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More than 500 people came out last Tuesday for a rally in support of the Roxbury Prep High Schoolslated for Roslindale.

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More than 500 parents, resi-dents and students crowded inat the Annunciation Church inWest Roxbury to drum up sup-port for the construction of anew high school at 361 BelgradeAve.

The new school proposal isaimed at creating a central lo-cation for the high school stu-dents of Roxbury Prep, whichcurrently has two high schoollocations in Roxbury and Ja-

maica Plain. The problem withthese locations, according to stu-dents and teachers, is that theydo not have many of the ameni-ties some students take forgranted. There are no athleticfacilities or a cafeteria for in-stance; the students have to eattheir lunches in their classroom.

The proposal would bring 800students and faculty to the cur-rent location of Clay Auto inRoslindale on the Belgrade Av-enue West Roxbury Parkwayintersection. Last year, manyresidents flooded a public infor-

mation session on the project(the school has not started anypublic meeting process with theBoston Planning and Develop-ment Agency at the time of pub-lication) and many residentswere concerned with the den-sity of the project and the traf-fic it could create.

Organizers at the rally stuckwith the prediction that studentswould use the MBTA as theydo now, except with the Com-muter Rail and buses instead of

MarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

Fr. John Carroll, the pastorat St. John Chrysostom’s Par-ish, is known for injecting alittle humor into his homilies.

But on Saturday, April 7, hecracked a few jokes at theIrish Social Club, all in thespirit of raising funds for thechurch. He welcomed morethan 300 patrons to see nation-ally known comedian Tony Vand local acts JessicaCasciano and HarrisonStebbins at St. John’s SpringCelebration & Comedy Night.

“It’s a wonderful way tobring the community to-gether,” Carroll said. “But justdon’t dance on the tables, be-cause they are not thatstrong.”

Choir cantor RenaRodriguez was in the habit ofbeing a comedian - literally.She performed “So You Wantto Be a Nun” from the musi-cal “Nunsense,” complete witha novice hand puppet.

Emcee John Tobin, thedistrict’s former City Coun-cilor, talked about his history

Hyde Park Board of Trade helpingto close out 54th Exhibit

Moakley Park to getfacelift, storm protection

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Crowds filtered around several stations detailing how the park couldbe both protected and improved.



The Boston Parks Departmentheld an ideas session last week atthe Tierney Learning Center inSouth Boston to figure out what isneeded for the aging Moakley Parkand what could be done to protectit from climate change.

Parks and Recreation ProjectManager Allison Pearlman said thepark presents the city with uniqueopportunities and challenges forboth goals, and that the city willhave extensive meetings; it hasalso already flagged $210,000 forthe design portion of the project

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Hyde Park Board of Trade President Scott Batey (left) and 54th Regi-ment Lt. Benny White talk at the most recent meeting.


The Hyde Park Board ofTrade (HPBOT) met recentlyand discussed several issues andnew opportunities for the localbusiness community.

Lt. Benny White of the 54thMassachusetts Volunteer Infan-try Company A Reenactorscame by to talk about the cur-rent exhibit at the Menino ArtsCenter that started in March.The exhibit features maps,documentary photos, and his-torical excerpts as well as a fulltent camp set up for the menand camp followers of the 54th.

“I was absolutely blownaway by this,” said HPBOTPresident Scott Batey. “Mostresidents don’t know about howthe 54th trained right here inHyde Park, especially when

you have young children andtourists going along the FreedomTrail, do they give any sense thatthis all happened in Hyde Park.

Nobody knows that and nobodyreally connects those dots...

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Choir cantor Rena Rodriguez warmed up the crowd during the com-edy night with her routine, ‘So You Want to Be a Nun.’

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Sacred Heart gearing up for 100th anniversary gala

Hundreds are expected for this year's Sacred Heart Gala celebrating its centennial.COURTESY PHOTO


The Sacred Heart Schoolin Roslindale has been cel-ebrating its 100th anniversarythroughout the year, that willculminate in a celebrationgala on April 27 at Moseley’son the Charles.

Principal MonicaHaldiman said the event, en-titled "100th Dream Big Cel-ebration", is trying to makethe night somewhat of a re-union for former students, cur-rent students, parents, teach-ers and teaching clergy. Shesaid they’re expecting to seefolks who have not set footin the Parkway for decades.

“We’ve been doing ayearlong reaching out foralumni. We have a lot ofpeople coming in from out ofstate and we’ve touched basewith people we haven’t heardform in 30 to 40 years,” shesaid.

Asst. Principal Kate Codysaid they’ve been celebratingthe centennial for the schoolsince fall of last year.

“We’re going crazy overhere, we had our annual golftournament in September andwe had a family fun day forall the students in November,”

she said. “We continued withthe Christmas Tree Lightingat Adams Park and have hadsome smaller events and nowwe’re heading into the gala.It’s going to be a big night,hopefully with lots of people.We’re going to have somealumni coming who graduatedin the 40s and 50s, which isimpressive.”

Haldiman said they are

also reaching out to theformer Sisters of St. Joseph’sof Boston, who were thefounding order of the school.

“We’re going to havesome of the original sisters,well, actually not the originalsisters but from as far backas we can go,” she said witha laugh. “They used to teachhere and they’re really a partof our history. We have some

people on the committee whocan’t wait to see the sisters.”

Haldiman said the event isgoing to be an amazing time forthe faculty as well as the stu-dents and parents.

“As the principal I’m ex-cited that we’re continuing theexcellence in education and con-tinuing in building on the foun-dation that the good sisters laid,”she said. “I hope we have an-

other hundred years and that thatwe have something to be happyabout and celebrate and spreadthe word.”

The event will feature araffle, silent auction, fundraisingthermometer, a DJ and a photobooth. Cody said there will alsobe speeches and stories told byalumni about how the school af-fected their lives and wherethey took their education to af-ter they had moved on.

“I’ve been here for morethan 20 years and Monica’sbeen here for almost 30 years,so we’re excited that this hasbeen so successful,” she said.“We’re learning about manyof our alumni's careers andwe have a short video clipfrom an alum about his ca-reer. The pasts these peoplehave gone on is extraordi-nary. It’s so diverse, from po-lice and firemen to doctorsand nurses and lawyers it’sextraordinary. There arestock brokers too and they’reall trying to get us to investtheir money with them.We’ve got heads of collegesand so forth and it’s inter-esting to see where they trav-eled, but also that they gottheir start here.”

For more information, goto https: / /sacredheart-boston.org/119.

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Residents give back to local vets on One Boston DayJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Teams of information distributers went out on One Boston Day over theweekend to thank veterans and inform them of the services and benefitsthe city provides them. COURTESY PHOTO

One Boston Day was cre-ated to commemorate thespirit of the city, and askedthat residents go out and dogood deeds in that mindsetbefore the Boston Marathon.

In conjunction with thecelebration of Patriots' Day,Boston Mayor Marty Walshset up the event to foster gooddeeds by residents. In thatvein, the city’s OperationThank a Veteran Programheaded out on a cold Sundaymorning in the sleet, freezingrain and snow to thank vet-erans for their service and in-form them of programs andaid the city provides for thosewho served.

Starting out of the UrbanEdge center in Roxbury, onegroup of volunteers, led byGavin Foundation DirectorRoscoe Hurley (and later ledby, the group joked, residentPatrick King when Hurleyasked him to hold the clip-board for “just a second”),piled in the van to begin theirfirst volunteer mission tospread the word.

"I came to volunteer andit feels good man,” one said.

Hurley said his organiza-tion has participated before,but this was still his first timeand he was a bit nervousabout it.

“So last year the formerdirector did it with some staffand volunteers, earlier duringVeterans Day the outreachcoordinator she did and sheenjoyed it, and I heard theywere doing it again so I vol-unteered to do it this time,”

he said. “I have a couple ofmembers and staff.”

