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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 

PAUL HALLORAN 

A publication of Essex Media Group 

Publisher 

Edward M. Grant 

Chief Executive Officer 

Michael H. Shanahan 

Directors 

Edward L. Cahill 

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J. Patrick Norton 

Michael H. Shanahan 

Chief Financial Officer 

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Chief Operating Officer 

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Community Relations Director 

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Controller 

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Editor 

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News Editors 

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Roberto Scalese 

Contributing Writers 

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Gayla Cawley 

Bella diGrazia 

Thomas Grillo 

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Bull Market 

By any metric, MarketStreet is a smash success. That is borne out by the numbers – tax revenue 

from the development is double the projections – as well as the fact that finding a parking space can 

be a daunting task. The place is teeming with people eager to shop, or to eat, or to just look around 

and see and feel the buzz. 

One of the many highlights of the MarketStreet story is the number of women who have launched 

businesses there. Women have definitely cornered this market as businesses such as Grove Boutique 

& Cafe, Scout & Molly's, Pink Parkway, Southern Tide, Pretty Poppy, Fit Revolution or Solstice 

Power Yoga, have added spark and vitality to MarketStreet. 

Read Gayla Cawley's story on the phenomenon and then you might want to check out some of 

these places. 

On the economic development side, MarketStreet has succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams, 

and while that has not translated into lower residential tax bills, it has provided money for the town 

to pay for much-needed infrastructure without seeking overrides. 

Otherwise, says Selectman Phil Crawford, "we would have had multiple overrides and layoffs." 

Thomas Grillo has the story. 

Bill Brotherton profiles Steve DiFillippo, the king of the Davio's restaurant empire. DiFillippo used 

go sledding on the hills of the Colonial Golf Course. Now, his very successful restaurant sits on that lot. 

Bill also has another profile — this one on local Renaissance man John Michael Williams, a 

musician and songwriter who has earned national acclaim. 

Now . . . off MarketStreet. 

Growing up, it was hard to avoid Eddie Andelman. He was a pioneer of sports talk radio and while 

discussing, and often lampooning, our local teams he also made it clear he loved Chinese food. 

Now come sons Mike, Dave and Dan. You perhaps know them better as the "Phantom Gourmet" 

team. The program started in 1993 with the initial concept being anonymous restaurant reviews. 

Hence, the name. 

Dan, and then Mike (who prefers to work behind the scenes) joined the show and it became a true 

brother act. 

Bella diGrazia has the story. 

Elsewhere, peek inside a house on Lowell Street in our "House Money" section; get a look at 

what's hot (literally) in the line of cold-weather fashion on our "Style" pages. 

Thor Jourgensen has a story on Gary Green, who has capped off a successful real estate career by 

going back to school to study woodworking. He never had time for it while working, but now he does. 

Finally, and you'd be surprised perhaps, Lynnfield has, over the years, become a magnet for 

professional athletes. For that, and other tidbits of information, see "5 Things You Didn't Know 

About Lynnfield." 

Here's one thing you did know: The holidays are coming. Enjoy them. 

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04 What's up 

06 Market Value 

08 Phood Phanatics 

10 Style 

12 House Money 

15 Women in business 

INSIDE 

18 Home cooking 

22 Local Flavor 

24 Music man 

26 Building a second career 

28 Did you know? 

30 Housing proposal 

COVER 

Maggie Kopnisky 

owns Pink Parkway 

and Southern Tide 

at MarketStreet in 

Lynnfield. 

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WHAT'S UP 

Morning 'Cup of Joe' 

WHAT: Welcome coffee and cookies for 

anyone new to the senior center. A good 

opportunity to meet the staff and learn 

about the programs and services. 

WHERE: Lynnfield Senior Center, 525 Salem St. 

WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m. 

Socialize with Your Fellow Vets 

WHAT: Join Tom Moran, veterans liaison 

from Compassionate Care Hospice, at the 

veterans coffee social. All veterans and 

spouses are welcome. 


WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. 

Lunch and a Movie 

"The Man Who Invented Christmas" 

WHAT: Prepare for the holidays with 

two showings of "The Man Who Invented 

Christmas" for $2/$3. 


WHEN: Monday, Dec. 10 and Wednesday, 

Dec. 12, 11:30 a.m. 

Lunch and a Movie 

"The Holiday" 

WHAT: Continue the holiday festivities with 

two showings of "The Holiday" for $2/$3. 


WHEN: Monday, Dec. 17 and Wednesday, 

Dec.19, 11:30 a.m. 

For the Love of Harry Potter 

WHAT: All wizard fans make their way to 

the “Harry Potter”-themed magic show! 

WHERE: Lynnfield Public Library, 

18 Summer St. 

WHEN: Monday, Dec. 10, 3:30 p.m. 

