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“Adios” reads one of the caps at the Lynn Classical graduation.

BY DILLON DURST

LYNN — Gene Constantino summed up the class of 2016 in three words: “You get it.”

The Classical High School principal kicked off commencement by encouraging graduates to continue making good decisions.

“The decisions you make will shape your future,” he said.

On Friday, the school graduated 349 seniors in the gym. Among the graduates included 46 members of the National Honor Society. Eight plan to join the military.

Don’t be afraid to fail or step outside of your comfort zone, said class valedictorian Julie Ngauv, who will attend Harvard University in the fall to study biology.

“We ourselves have the power to make a difference,” she said.

Sometimes the best memories are the little conversations classmates have with each other, she said.

“We’re all made up of little interactions we’ve had,” Ngauv added.

Superintendent Catherine Latham told graduates they’ve completed just the first leg of their journey through education. She reminded them that they’ve learned things they don’t even realize by living in such a diverse school, where 75 percent of students are minorities.

Taiese Bingham-Hickman, Friday’s keynote speaker and a 2001 Classical grad, lauded the school’s staff and teachers, and said graduates wouldn’t be sitting where they are today without their help. The New York University graduate and a vice president at Boston-based Beacon Health Options, encouraged the class of 2016 to be passionate about what they do.

“Hard work will get your foot in the door, relationships will take it to the next level,” he said.

Salutatorian Jordan Corbishley, who will attend Quinnipiac University, said Classical has provided a great foundation, but it’s up to them to build on it.

“Whatever you aspire to do, you can always do better,” she said.

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

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Maria Reyes receives her diploma at the Lynn English graduation.

BY THOR JOURGENSEN

LYNN — As a West Peabody kid, Chris Collins admired Anthony Anderson and other Lynn athletes.

The veteran sportscaster urged English High School’s Class of 2016 Friday to apply lessons of success to their lives.

“You should be so proud to be a graduate of English High School and to grow up in Lynn,” he said.

Collins tossed his commencement speech and brushed over his career, including his job at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, to urge graduates to find out what motivates them.

“Passion is so relevant to everything you do in life,” he said. “It is your job to create who you want to be and what you want to be.”

His remarks capped off a graduation marked by cheers, songs, tears and praise for fellow graduates from speakers, including valedictorian Haylee Denham. She  congratulated classmates for surviving 17,280 hours of hard work.

Denham let her emotions flow during her speech when she described her mother, Beth Murphy, and her late friend and English Class of 2015 graduate Ashley Frawley.

“She had an exceptional way of making my life a lot brighter,” Denham said, describing Frawley.

Friday was also emotional for Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy who watched daughter, Mia, graduate and address the graduating class.

“I’ve known some of you since kindergarten and met others along the way,” Kennedy said. “I am proud of you and the city is proud of you.”

Senior class president Jonathan De Azevedo pointed out the enthusiasm shown by classmates who participated in sports, clubs, cheerleading and other activities.

He said the Class of 2016 received a combined total of more than $1 million in college scholarships. De Azevedo  praised the immigrant backgrounds defining English’ broad diversity.

“Sheer greatness is seated in front of me,” he said. “I love this school and I love what happens here. We are ready to take over the world with positive change.”

School Superintendent Catherine Latham told the graduates that attending English with students from many different backgrounds taught them respect and cooperation.

“People want you for your talent, ability and willingness to get along with all people,” she said.

Thor Jourgensen can be reached at tjourgensen@itemlive.com

Malta, N.Y. — Roger J. Wade passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 12, 2016, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on March 25, 1923, in Malden, he was the son of the late George and Elizabeth (Powell) Wade. Roger was married for 68 years to the love of his life, the late Dorothy M. Wade, who passed away 10 months ago. He grew up in Boston and enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943. He served as a B-17 bomber pilot, flying 33 combat missions over Europe in 1944-1945. After the war he went to work for General Electric in Lynn and Fitchburg as a master machinist, rising quickly to management, and retiring in 1983. Roger loved traditional jazz and swing music and had played drums professionally before the war. He enjoyed playing his guitar and singing with his wife. He loved summer vacations with the whole family in the western mountains of Maine. He wintered in Florida and loved spending time with family.

In addition to his parents and his wife, he was predeceased by his brother, Edward, and his two sisters, Gertrude Wade and Esther Fraser.

Survivors include his son, Roger J. (Jean) Wade Jr., of Natick, daughters, Susan E. Brennan of Gilford, N.H., Nancy Wade (John, MD) Leary, MD of Gansevoort, N.Y., Shirley Wade (John) McLoughlin, PhD of Keene, N.H., Dorothy M. (David) Brigham of Ballston Lake, N.Y., and Janet R. Mullins of Holland, Mass., 16 grandchildren, Robert and Kenneth Wade, Beth Brennan O’Donnell, Sarah Bousquet, Nora Brennan, Kathryn, Molly and Margaret McLoughlin, Benjamin, Carolyn and Elizabeth Brigham, Mark, John and Michael Symonds, Kyle and Micayla Mullins and 12 great-grandchildren.

Service information: Relatives and friends may call from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (584-5373). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 16, 2016, at St. Clement’s Church, 231 Lake Ave., by the Rev. George J. Blasick, C.Ss.R. Burial with military honors will follow at 12 noon at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National cemetery, Duell Road, Schuylerville. Donations may be made in Roger’s memory to the Salvation Army, 27 Woodlawn Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or the Home of the Good Shepherd, 26 Rockrose Way, Malta, NY 12020. Online remembrances may be made at Burkefuneralhome.com.

Peabody — Donna C. (Mooney) Plourde, 88, of Peabody and formerly of Lynn, died unexpectedly Saturday evening at Union Hospital in Lynn. She was the devoted wife of Donald J. Plourde, with whom she shared over 63 years of marriage.

Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Fred Mooney of Bangor, Maine, and Hazel (Brown) Mooney, of Princeton. She was raised and educated in Lynn and was a graduate of Lynn English High School, Class of 1946. She has lived in Peabody for the past 60 years.

Donna was an accomplished musician, who as a child won the Community Auditions Competition on WBZ-TV. She began instructing in piano and organ during her high school years and continued teaching locally for over 64 years. She had played the organ for many years at St. Ann’s Church in Peabody and performed for the USO as well. She also played the organ and piano for 10 years at the well-known “Varley’s Restaurant and Lounge” on the Lynnway in Lynn.

Donna was employed for several years in the radiology department at Lynn Hospital as a secretary, then in 1978 she joined her son’s dental practice in Peabody, and as office manager, guided the practice for over 35 years.

Donna enjoyed doing ceramics, embroidering, reading, shopping trips with her daughters to Washington, D.C., and the occasional jaunt to Foxwoods, but her favorite endeavor was spending time with her children and her grandchildren, caring for them, and sharing in all of their activities, especially at their camp in New Hampshire. In her later years she enjoyed spending time with her husband, Don, and watching the Red Sox.

