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Bill Brotherton 

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INSIDE THIS EDITION 

Lynn’s movie-making brothers................................. 8 

She’s country......................................................... 10 

Band reaches new Heights.................................... 12 

Lynnfield’s teenage pop star................................. 14 

Peabody comic comes home................................. 16 

Saugus Library in good hands............................... 17 

Family values at family-owned pharmacy............. 18 

From science to fiction......................................... 20 

A bewitching story................................................ 22 

Stops along the way.............................................. 24 

Festive chic and holiday glam............................... 26 

Words and music 

My dad was a huge country music fan. Me, his only son, not so much. The British 

Invasion bands, garage rock and classic pop music were more my thing. Still, we 

often traveled to his native city of Worcester, drove past Clark University and 

through the old neighborhood and bonded over country music at the Centrum. 

My job as a music writer got us into shows by such country stars as Kenny Rogers, 

Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Lee Greenwood and others. I can still see him 

sitting there, singing along while Rogers and band roared through “The Gambler.” 

All these years later, the memory still makes me smile. 

And I’ve grown to appreciate country music. 

There’s a lot of music in this Winter issue of ONE magazine. For months, my 

friends and neighbors implored me to check out Annie Brobst, a former Peabody 

resident who has been voted New England Music Awards’ Female Performer of 

the Year. All I can say is, wow! She has Reba’s sass, Dolly’s class and Miranda’s 

brass. She also sings like an angel and her band kicks a**. She’s the subject of our 

cover story. 

We also introduce you to the electrofolk band Tall Heights, a trio from Peabody 

and Beverly that just wrapped up a tour opening for Ben Folds. And meet budding 

pop star Angelo Paleologos (aka Angelo David) of Lynnfield who, at age 15, has 

already played New York City’s Webster Hall and Boston’s Hard Rock Cafe. 

Want more arts-related news? Lynn-raised brothers Frank and Joe Ciota talk 

about their successful career as filmmakers. Peabody’s own Gary Gulman reflects 

on his life as one of America’s top standup comics. Lynnfield’s Linda Graf, a 

retired chemical engineer, chats about her first novel and the need to empower 

young women to go after jobs in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering 

and Math) fields. And the Smithsonian Channel’s “Hidden History” series is 

poking into the story of John Proctor of Peabody, the first man hanged as a “witch” 

during the hysteria of 1692. 

There’s more: For more than 50 years, the Ambrefe family has run Village 

Pharmacy in Lynnfield, an establishment where customers are greeted by name 

and the focus is on old-fashioned values. Say hello to Alan Thibeault, a former 

head librarian in Winthrop, Danvers and at the Boston Herald, who is now running 

the show at Saugus Public Library. 

We visit a pop-up shop at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, the 

Lynnfield Art Guild’s Fine Arts & Crafts Show and an open house sponsored by 

artists in Lynn’s Lydia Pinkham Building. For our stylish readers, we offer tips on 

holiday glam and festive chic. 

Hopefully this Winter issue of ONE magazine will have you whistling a happy 

tune, whatever your prefered genre. 

Bill Brotherton is editor of ONE magazine and Essex Media Group’s 

North Shore Golf and 01907 magazines. A Suffolk University graduate from 

Beverly, Bill recently retired from the Boston Herald, where he edited 

the Features section and wrote about music. Tell him what you think at 

bbrotherton@essexmediagroup.com. 

Cover: Annie Brobst strikes a country music pose on Rowley Town Common. 

Truck courtesy of Marc Maravalli of Rowley. 

Cover photo by Spenser Hasak 

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Sibling revelry 

Film-making Ciota brothers are ready for their close-up 

BY GAYLA CAWLEY 

Film-making brothers Frank and Joe Ciota, the men behind the 

critically acclaimed “The North End” and “Stiffs,” are at it again. The 

Lynn natives are excited about several new projects they’re working on, 

including a comedy that was written specifically for Sylvester Stallone 

and a coming-of-age story set in Italy. 

Frank and Joe said they are perfect collaborators: Frank, 54, does the 

directing and Joe, 60, is the writer. 

The project the brothers are really pushing now is a film-in-progress, 

“Crossing the Rubicon,” that is set in 1980s Italy and Greece. Joe said 

the film is about two Boston guys coaching football in Italy. 

In the ’80s, Joe added, many young adults fresh out of college were 

backpacking in Europe and looking for job opportunities. In the film, 

the two men decide to take a trip to Greece for their last adventure 

before going home and “becoming serious guys,” Joe said. Frank called 

the film a coming-of-age story. 

They’re also working on “Miracle in Ferragosto,” about a young 

Italian-American who while in Italy on holiday, travels back in time 

and meets his grandparents, which gives him a chance to change his 

destiny. 

The pair has also written a comedy script specifically for Sylvester 

Stallone, “Cassino in Ischia,” which is about an aging American action 

star who goes to Italy to revive his career by making an American film 

with an Italian director, Frank said. 

The biggest challenge, Joe said, is appealing to a younger generation 

whose attention span is short and who are used to watching YouTube 

videos or clips on Vine, which could last for only 10 seconds. 

“How are you going to appeal to this generation with film in a 

theater,” Joe asked. “The only way to do it is if there’s all-out action, 

blowing people away with action and sound and special effects. It’s 

going to be an interesting period over the next five years, especially with 

regards to independent film, but I still think there’s always a place for 

that film where you can sit down and relax and enjoy it.” 

The brothers’ local roots run deep. Frank and Joe attended Lynn 

English and St. Mary’s high schools respectively. Their parents own 




Tony the Florist, a long-running city business. Frank lives in Boston 

and Joe resides in Nahant. 

Joe, who attended Colby College, lived in Italy for a spell, where he 

coached American football and dabbled in the journalism field before 

he teamed up with Frank, who had decided to go into film-making. 

Joe said he’s also working on a novel, “The Summer of Love,” that’s 

set in Lynn in 1967. The plot centers on a young man who is drafted 

and has to decide whether he’s going to go to Vietnam and fight or join 

his friends and drive across the country to San Francisco during the 

Summer of Love. 

Frank attended Harvard University, worked in politics for a while 

and served as advertising director for the Massachusetts State Lottery 

for years. He later shifted gears and enrolled at New York University to 

study film. 

