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Warning on Soaring U.S. DebtPresident Obama’s State of the Union address

made it sound like it was “Happy Days areHere Again,” but the nonpartisan CongressionalBudget Office at the same time told a differentstory with a dire warning. Government entitle-ments mostly unaffordable, and crushing debt arecondemning America to little, if any, economicgrowth in the foreseeable future.

Obamacare,the Nation’s Newest Entitlement?

When it comes to subsidies on the healthexchanges, the cost will more than triple from thepresent $32 billion to $106 billion by 2020. FederalMedicaid costs will also double in the same period.Despite it all, there will still be 30 million Ameri-cans uninsured.

According to Betsy McCauhey, a great conser-vative commentator, some nine to ten millionAmericans are going to lose their employer pro-vided health insurance and wind up on Medicaid.“One out of every four Americans under 65 will beon health welfare.”

As McCaughey states, “The CBO report showsthat entitlement reform is urgently needed. Thebest way to start is by not adding new ones.”

Where Heroes are BornLast summer when I was down in Austin, Texas,

Mother NatureTakes Another Shot at the Northeast

Mother Nature displayed her rage on the Northeast for the second time in a matter ofdays dropping an additional foot-and-a-half of snow on top of the 22+ inches thatBlizzard Juno delivered onto the streets of Boston. Perhaps she’s a scorned Seahawksfan. (Photo by Sal Giarratani)

The 10-year wait came toa merciful end last Sunday,as the New England Patriotsare once again World Cham-pions following a heart stop-ping 28-24 win over theSeattle Seahawks in SuperBowl XLIX.

The Patriots finally havetheir fourth Lombardi Tro-phy, and like their previousthree championships, it tooka full 60 minutes to deter-mine the winner. This time,however, the margin ofvictory was not provided byan Adam Vinatieri field goal,instead this win requireda remarkable goal-line in-terception by unheraldeddefender Malcolm Butler,just when all hope of a victoryappeared lost.

In a game that will godown as one of the greatestand most exciting in SuperBowl history, the Patriotscame back from a SuperBowl record 10-point fourthquarter deficit to vanquish

“This is our fourth Super Bowl Championship in 14 years. The first one we won, I thoughtwas pretty special because it happened in a unique time in our country, it meant a lot. I neverthought another trophy could feel as special. But this one absolutely does! Every true Patriotfan understands this. I want to thank the coaching staff, the players, because we are allPatriots, and tonight, once again, the Patriots are World Champions!”

— Patriots Owner Robert Kraft

W E W ON !The New England Patriots Bring a Fourth Lombardi Trophy to Boston

the cocky defending cham-pions. “We got a good footballteam and these guys fight for60 minutes,” said an emo-tional Belichick post-game.“I’m so proud, I love theseguys.”

Super Bowl XLIX was per-haps the most importantgame in the lives of Beli-chick and Quarterback TomBrady, and they both actedlike it. Belichick called amasterful game, keepingthe running abilities of Sea-hawks Quarterback RussellWilson in check. Wilsoncompleted only 12 passes,and although hitting onsome big plays downfield, heseldom looked comfortable inthe pocket.

Brady on the otherhand, expertly dissected the“Legion of Boom,” complet-ing a Super Bowl record 37passes of regulation inflatedfootballs, for 328 yards and

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The Greek goddess ofagriculture was namedDemeter. Her position in thepantheon of deities wasequal to that of Poseidon,Hades and Hestia. Her briefunion with Zeus produced abeautiful daughter namedPersephone. One day Hadescame upon the fair Perse-phone as she was pickingflowers and for him itwas love at first sight. Themaiden was abducted bythat god who attempted tocarry her to his underworldkingdom. The rivers refusedto let him pass through tothe lower world, but theearth opened yielding to hisdemand.

Mother Demeter roamedover the earth for nine years,seeking information aboutthe disappearance of herdaughter. Finally, during thetenth year, Demeter learnedthe truth from the Sun, whoof course was all seeing. Hersorrow now turned to anger,and because of her positionas the goddess of agricul-ture, she caused the earthto become barren, so thatall mortals were threatenedwith destruction. The fruitsof the earth were not per-mitted to flourish again until

her daughter Persephonewas allowed to spend themajor part of each year withmother Demeter. When thiswas accomplished, Demetergratefully left the gift ofagriculture and a fruitfulharvest to mankind. Whenthis was accomplished sheretired to the abode of thegods on Mt. Olympus.

Ceres was the Romancounterpart to Demeter. Herworship started in Romeabout 496 B.C. during aserious drought. The lovefor this Roman goddess wasso greatly influenced byDemeter’s veneration that aGreek temple was designedand built by Greek artists fora spot on the Aventine Hillin Rome. When completed,services in the templewere dedicated to Ceres, andperformed in the Greeklanguage by Italian womenof Greek extraction. Thetemple was placed underthe protection of plebianguards who controlled thecorn market and residednear the structure. Anannual festival celebratedthe reunion of Ceres withProsperina (mother Demeterand daughter Persephone).Women who participated inthe festival fasted for ninedays, and then offered the

first fruits of the harvest toCeres. During this service,they wore pure white gar-ments and a crown of ripeears of corn. The worship ofCeres in rural areas usuallyrequired the sacrifice ofa sow prior to the harvestseason, along with a dedica-tion of the first cuttingsof corn. The next time youeat corn flakes, try to figureout how the name “cereal”originated.

Regarding the abduction ofPersephone, I must remindour readers who are also artlovers, about the beautifulBernini statues that are nowstanding in the BorgheseGallery of Rome, and specifi-cally the one entitled “TheRape of Prosperine” (theRoman name for Perse-phone) which shows Pluto(Hades) in the act of abduct-ing the goddess. We shouldalso be reminded that thesculptor, Lorenzo Bernini,was the 14th architect to beemployed during the 200-year construction periodof St. Peter’s Basilica inRome. He is credited withthe design of the entranceplaza, an exterior fountain,the “baldacchino” (canopy)over the High Altar and theblack marble twisted col-umns that support that 700ton canopy.

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The Massachusetts Republican Assembly (“The Assem-bly”), the “Republican wing of the Republican Party,” hasannounced the results for its biennial elections held attheir statewide convention on January 10, 2015.

Mary Lou Daxland was elected as president of the growingconservative political organization which recently played akey grass-roots role in the initiative petition process torepeal the automatic gas tax increase law, helping to collecttens of thousands of signatures.

“I’m truly honored to be able to work with so many dedi-cated, common-sense activists, from Tea Party membersto Second Amendment activists to so many other conser-vative groups in this state, many of whom were representedat our biennial election convention,” the newly electedpresident said, “The Assembly cuts a wide swath through-out the state, bringing together conservatives to hold theRepublican party accountable, and to ensure that Massa-chusetts taxpayers and families have a voice, a strong,unwavering voice, that will never, never back down to theaggressive government-fueled extremists,” Ms. Daxlandadded.

The new president will be aided by an elected boardconsisting of long-serving outgoing president David Kopacz,Vice President Mark Bergeron, Secretary Rob Aufiero, Trea-surer Keith Davis, National Committee Woman MarieBergeron, National Committee Man Brian Kennedy, andDirectors at Large Lee Ann Kay, Lonnie Brennan, BillMcCarthy, Ron Beatty and Alex Veras.

Massachusetts Republican AssemblyAnnounces Officers for 2015-2016

Surge in Conservative Massachusetts Candidates Leads toGrowth in Republican Assembly; Mary Lou Daxland ElectedPresident at Spirited Convention

About the AssemblyThe late President, Ronald Reagan called the Republican

Assemblies, “The conscience of the Republican Party.”The Assembly stands for Life, Family, Liberty, Property,Personal Responsibility and Upward Mobility for everyonewho wishes to take advantage of many opportunities ourFree Market system offers. They believe in limited govern-ment and local governance in accord with the Constitutionand champion the first principles espoused in the Nation’sfounding documents.

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Call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357) or log on to www.ftc.gov.Run date: 2/6/15

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerCharles J. Sortino of Ayer, MA a Will has beenadmitted to informal probate.

Charles J. Sortino of Ayer, MA has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.

The estate is being administered underinformal procedure by the Personal Represen-tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro-bate Code without supervision by the Court.Inventory and accounts are not required to befiled with the Court, but interested parties areentitled to notice regarding the administrationfrom the Personal Representative and canpetition the Court in any matter relating to theestate, including distribution of assets andexpenses of administration. Interested partiesare entitled to petition the Court to instituteformal proceedings and to obtain ordersterminating or restricting the powers ofPersonal Representatives appointed underinformal procedure. A copy of the Petition andWill, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerShawn P. Montgomery of Mobile, AL.

Shawn P. Montgomery of Mobile, AL hasbeen informally appointed as the PersonalRepresentative of the estate to serve withoutsurety on the bond.

The estate is being administered underinformal procedure by the Personal Represen-tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro-bate Code without supervision by the Court.Inventory and accounts are not required to befiled with the Court, but interested parties areentitled to notice regarding the administrationfrom the Personal Representative and canpetition the Court in any matter relating to theestate, including distribution of assets andexpenses of administration. Interested partiesare entitled to petition the Court to instituteformal proceedings and to obtain ordersterminating or restricting the powers ofPersonal Representatives appointed underinformal procedure. A copy of the Petition andWill, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.



