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Mike Muller holds a photo of U.S. Army Sgt. Franz Walkup, for whom Muller will embark on a climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise money.

BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE

LYNN — Mike Muller is planning to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in East Africa to raise money for a wounded soldier.

He is halfway towards the $20,000 fundraising goal to build U.S. Army Sgt. Franz Walkup and his wife Shannon an accessible home in their hometown of Woodbury, Tenn.

In 2012, Walkup, 25, was ambushed by a group of Afghan soldiers that his unit was training. He was shot five times, and suffered injuries to his lower stomach, back and leg. Since the attack, he has endured 78 surgeries.

“He was very lucky to survive,” Muller said. “It took him a year-and-a-half to be able to get out of bed and put his feet on the floor, and another year to be able to walk. He can walk, but not for great distances. He keeps fighting through this.”

Since Walkup is not an amputee, he doesn’t qualify for much government assistance. While he receives aid for medical expenses, he doesn’t get help for housing.

“He was a young, healthy, able-bodied kid,” Muller said. “He has a lifetime of challenges ahead. I think he needs whatever support we can give him.”

Muller grew up in Lynn where he served as a city councilor. For more than two decades, he worked in corporate sales. Since 2003, he and his family have lived in Georgetown.

While his family is fairly athletic, Muller said he lacks experience climbing mountains.

In preparation for the eight-day trek to the 19,336-foot summit of the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, Muller, his wife and their two daughters have been taking small journeys, but nothing compared to Kilimanjaro, the highest peak on the African continent.

On May 25, Muller and three friends, all supporting different causes, will travel to Africa. He expects it will take the group six days to climb the mountain and two days to descend.

Muller and his friends wanted to pursue the adventure anyway, because all four of them are turning 50 this year but decided that if they’re going to do it, they should do it for a cause.

“The freedoms that we have as individuals, we don’t have by accident,” Muller said. “Millions of Americans have stepped forward to serve our country. We all owe them a debt of gratitude. This is one way I hope to show my appreciation. By helping one soldier in need. I think he’s the perfect beneficiary of this type of effort. Supporting him will give me inspiration when I’m climbing.”

To donate to Muller’s cause, visit www.crowdrise.com/climb-kili-2016.

Bridget Turcotte can be reached at bturcotte@itemlive.com. Follow her on Twitter @BridgetTurcotte.

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KIPP seniors, from left, Jefferson Prakob, Edivan Solano, Corinne Jean Gilles and Jassyran Kim received early decision acceptances.

BY DILLON DURST

LYNN — KIPP Academy celebrated its graduating class Friday at the Lynn Auditorium.

Ninety-seven percent of KIPP’s class of 2016 will graduate in June, while 90 percent plan to attend college, according to the school.

This year’s graduating class also received more than 400 acceptance letters, 100 more than last year.

Four students, Jefferson Prakob, Edivan Solano, Jassyran Kim and Corinne Jean Gilles, received early decision acceptances, which allows students to apply to their top choice school early.

Kim will attend Davidson College in North Carolina, a KIPP partner, in the fall. Attending a partner college allows KIPP and the school to help provide students with a more successful college experience.

While Kim hasn’t visited Davidson’s campus, she’s excited to get there. While her mother wasn’t thrilled about her going to school 14 hours away, she thinks it’s a good fit.

Kim served as class president the past two years, she’s a member of the National Honor Society and captain of the girls basketball team.

She plans to study biomedical engineering and earn her master’s degree.

Solano will attend Duke University, also a partner school, and plans to study biology.

He was a member of the basketball, track and cross country teams, as well as the National Honor Society and student council.

Solano plans to do intramurals at Duke to avoid the “Freshman 15” and do community service.

“It’s a great university and I’d like to give back,” he said. “I’m blessed to have this amazing opportunity.”

Jean Gilles, who’s logged 300 hours of community service at the YMCA, is headed to Union College in upstate New York.

She is a Posse Foundation Scholarship recipient, a four-year, full-tuition scholarship, and plans to study science and engineering.

Jean Gilles was a member of the dance team at KIPP, and plans to join Union’s, as well as a community service sorority.

Prakob will attend Brown University, an Ivy League school and a partner school. He plans to major in biology.

Prakob is a member of the National Honor Society and plays for the school’s volleyball team.

Drea Deangelo, KIPP school leader, opened Friday’s ceremony by commending the graduating class’ hard work, and noted that she’s known most of them since they were fifth-graders.

Each graduate announced their college choice on stage before their classmates in attendance.

Dillon Durst can be reached at ddurst@itemlive.com.

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An’gele Anderson practices for her upcoming fundraising benefit.

BY MICHELE DURGIN

LYNN — It looks like 17-year-old An’gele Anderson is headed for a bright future.

The Lynn resident and English High School junior takes advanced placement and honors classes, is a member of a competitive dance team taught by Lynn Tech football coach James Runner, and dreams of attending the College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles.

“I joined the team when I was 11,” she said. “I am so thankful to James for everything he has taught me. And he believes in me, which gives me the confidence to keep chasing my dream.

In the Making (ITM), which consists of 15 teen dancers, has performed at Harvard University, Boston College and Assumption College, where they captured the “Best Team” prize. They have also performed at a Boston Celtics halftime show.

“It was amazing and nerve-wracking,” she said. “The open court was so big and intimidating, but dancing for that crowd gave me the best feeling I have ever had.”

Anderson is planning to attend the High School Performing Arts Summer Conservatory at the California school. The three-week course offers an intense experience for talented high schoolers with an ambition to succeed as performers. Days are filled with rehearsals, training, guest speakers and class time with a faculty comprised of actors, directors, choreographers and singers.

The program concludes with a production performance that is taped and each student artist is given a copy. But the course comes with a $4,000 price tag.

“I applied for a scholarship and was awarded $900, but I still have to come up with $3,100 to pay the tuition,” she said.

So far, she has raised $485 for the trip.

Her mother, Angela, and stepfather, Fred, have scheduled a $10 fundraising event for Friday, June 17 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Hibernian Hall where the teenager will dance.

“Our plan is to have lots of food and dancing with great music and a DJ,” she said. “I am very passionate about dancing, and I know I can make all of this happen. I’m willing to work very hard to make my dreams come true.”

Andrew Butler, a member and co-captain of ITM, had high praise for Anderson.

“She’s hardworking and driven, I hope for the best for her because she deserves it all,” he said. “Someday I will be able to say that I helped create the force that is An’gele Marie Anderson. Believe me, she’s going places.”

Chelsea Police Officer John Bruttaniti, who was killed in a Thursday night crash on the Lynnway, was hailed as “a true gentleman who was deeply respected by everyone around him.”

BY THOR JOURGENSEN

LYNN — A Lynnway crash late Thursday night killed an off-duty Chelsea police officer.

John Bruttaniti, 41, of Lynn died in the 10:27 p.m. accident in the northbound lane near Commercial Street, said State Police.