The brothers’ first collaboration was a short student film Frank made 

while he was at NYU, “Five O’clock Shadow.” The film did well at several 

festivals, which, Frank said, encouraged them to go out and raise money 

for their first feature-length film, 1997’s “The North End.” It was a hit in 

Greater Boston, getting positive reviews and lots of media attention. 

Lynn’s Ciota brothers Joe, left, and Frank are making waves 

in the film industry. Their movies “The North End,” “Ciao 

America” and “Stiffs” have been well-received by both 

critics and filmgoers. 

Photo: Spenser Hasak 

The movie starred Frank Vincent, a Hollywood heavyweight known 

for his roles as a mobster on the HBO show “The Sopranos” and in 

the movie “Goodfellas.” Frank said he met Vincent, who died earlier 

this year, while he was working as a production assistant on “Casino,” a 

Martin Scorsese film, an experience he describes as “unbelievable.” 

Frank said he tracked down Vincent from a “Casino” cast list and sent 

him a copy of the script. Vincent loved the story about two Harvard 

kids who move into the North End, and the conflict that results 

between neighborhood residents and kids from a different generation. 

Next up was “Ciao America,” a film based on Joe’s script about 

coaching football in Italy. The 2001 film starred Paul Sorvino, known 

for his roles in “Goodfellas” and TV’s “Law & Order.” It had a solid 

theatrical run and did well. 

What’s it like directing guys like Vincent and Sorvino? Frank 

laughed. “You just kind of give them the script and watch them.” 

Their third film, “Stiffs,” which was set in Boston and starred Danny 

Aiello, went straight-to-DVD. The 2010 cult film is about a man who 

goes to work in a financially-strapped funeral home that’s closing. To 

create business, Aiello’s character gets caught up in a scheme to kill 

people. 

“Obviously, the big thing you shoot for is to get a film that gets 

released in 2,000 theatres,” Joe said. “That’s pretty hard to do for an 

independent film. Usually it starts out in select cities and grows from 

there. They call it a platform release, and so that’s kind of what we’d be 

looking for (with future films).” 

Frank said an independent film going up against big-budget movies 

is at a disadvantage. The major studios have the resources to grab 

the screens, whereas an independent film relies on word-of-mouth 

recommendations and building an audience, which can be difficult. 

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Famous in a 

small town 

North Shore’s 

Annie Brobst 

is the queen 

of country 

BY BILL BROTHERTON 

“Oh me oh my oh, would ya look at Miss Ohio…” 

Annie Brobst is on stage at Opus Underground in downtown 

Salem. The pride of Columbus, Ohio, is singing a knockout version of 

Gillian Welch’s “Look at Miss Ohio,” a hit for Miranda Lambert, and 

the crowd is singing along and going crazy. 

Brobst, a former Peabody resident, is the reigning New England 

Music Awards’ Female Performer of the Year and New England 

Country Music’s Local Female Artist of the Year. Earlier this month, 

she was nominated for a Boston Music Award as Country Artist of 

the Year. 

Audiences have been captivated by her fiery stage presence, 

engaging personality and powerful voice since she followed a 

boyfriend to Massachusetts 10 years ago. To say her fan base is 

devoted is an understatement. They travel from far and wide to hear 

her and her red-hot band blaze through party-hearty sets of original 

songs and cover tunes, such as “Jolene,” which is a rocking blend of 

Dolly Parton heartbreak and White Stripes ferocity. And she’s not 

averse to singing a bro country song, which takes on new meaning 

from the female perspective. 

“We cover a lot of songs by Miranda, Sugarland, the men of 

country. I love country drinking songs. Men songs. We like to give 

people what they don’t expect.” 

“I moved here for a guy,” she said, before the show. “It did not work 

out. But, as they say, breakups make for good music.” She said her ex’s 

parents still come to her concerts. 

Brobst, who now lives in Danvers, said she was excruciatingly shy 

as a child, but sang in a youth choir and absolutely loved it. Her mom 

and dad encouraged her to sing, “Amazing Grace” at family functions 

for instance, and her girlfriends “always had me run down and sing 

for their parents.” 

Music was on the back burner for quite a while, however. Upon 

arriving on the North Shore, Brobst landed a job teaching Spanish 

at Salem Academy Charter School, which she did for eight years. 

All the while, she continued to sing. One morning she woke up and 

decided to pursue her musical career full-time. 

“It was a huge leap to quit teaching,” she said. “I really enjoyed it, 

but I’d be up till 2 a.m. performing and then the alarm would ring at 

5 a.m. and it was time to go and teach.” 

Success came relatively quickly, especially once her current musical 

partners came together. Her core band — Ryan Dupont (lead electric 

and acoustic guitar, vocals, co-writer) of Danvers; Rodger Hagopian 

(acoustic guitar and co-writer); Steve Latanision (pedal steel/fiddle/ 

banjo/mandolin); David Sardella (drums); and Mike Miksis (bass) — 

play really well. 

But it’s Brobst who calls the shots and commands the audience’s 

attention the most. They are a tight-knit outfit and their debut EP, 




“Ghost,” has gotten plenty of play on country music station 107.9 

The Bull. They have opened for such stars as Wynonna Judd, Darius 

Rucker, Thompson Square, Don McLean, the Marshall Tucker Band 

and others. 

Things really started happening once Dupont signed on. “Ryan said 

‘We need to get a band of real talented musicians to hit the road.’ We 

rehearse a lot … This is the most talented group I’ve ever played with. 

People have noticed. More and more fans have come out to see us.” 

Annie and the band are currently recording their first full-length 

album with Sean McLaughlin at 37’ Productions in Rockland. “Our 

EP was pop-country. This will be different. This is more ambitious. 

I’d been listening to a lot of Miranda Lambert’s off-the-radio songs 

and songs by Jason Isbell. I love their writing. These are the stories of 

my life. Ryan, Rodger and I collaborated on the songs. I am very, very 

excited.” 

Her big brother Levi and her parents have supported her life 

choices and musical career from the start. “My mom passed away,” she 

said, “and my dad and stepmom have moved out of the house I grew 

up in. I go to Columbus about three times a year. So many happy 

memories of growing up there.” 

