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I I THE BOSTON GLOBE THURSDAY. MARCH 12. 19S7 25 ,11 dmoll t-- Z- if I ft I i j.t .71 Connecticut town recalls fugitive Joint school planned by Lawrence, Andover Neighbors share details -Of Caruana's lifestyle Eduardo Paz-Martinez Globe Staff Nelohbors share details of Neighbors lifestyle By Eduardo Paz-Martinez Globe Staff 4, i 1 Ili; -s I I i 440...,..6., .1,. 4.., eg 0' 1 '4) if 'ft. .....4 i N.

11 4 0 EAST HAMPTON. Conn. There are some here who say John Michael Hurley may still be around. or Salvatore Michael Caruana. as he is known to federal agents on his trail.

vanished one Monday night last month. Behind, he left perplexed neighbors. an $80,000 condominium and many unanswered questions about his past. Residents of this small community of 9,300 on the placid banks of Lake Pocotopaug yesterday awoke to hear and read news reports that finally confirmed rumors they'd heard about the quiet. happy man 41.1'11 f- who arrived here in 1985 and quick- ly befriended many.

Federal au- I I ori les say Hur- 0 ley is the same man who jumped 7. I $50.000 bail in April 1984 and failed to appear for I a hearing in a case 'k in which he alleg- edly masterminded an international COONS gling ring. well, I'm in awe." thorities say the group's illegal activity included the smuggling of quantities of marijuana with a street value of as much as $173 million. netting Camana at least $4 million. On Feb.

6 federal agents seized more than $1 million in property and electronic equipment at homes Caruana owned in West Peabody. and Ossipee. N.H. Why Caruana, 48, sought refuge here nobody knows. East Hampton.

the hometown of Connecticut Gov. William O'Neill, is about 20 miles southeast of Hartford. "I never met John Hurley, but this is the biggest news here since gold was discovered outside of town said City Administrator Alan H. Bergren. This Is something that doesn't speak well of the community, however." William Coons.

a local developer, met John Michael Hurley in late 1985. He remembers Hurley visited a condominium he was leasing. He said he needed an apartment right away so I rented him one down by the water," Coons said yesterday afternoon. A few weeks later. Coons said Hurley decided to purchase a small two-bedroom condominium at the top of a hill leading into the five-building complex on By Diego Ribadeneira Contributing Reporter LAWRENCE In the first such collaboration in the state.

Lawrence and Andover. two widely differing communities economically and socially, are seeking to establish a joint school that would draw students from both school systems. Education and government officials say the project could serve as a model for cooperation among other cities and suburbs across the nation. "These are two communities of extremes," said Kenneth Seifert, superintendent of Andover -schools. Lawrence is a working-class city with a school system that is predominantly Hispanic, while Andover is an affluent suburb, whose student population is overwhelmingly white.

"This idea is different from anything you're going to find in the country." The idea arose about a year ago in conversations between Seifert and Eugene F. Thayer. superintendent of Lawrence schools, about the educational needs of both communities, Seifert said. The school would serve 1,000 to 1,200 students in kindergarten through the eighth grade and would be located somewhere along the Andover-Lawrence line. Enrollment would be voluntary.

Both communities currently need more school space because of a rise in the number of school-age children. Backers of the new school hope it will be built in about three years. "The chance for an urban community to participate in an educational activity with Andover would benefit not only our kids but Andover's as well." Thayer said. "We can help to bridge some of our social and economic gaps by sharing in our diversity." The project, while still in its early stages. has received enthusiastic support from leaders in both communities and officials at the state level.

"It's an outstanding plan and could have benefits for both Lawrence and Andover." said William Callegy, a member of the Lawrence School Committee. "It opens up a lot of prospects for a new kind of educational plan," said Donald Robb, a member of the Andover School Committee. Both school committees have approved the plan. "It's about equity for poor kids, which Is my tom line," said Charles Glenn, director of equal edu? cational opportunity for the state Department of Flucation. "I would like to see it happening elsewhere." The project would also include training and retnining of teachers and administrators, a partner-program between business and schools, and a plan to bring a number of foreign teachers to the Seifert and Dennis Richards, who is over seeing a feasibility study for the project.

said In an I ANDOVER-LAWRENCE, Page 30 Globe staff photoJim Wilson Martin Swan, a police officer in East Hampton, says federal agents have "advised us that if we see fugitive Salvatore Caruana. we should not stop him without plenty of backup." Clearwater Lane. Coons. whose own home sits only yards away near the development's man-made beach, said he often socialized with Hurley. "He'd come over to Our house for dinner or have us over to his for pizza, that sort of thing," he said.

"But. after hearing all this about his being a big time heavy in the Mafia, well. I'm in awe." Coons said he never did question Hurley's easy lifestyle. saying he believed the story about the airline company disability and Hurley's claim to making "good investments in Boston." A gardener for the complex, who declined to be identified, said he remembers Hurley slept a lot. "He'd come out and yell at us for cutting the grass," the gardener said.

"Another time, he yelled at another guy for splashing mud on his car." Coons disputed claims by federal authorities that Hurley led a luxurious lifestyle in East Hampton and openly mingled with community leaders. "The guy was a pleasant man," Coons said. "He wasn't flashy except for his cars. He had this ful Stutz Bearcat with what looked like mink carpeting and 24-carat gold door handles. He said it was his toy." The condominium.

a grayish. split-level unit, is vacant. A small window near the door, said to have been broken by federal agents during an unsuccessful raid, remains broken. A local realtor, who asked that his name not be used. said a bank in nearby Middletown was left holding a $60,000 mortgage when Hurley fled.