Happiness is Handmade 

WHAT: Keep up with the holiday spirit by 

decorating your own gingerbread house. 

Supplies will be provided, just show up 

with your imagination and your appetite! 

Registration is required, call 781-334-5411. 

WHERE: Lynnfield Public Library, 

18 Summer St. 

WHEN: Monday, Dec. 17 at 3:30 p.m. 

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BY THOMAS GRILLO 

Five years after the opening of the 

MarketStreet outdoor shopping 

district, the development has 

brought in more than $17 million in 

tax revenue, almost double what was 

projected. 

During the same time period, the 

average single-family tax bill has swelled 

by 14 percent to $8,639 this year, up 

from $7,593 in 2013. 

Located off Route 128/I-95 spanning 

exits 42 and 43, MarketStreet Lynnfield is 

anchored by Whole Foods Market, Legal 

C Bar, and King's Bowling. It offers more 

than 100 shops and restaurants. 

In addition, the mixed-use project is 

also home to 180 luxury apartments at 

Arborpoint, 48,000 square feet of senior 

condominiums, and 18,000 square feet 

of office space, including the new Lahey 

Health Hub. 

The vision for MarketStreet began 

in 2006, when PHF ND Colonial LLC, 

a division of National Development, 

purchased the 120-acre Colonial Golf 

Course and the nearby 280-room 

Sheraton Colonial Hotel in Wakefield 

for $29 million, according to the 

Southern Essex District Registry of 

Deeds. 

The following year, Town Meeting 

approved an 80-acre smart-growth 

zoning district for the mall and housing. 

The project included 395,000 square 

feet of retail, 80,000 square feet of office 

space, and 180 luxury apartments, 25 

percent of them affordable, on the former 

golf course. 

Under the terms of the deal, the 

developers donated seven acres for a 

nonprofit to build four dozen homes 

for seniors, and the 3,500-square-foot 

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Al Merritt Media and Cultural Center 

was built. In addition, the Newton 

company agreed to donate 100 acres for 

a nine-hole municipal golf course and 

conservation land. Construction began 

in 2012. 

At the time, Town Administrator 

William J. Gustus said when fully built, 

the complex would generate $1.75 

million in annual tax revenues for 

Lynnfield. But that projection was low. 

The property generates nearly double 

that annually and there's more to come. 

Ted Tye, managing partner of 

National Development, said the 

development team has approval 

for another 60,000 square feet at 

MarketStreet. There are plans for a 

40,000-square-foot theater with eight 

screens if Town Meeting approves next 

year. 

Tye said he knew the complex 

would do well, "but it has exceeded 

expectations," he said. 

With all that new revenue added to 

the town's coffers, some are asking why 

it's so expensive to live in town. 

While some residents are likely not 

happy about increased taxes, especially 

considering the success of MarketStreet, 

town leaders have an explanation. 

Robert McKendrick, who was on the 

Board of Selectmen when the project 

was in its infancy, said no promises were 

made to voters to lower taxes. He said 

the new revenues would allow the town 

to do things it needs without seeking 

overrides. 

He acknowledged voters were told the 

developer could build 900 housing units 

under Chapter 40B, the state's affordable 

housing zoning law that allows builders 

to override local zoning if 10 percent of a 

town's housing is not affordable. 

"If that had happened, it would have 

meant hundreds of school children with 

no place to put them," McKendrick said. 

"It was hardly shoved down anybody's 

throat. We had the biggest Town 

Meeting in history and 80 percent of 

voters approved it. That's a mandate." 

The vote was 1,592 in favor and 391 

opposed. 

"Residents want all the niceties, but 

they're not free," he added. 

Arthur Bourque, town moderator and 

another former selectman who served 

when MarketStreet was proposed, said 

the threat of 40B was real. 

"We made a deal with the 

developer to build primarily onebedrooms, 

eliminating the chance for 

schoolchildren," he said. "Because of the 

apartments, we're fully compliant with 

40B and are no longer subject to it." 

Bourque insists there's a 

misconception that officials promised 

taxes would shrink if MarketStreet was 

built. 

"I can say unequivocally we never said 

it would lower taxes," he said. "We knew 

the increase in tax revenues would allow 

us to complete some of the infrastructure 

projects that had been neglected." 

From 1992 - 98, Bourque said, 

the Board of Selectmen's goal was 

to stabilize the tax rate and limit any 

increases to one percent. 

"We did that for six consecutive 

years," he said. "As a result, we stopped 

repairing our roads and schools. In 

the early 2000s our school buildings 

were falling apart because we hadn't 

maintained them." 

Taxes have risen, he said, because 

residents chose to spend money on new 

playing fields, a new addition to the 

high school, and initial approval for a 

new library. 

"It's always intriguing to me that the 

people who complain about their taxes 

going up are the ones who are benefiting 

the most," said Bourque. 

