Dorchester Reporter “The News and Values Around the Neighborhood” Volume 29 Issue 27 Thursday, July 5, 2012 50Вў Funding for Dot sidewalks falls short in roads bill By Gintautas Dumcius News Editor State Rep. Marty Walsh had pushed for the funding of $3.5 million for Dorchester sidewalks in transportation legislation that was on the move on Beacon Hill, but the version of the bill that reached Gov. Deval Patrick’s desk last week did not include the money, and the matter of the sidewalk repairs remains under discussion. The proposed replacement of sidewalks would start at the intersection of Gallivan Boulevard and Granite Avenue and end at 100 Morrissey Boulevard, at UMass Boston. The deteriorated condition of the sidewalks has prompted frequent complaints from neighborhood activists. Dr. Rev. Bill Loesch stands at the entrance of the newly renovated park named for him.В The park will be re-dedicated on Saturday. Photo by Elizabeth Murray New name, amenities at Loesch Family Park Re-opening set for Saturday By Elizabeth Murray Special to the Reporter For 27 years while living across the street from the Cronin/Wainwright Park on Brent Street, Dr. Rev. Bill Loesch spent time planting flowers and trying to make it more attractive for visitors. Now, the newly renovated park he worked so hard to beautify will bear his name, as it will officially be unveiled as вЂ�Dr. Loesch Family Park’ this Saturday. Rev. Loesch founded the Park Partners group to rally the neighborhood for improvements to the grounds and later called for city support to make the park a safe place for neighbors to meet. Rev. Loesch and his neighbors held twiceweekly meetings in his house for years to brainstorm ways to improve the neighborhood. Meetings usually averaged about five people unless a more serious topic was to be discussed. “The major concern was always, вЂ�This is here, what can we do to improve it?’” Rev. Loesch said. Rev. Loesch has always been a very active member of his community, helping form the Codman Square Neighborhood Council and the Breath of Life Dorchester (BOLD) teen group. He was very active in civil rights issues in Boston, marching side-by-side with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and riding to school with students during the 1970’s busing crisis in Boston. Rev. Loesch and his daughter Cynthia have most recently been outspoken civic leaders in the Codman Square area. “I’ve always been a person that was raised to be very active in my family and very active in whatever church or group I’m involved with,” Rev. Loesch said. “Be very active with those right around you because that’s what counts is getting to know people and work with them. I’ve sort of lived that way.” (Continued on page 12) $32.5b budget seen вЂ�positive’ for Dot, Mattapan. Page 5 Patchwork repairs mark the sidewalk outside St. Brendan’s church. Ed Forry photo “The sidewalk has been a disgrace for 20 years,” said Sean Weir, president of the Cedar Grove Civic Association. Temporary patches, like asphalt in front of St. Brendan’s Church, are not the solution, Weir said. He also said city and state agencies had spent years pointing fingers over who is responsible for maintenance of the sidewalks, before the state Department of Transportation’s acknowledgement of responsibility for Gallivan Boulevard. Walsh called the sidewalks’ condition “terrible” and a “disaster,” adding that the money would go towards new curb cuts. But the Senate did not agree to the inclusion of the funds, (Continued on page 5) Codman Sq., Four Corners stakeholders take stock By Elizabeth Murray Special to the Reporter In one of the largest gatherings of residents and stakeholders in Codman Square and Four Corners, over 130 people filled the Great Hall in Codman Square on June 19 to participate in planning processes for the neighborhood. “I haven’t seen this much energy or resident involvement on a large scale in over 20 years,” said Candice Gartley, a long time resident who works at Codman Square Health Center, in a statement. This was the first of three planning groups that would be held over the summer in order to develop a 10-year plan for the neighborhood. The event in Codman Square was put on by a collaboration of organizations, residents and businesses all under the banner of the Millennium Ten Initiative. The next event will be held on July 24 at Second Church in Codman Square. Millennium Ten is the third planning process like this in Codman Square and Four Corners in the last three decades, and it has been encouraging residents and stakeholders to come together and discuss the neighborhood’s future since 2010. Since the Millennium Ten neighborhoods Over 130 people attended a working group meeting at the Great Hall in Codman Square last month to help develop a 10 year plan for the neighborhood.В Photo courtesy Millennium Ten Residents find Mattapan a fair/good neighborhood By Tayla Holman Special to the Reporter After a year of reaching out to the community, Mattapan United revealed the results of resident feedback at its “give back” meeting Wednesday evening at the Young Achievers School. Most respondents said the quality of life in Mattapan was fair to good, with few responses for poor or excellent. “People like living here,” said Donna Haig Freidman, director for the Center for Social Policy at UMass Boston’s McCormack (Continued on page 13) INSIDE THIS WEEK (Continued on page 9) New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, left, has not forgotten his Brockton “scrapper” of 20 years ago. Page 15. All contents copyright В© 2012 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. Your bank is headed in a new direction. Maybe it’s time you headed for the exits. If you’re looking to simplify part of your life, say goodbye to banks with complicated fee structures and impersonal service, and hello to Meetinghouse Bank. We’re the only community bank in the area, and we plan to keep banking simple and stress free. Call or stop by today. Member FDIC Member SIF MB Exit Ad 10x2 4c.indd 1 2250 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02124 617-298-2250 В· www.meetinghousebank.com 12/2/11 10:03 AM Page 2 THE Reporter July 5, 2012 Reporter’s Notebook Council okays budget with unaccustomed ease By Gintautas Dumcius News Editor City councillors last week signed off on Mayor Thomas Menino’s $2.5 billion fiscal 2013 budget. The budget vote, which usually draws criticism from District 4 Councillor Charles Yancey, was unanimous and uncharacteristically matter of fact. Menino’s press office, in a press release hours after the 13-0 tally, re-used some of the quotes by the mayor that were deployed in the April release announcing the budget and its highlights. The budget, for the fiscal year that began on Sunday, shows an increase of 3 percent – or $72 million – over last year’s bill. The five-year $1.8 billion capital budget, which includes funding for a number of projects in Dorchester and Mattapan as well as money for the redevelopment of Dudley Square and its long-neglected Ferdinand building and for 40 miles of rebuilt roadways, was also approved in the unanimous vote. The public schools budget received a separate vote, with a lone “no” from District 8 Councillor Michael Ross, who emerged as a vigorous critic of the school department’s proposal to relocate a Mission Hill school out of his district and into Jamaica Plain. The Menino administration pointed out that five teen centers will be undergoing a redesign effort and noted an increase in funds for the Boston Police Department’s Neighborhood Watch Unit. Harvard institute offers report on three strikes bill As a six-member committee of legislators worked on an overhaul of the state’s sentencing laws, a Harvard Law institute issued a report saying there is “no need” for the legislation. The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, run by Prof. Charles Ogletree, an opponent of the legislation, released the 26-page report. “It will further burden our severely overcrowded prisons, and risk the safety of employees and prisoners,” Ogletree said in a statement accompanying the report. “Our communities of color will suffer the most from these changes.” The bills (S 2080 and H 3818), known together as “three strikes” legislation, tackle changes to the habitual offender laws. The bills passed the Senate unanimously, and overwhelmingly in the House, with the exception of “no” votes from the caucus of black and Latino legislators. The report claims the bills will cost the state an additional $125 million a year. “It is not too late,” the report says. “The bills can be stopped by the Conference Committee or amended to target the most serious repeat offenders, while preserving resources for programs that actually improve public safety and strengthen our communities.” Crimes listed as “strikes” in the bills should be narrowed to “only the most serious offenses,” and habitual offenders with life sentences should be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, the report says. “By properly limiting the applicability of the habitual offender provisions, Massachusetts will be able to reinvest in its people through education, treatment, training, and community development programs,” the report concludes. “Unlike mandatory prison sentences, these programs have a proven effect on reducing recidivism and, better still, strengthening our communities to prevent the creation of future offenders.” With the conference committee working on a compromise – state On The Record Adams Corner plaudits Rep. Russell Holmes, a Mattapan Democrat is keeping an eye on the negotiations – the content of the legislation has shifted in the last few months, and potentially shortened the shelf-life of the report. The State House News Service asked the head of the House half of the conference committee, Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty, about the request from groups to postpone action on the bills. O’Flaherty noted that the Judiciary Committee has considered similar bills over the years. “In terms of delaying an issue because of further study, respectfully I would suggest that’s not where we are at this point,” he said. Lawmakers are working under a July 31 deadline for controversial and complex bills since they adjourn formal sessions after that day and turn their focus onto the campaign trail. It’s another girl for the Forrys On Sunday night, state Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry gave birth to a baby girl, Norah Marianne, who joins John Patrick (8), Conor Joseph (5), Madeline Casey (2), and Dad Bill at the Forry homestead. Mother and baby, who was born at St. Elizabeth’s at 9:17 p.m., are said to be doing well. Rep. Forry, a Dorchester Democrat who has served