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SPRING 2020
VOL. 3 NO. 1
HOME IS WHERE
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04 What's Up
06 JM is wired up
10 This is Y
12 House Money
14 Simplify your life
20 Historic home
24 A key exchange
Coming clean
Eileen Kelly Reed is a woman after my own heart. Her raison d'être is to eliminate clutter.
She and I used to have that in common. I was so obsessive about clutter that one of my colleagues,
Steve Krause (you’ll see his byline throughout this edition of 01940), long ago nicknamed me "the
Minister of Dustbins."
Then, with a little help from my friends, I bought a newspaper. Then two others. Then started a fourth.
And then, after buying one magazine, created three more. Now, looking around my office at Essex Media
Group (which publishes what you’re reading and Lynnfield Weekly News, among other titles), it seems I’ve
morphed from Felix Unger into Oscar Madison. (Google “Odd Couple,” children.)
A window sill in this office is cluttered with an empty box of Nature Valley granola bars (crunchy, of
course); piles of promotional T-shirts and hats; my father’s manual typewriter; a JFK campaign poster; a
Rolling Stones poster for a concert in Lynn in the mid-'60s that features the wrong date; various books,
ties, BC basketball programs, umbrellas, flags, and stuff buried under that stuff.
And that’s just the window sill. My desk is worse, and worse still are the couch and coffee table —
purportedly glass, but completely obfuscated by more books, newspapers, magazines, porcelain pigs (did
you know pigs are among the cleanest of animals?), and a Ralph Lauren bar set-up and gift bottles of
liquor (even though I don’t drink anything stronger than a Starbucks iced quad).
I obviously need to read Billy Brotherton’s story about Ms. Reed, whose mind — now that spring is
about to spring — goes immediately to spring cleaning.
"It's 2020, like 20-20 vision, clearly time to see yourself decluttering your home and your life," says Ms.
Reed, a productivity/organization coach and founder of Lynnfield-based "Simplicity with Eileen."
Her motto is "Fall in love with your life. Close your eyes. Clear your heart. Let it go."
She may have little use for the type of memorabilia and nostalgia that tends to collect dust in the
corners of our basements, but she's had to make some compromises. Her husband's old 78 RPM rock
and roll records take up a lot of space there. She can live with it.
I think I have Ms. Reed’s phone number somewhere in this rubble.
Sixteen years ago, Mark Ingaciola went to a birthday party and instantly fell in love with the house next
door, which was built in 1672 and that he'd heard was among the oldest in town. He lived in Hull and
wasn't looking to move. But here he is, living in a 348-year-old house in Lynnfield. See Gayla Cawley's story.
Last March, Kathleen Walsh became the CEO of the Metro North YMCA, which encompasses
Lynnfield. It was important to Ms. Walsh, who was living in North Reading at the time, to reside within
the Y's coverage area. On a house-hunting run, she found one on Summer Street. Now, she lives a short
drive from the Peabody-Lynnfield, Lynn and Saugus YMCAs. See Steve Krause's story.
JM Electrical Company Inc. has been a Lynnfield business since 1985, and the one constant through
those 35 years has been its commitment to charity — specifically, the St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital, which is dedicated to fighting cancer in children. See Thor Jourgensen's story.
Dylan Rizzo's life changed forever in 2010 when he was seriously injured in an auto accident, near his
home. The prognosis was not good. But he continues to defy the odds. See Anne Marie Tobin's story.
Michael Dalton's legacy continues to impact the lives of people struggling to overcome addiction and
make a successful transition from recovery to the real world. Although he died of an opiate overdose at
age 39 in January 2018, his family turned its personal tragedy into a mission focused on helping others
with similar addiction issues become success stories. Again, see Anne Marie Tobin's story.
When international students come to Lynnfield as part of foreign exchange program Educatius,
Barbara Langill is one of the first people they meet. Langill has enjoyed mentoring young people ever
since becoming a host mother. Now she is a regional coordinator. See Elyse Carmosino's story.
Just remember to recycle 01940 when you're through with it. No sense adding to your clutter.
INSIDE
26 Honey of a cocktail
28 Think of Michael
32 Geography class
34 Jump High Stay Strong
36 Snack attack
38 "Four Weeks …"
TED GRANT
COVER
Mark Ingaciola,
owner of the Hart
House, which was
built in 1672, points
out the detail of the
structure's original roof
construction.
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Curious About Cuisine
What: Everyone loves food, even if
they don't like cooking or baking it. You
don't have to be an avid home chef
to have fun at Curious About Cuisine.
Everyone is invited to learn a bit more
about different cuisines and, of course,
get to taste them, too! No registration
required. Newcomers welcome!
Where: Lynnfield Public Library,
18 Summer St. Mezzanine.
When: Wednesday, March 11, 3-4 p.m.
Roots of Popular Music
What: Enjoy an evening of live music,
original songs, and vivid storytelling.
Jon Waterman will explain such
historical events and characters as
“The Birthplace of the Blues,” “The
Father of Country Music,” “The Original
Bluesman,” “The Legendary Bristol
Sessions,” and more.
