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Lynnfield’s got a gymnast star
By Daniel Kane
Brian Solomon has been doing gymnastics
for about as long as he can remember,
and plenty has changed over
the near decade since he started.
But still the passion that sparked the
first time he walked into a gym hasn’t
dimmed much.
“I probably realized this was something
I wanted to do when I was really
little,” Solomon said. “I had just started
and I remember every time I learned a
new skill it was just a lot of fun. I just
wanted to keep learning new things.”
Solomon, now a sophomore at
Lynnfield High School, has learned
plenty — especially in the gym. At age
15, Solomon is a nationally-competitive
Level 10 gymnast, the highest level in
the USA Gymnastics (USAG) Junior
GYMNAST, PAGE 2
PHOTO |SPENSER HASAK
Lynnfield gymnast Brian Solomon works on his pommel horse routine at
GymStreet USA in Wilmington.
Lynnfield delivering a healthy message
By anne Marie ToBin
A Healthy Lynnfield (AHL) is taking
another positive step in making sure
that parents have the tools they need to
keep their kids healthy.
On Monday, the results of a survey of
parents and caregivers addressing perceived
norms, attitudes and preventive
behaviors were the subject of a presentation
by Scott Formica of Social Science
Evaluation Inc. to the AHL coalition.
“This survey is hugely valuable to
our work at A Healthy Lynnfield,”
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said AHL Substance Use Prevention
A Healthy Lynnfield’s Substance Use Prevention Coordinator Peg Sallade, Coordinator Peg Sallade. “This will
says that community involvement is key to coming up with solutions
around substance abuse.. SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PAGE 3
A vision
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By anne Marie ToBin
The town is on pace to become a part of
what is being touted as a unique project
designed to protect and preserve hundreds
of acres of open space at the intersection
of four neighboring communities.
Lynnfield Director of Planning and
Conservation Emilie Cademartori said she
has been informed by the Metropolitan
Area Planning Council (MAPC) that
Lynnfield has been awarded funding to
participate in the agency’s technical assistance
program (TAP).
“Preservation of this undeveloped
acreage holds the potential for a large,
connected wooded-trail network as well
as access to the Ipswich River,” said
Cademartori
Titled “A Vision for Willis Woods,” the
grant will support the development of a
regional effort to create a vision, and ultimately
a work plan, for open space at
the intersection of the communities of
Lynnfield, Middleton, North Reading and
Peabody.
Working with MAPC, Lynnfield will
act as the lead community. The vision
plan will focus on perpetual protection of
this large collection of contiguous open
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A shared
vision
for Willis
Woods
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Lynnfield gymnast Brian Solomon specializes in the pommel horse and floor routines.
GYMNAST
From page 1
Olympics Program.
Solomon already boasts
an impressive list of accomplishments,
starting with
a Massachusetts Level 10
Championship in April. He
finished as a Massachusetts
state medalist, Region 6 champion
and medalist and USAG
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Solomon competes in six
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Competitions have taken
Solomon and his family all
over the country, including
the Horton Invitational in Fort
Worth, Texas, a few weeks ago,
where he finished eighth overall
for his age group.
But right at the top of the list
for Solomon was qualifying for
and competing in his first national
championship in 2019.
“You’re around all of the best
guys in the country,” Solomon
said. “Most of them have been
there before and all of them
are committed to colleges. You
look up to them and want to be
like them.”
Solomon knows that getting
to that level takes plenty of commitment.
He spends so much
time training at Gymstreet USA
in Wilmington that he said it’s
almost like a second home. He
trains four to five hours a day
for most of the week, and with
all that time comes a strong
connection with his teammates,
just like in any sport.
“All my years in the gyms
I had a really good team
around me and it was basically
a family,” Solomon said.
“Through the years there have
been a lot of better guys than
me, so you really start to look
up to them.
“Everyone is really close.
We’re always hanging out together
and then at practice
we’re working hard together.”
The pandemic shook that up a
little bit. Gyms were obviously
closed down for a large stretch
of time last year, which resulted
in Solomon training at home
over Zoom calls. Even the 2020
National Championships were
canceled by USAG. Now, as
competitions return, Solomon
is finding there’s still plenty to
get used to.
“We’ve had a couple of little
dual competitions with other
local gyms,” Solomon said.
“States and regionals will be
virtual this year.
“I haven’t done a virtual meet
yet, but I think it will basically
be the same for us,” he said.
“I’ve heard from other people
that it’s just a little weird.”
Weird or not, the young athlete
will still be working hard
to keep his impressive gymnastics
career trending upward.
He has aspirations to compete
in college, even if the odds are
stacked against men’s gymnastics
itself.
“There’s a lot less college opportunity
for the sport,” he said.
“A lot of schools are dropping
their programs and there’s only
about a dozen out there, so it’s a
lot harder to get on a team. The
sport is not mainstream. But my
goal is to make it on a college
team and hopefully even more
beyond that.”
WOODS
From page 1
The aggregate area includes
various conservation-owned
properties, municipal water
district lands and large, privately-owned
parcels, all adjacent
to the Ipswich River and two
miles of the abandoned Salem-
Lowell Rail Line.
