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04 What's up 

06 Paving a way for girls 

08 Comeback kid 

10 Geranium Fest 

12 House Money 

Fired up 

I was never much for chasing firetrucks. And, growing up in Lynn, we saw our share of them. 

But if you ever liked that sort of thing, do we have a cover story for you. Meet Steven Furey. He 

is the town's senior call firefighter — a position he's had for 47 years. In addition to that, for 37 of 

those years he was an electronic analyst for GE. 

The town relies on guys like Furey, who will step aside from their jobs and families at a moment's 

notice when they hear the "tone," which is a signal broadcast over a hand-held radio or mobile 

device calling them to fires and other emergencies. 

The running joke around Lynnfield's two firehouses is that Furey has never slept more than two 

hours in a stretch for the last 40 years. 

Last year, Furey must have heard beeps in his sleep. The call came 2,000 times in 2018, up 

exponentially from any other year in the town's history. That can be attributed to the addition of 

commercial and residential development, including MarketStreet and new construction on Route 1. 

If you ever wanted to know more about the men hanging off those firetrucks as you were chasing 

them, Thor Jourgensen has the story. 

Elsewhere, Malden Catholic High School has re-established a girls program a quarter century 

after the old Girls Catholic closed. The principal is Lynnfield's Lisa Cenca, who was a teacher at the 

school for 11 years before being chosen as the girls school principal. 

Her goal is simple: She wants girls to have the same education as boys. Bella diGrazia has the story. 

Thomas Grillo has a heartwarming story about Sam Halpern, a 7-year-old boy who has survived 

and thrived after having both legs amputated due to a rare bacterial infection few children survive. 

Now, says his mother, Michelle, "He's a very resilient child." 

"He's not the kind of kid who says 'help me.' He's more likely to say 'I can do that.'" 

Most cities and towns are lucky if they have one golf course. But Lynnfield has three: Sagamore, 

Reedy Meadow and King Rail Reserve. Lynnfield resident Anne Marie Tobin, associate editor of 

our sister publication North Shore Golf Magazine, took North Shore Golf Editor Bill Brotherton 

along to play the courses and report back. Tobin, by the way, is a member of the Massachusetts Golf 

Hall of Fame. 

Lynnfield's high school baseball diamond was named the top field in this region of the country 

by the national High School Baseball Coaches Association. The nomination came from longtime 

Pioneer rival Frank Carey of North Reading. 

Michael O'Brien, son of baseball coach John O'Brien, is the head groundskeeper for the diamond. 

For a glimpse of what he has to do to keep the diamond in perfect condition, see Steve Krause's story. 

Finally, Lisa DeGeorge and several other students took advantage of the COMPASS program at 

the high school to learn a little more about topics not generally covered in the normal curriculum. 

Her choice was "Dorm Room Chef," which will prepare her for when she's at the University of 

New Hampshire this fall. Jourgensen is back with the story. And diGrazia is also back with her 

food rundown. 

INSIDE 

14 They take the call 

18 Three above par 

22 Local Flavor 

24 Holding his ground 

30 Compass 

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WHAT'S UP 

Mother Goose Story Time 

What: Join us at Lynnfield Public Library 

for songs, stories, fingerplays and nursery 

rhymes, followed by a group playtime. No 

registration required. 

Where: Lynnfield Public Library, 18 

Summer Street 

When: Wednesday, June 12, 

10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 

Prismatic Magic Space Show 

What: Lynnfield Public Library kicks off its 

2019 Summer Reading Program "A Universe 

of Stories" with a laser show by Prismatic 

Magic. Discover how lasers transform space 

exploration and be amazed as our laser 

scientists teach us about the planets and 

the sun. This program is a collaboration 

with North Suburban Child & Family 

Resource Network and is funded by a grant 

from the Lynnfield Cultural Council. All 

ages. No registration required. 