Brobst has certainly moved well past the early days, when she’d 

sing Pat Benatar’s “We Belong to the Night” and Lisa Loeb songs at 

karaoke clubs. “I heard Rascal Flatts when I was in college (Kenyon 

College). What energy. It inspired me.” 

The future looks bright for her and her band in 2018. 

Songs from the new album will be performed for North 

Shore fans and mini-tours of New York state and Ohio 

are planned. She will reprise her “Backyard Country 

Live” showcase, which received support from 107.9 The 

Bull and featured local acts. It sold out Boston’s Hard 

Rock Cafe last year, and moves to Stonewood Tavern in 

Peabody in March. 

Annie Brobst, a former Peabody resident now 

living in Danvers, received Female Performer of 

the Year honors from the New England Music 

Awards. The country singer pours her heart 

into a song, above, during a recent gig at Opus 

Underground in downtown Salem. Right, she 

strikes a country pose in an old beat-up truck. 

Photos: Spenser Hasak 




Rocking Tall 

Electrofolk band is reaching new Heights 


The sky’s the limit for North Shore band Tall Heights. 

The trio, fronted by Tim Harrington and Paul Wright of Beverly 

and touring drummer/percussionist Paul Dumas of Peabody, just 

wrapped up a month-long U.S. tour opening for pop star Ben 

Folds and will start 2018 touring the country with up-and-coming 

bands Judah and the Lion and Colony House. This past summer 

they wowed at the Newport Folk Festival, where they teamed with 

Peabody native Ryan Montbleau and Boston hotshots The Ballroom 

Thieves, to standing-room-only crowds. Earlier this month, Tall 

Heights was nominated for a Boston Music Award for Folk Artist of 

the Year. 

SPIN Magazine listed the band as one of “Five New Artists You 

Should Hear” and they’ve appeared on Conan O’Brien’s late-night 

show. 

Yup, the band is reaching new Heights. 

Harrington and Dumas are on the phone from Atlanta, where 

the band is set to perform that evening. Their most recent album, 

“Neptune,” is on a major label, Sony Music Masterworks, and has 

garnered positive reviews. 

“We made the record and sent it to Sony. Getting ‘signed’ was 

always a big deal to me when I was much younger. Now, the culture 

of music has made record labels less important. When I stopped 

caring about getting signed, it happened. There were millions of 

plays of our single (“Spirits Cold”) on Spotify before we signed,” said 

Harrington. 

Singer/guitarist Harrington and singer/cellist Wright, who both 

grew up in Sturbridge, formed their musical partnership eight years 

ago, performing on the street in front of Faneuil Hall Marketplace. 

“We did that a few summers in a row, playing two hours a day,” 

said Harrington. “We made enough money to fund tours and make 

albums.” 

How did the duo end up in Beverly? “I lived in Somerville when we 

were street performers. As we hit the road more, the need to be in the 

thick of things became a lot less important,” said Harrington. “We 

were doing 150 shows a year all over, and Somerville was a bit pricey. 

And I wanted to get a dog. Paul was living in Beverly already and he 

told me, ‘Oh man. You gotta do it. Move here. It’s a great town.’ So, I 

did. And I got a dog, a mutt, a Lab-pitbull mix that I named Copper, 

after the dog in ‘Fox and the Hound.’ ” 

Harrington said the aforementioned Montbleau was one of the first 

musical peers who supported and encouraged the band to persevere. 

“Ryan has been such a force for us. He found us at an open mic night. 

At the time we met Ryan, his Ryan Montbleau Band were festival 

mainstays. He had us open for him. Before we’d go on stage we’d say 

‘Oh (crap). We’re that same unknown duo hanging out in Cambridge, 

Mass.’ At the time he was a mentor; now he’s a dear friend. He 

saw something in us that he liked and he acted on it.” A video of 

Montbleau and Tall Heights covering Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” 

has more than 6 million plays on Spotify. 

Boston bands The Ballroom Thieves and Darlingside also rallied 

around Harrington and Wright and introduced them to Dumas, who 

is also the drummer for the Ross Livermore Band, whose namesake is 

another Peabody guy. 

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AT LEFT: Paul Dumas (black shirt), Tim Harrington and Paul Wright of North Shore band Tall Heights psych each other up 

before a recent show. ABOVE: Tall Heights rocks the house at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Photo: Paul Quiring 

Dumas is the unsung hero in Tall Heights. He adds another layer to 

the gorgeous, harmony-filled songs that have drawn comparisons to 

Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes. 

“Paul brings so much. He has an insane amount of talent and 

prowess and skills; complicated drum parts are taken care of 

immediately. He’s a creative drummer. Open-minded. Plays with tons 

of passion and feel,” praised Harrington. “He’s a responsible dude, too, 

who takes the job seriously. And he’s a good driver, and helps load in 

and load out.” Dumas is laughing in the background. 

“I’m a classic Peabody Public Schools kid,” piped in Dumas. “My 

dad had the most insane record collection. The Beatles. Tom Petty, 

Midnight Oil and weird stuff. I was exposed to all kinds of music. 

“In the fourth grade at South Memorial I took up saxophone. I put 

that down in middle school at Higgins. I felt I need not be in the 

band anymore, and got interested in musical theater. 

“My dad played bass in a band with friends,” added the son of John 

and Ellen Dumas. “The drummer let me try it. I picked it up right 

away. On the ride home my dad said ‘You gotta play the drums. We’re 

gonna get you drums.’ ” 

But musical theater continued to beckon. After all, that’s where the 

pretty, offbeat girls hung out. “Uh-huh. Musical theater was the cool 

thing to do. In sixth grade I told my family ‘I think I’ll try out for the 

musical,’ which was ‘Pirates of Penzance.’ My sister, Emily, told me, 

‘You’ll never get the lead role because there’s an eighth-grader who’s 

really good.’” Of course, Dumas won the lead role of Frederic. “I also 

got an eighth-grade girlfriend out of that,” he said with a chuckle. 

A decision awaited. Theater or music? “Neither paid a lot of money, 

but drumming paid more,” he said. He enrolled at Salem State. 

Almost immediately, his instructor, Zach Field, said “You gotta get 

out of here and go to a music school.” Dumas went to UMass-Lowell. 

