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LYNN: Into the Woods 

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Monica Connell Healey 

J. Patrick Norton 

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Ernie Carpenter, Director 

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Contributing Writers 

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Michael Conway 

Steve Krause 

David Liscio 

Stacey Marcus 

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INSIDE THIS EDITION 

10 Trip back in time 10 

12 Table settings 12 

14 Dream boats 14 

16 Beyond limitations 16 

17 5 things about Kowloon 17 

18 Grape expectations 18 

20 The Stone age 20 

22 Lisn up! 22 

24 Peabody pizza fest 25 

24 History and Hops 24 

25 Founders Day 24 

26 Call for camo 26 

28 Comfort and joy 28 

29 Into the Woods 29 

FROM THE PUBLISHER 

A lot to recall 

in this One 

This is One for the books. History books. 

A giant cactus. A giant peanut with a top hat and monocle. An orange dinosaur. A 

landlocked Ship. Plastic cows. Real cows. Holy cow. 

I remember them all. But my vantage point was a little different; most of my time on 

Route 1 was spent in parking lots. 

My mother didn’t get her license until she was 43, and the only reason she got it was my 

father died a year earlier and he was her primary source of transportation. So she got a 

license, a yellow Ford Torino, and she took to the roadways. It wasn’t pretty. 

I don’t recall her ever getting into an accident, but that was probably because God was 

looking out for all other motorists. Or maybe he was looking out for her main passenger: 

my grandmother. 

The term “backseat driver” may have predated my grandmother, but it certainly came to 

define her. And it was where I saw my second business opportunity. (The first was taking 

out trash barrels on Nahant Place in Lynn, where I grew up, and on neighboring Nahant 

and Broad streets. I’d get paid 25 cents a barrel and pay friends 10 cents apiece to do it for 

me. But, I digress.) 

My mother’s driving created a much better-paying opportunity. Neither she nor my 

grandmother were thrilled with her driving, so when I got my license a year later after I 

turned 16, they, too, saw an opportunity, to be chauffeured. And I was more than happy to 

appease them. For a price. 

My grandmother gave me $2 a trip, and my mother filled the tank in the Torino for my 

use. 

Lyft? Uber? I was decades ahead of them. 

Back to Route 1. Remember Zayre’s? I do. Not the inside of the store, but the parking lot, 

on Route 1 at Walnut Street. 

K-Mart? Hilltop Butcher Shop? The Dress Barn (I think it was called)? 

Yes, yes, and yes. I remember the outside of those stores, but it was their parking lots that 

I knew best. 

In hindsight, it’s probably where my non-chauffeur career also got its beginnings. I’d sit 

in Route 1 parking lots reading newspapers. Specifically, I’d read the columnists. Jimmy 

Cannon and Mike Royko and Jimmy Breslin, when I got my hands on out-of-town 

papers. I especially loved the Boston sports columnists. The Globe’s Ray Fitzgerald was my 

favorite, but there were so many great ones. Tim Horgan. Larry Claflin. Clif Keane. Joe 

Fitzgerald. Leigh Montville. And notes columns by Bob Ryan and Peter Gammons and 

Will McDonough. Reading them was better than going to the games. I remember as a 

kid reading Ed Cahill’s “Cracker Barrel” in The Item, and – even though I’d see him in his 

Cherry Street home and after Lynn Shore Little League games with his son, Teddy – I can’t 

explain the thrill of seeing him at the news desk when I went to work for the paper years 

later. 

Anyway … 

Read Mike Conway’s cover story about the Route 1 of old. Reminisce about Adventure 

Car Hop and Chickland and Yoken’s and Lenny’s on the Turnpike and Jolly Jorge’s. 

I’ll think about the parking lots. 

Hot top isn’t the only thing paving the way to a great edition of One. Check out the 

story about Kevin Currie of Saugus, Mass. General Hospital’s self-styled ambassador for 

the handicapped. Beth Bresnahan, Meaghan Casey and Stacey Marcus focus on my two 

favorite things – food and fashion; and we go from the water (Lynn-based Cape Codder 

Boats) to the woods (Lynn Woods ranger Dan Small). 

All in One. 

Cover design by Tori Faieta 

Cover photo: Newburyport Turnpike, from Essex Street end looking North, circa late 

1930s/early 1940s. Courtesy of the Saugus Public Library/Helen Cutter Slides 

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Route One, 101 

BY MICHAEL CONWAY 

A nostalgic look back at Route 1, clockwise from top left: the menu from Chickland in Saugus; Mr. Peanut, who later beckoned travelers into the 

Half Dollar Bar, originally towered over Planters Peanuts House in Peabody; Lennie’s on the Turnpike in Peabody; the hotel at the former Old 

Saugus Race Course; Jolly Jorge’s roadside restaurant; Danvers State Hospital “for the criminally insane”; the entrance to Franklin Park aka the 

Old Saugus Race Course; a stage coach that was parked outside the Red Coach Grill restaurant; motorists enter the Saugus Drive In theater after 

paying the 35 cents admission; a postcard for Yoken’s restaurant (“Thar she blows!”) in Danvers; the Prince Pizzeria, the only place featured here 

that’s still in business, and its leaning tower. 

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he 13-mile stretch of road from Revere to Danvers that 

encompasses Route 1 north of Boston has earned fame 

for its establishments fronted by garish signs and iconic, 

kitschy landmarks such as orange 

dinosaurs and fiberglass cows. 

Eye-catching to some, eyesores 

to others, still standing or not, 

they’ve proved memorable to 

both tourists and locals alike. 

Strip malls and megastores by corporate 

giants now coexist with small businesses and 

Square One Mall. Beloved restaurants have 

disappeared and motels touting color TV 

and telephones in every room have pretty 

much vanished. 

The brazen to blasé landmarks proved 

newsworthy and cultural, and cherished by 

locals. 

In August, Lynnfield residents became 

saddened and more than perturbed as they 

witnessed a New Hampshire company 

bulldoze The Ship restaurant, mast and all, 

into a sea of cement and dust. The Hilltop 

Steakhouse cows were previously sent out to 

pasture, and the Big Orange Dinosaur at the 

mini-golf/batting cage/Dairy Castle complex 

was saved from extinction thanks in part to a 

successful Facebook page petition. Hatched 

in South Boston and moved to Saugus on a 

flatbed truck, the androgynous T. rex today 

stands perched high on a nearby wall as if 

angered by Route 1’s mind-boggling traffic. 

U.S. Route 1 spans approximately 

2400 miles along the East Coast 

from Florida to the Canadian 

border in northern Maine. In 

Massachusetts, it consists of two 

former turnpike roads of which the 

Newburyport Turnpike is the oldest. 