He noted the new Lynnfield residents 

MARKETSTREET 

FACTS 

>100 shops and restaurants 

$29 million 

purchase price in 2006 

VS. 

$265 million 

assessed value in 2018 

$1.75 million 

target annual tax revenue 

VS. 

$3.4 million 

2018 tax revenue 

1,592 to 391 

Town Meeting vote to approve 

are two-wage earners with an annual 

income of as much as $300,000. 

"They don't care if they have to pay 

an extra $300 in taxes a year, it's a dinner, 

it's a night out for them, they will spend 

more at Davio's," he said. "What they 

want though is good schools and good 

fields for their kids." 

Earlier this year, Selectman Phil 

Crawford penned an op-ed piece about 

how the town has used the MarketStreet 

revenues. 

Lynnfield has spent $11 million on 

new playing fields for the high school 

and middle school, as well as major 

improvements to parks; $2.5 million in 

road reconstruction projects; more than 

$6 million in capital spending to provide 

public safety and Department of Public 

Works equipment; nearly $1 million to 

hire three new police officers, three new 

firefighters and several new teachers; and 

a free, full-day kindergarten. 

"If MarketStreet had not been built, 

we would have had multiple overrides, 

and layoffs," Crawford said. "We never 

had to cut back on town services. 

MarketStreet revenues have kept 

the town running while neighboring 

communities struggled." 

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PHOOD PHANATICS 

BY BELLA diGRAZIA 

Food 

and fun, that's all they 

serve. 

For the last 25 years, the Andelman 

brothers, best known as the faces and 

voices of Phantom Gourmet, have 

provided viewers with the many tastes of 

New England. Over the years the show 

has won several awards, including two 

New England Emmys in 2018. 

"I think that our stuff is so uncool 

that it eventually becomes cool," said 

Dave, the oldest brother. "We're not 

trying to show you how fabulous we are. 

This is us and we cover everything from 

fine dining, to burgers, to places to get a 

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slice, to the best cannoli." 

Dave, Dan, and Mike Andelman did 

not start out as food connoisseurs. They 

grew up eating grilled cheese and pork 

chops in Lynnfield. Now, they go out to 

dinner and hear gasps from their father 

when one of them orders venison. 

Growing up, Mike was the athlete, Dan 

was the creative genius, and Dave would 

have been fine being an attorney. Fans of 

Phantom Gourmet don't know a lot about 

Mike, given he enjoys working behind the 

scenes and away from all the cameras. 

"Mike's not shy at all, he just doesn't 

really like being on television," Dave 

said. "He works on the business, sales, 

and sales development side. That's what 

he loves to do and he's brilliant at it." 

While the brothers may be in the 

spotlight now, they grew up under a 

spotlight thanks to their father, longtime 

sports broadcaster Eddie Andelman. 

"It doesn't even occur to you that's 

an odd situation," Dave said. "One thing 

that it did prepare me for, that maybe 

I do better than some small businesses 

and people in media, is I tune out the 

Internet hatred. I can remember being a 

little kid and having sportswriters write 

terrible things about my dad, people 

would even call in to say terrible things, 

and he always just laughed at it. We're 

cut from the same cloth in that way." 

Dave was 23 years old when Phantom 

Gourmet started in 1993, with the initial 

concept being restaurant reviews by an 

anonymous critic. The Internet was about 

to take off in popular culture, enabling 

everybody to become a critic. Dave had a 

feeling that concept was not going to work, 

and expected the show to become a parttime 

job. Two decades later, it's clear the 

TV gods had something bigger in mind. 

Dan joined the show after graduating 

from college in 1997, and Mike followed 

suit six years later. 

Mike convinced his brothers to go 

bigger, leading them to say goodbye to 

New England Cable News and hello to a 

big-time contract with WBZ in 2003. 

"People say it must be hard for us 

always working together, but it's really 

not because my brothers are hardworking, 

talented guys," he said. "You have friction 

but I think that you should have friction 

in an organization." 

Dave considers Dan the most valuable 

person in Boston television, even going 

as far as to call his little brother a natural 

performer, interviewer, and producer. 

"To me, he's the best in the market," 

said Dave. 

Between Dan and Mike, the 

future Andelman generation currently 

consists of two grandsons and five 

granddaughters, with Dave content being 

the fun uncle. 

The brothers aren't the only ones 

keeping Phantom Gourmet up and 

running, said Dave, giving credit to the 

crew that nobody sees. They are the ones 

spending countless hours and driving 

thousands of miles to create quality 

content. 

While the crew finds the best food, 

the brothers are the ones who have to eat 

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STYLE 

BABY, IT'S COLD 

OUTSIDE 

GET THE LOOK 

A) "Jack" white collared peacoat. $85 

Available at Pia, 673 Market St. 

