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SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1957
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among
its fans
PEABODY
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SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1957
By Thor Jourgensen
PEABODY — When Conan
O’Brien got antsy from living in
coronavirus quarantine, he turned
to Sully’s Brand for some fun and
distraction.
The T-shirt and logo paraphernalia
business that shares space with
a record label in the former Foster
Street industrial center sent O’Brien a
“quarantine care package,” including
a Conan-centric T-shirt.
With its bright-red “Boston” logo,
the shirt’s art depicts O’Brien’s father
knocking a hot dog out of his son’s
SULLY’S, PAGE 3
PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK
Chris Wrenn, owner and founder of Sully’s Brand and Bridge Nine records,
had one of the brand’s t-shirts featured in Conan O’Brien’s opening
monologue.
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Giving women a helping hand out of poverty
By Thor Jourgensen
More than one in four single mothers
raising families in the city live in poverty
and The Women’s Fund of Essex County
is helping them.
The Fund gathered statistics in a 2017
report highlighting economic challenges
faced by women that, The Women’s
Fund says, have been worsened by
coronavirus.
“We understand these are extraordinary
times,” said Elaine Quinn,
Advisory Board vice president for The
Women’s Fund, adding, “The Women’s
Fund and its donors are honored to help
these agencies which are making a vital
difference in the lives of women, girls
and families here in Essex County.”
One of 12 grants totaling $100,000 and
announced on Friday by The Women’s
Fund is going to Citizens Inn. The Willis
Street agency operates a food pantry and
meals program that saw need among its
clients increase 400 percent since coronavirus
widespread late March onset.
“The grants are unrestricted. However,
in keeping with our mission, we encourage
agency recipients to use these
funds for the benefit of women and
girls wherever possible,” said Advisory
Board President Ro French.
Statistics cited by The Women’s Fund
in its report, “Women in Poverty in Essex
County: A Call to Action,” stated that
1,318 women in Peabody were single
parents heads of households in 2016 and
369 of those women lived in poverty.
For the study’s purposes, the report
referenced 2015 federal Health and
Human Services’ poverty guidelines
defining the poverty line for a family of
three as $20,090 in 2015.
“Low income is a result of reduced earnings
from low-wage jobs, part time work,
unemployment, low pensions and low social
security benefits,” stated the report.
In its 2017 report, The Women’s
Fund noted that 54 percent of women in
Peabody are homeowners.
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Citizens Inn secures covid response money
Weekly News Report
Citizens Inn Haven from
Hunger is among nonprofit organizations
splitting $650,000
in coronavirus response money
provided by the Essex County
Community Foundation (ECCF).
The money to the Peabody
food pantry and meal provider
was awarded in the fourth round
of grants from ECCF’s Essex
County COVID-19 Response
Fund, established in March to
support nonprofits on the frontlines
of the pandemic response
in Essex County.
Like other nonprofits, Good
Hope Foods meets covid response
priorities to combat
hunger and provide healthcare.
Money distributed to
date includes $600,000 from
the Massachusetts COVID-19
Relief Fund, established by
First Lady Lauren Baker and
the One8 Foundation to support
those across the Commonwealth
most impacted by COVID-19.
This statewide fund works in
concert with regional community
foundations to strategically
fill in where gaps are
pronounced.
“As this health crisis continues
to affect people in our region
in myriad ways, continued
support from the Massachusetts
COVID-19 Relief Fund has
enabled ECCF to increase
funding to our frontline nonprofit
organizations, which
are working tirelessly to assist
the most vulnerable among
us,” said ECCF President and
CEO Beth Francis. “We are so
thankful for this partnership,
which has given us the ability
to broaden the scope and size of
our impact.”
To date, ECCF has awarded
nearly $1.9 million to 124 nonprofits
battling COVID-19 and
the resulting economic fallout
of the virus.
This most recent round of
funding is focused almost exclusively
on food insecurity and
support for frontline essential
workers. The $650,000 is being
distributed to 43 organizations
including food pantries and
collaborations, social service
organizations and community
hospitals and health centers.
“For so many across the state
– and in Essex County – access
to food continues to be a major
concern and will continue to
be a concern for some time
to come,” said Carol Lavoie
Schuster, ECCF’s vice president
for grants, nonprofits and donor
services. “Food insecurity is
high in the best of times, but
when a crisis of this magnitude
hits, our most vulnerable populations
experience a heightened
need and rising unemployment
rates force even more people to
seek assistance.”
According to recent reports,
the Massachusetts Department
of Transitional Assistance, the
agency that administers the
state’s SNAP program, has seen
a 400 percent increase in applications
for food benefits.
Community health centers
are also facing severe impacts
from the health crisis.
The Massachusetts League of
Community Health Centers estimated
that, statewide, health
centers have seen on average a
60 percent decline in revenue.
“Community healthcare centers,
which also serve our most
vulnerable populations, are
WORCESTER — In recognition
of their commitment
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the Class of 2020, including
Lauren Salerno of Peabody,
have been awarded the prestigious
Crown and Shield
Award, which honors students
who have demonstrated
exceptional leadership and
participated in service during
their four years at Assumption
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Assumption College seal and
the award recognizes graduating
seniors who have protected
(shield) and furthered
(crown) in the interest of the
student body and the College
community.
“Crown and Shield recipients
honor Assumption students
who have consistently
embodied the College’s mission
through their leadership
and service during their fouryear
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struggling to maintain capacity,
supply frontline staff with the
proper personal protective
equipment to safely perform
their jobs and keep up with
the costs of adding telehealth
to their array of services,” said
Lavoie Schuster.
The challenges of maintaining
access to food and
providing adequate support
for essential frontline workers
became evident right from the
start of the pandemic and have
persisted throughout.
“Successfully navigating
these two major challenges is
crucial to keeping our communities
nourished, safe and
healthy during the pandemic,
and after it has subsided,” said
Lavoie Schuster, adding, “And
we are proud to support our
local hunger and health organizations
that are working so hard
to do just that.”
In addition to supporting
hunger and healthcare nonprofits,
$25,000 from the Essex
County COVID-19 Response
Fund will be used to support
individual Essex County artists
– who have also been hit hard
by the pandemic – through the
Essex County Artist Fund.
“These creatives are gig
workers that have faced unprecedented
challenges due to
the restriction of social interaction,
which is so crucial to their
work,” said Karen Ristuben,
program director for ECCF’s
Creative County Initiative,
ECCF”s effort to support the region’s
creative ecosystem. “The
Grants will not only provide
our local creatives with muchneeded
financial support, but
they also let them know that we
value their work, which is essential
to the vibrancy and connectedness
of our communities.”