Built from Boston to Newburyport 

by more than 300 laborers, teams of 

oxen and horses, it opened in 1805 

as a straight toll road bypassing 

Salem, in hopes of promoting 

Newburyport commerce. Proponents 

claimed it would cut the travel time 

by a third compared to the old Bay 

Road (Route 1A). 

However, long before its 

metamorphoses into the double 

three-lane highway of today, great 

entertainment was within earshot 

of Route 1. During the second half 

of the 1800s, not far from the Rowe 

rock quarry, Franklin Park, aka Old 

Saugus Race Course, was a soughtout 

sports venue at the far edges of 

marshlands on the Saugus/Revere 

line. Couples first strolled past willow trees to gain entrance through 

its double-sphere landmark and watch harness racing. Spectators 

sat in grandstands fronting a sordid hotel known for alleged illicit 

behaviors including prostitution. In 1898, the New England Society 

for the Suppression of Vice alleged illegal gambling took place. The 

track later closed when locals complained of the questionable patrons 

drawn to the track. The land became Atwood Park, a popular airfield 

that hosted fairs, picnics, motorcycle races, bonfires and circuses. 

The track’s legacy remains etched into the planet and is available via 

satellite at Google Earth. 

During the 1930s, Route 1 became a paved 

road built in sections by widening existing roads 

and bypassing congested areas.The Tobin Bridge 

opened in 1950, offering motorists easier access 

to the aforementioned 13-mile stretch of kitschy 

highway. Whether to dine or shop, swim or skate, 

crowds swarmed toward Route 1 compassed by 

such iconic landmarks as Mr. Peanut in Peabody 

and the Red Coach Grill in Saugus. One could 

eat meatballs at Augustine’s, buy a Singer sewing 

machine at the New England Shopping Center 

(Square One Mall’s precursor) or watch adult 

entertainment at DB’s Golden Banana if one just 

followed the signs. 

Kids in pajamas sat atop paneled station 

wagons under Revere Drive-In’s looming screen. 

Jazz lovers grooved at Lennie’s on the Turnpike 

in Peabody. Foodies were in nirvana; in addition 

to The Ship, Hilltop and Augustine’s, longgone 

options abounded including Jolly Jorge’s, 

Adventure Car Hop, Chickland, Russo’s Candy 

House, Town Lyne House, Yoken’s and numerous 

others. The Continental, Prince and its Leaning 

Tower of Pizza and others continue to thrive. 

From the kitschy land of spawning car 

dealerships and cyclical gas stations, iconic 

landmarks remain memorably ingrained. Dads 

got impatient waiting in the Hilltop’s wraparound 

waiting line, and drove the family 

over to Valle’s to wait just as long. Moms 

veered from the highway onto Route 99 

to watch Engelbert Humperdinck at the 

former Chateau de Ville, which evolved 

into the The Palace nightclub. Kids teased 

their younger siblings by warning of 

escaped lunatics hitchhiking down the hill 

from the old Danvers State Hospital “for 

the criminally insane.” 

The land once home to Wampanoag 

Indians, Route 1’s historical 

transformation is recorded in books and 

maps, photos and slides, by grandparents 

and Google. Today, gleaming dollarmenus 

at multitudinous fast food drivethrus 

have replaced iconic landmarks, like 

the Deerskin Trading Post teepees. Yet, 

today the Kowloon tiki god welcomes 

Route 1 motorists headed north, and the 

Hilltop cacti probe the southbound skies, 

you’re summoned once again, “to Sioux 

City.” 

Michael Conway is a freelance writer. He 

can be reached at mjcon6@msn.com 

Above: The Big Orange Dinosaur emerges from the greenery at the 

former Route 1 mini-golf complex. 

Below: Although the Hilltop Steak House building has been 

demolished, its iconic sign remains. 

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Table for three? 

A trio of new restaurants opens on Route One 

MUSCLE MAKER GRILL 

Owner Richy Cabreja is excited to bring Muscle Maker Grill to Massachusetts. 

Cabreja said the restaurant, located at the Shops at Saugus mall, is part of a 

franchise that began in 1995 and has more than 60 locations. Muscle Maker’s 

menu features an assortment of healthy foods that are low in sodium and 

carbs and high in protein. Dishes include fresh greens, healthy wraps, fitness 

bowls, sandwiches, fruit smoothies and protein shakes. A plan program gives 

diners the option to preorder meals by phone, online and pick-up at the 

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Richy Cabreja, above, poses outside the Muscle Maker Grill while Gary Ortez, 

below, prepares one of the restaurant’s healthy meals. 

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BY STACEY MARCUS 

Fall is a great time to take a ride along Route One to go apple picking or leaf peeping. Whether you are headed north 

or south, there are new dining options to enjoy as well. In Saugus alone, there are three new restaurants: Oye’s, which 

opened in June, Muscle Maker Grill, which had a soft opening in August and is planning a grand opening this fall, and Grill 

House, which is slated to open this month. 

The three join an eclectic array of Route One restaurants including such icons as Kowloon, Prince Pizzeria and the 

Continental. This is what’s cooking. 

Located in the former Papagayo spot on Route One 

south, the Grill House will open this fall and offer a diverse 

menu featuring barbecue, Italian specials and seafood 

dishes. Jeff Floramo, a Lynnfield resident, has worked 

in the food industry for more than three decades and 

looks forward to creating a casual dining experience for 

families and friends. His brothers, Ricky and Tony, are part 

of the team that aims to fill the space (230 seats including 

bar) with good vibes and great food. There will be space 

for functions that can accommodate up to 80. Floramo 

anticipates opening the restaurant in October. 

Grill House | 817 Broadway | route1grillhouse.com 

Oye’s Restaurant, which also has a 

location in North Reading, has moved 

into the former Donatello’s space on 

Route One north. Diners looking for 

a variety of options in Asian cuisine 

will find lots to like here. The extensive 

sushi menu boasts numerous rolled 

delicacies, including the popular 

Snow Mountain Maki roll (shrimp 

tempura topped with king crab meat). 

Beautifully appointed, this is a great 

place to enjoy dinner (gluten free menu 

is available), sushi or a colorful cocktail. 

Along with fresh food, Oye’s offers 

catering and has ample space to host 

an event. 

Oye’s Restaurant 

44 Broadway 

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Kevin Oye, above, and his children Omisha and Oscar stand outside the entrance 

to Oye’s restaurant while, below, chefs and bartenders are hard at work. 


Jeff Floramo, a veteran of the restaurant business, poses at his 

soon-to-be opened Grill House where bourbon barrels will 

be on display. 





Dream 

boats 

Sons, dad helm 

Lynn-based Cape Codder 

The Dobias men - Dorsey, Bob Jr. and Bob Sr. - inside 

their Lynn boat-building shop. 