in the House since 2005, is married to Reporter managing editor Bill Forry. Quote of Note: Gov. Patrick on whether the individual mandate is a tax With policy dealt with – the Supreme Court deciding to uphold President Obama’s health care reform effort – talk inside and outside the Beltway quickly turned to politics last week: What does Chief Justice John Roberts’ designation of the individual mandate requiring people to buy health insurance as a tax mean for the 2012 presidential election. Republicans immediately seized on the development as a weapon to batter Democrats. All Republicans except the de facto party leader, Mitt Romney. If the Affordable Care Act’s mandate is a tax, then so is the mandate in the similar health reform effort Romney championed in Massachusetts while governor (and, to be fair, was also approved by an overwhelmingly Democratic Legislature). A Romney surrogate told NBC’s Chuck Todd on Monday that the former governor believes the mandate is a “penalty.” It’s worth checking in on what Romney’s Democratic successor, who has spent some of his time in office implementing and seeking to tweak the Massachusetts health care reform law, is saying: “I don’t care what it’s called,” Gov. Deval Patrick told reporters. “What it is is a solution and it’s an important one. It’s one we’ve tried here in Massachusetts. It’s working very well and it’s done a lot of good for a lot of people.” Patrick, a former assistant attorney general under President Clinton, added: “I’m not the Constitutional scholar on this. Look, I’m not afraid of the word tax. I know that you like to ask people in elective office and watch them squirm when the word is used. That’s not my issue. That’s not my concern. And I think it doesn’t help to quibble over whether the penalty is a penalty or whether it’s something else masquerading as a penalty.” EDITOR’S NOTE: Check out updates to Boston’s political scene at The Lit Drop, located at dotnews.com/ litdrop. Material from State House News Service was used in this report. Email us at [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @LitDrop and @gintautasd. The Adams Corner Merchants Association presented honors to two local men for their efforts in supporting the local business and residential area. Pictured at the June 28 ceremony are (l-r): Association president Mary Kelly, BPD Area C-11 Captain Richard Sexton, Gerard Adomunes, owner of Gerard’s Adams Corner, and State Rep. Martin Walsh. Ed Forry photo Woman attacked by knife-wielder at Ashmont A woman in her 20’s was attacked by a man with a knife on Tuesday morning near the south entrance of the Ashmont MBTA station shortly after arriving at the station on a Brockton Area Transit bus. The victim was rushed to Boston Emergency Medical Services and is said to be recovering after being stabbed in the upper right shoulder and chest. The woman was conscious after the attack, and police reported her wounds were not considered life-threatening. Police say the suspect was a black man, 35-40, with a full beard, wearing blue jeans, black sneakers and possibly a burgundy shirt, last seen walking north on Dot. Ave. carrying a jacket in a plastic bag. The incident is still under investigation. More meetings set on assignment overhaul Boston Public Schools officials are hosting more community meetings this month as they work to overhaul the much-maligned student assignment process. A July 12 meeting is scheduled in Mattapan at the Mildred Ave. K-8 School. The Thursday meeting starts at 6 p.m. Haitian Creole interpreters will be available. Suffolk University will host a separate meeting on Wed., July 11, at 6 p.m. in its ninth floor conference room at 73 Tremont St. Other meetings are set for East Boston (July 17, 6 p.m., at Mario Umana Academy on Border St.); Roxbury (July 18, 5 p.m., at the O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science); Charlestown (July 19 at 6 p.m. in the WarrenPrescott K-8 School on School St.); Chinatown (July 21 at 10 a.m. at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Association on Ash St.); and Allston-Brighton (July 24, 6 p.m. in the Edison K-8 School on Glenmont Rd. in Brighton). Mayor Thomas Menino and Superintendent Carol Johnson attended a previous meeting in Dorchester on June 24 at the St. Peter’s Teen Center. At the meeting, Mayor Menino and Dr. Johnson visited with parents and students. A plan revamping the school assignment process is expected to be released in the fall, with a School Committee vote likely during the coming winter. – REPORTER STAFF Networking breakfast with Menino July 12 The Ashmont Grill, at 555 Talbot Ave. in Peabody Square, will be hosting a free networking breakfast with Mayor Thomas Menino on July 12. The session is scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m. and run until 9 a.m. The agenda includes a safety update for businesses from local police officials. Mass. business confidence index drops An index that measures business confidence among Massachusetts employers last month took its second biggest tumble in its 21-year history. The Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business Confidence Index fell 8.5 points in June to 48.3 - readings below 50 are considered in negative territory. - STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A Readers Guide to Today’s Dorchester Reporter July 5, 2012 Boys & Girls Club News............. 14 Opinion/Editorial/Letters............... 8 Neighborhood Notables.............. 10 Community Health...................... 13 Business Directory..................... 16 Obituaries................................... 18 Days Remaining Until Next Week’s Reporter.................. 7 Labor Day................................... 60 First Day of Autumn.................... 79 Dorchester Reporter (USPS 009-687) Published Weekly Periodical postage paid at Boston, MA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: 150 Mt. Vernon St., Suite 120 Dorchester, MA 02125 Mail subscription rates $30.00 per year, payable in advance. Make checks and money orders payable to The Dorchester Reporter and mail to: 150 Mt. Vernon St., Suite 120 Dorchester, MA 02125 News Room: (617) 436-1222 Advertising: (617) 436-1222 Fax Phone: (617) 825-5516 Subscriptions: (617) 436-1222 July 5, 2012 The Reporter Page 3 Top-flight chef brings food passion to non-profit By Elizabeth Murray Special to the Reporter After spending 11 years as a chef at Legal Seafoods, Tim Williams is starting anew at Community Servings, a non-profit food service based in Jamaica Plain. Williams, who was the regional executive chef for six Legal Seafood restaurants between Philadelphia and Washington D.C., decided to make a change when his wife’s job was transferred back to Boston. Community Servings was founded in 1989 in Dorchester by a group of AIDS activists, faith groups and community organizers to provide home delivered meals to individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Now, according to David Waters, CEO of Community Servings, the non-profit serves about 1300 people per year across 250 square miles in Massachusetts, offering 25 different medically tailored diets. In the past year, 168 clients in Dorchester and 56 Mattapan clients were served by the non-profit. Community Servings serves people unable to cook or shop for themselves because of critical illnesses like HIV/AIDS, cancer, MS and Lou Gehrig’s disease as well as their family members and caregivers. A former resident of Jamaica Plain, Williams’ passion for cooking comes from spending time in the kitchen with his mother when he was young. His father was a naval officer stationed in Asia where his mother would visit and bring back new recipes to try. Williams later spent five years in the army as a Food Service Specialist to receive his GI Bill and then moved onto the Culinary Institute of America to pursue a culinary degree. Williams worked in several different restaurants and hotels around the world, including Perry Restaurant Group in Vermont, Riversong Lodge in Alaska and the Marco Polo Hotel Group in Russia and the Republic of Georgia before joining Legal Seafoods. Williams said his area of expertise is seafood since he worked at another seafood restaurant right before joining Legal Seafoods. While at Legal, Williams helped the chef open nine new restaurants within the chain and managed the entire process of opening and training the kitchen team. The decision to leave the corporation was huge for Williams, he said, since he would basically have to start all over with building new relationships and finding a place in the company. Williams still has a good relationship with Legal Seafoods, he said, since there were no hard feelings when he left the company. “It took a lot of soul searching to make the decision, but I’m very happy that I made [it],” Williams said. Williams began his job search on the alumni website job board of Culinary Institute of America, where he saw the listing for a position as execu- /В…iГЉ ->ۈВ�}ГѓГЉ ГЂiГЉ i>ГЊВ€В�}ГЉ1«ÊÌÊ iВ“LiГЂГѓГЉ*ÕÃt Àœ“ÊL>VВЋГћ>ГЂ`ʜṎВ�}ГѓГЉГЊВњГЉГ›>V>̈œВ�ГѓГЉ>В�`ʓœÀitГЉ *ÕÌÊޜÕÀʅˆ}…‡ˆВ�ГЊiГЂiГѓГЊГЉVГЂi`ˆÌÊV>ГЂ`ГѓГЉ>Гњ>ГћГЉ>В�`ГЉ tive chef in Jamaica Plains at Community Servings. “I’d never really seen a job listing with that scope of a job that I’m qualified for at this point of my profession,” Williams said. “It popped right out so I started doing some investigating.” As executive chef, Williams oversees all kitchen operations and works with volunteers and trainees in the job training program. Waters said he is very excited to have Williams as the executive chef as Williams’ professional background was exactly what Community Servings was looking for. It helped that the expectations in the Legal Seafoods kitchens were very similar to those of Community servings as far as cleanliness, safety and quality of food goes, Waters added. For Waters, Williams brings the “perfect personality” to the job. “He has a great sense of beautiful food and the rigor of running a professional kitchen,” Waters said. “We produce 2,000 meals a day out of our kitchen, and he’s got a great training for that. He’s also very excited about the mission – the opportunity to give back and serve people is what I think drew him to the job.” Williams said the toughest part of his transition was going from a menu and food inventory that was so defined to one that was defined by the donations Community Servings Chef Tim Williams, a 11-year employee of Legal Seafoods, recently left that company to become executive chef at Community Servings, a non-profit that serves critically ill people across Massachusetts. Photo courtesy Community Servings receive from farms and other people. The main goal, he said, is preventing wastefulness by getting all the food processed and cooked quickly since the donations are sometimes overwhelming. Williams has a passion for incorporating freshness and brightness into the meals, and he said his job also demands organization as well as efficiency. “You really have to just be on your game and think in the moment and … be creative on the spot,” Williams said. “There’s a learning curve to any job, but I’ve jumped right in with both feet and I’m really starting to enjoy it.” “I get to see the best of humanity every day,” added Williams. “At this point in my career, it’s not about me, it’s everybody else. 