Where: Lynnfield Meeting House,
617 Main St.
When: Wednesday, March 11, 7-8:30 p.m.
Pet project
What: Staffers from Cape Ann Animal
Aid will discuss "The History of
Veterinary Medicine."
Where: Lynnfield Meeting House,
617 Main St.
When: Tuesday, March 24, 7 p.m.
Dark & Stormy Discussion Group
What: Do you enjoy reading
psychological thrillers and novels by
Tana French and Chelsea Cain? Does
SSDGM mean anything to you? If the
answer is yes, you might enjoy this
monthly discussion of all things dark
and stormy. Register in advance by
emailing Lynnfield Public Library's Jen
Inglis at jinglis@noblenet.org.
Where: Gaslight Restaurant,
1100 MarketStreet.
When: Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 p.m.
Multicultural Celebration
What: The town's annual Multicultural
Celebration is hosted by Lynnfield
Cultural Center and Lynnfield For Love.
Where: Lynnfield Middle School,
505 Main St.
When: Sunday, March 29, 2–5 p.m.

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Wired into
Lynnfield
JM Electrical gets all
charged up helping others
BY THOR JOURGENSEN
JM Electrical principal Matt Guarracino
prepares for this year's Boston Marathon.
PHOTOS: OLIVIA FALCIGNO
When they aren't installing
ultramodern building controls,
JM Electrical Company Inc. employees,
beginning with principal Matt
Guarracino and his brothers, display a
passion for charity.
"It makes you thankful for what you
have. We are a family company," said JM
Human Resources Manager Whitney
Mugford.
JM (an amalgamation of the first
names of Guarracino and his brothers,
John and Andrew) is also a Lynnfield
company to its core. Paul Guarracino, a
Windsor Estates resident, founded the
firm in 1985 and JM occupied offices
around town before settling two years
ago on Broadway in the former Sports
Medicine North building.
Matt Guarracino and wife, Angie, live
with their children on Chestnut Street,
where he changes from work clothes to
running wear daily in preparation for
running the 2020 Boston Marathon.
That commitment reflects the
Guarracino family's long-standing
support for St. Jude, the organization
dedicated to fighting cancer in children.
"It was my grandparents' favorite
We take social
responsibility seriously...
Quite frankly, it's our
obligation. We've been
fortunate and realize a
lot of people out there
aren't that fortunate.
— Matt Guarracino
charity. My father took it on and
increased our giving," Matt Guarracino
said, adding, "We take social
responsibility seriously. We are nowhere
where I want us to be."
Giving back is at the center of JM's
corporate philosophy. Employees raised
$2,000 through the end of last December
to support Salem-based Clothing
Connection and donated clothing.
Mugford heard about the charity
through a family friend and coworkers
donated jackets, hats, boots and other
cold weather clothing.
"Quite frankly, it's our obligation.
We've been fortunate and realize a lot of
people out there aren't that fortunate,"
said Matt.
Specializing in installing basic
building controls for heat, lighting and
other necessities, JM has kept abreast
of technology, increasingly tuning in
to energy efficiency and computer
monitoring. The firm's Massachusetts
client list includes Millennium Tower
in Boston and 121 Seaport. A union
contractor, JM has 20 office employees
and 150 electricians working various
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JM, continued from page 6
expertise levels.
"We've more than tripled in size in
six years. We feel that strongly about the
market," Guarracino said.
The firm and its parent family also
feel that strongly about Lynnfield and
its business-friendly perspective. He
praised the Board of Selectmen for
working closely with local businesses and
said Lynnfield's borders along I-95 and
Route 1 allow company electricians to
get in and out of Boston quickly.
"It's been nothing but a great
experience," he said.
The firm enjoys a strong reciprocal
relationship with Wentworth Institute of
Technology in Boston with involvement
in school fundraising and a Wentworth
hiring track record.
Mentoring future electricians
and striking a work/life balance for
employees is a JM commitment that is
growing with Mugford helping to bring
in a yoga instructor and strength trainer
to work with employees.
"We have a host of talented
people who make us a success," said
Guarracino.
JM Electrical Company Inc. Assistant Project Manager Andrew Guarracino (seated) and brother John,
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The
reason
Kathleen Walsh
does what she does
BY STEVE
KRAUSE
Kathleen
Walsh has
a practical
reason for
living in Lynnfield.
"I wanted to
make sure I lived
in the service
area of the Metro
North YMCA,"
said Walsh, who is
president and CEO
of the regional
Y that covers
Lynnfield, Peabody,
Lynn, Saugus,
Stoneham and
Melrose.
"I was
downsizing
anyway," she said,
"and I wanted to
live in a place where
I could be among
the people our Ys cover, and that could
meet the needs of my family."
So, in the middle of last year, she
went house-hunting, and found a place
on Summer Street and fell in love with it
immediately.
"I put a bid on it before I left the
driveway," said Walsh. "And for me, it
was the perfect location. I wake up every
morning and look at Pillings Pond. I
could not be happier."
