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Lynnfield<br />

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The town took a big step toward<br />

stopping the spread of COVID-19,<br />

hosting a vaccination clinic Saturday<br />

and Sunday that saw more than 550<br />

children ages 5-11 get their first doses<br />

of the Pfizer vaccine.<br />

While most kids dread getting shots,<br />

the clinic prioritized keeping things<br />

fun with complimentary snacks, a<br />

large-screen TV showing movies in<br />

the “waiting room,” (aka the Lynnfield<br />

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Families were grateful to finally<br />

be able to get their young children<br />

vaccinated.<br />

“I hope the numbers go down now<br />

that kids can be vaccinated,” said<br />

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Monaghan’s son Declan, 10, a fifth<br />

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there was nothing to it.<br />

“It didn’t hurt at all,” he said.<br />

Brian and Bridget Charville’s three<br />

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VETERANS<br />

From page 1<br />

Lynnfield salutes our veterans<br />

The day kicked off with a<br />

rolling car parade, which snaked<br />

its way from the Our Lady of<br />

the Assumption parking lot to<br />

the Lynnfield Housing Authority<br />

on Ross Drive all the way to the<br />

common, where several creatively-decorated<br />

cars lined South<br />

Common Street.<br />

Girls Scout troops, including<br />

the Brownies and Daisies, led the<br />

crowd with a rendition of “God<br />

Bless America,” while Boy Scout<br />

Troop 48 and Cub Scout Troop<br />

48 displayed flags. The Lynnfield<br />

High School (LHS) band played<br />

the national anthem and other<br />

military-themed musical pieces.<br />

An honor guard fired a rifle<br />

salute.<br />

Several local leaders and officials<br />

were on hand to offer their<br />

thoughts.<br />

Rev. Robert Bacon of St.<br />

Paul’s Episcopal Church said<br />

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education within the community.<br />

The veteran called on residents<br />

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put aside their differences to<br />

work as one to help us.”<br />

Select Board member Joe<br />

Connell, a decorated veteran and<br />

retired colonel who served in the<br />

United States Army for 30 years,<br />

thanked his fellow veterans and<br />

their families “for the sacrifices<br />

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Connell said there’s a reason<br />

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Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North<br />

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and their families must be<br />

prioritized.<br />

“Today we honor our state and<br />

nation’s veterans, but it’s also<br />

important to honor our veterans<br />

with the services they need,” said<br />

Jones, who reminded attendees<br />

that Thursday also marked the<br />

100th anniversary of the dedication<br />

of the Tomb of the Unknown<br />

Soldier three years after the end<br />

of World War I. Jones said it remains<br />

an important monument<br />

and “a reminder that our nation<br />

will never forget those who have<br />

served.”<br />

State Sen. Brendan Crighton<br />

(D-Lynn) thanked veterans for<br />

“putting their lives on the line for<br />

their country,” adding the pandemic<br />

has “disproportionately<br />

affected our veterans.<br />

“In Massachusetts we are<br />

strong in our benefits for veterans,<br />

but we can do more… not<br />

only to improve benefits for our<br />

veterans, but also recognize that<br />

families make sacrifices, too.”<br />

Connell and Siegel thanked<br />

School Committee member Kate<br />

DePrizio and her third grade<br />

Brownie Troop 67136 (community<br />

service project) and the first<br />

grade Daisy Troop 83618 (in<br />

support) for delivering 431 cards<br />

(containing restaurant gift cards)<br />

to Lynnfield veterans. Siegel<br />

said that DePrezio reached out to<br />

him and didn’t flinch when she<br />

learned there were 433 veterans<br />

living in town.<br />

“She said ‘no problem’ and<br />

about two weeks later on Nov. 4,<br />

she had the cards.”<br />

Select Board Chair Dick<br />

Dalton thanked Siegel, commending<br />

him for a ceremony<br />

“that reflects the town’s respect<br />

and gratitude for our veterans.”<br />

Dalton said veterans are “ordinary<br />

people who have done<br />

something extraordinary so that<br />

we may all enjoy the freedom we<br />

treasure today. Our debt to these<br />

men and women can never be repaid<br />

but our gratitude and respect<br />

must last forever.”<br />

He called attention to the many<br />

sacrifices veterans make and<br />

also the uncertainty of whether<br />

“Mom or Dad will live through<br />

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“Veterans chose to set aside<br />

their personal ambitions and<br />

dreams to assure the well-being<br />

of our great nation and give us<br />

freedom,” Dalton said. “It’s impossible<br />

to put a price on that.”<br />

Dalton concluded his remarks<br />

by reading an excerpt from<br />

Charles M. Province’s poem,<br />

“It is the Soldier.” The poem<br />

attributes the many freedoms<br />

Americans enjoy to soldiers.<br />

“It’s a poignant reminder to<br />

us all of what the veteran means<br />

to us as citizens of this great<br />

country,” said Dalton.<br />

The celebration was closed out<br />

by LHS senior Andrew Scangas<br />

and sophomore Lucas Adreani,<br />

who played Taps, the military’s<br />

traditional final call of the day.<br />

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School children happy to get their shots at town clinic<br />

VACCINE<br />

From page 1<br />

were shut down,” Bridget said.<br />

“We want them in school.”<br />

Clinic organizer and the<br />

town’s COVID-19 Nurse<br />

Liaison Toni Rebelo said every<br />

effort was made to make the<br />

event a positive experience for<br />

all.<br />

“This was just like coming to<br />

school for a school event, not<br />

going to the doctor. There was<br />

zero stress for the most part,”<br />

Rebelo said. “Families have<br />

been waiting a long time for<br />

this, so we wanted to be ahead<br />

of the game and on top of it. We<br />

planned ahead. We were ready<br />

to go once the vaccine was<br />

approved.<br />

“The kids were so excited,”<br />

she added. “They don’t want<br />

their classrooms shut down<br />

again.”<br />

The shutdown Rebelo mentioned<br />

is the recent closure of<br />

two third-grade classes at the<br />

Summer Street School for 10<br />

days following a spike in the<br />

number of cases at the school.<br />

Fire Chief and Emergency<br />

Management Team Director<br />

Glenn Davis said many of the<br />

breakthrough cases in town are<br />

due to people contracting the<br />

virus from their children.<br />

“The kids come home from<br />

school and pass it to their parents<br />

or they get it from a sibling,”<br />

Davis said. “You can’t<br />

segregate at home so there’s not<br />

much you can do to prevent it<br />

except get vaccinated.”<br />

According to Davis, 358<br />

children were registered for<br />

Saturday, with another 197<br />

registered for Sunday. Davis<br />

hopes that, between the clinic<br />

and children getting vaccinated<br />

through medical providers and<br />

pharmacies, more than half of<br />

all children now eligible to get<br />

the vaccine (1,229 children in<br />

K-6) have received first doses.<br />

“There are more children getting<br />

vaccinated elsewhere. The<br />

number of cases has been better<br />

(48 cases in the 1-9 age group<br />

and 116 total cases over the past<br />

14 days as of Saturday),” said<br />

Davis. “Today can only help. It<br />

was quick and simple and easy<br />

peasy. It took about a minute<br />

and a half tops once the kids<br />

were with the nurses. We had<br />

to hold a couple of hands and<br />

nurses had to talk to a few kids<br />

to make sure they were comfortable<br />

but we had only one<br />

child who didn’t get the shot<br />

(Saturday). The kids are happy<br />

to be here.”<br />

Davis and Rebelo stressed the<br />

importance of having the clinic<br />

close to home.<br />

“Kids know their nurses, they<br />

know the school, they see their<br />

friends, so the whole point is<br />

to make it easier for folks who<br />

want to take advantage of it,”<br />

Davis said.<br />

“We know what works and<br />

we know what doesn’t,” Rebelo<br />

said. “Half the battle is anxiety<br />

so with our own staff and<br />

nurses, kids see familiar faces.<br />

It’s a personal touch, which you<br />

can’t beat. Parents appreciate<br />

being able to bring their children<br />

to a place they know. Kids<br />

see this as a school event, not a<br />

doctor’s appointment.”<br />

Davis credited Rebelo for the<br />

clinic’s success.<br />

“This is all Toni and her team.<br />

She not only put this whole operation<br />

together, she’s giving<br />

shots. She’s coaching kids who<br />

may be hesitant. Toni owns this.<br />

She has made this very easy for<br />

parents and kids.”<br />

“This is a tribute to the town<br />

leaders,” Brian Charville said.<br />

“They made everything work<br />

perfectly.”<br />

School Committee Chair<br />

Rich Sjoberg said the clinic<br />

is a “prime example of forward<br />

thinking on the Lynnfield<br />

Emergency Management Team<br />

“The clinic once again shows<br />

the vital resource they are for<br />

the community,” he said. “By<br />

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Tuesday 11/09<br />

Accidents<br />

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p.m. Tuesday at Lahey Health at<br />

