Volume 21, Issue 22 JUNE 3, 2021 Memorial Day services

Above, members of the VFW Post2902 pose for the camera. Right, 2902Commander Richard Gormley and hispost members stand as DJ Demetrisings the U.S. national anthem.

PHOTO BY KATHERINE KROM

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Memorial Day servicesin-person again at Gardens

KKKKKatherine Kratherine Kratherine Kratherine Kratherine KromomomomomStaff Reporter

It was a rainy day in West Roxburyas bagpipes played and four proud,teary-eyed Vietnam Veterans from theV.F.W. Post 2902 stood tall in uniform.Attendees shuffled in and slowly tooktheir seats to attend the 53rd Memo-rial Day Service at The Gardens atGethsemane Cemetery in WestRoxbury to pay tribute to the Fallen.

Because of the coronavirus pan-demic, the cemetery was unable to holdits annual Memorial Day service lastyear and instead streamed it overFacebook. This year the cemetery wasable to have an in-person gathering aswell as a Facebook streaming for thoseat home.

The service started with Alan J.McKinnon, President and GeneralManager of the cemetery, welcomingthe crowd and thanking everyone forbeing there.

“The service here at the Gardenshonors the Veterans who have madethe ultimate sacrifice by giving theirlives in service of our country,”McKinnon said. “Let us never forgettheir sacrifice and the sacrifices of theirfamilies.”

McKinnon was awarded a gover-nor citation for his 53rd Garden Cem-etery Memorial Day Service and hisongoing commitment to veterans andtheir families.

Everyone then rose as DJ DemetriTsaniklides sang the national anthem andtwo men lowered the flags to half-staff.

The first speaker was State Sen.Mike Rush, an Iraq veteran and navyOfficer, now on the Joint Committee onveterans and Federal Affairs, who high-lighted the history of honoring veteransthrough Boston landmarks.

“We have to look no further than ourown neighborhood to understand thecourageous deeds of individuals whomake this day so important,” Rush said.“Many of us this morning on the way

here may have driven past landmarksnot fully realizing the stories behindthem.”

Rush then went on to list local HeroSquares installed by the City of Boston,including Keenan Memorial Square thathonors two brothers from West Roxburywho were killed in World War II, alongwith Fallon Field, which was named inhonor of John Thomas Fallon who waskilled in World War I, as well as manyother important memorials.

Boston Mayor Kim Janey spokenext, emphasizing how freedom is not

actually free.“I come from a family of military

men that have proudly served this greatnation in the Army, in the Navy andthe Marines,” Janey said. “And againI am just reminded of the ultimate sac-rifice and the work that we need to doto remember.”

Janey then said that it is importantto support our Veterans by having acity and a Commonwealth that worksfor everyone and keeps our Veterans

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Diagram if Approach Two of housing over library is used, along with the St. Mary ofThe Angels Church.

PHOTO BY ANN BEHA ARCHITECTS

Meeting proposes six-storyhousing over books

Ariane KAriane KAriane KAriane KAriane KomomomomomyyyyyatiatiatiatiatiStaff Reporter

Avid cyclist and Roslindale resi-dent Alan Wright is biking from Bos-ton to Portland, Oregon to help pro-mote greener transportation and cli-mate justice. Wright left Boston onSaturday, May 22 after attending Bos-ton Cyclist Union ‘Build BackBikeable’ rally at Government Cen-ter the night before and dipping hisbike wheels into the Boston Harbor.Wright will end his trip by dipping hisbike wheels in the Pacific Ocean nearPortland, Oregon in late July.

Wright’s biking itinerary includesthe Erie Canal bike path, Kalamazoo,Wright’s home state of Illinois, St.Louis, Route 66, the Katy Trail on theMissouri River, Kansas, Wyoming,and up the Columbia River. Along theway, he will be staying with friendsand family, at hotels, and at camp-grounds. He will fly back from Or-egon.

“My route is partly based on Ad-venture Cycling’s and Rails-to-Trailsroutes with some customization. I ex-pect to cover 70-80 miles per day on

Alan Wright

flat routes, 50-70 on hilly terrain, and30-50 in the mountains,” Wright statedin a letter to Parkway, West Roxbury,JP and Roslindale bike groups.

This adventure has been a dreamof Wright’s since he was a teenager.

“I’ve gone on shorter rides, andI’ve helped organize the Boston Cy-

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RicharRicharRicharRicharRichard Heathd Heathd Heathd Heathd HeathStaff Reporter

The fourth, final public meetingfor the planning of a new Eglestonbranch library possibly with housingwas held virtually on May 18.

Taylor Cain, director of the Hous-

ing Innovation Lab, one of the trio ofcity agencies together with the Depart-ment of Neighborhood Development(DND) and the Boston Public Library(BPL)/Public Facilities Department

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Diagram of Approach One of Housing over library, shown here with existing library.PHOTO BY ANN BEHA ARCHITECTS

Library continued from page 1(PFD), recapped the processshe first opened on Oct. 29,2020.

“The goal is to preserve thepublic nature of public build-ings,” Cain said, “to meet theneighborhood housing needs.Maximizing the public good onpublic land by exploring thepotential of affordable housingand a public library.”