Hurley said the experi-ence is definitely a two-waystreet as he also found it veryrewarding. He said the grouphad been warned that if thesuccess rate of interaction -the rate at which a veteran ishome and willing to open theirdoor to complete strangers -is high if you get one in 10residents. Within the first 20minutes however, they werealready at two in five.

“It definitely feels good. Iwould love to just see theperson’s face when you tellthem you have something tohelp them in their life or justget healthcare help,” he said.“It’s pretty pricey now andnot everyone knows you canget healthcare through theprogram.”

Veteran Patrick King saidhe really loves the city and asa veteran, he thought goingout and helping with this pro-gram was a no brainer.

“I was in the 10th Moun-tain Division in the Army andI know what it takes to be aveteran and no matter whatyou did in the service, I’mjust happy to give back,” hesaid. “I know I would appre-ciate it as a veteran, justsomeone coming to my doorand thanking me for my ser-vice; anytime someone thanksme for my service I appreci-ate it. I like to be able to ex-tend that back to someoneelse.”

After making contact forthe first time in that day – justfour names into the list –King said it was amazing tosit down and talk with their

first veteran, who did not givepermission to give out hisname.

“He was definitely recep-tive to it and he’s a single fa-ther with four boys and itmade his day, that’s for sure,”he said.

The second veteran whoopened his door, GeorgeStanton, said he only servedfor two years in Germany inthe 1950s. He said he felt hisbenefits weren’t exactly de-served because he did notserve in combat, but Kingsaid he still put his life on theline for his country, and any-one willing to chance deathfor others is definitely de-serving of government ben-efits.

“No one’s done this for mebefore and it’s okay,” he said.“You know I keep saying I getthese benefits I never reallydeserved... If it was a differ-ent call time I would havebeen in Korea and been shotat, I mean I lucked out.”

“You were there and youwere ready if things wentdown,” Hurley said. “Youdefinitely deserve them.”

The Operation Thank aVeteran Program goes outonce a month to differentneighborhoods to reach out toevery veteran in the city andinform them of their benefits.It’s not easy and not alwayssuccessful, but as King,Hurley and their group of vol-unteers will tell you, when ithappens, it’s definitely worthit. For more information, go toboston.gov/calendar/opera-tion-thank-veteran


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Death of an old man

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

It was the neighborhoodmailman, Said who, daily epito-mizing the concern and friend-liness that the post office de-sires in its best carriers, brokethe news to me. Gesticulatingtowards a nondescript house,he merely said, “He passedaway the other day.”

I wasn’t standing in frontof my own home, where wehave lived since 1974 whenSaid revealed the death: themail truck was actually nearLeo’s house, where I was help-ing the proud ex-Marine fromGate of Heaven remove somesurface roots of trees downedby recent Nor'easters. Said’snews cast a pall on the rest ofconversation with the usuallyupbeat Leo.

A clear-thinking and, ac-cording to some, stubborn no-nagenarian, the deceased pre-ferred the accent with his firstname to be on the first syllable,“MOR-iss” as in a governorfrom long ago, Maurice Tobin.Not too many of us abided byhis humble request. The restof the neighbors put the accenton the second syllable, “mor-EES, as in the Bruins’ nemesisin the 1950’s, Maurice (TheRocket) Richard.

I have much to regret aboutmy dealings with Maurice. Fordecades this fiercely indepen-dent codger drove slowlydown our street, sternly avoid-ing and not giving any facialcontact or hand wave. The pre-sumption was made that hewas just a grumpy old man

who resented new neighborsmoving in, and hence therewas no acknowledgementfrom me.

His house was never a des-tination by effervescent trick-or-treaters. There were noflags outside his home. Evenon the hottest evenings he pre-ferred to stay inside, ratherthan sit on the front stoop andbe sociable. He seldom, ifever, went up to vote. The onlyvisitors he ever seemed to havewas The Ride, waiting to takehim to a hospital or the JewishCommunity Center.

Some neighbors wereaware of the tattoos on his 90year-old arm: he had survivedthe Holocaust. Perhaps that iswhat colored his attitude to-ward me. My paranoia occa-sionally set in: did I resembleone of his captors?

For decades I, too, neverwas friendly toward him, neverwaving as his rode his sedanslowly by our house. Our kidswere probably advised to stayaway from his house on Hal-loween.

In the past two years it wasonly with grand babies beingpushed in their carriages that Ifinally summoned up enoughconviction to speak with him.If walking a dog makes foreasy conversation with strang-ers, then pushing a carriageallows two stern men evenmore so to exchange pleasant-ries.

The neighborhood’sfriendly retired undertaker,George, upon being told ofMaurice’s passing, enthusias-tically commented that he usedto be a hairdresser in BrooklineVillage; in fact, he owned hisown shop. Only Sheila andMark, who living beside himhad shoveled his walk andhelped him in other small waysknew about Maurice’s otherlife. This was news to manyof us: this is what allowed himto buy a house and a car; hehad a life of contributing toAmerica after he fled the con-centration camps.

Until the Grim Reapercomes my way, I will rue thefact that for decades I neverreached out to greet the sternold man. A sorrow pulsatesin me that more friendliness to-ward him was not shown overthe decades. May he rest inpeace.

LYNDON BULLISHON HYDE PARK

To the editor:How kind of suburban de-

velopers to buy up our “eye-sore” property, develop it andturn it into developments thatusually require three things:zoning variances, our overviewand, in many cases, our oppo-sition. Thanks to the cited de-veloper for his self-described“bullish mindset” on buying up“horrible” Cleary Square prop-erties. Thanks for also “tak-ing a chance” on environmen-tally-uncertain Hyde Parkproperty and putting forward a“six figure environmentalcleanup” on our behalf. Wejust couldn’t do it without you!Thanks for helping to keepHyde Park beautiful.

Joseph J. SmithHyde Park

BPD’S COMMUNITYCAM-SHARE PRIVACYCONCERNS

To the Editor:I am a Clam Point resident

who recently became aware ofthe Boston PoliceDepartment’s (BPD) newCommunity Cam-Share pro-gram.

Businesses sharing CCTVfootage with police after acrime has been committed and

police have issued a subpoenaor warrant for the data has beenoccurring for many years. Shar-ing video footage of an allegedcrime aids law enforcement inarresting criminals and helpskeep our neighborhoods safe.

But there are privacy con-cerns about the new cam-share program that businessowners and residents shouldbe aware of.

Police cam-share pro-grams have been popping upacross the country underdifferent names like‘ProjectNola’ and ‘ProjectGreenlight.' These programsbegin with police asking busi-nesses and homeowners to vol-untarily link their CCTV cam-eras to a police department and,after a year or two, making itmandatory. That isn’t right.

These aren’t typically con-tracts that allow both partiesaccess to the footage. In thisprogram, BPD retains all rightsto video footage from a businesscamera. Why? Why aren’tbusiness owners allowed to re-lease any footage or still imagesat their own discretion? Whatprecautions are in place to en-sure it won’t be deleted or ed-ited? (columbiasavinhillcivic.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Cam-Share-Registration-FormUPDATED.pdf)

In November 2017, CaptainTim Connolly, commanding of-ficer of District C-11, revealedto the Dorchester Reporter thatthe BPD hoped to eventuallycreate a city-wide surveillancenetwork using community cam-share cameras (dotnews.com/2017/police-seek-catalog-pri-vate-security- cameras).