“Our town is truly grateful
for this opportunity to work collaboratively
with the towns of
Middleton and North Reading
and the City of Peabody to
preserve this vast area of undeveloped
forest,” said Lynnfield
Town Administrator Robert
Dolan. “Our four communities,
and clearly the larger region, increasingly
depend on these open
spaces to safeguard our natural
resources and strengthen our
climate resiliency. This grant
award marks a tremendous step
in advancing those goals.”
“This is wonderful news
for Lynnfield, North Reading,
Middleton and Peabody, as this
grant will help further their collective
efforts to preserve hundreds
of acres of shared open
space, protect local drinking
water sources and provide more
passive recreational opportunities
for all residents,” said
House Minority Leader Bradley
H. Jones Jr. (R-North Reading).
“My thanks to the Metropolitan
Area Planning Council for recognizing
that the proposed ‘A
Vision for Willis Woods’ will
offer many tangible, long-term
environmental benefits to all
four communities and to the region
as a whole.”
“The City of Peabody is
pleased to see this vision to
connect recreation trails to
the Peabody Independence
Greenway,” said Peabody
Assistant Director of Planning
Brendan Callahan. “The development
of a work plan and
shared vision between the
neighboring towns will move
the communities towards the region’s
goal to link our existing
trail network system.”
MAPC, Essex County
Greenbelt, the Lynnfield Center
Water District, Ipswich River
Watershed Association and
other critical regional stakeholders
have long expressed
interest in preservation of this
area.
The project has recently
come into focus with the recent
activity surrounding the
pending private sale of 20 acres
of forested land in Lynnfield,
known as Richardson Green,
to developer Angus Bruce, who
has proposed a 16-home development.
The property is one of
the last unprotected parcels in
Lynnfield, and a possible “keystone”
to this larger area.
The town has a right of first
refusal on the land at a price tag
of $2.7 million or it can assign
that right to a nonprofit organization,
such as Essex County
Greenbelt. Should the town
choose to do neither, the land —
located between Sagamore Golf
Course, Ipswich River and the
town’s water district wellfields
— will proceed to sale for the
development of housing.
In January 2021, Selectman
Phil Crawford said that given
current circumstances, the
town was not looking to spend
such a hefty sum of money
on the parcel despite having a
$200,000 commitment from
the Conservation Commission.
Allowing the land to proceed
to sale with Bruce, however, is
also not ideal.
“Nobody really wants the
development,” said Crawford,
referring to Bruce’s plans. “The
town doesn’t need 16 more
homes when there’s already a
school capacity issue.”
Since then, the town has
obtained a $1.6 million grant
bringing the town’s total available
funds available to purchase
the property to approximately
$1.8 million, Crawford said on
Sunday.
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Lynnfield delivering a healthy message
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
From page 1
allow us to keep pulling everything
together, as there are multiple
aspects to this. The data
was really valid to help deliver
a normative message to support
and uplift the positive behavior
of parents. This data allows us
to celebrate the good things in
the community.”
The survey was conducted
this spring. Parents with at
least one child in grades 5-12 in
Lynnfield schools were eligible
to participate, with 349 parents
and caregivers responding to 82
questions.
The questions focused on six
key areas: home and community
life, health and wellness,
communication, attitude and
beliefs, parenting behaviors and
preventive support.
The results showed that parents’
opinions varied widely
when it came to gender. Parents
whose oldest child is female
said they are more likely to feel
concerned about limited activities
for youth and feel concerned
about academics. Parents whose
oldest child is male didn’t say
anything about academics or
activities; they focused instead
on alcohol consumption, saying
they were more likely to think
it’s okay to allow youth alcohol
consumption at home and at another
family’s home if done responsibly
and not excessively.
“That’s more of a message
that says that parents are talking
to their daughters about substance
use, but not their sons,”
Sallade said. “They need to be
talking to both.”
The survey ranked several
major concerns parents have
about their children, the top one
being technology (cell phones,
screen time, social media),
followed by emotional and
mental health (anxiety, depression)
and youth social culture
(friendships, cliques, exclusion,
teasing). Other areas of concern
were academics, community
culture (adults modeling unhealthy
behaviors) and social
justice.
Results showed that the community
is strong when it comes
to parents knowing where their
children are, who they are with
and where they will be when
out with their friends.
Ninety-four percent of parents
said they have discussed
family guidelines regarding
alcohol use, while 96 percent
A sign of good things to come
said they had discussed safety
strategies when children find
themselves in alcohol and/or
drug settings and 53 percent
had conversations with other
parents about their own alcohol
and drug policies.
The survey identified several
areas as opportunities for improvement,
the top one being
parents’ belief that Lynnfield
adults do not listen to what
children say. Parents said feel
they are pressured to drink socially,
have limited awareness
of community- or school-based
support regarding mental health
or substance use, believe that
parents are less likely to respect
values held by different races
and cultures, believe that too
many parents turn a blind eye to
underage alcohol and drug use
and say that adult alcohol consumption
at school-sponsored
athletic events is a problem in
Lynnfield.
In terms of grade level, parents
whose oldest child is in
middle school are more likely
to feel it’s wrong for youth to
drink. They were also more
likely to spend time together as
a family and felt more comfortable
calling other parents.