Besides her loving husband of 63 years, she is survived by her four sons, Dr. John Argeros and his wife, Virginia, of Peabody, Richard and his wife, Rebecca Plourde, of Hampton, N.H., Dr. Donald Plourde and his wife, Katherine, William and his wife, Sandra Plourde, all of Peabody, her daughters, Mary Lou and her husband, Brian Reardon, and Anne Marie and her husband, William Walsh, all of Peabody. She is also survived by her 11 grandchildren, Bethany Reardon and her fiancé, James Kozlosky, Suzanne Cady and her husband, Marshall, Jonathan and Michael Reardon, Thomas, Kelly and Shannon Walsh, Amy and Elise Plourde, and William and Christian Plourde, her great-granddaughter, Isabelle Kozlosky, and by her nephew, Richard and his wife, Virginia Mooney, of Derry, N.H. She was predeceased by her brother, Edwin Mooney and by her granddaughter, Allyson Plourde.

Service information: Her funeral will be held on Thursday at 9 a.m., at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody, followed by her funeral Mass at 10 a.m., at St. Ann’s Church, Lynn St., Peabody, to which relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, 100 R Cedar Grove Ave., Peabody. Expressions of sympathy can be made in her name to St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to a charity of one’s choice. For directions and online obituary, visit Ccbfuneral.com.

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LYNN

Arrests

Julia Cagno, 23, of 474 Revere Beach Blvd., Revere, was arrested and charged with shoplifting by asportation at 3:39 p.m. Sunday.

Luis Calo-Mercado, 38, of 33 Lincoln St., was arrested and charged with heroin/morphine/opium trafficking and drug possession to distribute at 9:52 a.m. Monday.

Jose Colon, 53, of 12 Elm St., was arrested and charged with drug possession to distribute at 12:18 p.m. Monday.

Haridon Duvli, 29, of 192 W Main St., Georgetown, was arrested and charged with shoplifting by asportation at 3:40 p.m. Sunday.

Kevin Gaudet, of 100 Willow St., was arrested on a warrant charge of assault and battery at 10:49 p.m. Sunday.

Sagrario Matos, 41, of 12 Brownville Ave., was arrested and charged with being present where heroin is kept at 9:56 a.m. Monday.

Kenneth Mealey, 27, of 7 Fuller St., was arrested and charged with trespassing and violating the city knife ordinance at 7:43 p.m. Sunday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 12:22 p.m. Monday at 103 Broad St.; at 10:28 p.m. Sunday at 37 Jefferson St.

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 2:16 p.m. Sunday at Lewis Street and Lovett Place; at 3:06 p.m. Sunday at 88 Broad St.; at 8:50 p.m. Sunday at 181 Beacon Hill Ave.; at 10:27 p.m. Sunday at Jefferson and Sheridan streets; at 3:39 a.m. Monday at 674 Western Ave.; at 8:45 a.m. Monday at Eastern Avenue and New Ocean Street; at 9:59 a.m. Monday on Bennett Street.

A report of a police motor vehicle accident at 12:03 a.m. Monday at Light and Summer streets.

A report of a motor vehicle accident with personal injury at 1:12 a.m. Monday at 95 Tremont St.

Assaults

A report of an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon at 6:22 p.m. on Neptune Boulevard

A report of an assault at 6:39 p.m. Sunday on Lewis Street.

A report of an assault and battery at 7:18 p.m. Sunday on Neptune Boulevard; at 9:39 p.m. Sunday on Broad Street.

Breaking and Entering

A report of a motor vehicle breaking and entering at 5:36 p.m. Sunday at 163 Blossom St.

A report of a breaking and entering at 12 p.m. Monday at 83 Walnut St.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 2:10 p.m. Sunday at 14 Cobb Lane; at 4:01 p.m. Sunday at 10 Henry Ave.; at 4:36 p.m. Sunday at 6 Spencer St.; at 6:28 p.m. Sunday at 27 Michigan Ave.; at 7:41 p.m. Sunday at 78 Henry Ave.; at 9:43 p.m. Sunday at 518 Boston St.; at 7:47 a.m. Monday on Breed Square; at 8:29 a.m. Monday at 79 Lake View Ave.; at 9:24 a.m. Monday at 79 Lake View Ave.; at 9:59 a.m. Monday on Bennett Street; at 10:49 a.m. Monday at 13 Oxford St.

Overdose

A report of an overdose at 11:39 a.m. Sunday on Broad Street.

Theft

A report of a larceny at 2:32 p.m. Sunday at 20 Neptune Blvd.; at 1:53 a.m. Monday at 555 Essex St.; at 11:52 a.m. Monday at 10 Farrar St.

A report of motor vehicle theft at 3:06 p.m. Sunday at 2 Rogers Ave.; at 9:57 p.m. Sunday at 56 Franklin St.; at 10:15 a.m. Monday at 2 Rogers Ave.

Vandalism

A report of vandalism at 5:34 p.m. Sunday at 37 Witt St.

A report of motor vehicle vandalism at 8:52 a.m. Monday at 66 Bassett St.

PEABODY

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 2:13 p.m. Sunday at 2 Washington St. and 101 Main St.; at 4:28 p.m. Monday at McCarthy School at 76 Lake St.; at 9:18 a.m. Monday at 272 Washington St. and 3 Colfax St. A car crashed into a telephone pole. One person was transported to Salem Hospital; at 11:24 a.m. Monday at 84 Lynnfield St. and Lynn Street; at 12:18 p.m. Monday at Aviv Center for Living at 242 Lynnfield St.

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 12:52 p.m. Monday at 2 Russell St. and 633 Lowell St.

Complaints

A report of fireworks at 8:46 p.m. Sunday at 58 Central St.

Theft

A report of a larceny at 5:01 p.m. Sunday at 8 North Central St. A caller reported someone has stolen her keys.

A report of a stolen motor vehicle at 11:08 a.m. Monday at Holiday Inn at 1 Newbury St. A caller reported a car has been sitting in the parking lot for about a year. Lawrence Police Department confirmed a stolen motor vehicle.

Vandalism

A report of vandalism at 7:56 a.m. Monday at Wheel Repair Specialists at 80 Newbury St. An officer reported malicious damage to a vehicle. The caller reported someone tried to break into the car overnight; at 9:48 a.m. Monday at Welch School at 50 Swampscott Ave. A caller reported vandalism to the back wall of Welch School reading “you’ll never catch me.” An officer will investigate the graffiti.

REVERE

Arrests

Mothanna Aldulaimy, 41, of 39 Loomis St., was arrested and charged with shoplifting by concealing merchandise at 8:22 p.m. Friday.

