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From left to right, Lynnfield Select Board members Dick Dalton, Phil Crawford, and Joe Connell review a handout<br />
supplied by Planning Board Chair Brian Charville on the tree-preservation bylaw that is on the warrant for the Oct.<br />
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The Select Board will be finalizing<br />
the Town Meeting warrant at its<br />
meeting on Monday night.<br />
The Town Meeting is scheduled for<br />
Oct. 18.<br />
“This meeting is just an opportunity<br />
for the board to review the warrant and<br />
decide which of the articles it will support,”<br />
said Town Administrator Rob<br />
Dolan. “It’s routine, as this year it’s really<br />
only about the Richardson Green<br />
property and the tree-preservation<br />
bylaw, as the other articles are routine<br />
concerning transfer of funds.”<br />
Only four articles were submitted to<br />
the board. Article 1 seeks to transfer<br />
funds to pay overdue bills of the prior<br />
fiscal year, while Article 2 seeks a<br />
transfer of funds to supplement certain<br />
accounts in fiscal year 2022.<br />
The third article — the tree-preservation<br />
bylaw — was submitted by the<br />
Planning Board.<br />
The board submitted a similar article<br />
at a Town Meeting held last fall, but<br />
it was withdrawn after residents expressed<br />
their opposition and confusion<br />
with the proposal. Since then, the board<br />
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Richardson Green plan<br />
By Anne MArie ToBin<br />
LYNNFIELD ― The Select<br />
Board declined to give its<br />
support to a warrant petition<br />
seeking a zoning change of the<br />
Richardson Green property on<br />
Main Street, seemingly closing<br />
the door on developer Angus<br />
Bruce’s proposed project to<br />
build 54 units of senior housing.<br />
Bruce appeared at Monday’s<br />
night Select Board meeting to<br />
tout the benefits of the project,<br />
seeking the board’s support<br />
for the zoning change and the<br />
project. He said the development<br />
will generate “millions<br />
of dollars” of revenue for the<br />
town.<br />
“I cannot endorse the project<br />
as proposed for this property,”<br />
said Select Board member Phil<br />
Crawford. “It seems similar to<br />
what we have seen before and it<br />
looks like you have added some<br />
carrots at the end of the stick<br />
and, while that doesn’t diminish<br />
the benefits as you pointed out,<br />
I prefer the direction we are<br />
heading in.”<br />
The direction referred to by<br />
Crawford concerns the town’s<br />
stepped-up efforts to exercise<br />
a right of first refusal it holds<br />
on the property at the contract<br />
price of $2.71 million. Recently,<br />
the town received a $1.6 million<br />
Municipal Vulnerability<br />
Preparedness (MVP) Action<br />
Grant to help fund the town’s<br />
acquisition, which Town<br />
Administrator Rob Dolan has<br />
described as “one of the largest<br />
MVP grants he has ever seen.”<br />
In addition, the Lynnfield<br />
Conservation Commission has<br />
pledged $200,000 toward acquisition.<br />
Most recently, the Essex<br />
County Greenbelt Association<br />
pledged another $300,000 toward<br />
the project. Combined,<br />
those leave a gap of approximately<br />
$571,000, which will<br />
be funded from the proceeds of<br />
the town’s $3.8 million federal<br />
stimulus funds award.<br />
The bottom line is the town<br />
will use the funds to simultaneously<br />
exercise its right of first<br />
refusal, assigning its rights to<br />
the property to Greenbelt under<br />
Massachusetts General Laws<br />
Chapter 61. The town would<br />
then purchase a conservation<br />
restriction from Greenbelt to<br />
preserve the property in perpetuity<br />
as open space.<br />
Bruce’s proposal calls for the<br />
construction of a 54-unit, 55-<br />
plus housing project for seniors<br />
on part of the 21-acre parcel,<br />
with about 10 acres being given<br />
to the town for use as open<br />
space. A project rejected by the<br />
town two years ago called for<br />
a single-family development.<br />
Bruce submitted a citizen’s<br />
petition for inclusion on the<br />
Oct. 18 Town Meeting warrant<br />
seeking to change the zoning<br />
from single-family residential<br />
to an elderly housing district.<br />
Bruce’s project will provide<br />
access to the property at the<br />
rear of the parcel via a road as<br />
well as five parking spaces. A<br />
1,700-foot water main from the<br />
intersection of Lowell and Main<br />
streets will be constructed,<br />
along with several fire hydrants.<br />
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Bruce said one of the proposed<br />
units will be reserved as affordable<br />
housing for a veteran.<br />
Bruce said the project<br />
will generate approximately<br />
$800,000 in property taxes, a<br />
$20,000 impact fee per unit totalling<br />
$1,060,000 plus excise<br />
taxes. The town will also benefit<br />
from enhanced fire-safety<br />
improvements with new fire<br />
hydrants.<br />
“I am impressed with the<br />
presentation and the benefits<br />
you cite, but I think that even<br />
six months ago we did not<br />
know that we would be in this<br />
position to be able to acquire<br />
this property at no cost to the<br />
taxpayers,” Select Board Chair<br />
Dick Dalton said. “This, too, is<br />
my preference.”<br />
While Select Board member<br />
Joe Connell agreed with<br />
Crawford and Dalton, Bruce<br />
did not.<br />
“I don’t know why they don’t<br />
discuss the money, that’s other<br />
people’s money,” he said after<br />
the meeting. “It seems like<br />
$571,000 is an awful lot of<br />
money when I am giving them<br />
10 acres for access and they<br />
are getting all of that income. I<br />
don’t agree that this is free.”<br />
“One of the most important<br />
things is the fire protection part<br />
of this,” said Mirabeau Lane<br />
resident Rich Ripley. “There is<br />
a lack of fire protection in that<br />
area, and having a developer<br />
bring that in there is an enormous<br />
benefit to the community<br />
and the residents who live there<br />
now. This is a missed opportunity<br />
on our part for the town.<br />
It’s just a shame.”<br />
The Planning Board will hold<br />
a public hearing on Oct. 13 at<br />
7 p.m. in the Maney Meeting<br />
Room at Town Hall to allow<br />
residents to weigh in on the<br />
petition.<br />
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has reworked the provisions of<br />
the bylaw, significantly scaling<br />
back the original provisions.<br />
“We think now we have addressed<br />
all the concerns that<br />
have been brought to us by the<br />
Select Board and constituents,”<br />
Planning Board Chair Brian<br />
Charville said.<br />
The bylaw applies only to<br />
“building activities,” Charville<br />
added.<br />
“The only tree removal that<br />
would be regulated with this<br />
(bylaw) is tree removal that is<br />
done related to a new subdivision,<br />
new home construction, a<br />
site plan ― which typically is<br />
for commercial property (and)<br />
not residential ― or a special<br />
permit granted by the Planning<br />
Board,” he said.<br />
Charville said the board<br />
made these changes because<br />
they had heard concerns that<br />
the bylaw shouldn’t apply to<br />
the average homeowner who is<br />
performing simple tree upkeep.<br />
Director of Planning<br />
and Conservation Emilie<br />
Cadamartori said the Planning<br />
Board met with the Select<br />
Board to address its concerns<br />
over the bylaw.<br />
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“We made a few more adjustments<br />
after listening to the<br />
Select Board and after the board<br />
didn’t support it for the June<br />
Town Meeting, we had more<br />
time to understand the feedback<br />
the public was giving us,”<br />
she said. “This bylaw is substantially<br />
different than prior<br />
versions so we are hopeful.<br />
“This is a beginning, but<br />
people need to realize that this<br />
bylaw only came into existence<br />
because the public came to us<br />
asking, ‘Why aren’t you doing<br />
something about this?’ People<br />
asked us to do something about<br />
the fact that people were removing<br />
trees. We just didn’t<br />
think this up on our own, people<br />
asked us to do something about<br />
the loss of these trees.’”<br />
The fourth article is a petition<br />
submitted by developer Angus<br />
Bruce, seeking the rezoning of<br />
the Richardson Green parcel<br />
on Main Street. Specifically,<br />
Bruce is looking to change the<br />
zoning from a residential to<br />
elderly housing district. The<br />
current zoning only permits<br />
single-family homes.<br />
Assistant<br />
Town<br />
Administrator Bob Curtin said<br />
that Bruce’s petition automatically<br />
goes on the warrant due<br />
its status as a citizen’s petition;<br />
the developer will appear at a<br />
future meeting of the Select<br />
Board, he said.<br />
The Planning Board will<br />
also conduct a public hearing<br />
on Bruce’s proposal, which<br />
is scheduled for Wednesday,<br />
Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Maney<br />
Room of Town Hall.<br />
Bruce acknowledged the fact<br />
that the project may be “moot”<br />
should the town decide to exercise<br />
its right of first refusal on<br />
the property.<br />
The Town Meeting will be<br />
held in the Lynnfield Middle<br />
School auditorium at 7 p.m.