State Police said a preliminary investigation by Trooper Nicholas Fiore indicated Bruttaniti lost control of his motorcycle and struck a 2005 Honda CRF450 motorcycle operated by a 25-year-old male from Lynn. Bruttaniti’s motorcycle struck a utility pole and Bruttaniti sustained fatal injuries and was determined to be deceased at the scene, police said.

The Honda’s operator was taken to Union Hospital. Cause of the crash remains under investigation with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. No charges have been filed. The Lynnway’s northbound lane between Commercial Street and Marine Boulevard was closed for nearly four hours into Friday morning.

“John was the true definition of a dedicated public servant to the people of Chelsea and the country, having worked at the Chelsea Police Department since 2008 and at the Chelsea Fire Department from 2005-2008 and served in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan in 2003-2004,” said Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes in a statement. “He was a true gentleman who was deeply respected by everyone around him.”

Bruttaniti received the Police Department’s Lifesaving Medal in 2015 for saving a toddler who was choking on a penny.

“On behalf of the entire City of Chelsea and the Chelsea Police Department, I convey my deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to John’s family,” said Kyes.

Chelsea Police Department commanders have been assigned to serve as liaisons to Bruttaniti’s family and the funeral home “during this time of loss and need.”

Funeral arrangements are pending.

The crash was the second fatal accident on the Lynnway this year. A Feb. 27 vehicle crash killed two people.

Thor Jourgensen can be reached at tjourgensen@itemlive.com.

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LYNN

Arrests

Richard Allen, 54, of 33 High St., was arrested and charged with unarmed robbery and common and notorious thief at 3:22 p.m. Sunday.

Placido Blaz-Chaleco, 27, of 645 Western Ave., was arrested and charged on protective custody at 6:12 p.m. Sunday.

Edson Deandrade, 37, of 67 Richfield St., Dorchester, was arrested and charged with assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a police officer at 9:44 p.m. Sunday.

Wilkins Delgado, 38, of 25 Hamilton Ave., was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license as a habitual traffic offender, distribution of a Class D drug and drug possession to distribute at 8:50 p.m. Monday.

Luis Gonzalez, of 183 Beacon Hill Ave., was arrested on warrant charges of breaking and entering nighttime for a felony, possession of a burglarious instrument, malicious wanton property defacement, uttering a false check, attempt to commit crime, forgery of a check and receiving stolen property less than $250 at 10:49 a.m. Monday.

Raul Ogando, 41, of 27 Newhall St., was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and speeding at 6:34 a.m. Monday.

Luckese Richards, 30, of 50 Andrew St., was arrested and charged with violating the city knife ordinance at 2:11 p.m. Monday.

Chhuoth Seang, of 78 Light St., was arrested on a warrant at 3:17 p.m. Sunday.

Ian Wilson, 28, of 16 Martel Road, S Hamilton, was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a Class C drug and possession of a Class D drug at 8:32 p.m. Sunday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 12:56 p.m. Sunday at 810 Lynnway; at 2:33 p.m. Sunday at 8 Stanley Terrace; at 4:24 p.m. Sunday at Franklin and N Common streets; at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Commercial Street and Lynnway; at 7:11 p.m. Sunday at A L Prime Energy at 423 Boston St.; at 9:13 p.m. Sunday at Broadway and Mansfield Street; at 11 p.m. Sunday at Walmart at 780 Lynnway; at 1:06 a.m. Monday at Broadway and Chestnut Street; at 7:21 a.m. Monday on Boston Street; at 7:44 a.m. Monday at Joyce and Union streets.

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 2:03 p.m. Sunday at 55 Tracy Ave.; at 3:14 p.m. Sunday at 780 Lynnway; at 5:21 p.m. Sunday at 31 Baker St.

A report of a motor vehicle accident with personal injury at 3:13 p.m. Sunday at Lynn Shore Drive and Pierce Road.

A report of a police motor vehicle accident at 9:38 a.m. Monday at 300 Washington St.

Breaking and Entering

A report of a motor vehicle breaking and entering at 1:06 p.m. Sunday at 16 Brooklawn Terrace.

A report of a breaking and entering at 6 p.m. Sunday at 32 Hamilton Ave.; at 1:49 p.m. Monday at 9 Grace Road.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 4:26 p.m. Sunday at 80 Mayfair St.; at 5:32 p.m. Sunday at 95 Union St.; at 6:40 p.m. Sunday at 30 Ocean St.; at 10:36 p.m. Sunday on Market Street; at 12:57 a.m. Monday at 593 Boston St.; at 7:31 a.m. Monday at 16 Ashton Terrace; at 9:50 a.m. Monday at 580 Essex St.; at 11:15 a.m. Monday at Andrew Street and Central Avenue; at 1:49 a.m. Monday on Newcastle Street.

A report of a missing person at 6:54 p.m. Sunday at 50 Newhall St.

A report of a gunshot at 9:56 p.m. Sunday at 12 Libby Court; at 12:16 a.m. Monday on Chestnut Street.

Theft

A report of a robbery at 2:10 p.m. Sunday at Walgreens at 21 Joyce St.

A report of a larceny at 8:51 p.m. Sunday at 200 Locust St.; at 11:17 a.m. Monday at 124 Central Ave.

Vandalism

A report of motor vehicle vandalism at 4:14 p.m. Sunday at 42 W Baltimore St.

A report of vandalism at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at 27 Whiting St.

MARBLEHEAD

Arrest

Nicole Ivaldi, 38, of 226 Lexington St., Apt. 1, East Boston, was arrested and charged with two counts of breaking and entering daytime for a felony, two counts of trespassing and an attempt to commit crime at 2:26 p.m. Sunday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 11:50 a.m. Sunday on Lafayette Street; at 1:49 p.m. Sunday on Ocean Avenue.

Breaking and Entering

A report of a breaking and entering at 2:26 p.m. Sunday on Reed Street. A caller reported a woman going around asking people if they need her to walk dogs and going into their trash barrels. Nicole Ivaldi, 38, of East Boston, was arrested and charged with two counts of breaking and entering daytime for a felony, two counts of trespassing and an attempt to commit crime.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 11:53 a.m. Sunday on Pleasant Street. A caller reported a tenant told her that people from next door are trespassing on her property, using a ladder to climb on the roof and playing a loud stereo from a car in the back. An officer reported they used a ladder to retrieve a soccer ball that went onto her roof. They lowered the radio and were told not to go on her property in the future; at 9:01 p.m. Sunday on Creesy Street.

Theft

A report of a larceny/forgery/fraud at 1:37 p.m. Sunday on West Shore Drive.

PEABODY

Arrest

Chelcie C. McDade, 23, of 90 Aborn St., Apt. 1R, was arrested on a warrant at 11:56 a.m. Monday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 3:52 p.m. Sunday at Northshore Mall at 210N Andover St.; at 4:04 p.m. Sunday at 2 Park St. and 31 Main St.

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 10:02 a.m. Monday at 17 Centennial Drive; at 11:15 a.m. Monday at 101 Main St. and 2 Washington St.; at 1:14 p.m. Monday at Chandler’s Ice Cream at 86 Andover St.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 4:47 p.m. Sunday at 55 Franklin St.; at 5:01 p.m. Sunday at 2 Aborn St.; at 7:21 p.m. Sunday at 6 Lowe St.; at 9:42 p.m. Sunday at 1 Starbard Terrace.

