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Volume 18, Issue 41 OCTOBER 11, 2018

City Councilapproves Arboretum

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Hundreds came out on Saturday for the 11th annual Perham Soap Box Derby. The day was filled withexcitement, community, and one or two harmless crashes.

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While there aren’t many par-allels to NASCAR in WestRoxbury, the closest thing to oneis the Perham Street Soap BoxDerby.

Hundreds came out to sup-port the cause on Saturday after-noon and see the cars come roll-ing down the hill at PerhamStreet. Resident and organizerAndrea Kelly (also known as her

The Boston City Councilvoted unanimously last weekto accept and expend funds forthe Arboretum Gateway Pathin Roslindale.

The funds, directed fromthe Massachusetts ExecutiveOffice of Energy and Environ-mental Affairs and the Mas-sachusetts Department ofConservation and Recreation,will be spent on forming bid-dable plans, specificationsand estimates for a new acces-sible gateway and a new pathinto the Arboretum from theintersection of Bussey Streetand South Street inRoslindale.

The $91,200 grant willonly be providing part of thefunds required for the Arnold

Arboretum Gateway Path,which has been estimated forfull planning and constructionto be at least $2 to $3 million.The path would run from theRoslindale Village CommuterMBTA Station to the BusseyStreet, South Street intersec-tion for pedestrian and cyclisttravel and connect with theBlackwell Path to the ForestHills MBTA Station.

According to the 10 per-cent design released last year,the path would go through theRoslindale Commuter RailStation, run adjacent to theconcrete path encircling Pe-ters Hill in the Arboretum andmeet at the Poplar Gate atSouth Street to connect withthe Blackwell Path.

The idea, as At-Large City

City Life Vida Urbana(CFVU) hosted a meeting lastweek with residents facing dis-placement and the press tohighlight the issues currentlyfacing residents in Boston.

The hearing focused on sev-eral residents in Hyde Park, Ja-maica Plain, Dorchester,Roxbury and East Boston whohave been experiencing renthikes anywhere from 30 per-cent to 100 percent. CLVUstated during the meeting thatthe organization has been fight-ing to stop said displacements.

CLVU CommunicationsDirector Helen “Homefries”Matthews said one of the maincampaigns they have beenworking on in the group in-volves the City Realty group,which owns dozens of build-ings in Allston, Brighton, Ja-maica Plain, Dorchester andRoslindale, among others.

Matthews said that City

Realty is increasing rents toforce out current tenants, bothin residential and businessproperties.

“They’re this really bad ac-tor in the Jamaica Plan/Roxbury area. They are a bigcorporate landlord who’s pur-chasing a lot of buildings,” shesaid. “During the foreclosurecrisis, they bought up all thesebuildings when people weredealing with this really big cri-sis, and they took advantage ofit by scooping up all thesehouses.”

She said the rent increasesare only part of the problem, asshe said during the meeting thatCity Realty has been accusedof leaving properties in unsafeand unsanitary conditions. Onecouple at the meeting, Freeziaand Victor Herrera, said theyhave been fighting City Realtyfor the past six years to stay intheir home. Freezia said theyhave finally agreed to leave in

superhero persona Andrew Jelly)said the 11th annual iteration ofthe event garnered about 125 rac-ers to the event.

“That’s great, we have agesfour to 12 and it’s a great suc-cess,” she said. “Everyone is hav-ing a fun time. Luckily this is the11th annual, and we’re lucky tohave a DJ who comes every yearfor us. It’s a fun thing to plan andwe have a good group of neigh-

bors. Everyone pitches in.”Last year, the race had fewer

racers, but organizer Jim O’Learysaid he’s glad to have seen thenumber grow this year. He saidthe race was kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing when theystarted with resident Jeff Cecil 11years ago. He said they started itduring a block party after a con-versation they had just about go-karts. He said they’ve solicitedsponsors, had friends, organiza-

tions and companies donate cars,like the Corrib Charitable Trust,Parkway in Motion and the Bos-ton Fire and Police Departments.

Residents Bill and MarieNelson have been in the neigh-borhood for decades and saidthey have grandchildren compet-ing in the race.

“I’ve lived here for 65 yearsand there weren’t too many fami-lies living in this part of the

neighborhood at the beginning,”he said. “Now there are familiesand kids growing up here and it’sa lot of fun. We live three housesup that way and we have threegrandkids here.”

Marie said it’s just one aspectof being part of the neighbor-hood, though it is expanding itsreach. Dedham resident MariaLuisa said she just found outabout it from a friend the nightbefore.

“Our boys go to school to-gether; she lives in West Roxburyand I live in Dedham, so all myson’s friends are here and it madesense to come here,” she said.“All the baseball athletes that Ihelp coach are here too and it’sgreat to see them all. It’s justawesome, we’ll gladly do it againand we’ll gladly cleanup and vol-

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Councilor Michelle Wu said,is to help ease congestion onWashington Street inRoslindale, which still facesgridlock most mornings.

“This gateway will be re-ally critical to continuing toreduce congestion around theWashington Street Corridorbetween Roslindale Squareand Forest Hills,” she said.

She added the grant wouldhelp to advance the plans from25 percent completion –which have not yet been pre-sented to the public – to 100percent design.

“There will be more pub-lic meetings along the way,”she said. “I’ve heard frommany advocates and everyonesupports the continuation ofthe project.”

The last public meetingheld on the Arboretum Gate-way Path was in the summer.The area sits between theArnold Arboretum and theRoslindale Commuter Station.It’s about 1,500 feet of landalong the train tracks. Theland has been surveyed and,

according to Jennifer Relstabof Horsley Witten, the designfirm Walk Urban PlanningRoslindale (WalkUPRoslindale) has been hired forthis project, and they havemapped out the cost of design-ing the grading and pathing ofthat area, as well as the esti-mated costs of construction.

Though the 25 percent de-sign has yet to be released tothe public, WalkUP has statedin the past it expects saidplans to be released and dis-cussed in public meetings ata later date this fall. For thatmeeting, it will encompass thecurrent siting and design plansfor the full Arboretum Path, aswell as building materials andestimated dates of completion(once funding has been allo-cated) for the full project.

Scores of residents havebeen working on this projectfor at least three years inRoslindale and Jamaica Plainto make this multi model planof transportation through theArboretum a reality, includingWalkUP, Rozzie Bikes,

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Letters to the Editor

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

Hallowed be her name?In 1964 “The Wedding,”

sung by Julie Rogers, peaked at#10 in the pop charts across theUnited States. It rose muchhigher in the United Kingdomand Australia. What is unusualabout this pop song is that itslyrics reference another song, areligious one at that, “AveMaria.”

“The Wedding” is about anenvisioned church ceremony—matrimony— as the singer an-ticipates “. . . hearing sweetvoices singing the ‘Ave Maria’”being played on her big day.

So there, we have the “AveMaria” being mentioned in thou-sands of public high schoolgyms across the states at teen-age dances, the separation ofchurch and state notwithstand-ing. Moreover, what is out-standing in this day and age,there is not the least amount ofdisrespect in the reference to theMarian hymn.

Let’s recall an episode of thetelevision series “Blue Bloods.” Already in syndication, the se-ries chronicles the activities ofa New York City police family,the Reagans. The tight, Irishfamily encompasses four gen-erations: the great grandfather,a former police commissionerhimself; the grandfather, playedby one of the show’s co-stars,Tom Selleck, as the current po-lice commissioner; and two ofhis offspring, who are also po-lice officers with the NYPD.

In one vignette, Tom Selleckmeets his district attorneydaughter for a drink after work: he opts for a non-alcoholicBloody Mary, prompting thewise-cracking daughter to labelit a Virgin Mary. The policecommissioner objects, claimingthat his Jesuit education taught

him not to disrespect the motherof Jesus by referring to a drinkwith her name.