OCTOBER 7, 2021<br />
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After an 18-month-long wait,<br />
the Lynnfield Arts Guild (LAG)<br />
will finally be able to show off<br />
its work in person.<br />
Their latest exhibition,<br />
“Creativity on Parade,” will<br />
be shown at the Beebe Estate<br />
Gallery in Melrose every<br />
Saturday of the month of<br />
October, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />
LAG was able to host shows<br />
virtually up until this point, and<br />
guild president Dan Abenaim<br />
said it was tough to hold shows<br />
over Zoom.<br />
“For those 18 months (of<br />
the COVID-19 pandemic), it<br />
was like watching ‘Gone with<br />
The Wind’ or ‘Star Wars’ on a<br />
12-inch, black-and-white TV:<br />
lucky to see them at all,but<br />
not the same as full-color<br />
Cinemascope,” he said. “The<br />
impact of seeing the real paintings<br />
on the walls of a beautiful<br />
venue like the Beebe Estate is<br />
almost physical ― you are assaulted<br />
by multiple stimuli of<br />
beauty and forms that make<br />
you appreciate the magnificent<br />
power of imagination.”<br />
LAG recently announced<br />
that local watercolor artist<br />
and member Patricia (Pat)<br />
O’Connor is their latest featured<br />
artist. O’Connor has been<br />
painting for over 40 years in<br />
all mediums, starting in oil and<br />
acrylics and now specializing<br />
in watercolor.<br />
“Art has always been a part<br />
of my life,” she said. “I love<br />
to travel, cook, and work with<br />
my hands doing sewing, knitting<br />
and, of course, painting in<br />
various mediums over the past<br />
40-plus years.<br />
“In my free time I have been<br />
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more arts venues like theirs<br />
are needed. The president also<br />
touched upon the theme of<br />
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of creative expression for everyone,<br />
not just artists.<br />
“Creativity is essential for<br />
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“Sure, it is on display when you<br />
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“The goal of this series is to<br />
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MONDAY 9/27<br />
Accidents<br />
A report of a motor vehicle<br />
crash at 1:39 p.m. Monday at<br />
Whole Foods Market at 100<br />
Market St.; at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday<br />
on Condon Circle; at 8:45 a.m.<br />
Thursday on Condon Circle.<br />
Assaults<br />
A report of an assault at 3<br />
p.m. Monday at Lynnfield Middle<br />
School at 505 Main St.<br />
WEDNESDAY 9/29<br />
Breaking and Entering<br />
A report of an attempted<br />
breaking and entering at 9:27<br />
p.m. Wednesday at 29 Pine Hill<br />
Drive. A caller reported finding a<br />
broken window. Police reported<br />
no entry was gained; the window<br />
appeared to have been broken<br />
by the landscapers.<br />
THURSDAY 9/30<br />
Theft<br />
A report of a larceny at 4:27<br />
p.m. Thursday at 45 Wildewood<br />
Drive.<br />
FRIDAY 10/01<br />
Accidents<br />
A report of a four-car crash<br />
with injury at 7:09 p.m. Friday<br />
on N Broadway.<br />
A report of a motor vehicle<br />
crash at 11:31 p.m. Friday on<br />
Salem Street.<br />
Complaints<br />
A report of suspicious activity<br />
at 4:17 a.m. Friday at 4 Oak St.<br />
A caller reported someone may<br />
have been outside his home. He<br />
heard noise and saw a flashlight<br />
beam. Police checked the area<br />
and reported all appeared to be<br />
in order.<br />
SATURDAY 10/02<br />
Accidents<br />
A report of a motor vehicle accident<br />
at 10:48 a.m. Saturday at<br />
707 Walnut St.<br />
SUNDAY 10/03<br />
Complaint<br />
A report of loud dirt bikes at<br />
7:30 p.m. Sunday at Christmas<br />
Tree Shops at 29 S Broadway.<br />
An officer sent them on their<br />
way.<br />
Theft<br />
A larceny was reported at<br />
4:41 p.m. Sunday at Kings<br />
Entertainment at 510 Market St.<br />
MONDAY 10/04<br />
Suspicious Activity<br />
A caller at 8 Pine St called to<br />
report three unknown men in<br />
her backyard at 3:02 p.m. on<br />
Monday. An officer dispatched<br />
to the scene found that the three<br />
were contractors at the wrong<br />
address.<br />
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Our sincere thanks and congratulations<br />
to the Friends of<br />
Lynnfield Recreation for the incredible<br />
community event that<br />
was the 3rd Annual Cornhole<br />
Tournament on the Green at<br />
MarketStreet this past weekend.<br />
Volunteering is a demanding<br />
task, but well worth the reward.<br />
Behind every successful<br />
event in Lynnfield, there are always<br />
amazing volunteers. The<br />
Friends of Lynnfield Recreation<br />
Committee never asks for the<br />
spotlight, but Patricia Hazelton,<br />
Jes Doherty, Jess Saccardo,<br />
Heather Rose, Lauren Hurton,<br />
Jess Capodilupo, Stacey Cook,<br />
Kristin Lorentzen & Julie Mallett<br />
are the backbone of this<br />
event and work selflessly to<br />
make a tangible difference for<br />
the citizens of Lynnfield. These<br />
acts of kindness have the ripple<br />
effect of positively enhancing<br />
the opportunities available<br />
through Lynnfield Recreation.<br />
I respect the spirit of volunteerism<br />
immensely. Nothing<br />
turns neighbors into friends faster<br />
than powerful moments of<br />
shared community engagement.<br />
The Lynnfield Recreation Commission<br />
is continually inspired<br />
to keep pace with innovative<br />
programs, activities, facilities,<br />
and inclusive community offerings<br />
for all. It is the amazing efforts<br />
of the Friends of Lynnfield<br />
Recreation that propel these<br />
goals forward.<br />
I would also like to thank the<br />
incredible generosity of Market-<br />
Street and the Alchemy restaurant<br />
for their partnership, as well<br />
COURTESY PHOTO | LYNNFIELD RECREATION<br />
On Friday, Oct. 1, the Friends of Lynnfield Recreation<br />
held its third annual community cornhole<br />
tournament at the Green at MarketStreet Lynnfield.<br />
The “Hoedown Throwdown” tournament champions<br />
for this year, Team Dragons, celebrated with<br />
beer and food provided by Alchemy restaurant.<br />
as, the many sponsors, cornhole<br />
players and spectators that made<br />
this event a huge success. We<br />
will always be grateful to each<br />
of you.<br />
Rich Sjoberg<br />
Lynnfield Recreation
OCTOBER 7, 2021<br />
WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 5<br />
Peabody Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness<br />
1 in 8 women will face breast cancer<br />
Early detection and screening saves lives.<br />
City of Peabody • Edward A. Bettencourt, Jr., Mayor<br />
Sponsored by the Ted Bettencourt Committee<br />
Suggestions for breast health awareness<br />
Editor’s note: This information<br />
was provided by Salem<br />
Hospital’s Breast Health Services<br />
staff.<br />
Wear a Mask, Wash your<br />
Hands, Schedule a Mammogram.<br />
When the COVID -19 pandemic<br />
began in 2020, many<br />
women were forced to cancel<br />
important mammogram and<br />
breast screening appointments.<br />
It is now important to reschedule<br />
those appointments and take<br />
care of health needs. At Salem<br />
Hospital, we offer state-of-theart<br />
screening technology and<br />