While Governor Charlie
Baker’s May 18 announcement
that select Massachusetts businesses
will begin opening this
week shines a light at the end of
the tunnel, thousands of Essex
County residents will struggle
for the foreseeable future as we
continue to battle the virus and
its effects.
“Unfortunately, there will be
a sustained strain on nonprofit
organizations struggling to provide
residents with basic services
with stretched resources,”
said Francis. “And as the longterm
effects of the virus are
unveiled with time, additional
organizations will find themselves
strapped. Our local nonprofits
– and the residents they
serve – will need our support
for a long time to come.”
The mission of Essex County
Community Foundation is to inspire
philanthropy that strengthens
the communities of Essex County.
We do this by managing charitable
assets, strengthening and supporting
nonprofits and engaging
in strategic community leadership.
Since 1998, ECCF and its
family of more than 230 charitable
funds have granted $85
million to nonprofits, schools
and students in Essex County
and beyond. Our ultimate goal
is to have 34 thriving cities and
towns in Essex County and to
improve the quality of life for
the region’s nearly 800,000 residents.
Learn more at eccf.org.
Salerno praised for leadership
the classroom to extracurricular
activities across campus.
They have served as extraordinary
leaders to advance
our campus and Worcester
community for the better.
They have served as leaders,
influenced change, and encouraged
action among their
classmates. These awardees
were chosen because their
positive and meaningful contributions
will last long after
graduation day.”
Crown and Shield recipients
are nominated by faculty,
staff and administration
for their exemplary service
and leadership. Salerno was
an organizational communication
major and marketing
minor. During her time at
Assumption, she served as
media executive and weekend
entertainment executive for
the Campus Activities Board;
a Class of 2020 assembly
member; and participated in a
SEND Service Immersion trip
to Baltimore. Salerno also
spent a semester studying at
Assumption’s Rome, Italy,
Campus.

JUNE 4, 2020
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Local company counts Conan among its fans
SULLY’S
FROM PAGE 1
hand after former Red Sox left
fielder Jim Rice dropped a fly
ball. Another Sully’s shirt featuring
an image of the Zakim
Bridge earned an on-air commentary
by the late-night television
host.
Sully’s owner Chris Wrenn
has been slapping Boston images
and logos on bumper
stickers, shirts and hats for more
than 20 years. A Connecticut
native who launched a record
label while attending college
in Vermont, Wrenn moved to
Boston in 1998 to be closer to
the city’s rock music scene.
With his sights set on releasing
more than one record a
year, he teamed up with friends
Pulling women
out of poverty
POVERTY
FROM PAGE 1
The report also noted that
low educational attainment disproportionately
hurts women
because of wage disparity
and occupational segregation.
Statistics cited in the report
indicate 28 percent of women
living in Peabody hold a bachelor’s
degree or more advanced
degree.
Budget Buddies is another
organization sharing The
Women’s Fund grant money.
It works to build financial literacy,
confidence, and security
of low-income women and
girls.
“This funding will go such
a long way as we help to meet
the needs of our clients and
community members...It will
allow us to adapt our workshops
to make them available
and accessible virtually that are
increasingly…needed to help
lift low-income women from
the economic hardship caused
by this pandemic, and to prevent
more women from falling
into poverty because of it,” said
Danielle Piskaldo of Budget
Buddies.
Founded in 2003, The
Women’s Fund of Essex
County has awarded over $2.3
million to over 180 non-profit
programs.
to create and distribute bumper
stickers promoting the Red
Sox-New York Yankees rivalry.
“We realized we could make
money selling stuff to fans.
We’d get a hawkers license and
a backpack and go,” Wrenn
said.
The stickers made money and
Wrenn’s Bridge Nine Records
upped its releases to more than
a dozen a year even as he expanded
his fledgling paraphernalia
business beyond sports
into other Boston-oriented
promotions.
Sully’s Brand reached the
point in 2003 where Wrenn, a
Salem resident, needed a manufacturing
site. He picked Salem’s
Shetland Park and when he
looked to economize four years
later, he found the maze of brick
and stone manufacturing buildings
off Foster Street.
“It’s 90 degrees inside in the
summer but I realized, ‘There’s
a business here,’” he said.
With a dozen employees and
more than 100 T-shirts and other
products for sale online, Sully’s
Brand has weathered what
Wrenn described as “peaks and
valleys” in part because of its
charity emphasis and interest
from stars like O’Brien and
Sully’s T-shirt fan Ben Affleck.
City Planning and
Community Development
Director Curt Bellevance said
Salem’s loss is Peabody’s gain.
“We think it’s great that we
have such a cool company located
in Peabody, especially
with the city’s rich sports history.
Chris’ products are funny,
poetic, and current. Sully’s is
also philanthropic and their
generosity is tremendous. I own
a few of their products and I’m
sure many other Peabody folks
do as well,” Bellevance said.
Coronavirus hit Wrenn’s
business hard, forcing him to
furlough half of his workers
with plans to bring them back.
“For the last two months, it’s
pretty much been me,” he said.
Sully’s teamed up with
California firm, People’s
Protective Equipment to retrofit
hats to hold protective face
shields and opened donation portals
for People’s and to support
The Boston Resiliency Fund.
Wrenn’s passion for music
hasn’t been tempered by the
Chris Wrenn,
owner of Sully’s
Brand, shows a
photo of a puzzle
featuring 25 years
of bumper-stickers
which he plans
to sell due to the
renewal of interest
in puzzles amid
the COVID-19
pandemic.
PHOTOS |
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coronavirus’ economic impact
or technological changes that
turned records from a mainstream
to a niche product. His
enduring motto is, “I’m going
to create something.”
“For me, it’s always been
about putting your name out
there. My hope is to develop licensing
deals,” he said.
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Police Log
Tuesday, May 25
Arrests
Dennis James Lombardi, 29,
of 50 Medford St., Malden, was
arrested and charged with Class
B drug possession and Class E
drug possession on Tuesday at
6:44 a.m.
Jael Ernesto Medina, 23, of
29 Veterans Memorial Drive,
was arrested on a warrant at
10:01 p.m. Tuesday.
Theft
A report of a stolen bicycle at
6:36 p.m. Tuesday at 66 Veterans
Memorial Drive. The suspects
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were described as two Hispanic
males who were driving a white
pick-up truck.
A report of a larceny at 4:46
p.m. Tuesday at Extended Stay
America at 200 Jubilee Drive. A
caller reported two people who
were helping her move stole
several items from her.
Wednesday, May 26
Summons
John S. McCatherin, 29, of 2
Allen Road, was summoned for
trespassing and Class E drug possession
after an employee from the
business that owns the building
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someone jumped the fence and
was sleeping in a tent next to the
building at 8:24 a.m. Wednesday.