If coming home to Lynnfield qualifies
as Walsh's quiet time, the rest of her life
is anything but. She took over as CEO
of Metro North last March, and there's
plenty going on with that job.
But none of the various projects
she oversees are as critical to her as
the reinforcement of the organization’s
mission, and the accent on its function as
a charity.
“People don’t see us as a charity, but
we are,” said Walsh. “My biggest focus
is to make sure those in our service area
understand the scope of our charity
and our mission. It is critical to our
fundraising.”
The YMCA is a non-profit 501(c)
(3), which is defined as either a public
charity, private foundation or private
operating foundation. Its mission
statement says “the YMCA of Metro
North builds strong kids, strong families
and strong communities by enriching
the lives of all people in spirit, mind and
body.”
“We focus on a healthy body, youth
development and social responsibility,”
said Walsh. “Everything we do takes in
one of those categories.”
Walsh, who grew up in Danvers and
graduated from Bishop Fenwick and
Providence College, earned her master’s
degree in sports management and
recreation from Northeastern University.
She began working for the YMCA
27 years ago, managing the Beverly Y’s
Ipswich branch.
Stops along the
way included
the Greater
Boston YMCA in
Woburn first and
then Waltham,
later becoming
the district vice
president out of
Reading.
She joined
Metro North
in 2012 as vice
president of
development,
working out of
Lynn.
“Back then, our
offices were in Lynn
but we outgrew
it when Melrose
and Greater Lynn
merged,” she said.
These days, the
Metro North’s
corporate offices are
on Centennial Drive in Peabody.
She rose to the position of chief
operating officer before being chosen
to move up after Bruce Macdonald’s
retirement last year.
One of her first pressing projects will
be the completion of the new YMCA
facilities in Lynn, which will be centered
around the traffic island on Neptune
Boulevard, in front of the current
building. The target date for the grand
opening is November, and the Lynn Y
has already announced plans to tailor its
150th anniversary around it.
“That’s currently high on the
priority chain,” she said. “We’re already
starting to get staff, and our support has
doubled.
"There are a lot of moving parts to
this," she said. "My role is to make sure
everything is going in the right direction.
But you can't do it alone. You have to
have the right people in the right places."
Metro North YMCA CEO
Kathleen Walsh at the Torigian
Family Y in Peabody.
PHOTO: OLIVIA FALCIGNO

SPRING 2020 | 11
The Y’s goals with this new building
are lofty.
“We want to give our support to
the city,” she said, noting that with
Lynn Tech already across the street,
KIPP Academy moving onto Wheeler
Street and St. Mary’s in the middle of
an addition, “it’s going to be a pretty
happening area."
“We’re hoping that all our proximity
with each other can help turn the area
into more than just a drive-by. Hopefully
it’ll mean business for some of the
merchants and restaurants,” she said.
In fact, with the new KIPP Academy
high school next door, plus Lynn Tech
and St. Mary's in basically the same
block, Walsh, and the Y, are the prime
movers in the Lynn Education District,
which combines with local non-profits
on behalf of Lynn students. The district
sponsored a STEM fair in October, and
has other plans in the works as well,
One of the ways Walsh believes the
YMCA can contribute to that effort is to
reinforce its primary raison d’etre, which
is to serve as a charitable resource for
youth in the city.
The YMCA has extensive afterschool,
summer, and early-learning
programs. Most of the city’s youth who
avail themselves of the organization’s
services get help.
“Ninety-seven percent of the kids
who come to the Lynn Y receive some
kind of a scholarship,” said Walsh. “We
probably give away about $1 million a
year in help, and we raise all of it.”
Walsh is the mother of three teens
( Johanna, Cynthia and Francis), and she
says they’ve all played a part on how she’s
shaped what she does.
“We are a very Y-oriented family,” she
said. “And very often, if I’ve been anxious
about something we’re going to do, or
we’re thinking of doing, I’ve asked my
children. And that gives me a better read
on things.”
It’s not just children who benefit from
the YMCA. It has a healthy population
of men and women of retirement age
who are faithful to the organization, she
said.
“We create networks,” she said. “And
some of those aspects are really valuable
to people. You know, a lot of people come
here for no other reason but that they
feel valued.
“Hopefully, along the way, with
everything we do, we’re changing a ton
of lives.”
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SPRING 2020 | 13
A peek inside
1 Stagecoach Lane
SALE PRICE: $1,179,000
SALE DATE: November 8, 2019
LIST PRICE: $1,199,000
TIME ON MARKET:
58 days to closing
LISTING BROKER:
Debra Roberts, Berkshire Hathaway
SELLING BROKER:
Stakem Team, Leading Edge
LATEST ASSESSED
VALUE: $961,100
PREVIOUS SALE PRICE:
$915,550 (2014)
PROPERTY TAXES: $13,369
YEAR BUILT: 2011
LOT SIZE: .69 acres (30,143 sq. ft)
LIVING AREA: 4,624 sq. ft
ROOMS: 9
BEDROOMS: 4
BATHROOMS: 3 plus a half
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Custom modern home with chef’s
kitchen, marble and hardwood
floors, 9-foot ceilings, home
office, guest suite, cathedral
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3-car garage and entertainment
sized deck.