Long on agency rhetoric andcommunity venting but short onspecifics over the past threemeetings, on May 18 the triogot down to the design choices.

Ashley Merchant, an archi-tect with Ann Beha Associates,showed schematic drawings oftwo alternative “approaches” ofa five-or six-story fully afford-able residence on top of a one-story library that would fill outthe whole 25,000-square-footlot.

Merchant said the buildingwould be 55 feet tall and takeadvantage of the Plan JP Roxdensity bonus provision. Thebuilding would have a 10-footside yard and 20-foot rear-yardsetbacks.

The library sits in the farcorner of the Plan JP Roxboundary and the guidelinesrecommend a 55-foot height onthat side of Columbus Avenueexcluding St. Mary of the An-gels Church.

Approach One is a squarelibrary with an L shape hous-ing block and green roof terraceover the library that faces theUrban Edge Walker Apartmentsparking lot. Approach Two isalso a square library but the Lshaped residence is turned to-ward St. Mary of the Angels

Church.In Approach Two the green

rooftop library terrace is cut outas a triangle, providing moreoutdoor space at the street levelfor the library.

In both approaches the sepa-rate housing entrance and foyerwould be on the corner of thebuilding facing the Delphine’sCourtyard of Walker Apart-ments and the library entrywould be located at the centerof the library block.

From the start Cain and herDND colleague Joe Backerwould not state how manyunits could fit on the site, butat meeting four Merchant said41 to 50 units.

But architect Phillip Chen,also of Ann Beha, was care-ful.

“This is a test fit,” he said.“It’s to test out with you howmuch housing will fit on thesite. No decisions have beenmade.”

Although there is a strongneighborhood preference fora stand-alone library, Hazelcalled in to say it seemed toher a decision had been made.

“Why is there no optionfor a stand-alone library whenno decision has been made?Why not show this option?”she asked.

Maureen Anderson of thePFD would be the seniorproject manager of any newbuilding on the library site.

“We believe both ap-proaches, number one andtwo, show what a stand-alonelibrary would look like,” shesaid.

“This is a study,” she went

on. “If a stand-alone is thepreference it would requirePFD to do a design process.This presentation to the com-munity is to see what designeveryone can support.”

Also for the first time theBPL described what a new li-brary program interior planwould include. The larger li-brary space would have aseparate entrance lobby, anadult and children’s readingroom, a teen room, a commu-nity room and classroom inaddition to offices, storage,and unisex bathrooms. Awide, straight bright corridorwould connect all the rooms.

Patricia Foley directs theBPL Office of NeighborhoodServices and summed up thedescription of the library

building.“Remove the housing por-

tion and this would be a veryacceptable approach to theBPL.

“This is on the public li-brary side a formative ap-proach for all ages,” she said,“The architectural forms,amazing designs for furni-ture, a lot of attention to that.We don’t want our buildingto feel neglected.

“The BPL prefers a one-story building with greatsight lines,” she added, “anda flexible floor plan.”

Kerrie Griffin, director ofPFD, said the library comesfirst.

“This is so important towhat we do,” she said. “Thisis your library.”

Anderson said therewould be a two-step processnext.

“The final study will re-quire ci ty approvals andfunding in the capital plan,”she said. “PFD will direct theprocess for the l ibrary-whether stand-alone or acomponent of a housing de-velopment - and DND willopen the public process andadvertise for the housing de-sign team.”

Priscilla Andrade lives onMontebello Road and was oneof the 30 residents on the call.

“Why not two or three sto-ries of housing?” she asked.“What’s the logic behind fiveand six stories?”

Cain explained thatEgleston Square has a varietyof housing styles, but mainlythe reason is the research de-scribed at the April 29 hous-ing meeting that the people ofEgleston Square need hous-ing they can afford and manydon’t have it.

It comes down to thefunding issue, Cain went on.

“Density makes it morecompeti t ive for ci ty and

state funding that targetslower area median income.”

“What the communitywants and what’s feasible,are decisions that we want tounderstand.” she said. “Thethreshold of affordabilitywould be the priority.”

Chen added that a five-orsix-story building also in-creases the range of bed-rooms and the affordabilitymix.

Some callers were stillmystified over why EglestonSquare was chosen in the firstplace and one caller said itshould be part of the 1963Washington Park Urban Re-newal Plan and not Plan JP/Rox, but Carolyn Royce ofEgleston Square summed itup for most on the call.

“I’m happy to see creativeideas such as these,” she said.“Housing there is an ideathat’s different and worththinking about.”

Cain explained that ap-proval of the capital plan bythe city council for the ap-proved library or library/housing plan, design, fundingrounds, contractor bids andconstruction schedule wouldtake about five years.

She said that the final re-port on “a stand-alone libraryor a mixed-use application”would be put online in June2021 and the communitywould be notified when thisis completed.

Cain told The Bulletinthe next day that she wouldsoon hold separate meetingswith ESNA, Garrison-Trot-ter Neighborhood Associa-tion and Pastor Carlos Florof St Mary of the AngelsChurch.

According to PFD the li-brary will take the lead in thedecision process and theirchoice will be put in the city’sfive-year capital plan to besubmitted in March 2022.