Mandatorily connecting ev-ery CCTV camera to a city-wide surveillance center run bythe Boston Regional IntelligenceCenter (BRIC) is disconcerting.It was recently revealed thatthey have been secretly spyingon residents’ social media since2014 without City Hall’s knowl-edge. How is that partneringwith the community? (aclu.org/blog/privacy-technology/internet-privacy/boston-police-used-social-media-surveillance-years-without)

With violent crimes in Bos-ton and across the country de-clining or at all-time lows, resi-dents should be asking why weneed more surveillance. Bostonused to be known as the ‘Cradleof Liberty.' We need to makesure we continue to live up tothat name.

Joe CadillicDorchester

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Letters to the Editor

Here we go again. Fresh from a years-long war between lo-cal taxi drivers/owners and the arrival of Uber, the next battle isbetween the City Council and the apartment-sharing app Airbnb.

We have nothing against the modern breed of “disruptive” appsand services. Too many services, for example cabs, have grownlazily invincible from lack of proper competition. Trying to get tocertain neighborhoods? No ride for you! Hailing a cab outside ofSouth Station? Good luck with that, unless you can promise anexpensive ride beyond the city limits into the suburbs. On a busi-ness trip, or simply low on cash and you want to pay by creditcard? Duh, “the machine,” as always, is broken.

We did, nevertheless, defend taxi service in the city. We stilldo. It is a long-established business that has needed to navigate ahost of local and state regulations, onerous burdens that Uber andLyft have no initial need to comply. Rates for cabs were set andlegislated; rideshare services saw prices spike or fall based onhow busy or in-demand they are.

Over time things have adjusted a bit. Taxi companies are stillpeeved at the many rideshares stealing from them as a “side hustle.”The ridesharing services, however, do fill a niche, especially forbusiness travelers who need to drop the gamble and hassle offlagging down a cab.

Another battle of industries was always a hair-trigger awayfrom erupting. Airbnb is an app-based service that in a perfectworld allows residents to rent out an unused room or apartmenton a short-term basis. Just as Uber sought to “democratize” taxis,Airbnb hopes to similarly disrupt the hotel business. Here in Bos-ton where hotel rooms are somewhat scarce and almost alwaysover-priced, the concept has tremendous merit. On the surface,at least.

The problem is that these aren’t pals from out of town. Theseare strangers with cash and perhaps little else to recommend themas a tenant.

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu is among those girding fora fight over it. In part, she is responding to complaints that strang-ers can bring danger when plunked down in family-filled neigh-borhoods. Landlords argue that Airbnb accommodations violatetraditional contracts and bypass leasing and sub-leasing standards.Some fear a day when folks are priced out and pushed out of thecity as entire apartment buildings and homes can make more moneyappeasing Airbnb users than traditional tenants.

Wu’s proposed ordinance attacks these perceived problemsby defining how much of an owner-occupied dwelling can berented out.

Airbnb, unhappy with any trespass into their business model,resorted to a mass mailing that accuses Wu of siding with big, badhotel interests. It also rejected a 30-day limit on housing transac-tions.

“She has aligned with big hotel interests against the interestsof regular Bostonians,” the letter said. “Boston City CouncilorMichelle Wu has a proposal that would place unreasonable re-strictions on home sharing in the city and we need your help tostop it.”

Wu shot back using Twitter, calling the accusations fake news,while pointing out that no such 30-day cap is in her ordinance.

The war of words should come as no surprise. The SiliconValley mindset is to pop claws and attack anyone in their way,even if it takes exaggeration and falsehoods to do so.

The fight here is not one of NIMBY neighbors or a city coun-cilor serving corporate overlords. Wu is merely trying to fill regu-latory gaps as they emerge and provide the type of ordinance thatkeeps pace with the times. The fact that Airbnb seeks confronta-tion over compromise so early in the process tells us everythingwe need to know about them. Our suggestion: don’t cave in. Taxthem, restrict them, and drive them out of the city limits if needed.Any fight they wage is nothing more than shallow threats. Theywill come crawling back. Wu, and other councilors on her team,are fighting a good fight.


Skeptical abutters view plans for 43 Wachusett StreetMarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambon

Staff Reporter

More than 30 people cameto the East River NeighborhoodAssociation meeting on Mon-day, April 9 at 7 p.m. at theBoston Police Department Dis-trict E-18 Station in Hyde Park.They primarily addressed con-cerns over a proposal to erecta two-family residence at 43Wachusett St., off River Streetnear Osceola Street.

This is the first of two meet-ings scheduled about the devel-opment of the vacant lot. Theproperty is currently zoned fora single-family home.

Local developer Tim Ahern,who said he primarily works inDorchester, presented a six-page packet of diagrams andplans to attendees.

“Someone went to theBoard of Appeals prior to meabout the property,” Ahern said.“They never went through withit, so the bank took it over andreferred it to me.”

The property is 5,024 squarefeet. Ahern is proposing to de-velop two condominiums, oneon top of the other, with a base-ment for the lower one. Therewill be a four parking spaces.

“We made it mimic the lookof the buildings that were al-ready there,” he explained. “Itis designed so families can livethere. The units will be for pur-chase.”

While the building is meantto accommodate families,“there is a limited amount ofgreenspace because of the sizeof the lot,” according to Ahern.“The City zoning code speci-fies off-street parking.”

“Because of the way thedeed is designed, there is onlyone address for the property,”Ahern said.

The deed itself may be anarea of contention. Because ofissues of redistricting in the1980s, and again during thepast decade, the property wasoriginally considered to be inHyde Park, then in Mattapan,then back in Hyde Park.

“The deed is supposed toread Hyde Park now,” saidboard member Patricia Odom.“The original deed saysMattapan. Excuse me, this isHyde Park. This is going to cre-ate a problem for whoever buysthe house.”

“We fought for too long tohave this area returned to HydePark,” added an audience mem-ber.

“This is right near the bigapartment building on RiverStreet,” said Grace Peltier, a 41-year resident of WachusettStreet. “There’s a bus stop rightat the set of lights. I don’t thinkit’s going to work on that smalllot.”

Also discussed was an up-coming meeting regarding theDoyle Playground redesign.

However, the location of themeeting had been changed bythe time of this meeting. It hasbeen moved to the meetingroom at The Shops atRiverwood, 912 River St., be-hind Perfect Dental, from 6:30to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April19.

At that meeting, the South-west Boston Community Devel-opment Corporation’s(SWBCDC) POWHER(People of Hyde Park WantingEqual Representation) commit-tee will be taking ideas for theredesign of Doyle Playgroundinto a neighborhood park. The

Solomon Foundation and Off-shoots, a landscape architecturefirm, will work with participantson the plans.

Crime also was discussedwith police. One resident broughtup last week’s fatal shooting atFrazer Street, near Ross Play-ground.

“Any correlation between adrug bust at 40 Frazer Street,and a shooting at 38, is kind ofodd,” said Area E 18 DistrictCommander Captain JosephGillespie.

Wood Avenue residentNerlande Brice called Wood Av-enue near Westminster Street a

“drag strip.”“I just saw Officer

Desroaches there,” she said.“Before, a car had been pushedtwo blocks down into my yard,and they wanted to sue me.”

City Councilor Tim McCarthyhighlighted the many positive com-munity activities happening com-ing up, particularly with the HydePark 150 anniversary in sight.

“It’s a shame when you turnon the news, and you hear, ‘Herein Hyde Park, this bad thing hap-pened.’ You never hear about allthe good things, all the diversity wehave. I know this is my rah-rahspeech, but I have to say it.”

District 5 City Councilor Tim McCarthy addresses the crowd at the East River Street meeting.PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON


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Ask The DoctorThe all new 2018 BMW X3 M40i

When this car arrived, I looked at it from a distance, and said, “What a great looking X5.” To my surprise,it was an X3. My wife owned a 4.8 performance X5 a few years ago and this X3 has a lot in common with theold X5. Start with the overall design – it is very sleek in style and easy to enter and exit. The rear tailgateentry is also low and the power tailgate makes access easy.