Where: Lynnfield Public Library, 18 

Summer Street 

When: Monday, June 24, 

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 

Yappy Hour 

What: Grab your four-legged friend and 

head on down to The Green for the best 

doggy social hour this side of the sun. 

MarketStreet has partnered with Polkadog 

Bakery to bring you pooch-friendly vendors, 

photo booth, and giveaways. 

Where: MarketStreet, 

600 Market Street 

When: Wednesday, Jun 26, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. 

13th Annual Car Show 

What: The Lynnfield Council on Aging's 

annual car show featuring four dozen 

classic, collector, antique and specialty 

cars from all eras. There's music, food, and 

a free ice cream sundae bar. All ages are 

welcome, rain or shine. 

Where: Lynnfield Council on Aging Senior 

Center parking lot, 525 Salem Street 

When: Tuesday, June 25, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

Annual Fall Town Meeting 

What: Voters will decide on a variety of 

financial and zoning issues. 

Where: Lynnfield Middle School, 505 Main 

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Paving the way for 

girls in a boys' world 

BY BELLA diGRAZIA 

Lisa Cenca wants girls to have the same education as boys. 

For the first time in more than a quarter century, 

Malden Catholic High School has a girls program. 

While that may be surprising to people, it's not that far 

fetched. From 1908 to 1992 Malden Catholic did have a 

girls school, albeit in a separate building. 

"There's so much history here," Cenca said. "But now we have 

the opportunity to be a whole new school." 

Cenca, a longtime Lynnfield resident, is the principal of 

the girls school in the new Malden Catholic Codivisional 

High School. After the school went on a nationwide search for 

someone to lead the female students, they ended up choosing her, 

someone who had been there all along. 

She'd been an educator at Malden Catholic for 11 

years before the school became codivisional. Cenca taught 

international students and developed a program for special 

needs classes called the Brother Kevin program. When she saw 

the opportunity to become a leader in a school making way for 

change, she knew she had to throw her hat in the ring. 

"Here I was, right under their roof the whole time," she said. 

She took a chance on the job in part because her own high 

school experience was one of isolation and feeling powerless as a 

young girl, she said. During her college years, she took a women's 

Lisa Cenca of Lynnfield is 

the first principal of the girls 

school at Malden Catholic: 

The Codivisional High School. 

Lisa Cenca shows the 

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hang on the girls lockers.

SUMMER 2019 | 07 

Twins Aidan and Kaleigh Burke of Lynnfield will be the first siblings to go through both schools at 

Malden Catholic. 

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studies class and had realized women 

need a voice. 

"I wanted to give the same epiphany 

moment I had in college to girls at 

the age of 14, so they could graduate 

high school better prepared for the real 

world," she said. 

Malden Catholic will roll out its new 

codivisional way of life over four years. 

In the 2018-2019 school year, freshman 

girls filled their side of the building, 

which is the renovated, former Brother 

Gilbert Center. Next year sophomores 

will join, followed each year by juniors 

and seniors. 

Ninth-graders Kaleigh and Aidan 

Burke are the first twins to attend the 

Malden Catholic Codivisional High 

School. The brother-sister Lynnfield 

natives, both three-sport athletes, say 

they are proud to be a part of the school's 

history. 

The upperclassmen boys are still 

getting used to sharing a building with 

girls, according to Aidan. And people 

who see Kaleigh sporting her Malden 

Catholic apparel assume it must be her 

brother's and not hers. Still the Burke's 

said it will all be worth it. They both 

agreed the campus offers a much more 

supportive and inclusive atmosphere. 

"In 1992, the original girls school 

closed because our history didn't put the 

same emphasis on girls' education as it 

did for boys," Cenca said. "Girls didn't 

have enough support." 

Now, Malden Catholic has the means 

to offer that support again for both 

genders. 

Brother Thomas Puccio, headmaster 

for the boys' school since 1992, said he 

saw a need to bring a catholic education 

to young women and enhance the 

educational value for boys by bringing 

in a new social dimension. Not only is 

Malden catholic a bigger place, he said, 

but it's a happier one. 

