in this environment,” he said. “As the volume comes back, we believe we’ll have a positive (earn-ings), especially with re-ducing costs. A good chunk of what we’ve done (with costs) is more permanent in nature and we won’t open

Wynn Resorts believes Encore has more demand than allowed

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Everett Police, Pressley differ on police in schools

By Seth Daniel

The City’s federal law-makers and Everett elected officials – including Police Chief Steven Mazzie – are citing tremendous differ-ences on a proposal to end funding for police officers in the schools, a program in op-eration since the 1990s and known as the School Re-source Officer (SROs).

Last week, Congress-woman Ayanna Pressley, joined by other colleagues in the House, and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren filed a bill to end funding for school-based police, and use the money for counselors, social workers, nurses and mental health professionals instead.

The bill was filed with comments about “demilita-rizing the schools,” some-thing the chief, and Mayor Carlo DeMaria took excep-tion to as they have had a long record of successful youth relationship building within that program and oth-er school-based police pro-grams.

“Every student should be able to learn in a setting free from fear,” said Con-gresswoman Pressley. “But for too many young peo-ple—particularly Black and brown students, immigrant students, students with dis-abilities, LGBTQ+ students and other historically mar-ginalized students—the very presence of police officers in schools increases the likeli-hood that they will be crim-inalized and put on a path to confinement for everyday childhood behavior. Instead of criminalizing our students and funding an ever growing police presence in our public schools, it’s time to finally invest in the critical staff like

Verizon Wireless sues City Council for denial of two 5G cell nodes

By Seth Daniel

After a long and conten-tious battle on cell phone towers, the Everett City Council is getting discon-nected.

Last week, Verizon Wire-less filed a two-count law-suit in Federal Court against the City Council for denying two cell notes on Woodlawn and Vaughan Streets at its June 8 meeting – a 10-0 vote in denial of the 5G nodes that Verizon contends vio-lates federal law.

Verizon is calling on the court to vacate the denial, and to institute an approval and permit for the compa-ny to install the two 5G cell nodes.

Cell towers, nodes and antennae are a constant topic of conversation at the City Council and have eat-

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$1.5 MILLION FOR NORTHERN STRAND COMMUNITY TRAIL

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has approved a $1.5 million grant regarding the development of the Northern Strand Community Trail led by a Revere on the Move part-ner organization, Bike to the Sea.

Revere has a one-mile stretch in North Revere. The Northern Strand Community Trail has been in development for over 20 years. The North Revere segment is a major part in the project that creates a continuous 7.5-mile rail trail running from West Everett, through Malden and Revere to the Saugus River and soon into Lynn. The North Revere segment allows users to en-joy spectacular views of the Rumney Marsh.

The funding, awarded through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Gateway City Parks Program, enables the design of the trail, develop-ment of bid-ready construc-tion documents, and receipt of all necessary construction permits. When completed, the trail will span 10 miles and

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REVERE RECREATION HOSTS PAINT & SKATE NIGHT AT CRONIN RINK

Joseph Arrigo was all smiles at the Revere Recreation Paint & Skate Night on Feb. 10 at the Cronin Skating Rink in Revere. Please see more photos on Page 10.

By Sue Ellen Woodcock

For years the abutters of Route 1 have put up with the noise from millions of cars, and now some city councillors want to have Mayor Brian Ar-rigo contact the MassDOT to install barriers along Route 1 between Route 16 and Cope-land Circle.

Ward 5 Councillor Charles Patch, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKen-na teamed up on a motion at last last week’s council meet-ing. Patch said he and the late

Councillor Robert Haas Jr. tried to get barriers installed in 2011 and received no re-sponse.

“We should get more re-spect from the state and fed-eral government,” Patch said..

Keefe noted that more af-fluent communities are often granted sound barriers.

Ward 2 Councillor Ira No-voselsky pointed out that Sau-gus got barriers along Route 1 installed along a new ball field.

“It’s a quality-of-life is-sue,” he said.

Barriers are easily seen

Have you ever had an idea for how you could make im-provements to the Revere community? So have the ap-plicants to the mini-grant pro-grams hosted by Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, To-bacco and Other Drugs Task Force; and this time, these ideas are going to become a reality.

Every year a group of Re-vere residents and institution-al leaders meet together to select the awardees of mini-grants offered to the public through the community-led organizations, Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, Tobac-co, and Other Drugs (ATOD)

Task Force. Both the ATOD Task Force and Revere on the Move are initiatives of the MGH Revere CARES Coa-lition. Revere on the Move is additionally co-led by the Healthy Community Initia-tives Office at the City of Re-vere.