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Complaints<br />

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Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1<br />

p.m. in the parking lot of the<br />

High School at 275 Essex St. A<br />

caller reported three dogs were<br />

running loose on the property.<br />

A report of trespassing at<br />

5:20 p.m. Tuesday at 3 Kimberly<br />

Terrace. A man reported<br />

someone with New Hampshire<br />

plates was hunting on his<br />

property.<br />

Theft<br />

A larceny was reported at<br />

4:15 p.m. Tuesday at Michael’s<br />

Landing at 2 S Broadway.<br />

Vandalism<br />

A report of vandalism at 9:58<br />

a.m. Tuesday on Market Street.<br />

A caller reported her vehicle was<br />

keyed while it was parked at<br />

Lahey Clinic on Monday.<br />

Wednesday 11/10<br />

Accidents<br />

A report of a motor vehicle<br />

crash at 5:04 p.m. Wednesday<br />

at 683 Walnut St. and 9 Bluejay<br />

Road.<br />

Thursday 11/11<br />

Accidents<br />

One person was taken to<br />

Lahey Clinic after a motor vehicle<br />

crash was reported at 6:13<br />

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A report of a larceny at 12:47<br />

p.m. Thursday at 751 Salem St.<br />

Stolen property was reported.<br />

A report of larceny at 5:58<br />

p.m. Thursday at Whole Foods<br />

at 100 Market St.<br />

Friday 11/12<br />

Accidents<br />

A report of a motor vehicle<br />

crash at 3:29 p.m. Friday on<br />

Walnut Street.<br />

Saturday 11/13<br />

Accidents<br />

A report of a motor vehicle<br />

crash at 3:05 p.m. Saturday at<br />

200 S Broadway; at 2:17 a.m.<br />

Sunday at 782 Salem St. and<br />

505 Broadway.<br />

A motor vehicle crash into a<br />

pole was reported at 3:21 a.m.<br />

Saturday at 513 Walnut St.<br />

Theft<br />

A report of larceny at 2:41 p.m.<br />

Saturday at 597 N Broadway.<br />

Sunday 11/14<br />

Accidents<br />

A report of a motor vehicle<br />

crash at 2:17 a.m. Sunday at 782<br />

Salem St. and 505 Broadway.<br />

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Construction of an apartment<br />

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the former Bali Hai restaurant<br />

site on Moulton Drive.<br />

After months of negotiations<br />

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unit, two-story apartment<br />

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and Polynesian restaurant Bali<br />

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the project will take 16 to 18<br />

months to complete.<br />

Director of the town’s<br />

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Newhall Park Little League<br />

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of the project’s size.<br />

“For our school projects, I<br />

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be worse at the Bali Hai site,”<br />

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Contractors might park near<br />

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stormwater runoff, which was<br />

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The Bali Hai restaurant<br />

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New Year’s Eve in 2018. The<br />

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opposition, and the Planning<br />

Board rejected the proposal, the<br />

project was scaled back to two<br />

stories with 23 units.<br />

After two public hearings,<br />

the Zoning Board of Appeals<br />

rejected the updated proposal.<br />

The Palumbo brothers filed an<br />

appeal in Land Court, simultaneously<br />

considering building a<br />

restaurant at the Moulton Drive<br />

site instead. Both neighbors and<br />

Lynnfield Select Board were in<br />

favor of a restaurant instead of<br />

an apartment building.<br />

However, in December 2020,<br />

the Land Court ruled that the<br />

ZBA decision to deny a special<br />

permit was improper, because<br />

there was not enough evidence<br />

to support the town’s claim of<br />

possible detrimental consequences<br />

to the community. The<br />

town then decided not to appeal<br />

this decision.<br />

In January 2021, neighbors,<br />

who opposed construction of<br />

an apartment building and were<br />

upset with the town’s decision<br />

to not fight developers in court,<br />

launched a “Stop the Bali Hai<br />

Project” group on Facebook.<br />

Together they hired a lawyer,<br />

an arborist, and a drainage specialist<br />

to get their independent<br />

opinions, said Emmanuel Paul,<br />

a resident of Oak Street.<br />

Since the town missed the<br />

deadline for filing an appeal in<br />

Land Court, the neighbors decided<br />

to negotiate with the developers<br />

and advocate for their<br />

needs. They were able to agree<br />

on a fence and greenery along<br />

Oak Street to make the apartment<br />

building less visible from<br />

their houses. They were also<br />

able to convince Palumbos to<br />

relocate a permanent dumpster<br />

to the other side of the property.<br />

The Palumbo brothers also<br />

promised to create extra parking<br />

for Newhall Park.<br />

“The town let everyone<br />

down,” said Paul. “At least,<br />

we could make it nice and hold<br />

them accountable.”<br />

At the same time, Paul said,<br />

the construction was causing<br />

his whole house to shake.<br />

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in the shower,” he said.<br />