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Residents at the ACA discussed a proposal for condos at 9 Everett St. in Allston, shown above.COURTESY PHOTO

ACA flexes muscles ondevelopment projects

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

Allston Civic Association(ACA) president TonyD’Isidoro stressed the power ofcommunity activism in reshap-ing development plans at thegroup’s monthly virtual meet-ing on Thursday, May 19.

One highly contentiousproject on Gardner Street waspulled from the Boston Plan-ning and Development Agency(BPDA) board agenda the pre-vious week. D’Isidoro said thatthe attorney for the project, JeffDrago, had reached out to himto get a sense of how the ACAwas leaning before presentingthe proposal to the Brighton

Allston Improvement Associa-tion (BAIA).

“I said that out of all thevotes I got, I think I got one infavor of it,” he said. “So I madeit very clear that there were alot of people who were veryopposed to the project given theproponent and his past historyin the city.”

It was a double whammy forthe development, according toD’Isidoro. Young people werenot pleased with the proposedlandlord, while older residentsdid not want to see two olderhomes with neighborhood char-acter demolished.

Also, modifications will bemade to the 80 N. Beacon St.plan after ACA feedback. The

new plan will come before theassociation at the June meeting.

“This just shows that we canhave some impact,” D’Isidorosaid.

The only development thatwas presented that evening wasat 9 Everett St., and it also al-lowed the ACA to makechanges. The current two-fam-ily house will be converted intoseven home ownership units.One will be affordable underthe One+ Boston first-timehomebuyer program. Throughthis initiative, someone earning100 percent of the area medianincome (AMI) could purchase


Local writerto be featured by

Brookline Booksmith

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

Former Roslindale residentLiz Hauck, now living in theFenway, is the author of a newbook about to be published thismonth, “Home Made: A Storyof Grief, Groceries, ShowingUp—and What We MakeWhen We Make Dinner.” With a virtual book reading onJune 9 taking place at BrooklineBooksmith, the author pays noscant attention to her dad, thelate Charlie Hauck, for inspir-ing her. But Liz has to be alsosomewhat indebted not only toHoly Name School, with suchlegendary teachers at MichaelGordon, for inculcating the rulesof grammar and cohesion to beable to detail the wonderful storybut also to the English teachersat Boston Latin, where shemoved on to as a seventhgrader.

Indeed, the Hauck dinnertable on Orange Street musthave been one wonderful brewof discussion with Liz’s threeother siblings also attendingschool on Avenue Louis Pasteurafter the marvelous foundationwas laid on the West RoxburyParkway at Holy NameSchool. The New York City-born and Jesuit-educated fatherand the Holyoke-born mother,Fran, must have relished theiroffspring’s nightly version oftable talk.

A preview of the bookstates that Liz Hauck and dadCharlie had planned to start aweekly cooking program in aJamaica Plain residential homefor teenage boys in state careat Perkins and South Hunting-ton Avenue, which was run bythe human services agency heco-directed. When her fatherdied tragically before his timefrom mesothelioma before theyhad a chance to get the projectstarted, Liz decided she wouldgo it alone without him. Notknowing what to expect fromvolunteering with court-in-volved youth, she knew thatteens are drawn to food-related

activities. As the late director’sdaughter, she believed that ifshe and the kids made even asingle dinner together she couldcheck "achieve one thing" fromher father’s unfinished to-do list.

The book tells what occurredat the table, and how one din-ner escalated into a hundredmore. Capturing the essence ofhow “too many cooks can spoilthe broth” with more than oneperson involved in the culinaryefforts, the book narratesabout the ways male teensbehave when they are hungryand the conversations thatflow when flavor, memory,vulnerability, and grief inter-sect.

Liz is currently completingher Ph.D. in educationalpolicy studies and history atthe University of Wisconsin-Madison. As is the case withher two sisters, Julie andLaura, she undergradded atBoston College, while brotherJohn went to the University ofMaine. Then she obtained aMaster’s degree from her Je-suit alma mater. Way to go,Liz. Hope other locals followyou into the book market. Al-ready we’re looking for a se-quel, if not a prequel.

clist Union’s annual ride toMontreal, but I have alwayswanted to do cross country,”he said. “Now that I am re-tired, I have the time and I stillhave the physical health to beable to do it. I was actuallygoing to do it last year, but be-cause of the pandemic, I de-cided I wouldn’t. But I sawthat Scott Edwards [Harvardornithologist] did it [bikedfrom Boston to Portland, Or-egon] in the midst of the pan-demic and I was greatly im-pressed. I followed him ev-eryday on Twitter[@ScottVEdwards1] and hedid a really great job of high-lighting his trip and postingpictures. It was a fascinatingposting that he did on a dailybasis.’

Most people bike from theEast coast to the West coastdue to the winds, but Wright’soriginal plan was to fly to Or-egon and bike back to Mas-sachusetts.

Then, after seeingEdwards bike from the eastto the west, he decided he

would give it a shot. Wrightis also making sure to packrain gear in case of inclem-ent weather.

In addition to visiting fam-ily and friends, Wright hastwo main goals with this trip:promoting bicycling as atransportation solution, andraising awareness about cli-mate change.