“I was up every night till 3 a.m., in the company of drummers.” 

Right after college, Ross Livermore had a lot of orchestral gigs 

lined up and recruited Dumas to join the fun. He and Livermore 

played T-ball together as kids and shared homeroom in eighth-grade. 

Livermore’s mom cut Dumas’ hair. 

A Livermore Band CD, “This is Not Forever,” with Dumas on 

drums, will be released this month. It was recorded direct-to-tape in 

Nashville, where Livermore now lives. 

“I had a degree in percussion. I put myself out there as a drummer.” 

Dumas read a book that suggested “If you want to be a performer, 

go in your basement and practice more … and then the universe will 

know you’re working toward something.” 

The local gigs started, at the Pickled Onion in Beverly every 

Monday. Wednesdays, it was Murphy’s in downtown Peabody. 

He kept at it, even riding his bike to Nahant for drum lessons. 

“I had no money for gas,” he said. He worked days for his dad’s 

landscaping business. 

The upcoming tour seems to have thwarted Harrington’s plans to 

relax early in the new year. “The hope is to hole up for a while,” he 

said in November. “There is constant social energy when you’re on 

the road. You wake up every morning and you’re staying with friends 

because you can’t afford to stay in hotels. It’d be great to sleep in, to 

watch TV with my dog.” 

Instead, Tall Heights will hit the road and continue to climb the 

ladder of success. 




POP LIFE 

Music takes center stage for Lynnfield teenager 

BY MEAGHAN CASEY 

here do you go when you’ve already conquered a stage 

graced by U2, Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, Madonna and so 

many other legends? It’s a tough question for 15-year-old 

Angelo Paleologos to answer. 

And it was probably even more mind-boggling to his 13-year-old self 

when it happened. 

Angelo, who goes by the stage name Angelo David, is the son of 

David and Gayle Paleologos of Lynnfield. A self-taught pop singer/ 

songwriter, producer and keyboard player, he found himself in that 

surreal position two years ago when he performed at New York City’s 

beloved East Village venue Webster Hall. The iconic concert hall, 

which dates back to 1886, has since shut its doors as an independent 

music venue and is transitioning under new ownership, but it was 

known for showcasing new and top talent of all genres. Some of its 

final acts in 2017 included Good Charlotte, Nine Inch Nails, The 

Pixies, Drive-By Truckers and many more. During his once-in-alifetime 

performance there, Angelo opened for rising hip-hop artists 

Ben Mader of Wakefield and Nick Cincotta of North Andover. 

In September, Angelo headlined his own concert at the Cavern Club 

at Boston’s Hard Rock Café. 

Not bad. 

But the talented young star isn’t stopping there. He’s teamed up with 

the Hatfields and McCoys Foundation to produce a new song and 

music video. The commissioned song, “We Could Be,” touches on the 

historical conflict of the feuding families and inspires a broader theme 

of people coming together. It was his first attempt at a country ballad, 

and the video is in the works. 

“It was cool to take a modern twist on something like the Hatfields 

and McCoys,” he said. 

Angelo, who began writing songs at age 8, says he first started 

toying with music on the keyboard, experimenting with basic chords 

and lyrics. He turned to Lynnfield musician Charles “Kook” Lawry 

for more formal training, but still preferred learning songs by ear 

rather than reading sheet music. Lawry connected Angelo with Lynn 

musician Brian Maes, with whom he had a history of performing, and 

Maes coached Angelo through his first recording session. Based on 

that session, Angelo released his first CD in 2013, at age 11, along with 

his first music videos, “House Is Burning Down” and “Mirror.” Shortly 

after the release, “House is Burning Down,” a song about being bullied, 

trended at No. 4 worldwide on YouTube. At the release party, Angelo 

had the good fortune of meeting Lynnfield native Marc Delcore, a 

Berklee graduate and music director for Britney Spears. Delcore, whose 




Lynnfield’s Angelo Paleologos, who goes by the stage name Angelo David, in concert at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. The 15-year-old 

headlined the club in September. 

production company is based in Middleton, has also worked with 

Usher, Jesse McCartney, Hilary Duff, One Republic, Gwen Stefani 

and Ciara. Delcore offered to produce Angelo’s next single, “Heard it 

at Sunset,” a moving song about the Boston Marathon bombing. The 

song and video were both released at the one-year anniversary of the 

bombing with all proceeds to benefit the One Fund. 

“It was sunset when I turned on the TV and heard the news of the 

bombing, so that’s where the title comes from,” Angelo said. “It was 

shocking and scary, and writing has always been a form of therapy for 

me. Whether it’s something tragic as that or something as common as 

bullying, I try to convert my personal experiences into powerful lyrics, 

and hopefully the songs are helping and healing other people.” 

Today, Angelo finds himself tackling teen issues such as heartbreak, 

loneliness, lost friendships and self-discovery, and of course bullying 

still comes into play. His latest EP, “Silhouette,” was released in August 

of 2016. 

“A lot of my themes are about being okay with who you are, and 

being accepting of one another,” he said. 

“We Could Be” very much addresses the issues of harmony and 

acceptance. Angelo was presented with the opportunity to write it after 

meeting Judy Hatfield in 2015 at the Fort Lauderdale International 

Film Festival. He was there to accept an award for best music video for 

his song “Lonely.” 

“It was amazing for me to even be there, surrounded by all these 

amazing producers and film creators,” he said. 

Like most of his other recordings, the song was produced by Delcore. 

“Marc has been my musical mentor,” said Angelo. “I’ve learned so 

much from him about music, production and the whole industry.” 

Thanks to Delcore, Angelo was backed by a local band and dancers in 

front of a crowd of more than 200 fans at the Hard Rock. Planning for 

a choreographed concert like that was something new for him. 

“I’m so focused when I’m on stage, with so much to remember, that I 

can’t be nervous,” he said. 

Though you would think it would be intimidating for most 

newcomers, at any age, he admits that concert halls have become a 

second home, having attended so many shows over the years as a fan. 

“There’s nothing better than going to a concert in Boston,” he 

said. “It’s just so crazy and so fun. I’m so happy I live here. There’s a 

connection with people in this area that I just love.” 

He has a passion for all music, but some of his favorite influencers are 

Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. 

