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2 By Tréa Lavery For the Weekly News Before He has become St. John’s storyteller LYNNFIELD — Town resident Andrew Vittiglio wants to make sure that everyone hears the inspiring stories that his St. John’s Prep classmates have to tell. A senior, Vittiglio was one of the organizers of the school’s first ever TEDx event, which took place virtually in January. Vittiglio said he was inspired by a friend’s story of his summer job working in a lab. “I thought, ‘he could tell me this story now, but I’m sure so many more students and more people at the Prep would want to hear what he was doing,’” Vittiglio said. “We felt like it was the best way to share ideas and experiences with the Prep community.” Get your car looking great this spring After Don Winslow’s AUTO B O D Y Celebrating 49 Years MON-FRI 8-5 • SAT. 9-12 166 Holten Street • Danvers (corner of Center & Collins) 978-762-6366 • 978-535-2474 www.DonWinslowAutoBody.com Vittiglio and Prep junior Ansh Motiani of North Andover organized the event, which featured eight student speakers who gave talks on the theme of kinship. In addition to the event, Vittiglio and Motiani formed the Northeast Environmental Youth Organization when Vittiglio was a sophomore to find more opportunities for community service. Vittiglio said the group doesn’t have any one focus, other than giving back to the community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they and other volunteers delivered groceries to elderly and immunocompromised people in their area, and made home-cooked meals in eco-friendly containers to hand out to people living LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Police Department will be the collection site for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which will take place on April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This day addresses a public safety and public health issue of the misuse of prescription drugs. The majority of misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. This is a great opportunity to dispose of any unwanted, unused, or expired prescription medications. Medication will be accepted either in its original container or removed from its container and disposed directly into the disposal box. If an original container is submitted, the individual should be encouraged to remove any identifying informa- AM PAVING “Making Old Driveways Look New” Driveway Widening Walkways New & Resurface Asphalt Landscaping and Cement Work Alexander Moura 978-532-6440 Free Estimate WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 APRIL 22, 2021 on Boston’s Methadone Mile. “You never get to walk through Methadone Mile and just talk to these people,” Vittiglio said. “It was really eye-opening for us.” Vittiglio is also a member of the National Honor Society (NHS) and German-language NHS, runs cross-country, and acts as a leader in the Spire Society, an admission and advancement group for the school. While he hasn’t decided what college he will attend next year, he knows that he wants to go into a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) field, and is considering engineering, computer science, neuroscience and biology. tion from the prescription label. All solid dosage pharmaceutical products may be accepted, along with liquids in consumer containers. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original containers. The depositor should ensure that the cap is tightly sealed to prevent leakage. Items not accepted include intravenous solutions, injectables and syringes (due to the potential hazard posed by blood-borne pathogens) and illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine. The Lynnfield Police Department is located at 55 Summer St. For more information, or to locate another collection site, please visit: https://takebackday.dea.gov. STUDENT OF THE WEEK April 24 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Take Back Programs are part of the community’s substance use prevention plan. To learn more about what the town of Lynnfield is doing in the name of substance use prevention, visit www. AHealthyLynnfield.org. A Healthy Lynnfield is offering a free screening of the film, “Don’t Wait,” which is focused on talking to children in elementary through high school about drug use. Parents can’t afford to ignore the pressures their children face to try drugs and alcohol. From school hallways to social media to pop culture, children today live in a world that encourages substance use. Through interviews with parents and drug prevention experts, “Don’t Wait” provides insights on why it’s essential for parents to PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS Andrew Vittiglio, a senior at St. John’s Preparatory School, is the Lynnfield Student of the Week. talk to their kids early and often. The film also discusses how to best approach conversations and what to do if you spot the signs of drug and alcohol use in your child. As part of its April 2021 Above the Influence Campaign, A Healthy Lynnfield is offering free access to view the film by Addiction is Real, Inc. any time during the month of April. Simply go to https://ahealthylynnfield. org/news to get the free access code. Lynnfield parents who have watched the film are invited to a virtual panel discussion on April 29 at 7 p.m. with the film’s producers. To receive a Zoom link for the panel discussion, registration is required at https:// ahealthylynnfield.org/ news.
