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6 Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce Summer Events: MassHire Employee Resources Webinar Date and Time Thursdays 2pm July 15th - September Location Virtual Fees/Admission No Fee Website https://www.mass.gov/topics/masshire Registration: https://www.eventbrite. com/e/masshire-employer-resources-webinar-tickets-163047115311 PACC Annual Summer Shindig - Olympic-Sized Fun! Date and Time Thursday, August 12th 5:00 to 8:00 pm Location Smith Barn 38 Felton St. Peaobdy MA 01960 Fees/Admission Tickets: $40 per person advance At the Door: $50 per person Sponsorship Packages Available Description Join us for our annual PACC Annual Summer Shindig on Thursday, August 12th at 5:00pm at the Smith Barn! Enjoy a fun night of food, adult beverages and games. A great company outing opportunity! PACC Health and Wellness Expo 2021 Date and Time Sunday Aug 22, 2021 5-8pm Location Leather City Commons 53 Lowell Street Peabody MA 01960 Fees/Admission Admission to the Expo is Free! Description Put the stress of 2020 behind you with our 16th Annual Health & Wellness Expo, happening on Sunday, August 22nd on Leather City Commons during the Mayor's Concert featuring Renee and the Renegades. Learn and experience the latest in health and wellness trends with over 20 area businesses and organizations. There will be a food truck and craft beer featured. There's something for everyone from home organization tips, to healthy eating to spring cleaning your financials. Attendee admission is free! PEABODY LIONS 29th Annual Golf Tournament Date and Time Monday Sep 13, 2021 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Registration/Lunch: Noon Event: 12:30 Shotgun Location Thomson Country Club 2 Mid Iron Drive North Reading, MA Fees/Admission Entrance Fee: $165/golfer SPONSORSHIPS: $1500 Flag Sponsor — Golf- Status.org applies your company name & branding on a professional 2-sided pin flag at EV- ERY hole. $1250 Premier Technology Sponsor — GolfStatus.org applies your company name & branding exposure on tournament’s website and within all functions on mobile golf app. $1000 Double Eagle Sponsor — 4 golfers, tee sign prominently posted on the course at one of the 18 holes, company name & branding exposure on all print materials, mobile golf app/website access, lunch & dinner. $800 Eagle Sponsor — 4 golfers, tee sign prominently posted on the course, mobile golf app/website access, lunch Have a story to share? Need a question answered? contactus@essexmedia.group WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 JULY 22, 2021 COURTESY PHOTOS | PEABODY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & dinner. $100 Hole Sponsor — name on tee sign prominently posted on the course at one of the 18 holes. Website http://www.e-clubhouse.org/ sites/peabody/ Contact Information For more information please contact Lion Kayla (978-587- 6255), or Lion Peter (978-535- 4828) or email peabodylionsclub@gmail.com. Description Our primary fundraiser, hosted at the Thomson Country Club, North Reading, MA supporting PEABODY LIONS CHARITIES, a nonprofit organization serving the Peabody area. For more than 75 years, PEABODY LIONS continues to assist local residents with vision and sensory impairments. This includes obtaining and receiving services and equipment such as eyeglasses, vision screenings and technology. PEABODY LI- ONS CHARITIES also works to support elders and families, and assists in a variety of community-related initiatives in alignment with all of the LIONS Service areas: • VISION • DIABETES • HUNGER • YOUTH • ENVIRONMENT • HUMANITARIAN Our golf tournament is open to all individuals and organizations! We continue to strive for a record number of golfers and sponsors to enjoy a day of golfing supporting our community. Please consider becoming a partner with the PEABODY LIONS with one of our sponsorship opportunities. "WE SERVE!" Thank you all & hope to see you at our event! ZBA approves Kings Residences BY ANNE MARIE TOBIN AND SAM MINTON PEABODY- Much to the dismay of many neighboring residents, the path has been cleared to build a 133-unit housing complex on the property formerly occupied by J.B. Thomas Hospital on King Street. Monday night, the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted 4-1 to issue a comprehensive permit (with 44 conditions) under Chapter 40B, the state's affordable housing law, to Hemisphere Development Group, LLC for the Kings Residences project Despite the fact that the meeting was not open for public discussion, it was contentious at times, with several residents attempting to express their opinions. This prompted ZBA Chairman Frances Gallugi to remind the audience that, "we do not hear from people in the audience. What we hear from is the board and the attorney." Councilor-at-Large Anne Manning-Martin objected immediately, reminding Gallugi that the attorney (former ZBA Chair Jason Panos) represents the developer's interests, not the city's. "He is not there to tell you what to do," Manning-Martin said. "You are deliberating." There were also other words exchanged with residents clamoring for board members to use their microphones as one crowd member claimed they couldn't hear board member Stephen Zolotas. Barry Osborne, the only member of the board to vote no, also expressed some concerns about the density of the project and also stated that he was torn on voting on the residences. "I really believe that something needs to happen at that site because it's just going to get worse; it's going to continue to be an eyesore," he said. "My own personal feeling is that at this number of units, it's too dense." Fellow board member Daniel Sencabaugh stated that he appreciated Osborne's concerns and talked about how tough these "40B projects" can be. "We listened to a lot of people, we had a lot of different department heads weigh in, we had an opportunity to have several meetings to discuss this project," he said. "We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that we're putting 44 conditions on this project and if we were to outright reject