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THE Reporter Boston College High School Ainsley M. Bowen, Anilson J. Lopes, Deontae E. Ramey-Doe, Edgar E. Martinez, Johann A. Williams, John C. Flaherty, Maghayevbosa S. Nosamiefan, Matthew D. Doyle, Patrick J. O’Sullivan, and Tyler A. Jones. Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy Neponset Grace Patricia Cadogan, Anthony Cao, Isaiah Ignatius Christian, Makayla Marie Coleman, Julie Collins, Grant James Godding, Gregory John Godding, Jr., Grant Joachim Hamilton, Wayne Michael Harper, Michael James Henderson, Matthew Michael Hernon, Meghan Mary Lescinskas, Gabriele Lomba, Lexie Ange Louis, Kayla A. E. Martin, Thomas John Moran, Taylor Christina Nickerson, Katherine Ann Nolan, Stephanie BaoTran Nguyen, Douana Shanice Offre, Jeanette Nneka Orji, Richelene Pierre, Anthony Vu, Eric Christopher Watts and Maeve Ellen Williams. Columbia Richard A. Andujar, A Nadia Timas Barbosa, Brendan Patrick Brock, Tariel Angelique Brown, Loyanni D. Carvalho-Mendes, Nerissa F. Cummings-Trotman, Avelino Damoura, Janissa DaVeiga, Benjamin Thomas Delahunt, Ashley Angelina Gomes, Alyxianne Alejandro Guzman, Xanique Brianna JahdaishaGiraudel, Osarume I. Idahor, Joshua Lopes, Isaiah J. Mathieu, Brianda Glenisa Mendez, Belarmino Monteiro, Jr., Kiet Nguyen, Triet Minh Nguyen, Trevon Damien Niles, David Pelczar, Bianca Liz Perillaarias, Mariel Elena Rojas, Yasmel Martinez Rosado, Andrew John Schmitz, Christine Teixeira, Johanna Thermitus and Kerranda Sarah Vicente. Lower Mills Stevana N. Allen, Da- July 5, 2012 izy Goncalves Andrade, Pascal Bernard, Xeila Kiara Centeio, Jovan J. Grant, Fadil Hanley, Jr., Evan E. Harris, Jenaya A. Hobson, Daniel JeanLouis, Imran Khan, Valorie Leo, Andrew A. Royes, Matthew Samuels, Derek Anthony Tyler, Jonathan Villard, Cindy Vo and Charles L. Williams, Jr. Mattapan Kaylan A. Austin, Neissa Kristy Casseus, DeAndra Clarke, Frederick Alexandre Dauphin, Jean-Phaudet Dolce, Oren Evans, Christopher Ralph Fleurima, Elizabeth Germain, Brian Damatius Grant, Rayla Johnson-Daye, Gregory R. Pierre, Christian St. Pierre and Legend Watty. UMass Boston Kristy Abrahim, Melchisedek Alce, Rashaan Allen, AyattAlmasi, Luis Anjos, Makesha Balgobin, Nicole Barreiros, Tachise Bastien, Shekeria Beale, Maria Bekhtereva, Carine Belizaire, Stephen Bickerton, Taronna Billingslea, Shanika Birkett, Julia Burgess, Anastasia Burns, Winifred Campbell, Steven Campbell, Elizabeth Casso, Janice Chicha, Amy Chin, Tobias Conn, Allison Costello, Charlyn Cuffy, Aline Da Fonseca, Maria Deoliveira, Mary Dever, Trinh Dinh, Bao Dinh, Huong Duong, Amanda Dzengeleski,Joe-Ann Fergus, Eric Fernald, Matthew Flynn, Lauren Forsythe, Angela Francis, Luc Francois, Midori Gleason, Deidre Griffiths, Alicia Grimaldi, Justin Halton, Cassandra Hanneman, Danielle Hawk, Jessica Hayes, Chanel HughesShearer, Sequita Hunt, Petrina Jacob, Michael Kerin, Maria Knight, Kristopher Kranzky, Ferenkeh Kumalah, Ieva Laucyte, Thu Le, Roshanda Leak, Katherine Lee, Tariana Little, Jessica Lopez, Timothy Malloy, Elizabeth Manning, Kathleen Marc, Aristoteles Martins, Keisha Mateo, Shauntelle McK- Members of the Class of 2012 thank their families and teachers for their support during their time at Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy ain, Severin McKenzie, Matthew McKinnon, Nicholi McLaughlin, Chantal Medley, Opal Mitchell, Temitope Mokuolu, Michael Molinari, Ashley Montgomery, Fariyda Mulrain, Kiara Munir,Ken Ngo, Tai Nguyen, Mylinh Nguyen, Dannhi Nguyen, Dung Nguyen, Oliver O’Brien, Keelia O’Donnell, Owen Oboite, Henry Ozulumba, Ronak Patel, Frantzley Paul, Gwendolyn Perry, Mark Peters, Quiana Philogene, Octavio Pinto, Marlene Pontes, Lorna Riach, Elizabeth Smith, Jarvis Smith, Jimmy Smith, Timothy Smith, Steeve St Leger, Andrei Stanchik, Undrea Steele, Jeremy Steinbruck, Milo Stella, Denice Stewart, Sonja Styblo, Courtney Sullivan, Marleny Suriel, Katherine Talbot, Michelle Tanney, Maria Jose Teixeira, Danny Tieu, Ivan Timas, Shantae Toole, Jessica Townsend, Duong Tran, ThuyDuong Tran, Phuong Trinh, Xi Wang, Patricia Wasiolek, Nathan Weaver, Amber Whitner, Rahama Wood-Davidson, Tiffani Yolanda, Amani Yousif, Qing Zeng. Newton Country Day School Sister Barbara Rogers, Headmistress of Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, honored outstanding Dorchester residents at the 132nd Prize Day ceremonies. Red Ribbons, denoting Dorchester’s Myjah Snape ’12 receives her diploma from Rachel Friis Stettler, director of the Winsor School, on June 7, 2012. Talia Weingarten ’12, also of Dorchester, at the Winsor School’s ceremony. Photos by Gustav FreedmanВ an average of a B+ or above with no grade below a B- were awarded to senior Jolivia Barros, freshman D’Jonita Cottrell, eighth grader Monet Eugene, seventh grader Ghiana Guzman, and sixth grader Vinou Val. Academic Prizes were awarded to Barros for Gospel Choir, Cottrell for Spanish I, Eugene for Dance, and Val in English. Boston College The following local residents graduated from Boston College: Amancio Lopes of Dorchester has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University’s Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education with a major in Human Development and History. Tram Nguyen earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University’s William F. Connell School of Nursing) Nicole Joseph earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University’s William F. Connell School of Nursing. Gerald Matthews graduated with Boston College High School Honors High Honors: Brendan Liam Caulfield ’13, Xhonatan Mezini ’14, Sean Michael Broderick ’15, Anthony Pina Do Canto ’15, Ryan Matthew Sweeney ’15. Honors: Austin Llewellyn Guiney ’13, Nathaniel Zeh Guevin ’14. Lawrence Academy High Honors: Sharon Centeno, junior. Newton Country Day Sister Barbara Rogers, Headmistress of Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, honored outstanding Mattapan residents at the 132nd Prize Day ceremonies. Red Ribbons, denoting an average of a B+ or above with no grade below a B- a Bachelor of Science degree from the University’s Wallace E. Carroll School of Management with a major in Marketing. Mayra Cardoso graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University’s Wallace E. Carroll School of Management with a major in Finance. Jacqueline Durant graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University’s College of Arts & Sciences, majoring in Psychology. Commencement was held on May 21 in Alumni Stadium on the Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Mass. There were more than 4,400 undergraduate and graduate degree recipients in the Boston College Class of 2012. Mass Bay Community College Corey Dominic Chapman, Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts; Jakeen Clovis Cobb, Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts; Jorge Alejandro Diaz, Associate in Science, Criminal Justice; Dolsie May Harding, Certifiwere awarded to junior Yasmin Francis and seventh grader Mariane St. Juste. Francis received the Headmistress’ Award and St. Juste was presented an academic award in French. Red Ribbons, denoting an average of a B+ or above with no grade below a B- were awarded to senior Jolivia Barros, freshman D’Jonita Cottrell, eighth grader Monet Eugene, seventh grader Ghiana Guzman, and sixth grader Vinou Val. Academic Prizes were awarded to Barros for Gospel Choir, Cottrell for Spanish I, Eugene for Dance, and Val in English. Brimmer and May Mattapan resident and Brimmer and May student Genevieve Lefevre ’15, daughter of Elizabeth Lefevre, Mattapan Campus Valedictorian Frederick Dauphin addresses his fellow members of the Class of 2012 cate, Practical Nursing; Vanessa Sade Haynes, Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts - Psychology/ Sociology/Anthropology; Justin Allen Holliday, Associate in Science, Business Administration; Junior Laurent, Certificate, Surgical Technology; Matthew Michael MacNeil, Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts - Psychology/Sociology/Anthropology; Shanice Lynette Marshall, Associate in Science, Criminal Justice; Endry Marte Santana, Associate in Science, Criminal Justice; Theresa Chinwe Okey-Igwe, Certificate, Practical Nursing; Gandhy Yasmari Sanchez, Associate in Science, Criminal Justice; Zachary Allen Steinbruck, Certificate, Paralegal Studies; Duckenson Theragene, Associate in Science, Criminal Justice; Clarie Marjorie LaBeach, Certificate, Practical Nursing; Phuong Kim Tran, Associate in Science, General Studies. Genevieve Lefevre made High Honor Roll for the 2011-2012 year. To earn High Honors in the Upper School, a student must have at least an A-average (the equivalent of 3.67 GPA for a term) with no mark lower than a B+. Brimmer and May is a Pre-K-12, coeducational, independent day schoo which serves a student body from over fifty communities in Greater Boston and fourteen foreign countries. July 5, 2012 The Reporter Page 5 $32.5b state budget called вЂ�positive’ for Dot, Mattapan By Gintautas Dumcius News Editor The state budget under review by Gov. Deval Patrick this week contains additional funding for statewide food pantries and State Police patrols on roads and recreation areas in Dorchester and Mattapan. It does not contain new taxes or fees. Lawmakers, in largely bipartisan fashion, agreed to the $32.