There is ample seating for four adults – five in a pinch. Front and rear seats are heated and firm, withmany electric adjustments for the front seats. Steering hub controls, including paddle shifters, are at yourfingertips. The 8-speed automatic transmission has multiple driving modes, including a sport mode thatturns this SUV into a sportscar. There is blue accent halo lighting throughout the cabin and approach and exitlighting that really illuminates the ground around the SUV. The key fob transmitter signals the vehicle as youapproach it, so a lift of the door handle and you are in, push the start button and you are ready to go. Theheated steering wheel, along with the rear heated seats, and heads-up display that changes from white toorange when the vehicle exceeds the speed limit, are all part of an option package. Parking assist, gesturecontrol, digital speedometer, active park distance control, rear view camera with surround view, sporttransmission, and 20-inch wheels, among other features, are also optional.

The M designation brings in a lot more than just lots of power. The inline 6-cylinder engine has beenaround as long as I can remember and each year gets quieter, more refined and smoother, with better gasmileage and more horsepower – in fact, 335 twin turbo horsepower. The M40i starts at $54,300 (plus $995destination). Total price with all very popular options is $65,920. If I remember correctly, our old X5 windowsticker was in this price range. (There is also a 30i entry model, if we can call it that, starting at $42,450.)EPA: 20 city, 27 highway, combined 23 MPG. The final assembly point is here in the USA in Spartanburg, SC.BMW builds more than just people movers – this is an all-out ultimate driving machine for any season.

Around the NeighborhoodCome to Readville and see therest of history.”

Batey said he and White willbe organizing a BOT trip to theexhibit after their next meetingon April 24, which will also bethe last night of the 54th Exhibit.White said during the meeting hewill be happy to show everyonearound and is thankful that HydePark remembers its history.

“I want to thank the MeninoArts Center and the local peoplewho got us a venue to put the dis-play and helped us getting it putup. There’s been a lot of peoplebehind the scenes helping us getit up over there,” White said.

White said that, initially, theywere only going to set up a fewartifacts and maps, but that theywere able to set up so muchmore with just a bit of effort andthe support of the Menino ArtsCenter.

“The president of our orga-nization, when we first acceptedit, we said we’ll set up a few arti-facts and weapons and let it go.”White said. “He said no: we’regoing to set up a whole camp sitetents and settings. We got ourheads together and when youcome over there’s a whole campsite there. We deal with the Na-tive Americans, the Confed-eracy the enlisted men, the ci-vilians and the officers and wewill be doing some drills therefrom time to time.”

White said the exhibit isopen Thursdays from 12 p.m.to 5 p.m. Fridays from 10 a.m.to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. He said some-times the reenactors need totake an hour for rest and relax-ation, so if you miss them themthen come back and you willmost likely see them.

Chris Holland, Chief Opera-tions Officer and Executive Di-rector of Inspire Arts and Mu-sic, also stopped by to explainhis work with Inspire and how

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it helps to augment music andarts education in the local area.He said Inspire came out of theold Hyde Park CrusadersMarching Band organization,which started here but has nowmoved on to become one of thepreeminent marching bands inthe country. He said that, whilethat is great for the organiza-tion, about 90 percent of theCrusaders come from outsideof New England, let alone Bos-ton or Hyde Park, and that In-spire wants to fill that musiceducation and performance gapleft by the Crusaders. For moreinformation, visitinspirearts.org/.

Reggie Smalls of SecurityWorks in Hyde Park also spokeduring the meeting to update themembership of new technologywhen it comes to business andhome security. He said his com-pany, which spans most of theeastern seaboard, works withdigital cameras and wirelessconnectivity to allow residentsand business owners to uploadtheir footage to the cloud, whichmeans footage is saved even ifa burglar destroys the camera.They also tie the camera sys-tem into their own alarm sys-tem, but he said that, becauseof liability issues, they cannotconnect an alarm system intoan old camera setup

“It also let’s you know ifsomeone is in view of that cam-era,” he said. “That’s importantfor packages being dropped offbecause that’s become a prob-lem with people taking our Ama-zon or Ebay or whatever pack-ages and all of this can help youwith that.”

Thien Simpson, Program Di-rector for Hyde Park MainStreets, said they are still look-ing for a new executive directorand that any interested partiesshould go to http://www.hydeparkmainstreets.com/

CITYWIDE

THE 25TH ANNUAL CORRIBCLASSIC 5K ROAD RACE

The 25th Annual Corrib classic5K Road Race will take place onJune 3, at 12 p.m. Proceeds willbenefit local West Roxbury Chari-ties. Located at the Billings Field,Lagrange Street West Roxbury.Distance is five kilometers (3.1miles) There will be a Post-Racecookout and celebrations. Trophiesand gifts to top division finishers.The first 500 Pre-Registered raceentrants will receive T-Shirts. Dayof registration opens at 10 11:50a.m. Fee $35.00 on race day.Badge Pick up opens at 10 to11:50a.m.

PICS IN THEPARKS RETURNS

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and theBoston Parks and Recreation De-partment invite Boston residents toparticipate in the free Pics in theParks photography workshops tak-ing place on five Sundays in Apriland May from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Individuals of all ages and skilllevels are welcome to bring theircameras and participate in these in-formal sessions led by a photogra-phy instructor. Participants will learntechniques for taking impressivephotographs of Boston’s scenicpark. Select photos will be chosenfor an exhibit at Boston City Hall.Dates and locations are as follows:

April 22 Moakley Park, 1005Columbia Rd., South Boston

April 29 Chandler Pond, 95 LakeShore Dr., Brighton

May 6 Winthrop Square, 55Winthrop St., Charlestown

For more information pleasevisit the Boston Parks and Recre-ation Department at facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment orboston.gov/parks. Participantsmust bring their own equipment andcan register via email by contact-ing [email protected].

ALLSTON/BRIGHTONTECH TALK FORSMALL BUSINESSES

Thursday, April 26, 9:00am to11:00am Located at the Harvard EdPortal, 224 Western Ave., Allston.

Learn how to cook up businesswith online ordering! Discoveronline ordering and delivery plat-forms and determine if they are afit for your small business at theHarvard Ed Portal’s Tech Talk forSmall Businesses: Delivery Apps forRestaurants. During this free work-shop, you will learn more aboutpopular platforms and the econom-ics behind them while networkingwith other Allston-Brighton restau-rateurs.

https://edportal.harvard.edu/event/tech-talk-small-businesses-delivery-apps-restaurants

RING-A-DING-DING!MUSIC OF THE RAT PACK

Carol O’Shaughnessy, Boston’squeen of cabaret, sings music ofthe Rat Pack featuring hits byFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin andSammy Davis Jr. April 28, Satur-day, 2 pm. Brighton Branch Library/40 Academy Hill Road/ (617) 782-6032. All are welcome.

HYDE PARK

BOSTON RENAISSANCECHARTER SCHOOL9TH ANNUALPLAYWORKS RUN

On Saturday, May 19, studentsand staff members from BostonRenaissance Charter School willparticipate in the 9th AnnualPlayworks Run for Recess 5K pre-sented by Playworks New Englandin partnership with the New Bal-ance Foundation. Funds raisedthrough the family friendly 5K and1-Mile Fun Run, which will takeplace along Franklin Park’s world-famous cross country course ad-jacent to the zoo in Roxbury, willsupport play and physical activityin 140 elementary schools acrossNew England.