this project that they can appeal and they can get what they want and they don't have to do any of these conditions." Ward 4 Councilor Ed Charest said he wasn't surprised. "I was always in favor of the 55-and-over project for many reasons, not just because it had 23 fewer units, but the fact that it was going to be owner-occupied," Charest said. "There would have been no impact on the schools and no three-bedroom units. The problem was the people kept saying they could stop it and I kept saying they can't but they didn't listen and now look at what we have." Ward 4 candidate Julie Daigle said her main goal is to help Peabody remain affordable. "We all share the goal of making sure that Peabody remains an affordable place to live and raise a family," she said. "My neighbors and I recognize the constraints that Chapter 40B places on local control of developments like Kings Residences. But there are opportunities to negotiate a better outcome every step along the way." Manning-Martin wasted no time turning her dissatisfaction into action. Frustrated with the board for refusing to address density, size or scope, she filed a Freedom of Information request with the city first thing Tuesday morning, requesting ZBA documents, all meeting minutes — including executive session — and "any and all documentation and communications from the petitioner's attorney, Jason Panos, dictating these conditions and with whom in the City of Peabody they were exchanged, discussed and deliberated." Manning-Martin said the board has admitted that it never addressed size, scope or density issues of the project. "ZBAs all across the commonwealth downsize these projects all the time," she said. "It's the only power the city has to control the size and scope. Once that's done, the burden is on the developer to show that it is uneconomic and not supported by the local concerns that outweigh the residents' need for affordable housing… This is shocking and sad to watch." Looking for past issues? Find them on weeklynews.net
JULY 22, 2021 Obituaries Vivien A (Covino) Regan, 90 1931 - 2021 PEABODY - Vivien A (Covino) Regan of Peabody, formerly of Saugus and Winthrop, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2021, at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. She was the devoted wife of the late Walter J. Regan, with whom she shared over sixty years of marriage. No doubt Dad was waiting with open arms. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Joseph (Giuseppe) Covino who emigrated from Italy and Eva (Studzinska) who emigrated from Poland. Vivien grew up in Winthrop and was a proud graduate of WHS, Class of 1949 (the 49ers). She was also proud not to be a member of the Naughty Niner’s. Her mom, Eva (pronounced Ev ah) had a green thumb, was an animal whisperer, and was terrified of thunder and lightning. When thunder rumbled through Winthrop, her mom would sit on the table in the middle of the kitchen, clasping Holy Water to her chest. No lightning ever dared strike Eva’s Catholic home. Her dad Joseph was a gentle and well-educated man who once owned a fish market in Boston and died in his beloved Italy. Vivien was a dear and dedicated sister to Rose Larson, Connie Mustone, Gloria Panarello, Grace Price, Josephine Natale, and Francis (Frank) Covino - the only son of a proud Italian father, and that made him a big deal. Mom and her sisters were affectionally known as CBS (the Covino Broadcasting System) based on their timely and efficient dissemination of local “news” from one sibling to the next, a telephone line Vivien manned with her family and friends for the rest of her life. Vivien is survived by her sons Tim (Deb) Regan, Paul Regan, Matt (Kathy) Regan, Jack (Michaela) Regan and her daughter who was her “heart”, the aptly named Joy (Andrew) Wallace; her beloved grandchildren, Chris and TJ (Stephanie) Regan, Alex, Matthew and Nicole Regan, Jill, Katie and Samantha Wallace, and Jack and Caitlyn Regan; and by two great grandchildren, Mason Regan and Brody Walter Regan. She loved her siblings’ children as her own and was the “favorite” Auntie Bib to so many loving and devoted nieces and nephews. Their love for our mom was palpable and kept her heart full as she prepared to move on to heaven. Our mom also had a legion of friends, and many would say that she was the glue that kept them together all these years. It is impossible to reflect upon our mom’s life without thinking of all her Pals. Before she died, she told me to “tell my Pals I love them”. And that she did. To our Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and Friend, we are so lucky to call you ours. 90 years on earth is quite the accomplishment. What an honor it was to share our time with you. Service Information: Friends and family were invited to attend Vivien’s Funeral Mass on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Adelaide’s Church, 708 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Saint Jude at www.stjude.org. For the on-line obituary visit www.ccbfuneral.com William F. Keane, 99 1921 - 2021 PEABODY - William Keane, age 99, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at the Brudnick Center, Peabody. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen (Fox) Keane, with whom he had shared 54 wonderful years of marriage. Born in Peabody, MA on July 28, 1921, he was a son of the late John and Irene (Meagher) Keane. William graduated from Peabody High School, and then proudly enlisted in the United States Army. He was active during World War II, and spent much of his time in Europe, ending in Berlin. William was honorably discharged as a Corporal in 1945. Upon his return home, he settled down with his wife and daughter in Lynn. During his time in Lynn, before moving in with his daughter in Peabody, William worked as a custodian for the City of Lynnfield. He was a member of the American Federal State County Municipal Employees. In his free time, William loved working on cars when he was able. He would often refurbish and sell vehicles he worked on. Above all else though, William loved his family; and the time he spent with his