Sandro D. Anaya, 22, of 1729 North Shore Road, Apt. 2, was arrested and charged with interfering with a police officer and assault and battery on a police officer at 11:58 p.m. Saturday.

Jason M. Collura, 28, of 16 Baker St., Lynn, was arrested and charged with civil rights violation with injury, assault and battery to intimidate, disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace at 10:08 p.m. Saturday.

Susan E. Dough, 47, of 21 Temple Ave., Apt. 1, Winthrop, was arrested and charged with shoplifting by asportation at 8:23 p.m. Saturday.

Allen R. Johnson, 25, of 50 Fernwood Ave., Apt. 3, was arrested on a warrant at 8:43 p.m. Saturday.

Jose A. Ortega, 28, of 191 Somerset Ave., Winthrop, was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and on protective custody at 9:45 p.m. Sunday.

Santo F. Romero, 54, of 1123 Revere Beach Parkway, Apt. 3, was arrested and charged with eight counts of distribution of a Class B drug, four counts of drug violation near a school/park, distribution of a Class A drug and possession to distribute a Class B drug at 12:05 p.m. Friday.

Rolando Ronee Taylor, 43, of 1729 North Shore Road, Apt. 2, was arrested on a warrant at 11:58 p.m. Saturday.

Raymond J. Vega-Castro, 18, of 1729 North Shore Road, Apt. 2L, was arrested and charged with armed robbery at 11:58 p.m. Saturday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 11:20 a.m. Friday at Stop & Shop on Squire Road; at 12:22 a.m. Saturday on Revere Beach Parkway; at 6:05 a.m. Saturday on Revere Beach Parkway; at 11:44 a.m. Saturday at Broadway and Rumney Road; at 4:34 p.m. Saturday at Blanchards Liquors on American Legion Highway; at 5:32 p.m. Saturday on Garfield Avenue; at 9:04 p.m. Saturday at Revere/Malden Fire Station on Salem Street; at 1:03 a.m. Sunday on Brown Circle; at 1:28 a.m. Sunday on Washington Avenue; at 11:26 a.m. Sunday at Showcase Cinemas on Squire Road; at 1:01 p.m. Sunday at North Shore Road and Revere Street; at 2:29 p.m. Sunday at Target on Furlong Drive; at 9:10 p.m. Sunday at Four Points Sheraton on Squire Road.

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 6:07 p.m. Friday at Ninety Nine Restaurant on VFW Parkway; at 3:55 p.m. Saturday on Copeland Circle; at 11:45 p.m. Saturday on Copeland Circle; at 7:23 p.m. Sunday at Rite Aid on Broadway.

Assaults

A report of an assault at 11:12 a.m. Friday on Dehon Street.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 3 a.m. Friday on Revere Street; at 3:22 p.m. Friday on Newhall Street; at 4:47 p.m. Friday on Whitin Avenue; at 10:14 p.m. Friday at New Revere Police Station on Revere Beach Parkway; at 12 a.m. Saturday on Beach Street; at 3:34 a.m. Friday on Winthrop Avenue; at 7:54 a.m. Saturday at Sunoco Gas Station on Lee Burbank Highway; at 12:37 p.m. Saturday on Sumner Street; at 12:51 p.m. Saturday at Revere Housing Authority on Cushman Avenue; at 12:59 p.m. Saturday on South Avenue; at 3:39 p.m. Saturday at Northgate Shopping Center on Squire Road; at 6:17 p.m. Saturday on Kimball Avenue; at 6:37 p.m. Saturday at Market Basket on Squire Road; at 6:39 p.m. Saturday on Hichborn Street; at 6:46 p.m. Saturday at Sunoco on North Shore Road; at 8:16 p.m. Saturday at Burlington Coat Factory on Squire Road; at 8:19 p.m. Saturday at Revere Housing Authority on Cooledge Street; at 8:37 p.m. Saturday on Fenno Street; at 8:39 p.m. Saturday at Salem and Franklin streets; at 9:32 p.m. Saturday on Hichborn Street; at 9:46 p.m. Saturday at Basketball Courts on Constitution Avenue; at 10 p.m. Saturday on Beach Street; at 10:08 p.m. Saturday at Revere Beach Train Station on Shirley Avenue; at 10:36 p.m. Saturday on Proctor Avenue; at 11:08 p.m. Saturday on Neponset Street; at 11:52 p.m. Saturday at Broadway and Cushman Avenue; at 11:57 p.m. Saturday at 7-11 on Broadway; at 12:01 a.m. Sunday on Franklin Avenue; at 12:51 a.m. Sunday on Wave Avenue; at 1:20 a.m. Sunday at Ocean Shores Tower on Ocean Avenue; at 1:24 a.m. Sunday on Revere Beach Boulevard; at 3:02 a.m. Sunday at St. Anthony’s Church on Revere Street; at 7:14 a.m. Sunday at Beach Street and Kimball Avenue; at 3:06 p.m. Sunday on Reservoir Avenue; at 3:25 p.m. Sunday at Planet Fitness on Charger Street; at 3:55 p.m. Sunday on Bellingham Avenue; at 4:56 p.m. Sunday on Crystal Avenue; at 9:45 p.m. Sunday on Rose Street.

Overdose

A report of a possible overdose at 1:55 a.m. Friday on Sigourney Street; at 10:10 p.m. Friday on Bates Street; at 7:08 p.m. Sunday on Prospect Avenue.

Theft

A report of motorcycle theft at 1:47 p.m. Friday on Eastern Avenue.

A report of a larceny/forgery/fraud at 7:01 p.m. Friday at Hill School on Park Avenue; at 4:50 p.m. Saturday at North Shore Road and Oak Island Street; at 7:45 p.m. Saturday on Oakwood Avenue; at 9:22 p.m. Sunday on Revere Beach Parkway.

A report of auto theft at 11:01 p.m. Saturday at Ray’s Sunoco Service on Broadway; at 11:56 a.m. Sunday at Revere Auto Service Global Gas on Broadway.

A report of a robbery with a knife at 11:58 p.m. Saturday on North Shore Road.

Vandalism

A report of vandalism at 7:07 a.m. Saturday on School Street; at 10:08 a.m. Saturday on Whitin Avenue; at 10:34 p.m. Saturday at Ninety Nine Restaurant on VFW Parkway; at 9:41 p.m. Sunday on Flint Street.

SAUGUS

Arrests

Todd A. Blasingame was arrested and charged with operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, motor vehicle brakes violation, speeding in violation of special regulation and on a warrant at 10:20 a.m. Sunday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident with personal injury at 11:45 a.m. Friday at Walgreens at 1228 Broadway. A caller reported a car into a telephone pole; at 10:20 a.m. Sunday at Lynnhurst Elementary School at 10 Elm St. A caller reported a truck into the woods. The fire captain reported a truck off the road into a wooded area, with the driver ambulatory upon arrival. The truck had also struck a guard wire for a pole, dislodging the wire which caused it to become airborne. The wire then wrapped itself around an electrical line. National Grid secured the area and the vehicle was removed. Todd A. Blasingame was arrested.