All of which leads to thename of Mary being used quitea lot in sports references particu-larly as a desperation effort com-monly called a “Hail Mary”pass, effort, shot, etc.

The National Catholic Reg-ister differs with the secularmedia on the origin of the term. The NCR claims that the phraseoriginated in 1922, when twoformer members of NotreDame’s Four Horsemen coinedthe term following a hard-foughtvictory against Georgia Tech. The Fighting Irish players saidactual Hail Mary prayers to-gether before scoring each oftheir team’s touchdowns, asthey defeated the vauntedRamblin’ Wreck 13-3. Afterthe game one of ND’s FourHorsemen is reputed to havesaid, “Say, that Hail Mary is thebest play we’ve got!”

The most common versionis that the phrase was coined byRoger Staubach, the Dallas

Cowboys quarterback, in a1975 playoff game againstMinnesota. As the game wasabout to expire, he heaved along pass to wide receiver DrewPearson. After the game the(Catholic) All-Pro quarterbackstated, “I closed my eyes andsaid a Hail Mary.”

Within Jesuit tradition the“Hail Mary” pass seems to haveoriginated with the game-win-ning 48-yard touchdown passby Doug Flutie to GerardPhelan to give Boston Collegea thrilling 47-45 last-secondwin over the University of Mi-ami before a crowd of 30,235at the Orange Bowl on Nov. 23,1984. The last-second heave,highlighted on national televi-sion, cast Flutie into the na-tional limelight, as the 10thranked Eagles defeated the pre-ceding year’s national cham-pion.

The only misinformationabout the game is that “ThePass,” as it is called aroundChestnut Hill, enabled Flutie towin the 1984 Heisman Trophy: not so, as the voting was com-plete before the Miami game.

As we are fully into anotherfootball season, should some ofus take offense at the constant,secular references to the motherof Jesus by television commen-tators? For some, perhaps. Forothers of us, we know that whendeath is imminent, we’ll bemumbling the sacred prayer,particularly with its mortalphrase, . . . .”pray for us nowand at the hour of death.” Maybe, just maybe, the essenceof that phrase, the Hail Marypass, will proliferate even moreso among countless sports fansfrom which we can drawstrength before our final breath.

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THE THEMEIS TROUBLING

To the Editor:I was struck by the common

theme between the opposition tothe proposed charter high schoolat 361 Belgrade Avenue and theopposition to new housing onSprague Street in Readville.

The theme is “no change inmy neighborhood”, which leftme wondering what world theopposition lives in. After all,most of the opponents have chil-dren and even grandchildren whoneed good schools to go to andhomes to live in. The main com-

plaints center around traffic con-gestion. Yes, there are backs upsin both areas during peak com-muting times, but they are minorand can be resolved by improvedpublic transportation and roaddesign.

The complaint that RoxburyPrep will make congestion worseon West Roxbury Parkway isspurious since the vast majorityof the students will use publictransportation. And, it is disin-genuous when one considershow much congestion is createdby the drop-offs for Holy NameSchool. The city could improve

traffic by rebuilding the Parkway/Centre rotary into a more effi-cient and safer modern round-about design. It is pedestrian hellnow and prevents parents fromletting children walk to theschool.

As for the Sprague Street de-velopment, how do the oppo-nents plan to solve the housingshortage that is making it so ex-pensive to live in Boston and, inparticular, is harming lower in-come residents? Increasing hous-ing supply is the only way to puta check on price increases. Notin my backyard attitudes harmother people and stopping devel-opment hurts the economichealth of cities. Asking develop-ers to provide additional benefitsto the neighborhood in exchangefor building is the better andsmarter way to work with inevi-table and necessary change.

Allan WrightRoslindale

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One of the trickiest decisions in corporate America is notnecessarily what to make, but when to destroy.

Over time, the paperwork (or digital files) associated withvarious operational and personnel matters become just so muchbloat and wasted real estate. Do you really need payroll infor-mation for an employee from 25 years ago?

The problem, however, is not knowing when seeminglywasteful record retention becomes vital again or a legal obliga-tion. A lawsuit may demand historical documentation as part ofdiscovery. Tax audits can stretch back several years. There mayalso, in an era of cyber-attacks and data breaches, be the needto track back in time to assess the cause and scope of a hack.

With this backdrop, it is also perfectly reasonable that cityand state agencies establish policies for what can be shredded,and how much time must pass before they can do so. It is stilltricky, given the need to document history and satisfy publicrecord requests, but a “spring cleaning” guided by establishedpolicies is hardly scandalous, at least not superficially.

None of that should be a shield for corruption. Yet, that isexactly what our embattled State Police are doing. Here is asnippet of reporting this week by radio station WBUR:

“In the months since the Massachusetts State Police has beenrocked by overtime and payroll scandals, records show theagency sought to destroy more than 160 boxes of documentstracking payroll, detail assignments, attendance and per-sonnel records — some dating back as far as 26 years.The day after the Boston Globe published a story in Marchexposing an entire division of the state police had payrollrecords hidden from the public, the agency requested per-mission to destroy 115 bankers boxes worth of records.”

The requests were submitted by the director of financefor the State Police to the state Records ConservationBoard.

In a statement, a state police spokesman told WBURthat the requests were “in compliance with the Secretaryof State’s retention schedule.”

That may be the case, but the optics and timing are stillterrible. Thus far, six state troopers have been charged infederal court with collecting overtime for hours they didn’twork; three others face similar charges in Suffolk County.It remains unclear if others may also be charged.

Legal document destruction or not, this is the policeequivalent of a drug dealer flushing his wares when cruis-ers pull up to his door.

During a payroll/overtime scandal, the most importantrecords to accuse or exonerate suspects lies within thoseotherwise dull spreadsheets. Given that no one can sayfor sure how long overtime fraud has been a “tradition:”for certain members of the force, document trashing can-not merely follow the letter of retention policies. TheRecords Conservation Board apparently agreed, and at thevery least delayed its approval of the request.

State Police play an important role in our public safetynetwork, but they are not above the law. The force, now morethan ever, must ensure that its actions are above reproach. Itmust restore any lost or diminished public faith. Carting awayboxes of potential evidence amid a sweeping fraud investi-gation, even if legal, is no way to rebuild that trust.


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Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.

Grateful thanks. —A.E.P.

JP Open Studioscelebrates 25th year


The 25th Jamaica Plain Open Studios took place recently, and resi-dents from all over the city came out.


The Jamaica Plain Arts Coun-cil held its 25th Open Studios(JPOS) over the weekend ofSept. 27 with participation fromthousands of residents and tour-ists alike.

Scores of artists from theneighborhood showed what theycan do at the event, which dottedthe neighborhood with home andbusiness studios throughout andgroup studios at JP Licks, theFirst Church in Jamaica Plain, theSam Adams Brewery and theFirst Baptist Church.

JPOS Event Coordinator Su-san Dupre said the work is donecompletely by volunteers and,

though it can be daunting attimes, it is totally worth it whenopening day hits.

“It’s a volunteer-driven orga-nization, and people have beenvolunteering literally for over 20years and there’s definitely a rea-son for it,” she said. “Plus it’sperfect weather.”

JP Arts Council Board Mem-ber Thomas Durand said thework is tough, but the day is anamazing experience for art lov-ers and artists alike.

“It’s tiring, but it’s great,” hesaid. “I show at the JP Licks. Iput my artwork up there and I getto walk around and look at theevent. It’s an amazing time,


Boston City Council looks to go car free for a dayJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Last week, the Boston CityCouncil voted to hold a hear-ing regarding hosting a localiteration of the Car Free Dayinitiative.