wife, daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, meant everything to him. Surviving William is his dear daughter, Patricia Ann Denny and her husband Charles J. of Peabody; his grandchildren, Charles J. Denny, Jr. and his wife Angeli of Peabody, and William F. Denny of Peabody; his great-grandchildren, Jared Denny, Angela Denny, Angelo Denny, Andrei Denny, and Scott Denny; his sister, Noreen Dubiansky and her husband Joseph of Deerfield, NH, as well as many other dear nieces, nephews, and loved ones. William was the brother of the late John Keane, Dorothy Kolodziej, Margaret Keane, and Ruth Sullivan. Service Information: Friends and family were invited to call at the Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple St., Lynn on Thursday, July 22nd from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. His Funeral Service was held in the Funeral Home at 12 p.m. Burial followed in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody. To leave an online message or condolence, please visit www.cuffemcginn.com. WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 7 Full steam ahead for peabody peaker plant Anne Marie Tobin 69 STARK AVENUE, REVERE LUDLOW — After a temporary pause to address public concerns and set the record straight about Project 2015A, a proposed 55-megawatt capacity plant in Peabody, the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) is moving forward with the project. MMWEC announced Friday that it has filed an update with the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) regarding Project 2015A, which will provide required capacity for 14 cities and towns during periods of peak electricity demand. The decision to resume was made July 13 at an MMWEC Board of Directors meeting. “MMWEC appreciates the recent input on the project from everyone,” said MMWEC Chief Executive Officer Ron DeCurzio. “As proven leaders in the incorporation of carbon-free technologies, MMWEC and its members continue to look for ways to increase the carbon-free generation in their energy portfolios, while ensuring they are providing the required capacity, grid reliability and dependable service for their customers.” As required by the DPU’s previous order, MMWEC informed DPU Thursday that it is moving forward to seek DPU authority to issue tax-exempt, long-term debt to finance the project. In its filing, MMWEC requests that the DPU set July 29 as the deadline for initial briefs in the case, with reply briefs due by Aug. 5. In May, the board had authorized a minimum 30-day pause to address concerns brought to the MMWEC board, while also considering available options to fulfill required capacity obligations under ISO New England rules. The Project has been under development and public review for more than three years and has secured required state permits through the state’s robust regulatory processes. During the pause, MMWEC reexamined the project (including termination); project participant needs, obligations and rates; and alternative technologies (including battery storage). MMWEC also reexamined environmental justice issues and concerns related to the project. In coordination with MMWEC’s efforts, the Peabody Municipal Light Plant (PMLP) will use a portion of Project 2015A to replace the capacity from its existing Waters River Unit 1 generator. The decision involves the replacement and decommissioning of its existing 20-megawatt generator, which dates to the 1970s. The capacity replacement would result in the generator being shut down in compliance with PMLP’s obligations in the ISO New England capacity market and in accordance with ISO New England tariff requirements. During the pause, which began on May 11, MMWEC engaged with numerous interested parties, including residents of Peabody, legislators, other state and local elected officials and the administration. Public meetings were held in Peabody and Danvers. Numerous open public meetings were held with the public invited to comment. During the Peabody meeting, MMWEC provided a near-two hour update on the project in an attempt to set the record straight. MMWEC also expanded the information posted on the project website, www.project2015A. org, in response to questions asked. A Proud Supporter of a Healthy Lynnfield Meticulous 2 Family, 4 bed, 2 bath, pool. WWW.ELLENCRAWFORDSELLS.COM NEW LISTING! Ellen Rubbico Crawford, PREMIER AGENT 617-599-8090 ellen.crawford@raveis.com A percentage of every transaction is donated back to the community. PMLP Manager Charles Orphanos indicated his frustration over the fact that many people at the meeting appeared to believe they are experts who would substitute their opinions for those of the true experts, “the utility commissioners who dedicated their time to educate themselves, keep rates low and stable. “They like to think they know more than utility experts,” he said. “What people don’t know is this is a very technical issue and we needed to give it due diligence. Even so, they kept referring to things that just aren’t true, like the fact after being informed multiple times the project is $85 million, someone still said it was $170 million.” During the pause, MMWEC reversed course on the proposed installation of a new 200,000-gallon oil storage tank. Instead, it will now use urea, a non-hazardous substance, rather than ammonia, as a scrubbing agent for NOx emissions. In addition, MMWEC undertook extensive discussions with the equipment manufacturer about the potential to incorporate green hydrogen into the fuel mix to further reduce emissions. Because green hydrogen as a fuel source is an extremely new technology, those efforts are ongoing. “Contrary to what people are falsely saying, we are already investing in wind and solar projects,” Orphanos said. “It’s disheartening to listen to people who don’t know the facts. The fact is we agree that renewables are great and need to be a priority, but renewables do nothing on the capacity side. That’s what people refuse to accept and that really strikes a vein. “We are not making this stuff up.” $750,000
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