B) Blue leopard-print boatneck sweater. $156. 

Available at Scout & Molly's, 1510 Market St. 

C) Shiny black silver-studded skinny denim. $249 


D) Diamond-inspired silver choker. $49 


E) Long black knitted cashmere scarf. $42. 


B 

D 

C 

E 

A

BY BELLA diGRAZIA | PHOTOS BY SPENSER HASAK 

Temperatures are dropping and layers are now a necessity, but 

they don't have to be boring. Add a pop of color with a lively print and 

your simple layers will transform in seconds. 

On Trend: funky layers, animal prints, mix-and-match patterns, logo t-shirts. 

GET THE LOOK 

D 

A) "Chaser" white, long-sleeve 

'Champagne' t-shirt. $64. 


B) "Dylan" sherpa, 

mustard-colored vest. $100 


C) "David Lerner" leather leggings. $148. Available at Pia, 673 Market St. 

D) "Melie Bianco" Luna purse. $74. Available at Scout & Molly's, 1510 Market St. 

E) Cream beanie with cashmere lining. $26. Available at Pia, 673 Market St. 

F) "Shilla" long, exotic check coat. $223. Available at Scout & Molly's, 

1510 Market St. 

F 

C 

A 

B 

E

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SALE DATE: July 31, 2018 

LIST PRICE: $1,250,000 

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VALUE: $1,328,600 

PREVIOUS SALE PRICE: 

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PROPERTY TAXES: $18,282 

YEAR BUILT: 2006 

LOT SIZE: 2.48 acres 

LIVING AREA: 6,830 square feet 

ROOMS: 16 

BEDROOMS: 4 

BATHROOMS: 6.5 

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Women 

have 

cornered 

the Market 

BY GAYLA CAWLEY 

MarketStreet Lynnfield is a 

popular shopping destination these 

days thanks in part to the women 

entrepreneurs who have opened 

businesses there. 

Susan Harsch, owner of The Grove 

Boutique & Cafe, said she was drawn 

to the new shopping center because 

she loved the idea of an outdoor mall. 

Lisa Larocca is the owner of Scout & Molly's Boutique at MarketStreet in Lynnfield. 

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She came up with her store’s 

concept from her travels, which 

included a visit with her friends 

to a San Francisco boutique. 

There, they would be able to have a latte 

as well as shop. 

"I just wanted a little community 

aspect to a boutique with unique items 

and just a place where people could 

connect and shop," Harsch said. 

Her first location was in Manchesterby-the-Sea, 

where she operated for five 

years before closing in 2017. 

"The main challenge was being 

one of the first stores," Harsch said of 

MarketStreet Lynnfield. "There was only 

a handful of stores. It just took a little 

longer for the crowds to get there." 

Harsch, 52, has seen the outdoor 

mall's growth, and an increase in female 

entrepreneurs. In the past several 

months, Southern Tide and Scout 

& Molly's, two more female-owned 

businesses, have opened. Others include 

Pretty Poppy, Pia, Fit Revolution and 

Solstice Power Yoga. 

"While we have always valued 

female-owned businesses, we have 

certainly seen their presence grow at 

Pink Parkway at MarketStreet in Lynnfield. 

Maggie Kopnisky owns Pink 

Parkway and Southern Tide 

at MarketStreet in Lynnfield. 

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Above, 

Southern 

Tide. 

Left, 

Pink 

Parkway 

boutique. 

MarketStreet Lynnfield," Christina 

Sarro, general manager of MarketStreet 

Lynnfield, said in a statement. "We're 

thrilled to be a destination that 

empowers female entrepreneurs with 

eight locally-based, female businesses 

here. MarketStreet Lynnfield can 

certainly attest to what study after 

study has demonstrated: female-owned 

businesses in any sector enhance culture, 

innovation, leadership and performance." 

Between food, retail, fitness and 

entertainment, there are more than 80 

businesses at MarketStreet Lynnfield. 

Despite the increase, Sarro said there 

hasn't been a conscious effort to draw in 

more women. 

Maggie Kopnisky owns two shops at 

MarketStreet. The 28-year-old opened 

Pink Parkway, a signature store of the 

Lilly Pulitzer brand, three years ago and 

Southern Tide, another signature store, 

this fall. 

Pink Parkway features women's 

clothing, while Southern Tide is 

predominantly geared toward men. Her 

stores are located almost next to each 

other with one business in between. 

Kopnisky said she initially opened

Scout & Molly's Boutique at MarketStreet in Lynnfield. 

in addition to brands out of Australia and 

Canada, and from local artisans. 

Larocca decided to open a store 

because she wanted to do something she 

was passionate about. She had worked as 

project manager for Bose Corporation, 

but always liked fashion and shopping. 