PHOTOS: DAVID LISCIO 

BY DAVID LISCIO 

When Bob Dobias Jr. was just out of high 

school, he convinced his mother, Sharon, to 

drive from their Swampscott home to Maine 

and buy a weather-beaten Mako skiff. It was 

a strategic move, because his father, Bob Sr., 

was busy coaching Swampscott High School’s 

football team, so there was little chance of 

encountering resistance. 

The purchase set in motion what became 

an unbridled passion for boats – whether 

barreling across the waters of Massachusetts 

Bay, fishing for stripers and bluefish or, more 

recently, building hulls from molds in his own 

shop. 

Determined to refurbish the fiberglass 

Mako skiff, Bob Jr. rented a work tent at 

Redd’s Pond in Marblehead. “It was really 

cold in winter, but the price was right,” he 

said. “That was about ten years ago and I 

think we paid $100 a month in rent.” 

A self-taught craftsman, Bob Jr. gutted the 

skiff, rebuilt it, then bought a battered 13-foot 

Boston Whaler and started over. 

“It was on to the next project,” said younger 

brother Dorsey. 

These days, Bob Jr., 31, and Dorsey, 27, both 

Swampscott High graduates who went on to 

earn their bachelor’s degrees, work alongside 

their father at Cape Codder Boats, which 

has relocated its shop from an industrial 

warehouse in Peabody to a small shop at 

59 Newhall St. in Lynn. 

The company builds 24-foot and 19-foot 

fiberglass fishing boats that are most often 

completed with a center console and powered 

by an outboard engine. Cape Codder Boats 

also produces two small skiffs preferred 

by commercial fishermen and recreational 

anglers alike – a 14-footer and a 10-footer. 

The two Bobs handle the boat construction 

while Dorsey Dobias, a financial analyst at a 

North Shore bank, takes care of budgeting, 

planning, marketing and advertising. Most of 

the boats are built during winter because in 

warmer weather Bob Sr. and Bob Jr. are fulltime 

lobstermen fishing out of Swampscott 

Harbor aboard their 28-foot boat the Sharon 

Lee. 

Father and son began commercial fishing 

four years ago and are planning to buy a larger 

vessel – unless, of course, their boat-building 

company continues its steady growth and 

consumes their time year round. 

“Those two spend a lot of time together,” 

quipped Dorsey, noting his older brother 

occasionally heads for the boat shop after the 

day’s lobster catch has been banded, sorted 

and sold to a vendor in Marblehead. “There’s 

no stopping them.” 

“We’re getting busier all the time,” said 

Bob Jr., who in mid-September completed 

work on a Cape Codder 19 that will serve as 

one of two grand prizes at the 72nd annual 

Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish 




Derby in Edgartown. Cape Codder Boats is 

a major derby sponsor in partnership with 

Tohatsu marine engines. Tohatsu is providing 

a 90-horsepower outboard to complete the 

package, which includes a trailer. 

The tournament lasts 35 days, after which 

the winners are ceremoniously announced. 

The fisherman who lands the biggest catch 

from shore gets the Cape Codder 19, while 

the angler who hauls in the prize fish from 

a boat gets a Subaru Crosstrek from sponsor 

Clay Subaru. About 3,500 fishermen enter 

the derby each year. 

“Not bad prizes for the $50 entry fee,” 

observed Dorsey. 

Cape Codder Boats is located today in 

a shared industrial building just off the 

Lynnway that includes a small equipment 

yard. During a September visit to the shop 

by One magazine, a freshly-fiberglassed hull 

awaited interior work – which typically means 

adding longitudinal stringers for stability, 

filling the lower spaces with floatation foam, 

constructing a sole or floor, and trimming the 

entire vessel with a coaming and rod holders. 

The Dobias family trailered a similar Cape 

Codder 19 in mid-September to Edgartown 

and parked it outside the derby headquarters 

where the weigh station is located and the 

grand prizes are on display. 

Cape Codder Boats was founded in 1968 by 

Alex “Sandy” Urquhart in Marion. His 

19-foot skiff attracted a strong following 

among anglers, as the boats received 

best-in-class awards and were often 

described in the marine industry 

press as rugged and over-built. 

Urquhart eventually moved the shop 

to Chatham. 

Now retired, Urquhart recalled 

how he wanted to design a small 

boat that incorporated all the 

elements of the most seaworthy 

boats at the time. For instance, the 

hull featured an 18-degree deadrise, 

which in landlubber terms means 

the angle of the hull from its deepest 

point to where it meets the side of 

the boat. 

“That 18-degree angle provides 

a more stable platform,” Urquhart 

explained. “The sharper the hull, the 

more tippy the boat. Sharp angles 

are great for high speeds, but not for when 

you’re stopping to fish.” 

Urquhart also relied on lifting strakes, 

which are raised strips linearly attached to the 

bottom of the hull. The strips allow the boat 

to rise out of the water as it moves forward. 

According to Urquhart, nautical architect 

Raymond Hunt is credited with designing the 

lifting strakes years earlier. 

A self-taught boat builder, Urquhart went 

on to design a 24-footer for those who 

demanded a more stable platform while 

fishing, lobstering or scalloping inshore, or 

venturing out into deeper water. He retired 

from building boats in the late 1980s after 

launching more than 200 hulls, mostly on the 

South Shore where Cape Codder Boats is a 

household name. “Most of them are still out 

there,” he said. “They might need some TLC, 

but the guys are still fishing them.” 

Fly fishing from a Cape Codder boat, above, 

while Dorsey and Bob Dobias Jr. try out a 

Speedster in the waters off Lynn Shore Drive. 

Bob Jr. spent time with Urquhart to learn 

as much as possible about the two boats and 

how to build them. He also acquired the mold 

for the 19-footer. 

“Seven or eight years ago, we came across 

the mold for the Cape Codder 19,” Bob Jr. 

recalled. “We moved out of Redd’s Pond 

and got an indoor space at an old industrial 

building on Pulaski Street in Peabody. We 

spent a couple of years there building boats 

part time.” 

Building a boat from fiberglass could be 

compared to greasing a cupcake pan before 

baking. The mold, often made of smooth 

wood, is sanded, waxed and polished on the 

inside, then sprayed with an alcohol film that 

creates a barrier coating. The fiberglass resin 

and matting is then applied and, once dried, is 

literally popped out of the mold. 

“When the hull is finished, you put in the 

transom, the floor and the deck,” Urquhart 

said. “I used to sell mine with options. If 

somebody wanted to put a davit on to haul 

lobster traps, I would beef up the floor to give 

them something to bolt it to.” 

The Dobias family has followed suit, 

offering custom finishes tailored to the 

intended use. 

“The boats have lots of open work area. 

That’s what most of the guys like about them,” 

said Bob Sr., who admits he had no boating 

experience, except for paddling a canoe, when 

the family decided to build boats. 