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Religious News<br />

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church<br />

127 Summer St., Lynnfield<br />

781-334-4594<br />

www.stpaulslynnfield.org<br />

St. Paul’s invites all to worship,<br />

learn, and serve together with us! Our<br />

sanctuary is open to you! Please note<br />

that masking is required by all during<br />

services and indoor activities, out of<br />

love for our parish and wider community.<br />

We have two in-person services of<br />

Holy Eucharist on Sundays: A quiet<br />

Rite I service at 8:30 a.m. and a Rite<br />

II service with music at 10 a.m. The<br />

10 a.m. service is also streamed on<br />

Zoom. Please contact our church office<br />

to receive the Zoom invitations.<br />

Our Sunday School meets at<br />

10 a.m. on Sundays for children in<br />

grades K - 6. Our Sunday School engages<br />

the “Godly Play” curriculum,<br />

which lets children explore their faith<br />

through wonder and play. Our Youth<br />

Group, for young people in grades<br />

7-12, meets every other Sunday at 10<br />

a.m., following the “Journey to Adulthood”<br />

curriculum, with discussions<br />

arranged in categories of Self, Society,<br />

and Spirituality.<br />

We also offer an informal, in-person<br />

service of Holy Eucharist on<br />

Wednesdays at 10 a.m. followed by<br />

Book/Bible Study with refreshments,<br />

as well as hybrid in-person/Zoom<br />

Centering Prayer gatherings on Mondays,<br />

and by Zoom only on Thursdays<br />

at 6 p.m.<br />

If you are looking for a new<br />

church home, we welcome you. If<br />

you are experiencing a time of need,<br />

please feel free to contact our rector,<br />

the Rev. Rob Bacon.<br />

Our church is also home to the<br />

Bethlehem School, a non-sectarian<br />

preschool employing Montessori<br />

principles and the Best Practices of<br />

Earth Childhood Education.<br />

Wakefield/Lynnfield United<br />

Methodist Church<br />

273 Vernon St., Wakefield,<br />

MA.01880<br />

PASTOR: REV. GLENN M.<br />

MORTIMER<br />

Church: (781) 245-1359 Email:<br />

WLUMC273@gmail.com<br />

Facebook & Instagram: @methodistchurchwakefield<br />

ALL are welcome at Wakefield-Lynnfield<br />

United Methodist<br />

Church (WLUMC)!<br />

Please join us Sundays at 10:30<br />

a.m. for our Worship Service, followed<br />

by fellowship in the church<br />

hall.<br />

Here at WLUMC, we know Kindness<br />

Matters, so there are many ways<br />

to get involved through our “Mission<br />

Possible” Kindness Outreach Program.<br />

Follow us on Facebook & Instagram:<br />

@methodistchurchwakefield<br />

for volunteer and service opportunities,<br />

social groups, ministries and<br />

committees.<br />

Some of our “Mission Possible”<br />

groups are: Knit, Pray and Crochet<br />

Ministry, Project Linus Blanket Making<br />

and Events, Book Club, Zoom<br />

Prayer and “Virtual” Pastry Group,<br />

Love & Grace Greetings (our Card<br />

Care Community Outreach Program),<br />

Annual Build- A-Bed Event, Fall<br />

Church World Service school supply<br />

collection and many more!<br />

We also offer our church hall<br />

to many wonderful local nonprofit<br />

groups as well as weekly rental<br />

groups. We rent out our church hall<br />

for special events as well.<br />

We even have musicians in the<br />

house, as our pastor, Rev. Glenn<br />

Mortimer, and his wife Elizabeth are<br />

trained musicians, which they incorporate<br />

into special church services for<br />

all to enjoy!<br />

All year round, we are Project Linus<br />

Blanket Drop-off location and accept,<br />

by appointment, new handmade<br />

blankets for Greater Boston Project<br />

Linus.<br />

Questions? Contact Deb Willis<br />

Bry in the church office at 781-245-<br />

1359 or via email at WLUMC273@<br />

gmail.com.<br />

We look forward to welcoming<br />

you on Sunday!<br />

Knit, Pray & Crochet Group<br />

Knit? Crochet? Like to Chat? Join<br />

in the fun! No experience necessary<br />

and all faiths are welcome.<br />

KPC daytime meetings: Every<br />

Monday at 10 a.m.<br />

KPC evening meetings: 2nd & 4th<br />

Mondays at 6:30-8 p.m.<br />

Monthly Book Club<br />

month<br />

Meets on 3rd Monday of each<br />

Next Meeting: Mon. Oct. 18 at 1<br />

p.m.<br />

The Church of Jesus Christ of<br />

Latter-day Saints<br />

400 Essex St., Lynnfield<br />

www.churchofjesuschrist.org<br />

(781) 334-5586<br />

Bishop Aaron Udy<br />

Missionaries: 978-896-9434<br />

Sacrament meeting: 10 a.m.<br />

Sunday<br />

Class: 11 a.m.<br />

p.m.<br />

School/Youth/Children<br />

Youth Night: Wednesdays at 7<br />

Visitors Welcome!<br />

Temple Emmanuel/Wakefield<br />

Temple Emmanuel is a small,<br />

open and welcoming Jewish community<br />

in Wakefield Massachusetts. We<br />

offer a contemporary approach to Judaism<br />

while maintaining a respect for<br />

traditional Jewish values. We invite all<br />

to participate in our active schedule<br />

of religious services, educational and<br />

cultural events.<br />

In 2013, Temple Emmanuel affiliated<br />

with the Jewish Reconstructionist<br />

Movement. We are dedicated to creating<br />

a caring and inclusive community,<br />

and to enhancing Jewish life through<br />

learning and communal activities.<br />

In doing so, we hope to pass on our<br />

values and traditions to future generations<br />

of Jews.<br />

At Temple Emmanuel, our doors<br />

are open to all Jews regardless of marital<br />

status, race, national origin, gender,<br />

economic condition, disability or<br />

sexual orientation.<br />

Join us for Friday Night Shabbat<br />

Celebration on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th<br />

Friday nights and Jewish Meditation<br />

Circle on the 3rd Friday night of each<br />

month. Join us for Saturday Morning<br />

Celebration on the First Four Saturdays<br />

of each month.<br />

For more information about Temple<br />

Emmanuel, a member of the Jewish<br />

Reconstructionist Communities,<br />

call 781-245-1886 or see our Facebook<br />

page or website at www.WakefieldTemple.org.<br />

Request service links to the Zoom<br />

streaming: info@WakefieldTemple.<br />

org<br />

Calvary Christian Church<br />

would love to see you at one of<br />

our eight weekend services! LYNN-<br />

FIELD CAMPUS - 47 Grove St. in<br />

person at 8:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30<br />

pm. ONLINE CAMPUS - 8:30 am,<br />

10:30 am, 12:30 pm & 5:00 pm on<br />

Facebook & YouTube. HISPANIC<br />

SERVICE - 47 Grove St. Lynnfield<br />

in-person & online at 10:30AM.<br />

If you have a teenager, please<br />

check out our youth group at the Lynnfield<br />

Campus on Fridays at 7:00 pm.<br />

In addition to our weekly worship services,<br />

Calvary Christian Church provides<br />

numerous groups and classes for<br />

everyone of all ages to enjoy in-person<br />

& online. For more information, call<br />

781-592-4722 or check us out online<br />

at calvarychristian.church.<br />

Ave Maria Parish<br />

is a Catholic community of faith<br />

comprising two worship sites in Lynnfield:<br />

Our Lady of the Assumption<br />

Church located at 758 Salem Street<br />

and Saint Maria Goretti Church located<br />

at 112 Chestnut Street.<br />

Fully-vaccinated people are no<br />

longer required to wear masks or socially<br />

distance in our churches. All<br />

non-vaccinated and partially-vaccinated<br />

people are advised to continue<br />

to wear masks. If you wish to continue<br />

to practice social distancing, designated<br />

pews in both churches have<br />

been reserved.<br />

Pre-registration for<br />

Masses is no longer required.<br />

Our Mass schedule is as follows:<br />

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE<br />

4PM on Saturday at OLA<br />

7:30AM on Sunday at OLA<br />

9:30AM on Sunday at SMG<br />

11AM on Sunday at OLA<br />

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE<br />

OLA - 9am on Mondays, Wednesdays,<br />

and Fridays<br />

SMG - 9am on Tuesdays and<br />

Thursdays<br />

To celebrate the Feast of Saint<br />

Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of<br />

animals, St. Maria Goretti Church<br />

(112 Chestnut Street) will hold a<br />

Blessing of the Animals on Saturday,<br />

October 2, at 1:00 PM. Saint Francis’<br />

devotion to God was expressed<br />

through his love for all of God’s creation.<br />

He cared for the poor and sick,<br />

preached sermons to animals, and<br />

praised all creatures as brothers and<br />

sisters under God.<br />

If your pet does not play well with<br />

others, please use a carrier or bring<br />

a picture of your pet. If your animal<br />

companion has passed away, feel free<br />

to bring a photo or carry them in your<br />

heart! For more information, contact<br />

Kate McGrath at kmcgrath@ola-smg.<br />

org or 781-598-4313 x224.<br />

Messiah Lutheran Church<br />

708 Lowell Street, Lynnfield (corner<br />

of Lowell & Chestnut) is currently<br />

open for in-person worship, following<br />

state COVID guidelines. In-person<br />

worship Sunday morning at 10:30 am.<br />

Worship services are also currently<br />

being streamed live on Facebook. Like<br />