A report of baby raccoons in the chimney at 8:27 a.m. Monday at 29 Ellsworth Road. The caller wanted them removed but not destroyed. He was told to call the Animal Rescue League.

A report of an excessive amount of rats in the area at 8:42 a.m. Monday at 12 Beckett St. The caller said they may be coming from a neighbor who has bird feeds. She was told to call the Health Department.

A report of a dead opossum at 8:48 a.m. Monday at Peabody Mobile Park at 252 Newbury St. The caller had her son remove it.

A report of a stolen cat at 8:58 a.m. Monday at 13 High St. A caller reported her roommate hated her cat and dropped it off at the fire station on Tremont Street.

A report of a missing person at 10:03 a.m. Monday at 6 Crowninshield St. A missing 23-year-old woman was last seen a week ago. She has a past history of heroin use.

A report of a lone duckling in the middle of a busy road at 12:20 p.m. Monday at Napa Auto Parts at 215 Newbury St. A caller confirmed the mother was not around and no other ducklings were present. He transported the animal to Borash.

Fire

A report of a fire in the woods at 7:36 p.m. Sunday on Nichols Lane.

A report of a mulch fire at 5:58 a.m. Monday at Terrace Estates on Northshore Road.

Overdose

A report of an overdose at 3:39 p.m. Sunday on Bartholomew Terrace. One person was transported to Lahey Hospital.

SWAMPSCOTT

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 1:48 p.m. Sunday at 48 Bradlee Ave.

Complaints

A report of a sick rat on the lawn at 3:44 p.m. Sunday at 86 Walker Road.

Fire

A report of a mulch fire at 8:57 p.m. Sunday at 35 Lincoln House Ave.

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State Rep. Brendan Crighton speaks to Dena Capano’s class during a visit to Classical High School last week.

Spring is slowly shrugging off the cold temperatures and heralding summer’s colors, and in West Lynn, positive changes are underway to make a great part of the city even better.

Bent Water Brewing Co. turns its Commercial Street home into a fun place to be on Saturday when the afternoon and evening will be devoted to beer and music. Bent Water is turning a corner of the city off the Lynnway into a destination people want to visit.

The brewers have even created “Lynn Light Extra Pale Ale” in celebration of the city. With their appreciation for the city in evidence, it’s easy to imagine Bent Water’s owners attracting other businesses to Lynn, either downtown or elsewhere. Progressive city officials are already imagining a microbrewery in the downtown, offering another location where people can enjoy themselves before or after a Veterans Memorial Auditorium show.

West Lynn is also on track to be the site of major development projects, including the Market Basket store planned for Federal Street and residential development proposed for the former River Works gear plant site located off the Lynnway.

City officials have wisely anticipated traffic congestion challenges related to these projects. They have worked with state officials to secure $2 million to make roadway and sidewalk improvements on Western Avenue and the side streets bordering the Market Basket site.

Starting on Monday, they also coordinated with transportation company Keolis to start removing old rails running through West Lynn intersections. The abandoned train tracks are a noisy nuisance to neighbors and their dilapidated appearance detracts from West Lynn’s qualities. The last rails are scheduled to be removed by Friday, clearing the way for planners and West Lynn residents to imagine local uses for a right of way stretching from Everett through Saugus into Lynn.

Imagination was the theme of state Rep. Brendan Crighton’s (D-Lynn) visit last week to a Classical High School classroom where teacher Dena Capano’s students showed off photographs they took of vacant lots around the city. Crighton urged them to imagine the promise contained in each photograph. City leaders are already demonstrating they can turn vacant lots and abandoned sites into new businesses and imagination is the key ingredient required to bring more businesses like Bent Water to Lynn.

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Lynn Tech student Gregory Cooks sets up his surveying equipment for his oral demonstration at the school.

BY THOR JOURGENSEN

LYNN — Gregory Cooks is studying metal fabrication at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, but he sees his future in construction.

Cooks and 15 other Tech seniors spent last week studying the trades. They learned about building culverts and walls under the eyes of Massachusetts Construction Career Development Program instructors.

Experienced tradesman Tommy Lemon demonstrated how to set bricks in a round concrete drain to build a trough capable of channeling water through pipes. He also told the students how a laborer’s apprenticeship can lead to a $21 an hour job with generous benefits.

“One thing I stress is good work ethic and safe work practices,” he said. “Show up on time and be physically and mentally prepared to work at least eight to 10 hours a day.”

Cooks is considering construction apprentice opportunities Lemon and co-instructor Andy Kuzmich outlined for the students.

“It gave me a clear idea of what I want to do career-wise,” he said.

Kuzmich said students interested in construction following the Tech orientation course will be invited to take part in a three-week apprentice course sponsored by New England Laborers.

Tech is one of 15 Bay State schools to host the construction career development program sponsored by the Department of Transportation and New England Laborers’ Training Academy, a group affiliated with building unions.

Kuzmich said an older construction workforce is prompting state and union officials to find students interested in the work. The program’s goal is to attract 300 students annually to the trades.

“I wish this was around when I was in high school,” he said.

Richard Wall, Tech’s construction department head, said Cooks, fellow seniors and a small group of juniors were chosen to participate in the orientation because they expressed an interest in construction work and are dependable.

Senior Enderson Mejia helped build an interlocking stone wall, a miniature version of giant walls designed to keep hillsides from sliding onto roads. He plans to study engineering next year at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. But he enjoyed learning the detail work involved in professional construction.

“You don’t want anything to be crooked,” he said.

Thor Jourgensen can be reached at tjourgensen@itemlive.com.

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Pickering Middle School.

BY THOR JOURGENSEN

LYNN — Proposed middle school sites are the focus of Wednesday’s 7 p.m. hearing in the Pickering Middle School auditorium.

School officials and design consultants will discuss the initial search for a future location for middles schools and design options.

Superintendent Catherine Latham said the discussion will also focus on the types of educational programs local educators want to include in new schools.

The evening will also include depict interior and exterior views of Marshall Middle School, opened a month ago on Brookline Street.

“This is the first public forum for Pickering and it will allow residents and interested persons the opportunity to have their questions answered and their opinions heard and acknowledged,” Latham said.

Lynn’s three public middle schools had a combined 3,000-student enrollment when the school year began last fall.

Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy during winter planning meetings said the city needs to plan and build to educate another 1,500 middle school-age students.

The city is working with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to meet Lynn’s school needs. The MSBA has authorized the city to undertake construction to provide school space for up to 1,660 students.

Initial discussions have focused on building two new schools with General Electric field on Summer Street and land off Parkland Avenue as potential sites for two new middle schools.

School officials are also considering plans to complete an addition to Breed Middle School and reorganize the school’s educational programs to match the cluster concept used at Marshall. Groups of about 120 students are grouped around classrooms each offering a different academic theme.