Source: MLS Property Information Network.

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Eileen Kelly Reed, founder/owner of Simplify With Eileen, gets down to business in her Lynnfield home office.
PHOTOS: OLIVIA FALCIGNO
The art of Simplifying: Eileen Reed helps others
DECLUTTER
their life
BY BILL BROTHERTON
It's the start of a new decade, the
perfect time for renewal and simplifying
one's life. And with the warmer
temperatures and later sunsets, comes
spring cleaning of both home and mind.
"It's 2020, like 20-20 vision, clearly
time to see yourself decluttering your
home and your life," said Eileen Kelly
Reed, a productivity/organization coach
and founder of Lynnfield-based Simplify
With Eileen.
In her home office, a sign announces
"Fall in love with your life. Close your
eyes. Clear your heart. Let it go."
"You don't need evidence of all you
have done," Reed said. "You don't need
physical evidence of what has been. That
Girl Scout sash, those Boy Scout medals.
… how do you honor them? Certainly
not in a box in the basement."
Reed started Simplify With Eileen
in 2009, ditching a high-paying sales job
for a local software-IT company that she
held for 20 years. "Over time, It sucked
the life out of me. I was good at it, but
didn't enjoy it. Mondays I used to dread."
Reed "married into Lynnfield" in
1998, settling into a century-old house
on Summer Street with husband, Billings
"Biz" Reed. "He goes by 'Biz-R', which
usually gets a laugh," said Reed. Their
"children" are five cockatiels: Dusty,
Haley, Dallas, Lulu and Bella.
She started by simplifying their lives,
ridding the house of clutter, chaos and
distraction.
"There were only two of us in this
house, yet somehow we filled it." They
cleaned house by holding yard sales,
giving stuff to family and friends, and
donating things to charity. A dumpster
was rented to dispose of the rest.
Biz collects rock and roll 78 RPM
records, which take up a lot of space
in their basement. He is reluctant to
jettison them just yet. Reed is fine with
that. She acknowledges that sometimes
spouses don't agree on what they can live
without. "I'm a coach, a referee, a sherpa,

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SIMPLIFY, page 17
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History comes alive on Chestnut Street
The Hart House, 172 Chestnut St., was built in 1672 and is one of the oldest homes in Lynnfield.
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Mark Ingaciola was not looking for
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Ingaciola, 56, was attending a
birthday party at his brother's home. His
eyes drifted to the two-story house next
door, 172 Chestnut St., which he'd heard
was one of the oldest in town.
The Realtor was onsite for the open
house, and Ingaciola convinced his sister
and niece to tour the antique building
with him.
"What attracted me from the very
beginning was how unique and unusual
the house was," said Ingaciola. "I've
always been interested in older homes
and the history behind them."
Living in Hull at the time, with no
intention of selling his home, Ingaciola
fell in love with the Chestnut Street
residence, furnished with 17th- and
18th-century period pieces by its former
owners, the Jacksons.
HOUSE, page 22
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The parlor of the Hart House.
Hart House owner Mark Ingaciola stands on an
original wood floor in the 17th-century house.
Ingaciola points to a frame of original siding that
was revealed during a restoration.
Ingaciola stands in front of the 1672 home's large dining room fireplace.
HOUSE, continued from page 20
Ingaciola can still recall walking
through the house for the first time,
admiring its clapboard exterior and
interior that reminded him of a museum.
"It's so well preserved, and the former
owners had painstakingly renovated it
for several years," said Ingaciola. "It was
something that I thought I would have
enjoyed owning."
Built in 1672, there's some debate
over whether this first period home — an
architectural term for houses constructed
by America's earliest settlers — is the
oldest or second oldest in town.
The oldest home, according to Linda
Gillon of the Lynnfield Historical
Society, is her own, the Henfield House,
which is located at 300 Main St. and was
built in 1667.
Although Ingaciola loves living in an
old home, he said it's more important
that the house is comfortable. He has
some antique pieces, but his furniture is
mostly contemporary, and the house has
the comforts of modern living, such as
central heat and a washer and dryer.
He has been working with local
preservationist James Whidden to keep
the original integrity of the home while
making necessary repairs and upgrades.
"It does require a bit of work, more
frequently than a home that would be
built today," said Ingaciola. "When
you purchase a home like a first period
home, you realize you have a certain
responsibility to keep up the house and
the property. First period homes are a
part of American history. To me, it's
important that these first period homes
be maintained."
Like most old homes, there's a story
that comes with his.
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Lynnfield's ambassador
to the world
W
hen international students
come to Lynnfield as
part of foreign exchange
program Educatius,
Barbara Langill is one of the first people
they meet.
Although the former youth minister
has always enjoyed mentoring young
people, Langill joined Educatius only
three years ago, starting out as a host
mother before moving on to a regional
coordinator position.
