01940 Winter 2020

02 | 01940
A publication of Essex Media Group
Publisher
Edward M. Grant
Chief Executive Officer
Michael H. Shanahan
Directors
Edward L. Cahill
John M. Gilberg
Edward M. Grant
Gordon R. Hall
Monica Connell Healey
J. Patrick Norton
Michael H. Shanahan
Chief Financial Officer
William J. Kraft
Chief Operating Officer
James N. Wilson
Community Relations Director
Carolina Trujillo
Controller
Susan Conti
Editor
Thor Jourgensen
Contributing Editor
Steve Krause
Ann Marie Tobin
Contributing Writers
Mike Alongi
Elyse Carmosino
Gayla Cawley
Dan Kane
Steve Krause
Anne Marie Tobin
Guthrie Scrimgeour
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A noteworthy edition
Do you sing in the shower? Are you one of those people who sings, hums, or taps your fingers (or even
feet) to the tunes on your car radio? When you're walking down the street, do you snap your fingers and
shuffle your feet?
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
Neither do I. And it may interest you to know that Lynnfield's Noel Smith does not sing in the shower.
But she's singing at almost every other time of the day. She teaches it while the sun's out, and then she
goes into Boston by night and sings voice-overs and bit parts at a recording studio in Roslindale.
She has trained singers for Broadway and helped them get into schools that specialize in drama. And
she has definite opinions on what makes a good singer. But first and foremost, she says, you have to love
it and you have to want it. Steve Krause has the story.
On another note, Angelo David, an 18-year-old singer/songwriter and keyboard player, began writing
songs at the age of 8 after he began taking piano lessons. He's still at it. Elyse Carmosino has the story.
COVID-19 is never far away from us. This edition of 01940 has four stories that deal with various
facets of the subject. In the first, Gayla Cawley talks to Senior Center director Linda Naccara about how
to eliminate, or at least lessen, loneliness among elderly people. Then, school nurse Denise Weaver has set
up a donation drive to help those in Chelsea affected by the pandemic. Guthrie Scrimgeour has the story.
The existence of COVID has made for a bumpy ride in the Lynnfield school district, where the town's
ascension to the state's red zone — the highest risk designation assigned to communities based on the
average daily cases per 100,000 residents — changed plans around a little. Anne Marie Tobin has the story.
Finally, meet a rarity in high school athletics: a four-sport athlete. Ava Buonfiglio fits the bill. Because
COVID pushed her volleyball season to the end of the winter, Buonfiglio decided to pursue cross
country in the fall. That made four sports for her this year, as she also plays basketball and tennis. Mike
Alongi has the story. Alongi also has the story about Teri Chisholm experiencing nearly every aspect of
the educational system during her career.
Nikki Martin joined Compass Real Estate in April in the middle of the pandemic. Since then, she
has been doing everything she can to keep up with a frenetic residential real-estate market. Anne Marie
Tobin is back with that story.
The history of Pillings Pond is long and its roots run deep — but it is still capable of surprising even longtime
residents. Kirk Mansfield's family history and the pond go hand in hand. Daniel Kane has the story.
Soderberg Insurance Services originated nearly 55 years ago in the corner of a basement with a makeshift
desk built from a door laid across two file cabinets. It has grown since then, not only as an insurance
provider but in giving back to the community too. Guthrie Scrimgeour has the story.
And when it comes to specialty cakes, cupcakes, cookies and confectionary treats, nobody does it better
than Pam Shapleigh, who is definitely Lynnfield's "Cake Boss." The prolific Anne Marie Tobin has the story.
INSIDE
04 What's Up
24 Musical Angelo
06 Reading, writing, remote 28 She cares and shares
10 Her helping hand 30 55 and counting
12 House Money
32 Rock art
14 Sweet creations 34 Ava for effort
16 Daring Nikki
36 History floats
18 High achiever
38 Autumnal antics
20 Sing out, Noel
TED GRANT
COVER
A musician since the age
of 8, Lynnfield's Angelo
David is a recording
artist who has won
awards for his songs.
PHOTO BY
OLIVIA FALCIGNO