Other potential school building sites will be outlined at Wednesday’s meeting. But tentative plans calls for Pickering, located on Conomo Avenue, to provide space to ease overcrowding in elementary schools. The old Marshall School on Porter Street is scheduled to be torn down.  

Another hearing is scheduled for June.

Thor Jourgensen can be reached at tjourgensen@itemlive.com

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Dolores Dean with 50 of the 300 pillow cases she and her friends made.

BY MICHELE DURGIN

LYNN — For Dolores Dean and her friends, making pillowcases is a labor of love.

The ladies turned the Union Club in Beverly into a pillowcase factory last weekend with 40 women setting up sewing machines in space donated by the club.  

The crew spent the nine hours creating 300 pillowcases. All of their creations will be donated to the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers and the Shriner’s Hospital in Boston.

Each pillowcase is inside a clear plastic bag with a note that reads, “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. This pillowcase was sewn especially for you by Audrey’s Amazing Army, in memory of our mom, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.”

When a patient is admitted to either one of the facilities, which offer specialized care, including hospice and dementia treatment, they get one of the handmade pillowcases as a welcome and wish for the best.

“We had Care Dimensions provide services to my mom, just before she passed in February, 2014,” Dean said. “She wanted to be home throughout her illness, and they were wonderful about coming here to to take care of her. Their  counselors were especially great with my son, Samuel,who was seven at the time. He was very close to his grandmother, and they made everything so much easier for him to handle and accept.”

Soon after Dean’s mother died, she began to clean out her apartment. Her mom had been an avid seamstress  and Dean said she found a ton of fabrics during her cleanout. She wondered what she could do with all of the material and was adamant that it would not go to waste. She set the material aside and vowed she would put it to good use someday.

Not too long after, Dean was thumbing through one of her many quilting magazines and saw an article titled, “ The Million Pillowcase Challenge.” The article explained how volunteers had gathered to create colorful pillowcases to be donated to medical facilities that specialized in end of life care.

“I knew in that moment what I was going to do,”Dean said. “Shortly after, I assembled a group of about 50 people, which included friends and  family, and we all went to work. Before I knew it, we had made about one hundred pillowcases to be donated.”

Dean said the pillowcase sew-a-thon will become an annual event and she’s grateful to the group of volunteers who helped out last weekend in Beverly .

“My sister, Doreen, came up from Louisville, Kentucky to help out, along with my good friend Melanie Maynard from Fitchburg,” she said. “So many terrific people were here to help out and have already volunteered for next year. Most of them have a connection to the Kaplan House and are happy to do this for them.”

Doreen Rogers, Dean’s sister, said she enjoyed helping to sew the pillowcases. She enjoyed the sense of camaraderie shared by the group and talked about the special feeling in the room full of sewers who were all working for a wonderful cause. She was especially moved, during a break in the sewing, she said, when everyone gathered around the finished pillowcases and prayed for those who would receive them.

“We had a great time together,” Rogers said. “Everyone in the room was committed to the goal. There was such a sense of pride in the room. When someone would yell out, ‘Number such and such is done’ everyone would clap and cheer.It was a special feeling, knowing who were creating these pillowcases for. I hope we do it again.”

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Workers tear up the abandoned rail road tracks on Cottage Street in Lynn.

BY THOR JOURGENSEN

LYNN — The clang and crash of traffic crossing railroad tracks in four West Lynn intersections is about to end.

Transportation contractor Keolis Commuter Services and the Department of Public Works crews ripped up tracks bisecting Cottage Street on Monday. Tracks cutting across Spencer Street are scheduled to be pulled up today.

The tracks are part of a freight rail line that ran from Boston through Everett and Saugus to Lynn. They have not been used for decades, according to City Councilors Peter Capano and Jay Walsh.

“They are one of the biggest complaints we get even from people who don’t live in the area,” Capano said.

The sound of heavy trucks crashing over tracks spanning Summer Street near South Street has long annoyed 17-year neighborhood resident Ana Molina.

“When big trucks come by, they move the building,” she said.

Public Works Commissioner Andrew Hall said rails crossing Summer Street are scheduled to be ripped up on Wednesday and tracks crossing Summer near Raddin Grove Avenue will be pulled up on Thursday.

Walsh said the track removal work started in the winter when Keolis crews removed a section of track crossing Cottage Street that dislodged, posing a threat to motorists.

“It scared everybody,” Walsh said. “Keolis came right out and we talked about removing the other tracks.”

Hall said tracks crossing West Lynn road intersections have been the targets of driver damage complaints and have damaged snowplows.

Longer-term plans for the old rail line winding through West Lynn include converting it to a bicycle path with a connection to the waterfront. Residents living on side streets abutting the tracks have organized trash cleanups and worked with the city keep the track corridor crime free.

Capano and Walsh have met with bike path proponents and they envision the rail line eventually becoming a “community path” with neighbors having a say in how the path is designed and used.

Thor Jourgensen can be reached at tjourgensen@itemlive.com

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Lynn native Kyle O’Connor enjoyed a solid freshman year at the University of Southern Maine. 

By JOSHUA KUMMINS

BOSTON — The season came to a sudden end for the University of Southern Maine baseball team last week with two losses at the Little East Conference Tournament. However, a pair of locals made the most of their freshman campaigns with the Huskies.

Despite their rookie status, Lynn’s Kyle O’Connor and Peabody’s Matt Correale proved to be vital contributors to a 29-win squad that finished tied for the top spot in the LEC standings.

Nine players on the USM roster call Massachusetts home, but O’Connor and Correale hit it off right away as two players from the same area of the state.

“Coming up to school, I didn’t know too many kids,” O’Connor said. “I knew (Correale) a little bit from high school and played against him. When we got there, we kind of just clicked because we knew we were kind of the only ones from the same area.”

O’Connor was the Huskies’ top freshman appearing in more than 20 games this season as he hit an even .300 in his 80 at-bats, including hits in four of his final six outings. The Lynn English alum legged out two triples, hit a home run, stole three bases, and drove in eight total runs on the year.

The Huskies endured injuries at the beginning of the season, but the emergence of freshmen like O’Connor and Correale means that the future looks bright for head coach Ed Flaherty’s program.

At the beginning of the season, Flaherty considered redshirting O’Connor. However, as the Huskies got closer to their annual Florida trip, things began to change.

It can be challenging for baseball coaches in New England to get a good handle on incoming players during the fall season and through indoor work, but O’Connor made improvements over time and has become a steady performer.

“Before we went (to Florida), he started out hitting it and I put him in there,” Flaherty said of O’Connor. “And he’s played a lot for us. He’s a good contact hitter, has some power, and can run. He’s going to be a future star.”

The Huskies used a pair of freshmen in the starting rotation regularly, but Correale was often a go-to man out of the bullpen. Despite just a 1-3 record, the former Tanners star converted four save opportunities and struck out 24 batters in his 34.1 innings of work.

Both Correale and O’Connor agreed that the speed of the game was the most pressing adjustment.