After hosting her first student — a
boy from Italy — she said she was
inspired to help other Lynnfield families
connect with Educatius students.
“They’re always looking for host
families to recruit, and (my husband and
I) had a wonderful experience,” Langill
said. “I really liked the program and felt
it was important that it continued here.”
Educatius partners directly with high
schools in 16 countries and connects
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Brazilian exchange students Victor Lukenchukli, 16, left, and Lucas Skavinski, 14, are among many who
have received help from town resident Barbara Langill.
PHOTO: OLIVIA FALCIGNO
international students with host families
in 22 states across the United States.
According to Educatius' official
website, it’s one of the largest programs
in the world dedicated exclusively
to providing international education
opportunities for high schoolers.
Many applicants request to be placed
in Lynnfield, which receives funding
for the program through an educational
grant. Langill speculates the reason
for this is because of the town’s close
proximity to Boston — a city known for
its passionate sports fans.
“We have a lot of kids who are sports
fans and who are fans of the Patriots
or the Celtics, so here sounds good to
them,” she said. “They want to be close to
the city.”
Six students, five from Brazil and one
from Vietnam, are currently enrolled at
Lynnfield High School, while two have
already returned to their home countries
upon the completion of their half-year
programs.
Lynnfield High School Principal Bob
Cleary in a January interview said the
school sees an average of about seven
Educatius students each year, with Brazil,
Germany, Italy, China, and Vietnam
among the most popular countries.
Before new students become
acquainted with Langill, however, they
must complete a rigorous application
process. The program then sends
Lynnfield High School profiles of
applicants who request to be placed
there, and, once final decisions are made,
Langill sets out to do her job matching
students with approved families.
Because she recognizes hosting an
exchange student is often a daunting
challenge for all involved, Langill works
closely with host families to help them
prepare. To ensure each space is up to
standard, she visits homes beforehand
and takes pictures to send back to
students.
“We put pictures of the family
in, too,” she said, adding that small
touches like this can help alleviate
anxiety students often feel about their
impending trip.
Once they arrive, Langill works hard
to ensure every child feels welcome in his
or her new home.
“Especially in the beginning, I meet
with them a couple times to answer any
questions. We have a little orientation
so they can ask us anything they might
be embarrassed to ask their host family,”
she said.
“I really enjoy learning about different
cultures and hearing the kids’ experiences
and why they come here. They’re usually
very excited to be here and they’re
nervous about (missing) their family.”
Some students have many questions
about American culture and look to
Langill for guidance.
“They want to know what people are
wearing in school, what lunch will be like
— a lot of students don’t have lunch at
school in their countries. They go home
to eat,” she said. “Even the plumbing is
so different in some countries.”
For several students, this will be their
first birthday away from family. To curb
any impending homesickness, Langill —
who was named the Educatius Northeast
team’s January Star of the Month —
throws birthday parties at her home,
which is conveniently located up the
street from Lynnfield High School.
“I have them come over after school.

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We do cupcakes, and I make a card and
all the other students sign it. I try to
make sure they’re happy,” she said. “I
want them to be able to call me if they
have any issues.”
So far, the program has been a
successful endeavor for Lynnfield.
At its January 21 meeting, Lynnfield’s
School Committee voted unanimously
to continue the district’s participation in
the program and agreed to accept up to
10 Educatius students during the 2020-
2021 academic year.
“The program works really well and
we have had kids come back and visit
after deciding to go to college here,”
Cleary said in January.
“It gives our kids a great experience,
too, in that they see what they have
and what everybody else has. We even
had students come for a half year who
wanted to change to full year.”
Cleary also reported minimal
problems from students and host families
and credited Langill’s hard work.
“Since Barbara Langill has taken
over, she has done a dynamite job and we
have a number of families still hosting
multiple kids year after year,” he said.
As for Langill, she just wants to make
sure the experience is an enriching one
for Lynnfield’s students, both American
and international.
“To have kids interact with other
cultures is so important for (promoting)
diversity,” she said. “When I worked as a
youth minister, part of our job was to get
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28 | 01940
Michael Dalton is always
in the town's thoughts
BY ANNE MARIE TOBIN
The legacy that is Michael Dalton
continues to impact the lives of people
struggling to overcome addiction and
make a successful transition from
recovery to real world.
In January of 2018, Dalton, an
athletic standout at St. Sebastian's
School and Colby College, died from
an opiate overdose while in outpatient
treatment. He was 39 years old.
But, instead of allowing their sorrow
to take over their lives, Lynnfield's
Dalton family turned its personal tragedy
into a mission focused on helping others
with similar addiction issues become
success stories.
Along with their son, Jamie, and
daughter, Stacie, Richard and Carmela
Dalton established the "Think of
Michael" foundation, a 501(c) (3)
charity, in June of 2019, that provides
financial aid to recovering addicts to help
defray the cost of living at sober houses
as they transition from rehabilitation to
the real world. The scholarships range
from $500-$900, the average award is
approximately $700.