The Car Free Day, Sept. 22,is a advocacy day in which driv-ers are encouraged to try to getaround by any other means thantheir car. The genesis behindthe event is to promote masstransit and renewable travel tohelp ease congestion. At-LargeCity Councilor Michelle Wusaid the city has seen street shutdown events for the past fewyears experience great successin getting cars off those particu-lar streets, but also encourag-ing residents to come together.

“We all can think of ex-amples of times in our districtswhere we just shut down thestreet even for a block or twoand how much it came alivewith people coming outside,bringing their kids and food andjust building a sense of commu-nity,” said Wu. “From the Bikeand Brew Festival inDorchester jut a a couple ofweeks ago, Fall Fest in Rozzieand the Hyde Park 150 and allthe little ones in between.”

Wu said 14 percent of theCity of Boston’s total land massarea is sidewalks and streets,and they should be leveraged toserve the public more. She alsopointed out that the more car

traffic you have in a city, themore dust, particulates andsmog you’re going to have im-pacting the health of the popu-lation.

“They really should bethought of more as public com-munity land, we could do moreon that,” she said. “Then there’sthe whole environmentalsustainability aside, where weknow that the emissions fromcars are not just causing the ac-celeration of climate change butalso really impacting people’shealth. The studies have shownthat Chinatown residents livingby the highways have muchhigher instances of asthma anddiseases, and urban residents ingeneral, due to not just livingnear roads, but also affected bythe lack of parking due topeople circling and trying to

find a place to put that car, thatcreates even more pollution andemissions.”

Wu cited an ambitious ex-ample that Paris undertook in2015, when they shut down themost urban downtown areas ofthe city to traffic. She said a full30 percent of the city wasclosed to vehicular traffic, andshe said the effect was amaz-ing.

“They did some measure-ments and they found that thenitrogen dioxide levels droppedby 40 percent from just that onecar-free day and the noise lev-els in the city dropped by half,”she said. “So there’s lots of im-pacts that we don’t think about.They have done it every yearsince then, expanding itthroughout the city. There’s alot of details on how something

like this would happen. Is it justa gentle encouragement, likesome American cities havetried, or is it really that we’regoing to shut down these streetsto vehicular traffic except foremergency vehicles. It’s notjust as simple as picking the dayand saying we’re going to doit.”

District 8 City CouncilorJosh Zakim pointed out that asBoston is getting denser, moreand more residents are beingencouraged or forced not toown a car.

“If we’re asking people tohave less parking in the city andnot use their cars in the city wedo have to have a reliable pub-lic transit system,” he said. “Itis vital for our city’s economicgrowth, environment and pub-lic health to have reliable, con-

sistent and affordable publictransit that we’re invested in.That’s obviously something theCity of Boston can’t do on itsown.”

The Council also went overissues discussed in a previousmeeting on the possibility ofreconstructing the Long IslandBridge and turning the facilitythere into an opioid treatmentcenter. District 2 City Coun-cilor Ed Flynn said he sup-ported the move and said dur-ing his time as a probationaryofficer of the Suffolk CountySheriff’s Office, he would goto the old Long Island Home-less shelter frequently.

“I think more than half ofmy clients' probationers wereoutside of Boston and theycame here to get healthcare.They came to Boston to gethousing and they came to theprobation department,” he said.“Most of these crimes hap-pened outside the city and Bos-ton is supervising them and alot of them are homeless. I pro-posed yesterday to ask for sometype of financial assistancefrom wealthy towns acrossMassachusetts. This isn’t just aBoston problem or a SouthShore problem, but it’s also aWellesley problem and aWeston problem. Whether it’sa voluntary tax or asking fortheir compassion in helpingBoston and the Greater Boston

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The City Council met and discussed a possible car-free day in the city. Newbury Street has already tried it forthree days to some serious success

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Around the NeighborhoodsFREE ACE MENTORPROGRAM

The ACE Mentor Program ofGreater Boston launches their2018-2019 free after-schoolhands-on educational program byhosting a Student Kick-Off eventon October 17, 2018 at theWentworth Institute of Technol-ogy.

The program gives highschool students interested in in-dustries such as architecture, con-struction and engineering, the op-portunity to learn from real-lifeprofessionals. Throughout theprogram, high school studentshave the ability to gain tangibleexperience from working on aconstruction site, learning how tomaneuver software programs andworking hands-on with a mentor. The program is a great opportu-nity for students that want tobuild professional connectionsfor potential jobs and internshipsin the future.

Although the ACE MentorProgram of Greater Boston isfree for participating students,they offer scholarships rangingfrom $4,000-$12,000 to selectstudents within the program anddistribute the scholarships at theconclusion of the program(March 2019).

For all interested high schoolstudents, please attend the Stu-dent Kick-Off event on Wednes-day, October 17, 2018 from 6-8PM at Wentworth Institute ofTechnology, in the Watson Audi-torium (550 Huntington Ave).For more information on how tosign up for the program, pleasevisit the registration site https://app.acementor.org/registration/student

BAY STATE SKATINGSCHOOL IS CELEBRATING50 YEARS! NEW

Learn to Skate classes are on-going at the Brookline/ClevelandCircle Reilly, Newton/BrightonDaly and Jim Roche Rinks.

Classes are for children, ages 4to 18. Separate skill classes areheld at the beginner, intermedi-ate and advanced levels. Skaterscan wear either hockey skates orfigure skates, and helmets are re-quired for ages 4 through 9. Eachclass includes a small group les-son and a supervised practice pe-riod. Newton/Brighton DalyRink on Nonantum Road, classeson Saturdays at 1 PM start Octo-ber 27th and Sundays at 1 PMstart October 28th. Brookline/Cleveland Circle Reilly Memo-rial Ice Rink at 355 Chestnut HillAvenue classes Sundays at 1 PMstart October 21st, Thursdays at4 PM start October 25th and Fri-days at 4 PM start October 26th. Jim Roche Arena, West Roxburyis located at 1025 VFW Parkway.Classes are Sundays at 4 PMstarting October 21st. Come jointhe fun at the Brighton Daly Rink,Cleveland Circle Reilly Rink, JimRoche Arena or at any of theother 8 local area rinks. To reg-ister for classes or for any addi-tional information, please call theBay State Skating School at 781-890-8480, or visitwww.BayStateSkatingSchool.org.

FALL FROLIC: A FREE“SHARE THE HARBOR”CRUISE TO SPECTACLEISLAND ON OCTOBER 20TH

Save the Harbor/Save the Bayin partnership with Boston Har-bor Now, the Massachusetts De-partment of Conservation andRecreation (DCR), and the Na-tional Parks Service (NPS) willhost a free “Share the Harbor”cruise to Spectacle Island onOctober 20th. This special tripwill extend the season for thepublic to enjoy this unique pieceof the Boston Harbor IslandsNational and State Park Reser-vations are required for this freecruise. Reserve your spot ath t t p s : / / t i n y u r l . c o m /sharetheharbor-10-20-2018

BOSTON JEWISHFILM FESTIVAL

30th ANNUAL FESTIVAL:NOVEMBER 7-19, 2018This is where Boston Jewish Filmstarted. Now presenting morethan 60 screenings throughoutGreater Boston, our Festival is avibrant destination for viewingthought-provoking films and newmedia, and for lively post-screen-ing conversations with filmmak-ers. FESTIVAL TICK-ETS ON SALE NEXT WEEK

ALLSTON / BRIGHTON

BRIGHTON MAINSTREETS’ GALA &CASINO NIGHT

Friday, November 9, 2018,6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. You’re in-vited to our Roaring TwentiethParty!