Compassion, trust, simplicity, zeal, 

and humility are the traits all Malden 

Catholic students live by. And, for the 

first time in 27 years, that mission applies 

to girls and boys. 

"The girls are doing so well," Cenca 

said. "They are the first ones to make all 

our clubs and fill up all our sports teams 

with no one to look up to but themselves 

… I am their cheerleader, here to support 

them and motivate them." 

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Comeback 

kid 

BY THOMAS GRILLO 

Michelle and Joseph Halpern didn't 

know what to expect when their son, 

Sam, faced a double leg amputation from 

a rare bacterial infection few children 

survive. 

"We had lots of hopes and dreams," 

said Michelle Halpern. "He has far 

surpassed them, he's a very resilient child." 

Today, Sam is more than surviving, 

he's thriving. The 7-year-old is on 

track in the classroom after missing 

two months while a patient at Shriners 

Hospitals for Children and more days for 

doctors appointments last year. 

"He's not the kind of kid who says 

'Help me,'" said Jill Juliano, Sam's first 

grade teacher. "He's more likely to say 'I 

can do that.'" 

Last year, the outlook was grim for 

Sam. By the time the Summer Street 

Elementary School first grader was seen 

by the family's pediatrician, his oxygen 

levels dropped, the color of his skin 

changed, and he was rushed to Boston 

Children's Hospital. He was put on 

life support and given medications to 

stabilize him. 

A few weeks later, a surgeon at 

Shriners determined while medicines 

cured his viral illness and spared his 

heart, brain, kidneys and liver, the 

sacrifice was two limbs. 

Sam's legs were amputated below the 

knees and he also lost a hand. 

The National Institutes of Health 

describes the condition as septic shock, a 

Sam Helpern at bat in a game at the Summer Street School 

in Lynnfield. 

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life-threatening complication that occurs 

when an infection leads to dangerously 

low blood pressure. It happens when 

toxins released by the bacteria, as well as 

the body's own inflammatory response to 

the infection, damage the body's tissues, 

causing blood pressure to drop. 

While Sam's life has changed, he's 

making strides, his mom and teacher 

said. On a recent Sunday, he batted, 

fielded and ran on special prosthetics 

on his Lynnfield Little League tee ball 

team, the Athletic's. 

"His new prosthetics allow him to 

run now," said Juliano. 

Specialized prosthetics carry a price 

tag of between $15,000 and $18,000 

and are typically not covered by health 

insurance. But Halprin, who works as a 

critical care nurse at Boston Children's 

Hospital said a Casino Night fundraiser 

earlier this year by The Lynnfield Moms 

group raised $10,000. 

"He teaches us to be grateful for what 

we have and to work really, really hard," 

she said. 

This year, Sam attended school full 

time and has made up for lost studies 

when he was hospitalized, mom said. 

"He was behind grade level when he 

started first grade and will move on to 

second grade in September," Halpern said. 

Sam's teachers, and support services 

such as occupational therapy for fine 

motor skills learning and physical 

therapy have made a big difference in 

getting him to that point. 

"But it's his own drive, willingness, 

and determination that have also carried 

him there, he has found his own way." 

Halpern said. "He reestablished his 

friend group playing sports he navigates 

his own path and we just follow his 

lead." 

When 01940 visited Sam, he had 

been to school and was tired from a day 

of class work, but he did not complain 

about the pain. 

"He has an old soul factor this innate 

quality," she said. "Don't get me wrong, 

he has his moments, but he tends to save 

those for home and the people he is most 

comfortable with." 

There are times, she said, when he's 

hurting and gets frustrated, mom added. 

"But Sam embraces it and he's out 

there fighting through excruciating pain 

because he loves to play ball so much," 

she said. "Fortunately, he has an entire 

support team of friends, teachers, and 

coaches who are cheering him on just as 

loudly as his own family." 