High school parents are more
likely to visually assess their
children when they come home
and be concerned about youth
substance abuse, yet many
knowingly allow their children
to attend parties. Many said
they talked with their children
during the school year about the
risks of alcohol.
“There really weren’t any
real surprises, much of the data
met my expectations,” said
Vasundhra Ganju. “Most of it I
could relate to.”
“There’s a lot to celebrate
here, which is not always the
case,” said Formica. “There
were a lot of positives here.”
“I think that all parents
should hear what Scott said,”
said Police Capt. Nick Secatore.
“It’s an eye opener. These are
things that people have to hear.”
Sallade said the survey is just
the beginning. AHL will host
a coffee hour this fall for the
community to share the results
and will also be establishing a
parent advisory committee.
“Parents hear messages and
programming better when they
are involved in the solutions,”
Sallade said. “Our invitation
will be to be part of the solution
and to work with us in using the
data to guide the strategies.”
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with trespassing at 2:28 p.m.
Monday.
Complaints
A report of juvenile offenses
at 1:09 p.m. Monday at 4 Elliot
Road. A caller reported she has
video footage of kids at her
front door. Police said there
was no property damage and
the kids appeared to be playing
ding-dong ditch.
Juvenile offenses were
reported at 9:42 p.m. Monday at
58 Pillings Pond Road. A caller
reported she was being harassed
by a group of kids on bicycles,
who were ringing her doorbell a
few times and knocking on her
door very loudly.
Theft
A report of a larceny at 4:35
p.m. Monday at 4 Magnolia
Drive. A person walked into the
station to report stolen tools.
TUESDAY 8/03
Complaints
A report of juvenile offenses
at 9:14 p.m. Tuesday at 14
Yorkshire Drive. A caller reported
youths rang her doorbell
and rode off on their bicycles.
Police spoke with several
youths at the high school, who
agreed not to ring doorbells
anymore.
Vandalism
A report of malicious destruction
of property at 7:26 p.m.
Tuesday at Panera Bread, 430
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several youths damaged the
restroom.
WEDNESDAY 8/04
Accidents
A report of a motor vehicle
crash with personal injury at
6:15 p.m. Wednesday on S
Broadway.
Complaints
A report of a suspicious
person at 12:36 p.m.
Wednesday on Summer Street.
A caller reported a man was
urinating in public. The man left
prior to police arrival.
Theft
A larceny was reported at
10:32 a.m. Wednesday at 5
Durham Drive. A caller reported
jewelry was stolen from her
drawer.
A stolen package was reported
at 4:26 p.m. Wednesday
at 375 N Broadway.
Vandalism
Malicious destruction of
property was reported at 8:30
a.m. Wednesday at Lynnfield
Commons at 375 N Broadway.
A man reported his car was
keyed and the tail light was
damaged.
THURSDAY 8/05
Vandalism
A report of motor vehicle vandalism
at 9:52 p.m. Thursday
at Boston Sports Club at 425
Walnut St.
FRIDAY 8/06
Accidents
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A report of a hit-and-run
motor vehicle crash at 9:42 a.m.
Friday on Condon Circle.
SATURDAY 8/07
Accidents
A report of a motor vehicle
crash at 4:32 p.m. Saturday on
Condon Circle.
Complaints
On Saturday at 10:43 p.m., a
resident of 375 N Broadway reported
threatening notes left at
his door. The caller was advised
that this was a civil issue.
At 11:08 p.m., a loud party
was reported on Locust St near
Lynnfield Glass. Partygoers
were advised to turn it down at
midnight.
Theft
A report of a larceny at 4:59
p.m. Saturday at Amazon Books
at 1115 Market St. A manager
reported someone stole items
from the store. Alexander
Meador, 18, of 191A Green
St., Marblehead, was issued
a summons for shoplifting by
asportation.
MONDAY 8/09
Suspicious Activity
An officer was dispatched to
29 Pillings Pond Rd at 12:01
a.m. on Monday after a homeowner
said they heard footsteps
on the basement stairs. The
house was searched and found
to be all clear.
Complaints
A report of loud music at
12:55 a.m. Monday at 6 Ivanhoe
Drive. The party agreed to turn
the music down.
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Religious News
Ave Maria Parish is a Catholic
community of faith comprising
two worship sites in
Lynnfield: Our Lady of the Assumption
Church located at 758
Salem Street and Saint Maria
Goretti Church located at 112
Chestnut Street.
Fully-vaccinated people
are no longer required to wear
masks or socially distance in our
churches. All non-vaccinated
and partially-vaccinated people
are advised to continue to wear
masks. If you wish to continue
to practice social distancing,
designated pews in both churches
have been reserved. Pre-registration
for Masses is no longer
required.
Our Mass schedule is as follows:
WEEKEND MASS SCHED-
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- 4PM on Saturday at OLA
- 7:30AM on Sunday at OLA
- 9:30AM on Sunday at SMG
- 11AM on Sunday at OLA
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE:
OLA - 9am on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays
SMG - 9am on Tuesdays and
Thursdays
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints
400 Essex St., Lynnfield
www.churchofjesuschrist.org
(781) 334-5586
Bishop Aaron Udy
Missionaries: 978-896-9434
Sacrament meeting: 10 a.m.