“I loved Lady Gaga as a little kid and then my mom sat me down 

one night and showed me an acoustic version she did of ‘Paparazzi,’” 

Angelo said. “It started as a ballad, and a lot of mine start the same way 

before they become more pop. And of course seeing her at Fenway was 

just such an experience. It’s theatrical. You get a real show. And with 

Taylor, I’ve always loved her writing and have been inspired by her 

success since she started at a young age too.” 

Somehow, Angelo, who turns 16 in June, finds time to keep up with 

his coursework at Lynnfield High School. He’s also been active in the 

district’s theater program, and even performed a solo from “Honk!” 

a few years back at the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s 

festival for middle school performers. 

In addition to some of his bucket-list performances, Angelo has also 

entertained crowds at MarketStreet, the Topsfield Fair and other local 

events and festivals. 

So, what’s next? 

“Recently I’ve been a writing machine, so expect a few new songs 

in the near future,” he said. “I love performing and taking every 

opportunity that comes up, so I’ll just see where it takes me.” 




A STANDUP GUY 

Comedy career adds up for Peabody’s Gary Gulman 

BY THOMAS GRILLO 

If it weren't for Gary Gulman's mother, the "Last Comic 

Standing" finalist might be still working as an accountant. 

Thanks to Barbara Gulman, who encouraged young Gary to 

watch comedians on TV, the 47-year-old Peabody native and 

Boston College graduate found his way to the stage. 

"I grew up watching Garry Shandling, Richard Lewis, Jerry 

Seinfeld, and Paul Reiser and David Brenner," said Gulman 

from his childhood home in Peabody. "I memorized their 

albums and monologues." 

Gulman will bring his stand-up comic talent to the Chevalier 

Theater in Medford on New Year's Eve. 

In addition to being a finalist on the NBC reality talent show, 

the Peabody High School graduate became one of only a 

handful of comedians to perform on every late night show, 

including the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, “Late Show with 

David Letterman,” and shows hosted by Stephen Colbert, Craig 

Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien and John Oliver. 

"David Brenner was my first hero," he said. "I adored his 

observational comedy and I related to him as a tall, thin guy 

with a big nose." 

They would meet in 2000 when Letterman was recovering 

from heart surgery and Brenner was filling in as the show's 

guest host. 

"David (Brenner) chose me to be the comedian," he said. 

"When I met him, I almost had my own heart attack. It was 

incredible, a dream come true and, by the way, I killed." 

Gulman, who lives in New York City, played football at 

Boston College, where he majored in accounting and worked at 

it briefly after graduation. 

"I wasn't cut out for accounting and tried my comedy at open 

mike nights," he said. "Looking back … I was terrible at it, I 

was not a natural and did not succeed right away." 

But Gulman finally got the hang of it, earning his stripes by 

playing behind such Boston legends as Steve Sweeney, Don 

Gavin and the late Kevin Knox. 

"I'd go on after them and the audience was going crazy, and 

I would get polite laughter or no applause," he said. "But I got 

better the more I performed." 

While he tried his hand at comedy, one of the jobs he held 

was a substitute teacher at Peabody High School. 

"I ran my routines past the kids and they were a really good 

indication of whether something would work or not," he said. 

In those early days, he did impressions, including one of 

Jerry Seinfeld and Kramer in a one-on-one basketball game. 

One of the first jokes that worked, he said, was about how 

absurdly careful elementary school teachers are with safety 

scissors, which aren’t sharp at all. 

"They hide the scissors, but leave the paper cutter with its 

Gary Gulman, who grew up in Peabody, brings his standup comedy 

skills to the Chevalier Theatre in Medford on New Year’s Eve. 

guillotine blade within reach," he said. 

Of all the talk shows he's done, Gulman said performing on 

Leno’s program was among the most memorable. 

"When I did the Leno show, I told him I had seen him at the 

North Shore Music Theater with my father when I was 16, and I 

recited one of the jokes he told," he said. "Jay didn't remember 

the specific show, but he remembered the North Shore Music 

Theatre was in the round. After the (TV) show, I called my mom 

and Jay took the phone and talked to her, he was so friendly 

and nice." 

Gulman spent Thanksgiving with his mom in the family's 

West Peabody home. His father, Philip, died in 2015 at 89. 

"My childhood in Peabody was idyllic," he said. "My brother 

and I grew up in a great neighborhood with lots of friends, 

we all knew each other and there was lots of love and lots of 

basketball and shuffleball. I still am very happy when I come 

home because I still have so many friends who live here. I love 

it." 

Gary Gulman at Chevalier Theatre in Medford, Dec. 31, 8 p.m. 

For ticket info go to chevaliertheatre.com 




Book value 

Meet Alan Thibeault, 

Saugus’ new library 

director 

Alan Thibeault, who has served as head librarian at the Boston Herald and at public libraries in Winthrop and Danvers, is now 

in charge of the Saugus Public Library. 


BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE 

Alan Thibeault became a librarian after spending a decade as a U. S. 

Army artillery officer, but he said the switch from firearms to fiction 

came naturally. 

Saugus’ new library director was in Germany 28 years ago when 

the Berlin Wall came down during the Cold War. After that, the 

Army began to downsize and he saw an opportunity to make a career 

change. The New Hampshire native left the military and became a 

Master’s program student at Simmons College. 

He applied for an open position working as a librarian for 

the Boston Herald, helping reporters conduct research and find 

background information. 

“I spent a decent amount of time as a staff officer,” said Thibeault. “I 

enjoyed gathering information and putting together information so 

my superiors could make decisions. That’s how I made the decision.” 

The most memorable day in his 15 years as a special librarian at the 

Herald? September 11, 2001, a day when most Americans remember 

where they were when the terrorist attacks occurred. 

“9/11 was a crazy day when everything everyone was doing at 

the paper stopped — the whole country stopped,” he said. “We 

spent several long days tracking down people who were killed and 

tracking down the families. The paper felt it was important to do that 

and report who they were. We had sports writers, business writers, 

everyone trying to track people down.” 

Though working at the Herald was chaotic, Thibeault said he 

enjoyed it and was always impressed by the newspaper the team was 

able to put out the next day. But when he got a taste of working in a 

public library, he enjoyed it all the more. 