Juan G. Santana, 19, was
summoned for driving with a
suspended license following a
report of a motor vehicle crash at
3:14 p.m. Wednesday at Summit
Variety at 145 Summit St.
Accidents
At 5:02 a.m. Wednesday at In
The Cut at 5 Andover St. Police
reported there was no structural
damage to the building after a
two-car crash; at 12:11 p.m.
Wednesday at Bunghole Liquors
at 79 Lowell St.; at 1:06 p.m.
Wednesday at Walgreens at 229
Andover St.
A report of suspicious activity
at 12:27 a.m. Wednesday at
28 Holten St. A caller reported
someone was possibly in the
backyard. An officer reported no
one was in the area.
Suspicious activity was reported
at 2:28 a.m. Wednesday
at 12 Bowen Road. A caller reported
someone tried to get into
their home through a window.
Police reported the person appeared
to be a confused senior
citizen.
A motor vehicle crash was reported
at 4:17 p.m. Wednesday
at The UPS Store at 300 Andover
St. A silver Porsche reportedly
crashed into a building. The
building inspector was notified.
Complaints
A report of suspicious activity
at 8:23 p.m. Wednesday at iStorage
Peabody at 244 Andover
St. A caller reported a suspicious
person was walking up
and down the street and seemed
to be carrying a metal detector
or shovel. An officer reported
the person was out looking for
treasures.
Theft
A report of a larceny at 8:14
p.m. Wednesday at Mobile
Estates at 286 Newbury St. A
man walked into the station to
report his roommate was withholding
his money from him.
After some conversation, the two
men involved agreed to go home
together without further issue.
A larceny was reported at
9:38 p.m. Wednesday at Sonic
Drive-In at 55 Newbury St. A
caller reported an employee stole
her debit card number and made
an UberEats purchase for $120.
Vandalism
A report of vandalism at
10 a.m. Wednesday at 18 Mt
Pleasant St. A caller reported
someone shot a BB gun through
a window of the residence.
There was damage to the inside
of a window.
Thursday, May 28
Summons
Edward Beardsell, 58, of 200
Jubilee Drive, was summoned
for operating a motor vehicle
while under the influence of
drugs following a report of a
motor vehicle crash at 6:51 a.m.
Thursday at St. John’s Church.
Accidents
A motor vehicle accident was
reported at 17 Chestnut St.; at
1:05 p.m. Thursday at Speedway
at 545 Lowell St. One driver was
taken to Lahey North.
Friday, May 29
Summons
Daniel Smith, 73, 10
Elizabeth Lane, was summoned
for assault and battery with a
dangerous weapon following a
report of a neighborhood dispute
at 8:34 p.m. Saturday at 5
Elizabeth Lane. An ongoing dispute
between the residents of 5
and 10 Elizabeth was reported.
Overdose
A report of an overdose at
6:51 p.m. Friday on Christopher
Terrace. The person was taken
to the hospital.
Theft
A larceny was reported at
7:41 p.m. Friday at 8 MacArthur
Road. A man walked into the
police station to report he had
never received an iPhone in the
mail.
A report of a larceny at 6:20
p.m. Friday at 10 Elizabeth Lane.
A caller reported three American
flags and purple bows that he
put out for Memorial Day were
stolen from the grass strip between
the street and sidewalk.
An officer reported the wind was
a suspect.
Accidents
A report of a motor vehicle
crash at 4:33 p.m. Friday at 43
Bartholomew St.; at 9:30 p.m.
Friday at 7-Eleven at 115 Main St.
Complaints
A report of a neighborhood
dispute at 6:14 p.m. Friday at
245 Andover St. A caller reported
his neighbor’s landscaping
company constantly gets grass
clippings on his property when
weed wacking. Police reported
the landscaper agreed to blow
the clippings off the driveway.
A neighborhood dispute was
reported at 10:03 p.m. Friday at
12 Beckett St. A caller reported
her neighbors were calling her
names and using vulgar language
after the fire department
was called to evaluate their fire
pit. Police reported the people involved
to be neighborly and keep
negative opinions to themselves.
Fire
A report of a truck fire at 4:29
p.m. Friday at Mobile Estates at
286 Newbury St. The blaze was
handled by the fire department.
Saturday, May 30
Accidents
A motor vehicle accident
was reported at 12:52 p.m.
on Saturday at Walgreens at
35 Main St.; at 12:53 p.m.
Saturday on Lynn Street;
at 4:40 p.m. Saturday on
Ledgewood Way.
Vandalism
Vandalism to a car was reported
at 9:10 p.m. Saturday on
Veterans Memorial Drive. There
was no lasting damage.
Sunday, May 31
Summons
Michael Carvalho, 48 of 12
Lowe St., was summoned for
operating a motor vehicle with
a suspended license, attaching
plates, and uninsured and unregistered
following a Foster Street
accident on Sunday at 8:57 p.m.
Accidents
A report of a motor vehicle
hit and run crash ; at 1:35 p.m.
Sunday at 11 Madison Ave.; at
3:18 p.m. Sunday at 550 Lowell
St. and 232 Newbury St.
Fire
A washing machine fire was
reported at 12:45 p.m. Sunday
at 30 Evans Road. There was a
belt issue with the washing machine
that was handled by the
fire department.
A front porch was on fire at
2:08 p.m. Sunday at 25 Brown
St. The fire was extinguished.
Enforcement
Police cited a Lowell Street
driver for speeding on Sunday
at 6:42 p.m. Police assisted in
transporting an intoxicated bicyclist
to Salem Hospital from
Andover Street on Sunday at
8:15 p.m.
Complaint
Police responded to a report
of motor vehicle tires slashed on
Foster Street on Sunday at 9:43
p.m.
Monday, June 1
Medical
Police assisted in arranging
transport from Washington
Street to Salem Hospital on
Monday at 8:11 a.m.
Complaint
A Washington Street business
employee reported license plates
stolen off a company vehicle and
a tire slashed on Monday at 9:16
a.m. Police received an illegal
dumping report on Lowell Street
on Monday at 10:48 a.m.
Enforcement
Police issued a motor vehicle
citation to a Summit Street
driver for using an electronic device
while driving on Monday at
12:54 p.m.
Medical
Police assisted with a medical
transport from Dalton Court to
Salem Hospital on Monday at
6:45 p.m.

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Gridley triumphed
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If a life was ever defined by
sports terminology, Stephen J.
Gridley was knocked down by
some combination of a high
hard one to the head and a
knee-buckling curve.
The juxtaposition of terms
seems appropriate for Gridley,
who was a baseball guy’s baseball
guy on the North Shore. On
that, the people who coached
with and against him in the
North Shore Baseball League
say, there is no doubt.