easy access to appointments to<br />
help women stay healthy.<br />
Your Role<br />
Beginning at the age of 40,<br />
women should schedule an annual<br />
mammogram appointment.<br />
A mammogram is the single<br />
most effective method for detecting<br />
breast cancer early.<br />
Monthly self-breast exams<br />
are also important. Women<br />
should be familiar with how<br />
their breasts normally look<br />
and feel and should report any<br />
changes to a health care provider<br />
right away.<br />
Our Role<br />
We provide you with a full<br />
spectrum of exceptional breast<br />
health care and support in a<br />
convenient and patient-focused<br />
manner.<br />
Salem Hospital offers 3-D<br />
mammography, an advanced<br />
technology that enables our<br />
breast health experts to examine<br />
changes in the breast that may<br />
go unnoticed by other methods,<br />
leading to better detection and<br />
greater peace of mind.<br />
If your mammogram detects<br />
abnormalities, we’re here for<br />
you. Most of these abnormalities<br />
are non-cancerous, and our<br />
physicians can provide additional<br />
testing to learn more. We’ll<br />
keep you informed every step of<br />
the way and will work with you<br />
to develop a personalized treatment<br />
plan if needed.<br />
Because a mammogram is<br />
important to detecting breast<br />
cancer, we’ve made it easy and<br />
convenient for you to schedule<br />
an appointment. We offer<br />
mammography in six locations<br />
throughout the North Shore,<br />
many offering evening and<br />
weekend hours.<br />
With our safe care commitment,<br />
you can visit our facilities<br />
with confidence knowing that<br />
our staff is doing everything possible<br />
to keep you safe while receiving<br />
this important care. This<br />
includes staff vaccinated for<br />
COVID-19, universal masking<br />
for all staff and patients, social<br />
distancing, rigorous cleaning<br />
and increased safety protocols.<br />
Mammography locations:<br />
Salem Hospital, 81 Highland<br />
Avenue, Salem<br />
–– Salem Hospital Outpatient<br />
Services, One Hutchinson<br />
Drive, Danvers<br />
–– Mass General/North Shore<br />
Center for Outpatient Care, 104<br />
Endicott Street, Danvers<br />
–– Mass General Brigham<br />
Healthcare Center, 480 Lynnfield<br />
Street, Lynn<br />
–– Lynn Community Health<br />
Center, 269 Union Street, Lynn<br />
–– North Shore Physicians<br />
Group, 414 Haverhill Street,<br />
Rowley<br />
Support every step of the way<br />
Salem Hospital collaborates<br />
closely with the Breast Health<br />
program at the Mass General/<br />
North Shore Cancer Center in<br />
Danvers to provide patients with<br />
the most advanced care.<br />
To support our patients who<br />
may need additional imaging<br />
or biopsy, we offer our Breast<br />
Health Navigator service. Our<br />
navigator is a radiology technologist<br />
certified in breast health<br />
navigation, who is here to make<br />
your treatment experience easier.<br />
Working as a liaison between<br />
you and your physician, your<br />
navigator will walk you through<br />
your treatment options, provide<br />
support during treatment and answer<br />
any questions, so you feel<br />
informed and in control throughout<br />
your journey.<br />
Women may have an increased<br />
risk of developing breast<br />
or other cancers based on personal<br />
and family history and early<br />
detection of this increased risk<br />
can be life-saving.<br />
Learn more about Salem Hospital’s<br />
Breast Health services<br />
by visiting our website, https://<br />
nsmc.partners.org/breast_health<br />
or to schedule a mammogram,<br />
please call 978-573-4444.<br />
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WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 OCTOBER 7, 2021<br />
(AP) The Estée Lauder<br />
Companies (ELC) are coming<br />
together to end breast cancer<br />
for all as a company that has<br />
put people, positive impact, and<br />
inclusivity at the heart of everything<br />
it does.<br />
ELC’s call to help end breast<br />
cancer is more urgent than ever,<br />
as female breast cancer is now<br />
the most commonly diagnosed<br />
cancer worldwide — surpassing<br />
lung cancer for the first time in<br />
2020 — with an estimated 2.3<br />
million new cases.<br />
This sobering statistic has<br />
only reaffirmed why The Estée<br />
Lauder Companies’ Breast<br />
Cancer Campaign’s (The Campaign)<br />
mission remains unwavering<br />
in uniting people to create<br />
a breast cancer-free world.<br />
A corporate leader in the<br />
global breast cancer movement<br />
since Evelyn H. Lauder co-created<br />
the Pink Ribbon and started<br />
The Campaign in 1992, The<br />
Campaign now supports more<br />
than 60 organizations around<br />
the globe to raise funds, educate,<br />
support, and bring us closer to a<br />
world without breast cancer.<br />
As the company’s largest<br />
corporate social impact program,<br />
The Campaign has raised<br />
more than $99 million globally<br />
for lifesaving research, education,<br />
and medical services, with<br />
more than $80 million funding<br />
Breast Cancer Awareness Month<br />
ELC fighting breast cancer for almost 30 years<br />
BERKSHIRE<br />
HATHAWAY<br />
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321 medical research grants<br />
through the Breast Cancer Research<br />
Foundation (BCRF), the<br />
highest-rated nonprofit breast<br />
cancer organization in the U.S.<br />
founded by Evelyn H. Lauder in<br />
1993.<br />
BCRF’s mission is to prevent<br />
and cure breast cancer by<br />
advancing the world’s most<br />
promising research. The BCRF<br />
research grants funded by The<br />
Campaign span the entire continuum<br />
of breast cancer research,<br />
from studying the basic<br />
biology of how healthy cells go<br />
awry and become cancerous, to<br />
developing new diagnostic tests<br />
and treatments, to conducting<br />
research to improve a patient’s<br />
quality of life both during and<br />
after treatment.<br />
Although great strides have<br />
been made against this disease<br />
— breast cancer mortality rates<br />
have decreased in the U.S. by<br />
41 percent among women since<br />
1989 because of earlier detection<br />
and improved treatment 2<br />
— the work is not yet done.<br />
Breast cancer is a disease that<br />
affects all, but not always equally.<br />
The Campaign will continue<br />
to address breast cancer disparities<br />
that exist for minority and<br />
other vulnerable groups through<br />
funded research with BCRF<br />
and various NGOs around the<br />
world.<br />
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“As a beauty-inspired, values-driven<br />
company, we strive<br />
to make meaningful social investments<br />
toward issues that<br />
matter to our employees, customers,<br />
and partners around the<br />
world. Family values are and<br />
have always been at the core of<br />
The Estée Lauder Companies.<br />
When my mother, Evelyn H.<br />
Lauder, started The Estée Lauder<br />
Companies’ Breast Cancer<br />
Campaign and co-created the<br />
Pink Ribbon, she had a vision of<br />
a breast cancer-free world. The<br />
Campaign remains unwavering<br />
in its mission to help end breast<br />
cancer,” said William P. Lauder,<br />
Executive Chairman of The Estée<br />
Lauder Companies Inc.<br />