“We’re not a book warehouse anymore,” he said. “We’re more of 

a community center. We’re one place that is open to everybody and 

99 percent of it is free. I prefer working in the public library setting 

because I like the idea that I’m doing a public service.” 

He first worked at the Winthrop Public Library in 2009, and about 

three years later moved to the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers. 

After almost six years there, he resigned in May and on Sept. 25 was 

hired to run the Saugus Public Library. 

“Saugus is a great town to work in — I believe it’s a town on the 

rise and I really think they’re heading in the right direction now,” 

said Thibeault. “The great thing about the town and the library is 

the support the town has for the library. People come in and teach 

sewing classes, the Garden Club has it’s meetings here. The level of 

investment from the community is impressive.” 

17 | ONE MAGAZINE | WINTER 2017 

One Winter 2017.indd 17 


It takes a Village 

Ambrefe family brings old-fashioned values to Lynnfield Pharmacy 

BY BELLA DIGRAZIA 

Most pharmacies tend to run on a business model that focuses on 

getting medications in and out as fast as possible. For 50-plus years, 

Village Pharmacy in Lynnfield has done that and more. Owned and 

operated by the Ambrefe family, the community-based pharmacy has 

put its efforts into bringing their family values into their patient care. 

“That’s what it is all about, it’s all about patient care,” said Brian 

Ambrefe, an owner and registered pharmacist who is a member 

of both the American Pharmacist Association and the National 

Community Pharmacist Association. 

In 1961, Albert Ambrefe, Brian’s father, followed his passion for 

medicine and came to Lynnfield with a business partner to open the 

pharmacy. Two years later, Albert bought out his partner and began 

the legacy now known as Village Pharmacy. Through the years, he and 

his wife, Lillian, raised their own family with values that carried into 

their business. 

“The reason my dad and his partner split was because in 1961 his 

partner thought driving from Beverly to Lynnfield was like driving 

from Beverly to New York City and he couldn’t handle the drive 

anymore,” said Brian. “The extension of (Route) 128 to Beverly Farms 

wasn’t opened until 1963.” 

Albert and Lillian have passed away, but the family legacy carries 

on with their children. Brian and his siblings Debra, Bob and Faye 

worked at the family business as teenagers and continue operating it. 

Brian and Deb work there full time as registered pharmacists; Bob 

takes time off from his job as a pharmaceutical sales representative 

to come in a few weekends a month; Faye is the finance master and 

takes care of the accounting. 

Running a family business certainly has its challenges, but the 

Ambrefes say they wouldn’t trade it or taking care of their longtime 

customers for anything in the world. Continuing their father’s 

principle of patients-first, they created a business model that would 

do just that. With the ratio of two pharmacists to one technician 

compared to the more common two techs to one pharmacist, 

Brian, Deb and Bob work hard to maintain an impeccable level of 

personalized care and putting their community and patients first. 

To accomplish this, they pre-package medications two weeks in 

advance and then hand-deliver them to their patients’ homes. The 

main purpose for this, said Brian, is to ensure their customers can stay 

current with their medication schedules. 

“We are very lucky about how supportive the community has been 

to all of us,” he said. 

There is a vintage touch to this pharmacy seldom seen these days. 

Customers are greeted by name and a warm smile by the pharmacy’s 

tight-knit group of employees. Displayed among the awards that 




hang on the walls is a museum-worthy display of vintage medicines. 

“It’s all stuff that my dad had collected over the years, and most of 

it nowadays the FDA would probably consider poison,” said Brian. 

“There’s something up there called Dr. Green’s asthmatic cigarettes, 

which is sort of an oxymoron.” 

Brian acknowledges the pharmacy business is changing. Since 

he started working at age 16, he has seen firsthand how insurance 

coverage revisions can affect a local pharmacy. 

“I see the profession sort of changing drastically,” he said. “I 

wouldn’t be surprised that in ten years most meds will be coming out 

of a warehouse somewhere and be dropped off at a person’s house by a 

drone or something.” 

Even with the challenges of a changing pharmaceutical profession, 

making their parents proud has always been the paramount thing for 

the Ambrefe siblings. The continued success of the family pharmacy 

proves they have done just that. 

When Al Ambrefe started all those years ago, he wanted to 

establish a business that brought family values and patient care 

together. With the help of their employees, Brian, Deb, Bob and Faye 

have accomplished that. 

“The sense of accomplishments as a family is a tradition we want to 

continue to carry on, as our parents laid down for us,” said Brian. 

Siblings Debra Ambrefe Haraden and Brian Ambrefe, at 

left, own and operate Village Pharmacy in Lynnfield, which 

was founded by their parents Albert and Lillian, at right, 

more than 50 years ago. The store’s interior, below, has 

undergone several renovations and expansions through the 

years. 

Photos: Spenser Hasak 




Science Fiction 

Linda Graf merges two careers in her debut novel 


For 41 years, Linda Graf earned her living as a scientist and engineer. 

Now, the Lynnfield resident has put that knowledge to good use as 

an author. Her debut novel, “To Caroline - Love, Auntie,” has earned 

universal praise for its portrayal of a strong, confident young woman 

who believes she can pursue any job she wants, even a job in a maledominated 

field. 

Graf said the novel is an inspiring story of a woman whose father 

renounced the cultural attitudes of his time, and encouraged his only 

daughter to go to college and to be independent. It is partially based 

on Graf ’s own life, though she said the novel format 

allowed her more artistic license. 

“‘We want to hire a woman engineer,’ that’s what I 

was told when I applied for a job in the oil fields of 

Arizona. I would fill their quota of women,” she said. 

“The good old boy network at work.” 

A Lynnfield resident since 1992, Graf said the 

book is dedicated “to women who are not making 

the salary and getting promotions like their male 

counterparts.” 

Graf, who retired three years ago, said she started 

writing the novel two years ago while her husband, 

Rob, was undergoing cancer treatment at Beth Israel 

Hospital. At night she would write at home; the 

next day she would read what she’d written to Rob 

in his hospital room. “The book kept me going,” she 

said, adding that she lost her mother, father and first 

husband (he was 30 years old) to cancer. Rob is back 

home in Lynnfield and is Linda’s biggest supporter. 