The group's first major fundraiser
effort, Trivia Night, was held a little
more than one year ago. It was a
huge hit, with 400 attendees packing
Breakaway in Danvers. More than
$90,000 was raised.
"The outpouring of support from the
community was amazing with so many
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people making donations, some of them
were people we didn't even know," said
Richard Dalton. "One person we didn't
know gave us a check for $1,000."
This year's event was bigger and
better.
Once again, the event exceeded all
expectations, topping out at a whopping
$107,000 in gross proceeds, thanks
to three last-minute, surprise auction
donations that helped put the evening
over the top.
The highlight of the evening was
PHOTO COURTESY DALTON FAMILY
when celebrity auctioneer Billy Costa
announced he was donating not one,
but two, in-studio sessions for 10 on the
"Top-30 with Billy Costa" show.
Costa's announcement caused a nearstampede
as teenagers clustered near the
stage scrambled to find their parents to
beg them to bid.
"It was really Billy who made such
a spectacular difference, not just for
his donations, but for heightening the
interest in the live auction and getting
the bids up," Dalton said. "We had items
that doubled over last year, like the
Puerto Rico trip which sold for $1,500
last year and $3,500 this year."
For Costa, who lived in Lynnfield for
27 years raising his family, it was oldhome
week.
"I was just thrilled to be here," he
said. "My family had a similar crisis
and when it happened, we were totally
blindsided. There is no magic formula,
that's the one thing I learned, also that
it hits everyone regardless of income.
Personally, I was terrified when it
happened to my family," Costa said.
Costa's donations brought in the
top dollars in the live auction with each
session going for $4,500.
Since its founding, the foundation's
mission has grown at warp speed.
"We soon learned that housing is just
one part of the equation," said Dalton.
"These people need help finding jobs,
which is a totally separate need. Not
everyone who needs housing needs help
with re-entering the workplace, so what
we found was a whole different group
of people who were not getting the help
they needed."
To address that problem, Richard
and Jamie, working with several
Massachusetts General Hospital
affiliated doctors, co-founded "Recovery
Works," a nonprofit organization. The
organization received a $200,000 from
the state legislature for a pilot program
to assist recovering addicts attempting to
re-enter the workforce.
Legislative agents Jack Murphy and
Maureen Glynn donating their time to

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Amanda
Coyle, second
from right
with Carmela
Dalton, radio
and television
personality
Billy Costa,
and Richard
Dalton, was the
scratch ticket
bundle winner
at the "Think
of Michael"
January
fundraiser.
PHOTO:
SPENSER HASAK
the cause. The legislation was sponsored
by state Sen. Brendan Crighton. House
of Representatives Speaker Robert
DeLeo and House Minority Leader Brad
Jones lent their support.
"It started with six MGH doctors
at their West End Clinic," said Dalton.
"Doctors are very good at tracking
success results so we hope that the pieces
are in place to get this program up and
going statewide on a permanent basis
going forward. We're just all so grateful
for the support from the legislature,
especially Robert DeLeo and Brad Jones,
who just kept the effort going."
"The team of doctors provide the
clinical services and we also have a
staffing agency and volunteers who act as
mentors."
Volunteers work on a pro bono basis,
providing resume writing, interview
coaching and practice interview tips.
With two major foundations in place,
the Daltons continue to expand "Think
of Michael" into other new areas.
The foundation is now supporting the
Ruth Kelley Ummi's House in the Fort
Hill section of Roxbury. The program
provides housing and intensive care case
management to women and children,
serving previously incarcerated women
who are living with multiple health,
mental health and substance use issues.
Twelve mothers and 23 children live
there.
"We first heard about it from my
daughter, Stacie's friends," said Dalton.
"We know that all too many people like
them may not enjoy the holiday as we will,
so our hope is to help make their holiday
a little brighter. Michael loved children, so
we feel he would have loved this."
Richard and Carmela agree they have
only begun.
"We started out on one path
(housing) and once we learned that there
are a lot of other needs out there, we
are adding different directions to help
address the need," Carmela Dalton said.
"The more we grow, the more good
we can do," said Richard Dalton. "This is
a business and we have to grow revenues.
It takes a lot of time, but it's our
responsibility to help our brothers and
sisters in their time of need."
For more information about the
Think of Michael foundation, visit the
foundation's website, www.thinkofmichael.
org or email Richard Dalton at rpdalton@
thinkofmichael.org.
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GeoBee win was by the Book
The final four — Jacob Book, Matthew Squadrito, Paul Capodilupo, and
Maria Chambers — during the semifinal round in the third annual Lynnfield
Middle School National Geographic GeoBee competition at the school.
PHOTOS: SPENSER HASAK
Sixth-grader Jacob Book receives applause after winning the GeoBee.
Seventh-grader Matthew
Squadrito collects his thoughts
during the final round.
Paul Capodilupo, an eighthgrader,
ponders a question.
Maria Chambers, an eighthgrader,
smiles after giving a
correct answer.
BY ANNE MARIE TOBIN
Sixth-grader Jacob Book defied
all odds to capture the third annual
Lynnfield Middle School National
Geographic GeoBee competition,
defeating nine other finalists from grades
5 to 8 January 17 at the middle school.