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 5:55 p.m. Friday at Route One Miniature Golf at 1575 Broadway.

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 8:46 a.m. Saturday at 1205 Rockwood Drive; at 9:27 a.m. Saturday at 19 Baker St.

Complaints

A report of suspicious activity at 4:47 p.m. Saturday at Honey Baked Ham Co. at 405 Broadway. A caller reported a blonde woman was walking down Route One South when a man with dark hair pulled her over his shoulder and began to walk with her northbound. An officer was unable to locate the pair; at 5:10 p.m. Saturday on Hurd Avenue. A caller reported a man in a vehicle watching small children at the park. An officer reported no one was watching any children at the park with a vehicle.

A report of a loud group fishing at 11:04 p.m. Saturday at 8 Lake Dam Road. An officer reported two youths fishing but not causing a disturbance.

SWAMPSCOTT

Theft

A report of a larceny at 12:52 p.m. Sunday at 25 Walker Road. A bike was reported stolen; at 2:19 p.m. Sunday at Olympia Sports at 450 Paradise Road. A shoplifter fled the store with merchandise; at 6:34 a.m. Monday at Paradise Citgo at 219 Paradise Road. A gray Honda Pilot was heading towards Lynn after the person’s card was declined.

Vandalism

A report of vandalism to a sign at 7:52 a.m. Monday at 55 Atlantic Ave.

COURTESY PHOTO
From left, Deputy Chief Michael A. Mageary, Detective Robert LeBlanc, Chief Kevin F. Coppinger and IFB Investigator Matt Wrinn pose for a photograph at the recent IFB 25th Anniversary Awards Ceremony.

LYNN— Lynn Police Det. Robert LeBlanc and Chief Kevin F. Coppinger were recently recognized as significant contributors to the Insurance Fraud Bureau of Massachusetts (IFB).

LeBlanc has worked with the IFB since it came to Lynn in 2005. The bureau is located in the police station.

LeBlanc and the IFB are credited with successfully prosecuting more than 174 cases of insurance fraud from the Lynn office since 2005.

The bureau’s mission is to uncover and eliminate insurance fraud through investigation of fraudulent accidents, false injury claims and fraud associated with stolen motor vehicles. It has reduced insurance claims by hundreds of millions of dollars, they said.

“This commitment and dedication has led to a reduction in auto insurance rates in the city of Lynn and the state of Massachusetts,” Lynn Police said in a statement.

BY GAYLA CAWLEY

LYNN — When police attempted to serve Luis Calo-Mercado with a warrant Monday, they noticed drugs in plain view, and now he also faces heroin trafficking charges.

The Lynn Police Warrant Squad knocked on the door of Mercado’s home at 33 Lincoln St. to arrest him for a narcotics transaction. In that case, the buyer was apprehended while Mercado escaped, Lynn Police Lt. Rick Donnelly said.

After Mercado, 38, let police into the apartment, officers told him they had a warrant for his arrest and noticed several twists of marijuana on the coffee table. Before taking him into custody, Mercado had to get dressed in the bedroom, where police saw more drugs, including several suboxone strips and twists of a brown powdery substance, believed to be heroin, Donnelly said.

Officers also saw Sagrario Matos, 41, of Lynn, in the kitchen, and discovered there was an outstanding warrant for her arrest for operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor. She was additionally charged with being present where heroin is kept, Donnelly said.

Based on seeing drugs in plain view, police secured the apartment and got a search warrant from Lynn District Court. Officers seized 35.5 grams of heroin inside a bucket in the kitchen, twists of cocaine, oxycodone pills, bags of marijuana, 6.4 grams of crack inside the refrigerator, nine strips of suboxone, $5,398 in cash and drug paraphernalia, Donnelly said.

Mercado was also charged with three counts of drug possession with intent to distribute a Class B (cocaine, oxycodone and suboxone) drug.

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

SOMERVILLE — Cataldo Ambulance Service is pleased to announce the recent extension of the exclusive contract to provide emergency ambulance services to the city of Lynn. The starting date for the extension is July 1.

Cataldo has been providing advanced life support and basic life support coverage for Lynn since July 1, 2007. As agreed upon by both parties, Cataldo Ambulance will also continue to provide coverage and support for various community events and details. Ambulance coverage will also be on standby at all working fires.

Cataldo and its division, Atlantic Ambulance Service, are committed to developing strong, long term relationships with the facilities, communities and patients served, the firm said in a statement.

Cataldo and Atlantic currently provide 911 emergency responses for 16 municipalities, hospitals and numerous private contracts from 19 base locations throughout Massachusetts covering Greater Boston and the North Shore.

They are also a leading private provider of emergency medical transportation in the Commonwealth. The Atlantic Ambulance Service Division is the primary entity that

responds to communities in the northern most region of the Cataldo Ambulance Service operating area.

PHOTO BY BOB ROCHE
Lynn resident Chris Mullins cuts the ribbon for the official opening of the new Roca center on Andrew Street. With him are Molly Baldwin, left, Essex County Sheriff Frank Cousins, third from left, Senator Thomas McGee, Lynn Police Chief Kevin Coppinger, Mayor Kennedy’s chief of staff Jamie Cerulli and State Rep. Brendan Crighton.

BY ADAM SWIFT

LYNN — After officials praised the opening of the new Roca center on Andrew Street Monday, Chris Mullins got to the heart of the organization’s mission.

“I was driven by pills, booze, and cocaine,” said the 24-year-old East Lynn native. “I had no regard for my life or the life of anyone around me.”

In 2012, Mullins was arrested on drug charges while on probation for another drug incident.

“My whole life was a mess,” Mullins said.

That’s when Henry Thai, a Roca youth worker, stepped in.

Roca, Spanish for rock, is a Chelsea-based nonprofit that provides education, employment and life skills to high-risk young men ages 17 to 24, many of whom have recently been released from jail.

“Henry took me to lunch and to the Chelsea site and provided me with information about employment and education,” said Mullins.

Thai has seen him through his ups and downs and taught him to how to earn and appreciate an honest paycheck, he added.

Mullins and the others who gathered downtown for the ribbon cutting said they hope the Roca motto of less jail, more future, is a success in Lynn as it has been in Chelsea.

Founded in 1988, the organization has served 659 young men across eastern Massachusetts in 2014 and 2015.

Police identified 100 “high-risk” men and secured $251,000 in state grant money to support Roca’s outreach program in Lynn. The funds have enabled the organization to open the new center where they work specifically with Lynn residents.

“To me, this is a huge boost to the city,” said Lynn Police Chief Kevin Coppinger.