The book’s synopsis: Lauren Giulio, the protagonist, thinks she can 

pursue any career she wants, but sadly discovers that women are not 

accepted in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) 

fields in either the educational system or in industry. At work, Lauren 

learns that her salary is lower than that of male hires less qualified, 

and suspects that she is passed over for promotion because she is the 

only woman in the group. She remains quiet and doesn’t confront 

her managers because she doesn’t want to be perceived as being too 

aggressive. She resigns herself to the fact that all she can do to stay 

ahead is to work harder and pursue higher levels of education. 

The story begins when Lauren travels to her father‘s hometown in 

Italy to unravel the mystery around her dad’s refusal to talk about his 

early childhood there, and to discover which events in his and her life 

lured each of them down a path contrary to both cultural and gender 

attitudes. When she arrives in Rome, Lauren encounters a strange 

cab driver who befriends her and relates the story of his life, which 

disconcertingly mimics her father’s. A strange feeling overcomes her, 

which she experiences again in her father’s house, along with a number 

of strange occurrences, and a presence that could only be her father’s. 

When Gabriella, Lauren’s Italian cousin, visits, both girls experience the 

strange feeling and his presence. 

An unexpected snow storm shuts down the main road to Rome, and 

Gabriella’s visit turns into an overnight stay with her cousin. This gives 

Lauren an opportunity to pour her heart out to Gabriella, and to reflect 

on the sequence of events in her life that unknowingly led her down a 

STEM career path, and to understand how those events were perfectly 

orchestrated to guide her into the predominantly male fields she loved. 

Lauren shares the personal losses in her life, and relates how she buried 

her feelings to cope with them, but that did very little to help her, and 

she was left feeling lost and abandoned. 

Lauren’s trip is successful in that she discovers what happened to her 

father in Italy, and understands why he was so different from other Italian 

fathers. She discovers that her father’s legacy was passed on to her, and 

that she had fulfilled it by choosing a STEM career, in which she worked 

over 40 years, helping to break down the cultural and gender barriers that 

exist for women in STEM. Following in her father’s footsteps, Lauren 

passes her father’s legacy on to her great-niece Caroline, who, because of 

the strides made by her great-aunt and women of her 

generation, will have the ability to choose any career 

she desires. Caroline, in turn, will continue to enact 

change beneficial to the next generation of women 

because of the legacy she inherited. 

“My dad would often tell me, ‘Linda, you do 

whatever you want to do in life.’ He always wanted 

me to be independent. He’d tell me ‘Don’t rely on 

men.’” Advice she has for young women considering 

a STEM career? “Don’t be afraid to fail. And, if you 

enjoy something, just do it.” 

“This is a legacy story for me, for my father,” she 

said, fighting back tears. 

Since the book has been published, she has spoken 

at many STEM conferences, book groups and even 

appeared as a guest of WBZ radio. She addressed 

a group of young ladies at Girls Inc. in Lynn, who 

afterward “asked a lot of great questions. To them, I 

say, don’t be afraid to fail. If you persevere and go after 

what you want to do, it can happen.” 

Graf noted that there are more women working in the science fields 

these days, “but they are competing with each other. And men still hold 

most of the senior engineering and science positions.” 

She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from 

Simmons College. While working full time at Tufts University on the 

development of an artificial kidney, she attended graduate school there 

at night. She also has a Master’s of Science in chemical engineering 

from Tufts University and an MBA from Bentley University. 

Like Graf, the novel’s main character wins a full scholarship for 

graduate study at Tufts School of Engineering, an experience that 

transforms her professional life. 

“I am very passionate about women in STEM and what my 

generation of women went through to make a path for the future,” said 

Graf. “Without the scholarship to Tufts, I would never have been able 

to become the engineer I wanted to be. I want women to understand 

that if they want to be in STEM fields, nothing can stop them.” 

“To Caroline - Love, Auntie” can be ordered online at Amazon, Archway 

and Barnes & Noble. 

Linda Graf, a retired chemist and chemical engineer, holds 

a copy of her novel “To Caroline - Love, Auntie,” while 

relaxing in her Lynnfield home. 








Filmmakers taking Peabody witch story 

to the Smithsonian (Channel) 


BY ADAM SWIFT 

It’s understandable if Peabody history buffs feel they get 

short shrift to neighboring Salem, especially when it comes 

to the witch hysteria of 1692. But the story of John Proctor, 

the first man hanged as an accused “witch,” is coming to the 

small screen next summer, thanks to the work of the Peabody 

Historical Society and some award-winning documentary 

filmmakers. 

Proctor, a farmer and innkeeper in what was then known as 

Salem Village and is now Peabody, was accused of witchcraft 

in 1692 alongside his third wife, Elizabeth Barrett Proctor. 

Elizabeth, pregnant at the time, was luckier than her husband 

and escaped the hangman’s noose. 

Tentatively titled “Salem Secrets,” Maine-based Lone Wolf 

Media is setting out to tell the story of Proctor’s life, death 

and the fate of his body after he was hanged on August 19, 

1692. The show is scheduled to air next summer as part of the 

Smithsonian Channel’s “Hidden History” series, according to 

Chris Bryson,a senior series producer for Lone Wolf Media. 

“John Proctor is interesting. He was the first man killed and 

he was not from the lower classes,” said Bryson,who spent 

a decade as executive producer on the much-loved “History 

Detectives” program on PBS. “There was the feeling that if 

John Proctor could be killed, who was next? He was not the 

traditional ‘witch.’” 

While Lone Wolf Media is looking to bring a dark slice of 

local history to a national audience, Bryson said the full story 

couldn’t be told without local historians close to the source. 

Lone Wolf Media contacted Peabody Historical Museum 

curator Kelly Daniell about their interest in Proctor at almost the 

same time she was investigating the whereabouts of Proctor’s 

final resting place after his execution at what is now known as 

Proctor’s Ledge in Salem. 

“The production company asked if anyone had ever located 

(Proctor’s body) and what happened to the bodies of the witch 

trial victims,” Daniell said. “None of the official documents refer 

to what was done with the bodies after they were executed.” 

Part of the sentence of those accused of witchcraft was the 



Peabody Historical Society Curator Kelly Daniell discusses the life and death of Salem witch trial victim John Proctor. The 

Smithsonian Channel’s “Hidden History” series will spotlight the story. 