us on Facebook: facebook.com/Messiah-Lutheran-Church<br />

Sunday mornings at 10:30 am,<br />

Sunday evening devotion at 6:30 pm,<br />

Wednesday evening Prayer time at<br />

7:01 pm.<br />

Messiah Lutheran Church is<br />

served by Rev. Dr. Jeremy Pekari, and<br />

Rev. David Brezina<br />

Centre Congregational Church<br />

5 Summer St., Lynnfield<br />

781-334-3050<br />

www.centre-church.org<br />

Facebook.com/Centre-<br />

ChurchUCC<br />

office@centre-church.org<br />

YouTube.com/c/centrecongregationalchurch/<br />

In the Centre since 1720, Centre<br />

Church is an open and affirming congregation<br />

of the<br />

United Church of Christ. No matter<br />

who you are or where you are on<br />

your life’s journey, you are welcome at<br />

Centre Church.<br />

Our worship services are held at 10<br />

a.m. every Sunday morning.<br />

Our summer services are in the<br />

air-conditioned chapel. All worshippers<br />

are asked to wear a mask while<br />

indoors for worship until further notice.<br />

Following the service, we gather<br />

on the front lawn for fellowship.<br />

Our pastor, the Rev. Nancy Rottman,<br />

and our Director of Faith Formation,<br />

Ms. Larainne Wilson, strive<br />

to provide inspiring, down-to-earth<br />

messages for people of all ages that are<br />

applicable to everyday life.<br />

We are committed to providing<br />

children a warm, safe, and inclusive<br />

environment. We will be offering a<br />

summer program for children called<br />

“Compassion Camp.”<br />

The overall theme is Be Loved, Be<br />

Kind, Be You.


NOVEMBER 18, 2021<br />

to the editor<br />

to the editor<br />

I’d like to thank everyone who<br />

participated in our Veterans Day<br />

celebration on Thursday, Nov.<br />

11. Thank you to Lynnfield’s<br />

town administrator, Rob Dolan,<br />

members of the Select Board, especially<br />

Chairman Dick Dalton,<br />

and guest speaker retired Colonel<br />

Joe Connell, State Representative<br />

Brad Jones, State Senator<br />

Brendan Crighton, Lynnfield’s<br />

American Legion Post 131 Firing<br />

Squad, and Rev. Rob Bacon of St.<br />

to the editor<br />

Mr. Ogren’s letter of 10-21-21<br />

expressed genuine concern by<br />

the threat to our individual liberties<br />

by those on the left by the<br />

current administration. Our freedoms<br />

continue to be eroded as<br />

the critical race theory supporters,<br />

along with organizations such as<br />

ANTIFA and BLM, aim to reduce<br />

our liberties with their own<br />

insistence on how we should live<br />

our lives. This threat includes not<br />

For the Weekly NeWs<br />

The Lynnfield Senior Center<br />

is open and offers the following<br />

programs: Come grocery shopping<br />

on our van every Tuesday<br />

and Friday morning. Space is<br />

limited. Masks are required on<br />

the van. Call Debby at 781-598-<br />

1078 for more information and<br />

to schedule your ride.<br />

Our Veterans Group will<br />

meet on Thursday, Dec. 2 at<br />

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR<br />

Veterans Day through<br />

the eyes of a veteran<br />

Seniors<br />

Thank you to the town of<br />

Lynnfield for a very respectful<br />

veteran day ceremony. The ceremony<br />

was held on the historic<br />

Lynnfield Common and was conducted<br />

by the Veterans Services<br />

Officer Bruce Siegel. In addition<br />

to the political figures that attended,<br />

the young Girl Scouts,<br />

Boy Scouts, and their families<br />

were there. The preceding week,<br />

spearheaded by Kate DePrizio, a<br />

member of the Lynnfield School<br />

Committee, the 3rd-grade Girl<br />

Scout Troop #67136 and 1st-grade<br />

Girl Scout Troop #83618, in addition<br />

to Boy Scouts, troop leaders,<br />

parents and caring Lynnfield residents<br />

hand delivered to each veteran<br />

a beautiful poem and a $25<br />

gift card. It was very important for<br />

veterans and their families to see<br />

this response from the Lynnfield<br />

community.<br />

We are all raised as young<br />

people by our parents and our<br />

teachers to care about each other<br />

and to avoid conflict.<br />

Unfortunately, we still do have<br />

conflict in the world and American<br />

men and women are asked to<br />

defend the country they love.<br />

Children should be aware that<br />

Paul’s Episcopal Church. Thank<br />

you to the high school and middle<br />

school bands, Lynnfield’s first responders,<br />

and the Lynnfield Boy<br />

Scouts and Cub Scouts.<br />

Thanks to the DPW for the presentation<br />

of the Town Common,<br />

and thank you to the Lynnfield<br />

Girl Scout Daisy Troop, along<br />

with their sister Girl Scout Troop<br />

for their singing of God Bless<br />

America. A special thanks to my<br />

wife, Candy, for helping to set<br />

up the luncheon, for taking some<br />

great photographs, and for her<br />

being able to make our own medical<br />

decisions. What should be of<br />

particular concern to us on both<br />

sides of the political aisle is the<br />

response by Mr. Ellerin’s letter of<br />

10-28-21 claiming that Mr. Ogren<br />

“is a little too concerned about his<br />

own freedom of choice” and his<br />

“age-old, tired argument about<br />

the articles of the constitution.”<br />

Shouldn’t we always be concerned<br />

about our freedoms? Our<br />

US Constitution was based on<br />

protecting our individual liberties<br />

Senior Center programs<br />

12:30. All members of the military<br />

and their spouses are welcome.<br />

Our Parkinson’s Fitness<br />

class meets every Friday at 10<br />

am. Come and strengthen your<br />

body, balance, and movement.<br />

Please join us. For questions<br />

and to sign up, call Elaine at<br />

781-598-1078. Masks are required<br />

for all programs at the<br />

Senior Center.<br />

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these men and women through<br />

the ages are the reason we are a<br />

free country today. The memorials<br />

on the common to veterans from<br />

many wars and the small historic<br />

cemetery across the street tell the<br />

whole story.<br />

“The soldier above all others<br />

prays for peace, for it is the soldier<br />

who must suffer and bear the<br />

<br />

Douglas MacArthur<br />

Respectfully<br />

Robert Stewart, 173rd airborne,<br />

Vietnam Purple Heart recipient<br />

Mary Stewart<br />

VSO says “Thank you”<br />

support. Thank you to my good<br />

friend Lou Trapasso, who helped<br />

with the setup of the lunch and the<br />

Common. And finally, thanks to<br />

the many veterans and residents<br />

of our great town who attended.<br />

Your participation and support<br />

helped make this year’s Veterans<br />

Day a tremendous success. God<br />

bless you all, and God bless our<br />

veterans.<br />

Bruce Siegel<br />

Veterans Services officer/director<br />

of Veterans Services<br />

Liberty comes first<br />

and we are foolish if we take them<br />

for granted. Ask those in so many<br />

other countries who don’t have the<br />

rights we enjoy. These comments<br />

should be a wake-up call and we<br />

need to speak out against any effort<br />

toward supporting infringements<br />

to our individual liberties.<br />

Thomas W. Martin<br />

SOLD<br />

Lynnfield Library<br />

on the hunt for<br />

a new director<br />

By haNNah ChadWiCk<br />

The Library Director Search<br />

Committee is still on the hunt<br />

for a long-term director to replace<br />

interim Director Jennifer<br />

Inglis.<br />

The committee is currently<br />

deliberating between two library-staffing<br />

agencies; once<br />

a contract is secured with one<br />

of them, the real search will<br />

begin.<br />

On Nov. 3 the committee<br />

spoke with Amanda Fauver,<br />

a manager with Bibliotemps,<br />

an employment service of the<br />

Massachusetts Library System<br />

that recruits library workers<br />

for short- to long-term placements.<br />

Fauver informed the<br />

committee how the hiring process<br />

would work and what the<br />

job market currently looks like<br />

in the midst of the pandemic.<br />

“We are looking for the best<br />

candidate we can get to fit this<br />

library and the functions on<br />

what we can do and where we<br />

are going in the long term.”<br />

said Committee Co-Chair<br />

Richard Mazzola. “It is not a<br />

matter of filling the job… we<br />

are looking for someone who<br />

fits us as a culture, and understands<br />

division, and knows<br />

how to get us from point A to<br />

point C.”<br />

A library director is a chief<br />

administrator of the library<br />

under the direction of the<br />

Town Manager and Board of<br />

Trustees. The responsibility of<br />

a director is seen in all aspects<br />

of the library’s operations, including<br />

maintenance of the facility<br />

and staff supervision.<br />

According to the<br />

Massachusetts Municipal<br />

Association (MMA), “Primary<br />

responsibilities involve the<br />

overall direction of the library<br />

(are) staff supervision,<br />

budget and report preparation,<br />

collection development and<br />

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materials selection, program<br />