“My primary concern isabout climate change. It israpidly increasing and it isgoing to disrupt civilizationmuch more with every pass-ing year. I’m 67 years old, soI don’t have too many moredecades to l ive, but theyounger generations are go-ing to spend the rest of theirlives dealing with worseningclimate change. It doesn’thave to happen. We couldstop the damage that’s occur-ring,” Wright explained. “Butto do that, we have to changea lot of our habits that haveto do with using fossil fuels.About forty percent of CO2emissions in developed coun-tries like the United States

come from transportation.About seventy percent of thatcomes from people drivingcars.”

Wright said that most ofthe car driving is to or fromwork, or just going to run er-rands just a few miles away.He said that it doesn’t haveto be that way.

“We should be using pub-lic transportation in muchlarger numbers. We shouldhave bus routes and rail lineseverywhere,” he said. “I bikeall the time in the city. I havebeen bicycling in the city formany decades - to work, toschool, for errands. Peoplewho don’t bicycle tell me it’stoo dangerous to bicycle. Weought to make it so people feelsafer bicycling. If they did,they might bike to the grocerystore instead of driving a car.”

Wright listed the Nether-lands and Denmark as greatexamples of bicycle infra-structure.

While on his cross coun-try trip, Wright will post dailyto his Twitter account(@AlanBikeClimate) and hisFacebook (https: / /www.facebook.com/alnwright)by sharing pictures and videos,accounts of his travels, snippetsof conversations with newpeople, and observations aboutclimate change. Wright will havesigns on his panniers asking“Have you experienced climatechange?” On Wright’s socialmedia, he will have links to bi-cycle and climate change orga-nizations for followers to learnabout and donate to. These or-ganizations include World Bi-cycle Relief, Bikes Not Bombs,Greenpeace, Climate RealityProject, and Citizens ClimateLobby.

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Great Pond for Readville?

The Hyde Park HistoricalSociety has asked the Mas-sachusetts Department ofEnvironmental Protection toconsider designating SpraguePond in Readville as a greatpond.

A great pond is a body ofwater that in its natural stateis larger than ten acres, andit is held in common use forthe public. Currently, JamaicaPond is Boston’s only legallydesignated great pond.

Sylvie Agudelo from theHyde Park Historical Society

GreGreGreGreGreta Gafta Gafta Gafta Gafta GaffffffinininininStaff Reporter

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presented the case for it be-ing designated as a great pondto an online meeting hostedby the Department of Envi-ronmental Protection onThursday, May 25. The pondwas first documented on amap in 1696, and was shownat about 19 acres.

“It’s not a swamp. Theyknew what swamps were;it’s very well documented,”Agudelo said. She also notedthat the pond was not man-made.

The land started being par-celled out in the late 1700s.By 1851, the railroad trackswere running through i t ,

which is when the landstarted being filled in. Somemaps do not include the wa-ter on the other side of thetrain tracks on the Dedhamside, leading to differing acre-age amounts.

“You can see there’s sig-nificant building,” Agudelosaid about the current state ofthe pond. “In its natural state,we can reasonably say it’s agreat pond,” she added.

This is an important dis-tinction: as long as the pondwas 10 acres or larger at thehigh water mark before it be-gan to be filled in, it can be agreat pond, even if the cur-

rent body of water is less thanten acres. While the majorityof land around the pond isowned by homeowners, busi-nesses, and the railroad, thereis a small parcel of around 30feet that is owned by the Cityof Boston that could be usedto provide access to the pub-lic.

Land around the pond thatwas formerly water is consid-ered “Commonwealth tide-lands,” which means thereare significant restrictions onbuilding on it, primarily if theland is currently unimproved.Two developers, Darius Gre-gory and Garnet Brown, have

an agreement to purchase anacre of vacant land on theside of the pond to build threecondos. They have receivedapproval from the BostonZoning Board of Appeals(ZBA) and Boston Conserva-tion Commission, and have hadthe land under contract for twoyears, but the neighbors ap-pealed the ZBA and Conser-vation Commission decisions.

“This body of water hasbeen here 400 years,” saidGregory. “What does thismean for us when we havehundreds of thousands of dol-


a unit and receive assistance onthe down payment and receiverate subsidies. This unit re-quires owner occupancy.

“We came up with thisproject initially because weheard that we needed to domore homeownership units inthe area,” said JacobSimmons, project manager atCity Realty. “And we’re go-ing to make sure that that unitis permanently owner occu-pied. It gives the homeownera chance to build some eq-uity.”

“This is a program that alot of people aren’t aware of,”D’Isidoro said.

Conor Newman, theAllston-Brighton liaison tothe Mayor’s Office of Neigh-borhood Services (ONS),added that the CommunityPreservation Act provided $5million toward the One+ Bos-ton program.

The main features of thebuilding will be maintained,including the gable-style roof.There will be a rear and up-per addition to the currentstructure. Parking will bemoved from the front to theback of the property, and thefront will be landscaped withtrees and shrubbery.

The basement will includestorage and bike parking. Theunits will have either one ortwo bedrooms. There will benew finishes added to thebuilding as well as newshingles. There will be an out-door residential seating area.The paint color was changedto green after receiving feed-back.

Bob Pessek asked if theunits will be deed restricted tobe owner occupied. Simmonssaid that four would be, in-cluding the one under the

ACA Flexes continued from page 3One+ Boston program.

“How about five?” Pessekasked. Simmons agreed, as theneed for affordable housingwas brought up previously.