Gridley, 48, originally from
Peabody, died last Wednesday
and already his loss is being
felt, even if the baseball diamonds
are empty because of
COVID-19 restrictions.
“He saved me so many times
in my life as a coach,” said
Marblehead High varsity baseball
coach Mike Giardi, who,
along with Gridley, has run
Champions of Peabody in the
North Shore Baseball League
(Gridley was his coach there,
too). “He had that ability to talk
me down if I got too excited.”
Gridley was a standout baseball
player at Bishop Fenwick,
and went on to play for various
amateur leagues around
the area, including Lonnie’s in
Salem, another NSBL team.
“He was a heck of a player,”
said Swampscott coach Joe
Caponigro, who also directs the
Swampscott Sox in the NSBL.
“He played on that Lonnie’s
team that beat us in the firstever
league final. That’s when I
met him.”
But, said Giardi, Gridley
started having back issues that
ultimately led to surgery. During
the procedure, there was an inadvertent
injury to Gridley’s spinal
cord and he never regained the
use of his legs.
Confined to a wheelchair,
Gridley barely skipped a beat
— at least when it came to
coaching.
“You can only imagine,”
Giardi said, “what it took for
him to get out of bed, and do
all the things he had to do to
get ready. It had to be an hourto-hour
process, and he never
wanted to have to ask for anyone’s
help.
“You also never heard him
complain about it. At least not
in public. He did that for 20-
odd years. We were close, so he
might say something to me. But
once we were out, on the baseball
field, nothing.”
He channeled his competitiveness
into being a fiend for
preparation, Giardi said.
“We all need that second
guy,” he said. “Everybody’s got
that guy in the background who
helps you prepare and keep you
sane. That was Grids to me. He
was always there.”
When Giardi became head
basketball coach at Marblehead,
among the first things he did
was name Gridley his assistant.
“We’d play a game on a
Tuesday night, and by 10 the
next morning, Grids would
have the film broken down,
and every conceivable statistic
recorded. That’s how he was.
And that’s how you have to be.
You don’t just prepare a couple
of plays ahead, it’s two, three
games ahead. That’s what you
want to do if you want to win,
and we have won. Often.”
Gridley organized and ran
the Lightning Baseball New
England AAU Program for
many years before coaching
Vikings AAU baseball.
Chris Carroll, who coaches
varsity football for English, has
also been a player/manager for
the North Shore Phillies of the
NSBL. His right-hand man for
many of those years was the late
Jeff Blydell. Carroll sees a lot of
similarities in the dynamic.
“I remember coaching with
Jeff, and mentioning to him
how much I admired Steve,”
said Carroll. “He was a good
baseball guy, and a good guy in
general.
“It’s unfortunate to lose a guy
this young,” said Carroll. “But
the impact he had on the athletes
he coached gives you an
idea of his own character, and
the type of person he was.”
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Peabody Rec retooling for summer fun
By Anne Marie Tobin
With Phase 2 of the state’s reopening
plans less than a week
away, the Peabody Recreation,
Parks and Forestry Department
is hard at work retooling its
summer programs to bring
some fun to the city’s children,
while keeping them safe.
“At Peabody Recreation, we
are doing our best to plan safe
and fun summer programming
options,” Director Jen Davis
said. “Guided by this plan, we
are cautiously optimistic and
that we are implementing program
modifications, additional
safety measures and new protocols
as needed.
“Camp regulations might be
coming out (Tuesday), that’s the
rumor we are hearing, so hopefully
this rumor turns out to be true
so we know where we stand.”
Davis said the plans continue
to evolve in an effort to minimize
the risks to participants
and that while the state’s Phase 2
guidelines have not yet been released,
many summer programs
have already been modified in
hope of reopening in July.
Programs scheduled to start
prior to July 7 have been canceled
or postponed.
Davis said the popular parks
program that usually has about
50 kids, will likely be reduced
to comply with spacing guidelines.
There will be no sharing
of equipment and parents will be
asked to sign off on obeying all
safety rules, including keeping
their children at home if they
don’t feel well. She expects that
sports clinics will be offered,
while leagues likely will not.
“We’ve had multiple conversations
with the Board of
Health and we are cautiously
optimistic, but basketball is still
up in the air,” Davis said.
The program operates about
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A ZOOM Family Feud competition that was posted on the Rec department Facebook page. The Teague family of Peabody made
it to the national round, losing to the Hannson family from Herminston, Oregon.
100 programs and averages
about 700-800 children each
summer. Davis said 25 percent
of programs, most involving
contact sports and activities,
have already been canceled.
Many spring programs, lost in
the wake of COVID-19 closures,
were replaced by virtual ones.
“We normally run all of our
programs at parks and schools, so
once March hit and we couldn’t
be in our facilities, we had to
think on our feet,” said Davis.
“Thankfully, we have a great
staff and my rec supervisors,
Kierstin Merlino and Maureen
Sammons, came up some great
ideas for virtual programs.”
The first virtual program developed
out of the department’s
existing PY (Peabody Youth) TV
program with partner Peabody
Access Television (PAC).
“PAC took the studio program
and turned into a virtual program,
and that was the first virtual program
we had,” said Davis.
The department has had several
partnerships with communities
in Minnesota, Florida and
Oregon, one being a popular
30-day virtual marathon of activities
to keep kids active.
The most popular program
was “Family Feud,” a local, regional
and national competition.
Peabody’s team, the Teague
family, made it to the nationals
before bowing out to the Hannson
family of Herminston, Oregon.
Another popular activity was
Peabody’s version of the game
of CLUE. Entitled “Who killed
Dr. COVID,” the game challenged
players to explore the
city looking for clues to help
solve the mystery.
“Staff members scattered
clues across the city and we also
made online videos to help kids
identify the culprit,” said Davis.
Davis said that all the preliminary
hiring has taken place, but
until she knows what programs
will actually be available, everything
is up in the air.
Residents are advised to
check their email accounts
for important updates. Davis
said the department will not
run any programs unless “they
pose minimal risks related to
COVID-19” and that any additional
cancellations will be
made by the end of this week.
“We are not going to put
anyone in jeopardy,” said
Davis. “It will be up to our vendors
who supply clinics and
service and if any of them are
uncomfortable we will understand
completely. Most if not all
of our programs will be outside,
but even so, if they are uncomfortable
in any way, we will not
run the program.”
The June 1 due date for deposits
has been waived, Instead,
a 50 percent deposit is required
for all programs and will not be
due until July 1.
Program participants are encouraged
to visit the department’s
website, www.peabodyrecreation.
com or email the department at
peabodyrecreation@gmail.com
for additional information.