“It was definitely a faster game,” Correale said. “But Coach (Ed) Boyce taught us a lot, just to go out and throw strikes. He said that we might be freshmen, but just to go out, have fun and do what you do. Just let it flow.”

Correale did not allow an earned run over his first eight collegiate appearances before running into trouble later in the season. He finished strong individually

“Matty pitched very well out of the shoot,” said Flaherty, USM’s 31st-year skipper. “He’s a freshman and he had some setbacks later in the year, but he’ll overcome those as he gets older. He has a good arm and is a real competitive kid.”

The talk of the USM baseball program this year was senior shortstop Sam Dexter, who was named to the preseason watch list for the USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the nation’s top amateur player.

The reigning D3Baseball.com National Player of the Year, Dexter ranked third in the LEC with a .404 average this season. O’Connor said he learned a lot from Dexter, and senior outfielders Jake Glauser and Nick Dibiase, along the way as a first-year collegian.

“Sam’s a gifted player. What he brings to the table emotionally, and his talent, makes you better automatically,” O’Connor said of Dexter, whose younger brother Jake Dexter is set to play for the Futures Collegiate Baseball League’s North Shore Navigators at Fraser Field this summer. “And having two seniors in the outfield with me, working with me also really helped me step up my game.”

Names and notes

• Lynn’s Cam O’Neill went 2-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and three RBI as the Holy Cross baseball team advanced to the Patriot League Championship Series with a 12-8 win over Lehigh on Sunday.
• Classical alum Hulerie McGuffie finished second in the 200-meter dash at Saturday’s NEICAAA Outdoor Championship at Southern Connecticut State, helping UMass Boston finished tenth out of 38 teams. Her time of 24.33 seconds broke a Beacons record that stood for nearly 30 years. McGuffie also ran the 400-meter in 54.91, the fastest time of any Division III runner.
• Tuft’s sophomore Andrew DiMaiti earned a spot on the All New England Track team with a third place finish in the 400-meter hurdles on Saturday (5-14) running a very fast time of 53.01 while competing in the New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship Meet. The 53.01 ranks DiMaiti 11th nationally in Division III.  
• Last Tuesday, Peabody’s Antonia Pagliuca was named the Assumption College female athlete of the week. Pagliuca claimed the 10,000-meter title at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championship, and finished fourth in the 5,000.
• Peabody’s Brandon Bingel went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored and Saugus’ Buck McCarthy went 1-for-3 with a double and run scored for Bryant University as the baseball team clinched its fifth-straight Northeast Conference regular season championship with a 9-2 victory over Central Connecticut on Saturday. McCarthy also went 2-for-4 with three runs scored in Bryant’s 9-3 win over Central Connecticut.
• Nahant’s Kurtis White went 2-for-4 with a RBI in Franklin Pierce’s 6-4 loss to Saint Rose on Friday.
• Peabody’s Bobby Losanno led the Merrimack baseball team with a .345 average as the Warriors ended their season with 29 wins, the second-most in program history.
• North Shore Navigator and Salem State senior Richie Fecteau was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association Division III Hitter of the Week. Fecteau hit .800 (12-for-15) with three home runs, two double, eight runs scored and a 1.533 slugging percentage over three games in the MASCAC tournament. He went 7-for-8 with three home runs and four RBI in the championship series.

Joshua Kummins can be reached at joshuakummins95@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshuaKummins.

HAMPTON, N.H. — Clara L. Winsor, 92, of Hampton, died peacefully Friday, May 13, 2016, at Brigham Health & Rehabilitation in Newburyport.

She was born May 3, 1924, in Lynn, daughter of the late Charles H. and Florence (Bradshaw) Henshaw.

Raised in Lynn, she graduated from Lynn English High School with the Class of 1942.

Following graduation, Clara went to work for General Electric in Lynn as an assembly line worker, before meeting her husband in 1946 and becoming a dedicated homemaker. After her children were grown she returned to work at Transitron Company in Wakefield from 1975 to 1978 and General Electric (Factory of the Future) in Lynn from 1978 until her retirement in 1988.

She shared 30 years of marriage with her late husband Thomas C. Winsor Jr., who died in July of 1991.

She made her home in the Newburyport area from 1987 to 2001 before moving to Hampton, where she had resided up to her passing.

Clara enjoyed sewing, gardening, reading, and in her later years, quilting.

Family members include her daughters, Karen L. Langlais and her husband, George, of Georgetown, and Robin S. Winsor of Hampton, a brother, Richard J. Henshaw Sr., and his wife, Joan, of Danvers, granddaughters, Heather DePaolo and her husband, Rob, of Newburyport and Alyssa Langlais of Groveland, great-grandchildren, Zachary, Bodhi, Josilyn and Benjamin. She also leaves several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her sisters, Dorothy E. Fultz, Gladys A. Anthony and Sylvia Baldwin. She was also predeceased by her nephew, Karl A. Fultz.

Service information: A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., on Friday, May 27, 2016, in Pine Grove Cemetery, 145 Boston St., Lynn. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, 401 Park Drive, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02215. Please visit  RemickGendron.com to view Clara’s memorial website, sign her tribute wall or for directions.

SOUTH PEABODY — James J. Krol, 66, of South Peabody, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital after a brief illness.

He was born in Lynn on Nov. 13, 1949, the son of the late William and Anna (Pedersen) Knol and moved to Peabody with his family and was a graduate of Peabody High School in 1969.

He had been a special machinist with the General Electric Co., River Works plant in Lynn for nearly 40 years prior to his retirement seven years ago.

He enjoyed gardening around his house and fishing in both ponds here as well as in Sterns Pond in Sweden, Maine.

He is survived by a son, Benjamin Krol of Peabody, his brothers, John Krol and William and his wife, Sarah Krol, all of Peabody, and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was the former husband of Donna (Cherbuy) Krol of Peabody and the brother of the late Charles Krol.

Service information: A visitation will be held on Thursday from 5-8 p.m., at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, at the 82 Lynn St., Peabody facility. A funeral service will be held there on Friday at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association, 300 5th Ave. Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451 (www.heart.org)?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss in his memory. For guest book and directions visit Ccbfuneral.com.

LYNN — Wayne Richard Jemery Jr., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 14, 2016. He was born and raised in Lynn, graduated from Salter School with a degree in massage therapy, he worked as a landscaper for a long time. Wayne loved to spend most of his time with family and especially his daughter, Avalee Jemery, of Revere.

He was predeceased by his mom, Rebecca Souther, and his brother, Derek Jemery, he is survived by his father, Wayne Richard Jemery Sr., and Anna Burns of Lynn, his sisters, Kimberly Jemery of Revere, Nicole and Chantel from Lynn, his brother, Brandon Jemery from Lynn. He was the grandson of the late Edwin and Ellen Jemery of Lynn, Loma Souther of Amesbury and Donald Mowry of Nahant.

He leaves many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends

Service information: Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 6-8 p.m., at the GOODRICH FUNERAL HOME, 128 Washington St., Lynn. Burial will be at a later date. Donations in his memory  may be made to the Jemery family at 80 Essex St., #2 Lynn, MA 01902.