This year over $20,000 was awarded to fund ideas to make Revere a healthier place to work, to play, and to raise a family. The Revere on the Move mini-grant program offered $10,605 in funding for permanent changes, pro-gram implementation, and youth-led projects that would help prevent or reduce obe-

sity in children and adults. The ATOD Task Force fund-ed projects totaling $9,500 to reduce youth substance use, improve their mental health, and increase opportunities for positive youth engagement.

In addition to the mini-grants already funded, Revere on the Move has extended their permanent change and program mini-grant appli-cations to Sunday, March 4. Up to $1,395 is available for ideas that make it easier to eat healthy and be active for all. The application is open

Revere's TNDreceives $50,000state grant for jobs

Special to The Journal

Monday morning the Bak-er-Polito Administration awarded $500,000 to nine projects through the Urban Agenda Grant Program. The Revere arm of The Neigh-borhood Developers (TND) was one group given $50,000 in funding to help establish workforce development ser-vices in Revere to support lo-cal residents to acquire newly created jobs.

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito along with Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash came to Revere City Hall to present the check to the Neighborhood Developers.

“Our administration under-stands the importance of local leadership and its impact on the lives of residents,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “The Urban Agenda Grant Program relies on the strong partnerships between local government, non-profits and

the business community that are critical to fostering eco-nomic success and building stronger neighborhoods in ev-ery region in Massachusetts.”

Revere is rebuilding its economic and employment base by utilizing large-scale and high value assets includ-ing Suffolk Downs, Wonder-land, a soon-to-close NECCO plant, and the MassDevelop-ment TDI Waterfront District.

The program seeks to un-lock community-driven re-sponses to local obstacles, and promote economic devel-opment opportunities through partnership-building, problem solving, and shared account-ability in urban centers. The competitive awards offer flex-ible funding for local efforts that bring together commu-nity stakeholders to pursue economic development ini-tiatives. These awards will fund projects in Boston, Clin-

Real estate values continue to be strong in Revere

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Ann Houston of The Neighborhood Developers, State Rep. RoseLee Vincent, Bob O' Brien of Revere Economic Department, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Secretary of Housing and Ecomonic Development Jay Ash at the announcement of the Urban Agenda Grant Program on Monday morning in the Revere City Council Chambers.

By Sue Ellen Woodcock

The Revere real estate mar-ket in 2017 was definitely a good one with higher prices for homes than in 2016, but a drop in the number of new listings, making home-buying an adventure.

“These are the highest pric-es we’ve seen in the last eight years,” said Maureen Celata, owner/broker of MCelata Real Estate. “And 2018 is going to be another banner year. Inven-tory is low now, but everyone is looking to the spring.”

According to figures from the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Realtors, the median sales prices was $376,250, a 4.9 increase over prices in 2016.

Homes also were also on the market 41 days, a 26.8 percent increase over the 56

days on the market in 2016.The number of listings in

2017 also dropped to 265, 10.8 percent down from 297 in 2016. The good news for sellers is that the original list-ing price was matched 100 percent of the time.

The condominium mar-ket saw similar trends with the median sales price at $315,000, up 16.7 percent over 2016. Days on the mar-ket also dropped from 67 in 2016 to 47 days on the market

“Inventory is low now and everyone is looking toward the spring,” Celata said

The rental market is also strong with rents ranging from $1,200 to $3,000. Cleat noted that if someone is paying big rent they just might be capable of buying and taking advan-tage of first-time homebuyers programs.

“2017 was a fantastic year to be in real estate,” said Joe Mario of Century 21 Ma-rio Real Estate. “There’s a lot of confidence and equity in homes. For 35 years now it’s been positive. Now is the time to sell. Revere is getting the overflow from the Boston market and people are moving to Revere.

Mario said Revere is desir-able because of its proximity to Boston, and it’s a hidden gem with a beautiful beach.

Mario is looking forward to the spring market, drawing from Boston and surrounding communities. He added that the Revere School system is also a draw for buyers.

“It all adds to the future growth of Revere,” he said.

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maintained home Must See! Won’t Last! $499,900

SALE PENDING

EAST BOSTONORIENT HEIGHTS

Location Location! Bungalow style 1 family, 3 Brs Full Dr, H/W Floors,

Gorgeous detail throughout

WINTHROPHard to Find! A Vacant lot (over 5,000 s.f.) with

a foundation on it! Also has a 2 story garage. Great for Builders, or Make your own

Dream home! #455P $275K

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& Greenway! $329,900

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Thomas Boyan, Sr

Marie Butera

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Theresa Conte

Dr. Adrian Costanza

Dorothy Cordaro

Gerardo Iannuzzi

Patricia Muse

Paul Penta, Jr.