Breast cancer is not a disease<br />
that has a single story. It<br />
is as diverse and complex as<br />
ELC’s global community and it<br />
profoundly affects everyone it<br />
touches — patients, loved ones,<br />
doctors, caregivers, advocates,<br />
and more.<br />
This year’s creative features<br />
layers of the Pink Ribbon, the<br />
universally recognized symbol<br />
for breast cancer. Shades of<br />
pink, and different textures and<br />
designs, intertwine to signify<br />
the diversity of the disease, the<br />
equity The Campaign hopes to<br />
help achieve, and the unity in<br />
support of the entire breast cancer<br />
community worldwide.<br />
The Campaign will take the<br />
following actions aligned to its<br />
mission:<br />
–– Launch a new social media<br />
call to action to encourage<br />
engagement from supporters<br />
worldwide to raise funds for<br />
BCRF through the simple action<br />
of grabbing your favorite<br />
pink lipstick, drawing a ribbon,<br />
sharing your story using the<br />
hashtags #TimeToEndBreast-<br />
Cancer and #ELCdonates and<br />
tagging up to five people to participate.<br />
–– For every public, in-feed<br />
Instagram or Facebook post<br />
during the month of October<br />
featuring both #TimeToEnd-<br />
BreastCancer and #ELCdonates<br />
together, @esteelaudercompanies<br />
will donate $25 to @bcrfcure<br />
up to $150,000<br />
–– Reinforce and build upon<br />
The Estée Lauder Companies’<br />
legacy of breast cancer funding<br />
and furthering the company’s<br />
commitment to Racial Equity.<br />
–– The company and the<br />
Lauder Family will invest $1<br />
million over two years towards<br />
research to help eliminate breast<br />
cancer disparities. Through<br />
grants with BCRF, two important<br />
new initiatives will be supported.<br />
–– Illuminate buildings,<br />
monuments, and landmarks<br />
worldwide in glowing pink<br />
lights to raise awareness of<br />
breast health, including the Empire<br />
State Building, New York<br />
City and the Eiffel Tower, Paris.<br />
–– Mobilize employees<br />
worldwide to positively impact<br />
communities and unite in action<br />
to support more than 60 breast<br />
cancer organizations around the<br />
world.<br />
–– Convene world-class experts<br />
to educate on the importance<br />
of breast health.<br />
–– Continue to produce and<br />
distribute informative materials<br />
and Pink Ribbons worldwide.<br />
–– Drive donations to BCRF<br />
through ELCompanies.com/<br />
BreastCancerCampaign.<br />
“My role as Global Ambassador<br />
for The Breast Cancer<br />
Campaign continues to be my<br />
life’s most meaningful work. I<br />
joined Evelyn to work on The<br />
Campaign shortly after she started<br />
it in the early 1990’s. Over<br />
the years, I’ve seen the powerful<br />
impact The Estée Lauder Companies<br />
has had on the global<br />
breast cancer community, including<br />
groundbreaking progress<br />
made through the research<br />
The Campaign has funded to<br />
advance science, treatments,<br />
and care. We must carry on Evelyn’s<br />
legacy and come together<br />
in support of The Campaign and<br />
help to find a cure for this disease,”<br />
said Elizabeth Hurley, the<br />
longstanding Global Ambassador<br />
for The Campaign.<br />
This year, 19 of The Estée<br />
Lauder Companies’ brands will<br />
support The Campaign’s mission:<br />
AERIN, Aveda, Bobbi<br />
Brown, Bumble and bumble,<br />
Clinique, Darphin, DKNY, Donna<br />
Karan, Dr. Jart+, Estée Lauder,<br />
GLAMGLOW, Jo Malone<br />
London, La Mer, Lab Series,<br />
Michael Kors, Origins, Smashbox,<br />
TOM FORD BEAUTY,<br />
and Too Faced. Each will sell<br />
Pink Ribbon Products or make<br />
donations to BCRF and/or other<br />
charitable organizations around<br />
the world.<br />
“The Estée Lauder Companies’<br />
success is deeply rooted<br />
in our core values and the positive<br />
impact we have on our employees,<br />
our communities and<br />
the planet. The Breast Cancer<br />
Campaign is an authentic cornerstone<br />
of our commitments to<br />
being a Beauty Inspired, Values<br />
Driven company and we will<br />
continue our work to drive positive<br />
change for the breast cancer<br />
community and beyond,” said<br />
Fabrizio Freda, President and<br />
Chief Executive Officer, The<br />
Estée Lauder Companies Inc.<br />
Through the collective efforts<br />
of its employees, consumers,<br />
and partners worldwide,<br />
The Campaign remains at the<br />
forefront of facilitating real<br />
progress against this disease,<br />
bringing it closer to its mission.<br />
Together, with the dedication of<br />
its global community, ELC can<br />
help create a breast cancer-free<br />
world for all.<br />
To learn more about The Estée<br />
Lauder Companies’ Breast<br />
Cancer Campaign, visit EL-<br />
Companies.com/BreastCancer-<br />
Campaign.<br />
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WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 7<br />
Breast Cancer Awareness Month<br />
Breast cancer screening and treatment<br />
progress disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic<br />
DALLAS (AP) –– Susan<br />
G. Komen, the world’s leading<br />
breast cancer organization,<br />
is warning that decades<br />
of progress in lowering breast<br />
cancer mortality rates may be<br />
in jeopardy due to the ongoing<br />
COVID-19 pandemic and<br />
called for a united response to<br />
help save lives during this year’s<br />
National Breast Cancer Awareness<br />
month.<br />
Komen noted that in response<br />
to the growing need for<br />
financial support and overcoming<br />
barriers to care, the organization<br />
has increased its focus<br />
on providing care and support<br />
directly through its Patient Care<br />
Services Center, the demand for<br />
which has more than doubled<br />
over the past year.<br />
“Facing a breast cancer diagnosis<br />
is difficult in the best<br />
of times, but more so during the<br />
uncertainty of a pandemic,” said<br />
Paula Schneider, a breast cancer<br />
survivor and Komen’s CEO.<br />
“More people than ever are<br />
encountering challenges in accessing<br />
and continuing needed<br />
care. Many have lost their jobs,<br />
health insurance and are facing<br />
new financial challenges. The<br />
pandemic has also highlighted<br />
persistent and tragic racial disparities,<br />
like the startling reality<br />
that Black women in the U.S.<br />
are about 40 percent more likely<br />
to die from breast cancer than<br />
white women. Our support is<br />
needed now, more than ever. Yet<br />
meeting those needs will only<br />
be possible thanks to the generosity<br />
and passion of our donors<br />
and fundraisers.”<br />
Komen noted that there are<br />
many ways that people can<br />
help support Komen’s advocacy,<br />
research and patient care<br />
programs, from fundraising<br />
through one of the organization’s<br />
local Race for the Cure<br />
or MORE THAN PINK Walk<br />
events, supporting someone<br />
walking in the Komen 3-Day,<br />
60-mile walk, supporting one of<br />
Komen’s LIVE Pink partners, or<br />
by doing a personal fundraiser<br />
that is meaningful to you, such<br />
as hosting a Dress Up to Take<br />
Down Breast Cancer educational<br />
session or fundraiser at work.<br />
The need for support is<br />
clear and growing more urgent<br />
by the day. Komen noted that<br />