Registration and start timesare as follows:Pre-Registration and Registra-

tion opens at 8:30 a.m.,One MileFun Run beings at 10 a.m.,5K Runfor Recess begins at 10:30 a.m.,Recess 12:00pm - 1:00pm

All ages welcome. Registrationfees range from $10 to $50, de-pendent upon route and grouppackages. All fees increase by $5for onsite at Franklin Park. To reg-ister for the 9th Annual PlayworksRun for Recess 5K on May 19, tosupport a school team, or to vol-unteer, visit: https://www.p layworks .o rg /new-england/event/playworks-9th-an-nual-run-recess/. For furtherquestions, contact Karleen Herbst,Playworks New England Devel-opment Manager, [email protected] or call(617)-708-1734.

STORY TIME WITHTHE BOSTON BALLET

Children and families are wel-comed once a month to hear sto-ries about a famous ballet ordancer. The story time is alsosupplemented with a movementexperience that highlights majorthemes of the story. All story timesare led by Boston Ballet facultydance educators. This program isfor children ages 2 and up.Younger children will need paren-tal supervision. Story Time takesplace in Friday, April 20, 10:30 –11:30am. Located at the Hyde ParkBranch.

RESERVATIONROAD PARKCOMMUNITY MEETING

The Boston Parks and Recre-ation Department invites the publicto the third in a series of meetingsto discuss upcoming improvementsto Reservation Road Park. We lookforward to hearing your thoughtson the renovation of this park in-cluding skate park, artificial turffield, natural areas and parkinglot. The Meeting takes place onTuesday, May 8 6:30 p.m. to 8p.m. BCYF Hyde Park Commu-nity Center 1179 River Street,Hyde Park. For further informa-tion or to request meeting trans-lation services, please call (617)961-3019.

HYDE PARK’S FOUNDER’SDAY EVENT MARKS THE150 TH ANNIVERSARY OFTHE FOUNDING OFHYDE PARK

What: HP150, a volunteercommunity collaborative bring-ing together more than 150 HydePark residents and businesses,will celebrate the 150 th anniver-sary of Hyde Park at a FoundersDay Cocktail Party on SaturdayApril 21, from 6 p.m to 9 p.m.,at the George Wright GolfCourse. Who: Speakers will in-clude Mayor Marty Walsh, An-gela Menino, wife of the lateMayor Tom Menino, City Coun-cilor Tim McCarthy, Congress-man Michael Capuano. Where:George Wright Golf Course, 420West Street, Hyde Park, MAWhen: Saturday, April 21 from 6pm to 9 pm.

WEST ROXBURY/ROSLINDALE

ARTS ALLIANCE AN-NOUNCES THREE ARTSCHOLARSHIPS

The Roslindale Arts Allianceannounces the availability of threeart scholarships (each $500) tobe awarded in May. Any Bostonstudent in grades 3 through highschool are eligible to apply.

To be considered, send ashort video (mp4 format) of yourart and why you love it [email protected] to enter is May 18.Please indicate your age category:(1) Grades 3,4,5; (2) Grades6,7,8 or (3) High School.

DEUTSCHES ALTENHEIMHOSTS HEALTHCAREDECISIONS DAY

Do you know whathealthcare treatments you wouldwant if you could not speak foryourself? Do other people knowyour wishes? Now is the timeto gather information about treat-ment options, to begin thinkingabout your values and talkingabout your decisions, and docu-ment your wishes. DeutschesAltenheim (German Centre) hasthe tools to help. Please join uson Tuesday, April 24th, from10am to 3pm for a free consul-tation on making these importantdecisions. Deutsches Altenheimis located at 2222 Centre Street,West Roxbury. For more infor-mation, contact Mary EllenWalsh, Director of Social Ser-vices, at 617-390-3240 [email protected].


with the event. He said he hasa long friendship with Tony Vand the other comedians sincehe has booked them at LaughBoston.

It began when the lateMayor Thomas M. Meninocame to Tobin with a requesthe couldn’t refuse.

“He called me up and said,‘What are you doing this Sun-day,’” said Tobin. “It meansyou’re doing something forhim. He talked about having acomedy fundraiser for St.John’s. We did it at RoxburyLatin. If the Mayor tells you todo something, you don’t sayno.”

Casciano, a West Roxburynative, wowed the crowd withher feminist take on Bostonlife.

“I was told men lovewomen with an accent,” shesaid. But I wasn’t told whattype of accent.”

She described her friendwith a Southern twang. Then,with her exaggerated Bostonaccent, she deadpanned,“Which one of you morons isgetting me another beer?”

She talked about how be-ing a comedian has led to a lu-crative career.

“Yeah, I got a BWM,” shequipped. “It’s a 1989. I got onemore payment to go. Myfriends ask, ‘Does it haveOnStar?’ I said, ‘It doesn’teven have power windows!’”

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Stebbins took the floornext. A DeRoma Road resi-dent, he knew his audiencewell.

“I was looking for a park-ing space,” he said, noting thecapacity crowd. “Luckily, Ileft four days ago. I just gotone.”

Like those before him, hetook a religious bent on someof his jokes

“Why do they call it GoodFriday?,” he asked. “It’s aparticularly crappy Friday.What about when they turnwater into wine. Now that’sa good Friday!”

He also joked aboutchildcare for much of his set,drawing lots of laughs.

“I know someone whobought a stove guard,” saidStebbins. It’s like a plexiglassshield so the kid won’t getburned. I got a secret for ya.Just let the kid touch the stoveonce.”

Tony V stole the show. Hehas appeared in comedy clubsnationwide and on televisionshows including 'Seinfeld' andmovies such as 'The Town.'

He did a running bit abouthis dad’s pacemaker.

“We have to get him a tuneup every few months,” hesaid. “Then I was told theyare supposed to last at leastten years. I said, ‘Have youtold the cell phone peopleabout this?’”

When his microphone diedhalfway through his set, some-one in the crowd yelled out,“Plug it into your dad!”

One of his funniest routineswas when he described goingcamping.

“I said, ‘Yeah we’ll besafe. We’ll be in a tent.’

“It’s just an illusion of safe.It’s a quarter-inch of safe. Thebears will say, ‘You don’t evenhave to hunt them. They’re ina Ziploc bag!’”

He drew big laughs aboutsomething Bostonians knowwell – Dunkin’ Donuts.

“They have this OreoCookie milkshake now,” hejoked. “I’m sick of chewing.Any way I can suck it downquicker? Any way you can putsome chicken and broccoli inthere so I can get a full meal?”

“I really love what I do,”said V after the show. “Com-edy is really amazing becauseof the stuff you go through.One minute you are laughinghysterically, the other, it ripsyour heart out.”

V, a philanthropist who hasdone numerous benefits likethis one, will be performing atone on May 12 at 7 p.m. atGiggles in Saugus to celebratehis 65th birthday. It will ben-efit Boston Health Care forthe Homeless.

On a more humorous note,he said this crowd was spe-cial because so many people

knew each other and really re-sponded well to the perform-ers.

“And I never had to go onafter a nun with a puppet be-fore,” he joked.

Rodriguez, who played thenun, said she was thrilled withthe success of the event.

“They are all really well-known comedians, and Jessicais from the parish,” she said.“And somebody just said tome, ‘I had no idea that wasyou.'”

“I thought this was such aspecial night,” addedCasciano. “John Tobin is re-ally the best. He put this alltogether. And Tony is the nic-est guy. Everyone who camewas just so friendly to this girlfrom the neighborhood.”

“It was a lot of fun,” saidStebbins. “And it’s a very wel-

coming parish. I’ve workedwith Jessica and Tony before,and we always have a greattime.

Stebbins talked about howhe liked to use a lot of physi-cal comedy in his act.

“I always have a lot of en-ergy,” he said. “When I getvery animated, it draws thecrowd in. When you just moveat a certain tempo, you canpause and expect the laughs.”

Carroll thanked all of thesponsors, volunteers, partici-pants and audience membersfor making the night so suc-cessful.