development, management,<br />

marketing, and effective interfacing<br />

with community groups<br />

and boards.”<br />

The Lynnfield Board of<br />

Trustees learned a lot from<br />

Fauver, who covered everything<br />

from the current job atmosphere<br />

to the director-selection<br />

process that would ensue.<br />

Fauver also explained how<br />

the demand for library directors<br />

is extremely high since<br />

the onset of the COVID-19<br />

pandemic.<br />

According to Fauver, there<br />

are five other nearby communities<br />

also looking for a<br />

director.<br />

Fauver shared with the<br />

committee her beliefs on why<br />

Biblotemps would be the best<br />

agency to help the Lynnfield<br />

Library through this process.<br />

“The fees that you are going<br />

to pay and have us help with<br />

the search goes back in services<br />

that your library is already<br />

using,” Fauver said. “So<br />

that money we are collecting<br />

from you is going to support<br />

statewide delivery, help pay for<br />

e-books for kids and schools,<br />

so those are all good reasons to<br />

use bibliotemps.”<br />

Community Paradigm<br />

Associates, LLC. is the next<br />

contender for the library’s<br />

contract. Bernard Lynch represented<br />

Community Paradigm<br />

at a Library Director Search<br />

Committee Meeting Tuesday<br />

night.<br />

Lynch, the founder of<br />

Community Paradigm<br />

Associates, has helped guide<br />

cities and towns toward success<br />

and efficacy for over 30 years.<br />

As the meeting with Lynch<br />

was postponed from its original<br />

date, the Weekly News<br />

was not able to cover it before<br />

press time.<br />

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Richardson<br />

Green project<br />

moves forward<br />

By HannaH CHadwiCk<br />

Lynnfield is looking to go<br />

green by protecting its untouched<br />

land.<br />

During the Select Board<br />

meeting on Monday, the community<br />

came together to share<br />

their support in purchasing 20<br />

acres of forested area known as<br />

the Richardson Green property,<br />

located in the vicinity of upper<br />

Main Street.<br />

The board could not disclose<br />

where they were in the<br />

process or partake in a vote in<br />

public, however, Select Board<br />

Chair Dick Dalton announced<br />

that “the board has indicated<br />

its intention to assign the right<br />

of purchasing the property to<br />

(Essex County) Greenbelt.”<br />

The Richardson Green parcel<br />

is classified as forestry land<br />

under Massachusetts General<br />

Laws Chapter 61. Under<br />

Massachusetts Chapter 61B —<br />

the state’s right of first refusal<br />

law — the town can either purchase<br />

the land for conservation,<br />

at a price of $2.7 million, or it<br />

can assign that right to a nonprofit<br />

organization, such as<br />

Essex County Greenbelt.<br />

Essex County Greenbelt conserves<br />

farmland, wildlife habitat,<br />

and scenic landscapes in<br />

the 34 cities and towns of Essex<br />

County. Greenbelt protects natural<br />

land and working farms<br />

to help conserve ecosystems,<br />

clean water, local food supplies,<br />

and scenic landscapes.<br />

Director of Land<br />

Conservation at Greenbelt<br />

Chris LaPointe was present<br />

at Monday’s Select Board<br />

meeting.<br />

“We are incredibly grateful<br />

for the partnership with<br />

Lynnfield,” Lapointe told the<br />

board. “We see that there is<br />

a path forward with funding<br />

sources and a funding plan that<br />

is fiscally responsible. If successful,<br />

Greenbelt will own the<br />

property and be responsible for<br />

managing it and maintaining it<br />

going forward.”<br />

In September, the Baker-<br />

Polito administration awarded<br />

Lynnfield a $1,638,750 grant<br />

to help the town purchase the<br />

Richardson Green property.<br />

In addition to the $1.6 million<br />

grant, the town’s Conservation<br />

Commission voted last year<br />

to allocate $200,000 from its<br />

Conservation Fund for the<br />

property. The Essex County<br />

Greenbelt Association has also<br />

committed to raising $300,000<br />

for the land purchase.<br />

2021 household<br />

hazardous-waste<br />

collection day Nov. 20<br />

PHOTO | SAFEHAVENS<br />

Avi Shrivastava is a junior at Lynnfield High School who, along with his brother Aditya, is<br />