Sunday School/Youth/Children
Class: 11 a.m.
Youth Night: Wednesdays at
7 p.m.
Visitors Welcome!
Centre Congregational
Church
5 Summer St., Lynnfield
781-334-3050
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In the Centre since 1720,
Centre Church is an open and
affirming congregation of the
United Church of Christ. No
matter who you are or where
you are on your life’s journey,
you are welcome at Centre
Church.
Our worship services are
held at 10 a.m. every Sunday
morning.
Our summer services are in
the air-conditioned chapel. All
worshippers are asked to wear a
mask while indoors for worship
until further notice. Following
the service, we gather on the
front lawn for fellowship.
Our pastor, the Rev. Nancy
Rottman, and our Director of
Faith Formation, Ms. Larainne
Wilson, strive to provide inspiring,
down-to-earth messages
for people of all ages that are
applicable to everyday life.
We are committed to providing
children a warm, safe, and
inclusive environment. We will
be offering a summer program
for children called “Compassion
Camp.”
The overall theme is Be
Loved, Be Kind, Be You.
Wakefield-Lynnfield United
Methodist Church
Peace, Hope & Virtual Hugs
Deb Willis Bry, cell: 781-521-
9726
Office Assistant, Wakefield-Lynnfield
United Methodist
Church
Assistant Coordinator, Greater
Boston Project Linus
Wakefield-Lynnfield United
Methodist Church, 273 Vernon
St., Wakefield, Mass., 01880
Church Office: 781-245-1359,
Parsonage: 781-245-0338
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Messiah Lutheran Church
708 Lowell St., Lynnfield
(corner of Lowell & Chestnut)
is currently open for in-person
worship Sunday morning
at 9:30 am (summer hours).
Worship services will also be
streamed live on Facebook.
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Worship times: Sunday
mornings at 9:30 am, Sunday
evening devotion on Facebook
Live at 6:30 pm, Wednesday
evening Prayer time at 7:01 pm
on Facebook Live.
Messiah Lutheran Church
is served by Rev. Dr. Jeremy Pekari,
and Rev. David Brezina.
Temple Emmanuel/
Wakefield
For more information about
Temple Emmanuel, a member
of the Jewish Reconstructionist
Communities, call 781-245-
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or website at www.Wakefield-
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Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30
p.m.: June 25.
Saturday mornings at 9:30 am:
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On Purple Heart Day 2021, as Americans paused to remember and honor the brave men
and women who were either wounded on the battlefield or paid the ultimate sacrifice with
their lives, the Town of Lynnfield recognized its Purple Heart recipients by projecting an
image of the medal on the side of its Meeting House the evenings of August 6th and 7th.
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Seniors News
PHOTO | CLAIRE FOUSTOUKOS
Last week, the towns seniors were able to go on their first outing since the beginning of the pandemic. They went to Kennebunkport, Maine, stopping at
The Clam Shack for fried seafood.
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LYNN — One result of the
global pandemic and its longterm
isolation is the need to find
innovative ways through which
people can stay connected.
One such effort includes a
new tool that Greater Lynn
Senior Services (GLSS), which
serves town residents, is piloting
called Uniper — a device
that plugs into your television
set, along with a small camera
which perches on top, enabling
one-on-one communication
with case managers, healthcare
providers, counselors, family
and friends.
Tapping into senior connections
“The COVID-19 pandemic
pretty much destroyed the limited
social connections that
many older people or adults
living with disabilities already
experience,” said Kathryn C.
Burns, GLSS’ chief executive
officer. “Research shows that
isolation, particularly long-term
isolation, has a very negative effect
on people’s overall health,
significantly contributing to
premature death from all causes
and increasing a person’s risk of
diseases like dementia.”
Uniper loads an individual’s
contacts into its device,
allowing for immediate virtual
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Callahan noted. “But Uniper
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Uniper’s existing content includes
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some live programming, too.
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counseling through our Mobile
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GLSS consumers.”
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West Coast U.S. hub. Its programming
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GLSS is its first Massachusettsbased
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people of Jewish faith with tailored
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celebration of some Jewish
holidays during the pandemic.
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moving forward.
Uniper also offers a lot of content
in Russian and Spanish.
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Frances R. Söderberg Scholarship
STAR OF
THE WEEK
Keeping history
alive in Lynnfield
FOR THE WEEKLY NEWS
Soderberg Insurance Services
Inc. is offering an educational
scholarship dedicated in memory
of the agency’s co-founder
Frances Soderberg. Frances was
an active member of the North
Shore community for over 50
years.
Her youngest daughter Karen
was born with Down’s Syndrome.
Mrs. Soderberg was
instrumental in the integration
of recreational and educational
programs for children and
young adults who are mentally
disabled.
The Frances R. Soderberg
Memorial Scholarship will be
awarded to an individual who
shares her same passion to help
those with special needs. Any
current college student, or college-bound
student, who shares
her commitment to the education
of individuals with disabilities
and improving their overall
quality of life is invited to apply.
The candidate would be a
student pursuing a degree or other
higher education/vocational
career that will help those with
disabilities. The selection committee
would also like to see evidence
of the student’s involvement
with the special-needs
community.