Raised in western Massachusetts, Bob Sr. 

spent many years working for a printing 

company in upstate New York and Texas, 

where he met the co-worker who would 

become his wife. He also made maple syrup 

and, after moving to Swampscott, coached the 

high school football team from 2002 to 2016 

while also overseeing the town’s youth sports 

program and serving on the School Board. 

“I didn’t have much contact with boats,” he 

said. “We never had a boat in the family until 

we moved here and my son brought 

home that Mako.” 

Bob Jr., a certified arborist 

who worked locally for Leahy 

Landscaping after graduating from 

UMass Dartmouth, wanted to build 

smaller skiffs like those often used 

as tenders by commercial fishermen. 

Always on the lookout for boats, he 

acquired a 14-footer from Nahant 

lobsterman Joel Marie. He used the 

old skiff as a plug from which to 

make a mold. “It was just great to 

make a shape from,” he said, noting 

he quickly churned out seven of the 

tenders and sold them to Nahant 

commercial fishermen. 

“It’s true that commercial 

fishermen love our boats, but 

recreational guys like them as well 

because they’re so stable,” said Dorsey, who 

acquired his financial savvy at the University 

of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. “Our boat at 

the Martha’s Vineyard derby is set up for fly 

fishing. Now that’s a totally different market. 

We also do rebuilds.” 

David Liscio is a North Shore-based 

photojournalist. He can be reached at 

www.davidliscio.com. 


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Beyond limitations 

Kevin Currie doesn’t let cerebral palsy slow him down 

BY MICHAEL CONWAY 

Kevin Currie is an enigma. Although stifled 

by a form of cerebral palsy named spastic 

diplegia, and other conditions associated with 

the neurological disorder, the 39-year-old 

Saugus resident lives a happy, active life 

CP restricts him from completing many 

everyday tasks, still his spirit soars beyond the 

disorder’s crippling ways. Medical 

jargon does not define Kevin, who 

was born two months premature, 

as he refuses to be undermined. 

At age 3 came the prognosis/ 

premonition. A teacher at a United 

Cerebral Palsy preschool seemingly 

knew the toddler’s fate when she 

pulled his mother aside. “Kevin 

will go far,” Diane Currie was told. 

“He’s much more sociable than 

others his age.” 

Until last year, when she suffered 

a stroke, Diane was the primary 

caretaker. She knows her son best, 

mentioning a trait that has not 

only hindered, but helped him 

succeed. 

“He can be stubborn,” she said 

from their Birch Street home. “If 

you try to tell Kevin he can’t do 

something, he just does it. In fact, 

he does most things all by himself.” 

Currie learned to overcome 

barriers he’d face in life when 

he lived at and attended the 

Massachusetts Hospital School 

in Canton. He graduated with 

the class of 1999. Additionally, 

Saugus High School made a 

special accommodation for him 

to graduate with his hometown 

peers at Stackpole Field. Kevin 

went on to earn both Mental Health and 

Paraeducator certificates at North Shore 

Community College in Lynn. 

Each weekday at 6 a.m., Currie wakes and 

a personal care attendant readies him for 

the day. He eats breakfast, shouts “Love you 

too Ma” and is belted into a pricey, electric 

wheelchair and then secured in a Greater 

Lynn Senior Services van headed for Boston. 

While The Ride passes jittery overcaffeinated 

commuters on Route 1, Currie trades 

one-liners with the driver. His laugh is 

contagious. 

Arriving at Mass General Hospital, the 

lift is lowered and off he goes. Multiple 

greetings are exchanged before he enters the 

lobby. Although treated here by some of the 

highest-rated doctors in the world, Currie’s 

not scheduled for an appointment. He’s here 

to work. 

With more than 8000 hours clocked in, 

only one other volunteer hovers above him 

at MGH. Serving as an ambassador and 

KEVIN CURRIE 

COURTESY PHOTO 

helping in the mail room, he’ll spend his 

day escorting visitors and delivering mail 

throughout the campus’ many buildings. He 

knows every corridor, department and floor; 

he’s a human GPS. 

Although continually stopped by coworkers 

to chat, he completes his tasks 

promptly and flawlessly. But, most don’t 

know the bigger picture. He is legally blind. 

“I can only see shadows,” Currie said. 

“Unless you say something to me, I don’t 

even know you’re there.” 

Come late afternoon, he’s transported home 

on The Ride. He’ll eat dinner, phone his 

girlfriend and watch the Sox. He’s an avid fan. 

At 10 p.m. an aide returns and helps him 

get ready for bed. 

His weekends are up for grabs. 

The National Institute of Health reports 

that approximately 30-to-50 percent of those 

with CP will be intellectually impaired. 

Currie clearly does not fall within this data. 

Broach any subject, he’s up for a good debate. 

He is sharp and focused. 

Kevin and his mom agree that 

transportation is one of the most 

difficult issues in dealing with 

cerebral palsy. 

Has he ever felt self-pity? 

“Nope.” 

Part of his success has been his 

social capabilities. “I really like 

being around people,” he said. 

He’s rubbed elbows with the late 

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, 

local sports heroes including Ty 

Law and David “Big Papi” Ortiz, 

and other celebrities. He admits 

becoming star-struck when he was 

in the presence of former first lady 

Barbara Bush. 

Currie said he loves work, family 

(he’s the third of four children) and 

his girlfriend, Allison. He became 

overly excited talking about the 

family’s annual summer camp in 

New Hampshire. He’s received 

numerous awards and acclamations 

at MGH., and is a proud 

member of the Saugus Handicap 

Commission. 

What’s bothered him most about 

having CP? 

“It’s all I’ve ever known,” he 

replied. 

Noted for his sense of humor, 

Currie recalled once taking medicine to 

relieve spasms, and why it was discontinued. 

“Baclofen made me tired,” he said. “When 

I was a student, I woke up with my head on 

my desk, drooling,” he said, with impeccable 

timing, and then, a fit of laughter. 

His wheelchair once featured a license plate 

that shed light on which direction Currie 

long ago set his compass: “Eat My Dust,” it 

said. 

Michael Conway is a freelance writer. He can 

be reached at mjcon6@msn.com. 




It’s hard to imagine that a small 

ice cream parlor once sat on the 

landmark Route 1 spot that houses 

the expansive Kowloon Restaurant. 

Looking at the transformation, it’s 

remarkable that one family had the 

foresight to open a business that 

would become one of the largest 

Asian dining complexes in the country. 

When the space was converted in 

1950, the restaurant accommodated 

some 40 customers. Eight years later, 

Madeline and Bill Wong took the reins 

from Madeline’s parents, Chun-sau 

Chin and Tow See. In the early days, 

Bill cooked, and Madeline was a waitress 

and hostess. Bill had experience since 

his parents, Goe Shing and Lem Ding, 

had a restaurant near Symphony Hall in 

Boston. 