Antonetta Salamone

Obituaries Pages 8 + 9

See NEWS BRIEFS, Page 2

$1.5 MILLION FOR NORTHERN STRAND COMMUNITY TRAIL

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has approved a $1.5 million grant regarding the development of the Northern Strand Community Trail led by a Revere on the Move part-ner organization, Bike to the Sea.

Revere has a one-mile stretch in North Revere. The Northern Strand Community Trail has been in development for over 20 years. The North Revere segment is a major part in the project that creates a continuous 7.5-mile rail trail running from West Everett, through Malden and Revere to the Saugus River and soon into Lynn. The North Revere segment allows users to en-joy spectacular views of the Rumney Marsh.

The funding, awarded through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Gateway City Parks Program, enables the design of the trail, develop-ment of bid-ready construc-tion documents, and receipt of all necessary construction permits. When completed, the trail will span 10 miles and

See DeLEO Page 3

REVERE RECREATION HOSTS PAINT & SKATE NIGHT AT CRONIN RINK

Joseph Arrigo was all smiles at the Revere Recreation Paint & Skate Night on Feb. 10 at the Cronin Skating Rink in Revere. Please see more photos on Page 10.

By Sue Ellen Woodcock

For years the abutters of Route 1 have put up with the noise from millions of cars, and now some city councillors want to have Mayor Brian Ar-rigo contact the MassDOT to install barriers along Route 1 between Route 16 and Cope-land Circle.

Ward 5 Councillor Charles Patch, Ward 4 Councillor Patrick Keefe and Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKen-na teamed up on a motion at last last week’s council meet-ing. Patch said he and the late

Councillor Robert Haas Jr. tried to get barriers installed in 2011 and received no re-sponse.

“We should get more re-spect from the state and fed-eral government,” Patch said..

Keefe noted that more af-fluent communities are often granted sound barriers.

Ward 2 Councillor Ira No-voselsky pointed out that Sau-gus got barriers along Route 1 installed along a new ball field.

“It’s a quality-of-life is-sue,” he said.

Barriers are easily seen

Have you ever had an idea for how you could make im-provements to the Revere community? So have the ap-plicants to the mini-grant pro-grams hosted by Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, To-bacco and Other Drugs Task Force; and this time, these ideas are going to become a reality.

Every year a group of Re-vere residents and institution-al leaders meet together to select the awardees of mini-grants offered to the public through the community-led organizations, Revere on the Move and the Alcohol, Tobac-co, and Other Drugs (ATOD)

Task Force. Both the ATOD Task Force and Revere on the Move are initiatives of the MGH Revere CARES Coa-lition. Revere on the Move is additionally co-led by the Healthy Community Initia-tives Office at the City of Re-vere.

This year over $20,000 was awarded to fund ideas to make Revere a healthier place to work, to play, and to raise a family. The Revere on the Move mini-grant program offered $10,605 in funding for permanent changes, pro-gram implementation, and youth-led projects that would help prevent or reduce obe-

sity in children and adults. The ATOD Task Force fund-ed projects totaling $9,500 to reduce youth substance use, improve their mental health, and increase opportunities for positive youth engagement.

In addition to the mini-grants already funded, Revere on the Move has extended their permanent change and program mini-grant appli-cations to Sunday, March 4. Up to $1,395 is available for ideas that make it easier to eat healthy and be active for all. The application is open

Revere's TNDreceives $50,000state grant for jobs

Special to The Journal

Monday morning the Bak-er-Polito Administration awarded $500,000 to nine projects through the Urban Agenda Grant Program. The Revere arm of The Neigh-borhood Developers (TND) was one group given $50,000 in funding to help establish workforce development ser-vices in Revere to support lo-cal residents to acquire newly created jobs.

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito along with Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash came to Revere City Hall to present the check to the Neighborhood Developers.

“Our administration under-stands the importance of local leadership and its impact on the lives of residents,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “The Urban Agenda Grant Program relies on the strong partnerships between local government, non-profits and

the business community that are critical to fostering eco-nomic success and building stronger neighborhoods in ev-ery region in Massachusetts.”

Revere is rebuilding its economic and employment base by utilizing large-scale and high value assets includ-ing Suffolk Downs, Wonder-land, a soon-to-close NECCO plant, and the MassDevelop-ment TDI Waterfront District.