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Estate ofSILVIE LEE POWE

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Middlesex Probate and Family Court208 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02141

Docket No. MI14D4067DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY

PUBLICATION AND MAILINGFERNANDO S. LIMA

VS.PRISCILA M. SILVA

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To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce

requesting that the Court grant a divorce forIrretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage.

The Complaint is on file at the Court.An Automatic Restraining Order has been

entered in this matter preventing you fromtaking any action which would negativelyimpact the current financial status of either party.SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and requiredto serve upon Fernando S. Lima, 16 JamesStreet, Apt. 5, Malden, MA 02148 your answer,if any, on or before March 9, 2015. If you fail todo so, the court will proceed to the hearing andadjudication of this action. You are alsorequired to file a copy of your answer, if any, inthe office of the Register of this Court.

WITNESS, HON. EDWARD F. DONNELLY, JR.,First Justice of this Court.

Date: February 4, 2015

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of ProbateRun date: 2/6/15


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Saint Paul Miki & Companionsby Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari

Three of the best-known martyrs ofNagasaki, Japan areSaints Paul Miki,John of Goto, andJames Kisai. Thoughnone were priests,all were associatedwith the Jesuits:Paul Miki was train-ing for the priest-hood, while Kisai wasa lay brother andJohn of Goto was acatechist preparingto enter the Jesuits.

Paul was the son of a wealthy militaryleader, he was born at Tounucumada, Japanin 1562. As a result of his family’s conver-sion to Catholicism, Paul was educated atthe Jesuit college of Anziquiama. He joinedthe Jesuits in 1580, and became known forhis eloquent preaching. In 1593, Franciscanmissionaries came to Japan from the Phil-ippines by order of Spain’s King Philip II.They gave themselves zealously to evange-lism, but their presence disturbed adelicate balance that existed betweenthe Church and Japaneseauthorities.

Suspicion against Catho-lic missionaries grew whena Spanish ship seized off theJapanese coast and wasfound to be carrying artillery.Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a pow-erful imperial minister, re-sponded by sentencing 26Catholics to death.

The group was comprisedof three native Jesuits, sixforeign Franciscans, and layCatholics. Sentenced to dieby crucifixion and lanc-ing, they were first marched600 miles to the City ofNagasaki.

During the journey, theyunderwent public torture

meant to terrorize other Japanese believ-ers in Christ. But all of the 26 held out cou-rageously, even singing the hymn of praiseTe Deum when they arrived at the hill wherethey would be crucified.

Paul Miki offered an especially strongwitness to his faith during the group’smonth-long march to Nagasaki, as he joinedone of the captive Franciscan priests inpreaching to the crowds who came to mockthe prisoners. His last act of evangelism tookplace as he hung on his cross, preaching tothe crowds.

“The only reason for my being killed isthat I have taught the doctrine of Christ,”he announced. “I thank God it is for thisreason that I die. I believe that I am tellingthe truth before I die.”

“After Christ’s example, I forgive mypersecutors. I do not hate them. I ask Godto have pity on all, and I hope my blood willfall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain.”

St. Paul Miki and his 25 companions werestabbed to death with lances on February 5,1597, at the site that became known as“Martyrs’ Hill.” Pope Pius IX canonized theMartyrs of Nagasaki in 1862. Their feast dayis celebrated on February 5th.

The Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument wasbuilt on Nishizaka Hill in June 1962 to commemoratethe 100th anniversary of the canonization of theChristians executed on the site on February 5, 1597.

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After such a mild winter up through late January, suddenlywe find ourselves buried in the white stuff. In a seven dayperiod, the Boston area was hit with 40 inches of snow. NowI hear that more is on the way as of this past Wednesday’slatest weather forecast. Where will we put it?

Our streets and sidewalks are a mess, the exception beinga few main streets throughout Boston neighborhoods. Sidestreets are nearly impassable. People have been digging outevery day but so much more is left on the ground.

Many folks are irritated with the job that the City of Boston,in particular Mayor Marty Walsh, is doing in regards to theremoval of snow. If you asked folks in Dorchester,Charlestown, East Boston, etc how to grade City Hall on thisstorm, most folks would give a response of a D, at best. Not agood grade. Many are longing for Mayor Tom Menino, who wasalways great during winter storms like the recent 1-2 punch.Say what you will about Tom, but he got the job done andquickly. The city’s response during the Menino Administra-tion usually garnered high marks.

So, given the state of our neighborhoods and the anger outin the streets, I couldn’t understand the need for a PatriotsSuper Bowl Parade in Downtown Boston this past Wednes-day. Reportedly thousands showed up to cheer the Pats ontheir victory and the streets lining the parade route lookedvirtually pristine, unlike most of the streets in Boston whereit is still difficult for emergency vehicles to navigate safely.

I am so glad the New England Patriots silenced all theirfoes out there, starting with the Seahawks, and not forgettingESPN and many within the national media who seem to haveit out for them. There is no denying my joy in this victory.

However, the idea by Mayor Walsh to hold a Super BowlParade for our football team at this particular time wasn’t anappropriate one. Why all the effort to put the weather asideto wave at football players on duck boats?

We need to prioritize our efforts. Honoring the Patriots wasa great idea but not when the city’s plows should have beendealing with neighborhood snow removal.

We could have held a great parade and rally come this summerjust before the Pats opened their training camp next season.The fans could have been out cheering their team withoutfreezing and without causing traffic gridlocks. Instead of thou-sands, the crowds would have been much larger and wouldhave been rooting the Pats towards a fifth Super Bowl victory.

The reality is to make Boston a livable city for all. Snowremoval throughout the entire city should have been the pri-ority, as opposed to making a few streets along the paraderoute manageable. I believe that most who call themselvesBostonians as well as football fans would agree.

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THINKINGby Sal Giarratani

OUT LOUD

Most of my friends are already down in Florida braving thewinter sitting out in the sun, tanning up and not worriedabout any of their homebound friends back home gettingplenty of exercise with their shovels. One of my friends calledjust to ask how things were up here with all the snow and Itold him everything was just peachy. He asked how the streetswere and I told him pretty much all messed up. He retorted,“Ah, that’s too bad.” He said he had to go, he needed to add onmore suntan lotion.

I go through this every year with these long distant callswondering why I am still on the Boston side of the call. Imust be out of my mind. Right now, there is already over twofeet of this white stuff on the ground and no place to throwany new snow.

I am writing this on Super Bowl Sunday trying to block outthe idea of more snow on the way. I hate watching the newsbecause every time I watch the news, the meteorologistsdrive me bananas. They seem to be very pro-snow. Watchthem as they talk about a dusting to an inch, no smiles, butwhen talking about 10-12 inches, they seem to be jumpingfor joy. Sadly though, whether you watch them or not, thestorm still seems to arrive too quickly and with too muchsnow.

I have been trying to get a broken tooth pulled for weeksnow, but the appointment keeps getting cancelled due tosnow. I am thinking spring might be a good time to get itextracted. By then things should be better, right? However, Istill recall an April Fool’s Day blizzard back in 1997.

Right now, I am looking out the window of a housein Roslindale, a place with driveways which seems far bet-ter than looking out a window on Eagle Hill in East Boston, aplace with very few driveways.

Thinking out loud, a window down in Austin, Texas looksmighty good right now. At the moment it is partly cloudy and70° down there with no snow in sight. Alas, but here I ambracing for lots more snow to push me around again. Duringlast week’s blizzard I was outside with my shovel talkingwith a neighbor who was doing likewise. Surprised, right?Both of us talking about warmer climates. I told him I wishedI were down in Texas. He said why wasn’t I. Good question.

I must like all these winter storms or I would be gone. Iguess this is also why people born in Buffalo never leaveeither. We’re all sick puppies up here who like this wintertorture.

Too bad my grandparents didn’t get off the ship in Texas. Ithink they would have loved the climate, I know I would have.

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After helping the NewEngland Patriots reach theSuper Bowl, defensive line-man Vince Wilfork still hadenough strength to pull amotorist free from an over-turned car. The NFL playerwas driving home with hiswife following the Patriots45-7 rout of the IndianapolisColts when they spotted aJeep turned over on its sidenear Foxborough, Mass. The325-pound athlete kept thedriver calm until police ar-rived, and then helped an of-ficer lift the woman out of thevehicle. Wilfork down-playedhis heroism. “It wasn’t a bigdeal,” he said. “I was justlucky to help.” A true Patriot!

Bravo! A British grandfa-ther who survived three typesof cancer over the past threeyears has just completed a138-mile trek to the SouthPole. After beating intestinal,skin, and prostate cancer,Patrick Mclntosh, 58, de-cided that he wanted to dosomething that would inspireother cancer patients andsettled on the idea of walk-ing across Antarctica. Bat-tling temperatures as low asminus 40, McIntosh and hisguide made it to the SouthPole in 11 days — raising$100,000 for cancer researchin the process. “It is possibleto live beyond cancer,” hesaid. “I am the living exampleof that.”