"There's a lot of stores, but there's not 

a lot of unique places to shop," Larocca 

said. "I thought this would be a nice 

place where a woman could come and 

get something that's a little bit different, 

get something that they don't see a lot of 

people wearing." 

Larocca partnered with her husband, 

Jeff, to open the shop. The biggest 

challenge of their new venture is making 

sure people know they are there. But she 

said the women who come in are very 

supportive of her and the shop. 

"The thing that gets said to me is ‘We 

really needed something like this and 

it really makes me feel good,’" Larocca 

said. "It makes me feel like the hard 

work is worth it. It's rewarding to know 

that people are happy that we're here. It 

was a long road to get here. There's a lot 

of work that goes into running a business 

and it really makes it all worth it." 

Pink Parkway because she was passionate 

about the Lilly Pulitzer brand. When 

she would stay at her vacation home in 

South Carolina, she would shop at Lilly 

Pulitzer and thought it was a unique 

business idea that she wanted to bring 

to the Boston area. She also worked at 

a Lilly store in downtown Boston while 

attending Northeastern University, 

where she studied communications and 

business. 

To open her first store, Kopnisky 

took a risk by leaving a steady job at 

wayfair.com a Boston-based online home 

furnishing store, as a buyer. 

"I think the hardest part is getting 

started and knowing where to start and 

knowing where to reach out for resources 

when you need it," Kopnisky said. "I 

think that's what women shy away from 

the most. (It's about) not being afraid 

to reach out for something that you're 

interested in and you'd be surprised 

where different paths lead you." 

Lisa Larocca, 56, opened her upscale 

women's fashion store, Scout & Molly's, 

in mid-August. The franchise store carries 

fashion-forward brands that someone 

might see at Nordstrom or Anthropologie, 

Lisa Larocca is the owner of Scout & Molly's Boutique . 

Scout & Molly's Boutique 


Home cooking 

Clear sledding for Davio's owner DiFillippo 

BY BILL BROTHERTON 

When Steve DiFillippo 

was a boy growing up 

in Lynnfield, he and his 

friends would grab their 

sleds and head over to the 

Colonial Golf Course, 

where they would climb to 

the top of the biggest hill 

and speed down toward 

Walnut Street. 

"When we'd get a good 

ride in, we'd fly down the 

hill and hit Walnut Street. I 

guess there weren't as many 

cars back then," he said 

with a smile. 

DiFillippo, the 58-yearold 

king of the Davio's 

restaurant empire, is 

holding court from a 

stool in the chain's hugely 

successful MarketStreet 

location. "If you told me as 

a 12-year-old that I'd one 

day have a restaurant where 

I went sledding, I'd have 

said you were out of your 

mind." 

He claims to have 

flown home early from 

Los Angeles, surrendering 

tickets to his son Michael 

for the climactic Game 5 

Red Sox/Dodgers World 

Series battle, to meet with 

a reporter. It's all about 

promoting the Davio's 

brand, he says. 

And what a brand it is. 

There are 10 Davio's 

Northern Italian 

Steakhouses in the United 

States, including a recently opened 

restaurant in the city of Irvine in 

California's fashion-forward Orange 

County. There are Davio's in Manhattan, 

Philadelphia and Atlanta. The company 

has annual revenue of $50 million and 

has some 900 employees. 

When told that 01940 magazine 

is published by Essex Media Group, 

publisher of the Daily Item newspaper of 

Lynn, he smiled widely. 

"I was an Item paperboy. That was 

the paper we got when I was growing 

up," said the 1978 Lynnfield High grad. 

"Many of our customers here introduce 

me to their guests as 'Steve is our former 

paperboy.'" 


"There were a lot of restaurateurs on 

my route, which was in the Apple Hill 

Road area. I delivered to Mr. Sampsonis 

of the Continental, Mr. Koniares of the 

Kernwood, and Mr. Pierro of Pierro's." 

That might explain how DiFillippo 

got a taste for the restaurant biz. The 

fact is, this former co-captain of the 

high school football team used to 

spend a lot of time in the kitchen with 

his mother, Jennie, a great cook who 

attended Madeleine Kamen's cooking 

school. 

"In the ’70s, it was not considered cool 

to spend time cooking with your mom," 

he said, then laughed. "In high school I 

took a cooking class. I was the only boy 

in the class. Everyone thought I did it to 

meet girls, but I took it seriously, unlike 

some of the girls." 

DiFillippo graduated Boston 

University in 1982 with a marketing 

degree and promptly enrolled in the 

Cambridge Cooking School. Upon 

graduation, in 1985, he convinced his 

dad, Tony, to co-sign a loan at the Bank 

of New England that would allow him to 

buy the bankrupt, locally-owned Davio's 

restaurant on trendy Newbury Street in 

Boston. 