Roca provides the resources for young men when they get are released from jail to help make sure they don’t end up back behind bars, he added.

Roca founder and CEO Molly Baldwin said the work of her organization isn’t glamorous or easy.

“It’s much harder to spend time with young people who are really struggling,” said Baldwin. “It takes a long-distance view, and sometimes it can take years.”

Emily Fish, Roca’s assistant director, said the organization addresses her fundamental beliefs that transformation is possible and everyone deserves to have someone who believes in them.

“We know that this has worked in Chelsea, and we hope to do the same important work in Lynn,” said Fish.

Mullins said he believes it will.

“This is more than just a program, it becomes a family,” he said. “Since I’ve been involved with Roca, my life has changed dramatically.”

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Kevin Hart, left, Mike MacDonald and Mike Fromer take direction from James Marsh while moving a lamp post at the Lynn Public Library.

BY THOR JOURGENSEN

LYNN — They sat in the public library’s cellar for decades where they gathered dust.

That is, until workers, under the watchful eyes of city officials, hauled two ornate street lamps into daylight and sent them to be restored.

Each weighing 400 pounds and cast more than a century ago, the lamps will be returned to the base of the library’s front steps facing North Common Street this fall. A three-man crew from Lynn-based Flannery’s Handymen collected the lamps Thursday and drove them to New Stamp Lighting in North Easton for restoration.

“They will do a thorough cleaning, rewelding and rewiring,” said Michael Murray, Community Development assistant facilities manager.

The city will spend $5,700 to refurbish them. But Murray said that is a fraction of the estimated $50,000 cost for replicating the lamps.

“They belong out front,” said library trustee Judith Weber.

“They are irreplaceable. It’s just the right thing to do.”

The lamps have been stored in the library cellar next to a brick furnace since the night 30 years ago when thieves wrapped a chain around one of the lamps and drove away. Chief Librarian Theresa Hurley said police interrupted the escapade. But one of the lamps lost a light fixture arm while being dragged down the street.

Amateur research work by the trustees undercovered the lamps and set them on the road to restoration. While they were hidden in a dark subterranean corner, the lamps captured the trustee’s attention during a library tour.

“We found out they were the original Renaissance-style lights,” said James Marsh, Community Development director.

Hurley quickly turned the restoration into a crusade and admitted she pestered Marsh into making the restoration a priority.

The lamps are not the most expensive project undertaken in the library in the last 20 years. The building’s big windows were restored and its electric system was modernized. In a nod to the social media age, Hurley said plans call for adding additional electrical outlets to provide convenient power for phone chargers and laptops.

She said the library has several old photographs from the last century showing the lamps aglow in front of the library.

“It will be very exciting to bring them back to their original home,” Hurley said.

Thor Jourgensen can be reached at tjourgensen@itemlive.com

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Anthony Aufiero Jr., holds up a photo on his phone of his friend, Luis, who was killed in Orlando.

BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE

LYNN — The city is standing with Pulse Orlando, where a hate crime Sunday killed 49 people and critically wounded 53 more.

In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, residents stopped by Fran’s Place on Washington Street to show their support.

“When I went outside, I saw that someone had left a bouquet of roses,” said Darlene Casey of Lynn.

Fran’s is the oldest gay bar in Massachusetts, and the only one on the North Shore, said Robert “Tish” Muise, the bar’s manager and oldest employee. Fran’s has found it’s niche as a place for tolerance in the community, but it wasn’t always accepted, he said.

Muise remembers cars driving by with passengers throwing stink bombs and other items through the front door of the establishment. When laws were passed to require cigarette smokers to go outside, patrons were egged.

“We haven’t had that in at least 15 years,” he said. “Back in the 70s, I fought for the rights we have. This is like taking a step back.”

Police would enter clubs and if a man was dancing with another man, he would quickly leave the dance floor or find a woman to dance with instead, Muise said.

“Now everyone is so open, being gay also means being happy,” he said. “We can be ourselves. This is taking 10 steps back. We definitely need the security and the feeling of being safe.”

Muise said he felt nervous as he was driving to work Sunday. But he was relieved when he spotted a police car parked outside upon arrival. The police remained in the area all day, he said.

When asked about tightening police presence in the wake of the shootings, Police Chief Kevin Coppinger said the department is doing its due-diligence and monitoring intelligence information from police sources, as well as media coverage.

Coppinger said the department will assign additional patrols on any potential targets, and maintaining a unified police presence in the community.

“There’s no need for what went on,” said Anthony Aufiero Jr., a Lynn resident, who has friends in the Orlando area. When he reached out to them and didn’t immediately hear back, he found himself watching the news for their pictures.

“We’re all human beings,” Aufiero said. “As long as you’re a decent person, you go to work everyday to provide for your family or your lover or your kid, that’s all that matters.”

The problem, he said, stems from neglecting mental health in the U.S.

“One pastor said this is weeding out the pediphiles,” he said. “We are not pediphiles. We are just like any other normal person. Those stereotypes need to stop. Pedophelia is a sickness off the mind. As a country, we are not doing what we need to for mental health.”

Sunday’s attack was an act of terrorism and hatred, he added.

“If I’m not mistaken, Texas allows a man to have two wives,” Casey said. “Yet Texas states that we are a bunch of perverts. We are not a bunch of perverts. I live my life like a normal person. I brush my teeth like a normal person. I’m just like everybody else. It’s a human life we’re talking about. It doesn’t matter if you’re black, white, a waitress, or a CEO. Your life matters, if you ask me.”

A gay pride flag will be raised outside city hall at noon on Friday, said Muise.

On July 8, Fran’s Place will hold a fundraiser for Pulse. A variety show will be performed, which will include drag shows, dancing, and poetry. Entertainers will donate the money they make to the club, and bartenders will donate half their tips. Money will also be raised through raffle ticket sales.

Associated Press contributed to this report.

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

LOWELL — Mark R. Rezendes, 39, died unexpectedly, Saturday, June 11, at Lowell General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Jessica H. (Long) Rezendes.

Born in Lynn on June 15, 1976, Mark was the son of Evelyn T. (Serven) and Alvaro M. Rezendes of Lynn. A graduate of Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody, Mark also went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in marketing from Bentley University. He was employed as a territory manager for R.J. Reynolds.

Mark was an amazing husband, father, son, brother and friend. He was a true family man who lived for his four children and wife. Mark was a dedicated father and devoted his time to coaching his son’s sports teams, taking his daughter to dance class or attending his son’s swim lessons, he was always there for his children. His dedication to his family, friends and community was second to none. His easy-going nature and sense of humor made him wonderful to be around.

He was a true talent in the kitchen and on the grill, whether it was a Saturday night barbecue or thanksgiving meal for family and friends. In his spare time he enjoyed going to concerts with his sister Kristen. Mark was an avid fan of the Patriots and Red Sox. He also enjoyed playing video games and swimming in the pool with his kids.