Please visit our website
where you will find the Scholarship
Application. Feel free to
include a personal statement, including
personal and professional
goals to info@soderbergins.
com. Applications will be accepted
through November 30th.
The award will be made in 2021.
Tree committee seeking photo
contest entries
PHOTO | ANNE MARIE TOBIN
Kirk Mansfield addresses a question during the August 9
meeting of the town’s Historical Commision, of which he is
chairman.
BY SAM MINTON
Preserving history is no easy
task, but it’s something Kirk
Mansfield has been tasked with
nonetheless.
Mansfield has been a part of
Lynnfield’s Historical Commission
for two years and has been
chairman for about a year.
According to the Lynnfield
resident, his family has a deep
connection to the town. His
great-grandparents moved to
Lynnfield over 100 years ago
after living in Western Massachusetts.
“They bought this little dirt
road with four or five cottages
on it on Pillings Pond. My
great-grandfather, he named the
road after himself and he restored
the cottages,” said Mansfield.
“They stayed in the family
until the 70s and then they all got
sold off except for one — which
is the one I’m living in now.”
Mansfield added that he has
always lived in Lynnfield and
loves its history. As chairman
of the Historical Commission,
he enjoys getting to learn about
elements of the town’s story that
can’t exactly be found in any
historical documents.
“(Meeting) older people that
are still in Lynnfield that can tell
you a story, is truly my favorite
part because there’s not a lot of
them left,” he said. “But they
can sit down and tell you stories
about the town that we don’t
have in our history books. It’s
just great to hear them talk about
what life was like in Lynnfield
70 or 80 years ago, and that’s
really my favorite part, meeting
the people.”
Being a part of the Historical
Commission, Mansfield believes
that it’s important to keep
history alive and pass it on to the
next generations.
“You don’t learn from erasing
history, you learn from understanding
it,” he said. “If you just
bought a brand-new house in a
beautiful neighborhood, don’t
you wonder where that came
from, where that land came from
and the people that developed
it way before your house was
built? We should always learn
from the past.”
FOR THE WEEKLY NEWS
The Lynnfield Tree Committee
is once again presenting
a photo contest, Lynnfield
Through The Lens, for residents
to show us your best view of
Lynnfield’s trees.
All ages are invited to participate,
with six categories to
choose from and three chances
to win. A winning photo can be
submitted starting on August 15
until September 25, 2021, and
should be in digital format, preferably
jpeg, with a high enough
resolution to be reproduced as a
quality print.
Winning photos from each
category will be matted and
prominently displayed at the library
in October. Please remember:
This needs to be a tree in
Lynnfield, and the person submitting
should be the photographer.
The award ceremony and
presentation of prizes will be at
the 1714 Meeting House on Saturday,
October 2, at 10 a.m. The
grand prize for the winning photo
from each category will be a
native tree.
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Age 12 to 18? Under age 12?
Enter to win a tree with three
photos of your choice subject
matter.
Take a closer look at the trees
we have around us and capture
them in a photograph. Do you
have a tree that is Most Magnificent?
It can be mighty, majestic,
unusual or simply distinctive
to you. At this time of year,
trees have food for both wildlife
and humans on their mission to
spread seeds for future tree generations.
Forest Food comes in
many forms; fruit and cones are
the most common. Trees provide
Habitat for many, be it for nesting,
shelter, food or cover from
prey. Living Together, trees
support life in different ways. A
vine that needs light uses a tree
to reach the upper canopy. Fungi
and lichen live happily together
on living trees, but also on decomposing
dead trees.
To help applicants prepare
to enter this town-wide photo
contest, the Tree Committee is
presenting a special program, A
Photo Walk on the Trail to Partridge
Island, with local photographer
Greg Pronevitz. On Saturday,
August 28, we will meet at
the trailhead for a nature-themed
photo walk through one of our
conservation areas — Partridge
Island. Greg will highlight how
to effectively capture our relationship
with trees and nature
by taking cues from the photo
contest categories. This is appropriate
for photographers of all
ages; under 12 must be accompanied
by an adult. This is open
to Lynnfield residents only. For
the best experience for all of us,
there will be two groups with a
limit of 12 people per group (including
children) with pre-registration
required. Join us!
To pre-register for the photo
walk or submit contest photos,
you can directly access a link
from the town website (www.
town.lynnfield.ma.us) or from
www.lynnfieldtreecommittee.
org. Questions? Contact the
Conservation Commission office
at 781-334-9495 or email
the Tree Committee at lynnfieldtreecommittee@gmail.com.
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WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 AUGUST 12, 2021
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Think before you cut
To the editor:
I went for a walk around my
neighborhood this morning as I
have often done in the almost 30
years I have lived in town.
It was the first sunny morning
I have been able to walk in a
while. While it was enjoyable, it
was also almost alarmingly striking
how very hot it seemed even
though it was only 8:30 in the
morning and the reported temperature
was 74 degrees.
What made it seem so hot?
Full sun. Blazing sun. The reason
I have likely worn tracks in the
streets around my house is because
our neighborhood was so
lovely, green and wooded.
Both of my kids were born
in late spring. I was so grateful I
didn’t have to worry about excessive
heat or sun damaging their
new skin when I walked my babies
because the streets were cool
and shaded.