He renovated the interior, revamped 

the menu and was off and running. It was 

a hit from day one. In 1988, he opened a 

Davio's in Brookline and two years later 

opened a third restaurant on the ground 

floor of the Royal Sonesta Hotel in 

Cambridge. 

Today, the Boston restaurant has 

moved to Arlington Street and the 

Brookline and Cambridge locations 

have shifted to Chestnut Hill and 

Patriot Place in Foxborough. Davio's 

has won many awards for its food and 

the attention paid to customers and 

employees, which DiFillippo calls 

"inner guests." Many inner guests 

have been with him for more than a 

decade, some since the start. He doesn't 

believe in offices. "It's important that 

I'm visible, meeting our customers, 

making sure their visit to Davio's is 

exceptional." 

His book "It's All About the Guest: 

Exceeding Expectations in Business 

and in Life the Davio's Way" has 

earned praise, as have frequent speaking 

engagements at business conferences 

throughout the world. 

DiFillippo jokes that he loves to 

see his 90-year-old mom dine at his 

restaurants, but it also brings him anxiety. 

"She is the best cook, and she has a 

great palate. I fear she'll find sand in the 

spinach or the pasta will be overcooked. 

My father would eat anything. If there 

was sand in his spinach he'd say 'Yum. 

This is crunchy.'" 

His dad passed away recently; 

DiFillippo wears his ring. 

He hopes to add many more Davio's 

in the future. A new restaurant in 

Terminal C at Logan Airport is a 

certainty, and he'd like to open in Texas, 

Pittsburgh and other locations. 

A father of four, DiFillippo lives 

with his wife of 20-plus years, Pamela 

Small, in Wenham. He credits her for 

support and his success. It isn't easy 

being married to man who piles on the 

frequent flier miles each year. 

"Also, I don't think I'd (be as 

successful) if not for Lynnfield. The 

people, my parents, my friends' parents 

were all so caring. Father Redmond at 

St. Maria Goretti Church. My football 

coach, Bill Rodan, was also hugely 

influential. I owe him a lot. He set us 

up for success and taught us to be a 

team, which is kind of what I do at our 

restaurants,” DiFillippo said. 

"Lynnfield was a true community. I've 

been blessed." 

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is a fitness freak who never has anything 

more than cottage cheese or an apple in 

his kitchen. Dan and Mike are prone to 

trying out weight-loss programs. 

What started out as a food critic show is 

now an enterprise that won't stop growing. 

They operate an events division, 

organizing food and entertainment 

events such as the Phantom Gourmet 

Food Festival, which hosts thousands of 

food lovers on Lansdowne Street every 

September. They sell an all-in-one gift 

card, accepted at 250 different restaurants 

across New England. 

In 2014, they acquired the Mendon Twin 

Drive-In and gave the landmark a modern 

makeover and added a beer garden. Beyond 

business, the old-school establishment holds 

sentimental value to the family; Mike was 

married at the Mendon Twin's snack shack. 

The growing empire, or the hundreds 

of "Phantom Gourmet was here" stickers 

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the whole 

world sing 

BY BILL BROTHERTON 

"Alexa, play 'Never Enough' by Loren 

Allred," requests John Michael Williams. 

A gorgeous voice fills the magnificent 

Chestnut Street home of Lynnfield's 

modern-day renaissance man. The song is 

from the film "The Greatest Showman" 

and the young woman's vocal elicits 

goosebumps. 

"My 7-month-old grandson, Jack, 

and I dance to this every night," 

said Williams. "This and 'The Little 

Mermaid.'" It's a highlight of his day. 

The "Never Enough" video has 

31 million views on YouTube. Pretty 

impressive, right? Not when you compare 

it to singer-songwriter Williams' video 

for "I Believe in You," a haunting song 

about love and faith that has nearly 46 

million views. 

When we arrive for an interview, 

Williams is sitting at a piano, working 

on a song he's writing for a Nashville 

country music star who shall remain 

nameless. Williams' voice is "a gift that 

comes along rarely," says his mentor 

James Houghton, an opera performer 

and dean of music at Boston University. 

Williams' voice is strong and 

expressive. His song is a heartfelt, 

emotion-packed ballad. But that's only 

one of this renaissance man's talents. 

He's a filmmaker whose 

documentaries "The Gloucester 18," 

about a supposed pregnancy pact by a 

group of local high school girls, and 

"Bridgend," about a series of suicides 

by young adults in a small Welsh town, 

received glowing reviews. 

He's an author: A series of children's 

books, with such cute titles as "Rules 

of the Road Toad" and "Wondering 

William and the Sandman," have been 

well received by both adults and kiddies. 