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LYNN

Arrests

Juan Benito, 47, of 303 Western Ave., was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle at 6:53 p.m. Monday.

Clarence Byers, 65, of 8 Joyce St., was arrested and charged on protective custody at 9:48 p.m. Monday.

Keana Campbell, 23, of 50 Andrew St., was arrested and charged with sexual conduct for a fee at 10:37 p.m. Monday.

John Comeau, 63, was arrested and charged with trespassing at 5:06 p.m. Monday.

Harold Murray, of 24 Chester Place, was arrested on warrant charges of being present where heroin is kept and possession of a Class E drug at 5:54 a.m. Tuesday.

Michelle Walsh, of 21 Herbert St., was arrested on warrant charges of a juror failing to attend and destruction of property more than $250 at 6:09 p.m. Monday.

Rachelle Young, of 9 Trenton Terrace, was arrested on a warrant charge of trespassing at 8:02 p.m. Monday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 3:50 p.m. Monday at 395 Lynnway; at 5:54 p.m. Monday on Commercial Street; at 6:18 p.m. Monday at 37 Brimblecom St.; at 9:24 p.m. Monday at 52 Rockaway St.; at 7:22 a.m. Tuesday at 527 Lynnfield St.; at 8:09 a.m. Tuesday at Dartmouth and Lynnfield streets; at 8:29 a.m. Tuesday at 7-11 at 50 Western Ave.

Assaults

A report of an assault at 10:58 a.m. Tuesday on State Street.

Breaking and Entering

A report of a breaking and entering at 1:52 p.m. Monday at 9 Grace Road; at 3:49 p.m. Monday at 15 Wyoma St.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 1:49 p.m. Monday on Newcastle Street; at 4:41 p.m. Monday at 9 Chase St.; at 8 p.m. Monday at 38 Estes St.; at 9:36 p.m. Monday at 95 Union St.; at 12:36 a.m. Tuesday at 124 Broad St.

A report of a missing person at 4:21 p.m. Monday at Boston and Myrtle streets

A report of an uninvited guest at 10:12 p.m. Monday at 53 Union St.

Theft

A report of a larceny at 3:12 p.m. Monday at 8 Chester Place; at 8:23 p.m. Monday at 100 Willow St.; at 8:41 p.m. Monday at CVS at 200 S Common St.; at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday at YMCA at 20 Neptune Blvd.; at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at 17 Sachem Terrace; at 12:08 p.m. Tuesday at 300 Washington St.

Vandalism

A report of motor vehicle vandalism at 7:30 p.m. Monday at 39 Congress St.; at 8:37 p.m. Monday at 10 Libby Court; at 9:21 a.m. Tuesday at 29 Congress St.

MARBLEHEAD

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 8:51 a.m. Monday on Gerry Street; at 5:43 p.m. Monday at Harbor Avenue and Nanepashemet Street.

Breaking and Entering

A report of a motor vehicle breaking and entering at 8:35 a.m. Monday on Sewall Street. A caller reported nothing valuable was taken.

Complaints

A report of a car that passed a bus at 8:22 a.m. Monday on Jersey Street. A caller reported that while he was putting his child on the bus when a blue mini van “sped past the bus at a high rate of speed while the lights were flashing and bus was stopped.” He stated that the car is “probably long gone by now” and he did not seem to think an officer would find it.

A report of a trailer plate in a cemetery at 6:03 p.m. Monday on Creesy Street. A caller reported seeing a trailer plate in the cemetery across from Creesy Street Apartments and saw in the log that someone’s trailer plate was stolen and thought it may be the one. She couldn’t retrieve the plate because she had her dog with her but wanted to let us know where it was.

PEABODY

Arrests

John P. Perez, 45, of 16 Parker Ave., Apt. 3, Lynn, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and speeding at 5:29 p.m. Monday.

Joseph A. Visocchi, 34, of 18 Pleasant St., Apt. L, was arrested on warrants at 9:51 a.m. Tuesday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 5:43 p.m. Monday at 60 Lowell St.

Complaints

A report of a lost cat at 2:45 p.m. Monday at 13A Sabino Farm Road. A caller reported his 2-year-old, female, DSH Torti cat is missing. Elsa was last seen in the area of Sabino Farm Road. She is not wearing a collar but she is microchipped.

A report of a skunk bite at 3 p.m. Monday at 29 Hourihan St. A caller reported his dog killed a skunk and may have been exposed to its saliva. He was advised that the skunk would have to be tested for rabies. Borash staff was notified and will pick up the skunk for testing.

A report of a disturbance at 1:17 a.m. Tuesday at Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill at 210S Andover St.; at 3:13 a.m. Tuesday at 28 Washington St.

A report of suspicious activity at 1:01 p.m. Tuesday at Welch School at 50 Swampscott Ave. An officer was approached by the principal regarding suspicious activity that took place on the grounds. An officer was told that two youths witnessed a possible male fifth grader displaying a silver handgun.

Vandalism

A report of vandalism at 3:47 p.m. Monday at 49 Reed Road. A property owner reported damage to her lamp post.

A report of motor vehicle vandalism at 10:41 a.m. Tuesday at 12 Jacobs St.

REVERE

Arrests

Kenneth R. Blaikie, 54, of 41 Irving St., was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and failing to signal at 1:32 p.m. Friday.

James J. Bertonici, 30, of 270 Reservoir Ave., was arrested and charged with shoplifting by asportation more than $100 and violating the city knife ordinance at 9:48 p.m. Saturday.

Donald A. Desimone, 32, of 418 Revere Beach Parkway, Apt. 1, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, unregistered motor vehicle and uninsured motor vehicle at 12:05 p.m. Saturday.

Joseph Daniel Dulcetta, 31, of 4 Jordan St., Apt. 1, was arrested on a warrant at 9:44 p.m. Monday.

Dararong J. Heang, 25, of 14 Fogo Road, Randolph, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug at 5:46 a.m. Saturday.

Kristopher M. Goodrich, 33, of 423 Eastern Ave., Apt. 209, Chelsea, was arrested and charged with shoplifting by concealing merchandise and on warrants at 10:33 p.m. Sunday.

Samantha A. Ney, 24, of 31 Elmwood St., Apt. 2, was arrested on a warrant at 12:27 p.m. Monday.

Michael O’Boyle, 69, of 32 Lewis Ave., Winthrop, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with suspended or revoked license and on a warrant at 1:07 p.m. Friday.

Santi E. Rigano, 49, of 41 Oak Island St., was arrested on warrants at 2:37 a.m. Friday.

Anastacio A. Rivera, 25, of 116 Curwin Circle, Lynn, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license as a habitual traffic offender, marked lanes violation, two counts of failing to stop for police, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, two counts of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, OUI liquor and selling/delivering alcohol to a person under 21 at 2:58 a.m. Saturday.

Ronald Frank Spencer, 68, of 194 Shirley Ave., Apt. 22, was arrested and charged with intimidating a witness and on a warrant at 8:20 a.m. Sunday.