Book, who also competed last year, is
the first sixth-grader to win the event.
"I studied a lot before the
competition, especially general locations
like mountain ranges and lakes," he said.
"I didn't think about the fact that most
of the contestants were older than me.
I felt that going in I had just as good a
chance as anyone else."
All Massachusetts school champions,
including Book, are now eligible to take
an online test in hopes of qualifying for
the state GeoBee, which will take place
in late March.
"I'm just hoping that I do well on
the online test so I can get to the state
GeoBee," said Book.
Book's favorite subject? No surprises
here — it's geography.
"I love geography but I also love art
and band," said Book, who plays the
trumpet and also plays in the in-town
youth basketball league.
Other finalists were fifth-graders
Angelo Covino and Coley Walsh; sixthgrader
Ian Wagon; seventh-graders
Alexander Adreani, Jesse Dorman and
Matthew Squadrito; and eighth-graders
Paul Capodilupo, Maria Chambers and
Srivanth Trudi.
The finalists advanced after seven
rounds of preliminaries were held in
social studies classes.
"Each round had a different theme
as determined by National Geographic,"
said Katie Robertson, ELA/social studies
director. "It was very close and every
grade needed a tie-breaker to determine
the finalists."
Robertson said seven eighth-graders
posted perfect preliminary round scores,
while six students in each of the fifth and
sixth grades also answered every question
correctly.
"It's not easy and we had some really
good questions this year," said Robertson.
"It will be just a great experience for
Jacob if he can advance to the state
GeoBee, so we hope he can be one of the
hundred or so who makes it."
Middle school assistant principal Tom
Sallee, who organized the GeoBee in his

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first year in Lynnfield, said it's one of his
favorite events.
"I love it because there is always
a surprise story line with something
you just are not expecting," said Sallee.
"That something was having a sixthgrader
win it, and it was really neat the
way the seventh- and eighth-graders
rallied around Jacob as their peers
were eliminated. The audience was all
seventh- and eight-graders, so they were
not Jacob's group, but they really came
together, and that was just great to see
all of the kids pulling for him as the
competition evolved."
The National Geographic Society
created the GeoBee in 1989 in response
to its concern about the lack of
geographic knowledge among young
students in the United States. Since
then, more than 120 million students
have taken part in GeoBee competitions.
The winners of the state GeoBees
receive an all-expenses paid trip to the
GeoBee national championship May 17-
20 in Washington, D.C. where students
will compete for cash prizes, scholarships
and an all-expenses paid trip to the
Galapagos Islands aboard the National
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Dylan Rizzo's motto:
STAY STRONG'
———— BY ANNE MARIE TOBIN ————
Assistant coaches Adam Dell'Aria, Lexie Buonfiglio, Dylan Rizzo, and Christine Smith pose for a photo in the hallways of
Lynnfield High School before girls track practice.
PHOTO: OLIVIA FALCIGNO
December 28, 2010.
That was the day Dylan
Rizzo’s life changed forever.
Just minutes after dropping
off his sister at home, Rizzo, 19, was
seriously injured in an auto accident. His
car hit a patch of black ice and slammed
into a telephone pole just a couple of
hundred yards from his Salem Street home.
When emergency responders arrived,
Rizzo’s SUV was wrapped around the
pole and Rizzo slumped in his seat,
unconscious and covered with blood, so
much so that medics could not insert a
breathing tube.
He survived the 25-minute ambulance
ride to Massachusetts General Hospital
and was rushed into emergency surgery,
where the left side of his skull and
part of the right were removed to stop
multiple brain hemorrhages. By the
time the teen was transferred to the
neurological intensive care unit, he was
unrecognizable. His head was wrapped
in heavy bandages, his face had been
shattered, his left leg was broken and he
was in a deep coma from which he would
not emerge for days.
An MRI taken eight days after the
accident revealed devastating news:
Damage to Rizzo’s brain was extensive.
He scored only 1 out of 23 on the Coma
Recovery Scale Assessment test. One test
involved opening Rizzo’s eyes to see if
there was any sign of visual activity.
There wasn’t, according to Joseph
Giacino, director of rehabilitative
neuropsychology at Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital, who conducted
the bedside test. He said the best-case
scenario was that Rizzo would be unable to
function on his own for the rest of his life.
Rizzo’s family learned the news in
a team meeting held 10 days after the
accident.
“They told us he would be unable to
live at home. They said he might at times
not be able to recognize us, so we were
devastated,” Rizzo’s mom, Tracy, recalled.
In addition, there would be a
seemingly endless list of medical
procedures that Rizzo would have to
endure – multiple plastic surgeries to
repair his face, new bone “flaps” to replace
the parts of his skull that had been
removed, and after that, a long and painful
rehabilitation. He would be treated with
painkillers and sedatives. He had a shunt
inserted to drain cerebral fluids. He had
a feeding tube, a tracheal tube and a
Gore-Tex skull cap to conceal his exposed
brain. He suffered myriad complications
that included fevers, seizures, infections,
dangerously low blood pressure spikes and
an irregular heartbeat.