The program seeks to un-lock community-driven re-sponses to local obstacles, and promote economic devel-opment opportunities through partnership-building, problem solving, and shared account-ability in urban centers. The competitive awards offer flex-ible funding for local efforts that bring together commu-nity stakeholders to pursue economic development ini-tiatives. These awards will fund projects in Boston, Clin-

Real estate values continue to be strong in Revere

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Ann Houston of The Neighborhood Developers, State Rep. RoseLee Vincent, Bob O' Brien of Revere Economic Department, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Secretary of Housing and Ecomonic Development Jay Ash at the announcement of the Urban Agenda Grant Program on Monday morning in the Revere City Council Chambers.

By Sue Ellen Woodcock

The Revere real estate mar-ket in 2017 was definitely a good one with higher prices for homes than in 2016, but a drop in the number of new listings, making home-buying an adventure.

“These are the highest pric-es we’ve seen in the last eight years,” said Maureen Celata, owner/broker of MCelata Real Estate. “And 2018 is going to be another banner year. Inven-tory is low now, but everyone is looking to the spring.”

According to figures from the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Realtors, the median sales prices was $376,250, a 4.9 increase over prices in 2016.

Homes also were also on the market 41 days, a 26.8 percent increase over the 56

days on the market in 2016.The number of listings in

2017 also dropped to 265, 10.8 percent down from 297 in 2016. The good news for sellers is that the original list-ing price was matched 100 percent of the time.

The condominium mar-ket saw similar trends with the median sales price at $315,000, up 16.7 percent over 2016. Days on the mar-ket also dropped from 67 in 2016 to 47 days on the market

“Inventory is low now and everyone is looking toward the spring,” Celata said

The rental market is also strong with rents ranging from $1,200 to $3,000. Cleat noted that if someone is paying big rent they just might be capable of buying and taking advan-tage of first-time homebuyers programs.

“2017 was a fantastic year to be in real estate,” said Joe Mario of Century 21 Ma-rio Real Estate. “There’s a lot of confidence and equity in homes. For 35 years now it’s been positive. Now is the time to sell. Revere is getting the overflow from the Boston market and people are moving to Revere.

Mario said Revere is desir-able because of its proximity to Boston, and it’s a hidden gem with a beautiful beach.

Mario is looking forward to the spring market, drawing from Boston and surrounding communities. He added that the Revere School system is also a draw for buyers.

“It all adds to the future growth of Revere,” he said.

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Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) announces that it has been exclusively retained by South Harbor Associates LLC to sell 800-810 Lynnway, a fully-enti-tled, 550-unit, 100 percent mar-ket-rate apartment development site located less than 10 miles northeast of Downtown Boston in Lynn, Massachusetts. NKF Co- Head of U.S. Capital Mar-kets Robert Griffin, Executive Managing Director Michael By-rne, Managing Director Thomas Greeley, Associate Casey Grif-fin, Director Devlin Man and Senior Financial Analyst Nick

Dailey will oversee the market-ing and sale process.

Owner Pat McGrath of South Harbor Associates LLC said, “I have owned the property for 13 years and have worked on the approval process for the last three years. This is an exciting project for the City of Lynn and I look forward to seeing the de-velopment move forward and becoming the gateway into the City.”

Encompassing 8.46 acres of land directly off the Gener-al Edwards Bridge and along

By John Lynds

On Saturday, Cardinal Seán O’Malley ordained a new priest to St. Joseph Parish in Lynn.

Father Fernando José Vivas, who has been serving his dea-con internship at St. Joseph Par-ish, Lynn, joined four other new Archdiocese priests that were or-dained during a Mass Saturday.

Fr. Vivas celebrated his first Masses of Thanksgiving at St. Joseph on Aug. 2 in both English and Spanish.

Born in Managua, Nicaragua on Dec. 16, 1984, Fr. Vivas is a son of the late Luis Ramon Vivas Perez and Ana (Alvardo San-chez) Perez. He is the youngest

Father Fernando José Vivas ordained, appointed to St. Joseph Parish, Lynn

New 550-unit apartment development a gateway to Lynn

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Father Fernando José Vivas ordained is St. Joseph Parish in Lynn’s newest priest. Fr. Vivas was ordained by Cardinal O’Malley Saturday and celebrat-ed his first Mass at St. Joseph on Sunday. 

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By Cary Shuman

The Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce unveiled its new website to its members and the Lynn community Tuesday.

“There has been a lot of posi-tive reaction to it,” GLCC Exec-utive Director Colin Codner told the Lynn Journal.