Alfred A. Stickland, 54, of 21 Wolcott Road, Apt. 2, was arrested on warrants at 7:24 p.m. Sunday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 1:49 a.m. Friday at Land of Liquors on North Shore Road; at 7:35 a.m. Friday at Dunkin Donuts on Bennington Street; at 8:09 a.m. Friday on Copeland Circle; at 8:01 p.m. Friday at Rodeway Inn on American Legion Highway; at 10:35 a.m. Saturday at Bikers Outfitters on Broadway; at 8:31 p.m. Saturday on Brown Circle; at 11:51 p.m. Saturday at Ocean and Shirley avenues; at 2:22 a.m. Sunday on Brown Circle; at 10:53 a.m. Sunday on Copeland Circle; at 11:03 a.m. Sunday at 7-11 on North Shore Road; at 2:18 p.m. Sunday at Washington Avenue and Malden Street; at 3:09 p.m. Sunday on Brown Circle; at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Blanchard’s Liquors on American Legion Highway; at 6:10 p.m. Sunday at Twist N’ Shake on Revere Beach Boulevard; at 9:49 p.m. Sunday on Copeland Circle; at 7:36 a.m. Monday on Copeland Circle; at 2:57 p.m. Monday at Mountain Avenue and Broadway; at 3:44 p.m. Monday on Revere Beach Parkway; at 4:45 p.m. Monday at Dunkin Donuts on Broadway; at 6:53 p.m. Monday at Wonderland Train Station on North Shore Road; at 7:39 p.m. Monday at Ray’s Sunoco Service on Broadway.

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 11:40 a.m. Saturday on Butler Circle; at 5:40 p.m. Sunday on Crescent Avenue; at 11:43 a.m. Monday on Brown Circle.

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident with personal injury at 3:27 a.m. Sunday at Pollo Royal on Broadway.

A report of a motor vehicle accident with personal injury at 11:05 a.m. Monday at Beach Street and Walnut Avenue.

Assaults

A report of an assault at 11:30 p.m. Friday on Beach Street; at 11:45 p.m. Saturday on Lee Burbank Highway; at 7:24 p.m. Sunday on Wolcott Road; at 4:28 p.m. Monday on VFW Parkway.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 6:27 p.m. Friday on Wave Avenue; at 7:25 p.m. Friday on Intervale Street; at 9:18 p.m. Friday on Fenno Street; at 10:50 p.m. Friday on Sigourney Street; at 11:28 p.m. Friday on Geneva Street; at 11:51 p.m. Friday at Domino’s Pizza on Broadway; at 11:56 p.m. Friday on Union Street; at 1:38 a.m. Saturday on Stark Avenue; at 1:41 a.m. Saturday on Revere Street; at 2:20 a.m. Saturday at Ocean Shores Tower on Ocean Avenue; at 2:46 a.m. Saturday on Steeple Street; at 3:56 a.m. Saturday on Revere Beach Parkway; at 5:46 a.m. Saturday on Kimball Avenue; at 8:53 a.m. Saturday on Lambert Street; at 9:58 a.m. Saturday on Reservoir Avenue; at 10:24 a.m. Saturday at Garfield Avenue and Eliot Road; at 12:42 p.m. Saturday at Roseland Properties on Overlook Ridge Terrace; at 8:13 p.m. Saturday on Highland Street; at 9:17 p.m. Saturday at Antonia’s by the Beach on Revere Beach Boulevard; at 9:17 p.m. Saturday on North Shore Road; at 10:01 p.m. Saturday on Homer Street; at 11:29 p.m. Saturday on Cross Street; at 12:08 a.m. Sunday on Bellingham Avenue; at 12:22 a.m. Sunday on Centennial Avenue; at 12:31 a.m. Sunday on Agatha Street; at 1:25 a.m. Sunday on Dana Street; at 6 a.m. Sunday on Bradstreet Avenue; at 10:41 a.m. Sunday at Walgreens on Broadway; at 1:49 p.m. Sunday on George Avenue; at 6:12 p.m. Sunday on Winthrop Avenue; at 9:29 p.m. Sunday at Antonia’s by the Beach on Revere Beach Boulevard; at 4:16 p.m. Monday at Walgreens on Broadway; at 5:13 p.m. Monday on Shirley Avenue; at 7:11 p.m. Monday on Alice Street; at 8:06 p.m. Monday on Sales Street; at 9:44 p.m. Monday on Squire Road.

Overdose

A report of a possible overdose at 6:30 a.m. Saturday on Janvrin Avenue; at 2:05 p.m. Monday on Lambert Street; at 6:50 p.m. Monday on Washington Avenue.

Theft

A report of a larceny/forgery/fraud at 11:24 a.m. Friday on Beachland Avenue; at 12:03 p.m. Monday at IHOP on Squire Road.

Vandalism

A report of vandalism at 10:28 a.m. Friday on Revere Beach Boulevard; at 8:27 a.m. Saturday at Belle Isle Condo Trust on Bennington Street; at 10:40 a.m. Saturday on Highland Street; at 3:10 a.m. Sunday on Oak Island Street; at 11:41 a.m. Sunday at Market Basket on Squire Road; at 6:21 a.m. Monday on Revere Street; at 2:17 p.m. Monday on Shirley Avenue; at 7:11 p.m. Monday on Highland Street.

SWAMPSCOTT

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 8:14 a.m. Monday at Qdoba Mexican Eats at 1016 Paradise Road. A caller reported a road rage issue that involved a man with a large knife banging on a car.

Fire

A report of a mulch fire at 3:26 p.m. Monday at 1005 Paradise Road.

BY GAYLA CAWLEY

LYNN — Two men were arrested Sunday after undercover police officers observed a drug deal.

Police were conducting surveillance when they noticed a black vehicle near Chatham Street. The vehicle was driven by Ian Wilson, 28, of South Hamilton, and included an unidentified woman. Police checked the car’s license plate and learned it was registered to someone in Hamilton, Lynn Police Lt. Rick Donnelly said.

Police watched the vehicle and noticed another car pull up with a single occupant, Wilkins Delgado, 38, of Lynn. Delgado’s car slowed to a stop near Wilson’s vehicle and they followed each other down a nearby street. Eventually, the two vehicles stopped on the side of the road, Donnelly said.

Officers observed Delgado exit his vehicle and enter Wilson’s car. Wilson drove off and after circling around a block, parked at a curb near where the two originally stopped. From that observation, police believed a drug deal was underway, Donnelly said.

Police questioned the two men separately. Police noticed money sticking out of Delgado’s pockets. When being questioned, Wilson denied purchasing drugs from Delgado and said he was giving a friend a ride home, Donnelly said.

Wilson was found with one ounce of marijuana and some clonazepam, a controlled substance  and psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by mushrooms. He was charged with possession of marijuana and pills.

Police seized $1,370 cash from Delgado. They found a twist of heroin and drug paraphernalia in his car. He was charged with marijuana distribution and heroin possession with intent to distribute.

Gayla Cawley can be reached at gcawley@itemlive.com. Follow her on Twitter @GaylaCawley.