As the business grew, the family five 

times added to the original building and 

increased seating to 1,200. The menu has 

expanded to offer Cantonese, Szechuan, 

Mandarin, Thai and Japanese dishes. 

We chatted with Bobby Wong, the 

third of Madeline and Bill Wong’s 

six children. Bobby started working 

at Kowloon in the late ’60s, when he 

was just 15 years old. Today, he and his 

siblings, Andy, Linda, Lisa, Donald and 

Stanley, are third-generation owners. 

There’s a story behind the 

name, and the facade. 

1 

The restaurant was originally 

named the Mandarin House. When 

Madeline and Bill bought the restaurant 

in 1958, they changed the name 

to Kowloon. Bill, who was born in 

Boston, was sent to boarding school in 

Guangzhōu, China, which is northwest 

of Hong Kong, and the Kowloon area 

became a fixture in his mind. He took 

refuge there from the invading Japanese 

army before returning to the United 

States as a teenager. The restaurant’s 

exterior features a pagoda-shaped 

entrance, inspired by the 

pagoda temple at Kowloon 

Walled City Park. The couple 

also gathered ideas for the 

restaurant during a long 

honeymoon that included stops 

in Honolulu, San Francisco and 

Miami. The tiki influences, including the 

15-foot carving at the entrance, resulted 

from that trip. 

2 

The Wongs have been 

named hall-of-famers, 

multiple times. 

THINGS 

YOU 

DIDN’T 

KNOW 

ABOUT 

KOWLOON 

RESTAURANT 

BY MEAGHAN CASEY 

Kowloon’s 

Janet Tong 

displays a 

lobster 

special. 

In November, Andy, Bobby, Linda, Lisa, 

Donald and Stanley were inducted into 

the Massachusetts Restaurant Association 

Hall of Fame. Bill and Madeline were 

inducted into the same hall of fame in 

2001. Madeline also earned another 

crowning achievement, outside of the 

restaurant industry. She spent decades 

as a top life insurance representative for 

John Hancock and was the first woman 

to earn membership in the company’s top 

sales club and to be inducted into the John 

Hancock Hall of Fame. 

3 

The customer favorite is the 

Saugus chicken wings. 

Though Kowloon offers everything from 

sushi to Singapore street noodles to whole 

fried fish, Bobby says the traditional 

appetizers and house specials are the most 

popular dishes, especially the Saugus chicken 

wings. A signature appetizer, the wings are 

slathered in a soy-ginger garlic sauce that’s 

sticky, sweet and delicious. They were named 

by sports talk radio host Eddie Andelman. 

Andelman is the only person 

to name a dish and have a 

4 dish named after him. 

If you order the Eddie Andelman lo mein, 

you’ll be getting stir-fried shrimp, chicken, 

onions and peapods over a bed of pan fried 

noodles with a black bean sauce. “Eddie 

was working in Boston and living in 

Lynnfield, so he would drive by and come 

in here once or twice or even three times 

a week,” said Bobby. “He liked mixing and 

matching and he created this one dish with 

noodles, shrimp and chicken. Every time 

he’d come in he’d have it, so we finally just 

put it on the menu.” 

Hundreds of celebrities have 

visited over the years. 

5 If you look at the wall of photos of 

celebrities who have dined at Kowloon, it’s 

amazing to see just how many there have 

been. Athletes include Carl Yastrzemski, 

Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, Jim Rice, 

Dwight Evans, Cam Neely, Micky Ward, 

Reggie Lewis, Robert Parish, Paul Pierce, 

Matt Light, Adam Vinatieri and more. 

The restaurant has also hosted wrestlers 

including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson 

and John Cena; sometimes two dozen of 

them will come in after a big event at the 

Garden. 

Kowloon has also attracted visits from such 

actors as Joe Manganiello, Forest Whitaker, 

Anne Hathaway, Goldie Hawn and Kurt 

Russell and comedians Jerry Seinfeld, 

Tracy Morgan, Bill Burr and Dane Cook. 

17 | ONE MAGAZINE | FALL 2017 



Grape expectations 

Local wine experts toast to fall favorites 


Daylight is dimming as the temperature drops and we surrender to the reality that summer has blown by. No need to despair. Fall 

is a splendid season of renaissance. Think of all the stylish wool clothing and ankle boots to don, fresh leaves to crunch and bold 

wines to uncork and pair with your favorite fall menus. 

Your friends at ONE magazine want to help you transition to cooler weather. We asked our neighborhood wine experts to 

recommend a few values for fall. Time to stock up on some great red and white wines and curl up with your sweetie. 

In warm weather, one tends to go with lighter reds. But with crisp air moving in, Greg 

Knowlton, wine manager of Kappy’s Fine Wine & Spirits, suggests going with heartier reds. He 

recommends raising a glass of wines from Southern France, noting that vintages from the Côtes 

du Rhône region are perfect to pair with meats and root vegetables. 

He also notes that wines from the Piedmont area in Italy, such as Barbera and Barolo, are great 

choices for fall, adding that the wines of Barolo made from the Nebbiolo grape are full-bodied 

and go nicely with roasts. Good bottles can be found in the $14-$18 range. Knowlton says 

that dry rosés are wildly popular year-round, and pair exquisitely with Thanksgiving turkey 

and all its accompaniments. 

In terms of white wines, Knowlton sees customers transitioning from such lighter wines 

as sauvignon blanc and moving to fuller-bodied white wines such as chardonnay, a 

great companion for fish, pork and poultry dishes. A fall favorite is the versatile riesling 

variety, which Knowlton notes can be bone dry or as sweet as honey and works well 

with a wide variety of foods. 

Neal Zagarella, store manager at Vinnin Liquors in Swampscott, notes that in the 

summer customers enjoy a wine that is crisp but when the air becomes crisp their 

preferences change. “People go to heavier white wines like chardonnay, which are 

paired nicely with white meats, fish, salad and cheeses,” said Zagarella. 

He also suggests opening a bottle of pinot noir at Thanksgiving and enjoying vintages 

from the grenache (France) and granacha (Spain) grapes that are excellent values and 

pair nicely with red sauces and red meats. 




Zagarella shares these tips to savor your wine experience: 

• Drink your best bottle first. Do not save it for last when you will not appreciate it. 

• Make sure to give reds time to breathe. Uncork the bottle and try it 15 minutes later. It will taste much better than it did when 

you originally uncorked it. 

• If you like a grape from a specific region, try a wine made from the same grape from another region and note the subtle differences. 

Cheers to an awesome autumn! Remember to never drink and drive and always toast to good times, friends and family. 