“We had more people at-tend than expected,” he said.“We had fabulous door prizes,raffles, great comedians, andeveryone had such a goodtime. It was a wonderfulevent.”

Residents said the performance was amazing and organizers said thenight definitely helped financially. PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON


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DeathsCONLEY

George A., Jr. 93, passedaway peacefully at the DeutschesAltenheim on April 8, 2018.George was born in Boston onChristmas Day in 1924 toGeorge and Mary Conley andlived most of his adult life inDedham. He is survived by hisbrother, Robert of West Roxbury,and sisters Anne Sheehan ofWest Roxbury and Joan Gramerof Norwood. He was prede-ceased by his brothers John andRichard and sister, Claire Begin.He is also survived by his god-children, Kathy Wagner andKathy Martin and many othernieces and nephews. WhenGeorge turned seventeen in1941, he left Boston EnglishHigh to join the Navy and spentfour years during WWII aboardthe U.S.S. Denver in the PacificOcean. After being honorablydischarged from the Navy,George went to work for the Fed-eral Reserve Bank of Bostonuntil his retirement. Funeral ser-vices and interment are private.A Memorial Mass will be cel-ebrated at 4:00 PM at St. Theresaof Avila Chapel, West Roxbury,on Monday, May 21, 2018. Do-nations may be made in hismemory to the DeutschesAltenheim, 2222 Centre St. WestRoxbury, MA 02132. William J.Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600

DONAHUEEileen (Houghton) Of West

Roxbury, formerly of MalinHead Donegal, Ireland, April 9,2018. Loving wife of PaulDonahue. Sister of William ofQuincy and Edward of Nash-ville, TN. Funeral was from theWilliam J. Gormley FuneralHome 2055 Centre St., WESTROXBURY, followed by a Fu-neral Mass in St. Theresa Churchat. Interment was at St. JosephCemetery. In lieu of flowers, do-nations may be made in hermemory to the National KidneyFoundation, 209 West CentralSt., Suite 220, Natick, MA01760.

DOWLINGMargaret H. Of West

Roxbury, April 10, 2018. Be-loved wife of the late Francis P.Dowling (BFD). Loving motherof Paul F. and his wife Barbaraof North Andover, Stephen ofWest Roxbury, Robert L. (BFD)

and his wife Christine of EastWalpole. Devoted grandmotherof Brian, Eric, Matthew, Jenni-fer, Allie and Nick. Great-grand-mother of Shawn, Colin andBrooks. Sister of the lateKatherine Benson. Visiting hoursomitted. Funeral Mass was in St.John Chrysostom Church, 4750Washington St. West Roxbury,MA. Interment was at St. JosephCemetery. In lieu of flowers, do-nations may be made in hermemory to Catholic TV, PO Box9196, 34 Chestnut St..Watertown, MA 02471 or St.Francis House, 39 Boylston St.,Boston, MA 02116.

LILJEGRENRobert E. 91, of West

Roxbury, passed away Tuesday,April 11, 2018 at home, sur-rounded with love. Bob’s infec-tious smile, gentleness, & lovingcharacter will always be in thehearts of anyone who knew him.He was born in Lunenberg, sonof the late Lillian (Turell) & EarlLiljegren. He leaves his belovedwife & dance partner of 66 years,Phyllis (SanClemente) Liljegren;his children, Nancy (Liljegren)Harris, Mark Liljegren & wifeKaren; grandchildren: Jenniferand husband Tom McKnight,Kimberly and husband NickCosky, Kerri and husbandMichael LaBrie, Robert Hardy,& Matthew Liljegren; greatgrandchildren: Braiden & Liam;brothers, Karl & wife ChristineLiljegren, Walter Liljegren andmany nieces & nephews. Prede-ceased by sisters, Muriel &Priscilla, sister-in-law, KathleenLiljegren & son-in-law, MarkHarris. Lovingly cared for by,Monette, Maureen, Joanne &Tina. His funeral service was atGormley Funeral Home. Inter-ment followed at Mt. BenedictCemetery in West Roxbury. Me-morial donations in RobertLiljegren’s name may be madeto Faulkner Hospital atgiving.brighamandwomens.org/bwfh-give or Seasons HospiceFoundation atseasonsfoundation.org/donate.For directions and guestbook,www.gormleyfuneral.com Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600

LOCKWOODRobert E. 74, of Woodland

Park, N.J., formerly of WestRoxbury, MA, passed away on

April 7, 2018. Visitation was atGormley Funeral Home, 2055Centre St., WEST ROXBURY,MA 02132. Services were at thefuneral home. Funeral Mass wasat Holy Name Parish, WestRoxbury, with interment atFairview Cemetery, Hyde Park,MA. Memories and condolencesmay be shared atgormleyfuneral.com. Born inBoston, MA to the late Haroldand Marion Lockwood, he livedin West Roxbury until moving toWoodland Park in 2016. Robertproudly served our country in theU.S. Army during Vietnam. Hewas an electronic technician withCharles Stark Draper Labs, Cam-bridge, MA before retiring in2010. He was a member ofAmerican Radio Relay League,a ham radio organization. Rob-ert is survived by his loving wife,Isabella C. Lockwood (nee: Mer-cer) and sister Beverly E. Strauss,and her husband, Robert, of Sa-lem, MA. In lieu of flowers, do-nations may be made to TheWounded Warrior Project,woundedwarriorproject.org.William J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600

McCLOUDCecelia H. “Nancy”

(Harrigan) Of Readville, passedpeacefully on April 5th at the ageof 85, surrounded by her lovingfamily. Beloved wife of the lateJohn J., Jr. Devoted mother ofMary Ellen Daly and her hus-band Thomas of Canton, WilliamP. “Billy” McCloud and his wifeChristine of Wrentham, NancyTorgersen and her husbandStephen of S. Easton and the lateJohn “Michael” McCloud andhis surviving wife Linda ofMedfield. Cherished sister ofAnn Marmai of Weymouth,Betty Corr of E. Bridgewater,John Harrigan of Auburn, Will-iam Harrigan of Weymouth, andthe late Samuel Harrigan andMary Shapley. Loving “Nana” of8 grandchildren, 4 great grand-children and also survived bymany loving nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends. Funeral wasfrom the Carroll-Thomas FuneralHome, 22 Oak St., HYDEPARK, followed by a Mass ofChristian Burial at St. AnnesChurch, Readville. Intermentwas at Cedar Grove Cemetery,Dorchester.

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MURPHYViola L. 83, of East

Bridgewater, passed away peace-fully on April 12, surrounded byher family. Married in October,1955 to her beloved husband,Richard Murphy of Hyde Park.Viola was the loving daughter ofthe late Ralph and Adeline(Memmo) Melito, and grew upin Hyde Park. She was a gradu-ate of Hyde Park High School,Class of 1952. Their three chil-dren were raised in Hyde Park,and the couple relocated to EastBridgewater in 1998. Viola wasa loving Mom and grandmother,a great cook, who especially en-joyed family gatherings andevents. Her bright smile, kind-ness, compassion, and generos-ity, touched the lives of family,friends, and acquaintances. Af-ter many years as a homemaker,Viola returned to the workforceat Star Market as a cashier. Sheoften had the longest checkoutline as many customers enjoyedher unique and personal way ofinteracting with them. Viola willalways be remembered for herunconditional love. Viola was amember of the St. Anthony’sSociety in Readville. Devotedmother of Cheryl A. Murphy ofAbington, John R. Murphy andhis wife Karen of Mansfield, andLorraine T. Donovan and herhusband Timothy of Foxboro.Loving “Mimi” of Domenic,Danielle, Jacquelyn, Christo-pher, Kevin, Michelle, andBrian. Sister of Lillian Ippolitoof Mansfield and the late LorettaMitchell of Canton. Also sur-vived by many loving nieces,nephews, and friends. A Massof Christian Burial was cel-ebrated at St. John’s Church, 210Central St., East Bridgewaterfollowed by a burial at CentralCemetery. Donations, in Viola’sname, may be sent to The Leu-kemia & Lymphoma Society,Donor Services, P.O. Box 98018,Washington, D.C. 20090-8018For online guestbook & dir.’s.,visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com