There is also the matter of his automobiles, a fleet that also included a favorite yellow Ford Mustang and a 1974 maroon Cadillac El Dorado convertible. CARBANA, Page 28 Seabrook votes S2.4m for pronuclear ads INSIDE Inside the facility that opened Monday for students caught carrying weapons Into the Boston's public schools. Page 27. But 4 utilities oppose continuing support for coalition's broadcasts i ,5 birmaket.woittib,;- 49p, It 0. .3,: 11': 1141 1 7i1111714.1' MI.

7f Mal, I "4114 7 Ppl .4.1 040p.oe, 1 Irksverl of N''''' la Lwow ..016,.., ito 1 ,4,6., 'All A debate about the future of Franconia, N.H., has been settled by residents, who overwhelmingly endorsed new zoning rules that could make the town less attractive to developers. Page 88. By Larry Tye Globe Staff Owners of the Seabrook nuclear power plant yesterday voted to spend another $2.4 million on pronuclear advertising despite opposition from four utilities owning 27.3 percent of the plant. The money will allow the Coalition for Reliable Energy to resume next month its controversial ads supporting a range of energy options including Seabrook. The ads, first broadcast last year on radio and television stations across New England, stopped last month to give the coalition time to study their effectiveness, spokeswoman Cheryl Marsh said.

Voting for new funding were Sea-brook's three largest owners Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, Connecticut-based United Illuminating Co. and Massachusetts-based Eastern Utilities Associates along with two smaller ones. They own 72.2 percent of the $4.5 billion reactor. Opposing the spending were the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co.

and the New England Power the fourth and fifth biggest owners, and two smaller shareholders. Last year. there was no controversy among the owners when they approved a $2.8 million contribution to the coalition. Two other minor owners abstained from voting during yesterday's meeting of Seabrook shareholders, while representatives of a I 2th owner were absent. The Coalition for Reliable Energy ads have generated major controversy and apparently have been an embarrassment to some Seabrook owners.

Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General James Shannon sued the coalition, saying it was deceiving the public by not clearly identifying that its funding came almost entirely from Seabrook owners. And several antinuclear groups have successfully petitioned Boston television stations for equal time to air their viewpoint. NUCLEAR, Page 30 MetroRegion news on pages 25-31, 51, 54,88 Globe staff photoWendy Maeda A display of gourmet cheeses and other delicacies at Roughan's Fine Foods, gne of the upscale shops changing Charlestown. CLINGING TO HIS REALITY Stores symbolize Charlestown change Dukakis themes ring during D.C. rt.

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Dabi lis Globe Staff Like the metamorphosis of a caterpillar to butterfly, boarded-up storefronts along Main Street in Charlestown are being transformed into upscale shops to service a new breed of residents some townies view warily and with resentment. Where once stood decaying brick buildings, untouched by a gradual renaissance begun a decade ago with the demolition of an elevated subway, has come a wave of condominiums and enclaves of affluence to a predominantly working-class neighborhood. And that has brought delis, bakeries and stores like St. Michael's Emporium and Jamason's delicatessen, caterers to the daily needs of the young affluent professionals. Where old corner markets have gone out of business, places like Roughan's Fine Foods, the site of an old dance hall where many townies met each other, have sprung up.

For the yuppies and liberals, as they sometimes are called, this means they can pop in on their way home for dinner to get a bottle of kiwi-flavored vinegar or a little round of Mona Lisa cheese. Dudley Millikin, 27, ho grew up in Andover and Is now a Bostn banker, picked up some curried chicken and a Face of banana cheesecake tpr 0.64 at Roughalfs. Millikin, who has lived in Charlestown for two years in a condominium sitting in the CHARLESTOWN, Page 29 By Bmce Mohl Globe Staff WASHINGTON Gov. Dukakis last night blended' bits and pieces from past speeches into a message' that idealism can work as long as the nation's econo-7, my is healthy. Striking themes he may soon take on the national campaign trail, he addressed more than 1,800 people attending a conference on adolescent pregnancy pre- vention sponsored by the liberal Children's Defense, Fund.

Dukakis steered clear of potentially controversial subjects, choosing not to mention his opposition to dispensing contraceptives in schools. Although the Children's Defense Fund's policy is to let local officials decide whether contraceptives should be handed out in schools, many members favor the practice. A brochure printed by the fund states that "all teens who are sexually active need access to comprehensive health services including contraception." Reaction was warm but not overly enthusiastic. Al Deitch of Raleigh. N.C., said after the speech that he was impressed with Dukakis as a potential candidate for president, but then added, "Anything's better than what we have." Margaret Park from Sacramento, was enthusiastic Ond said Dukakis reminded bgr of John F.

Kennedy. A colleague of Park's, who asked that her name not be used, agreed that Dukakis sounded 1 DUKAKIS, Page 31 AP photo Bill Britt, who is legally blind and lives in a makeshift lean-4 near the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. slings yesterday to what he calls his "lighthouse tree," the landmaik he uses to orient himself in his lirhited orbit. Britt said he fears the tree may be destroyed in the planned blasting of a nearby rock ledge to expand Evergreen Cemetery in Brighton and has challenged the legality of the city project. 1.