Hitting the drive-thru, aftera Georgia man was ticketedfor “distracted driving” as hechomped on a McDonald’shamburger. “Maybe I wasenjoying the burger toomuch,” said Madison Turner,who says the cop told him,“You can’t just go down theroad eating a hamburger.”

A New York City womanfiled a lawsuit against themanufacturer of KushyfootShaping Tights because thetights didn’t give her the “su-per satisfied” feeling prom-ised by the sexually chargedadvertising.

Decisive victories, after aCalifornia high school girls’basketball coach was sus-pended because his teamwon a game 161-2. “What areyou teaching these kids?”

said a local parent angeredby the suspension. “Are youteaching them to be a loser?”

Good move! Last week, At-torney General Eric Holderbarred state and local policefrom using a federal programto seize property from sus-pects without a warrant orcriminal charges. Police de-partments have made morethan 55,000 seizures of cashand property worth $3 billionunder the “Equitable Shar-ing” program since 2008. Inmost civil forfeiture cases,the property owner was nevercharged with a crime. Policespent their share of seizureproceeds-which are split withfederal agencies-with littleoversight, and in some casesbought luxury cars and high-powered weapons holder’snew policy includes someexemptions. Police will stillbe allowed to seize illegal fire-arms, ammunition, explo-sives, and property associ-ated with child pornography.

“Hanoi” Jane Fonda hasbacktracked over her infa-mous 1972 protest of theVietnam War, telling a groupof Army veterans at a Mary-land event that her decisionto pose for a photo in NorthVietnam on an anti-aircraftgun was a “huge” error ofjudgment. The 77-year-oldsaid that in opposing the waritself, she’d given the wrongimpression that she didn’tsupport America’s troops. “Ithurts me, and it will to mygrave, that I made a huge,huge mistake that made alot people think I was againstthe soldiers,” Fonda said.Well, should you wish to sendJane Fonda a card or letter,last we heard, she lives at1050 Techwood Drive. NW,Atlanta, Georgia 30318.Fonda celebrated a birthdayon December 21. She wasborn in 1964.

A moron! A 21-year-old Nor-wegian man has been fined$980 because he accepted acontract — killing job despitehaving no intention of carry-ing out the hit. Police said theman admitted that he hasbeen paid $4,000 to kill a 17-year-old who had rejected his21-year~old client’s romantic

advances. But officerscouldn’t prove that the allegedhit man was serious aboutkilling the teen, so theycould charge him with onlydefrauding his client. Theman accepted the fraudcharge and paid the fine.

Weird! A California mansurvived more than threehours in the back of a gar-bage truck after he wasscooped up while searchingfor his wallet inside adumpster. Police said theunidentified man usedpieces of discarded lumber toclimb to the top of the refuseand avoid being squashed bythe truck’s compactor asmore trash was dumped ontop of him. The truck even-tually emptied its garbage ata landfill, where a workerspotted the dazed man-justbefore a bulldozer rolled overthe trash pile he’d been in.“He’s very lucky to be alive,”said a police spokesman.

“So it’s official,” said PhilPlait in Slate.com,” 2014 wasthe hottest year on record.”Scientists from NASA andthe National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administrationreported that while the east-ern U.S. was cooler thanusual last year, average glo-bal temperatures were thehighest since record keepingbegan back in 1880.

Attention ladies! Manywomen can attest to theaches and pains that can re-sult from strutting around ina pair of high heels. But anew study indicates that thepain isn’t temporary: Wear-ing heels can prematurelyage knee joints and causeosteoarthritis, Elle.com re-ports.

Our show biz great, AlNatale, reminds us that ourpaesano Frankie Laine, afterten years of singing for spa-ghetti dinners, recordedThat’s My Desire, which even-tually sold two million copies.Born Frank Paul LoVeccio onMarch 3rd, 1913 in Chicago,Illinois he was already sea-soned when a record com-pany executive heard hissinging. He followed his hitwith others. Among themare: Mule Train, Jezabel, IBelieve, and My Heart GoesWhere The Wild Goose Goes.Laine has worked in practi-cally every form of entertain-ment and is president of fivemusic companies. He lovesgolf, horses and sponsorsLittle League baseball teams.He is married to Nan Gray(two children by her formermarriage.).

So how did you get throughthe great blizzard? You ate alot? You shovel snow? Youread the Post Gazette? Youmade telephone calls? Whichreminds me, the greatSteven Sebestyen called meto check on how I was sur-viving the blizzard. Also, a callfrom a funeral parlor. Ha!

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It’s never too late for your cat or dog to beon their best behavior. When a pet knowsand follow the rules, it makes living togethermore pleasant for everyone. Even though welove our pets, their behavior sometimesneeds improvement. It’s never their objec-tive to annoy; it’s just that they haven’t yetlearned (or have forgotten) the proper wayto act. If you believe your pet could benefitfrom etiquette lessons, know that it’s notdifficult to teach a dog or cat to behave bet-ter. To make the most of your relationshipwith your pet, teach good habits using:

PRACTICE: Once you decide on a behav-ior to focus on, give your pet plenty of oppor-tunities to practice it. Try it at differenttimes of the day, in different situations,even in different locations around thehouse.

PRAISE: Animals love to be adored and toldhow good they are. When yours masters anew habit, praise him or her in an enthu-siastic voice. Use the pet’s name and sayhow wonderful they are. Pat them on thehead or scratch your pupil behind the earsas you praise.

REWARDS: Who doesn’t like a cookie(even if it’s in the form of a dried fish mor-sel, for a cat)? Accompany your praise witha treat. Even a small piece communicateshow proud you are.

IMPORTANT HABITS TO LEARN1. COME: The best time to teach a cat is

before mealtime. Call her name right be-fore you reach for the kibble or can opener.With repetition, she’ll start to believe thathearing her name means to make a bee-line for you. Away from the kitchen, call hername and have a reward like a silver tunaor chicken. Repeat. Similarly, with a dog you

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can use food and practice, praise andreward.

2. GO: When placed in a clean litter box,most cats figure out what to do. With a kit-ten, gently take her paw and use it to scrapethe litter. If instinct doesn’t take over, keepher in a confined space with the box untilshe uses it. Clean and repeat. With dogs,it’s all about timing (The crate traininghelps too!) And remember to praise andreward good behavior with enthusiasm.

3. BE A GOOD TRAVELER: Whether youneed to take your pet to the veterinariandown the street, or on a trip around theworld, good behavior can make travel lessstressful for everyone. To keep your pet andothers safe, make sure that you have anappropriate restraint or carrier for your pet.Make test runs to get your pet accustomedto leaving the house. On a trip, allow timeto stop and provide water and a bathroombreak.

4. LEAVE IT: Pet are naturally curious,and dogs in particular are scavengers. Toconvince yours to give up something hefinds that’s toxic or potentially dangerous,teach him that the “Leave it” command isalways followed by a tastier reward.

5. DON’T PULL: Walking even a small dogcan pull you off balance, so it’s important tocontrol your pet rather than the other wayaround. With the dog on your left, walkquickly, talking to the dog as you go. Stop,treat, and go and make every walk a train-ing session until your dog consistentlykeeps pace with you.

I hope you enjoyed this article as I havelearned a lot from it and today I am one happypooch.

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CRONACA DI UN AMORE (1950)

“Story of a Love Affair”Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 6:00–7:40 pm

In Italian — Audience AdultsPaola is a young, beautiful woman married to a wealthy

entrepreneur. She meets her former lover Guido afterseven years, but their relationship is marked by tragicevents.

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni. Stars: Lucia Bosé,Massimo Girotti and Ferdinando Sarmi.

IL BACIO DI TOSCA (1984)

“Tosca’s Kiss”Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 6:00–7:20 pm

In italianMeet the inhabitants of the “Casa di Riposa” in Milan,

the world’s first nursing home for retired opera singers,founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896.

On Monday, January 26 as commuterswere anticipating the next day’s blizzard,they were partying over on McClellan High-way at the offices of IMEX Cargo andAmerijet. Good company, fine food and freegoodies and plenty of fun for the many cus-tomers of this cargo service.

East Boston-born and a Revere residentMichele DeFronzo put together this cus-tomer appreciate luncheon to welcome herclients to their new offices on Route 1A.

IMEX Cargo and Amerijet Customer Appreciate Day

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19th Annual Taste of Eastieby Sal Giarratani

If it is January and there’s snow falling, you know it is time for the AnnualTaste of Eastie celebration held at the Hilton Boston Logan Hotel.

Last year’s Taste event was held during a snowstorm and this years a fewdays after one. However, despite the weather, this year’s event went overwell with many restaurants showing up to show off their delicacies andplenty of folks showing up to sample everything the Taste of Eastie had tooffer. I love these taste events. It is like having supper standing up for 90minutes with lots of photos snapped in between mouthfuls of great food.

Anybody who was anybody and cared about East Boston was there andbusinesses catering to the neighborhood’s taste buds were there to presentthemselves to future customers.

