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4LYNNFIELDWEEKLY NEWS(USPS Permit #168)Telephone: 781-593-7700 • Fax: 781-581-3178Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5, Lynn, MA 01903News and Advertising Offices: 110 Munroe St., Lynn, MA 01901Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Fridaywww.weeklynews.netEditor: Thor Jourgensen tjourgensen@essexmediagroup.comReporter: Anne Marie Tobin atobin@essexmediagroup.comSports Editor: Mike Alongi malongi@essexmediagroup.comAdvertising Reps: Ralph Mitchell rmitchell@essexmediagroup.comPatricia WhalenErnie Carpenterpwhalen@essexmediagroup.comecarpenter@essexmediagroup.comRetail Price: $1.00Deadlines: News: Monday, noon; Display Ads: Monday, noon;Classified Ads: Monday, noon;No cancellations accepted after deadline.The Lynnfield Weekly News is published 52 times per year on Thursday by EssexMedia Group, Inc. No issue is printed during the week of Christmas. The LynnfieldWeekly News is delivered via US Mail to all homes in Lynnfield. It is alsoavailable in several locations throughout Lynnfield. The Lynnfield Weekly Newswill not be responsible for typographical or other errors in advertisements, but willreprint that part of an advertisement in which a typographical error occurs if notifiedimmediately. Advertisers must notify the Lynnfield Weekly News of any errors inadvertisements on the FIRST day of insertion. The publisher reserves the right toreject, omit or edit any copy offered for publication. POSTMASTER: Send addresschanges to Lynnfield Weekly News, P.O. Box 5, Lynn, MA 01903. © 2016 EssexMedia Group, Inc.WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 JUNE 11, 2020Lynnfield Center WaterDistrict elevates restrictionsThe Lynnfield Center WaterDistrict (LCWD), which atthe beginning of May implementedroutine seasonalwater use restrictions, elevatedthose restrictions toLevel 3 last week.Level 3 water restrictionsmean outdoor lawn and gardenwatering is only allowed from 8p.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesdays andSaturdays, with watering prohibitedat all other times.Residents are allowed to usehand-held hoses and wateringcans throughout the rest of theweek, if needed, while this restrictionis in place.The restrictions will be inplace until further notice andmay remain in place through therest of the summer.The elevated restriction is due toa combination of factors, includingconsistently warm weather, aboveaverage daily water consumptionand current outdoor wateringtrends in the community.“With more people stayinghome due to the COVID-19 pandemic,residents are using waterat the rate we usually only see onweekends,” said SuperintendentJohn Scenna. “This steadyamount of people using waterfor showering, cooking andcontinuous outdoor watering isplacing a strain on water supply,which these restrictions are designedto combat.”The Lynnfield Center WaterDistrict maintains a year-roundwatering restriction schedule asmandated by the MassachusettsDepartment of EnvironmentalProtection and the District’swater withdrawal limits.The restrictions also helpensure that the District canmaintain proper water pressurein order to meet potential firefightingdemands.More information about therestrictions is available onlineby visiting the Lynnfield CenterWater District website.Varying levels of restrictionstill allow for outdoor use, justat times when overall demandon the system is not as high.Staff will continue to monitordaily water usage and IpswichRiver water levels, and makechanges to the restrictions ifdemand begins to approach asupply capacity.Should additional restrictionsgo into effect, notifications willbe published on the LCWDwebsite and signs will be postedin the community.Customers with questions orconcerns about the restrictionscan call (781) 334-3901 oremail LCWD@LCWD.US.Lynnfield Art Guild announces scholarshipsMia IchimuraCOURTESY PHOTOThe Lynnfield Art Guild(LAG) is proud to announcethe two 2020 winners fromLynnfield High School of itsart-based scholarships.Julia Banks is the recipient ofthe Karen Rae Simpson DugganMemorial Award for $1000which honors a graduatingsenior interested in fine arts,graphic arts or computer design.She plans to pursue a coursein graphic design to communicateher creative ideas throughwords and pictures.“I look at the world as a workof art; with a job in the art field,I will be able to express my creativityeasily within all areas ofmy life,” Banks said.Mia Ichimura is the awardwinner for the Marjorie Gershaw$600 Scholarship which wasfostered by Gershaw’s love ofand commitment to art and understandingthat art is a passportto creativity.Ichimura plans to pursue acareer as a web designer andexpand her knowledge of color,layout, typography and other visualaspects.“I am very excited to be a partof this growing industry whichincorporates both my artisticbackground and technical businessskills,” she said.The Guild offers Lynnfieldhigh school students the chanceto participate in the SpringShow and monthly demonstrations.Please visit www.lynnfieldarts.organd our FacebookPage under Lynnfield Artswhere you can view LAG’s firstvirtual show through July 31.Julia BanksHave a story? We Let love us to know! hear from Contact you. the Editor,Write to the Editor,tjourgensen@essexmediagroup.comtgrillo@essexmediagroup.comCOURTESY PHOTO