on a mission to aid refugee children with data science.<br />

Lynnfield brothers helping<br />

refugees with data science<br />

By Sam minton<br />

Avi and Aditya Shrivastava<br />

are in high school and middle<br />

school respectively, but<br />

the Lynnfield residents are<br />

making a worldwide impact.<br />

While forced to stay at<br />

home due to the pandemic,<br />

the teenagers did online<br />

courses in data science and<br />

artificial intelligence during<br />

their 2020 summer vacation.<br />

They then came up with the<br />

idea of using their newfound<br />

knowledge of AI and data science<br />

to help child refugees.<br />

“The real motivation started<br />

when we started hearing news<br />

about how kids were getting<br />

separated from their parents<br />

while trying to get into the<br />

USA from countries like El<br />

Salvador and Honduras,”<br />

said Avi. “We started reading<br />

about refugee problems and<br />

found out that the situation<br />

is far worse in other parts of<br />

the world. (The) situation<br />

in Afghanistan, Yemen, and<br />

Syria is very grim for refugee<br />

children.”<br />

The brothers then utilized<br />

Coursera, a learning platform<br />

which allowed them to<br />

take college-level courses<br />

in AI and data science. Avi<br />

took courses at schools such<br />

as University of Michigan as<br />

well as Stanford.<br />

After presenting their work<br />

to the School Committee, the<br />

brothers have been allowed<br />

to hold a donation drive at<br />

local schools where they are<br />

accepting donations of school<br />

supplies as well as nonperishable<br />

items. The teenagers<br />

will be donating the items to<br />

the New America Association<br />

and Refugee and Immigration<br />

Center in Lynn.<br />

“Use of AI is changing the<br />

world and lots of social issues<br />

have been solved with the advent<br />

of data science and AI,”<br />

said Avi. “We want to use<br />

new technology to solve or<br />

lessen the impact of the refugee<br />

crisis on kids.”<br />

The brothers are also accepting<br />

cash donations at<br />

their website (https://safehavenskids.org/donate-for-safehavens/),<br />

where you can also<br />

learn more about the project.<br />

For tHe weekly newS<br />

Lynnfield residents will get a<br />

chance on Saturday, Nov. 20 to<br />

empty their basements, garages<br />

and attics of hazardous items<br />

that cannot be thrown out for<br />

the weekly trash collection.<br />

Public Works will again be<br />

sponsoring this event from 8<br />

a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lynnfield<br />

Middle School parking lot located<br />

at 505 Main St. The event<br />

is open to Lynnfield residents.<br />

Those participating will need to<br />

provide a driver’s license that<br />

will identify them as Lynnfield<br />

residents in order to take part.<br />

The cost to Lynnfield residents<br />

is free, except for the following<br />

items: $30.00 for each<br />

CRTs and for televisions less<br />

than 36 inches in size, or $60.00<br />

for each CRTs and for televisions<br />

larger than 36 inches; $25<br />

for large gas grill-type propane<br />

tanks and $15 for small propane<br />

tanks; $10 for car batteries. All<br />

fees are set by Clean Harbors.<br />

The town is picking up the remaining<br />

cost for all other items.<br />

As that cost is determined by<br />

full carload (up to 25 pounds or<br />

25 gallons), the DPW encourages<br />

residents to “buddy up”<br />

with their neighbors in order to<br />

help reduce the cost.<br />

Eligible items include oilbased<br />

paints, paint strippers,<br />

weed killer, chemical fertilizers,<br />

engine degreasers, anti-freeze,<br />

pool chemicals, motor oil, and<br />

aerosol cans.<br />

The following items will not<br />

be collected: trash, latex paint,<br />

radioactive waste, biological<br />

waste, ammunition, fireworks,<br />

fire extinguishers, prescription<br />

medicines.<br />

To safely transport these hazardous<br />

materials to the collection<br />

site, leave all materials in their<br />

original containers and make sure<br />

all caps and lids are tightened. All<br />

oil paint, pesticides, and household<br />

cleaners should be sorted<br />

and packed separately. Residents<br />

are cautioned not to mix chemicals<br />

and never smoke while handling<br />

hazardous materials.<br />

Further information on what<br />

items are considered hazardous<br />

or non-hazardous can be found on<br />

the DPW website. Questions may<br />

be directed to the Public Works office<br />

at 781-334-9500 Ext. 0.


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Sports<br />

Lynnfield’s Robert Marley III points to the crowd after scoring a touchdown in a win over Georgetown Thursday night on the road.<br />

Lynnfield rolls past Georgetown on the road<br />

FOOTBALL<br />

By Mike Alongi<br />

GEORGETOWN — The<br />

Lynnfield football team put<br />

together a solid effort in all<br />

three phases Thursday evening,<br />

as the Pioneers took<br />

down Georgetown by a score<br />

of 35-14 in a non-playoff game<br />

at Georgetown Middle-High<br />

School.<br />

“It may not have been pretty<br />

at times, but we went out there<br />

and made enough plays to take<br />

home the win,” said Lynnfield<br />

coach Pat Lamusta. “We had a<br />

good week in practice and we<br />

really wanted to come out and<br />

win this one, so it was great to<br />

get a good performance from<br />

everyone. “<br />

The ground attack was<br />

once again prominent for the<br />

Pioneers, as junior James<br />

Sharkey was the game’s high<br />

rusher with 130 yards and a<br />

touchdown. Senior captain<br />

Spencer Riley had another big<br />

night with 73 rushing yards and<br />

three touchdowns, while junior<br />

Robert Marley III rushed for 58<br />

yards and a touchdown.<br />

But one of the true tests of<br />

the evening was slowing down<br />

Georgetown’s high-powered<br />

passing attack. In the more than<br />

40 plays Georgetown ran on the<br />

night, the Royals only ran the<br />

ball twice.<br />

“You’ve got to give a lot of<br />

credit to Georgetown; that’s<br />

an impressive offense,” said<br />

Lamusta. “But our goal coming<br />

in was to go out there, use our<br />

speed and make place. We had<br />

a discipline week of practice<br />

and we executed the game plan<br />

the way we needed to.”<br />

It was an ugly start to the<br />

game for both teams, as the<br />

two sides exchanged turnovers<br />

in the opening minutes. But<br />

after an interception from Jack<br />

Phelps, the Pioneers set themselves<br />

up in Royals territory.<br />

It took seven plays to find<br />

the end zone from there, with<br />

Riley capping off the drive with<br />

a three-yard touchdown run to<br />

make it a 7-0 game.<br />

But after Tracy threw an interception<br />

in his own territory<br />

early in the second quarter,<br />

Georgetown took advantage.<br />

Senior quarterback Anthony<br />

Plumb aired one out on the<br />

first play and found senior receiver<br />

Jack Lucido for a 32-<br />

yard touchdown; then the two<br />

connected on the two-point<br />

conversion to take a one-point<br />

lead.<br />

After losing the ball due to<br />

a fumble on the ensuing drive,<br />

Lynnfield finally started to<br />

build some momentum again<br />

when Anthony Attubato picked<br />

off a pass for the Pioneers.<br />

Riley busted a 24-yard run<br />

on the first play of the drive<br />

and Marley finished things<br />

off, eventually running one<br />

in from 11 yards out to retake<br />

the lead. After Tracy hit Joey<br />

Cucciniello for the two-pointer,<br />

Lynnfield took a 15-8 lead into<br />

the halftime break.<br />

PHOTO | JAKOB MENENDEZ<br />

The Pioneers then started off<br />

the third quarter with a bang,<br />

getting a 29-yard touchdown<br />

run from Sharkey just 44 seconds<br />

into the frame. Riley<br />

added two more touchdown<br />

runs before the quarter was<br />

over, and the Pioneers coasted<br />

to the victory in the fourth.<br />

Lynnfield (4-5) returns to the<br />

field Thanksgiving morning<br />

(10:30) when it hosts rival<br />

North Reading.<br />

“It’s always a big one against<br />

North Reading, and they’re a<br />

very strong team this year,”<br />

said Lamusta. “We know that<br />

we’re going to have to be a<br />

lot better than we were in this<br />

game if we want to come away<br />

with the win and take back<br />

Thanksgiving.”


10<br />

Lynnfield falls to<br />

Manchester-Essex<br />

in overtime<br />

WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 NOVEMBER 18, 2021<br />

FIELD HOCKEY PLAYOFFS<br />

By Mike Alongi<br />

<br />

a defensive battle from start<br />

to finish Saturday night in<br />

the Division 4 quarterfinal at<br />

Hyland Field, but in the end the<br />

No. 7 Lynnfield field hockey<br />

team couldn’t hold on long<br />

enough in a 1-0 loss to No. 2<br />

Manchester-Essex.<br />

“I could not have asked for<br />

a better performance from the<br />

girls, they played great,” said<br />

Lynnfield coach Samantha<br />

Pindara. “They followed the<br />

game plan, executed how<br />

they needed to and stayed<br />

in the game the whole way.<br />

Sometimes, good teams score<br />

and that’s what happened<br />

against us.”<br />

While the Pioneers didn’t get<br />

any goals in the game, they did<br />

get solid performances from<br />

the likes of Jacqui Carbone,<br />

Catherine Sweeney, Lauren<br />

Grava, Charlotte Radulski and<br />

a host of others.<br />

“The defense played incredible,”<br />

said Pindara. “We knew<br />

coming in that it would be a<br />

tough game after facing them<br />

earlier this year, and we had a<br />

much better performance this<br />

time around.”<br />

The game was scoreless<br />

through the entire first half,<br />

with Manchester-Essex gaining<br />

an edge in corners and outshooting<br />

Lynnfield 3-1.<br />

But early in the third quarter,<br />

the Hornets got on the board<br />

when Ella Chafe redirected a<br />

hard shot from teammate Amy<br />

Vytopilova into the back of the<br />

net to make it a 1-0 game.<br />

A few minutes later, heavy<br />

rain and the threat of lightning<br />

put the game on pause for more<br />

than an hour.<br />

“I think a younger team<br />

wouldn’t have been able to<br />

come out after that delay and<br />

keep competing, but our girls<br />

came out and acted like it was<br />

the first quarter,” said Pindara.<br />

Unfortunately for the<br />

Pioneers, that didn’t result in<br />

any goals. Lynnfield had great<br />

scoring chances throughout<br />

the fourth quarter, but none<br />

found the back of the net and<br />

Manchester-Essex held on to<br />

secure the win.<br />

Lynnfield finishes the season<br />

at 9-7-5.<br />

“We had a senior-heavy, veteran<br />

team this year and we knew<br />

that our experience would take<br />

us far,” said Pindara. “A majority<br />

of these girls were on the<br />

2019 Division 2 North championship<br />

team, so they knew how<br />

to win and they knew what it<br />

took. It’s going to be tough replacing<br />

not only the talent that<br />

those seniors brought, but also<br />

the leadership.”<br />

Lynnfield got into the quarterfinal<br />

after it defeated the No.<br />

10 Georgetown Royals 4-1 on<br />

Wednesday at Pioneer Stadium.<br />

For Lynnfield coach<br />

Samantha Pindara, her squad<br />

has been finding its form at the<br />

right time.<br />

“We’re playing as a team,<br />

we’re playing together, we’re<br />

FILE PHOTO<br />

Lauren Grava, right, and the Lynnfield field hockey team fought hard but came up just short in<br />