This event has become a post-holiday culinary tradition that brings theneighborhood together. It is sponsored by East Boston Main Streets. SaidMax Gruner, EBMS director, “It was a great event and a great way that show-cased the various restaurants that dot the Main Streets district.”Hilton Logan Airport

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Gridiron Audibleswith Christian A. Guarino

four touchdowns, in the pro-cess earning the game’sMost Valuable Player awardfor a record tying third time.The lone blemishes onBrady’s night were two inter-ceptions, one that cost thePatriots points in the firstquarter and another that ledto seven for the Seahawks.Both could have cost histeam the win, but in the end,when it mattered most,Brady proved why he is stillthe best in the business, andthe greatest in the historyof his occupation.

Want proof? The numbersdon’t lie. In his 14 years asan NFL starter, Brady hasled the Patriots to a recordbest six Super Bowl appear-ances, tying the record withfour wins. In those six SuperBowls, Brady has thrown 13touchdown passes, which isanother record previouslyowned by his childhood idol,Joe Montana of the SanFrancisco 49ers.

“Tom’s the best ever,” saidWide Receiver Julian Edel-man, “I’m a big Montana fan,but Tom’s been to six, wonfour with the salary cap. It’shard to argue against that.”

With the Patriots defensecompletely shutting downRussell Wilson and the Sea-hawks offense on two crucialfourth quarter drives, Bradyfound the opening heneeded. Trailing 24-14, with12 minutes to play, he ledhis team 68 yards in a littleover four minutes. The drivewas kept alive by a 21-yardpass over the middle to WideReceiver Julian Edelman ona third and 14 play. Six playslater, Brady found DannyAmendola in the back of theend zone, cutting the Seattlelead to three, and givingthe Patriots a chance. Thenext time he got the ball,Brady even outdid himself.Completing all eight of his

passes, Brady capped off thedrive and the record come-back with a three-yard tossto Julian Edelman. “A lot ofguys made great catches. Itwas a team effort. There’snever one player. It took awhole team. We blockedgreat all dayagainst agreat defen-sive front. Wemade a lot ofgreat catchesand a lot ofcritical playsin the redarea. Guysovercame a lotof mentally-c h a l l e n g i n gmoments, andI’m proud ofthe way weovercame itall.”

The Patriotsnow had retaken the lead,but a defensive stop would beneeded to clinch the win. Asthey had in the NFC Cham-pionship game versus theGreen Bay Packers, theSeahawks would not go downwithout a fight. When Wil-son got the ball with two min-utes to play, he breathed lifeinto the sputtering Sea-hawks. This set the stagefor the games two definingmoments. Positioned at theNew England 38-yard line,Wilson found a streakingJermaine Kearse defendedby Malcolm Butler down theright sideline. The ballreached Kearse, but was de-flected by Butler, and lin-gered in mid-air as the twoplayers went down to theground like spent heavy-weight boxers.

The pass looked to be in-complete, bouncing off ofKearse a number of timesbefore the receiver snaggedit while lying on his back. Itwas a surreal moment, onethat harkened back trau-matic memories. “I’ve seentwo of them before,” said ahumorous Belichick in ref-erence to play and two othercircus catches that had costhis team in the waning mo-ments of Super Bowls. TheDavid Tyree helmet catchfrom Super Bowl XLII stole aperfect season and the MarioManningham catch inSuper Bowl XLVI took awayanother championship. Howcould the football gods be socruel to once again snatchvictory away from the Patri-ots in yet another Champi-onship game?

Then, suddenly, and unex-

pectedly, fate intervened inthe shape of a 24-year-oldundrafted rookie cornerback.One-yard from a Super Bowlrepeat, instead of runningthe football with their un-stoppable back MarshawnLynch, Seahawks Head CoachPete Carroll and OffensiveCoordinator Darrell Bevellelected to call a slant passto Wide Receiver RicardoLockette. The play wasdesigned to work as a pickon Cornerback BrandonBrowner leaving Lockette towalk into the end zoneuncovered for the game-win-ning touchdown. Belichickand the Patriots defensewere ready. “We were in our

goal-line formation, eightguys stacked at the lineand three cornerbacksin man-to-man cover-age. We were preparedfor that situation.”

At the snap of theball, Butler bolted forward

from behindBrowner andstepped infront ofLockette, theforce of whichknocked thereceiver to theground, andcame awaywith his firstcareer inter-ception, argu-ably the mostmemorable inSuper Bowlhistory. “I sawWilson look-ing towards

the receiver I just knew theywere going to throw it, I justwent with my instincts, withmy mind and made theplay.”

The 2014 New EnglandPatriots faced adversity allseason long. After a demor-alizing loss in Kansas City,they were the punch lineof all their critics. Followinga 12-4 regular season, ashamed opponent labeledthem a crooked team. Theysuffered through two-weeksof constant media pressuredue to their alleged “defla-tion” of footballs.

Despite all the commotionand detest surroundingthem, they maintained the

focus of a champion, nevergiving in to the harassment.

“Every team has a jour-ney,” said Brady followingthe game, “and a lot of peoplelost faith in us. But we heldstrong. We held together.”

They arrived in Arizona forthe Super Bowl with plentyof baggage, but walked offthe University of PhoenixStadium field triumphantlycarrying precious cargo.Resilient all season, thePatriots now hold a Champi-onship trophy.

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Ciao Bella,Rummaging in the bowels

of my dad’s cellar when wecleared out to sell his houseI discovered a huge chunkof remembrances from mychildhood and before. Up onone shelf was yet anotherbox filled with just plain junkon top of what I considereda treasure — my mom’s ap-pointment book from Nana’sshop in the year 1950.

Calendars from just 20and 30 years ago lay on top.But 1950: why did she savethat book in particular?More on that question later.

Each column for Januarythrough December detailedeach client — customers atthe time — a name, alwayswith a proper Miss or Mrs. infront.

The services ranged fromperms to polish on the nails.There were no answeringmachines then, so Momrelied on being there toanswer the phone, takeappointments, and servicethe walk-ins.

Some days were slow, withjust one customer. And thensome were just packed inand she barely stopped allday, working as late as teno’clock — and off to the busfor home.

The services included a“treatment,” shampoo andwave, a tint, and so forth.The cost for a shampoo andwave in 1950 was seventy-five cents! Other serviceswere priced similarly.

Mary Catalano’s Beauty Shop with Josie, late 1940s,South Union Street, Lawrence.

ALL THAALL THAALL THAALL THAALL THAT ZAZZT ZAZZT ZAZZT ZAZZT ZAZZby Mary N. DiZazzo

A Hairdresser’s Appointment Book in 1950

Among the names shewould mention over her next51 years on earth, manywere there in that book. Isaw there listed the motherand aunts of one of my ownespecially loved clientsMrs. Pat P_____a. I’ve beenservicing her nails for atleast 20 years now! She tellsme how she accompaniedher mother to my Mom’sshop and would press herface into the window to seejust how much longer Momwould be.

Ah, if the book could onlytalk, what tales it couldtell.

So, enough about busi-ness. Let’s get down to ro-mance in the beauty shop.Lo and behold, there werescribblings of my dad’s (herfuture husband) name: his

visitor’s day there. And ayear’s appointments for herfuture sister-in-law, AuntAnn DiZazzo (my Mom finallyspelled it correctly three-quarters through the year.)And, of course, her futuremother-in-law, my NanaMrs. Mary DiZazzo!

Where there’s beauty,there’s love.

Buona giornata and Godbless the United States ofAmerica!

— Mary DiZazzo-Trumbull

Read prior weeks’ “AllThat Zazz” columns atwww.allthatzazz.com. Mary isa third-generation cosmetolo-gist and a Massachusetts dis-tributor of Kosmea brand rosehip oil products. She may becontacted at (978) 470-8183 [email protected].

The time has come, the walrus said,

TO TALK OF MANY THINGSof shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings

by Sal Giarratani

I READ THEBOSTON GLOBE WITH A

GRAIN OF SALT TOONot long ago, the Boston

Globe editorialized againstFox News Network by call-ing in their creed as alegitimate news source. TheGlobe added, you have totake Fox with a grain of salt.

Well, a letter writer onJanuary 29th had his letterprinted in which he stated,he always reads the Globewith a grain of salt too.Kudos to letter writer PatrickBuonaugurio of Hanover.Well said.

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The Nazzaro Center se-niors are once again run-ning a trip to Foxwoods onWednesday, March 4th. Thebus will leave the Prado at7:00 am. For more details onthe trip, call Ida DiPasqualeat 617-635-5166.PORTSIDE AT EAST PIERSomeone once said, “Let

your heart be your compass,it will point east.” Over inEast Boston, new luxuryapartments opening up onthe East Boston waterfrontat Portside at East Pier. Thisis just the beginning of therevitalization of the EastBoston waterfront. The viewfrom Eastie is second to

none with amazing vistas ofDowntown Boston. This areacould be bigger than theSeaport District in SouthBoston.

Just the beginning folks,just the beginning.TIRED OF THE PERENNIAL

POLICE BIAS SLANTMuch of the liberal media

is so anti-bias, it isn’t eithersurprising nor funny in theleast. Just last week, TheBay State Banner pennedanother worthless editorial,The Perennial Practice ofPolice Abuse.

The newspaper went on tocompare the recent blockageof traffic on I-93 in bothMedford and East MiltonSquare by a group calledBlack Lives Matter as thesame thing as what occurredon the Edmund PettusBridge in Alabama back onMarch 27, 1965 when policebeat up civil rights activiststrying to cross over that Ala-bama bridge 50 years ago.