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the Boston Film Festival from 2005- 

07. And he's worked with some pretty 

big stars: Natalie Cole, Brooke Shields, 

James Woods, Sandra Bernhardt, Joe 

Pantoliano, Eli Wallach, and Nancy 

Kerrigan. He sang on the stage at the 

world-renowned Carnegie Hall in 

NYC and was the featured performer 

at a $10,000-a-table tribute to film 

producer Jerry Weintraub, where he 

sat next to superstar George Clooney. 

He has attended the Grammys several 

times. He considers his voice his primary 

instrument. 

He and his wife, Karen, moved to 

Lynnfield in 1989. They raised daughters 

Jackie and Alexandra here and can often 

be seen at town events, but most would 

never realize that this modest man is a 

star in his own right. 

Williams grew up in Melrose and 

graduated from Malden Catholic High 

School in 1976 and then Northeastern 

University. The second-oldest of eight 

children, he said the home was always 

filled with music. 

"My dad was always singing around 

the house," he said. "My job, when I was 

six or seven, was to sing to (the) little 

ones and help them fall asleep" 

He said his sister is a classical 

violinist who has performed with Sarah 

Brightman, Whitney Houston, and 

Smokey Robinson. 

"I was always the kid with the voice, 

even at 5 years old" he said. "I would sing 

with the three Kelly girls next door." 

"I never really liked the Beatles, 

they were often out of tune to my ear. I 

was more into classical music and Jane 

Oliver, James Taylor, Chicago," he said, 

then smiled. "I'm the king of ballads. 

I'm a sucker for pretty lyrics that move 

me. Good music makes you catch your 

breath, makes you feel like crying. I 

would sing 'Danny Boy' and people 

would cry." 

What about "I Believe in You," a 

video that somehow went viral with no 

promotion or a push by a major label? 

The video features Williams playing the 

piano and singing while a film, which 

he directed, follows a young couple who 

are having a baby, an elderly couple, a 


As for songwriting, he sees himself as 

more of a delivery system. "I liken it to 

taking dictation," then laughed. "I wake 

up in the middle of the night and think 

someone is playing music. No. It's in my 

mind. When I come downstairs in the 

morning, I play the song, tape it, and 

that's it." 

He said he doesn't like performing. 

"I really hate it. But I love recording, 

in a studio. I'm a real perfectionist. I'm 

miserable if everything isn't perfect. 

There's pressure for me performing. 

I want it to be as good as it was in 

rehearsal. A little thing like someone 

smoking a cigarette will send me into 

panic. I'm convinced it'll make my voice 

less than perfect." 

Funnily, he said his real passion is 

gardening. 

"Oh, you should see my personal 

garden in season. There's lots of roses, 

lilies, everything," he said. In his next life, 

if there is such a thing, Williams said he 

would be thrilled to be a landscaper. 

But wait, Williams' daughter has just 

arrived with baby Jack. John and Jack 

sport huge smiles. It's obvious both guys 

like each other's company. It won't be 

long before Alexa is cueing up Loren 

Allred's "Never Enough." 

His voice is 

"a gift that comes 

along rarely," 

says his mentor James Houghton 

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Williams wrote the song after spending 

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about the town in Wales where 99 people 

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believed in themselves," he said. 

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"I dabbled in it part-time. I loved it 

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Studying from 1994-96 at the 

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and a certain amount of patience to 

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Green, 81, took the lessons to heart 

and learned the intricacies of "riving," 

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between a Philadelphia sack back and a 

Connecticut high boy. 

The historic Allen Breed House on 

Summer Street, where he lives with his 

wife, Abalin, showcases some of the 150 

pieces Green has created over the past 

two decades. 

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away from the home's kitchen. It is 

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formidable-looking Connecticut bureau, 

can take up to six months. 

"You've got to be so patient. The 

challenge is often to get new wood to 

look like old wood," he said. 

An Illinois native, Green spent his 

early years in construction and project 

management with his father, who produced 

prefabricated homes. Green's grandfather 

operated a sawmill in the Adirondacks 

that turned out wooden ammunition boxes 

during both world wars. 

A developer for more than 30 years, 

Green was involved in high-rise projects 

that helped shape the modern Boston 

skyline. 

"I used to say I always made money. 

Now I make furniture," he said. 

Wood crafting is at the center of 

his life. He rarely misses spending five 

hours a day on a furniture project. The 

work often begins with Green spotting 

an interesting piece of furniture in a 

magazine. He then applies his practiced 

eye to convert what he sees into detailed 

dimensions for a project. 

Gary Green with one of the pieces he is building. 

Taking his cue from late-18th, early- 

19th century American and European 

styles, he cuts no corners when it comes 

to his creations. He crafted one ornate 

chair with ball and claw feet. To make a 

set of Connecticut drawers, he employed 

a detailed technique that involves 

dipping small pieces of wood into hot 

sand to slightly scorch them and then 

gluing the pieces to produce a threedimensional 

fan effect. 

Drawing on his North Bennet 

training and occasionally turning to 

Beverly master woodworker Philip C. 