RILEYLawrence J. Of West

Roxbury, April 9, 2018. Belovedson of the late John and Grace(Avery) Riley. Loving brother ofKathleen (Riley) Coyne and herhusband Kevin, Francis Rileyand his wife Marilyn, and the lateJohn L Riley. Also survived byseveral loving nieces, a nephewand cousins. Funeral was fromThe Robert J. Lawler & CrosbyFuneral Home, 1803 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY. A Mass ofChristian burial was celebratedin St. John Chrysostom Church,4750 Washington St., WestRoxbury. Interment was at Ce-dar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester.In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made in Lawrence’s memoryto The American Cancer Society;www.cancer.org. Lawler &Crosby Funeral Home

ROSSNancy R. Of West Roxbury,

April 11, 2018. Beloved daugh-ter of the late Frank and Ruth(Norton) Ross. Sister ofRaymond, Thomas, and Peter

Ross all of Foxboro. Also sur-vived by many nieces and neph-ews. Nancy was a retired officemanager for New England Tele-phone and was a member of theNew England Telephone Pio-neers. Funeral was from theGeorge F. Doherty & Sons Wil-son-Cannon Funeral Home, 456High St., followed by a FuneralMass in St. Mary’s Church,Dedham. Private interment. Inlieu of flowers donations may bemade in Nancy’s memory to theNeponset Valley Humane Soci-ety, Inc., P.O. Box 544,Norwood, MA 02062. Onlineguestbook and directions atgfdoherty.com. George F.Doherty & Sons Dedham 781-326-0500

SWEATTLeon of Jamaica Plain for-

merly of Roslindale andMattapan, April 10, 2018. Be-loved son of the late Leo andPhillipa (Zuccola) Sweatt. De-voted brother of Neil C. Sweattand his wife Barbara of Newton.Leon’s Funeral Service was heldin the P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins,George F. Doherty & Sons Fu-neral Home on Wednesday, April18th. Interment followed in theGardens Cemetery, WestRoxbury.

VRATTOS

Socrates Lifelong resident ofWest Roxbury, April 12, 2018.Companion of Joan I. Romanos.Father of Stephanie Vrattos ofWaltham, Elaina Vrattos Jacobsof Manchester-by-the-Sea, andStephen Vrattos and his wifeAudrey of Whitestone, NY. Step-father of Peck O’Brien and hiswife Aracelis of Cranston, RI.Devoted grandfather of Aricelisand Ariel O’Brien. Socrates wasthe former owner of Soc’s IceCream in Saugus. He loved totravel and his greatest pleasurewas spending time with hisgranddaughters. He was a Ko-rean War Veteran. Visitation wasat the P.E. Murray-F.J. HigginsGeorge F. Doherty & Sons Fu-neral Home, 2000 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY, followed bya funeral service at . Intermentwas in The Gardens atGethsemane, West Roxbury.Expressions of sympathy may bemade in Socrates’ memory to theDana-Farber Cancer Institute,P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA02284-916

WAINWRIGHTRyan W. E-1, US Navy Sud-

denly, March 28, 2018 inBremerton, WA. Husband ofTracy (Ivadi). Devoted son of

Dan Fitzpatrick and KristenWainwright of Readville. Lovingbig brother of Aidan and GraceFitzpatrick. Paternal grandson ofJames Fitzpatrick and the lateEileen Fitzpatrick, maternalgrandson of Robert Wainwrightand his wife Mary Wainwright ofMiddleton, maternal grandson ofJudith Boyle of Hyde Park. Alsosurvived by many cousins andextended family. A Mass ofChristian Burial was held at St.Anne’s Church, 90 W. Milton St.,Readville. Late graduate, Classof 2013 St. Joseph Prep. At-tended Trinity Catholic, Newton,Tri-Capt. in Football, All Confer-ence Baseball, 2015 SouthernN.E. Boxing Champ, long-timeparticipant and later instructor ofthe J.P. McKeon Post Youth Box-ing Program, long time partici-pant in the K of C charity drive.Assisted father in coaching LittleLeague, former lector at St.Anne’s Church. Donations maybe made in Ryan’s memory toHollywood Kennels, 14528 88thAvenue N.W., Gig Harbor, WA98329. Carroll-Thomas

WAISHEKHaney A. Of West Roxbury

April 13, 2018. Dear and devotedson of the late Ameen and Mary(Nashawaty). Loving brother ofCorrine Solomon of WestRoxbury, and the late Olivia andFreddie Waishek. Brother-in-lawof the late Marie Waishek andJimmy Solomon. Loving uncle ofDoreen Waishek and FreddieWaishek, both of West Roxbury,Mary DeSimone and her hus-band Charles of Dennis, MichaelWaishek and his wife Mary ofDedham, Mary Topjian and herhusband Chip of Westwood andJimmy Solomon and his wifeMargaret of Dedham. Belovedgreat-uncle of Kristina, Marie,Corinne, Charles, James, Oliviaand Paul and great-great uncle ofBrooke. He is also survived byhis Godchildren and many lov-ing cousins. Haney and hisbrother Freddie owned and op-erated Prudential T.V. for manyyears in Boston’s South End. Fu-neral Services will be private. Inlieu of flowers, please make con-tributions, in Haney’s memory, toA.A.B.A. 18 Cheriton Rd., WestRoxbury, MA 02132(www.aabausa.org). Guestbookat www.KfouryFuneral.com.Kfoury Keefe Funeral HomeWest Roxbury 617-325-3600

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alone.“It’s pretty exciting, we don’t

have a lot of parks this size, espe-cially so close to Downtown thataren’t historic,” she said. “Wehave Franklin Park, we have Bos-ton Common with a lot of acre-age, but there’s a lot of restrictionson what we can and can’t do forthose parks. This one is not his-toric, so we can look and see howwe can plan resilience with activerecreation and what does that looklike, and we also want to look athow do you create this sense ofspace for the local neighborhoodand the greater city.”

Pearlman added that they arelooking to the citizenry for ideason how to make the park work

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for everyone.“We’re also looking at how do

we diversify programming, and sonot only do we want baseball, ac-tive sports like football, we want tolook at how do we engage youngkids and older adults and everythingin between. Like maybe you’re notinto traditional recreation, maybeyou just want to ride your bikethrough the park or things like that.”

She added that not only will theyhost meetings like the first one thereat Tierney, but also at the park itselfwith different time windows to ac-commodate as many people'sschedules as possible.

Mia Mansfield, program man-ager for the City of Boston’s Cli-mate Ready Boston initiative, saidthey are also looking at the dan-gers of sea level rise the park couldbe facing in the future. She said forcalculated 100 year storms – astorm that has a one-percentchance of occurring every year –the park is in danger of flooding fromthe ocean both east and north ofthe park. She said Fort Point flood-ing could easily get into the parkbecause of how it sits on the land.

“It’s at least a one-percentchance every year, so the currentflood risk in the near term of 2030is really centered around theBayside Expo site which is the low-est line area. Over time though, inthe 2050 range, Moakley starts toget more at-risk for flooding basedon storm events,” she said. “Thenthe flooding sort of spreads fromthere into the neighborhoods andsome of these road systems. Someflooding comes down from the FortPoint Channel.”