According to the Banner,the police have been lawlesssince the signing of theMagna Carta in 1215. Saysthe Banner, “That policy(police abuse) is 800 yearsold and the police still can’tget it together.”

I think it is the liberalmedia that needs to get its

act together.ROSE DENARO, R.I.P.

East Boston recently lost101-year-old Rose Denaroafter a brief illness. She issurvived by much family.Her son, Dickie Denaro, hasbeen a good friend of minesince I moved to East Bostonfive years ago.

It was very good to seeso many family membersand friends at her wake atRuggiero’s all for a ladygoing on 102 years in a fewmonths. She almost made itto her birthday, but it wasn’tin the cards.

HAPPY BIRTHDAYBIG AL

100-year-old Al Belgiornoof Revere recently celebratedhis 100th birthday at McDon-ald’s on Squire Road. Al is avery lucky guy to have somany friends and the luckto still have his bride of 60years, Marguerite, with himcelebrating his big day.

Al is a native of East Bos-ton and was born on Janu-ary 3, 1915 at 424 SaratogaStreet. One of his secrets toa long and healthy life —walking everyday and dream-ing of the best beach inthe world, Revere Beach.He also likes McDonald’swhere everyone knows hisname.


I received a call the otherday from a New Yorker thatI have known since I wasa young man. She grew upin Brooklyn, in a Jewishfamily, and like Italians,received the roots and theconfidence to go out intothe world of the “Americani”and succeed. Babbononnoused to philosophize about“making it in America,” buthe really couldn’t and heknew it. He lacked the edu-cation and the ability tomaster the English lan-guage. Although he read andwrote English well, he, asI’ve indicated over the years,spoke fractured English, notbroken English. He broughtup his sons and first grand-son to respect his position inlife, but to go beyond hislimitations.

To go beyond neighborhoodlimitation is sometimes dif-ficult, and for those thatmake it, it is done in differ-ent ways: education, thetrades, the military, politics,sports or becoming an entre-preneur. Many from EastBoston and the North End,or let’s say Italians fromany neighborhood, who havemade it in life have followedone or a combination of theways I listed in the previoussentence.

Babbononno was a finishcarpenter by day and amusician by night. None ofhis sons wanted to learn car-pentry, but studied music attheir father’s insistence. Mygrandfather taught me car-pentry or furniture-makingthat he enjoyed, plus how toread and interpret writtenmusic, believing I would bethe one to follow in his foot-steps. In Dad’s eyes, thefront row ticket to the Ameri-can world was through edu-cation and college. Thiswhat he stressed. Both heand Babbo-nonno won out. Iwent to college and studiedindustrial arts to become ashop teacher with woodwork-ing as amajor. At age 18, Ibecame a professional musi-cian. But, prior to any suc-cesses, I tried working at alocal movie theater, unload-ing ships on Boston’s docks,digging holes as a construc-tion worker and a few otherthings that built up musclesor calluses on my hands.

With these experiences,Dad won out with his desiresto see me go to college. Whatprepared me to survive werenot just the jobs I attempted,but a few social factors thattaught me about life and howto deal with people. Thesesocial factors included shoot-ing racks of eight ball atlocal pool halls and hangingaround a street corner withother neighborhood kids thatwere close to my age, andthe diversity of going to anin-town high school that waslike the U.N.

When I finally pulled away

from my roots, I was pre-pared to face the outsideworld with an understandingof human nature, a founda-tion that allowed me to holdmy own with contemporar-ies from the outside world.

I mentioned in the firstparagraph that I receiveda phone call from my NewYork friend. She dated myold friend, Sal Meli, whenwe were in our 20s, butwe all went in separate di-rections, partly due to ourdifferent backgrounds. Wehave stayed in touch overthe years and usually shecalls around Christmas timejust to say hello. This timearound, she wanted to talkabout our old friend, Sal. Itseems that he is now in anassisted living facility due todementia. I had tried to callhim during the year (we hadspoken last Christmas), buthad no luck. His phone wasdisconnected and the re-cording indicated that therewas no further information.My New York friend gave meSal’s sister’s phone numberand I made contact with herthat day. She is the last ofSal’s siblings and has takencharge of the situation sur-rounding her older brother.I was sort of depressed withthe news, as Sal and I hadbeen pals since I was in mylate teens and he in hisearly 20s. Back in the day,we double dated, traveled theworld together, and he evenstood up for me when Lorettaand I were married. I hateto sound morbid, but eachday I hear about someone Iknew as a kid or, as a youngman, and the news is oftennot good.

I remember talking toa contemporary about thissubject when we tied uptogether in San Diego abouta year and a half ago.Dr. John Penta and Iattended the Barnes MiddleSchool and English HighSchool together and havestayed in touch ever since.John went off to college, thengraduate school and becameinvolved in cancer research.Before he retired, I believehe was with Johns Hopkinsdoing research and teach-ing at the college and gradu-ate level. He married andfathered a family, living, Ibelieve in or near Baltimore.His children are grown andhis wife passed away a fewyears ago succumbing to thedisease he has dedicated hislife to researching. He, likeI, tried retirement, but thatlasted five minutes.

One day, he ran intoBarbara, a lady he hadknown as a young man andnow she is Ms. Penta. Theylive on the west coast whereJohn is on the board of di-rectors of Perdue UniversityCancer Center, overseeingthe funds that are slated forresearch in curing pancre-

atic cancer. He also workswith Marines, patients whohave been wounded inaction and are now housedat a Los Angeles hospital. IfI’m not mistaken, he wasnominated for a Nobel PeacePrize a few years ago. Notbad for a kid who grew upjust outside the SumnerTunnel.

His comment to me at thatluncheon meeting in SanDiego included, “I’m 3,000miles away from EastBoston, six hours flyingtime. Oh I wish I could findsome good Italian pastry outhere.” The only comment Icould make was that, thenext time I head out to thewest coast, I will try to getpermission to bring a dozencannoli from Mike’s or RoyalPastry with me on the planeand make John’s taste budsfeel at ease.

People like John Pentamake me proud of my roots.Our parents and grand-parents gave us a lot morethan last names that end invowels. They may not havebeen educated in the aca-demic sense of the word, butthey understood what we,the next generation wouldneed to survive, prosper andbe happy.

Each of us who realizewhat those old folks did forus, make us stronger andprouder. My way of showingappreciation is to write thiscolumn, a weekly endeavoralmost 24-years in the run-ning. I could probably visitthe graves of Nanna, Babbo-nonno, or my parents andmourn their passing, butthat is not my way. I keeptheir memories alive bywriting about the life Iexperienced in the homesof Michael and JennyContini, and John and AnneChristoforo, Babbononno,Nanna, Dad and Mom re-spectively. GOD BLESSAMERICA

I took a trip to Fredericks-burg, a place where you canvisit the National Museumof the Pacific War. The Pa-cific Ocean is a whole worldaway from this spoke, butthis was the hometown of Ad-miral Nimitz. Here you canremember the heroes of thepast and mold the heroes oftomorrow. From the AdmiralNimitz Museum to the PacificCombat Zone to the interac-tive George H.W. Bush Gal-lery, the National Museumof the Pacific War offers a re-telling of WWII in the Pacificand the story of freedom.

For more details, visitPacificWarMuseum.org.

See “American Sniper”Liberals hate “American

Sniper” because they see itas pro-American, pro-patri-otic and pro-war. However,if you see it, it is far frompro-war or pro-violence, it isabout standing up for valuesand justice. All of a sudden,the liberal talking headshave turned into theolo-gians. These characters areupset that Chris Kyle calledRadical Islamic jihadists“damn savages.” What do youcall people who chop headsoff in the name of religion?Michael Moore calls snipers“cowards.” Talking headson MSNBC have called Kylea “psychotic patriot.” Thiscrowd is a bunch of worthlessliberals.

The late Chris Kyle was nota Holy Roller by any accountsas he himself admitted be-fore his death. He believedthat one day God would holdhim accountable for hisactions in life but added,“In that backroom or what-ever it is when God con-fronts me with my sins, I donot believe any of the kills Ihad during the war will beone of them.”

There are three kinds ofpeople: wolves, sheep andsheepdogs. The wolves arethe predators preying on thesheep and the sheepdogstake on the predators.

Chris Kyle was not a preda-

tor, he was a sheepdog pro-tecting people from the sav-ages out there who prey onthe innocent.

Happy BirthdayMr. President

Today, Friday, February 6th

marks what would have beenPresident Ronald Reagan’s104th birthday and theydon’t make presidents likehim anymore. Exhibit Num-ber One, just take a closelook at the current occupantof the White House. Amer-ica was respected by ourallies and feared by ourenemies. Today, everyonewalks all over us and we justsit there like lumps on a log.

The End of SnowThe climate control global

warming nut cake fanaticshad to watch their legislativehearing on House Bill 285get postponed due to therecent snowstorm. Thesefolks are persistent, I givethem that. These jerimaidsjust keep pushing forward.Listening to them, you knowthe future of the Olympics isendangered by a lack of snow.Soon they will play beach ballin the Alps and getting agreat tan before skin cancerkills you.

