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LYNNFIELD — Wakefield Cooperative
Bank Vice President of
Retail Branch Administration and
Business Development Officer
Mohammed Bezzat is pleased to
announce the addition of Lynnfield
resident Bob Clattenburg as assistant
vice president and manager of
the bank’s 596 Main St. branch in
Lynnfield.
Clattenburg has worked in the financial
industry for 29 years, most
recently with North Shore Bank in
downtown Beverly.
His years of experience also
include Salem Five Bank and
Santander (formerly Sovereign
Bank).
“Bob’s extensive background
encompasses a blend of business
development, consultative sales,
staff development, budgeting and
team building,” said Bezzat.
As branch manager, Clattenburg
will cultivate loyal, existing customer
relationships and develop
the bank’s customer base and
connection within the Lynnfield
community.
“Bob’s leadership strengths and
friendly demeanor are welcoming
to customers who have been with
the bank for many years, and to
those we invite to visit us for the
first time,” said Bezzat, adding,
“Bob’s knack for connecting with
people and dedication to his customers’
happiness are an added
bonus to our wonderful Lynnfield
branch.”
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Clattenburg lives in Lynnfield
with his son, Colby, and his local
volunteerism includes 12 years as
a religious education teacher at Our
Lady of Assumption Parish plus
years of coaching Lynnfield youth
sports.
He has served as a board
member of Lynnfield Little League
and both Lynnfield Girls and Boys
Basketball. He is past president of
Peabody Rotary Club where he
served on the Board of Directors,
and past vice president and board
member of the Saugus Chamber of
Commerce.
Clattenberg is a past member
of Greater Beverly Chamber
of Commerce and Peabody
Chamber of Commerce. He holds
a Bachelor’s degree in Mass
Communications with a minor
in Business Development from
Westfield State College.
He can be reached at rclattenburg@wcbbank.com
or
781-334-4050.
Wakefield Co-operative Bank
(WCB) is a more than 130-year-old
mutual institution headquartered in
Wakefield and operating under a
co-operative bank structure.
Being a mutual means that it
has no stockholders and issues no
public offerings. Wakefield Cooperative
Bank’s main office is located
at 342 Main St. in Wakefield
and it has two other branch locations
— one in Lynnfield and 526
Main St. in Melrose.
It is the bank’s mission to provide
exceptional service and innovative
products, with the vision of
seeing every one of its customers
achieve their personal financial
goals and success. Learn more at
wakefieldcoop.com.
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that many appointments have
opened up. We know the state
is overwhelmed, but keep
trying,” he said, reminding
people that many persons eligible
under Phase 1 (first responders,
front-facing health
care workers and school
nurses) still have not gotten
the vaccine and will also be
seeking appointments.
Davis said that the community
is “actually seeing some
good trending,” with 43 cases
in the last seven days and 88
in the last 14 days.
“That’s down considerably
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Secatore is a 1997 graduate
of Lynnfield High School,
where he was a standout Hall of
Fame wrestler. A Marine Corps
veteran with national-security
clearance, he majored in mathematics
at Merrimack College
and worked as a financial analyst
at Fidelity Investments.
He joined the department
in 2007 where he became a
jack-of-all-trades, serving as
an Internet technology officer,
court prosecutor, detective supervisor,
training supervisor
and the town’s deputy emergency
management director,
among other duties.
A former veterans service officer
for the town of Lynnfield
(2009-2014), Secatore is a
member of the Lynnfield War
Memorial Committee. He
was promoted to captain last
summer after recording the
highest score on the captain’s
exam.
Secatore said one of the most
pressing issues on his agenda is
the new police reform bill that
was passed late last year and
he will be working with Sgt.
Christopher DeCarlo to implement
the necessary changes in
policy and procedures.
“Times ahead are going to be
challenging,” he said. “We have
the new police reform bill that
has been passed so we have to
move forward and implement
those things within a six-month
period and within the year.
“Chris and I have spoken
about this bill. Not only is he an
attorney, he’s our investigation
supervisor, so it’s going to be
exciting to work every day with
him to make sure that Lynnfield
maintains its integrity and conforms
with the new bill in this
interim period and beyond.”
Dolan said that Secatore has
made significant contributions
to town government behind the
scenes, including a total redesign
and rebuild of the town’s
public safety information
technology system. He called
Secatore’s and DeCarlo’s experience
a “one-two punch.”
“This is the beginning of a
great new chapter in Lynnfield,”
Dolan said.
Breen’s retirement capped a
37-year career in law enforcement,
the final 10 years serving
as police chief.
Board Chair Chris Barrett
thanked Breen for his 24 years
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what we’re doing.”
Approximately 70 first
responders have been vaccinated
during Phase 1, according
to Davis.
“That includes fire personnel,
police personnel and
dispatchers and associated
support staff and all school
nurses,” Davis said.
Dolan outlined the details
of the state’s regional plan,
adding that Lynnfield falls
into the district that includes
Wilmington, Andover, North
Reading and Reading.
“Even though there will
be clinics here in Lynnfield,
Lynnfield residents can also
utilize the services provided
by the other communities in
the region,” Dolan said. “We
can do joint services or do
smaller individual Lynnfield
clinics, but the capping on the
number of vaccines is making
it very difficult.”
Dolan noted that anyone
watching local or national
news knows that availability
of the vaccine and the ability
to distribute it has been a
“massive crisis” and that “we
simply are not getting the vaccine
that we need, not even to
the point where we have 10
percent of what we need.”
of “exemplary service” to the
Lynnfield Police Department.
“He has been a wonderful
public servant and been there
at all times to serve, protect and
defend our community,” Barrett
said. “We have great confidence
in his legacy for many, many
years to come as he has put together
a wonderful team.”
Dalton said Breen is “a great
citizen and a great chief,” while
Crawford said Breen has been
“a tremendous role model, not
only for the police force but for
the community,” and also commended
him for performing his
job with integrity.”
Town Administrator Rob
Dolan said the search for a permanent
replacement for Breen
will be a “fair and open process”
and will take approximately
three months, commending
Breen for his leadership.
“There has never been a
harder year to be a police officer
than 2020 with the level of incidents,
and some very emotional
incidents you just wouldn’t expect
both in a small town and
across the nation,” Dolan said.
“The professionalism and dignity
displayed by our police is
a reflection of Chief Breen and
his leadership.”
“That’s a national issue,
not a Lynnfield issue, but
we’ve gotten several calls
from people asking when and
where they can get (their)
vaccine,” he said.
The town will continue to
issue COVID updates via
online video presentations,
posts on the town website and
reverse-911 calls in emergency
situations. The fire department
has already ordered
special distribution equipment,
including refrigerators.
“We want you to know
that we are ready to go, we
have a plan in place, we have
nurses, we have volunteers,
we just need doses,” Dolan
said, adding that the town is
actively working with Senior
Housing, the Council on
Aging and GLSS (Greater
Lynn Senior Services).
“Again, don’t wait as the
amount (of the vaccine) we
get is so minimal you need
to take a multi-faceted approach,”
Dolan said. “I know
it’s difficult, but we can help
work with you. We know
there’s a lot of frustration
as people want to get vaccinated
and we share that. We
are frustrated but hopeful at
the same time. We are desperately
waiting for our federal
and state partners.”