A few recommendations 

From Greg Knowlton at Kappy’s 

Carl Sittmann riesling $8.99 

Long Path cabernet $11.99 

Long Path chardonay $11.99 

Mirabeau rosé $14.99 

90 Plus Lot 66 riesling $8.99 

From Neal Zagarella at Vinnin Liquors 

Altes Herencia $8.99 

Camille Cayran Côtes du Rhône $8.99 

Bench chardonnay $14.99 

“Wine [is] a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.” 

Benjamin Franklin 







ILynnfield tennis wrestling coach has won more than 1,100 matches 

n 80 combined seasons coaching wrestling and dominated the Division 2 tennis scene, losing only one match 

girls tennis at Lynnfield High, Craig Stone has (in ‘97) and winning back-to-back state championships, going 

seen just about everything. 

22-0 in each of the next two years. At one point, his teams had an 

Stone retired as Summer Street School’s 80-game dual-match winning streak. 

physical education teacher last year, but his In 43 years coaching the Lynnfield High and the Lynnfield/ 

coaching career is going strong. Boy, is it ever: North Reading wrestling teams, Stone has had many milestones 

Stone’s teams have won more than 1,100 as well. His teams have won four Cape Ann League titles (1992, 

matches. 

2013, 14 and 15) and three Division 3 North championships 

“It’s been an incredible journey and I have (2013, ‘14 and ‘15). In 2014, Stone led the Black and Gold to a 

had the chance to work with some incredible second-place finish in the state Division 3 Championship meet. 

people in the schools and community, really The teams were undefeated in dual meets in back-to-back seasons: 

nothing but one positive experience after 25-0 in 2012-’13 and 23-0 in 2013-’14. Stone has received the 

another,” said Stone. “When I first started here CAL Wrestling Coach of the Year Award seven times. 

in Lynnfield, I did not have a clue of where I 

would be after all these years. If I had a crystal 

A two-time Boston Globe Coach of the Year, Stone was named 

ball, I still would not have believed what these 

years have brought not only in terms of the accomplishments of 

the athletes, but being able to see them grow and become people 

of great character.” 

Stone arrived in Lynnfield as a 22-year-old first-year elementary 

school teacher at the former Center School in 1973. Shortly 

thereafter, he applied for the boys’ tennis team coaching position, 

but did not get the job, partly because he was too young. 

In hindsight, that might have been the best hiring decision 

NOT made in the history of Lynnfield High School athletics. 

“I was disappointed when I didn’t get the job,” said Stone. When 

the wrestling job opened up three years later, he applied and was 

hired. “Of course it didn’t hurt that I was the only applicant,” he 

said. “The first year, in 1974-’75, it was only a club sport, then we 

moved up to varsity in 1975-’76.” 

In 1981, the girls tennis position was open. “I guess they 

thought I could handle it, so they gave it to me.” 

That’s putting it mildly. Stone has compiled a remarkable record 

in both sports with a combined record of 1,112 wins, 410 losses 

and 3 ties. 

Stone reached the 500 win mark in tennis on May 13, 2013 with 

a 4-1 win over Triton at home. It may have been a milestone win, 

but it was business as usual for Stone, who rested his top singles 

player (Kelly Nevils) and second-doubles starters (Sloan and 

Logan Colby-Nunziato). 

“Everyone on the team at some point in the season will sit out at 

least one match, and it was their turn to sit,” recalled Stone. Stone 

eclipsed the 1,000 combined wins mark the following spring, 

then hit the trifecta on Dec. 12, 2015, when the Lynnfield/North 

Reading wrestling team secured Stone’s 500th wrestling win in its 

first match of the season. 

In his rookie year as tennis coach, the Pioneers were 5-7. The 

second season saw marginal improvement at 6-6. From that 

point on, it was a wild ride: The team posted winning records 

and qualified for postseason play for 35 consecutive years, an 

accomplishment unmatched by any other team in the history of 

Lynnfield sports. 

Stone’s tennis teams have won 584 matches and lost just 87. 

The Pioneers have won 18 Cape Ann League championships, 14 

MIAA North Sectional titles and five state titles, the most recent 

in the 2014 season when the team had a perfect 21-0 record. 

During a three-year span from 1997-1999, Stone’s teams 

the 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the 

Year and was elected to the Massachusetts Wrestling Coaches 

Association Hall of Fame in 1998. 

On April 29, Stone received the ultimate wrestling honor, when 

he was inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association 

Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, 

at which time he also received a Massachusetts Chapter of the 

NWCA Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award. A plaque bearing 

his name is displayed on the National Wall of Honor at the 

National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla. 

“I’ve coached a lot of great athletes no matter how you define 

it, be it athleticism or accomplishments, but what was most 

important was great character, and I’ve coached a couple of 

hundred of them,” said Stone. “But the most impressive thing I 

have ever seen was when Sarah O’Neill won the state individual 

title her senior year in 2009. She did not lose a game in the 

semifinals or final, but it was her performance after the match that 

made it all the more special. She said she wished it had been her 

team winning.” 

Stone says that while he has modeled some of his coaching 

philosophy and practices after New England Patriots head coach 

Bill Belichick, he chalks up his teams’ successes to one word - 

“team.” 

“Together Each Achieves More, or TEAM,” he said. “I always 

thought John Wooden got it right when he said it’s all about, if 

you prepare to win, the winning will happen. Coaching is like 

getting in shape, you have to be ready from a physical and mental 

aspect. Wrestling is a real demanding sport, the season is three 

months long, and you have such intensity in matches that can 

come to an abrupt end. In tennis, it’s a different animal due to the 

nature of the sport.” 

Stone says he hasn’t made any long-term decisions about his 

coaching career. 

“It’s a year-to-year thought process at this point,” he said. “I 

subbed a few days this year then went right to wrestling practice 

after school, and it was exhausting. I wondered, how did I manage 

to do this all these years? I still want to win every game, every 

match and it’s exciting every time we win. Honestly, if it ever gets 

old or I get used to it, that will be the time to stop coaching.” 

Anne Marie Tobin is Sports editor of the Lynnfield and Peabody 

Weekly News. She can be reached at atobin@weeklynews.net 




LISN UP: 

STREET FASHION ENTREPRENEUR KHAFIF 

HAS A MESSAGE WORTH HEARING 


Adam Khafif, top left, who grew up in Saugus, poses 

with his wife Noor Tagouri and friends during a 

Lisn Up Clothing pop-up shop in Boston. 

COURTESY PHOTO 

Adam Khafif, a graduate of Oaklandvale 

Elementary School and Belmonte Middle 

School in Saugus, is making a difference 

in the world. The 22-year-old street 

fashion entrepreneur and his clothing 

line Lisn Up have been featured in 

Forbes, Huffington Post and other 

major publications. 

