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In 1837, he moved to St. Louis and continued work- ing in the newspaper business. — The Museum of Old Newbury New England Newspaper & Press Association’s 2017 Newspaper of the Year N EW B U RY P O R T — Less than two weeks after announcing his presidential campaign, Congressman Seth Moulton will host a town hall meeting Sunday afternoon at the Senior Com- munity Center. Moulton, a Salem Demo- crat, announced he was jumping into the crowded Democratic field in the 2020 election when he appeared o n A B C ’ s “Good Morn- ing America” o n A p r i l 22, ending more than a month of speculation. The town hall meeting, scheduled for 3 p.m. at 331 High St., is open to the pub- lic and does not require an RSVP. “I am looking forward to listening to the members of our community who join me in Newburyport on Sunday, answering questions, and sharing some ideas about how to make government work better for us,” Moulton said in a press release. Moulton is one of 21 Demo- crats who have announced presidential bids, includ- ing former Vice President Joe Biden — who joined the race three days after the congressman, all hoping to unseat incumbent Donald Trump. The pool of candidates also includes several other well-known candidates, including Vermont Sen. Ber- nie Sanders, California Sen. Kamala Harris, Massachu- setts Sen. Elizabeth War- ren and rising stars such as South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. In February, Moulton told BuzzFeed he was “looking at” a presidential run. Since then, he has traveled to New Hampshire, South Carolina, North Carolina, Iowa and Nevada, speaking mostly to veterans groups and young Democrats about his vision for the country. In recent weeks, Moulton has pushed the notion that his candidacy would focus on what others aren’t talk- ing about: national security, defense and foreign policy — issues on which he says Trump does not have a firm grasp. At the Brookings Institute in Washington, Moulton said the U.S. needs to strengthen ties with allies, rethink Moulton plans meeting in Newburyport on Sunday By Jack Shea jshea@newburyportnews.com Seth Moulton BOSTON — Nearly every elected official in Massachusetts, from the governor to members of town boards, recites the phase, “So help me, God” when taking the oath of office. On Beacon Hill, a key committee in the Democrat-controlled Legislature wants to eliminate the reference to the deity. A proposal approved last week by the influential Joint Committee on the Judiciary calls for using a secular version, known as the Quaker Oath, which substitutes “swear” with “affirm” and the phrase, “So help me, God” with, “This I do under the pains and penalties of perjury.” The measure was filed by Rep. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, and 13 other Democratic lawmakers, including Reps. Christina Mini- cucci, D-North Andover, and Tram Nguyen, D-Andover. The group of mostly freshman lawmakers is also backing a proposal to amend the Constitution to make it gen- der neutral, changing the pronoun “he” to PROPOSAL REMOVES ‘GOD’ FROM OATH By chriStian M. Wade cwade@cnhi.com Mass. Constitution would be amended NEWBURYPORT — Superintendent Sean Gallagher recently gave an overview of what he learned after spending his first school year meeting with teachers, fami- lies and students to discuss strengths and areas of improvement. In the fall, Gallagher laid out an entry plan for his initial academic year as super- intendent of the Newburyport School District. From personal interviews, Gallagher said he’s done ample research to receive feed- back from people in the school system and community, giving him insight on how to move the district forward. “I really took a personal approach to ana- lyzing and gathering survey data, which I really believe is helpful, because I can meet with people one on one and in classrooms with teachers,” Gallagher said. “I really support that and it was instru- mental in my entry plan. Also, throughout Superintendent shares first-year experiences By aManda Getchell agetchell@newburyportnews.com See PROPOSAL, Page 8 See MOULTON, Page 8 See OVERVIEW, Page 8 Best of ballot Page 7 Triton softball rolls past Rockport, 19-0 Page 9 The town hall meeting, scheduled for 3 p.m. at 331 High St., is open to the public and does not require an RSVP. NEWBURYPORT — Leg- end has it, if you search far and wide, a dog named Pablo can be found hiding in the corners of Maudslay State Park with a box of Papa Gino’s pizza sitting at his paws. At least that’s the myth, according to “How Pablo the Pizza-Eating Dog Wrecked Papa Gino’s” by William Gorman, one of 44 Newburyport High School freshmen who wrote, published and read their own original tales to second- grade students at Francis T. Bresnahan Elementary School. The high school students are members of an English class who made the short field trip down the street to the elementary school Mon- day morning. Each year, ninth- and eleventh-grade NHS students publish, read books to second-graders By aManda Getchell agetchell@newburyportnews.com Telling the tale of the myth BRYAN EATON/Staff photos Francis T. Bresnahan Elementary