This Stuff is Good,No Bad for You

Do cigarettes kill? Istoo much coffee unhealthy?What about sweets? Don’tforget processed food? Howabout too much sun, videogames or TV? Seems thejury is always out or chang-ing its mind. Car seats forkids. Facing forward or fac-ing the rear? At one point,all the above were correctanswers. Now experts withnew studies to back them upcome along to change every-thing. It seems endlesslyand so stupid too.

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To all interested persons:A Petition has been filed by Lawrence S.

Apfelbaum of West Newton, MA requestingthat the Court enter a formal Decree and Orderof testacy and for such other relief as requestedin the Petition. And also requesting thatLawrence S. Apfelbaum of West Newton, MAbe appointed as Personal Representative(s)of said estate to serve Without Surety on thebond.

You have the right to obtain a copy of thePetition from the Petitioner or at the Court.You have a right to object to this proceeding.To do so, you or your attorney must file a writ-ten appearance and objection at this Courtbefore 10:00 a.m. on February 13, 2015.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadlineby which you must file a written appearanceand objection if you object to this proceed-ing. If you fail to file a timely written appear-ance and objection followed by an Affidavitof Objections within thirty (30) days ofthe return date, action may be taken withoutfurther notice to you.

The estate is being administered underformal procedure by the Personal Represen-tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro-bate Code without supervision by the Court.Inventory and accounts are not required tobe filed with the Court, but recipients are en-titled to notice regarding the administrationfrom the Personal Representative and canpetition the Court in any matter relating to theestate, including distribution of assets andexpenses of administration.

WITNESS, HON. EDWARD F. DONNELLY, JR.,First Justice of this Court

Date: January 16, 2015

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate



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Estate ofRUTH KATARINA APFELBAUM

Also Known AsRUTH K. APFELBAUM

Date of Death November 28, 2014CITATION ON PETITIONFORMAL ADJUDICTION

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PUBLICATION AND MAILINGCAROLINE MARTINS

VS.ROGERIO ROBINSON MARTINS

a/k/aROGERIO MARTINS

LEGAL NOTICE

To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce

requesting that the Court grant a divorce forDesertion/Irretrievable Breakdown of theMarriage 1B.

The Complaint is on file at the Court.An Automatic Restraining Order has been

entered in this matter preventing you from takingany action which would negatively impactthe current financial status of either party.SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and requiredto serve upon Caroline Martins, 60 Mystic Ave.,Apt 401, Somerville, MA 02145 your answer,if any, on or before March 5, 2015. If you fail todo so, the court will proceed to the hearing andadjudication of this action. You are also requiredto file a copy of your answer, if any, in the officeof the Register of this Court.



Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of ProbateRun date: 2/6/15


Benvenuti! This month’s recipes will be dedicated toCarnevale: this fun festival, celebrated all over Italy during thesix days preceding Ash Wednesday, ends 40 days before Easter,marking the beginning of the restrictions of Lent. Carnevale istraditionally celebrated with parades, masquerade balls,entertainment, music, and parties. Children throw coriandoli(confetti), mischief and pranks at each other hence the saying:“A carnevale ogni scherzo vale” (anything goes at Carnevale).Maschere (masks), and costumes are an essential part of thiscolorful festival. Venezia is home of the most beautiful handcrafted carnival masks and most elaborate 18th century cos-tumes. The city of Cento, in Emilia Romagna, is linked to thefamous Carnevale of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the winning floatin the Cento parade gets to represent Italy in this traditionalfestival. The city of Viareggio, in Toscana holds one of the big-gest Carnevale celebrations in Italy and it’s known for its giant,allegorical parades of paper maché floats. Chiacchiere are tra-ditional Carnevale treats. Interestingly, their name changes inrelation to their region of origin: for example Chiacchiere iswhat they are called in Lombardia, Cenci in Toscana, Frappein Lazio, Crostoli in Trentino, Gale in Veneto and Bugie inPiemonte.

Chiacchiere di Carnevale4 large eggs4 tbsp sugar4 tbsp olive oilGrated zest of 1 lemon1 tsp of anise oil or extract

2.5 cups of flour (plusadditional flour for thework surface)

Frying oilPowdered sugar for

garnishingPreparation: in a mixer or bowl, mix all the ingredients

together to make a smooth and elastic dough. Using a roll-ing pin, roll out the dough onto a floured surface. The doughshould be rolled out very thin (about 1/16 inch). Using aknife or a pastry-cutting wheel, cut into 1-inch wide strips,3 to 4 inches long. Heat up a large pot with the frying oiland deep-fry several strips at a time. The final result shouldbe golden crispy strips with a bubbled surface. Once cooked,removed with a slotted spoon or a strainer and let cool onpaper towel. Once cool, dust the frappe with powdered sugar.Buon appetito!

Chiacchiere di Carnevale4 uova4 cucchiai di zucchero4 cucchiai di olio d’olivaLa buccia grattugiata di un

limone

1 cucchiaino di estrattod’anice

300 g di farinaOlio per friggereZucchero a velo q.b. per

guarnirePreparazione: in un mixer o in un recipiente mescola

bene gli ingredienti fino a formare una pasta liscia euniforme. Su un piano da lavoro leggermente infarinato,spiana la pasta con un mattarello fino ad ottenere uno stratomolto sottile. Con una rotellina a taglio smerlato o con uncoltello taglia delle strisce di 2mm di spessore, 2 cm dilarghezza e 10 cm di lunghezza. Riscalda bene l’olio in unapentola a bordi alti e friggi le chiacchiere fino a farlediventare dorate e con la superficie a bolle tipica di questidolci. Trasferisci su della carta assorbente e fai raffreddare.Cospargi con dello zucchero a velo e servi. Buon appetito!

Alessandra Sambiase is an elementary and middle schoolItalian language teacher in the Catholic school system and inthe North End. She is also a cooking instructor and founder of“Parla come mangi!” (speak as you eat!) cooking classes, wherethe passion for the Italian language meets the love for the Italianfood.

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MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYNOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. M498-C1, MARITIME EMERGENCY CONTROL CENTER, SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Offi ce, Suite 209S - Logan Offi ce Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015, immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.Sealed fi led sub-bids for the same contract will be received at the same offi ce until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015, immediately after which, in a designated room, the fi led sub-bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE MASSPORT MARITIME SECURITY CONFERENCE ROOM AT 212 NORTHERN AVENUE, FISH PIER EAST (ENTER BUILDING AT 2ND ARCHWAY ON THE RIGHT, TAKE ELEVATOR TO THIRD FLOOR), SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AT 10:00 AM. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015.

The work includes CONSTRUCTION OF TWO ROOMS WITHIN MASSPORT’S FISH PIER OFFICES INCLUDING FILED-SUB-BID WORK FOR PLUMBING, HVAC, AND ELECTRICAL TRADES (INCLUDING A ROOF-TOP BACK-UP GENERATOR) AS WELL AS LIMITED WORK INVOLVING SELECTIVE DEMOLITION, MISCELLANEOUS METALS, SEALANTS, DOORS AND HARDWARE, GLASS AND GLAZING, WINDOW TREATMENTS, LIGHT GAGE FRAMING AND DRYWALL, RESILIENT FLOORING, ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS, AND PAINTING. WORK ALSO INCLUDES MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING SPRINKLERS, STRUCTURAL STEEL, CARPENTRY, MILLWORK, AND ROOFING.Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015.Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Offi ce, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certifi cate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certifi ed in the category of GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. The estimated contract cost is FOUR HUNDRED, NINETY-ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($491,000.00).In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, fi led Sub-bidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certifi cate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The fi led Sub-bidder must be certifi ed in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal. Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for fi ve (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to fi ve (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certifi ed check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualifi ed to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifi cations, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and/or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.Filed sub-bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work:

• HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING ($28,000.00)• PLUMBING ($41,000.00)• ELECTRICAL ($207,000.00)

The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub-bid of any sub-trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above-referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids.This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than FOUR AND ONE HALF PERCENT (4.5%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.This Contract is also subject to Affi rmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non-Discrimination and Affi rmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affi rmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifi cations (Executive Order 11246).The General Contractor is required to submit a Certifi cation of Non-Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective sub-contractors of the requirement for such certifi cation where the sub-contract exceeds $10,000.Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Offi ce at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.

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To all interested persons:A Petition has been filed by George A.

Donovan, III of Belmont, MA and Jean M.Perrotta of Belmont, MA requesting that theCourt enter a formal Decree and Order oftestacy and for such other relief as requestedin the Petition. And also requesting that GeorgeA. Donovan, III of Belmont, MA and Jean M.Perrotta of Belmont, MA be appointed as Per-sonal Representative(s) of said estate to serveWithout Surety on the bond.

You have the right to obtain a copy of thePetition from the Petitioner or at the Court.You have a right to object to this proceeding.To do so, you or your attorney must file a writ-ten appearance and objection at this Courtbefore 10:00 a.m. on February 23, 2015.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadlineby which you must file a written appearanceand objection if you object to this proceed-ing. If you fail to file a timely written appear-ance and objection followed by an Affidavitof Objections within thirty (30) days ofthe return date, action may be taken withoutfurther notice to you.