His passion for social responsibility 

also helped him find love, with 

acclaimed journalist Noor Tagouri. 

who garnered a great deal of 

media attention in October 2016 

when she posed for Playboy 

wearing a hijab, leather jacket, 

Converse sneakers and black 

pants. They married in Miami in 

April and live in Washington, D.C. 

“My dad (Mohamed Khafif) told 

me to do something you love that 

benefits others,” said Khafif, whose 

business strategy is based on giving 

back. 

Khafif launched his own business at 

age 16 with a goal to combine his 

love for music and cool T-shirts. One 

can see that he joyfully adheres to 

the sage advice his Moroccan father 

gave early in life. Khafif has two 

sisters, Hannah and Sabrina Khafif. 

Khafif, who speaks with affection 

for Kowloon, Border Cafe and 

the Hilltop sign during a chat at 

Starbucks in Salem, attended high 

school at The Newman School, 

two blocks from Johnny Cupcake’s 

on Newbury Street in Boston. “I 

loved their vintage T-shirts and 

how the store was set up like a 

bakery,” said Khafif. 

Socially conscious hip-hop artist 

Lupe Fiasco’s message of positivity 

resonated with the entrepreneurial teen 

much more than the trendy graphic messages 

on street fashion that glamorized sex and drugs. 

Khafif decided to launch his own brand of urban 




fashion, Lisn Up, a line of vintage T-shirts with positive messages. 

The brand was centered around music, with collections (albums) 

of T-shirts (tracks) delivered in boomboxes. In honoring his father’s 

wishes, Khafif donated 50 percent of the proceeds to charity. 

“Growing up Muslim, there are certain values that are an integral 

part of my life and other things that I know I don’t want to represent,” 

he notes on his website, lisnupclothing.com. 

Khafif spent the first year of his online business creating his brand 

and website. His first “tour” was to Long Beach, Calif., with later stops 

in Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and Toronto. 

“I flew out to California with my parents (Mohamed and Toni Khafif) 

and sold out my first event,” he said. It was at that event that Khafif 

met two brothers who played in the National Football League, 

Hamza and Husain Abdullah. 

“I always wanted to be in the NFL, but I wasn’t 6 foot, 8 inches tall,” 

joked Khafif. The Abdullah brothers and Khafif collaborated on 

designs, and then he met Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad who 

wanted Khafif to create a design to empower women. Next on his 

dream journey: Khafif tweeted Lupe Fiasco and the two collaborated 

for three consecutive summers. 

A seminal moment in Khafif’s life was when he reached out to 

journalist Noor Tagouri. The pair collaborated on a collection, 

“The Noor Effect,” with 100 percent of the proceeds dedicated to 

combating sex trafficking. Their United States “tour” featured six 

pop-up shops, with the final gig circling back to Johnny Cupcakes in 

Boston. Lisn Up’s most recent tour was with Malaysian singer Yuna, 

whose collaboration supported refugees. 

Summer 2017 welcomed a colorful new “album” to the Lisn Up 

playlist. “We dedicated the album to the ‘90s themes we grew up on,” 

said Khafif, whose design featured the Lisn Up team (and a lucky fan) 

as Rugrats characters. The launch was held at an interactive art popup 

shop at Villeside Customs in Somervillle. 

Johnny Cupcakes, center, hams it up with Noor Tagouri and Adam 

Khafif in Boston 

Below: A look at Lisn Up’s boombox packaging. 

PHOTO: @NWEEMZ16 

PHOTO: @_SHABSTER 

Stacey Marcus is a freelance writer. Reach out to her at stacey@ 

staceymarcuswrites.com 




En Route 

Peabody Pizza Fest took 

place on Aug. 20 and 

hundreds chowed down on 

slices from the city’s finest 

pizza makers. Proceeds 

from the event, sponsored 

by the city, Peabody Main 

Streets and Ipswich Brewery, 

benefited Haven From 

Hunger and its clients. 

Pizza lovers included, clockwise from near left: 

Jessica Walsh, Joan Lane, the hungry crowd, 

Aubrey Mendonca and brother David, Jason 

Silveira and Becky Constantino. 

PHOTOS: PAULA MULLER 




Stops along the way 

The eighth annual History and Hops fundraiser took 

place at Lynn Museum on Sept. 15. It was hosted 

by Lynn’s Bent Water Brewing Co., Downtown Lynn 

Cultural District and Lynn Museum/LynnArts. It was a 

big success. 

Guests sampled food and craft beer and cider from 

eight local breweries: Down the Road Beer Co. of 

Everett, Newburyport Brewing Co., Ipswich Ale 

Brewery, Notch Brewing and Far From the Tree Cider of 

Salem, Sam Adams, Narragansett and Bent Water. 

This page: Kelly O’Leary, 

top, samples a beer while Jan 

Grant, left, awaits customers 

to her Samuel Adams 

Brewery table. 

Opposite page: Jon Bare of 

Down the Road Brewery 

waits for the doors to open; 

attendees mingle; Shawn 

Cushman looks over the 

beer options from the Notch 

Brewery table 

PHOTOS: KATIE MORRISON 

Saugus came alive on Sept. 

9, when the 37th annual 

Founders Day street fair 

took place in front of Saugus 

Town Hall. Hundreds of 

attendees sampled delicious 

food and children played 

games, got their faces 

painted and made arts and 

crafts. 

Counter-clockwise from far right: Saugus 

High School junior Erika Walker takes a pie 

in the face to raise money for the Class of 

2019; Dominic Calioro, 2, wanders around 

with his parents; Central Street in Saugus was 

shut down for the event; Marc Downing, 7, 

of Peabody topples backward on an inflatable 

game; Cameron Marchand, 7, of Saugus tests 

the speed of his fastball; the Saugus High 

School band performs in front of Town Hall. 

PHOTOS: SPENSER HASAK 




While a war against cargos has been waged 

with the pocketed shorts deemed a baggy 

and bitter enemy of fashion, much more 

flattering military-inspired clothing 

has found its way to the runways 

and store racks this fall. 

We shopped some local 

retailers and found these 

classic, fashionable 

fatigues that are 

anything but 

tired. 

KENSIE camo utility jacket, $29.99 

(originally $68). Available at 

Marshalls, Fellsway Plaza, 

655 Broadway, Saugus. 

KRISP men’s scalloped 

hem tee with zipper 

detail in olive, $14.99 

(originally $40). 

Available at Eblens, 

14 State St., Lynn. 

SMOKE RISE men’s straight-leg, 

twill cargo pants in camo, $29.99 

(originally $39.99). Available at 

Eblens, 14 State St., Lynn. 

MICHAEL Michael Kors 

“Natasha” slide mules in olive, 

$93.75 (originally $125). 

Available at Macy’s, Northshore 

Mall, 210 Andover St., Peabody. 