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They take the call 

for Lynnfield 

BY THOR JOURGENSEN 

The running joke around Lynnfield's 

two firehouses is that Steven Furey 

has never slept more than two hours 

in a stretch for the last 40 years. 

Furey, the town's senior firefighter, has 

logged 47 years serving Lynnfield and he 

worked 37 years as an electronic analyst 

for General Electric. He managed to pack 

two careers into one by juggling his GE 

job with duties as a paid call firefighter. 

Since 1902, when Lynnfield switched 

from a volunteer to a call department, 

the town has relied on residents like 

Furey who step aside from their jobs and 

families at a moment's notice to answer 

the "tone" — the signal broadcast over a 

hand-held radio or mobile device calling 

them to fires or other emergencies. 

That call came 2,000 times in 2018, 

making last year the town's busiest for fire 

and medical emergency responses. Fire Chief 

Glenn Davis attributes the record call volume 

to the addition of commercial and 

residential development to 

Lynnfield, including 

MarketStreet 

and 

new construction on Route 1. 

The department has nine full-time 

professional firefighters, including Davis, 

who topped off his 30-years of call 

service to the town when he was named 

chief in January. The department has 

35 call firefighters, including Furey and 

town professional Firefighter Matthew 

Nichols, who started working as a call 

firefighter seven years ago while in college. 

Nine department members are assigned 

seven days a week 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., to both 

"south company" in the Main Street fire station 

and fire headquarters on Summer Street. 

One firefighter works the night shift 

assigned to the ambulance based at 

Summer Street. Town dispatchers sound 

the "tone" when fire and ambulance calls 

come in and call firefighters assigned 

to work specific shifts roll out of bed 

or leave their workplace or dinner 

tables to respond to the call. 

"It's a hard balance," 

said Nichols, "There 

are a lot of 

nights


Firefighter medic Christopher Cavalieri wipes down 

the dining table at Lynnfield Fire Department 

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you dig down deep." 

Furey wanted to fight fires since he was 

a toddler and his parents gave him his first 

Tonka fire truck. He remembers mornings 

in Centre Congregational Church in 

the 1960s when the fire bell and not the 

"tone" summoned call firefighters. 

"The whole church would clear out. 

Andrew Richards was the pastor and 

the fire captain and he would be coming 

down the aisle putting on his coat," 

Furey said. 

His job training amounted to a senior 

officer tossing him boots and helmet and 

some simple instructions: "Hey kid, stay 

on my ass and don't leave." 

Firefighters like Nichols and town 

professional Firefighter Christopher 

Cavalieri receive more sophisticated 

training mixed with sage advice from 

veterans like Furey. They also develop a 

lasting affinity for serving the town. 

A Saugus native and Class of 1978 

Saugus High School member, Davis 

said his decision to pursue dual careers 

in medicine and firefighting are rooted 

in the loss of his mother, Wilma Davis, 

to cancer when he was in high school. 

Davis and his wife, Wendy, moved to 

Lynnfield for the schools. 

"When I moved to town I was 

looking for a way to give back," he said. 

David worked his way up the 

department ranks as a lieutenant, then 

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a captain even as he balanced call 

firefighting responsibilities with his 

previous career as manager of oncology 

services at Hallmark Health. 

Davis said the department has the 

personnel and equipment, including 

three advanced life support ambulances, 

to serve the town. Fire and medical 

responses are only part of the 

department's job. 

Its members also conduct fire 

prevention inspections and run 

community service programs like the 

department internship Firefighter Jeff 

Fiorentino launched last year at the 

suggestion of two Lynnfield High School 

students. The four-week program is held in 

the spring and leads to CPR certification. 