In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived and will be deeply missed by his four children, Daniel, Ryan, Hannah and James, his sister, Kristen Rezendes of Lynn, his grandparents, Lottie Serven of Peabody and Lawrence Serven of Rochester, N.H., and Alvaro Rezendes of Everett, his in-laws, James and Louise Long of Tyngsboro, his brother-in-law, Steven Long of Tyngsboro, his sister-in-law, Erin Crawford and her husband, Derek, his nephew, Chase Crawford, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family.

Mark is predeceased by his grandmother, Rose Rezendes, who passed away May of 2016.

Service information: Family and friends are invited to pay their respects on Friday, June 17, from 3-8 p.m., at the DRACUT FUNERAL HOME, 2159 Lakeview Ave., Dracut. Mark’s funeral Mass will be held Saturday at St. Mary Magdalen Church, 95 Lakeview Ave., Tyngsboro, at 11 a.m., with burial to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Tewksbury. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Rezendes Memorial Fund, an educational fund for his children. Donations can be made at any branch location or sent to Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union, PO BOX 1238, Lowell, MA 01853. For directions, or to leave an online condolence, story or message, please visit Dracutfuneralhome.com or find us on Facebook under “Dracut Funeral Home.”

LYNN — Dr. Elinor (Murray) O’Brien, 89, of Salem, formerly of Lynn, passed away Friday, June 10, 2016, at Salem Hospital.

Born in Lynn, Elinor was the daughter of the late Francis and Abbie (Thompson) Murray, and the beloved wife of the late John A. O’Brien. She was the loving mother of Maureen Levine and her husband, Stuart, of Massachusetts, the cherished grandmother of Eric Levine and his wife, Emily, of Japan, and the much-loved aunt of Rev. Joseph Frawley and his wife, Irene, of New Jersey.

Dr. O’Brien was a professor at Boston College, where she taught Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, Electron Microscopy, and Cancer Research. Fondly known as “Dr. O” by many of her students, Elinor earned her Ph.D. in Biology from Boston College and served as the Director of the Sontag Institute for Cancer Research on the campus. She volunteered as an officer of the New England Institute for Chemists for many years. Elinor received her M.Ed. from Boston University and her B.A. from Emmanuel College. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Lynn.

Service information: Elinor’s funeral will be held from the CUFFE-MCGINN FUNERAL HOME, 157 Maple St., Lynn, at 11 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at 12 p.m., on Friday, June 17, 2016. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery will follow. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, June 16, from 4-7 p.m., at Cuffe-McGinn. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in Dr. O’Brien’s memory to benefit the Rev. William D. Sullivan, S.J., Ph.D. Scholarship Fund, which she established to honor her late mentor and friend. Details on contributing are on the online guest book at Cuffemcginn.com.

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LYNN

Arrests

Daniel Buckley Jr., of 27 North Federal St., was arrested on warrant charges of masked and armed robbery and armed robbery at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Tyler Campbell, 24, was arrested and charged with violation of the open container law at 12:18 p.m. Monday.

Jose Colon, 53, of 189 Henry Ave., was arrested and charged with Class B drug trafficking more than 36 grams, Class A drug trafficking more than 200 grams and drug violation within 100 feet of a park at 12:18 p.m. Monday.

Tiffany Derosa, 27, was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday.

Kerri Loftus, of 16 Flint St., was arrested on warrant charges of possession of a Class B drug, possession of a Class C drug, possession of a Class E drug, receiving stolen property less than $250, operation of a motor vehicle with a revoked license as a habitual traffic offender, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license, speeding and failure to stop for police at 12:14 p.m. Tuesday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 1:24 p.m. Monday at Allerton and Ford streets; at 2:24 p.m. Monday at CVS at 65 Boston St.; at 7:11 p.m. Monday at Lynnway and Commercial Street; at 10:01 p.m. Monday at 140 Adams St.; at 10:17 a.m. Tuesday at Dunkin Donuts at 50 Western Ave.; at 11:32 a.m. Tuesday at Eastern and Western avenues; at 11:57 a.m. Tuesday at Broad and Market streets.

A report of a motor vehicle accident with personal injury at 2:45 p.m. Monday at Baker and Franklin streets.

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 11:07 a.m. Tuesday at Stop & Shop at 35 Washington St.

Assaults

A report of an assault and battery at 4:01 p.m. Monday on Union Street.

A report of an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon at 8:31 p.m. Monday on High Rock Street.

Breaking and Entering

A report of a breaking and entering at 12 p.m. Monday at 83 Walnut St.; at 2:17 p.m. Monday at 35 Timson St.; at 11:01 p.m. Monday at 30 Surfside Road.

A report of a motor vehicle breaking and entering at 1:28 p.m. Monday at 2 Mason St.; at 6:20 p.m. Monday at 49 Eade St.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 5:15 p.m. Monday at 31 Chatham St.; at 6:09 p.m. Monday at 61 New Park St.; at 6:58 p.m. Monday at 224A Washington St.; at 6:59 p.m. Monday at 44 Estes St.; at 7:15 p.m. Monday at MBTA Parking Garage at 186 Market St.; at 7:35 p.m. Monday at 9 Brookline Ave.; at 8:19 a.m. Tuesday at CVS at 65 Boston St.

Theft

A report of a larceny at 11:52 a.m. Monday at 10 Farrar St.; at 3:23 p.m. Monday at 117 N Common St.; at 6:50 p.m. Monday at 140 Union St.; at 9:28 a.m. Tuesday at 7 Liberty Square; at 11:26 a.m. Tuesday at 76 Broad St.; at 12:13 p.m. Tuesday at 16 Quincy Terrace; at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday at 604 Essex St.

A report of motor vehicle theft at 4:44 p.m. Monday at 315R Lynnway.

A report of a robbery at 8:14 a.m. Tuesday at 30 Surfside Road.

Vandalism

A report of motor vehicle vandalism at 1:01 a.m. Tuesday at 262 Parkland Ave.; at 8:02 a.m. Tuesday at 11 Harvest St.; at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at 205 Curwin Circle.

MARBLEHEAD

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 8:05 a.m. Monday on Stacey Street.

Complaints

A report of suspicious activity at 1:06 p.m. Monday on Ocean Avenue. A caller reported witnessing a man get out of a car, sprint to the backyard and up the back deck. The caller stated that the man was in his early 20’s and white. An officer reported it was the homeowner’s son.

A report of drug activity at 5:22 p.m. Monday at Roundhouse Road and Anderson Street. A caller reported she is watching a drug deal in the lot. She reported two people on bikes approached the passenger side of a silver motor vehicle.

A report of a suspicious man at 6:41 p.m. Monday on Atlantic Avenue. A caller reported a suspicious man walking onto people’s property and talking to himself. An officer reported the man was on his bluetooth and not talking to himself.