The group also welcomeda new restaurant to the neigh-borhood. Perillas, a take-outKorean eatery at 380 WesternAve., recently had a soft open-ing. A grand opening eventwill be held later this month.James Choi explained that hestarted his career in financeand consulting. After earninga master’s degree in leader-ship, he decided to switchgears and open a restaurant tofill a gap he observed in theAsian food industry.

“I always thought that Ko-rean food was a good cui-sine,” Choi said. “I’m Korean,and I grew up eating it. I alsosaw that there weren’t thatmany fast, casual options forit, so I wanted to try my own.”

He started with a sharedkitchen space in Somerville’sBow Market in 2018 doing ca-tering jobs and pop-ups. Nowhe wants to maximize theAllston location “by bringingin multiple concepts,” includ-ing a partnership with Honey-comb Creamery in Cam-bridge.

Perilla’s specialty is itsbulgogi bibimbap, a rice andsautéed mixed vegetable dishfeaturing carrots, cucumbers

and radishes. Seasoned thinly-sliced beef or a soft-boiledmarinated egg can be added aswell as a sauce.

“We’re thrilled to haveJames and Perilla’s in our re-tail space,” said Jo AnnBarbour. “It’s a wonderful ad-dition for the community interms of the food that he willbe providing.”

“It’s great to have anotherfood place in the neighbor-hood,” added ChristineVarriale. “As we see morebuildings go up around us, Ithink people will really becoming to your spot to getsomething to eat.”

In other news, the commu-nity fridge in Allston is look-ing for a new home now thatthe building that had hosted itand supplied it with power hascome under new ownership. Ithad been at 1 North BeaconSt., where Grasshopper, a ve-gan Chinese restaurant, is lo-cated.

“The new building ownerwasn’t nearly as nice about itas the older one,” Varrialesaid. “The owners of Grass-hopper and the liquor storewho were providing the spaceand the electricity are superchill and super nice, andthey’re sad that it’s not there.Community fridges have beensuper helpful, especially dur-ing the pandemic.”

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Grace Guinnane isgraduating….to

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Staff Reporter

The Ohrenberger Community Center Council (OCC) wouldlike to announce the retirement of Grace Guinnane after 34 yearsof service to the City of Boston and 28 years of service as theprogram director for the preschool program.

The African Proverb says it best, “it takes a village to raise achild,” and our program would not be the success it is withoutthe leadership of Grace and our wonderful teachers Patricia “Pat”Whall and Maggie Healy. During her 28 years of leadership, wehave had the privilege of numerous teachers and volunteers sup-porting our students.

"The OCC preschool program is well known throughout sur-rounding neighborhoods due to our teachers as they have left ameaningful impact on thousands of students. Our teachers haveensured that the children in our community have had a safe andhealthy environment to thrive in."

Grace’s leadership has ensured that we have cherished memo-ries in the preschool. Some of our fond memories include: ouryearly trips to the Swan Boats so our graduates could announcetheir stepping up to Kindergarten at the Frog Pond, preschoolpajama day, and sleigh rides in the winter just to name a few.

"Parents of the parkway have entrusted their children to us doto the compassionate environment our teachers create. Our pre-school classroom is a home away from home."

Grace said it best: “The Ohrenberger Preschool has been morethan a workplace for me. Surrounded by amazing coworkers, Ihave been lucky to work in a job that I love for so many years.”

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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.

—S.G.H.

Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus, in the pastI have asked You for manyfavours. This time, I ask youthis very special one (mentionfavour). Take it, dear Heart ofJesus, and place it within Yourown broken heart where YourFather sees it. Then, in Hismerciful eyes, it will becomeYour favour, not mine. Amen.Say for three days, promisepublication and favour will begranted.

—S.G.H.

Novena to St. ClareAsk St. Clare for three favors,1 business, 2 impossible. Saynine Hail Marys for ninedays, with lighted candle.Pray whether you believe ornot. Publish on the ninthday. Powerful novena. Say“May the Sacred Heart ofJesus be praised, adored,glorified, now and forever,throughout the whole world.Amen.” Your request will begranted, no matter howimpossible it may seem.

—S.G.H.

Novena to St. JudeOh Holy St. Jude Apostle and Mar-tyr, great in virtue and rich inmiracles, near Kinsman of JesusChrist faithful intercessor of all whoinvoke your special patronage in timeof need, to you I have recourse fromthe depths of my heart and humblybeg to whom God has given suchgreat power to come to my assistance.Help me in my present and urgent pe-tition. In return I promise to makeyour name known and cause you tobe invoked. Say three Our Fathers,three Hail Marys and three Glorias.Publication must be promised. St.Jude pray for us and all who invokeyour aid. Amen. This must be said fornine consecutive days. This Novena hasnever been known to fail.

—S.G.H.


safe and off the streets.Tsaniklides then sang “Proud to be an American” as the crowd

joined him in one big chorus.Steven Sarro, president of Rolling Thunder Massachusetts

Chapter 1, spoke next. Rolling Thunder is a charity organizationthat raises money and works on educating the public when it comesto remembering those missing in action and taking care of presentveterans.