School second-grader Addison Forrest, 8, listens intently as Newburyport High School student Owen Keogh, 14, reads his book, “The Story of How Mr. Rex Invented Soccer,” about an educator who tries to make his classes more interesting. Newburyport High School students each wrote a small book that they published. NEWBURY — The warrant article that received some of the most spirited discussion at the annual Town Meeting last week was nearly overturned on a legal technicality the following day. Article 8, an appropriation of $112,000 to fund the town’s media operations and cable access pro- gramming, was increased to $162,000 on the meeting floor. Selectman Damon Jespersen amended the motion after it became clear that many in the audience were eager to see the Triton Regional High School media program more adequately funded. Although the amended motion was approved, questions were raised after the meeting as to whether the motion was valid, given that the amount Jespersen proposed was higher than what was listed on the posted warrant. State law indicates that no action can be taken at a town meeting unless it appears on a warrant that is posted publicly for two weeks prior. Many town moderators have interpreted that to mean any changes to a dollar amount stated in an article may be lowered, but not raised, at the time the motion under the article is made. Ultimately, however, town counsel Lisa Mead saw it differ- ently, saying that Massachusetts courts have consistently ruled that “warrants are to be liber- ally interpreted and not strictly construed.” Because the article as posted Triton warrant article encounters obstacle By Jennifer SoliS Correspondent See STUDENTS, Page 8 Although the amended motion was approved, questions were raised after the meeting as to whether the motion was valid, given that the amount Jespersen proposed was higher than what was listed on the posted warrant. See TRITON, Page 8 NT_NT_20190430_1_01,05,08 NT_NT_20190430_1_01,05,08 NT_NT_20190430_1_01 Pay off your mortgage sooner! *APR denotes Annual Percentage Rate as of 4/29/19 and is based on a $165,000 purchase loan with minimum credit score of 720 and maximum LTV of 80%. Rate is subject to change without notice. Unit cost per $1,000 borrowed is $9.65. Minimum loan amount is $150,000, maximum loan amount is $2 million. 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Michelle Theriault Boots Anchorage Daily News Two prisoners died in their jail cells ear- ly Sunday when the Napakiak jail in South- west Alaska went up in fl ames, the Alaska State Troopers said. A jail guard was seriously injured trying to free the prisoners. Troopers first received a report that the Napakiak jail was “fully engulfed in fl ames” at 1:27 a.m. on Sunday. “It was reported that two jail guards were able to get out of the building; how- ever, two prisoners who were inside the jail cells were not able to get free,” troopers wrote in an online report. When the fi re was extinguished, “two bodies were located at the scene,” troop- ers said. One jail guard was seriously injured trying to free the prisoners and was fl own out of the community by a medevac heli- copter. He was hospitalized for injuries, troopers said. A different guard “reported that the fi re was a result of one of the prisoners setting fi re to the mattress in their jail cell,” ac- cording to troopers. Authorities have not yet identifi ed the victims. Napakiak is a village of about 380 peo- ple southwest of Bethel, on the Kusko- kwim River. Many aspects of the fire remained under question as of Sunday night, includ- ing who operated the jail, what the victims were in custody for, whether the building was equipped with smoke detectors, and how materials to start a fi re got into the holding cell. In hubs like Bethel and Nome, regional jails are operated by the Alaska Depart- ment of Corrections. But in smaller villag- es, local governments may run the jail for short-term detention that are sometimes NAPAKIAK 2 prisoners killed in jail fi re in Southwest Alaska village Karoun Demirjian and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Democrats and the Justice Department are in a standoff over the terms of Attorney General William Barr’s planned testimony before the House Judiciary Commit- tee this week, rais- ing the prospect that the hearing might not go for- ward at all. A senior Dem- ocratic committee aide said Sunday that Barr risks be- ing subpoenaed if he refuses to testify over his objections to the lawmakers’ desired format for the hearing. Barr is expected to appear be- fore the Senate and House Judi- ciary committees on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, to address questions about special counsel Robert Mueller III’s re- port on Russian interference in the 2016 election. But according to senior aides for the panel’s chair- man, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Justice Department offi cials have objected to Democrats’ plans to permit extended questioning, in- cluding by the committee’s law- yers, and said Barr may withdraw. A Justice Department offi cial said discussions are ongoing. “The attorney general agreed to appear before