Furey said he has had plenty of laughs 

on the way to closing in on a half century 

of firefighting. His love of electronics 

once prompted him to take apart the 

department's old Maxim fire truck's 

siren. When a call sent Furey and Keith 

Robey to a fire, they were forced to ring 

the truck's hand bell as they barrelled 

through town. Davis said the main reason 

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Three above par 

Bill Brotherton and Anne Marie 

Tobin tee off on the third hole at 

King Rail Reserve Golf Course. 

PHOTOS: SPENSER R. HASAK 

BY BILL BROTHERTON AND ANNE MARIE TOBIN 

There are three public golf courses in Lynnfield. It's extremely rare for any New England community to have more 

than one, especially a town that comprises only 10.5 square miles. 

Yet Lynnfield is home to King Rail Reserve Golf Course, Reedy Meadow at Lynnfield Centre, and Sagamore 

Spring Golf Course. 

Recently, Anne Marie Tobin and Bill Brotherton, associate editor and editor of North Shore Golf Magazine, 

played two of the courses (rain halted their Sagamore golf date), and discovered all three offer something for golfers of all 

abilities. But first they had to find their golf clubs, and Bill had to buy new golf shoes because squirrels made a nest in his old 

ones over the winter. 

Anne Marie, a Lynnfield resident, and sports editor of the Weekly News, is the most celebrated amateur woman golfer 

in Massachusetts history. She has won a record seven state Women's Amateur Championships and was inducted into the 

Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame in 2016. She had not played a round of golf in a decade. 

Bill's credentials pale in comparison — whose wouldn't — though he did win the second-tier club championship at Beverly 

Golf & Tennis Club in the mid-'80s. Bill, who is also features editor of the Daily Item of Lynn, was also a pretty good caddie at 

Essex County Club back in the day, when leather bags weighed 8,000 pounds and drivers were made of wood. These days, he 

walks around all hunched over. It's improved his swing. 

Anyway, here's their report on Lynnfield's three courses. Fore!


KING RAIL RESERVE 

GOLF COURSE 

427 Walnut St. 

781-334-2877 

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King Rail Reserve, carved from parts of 

the former Colonial Country Club, opened 

in April 2016 after being closed for five 

years. The nine-hole, 2,400-yard layout 

features Colonial’s second through ninth 

holes and two newly-configured holes. 

The par 34 golf course has one par- 

5, three par-3s and five par-4s and is 

situated on rolling terrain bordered by 

the MarketStreet complex and Reedy 

Meadow. Motorized golf carts are 

available to rent, but the course is easy 

and pleasurable to walk, with beautiful 

views across the marsh, especially at 

sunset. Golfers of all abilities will enjoy 

the course and will be challenged, 

as there are both water hazards and 

penalizing sand traps that come into play. 

The most talked-about hole is the 

95-yard ninth. Simply put, the designers 

ran out of land, and squeezing in a short 

finishing hole was the only option. 

The course's opening was the 

culmination of a plan 

put into place when 

National Development 

purchased the golf 

course for what would 

become MarketStreet 

Lynnfield. As part 

of its arrangement 

with the town, the 

developer donated 

103 acres for use as a 

municipal golf course. 

The pro shop 

staff, including PGA Professional Eddie 

Whalley, who offers private lessons for men 

and women, operates out of a trailer, which 

has been upgraded this year to include a 

restroom to replace the outdoor port-a-potty. 

King Rail is operated in tandem with 

Reedy Meadow, and there are slight 

differences in greens fee rates, specials, 

memberships and junior/senior discounts. 

Further information can be found by 

visiting lynnfieldgolf.com. 

King Rail’s origins go back to 1922 

when Lynn’s Eugene Fraser and George 

Cox, along with Paul Wadleigh, purchased 

a 50-acre parcel formerly known as 

the Hawkes Estate in Wakefield. Nine 

holes were built in 1925, but it would 

Bill Brotherton and Anne Marie Tobin putt out on the second hole of King 

Rail Reserve Golf Course. 

take another 36 years for the second 

nine to open. After the stock market 

crash of 1929, the club hit hard times 

and was forced into bankruptcy. Many 

years later, the court ordered a sale and 

the innovative George W. Page was the 

buyer. The Colonial at Lynnfield became 

a successful resort with golf, dining, a 

hotel and a health spa. After Page died in 

1986, the property was sold and exchanged 

hands multiple times before National 

Development purchased the property. 