“Right now there are over 83,000 men missing from previouswars,” Sarro said. “Think of Gillette Stadium. Fill that, and thenadd about 10,000 more. There are that many people whose fam-ily members do not know where their loved ones are.”

Ending the speaking portion of the ceremony was RobertSantiago, commissioner of the City of Boston Veterans Af-fairs, who said that today is the day we should be having thanks-giving and giving thanks.

“Ordinary Americans have done extraordinary things,”Santiago said. “We would have nothing without the sacrificeof these women and men behind me. We must promise to re-flect, teach, educate. We must promise to never forget.”

Santiago then said that Boston has around 1,200 HeroSquares in every neighborhood around the city. A Hero Squareis a square or intersection that is dedicated to the memory of aservice member killed in action. These squares are intended toeducate people about the services and sacrifices made in theirown neighborhoods.

On Boston’s website you can search heroe squares andlearn more about the heroes in your neighborhood. Janey andSantiago honored a new Hero Square in Dorchester for Will-iam F. Dalton who lost his life in World War II later that Me-morial Day.

After Santiago spoke, Lord Mayor Richard Gormley, aformer Marine and Vietnam War vet, and three other veteransperformed a rose commemoration. Placing three roses in avase; a blue rose for remembrance, red for courage, and whitefor devotion and everlasting remembrance.

Many attendees remember these veterans and their sacri-fice including Pamela Sullivan.

“My husband is a Vietnam Veteran and I know how muchMemorial Day means to him,” Sullivan said. “Everyone shouldremember how we got our freedom. We wouldn’t be able tolive the lives we live without these men and women whoserved.”

Fredrick Gillis, another attendee at the service said that hisdad was a Veteran and misses going to his Legion Post.

“Memorial Day just means tears for me,” Gillis said. “I al-ways cry on Memorial Day. Alan McKinnon is very investedin this service and it is great to see; we need to keep it alive.”

As the ceremony came to a close and with the coronaviruspandemic diminishing, the attendees were finally able to giveout hugs to their friends and loved ones as the sun peeked throughthe clouds. The service concluded with the firing squad thusending the morning on a solemn but seemingly hopeful note.

Memorial Daycontinued from page 1

CC Remote meetings to continue?

The Boston City Councilvoted unanimously at its regu-lar meeting on May 26 to senda home-rule petition up to theMassachusetts Statehouse thatwould, if approved, allow thecouncil to continue to hold pub-lic meetings in a remote or hy-brid fashion.

District 6 City CouncilorMatt O’Malley said the reasonis that the council holds somany hearings and workingsessions that it may be difficultto sanitize the Council Cham-ber between every meeting.When Gov. Charlie Baker’sState of Emergency ends onJune 15, open meeting lawwould revert to its original formand not allow a digital meetingto stand in for an in-person one.

“However that’s the future,I believe, and that ought to bethe future of how particularlymunicipal government is run,”O’Malley said. “We want tomake sure we’re as accessible

to the community as possible.We want to make sure we havea robust debate. I think as wesort of take stock of the lastyear, how our lives havechanged and how adaptationswere made, there are certainpositive ones we should takeaway from it.”

O’Malley later pointed tothe lack of openness in termsof accessible meetings withinthe state legislature, pointingout that since the legislature ex-cluded itself from the openmeeting law, it has led to a se-vere lack of transparencywithin the state government.

“What I think is inherentlyunfair – not that we have suchstrict open meeting laws, that’sa good thing – is that the statelegislature has exempted itselffrom all these open meetinglaws,” he said. “It’s why theycan meet behind closed doors,it’s why they have caucus meet-ings and it’s why if we want todo something as simple as aChristmas party or a lunch withthe Boston Municipal Research

Bureau, we have to file a pub-lic notice with the clerk. Again,we should always err on theside of more transparency andopenness, but it just under-scores I think the legislatureshould reconsider the closedapproach they do for a lot ofpublic input.”

District 1 City CouncilorLydia Edwards said she wascompletely in favor of the mea-sure, as she has seen so muchmore parental participationover the last year at councilhearings as opposed to previ-ous years. And she added itwould help other populationstoo.

“This is inclusive of folkswith disabilities, this is inclu-sive of folks who do not speakEnglish as a first language, aswe’ve seen immediately theylog on to a channel they hearsimultaneously the languagethey speak and communicateback to us in a way we are nowalso getting translation back to usand all of our constituents, andso this makes sense,” she said.

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11 Dana Ave. going to court

The 11 Dana Ave. saga continues as residents prepare their case againstthe developer.

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

The Zoning Board of Ap-peals decision on the long-con-tentious 11 Dana Ave. 24-unitdevelopment is going to be ap-pealed, outgoing Hyde ParkNeighborhood Association(HPNA) president Jim Kirkerannounced at the group’s meet-ing on Thursday, May 6.

“Ralph Rosati has decidedto appeal the decision of theZBA,” he said of the abutterwho brought forth the originalappeal. “And so it’s going to goto court.”

He added that the associa-tion previously had voted tosupport Rosati with costs forthe appeal, up to $500. Kirkerexplained that Rosati had beenwaiting for paperwork to be re-ceived from the ZBA before hecould submit it. The deadlineis Thursday, May 20, but heexpects to file earlier in theweek.