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2013 last week, sending it to the governor’s desk after a unanimous vote in the state Senate and just three dissenting votes from freshman Republicans in the House. Legislators passed a temporary budget as they continued to deliberate on the final spending plan and provided time for Patrick, who has the option of vetoing or amending various items, to review the final bill once it reached his desk. The budget increased by $58.7 million while in a six-member negotiating committee and drew on $350 million from the state’s rainy day fund. Lawmakers included $10.9 million for community colleges to use for matching the state’s workforce development with its students. Patrick first pushed that issue in his state of the commonwealth address earlier this year. The budget also includes $6.25 million for a popular youth violence prevention program known as the Shannon Grant. The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute received its own line item, pegged at $125,000. School aid for cities and towns rose 5.3 percent, to $4.2 billion. “Positive things happened in this year’s budget particularly for Dorchester and Mattapan, despite difficult times,” Sen. Jack Hart, a South Boston Democrat and assistant majority leader, said in a statement. “I am pleased that I along with members of the Dorchester delegation was able to preserve district priorities.” The all-Democratic Dorchester delegation includes Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz and state Reps. Martin Walsh, Linda Dorcena Forry, Carlos Henriquez, Russell Holmes, and Nick Collins. According to Hart’s office, the budget also includes $125,000 for the Massachusetts Beaches Commission. Other line items include funds for community mediation at UMass Boston, restoration of funding for the Boston Home, and additional money for homeless elder programs at Boston Medical Center. The Department of Public Health would also receive level-funding for substance abuse programs. The budget includes electronic benefit transfer card reform and a requirement for motor vehicle registration applicants to have “proof of legal residence.” “While if left to the devices of House Republicans this budget might look different, this document demon- strates to the residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that we as a governing body are committed to jobs, government transparency, and local aid,” House Minority Leader Brad Jones said in a statement. The spending plan is among a flurry of bills lawmakers are ripping through as they look to July 31, the end of formal sessions. Material from State House News Service was used in this report. Funding to fix sidewalks fails to make state road bill $49 million to the perennially cash-strapped MBTA. Fares rose on Sunday, the start of the new fiscal year, as part of the MBTA’s efforts to close a massive deficit. In Washington, federal lawmakers passed their own transportation bill, which included a tunnel inspection program championed by US Rep. Michael Capuano, a Somerville Democrat who represents parts of Dorchester and Mattapan. The bill offers up $105 billion in funding “The sidewalks along Gallivan Blvd. are a disgrace,” according to one civic leader. Ed Forry photo (Continued from page 1) shopping districts; it of sidewalk are badly Rep. Walsh’s office said Monday, which pushes the money to be debated down the road. “This project is very important to my district because this area is home to churches, schools, and is frequented by many families with young children and senior citizens, who use wheelchairs and walkers,” Walsh, a Dorchester Democrat, said in a statement. “Repairs on this stretch needed.” The bill, without the sidewalks but with $200 million for road and bridge repairs, was signed by Patrick on Friday. A separate bill signed by Patrick sent Bankers warn against foreclosure mediation plan A required mediation program for all mortgage loans in Massachusetts, included in a Senate bill intended to curb foreclosures, will lengthen the foreclosure process, increase costs and hurt home values “without any measurable benefit for delinquent borrowers,” according to the president of the Massachusetts Bankers Association. If the provision survives conference committee talks between the House and Senate, access to credit could tighten since banks would have to weigh additional risk, Daniel Forte, president association, wrote in a June 27 “opinion” post on the group’s website. Forte noted the Massachusetts already grants a borrower a 150-day period to “cure the default” and allow for ongoing talks with lenders to resolve potential foreclosures. “Ironically, most of the problems with lenders and foreclosures do not apply to our local banking industry, but this legislation surely will,” Forte wrote. “It has the potential to slow down the entire real estate market, something no one wants to see.” During Senate debate on the mediation provision, Sen. Karen Spilka said individuals could voluntarily opt in to the program, which would be administered by the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration at UMass, and called mediation “another tool to try to get the parties to the table to resolve more of the renegotiation prospects of keeping people in their homes.” Spilka said, “The beauty of mediation is you get a neutral third party who meets with both parties and helps them to come to a resolution.” Sen. Harriette Chandler of Worcester also spoke in favor of the mediation effort, saying such programs were in place in other New England states. Chandler said Worcester County leads the state in foreclosures. In addition to hurting families, Chandler said, foreclosures are eroding property values and lowering property tax collections. “This issue is much broader than simply mortgages,” Chandler said. The mediation provision was approved by a 31-2 Senate vote. Sen. Bruce Tarr said the mediation provision departed “radically” from the tradition of needing to be agreed to by both parties and from the principle of sharing the costs involved. – STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE for transportation programs, and $1.9 billion will be heading to the Bay State. The tunnel inspection program was sparked by the July 2006 death of Milena Del Valle, who was crushed by a Big Dig tunnel’s ceiling panel. According to Capuano’s office, the bill calls on the federal Department of Transportation to create minimum requirements for tunnel inspections and a certification program for inspectors. “Although this is not the bill I would have written, due to the current fiscal climate and Republican resistance to seeking increased funding for transportation, I think it’s an acceptable compromise that will bring millions of dollars into Massachusetts over the next two years,” Capuano, a member of the House Committee on Transportation, said in a statement. President Obama is expected to sign the bill later this week. Material from State House News Service was used in this report. When you NEED care, just walk right in. Walk-in re Ca Urgent ays now 7 d k! a wee Illness doesn’t keep business hours which is why our Urgent Care is open for you 7 days a week. 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By Chris Harding Special to the Reporter As part of its second annual Dorchester Descendants festivities last weekend, the Dorchester Historical Society (DHS) threw open its doors for a double-barreled, century-spanning art display at the William Clapp House, the DHS headquarters at 195 Boston Street. The three-day “Dorchester Artists: Past & Present” featured works by painters, photographers, sculptors, ceramicists and cartoonists who lived at some point in their lives in the neighborhood. Works by artists largely JOHN C. 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Many visitors indicated as their favorites in this section the breezy Dorchester street scenes by Canadian born Glenn Macnutt (1905-1987), an early pioneer in the use of acrylic and a practitioner of the motto “You have to learn to paint what you see.” Kunst pulled together the display of 32 pieces by such present-day locals as Gary Gartley, Barbara Ward, Martha Kempe, Jennifer Johnson, Marcia Sewell, Howie Green, Kyara Andrade, Vincent Crotty, Bob Tobio, Elaine CroceHappnie, David Stokle, Ina Nenortas, James Hobin and Joe Bagley. Compared with the relative sameness of the landscapes, portraits and sketches of the earlier Volunteers Needed Horizons for Homeless Children is seeking fun-loving and dependable people to interact and play with children living in family homeless shelters in your neighborhood. A commitment of 2 hours/week is required for at least six months. The next training will be in Worcester on July 18th and 19th (both evernings required). 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By all accounts the opening reception on Friday night was a tremendous success with a crowd of more than 70. According to Kunst the evening was “a wonderful bridging of the historic with the present. No one was tied to just one room or the other.” Though more visitors streamed through this “pop-up” show on Saturday and Sunday, many expressed the wish that it could have been up for a longer period. There was talk of remounting the exhibit in some form for the 2012 October Dorchester Open Studios. In any case, Taylor and Kunst both said their organizations would be happy to do something like this again next year. Coming Up at the Boston Public Library Adams Street 690 Adams Street • 617- 436-6900 Codman Square 690 Washington Street • 617-436-8214 Fields Corner 1520 Dorchester Avenue • 617-436-2155 Lower Mills 27 Richmond Street • 617-298-7841 Uphams Corner 500 Columbia Road • 617-265-0139 Grove Hall 41 Geneva Avenue • 617-427-3337 Mattapan Branch 1350 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan • 617-298-9218 Adams Street Branch Monday, July 9, 2 p.m. – Dream Catcher Craft. Native Americans believe that the night air is filled with dreams. Beginning in July, all Boston Public Library locations will be hosting six weeks of summer reading programming for young people. Pick up a complete list of events at your neighborhood library location or visit bpl.org/summer. Tuesday, July 10, 10:30 a.m. Dream Big —READ! Preschool Story Time. Wednesday, July 11, 6:30 p.m. – Stuffed Animal Library Sleepover. What happens when the library lights go out? Visit your local library to find out. Children and stuffed animals are invited to enjoy a bedtime-themed story. After the story, children will “tuck in” their stuffed animal and kiss them goodnight. Children will come back the following day to pick up their stuffed friends and learn all about their library night-time adventure. Codman Square Branch Thursday, July 5
4:15 p.m. – Boy Scouts. Friday, July 6,
10:30 a.m. – Preschool Story Time. Tuesday, July 10, 11 a.m. – Preschool Story Time. Thursday, July 12, 4:15 p.m. – Boy Scouts. Fields Corner Branch Thursday, July 5, 11 a.m. –Dream Big — READ! Drop-in Craft program. Tuesday, July 10, 6:30 p.m. – Stuffed Animal Library Sleepover. Children will come back the following day to pick up their stuffed friends and learn all about their library night-time adventure. Wednesday, July 11, 10:30 a.m. – Preschool Films and Fun. Thursday, July 12, 11 a.m. – Dream Big — READ! Drop-in Craft program. Grove Hall Branch Thursday, July 5, 12:30 p.m. – Computer Class. Geared toward the beginner, these classes explore basic computer skills, the Internet, email, and Microsoft Word.