No more. Developers seem
to have it in for our trees. What
were once beautiful wooded lots
with pines that often hosted great
horned owls are now barren, marginally-landscaped
altars to pavement
and grass.
Sometimes, even when the
developer left a tree or two, the
new owners cut them down. This
is happening all over town. It’s
amazing what a difference a few
trees can make.
I took the temperature at the
corner of Bourque and Pillings
Pond roads. According to my
phone, the ambient temperature
was 84 degrees; the pavement
was 138 degrees. At the other
end of the street, by the path to
the high school, where there are a
lot of trees, the pavement was 59
degrees. Even in the sun, at this
end of the street, the pavement
was only 81 degrees.
Out of curiosity, I also took
the temperature of the grass in
the shade behind the crumb-tire
fields and it was 62 degrees; the
fields were 148.5 degrees, which
is not too bad.
A couple of summers ago, I
wondered about the fields on a
hot summer day and I got a reading
of 178 degrees on the turf.
Again, it’s amazing what a
difference trees can make. It’s not
just the shade, which is glorious
on a hot day. They also cool the
air through evapotranspiration.
They provide beauty, privacy and
habitat. They control stormwater
and clear the air. Houses get
so much hotter when there are
no trees around, significantly increasing
energy consumption in
homes that use air conditioning.
In many cases, the decision to
remove trees significantly affects
the entire community. As we lose
trees, we lose free vector control
as owls and insect-eating birds
leave the area; air quality decreases;
other trees become more
likely to experience damage;
flooding increases and energy
consumption increases, further
increasing climate effects. When
asphalt replaces trees, it creates
a significant loss in groundwater
recharge as well as a significant
net increase in water usage and
wasting.
Property values significantly
decrease. You don’t often see
beautiful, treeless landscapes in
a real estate description. Who
wants to live in a parking lot?
Once a tree is gone, it cannot
be replaced. Think before you
cut.
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781-246-0810 ext. 1640
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Community Schools’
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Activities Aug 16 -20
Here is the Community
Schools’ Summer of Fun Activities
(SOFA) schedule for
the week of the 16-20. Visit the
Community Schools’ website at
lynnfield.k12ma.us for registration
information.
Programs cost $125 for
residents and $135 for non-residents,
unless otherwise specified.
All programs are held at the
high school, 275 Essex St.
Mini Movers Dance Studio
directs the program Dance It
Out: Fairy Tale Magic. The program
runs from 9 a.m. to noon,
and is oriented towards kids
ages 3-5. The cost is $125 for
residents and $135 for non-residents.
Eileen “Miss Lee” Papagni
directs the program Happy
Animal Habitats. The program
runs from 9 a.m. to noon, and is
initiated towards kids enrolled in
grades 1-4. The cost is $125 for
residents and $135 for non-residents.
Lisa & Francesca Pasciuto
both direct the program Backyard
Shenanigans. The program
runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is
initiated towards kids enrolled in
grades K-5. The cost is $250 for
residents and $260 for non-residents.
Sports Zone 101 directs the
program Tournament of Champions:
Mystery Week. It runs
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is oriented
towards kids enrolled in
grades K-4. The cost is $250 for
residents and $260 for non-residents.
Pam Shapleigh directs
the program The Sweet Shoppe.
The program runs from 9 a.m.
to noon, and is initiated towards
kids enrolled in grades 2-4. The
cost is $125 for residents and
$135 for non-residents. Please
note: We cannot guarantee nuts/
peanuts are not included in the
food products used. This program
is not designed to handle
food allergies.”
Staff of Top Secret Science
directs the program Spectacular
Hands-On Science. The program
runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
and is oriented towards kids enrolled
in grades K-5. The cost is
$280 for residents and $290 for
non-residents.
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Sports
North Shore Navigators win NECBL North title
By Mike Alongi
LYNN — The North Shore
Navigators are the champions
of the New England Collegiate
Baseball League’s Northern
Division and will play for their
first Fay Vincent Sr. Cup since
2010.
Thanks to Monday’s 4-2 win
at Fraser Field, fifth-seeded
North Shore completed a
two-game sweep of the second-seeded
Upper Valley
Nighthawks in the Northern
Division Finals. The Navs
earned the opportunity to clinch
the best-of-three set on their
home turf with the previous
night’s 5-0 shutout win in White
River Junction, Vt.
North Shore now awaits the
winner of the Southern Division
Finals between the top-seeded
Martha’s Vineyard Sharks
and fourth-seeded Danbury
Westerners, who are scheduled
to break a 1-1 series deadlock
during a deciding third game
on Tuesday in Oak Bluffs. The
NECBL Championship Series
will begin with the Navs traveling
to the South winner on
Wednesday before returning to
Lynn for Game 2 at 7:05 p.m.
Thursday.
As for the division-clinching
game, the Navs broke a scoreless
tie with all three runs they
ultimately needed in the bottom
of the second inning. Four
straight batters reached base
to start the frame as catcher
Cal Christofori (Santa Clara)
walked, designated hitter
Ryan Marra (Brown) was hit
by a pitch and shortstop Alex
Lemery (Marymount) singled
to right.