The case is unusual becausethe building is already well un-der construction, although therehas been back and forth be-tween the group, the ZBA, theInspectional Services Depart-ment (ISD) and the BostonPlanning and DevelopmentAgency (BPDA) as to whetherit was an “as of right project”that did not require variances.Without giving away too muchlegal strategy, members dis-cussed requesting that the judgerule that the ZBA made an er-ror in its ruling and asking foraffordable housing mitigation.If the building had not beendetermined “as of right,” fourof the units would have beenmade affordable based on thecity’s affordable housing stan-dard of 13 percent of total units.

“Certainly the court can say,‘All right, City Hall, youmessed this up,’” said CraigMartin. “Make sure you reservea portion for perpetuity for af-fordable housing, which wasobviously the thing they weretrying to evade.”

He added that the ZBAsealed the records after sendingthem to the City attorney, whichMartin said “was unheard of.”The ZBA hearing had been con-tinued for one day when therecord was forwarded to the

City attorney for review, but theattorney’s comments neverwere referenced in the decision.

Another developmentproject that has united severalcommunities in activism is theCrane Ledge proposed devel-opment at 990 American Le-gion Hwy. at the Hyde Park-Roslindale-Mattapan intersec-tion. Lokita Jackson, chair ofthe Roseberry Ruskindale RoadNeighborhood Association(RRRd) and a Crane LedgeWoods Coalition (CLWC)member, gave the HPNA anupdate about its communitymeeting the previous month.

“Where we stand right nowis we’re looking at more meet-ings with our elected officials,”she said. Another goal was “todefinitely get the communityresidents more engaged withadvocacy, calling and emailingtheir elected officials and ex-pressing their viewpoints tosave and conserve Crane LedgeWoods.”

Kirker said that District 5City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo,who represents parts of all threecommunities, attended aCLWC committee meeting andread a letter from the pastor ofthe Jubilee Christian Church,which owns the property, toActing Mayor Kim Janey andhimself.

“Basically it said that thechurch was not going to enterinto any agreement with a thirdparty, the city or individuals,”he said. “They have an agree-ment with Lincoln Property andthat’s what they are stickingwith. So this idea that peoplewere going to be able to nego-

tiate them away from LincolnProperty and have the city buythe property or individuals buythe property was not going tohappen.”

“They very much were try-ing to plant a flag and say,‘We’re not doing this,’” addedMimi Turchinetz, the newly-elected HPNA president andCLWC member. “That changesour strategy a little, so we justhave to ratchet up our pres-sure.”

Jackson added that Janeydid commit to working with theneighborhood and touringCrane Ledge at a forum held theprevious week by the WestFairmount Hill CommunityGroup (WFHCG).

“The thing I really likeabout the whole Crane Ledgething is that it is getting a lot ofpeople involved,” Kirker said,noting that people in JamaicaPlain and West Roxbury ex-pressed an interest to help.“There’s a big advantage be-cause everybody can visualizean evil developer mowingdown all of the trees and kill-ing Bambi.”

Frank O’Brien brought upanother issue of environmentalinterest – the potential to getSprague Pond as a “greatpond.” By Massachusetts stat-utes, a great pond is a pond orlake that is at least 10 acres insize, or was at some point. Allgreat ponds must be accessiblefor fishing and boating.

“It’s really an important sitein a number of ways,” he ex-plained, noting that the 54th

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lars invested in this parcel?”He asked why only now

are they trying to get the greatpond designation. SpraguePond was previously on statelists of great ponds but forsome unknown reason wasnot on the most recently com-piled list in the early 1990s. AMassachusetts Supreme Judi-cial Court judge in 1899 issueda legal ruling that hinged onSprague Pond being a greatpond, demonstrating that itwas long considered one.

“I have land use attor-neys,” he added, and he askedto know when the Hyde ParkHistorical Society will be hir-ing an attorney and an engi-neer to determine the true out-lines of the pond. DanielPadien, the Department ofEnvironmental ProtectionWaterways Program chiefwho was leading the meeting,said “whether it’s a great pondis something inherent.” Tochange the rules around great

DeathsHAMILTON

Lee L. of Hyde Park, passedaway suddenly on May 23, 2021.Beloved husband of Cicely (Tay-lor) Hamilton. Devoted father ofLee C. Hamilton and his wifeKeata, Jamil Hamilton and EliseSharra Hamilton all of Boston.Cherished grandfather of Issa,Shalise, Khalia, Laila, Nyla andEmir. Dear brother of Elaine, Ri-chard, Marcus and JosephHamilton. Also survived by manynieces and nephews. Lee was alongtime employee of Polaroidand Veteran of the U.S.A.F.proudly serving his country dur-ing Vietnam. Relatives andfriends are kindly invited to visitwith the family in William J.Gormley Funeral Home, 2055Centre Street, WESTROXBURY on Friday, June 4,2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00a.m. followed by a Service in theFuneral Home. Interment MountHope Cemetery. For directionsand guestbook, please visit:gormleyfuneral.com. William J.Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600.