 1 p.m. – Gaming Afternoon. 5 p.m. – Pizza Party for Teens. Friday, July 6, 10:30 a.m. – Pre-School Storybook Films. Monday, July 9, 6 p.m. – Superhero Movies. 

 Tuesday, July 10, 2:30 p.m. – Teens Make Stuff at the Library. Wednesday, July 11, 11:15 a.m. – ReadBoston Storymobile. 4:30 p.m. – Nerds Geeks and Gamers Discussion Group. Thursday, July 12, 12:30 p.m. – Computer Class. Geared toward the beginner 1p.m. – Gaming Afternoon. Lower MillsВ Branch Thursday, July 5, 6:30 p.m. – Romance & Mystery Book Club. Wednesday, July 11, 10 a.m. – New England Aquarium. Conversations about tide pools, sharks, and penguins are on the schedule when educators from the New England Aquarium visit. Mattapan Branch 
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6 p.m. – Summer Laptop Classes. Friday, July 6, 2:30 p.m. – Scary Movie Night. Films for kids in grades 7-12. Monday, July 9, 1:15 p.m. – ReadBoston Storymobile. Tuesday, July 10, 1 p.m. – Monsters Under the Bed Craft. 6 p.m. – Stuffed Animal Library Sleepover. Thursday, July 12, 1 p.m. – Monsters under the Bed Craft. Visit the library and make a monster using felt. Summer reading for students in grades 7-12 is listed at bpl.org/summer. 6 p.m. – Summer Laptop Classes. Uphams Corner Branch Tuesday, July 10, 10:30 a.m. – Family Story Time. Pre-reading children and their parents or caregivers are invited to join us as we read stories, sing songs, do rhymes and fingerplays, and have fun. Story time lasts about 20 to 30 minutes and is followed by a craft and an open play time. 

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2 p.m. – Dream Catcher Craft. Native Americans believe that the night air is filled with dreams. To ensure you catch your wonderful dreams, visit your local library to make a traditional dream catcher. July 5, 2012 Reporter’s People Sister Peggy Sullivan greets guests during before the liturgy. On June 24, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston participated in the Transition of Leadership for their congregation. Over 500 sisters, associates, colleagues, friends, and family members were present at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Newton, for the Mass of Celebration. The women who have been elected by the Congregation to serve in the ministry of leadership for the next six years are: Rosemary Bren- nan, CSJ, Marylou Cassidy, CSJ, Maureen Doherty, CSJ, Margaret L. Sullivan, CSJ, Roseann Amico, CSJ, Gail Donahue, CSJ, and Patricia E. McCarthy, CSJ. Rosemary Brennan, CSJ, moves into her position as president of the Sisters of St. Joseph from her current position as a General Councilor. Other members of the Leadership Team completing their six-year term are: Mary Bubbles’s Birthdays And Special Occasions By Barbara McDonough Congress approved the Panama Canal on June 2. The Museum of Fine Arts opened on July 4, 1876. July 4 will be the 39th annual Boston Pops’ Fourth of July Concert. “Yankee Doodle” was composed on July 4, 254 years ago. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day, July 4, 1826. Katherine Lee Bates published “America the Beautiful” on July 4, 1895. The bikini was introduced on July 5, 1946.The Calgary Stampede runs from July 6 to 15. The Republican Party was formed on July 6, 1854. Mother Frances Cabrini became the first American to be canonized on July 7, 1946. Construction began on the Hoover Dam on July 7, 1930. Col. John Nixon was the first person to read the Declaration of Independence in public, on July 8, 1776. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery on July 9, 1893. The 83rd annual All Star Game will be played in Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO, on July 10 this year. John Quincy Adams, who became the sixth president, was born in Braintree on July 11, 1767. Babe Ruth made his Major League debut on July 11, 1914, pitching for the Boston Red Sox. “The Newlywed Game” premiered on July 11, 1966. The US spacecraft Skylab fell to earth on July 11, 1979. The first Boston Pops Concert was held on July 11, 1895. Celebrities having birthdays are: Gina Lollobrigida, 85 on July 4; Eva Marie Saint, 88 on July 4; Huey Lewis, 62 on July 5; Nancy Reagan, 91 on July 6; Sylvester Stallone, 66 on July 6; Ringo Starr, 72 on July 7; Kevin Bacon, 54 on July 8; and Brian Dennehy, 74 on July 9. Those celebrating their birthdays are Fr. Jim Hickey, meteorologist Mark Rosenthal, Joe Mazzone, Bill Shaughnessy, Irene Roman, Lisa Nutley, Pat (Finnegan) Collins, Kevin James Doherty, Joe Madden, Debra (Cook) Wilson, Mary Jepsen, and Mary Beth Harden. Also observing their birthdays are Sean Sweeney, Patricia O’Neill, Kaitlyn Cote, WBZ’s Dan Rea, William Leahy, Erica Brugman, Lou Pasquale (86 years young), Charles Maneikis, Marcia (Coleman) O’Brien, Bill Mulroy, Alexandra Larkin, Dom Roche, Bill Mulroy, and Dave Benoit. Special birthday greetings are sent to Catherine Riva. Those celebrating their anniversaries are Thomas and Mary Scalight, Jim and Ellen Wyse, and Bill and Barbara Guerard (their 62nd). Best wishes are sent to Tom and Kay Walsh on their 50th wedding anniversary. The Reporter Page 7 News about people in & around our Neighborhoods Sister Ellen Powers, CSJ, former Area Councilor, presents a candle to Sister Gail Donahue, CSJ, as symbol of the transition of leadership. Sister Gail greets Sister Dionetta McCarthy during the reception following the liturgy. L. Murphy, CSJ, President; Lee Hogan, CSJ, Assistant President; and Marilyn McGoldrick, CSJ, General Councilor; Brenda Forry, CSJ, Helen Sullivan, CSJ, and Ellen Powers, CSJ, Area Councilors. the school became part of the newly formed Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy in 2008, she became Director of Guidance and worked from the Dorchester-based office of the academy. Another member of the new team is Sister Dorchester residents and Brimmer and May students Shalise DePina ’13 and Paul Lafferty ’16 received awards at the School’s Honors Convocation. DePina, daughter of Antonio and Maria DePina, was awarded the Barbara Shoolman Scholarship, which is given to the Upper School student who shares former Director of Admissions Mrs. Schoolman’s commitment to Brimmer and May and best exemplifies the school’s core values. Lafferty, son of Joseph and Christina Lafferty, received the Citizenship Award for eighth grade. This award is presented to a boy and girl in each of the middle school grades who are considered by classmates and teachers to possess the qualities of honesty, responsibility, reliability, and a strong sense of community. Nick Correira ’17, son of Ana Correira, В В made High Honor Roll for the 2011-2012 year at Brimmer and May. To earn High Honors in the Middle School, a student must have at least an A- average (the equivalent of 3.67 GPA Sister Gail Donohue, who will serve as Area Councilor, has spent many years in leadership roles within Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston. Sister Gail served as principal at St. Angela’s, Mattapan, from 1991. When Margaret L. [Peggy] Sullivan, who grew up in Mattapan and attended St. Angela School. For the past six years Sister Peggy has served as a canon lawyer in the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Boston. Robert W. Baker of Chelsea was presented with a 70-Year Pin at IBEW Local 103 annual ceremony on June 26. Shown above are Chuck Monahan, Financial Secretary, IBEW, Local 103, Robert Baker, and Michael P. Monahan, Business Manager of IBEW, Local 103. for a term) with no mark lower than a B+. ••• IBEW Local 103, held their 35th Annual Pin Night at their Dorchester hall on June 26 to recognize the years of service of its member and present scholarships to 10 students. John P. Dumas, President ofВ IBEW, Local 103, Chuck Monahan, Financial Secretary, IBEW, Local 103, and Michael P. Monahan, Business Manager of IBEW, Local 103, presented 319 members with pins ranging from 20 years of service to 70 years of service to the IBEW. Robert W. Baker of Chelsea was presented with a 70-Year Pin. A pin is given starting at 20 years and then every 5 years up until 50 years of service and then every year after 50 years. Scholarships were presented to 10 students who each received $10,000. A total of $100,000 in scholarships was awarded to the students. “I want to thank all the hardworking men and women of IBEW, Local 103, for their involvement, vision and sacrifices and making this one of the best construction local unions in the country,” saidВ Monahan. “IBEW, Local 103, members are the safest, most productive electricians and technicians on the job site and developers see the IBEW Local 103, as an asset because of the hard work of our members.” EXCEPTIONALВ CAREВ CLOSEВ TOВ HOMEВ AВ 123В bedВ sub‐acuteВ rehabilitationВ centerВ locatedВ inВ DorchesterВ пѓ� In‐houseВ Physical,В OccupationalВ andВ SpeechВ therapyВ пѓ� CertifiedВ WoundВ NursesВ пѓ� ConsultingВ OrthopedicВ PhysicianВ пѓ� On‐siteВ NurseВ PractitionersВ пѓ� IVВ &В PainВ ManagementВ пѓ� MultilingualВ StaffВ В (Vietnamese,В Creole,В Spanish)В В 617‐825‐6320В В Page 8 THE Reporter Editorial July 5, 2012 Point of View Mappers tackle Voters deserve better than debates boundary disputes over debates in Senate campaigns The ongoing confusion around the boundaries of the city’s neighborhoods has been largely caused by decades of indifference by city officials