Join us in celebrating our 20thAnniversary. It’ll be a rip ROAR-ING, raging, hootenanny, box so-cial of a good time. Test LadyLuck at a casual blackjack orpoker table (there’ll be rouletteand craps too if you find that thebees knees). And of course, itwouldn’t be a true ProhibitionParty without plenty of local eats,and a sip or two of some gigglewater. Even though we’re tell-ing you where to find our speak-easy, you’ll need to RSVP for thepassword to get in. RSVP TO-DAY! Gala Tickets: $75.00 (in-cludes “funny money” for casinogames, music, a small-plate styledinner, and a drink at our speak-easy) And did we mention, youcan store your Model A in theparking garage next door forFREE? Get Tickets WGBH 1Guest St, Brighton

VETS TO VETSSUPPORT GROUP

Vets to Vets Support GroupBy Vets For Vets UMass Boston,Brighton Marine Health CenterVets to Vets group meetings areheld every 2 and 4 7:00 pm.

UMass Boston in collaborationwith Brighton Marine HealthCenter invites you to a VeteransSupport Discussion Group, a safeand confidential space to discusschallenges and opportunities withother local veterans. BrightonMarine Health Center 77 WarrenSt, Brighton For more informa-tion please contact CaryRothenburger, M.Ed, LSCW at(617) 610-4145 [email protected]

SAFEROUTES – WALK TOSCHOOL DAY

Winship Elementary SPCWednesday, October 10, 2018 @8:40 am Families gather atRogers Park at 8:40, depart forthe Winship at 8:55 am. RogersPark 56 Rogers Park Ave,Brighton

VOTE EARLY BOSTONThursday, October 25, 2018,

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Honan-Allston Library (Vote in Commu-nity Room) 300 North HarvardSt. Allston, MA 02134., Saturday& Sunday, October 27, & 28,2018, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Jack-son Mann School (Vote in Audi-torium) 500 Cambridge St .Allston, MA 02134

FRIENDS OF FANEUILLIBRARY DAYAT FLATBREAD PIZZA

Sponsored by The Friends ofthe Faneuil Branch Library(FOFL). Tuesday, October 9,2018 All Day Pop by Flatbreadfor pizza or bowling anytime onOct 9th (on Guest Street inBrighton Bowling). A portion ofyour pizza purchase goes towardsFOFL. Come join the fun. https:// w w w. b o w l b r i g h t o n . c o m /Flatbread Company

BRIGHTON BRANCHLIBRARY EVENTS

An Autumn Concert withJacqueline and Michele AronsJacqueline and Michele Arons, amother-daughter piano and vocalconcert duo, will perform a med-ley of classical and Broadwaycompositions with music fromdifferent cultures and ethnic tra-ditions thrown in for good mea-sure. October 27, Saturday after-noon at 2 pm

Book Discussion Group Abook discussion group meets atthe Brighton Library,40 AcademyHill Road (617) 782-6032 on thelast Wednesday of each month at11:15 am.. The featured selec-tion for October 31st will be NoOrdinary Time by Doris KearnsGoodwin. Copies of the book areavailable at the branch. Everyoneis invited and new members arewelcome.

Beginning internet classMystified by the net?Don’t knowhow to surf? Help is available ona one on one basis to get youstarted. Call for an appointmentand ask for Alan. (617) 782-6032

ESL Class An ESL conversa-tion group meets at 6:15 pm ev-ery Thursday evening. Comeand practice your language skillsin an informal and friendly set-ting with other new Englishspeakers

HYDE PARK

THOMAS M. MENINOYMCA ANNUAL GALA &AUCTION

Friday, October 19 at 7:00

pm. Blue Hills Country Club,Canton, MA. Auction benefits theThomas M. Menino YMCA’sAnnual Fund. Ymcaboston.org/menino/auctionHYDE PARKLIBRARY EVENTS

Thursday, October 11 @ 2:30pm – Teen Anime Club

Saturday, October 13 @9:30am – Morning Block Party

Saturday, October 13 @ 1:00pm – Chess and Checkers withCharlie

Monday, October 14 @ 6:30pm – Bedtime Stories

Tuesday, October 16 @ 10:30am – Preschool Story Time

Tuesday, October 16 @ 2:30pm – Teen Video Game Club

Wednesday, October 17 @10:30 am – Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, October 17 @11:30 am – Baby & Me StoryTime

Thursday, October 18 @ 2:30pm – Teen Anime Club

Saturday, October 20 @ 1:00pm – Chess and Checkers withCharlie

HYDE PARK YOUTHBASKETBALLASSOCIATIONREGISTRATION

The Hyde Park Youth Basket-ball Association will hold regis-tration for the 2018-2019 seasoneach Saturday in Ocotber:

* Saturday, October 13th, Sat-urday, October 20th, Saturday,October 27th

* Boys and girls between theages of 6-14 may register at HydePark Municipal Building be-tween the hours of 9:00 AM and12:00 noon.

Fees for the season rangefrom $50-60; parent signaturesare required.

For more information, checkout the league website at:HydeParkYBA.com.

BCYF HYDE PARKCOMMUNITY CENTER

Youth Basketball Skills &Drills Is your child looking toimprove their basketball skills?Enjoy a little competition? Bringthem by the community centerTuesdays from 6:00-7:30pm andwe can help them reach theirgoals! For children ages 8-13,cost is $25 shirts included.Robotics Club:

Does your child like math &science? Are they interested inbuilding? Have them stop by theteen center on Tuesdays afterschool & they can learn how wecan use computer programs tocreate and operate basic robotics.Contact the community center formore information.

Pickleball Clinics & OpenPlay The new up and comingsport for people of all ages!Pickleball combines tennis &ping pong in a new and creativesport. Come by for lessons onhow to play the game.Mondays,Instructional from 3-5 ages 8-14.Sundays, Open play from 10-12noon ages 18+.

Senior Drop In An opportu-nity for local seniors to socializewith others, enjoy coffee andpastries, and participate in activi-ties (board games, cards, movies,guest speakers and more). Fri-days, 10:00- 11:30 am.

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Ed Walsh Wiffle Ball Tournament hits straight into fifth year

The fifth annual Ed WalshFoundation Wiffle Ball Tourna-ment kicked off on Monday,Oct. 8, to the delight of hun-dreds of children and families.

The tournament was estab-lished to celebrate the life ofBoston Fire Department Lieu-tenant Ed Walsh, who perishedduring a Back Bay fire in 2014along with Firefighter MichaelKennedy. Walsh was a residentof both Hyde Park andRoslindale, and supported doz-ens of charities in his lifetime.

His wife, Kristen Walsh,said she wanted to keep hisspirit alive by donating to thosesame charities, which includedFranciscan Children’s organi-zation, the Greater BostonYMCA, Parkway Pop Warner,Parkway Little League, Park-way Girls Softball, the JasonRoberts Challenger League,Watertown Youth Baseball andSoftball, the Watertown Chal-lenger League, the WatertownBoys & Girls Club, after schoolprograms, the Special Olym-pics, NEADS, the Boston Pub-lic Schools and local familiesin need.

Walsh said though it was abit chilly on Monday, it didn’tstop any of the regulars from

Hundreds came out to the annual Ed Walsh Wiffle Ball Tournament at Billings Field to celebrate the life andpassions of Boston Fire Lt. Edward Walsh.



coming out to support the event.“Weather doesn’t stop us,”

she said. “We’re having a lot offun. We have 44 teams, so about200 people out here playing.We’re on four different fieldsright now.”

Walsh said they usuallyraise about $10,000 for theevent, and that’s the goal. Shesaid the organization of theevent is hectic, but she loves thework.

“I’m running around, but it’sa good day for all of us,” shesaid. “We get to see family andfriends and people from thecommunity, it’s just awesome.”