Right fielder Dylan Brazil’s
(Stetson) fielder’s choice drove
home the first North Shore run
before Marra scored on a wild
pitch during the next at-bat.
After Brazil stole second, he
scored when second baseman
Jonathan Luders (Seton Hall)
knocked a single through the
vacated right side of the infield.
Marra led off the fourth inning
with a single and was
balked over to second base.
Left fielder Jake McElroy’s
(Holy Cross) two-out infield hit
put runners on the corners, allowing
Marra to cross the plate
on a wild pitch for the second
time in the game.
North Shore starter Austin
Amaral (Stetson) worked
around a pair of first-inning
baserunners and then faced the
minimum over the next four
innings. Amaral finished his
second postseason start with
five total strikeouts and was
credited with a six-inning complete
game as the contest was
deemed official following more
than an hour-long rain delay.
Center fielder Brett Callahan
(Saint Joseph’s) scored on a
wild pitch and first baseman
Kyle Novak’s (James Madison)
run-scoring infield single cut
the Upper Valley deficit to 4-2
in the sixth, but the threat ended
as Amaral induced a double
play ball to Luders and snagged
a line drive back to the mound.
FILE PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK
Lynnfield native and North Shore Navigators infielder Jonathan Luders went 1-for-4 with an
RBI in a win over the Upper Valley Night Hawks in Game 2 of the NECBL North Division Final.
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‘The Gigi Method’ makes its way to the North Shore
By Mike Alongi
NAHANT — The town got
a special treat last Tuesday afternoon,
as former two-time
Olympic gold medalist and 17-
time major winner in doubles
tennis Gigi Fernández visited
to host her patented “The Gigi
Method” doubles tennis clinic at
the Nahant Tennis Club.
“It was an awesome day from
start to finish,” said Andrea
Gogolos, who is on the Board of
Directors at the Nahant Tennis
Club. “It’s so incredible to have
someone who reached the pinnacle
of their sport come in and
teach you a whole new way to
play tennis.”
Fernández is considered to
be one of the greatest doubles
players of all time. She is an
International Tennis Hall of
Famer and the winner of 17
Grand Slam doubles titles with
various partners along with two
Olympic gold medals.
In 2000, Fernández was
named Puerto Rican Athlete of
the Century. In October 2014,
espnW voted Gigi Fernández the
10th-most-influential Hispanic
athlete in history. The bigserving
and hard-hitting native
of San Juan, Puerto Rico was
the first female athlete from her
country to become a professional
in any sport.
Fernández was fiery, tenacious,
exuberant, and displayed
her emotions on the court freely
en route to 17 major doubles titles
with four different partners.
Fourteen of those titles were
shared with Natasha Zverera,
who complimented her spirited
partner perfectly. While the duo
weren’t complete opposites,
Zvereva’s all-court game balanced
her partner’s aggressive
mantra. Whereas Fernández
was fire, Zvereva was ice.
Appropriately, the pair entered
the Hall of Fame together in
2010.
In international competition,
Fernández represented
the United States and won gold
medals in doubles play alongside
Mary Jo Fernández in 1992
and 1996.
“Winning the Olympic gold
medal is a life-changing experience,
and nothing matches that,”
said Fernández. “Not many
people remember or relate to
the 17 Grand Slam victories, but
everyone remembers who won
the gold medal. No one can ever
take that away from you.”
Fernández now spends her
time coaching adult players
how to excel at doubles. She
travels the country doing clinics
and camps and hosts The Gigi
Method Tennis Camps for enthusiasts
who want more in-depth
instruction from Fernández.
Tuesday’s event included a
full schedule, with Fernández
breaking down The Gigi Method.
Her patented approach includes
six steps: positioning, court coverage,
the serve, the return, shot
selection and competition.
The clinic, which ran from
8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., also
covered:
— Positioning and coverage
at the net so you are not passed
— How to eliminate middle
confusion
— The secrets and benefits of
the stagger formation
— Movement patterns at the
net for optimal poaching
— How to beat the lobbers
“It was incredibly informative
and interesting, because
PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK
Former two-time Olympic gold medalist and 17-time major winner Gigi Fernández, center,
brought her patented “The Gigi Method” tennis clinic to the Nahant Tennis Club last Tuesday.
her method and strategy are so
different from what a lot of us
have been taught about doubles
play,” said Gogolos. “We really
learned a lot, and it’s making me
want to take part in more of her
clinics in the future.”
The event was also a big day
for the Nahant Tennis Club, a
small nonprofit that resides on
the grounds of Nahant Country
Club. Nahant has a special connection
to the game of tennis,
having been the site of the firstever
tennis match, when Jim
Dwight and Fred Sears faced off
on Dr. William Appleton’s lawn
in 1874.
“We’re a small club and we
don’t have the big membership
or hallowed grounds that some
other bigger clubs have,” said
Gogolos. “To be able to have
an event like this and work with
an international tennis star is
just incredible and we’re very
fortunate.”
State champion St. Mary’s baseball team to hold celebratory golf day
By Mike Alongi
LYNN — To celebrate its
Division 2 state championship
victory last month, the St. Mary’s
baseball team will be hosting an
entire day of celebrations, which
include a golf tournament in
Lynnfield and a night of festivities
in Lynn on Aug. 20.