ANNE MARIE'S FAVORITE HOLE: 

No. 7, a 365-yard par 4. 

BILL'S FAVORITE HOLE: No. 3, a 

440-yard par 5. 

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A group of women tee off on the sixth hole of Reedy Meadow Golf Course. 

REEDY MEADOW GOLF 

COURSE 

195 Summer St. 

781-334-9877 

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Reedy Meadow Golf Course, 

formerly the Lynnfield Centre Golf 

Course, is the second of two townowned, 

nine-hole courses. Everything 

about this par 34, 2,339-yard course is 

simple, from its gravel-covered parking 

lot, to a tiny practice putting green, its 

one-room pro shop, and its gently rolling 

terrain. Some of the holes have astroturf 

mats on the tee.


The layout is flat and easy to walk. 

Greens and tee boxes are generally within 

a few yards of each other. Golf carts are 

available to rent. 

Tee times are not required, and walk-in 

traffic is welcome. Go to lynnfieldgolf.com 

for fee information. 

The course is popular with league 

play for both men and women. PGA 

Professional Don Lyons offers private 

lessons. 

Reedy Meadow was built in 1931 on 

the old Danforth Farm by owner and 

architect Moulton Cox, the founder 

of Worthmore Foods. It was closed 

during World War II but re-opened 

in 1950. In August 2005, the town 

purchased the 45-acre course and 60 

adjoining acres of Reedy Meadow for 

$12 million. 

The course’s signature hole is the 

picturesque par-3 6th. It measures 175 

yards from the back tee that was added 

a couple of years ago, but most players 

play the hole at 140 yards. The hole is 

surrounded by Reedy Meadow on three 

sides, giving it a peninsula-type feel, 

with beautiful views and a premium on 

accuracy. 

ANNE MARIE'S and BILL'S FAVORITE 

HOLE: No. 6, a 139 yard par 3. 

SAGAMORE SPRING 

GOLF CLUB 

1287 Main St. 

781-334-3151 

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Sagamore Spring Golf Course, 

located near the Peabody line, is 

bisected by Main Street and features a 

challenging layout suitable for players 

of all abilities. It's a challenge for the 

accomplished player, but not so difficult 

that beginners will feel intimidated. The 

Sagamore Learning Center, headed by 

PGA professional Steven Vaughn, offers 

individual, group and junior instruction 

throughout the season. A first-class 

driving range is also open to the public. 

The course was the brainchild of 

Louis K. Luff, his son Richard Luff, and 

Albert Strobel, who constructed a ninehole 

layout in 1929 on what used to be 

Smith Farm. In 1931, they added nine 

holes to complete the 18-hole design. 

The course plays to a par of 70, and can 

be stretched to nearly 6,000 yards from 

the back tees. 

Both nines finish with challenging 

uphill par threes. The ninth, which was 

redesigned last year, plays to 166 yards 

over water to an elevated green guarded 

by a bunker. The 18th is a tough finishing 

hole at a max of 212 yards, making the 

green extremely difficult to reach in one 

shot. 

During the summer, the course is 

open from 5 a.m. to dusk. Tee times 

are mandatory in the summer months; 

this is a busy place, because it's always 

immaculately maintained and fun to 

play. Tee times and green fee rates are 

available at sagamoregolf.com. 

ANNE MARIE'S and BILL'S 

FAVORITE HOLE: No 9, a 166-yard par 

3 with a kidney-shaped green that brings to 

mind the 12th at Augusta National, home 

of The Masters.


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Holding his ground 

Mike O'Brien tidies up the pitching mound at Lynnfield's baseball field. 

he life of a baseball 

groundskeeper can be a 

demanding one. 