Former roommates of EdWalsh, Brian Donovan and An-thony Fallon, said this wassomething that Walsh himselfwould have loved.

“It’s amazing, really whatKristen does,” Donovan said. “Imean usually things lose steamover the years, but she’s gain-ing steam and it’s pretty impres-sive, especially as she’s raisingthree kids.”

They said they played a lotat Bridgewater State University,and that this was one of thethings they always did to blowoff steam during their timethere.

“This is what we did,” hesaid. “We played at his housein sophomore year, he had a

house off campus and wewiffled all day. It was right uphis alley, getting together withfriends and having a good day.”

“This is exactly what Edloved to do,” Fallon said.

Jaime Jones said she cameout from Reading to supporttheir friends, Kathy and KevinWalsh who are Ed Walsh’scousins.

“It’s an amazing event,” shesaid. “We have so much fun.Usually my son puts together a

team, but this year anothergroup of his friends were ableto put one together and we’vedoubled out support. We’refrom Reading and we’vedoubled our players and it’s justa great thing.”

Cousins to Ed, KarenBuschini, Diane Fucci and PaulKelly said this was one of thebest ways to honor his legacyin the community.

“Rain or shine, people showup and Ed was all about fam-

ily, fun, sports, getting peopletogether so it’s a great way tohonor his life,” Buschini said.

Resident and Boston Uni-versity Police Officer BobMcCarthy said, “Boston Uni-versity is in the area of Engine33 and Ladder 15, so we re-spond to similar calls with thefirefighters from there so whenKennedy and Walsh perished inthat tragedy, we bear the prob-

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Community deal with this crisis.”At-Large City Councilor Michael Flynn said he has asked

the city to conduct a brief survey of homeless residents andthose seeking treatment to find out where they’re coming fromso that they can push more pressure on the suburban commu-nities.

“We really need to know who these individuals are andwhere they’re coming from so we can put pressure on subur-ban communities and suburban legislators to really step up tothe plate,” he said. “This issue, along with affordable housingand so many others is always falling on Boston’s shoulders.They need to step up and do their fair share.”

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you’re outside, you’re getting exercise, you’re seeing great artwork,and you’re meeting people, so it’s wonderful. It’s tiring, though be-cause we’ve been working at it all year.”

Resident Ruvandhi Nathavitharana said she has been living inJamaica Plain for a little while now and she wanted to show hersister around the neighborhood. She said when they came upon JPOS,they were pleasantly surprised.

“We were just going for a walk and happened to stumble on it,and it’s great,” she said. “I live in JP, my sister lives in the UnitedKingdom. It’s great to see what’s out there and what people do, Imean JP has always been an artistic place, but I didn’t know that allthese people are working artists in the neighborhood.”

West Roxbury resident Richard Gilson said he grew up in Ja-maica Plain and has been doing the JPOS for almost 10 years now.He said the event is unique to the character of the neighborhood, butas an outdoor event, it’s usually up to the weather as to whether ornot it will be successful.

“It’s a weather dependent event, you just never know what thecrowds are going to come out but this seems to be going really well,”he said.

Artist Lara Diaz said she doesn’t get to do too many shows, buthaving a central location in Jamaica Plain makes it easy to show offher style. She added the people of JP make it a very welcoming andunique experience.

“I don’t have a car, so that makes it really difficult. It’s a hugeshow, you get to meet so many different people and I’ve done showsin other areas of Boston, but JP has such a strong community ofartists and other people who appreciate something good, so it’s areally warm reception.”

Roslindale residents Steve and Louisa Gag and Laura Gang saidthey came out to support their friend Mike Gallager, who recentlytook up the call to be an artist.

“We’ve been coming for 15 or 20 years, I don’t know a long,long time,” said Steve Gag. “What I like about this, and I was notic-ing it more this year, is that as you walk through each stall, it’s likewalking into somebody’s head. This one’s like, ‘whoa! What is shethinking about with all these mobiles’ and I love this one over herewith the portraits of dogs and cats. Each one is different.”

Gallager said he wasn’t exactly sure of the reason for his returnto the art world, but he was sure he needed to do it.

“If you ask all of these people, I think they wouldn’t know ex-actly why they do it, they just do,” he said.

Artist Andrew Rogovin showed off his ceramic pieces at theFirst Church, and said he was very happy with the turnout in hisfourth year.

“Everyone’s so nice, and everyone around here is really intoart,” he said.

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Every racer waited their turn during the race, while maybe not patiently. Residents said it was amazing tosee this continue for more than a decade.


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unteer. We will do whatever weneed to do help it keep going.”

Resident Sapna Padte saidshe’s been coming for three yearsnow.

“It’s just so much fun to be outhere with the families and thekids and to kick off the fall sea-son,” she said. “It’s a ton of fun.I love it, my kids have gottenthrough it, they’re older now, butit’s still one of the best days ofthe year,” he said.

Residents Allison Kavanogh

and Fran Lynch said they’vebeen coming for a few yearsnow, and that it’s just a way toget together and have a goodtime.

“We just did it last year forthe first time and the kids had agreat time,” Kavanogh said. “Ithink I heard about it from her.”

Lynch said her friends liveright on the street. She said it’sjust one of the many ways theneighborhood comes together tocreate bonds and community.

“We do the ShamrockShootout, we do this, it’s defi-nitely a neighborhood thing,”she said.

Resident Donna Coppingersaid the day is definitely a goodtime for kids and they comefrom down the street every year.

“It’s a fun day for the kids,”she said.

Residents Joe, Sherri andCaitlyn Griffin said they’vebeen coming for a few years.

“It’s a nice time, everybodycan hang out and have fun, it’sclose to the house,” said Joe.“It’s definitely a fun day.”


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Public Meeting

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Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary

248 Spring StreetElks Lodge

West Roxbury, MA 02132

Thursday, October 256:30 PM - 8:00 PM

1507 VFW Parkway (Parkway Apartments)

Project Proponent:Lincoln Parkway, LLC

Project Description:Lincoln Parkway, LLC (the Proponent), proposes to develop an approximately 4.6-acre site at 1507 VFW Parkway in West Roxbury with a 258 unit residential, neighborhood apartment community in two detached, four-story buildings with 387 garage parking spaces.

mail to: Michael Sinatra

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One City Hall Square, 9th Floor

Boston, MA 02201

phone: 617.918.4280


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City looks to createrecovery campuson Long Island

Mayor Martin J. Walsh recently released a Request for Infor-mation (RFI) to inform the City of Boston’s planning of a com-prehensive, long-term recovery campus on Long Island. The Citywill gather information from health care providers, caregivers,residents, and other interested parties as it works to create a long-term recovery campus on Long Island, building on the WalshAdministration’s commitment to ensuring every person has ac-cess to the recovery services they need.

“It is crucial that as we plan for the future of Long Island, wedo so in a way that is collaborative and involves the input frompeople who play a role in addressing the opioid crisis,” said MayorWalsh. “In Boston, we have taken many steps to fight the epi-demic, and we have invested more money every year to expandaccess to treatment. But this is a crisis of historic proportions,and our long-term response must match it.”

The RFI asks that interested parties submit information to helpdevelop a new model of recovery services that will serve the en-tire region, and ensure a continuum of care for those who sufferfrom substance use disorders. Information from the RFI will helpthe City explore new and existing ways to increase access to treat-ment, support, and long-term recovery spanning all levels of acontinuum of care that range from inpatient detoxification pro-grams to transitional support services and residential treatment.Gathering information is the first step to conceptualize a recov-ery campus on Long Island, as the City continues to move for-ward in the process to rebuild the bridge to the island.

The City will ensure that the planning and development of arecovery campus on Long Island is informed by the needs of thoseimpacted by the opioid epidemic. Boston is committed to provid-ing services spanning the whole continuum of care such as harmreduction, detox, residential treatment, transitional housing andongoing peer support.