while progress has been made<br />
in lowering mortality rates from<br />
breast cancer by 41 percent in<br />
the U.S. since 1989 thanks to<br />
more than three decades of increased<br />
access to early detection<br />
and more effective treatments,<br />
the trajectory of that progress is<br />
now in jeopardy due to COVID-<br />
19’s lingering impact on breast<br />
health care.<br />
Without a renewed focus on<br />
early detection and efforts to<br />
maintain people in the continuum<br />
of care, as well as investments<br />
in improved treatments,<br />
we are likely to see more people<br />
die from the disease. Even<br />
without taking the impact of<br />
COVID-19 on screening and<br />
treatment into account, more<br />
than 44,000 people are expected<br />
to die this year from breast<br />
cancer in the U.S. alone. Now,<br />
due to the pandemic, which has<br />
caused people to become hesitant<br />
to get screened or see a doctor,<br />
suddenly become uninsured<br />
or face new financial challenges,<br />
people are facing new delays<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
and barriers to care that are likely<br />
to have tragic consequences.<br />
–– Initial reports from the<br />
National Cancer Institute in<br />
2020 suggested there could be<br />
an excess of 10,000 deaths due<br />
to breast and colorectal cancer<br />
by 2030 due to the pandemic.<br />
–– A newer model in July<br />
2021, suggests about 2,500 excess<br />
deaths from breast cancer<br />
by 2030 are expected to occur<br />
due to reduced screening, delays<br />
in diagnosis and decreased chemotherapy<br />
use among women<br />
with estrogen receptor positive<br />
early breast cancer.<br />
–– While screening rates are<br />
rebounding from the pandemic<br />
lows, we are still catching up for<br />
many people who should have<br />
already been screened and diagnosed.<br />
This may lead to a surge<br />
of new breast cancers, with later<br />
stage diagnoses and increased<br />
mortality.<br />
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in treatment in the midst of the<br />
pandemic.<br />
In response to the growing<br />
and evolving demand for direct<br />
support for those facing breast<br />
cancer today, Komen has developed<br />
a new national Patient<br />
Care Center to help people overcome<br />
barriers to care, no matter<br />
where they live.<br />
These services include a free<br />
Breast Care Helpline, where<br />
callers are connected to a trained<br />
oncology social worker who<br />
provides emotional support education,<br />
and access to resources<br />
such as financial assistance, patient<br />
navigation and more. The<br />
need for these care services continues<br />
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Water-main break causes school closure<br />
BY ANNE MARIE TOBIN<br />
A water main break on<br />
Summer Street wreaked havoc<br />
Tuesday morning, causing the<br />
closure of the Summer Street<br />
Elementary School and leaving<br />
several area residents without<br />
water. The break occurred near<br />
the Reedy Meadow Golf Course.<br />
Water was shut down to Summer<br />
Street residents from Westover<br />
Drive to Todd Lane.<br />
Water was gradually restored<br />
to affected homes and businesses<br />
starting at about 3 p.m.<br />
that afternoon.<br />
Lynnfield Center Water<br />
District Superintendent John<br />
Scenna said the initial alarms relating<br />
to a drop in storage volume<br />
and pressure started coming in<br />
STUDENT OF<br />
THE WEEK<br />
Connor Wright<br />
Connor Wright, started a nonprofit to bring gift boxes to children hospitalized with COVID.<br />
BY KATELYN SAHAGIAN<br />
In between school at Pike<br />
Academy ― where he is on<br />
the honor roll, an after-school<br />
program at Kumon, participating<br />
in chess club and the<br />
math olympiad, and hockey<br />
practice and games, seventh<br />
grader Connor Wright said that<br />
he wanted to find a way to help<br />
people during the COVID-19<br />
pandemic.<br />
Thus, Connor’s Kindness<br />
Project was born.<br />
“I wanted to give back,”<br />
Connor said. “So I decided to<br />
start a nonprofit.”<br />
Connor’s Kindness Project<br />
is an initiative making gift<br />
boxes for kids who were hospitalized<br />
due to COVID-19. On<br />
Saturday, Oct. 2, the twelveyear-old<br />
said that he enlisted<br />
his cousins to help him put<br />
together 40 boxes of his signature<br />
“kindness kits” in one<br />
afternoon.<br />
“Right now my great-grandfather’s<br />
basement is our home<br />
base,” Connor said. “I’m<br />
hopeful it’ll grow from there.”<br />
Connor said he doesn’t really<br />
like to brag about his Kindness<br />
Project to other people. While<br />
he said that his friends don’t really<br />
know about his nonprofit,<br />
Connor wants to start an advisory<br />
board on what should go<br />
into the boxes to make sure that<br />
he’s sticking to things kids actually<br />
want.<br />
Connor said that he wanted<br />
to do something that would<br />
make the kids feel like regular<br />
kids again. Boxes include toys<br />
― like Rubik’s Cubes, Legos,<br />
and Pop It! ― a popular fidget<br />
toy ― and personal and school<br />
necessities, like Bomba socks<br />
between 3 and 3:30 a.m.<br />
“Those statistics showed us<br />
we were losing water somewhere<br />
in the system, initially up<br />
to 3,000 gallons per minute,”<br />
Scenna said. “Our operatives<br />
were sharp enough to drive<br />
around to find the source of the<br />
problem. We finally isolated<br />
the problem at around 5:30 a.m.<br />
after discovering ponding on the<br />
site of the golf course to the left<br />
of the parking lot, so we knew<br />
that was likely where the crack<br />
in the pipe was.”<br />
Scenna said due to the complexity<br />
of the problem, he knew<br />
that water could not be restored<br />
to Summer Street School, so<br />
the decision to close down the<br />
school for the day was made. He<br />
and a collapsible microscope<br />
called Foldscope.<br />
His last big project was<br />
giving birthday boxes to kids in<br />
homeless shelters. The boxes<br />
included everything from cake<br />
mix and a pan to bake it in, to<br />
party hats and gifts.<br />
“Not everyone can afford<br />
to have a birthday party, but<br />
everyone should have one,”<br />
Connor said.<br />
Now, Connor said his big<br />
goal is to apply for 501(c)3<br />
status. Getting this official<br />
nonprofit status would give his<br />
Kindness Project the ability<br />
to get grants from the government.<br />
Right now, everything<br />
Connor has been doing has<br />
been through donations alone.<br />
“It’s really cool knowing that<br />
I’ve helped a lot of kids out,”<br />
Connor said. “I gave them<br />
something they wanted.”<br />
said that other areas within the<br />
town were also reporting discolored<br />
water and air in the water<br />
including King James Grant and<br />
Orchard Lane.<br />
“However, given the severity<br />
of the leak and amount of water<br />
lost, customers throughout the<br />
district will experience discoloration<br />
and loss of pressure<br />
until repair is complete and the<br />
system stabilizes,” Scenna said.<br />
“We expect everyone will have<br />
water back by Tuesday night,<br />
but it will take overnight to get<br />
back to regulated normal conditions<br />