Sheriff’s officers donate plasma to fight COVID
MIDDLETON — Eight Essex
County Sheriff’s Department
correctional officers who have
recovered from COVID-19 are
donating plasma in hopes of
helping other coronavirus patients
in their recovery.
Officers Antony Yan,
Timothy Banahan, Brendan
Walsh, Patrick Wortham,
Michelle Mitchell, Almir
Hamidov, and Paul Costa have
fully recovered from the virus,
which makes them candidates
to donate what is called “convalescent
plasma.”
The plasma contains
COVID-19 antibodies which
can attack the virus in patients
suffering from the illness.
“These officers are going
above and beyond the call
of duty to help others in this
battle against COVID-19,” said
Sheriff Kevin Coppinger. “The
men and women of the Essex
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Officer Yan had a mild case
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said the process was very easy
and very similar to the process
of donating blood.
“I decided to donate my
plasma because I wanted to
give those suffering this illness
a helping hand. I was fortunate
enough to have it for a short
amount of time, while others
are still out there fighting. I just
thought it was the right thing to
do,” Yan said.
The officers who have made
their donations are Officers
Yan, Banahan, and Wortham.
Officers Walsh, Mahoney,
COURTESY PHOTO
Essex County Sheriff’s Department Officer Andrew Yan has
fully recovered from COVID-19 and donated his plasma to
help other coronavirus plasma with their recovery.
Mitchell, Hamidov, and Costa
are scheduled to make their donations
in coming weeks.
To learn more about making
a plasma donation, please go to
www.redcrossblood.org.

JUNE 4, 2020
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COVID-19 IRS tax scam alert
Taxpayers should be on the
lookout for federal Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) impersonation
calls, texts and
email phishing attempts about
the coronavirus or COVID-19
Economic Impact Payments.
These scams can lead to
tax-related fraud and identity
theft.
Here is what taxpayers
should know:
• The IRS will not call,
email or text you to verify
or request your financial,
banking or personal
information.
• Watch out for websites and
social media attempts to request
money or personal information.
The official website is
IRS.gov
• Don’t open surprise
emails that look like they are
coming fro the IRS or click
on attachments or links.
• Taxpayers would not provide
personal or financial
information or engage with
potential scammers on line or
over the phone.
• Forward suspicious
emails to phishing@irs.gov,
then delete.
• Go to IRS.gov for the
most up-to-date information.
Here is what people should
know about the Economic
Impact Payments:
• The IRS will automatically
deposit Economic
Impact Payments into the
bank account taxpayers provided
on your 2019 or 2018
tax return for a direct deposit
of their tax refund.
• Those without a direct deposit
account on file may be
able to provide their banking information
online through a new
secure tool, Get My Payment.
• Anyone who is eligible for
an Economic Impact Payment
and doesn’t provide direct deposit
information, will receive a
payment mailed to the last address
the IRS has on file.
• The IRS does not charge a
fee to issue the payment.
Scammer behavior
to watch for:
• Scammers may ask an individual
to sign over their
Economic Impact Payment
check to them.
• Asking for verification
of personal or banking
information.
• Suggesting that they can
get someone a tax refund or
Economic Impact Payment
faster by working on their behalf.
• Issuing a bogus check,
often in an odd amount,
then tell a person to call a
number or verify information
online in order to cash
it. Official IRS information
about the COVID-19 pandemic
and Economic Impact
Payments can be found on the
Coronavirus Tax Relief page
on IRS.gov.
The IRS encourages people
to share this information with
family and friends. Many
people who normally don’t normally
file a tax return may not
realize they are eligible for an
Economic Impact Payment.
Quarantine health and wellness update
‌This‌ ‌tip‌ ‌sheet‌ ‌describes‌ ‌feelings‌
‌and‌ ‌thoughts‌ ‌you‌ ‌may‌ ‌have‌
‌during‌ ‌and‌ ‌after‌ ‌social‌ ‌distancing,‌
‌quarantine‌ ‌and‌ ‌isolation.‌ ‌It‌ ‌also‌
‌suggests‌ ‌ways‌ ‌to‌ ‌care‌ ‌for‌ ‌your‌
‌behavioral‌ ‌health‌ ‌during‌ ‌these‌
‌experiences‌ ‌and‌ ‌provides‌ ‌ resources‌
‌for‌ ‌more‌ ‌help.‌ ‌ ‌
Everyone ‌reacts‌ ‌differently‌ ‌to‌
‌stressful‌ ‌situations‌ ‌such‌ ‌as‌ ‌an‌
‌infectious‌ ‌disease‌ ‌outbreak‌ ‌that‌
‌requires‌ ‌social‌ ‌distancing,‌ ‌quarantine,‌
‌or‌ ‌isolation.‌ ‌
People‌ ‌may‌ ‌feel anxiety,‌
‌worry,‌ ‌or‌ ‌fear‌ ‌‌related‌ ‌to‌ ‌your‌
‌own‌ ‌health‌ ‌status‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌health‌
‌status‌ ‌of‌ ‌others‌ ‌whom‌ ‌you‌ ‌may‌
‌have‌ ‌exposed‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌disease.‌ ‌ ‌
Other feelings include resentment‌
‌‌that‌ ‌your‌ ‌friends‌ ‌&‌ ‌family‌
‌may‌ ‌feel‌ ‌as‌ ‌if‌ ‌they‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌go‌
‌into‌ ‌quarantine‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌result‌ ‌of‌
‌contact‌ ‌ with‌ ‌you.‌ ‌ ‌
The‌ ‌experience‌ ‌of‌ ‌monitoring‌
‌yourself‌,‌ ‌or‌ ‌being‌ ‌monitored‌ ‌by‌
‌others‌ ‌for‌ ‌signs‌ ‌and‌ ‌symptoms‌
‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌ diseas‌e can be stressful.