The day will begin at 4 p.m.
over at Reedy Meadow Golf
Course in Lynnfield, where the
team will host a nine-hole, shotgun-style
tournament until 7 p.m.
The celebration will then shift
over to Lynn, where Gannon
Municipal Golf Course will host
a “Night at the Races” event.
The “Night at the Races”
event will feature toy horses that
will be named after players and
coaches on the St. Mary’s championship
roster. Those horses can
then be bet on and moved via a
roll of the dice. There will also
be raffle prizes, a scratch ticket
board, a cash bar and appetizers
running until 10 p.m.
Those interested in donating
to the day or sponsoring some of
the events have several options.
An overall event sponsorship
costs $500 and includes eight
tickets, your name listed on the
event program and mentioned
throughout the day. A race or
golf cart sponsorship costs $250
and includes four tickets and
your name listed on the event
program. The cost to play in the
golf tournament and have access
to the celebration afterwards is
$125, while $100 will get you in
as a sponsor of a table or a golf
hole during the event. Those who
would only like to attend the celebration
event can do so for a
cost of $35.
All proceeds from the event
will go toward a championship
banquet for the St. Mary’s
players and coaches.
Those who wish to register
for golf must do so no later than
Friday, Aug. 13, as space is limited
to 80 players.
For more information or to
register, please contact St. Mary’s
head coach Derek Dana, St.
Mary’s assistant coach Tim Fila
or St. Mary’s Athletic Director
Jeff Newhall.
FILE PHOTO | JULIA HOPKINS
The St. Mary’s baseball team, which won its second straight Division 2 state title this year, will
be hosting a celebratory golf tournament at Lynnfield’s Reedy Meadow Golf Course on Monday,
Aug. 20.

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Peabody, Lynnfield hold The 2 Cup tournament
PHOTOS | Spenser Hasak
From left, Janet Spanos of Amesbury, Anne Marie Twiss of Peabody, 2 Cup
organizer Maureen Fagundes of Peabody, and Deb Decillis of Lynn take part
in The 2 Cup Breast Cancer awareness fundraiser at King Rail Reserve Golf
Course last Friday.
From left, Deb Quinn of Peabody, Jo-Anne O’Brien Fay of Peabody, Maripat
Osborne of Peabody, and Doreen Donohue of Peabody take part in The 2 Cup
Breast Cancer awareness fundraiser.
From left, Kate Splaine of Boston, Patty Splaine of Hamilton, Joanne Diamantides of Lynn,
and Reba O’Donovan of Peabody decorated their carts with bras for The 2 Cup breast cancer
awareness fundraiser.
Standing, from left, Gail Anderson of Lynn, Dianne Hamilton
of Peabody, and Doreen Ortins of Peabody reenact the “see no
evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,” saying with Michelle Teixeira of
Peabody during The 2 Cup breast cancer awareness fundraiser
From left, Tricia L’Abbe of Peabody, Janet Yeremian of
Peabody, Debi Mitchell of Cranston, R.I., and Carol L’Abbe
of Peabody take part in The 2 Cup breast cancer awareness
fundraiser.
The “Boob-tenders” from left, Kathy Albertian of Tewksbury, Jayne Sheehan of Pembroke,
and Marianne Shauan operated the beverage cart during The 2 Cup breast cancer awareness
fundraiser.

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Strumming lessons with a pro on
Lynnfield Common
PHOTOS | SPENSER HASAK
Dave Maloof performs on his ukulele for the crowd gathered at Lynnfield Common last
Tuesday.
Dave Maloof teaches Peter Barden, 5, of Lynnfield about the
history of ukuleles.
Sarah Bacci of Reading, left, and Hallie Barden, 2, of Lynnfield sing along during Dave
Maloof’s ukulele concert.
Jack Silva, 4,
of Lynnfield
sits in the lap
of his dad,
Cliff, as he
strums the
ukulele at
Lynnfield
Common.
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Lynnfield middle schoolers get
vaxxed to the max
PHOTOS | JAKOB MENENDEZ
Brenda Fortin applies a bandage to the injection site on 12-year-old Brendan Flynn’s arm.
Adrian Marton, a 12-year-old who goes to school in Lynnfield,
receives his first COVID-19 shot.
Brenda Fortin,
a pharmacist from
PelMeds in Waltham,
was the lead for the Lynnfield
Middle School COVID-19
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Worth a thousand words: LAG
photography submissions
The Lynnfield Art Guild (LAG) is a membership-based arts organization that dates back
to 1964. Today, it boasts five talented photographers. Below is a sample of their work.
Michael Aaronson, “Fairyland Bryce Canyon.”
Mary Lynch, “Here’s Lookin’ Atcha.”
Philip Hermann, “Martha’s
Vineyard.”
Mark Bankoff, “Boston Public Gardens Lagoon Bridge.”
Mark Bankoff, “Rockport MA-Motif #1.”
Louise Pellegrino, “Magnolia Plantation, South Carolina.”

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The North Shore’s Premier Real Estate Agency
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Hamilton Offered at $4,200,000
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Hamilton Offered at $739,999
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Wakefield Offered at $739,900
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Salem Offered at $449,900
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