The estate is being administered underformal procedure by the Personal Represen-tative under the Massachusetts UniformProbate Code without supervision by theCourt. Inventory and accounts are notrequired to be filed with the Court, but recipi-ents are entitled to notice regarding theadministration from the Personal Represen-tative and can petition the Court in anymatter relating to the estate, includingdistribution of assets and expenses ofadministration.

WITNESS, HON. EDWARD F. DONNELLY, JR.,First Justice of this Court





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI15P0309EA

Estate ofJEAN M. DONOVAN

Date of Death December 21, 2014CITATION ON PETITION FOR

FORMAL ADJUDICATION

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EXTRA InningsInningsInningsInningsInningsby Sal Giarratani

Remembering theGreat Jimmie Foxx

Baseball superstar JimmieFoxx swung into baseballback in 1925 and soon wasdominating the game alongwith Babe Ruth. In 1932, hehit 58 homers and the follow-ing season won the TripleCrown. In 1932, when he hit59, it was like 1961 betweenMantle and Maris. Ruth beathim out getting 60 homersto set a long-held baseball HRrecord.

In terms of being a slug-ging first baseman, Foxx wasjust as good as Lou Gehrigand better than all the restin baseball. Ted Williamsonce stated, “Next to JoeDiMaggio, he was the great-est player I ever saw.” With

Foxx’s power and speed, noone in baseball today is evenclose to him. His on basepercentage is still in the Top10. Foxx (1907-67) was sopowerful, he was nicknamedthe “Beast.”

He started off with thePhiladelphia Athletics as acatcher in 1925-26 beforebecoming a first base-manfor the rest of his long ca-reer. He hit 33 homersin 1929, 37 in 1930 and 30in 1931, which helped theAthletics win three straightpennants. Foxx also won theTriple Crown in 1933 with abatting average of .356, 163RBIs, and 48 home runs.After that season, he justkept going strong, hittingat least 30 homers in 12straight seasons. In 1939,he hit .360 with 35 homers.From 1930-39, he hit 415homers and had 1,403RBIs.

By 1935, he was playingfirst base for the Red Sox.Both Ruth and Gehrig playedin New York, Ruth got topbilling and Gehrig got farmore attention, but Foxxwas part of the three bestplayers of their time andall time. Willie Mays, HankAaron and Mickey Mantlewere the three best playersof the Fifties and Sixties andtogether these six guys were,and remain, the cream ofthe crop.

Foxx ended his career withthe Cubs and Phillies beforeretiring in 1945 and waselected to the Hall of Famein 1951. In all, he hit 534home runs with a lifetimebatting average of .325. Healso had a great reputationand was beloved by baseball.They don’t make ’em likethe “Beast” anymore.

Back to Baseball TodayThe Atlanta Braves pulled

off another trade, dealingpitchers Dave Hale and GusSchlosser to the Rockies forMinor League catchers JoseBriceno and Chris O’Dowd.Hale pitched in 45 games forthe Braves last season going4-5 with a 3.30 ERA.

Red Sox Pick Up LeftyThe Red Sox added left-

hand relief pitcher RobbieRoss from the Texas Rangersfor right-hander AnthonyRanaudo. Ross did well in hisfirst two seasons in Texas(2012-13), going 10-2 with a2.62 ERA. This past season,

not so good, as he went 1-6with 4.70 ERA as a starterbefore going back to the bull-pen where his ERA soaredeven higher.

Apparently, the Sox arehoping he will bounce backas a new lefty in their pen.Yankees and A-Rod Bonus

The New York Yankeesare thinking about not pay-ing Alex Rodriguez a $6 mil-lion bonus if he hits sixhomers in 2015 and tiesWillie Mays at 660 careerhomers, which would begood for fourth place on theall time HR list.

Patriots WinSuper Bowl Again

The New England Patriotshave won the Super Bowlonce again. It has been adecade since the last timethey did this. QuarterbackTom Brady has establishedhimself as the best NFLquarterback in Super Bowlhistory passing the greatJoe Montana, by his perfor-mance in Super Bowl XLIX.

The game was simplycrazy great. At the end of thethird quarter, it looked likeMudville for the Pats, butin the end it was theSeahawks with mud ontheir faces.

The whole game camedown to the last 66 secondswith the Patriots up 28-24,but Seattle had the ballon the one-yard line. All PeteCarroll had to do to repeatas Super Bowl champion washand the ball to MarshawnLynch and the Pats would gohome losers. However, theSea-hawks decided to throwthe ball into the end zone forthe score. Then Patriotsrookie Malcolm Butler madehis first ever interceptionand instead of Seattle up 30-28, the Patriots won thegame 28-24.

Brady had a great gamedespite his two interceptedthrows, but the MVP ofthe game should have beenButler because he won thegame single-handedly at thevery end. Brady was good, butButler was the best.

But perhaps the MVPshould have gone to PeteCarroll for his boneheadeddecision to throw the ballwith Lynch ready to plowthrough the line. Thank youPete Carroll, we couldn’thave won the Super Bowlwithout you.

Seven of the American League’s 1937 All-Star players, from left to right: Lou Gehrig,Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx and HankGreenberg. All seven would be elected to the Hall of Fame.

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The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. M364-D3, FY 16-18 WATERFRONT FACILITIES TERM CONSULTANT, EAST BOSTON, SOUTH BOSTON & CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. The Authority is seeking a qualifi ed multidiscipline consulting fi rm or team, with proven experience to provide professional services including: inspection, design, and construction related services, as well as resident inspection, on an on-call, as needed basis. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner.A Supplemental Information Package will be available starting February 18, 2015 on the Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http://www.massport.com/doing-business/_layouts/CapitalPrograms/default.aspx as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, on COMMBUYS (www.commbuys.com) in the listings for this project or by contacting Susan Brace at Capital Programs [email protected] The Supplemental Information Package will provide detailed information about Scope Of Work, Selection Criteria and Submission Requirements.The Authority expects to select one consultant for this project. However, the Authority reserves the right to select a different number if it is deemed in its best interest to do so. Each consultant shall be issued a contract in an amount not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000). The services shall be authorized on a work order basis.The selection shall involve a two-step process including the shortlisting of fi rms based on an evaluation of the Statements of Qualifi cations received in response to this solicitation, followed immediately by a fi nal selection of the consultant(s) by the Authority.By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at www.massport.com. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage. This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Offi ce Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confi dential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.



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Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. MPA CONTRACT NO. MP1502-C1, FY15 MARITIME TERM MISCELLANEOUS IRON REPAIRS BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Offi ce, Suite 209S, Logan Offi ce Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015, immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015.

The work includes PROVISION OF ALL EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, LABOR AND SUPERVISION NECESSARY TO MAKE STRUCTURAL STEEL AND ARCHITECTURAL IRON REPAIRS; FABRICATION OF MISCELLANEOUS METAL ITEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: RAILS, LADDERS, FRAMES AND SUPPORTS AT ALL MASSPORT MARITIME FACILITIES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS OVER A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD.Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015.Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Offi ce, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.The estimated contract cost is NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($90,000.00).Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub-contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44J inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for fi ve (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub-bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to fi ve (5) percent of the sub-bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certifi ed check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualifi ed to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifi cations, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.No fi led sub-bids will be required for this contract.This Contract is also subject to Affi rmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non-Discrimination and Affi rmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affi rmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifi cations (Executive Order 11246).The General Contractor is required to submit a Certifi cation of Non-Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective sub-contractors of the requirement for such certifi cation where the sub- contract exceeds $10,000.Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Offi ce at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.

To the named Respondent and all otherinterested persons, a petition has been filedby Department of Developmental Servicesof Waltham, MA in the above captioned matteralleging that Daniel Rainey is in need of aGuardian and requesting that Sandra Davisof Dorchester, Ed Brown of Medford, MA (orsome other suitable person) be appointed asGuardian to serve Without Surety on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determinethat the Respondent is incapacitated, that theappointment of a Guardian is necessary, andthat the proposed Guardian is appropriate. Thepetition is on file with this court and may con-tain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this pro-ceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attor-ney must file a written appearance at this courton or before 10:00 a.m. on the return date ofMarch 12, 2015. This day is NOT a hearingdate, but a deadline date by which you have tofile the written appearance if you object to thepetition. If you fail to file the written appearanceby the return date, action may be taken in thismatter without further notice to you. In additionto filing the written appearance, you or yourattorney must file a written affidavit stating thespecific facts and grounds of your objectionwithin 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit

or completely take away the above-namedperson’s right to make decisions aboutpersonal affairs or financial affairs or both.The above-named person has the right toask for a lawyer. Anyone may make thisrequest on behalf of the above-namedperson. If the above-named person cannotafford a lawyer, one may be appointed atState expense.






Docket No. MI15P0180GDCITATION GIVING NOTICE OF

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OFGUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED

PERSON PURSUANT TOG.L. c. 190B, §5-304

In the Matter ofDANIEL RAINEYOf Waltham, MA

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 2/6/15


by Richard Preiss

HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUB

YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT MORE THAN THE NUMBERSTiger Ted Lowry was More than a Statistic

Boxing RingsideWITH BOBBY FRANKLIN

DOWN THE STRETCH WEGO — It’s one of the first signsof the coming spring, it is. Andit has nothing to do withthe Red Sox equipment vanstarting south or the arrivalof pitchers and catchers attheir various spring trainingdestinations.