Photos: Owen O’Rourke 

denial of a proper burial. And removing the bodies after the 

execution was considered a criminal offense, although it is 

widely assumed that the families of Proctor and other victims 

removed the bodies of their loved ones under the cover of 

darkness. 

“Do we know where the bodies of any of the victims ended 

up? The short answer is no,” said Daniell. “Those records are 

lost to history, if there were records. But what we do have is 

oral history and the traditions of the families.” 

Thanks to those oral traditions, in 1904, W.P. Upham 

published a pamphlet for the Peabody Historical Society that 

seemed to narrow down Proctor’s final resting place to a 15-acre 

plot of land he owned near the current site of Peabody Veterans 

Memorial High School. 

Using that fairly obscure publication as the basis of where 

Proctor might be buried, Daniell said her next step was to 

check out the potential burial site 

Herself. 

That week, Lone Wolf Media contacted Daniell about their 

interest in Proctor’s story. 

“It was outstanding working with Kelly,” said Bryson. 

“She was courteous, professional and welcoming and very 

enthusiastic about the work she does. These local historical 

societies are really jewels in our communities, recording what 

has happened in generation after generation.” 

Most signs do point to Proctor being buried within the rocky 

outcrops of the 15 acre spot near the high school off Lowell 

Street. Although that land is owned by the city, Daniell said 

the land may be too rocky and worked over to do a proper 

archeological dig. 

“Did we find John Proctor’s final resting place?” Daniell 

asked. “We may not be able to definitely answer that, but we 

certainly got a lot closer.” 

Even without a definitive answer to a question that has 

lingered for more than three centuries, Bryson said the 

Smithsonian Channel show will be valuable and entertaining 

for serious and armchair historians alike. 

Shows like “Hidden History” and “History Detectives” take 

advantage of new research tools and archival works to help 

bring history alive, he said. 

“History doesn’t have to remote and academic, and can be 

accessible for everyday citizens,” Bryson said. 




En Route 

“Broadhearth,” a holiday pop-up 

shop and open house, was held the 

weekend of Dec. 2 at the Saugus 

Iron Works National Historic Site in 

Saugus. A special winter opening of 

the Iron Works House took place, and 

there were light refreshments, early 

music and shopping for unique items 

inspired by “Old America.” There 

was also a special playing of the 

Virginal - a keyboard instrument of 

the harpsichord family — by Frances 

Conover Fitch, a distinguished 

musician and teacher. 

Clockwise, from bottom right: a 

period-correct room at the Iron Works; 

uncommon pieces that were for 

sale; Frances Conover Fitch tunes 

the Virginal; Laura Eisener of Saugus 

checks out American Heritage Historic 

Chocolate; park ranger and education 

specialist Maryann Zujewski discusses 

the site’s history. 

PHOTOS: Spenser Hasak 




Stops along the way 

Some 53 artists at the Lydia Pinkham 

Building in Lynn opened their studios 

to the public on Nov. 18 weekend. A 

trolley shuttled art lovers to and from 

the Pinkham Building and LynnArts 

Building, where artists also exhibited 

their work. Attendance was strong for 

the 12th annual event. 

The Lynnfield Art Guild held its annual holiday Fine Arts & 

Crafts Show and Sale on Nov. 4 at the 1714 Meeting House 

in Lynnfield Center. Available for sale were a large selection 

of mini-paintings, framed paintings, photographs, pottery, 

handmade crafts and original prints. Local painters working 

in a variety of media including acrylic, oils, watercolor, 

colored pencil, pastel, crayon and photography were joined 

by area artists who craft with weaving, stained glass, 

handspun woolen knits, wooden bowls, handmade soaps, 

local honey and beaded jewelry. 

Clockwise from bottom left: Jane Booras of Lynnfield stands at 

her booth selling headbands, baby hats and other handmade 

goods, with proceeds to be donated to the Caring and Sharing 

Program in Lynn; a watercolor painting by Bill Deveney of Lynn 

on display; Chuck Dorsey of West Peabody checks out the 

artworks; Mary Jane English of Nahant examines a painting. 


Clockwise from bottom left: Jay Borden 

of Boston, owner of Roulez Cycles in the 

Pinkham Building, shows off a custom 

bicycle frame that he is working on; 

Jacqueline Millette of Swampscott, right, 

talks about her jewelry with Mary Kindle 

of Cohasset; Gordon Trainor, building 

manager, demonstrates how the old 

elevators work to Tracie Hines of Lynn 

and Jen Finnegan of Marblehead; Peter 

Grams prepares his pottery wheel for a 

demonstration; Joe Palczynski of Saugus 

looks at paintings by John Maciejowski; 

Greg Affsa and Brianna Bonfiglio of 

Cherry Valley check out Cutting Edge 

Boston’s laser-cutting demonstration; 

Richard King of Swampscott, left, and 

Michael Stankiewicz of Marblehead 

discuss King’s art. 





Festive 

chic 

BROOKS BROTHERS “Red 

Fleece Collection” cotton 

Tartan flannel shirt, $68. 

Available at Brooks Brothers, 

Northshore Mall, 210 Andover 

St, Peabody. 

LC LAUREN CONRAD flocked 

tulle midi skirt, $44.99 

(originally $60). Available at 

Kohl’s, Saugus Plaza Shopping 

Center, 333 Broadway, Route 1 

South, Saugus. 

LOUISE ET CIE “Arella” 

imitation pearl-embellished 

flat, $89.96 (originally 

$149.95). Available at 

Nordstrom, Northshore Mall, 

210 Andover St, Peabody. 




Holiday 

glam 

MADDEN GIRL “Bella” two-piece block 

heel sandals in black suede, $44 

(originally $49). Available at Macy’s, 

Square One Mall, Route 1 South, 

1201 Broadway, Saugus. 

KATE SPADE “Caution to the wind” 

embellished sleeve crepe dress in 

black, $129.99 (originally $398). 

Available at Marshalls, Fellsway Plaza, 

655 Broadway, Route 1 South, Saugus. 

Mixed-media appliqué minaudière 

clutch, $89.40 (originally $149). 

Available at Nordstrom, Northshore 

Mall, 210 Andover St, Peabody. 




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