Congress,” Jus- tice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement. “Therefore, members of Con- gress should be the ones doing the questioning. He remains happy to engage with Members on their questions regarding the Mueller report.” The dispute amplifies what’s become a tense political battle between Democrats and the Jus- tice Department, with lawmakers NATION Barr may refuse to testify at Mueller report hearing See BARR, A3 Felicia Sonmez and Ashley Parker The Washington Post WASHINGTON — First came Joe Biden’s campaign announcement video highlighting President Donald Trump’s “very fine peo- ple on both sides” comment about the 2017 white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Vir- ginia, that left a counterprotester dead. Then Trump dug in, arguing that he was referring not to the self-professed neo-Nazi marchers, but to those who had opposed the removal of a statue of the “great” Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Less than 24 hours later came another act of violence described by authorities as a hate crime: Saturday’s shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California, in which a gunman killed one person and injured three others. Those events have pushed the rising tide 2020 ELECTION Rising tide of white nationalism is at fore of presidential race See WHITE NATIONALISTS, A16 There are plenty of ways to help during Citywide Cleanup week. Madeline McGee Anchorage Daily News A lot of orange appeared in An- chorage on Saturday. It was almost impossible to drive more than a mile along the Seward Highway without seeing yet another crop of orange garbage bags, a hall- mark of Citywide Cleanup volunteers. The volunteers — sporting trash grabbers, latex gloves and, of course, the orange bags — have come out in force this week to clean up the broken bottles, food containers, candy wrappers, old receipts and discarded clothing newly exposed by the melting snow. Annual cleanup week, a 51-year community service event sponsored by the Anchorage Chamber of Com- merce, collects millions of pounds of trash from Anchorage roadways, neighborhoods and creeks every year, according to the chamber. Some participants make it into a true social gathering, capping off their cleaning efforts with picnics and barbecues. ANCHORAGE Putting trash in its place Photos by LOREN HOLMES / ADN David Funatake picks up trash along the Seward Highway at Sunshine Ridge, a rock climbing area near Beluga Point, on Saturday. Volunteers from the Climbers Alliance of Southcentral Alaska, a climbers’ advocacy organization, set out to clear trash from seven popular crags along Turnagain Arm. Volunteers from a Hmong group at Faith Lutheran Church deposit trash they picked up from along the Seward Highway near Tudor Road. See CLEANUP, A16 See JAIL FIRE, A3 INSIDE Trump wrestles with 2020 balancing act. A7 Barr Opinion A4 | Weather A6 | Berkshires B1 | Obits B4 | Sports C1 | Business C6 INDEX 8 15312 00101 6 T H E N E W E N G L A N D N E W S P A P E R & P R E S S A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S P A P E R O F T H E Y E A R F O R W E E K D A Y A N D S U N D A Y E D I T I O N S BerkshireEagle.com Tuesday, April 30, 2019 $1.25 Volume 126, Issue 120 Great Barrington officer facing OUI charge BY HEATHER BELLOW The Berkshire Eagle GREAT BARRINGTON — A town po- lice offi cer is facing a drunken driving charge after being ar- rested Saturday on the Mas- sachusetts Turnpike. Daniel Bartini, 26, was ar- rested by a state police troop- er in Otis and charged with operating under the infl u- ence of liquor. He had been scheduled to be arraigned at 9 a.m. Monday in Southern Berkshire District Court, but failed to appear, according to court offi cials. Police Chief William Walsh told The Eagle that Bartini’s arraignment has been re- scheduled to May 20 be- cause he is in rehabilitation. State police received calls about 5 p.m. Saturday from other drivers who reported a blue pickup operated by a male with Mas- sachusetts plates driving er- ratically and at a high rate of speed on the turnpike in Becket, according to the ar- rest report. Both callers said the truck, traveling east- bound, had “almost struck their vehicles from behind and swerved around their ve- hicles at a high rate of speed.” Bartini, who was off-duty, was pulled over about 40 minutes later heading west- bound, and told the trooper he was traveling to Agawam, which the trooper noted is in the opposite direction, ac- cording to the police report. He refused to produce his driver’s license and registra- tion or to take a Breathalyzer test, the report said. He failed a fi eld sobriety test, smelled strongly of alcohol, was dis- oriented and disheveled, and his speech was slurred. Upon booking, Bartini al- legedly punched the booking room wall. And police confi s- cated a pistol found secured in his truck. He was released on his own recognizance, with a bail fee of $40. “I’m extremely upset about this news and the Depart- ment’s Internal Affairs Unit is conducting a full investiga- tion,” Walsh told The Eagle via email on Monday. “A detailed report will be for- warded to the Town Manager soon.” State police arrested Daniel