the Division 4 quarterfinal Saturday night.<br />

listening to each other, we’re<br />

talking to each other and that’s<br />

really what’s propelling us to<br />

put the ball in the back of the<br />

net,” she said.<br />

In the first quarter, the<br />

Pioneers had some opportunities<br />

to score, but Georgetown<br />

goalie Michelle Mondi made<br />

some great kick saves.<br />

It appeared as though both<br />

sides were about to enter<br />

halftime with no score, but<br />

Lynnfield finally broke through<br />

when Julia Carbone assisted<br />

on the first goal of the game<br />

as Georgia Milne slammed the<br />

pass into the bottom corner of<br />

the net to give Lynnfield a 1-0<br />

lead with just over a minute left<br />

in the half.<br />

Coming out of halftime, the<br />

Pioneers had an impressive run<br />

of play and put Georgetown<br />

under pressure. Pindara said it<br />

all came down to her team simplifying<br />

their game.<br />

Lynnfield’s hard work paid<br />

off, as Anna Kaminski scored<br />

her first of two goals with just<br />

over six minutes left in the third<br />

quarter.<br />

Soon the Pioneers had a<br />

3-0 lead after captain Jacqui<br />

Carbone scored off of a corner<br />

with three minutes left in the<br />

quarter.<br />

“(Her) ability to read balls in<br />

the midfield, step up to balls,<br />

and intercept passes (is) some<br />

of the best that I have seen in<br />

my career,” Pindara said of<br />

Carbone.<br />

Before the end of the third<br />

quarter, the Royals got on the<br />

board with a goal coming off<br />

the stick of Ella Tucker.<br />

Kaminski scored her second<br />

goal of the match with seven<br />

minutes left in the final frame<br />

and the Pioneers held on to the<br />

three-goal lead for the rest of<br />

the match.<br />

The loss wasn’t all bad for<br />

Georgetown. Head coach<br />

Meagan Hildebrand believes<br />

that the match will be an experience<br />

that her young squad can<br />

learn from.<br />

“We actually don’t have a<br />

single player on the team that<br />

has ever been in the playoffs<br />

for any sport so I think it was<br />

a little bit of we were pumped<br />

for the first round, we got ourselves<br />

there, we had all of this<br />

hype and energy around that<br />

and I’m just not sure we were<br />

able to sustain it,” she said.<br />

Lynnfield girls place second at Division 3A championship<br />

CROSS COUNTRY<br />

By Mike Alongi<br />

It was a weekend full of races<br />

for cross country teams across<br />

the state, and a number of local<br />

teams put up strong finishes<br />

in their respective divisional<br />

championships.<br />

In the Division 3A championship,<br />

the Lynnfield girls finished<br />

in second place overall with a<br />

score of 85. Leading the way was<br />

Maddie Daigle, who finished<br />

11th overall with a time of 20:30.<br />

Following her was Gabby Bottaro<br />

(21:22, 16th), Viola Wertz (21:27,<br />

18th), Kaila George (21:28, 19th),<br />

Olivia Goguen (22:13, 34th),<br />

Kaleigh Weeks (22:25, 37th) and<br />

Julia Seelig (23:13, 57th).<br />

On the boys side for Lynnfield,<br />

the Pioneers finished seventh<br />

overall with a score of 200.<br />

Leading the way for the boys was<br />

John McKrell, who finished with<br />

a time of 17:37 (11th overall).<br />

Also finishing well for Lynnfield<br />

was Angelo DeLuca (18:14,<br />

20th), Srivanth Tudi (19:22, 55th),<br />

Shea McCarthy (19:32, 58th),<br />

Lucas Williams (19:52, 67th),<br />

Charles Beatrice (19:53, 68th) and<br />

Andrew Shone (19:58, 73rd).<br />

Over in the Division 1C<br />

Championship, the Marblehead<br />

boys took home second place<br />

with 82 points despite missing top<br />

runner Peter Clifford, who was<br />

sick. Led by junior Harrison Kee’s<br />

11th place finish in 16:37, the<br />

pack of Marblehead’s top five runners<br />

finished within 22 seconds of<br />

each other. Senior captain Will<br />

Lamb also earned a medal with his<br />

15th place finish in 16:49. Junior<br />

Ryan Thompson (16:56, 17th),<br />

freshman Will Cerrutti (16:57,<br />

18th) and sophomore Isaac Gross<br />

(16:59, 21st) rounded out the team<br />

scoring. Junior David DiCostanzo<br />

(17:24, 37th) and senior Owen<br />

Murphy (18:26, 78th) also had<br />

strong finishes.<br />

On the girls side for<br />

Marblehead, the Magicians finished<br />

in 10th place. They were<br />

led by senior Juliet Poss’ 33rd<br />

place finish in 20:47. She was<br />

supported by senior Kate Simcoe<br />

(21:20, 45th), senior Claire Tips<br />

(21:59, 61st), senior Brandolyn<br />

Smith (22:28, 70th), junior Saylor<br />

Caruso (22:37, 75th), sophomore<br />

Cat Piper (22:42, 79th) and junior<br />

Maya Mahoney (22:56, 86th).<br />

In the Division 1B<br />

Championship, Peabody put up<br />

a 12th place finish on the boys<br />

side and a 14th place finish on<br />

the girls side. The boys were led<br />

by Logan Tracia’s second place<br />

finish (15:50), while Ryan Faletra<br />

(17:18, 55th), Gabe Gitonga<br />

(17:20, 56th) and Dylan Faletra<br />

(17:40, 78th) also had strong<br />

finishes.<br />

For the Peabody girls, Sarah<br />

Divasta was the top finisher after<br />

coming in 22nd place (19:46).<br />

Cailyn Buckley (20:47, 60th), Ava<br />

Buckley (21:17, 76th) and Leah<br />

O’Neill (21:26, 80th) also finished<br />

well.<br />

In the boys Division 1A<br />

Championship, St. John’s Prep<br />

finished second overall finish with<br />

a score of 122. Two Prep runners<br />

placed in the top five, with Charlie<br />

Tuttle placing second (15:09)<br />

and Nathan Lopez placing fifth<br />

(15:44). Other top finishers for<br />

the Eagles were Felix Rogovin<br />

(16:35, 32nd), Luc Santos (16:39,<br />

40th) and Jack Stein (16:42, 46th).<br />

St. Mary’s had a solid day on<br />

both sides in the Division 2C<br />

Championship, with the boys<br />

placing 11th and the girls placing<br />

15th. The boys got a great performance<br />

from Kyle Kwiatek,<br />

who finished in sixth place with<br />

a time of 17:13 -- the fastest of<br />

any sophomore in the race. Other<br />

strong finishes for the Spartans<br />

came from Jesse Moriello (18:37,<br />

29th place), Matheus Menezes<br />

Avendanha (19:53, 87th) and Matt<br />

Terrien (20:03, 92nd).<br />

On the girls side for St. Mary’s,<br />

Kelsey Kwiatek led the way with a<br />

ninth place finish (20:31), making<br />

her the only middle schooler in the<br />

top 15 of the race. Other solid finishes<br />

came from Anna Fringuelli<br />

(24:21, 86th), Nina Lopes (25:00,<br />

103rd), Gabriela Marichal (26:17,<br />

126th) and Julia Jo Gramolini<br />

(27:55, 139th).<br />

Also in the Division 2C<br />

Championship, Bishop Fenwick<br />

saw the boys team finish eighth<br />

and the girls team finish 12th.<br />

The boys had two runners finish<br />

in the top 10, with Wyatt Burr<br />

placing eighth (17:21) and Declan<br />