who callously shifted lines and blurred boundaries to reflect political and demographic changes in the last century. This chaotic, cartographic tug-of-war has resulted in large sections of Dorchester and Mattapan being shifted back and forth to the point where boundaries on many present-day maps bear little resemblance to the realities on the ground in disputed areas. Officials at the Boston Redevelopment Authority are sympathetic to local protests about these changes— including repeated ones from the Reporter. And technology has made it possible for the city to allow anyone to create maps based on individual notions about neighborhood lines. This is much appreciated. Still, this approach fails to build the consensus necessary to create a broader understanding of the actual neighborhood lines— especially among policy makers who need to make important decisions but don’t necessarily understand the city the way the people who live here do. Then there’s the matter of historical accuracy, which should be reason enough to try to get things right. This week, we learned of an emerging effort by a pair of professional mapmakers to resolve the issue of Boston’s neighborhood boundaries using a new website, Bostonography.com. The site is run by two self-described “cartography geeks” — Tim Wallace and Andy Woodruff— who have roots in Boston. Bostonography allows individual users to draw their own boundaries and submit them to the site. They then generate maps that reflect the boundaries of the city that are more accurate, ideally, because “they include the input of those who know the city well.” “This map is a tool for drawing top-level neighborhood boundaries… as you see them, and submitting them to a database that will be used to map the areas of agreement and disagreement among participants,” Wallace and Woodruff write. Currently, there are relatively few submissions to the site for Mattapan and Dorchester, but over time— with participation from our readers— we think this will be a productive exercise to help officials, community development corporations, developers, and the media better understand the “lay of the land.” Thankfully, the Bostonography team has dropped the archaic approach of applying a “north-south” division to Dorchester, which continues to be a divisive and unnecessary tool at the city level. We encourage everyone to visit the site and spend a few minutes to create (if we can do it, it’s not too hard) your own map of the neighborhood. But, the Bostonography team cautions, “You can submit as many or as few neighborhoods as you’d like, but please only draw a neighborhood if you think you have a decent idea of where it is.” Now, that’s a novel idea. – Bill Forry Special delivery The Reporter is pleased to announce the birth of a new member of its family: Norah Marianne Forry was born on Sunday, July 1 to Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry and Reporter managing editor Bill Forry. It is the couple’s fourth child. Norah joins younger siblings John, 8, Conor, 5 and Madeline, who turns 2 on July 13. Welcome to the neighborhood, Norah! The Reporter “The News & Values Around the Neighborhood” A publication of Boston Neighborhood News Inc. 150 Mt. Vernon St., Suite 120, Dorchester, MA 02125 Worldwide at dotnews.com Mary Casey Forry, Publisher (1983-2004) Edward W. Forry, Associate Publisher William P. Forry, Managing Editor Thomas F. Mulvoy, Jr., Associate Editor Gintautas Dumcius, News Editor Barbara Langis, Production Manager Jack Conboy, Advertising Manager News Room Phone: 617-436-1222, ext. 17 Advertising: 617-436-2217 E-mail: [email protected] The Reporter is not liable for errors appearing in advertisements beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. The right is reserved by The Reporter to edit, reject, or cut any copy without notice. Member: Dorchester Board of Trade, Mattapan Board of Trade Next Issue: Thursday, July 12, 2012 Next week’s Deadline: Monday, July 9 at 4 p.m. Published weekly on Thursday mornings All contents В© Copyright 2012 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. By Peter F. Stevens Reporter Staff There’s no question that US Sen. Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger, Elizabeth Warren, are “debating.” The televised debate proposed by Vickie Kennedy, widow of the late senator Edward M. Kennedy, to be moderated by heavyweight Tom Brokaw fell apart after Brown’s conditions – that she not endorse either candidate and that MSNBC not be a sponsor – were not met. Brown showed political savvy in ducking what he and his team viewed as a “Kennedy/NBC/Liberal Media” set-up, but one can’t help but ask if his real concern was having to field questions from Brokaw, not Vickie Kennedy’s certain endorsement of Warren. But while Brokaw would surely have made Brown own up to and defend his record of so-called bipartisanship, the veteran newsman would also have pressed Warren about the “Cherokee heritage” issue. After stepping away from what he saw as a Democratic ambush, Brown turned around and blasted Warren for backing out of a WBZ-AM radio debate hosted by conservative/libertarian Dan Rea. Rea’s show is often entertaining and almost always provocative; he is also an unabashed supporter and self-avowed friend of Scott Brown. So…it’s fine for Senator Brown to slip out of a debate sponsored by Vickie Kennedy, but shocking for Warren to nix a sit-down with Dan Rea as an “impartial” moderator? To the media, Brown expressed his “disappointment” at Warren’s decision to “duck the first debate.” He contended that Warren “is saying one thing but doing another.” Actually, both candidates are debating about avoiding debates that each feels is biased. Warren has agreed to venues hosted by the Boston Herald, which is deep in Brown’s camp, and by a WBZ television debate moderated by Jon Keller, who can hardly be deemed partial to Warren, given his commentary on the “Cherokee identity” as a “big issue.” Warren has certainly blundered in her handling of her ancestry, providing both Brown and the media the chance to zero in on this sole topic and to give secondary coverage of the candidates’ sharp differences on taxes, banking and Wall Street reform, the national debt, and all aspects of the economy. Unless actual proof that Elizabeth Warren used her claim of Native American ancestry to advance her career surfaces, it’s high time that a Senate race about genuine issues begin. My suggestion: Let Scott Brown’s “misstatements” about his secret meetings with royalty and Elizabeth Warren’s mentioning of her Native American heritage cancel each other out, and the real debate, the one we all deserve, commence. Don’t Hold Your Breath Until Clerics Leave the Political Fray Another ongoing debate boils on between America’s cardinals and bishops and the Obama health-care bill. By the time this article goes to press, the argu- Elizabeth Warren Scott Brown ment might well be a moot point if, as expected, the US Supreme Courts rules 5-4 that the health-care mandate is unconstitutional. If so, the prelates will have their chance to prove that their objections truly were based on religious beliefs and not at all in politics – specifically, support for the Republican Party over the Democrats. On June 13, in preparation for Fortnight for Freedom, the Catholic Church’s initiative on religious liberty that ends on July 4, Archbishop William E. Lori delivered a speech in which he asserted that the “Fortnight is strictly about the issue of religious freedom, at all levels of government here in the US, as well as abroad—it is not about parties, candidates, or elections, as some others have suggested.” So it’s not about parties when the prelates and arch-conservatives have tightly lined hands on the issue of “Obamacare.” It might not be about politics, but the archbishop himself raised the specter of the IRS taking a hard look at the church’s role in the debate. While skeptical of the prelates’ claims that none of this is political, this writer does not think that the church should have its tax status challenged by the government. Still, Archbishop Lori contended that the Obama health-care bill showed no concern for “the consciences not only of employers, but also of the various other stakeholders in the health insurance process, such as insurers and employees.” These are highly charged political words, whether he admits it or realizes it. By not specifying “religious employers,” such as the church or Catholic universities, Lori seems to be asserting the right of any employer to deny coverage for any medical treatment on religious grounds. It’s even more troubling to listen to the archbishop trumpet insurers’ rights to deny coverage on moral grounds. Not political? Sounds like the very ideas embraced by Congressman Paul Ryan and other conservative Republican/Tea Party politicians. Again, all of this becomes a passing storm if the Supreme Court tosses out the health-care bill and the Catholic church steps out of the political fray. I hope it does, but something tells me that the cardinals and bishops will keep on finding ways to let their political preferences show. Letter to the Editor Royal overkill: вЂ�Deputy mayor’ breaks with boss over re-election To the Editor: (The following letter was delivered to the Reporter this week. It was titled, “A message from The