BANANA REPUBLIC cinched-waist, bishopsleeve 

top in seaweed, $68. Available at 

Banana Republic, MarketStreet Lynnfield, 

1515 Market St., Lynnfield. 

AEIRE by American Eagle “Move” camo leggings in olive 

fun, $25 (originally $44.95), and “Play” mixed mesh sports 

bra in palm, $25 (originally $39.95). Both available at Aeire, 

Northshore Mall, 210 Andover St., Suite X110, Peabody. 

GAP high-rise camo mini 

skirt, $49.95. Available 

at Gap, MarketStreet 

Lynnfield, 900 Market St., 

Lynnfield. 

PUMA men’s 

“Roma” natural 

warmth sneaker 

in olive night, $70. 

Available at Eblens, 

14 State St., Lynn. 

MICHAEL Michael Kors 

“Mercer” large leather tote 

in olive, $298. Available at 

Macy’s, Northshore Mall, 

210 Andover St., Peabody. 





Is there anything better than staying in and eating a plateful of warm, hearty 

“comfort” food on a crisp fall night (other than finding out that everything on the 

plate is calorie-free)? How about not having to cook the meal yourself? Now, 

that’s our favorite kind of dinner! 

Throw on a pair of sweats, uncork a bottle of red wine and indulge in these 

delicious ready-to-eat, take-out comfort food classics from the comfort 

of your couch. Or if you are like our photographer and can’t resist the 

temptation of these rich and tasty meals, you can always take a bite 

(or two) on the way to your car. 


WHAT: Chicken parmigiana sub. Breaded white-meat chicken 

breast, fried to golden perfection and topped with marinara 

sauce and provolone cheese. Served on a soft Italian seeded 

roll. 

WHERE: J. Pace & Son, 190 Main St., Saugus 

PRICE: $7.95 

WHAT: Buffalo chicken & blue cheese 

mac & cheese. Al dente macaroni 

smothered in a creamy combination of 

hot sauce, Parmesan, cheddar-Jack, 

Gorgonzola and blue cheeses, loaded 

with chunks of of white-meat chicken. 

Perfect to serve as a main course or a 

side dish. 

WHERE: Whole Foods Market (in deli/ 

prepared foods section), 427 Walnut St., 

Lynnfield 

PRICE: $9.49/lb. 

WHAT: Roast pork dinner. Tender roast 

pork topped lightly with gravy paired 

alongside sweet butternut squash and 

creamy mashed potatoes. 

WHERE: Century House Epicurean 

Shoppe, 235 Andover St., Rt. 114, 

Peabody 

PRICE: $6.99 

WHAT: Shepherd's Pie. House-ground 

sirloin mixed with corn, carrots and onion 

topped with homemade mashed potatoes 

and cheddar-Jack cheese. Pies are premade, 

but can be custom ordered with 

preferred ingredients. Other pies available 

include: Thanksgiving, steak bomb, 

pulled pork, and buffalo chicken. 

WHERE: Eastern Harvest Foods, 

437 Eastern Ave., Lynn 

PRICE: $19.95 for a family-size pie, 

$5.95 for individual serving. 





I went to the woods because I wished to live 

deliberately, to front only the essential facts 

of life, and see if I could not learn what it 

had to teach, and not, when I came to die, 

discover that I had not lived. 

— Henry David Thoreau 

an Small sits on a picnic table 

in Lynn Woods and shares the 

history of the 2,200-acre park 

that encompasses one-fifth of 

the city of Lynn as well as areas 

in Saugus and Lynnfield. 

“People have rediscovered its beauty,” said 

Small who has watched its transformation 

over the past 17 years he has served as Park 

Ranger, the sole employee of Lynn Woods. 

“In the seventies and eighties, you would 

not want to bring your kids here,” Small 

said of the forest park that was founded in 

1881 and supplies the city of Lynn with its 

drinking water. 

The Lynn Woods of today is a bustling 

place. On any given day you will come across 

runners, hikers, mountain bikers, golfers, 

bird watchers, blueberry pickers, mushroom 

aficionados, nature lovers, rock climbers, 

photographers and geocache enthusiasts 

enjoying the second-largest municipal park 

in the United States. 

“A deer showed up while I was planting a 

perennial garden,” said Small. Wildflowers 

blossom throughout the landscape, which is 

dotted with violets, lady slipper orchids and 

a rose garden that can be reserved for weddings. 

Small notes that many creatures call 

Lynn Woods home including screech owls, 

fisher cats, minks, foxes, coyotes, river otters, 

weasels and many kinds of birds. 

John Mulroy of Peabody has run in Lynn 

Woods for eight years. “It’s been such a pleasure 

to run off-road, with so many different 

paths and types of terrain, as well as hills that 

you find in these Woods. Also, it’s cooler in 

the summer, out of the sun! I enjoy running 

with all of the other Lynn Woods runners 

as well,” 

Small said a group of Eagle Scouts put in 

a three-mile trail loop that will be named 

WOODS PHOTOS: SPENSER HASAK; ANIMAL PHOTOS: KEN JORDAN 

Ranger Dan Small, above, walks down a trail looking for trash in Lynn Woods, which is home 

to owls, beavers, wild turkeys and other wildlife. 



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The Tower Loop Trail. “All you will have to 

do is follow the green dots. You won’t have to 

worry about reading a map,” noted Small. If 

you’re looking for more of an adventure, there 

are 30 miles of hiking trails and 10 miles of 

walkable fire roads. 

A favorite spot is Stone Tower, which was 

rebuilt in 2010 and affords spectacular views 

of the Lynn waterfront and Boston skyline. 

Dungeon Rock is another hot spot. Meg 

Rubin of Marblehead recalls going on Cub 

Scout hikes at Lynn Woods with her sons 

when they were young. “They loved visiting 

Dungeon Rock and hearing the pirate 

stories,” said Rubin, who also notes that 

the scent of fire at Lynn Woods sometimes 

wafts its way through Swampscott and 

Marblehead. “It’s a creepy, dark, damp cave,” 

said Small of the legendary landmark that 

reportedly houses an ill-fated pirate and 

his treasure. One of Lynn Wood’s signature 

events is Pirates Day, held annually on the 

Saturday after Columbus Day. “It’s the best 

idea I ever had,” said Small. 

Small lauds the community’s interest and 

support of Lynn Woods, especially that of 

The Friends of Lynn Woods, a nonprofit 

organization that was incorporated in 1990 

and supports the city in improving and 

maintaining Lynn Woods. “People just show 

up after a bad storm to help out,” said Small. 

“I remember after Hurricane Sandy, people 

were waiting outside the gate.” 

Small exudes pride and joy in where Lynn 

Woods is at the moment. “We are right 

where we are supposed to be,” he said. His 

vision for the future? “To stay exactly like it 

is now.” 

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