Rather, you know thatthere is spring in the air (nomatter how much snow thereis in the Hub) when the dailypapers convert from printingthe divisional standings inthe NBA and NHL to confer-ence standings.

As January became Febru-ary, the Globe switched over,an indication that the post-season in hoops and hockeyis on the horizon. From nowon each game will meanmore, the results of thosecompeting for a berth will bescrutinized more intently andthe standings will take on newrelevance.

Let’s just say right now thatthe Bruins are in an excel-lent position to qualify for theStanley Cup Playoffs comeApril.

The NHL introduced a newwrinkle in the qualifying thisseason. It used to be that thetop eight teams in each con-ference qualified. Now it’s thetop three teams in each divi-sion plus the next two withthe highest point totals quali-fying as wild cards regardlessof division.

As of early February, theBruins were in a wild cardspot with 60 points, mak-ing them, in fact, the eighthplace team in the conference.The three Atlantic divisionleaders were Tampa Bay (68points), with Montreal andDetroit right behind at 67each). On the other end, itwas quite a drop-off to ninthplace Florida with 52.

What it all means is thatthe Bruins most likely shouldget a playoff berth. Given thefact that they have been play-ing better of late, they prob-ably aren’t going to sink downto Florida’s level. However, ifthey really get hot (and one ofthose three top teams in thedivision cools off), the B’s couldmove from a wild card spotto one reserved for the divi-sional qualifiers.

Either way, look for the B’sto be in action in the firstround of the Stanley Cupplayoffs. And there may be anew face or two. The NHLtrade deadline is looming. It’sMarch 2nd.

Over on the basketball side,all is not lost for Brad Stevensand the Celtics. As of earlyFebruary the Celtics couldstill be considered to be incontention for a playoff berthin the relatively weak East-ern Conference.

Lots of people are sayingthe C’s are having a bad year.But that’s all relative whenso many other teams in theconference are also downon their luck. Out of the topeight teams in the confer-ence qualify for the playoffs —only six of them are playingabove the .500 level. Theother nine are all below thatstandard — some signifi-cantly so.

In early February, the C’swere in 11th place — but onlyfour games out of the eighthposition. As we have said be-fore, if the C’s can merely getwarm (and there were signsof that on the recent Westerntrip where they finished .500with a 3-3 record), then theymight be able to do it. If theycan finish somewhere northof .400 for the season, they’vegot a chance. Granted, howthe other teams perform downthe stretch will also play alarge role in this, but at thisjuncture, the playoffs are stillwithin the grasp of the Green.

GORDIE HOWE IMPROVES— Gordie Howe, the NHL’spersonification of durability,has once again shown that heis up to a challenge. The86-year-old legend, who suf-fered a serious stroke in lateOctober and was hospitalizedfor dehydration in December,appears to be doing wellfollowing a treatment withadult stem cells at a Mexicanclinic.

So much in fact that hewas scheduled to make a pub-lic appearance in Canadaover the weekend. But notall was bright for Howe asnews came that his brotherVictor has passed away inMoncton, New Brunswick onJanuary 31st.

Vic Howe, a right wing,played portions of threeseasons with the New YorkRangers in the 1950s. He alsohad an extensive careerin the minor leagues. He was85.

BEANPOT SHINING BRIGHT— The first round of theBeanpot went into the booksin an exciting fashion withBoston University scoring a4-3 double overtime victoryover Harvard and North-eastern posting a 3-2 upsetof Boston College with only94 seconds left in regulationtime.

The exciting finishes meanthat BU will play North-eastern in the champion-ship game on February 9th.Northeastern has not won aBeanpot title since 1988,while BU, once a power in thePot with 29 titles on Cause-way Street, has not won since2009.

Although NU has not wonsince 1988, the Huskies havecome close on three recentoccasions. They’ve now madeit to the championship gamein three of the last five years,only to leave the game with-out the trophy in 2011, 2013,and 2014. It was BC thatdowned the Huskies for thecrown on all three occasions.So this will be the Huskiesfourth attempt to capture thetitle in the second decade ofthe 21st century.

Perhaps no one would liketo win the Beanpot more thanBU Coach Dave Quinn. Nowin his second year behind thebench, a victory by the Terri-ers would be an affirmationthat BU has now returned tothe spotlight, claiming onceagain a title in a tournamentthat was once informallycalled “the BU Invitational.”Will it be NU or BU? We’ll allfind out on Monday night.

I believe it was HarryTruman who once said,“There are lies, damnlies, and statistics.” Thisquote can certainly applyto boxing. Today, itseems there is moreand more emphasisplaced on numbers whenit comes to boxing. Watchany televised fight andyou are barraged withcomments and graphicsabout how many punchesare thrown and wherethey landed. You are toldthat x amount of punchesare power punches (Ihave been told that apower punch is anypunch that isn’t a jab).Comments are madeabout knock out ratiosand not only how many wins a fighter hashad, but how many consecutive winningrounds he has had. With all these numbersbeing thrown around you would be forgivenif you thought you had tuned into a baseballgame instead of a boxing match. Well, box-ing ain’t baseball, and these numbers meanvery little in a sport as subjective as boxing.It is almost as if they are trying to takethe human element out of the sport. Thatreally isn’t surprising in this modern age ofboxing where fighters have become morelike rock-’em sock-’em robots. We arewitnessing the atomization of boxing,which is fitting in this era wherethere is so much talk about driver-less cars becoming a reality.

It is interesting to look at box-ing statistics. Take a boxer’srecord for instance; what wouldyour first thoughts be about aboxer with a record of 71 wins,68 losses, and 10 draws for atotal of 149 fights? You’dprobably be thinking, “This guymust be pretty beat up. He haslost almost half of his bouts. Itsounds like he picked the wrongprofession to be in.” That couldbe true if you were to only goby the numbers you are read-ing. Let me take it a bit fur-ther. What if I now tell you hefought at least three worldchampions and a number oftop contenders? “Oh sure”, yousay, “he must have been anopponent for them on theirway up, and he must bereally beat up after beingin with those guys see-ing that, by his record,he obviously couldn’tfight very well.”

Well, here’s wherethose statistics be-come damn lies.The fighter I amtalking about wasTiger Ted Lowrywho fought outof New Bedford,and I can assureyou Ted was nobum. The interesting thing about boxingis that you only get very little from thenumbers. In order to truly know a fighter,especially a fighter from the Golden Era ofboxing, you have to dig deeper.

So, first, a little more about the numbers.Out of Ted’s 149 fights he was only stoppedtwice, once by power punching RustyPayne and then on a questionable stoppageagainst top heavyweight contender Harry KidMatthews. One-hundred-forty-nine fightsand he only failed to answer the final belltwice, amazing!

Okay, so now you are asking, “Who were

his opponents? He prob-ably just fought otherham and eggers, andwhen he stepped up hegot stopped.”

Let me give you thisto think about. In 1952he fought World LightHeavyweight ChampionJoey Maxim. Let mequote Mike Silver, theauthor of The Arc ofBoxing, the Rise andDecline of the Sweet Sci-ence, “One of Ted’s fin-est performances wasthe night he fought JoeyMaxim. It was a non-titlebout and he clearlydeserved the win, butthere was no way thatwas going to happen.Maxim went on to defeat

the great Sugar Ray Robinson in his nextbout.”

Those lying statistics are acting up again.Let me throw in another example of Ted atwork in the ring. For those of you who knowwho Tiger Ted is, the name that is foreverjoined with his is, Rocky Marciano. Ted was

the only man to go the dis-tance twice with the Rock.Their first bout was inProvidence, RI on Octo-ber 10, 1949. Marcianohad a record of 20 winswith no losses when he

entered the ring thatnight. Ted came in with a

record of 62 wins, 50losses, and 9 draws. He

had lost his last sevenconsecutive bouts.He looked like thetypical opponent.

For this fight letme quote Michael J.

Thomas who coveredthe fight for the Providence

Journal, “Marciano did notwin the fight. This reportergave it to Lowry, six roundsto four.”

Now, this is a perfectexample of what happens ifyou just look at the numberswhen matching an up-and-coming young fighter with an“opponent.” When you look abit deeper you see that notonly did Ted go the distanceall but twice in his career, andat the time of the Marcianobout he had only been stoppedonce, but he had been in thering with the likes of ArchieMoore, Lee Oma, Lee Savold,

Tiger Jack Fox, and OmelioAgramonte. Oftenhe fought in hisopponent’s home-town, so there isno telling how fairmany of these deci-sions were.

Ted lost therematch to Rocky

and then went on to fight Roland LaStarza,Jimmy Bivins, and Joey Maxim in that highlyquestionable loss. Ted could fight. If you goto YouTube you can find an interview he gaveon tape when he was 89 years old. There isno way you would ever guess this man hadstepped into the ring 149 times against someof the greatest fighters of his era. His face isnot scarred, his nose is not broken, and hisspeech is not slurred. That interview tellsme more than any statistics. It tells me thatTiger Ted Lowry was one terrific fighter, andif circumstances had been different he wouldhave been a world champion.

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