Smith placing ninth (17:26). Other<br />

strong finishes came from Andre<br />

Santos (18:44, 42nd), Ethan<br />

Henshaw (19:43, 80th) and Matt<br />

Cinelli (20:03, 91st).<br />

On the girls side, Maria Ryan<br />

was the top finisher in 57th place<br />

(22:44). Other solid finishes came<br />

from Shannon Bresnahan (23:00,<br />

64th), Sarah Fogarty (24:11,<br />

82nd) and Catherine Carter<br />

(24:42, 94th).<br />

Swampscott, which had both<br />

the boys and girls teams finish<br />

17th, got strong finishes in the<br />

Division 2C Championship from<br />

Anton Khripko (18:05, 27th),<br />

Leland Howe (20:00, 89th) and<br />

Dylan Brawley (20:40, 105th)<br />

on the boys side. For the girls,<br />

Olivia King (22:53, 60th), Aileen<br />

Cornwall-Brady (24:39, 93rd) and<br />

Evelyn Richardson (24:44, 95th)<br />

had strong finishes.


NOVEMBER 18, 2021<br />

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE<br />

FRIDAY<br />

Football<br />

Division 1 Semifinal<br />

at Cawley Stadium, Lowell<br />

No. 3 St. John’s Prep vs. No. 2 Central Catholic (7)<br />

Division 5 Semifinal<br />

at Manning Field, Lynn<br />

No. 3 Bishop Fenwick vs. No. 2 Swampscott (8)<br />

Division 6 Semifinal<br />

at Veterans Stadium, Quincy<br />

No. 3 St. Mary’s vs. No. 2 Abington (7)<br />

FILE PHOTO<br />

St. John’s Prep receiver Stephon Patrick had more than 100<br />

receiving yards and two touchdowns in a win over Wachusett<br />

in the Division 1 quarterfinal Friday night.<br />

St. John’s Prep blows<br />

out Wachusett in<br />

Division 1 quarters<br />

FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS<br />

By Mike Alongi<br />

DANVERS — It may have<br />

been a two-score game at halftime,<br />

but the No. 3 St. John’s<br />

Prep left no doubts about the<br />

outcome of Friday night’s<br />

Division 1 quarterfinal game<br />

against No. 6 Wachusett, as the<br />

Eagles rolled to a 57-20 victory<br />

over the Mountaineers at Cronin<br />

Memorial Stadium.<br />

Running back Carson Browne,<br />

who has filled in incredibly well<br />

for the Eagles in the absence of<br />

star running back James Guy,<br />

rushed for more than 100 yards<br />

to go along with three touchdowns.<br />

Quarterback Jack Perry<br />

continued his stellar senior<br />

season by throwing for more than<br />

200 yards and three touchdowns<br />

while adding a rushing touchdown<br />

as well. Receivers Stephon<br />

Patrick and Jackson Delaney<br />

each gathered more than 100<br />

receiving yards in the win, with<br />

Patrick catching two touchdowns<br />

and Delaney catching one.<br />

The Eagles didn’t waste any<br />

time getting on the board in this<br />

one, as Perry found Delaney for<br />

a 56-yard touchdown pass on the<br />

very first play of the game to give<br />

the Eagles a 7-0 lead.<br />

Wachusett responded right<br />

away with a touchdown<br />

when quarterback Tucker<br />

McDonald hit Adam Bates for<br />

a 21-yard touchdown, but the<br />

Mountaineers’ extra point was<br />

blocked and St. John’s Prep kept<br />

its lead at 7-6.<br />

But Perry and the Eagles continued<br />

their aerial attack, and<br />

the senior quarterback eventually<br />

found Patrick for a 37-yard<br />

touchdown to make it a 14-6<br />

game. After Max Rizza added<br />

a 20-yard field goal on the next<br />

drive, the Prep led 17-6 after one<br />

quarter.<br />

In the opening minute of the<br />

second quarter, Wachusett responded<br />

once again — this time<br />

on a one-yard touchdown run by<br />

McDonald to make it 17-13.<br />

But the Prep answered right<br />

back, going on a drive that took<br />

nearly five minutes off the game<br />

clock. When Browne capped<br />

things off with a three-yard<br />

touchdown run, the Eagles held<br />

a 24-13 lead with 5:38 left in the<br />

half.<br />

The final five minutes of the<br />

half was a blur, as each team<br />

found the end zone one more time<br />

— St. John’s Prep on another<br />

touchdown connection between<br />

Perry and Patrick and Wachusett<br />

on McDonald’s second touchdown<br />

run of the night — to make<br />

it a 30-20 Prep lead at halftime.<br />

But the second half was all<br />

Prep. After forcing a Wachusett<br />

three-and-out on the opening<br />

drive of the second half, the<br />

Eagles got a 58-yard touchdown<br />

run from Browne to make it<br />

37-20. Perry later rushed for a<br />

one-yard touchdown after completing<br />

yet another big pass to<br />

Delaney, then Browne rushed<br />

another one in to make it a 51-20<br />

game. The reserves came in from<br />

there, and backup quarterback<br />

Victor Harrington rounded out<br />

the scoring for the Eagles with a<br />

five-yard touchdown run late in<br />

the game.<br />

St. John’s Prep (8-2) moves<br />

on to the Division 1 semifinal,<br />

where it will take on No. 2<br />

Central Catholic next Friday (7)<br />

at Lowell’s Cawley Stadium.<br />

FILE PHOTO<br />

Ella Gizmunt and the Lynnfield volleyball team punched their ticket to the Division 4 semifinal<br />

round after a convincing win over Arlington Catholic Friday.<br />

Lynnfield dominates, moves<br />

on to Division 4 semifinal<br />

VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS<br />

By Mike Alongi<br />

The No. 2 Lynnfield Pioneers<br />

volleyball team will be moving<br />

on to the Division 4 semifinal<br />

round after knocking off No. 7<br />

Arlington Catholic by a score<br />

of 3-0 Friday night at Lynnfield<br />

High School.<br />

The Pioneers got yet another<br />

strong performance from junior<br />

star Ella Gizmunt, while Grace<br />

Davie also played well in the win.<br />

Lynnfield (19-4) took on No.<br />

3 Medway in the semifinal round<br />

Wednesday afternoon (4:30) at<br />

a neutral site at Woburn High<br />

School. Results from that game<br />

will be in next week’s edition.<br />

Lynnfield got into the quarterfinals<br />

after it defeated the No.<br />

15 South Lancaster Academy<br />

Crusaders 3-0 (25-15, 28-26, 25-<br />

10) on Wednesday night.<br />

The Pioneers improved as the<br />

match progressed, finding their<br />

form in the third and final set.<br />

Star junior Ella Gizmunt had 13<br />

kills, while junior Grace Davie<br />

had eight kills.<br />

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Lynnfield races past Georgetown<br />

Photos | Jakob Menendez<br />

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David Tracy, right, hands the ball off to Robert Marley III during Thursday<br />

night’s win over Georgetown.<br />

David Tracy throws a screen pass to Robert Marley III<br />

Thursday night.<br />

Lynnfield’s Donald Sylvester, center, makes a tackle against Georgetown.<br />

Lynnfield quarterback David Tracy scrambles for a first down<br />

Thursday night.<br />

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The vaccination station comes to LMS<br />

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