Codner said the impetus for a new website was the organi-zation’s desire from a strate-gic standpoint “to to be able to provide value to not only to our members but also to the mem-bers of our community.

“That’s an underlying theme of who we are: an organization enhancing the vitality of our re-gion. “And one of the ways we

felt that we could do this was providing a tool and a resource for the members of our commu-nity to engage with each other and find opportunities to indi-vidually socialize, network and come together and know what’s going on in the community.”

Codner said the Chamber website’s “Community Calen-dar” will provide an updated list of all activities in the area for families.

Codner worked on the devel-opment of the new website with Operations Manager Christine Neals, Membership and Events Coordinator Samantha McHugh, Executive Board members, and the Board of Directors. The

Chamber’s Executive Board consists of Chair Joe Scianatico, Vice Chair Eddy Staco, Secretary Christine Pierce, Treasurer Peter Deiulis, and Officer-at-Large Pe-ter Colarusso.

“This was an organization-al initiative,” said Codner. “I’m proud of the fact that all of our organizational initiatives are based on collaboration.”

A new installation on the web-site is the addition of the Cham-ber’s two main social media ac-counts, Facebook and Instagram, on the GLCC home page. The website has also added a Spanish language translation button.

Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce unveils new website

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On Friday, August 31, the Lynn Family Forward Resource Center gave out 48 “summer fun buckets” to 35 local fami-lies. The buckets were filled with outside activities for children like bubbles, jump rope, and bouncy balls. They also received one anti-racism book for children and a hygiene bucket. These buckets were free. The Lynn Family Forward Resource Center is a single-point walk-in service that provides families with access to resources within the community and referrals.

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Despite growth in com-munities of color in Gate-way Cities, Massachusetts’s non-profit and elected lead-ership remains overwhelm-ingly white.

Meanwhile, the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have fallen dis-proportionately on the communities most under-represented in leadership positions, like Chelsea.

In the Gateway Cities first session, a series on Di-versity, Equity and Inclu-sion for a Strong Recov-

ery, the organization will focus on the lack of repre-sentation in civic leadership in Gateway Cities.

“We’ll start by recogniz-ing the work of Mayor Dan Rivera for his outstanding leadership in the City of Lawrence, including di-versifying the police force, and his relentless advocacy on behalf of Gateway Cit-ies across Massachusetts,” read a statement. “Then Joan Kulash, Executive Director of Community In-Roads, and Gladys Vega,

Executive Director of the Chelsea Collaborative, will share case-studies on their experience working to make the ranks of elected and non-profit leadership more representative of the diverse population in Gate-way Cities.”

Attendees will leave the presentation armed with new insights and data on civic representation in Massachusetts, as well as strategies for implement-ing similar models in their community.

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Senator Sal DiDomenico recently served as speaker on a virtual Mission: Read-iness panel discussion to talk about COVID-19’s impact on early childhood educa-tion and child nutrition in Massachusetts. DiDomenico joined with retired Generals Jack Hammond and Mike Hall, Amy O’Leary of Early Education for All, and the National Director of Mis-sion: Readiness, Ben Good-man. Mission: Readiness is a group of 750 retired admi-rals, generals, and other top military leaders who work to champion evidence-based, bipartisan state and federal public policy solutions that are proven to prepare youth for life and to be able to

serve their nation in any way that they choose.

Senator DiDomenico kicked off the panel by shar-ing his perspective on ear-ly childhood challenges in Massachusetts and the grow-ing childhood hunger epi-demic due to the economic fallout from COVID-19. Di-Domenico has been a long-time champion of both early education and food security policies in the Massachusetts Senate and provided insight into how the pandemic has weakened the early educa-tion sector, exacerbating challenges for Massachusetts kids and their families. In his comments, he emphasized that child care is not babysit-ting, but a crucial way to ensure children are prepared for future success. Senator

DiDomenico also provided insight to the participants

and listeners on how they can work with their elected

officials and representatives to urge actionable steps that

preserve and strengthen ear-ly childhood programs.

DiDomenico serves as a speaker on virtual mission on COVID

Senator Sal DiDomenico recently served as speaker on a virtual Mission: Readiness panel discussion to talk about COVID-19’s impact on early childhood education and child nutrition in Massachusetts.

Gladys Vega honored by Gateway Cities

The Gateway Cities Innovation Institute will hold an awards and summit on Oct. 8 featur-ing Chelsea’s Gladys Vega.

Save the Harbor and Brain Arts bring you Beats on the Beach virtual music contest

Joye Williams, Founder of  Joyefully Natural, emerges from the sea after a salt scrub at Nantaket Beach