APRIL 22, 2021 Elementary school expansion project manager hired SCHOOL FROM PAGE 1 “This company takes a very detailed approach to the design process and scheduling, and even presented us with a schedule, so they are thinking the right way. The lead project manager has completed over 14 accelerated projects, which, with a condensed window, need to have strong management.” Local projects managed by LEFTFIELD include the Elbridge Gerry Elementary School in Marblehead, the Galvin Middle School and Walton Elementary School in Wakefield, and the Garfield Elementary School in Revere. Scenna said Lynnfield School Committee members reached out to Wakefield and Marblehead for comment about their experience working with LEFTFIELD. “They both said their performance was excellent and gave them an A-plus,” Scenna said. The LEFTFIELD team will be led by CEO Jim Rogers, who will serve as principal in charge, while James Riefstahl will be the project director. “(Riefstahl’s) experience coordinating public and abutter outreach, leadership communication, and his organizational skills will be key throughout the entire process,” said Rogers. “James will coordinate the efforts of the design and construction team to ensure that budget, quality and schedule requirements are met or exceeded.” In December 2020, the town appropriated $17 million for the project, which includes the construction of five new classrooms at both the Summer Street and Huckleberry Hill schools. Four classrooms will be dedicated to everyday learning, with the fifth serving as an adaptable individualized learning space. Two existing classrooms at each school will be renovated. The project also includes enlarging the gymnasium at Huckleberry to a size similar to the middle school gym, expanding and reconfiguring both schools’ parking lots, establishing new playing fields at each school and installing a new playground at Summer Street. The project will be ready for the start of the 2022-23 school year. In response to a question from School Committee Chair Jamie Hayman on whether anyone had asked LEFTFIELD if they had done any work outside of partnerships with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), Scenna said the fact that the town is funding the project on its own is advantageous. “The fact that they are out on their own is more beneficial, as there’s so much less paperwork than with MSBA,” Scenna said. “The fact that they have been able to be so successful on accelerated MSBA projects is impressive.” The next step, Scenna said, is to “get into the bid process.” “The role of an OPM is to come on board and assist with the bidding process by making sure that our approach is coordinated with all the other people involved in the process,” Scenna said. Town Administrator Rob Dolan said that the project is the culmination of the efforts of many. “I would say that it’s been the real input of leadership on the part of the Select Board and schools and all the various committees that have been involved in this from the very beginning,” Dolan said. “These people all serve voluntarily and while it’s been a long, steady process, it’s because of them that we are talking about breaking ground this summer. This is a very exciting time for the entire town of Lynnfield.” WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 3 COURTESY PHOTO | SUSAN PARZIALE The police department’s first Coffee with a Cop event dodged lots of raindrops Saturday at MarketStreet. From left, Director of Lynnfield Housing Authority Daniel Macintyre, volunteer Julie Perrin, Northeast Arc Autism Support Center Program Director Nancy Lucier, volunteer Susan Parziale and Sgt. Chris DeCarlo. Coffee with a cop for a good cause COP FROM PAGE 1 “We never brought the Autism Patch Program to Lynnfield,” said Parziale. Reading had it, Stoneham had it, Braintree, the list goes on and on, so I reached out to ask if we could bring the program to Lynnfield and the department could not have been more supportive in making the program and this event today happen. “The response today was incredible despite the fact that it was so cold and wet. People came who knew we were going to be there. People came who were just at MarketStreet and were curious about what was going on and just stopped by. The Michael Garabedian MELKONIAN'S NORTH READING SUBARU Mike Garabedian welcomes his friends and former customers to NORTH READING SUBARU Mike says he will beat any deal from any Subaru dealer! 260 Main Street North Reading MA 01864 turnout was more than we expected.” DeCarlo said the department has raised more than $2,000 through its patch sales. “This is a great opportunity for us to broaden our community outreach programs,” he said. “It’s gone well so far. We’ve had a lot of positive feedback.” That’s putting it mildly, according to Parziale. “I think we’ve sold out of the original order of 300 patches and now the police department has ordered 300 more,” she said. Parziale said the best part of the day for her was when a mother of a teenage boy with autism reached out for advice. “Her son is high-functioning and is going to be starting driving soon so she was concerned about what she needed to know,” Parziale said. “When she asked that question, I looked at Chris and thought that’s exactly what we were trying to do with today’s event. It’s all about finding ways to provide people with answers to their questions and tell them about the services that are out there to help them. “Being able to help that mother was just so special and the perfect way to end the day. If that one encounter is all that happened today — to help just one family — then that’s a very good day, and we are doing what we set out to do.” Sales: 978 396 6090 Direct: 844 720 9034 mgarabedian@northreadingsubaru.com
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