BY GAYLA CAWLEY

LYNN — Police are investigating two confirmed cases of gun fire.

Shots were reported on Sunday at about 10 p.m. on Libby Court. On Monday, a 17-year-old Lynn man told police that he found a small bullet hole in the rear window of his pick-up truck, Lynn Police Lt. Rick Donnelly said.

There were no shell casings found. Police believe the two incidents are related.

Another call about shots fired was reported last Thursday on Chestnut Street. The next day, a 24-year-old Nahant man told police that his car had been parked on Allen Avenue. He returned to find the passenger side window smashed by a bullet, Donnelly said.

On Monday, an Allen Avenue resident told police that he found five .380 auto shell casings. Donnelly said the casings were found near where the car had the bullet hole.

Police believe the initial call on Thursday is related to the Allen Avenue shooting.

Gayla Cawley can be reached at gcawley@itemlive.com. Follow her on Twitter @GaylaCawley.

ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE
Ken Beaton, right, shows Tessie Mower, left, head of the English Department, and Toni Zabrar, head of the History Department at Lynn English, his new memoir about his days growing up in Lynn.

BY MICHELE DURGIN

LYNN — Ken Beaton is a true Lynner.

When he pronounces Swampscott, he doesn’t break the word in two, as in “Swamp-scott.” Instead, he lets it roll off his tongue with “Swamp-scitt.”

While the 1958 Lynn English High School graduate has lived in Nevada since 1975, it is clear from his self-published book, “The Bulldog Brigade: Everyday Red and Grey,” that a big piece of his heart remains on the North Shore.

It’s a memoir of growing up in Lynn, from Franklin Street, when rent was $5 a week, to the upscale Fay Estate neighborhood. In high school, he spent countless hours engaged in water bubbler antics, teenage romances and contemplating life at Spring Pond. He declined to say how many books have sold.

“Spring Pond never called me belittling names, made me feel ignorant or caused me to think that I was at the bottom of the neighborhood pecking order,” he wrote. “I felt welcomed as I walked down the rocky path to Spring Pond. The pond didn’t have arms, but I knew it hugged me.”

As an adult, Beaton researched Spring Pond and discovered that Lo, a member of the Naumkeag tribe, was murdered by settler John Flyntre at the pond. Beaton writes, “Lo’s body and bones did more than nourish the shrubs and trees…Paranormal occurrences percolate to the surface from time to time, terrifying residents of Lynn into the twenty first century.”

He draws on so many memories and readers, especially those from Lynn, and connects with many of the places and events he writes about.

After Beaton graduated from Utah State University, he settled in Nevada and began a career as a teacher in the Carson City School District. He retired in 1994 and began a second career in sales and marketing.

He has been married to his wife, Linda, for 16 years and is the father of three. His daughter, Kathleen, lives in Merrimac and teaches high school science. His older son, John, lives and works in Haverhill, and Paul, the youngest, lives in Nevada and works for the Gaming Commission.

Beaton tries to come home to Lynn a few times a year to visit family and friends. He said he looks forward to his time here and enjoys jaunts down memory lane with fellow Bulldogs.

“When I come back I stay with my daughter, but I always make a trip to Lynn for a visit,” he said. “My first stop is Fays Ave. and I slowly drive by my grandparents’ house. I also make sure that I spend time with my rust friends from Lynn English High.”

A “rust friend,” he said, has a stronger bond than family and should be treasured forever. He writes about several of them in the book.

The grandfather of four is not ready to retire and hopes his book becomes a bestseller.

“I turned 75 this year and I still have so much to give,” he said.

ITEM FILE PHOTO
Lynn City Hall.

BY GAYLA CAWLEY

LYNN — Despite being suspended last month, activists fear the Kinder Morgan pipeline will resume and threaten the city’s drinking water.

The proposed $3.3 billion natural gas pipeline project would have run from New York through Lynnfield, West Peabody and Danvers to Dracut.

Neighbor to Neighbor and 350 Massachusetts for a Better Future hosted a public meeting at City Hall on Tuesday to discuss risks to Lynn’s water supply from a possible revival of the project.

Wayne Castonguay, executive director of the Ipswich River Watershed Association, said the pipe would have gone through the Ipswich River. He said water is pumped from the river into the five ponds or reservoirs in Lynn, which then goes into the city’s drinking supply.

Paul Coombs, of Neighbor to Neighbor, said it is “outrageous” that the company would build a pipeline through 11 miles of the Ipswich River watershed. He said much of the natural gas would travel across the region and sold overseas.

“Currently, we have some of the best water in the country and we certainly don’t want to sacrifice that so some big company can make a lot of money,” Coombs said.

The two community groups said they are also concerned with leaks in the city’s gas distribution system. Lynn has had 272 unrepaired gas leaks since 1992, they said.

“We found out that a significant amount of gas is already being lost in the infrastructure,” Coombs said.

They argue that most of the gas projected to be delivered to Massachusetts through the proposed pipeline is only a little less than the amount lost from those existing gas leaks.

Castonguay said he is concerned that if a proposed gas pipeline infrastructure tariff by the Gov. Charlie Baker administration is enacted on Beacon Hill, the project, to be built by Tennessee Gas Pipeline, will resume. If approved, the Department of Public Utilities could pass along some of the cost of pipeline construction to electric customers.

“We’re very concerned still because this is working its way through the legislature,” Castonguay said.

Gayla Cawley can be reached at gcawley@itemlive.com. Follow her on Twitter @GaylaCawley

FRYEBURG, Maine — Marion A. Paine, 94, of Fryeburg, Maine, formerly of Lynn, Brentwood, Plaistow and Bow, N.H., died Saturday evening, May 14, 2016, at the Fryeburg Health Care Center in Fryeburg, Maine.

She was born on, May 13, 1922, in Lynn, a daughter of, Henry W. and Lottie (MacGray) Reynolds. Marion attended local schools, graduating from Lynn English High School.

In 1942, she married Fred Justin Paine Jr., at the East Baptist Church in Lynn.

Marion worked in nursing care for the majority of her working life, starting as a nursing assistant while residing in Plaistow, N.H. She later retired as the activities director of Oxford Manor in Haverhill.

She belonged to various Baptist and Methodist church groups over the years. She was a tremendous seamstress and baker with a flair for desserts.

Marion is survived and loved by her children, Donna Stern of Lovell, Maine, and David Paine and his wife, Kathleen, of Moultonborough, N.H., seven grandchildren, Susan, Heather, Robert, Peter, Whitney, Amanda, and Natalie, 12 great grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred, a daughter, Susan Paine, siblings, Charlotte Goodwin, Esther Blanchard, Martha Nichols, Henry W. Reynolds Jr., Charles Reynolds, a great-grandson, David Ferren.

Service information: Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 22, 2016, at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, N.H., with Reverend Virginia Fryer officiating. Committal service to follow at the Evans West Cemetery, White Rock Hill Road, Bow, N.H. Arrangements are in the care of the Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren St., Fryeburg, Maine. Words of condolence and tribute may shared with Marion’s family at Woodfuneralhome.org.