Bartini on Pike after reports of erratic driver Bartini OFFICER, Page 3 Fire cider case cools heels amid scheduling issue BY TONY DOBROWOLSKI The Berkshire Eagle PITTSFIELD — A dispute over the legal right to use the term fi re cider is on hold for the moment. A civil trial between a Pittsfi eld company and a group of herbalists over the right to use this legally trademarked name began March 25 in U.S. District Court in Springfi eld, but has been delayed due to a scheduling issue. The trial is scheduled to resume in federal court May 13 through 15 with additional testimony before Judge Mark G. Mastroianni. “It’s expected to fi nish then,” said attorney Chris- topher Hennessey, of Pittsfi eld, who is representing the plaintiff, Shire City Herbals of Pittsfi eld. “Then it will be submitted to the judge for a decision. “No unexpected issues caused the delay,” said Hennessey, adding that the trial “was just longer” than the court expected it to be. The herbalists are expected to provide additional testimony once the trial resumes, he said. Shire City Herbals, which makes vinegar-based health tonics under the fi re cider brand name, fi led FIRE CIDER, Page 3 TRAGEDY, Page 3 She eld tragedy’s answers elusive BY HEATHER BELLOW The Berkshire Eagle SHEFFIELD — The eldest twin by two minutes, Alex loved Money Math. And he had “grandiose plans for a tree house that he and his dad were going to build.” The younger twin, Zoe, loved to draw and would collect all the dol- phin cards when she played Goldfi sh. She loved unicorns and mermaids. Their younger brother, Marek, thought he could do anything his sib- lings could. “He had no fear.” Obituaries for these three children ran together with those of their par- ents, Justine Wilbur and Luke Kar- pinski, last week ahead of Saturday’s funeral at St. Agnes Church in Dalton, the couple’s hometown. The family was then buried at St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Offi cials say Karpinski killed his wife and children last month before setting fi re to the family’s house on Home Road, and then taking his own life. While family in murder-suicide laid to rest, DA reveals little still Attack leaves a community ‘numb’ BY CLARENCE FANTO Eagle correspondent The leader of the Pittsfi eld-based Chabad of the Berkshires is urging the local community and the nation to reassert its “values of tolerance and loving kindness” in the wake of the Chabad synagogue shooting in California on Saturday, the eighth and fi nal day of the Passover festi- val of Jewish liberation. “We are heartbroken and pained,” Rabbi Levi Volovik told The Eagle on Monday. Congregation member Lori Gil- bert-Kaye, 60, died as she shielded Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein from a gun- man’s fi re. Goldstein, 57, and two other members were injured in the shooting at Chabad of Poway, north of San Diego. The suspect, John T. Earnest, 19, of San Diego, acted alone, accord- ing to authorities, and has been charged with murder. Offi cials have described the attack as a likely hate crime. The Pittsfi eld Chabad, opened on South Street in 2004, is planning to build an Orthodox Jewish center on property it acquired in November 2016 on West Street in Lenox, Vo- lovik confi rmed. “We are not going to cower but we’re going to grow and not hide our religious beliefs,” he said. “We’re planning a beautiful Jewish Center, a house to help people, that’s what it’s all about. It’s time for everyone to roll up their sleeves and do acts of goodness and kindness.” Unspecifi ed security measures will be reviewed, Volovik said, in or- der to take “the utmost precautions to ensure the safety of all those at Chabad of the Berkshires.” But Berkshire Jewish leaders vow to ‘not cower’ in the face of hate, pursuit of ‘goodness’ GREG BULL — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ali De Leon pauses at a growing memorial with her son, Leo, and her dog, Vinny, across the street from the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, Calif., Monday. A gunman opened fi re Saturday at the synagogue as dozens of people were worshiping exactly six months after a mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue. The FBI on Monday said it received a tip about a threat moments before Saturday’s attack. Read more on Page A2. Rabbi Levi Volovik and his wife, Sara, stand in front of a portrait of “The Rebbe,” Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, at Chabad of the Berkshires in Pittsfi eld. GILLIAN JONES THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE SHOOTING, Page 2 Marek Karpinski Zoe Karpinski Alex Karpinski POWAY SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING 2019 GRADUATION PAGE Say Congrats to your graduates Publishes: 5/31 Deadline: 5/29 413-496-6365 classifieds@ newenglandnewspapers.com THESE LITTLE ADS WORK! (You just read one!) Deadline: 1PM the weekday before publication Call 800-245-0254 CELEBRATE MOM! Mother's Day Greeting Page 5/12 Deadline: Wed., 5/8. 413-496-6365 classifieds@ newenglandnewspapers.com Vendors Wanted - Spring Fair June 22nd, 2019; 10AM - 3PM South Congregational Church Pittsfield. 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