You're responsible for lining 

the fields, tamping the dirt down on the 

pitcher's mound and batter's boxes, and 

dragging the infield with the apparatus 

familiar to anyone who has visited 

Fenway Park to keep it smooth and free 

of hazards that can result in bad hops. 

But that's only part of it. The real fun 

starts when it rains. That's when you go 

into overdrive to make the field playable, 

because spring in New England means 

two more months of winter. 

Now, imagine your father is the 

baseball coach. And an old-school one 

at that. 

That's Mike O'Brien's lot in life. He's 

the son. His father is Lynnfield coach 

John O'Brien. 

The rewards can be scarce for a 

groundskeeper in New England in the 

spring, and the headaches plentiful. 

When those rewards do come, they're 

twice as sweet. 

So when the O'Briens heard from 

the National High School Baseball 

Coaches Association last December, it 

was especially gratifying. The association 

recognized Pioneer Baseball Field at 

Lynnfield High School as one of the 

top diamonds in the nation. It is one of 

eight facilities across the United States 

to receive a NHSCA Groundskeeper/ 

Field of the Year award. And Mike 

O'Brien, who doubles as the Pioneers' 

junior varsity coach, received the Region 

1 award on behalf of the school. 

"It's a big honor for the school and 

baseball program and personally, to 

receive it on behalf of the community 

was pretty special," he said. "It would 

have been nice to win the national award, 

but nonetheless it was cool to see the 

facilities of the other nominees." 

The nomination for this honor came 

from Frank Carey, who coached at North 

Reading — Lynnfield's rival school — 

for 49 years. Carey is Massachusetts 

baseball's E.F. Hutton. He founded 

the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches 

Association, and he's in the NHSCA 

Hall of Fame with 736 victories, he 

retired in 2014 as the winningest coach 

in Massachusetts history. When he 

speaks, people stop and listen. 

"I've been on the committee for 

many years and we decided to nominate 

Lynnfield," said Carey. "Michael was the 

obvious choice as he is responsible for all 

pre-and post-game maintenance of the 

field, which is definitely one of the nicest 

you will find anywhere. The region covers 

all of New England and New York, so it's 

quite something to be recognized." 

Mike O'Brien and Carey were on 

hand in St. Louis to see his son accept 

the award.


The entire outdoor athletic complex 

was redesigned in 2013, something John 

O'Brien feels was central to the honor. 

"I think it's fantastic," he said. "The 

town did a great job putting everything 

together, and my assistants take care of 

the field and the mound. 

"This is a great honor," the elder 

O'Brien said. "It's a great place to play." 

In the middle of May, the region was 

hit with a nor'easter that doused all the 

area baseball fields with almost an inch 

of rain. The storm wound down in time 

for Lynnfield's scheduled game, but there 

was the issue of what to do with all that 

water. 

The Mikes (O'Brien and assistant 

Mike Ruggieri) got to work. By game 

time, the field was playable. 

"We may have been one of the few 

teams to play," he said. "We were open 

for business, which is great for us." 

Mike O'Brien, a 2001 Arlington 

High School graduate and three-sport 

standout (football, hockey and baseball), 

played four years of baseball at Worcester 

State University and now works as a 

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O'BRIEN, continued from page 25 

He began his coaching career in 

Lynnfield as a volunteer assistant helping 

the freshman team. He took over as head 

coach two years later, then, after a threeyear 

stretch, worked his way up the ranks to 

head coach of the junior varsity squad and 

now is in his fourth season in that capacity. 

"It's not easy to keep the field in 

shape and he does a fantastic job with 

the upkeep and it's extremely timeconsuming 

so obviously I am very proud 

of him," John O'Brien said. "The biggest 

thing is to get the mound cleaned up and 

make sure it is always protected and in 

proper shape. It takes a lot of people to 

do that. In the summer, no one is around 

to do the work except the youth baseball 

The pitcher's mound at the Lynnfield High School 

baseball field. 