Through the RFI and other stakeholder engagement effortsthe City work to achieve the following goals in the developmentin the Long Island Campus:

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July 2019. She said they haveraised her rent over that time to$2,600 for a single bedroom,which has forced all the origi-nal tenants out and studentshave come in.

“They said they don’t wantme there anymore, they’ve toldme many times,” she said. “Thesewer on the first floor floodsand it comes up in my kitchen,which is full of sewage. It takesthem eight to 10 hours to fix it,and this has happened threetimes before. I call five or sixtimes and it took them eighthours to come out and fix thepipe. To prevent flooding, ev-ery half hour I had to empty outmy kitchen with a bucket andthrow it from the porch becausethey would not come.”

Matthews said CLVU origi-nally worked on the Just CauseEviction City Ordinance, whichshe said became the “watereddown” version in the JimBrooks Stabilization Act. Shesaid the Act is currently sittingin committee in the Massachu-setts State Legislature.

“It hasn’t been finally ne-gated at the state level, but it’seffectively killed,” she said. “Itrequired that a landlord has areason to evict a tenant, whichseems like a pretty straightfor-ward thing and there are manyjust cause eviction ordinancesin place in many cities in theUnited States.”

Matthews said that politicalpressure caused the watereddown version of the ordinance,which then just required thatlandlords notify the city anytime there’s an eviction and thatresidents are apprised of theirrights. It would also allow aforeclosed property to bebought by a nonprofit to rentout to the original homeowner.

“Lawmakers just wouldn’tstand up to the displacementcrisis and that was a real wakeup call,” she said. “We have tocircle back and think aboutwhat is the next move we wantto make. We’re not just goingto take this lying down.”

Matthews said that they canonly estimate how many resi-dents are being evicted fromcourt cases involving those whowish to fight their evictions.She said they estimate that forevery one resident who tries tofight an eviction, there are fiveto six more that do not.

“We see so many peoplewho get a notice to quit andthey just pack their bags,” shesaid. “It’s very hard to under-stand that moment unlessyou’re in it.”

Many CLVU organizers

joined the group after facingeviction themselves, like resi-dent Ronel Remy. Remy said hefought with landlords from1992 to 1999, and has movedfrom Somerville, to Dorchesterand Hyde Park. He said manyresidents now have to movemuch farther and leave behindtheir communities and, some-times, their families.

“There are not too manyplaces that are cheaper now,”he said.

“Basically, now if you movefrom here you have to go toBrockton, Randolph, Braintree,Quincy, Chicopee, Fall Riverand now even New Bedford.That is where folks are going,further away from the city andthe economic engine of thestate... It’s like the Earth wasmade for a few people and notfor all of us. Imagine if thesepeople were in charge of oxy-gen, they’d have us for sure.”

CLVU has helped manyresidents fight to stay in theirhomes. CLVU organizer Anto-nio Ennis brought up the ex-ample of the Mason family,who were almost forced out oftheir home in Dorchester be-cause of foreclosure. Ponte-Capellan said they workedclosely with the Coalition forOccupied Homes in Foreclo-sure (soon to be renamed theBoston Community LandTrust) and the Mason familyto allow a local nonprofit tobuy the house from the fam-ily and let them stay at af-fordable rent from WellsFargo.

“The nonprofit offered tobuy it, and they’ve refused allthese years to sell to this non-profit so they could sell to in-vestors,” he said. “The bankobviously wants top dollar,but the nonprofit has to buylow to keep the rents low.”

Ennis said they’ve beentrying to shame Wells Fargointo selling the property, andsince the recent scandal at thecompany, which involvedmany employees creatingbank accounts for customersthey did not want, the com-pany has relented.

“They’ve been spending alot of money to try to changetheir image,” he said.

Mason family membersChandra Bridges and EillenSpencer said they wereamazed at the help they gotafter years of protesting andfighting Wells Fargo.

“Without all the effortsthey put in we don’t knowwhere we would be rightnow. We didn’t know where

to go and where to turn to toget this house back, and fi-nally we have reached thatpoint of having our houseback to ourselves,” saidBridges.

Matthews also related thecurrent fight he and manyother tenants are goingthrough with Advanced Prop-erty Management in HydePark and Mattapan. Accord-ing to the group, they areworking with residents in sixbuildings, representing morethan 400 units in the area.According to CLVU, APMand its associated company,the Mayo Group, began rais-ing rents in the area in 2014,and, in 2017, CLVU set upmeetings with about 11 ten-ants to negotiate with APM.Each tenant had an averagetenure of about 20 years intheir buildings. The negotia-tions broke down when APMset a clause that would in-crease rents much more thanany of the residents could af-ford in four years (with a$200 rent increase in year oneand 3.5 percent increases foryears two and three). Ini-tially, before knowing of theyear four increases, thosetenants agreed to APM, butwhen that year four clausewas discovered, CLVU saidtenants could not accept whatwould have been “a de factomove-out agreement.”

CLVU stated it is cur-rently working on a response.For more information onCLVU campaigns, go tohttp://www.clvu.org/.


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BALDWINHelen Ruth Thacker, Devaney

Energy Employee 79, of WestRoxbury, MA, wife of EdwardJohn Baldwin, died September 27,2018 in Hot Springs, VA. A funeralservice was held at 2:00 pm onSept. 30, 2018 at McLaughlin &Young Funeral Home in HotSprings, Virginia. Online condo-lences may be made atwww.mclaughlinandyoung.com

BANKSJohn Joseph, III “Joe” Of West

Roxbury, passed away peacefully,surrounded by his family, on Oc-tober 6, 2018. Beloved husband of43 years to Deborah (McIrney).Loving father of Kristie McManus& her husband Brian (BPD) ofWest Roxbury and Courtney Dunn& her husband Ryan of Walpole.Cherished Pappy to Jaymie, Casey,Aiden and Tanner. Joe was the de-voted son of the late Catherine‘Kaye’ McBrine Banks. Dearbrother of Anne Marie Doyle(John) of Marshfield, KathleenBanks of Scituate, TriciaMcKinnon of Pembroke, SuzanneWillcutt (David) of Scituate, James(Ann) of Marshfield, ChristineBanks of Cohasset and Bryan(Christine) of New York. Joe alsoleaves many nieces, nephews, ex-tended family and friends. Joe wasa graduate of BC High, and wenton to earn his Bachelors in Elec-trical Engineering from Northeast-ern University. He was employedin the Street Lighting Division ofBoston Public Works for 38 years,and retired in 2010. His retirementconsisted of taking care of hisgrandchildren, travelling and houseprojects. He was Past GrandKnight and an active member ofthe Knights of Columbus #3049,where he made lifelong friend-ships. He was also a member ofBPOE ELKS #10 in WestRoxbury. Funeral from the Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Home,2055 Centre Street, WESTROXBURY. Joe fought a coura-geous 15 month battle againstGlioblastoma. He was treated un-der the compassionate care of Dr.Brian Nahed, Dr. Isabel Arrillaga-Romany and Dr. Helen Shih atMassachusetts General Hospital.Joe’s family is grateful to thedoctor’s, nurses and medical pro-fessionals on Lunder 7&8, as wellas the Radiation team at MGH. TheBanks family would like to extendtheir greatest appreciation to Joe’snurse, as well as the staff at Sea-sons Hospice for helping him in hislast month. In lieu of flowers, do-nations may be made, in Joe’smemory, to the Michael BurkeFoundation, 24 Marine Road,South Boston, MA 02127. WilliamJ. Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600.