MACDOUGALL

Jean M. (Chisholm) ofRoslindale, passed away on May24, 2021. Beloved wife of the late

James A. MacDougall. Devotedmother of James A. MacDougallof Roslindale, Gary MacDougalland his wife Linda of EastBridgewater, John W.MacDougall and his partner KrisMacDonald of Quincy, JeanFreedman and her husband Keithof Roslindale, Freddy C.MacDougall of Martha’s Vine-yard, and the late Stephen M.MacDougall. Loving grand-mother of Heather, James, Alex,Sean, Ryan, Adam, Justin, Shadeand Keith. Sister of Florence Th-ompson, Mary MacDougall, AlChisholm, Lorraine Massey, andthe late Doreen Finlaysen. Alsosurvived by many nieces andnephews. Funeral from the P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F.Doherty & Sons Funeral Home,2000 Centre St., West Roxbury.Funeral Service and intermentwill be private. For directions andguestbook, pemurrayfuneral.com.P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins GeorgeF. Doherty & Sons West Roxbury617 325 2000.

MARTINThomas H. Age 86, of Naples,

FL, passed away at Avow Hospiceon May, 1, 2021 in Naples. Tho-mas was born in Hyde Park, MAto Thomas and Rose Martin onMarch 20, 1935. He graduatedfrom Boston College High Schoolin 1952. He went on to earn a de-gree in electrical engineering fromNortheastern University. Heserved in the US Army and thenworked for and retired from the ci-vilian US Air Force at HanscomField in 1998. He spent many yearsin Burlington, Stoneham, Win-chester, Mattapoisett, and Ply-mouth before taking up residence

in Naples, FL. He is survived byhis wife, Mary Anderson, 3 sons,David (Gerarda) of Stoneham,MA, John (Margaret) ofN.Hampton, NH, and Thomas(Cynthia) of Yarmouth, MA, 5grandchildren, Patrick, Jaclyn,Connor, Emily, and Abigail, a sis-ter Rosemary Giglio of Roslindale,MA, a nephew, Joseph and nieces,Lisa and Nancy. Burial will be atthe National Cemetery in Bourne,MA. Please visitwww.legacyoptions.com to submitcondolences.

SLAVINWalter Jr. “Wally” of Yuba

City, CA, and Jamaica Plain,passed away on May 6, 2021. Be-loved husband of Angela Slavin.Devoted father of Joshua Slavin.Loving brother of Mark Slavin andhis wife Sarah of West Roxbury,Brian Slavin and his wife Renyaof Pensacola, FL, and NancyBuckley and her husband Geraldof Avon. Uncle of Natalie, Alyssa,Colin, and Colleen Slavin. Waltergraduated from English Highschool Served in the US Navyfrom 77-81. Walter found his truecalling later in life and attendednursing school at Butte college inCalifornia becoming a registerednurse. He worked as loving andcaring nurse to his patients untilhis retirement in 2020. Walter wasan avid Boston sports fan rootingfor his beloved teams from theWest coast. A private Funeral Masswas held at St. Theresa of AvilaChurch. Followed by intermentwith with military honors at Mas-sachusetts National Cemetery,Bourne. Donations in Walter’sMemory may be made toWounded Warrior Project.support.woundedwarriorproject.org.P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins GeorgeF. Doherty & Sons West Roxbury617 325 2000.

ponds would require a decisionfrom the legislature.

This proposal is supportedby District 5 City CouncilorRicardo Arroyo, At-LargeCity Councilors Michelle Wu,Annissa Essaibi-George, JuliaMeija, and Michael Flaherty,State. Rep. Rob Consalvo(14th Suffolk), and State Sen.Mike Rush (Norfolk and Suf-folk).

Consalvo was at the meet-ing, and Rush sent a repre-sentative. The NeponsetRiver Watershed Associationalso expressed support.

Those interested in sup-porting or not supporting thedes igna t ion of SpraguePond as a great pond shouldcontact the Department ofEnvironmental Protection.The i r emai l i [email protected](please put Sprague Pond inthe address line), and physi-cal mail should be sent to the

Waterways Program Chief,Daniel Padien, Mass. DEPWaterways Program, 1 Win-ter St., Boston, MA, 02108.

Send comments by July1, 2021. If a group of ten ormore citizens sends a letter(at least five of whom mustlive in the relevant commu-nities, in this case, Bostonand Dedham), they will berequired to hold anotherhearing.

The Bulletin Newspaperpublishes obituaries from in-formation supplied by fu-neral homes. Relatives andfriends also may supplementinformation by e-mailing [email protected] Monday at 1 p.m. Photosalso will be accepted.

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Dava Ave.continued from page 8Regiment, the first all-Blackregiment to fight in the CivilWar, was stationed there atCamp Meigs. There was also anIndigenous settlement there atone point.

O’Brien said a developerhas been hoping to build on aparcel of about an acre of theland there.

“It’s much smaller thanCrane Ledge, but a lot of thearguments and issues are thesame,” he added, noting thatSprague Pond was more than10 acres at one point before therailroad was built.

The Hyde Park HistoricalSociety filed a petition for greatpond status with the Massachu-setts Department of Environ-mental Protection (MassDEP),according to O’Brien and theMassDEP website. A hearingwas held on Thursday, May 13.Public comment will be ac-cepted until Wednesday, June 2.For a copy of the petition, [email protected].

In other news, Turchinetzwas voted in as the new HPNApresident. Ralph Cotellessowill continue as vice president,Denise Dodds as secretary andVal Mayo as treasurer.

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