Through it all, however, Rizzo defied
all odds and proved the experts wrong.
On Day 17, he opened his eyes, which
signified that Rizzo had passed from a
coma into a vegetative state.
Doctors and family members
observed increased eye movement over

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the next 10 days, yet Rizzo remained in a
vegetative state.
On Day 27, something remarkable
happened. As Tracy Rizzo was wiping the
sweat off her son’s forehead, he raised his
arm. Tracy put the cloth in Dylan’s hand
and told him to wipe it himself. He did.
"I was shocked, as I knew his body
was moving, but we didn't know if he
was actually causing the movement
himself," said Tracy.
Rizzo soon began to show eye
movement and reactions to being pinched.
On Day 44, a second MRI revealed
that Rizzo’s damaged wiring had begun
to show signs it was healing.
On Day 60, while still in a minimally
conscious state, Rizzo was transferred to
Spaulding, where he would stay for 148
days before spending two months at a
rehab center in New Hampshire where
he began using a walker and was able to
climb a few stairs.
The day he left Spaulding, Rizzo
spoke his first words since the accident.
"That was the first time since I
became aware of what had happened
to me," Rizzo said. "To this day, I don't
remember anything about that day
at all. Basically I lost an entire year
of memories as I couldn't remember
anything from six months before the
accident to about seven months after."
Rizzo is permanently disabled,
that will likely never change. He takes
multiple medications and requires
therapy and help from his parents in
navigating his way through each day.
Despite the many obstacles he faces
every minute of every day, Rizzo’s road to
recovery continues.
He returned home to Lynnfield in
September 2011. Upon entering the
house, he looked around, smiled and said,
“I’m home.”
A little more than a year after the
accident, another MRI confirmed that
some of the damage to his brain would
be permanent and never recover. Again
Rizzo defied the odds. Nine months after
returning home, Rizzo was able to walk up
the stairs into his bedroom for the first time.
He continues to need speech and
cognitive therapy, but has resumed
much of his life he enjoyed prior to
the accident: going out with friends,
helping his father Steve on construction
projects, enjoying an occasional beer or
two, keeping his DJ skills fresh. He also
helps out as a volunteer assistant coach
of the Lynnfield boys and girls track and
cross-country teams, much like he did
before the accident. His duties range
from helping the jump and hurdles teams
with their technique and providing vocal
support and encouragement. He rides the
bus to meets with the team and rarely
misses a meet or practices.
Throughout the ordeal, Rizzo's
family kept the world informed on his
progress, issuing daily updates via his
"Jump High Stay Strong" Care Pages at
Mass General.
Rizzo said he has read every post.
"They were so inspirational and
incredible the way everyone was helping
me," he said. "I knew that I could never
quit trying to get better every day. My
only option was to keep working and I
know there is no stopping me."
Rizzo said he is the same person he
was before the accident. But one thing
has changed: He has become a neat freak.
"I used to be a real slob, a real slob
with my stuff all over the floor in my
room," Rizzo said. "Now, I love being
neat and hate messy things. It started in
the ICU when I couldn't talk and hated
not being able to tell people to clean
things up."
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Ava Brecken-Cruz, 11, left, and Annabelle
Echhardt, 12, smile as they take part in the
Chip Taste Test.
Excitement was high as voting began to rank several chip brands.
Snack time
PHOTOS BY SPENSER HASAK
More than a dozen Lynnfield Middle School girls
gathered for the Chip Taste Test at Lynnfield Library
January 30. Lays Potato Chips were voted the
favorite in the blind test while Utz and the
Stop & Shop brand tied for least favorite.
A middle-schooler samples the cheese puffs.
Siri Tudi, 11, samples a chip.
Victoria Clancy, 12, laughs as she samples
a chip.
Nandan Nishanth, 11, left, and Charlotte Beccia, 12, smile as they take part in the
Chip Taste Test at Lynnfield Public Library.
Nandana Nishanth, 11, reaches for a chip.

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The cast of Lynnfield Middle School's original musical "Four Weeks and Counting" appears to be having a lot of fun onstage.
Theater
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PHOTOS BY SPENSER HASAK
Ava Anderson rests on the stage as the
cast of "Four Weeks..." rehearses before
their opening performance.
The Lynnfield Middle School theater club presented
an original musical play, "Four Weeks and Counting,"
February 7-9. The well-received musical, scripted by
Lynnfield High sophomore Charles Wainwright, is about
the rehearsal process for a production of "Oliver" that
had to be up and running in, you guessed it, four weeks.
Madison Danese shows emotion.
Attending "Four Weeks..." from left,
Radhika Nishanth, Indira Gopinathan,
Nithya Nishanth, Gopinathan Gopalan, and
Nishanth Gopinathan.
Alex and Lee Moschella attended the show.
Tiffany Langdon and son, Nicholas, 11.
Students take part in LMS's annual play, "Four Weeks and Counting."
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