for the system.”<br />
School Superintendent Kristen<br />
Vogel said she is “anticipating a<br />
normal school day (Wednesday)<br />
at Summer Street School.”<br />
John Robert Mitchell, 71<br />
1950 - 2021<br />
LYNNFIELD - John Robert Mitchell,<br />
age 71, of Lynnfield, formerly of<br />
Chelsea, died Saturday, October 2<br />
at his residence.<br />
Born in Chelsea on July 6, 1950<br />
he was the son of the late James<br />
Donald and Marion Viola (Spracklin)<br />
Mitchell.<br />
John was raised in Chelsea and<br />
was a graduate of Chelsea High<br />
School. He went on to graduate<br />
from the former Grahm Junior College<br />
of Boston and to attend Boston<br />
University. John had worked<br />
in media, first with NBC in New<br />
York City, then he spent time with<br />
WEEI and WXKS-AM of Boston<br />
until 1994 when he went out on<br />
his own and build the now CAM<br />
Media, which continues to this day.<br />
In his younger years, John was an<br />
avid skier and played softball and<br />
hockey – most recently he had gotten<br />
into cycling. John was a very<br />
philanthropic man and was dedicated<br />
to several causes, most importantly,<br />
the Pan-Mass Challenge,<br />
Bike MS (National MS Society,)<br />
Best Buddies, Salvation Army, ALS<br />
ONE, and Communitas of Wakefield<br />
(formerly EMARC).<br />
He was the beloved husband<br />
of Lauren (Cantalupa) Mitchell.<br />
He was the loving father of Cara<br />
A. Mitchell of Merrimac, MA and<br />
Megan E. Mitchell and her partner<br />
Chris Eriksen of Eagle Bridge,<br />
NY. He was the brother of James<br />
Mitchell and his wife Ethelyn of<br />
District seeks to<br />
improve technology<br />
with Chromebooks<br />
Revere, Nancy Belanger and her<br />
husband Daniel of Charlton, MA<br />
and the late Jean V. Montesano<br />
and her surviving husband Vincent<br />
of Revere, and the late Joan Mitchell.<br />
He is also survived by many<br />
nieces and nephews as well as his<br />
beloved dogs Gavin and Maggie.<br />
Service Information: His Funeral<br />
Service will be held in the<br />
Centre Congregational Church,<br />
5 Summer St., Lynnfield on Saturday,<br />
Oct 9 at 10am. Visitation<br />
for relatives and friends at the<br />
McDonald Funeral Home, 19<br />
Yale Ave., Wakefield on Friday,<br />
Oct 8 from 4-7pm.<br />
In keeping with John’s philanthropic<br />
spirt, the family asks for<br />
contributions to be made to the<br />
charity of one’s choice.<br />
BY HANNAH CHADWICK<br />
School district Director of<br />
Technology Stephanie Hoban<br />
updated the School Committee<br />
Tuesday night on the district’s<br />
plans to address its problems<br />
with technology, which include<br />
expiring devices and privacy<br />
concerns.<br />
While she cited a number of<br />
concerns, Hoban also provided<br />
a positive update regarding<br />
student access to technology.<br />
The Lynnfield Public<br />
Schools has nearly 3,000<br />
Chromebooks, which is<br />
enough to provide each student<br />
in the district with a device,<br />
Hoban said. However,<br />
she said that each of these devices<br />
comes with an expiration<br />
date for upgrades; this means<br />
that the Chromebooks become<br />
invalid for Massachusetts<br />
Comprehensive Assessment<br />
System (MCAS) and other<br />
testing, which is currently administered<br />
via these devices.<br />
Since the Chromebooks still<br />
work after their expiration<br />
date, Hoban said, they can still<br />
be used for other non-testing<br />
purposes. In the district, an average<br />
of 130 Chromebooks expire<br />
each year, which results in<br />
them having to be replenished<br />
by the district, she said.<br />
Hoban said the district’s<br />
plan is to purchase new<br />
Chromebooks for students<br />
entering the fifth and ninth<br />
grades; this would allow four<br />
years of life for each student’s<br />
device at the middle- and highschool<br />
level, she said.<br />
The district also plans to hire<br />
a new Chromebook inventory<br />
manager, who would create<br />
an inventory system with the<br />
aim of ensuring students return<br />
their devices to the school district<br />
when they graduate.<br />
Hoban said the technology<br />
department has also implemented<br />
a privacy plan; this<br />
new database includes applications<br />
on devices that are aimed<br />
at securing privacy for students<br />
using the technology. Parents<br />
and guardians are required<br />
to sign a Google document,<br />
which permits teachers to use<br />
these applications in school.<br />
In other technology updates,<br />
a new information-management<br />
system, PowerSchool,<br />
will be implemented in the<br />
district by the 2022-23 school<br />
year, Hoban said.
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Sports<br />
PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK<br />
Lynnfield’s Ally Sykes blocks out Georgetown’s Olivia Hiltz,<br />
left, and Casey Mahoney during a win Wednesday.<br />
Seniors lead the<br />
way for Lynnfield<br />
FILE PHOTO<br />
Nick Razzaboni and the Lynnfield football team struggled on offense in a loss to Cape Ann<br />
League foe Newburyport Friday night.<br />
Lynnfield can’t contain<br />
Newburyport in road loss<br />
FOOTBALL<br />
By Mike Alongi<br />
The Lynnfield football team<br />
hung around with Newburyport<br />
for the entire first half<br />
Friday night on the road, but<br />
Newburyport took advantage<br />
of the Pioneers’ struggles in the<br />
second half to hand Lynnfield a<br />
34-6 loss.<br />
The Clippers started out<br />
strong when quarterback Finn<br />
Sullivan found Grant Mosesian<br />
on a 10-yard touchdown connection<br />
late in the first quarter.<br />
After Sullivan added the extra<br />
point to make it 7-0, both offenses<br />
went dormant. The<br />
Clippers took that 7-0 lead into<br />
the halftime break.<br />
Newburyport drove down<br />
the field in less than two minutes<br />
to start the third quarter,<br />
scoring on Sullivan’s first TD<br />
run. The Clippers then capped<br />
their following possession<br />
with another Sullivan scamper,<br />
this one coming from the<br />
three-yard-line.<br />
The Pioneers did score to<br />
make it a 19-6 game heading<br />
into the fourth, but Sullivan<br />
finished the Clippers’ ensuing<br />
drive by finding Webster on a<br />
three-yard scoring strike to seal<br />
the win.<br />
Lynnfield (2-1) will get an<br />
extra day of rest this week before<br />
facing Hamilton-Wenham<br />
on the road Saturday (2:30).<br />
GIRLS SOCCER<br />
By Sam Minton<br />
LYNNFIELD ― The seniors<br />
on the Lynnfield Pioneers’ girls<br />
soccer team rose to the occasion<br />
on Wednesday night as they defeated<br />
the Georgetown Royals<br />
6-1.<br />
Lynnfield head coach Mark<br />
Vermont said after the match that<br />
his team met the challenge on their<br />
home pitch.<br />
“We put it all together tonight<br />
so it was a good night to put it all<br />
together on senior night,” he said.<br />
Prior to the match, both sides’<br />
seniors were honored. Lynnfield<br />
will be saying goodbye to nine<br />
seniors at the end of the year as<br />
Samanth Bunar, Adriana Parisi,<br />
Lexi Veglia, Abby Adamo,<br />
Marissa Corvi, Lanah Rosenwald,<br />
Anna Radulski, Lucy Cleary,<br />
and Mariella Calvani will all be<br />
graduating.<br />
Vermont said that this group<br />