Other stress sources include
taking time‌ ‌‌off‌ ‌‌from‌ ‌work‌ ‌and‌
‌the‌ ‌potential‌ ‌loss‌ ‌of‌ ‌income‌ ‌and‌
‌job‌ ‌security.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌The‌ ‌challenges‌ ‌‌of‌ ‌securing‌
‌things‌ ‌you‌ ‌need‌ ‌such‌ ‌as‌ ‌groceries‌
‌and‌ ‌personal‌ ‌care‌ ‌items.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Concern‌ ‌‌about‌ ‌being‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌
‌effectively‌ ‌care‌ ‌for‌ ‌children‌ ‌or‌
‌others‌ ‌in‌ ‌your‌ ‌care.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Uncertainty‌ ‌or‌ ‌frustration‌
about‌ ‌how‌ ‌long‌ ‌you‌ ‌will‌ ‌need‌
‌to‌ ‌remain‌ ‌in‌ ‌this‌ ‌situation,‌ ‌and‌
‌uncertainty‌ ‌about‌ ‌ ‌the‌ ‌future.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Loneliness‌ ‌‌associated‌ ‌with‌
‌the‌ ‌feeling‌ ‌cut‌ ‌off‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌
‌world‌ ‌and‌ ‌from‌ ‌loved‌ ‌ones.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Anger‌ ‌‌if‌ ‌you‌ ‌think‌ ‌you‌ ‌were‌
‌exposed‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌disease‌ ‌because‌
‌of‌ ‌others’‌ ‌negligence.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Boredom‌ ‌‌and‌ ‌frustration‌
‌because‌ ‌you‌ ‌may‌ ‌not‌ ‌be‌ ‌able‌ ‌to‌
‌work‌ ‌or‌ ‌engage‌ ‌in‌ ‌regular‌ ‌dayto-day‌
‌activities.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Uncertainty‌‌‌or‌ ‌ambivalence‌
‌about‌ ‌the‌ ‌situation.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌A‌ ‌desire‌ ‌to‌ ‌use‌ ‌‌alcohol‌ ‌or‌
‌drugs‌ ‌to‌ ‌cope.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Symptoms‌ ‌of‌ ‌depression‌
such‌ ‌as‌ ‌feelings‌ ‌of‌ ‌hopelessness,‌
‌changes‌ ‌in‌ ‌appetite,‌ ‌or‌
‌sleeping‌ ‌too‌ ‌little‌ ‌or‌ ‌ ‌too‌ ‌much.‌ ‌ ‌
Ways‌ ‌to‌ ‌support‌ ‌yourself‌
‌during‌ ‌social‌ ‌distancing,‌ ‌quarantine,‌
‌and‌ ‌ isolation‌ ‌include
staying ‌up‌ ‌to‌ ‌date on‌ ‌what‌ ‌is‌
‌happening,‌ ‌but‌ ‌limit‌ ‌your‌ ‌media‌
‌exposure‌ ‌and‌ ‌look‌ ‌for‌ ‌credible‌
‌sources‌ ‌for‌ ‌ ‌informati‌on.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Be‌ ‌your‌ ‌own‌ ‌advocate‌:‌
‌Speak ‌out‌ ‌about‌ ‌your‌ ‌needs‌ ‌is‌
‌important‌ ‌if‌ ‌you‌ ‌are‌ ‌in‌ ‌quarantine.‌
‌Work‌ ‌with‌ ‌others‌ ‌to‌ ‌find‌
‌out‌ ‌how‌ ‌you‌ ‌can‌ ‌arrange‌ ‌for‌
‌groceries‌ ‌and‌ ‌toiletries‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌delivered‌
‌to‌ ‌your‌ ‌home‌ ‌and‌ ‌make‌
‌sure‌ ‌you‌ ‌inform‌ ‌health‌ ‌care‌ ‌providers‌
‌of‌ ‌your‌ ‌medications‌ ‌and‌
‌continue‌ ‌to‌ ‌receive‌ ‌them.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Educate‌ ‌yourself‌:‌ ‌don’t‌ ‌be‌
‌afraid‌ ‌to‌ ‌ask‌ ‌questions,‌ ‌and‌ ‌ask‌
‌for‌ ‌written‌ ‌information‌ ‌when‌
‌available,‌ ‌even‌ ‌ ‌ask‌ ‌a‌ ‌family‌
‌member‌ ‌or‌ ‌friend‌ ‌to‌ ‌get‌ ‌the‌ ‌information‌
‌for‌ ‌you.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Work‌ ‌with‌ ‌your‌ ‌employer:‌
to‌ ‌reduce‌ ‌financial‌ ‌stress‌ ‌&‌ ‌provide‌
‌them‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌explanation‌ ‌of‌
‌why‌ ‌you‌ ‌away‌ from‌ ‌work.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Connect‌ ‌with‌ ‌others‌:‌
‌Reach‌ ‌out‌ ‌to‌ ‌people‌ ‌you‌ ‌trust‌
‌by‌ ‌calling,‌ ‌emailing‌ ‌and‌ ‌using‌
‌social‌ ‌media,‌ ‌such‌ ‌ ‌as‌ ‌talking‌
‌face‌ ‌to‌ ‌face‌ ‌by‌ ‌using‌ ‌Skype‌ ‌or‌
‌FaceTime.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Talk‌ ‌to‌ ‌your‌ ‌doctor‌:‌ ‌‌Ask‌
‌them‌ ‌whether‌ ‌it‌ ‌would‌ ‌be‌ ‌possible‌
‌to‌ ‌schedule‌ ‌remote‌ ‌appointments‌
‌via‌ ‌Skype‌ ‌ ‌or‌ ‌Face‌
‌Time‌ ‌for‌ ‌mental‌ ‌health,‌ ‌substance‌
‌abuse,‌ ‌or‌ ‌physical‌ ‌health‌
‌needs.‌ ‌ ‌
•‌ ‌‌Use‌ ‌practical‌ ‌ways‌ ‌to‌ ‌cope‌
‌and‌ ‌relax‌:‌ ‌‌Deep‌ ‌breaths,‌ ‌stretch‌
‌mediate‌ ‌or‌ ‌engage‌ ‌in‌ ‌activities‌
‌you‌ ‌ ‌enjoy‌ ‌and‌ ‌maintain‌ ‌a‌ ‌sense‌
‌of‌ ‌hope‌ ‌and‌ ‌positive‌ ‌thinking.‌
‌Keep‌ ‌a‌ ‌journal‌ ‌and‌ ‌write‌ ‌down‌
‌things‌ ‌you‌ ‌ are‌ ‌grateful‌ for.‌ ‌ ‌
After‌ ‌social‌ ‌distancing,‌ ‌quarantine,‌
‌or‌ ‌isolation‌, you‌ ‌may‌
‌experience‌ ‌‌mixed‌ ‌emotions‌,‌
‌including‌ ‌a‌ ‌sense‌ ‌of‌ ‌relief.‌ ‌If‌
‌you‌ ‌were‌ ‌isolated‌ ‌because‌ ‌you‌
‌had‌ ‌the‌ ‌illness,‌ ‌you‌ ‌may‌ ‌feel‌
‌sadness‌ ‌or‌ ‌anger‌ ‌because‌ ‌loved‌
‌ones‌ ‌may‌ ‌have‌ ‌unfounded‌ ‌fears‌
‌of‌ ‌contracting‌ ‌the‌ ‌disease‌ ‌from‌
‌contact‌ ‌with‌ ‌you,‌ ‌even‌ ‌though‌
‌you‌ ‌have‌ ‌been‌ ‌determined‌ ‌not‌
‌be‌ ‌contagious.‌ ‌If‌ ‌you‌ ‌experience‌
‌symptoms‌ ‌of‌ ‌extreme‌
‌stress‌ ‌such‌ ‌as‌ ‌trouble‌ ‌sleeping‌
‌problems‌ ‌with‌ ‌eating,‌ ‌speak‌ ‌to‌
‌a‌ ‌health‌ ‌care‌ ‌provider‌‌.‌ ‌ ‌
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‌feel‌ ‌like‌ ‌you‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌harm‌ ‌yourself‌
‌or‌ ‌someone‌ ‌else,‌ ‌call‌ ‌911‌ ‌or‌
‌the‌ ‌National‌ ‌Suicide‌ ‌Prevention‌
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Sports
Ronan Weekly News male Diver of the Year
By Mike Alongi
After great seasons in the pool in various
capacities, St. John’s Prep’s Will
Connolly and English’s Mary Lawlor
have been named the 2019-2020 Item
Players of the Year for boys and girls
swimming, respectively. In addition,
Peabody’s Theo Ronan and English’s
Hannah Trahant have been named the
2019-2020 Item Players of the Year for
boys and girls diving, respectively.