Mansfield did say however thatthey are hoping with this initiativeto stop most of that flooding if pos-sible, and that they are reaching outto the community for ideas on howthat could be achieved.

“This investment in MoakleyPark is supposed to last for decades,we want to address this now. Notonly will the park be improved fora better part of the neighborhood

but also as a really important partof a flood protection system,” shesaid.

Teen Organizing Group mem-bers from the Fourth PresbyterianChurch Kayla McKinsey AndreaSierra and Diana Sanchez said theywant to see more day-to-day kindsof improvements to the park.

“A lot of people use the park,and that’s why we want to makesure it’s a place of safety, and we’dlike to see it cleaned up, with moreobstacles for kids; we want to putmore in and take the dirty thingsoff,” said Sanchez. “We want toget rid of the needles, the dog poop,bags, everything.”

Sierra said Moakley is rela-tively dangerous for children.

“I want it to be a safe place;once I was at a shooting overthere,” she said. “There were littlekids there, and we see a lot ofneedles and a lot of people just go-ing to the bathroom in the open.There are no bathrooms there.”

McKinsey said they would becoming back to every meeting theycan to make sure the voices ofBoston’s youth are heard.

“We’re in it for the long haul,”she said. “

McKinsey said they’ve alsobeen advocating to local officialsfor some time now on these issuesand hope that this platform for im-provements to the park can trans-late into improvements on the spe-cific issues they’ve been amplify-ing in the past few months.

“We wanted a meeting for along time and I feel like this is agood way to do projects in Bos-ton,” said Sanchez.

Coaches Bob Fererra and Jef-frey McLaughlin agreed, sayingthey’ve seen similar problems.

“I think the day-to-day upkeepneeds to be a concern more thanwhat’s going to happen 20 yearsfrom now,” said Fererra. “Thereare no public restrooms, for open-ing day for little league and last yearthe outfield grass was up to yourknees, so I mean, that bay overthere has been there since the1700s, so I don’t know how muchof that is to get up in arms about.”


the Orange Line many of themuse now to get to the JamaicaPlain location. According to of-ficials, at the time of publicationabout 198 residents and studentshave sent 1,200 emails to localofficials in support of the project.

Jake Upton, of Upton Asso-ciates Architecture, also saidthey have made a few changesto the design of the school. Hesaid they’ve widened the turn-around and the courtyard plazaon the eastern side of the site.

“It’s so, for at peak timeswhen the trains come, we havea reverse commute going in bothdirections. But 95 percent of thekids should take the CommuterRail or buses, and currently theCommuter Rail has 2,000 seatsopen in the morning and 1,500seats open in the evening goingout so the city wanted to see howdo kids get off the train and getinto the building. So we openedup this plaza, added more cov-ering and added multiple en-trances so people can comearound if it blocks up,” he said.

Upton added that there willbe a ramp on the northern sideof the building going west to eastthat connects the end of the WestRoxbury Parkway to Belgradein a quicker fashion.

“From an urban planning per-spective, this will be publicly ac-cessible and would allow peoplenot have to walk around the build-ing or walk around through the

neighborhood,” he said. “We’vealso been able to come up witha design that allows this to be anoutdoor courtyard and if weneed it for parking, we can dopull in parking or tandem park-ing as we need it, but we reallythink that we have more parkingthan we need. There’s under-ground parking too.”

Upton said there are 46 totalspaces for the building, not in-cluding any of the street park-ing.

“From our demand analysisit’s more than we need,” he said.“There’s also some nuances onthe building with creating a littlebit more of a landing area. We’vealso had some discussions withthe MBTA about having the busstop relocate to right in front ofthe building and that allows thekids not to have to cross thestreet and just end up rightthere.”

Roslindale resident ChristieBortolotto said she thinks theschool would be a welcome ad-dition to the neighborhood.

“I’m a direct abutter to 361,I live on Rhoda Street, so liter-ally out my kitchen window is thebuilding,” she said. “I’m not con-cerned with the traffic at all, be-cause they’re going to have thestaggered dismissal times andkids participate in drama, theyparticipate in sports, they partici-pate in tutoring, they’re in clubs,so 700 kids aren’t going to come

out of the building at the sameexact time every single day.”

Bortolotto said traffic is alsonot a concern for her.

“Because they’re highschool, they mostly take the T.If parents do drive, then there’sprobably, I mean I don’t knowfor sure, but there’s probablycarpools,” she said.

Current students SavionAllen-Harding and Oliva Dunlapsaid they really need that newbuilding.

“I want to take arts coursesand meet with college counse-lors but we need a real space todo this,” Allen-Harding said. “Iwant somewhere in my own

neighborhood, it takes me 35minutes to get to school everymorning. This building is rightdown the road, and I’ll get toschool on time.”

Dunlap said she’s looking toget into a tech college, like MITor Florida Tech or Wentworth,but without a dedicated build-ing, offerings for tech learningopportunities is low for her.

“Though we have computercarts and access to some tech-nology, a new building would al-low us to have the resources weneed to truly meet our goals,”she said. “It would also give ourawesome E Sports team a realspace.”

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At other support events forother charter schools in the past,many students came because ofincentives provided by theschool - homework waivers,free days off, etc. - andRoxbury Prep offered their highschoolers a homework waiverfor one class for one day and atthe teacher's discretion. Ac-cording to officials, 10 studentstook the waiver.

The school has not yet filedwith the BPDA, but since theproject qualifies for the BPDAArticle 80 Large Project Re-view process, several publicmeetings will be coming downthe pipeline in the future.

The school's design has changed since last year's meeting, with a larger turnaround and more space in theplaza for entering and exiting students. COURTESY PHOTO


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To the Editor:I participated in an event on

Tuesday night hosted byRoxbury Prep and the commu-nity members supporting theirnew high school project inRoslindale. I was blown awayby the support and energy in theroom, which was filled withhundreds of people, all in sup-port of my child’s school.

I am a 16-year resident ofRoslindale and have come tolove and care about my com-munity. My daughter attendedthe Charles Sumner Elemen-tary School, and I have visitedRoslindale Baptist Church andwas a member of theRoslindale Community Centerfor a number of years. I’mhappy to say that I have seenthe Roslindale Communitygrow over the years. How-ever, I was truly surprised tohear that the Roslindale Com-munity did not have a highschool.

As my daughter was en-tering 7th grade, can youimagine the panic I felt tryingto figure out where my childwould land for high school? Iam truly thankful RoxburyPrep decided to add a highschool. Currently, my daugh-ter attends Roxbury Prep HighSchool and has been a scholarwith Roxbury Prep schoolssince 5th grade and is now inthe 10th grade. During hertime at Roxbury Prep, therehave been many ups anddowns but, through it all, theschool was there to support heras a scholar and me as a par-ent. I love the staff! They arecurrent, excited and informa-tive. I can feel the care andconcern for my child, as well asfor RPHS. The excitement theybring has affirmed my commit-ment to help Roxbury Prepara-tory High School become a re-ality in Roslindale.

Currently, Roxbury PrepHigh School is split between twocampuses that are over threemiles apart. In an effort to cometogether as a school under oneroof, Roxbury Prep is seekingto build a new facility at 361Belgrade Ave. in Roslindale. Isupport this project because Iknow the staff and students willbe a positive addition to ourcommunity. Roxbury Prep is ahigh performing school; theyhold their students and staff tohigh standards. No matter thetime of day, when you see aRPHS scholar, you will know itbecause all of our studentswear logo uniforms – whetherit’s morning or afternoon.

I am asking my fellow neigh-bors to support the newRoxbury Prep Roslindale HighSchool. Our students deserve anew school and the Roslindalesite is a great location for themto continue to learn and grow.Nothing would mean more to methan to have my child attendhigh school in the same com-munity I love and serve.

Deborah DunlapRoslindale Resident

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