PEABODY

Arrests

Inegust Dyce, 20, of 139 Marlborough Road, Salem, was arrested and charged with possession of a Class A drug and on warrants at 8:24 p.m. Monday.

Christopher Michael Harmon, 31, of 152 Endicott St., Apt. 103, Danvers, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property more than $250 and on warrants at 9:41 a.m. Tuesday.

Jeffrey Lucien, 37, of 64 Foster St., Apt. 104, was arrested on a warrant at 4:07 p.m. Monday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 2:25 p.m. Monday at 220 Lowell St. and 2 Forest St. A motor vehicle accident involving a school bus was reported with no injuries; at 3:15 p.m. Monday at 633 Lowell St and 2 Russell St. A bus vs. a truck was reported with no injuries; at 3:51 p.m. Monday at Tedeschi Food Shop at 115 Main St.; at 4:25 p.m. Monday on Caller Street; at 5:40 p.m. Monday at Sullivan Tire & Auto Service at 175 Washington St.; at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Tanner City Auto School at 200 Washington St.; at 1:03 p.m. Tuesday at TD Bank at 637 Lowell St.; at 1:37 p.m. Monday at Domino’s Pizza at 1 Andover St.

A report of a pedestrian hit by a motor vehicle at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Aviv Estates at Woodbridge at 240 Lynnfield St.

Breaking and Entering

A report of a motor vehicle breaking and entering at 7:37 p.m. Monday at 16 Cottage St.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 2:53 p.m. Monday at 20 Wallis St. and 37 Walnut St.; at 4:07 p.m. Monday at 2 Main St.; at 8:34 p.m. Monday at 19 Warren St.; at 12:06 a.m. Tuesday at 261 Newbury St.; at 12:22 a.m. Tuesday at 150 Lowell St.; at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday at Perfecto’s Cafe at 515 Lowell St.

A report of a suspicious motor vehicle at 10:08 p.m. Monday at 13 Loris Road. A caller reported a suspicious vehicle parked in front of his house and it appeared the occupants were smoking cigarettes inside. An officer reported the occupants had pulled over their vehicle after recently receiving some bad news.

A report of birds nesting under a window at 8:33 a.m. Tuesday at 111 Russell St. The woman calling was told she would be responsible for the removal of nuisance wildlife on her property.

Fire

A report of a generator on fire inside the pool house at 9:23 a.m. Tuesday at 19 Magnolia Way. The fire was extinguished.

Theft

A report of a larceny at 5:59 p.m. Monday at 200 Lynn St. A walk-in report stolen prescription medication.

A report of a stolen bicycle at 6:51 p.m. Monday at YMCA at 259 Lynnfield St. A caller reported her son’s bike was stolen. An officer returned the bike to the owner.

Vandalism

A report of vandalism at 11:21 p.m. Monday at 153R Washington St. A caller reported his neighbor just vandalized his vehicle. Nicholas Leck was cited for malicious destruction of property.

REVERE

Arrests

Dararong J. Heang, 25, of 14 Fogo Road, Randolph, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering for a misdemeanor, larceny more than $250, receiving stolen property more than $250, unarmed robbery, kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon at 8:12 a.m. Monday.

Kaylee M. Maniscalco, 24, of 65 Thurlow Ave., was arrested and charged with using a motor vehicle without authority, operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked license, breaking and entering for a misdemeanor and receiving stolen property more than $250 at 8:12 a.m. Monday.

Jason J. Vasques, 26, homeless, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering for a misdemeanor, larceny more than $250, receiving stolen property more than $250, unarmed robbery, kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon at 8:12 a.m. Monday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 12:17 p.m. Monday on Bates Street; at 12:59 p.m. Monday at Revere City Hall on Broadway; at 3:05 p.m. Monday on Breedens Lane; at 3:44 p.m. Monday at Thrifty Car Rental on Lee Burbank Highway; at 6:01 p.m. Monday at Winthrop Avenue and Revere Beach Parkway.

Breaking and Entering

A report of a breaking and entering at 9:36 a.m. Monday on Beach Street.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 1:01 a.m. Monday at Exeter House on Charger Street; at 2:19 a.m. Monday on Shirley Avenue; at 8:26 a.m. Monday on E Mountain Avenue; at 5:56 p.m. Monday at Boost Repair on Broadway; at 8:08 p.m. Monday at Atlantica on Revere Beach Boulevard; at 10:23 p.m. Monday at Ocean Shores Tower on Ocean Avenue; at 10:34 p.m. Monday on Dolphin Avenue; at 10:51 p.m. Monday at Revere Beach Train Station on Shirley Avenue; at 11:13 p.m. Monday at Williamsburg Square Condominiums on Salem Street; at 11:49 p.m. Monday at Hampton Inn Revere on Lee Burbank Highway.

Overdose

A report of a possible overdose at 3:25 p.m. Monday on Constitution Avenue.

Theft

A report of auto theft at 8:08 a.m. Monday on Prospect Avenue.

A report of a larceny/forgery/fraud at 1:10 p.m. Monday on Revere Beach Parkway; at 3:43 p.m. Monday at Dairy Mart on Squire Road.

SAUGUS

Arrests

John Wayne Smith, of 48 Gardner St., Chelsea, was arrested and charged with witness intimidation at 11 a.m. Monday.

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle hit and run accident at 3:09 p.m. Monday on Breedens Lane.

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 5:37 p.m. Monday at 26 Kenwood Ave.

Complaints

A report of a disturbance at 9:54 a.m. Monday at Ocean State Job Lot at 400 Lynn Fells Parkway. A caller reported a female shoplifter who fled the scene. An officer reported no crime was committed, but there was a dispute over a return of merchandise; at 6:55 p.m. Monday at McDonalds at 127 Broadway.

Theft

A report of a larceny at 3:27 p.m. Monday at 11 Lamplighters Way. A homeowner reported a larceny by false pretenses by a contractor that was supposed to do work at his house.

SWAMPSCOTT

Accidents

A report of a motor vehicle accident at 1:56 p.m. Monday at 30 Humphrey St.

Complaints

A report of an injured bird at 12:22 p.m. Monday at 274 Puritan Road.

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Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy and Police Chief Kevin Coppinger deserve credit for acting fast to safeguard Lynn residents in the wake of Sunday’s Orlando massacre.

Local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community members quickly praised the police for moving to place officers outside community gathering places. One LGBT community member described driving to work in fear on Sunday only to have his spirits lifted when he saw a cruiser parked in front of his place of business.

Since taking office in 2010, Kennedy has been a friend to the LGBT community. She has welcomed community members at her functions, patronized their businesses and shown respect and appreciation for LGBT community contributions.