Connolly was one of the most versatile
swimmers in the pool this winter,
making an impact in the sprints and the
relays en route to a state championship
season for the Eagles. He won the North
Sectional title in the 200-yard freestyle
(1:43) and placed second in the 100 freestyle
(47.83 seconds). With his help, the
Eagles finished second as a team in the
North Sectional and then went on to win
the Division 1 championship by over
100 points.
Lawlor was named the Northeastern
Conference Female Swimmer of the
Year following a stellar season for the
Bulldogs. She took home the Lynn City
Swim Meet title in the 100 backstroke
with a time of 1:05.07 before moving
on to qualify for sectionals. She ended
up finishing ninth at the North Sectional
with a time of 1:03.16, then she went on
to finish 13th at the state meet with a
time of 1:02.36.
Ronan, an eighth grader at Higgins
Middle School, competed for the
Tanners this winter and made an immediate
impact. He was named the NEC
Male Diver of the Year, won the NEC
diving title and qualified for North sectionals
in diving, where he finished 15th
(279.40). He then moved on to the state
meet, where he finished 16th with a
score of 281.65.
Trahant took home NEC Female Diver
of the Year honors after a strong season.
She won the Lynn City Swim Meet diving
title (230.64) for the second straight year
and then went on to finish 14th at the
North Sectional (325.05) and 23rd at the
state meet (153.10).
There were also five players each who
have been named to the All-Item team
for boys and girls swimming/diving.
Matthew Brown (Swampscott), Cole
Brooks (Marblehead), Luke Magnuson
(St. John’s Prep), Palmer Randall (St.
John’s Prep) and Antonio Anastasiades
(Lynnfield) were named to the All-Item
Murphy top runner
team for boys swimming/diving, while
Elizabeth Dokina (Swampscott), Anna
Coleman (Marblehead), Clementine
Robins (Marblehead), Lauren MacPhail
(Peabody) and Meredith Yuhasz (Bishop
Fenwick) were named to the All-Item
team for girls swimming/diving.
Brown was named the team MVP
for Swampscott and has already been
named a captain of the Big Blue for next
season. An All-Conference pick, Brown
was the North Sectional champion in the
500 freestyle with a time of 4:50. He
also finished third in the 200 individual
medley (2:00). He qualified for the state
meet in both the 200 individual medley
(1:59) and the 500 freestyle (4:46), finishing
fifth in both events.
Brooks won the Outstanding Freshman
award for his efforts over the winter for
the Magicians. An All-Conference selection,
Brooks was both a sectional and
state meet qualifier in the 200 individual
medley. He placed 10th at sectionals with
a time of 2:04, then turned around and
finished 14th at the state meet. He also
FILE PHOTO
Antonio Anastasiades of Lynnfield was also Cape Ann League Swimmer of the
Year.
FILE PHOTO
The Weekly News last week ran the incorrect picture of Peabody High’s Jolene Murphy, who was named the Female
Runner of the Year for the Essex Media Group’s winter track All-Stars.
recorded a seventh-place finish in the 100
butterfly (54.18) at the state meet.
Magnuson was named Catholic
Conference MVP following a strong junior
season that saw him win conference
titles in both the 100 butterfly and the
200 freestyle. He was also a big part of
the success of the Eagles’ relay teams,
helping the 200 and 400 freestyle relay
teams to wins at the North Sectional and
second-place finishes at the state meet.
Randall capped off his career at the
Prep in style, swimming the breaststroke
leg on the Division 1 champion 200
medley relay team (1:36.59). He also
qualified for sectionals individually in
both the 100 breaststroke (1:01) and the
200 individual medley (2:01), where he
placed seventh in both events. He also
placed seventh in the 200 individual
medley at the state meet.
Anastasiades was named Cape Ann
League Swimmer of the Year following
a solid senior campaign. He was the
Division 1 state champion in the 100
breaststroke (57.59), setting a CAL record
in the process. Anastasiades also
took first place in the 200 individual
medley (1:57.05) at the North Sectional,
the second straight season he’s won the
event.
Dokina has already been named a
captain for Swampscott next winter
after a strong junior season. She won
her second consecutive Division 2 title
in the 100 breaststroke, winning with a
time of 1:04.11. Dokina also qualified
for the state meet in the 200 individual
medley, where she finished 11th with a
time of 2:15.92.
Coleman burst onto the scene as a
freshman and made everyone take notice.
She had a second-place finish in the
50 freestyle with a time of 24.56, which
was good enough to qualify her for
YMCA Nationals in the event. She also
notched a third-place finish in the 100
freestyle (53.67) at the North Sectional.
Robins was an All-Conference pick
as a freshman, qualifying for both the
sectional and state meets in the 200
freestyle and the 500 freestyle. In the
200, she finished third at sectionals and
ninth at states with a time of 1:57.30.
She placed third at sectionals and fifth at
states in the 500 freestyle, finishing with
a time of 5:16.26.
MacPhail was a team captain for the
Tanners as a junior, competing in the 100
freestyle, the 100 backstroke, the 400
freestyle and the 500 freestyle. Her best
event was the 400 freestyle relay, where
she helped the group qualify for the North
Sectional.
Yuhasz was the Fenwick team MVP
and a Catholic Central League all-star
in her freshman year with the Crusaders.
Her best finish of the year came at the
state meet, when she finished 10th in the
500 freestyle with a time of 5:24.48.