BYDAJeannette Of West Roxbury,

October 2, 2018. Loving daughterof the late Salim and Wadia(Chami). Dear sister of MargaretMoses of Dedham and her late hus-band James, John Byda and hiswife Lorraine of Dover, FredericByda and his wife Ellen of FL,Christine Byda of FL and the lateFrieda Williams and Elias Byda.Also survived by several lovingnieces and nephews. Funeral Ser-vice Saturday at 10 a.m. at OurLady of the AnnunciationMelkite Catholic Cathedral, 7VFW Parkway West Roxbury.Visiting hours at the KfouryKeefe Funeral Home, 8 Spring St.(at the corner of Centre St.)WEST ROXBURY, Friday 4 - 7p.m. Relatives and friends re-spectfully invited to attend. Inlieu of flowers, contributions inJeannette’s memory may be madeto the Cathedral or to AABA, 18Cheriton Rd., West Roxbury, MA02132. Interment Mt. BenedictCemetery. Guestbook and otherinformation atwww.KfouryFuneral.com. KfouryKeefe Funeral Home WestRoxbury 617-325-3600.

COLLINSLeo F., Jr. Age 61, of West

Roxbury, passed away October 1,2018 after a long illness. Belovedson of Leo F. Collins, Sr. and thelate Catherine (Sullivan). Lovingbrother of Stephen of WestRoxbury and Kevin and Judylynnof Medfield. Leo was a US Ma-rine Veteran. The family wouldlike to thank the nurses and doc-tors at the West Roxbury VA fortheir compassion and care. Dona-tions may be made in Leo’s nameto the Wounded Warrior Projectat woundedwarriorproject.org.Funeral services were private.William J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600.

DALTON

Susan Marie (Donnelly) ofCanton formerly of West Roxburyafter a brief illness passed awayon October 2, 2018. Lovingmother of Jonathan and JamesDalton Jr. , and their fatherJames Dal ton Sr. Beloveddaughter of Nancy DeSilva andher husband Justin of Bartlett,NH. , and the la te John J .Donnelly. Devoted sister ofLeeann Donnel ly of WestRoxbury, and the late ThomasDonnelly of West Roxbury.Special thanks to cousin MaryLappin and Aunt GenevieveDonnelly for their support andcare. Funeral from the P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins, GeorgeF. Doherty & Sons FuneralHome. For online guestbookpemurrayfuneral .com. P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F.Doherty & Sons, West Roxbury.

GENDREAU

Katherine M. (Power) Of FoxHill Village, Westwood, formerlyof West Roxbury, passed away onThursday, October 4, 2018, at age81, surrounded by family.Katherine, known to family andfriends as Kathy, was the oldestdaughter of the late John F. andCatherine (Hayden) Power of WestRoxbury. She is survived by herhusband of 58 years, Edmund H.Gendreau; her son, Edmund J.Gendreau; her daughter, KatherineE. Gendreau; her daughter,Michelle Girard and her husband,Michael; her brother, John F.Power, Jr. and his wife Diane; andmany nieces and nephews andgrand nieces and nephews. She waspredeceased by her sister, JoanneHorgan. Kathy was a graduate ofRoslindale High School andKatharine Gibbs SecretarialSchool in Boston. She enjoyedsewing, crafts, playing tennis, andplaying the piano. She will be re-membered for her strength, cour-age, compassion, sense of humor,and warm heart. Kathy was a lov-ing wife and mother, and the truestof friends. In lieu of flowers dona-tions may be made in Kathy’smemory may be made to the MGHFund, 125 Nashua St., Suite 540,Boston, MA 02114-1101. Foronline guestbookpemurrayfuneral.com. P.E. Murray- F.J. Higgins George F. Doherty& Sons West Roxbury 617-325-2000.

LEEMary “Marie” (Roddy) Of

West Roxbury, October 2, 2018.Beloved wife of the late John J.Lee. Loving mother of MonicaForker and her husband Jim ofHingham, Adrienne Lee and herhusband John Hennessy of NJ,Christopher Lee of Roslindale, andGeraldine O’Malley ofHarwichport. Loving grandmotherof Ben, Nate, Caroline, Marilynand Scarlett. Devoted sister of thelate John, Luke “Joe”, Francis“Frank”, Rev. Charles, Rev. James,William and Thomas Roddy. Fu-neral from the Robert J. Lawler &Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Cen-tre St. West Roxbury.www.lawlerfuneralhome.com

WATERSNancy Died September 25,

2018, 65, at home in West Roxburyafter a four year battle with ova-rian cancer. Nancy combined herpassions for history, architecture,and the decorative arts as curatorat Staten Island Historical Society/Richmondtown Restoration, NYC;Edison National Historic Site, NJ;and the National Park Service’sNortheast Museum Services Cen-ter in Boston. After retiring frompaid employment, Nancy redi-


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tinuum of care: Create newways for people to find the carethey need regardless of theirpersonal circumstances.

Explore new forms ofcare: Develop new, innovativeideas for services and program-ming. This could mean morefully integrating art therapy andother opportunities for creativeself-expression into the servicecontinuum. Or it could meanmaking workforce develop-ment and job training opportu-nities more readily available toindividuals in recovery.

Give guests a say: Openopportunities for guests to co-create what happens on the newrecovery campus. This is cru-cial not only for helping guestsfind agency in their recovery,but of continually updating therecovery campus offerings torespond to changing needs andtimes.

Design a cohesive cam-pus: Thoughtfully designing anenvironment that is welcoming,connective, and creative.Through this, we can supportpeople with different needs andfrom different backgrounds tofind a common community ofrecovery.

Connecting resources: Atany one particular time, theremight be several resources aperson needs, from health careto housing to legal assistance.And over time, new resourceswill be needed. The recoverycampus should connect peopleto the resources they need while

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rected her energies to volunteerwork with the First Church in Ja-maica Plain, Unitarian Universal-ist and Boston Latin School’sFreight Farm and Youth ClimateAction Network (YouthCAN). Sur-vivors include: Duncan Hay(spouse), Ian Hay (son - cur-rently a graduate student atDalhousie University, Halifax,Nova Scotia), Dennis Waters(brother, Tucson, AZ), and life-long friend and caregiver HollyHansen (Staten Island, NY).Nancy was born in Tucson. Al-though she moved to the eastcoast for graduate school in hermid 20s and lived in Boston fornearly a quarter century, she al-ways considered herself a childof the desert. Her ashes will bescattered in the Arizona moun-tains she loved. A celebration ofNancy’s life will start 10am, Sat-urday, October 13 at FirstChurch, 6 Eliot St., JamaicaPlain. In lieu of flowers, pleaseconsider a donation to BostonLatin School, 78 Avenue LouisPasteur, Boston, MA 02115, not-ing BLS YouthCAN or BLSFreight Farm in memory ofNancy Waters on the memo line.www.lawlerfuneralhome.comLawler & Crosby Funeral Home617-323-5600.

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preparing them for the journeyahead.

During his January 2018 in-augural address, Mayor Walshpledged to rebuild the Long Is-land bridge to create a recov-ery campus on Long Island.Following the announcement,the City began working on theplanning process to rebuildthe bridge. Most recently, theCity of Boston received aMassachusetts EnvironmentalPolicy Act (MEPA) certificateto continue in comprehensivestate permitting process. Ad-

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lem too and we see those guys all the time.”McCarthy said the event also has a unique ability to allow

young children and older folks to compete on similar footing.“It’s a great fundraiser and a fun day out, but I especially

like to see a group of 10-year-old kids beating up on a group of40-year-old guys, it’s just the best and it brings me back eachyear,” he said.

Resident Siobhan Pacino said she is a family friend of theWalsh’s and she’s heartened to see the community come to-gether and support each other.

“It is really nice, every year it’s such a great event,” shesaid. “It’s great to see so many people come out and have agood time together and remember Ed.”