JUNE 11, 2020WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 5Town of Lynnfield answers the callBy Anne Marie TobinDemonstrations against uncheckedpolice brutality towardpeople of color have beensweeping the nation since thedeath of George Floyd May 25.At the epicenter of many suchprotests are young people, whohave mobilized to answer thecall to action and are stepping tothe front lines to demand change.Monday, a trio of Lynnfieldteens — Lynnfield High juniorsMaddie Mahan and FinnMattingly, along with 2019graduate David Blake — leda bursting-at-the-seams rallyto protest Floyd’s death andheighten awareness of theneed to engage in anti-racialdialogue. Floyd was a blackman who died in Minneapoliswhile handcuffed and in policecustody. Four police officersinvolved in the incident havebeen fired and are facing criminalcharges, including DerekChauvin, who is facing a second-degreemurder charge.Lynnfield Police ChiefDavid Breen estimated that thenumber of peaceful protesterstopped 600, much to the delightof the organizers.“We expected about 200, so tohave this many people come outis amazing,” said Mahan. “Thegoal is to get people to begin theprocess of dialogue in Lynnfield,and having this many come outin support is a good start.”“One of the purposes ofthe march is to promote thevoices of people of color in thecommunity,” said Mattingly.“Lynnfield needs to advocateBlack Lives Matter and encourageresidents to take partin discussions, which are importantand pertinent today inlight of what is happening.”After marching fromLynnfield Middle School to theCommon, the program beganwith a moment of silence lasting8 minutes 46 seconds (symbolizingthe time Chauvin pinnedFloyd down with his knee) withparticipants kneeling symbolicallyon one knee and four femalestudents dressed in BlackLives Matter attire holding upclenched fists in protest.Among the speakers wereSelectman Chris Barrett, StateSen. Brendan Crighton, Rep.Bradley H. Jones, Jr., SchoolSuperintendent Jane Tremblay,Breen, Town Administrator RobDolan and recent Woburn Highgraduate Brooklyn Manna, whoorganized a similar event recentlyin Woburn.The program also featuredperformances by LynnfieldHigh students Josh Mattera(voice) and Alex Pellegrini(guitar) who sang “Black andWhite” by Michael Jackson,while Jemima Robins sang“Stand out” by Cynthia Erivo.Elizabeth Daly read the MayaAngelou poem, “Alone.”“Yesterday, today and forever,Black Lives Matter,” saidBarrett. “This is the time to act.”Manna said that Black LivesMatter because they have beensystematically devalued, andthat “to make a change, youneed to be the change.”“You saw us holding up ourarms and it was so hard to keepthem up, we had to switch arms,so you can only imagine thesuffering George Floyd wentthrough in comparison. It’s upto us to be that change.”Crighton grew up in Lynnand still lives there. He notedthat even though he grew up ina multi-racial community, hecan never fully understand whatit’s like to be black or brown.“I don’t know what it’s like,but we are in the two biggestfights of our lives with the pandemicand systematic racial injusticeand the only way to winthem is to come together andtake action,” he said.Jones said the country stillhas a long way to go to achieveequality.“Floyd’s death is an Americantragedy (but) I am hopeful itwill serve as an impetus forchange,” he said.Breen noted the strong youthpresence, who are the “drivingforce” behind this and so manyother demonstrations.“What you young people havedone is a fantastic way to get theword out and you did it in lessthan a week, which is amazing,”he said. “We are listening.”Tremblay said she hopes thatthis is “the beginning of a newworld for the generation of studentshere tonight. “I really hopeyou get to live in a world whereinstitutional racism and hatefulprejudice no longer exist.”“This is a town of white privilegeand we can’t recognizethe true extent of the sufferingthat people of color face,” saidBlake. “That’s why it’s so importantat this time, a criticalpoint in our history, to engagein dialogue to begin the processof understanding.”The protest came on theheels of a June 3rd discoveryof racist graffiti spray-paintedon a stream crossing in theBeaverdam Brook conservationarea. The incident is under policeinvestigation.“There is no place for hatespeech and hateful behavior inthe Town of Lynnfield,” Boardof Selectmen Chairman PhilCrawford said in a statementposted on the town website.“We condemn this vile and abhorrentact, which is completelyantithetical to our communityvalues of respect and tolerance,in the strongest terms.”PHOTOS | OLIVIA FALCIGNOResidents march in a Black Lives Matter rally from LynnfieldMiddle School to the Lynnfield Common.Woburn High School senior Brooklyn Manna, 18, speaks to thecrowd of marchers on Monday afternoon in Lynnfield during aBlack Lives Matter rally.Many people came out for Monday’s demonstration.The large crowd pauses for 8 minutes and 46 seconds during aBlack Lives Matter rally at the Lynnfield Common on Mondayafternoon.
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