of seniors was made up of some<br />
great kids.<br />
“It’s been a long haul, last year<br />
was crazy with COVID and this<br />
year we are starting to put it together<br />
so we will keep it rolling<br />
hopefully and they worked hard<br />
for it,” he said.<br />
Georgetown seniors Rebecca<br />
Doucette, Casey Mahoney,<br />
Lauren Bartlett, Maggie Jackson,<br />
Megan Skahan, Allison DeLuca,<br />
and Emma Olsen were honored<br />
before the match as well and head<br />
coach Kevin Fair said that he has<br />
a great group of seniors this year.<br />
“I have great senior leadership,<br />
two wonderful captains in<br />
Rebecca Doucette and Casey<br />
Mahoney,” he said. “They are<br />
great leaders on the field (and) in<br />
the classroom. (I’m) very blessed<br />
to have a great senior class and<br />
what was great is I got such a<br />
young mix and they are great role<br />
models for the younger kids.”<br />
The excitement of senior night<br />
was evident as both sides were<br />
energized to start the match, but<br />
struggled to control possession.<br />
Senior captain and goalkeeper<br />
Samantha Bunar showed her<br />
prowess early as she made a<br />
great save after coming off her<br />
line and nearly left the box in the<br />
ninth minute. Bunar was great<br />
throughout the match, knowing<br />
just when to come off of her line<br />
and be aggressive.<br />
The Pioneers nearly found<br />
the back of the net courtesy of a<br />
beautiful lofted shot from Anna<br />
Radulski, but the shot graced over<br />
the crossbar in the 11th minute.<br />
Nearing the midway point of<br />
the first half, Lynnfield created a<br />
flurry of chances but was not able<br />
to find the back of the net.<br />
The scoring finally arrived in<br />
the 27th minute as Parisi found the<br />
back of the net, but the Lynnfield<br />
lead didn’t last for long as sophomore<br />
Olivia Hilts tied the game up<br />
for the Royals with a goal less than<br />
a minute later.<br />
Parisi found her second goal of<br />
the match in the 36th minute as,<br />
even with a Georgetown defender<br />
dragging her down, she was able<br />
to power the ball into the bottom<br />
of the net to give Lynnfield a 2-1<br />
lead that they would carry into the<br />
second half.<br />
The senior nearly had a hat<br />
trick as she burst away from defenders<br />
in the 67th minute, but<br />
Georgetown goalkeeper Mary<br />
Surette made an impressive diving<br />
save.<br />
The Pioneers were able to rack<br />
up five corner kicks in the first ten<br />
minutes of the half, but it took until<br />
the 50th minute for them to convert;<br />
freshman Emma Rose found<br />
the ball at her feet in the box and<br />
she was able to make it a 3-1 lead<br />
for Lynnfield. Lynnfield wasn’t<br />
done scoring, as it found the net<br />
in the 60th minute and Calvani<br />
later scored in an almost identical<br />
situation. Corner kicks actually<br />
ended up being kind to Lynnfield,<br />
helping the team score four of its<br />
six goals off of set pieces.<br />
Adamo put the game away in<br />
the last 10 minutes with the fifth<br />
and sixth goal of the match going<br />
to the Pioneers in what would cap<br />
a very successful senior night for<br />
Lynnfield.<br />
Lynnfield (5-2-2) travels to<br />
Amesbury Thursday (4).
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FILE PHOTO<br />
Lynnfield’s Nickson Joseph had a strong game up front for the Pioneers in a loss to Newburyport<br />
Monday afternoon.<br />
Lynnfield comes up short in<br />
road loss to Newburyport<br />
BOYS SOCCER<br />
By Mike Alongi<br />
NEWBURYPORT — The<br />
Lynnfield boys soccer team went<br />
toe to toe with the top team in the<br />
Cape Ann League Monday afternoon,<br />
and while the Pioneers<br />
put up a good fight, it just wasn’t<br />
enough in a 1-0 loss on the road.<br />
“Newburyport is always a<br />
tough team to go against, and<br />
we’ve had a great rivalry with<br />
them over the past few years,”<br />
said Lynnfield coach Brent<br />
Munroe. “I thought we defended<br />
well and we kept it close<br />
the whole way, but we were<br />
able to generate any offense out<br />
there because we were so busy<br />
defending.”<br />
Nickson Joseph had a big game<br />
up front in the loss for Lynnfield,<br />
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Newburyport attack.<br />
The game was scoreless for<br />
the first 25 minutes of play, with<br />
Lynnfield’s defense putting up a<br />
good fight against the Clippers.<br />
But eventually things broke<br />
down, and Newburyport finally<br />
broke through with 16:22 to<br />
play in the first half when Adam<br />
Bovee found the back of the net<br />
to make it 1-0.<br />
The Pioneers continued to play<br />
solid defense for the rest of the<br />
game, but they were never able<br />
to get any offensive momentum<br />
going on the other end.<br />
“We kept those guys off the<br />
board for the most part, and they<br />
were really putting the pressure<br />
on,” said Munroe. “We had a<br />
couple of chances to score, but<br />
when you only get a couple of<br />
chances then you’re going to<br />
have a tough time generating any<br />
real pressure.”<br />
As the Pioneers now hit the<br />
halfway point in the season,<br />
Munroe feels great about where<br />
his team sits as the state tournament<br />
looms just a few weeks<br />
away.<br />
“I think we’re sitting in a great<br />
position right now,” said Munroe.<br />
“We’ve gotten most of our tough<br />
games out of the way, and the four<br />
games we’ve lost have come to<br />
undefeated Newburyport twice,<br />
to undefeated Masconomet in<br />
a non-league game and to a<br />
top-10 team in the state in North<br />
Andover. We’re battle-tested, and<br />
I think we’re going to be able<br />
to make a nice run to close the<br />
season.”<br />
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THURSDAY<br />
Golf<br />
Lynnfield at CAL Open (9)<br />
Cardinal Spellman at Bishop Fenwick (3)<br />
Girls Soccer<br />
Peabody at Central Catholic (7:30)<br />
Field Hockey<br />
Bishop Fenwick at Bishop Feehan (4)<br />
Amesbury at Lynnfield (7)<br />
Volleyball<br />
Lynnfield at Georgetown (5:30)<br />
FRIDAY<br />
Football<br />
Bishop Fenwick at Cardinal Spellman (6:30)<br />
Swampscott at Peabody (7)<br />
Golf<br />
Bishop Fenwick at Arlington Catholic (2:30)<br />
Boys Soccer<br />
Amesbury at Lynnfield (3:45)<br />
Bishop Fenwick at Masconomet (4)<br />
Girls Soccer<br />
Lynnfield at Amesbury (3:45)<br />
Field Hockey<br />
Lynnfield at Beverly (4)<br />
Volleyball<br />
North Reading at Peabody (5:30)<br />
Reading at Lynnfield (5:30)<br />
SATURDAY<br />
Football<br />
Lynnfield at Hamilton-Wenham (2:30)<br />
Girls Soccer<br />
Bishop Fenwick at Central Catholic (12)<br />
Volleyball<br />
Essex Tech at Bishop Fenwick (5:30)<br />
By Mike Alongi<br />
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE<br />
MONDAY<br />
Boys Soccer<br />
Bishop Fenwick at Arlington Catholic (2)<br />
Girls Soccer<br />
Ipswich at Lynnfield (10)<br />
Field Hockey<br />
Lynnfield at Ipswich (10)<br />
TUESDAY<br />
Golf<br />
Bishop Fenwick at Cardinal Spellman (2:30)<br />
Swampscott at Peabody (4)<br />
Boys Soccer<br />
Lynnfield at Ipswich (4)<br />
Field Hockey<br />
Bishop Fenwick at Bedford (3:45)<br />
Volleyball<br />
Lynnfield at Arlington Catholic (5:30)<br />
Cross Country<br />