For more information on the Walsh Foundation, go toedwalshfoundation.org/.

Lord Mayor Richie Gormley (left) joined Boston Fire DepartmentCommissioner Joseph Finn (right) and organizer Kristen Walsh.

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Octoberfest ¡Fiesta! isJPNDC’s annual fundraisingspectacular.Join us for alively evening of celebratingcommunity, enjoying local beer,eating dishes from top local res-taurants, and dancing all whileraising funds to support smallbusinesses, family asset buildingand new leaders!Thursday, October 11, 6-9 PM atthe JPNDC Brewery Small Busi-ness Complex!

SPRINGHOUSE SENIORLIVING EVENTS

Tai Chi – Every Thursday at3:00 pm Second Wind ACappella Tuesday, October 23 at3:30 pm

WEST ROXBURY/ROSLINDALE

MHCM Neighborhood Asso-ciation Monthly Meeting

Thursday, October 11, 2018,6:00 - 8:00 pm (We meet the 2ndThursday of each month)

Home for Little Wanderers,780 American Legion Hwy.,Roslindale - Basement CafeteriaEnter basement from the rightside of the building.

WARD 20 DEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE

The Ward 20 DemocraticCommittee will be having its fallbreakfast Saturday October 13thfrom 9:30-11:30 AM at theCorrib Pub & Restaurant. Ourguest speaker will be former Suf-folk County District AttorneyDan Conley

WEST ROXBURYLIBRARY EVENTS

ANNUAL MEETING - OnThursday, October 18, BostonGlobe advice columnist MeredithGoldstein will talk about herbook, Can’t Help Myself: Les-sons and Confessions from aModern Advice Columnist. Thebest-selling book is a disarminglyhonest memoir about giving ad-vice when you’re not sure whatyou’re doing yourself. For overnine years Meredith has providedguidance and sympathy to manypeople through her Love Letterscolumn in the Globe.

Can’t Help Myself is the ex-traordinary (and often hilarious)story of a single woman navigat-ing her mercurial love life, and amoving and poignant portrait ofan amazing community of big-hearted, love-seeking allies.

While Meredith gives advice toreaders, they in turn provide herwith insights that enrich her life.

The program will run between6 and 8 PM on Thursday, Octo-ber 18, at the West RoxburyBranch Library on Centre Street.The meet-and-greet session be-gins at 6 and the presentationstarts at 6:30. The event is freeand open to the public and re-freshments will be served. Formore information please call(617) 469-0044.

Tuesday, October 16 – 3:30pm – Drop In Knitting

CONCERT FEATURINGFOLK GROUP MUSTARD’SRETREAT WITH MARCIAFELDMAN

Friday, October 19, 8:00 p.m.at Theodore Parker Church, 1859Centre Street, West Roxbury“Music to cure what ails you.”For the past four decades,Mustard’s Retreat has been enter-taining audiences with their spe-cial brand of folk music. Highlyacclaimed not only assongwriters, but as interpreters oftraditional and contemporarysongs and stories, their show isfull of enthusiasm, good humor,and fine musicianship. Multi-in-strumentalists (guitar, electricbass, dulcimer, mandolin, har-monica, and penny whistle), thetrio’s large repertoire draws onthe dual influences of the folk re-vival of the ‘60s and the explo-sive singer-songwriter move-ment. Their latest album, “MakeYour Own Luck,” released insummer 2018, recently reached#6 on the national Folk DJ chart.

Marcia Feldman is an accom-plished guitarist and singer fromWestwood. In addition to her ver-satile, elegant vocal style, sheplays soothing classical guitarmusic at the bedside for peopleat the end of life and runs a pal-liative care program in a retire-ment village. She also performsin churches and coffeehouses.Tickets $20; $10 under 18; $40maximum per family.

Reserve your tickets [email protected] orpurchase at the door from 7 pmon the evening of the show. Call617-327-0542 for more informa-tion. Plenty of free parkingnearby.

WRFORPHARVEST BRUNCH

The West Roxbury Friend’sof Rosie’s Place invite you to its26th Annual Harvest Brunch andRaffle on Sunday, November 4thfrom 10:00-12:00 noon. Thisworthwhile fundraiser supportshomeless and poor women,Rosie’s Place Food Pantry,Roslindale Food Pantry andsends homeless and poor childrento summer camp. It will be heldat the Irish Social Club, 119 ParkStreet, West Roxbury. Gift certifi-cates from some of your favoritelocal restaurants and shops willbe raffled-off. Join the fun andconnect with your friends andneighbors over brunch whilehelping out a beneficial cause.Admission is $20.00. You maypay at the door, by check toWRFORP, PO Box 320076, WestRoxbury, MA 02132 or by creditcard on our websitewestroxburyfriendsofrosiesplace.org.If you need additional informa-tion, please call 617-331 7290and be sure to check out ourFacebook page and like us atf a c e b o o k . c o m /WRFriendsRosies@WRFriendsRosies.

FRIENDS OF THE POOR5K WALK

Make a positive difference inthe lives of those in need in ourcommunity! The St. Vincent dePaul Conferences in the parishesof St. John Chrysostom, HolyName, and Sacred Heart aresponsoring The Friends of thePoor 5K Walk on October 21stfrom 1:00-3:00. The Walk willbegin and end at the traffic circleacross from the Holy NameChurch in West Roxbury. Walk-ers can register and financial con-tributions made to the St. Vincentde Paul conference in the parishof choice. We need your help tofoster a life giving community.All contributions will be used tohelp the less fortunate. Questionsand concerns can be voiced bycontacting the St. Vincent de Paulconference at St. JohnChrysostom, Holy Name, or Sa-cred Heart Parish Center.

ROSARY RALLYPlease join us in praying the

Rosary in memory of Our Ladyof Fatima 101st Anniversary.Please bring your prayer, beads ,family and friends. All parishio-ners in the area are welcome.Saturday October 13, please ar-rive at 11:30, Rosary will start atnoon ,St. John ChrysostomChurch parking lot, corner ofWashington St. and Lagrange St.West Roxbury.

BLESSING OF THEANIMALS

The Stratford Street UnitedChurch hosts a Blessing of theAnimals Service on BillingsField, West Roxbury, MA, Sun-day, October 14th @ 10:00 amThe Stratford Street UnitedChurch invites all of our neigh-bors, including four leggedfriends, to celebrate and honorthe animals in our lives, and be-yond, in recognition of the life ofSt. Francis, the patron saint ofanimals and the environment.There will be individual blessingsof all animals and their humancompanions, honoring their sa-cred connection to one another.No matter what your faith back-ground or practice you are wel-come to this community event!Join your neighbors for this spe-cial event. Hot Coffee and Treatsfor pets will be available in abun-dance!

42ND ANNUAL BAZAAR &FOOD FAIR PLANNED

St. George Antiochian Ortho-dox Church of Boston is proudto announce their 42nd AnnualBazaar & Food Fair to be heldat their community center lo-cated at 55 Emmonsdale Road,West Roxbury, MA, on Fridayand Saturday, October 19th and20th from 10:00AM to 9:00PMand Sunday, October 21st from12PM – 3:00PM – FREE AD-M I S S I O N / W H E E L C H A I RACCESSIBLE. Full kitchenservice and take-out available.Authentic Middle Eastern Cui-s ine and Pas t ry, Amer icanFoods and Past ry, CountryStore, White Elephant Tableand much more . Do yourChristmas shopping here at St.George . Purchase GalaxyRaffle tickets to win fabulousprizes! There’s something foreveryone at the St . GeorgeChurch Bazaar!

For more information, pleasecall the church at (617)327-6500.Proceeds to benefit churchprojects.

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