Lowe for guidance, Green learned to 

"rive," or split wood pieces, to create 

chair backs and build a Connecticut 

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drawer. 

"I'm still learning. The most fun I 

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You didn't know about Lynnfield 

1 2 3 

BY GAYLA CAWLEY 

During Prohibition, there 

used to be a speakeasy 

in town that the police 

would "raid" every other 

Tuesday night. But it wasn't 

much of a bust; the illicit saloon 

would continue to operate for 

the following 13 days until the 

next visit, according to Robert 

MacKendrick, a member of the 

town's Historical Commission 

and president of the Historical 

Society. 

Nestled in a hill off 

of Route 1, in what's 

now called the Bow 

Ridge Reservation, 

stood the Kallenberg Quarry. 

Operating during the 1800s, the 

granite quarry provided much of 

the stone used for buildings in 

downtown Boston, according to 

MacKendrick. 

In 1960, the Lynnfield 

High School football team 

set a record for most 

points scored in a ninegame 

season, a school record that 

still stands. The Pioneers went 9-0 

and scored 410 points. 

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Many professional 

athletes have chosen to 

live in Lynnfield while 

playing for various 

Boston teams, including Red Sox 

players Carl Yastrzemski, Rico 

Petrocelli and Dwight Evans; 

Celtics player Chris Ford; and 

Bruins players Mike Milbury, Andy 

Moog, Brad Park and Jean Ratelle, 

according to Robert Curtin, the 

town's assistant to administration. 

5 

When people get their 

running water, Curtin said, 

most think it's a municipal 

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Empty nesters hoping to live in an 

over-55 luxury community at the 

Sagamore Spring Golf Course 

will have to wait. 

The proposal for Fairways Edge at 

Sagamore, a 154-unit condominium 

project to be built around the 18-hole 

course that was rejected last spring by 

Town Meeting, won't be reconsidered 

anytime soon. 

Richard Luff, the golf course 

manager and one of its owners, said the 

development team has yet to figure out 

how they will get water to the site. Until 

then, the project is on hold. 

"We haven't figured a solution to the 

water problem at this point and until we 

do, we are being conservative and don't 

want to to submit our plan," he said. 

"We are exploring with Lynnfield and 

Peabody because these issues go beyond 

us." 

One thing is certain, Luff said: 

Downsizing the project is under 

consideration. 

"Personally, I think it's a little tight 

the way it is now, and we probably want 

to pull it back a little bit," he said. 

The 105-acre property is owned by 

the Sagamore Spring Real Estate and 

the Luff, Luff & Thompson trusts, whose 

trustees include Barbara Luff, Robert 

Morse and Erika Fagan, according to 

the Massachusetts Secretary of State's 

corporation office. The Sagamore Spring 

Golf Course has been owned by the Luff 

and Strobel/Thompson families since 1929. 

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attached two-bedroom townhomes 

ranging from 2,400 to 3,000 square feet, 

built in clusters of duplexes, triplexes, 

and quads, with prices from $700,000 to 

$900,000. 

While the proposal won a majority of 

Town Meeting votes, it failed to get the 

two-thirds majority needed to pass. 

Some of the opponents have said they 

worry about the impact of more school 

children squeezing into already crowded 

schools. 

But Luff has said the senior project 

will have no impact on the school 

population because no one under 18 

would be permitted to live there. 

Opponents argue even if the new 

condos are limited to older people 

without schoolchildren, it could bring 

more kids as retired Lynnfield residents 

buy the new units and sell their fourand 

five-bedroom homes to young 

families. 

Whatever happens, the 89-year-old 

course will remain on the property. 

"That won't change," Luff said. 

Ted Regnante, the Wakefield attorney 

representing the project, estimated the 

new condominiums would bring nearly 

$1.8 million annually in tax revenue to 

Lynnfield. The project had widespread 

support in town, he said, including 

from the Board of Selectmen and other 

boards. 

If approved, the project would be 

built by Bonvie Homes. The Mashpeebased 

firm has constructed several 

high-end over-55 communities across 

the state, including the New England 

Country Club project in Bellingham. 

“One of the distinguishing features of 

our communities is our focus on creating 

a true lifestyle for our homeowners,” 

developer Richard Bonvie told The Daily 

Item last spring. 

In April 2019, Town Meeting 

voters need to approve three articles to 

help pave the way for the project. The 

rezoning includes changing the east side 

of the property from a residential to an 

elderly housing district, allowing a golf 

course as a permitted use in an elderly 

housing district, and increasing the 

maximum number of units allowed in an 

elderly housing district from 136 to 154, 

according to Regnante. 

Luff said they chose not to bring a 

proposal to Town Meeting on Oct. 15. 

"Until the water issue is resolved, we 

can't proceed," he said. 

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