She is the mayor of all of Lynn’s residents, but she has done a good job acknowledging groups and individuals representing a cross section of the city. That recognition is important. Every subgroup in the city has a history marked by struggles, even discrimination, as well as a history of contributing to the city.

War memorials across Lynn bear mute tribute to residents from a dozen different backgrounds who made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation they served and for the cause of freedom. Lynn’s history is a history of individuals overcoming racial discrimination, ethnic bias and religious intolerance to become productive and valued residents.

LGBT community members waged individual struggles for acceptance in the context of family and workplace and they battled during the formative years of the gay rights movement to be heard and truly call themselves free Americans. Perhaps the most courageous act committed by LGBT community members is their steadfast refusal to remain silent and allow individuals or societal norms to dictate their lives.

Kennedy has done a good job recognizing these struggles and reached out to LGBT residents with the same commitment she has shown to other groups. Her tenure as mayor has seen the formation of a city Human Rights Commission. She instituted the practice of raising flags representative of Lynn’s separate but inclusive communities next to City Hall.

The rainbow flag symbolizing inclusiveness will fly next to City Hall on Friday beside  the U.S. flag flying at half mast in memory of the Orlando victims. Together the flags will serve as a mute and poignant salute to so many who will struggle with sorrow for so long.

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Lynn City Hall.

BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE

LYNN — The City Council approved changes to the city’s polling places for the November presidential election.

City Clerk Mary Audley has spent months choosing the best locations for residents to vote.

Audley previously recommended changes for Ward 4, which voted at North Shore Community College. Ward 4 precincts 1 and 2 will now vote at KIPP Academy, at 90 High Rock St. Ward 4 precincts 3 and 4 will cast votes at the Lynn Museum & Historical Society.

The Ward 3 polling place was moved to the new Marshall Middle School on Brookline Street from Lynn English High School.

Tuesday night Audley recommended that no additional changes be made.

She met with Superintendent Catherine Latham on the changes, and recommended not to move any of the other locations, because the election is expected to be hectic.

“We can revisit this in January,” Audley said.

During an Ordinance and Rules Committee meeting, councilors discussed splitting the duties assigned to Audley into two positions, separating the election responsibilities from the city clerk’s duties.

“We all know that the election department is busier than in the past,” said Councilor Darren Cyr, who added that up until eight years ago, they were separate departments.

In addition to relieving some of the duties, the city is trying to increase interest in government.  A second proposed ordinance would reduce the amount of signatures needed to run for office, Cyr said.

The discussion will be continued on June 28.

Several items, including a hearing on where medical marijuana dispensaries should be located in the city, were also postponed.

“Typically we have the full council of 11 members,” said Daniel Cahill, council president and state representative (D-Lynn). “With two members being out of state, and two having medical issues, any special permit requiring eight votes we will postpone until June 28.”

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

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The final part of the vigil at St. Stephen’s Church in Lynn to honor those killed in Orlando. 

BY GAYLA CAWLEY

LYNN — Following the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, where a hate crime killed 49 and wounded 53 more at Pulse Orlando, gay youth and their friends found a safe place to heal Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Memorial Church.

“I kind of just came here to feel today,” said Camille San Gabriel.

The 18-year-old Lynn resident is a gay member of the Episcopal Church’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth group, Be You. She said the event was in response to the Orlando shooting, and was intended to give people a “space to just be.”

Two dozen teenagers and a few adults gathered on the church lawn to share their feelings after the attack. They read the victims’ names around a rainbow flag at half-mast.

Rev. Jane Gould said the flag’s position doesn’t mean they are any less proud of who they are.
“It means our hearts are broken,” she said.

Dakota Shatto, 17, of Lynn, said she is gay and cried when she heard the news Sunday morning. By connecting the attack to ISIS, she said people are trying to take away that it was a hate crime. She couldn’t understand how anyone could attack a community who did nothing but dance.

“I feel like other spaces aren’t as safe to feel these feelings as right here,” Shatto said.

But it wasn’t just gays and lesbians who gathered at St. Stephen’s.

Alyssa Peguero, 18, of Lynn, is straight and said there is so much work to be done with LGBT allies. She said homosexuality doesn’t have to be an abomination.

“We’re going to gather everyone together and tell them that they count,” said Jason Cruz, a Be You adult leader.

Eighteen-year-old Selena Garraud of Lynn, who is unsure of her sexual orientation, said she was devastated by the attacks.

“It just makes me upset that someone would feel justified in taking someone else’s life for just being who they were made to be,” she said.

Gould said it wasn’t an accident that the shooting happened in June, LGBT Pride Month. Boston Pride held its parade last weekend.

“Boston could have been the target just as easily as Orlando,” she said.

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

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The gate to the ferry dock still remains closed.

BY THOMAS GRILLO

LYNN — The lack of ferry service on the North Shore this summer is not only an inconvenience to riders but is sure to hurt home sales, according to brokers.

Real estate agents selling downtown condominiums say without the ferry potential buyers could be deterred from making a purchase.

“Not having ferry service this year is serious because it hurts efforts to enhance the downtown and attract buyers,” said  Annemarie Jonah, of Annmarie Jonah Realtors in Lynn. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s a bad decision that hurts us in Lynn and hurts everyone.”

Earlier this month, the Baker administration denied Lynn’s request for about $700,000 in operating expenses for the ferry to sail for a third summer. As result of the controversial decision, about 15,000 former ferry riders are back on the commuter rail, taking the bus to the Blue Line or driving to Boston.

But real estate salespersons say the impact is much larger. They say one selling point for condos, the 30-minute ferry to Boston, has to be removed from their MLS Property Information Network listings.

Sharon Toner, an agent at Toner Real Estate, who is listing a one-bedroom unit on Lynn Shore Drive for $174,900, said having a ferry nearby was a big selling point.

“It takes so long to get anywhere, especially in downtown Lynn, even to the commuter rail,” she said. “It would obviously be very helpful to have another means of transportation to get out of the city.”

Laura Previer, an agent at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, and a Lynn resident, who has the listing for a $214,900 condo on Munroe Street, said the unit is especially good for someone without a car since the unit does not come with a parking space.

“I think the ferry will help sales,” she said. “Any type of transportation other than taking your own car is a plus. The commuter rail right behind the building is a big selling point and so would the ferry.”

Arthur Pappathanasi, the co-developer of the former Beacon Chevrolet site on the Lynnway where plans for the 14-acre site include 355 waterfront apartments steps from the ferry landing, said he hopes the service can be saved.

“The ferry is something that will enhance our project and be beneficial to tenants since its is just a few minutes away,” he said.  

Sen. Thomas McGee (D-Lynn) has been an advocate for the ferry and can’t understand why the state refused to come up the money to operate the boat given its two-year record of success.

“Why not a ferry to Boston?”

Thomas Grillo can be reached at tgrillo@itemlive.com