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2 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 JANUARY 31, 2019 INDEX Classifieds ...............................................................................12-16 Crisis level rising Police Log ...................................................................................... 4 for water district Real Estate ..............................................................................13-16 Religious Notes .............................................................................. 6 Seniors ....................................................................................... 6, 8 Sports .....................................................................................10-11 Local students named to fall 2018 dean’s list at Stonehill College Peabody and Lynnfield students are among those listed on the fall 2018 Stonehill College dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which they were registered. Local students include: Caroline Colbert of Peabody, Class of 2019; Curtis Craffey of Lynnfield, Class of 2019; Riley Dowd of Peabody, Class of 2019; Elizabeth Huston of Middleton, Class of 2019; Jessica Infiorati of Lynnfield, Class of 2019; Tanner Moquin of Peabody, Class of 2019; Emily Scollard of Lynnfield, Class of 2019; Connor Wolff of Peabody, Class of 2019; Madison Hughes of Middleton, Class of 2020; Wendy Lucas of Wakefield, Class of 2020; 30 Year Fixed Mario GLPW.ai 1 1/7/2019 12:37:55 PM Leigh O’Brien of Wakefield, Class of 2020; Sarah Stueve of Peabody, Class of 2020; Sophia Anderle of Peabody, Class of 2021; Emily Attaya of Wakefield, Class of 2021; Alexis Christie of Wakefield, Class of 2021; Eric Flaherty of Peabody, Class of 2021; Molly Leach of Wakefield, Class of 2021; Patrick Passatempo of Lynnfield, Class of 2021; Victoria Famiglietti of Middleton, Class of 2022; Jack Fritz of Peabody, Class of 2022; Juliana Passatempo of Lynnfield, Class of 2022 and Kirsten Tennihan of Peabody, Class of 2022. Stonehill is a Catholic college located near Boston on a 384-acre campus in Easton. The college engages over 2,500 students in more than 80 rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and pre-professional fields. LCWD From page 1 “This is a complex organization,” she wrote. “I feel the district would be better served by a commissioner with more time to devote to the organization’s mission.” With former Commissioner Kenneth Burnham’s retirement this month, there will soon be at least two new members on the three-person panel and a new superintendent. Burnham had also served as water superintendent. Lamusta’s term ends in March and it’s unclear whether he will seek reelection. Following the meeting, Lamusta said he had not made up his mind whether to run. LHS librarian receives lifetime achievement award Staff Report Janice Alpert, librarian at Lynnfield High School, received the Peggy Hallisey Lifetime Achievement Award. The Massachusetts School Library Association, who issued the prize, said she has demonstrated a commitment to students, learning, and the advancement of school libraries. The association said Alpert transformed the school’s library program. At the start of her career, she automated the library catalog, renovated the library space and program, created a website, outfitted the library with iPads and chromebooks, and operates a student help desk Commissioners are elected by ratepayers. In an interview with Lynnfield Weekly News, Leccese said the decision to resign was very difficult. “This is an organization in transition, and they need a new board and a new superintendent,” she said. ”My decision to resign was in the best interest of the district and I hope this will move things forward.” Leccesse’s resignation comes as ratepayers and the Board of Selectmen are at odds. Selectmen are seeking changes in the panel’s governance. Last summer, the LCWD faced criticism from dozens of residents who attended a public hearing to complain about brown water. In December, program. The association said Alpert partnered with the Lynnfield Senior Center where high schoolers taught elders about robots, and 3D printing. But after taking a survey of seniors, she discovered what the senior citizens really wanted were LYNNFIELD WEEKLY NEWS the panel was denounced by ratepayers over a controversial retroactive water rate increase that took its 2,600 users by surprise. Earlier this month, the Board of Selectmen filed a public records request seeking documents from the water commission about the rate hike. Town Administrator Robert Dolan said Selectmen were concerned about whether the commissioners made formal votes to implement the new policies from the rate increase, charging for water by use, and retroactive billing. The selectmen submitted legislation to state Rep. Bradley Jones Jr. (R-North Reading) on Beacon Hill that would amend governance of the LCWD. classes about how to use cell phones, tablets, and topics such as online banking and shopping. Alpert will receive the award on Sunday, March 31 during the association’s banquet at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center in Framingham. We reach EVERY household in Lynnfield every week. Let us help get your message in front of all of Lynnfield. ESSEX MEDIA GROUP For more info on EMG’s publications, please contact Ernie Carpenter at 781-593-7700 ext. 1355 or ecarpenter@essexmediagroup.com Looking for past issues? Find them on weeklynews.net
JANUARY 31, 2019 New life for an old landmark PERLEY From page 1 were no takers among the dozen registered buyers. When he lowered the starting bid to $100,000 just after noon in Town Hall, hands went up. “Doesn’t matter where we start, it only matters where we finish,” Zekos told the crowd. “I’ve got to meet someone for lunch.” As the auction continued, two bidders faced off against each other; an investor on a cell phone, and two local builders who partnered to do the deal. In the end, David Capachietti, of Mass Pipeline Services Inc. and Marco Tammaro of MJR Custom Homes in Lynnfield, topped the bidding. “We are excited to buy a historic piece of Lynnfield and bring it back to its pride and glory,” Tammaro said following the sale. “Hopefully the neighbors are excited too and the ones we spoke to are.” Zekos said he felt good about the results. His firm will be paid a 3 percent commission of the sale price, or $10,800. “I’m super pleased,” he said. “It’s always great when there’s a capacity crowd and we can deliver for the town.” The auction for the storied gas station cured a headache for town officials, who spent the last five years fighting with the former owner, Joseph Pedoto, trustee of Little Joe Realty Trust. Perley Burrill, who historians say immigrated from Nova Scotia with just pennies in his pocket, built the gas station in 1932, when gas was 15 cents a gallon. Residents said it was not unusual to see attendants fueling as many as eight cars while a line waited to get in or out of the place. Legend has it that when the Northeast blackout occurred in 1965, the station was the only place in the region with electricity, thanks to its generator. That’s when the tagline “Just off the Pike where the light shines bright,” was born. Looking for a house? Check the real estate secton! For years, the Burrill family boasted it was America’s oldest filling station, according to RoadsideArchitecture.com. Perhaps, the website says, the owners meant it was the oldest station still in operation. The distinction of America’s oldest gasoline station might go to Reighard’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, which says they have been in operation since 1909, the website says. Perley and Phillips Burrill sold the property in 2005 to Pedoto for $1 million, where he operated the gas station and Viking Oil Co. That’s when the troubles began, say residents. One year later, state Attorney General Thomas Reilly sued Pedoto after the heating oil distributor abruptly stopped delivering oil to customers. Viking Oil ceased operations that year. Later, town officials alleged Pedoto leased the property to landscapers and a used car dealer, all illegal uses. In 2014, an Essex Superior Court judge ordered Pedoto to remove five underground tanks from the property or face jail time. All the while, the property, and the building on it, continued to deteriorate. Two years later, Pedoto owed $232,073 in back taxes and property was seized for nonpayment, clearing the way for development. Last year, the Planning Board approved a two-lot subdivision for the station that operated from 1932 before it closed in 2013. Pedoto said he has moved on and declined to talk about it. “I have nothing to do with that property anymore,” he said. “That’s long gone.” Robert Dolan, Lynnfield’s town administrator who watched the auction unfold, said he’s glad the property is back on the tax rolls. “We’re thrilled that the companies who made the investment in the site are committed to turning what had been a blight into a beautiful part of the neighborhood. Before Get your car looking great this Winter! 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