Also earning Item All-Star honors for
boys swimming/diving were Jacob Lang
(Classical); Thiago Pereira (St. Mary’s);
Luis Hernandez (Tech); Kai Zola,
Andrew Coady, Logan Greenwalt and
Teddy Batmaca (St. John’s Prep); Theo
Chemel, Jack Grady and (Marblehead);
Jared Alphen and Anthony Minichillo
(Peabody); Nate Pulido and Sam Caplan
(Swampscott).
Also earning Item All-Star honors
for girls swimming/diving were
Sydney Finnigan (Classical); Catherine
Zuffante (English); Lee Lewis (Tech);
Sabrina Botthof, Isabella Forte and
Emily DelBene (Bishop Fenwick);
Lily Bromberger and Maggie Connolly
(Peabody); Lola Muntiu (Swampscott).

JUNE 4, 2020
Not just kissing vampires: Now’s the time
to watch the best of Kristen Stewart
By Chris Hewitt
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Kristen Stewart’s mom in
her first big movie was Jodie
Foster, and she has followed
Foster’s example ever since.
Playing a mother and
daughter terrorized by home
invaders in David Fincher’s
“Panic Room,” they reportedly
grew close (their characters
even share the same limp,
blunt-cut hair). It’s not hard to
imagine Foster giving Stewart
advice on how to navigate the
perilous journey from child
star to adult performer, which
Foster managed better than any
other actor in movie history.
Stewart has finessed it, too,
taking pages from the Foster
playbook: avoiding children’s
movies, seeking out offbeat
projects rather than blockbusters,
working with foreign
filmmakers (both have demonstrated
French fluency on film)
and exploring other aspects of
movie production. It’s only a
matter of time before Stewart,
like Foster before her, directs a
feature.
What made it possible for
Stewart, of course, was a smash
franchise: “Twilight.” The four
vampire/werewolf romances
were all in theaters by the time
she was 22 and earned her so
much money that she could
have retired then. Instead, she
made movies she wanted to
make rather than those she
“had” to make to build a career,
appearing in a succession of titles
more likely to pop up at the
Cannes Film Festival than at a
drive-in. Stewart hasn’t been in
a big hit since the “Twilight”
series and she probably doesn’t
care.
Along the way, she learned
a lot about movie acting. In
“Panic Room” and a couple
other childhood projects, she
was a natural, but when she
needed to start crafting performances,
it took a while for her
to look comfortable on camera.
She appears to wish she were
elsewhere in the first two
“Twilight” movies (although,
with those scripts, who could
blame her?). In the last two,
though, she seems to accept the
material for what it is, allowing
her humor and intelligence to
shine through the dopey Team
Edward/Team Jacob stuff.
In those years, she also began
seeking out not directors who
made hits but innovators who
could challenge her to work in
new ways: Olivier Assayas (who
made two of her best movies),
Kelly Reichardt and Ang Lee
among them. It hasn’t always
worked _ “Cafe Society,” by
Woody Allen, is both terrible
and ethically problematic _ but
few major actors are more adventurous
than Stewart.
One result of her boldness is
that fans probably missed many
of Stewart’s small, offbeat projects.
It’s like she envisions the
movies she makes as sparkling
gems to collect and share with
small groups of people who
will appreciate them. So think
of these seven gems as your
Museum of Modern Streaming
Stew-Art.
‘Certain Women’ (2016)
My favorite Stewart leading
performance also happens to be
the shortest, since Reichardt’s
“Certain Women” links adaptations
of three Maile Meloy short
stories. Stewart’s a lawyer/
teacher who develops an intense
bond with one of her students.
It’s a subtle movie, in a
way that may not be ideal for
stop-and-start home viewing
(you need to force yourself to
fall into its deliberate rhythm),
but Stewart’s work is quietly
devastating. Bonus: Laura Dern
and Michelle Williams, both
great, anchor the other stories.
‘Personal Shopper’ (2016)
I’ve heard it described as a
“ghost story” and a “psychological
thriller,” but neither term
captures the queasy suspense of
the more recent of two movies
in which Assayas cast Stewart
as a star’s lackey. For most of
“Personal Shopper” (maybe all
of it), it’s not clear what’s happening
as Stewart’s title character
deals with a gruesome
corpse and text messages from
her twin, who is supposed to be
dead.
‘Charlie’s Angels’ (2019)
Stewart’s one attempt at a
post-”Twilight” blockbuster
didn’t do well and, honestly,
it’s so-so. But she is astonishing
in it, giving the kind of movie-star
performance I would
never have guessed she’d want
to, or be able to. Most Stewart
characters are introverted and
mumbly, but her Sabina Wilson
is charismatic, wisecracking,
loud and sexy. Weirdly, Stewart
is so wildly enjoyable that she
may hurt the movie; her pizazz
makes the other two angels
even more blah.
‘Panic Room’ (2002)
Stewart is a good match for
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Kristen Stewart
Foster, but in an early sign of
her versatility, it’s also possible
to imagine Stewart with the
originally cast Nicole Kidman,
whose injury forced her withdrawal
a couple of weeks into
production. The kid is sometimes
a brat, but she’s also the
one who saves the day.
‘Clouds of Sils Maria’ (2014)
Stewart has not been nominated
for an Oscar, but she
won the French equivalent and
a bunch of other awards for
her work in Assayas’ cheeky
comedy/drama, with Juliette
Binoche as a movie star and
Stewart as her assistant. Assayas
lays out weird mysteries he
never intends to solve, while
the leads sometimes play their
characters and sometimes seem
to be versions of themselves,
talking about how to play their
characters.
‘Seberg’ (2019)
Stewart portrays various aspects
of actress Jean Seberg in
this fictionalized drama, which
depicts the FBI hounding her
to suicide because of her political
activism at the height
of a career that included the
Minneapolis-shot “Airport”
and Jean-Luc Godard’s masterpiece
“Breathless.” Stewart’s
Seberg is a different person on
movie sets, where she must be
compliant, than she is with her
family, where she seems unsure,
or with members of the Black
Panthers, who show her a kind
of freedom she didn’t know existed.
That’s because Seberg became
a star as a teenager, which
must feel familiar to Stewart,
who does her best work when
she re-creates the fresh-faced
Iowan’s audition for her debut
in “Saint Joan.”
‘The Runaways’ (2010)
At the time, introspective
Stewart seemed like an odd
casting choice for brash Joan
Jett, guitarist for the pioneering
all-female band. Instead, she
uses her own tentative quality to
suggest that Jett leaned on a bold
onstage persona to overcome her
own shyness. The Bill Pohladproduced
musical drama may not
be the definitive portrait of the
band (that’d be the documentary
“Edgeplay”), but Stewart rocks.
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