Arlington Catholic, Austin Prep at Bishop Fenwick (4)<br />
TUESDAY<br />
Golf<br />
Arlington Catholic at Bishop Fenwick (2:30)<br />
Peabody at Danvers (4)<br />
Boys Soccer<br />
Peabody at Masconomet (4)<br />
Girls Soccer<br />
Masconomet at Peabody (4)<br />
Arlington Catholic at Bishop Fenwick (4)<br />
Field Hockey<br />
Danvers at Peabody (4)<br />
Volleyball<br />
Masconomet at Peabody (5:30)<br />
Cross Country<br />
Peabody at Beverly (4)<br />
North Reading at Lynnfield (4:15)<br />
COURTESY PHOTO<br />
Lynnfield seventh grader Giada Antidormi, right, and eighth<br />
grader Abby Lopez ran well at the Smolak Farms Cross<br />
Country Invitational last Friday.<br />
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Lynnfield seventh grader<br />
Giada Antidormi made some history<br />
last weekend, as she became<br />
the first Lynnfield middle school<br />
runner to ever win a cross country<br />
invitational when she took home<br />
first place at the Smolak Farms<br />
Cross Country Invitational at<br />
Smolak Farms in North Andover<br />
Friday.<br />
Antidormi ran the 1.7-mile<br />
course in a time of 11:28, finishing<br />
first out of 164 runners<br />
from Lynnfield, North Andover,<br />
North Reading, Reading,<br />
Masconomet and Methuen.<br />
Eighth grader Abby Lopez --<br />
the younger sister of St. John’s<br />
Prep star runner Nathan Lopez --<br />
also had a top-10 finish, placing<br />
ninth with a time of 12:25.<br />
There were also highlights<br />
on the boys side of the meet<br />
for Lynnfield, with Jayden Ing<br />
leading the way with a 22nd place<br />
finish in a field of 171 runners.
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Girls soccer celebrates Senior Night<br />
Photos | Spenser Hasak<br />
The Lynnfield girls soccer team sings the national anthem prior to its Senior Night victory over Georgetown Wednesday.<br />
Lynnfield goalie Samantha Bunar punts the ball down field.<br />
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Girls soccer celebrates Senior Night<br />
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Lynnfield’s Anna Radulski dribbles the ball during a Senior Night win over Georgetown<br />
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Seniors<br />
One result of the global pandemic<br />
and its long-term isolation<br />
is the need to find innovative<br />
ways through which people<br />
can stay connected.<br />
One such effort includes a<br />
new tool that Greater Lynn<br />
Senior Services (GLSS), which<br />
serves town residents, is piloting<br />
called Uniper — a device<br />
that plugs into your television<br />
set, along with a small camera<br />
which perches on top, enabling<br />
one-on-one communication<br />
with case managers, healthcare<br />
providers, counselors, family<br />
and friends.<br />
“The COVID-19 pandemic<br />
pretty much destroyed the limited<br />
social connections that<br />
many older people or adults<br />
living with disabilities already<br />
experience,” said Kathryn C.<br />
Burns, GLSS’ chief executive<br />
officer. “Research shows that<br />
isolation, particularly long-term<br />
isolation, has a very negative effect<br />
on people’s overall health,<br />
significantly contributing to<br />
premature death from all causes<br />
and increasing a person’s risk of<br />
diseases like dementia.”<br />
Uniper loads an individual’s<br />
contacts into its device,<br />
allowing for immediate virtual<br />
connection.<br />
“This is really the primary<br />
reason we chose Uniper over<br />
the many other platforms we<br />
reviewed,” said Valerie Parker<br />
Callahan, director of planning<br />
and development. “We view<br />
it first and foremost as a communications<br />
tool to help people<br />
better manage their health<br />
and well-being, with Uniper’s<br />
built-in programming as a secondary<br />
— but very helpful<br />
— add-on to reduce social isolation<br />
and promote stronger<br />
connections with the wider<br />
community.”<br />
It is easy to use with a simple<br />
remote that allows people to<br />
quickly transition from Uniper<br />
back to television programming.<br />
“Many platforms that allow<br />
for virtual connection require a<br />
computer, tablet or smartphone,<br />
which many older people do not<br />
have and might be uncomfortable<br />
using,” Parker Callahan<br />
noted. “But Uniper only requires<br />
a TV, which most people<br />
already have and use regularly.”<br />
Uniper’s existing content includes<br />
access to hundreds of<br />
videos — travel, arts and culture,<br />
music and educational<br />
programs, as well as “live” programming<br />
that includes exercise<br />
and other classes, peer-led<br />
discussion groups, support<br />
groups and more — which are<br />
available throughout the day<br />
and scheduled by Uniper.<br />
GLSS is developing its own<br />
content, which will be available<br />
to users through a separate<br />
channel, and is also working on<br />
developing some live programming,<br />
too.<br />
“We envision, for example,<br />
that our Wellness Pathways fall<br />
prevention and health self-management<br />
workshops will be offered<br />
over the Uniper platform,<br />
as well as group and individual<br />
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Seniors<br />
SENIORS<br />
From page 13<br />
counseling through our Mobile<br />
Mental Health and Family Caregiver<br />
Support programs in a private, HIPAAcompliant<br />
setting,” Parker Callahan<br />
said, “This would be in addition to<br />
virtual case manager visits with GLSS<br />
consumers.”<br />
UniperCare is an innovative, Israelibased<br />
company with a West Coast U.S.<br />
hub. Its programming is starting to pop<br />
up all around the country, but GLSS is<br />
its first Massachusetts-based customer.<br />
One of the Uniper’s unique features<br />
is the work they have been doing with<br />
Jewish Federation of North America,<br />
connecting Holocaust survivors, their<br />
descendants and people of Jewish faith<br />
with tailored supports and group meetings,<br />
bringing together people from<br />
all across the country in celebration<br />
of some Jewish holidays during the<br />
pandemic. They plan to continue this<br />
programming moving forward. Uniper<br />
also offers a lot of content in Russian<br />
and Spanish.<br />
GLSS is initially hoping to sign up<br />
100 people age 60 and older or adults<br />
living with disabilities in its service area<br />
of Lynn, Lynnfield, Nahant, Saugus and<br />
Swampscott for the free one-year service.<br />
The product will be reevaluated<br />
after a year and could last beyond that,<br />
depending on its results and continued<br />
interest on the part of funders.<br />
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to troubleshoot any issues users encounter.<br />
The program is supported by<br />
funding from the Administration for<br />
Community Living as well as funding<br />
through the Older American Act administered<br />
through the Massachusetts<br />
Executive Office of Elder Affairs, and<br />
a grant from Beverly and Addison<br />
Gilbert Hospitals, operated by Beth<br />
Israel Lahey Health.<br />
Interested individuals can contact<br />
Andrew Wallace, GLSS’ Title III<br />
Planner, at 781-477-6702 or email<br />
awallace@glss.net. More information<br />
can be found at www.glss.net.<br />
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