TRADITION 

people who do a great job. The town also 

does a great job maintenance-wise." 

The younger O'Brien said that daily 

maintenance of up to nearly an hour is 

key to keeping the field in tip-top shape. 

"There's not as much upkeep with 

the actual turf itself as most of the work 

centers around the cage, the pitching 

mound and the bullpen," Mike O'Brien 

said. "The clay we use on the mound is 

high-end so it is necessary to replace the 

clay after every game use because once you 

apply speedy dry to it, the clay is diluted. 

You have to dig out the clay/speedy dry 

mix and then add in a mix of new clay, 

water and crushed brick, then wet it and 

tamp it down. It sometimes takes up to 

40-45 minutes to do that, but you have to 

do it everyday, otherwise it builds up and 

becomes an even bigger job." 

Mike O'Brien's duties don't end with 

the turf field. On non-varsity game days, 

he is at the middle school tending to 

the junior varsity field before and after 

practices and games. 

Since opening in mid-October of 

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COMPASS POINTS TOWARD FUN 

BY THOR JOURGENSEN 

Lisa DeGeorge is headed to the 

University of New Hampshire thanks 

to a leg up she got at Lynnfield High 

School that has nothing to do with 

Advancement Placement courses or 

guidance counselors. 

DeGeorge, a Pioneers Class of 2019 

member, and fellow students participated 

this year in COMPASS, a school-withina-school 

where students signed up for their 

favorite subjects among 31 classes. 

Grouped under the heading "passiondriven 

learning," the courses were taught 

by Lynnfield High teachers committed 

to passing on a fun hobby or skill to 

students. 

With names like "The Great 

Outdoors," "Minalism," "Girl Talk," 

and "Take A Break … Ride a Bike," the 

courses gave students 45 minutes on 

the last Friday of the month to dump 

academics in favor of fun. 

From left, Lynnfield High School seniors Emma Rocco, Stephanie Robles, Steve Dewyer, Neil Arora, 

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DeGeorge signed up for one of 

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prepare her for college life. Teachers 

Katie Silva and Mike Boulay taught 

DeGeorge and other students how a 

dorm room microwave and some simple 

ingredients are all they need to survive 

when the walk to the dining hall or the 

nearest pizza place seems too far. 

"It's our favorite COMPASS," 

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Silva loves experimenting with recipes 

and said she helped cook up "Dorm 

Room Chef" while trying out recipes 

that take five to seven minutes to prepare 

from start to finish. 

The recipes include cinnamon muffins 

in a mug, pasta, popcorn and stir fry. 

Lauren Gaudette said the recipes will 

come in handy this fall at the University 

of Lynchburg. 

"You literally need a brown bag. That's 

all," she said. 

COMPASS is a new and improved high 

school program that grew out of 20-minute 

weekly student discussions on topics like 

stress and making healthy choices. 

"We noticed we were lacking a way 

to make it exciting," said Lynnfield 

High foreign language department 

From left, John Arsenault, Neil Arora, and Adam 

Ring learn how to make mug-french toast during a 

COMPASS class. 

chairwoman Julie Sgroi. 

Assistant Principal Brian Bates led an 

effort to examine COMPASS and find 

ways to make it more fun and engaging 

for students. 

"Brian said, 'Let's do something 

different,'" said Sgroi. 

The search zeroed in on passiondriven 

learning. A 2018 faculty survey 

identified teachers interested in sharing 

their interests with students. Sophomores, 

juniors and seniors took COMPASS 

courses this year while Lynnfield High's 

150 freshmen engaged in team building 

and intergroup activity intended to give 

them a strong foundation during their first 

months in high school. 

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zeroed in on the popular crop of comic 

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students in a late April discussion on the 

relative merits of the Hulk, Avengers, 

Black Panther and Iron Man. 

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students an insight into the people 

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