Lord Deputy Mayor, and Arch Duke, of Dorchester to his people.”) Let me begin by thanking all of you who joined in our celebration of Dorchester Day a few weeks ago. It was an incredible experience to see so many people line Dorchester Ave and cheer me on as I walked in the parade. Dorchester Day 2012 was an unforgettable experience because of all of you. I also want to thank my family, friends, and supporters for being a major part of my journey to the Parade, although you were not physically walking with me, you were there in spirit. I want to also say that I look forward to spending the next year alongside our Mayor [Katie Hurley] in fundraising for the parade and applaud her unprecedented efforts in doing so. Her dedication and unwavering commitment to our community is amazing. That being said, come 2013, I look forward to seeing her support my efforts in being crowned Mayor. I know what you are thinking: Can the kingmaker really become king? The obvious answer is, of course. I saw, in last week’s Reporter, “Her Highness”announced her candidacy for re-election. Kinda jumped the gun a little, didn’t ya girl? But seriously, it didn’t cross your mind to consult your Deputy? How about your Communications Director, Joint Chiefs of Flamingos, or Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Communications? They all would have advised you to step aside and allow some fresh blood to take over. It is okay, though, we know you will see the light after reading this message. I have directed my office to ensure victory in 2013 at all costs. I have also put them on permanent stand-by should Mayor Hurley, for whatever reason, be unable to fulfill her duties. My campaign is going to be a positive one. I understand, however, that some of those who don’t support a brighter future for Dorchester have been spreading malicious rumors. These include that I am running a shadow government, I am trying to turn the position of Mayor into King of Dorchester, or that I am on the short list for a couple presidential candidates to be their Vice Presidential Nominee. These, as well as the rumor that I was voted “Dorchester Day’s Best Dressed”, are unsubstantiated and unworthy of a comment from my office. In closing, I would just like to say, flock to me. Be a part of the Pat O’Brien Generation. 2013! 2013! 2013! 2013! - Patrick A. O’Brien “Lord Deputy Mayor of Dorchester” July 5, 2012 The Reporter Page 9 Letter to the Editor Plea to Romney: Join us in fighting violence against children Following are excerpts from a letter sent last week to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney by the organization “Mothers Vote Too,” which espouses, among other things, the need for the issue of violence against children to be part of the national conversation during this election campaign. Mitt Romney P.O. Box 149756 Boston, MA. 02114-9756 Dear Mr. Romney, Mothers for Justice and Equality (MJE) was founded with the dream that our children will no longer fall victim to violence because of the color of their skin or the neighborhood they live in. In the fall of 2010, mothers, clergy, and nonprofit leaders came together determined to no longer mourn silently and watch hopelessly as our children continued to be murdered at an alarming rate. Instead, MJE works at the grassroots level to identify and support motivated community members, particularly mothers, since we believe that empowered and engaged mothers, working together, are key to ending neighborhood violence. MJE is developing community leaders by providing civic education and engagement opportunities. We believe that the general lack of response to the growing epidemic of violence against our children is related to disparities in social wealth and economic means. We hope you will help us to raise the national attention needed to properly address this issue and join us in September for a conversation with mothers and fathersВ who have lost children to violence. The goal of our Monthly Empowerment Meetings is for our members to be inspired, informed, and educated about the issues affecting our lives. It is important for our membership to know that they can bring their concerns to their elected representatives in Washington. It is equally important that our representatives are aware of the crisis of violence in our cities and its impact on families. Children are dying. The Center for Disease Control noted that youth violence is a national crisis: 16 youths per day between the ages of 10 and 24 are dying from homicide and/or suicide in this country. In Chicago, 43 people were hurt in shootings over Memorial Day weekend; 11 of them died.В One of those shot was a 7-year-old girl.В Five boys, ages 14 to 19, were killed (chicago.cbslocal.com). In one week during the summer of 2011, seven people were shot on four different Boston streets. Six of the victims were men; one victim was a 4-year-old boy playing in a park. One year earlier, Boston witnessed the killings of a 2-year-old boy, his mother, and two young men in their 20s in a single, horrific incident (Boston.com). There were 72 murders in the city of Boston in 2010; 63 murders in 2011; and thus far in 2012, 16 murders in 2012. More than 50 percent of the victims of these crimes were young men between the ages of 14 and 25 (Boston Police Department, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and The Boston Globe, as cited on Boston.com). These numbers are mirrored nationally, as well as in other Massachusetts cities. Somehow, this violence and loss of young lives has become unsurprising. We hear the news, and if it does not impact us directly, we go on with our day. In American society, violence has become normalized. It is time for that mindset to change. In the year and a half since our founding, we have: • Impressed upon Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick the urgency of addressing neighborhood violence. After meeting with our mothers, the governor announced in his 2012 State of the State Address that ending youth violence will be a priority for his administration. We believe he is the only governor in the country to do so. • Humanized homicide statistics by telling the stories of our children who were killed by knife violence prompting the passage of the City of Boston Knife Ordinance. • Partnered with the City of Boston Public Health Commission to create our first Parent-to-Parent Circle, which is charged with advising the Defending Childhood Initiative on the implementation of their strategies. • Raised awareness of the impact of violence on our communities through multiple newspaper articles, television and radio appearances, a public service announcement, meetings with the police commissioner, the mayor, the Department of Health and Human Services, private foundations and Stakeholders plan ahead in Codman Sq./Four Corners corporations, and through billboards. • We were recognized by the Boston Globe 100 as one of the most innovative initiatives in Massachusetts. We received the Boston Business Journal’s Extraordinary Leadership Award, the Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation’s Community Leadership Award, and the Asian American Civic Association’s Community Leadership Award. • We established Monthly Empowerment Meetings to motivate, inspire, educate, and engage our membership on issues affecting our communities, the importance of their voice on these issues, and the skills needed to affect change. Our speakers and workshop leaders have included US Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Democratic Senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Thomas menino, Youth Build Vice President for Public Policy, Advocacy, and Government Relations, Charlotte Golar-Richie, and Massachusetts NAACP President Michael Curry. We have a dream that our children will live in a world where they will not fall victim to violence because of the color of their skin or the neighborhood they live in. We believe that if this injustice was happening in affluent communities, we would see more of an urgency of Now. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere; we are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.” It is too easy to become desensitized to loss and this lack of sensitivity dehumanizes us all. We will continue to fight the fight for life and continue to believe in Reverend Dr. King’s dream of a world in which justice and equality exist for all of God’s children. We hope you can join us. Sincerely, Monalisa Smith President, Mothers for Justice and Equality [email protected] For more information on “Mothers Vote Too” visit the organization’s website: mothersforjusticeandequality.org. В В В В В В В В SwimВ atВ DorchesterВ HouseВ MultiВServiceВ CenterВ A working group organized by Millennium Ten is shown at work in the Great Hall in Codman Square last month. (Continued from page 1) are at the hub of new transit in Boston, with MBTA stops being added on Talbot Avenue and Washington Street, coordinator Jenna Tourje said the meetings are necessary so community members’ priorities would not be forgotten. “The working groups are where we’re engaging people,” Tourje said. “For the past year we’ve been collecting data from the community... to get what people find as valuable from their community.” From the data collected from 690 people in the neighborhood, five key priority areas were discovered: connectivity/ communication, safety, physical environment, youth and economic development. The people who came to the meeting have been separated into five groups to each address a priority area, Tourje said. This way, they are committed to the working groups in the future. Tourje said it was important that different stakeholders and businesspeople came out as well to try to get businesses more involved with the plan that will develop. The event began with a dinner buffet provided by Merengue Restaurant in Roxbury. This was followed by an introduction to the engagement efforts of Millennium Ten and the priorities the groups would be discussing. Tourje said she put sticky notes on the tables so people could write down goals and priorities, and she collected them after the meeting to organize and present them at the next meeting. “I have thousands of sticky notes in my office of things that people said during the meeting,” Tourje said. Tourje said she was very impressed with the turnout. The mood during the event was very “high-energy” as she said she noticed people were very excited and motivated to help their community. “I’m excited about the opportunity for stronger relationships between neighbors and stakeholders and the real change, I believe, this action planning initiative will bring”, said Paul Malkemes, a resident leader of the Talbot-Norfolk Triangle Neighbors United, in a statement. Tourje thinks next meeting’s turnout will be even larger. She does not think that having so many people working on a plan will be a detriment to the planning process at all. “Residents are definitely a positive,” Tourje said. “There’s no doubt about that. People live in a community. They should have the opportunity to see what they want to see happen in it, and we help to make that happen.” TakeВ aВ dipВ inВ theВ DorchesterВ HouseВ pool!В WeВ haveВ openВ poolВ hours,В В В affordableВ swimВ lessons,В andВ funВ exerciseВ programsВ forВ allВ ages.В В OpenВ 6В days/week!В В MonВFri:В 6:30amВ8:30pmВ Sat:В В В В В В В В В 8:00amВ3:30pmВ В В Questions?В Email:В [email protected]В Call:В В В В 617В740В2234В Visit:В 1353В DorchesterВ AvenueВ PublicВ swimВ isВ onlyВ $1В perВ childВ orВ senior,В andВ $3В perВ adult — Don’tВ missВ outВ onВ thisВ hiddenВ gem!В www.dotwell.orgВ Page 10 THE Reporter July 5, 2012 Reporter’s Neighborhood Notables civic associations • clubs • arts & entertainment • churches • upcoming events District C-11 News Non-emergency line for seniors: 617-343-5649. The “Party Line” phone number, to report loud For info, call B-3’s Community Service Office at 617-343-4717. Mattahunt Community Center, 100 Hebron St., Mattapan, on Mondays 6:30 p.m., for those living on and near Cummins Highway. For info on dates, call 617-791-7359 or 617-202-1021. Meeting on the first Thursday of each month at the Plasterers’ Hall, 7 Fredericka St., at 7 p.m. The association meets the third Thurs. of each month, 7 p.m., at the Uphams Corner Health Center, 636 Columbia Rd, across from the fire station. The meeting dates are: July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 15. Oct. 20, Nov. 17, and Dec. 15. gatherings, is 617-343-5500. Police District B-3 News Ashmont-Adams Assn. Eastman-Elder Assn. Ashmont Hill Assn. Freeport-Adams Assn. Meetings are generally held the last Thursday of the month. For info, see ashmonthill.org or call Message Line: 617822-8178. Cedar Grove Civic Assn. The monthly meeting, usually the second Tues. of each month, 7 p.m., in Fr. Lane Hall at St. Brendan’s Church. Meetings, however, have been suspended for the summer. Info: [email protected] or 617-825-1402. Clam Point Civic Assn. The meetings are usually held on the second Monday of each month (unless it’s a holiday) at WORK, Inc. 25 Beach St., at the corner of Freeport (new meeting place); on street parking available; at 6:30 p.m. Info: clampoint.org. Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Assn. The meetings will be held the second Wed. of the month, 6:30 p.m., at the Fields Corner CDC office (the old Dist. 11 police station), 1 Acadia St. Groom/Humphreys Neighborhood Assn. The GHNA meets on the third Wed. of each month, 7 p.m., in the Kroc Salvation Army Community Center, 650 Dudley St., Dor., 02125. For info, call 857-891-1072 or [email protected]. Hancock St. Civic Assn. The next meetings are July 19, Aug. 16, and Sept. 20, in the Upham’s Corner Library (for the summer, through Sept.), 500 Columbia Rd., from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Info: [email protected]. Lower Mills Civic Assn. The monthly meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month in St. Gregory’s Auditorium, 7 p.m. (Please bring bottles and cans and any used sports equipment to the meeting for Officer Ruiz.) Now is the time to become a member: send a $7 check to DLMCA, 15 Becket St., Dor., 02124-4803. Please include name, address, phone, and e-mail address. McCormack Civic Assn. Meetings, the third Tues. of each month, at 7 p.m., in Blessed Mother Teresa Parish Hall. Please bring canned goods to the meeting for a local food bank. Info: McCormackCivic.com or 617-710-3793. Membership is only $5. Meetinghouse Hill Civic Assn. The monthly meeting usually on the third Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., at the First Parish Church. Info: 617-265-0749 or civic@firstparish,com. Melville Park Assn. Meetings the first Mon. of each month, 7 p.m., at the Little House, 275 East Cottage St. For info: columbiasavinhillcivic. org. Clean-up of the MBTA Tunnel Cap (garden at Shawmut Station), the first Sat. of each month, from 10 a.m. to noon. The meetings are held at 6:30 p.m., at the Epiphany School, 154 Centre St., Dor. Cummins Valley Assn, meeting at the Pope’s Hill Neighborhood Assn. Cummins Valley Assn. Peabody Slope Assn. The Peabody Slope Neighborhood Assn’s next meeting, the first Mon. of each month, at Dorchester Academy, 18 Croftland Ave., 7 p.m. For info: peabodyslope.org or 617-533-8123. • Now accepting new patients • Open seven days a week • Extended evening hours available Where Exceptional Primary Care Meets Convenience. Neighborhood E-Mail Alert system; sign up at philip.carver@popeshill. com, giving your name, address, and e-mail address. PHNA meetings, usually the fourth Wed. of each month at the Leahy/ Holloran Community Center at 7 p.m. The next meeting will be in Sept. Port Norfolk Civic Assn. Meetings the third Thurs. of every month at the Port Norfolk Yacht Club, 7 p.m. Info: 617825-5225. St. Mark’s Area Civic Assn. Meetings held the last Tues. of each month in the lower hall of St. Mark’s Church, at 7 p.m. Info: stmarkscivic.com. Our Obstetricians do local deliveries | Our Pharmacy is right in your mail box | Our Providers are close to your heart • Adult & Family Medicine • Pediatrics • OB/GYN • Pharmacy Services • Specialty Care • And More... 398 Neponset Ave, Dorchester, MA | (617) 282в€™3200 | www.hhsi.us Dorchester Historical Society The headquarters of the DHS is the William Clapp House, 195 Boston St., 02125, near Edward Everett Square. The DHS seeks volunteers and donations to help preserve the society’s artifacts. Contact ERMMWWT@ aol.com. (Continued on page 16) July 5, 2012 The Reporter Page 11 The Friends of Savin Hill organization has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the non-profit organization Save the Harbor / Save the Bay to support two Dorchester Beach Festival Family Movie Nights this summer. (Dates are still being finalized for the movie nights in August.) Above, families relax at the Friends of Savin Hill Shores’ Family Movie Night last summer. At right, representatives of Friends of Savin Hill Shores accepted the grant from representatives of Save the Harbor / Save the Bay, Harpoon Brewery and JetBlue Airways. Shown from left to right are Donnie Todd, Paul Nutting, Bruce Berman, Maureen McQuillen, and Charlie Storey. Photos courtesy SH/SB Uphams Corner’s Mendez recognized as leading dentist Zuzana Mendez, DMD Managing Care the Right Way Commonwealth Care Alliance Senior Care Options Program Program Benefits Who is Eligible? •Speak to a nurse 24 hours, 7 days a week Our program is for people who: •100% coverage for doctor visits, hospitalization, prescriptions, home care, dental, eye glasses, hearing aids, transportation •Are aged 65 years or older •$0 premium and $0 out-of-pocket if eligible for MassHealth Standard •Have MassHealth Standard •Are a Massachusetts resident living in Essex, Hampden*, Middlesex*, Norfolk*, Plymouth* or Suffolk county •Careplansthatmeetyourspecificcareneeds * Denotes partial county, please call us for more information. Commonwealth Care Alliance Senior Care Options Program has a contract with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts/EOHHS. Enrollment is voluntary. 1-866-610-2273 (TTY 1-866-322-7357) www.commonwealthcare.org We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week MHPA7 Approved 05102012 Zuzana Mendez, DMD, was recently recognized as one of the “Ten Under 10” by the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS). Dr. Mendez is the Dental Director at the Upham’s Corner Health Center and also resides in Dorchester. In an effort to highlight the impact that new dentists are having on the dental profession, theВ MDS Standing Committee on the New Dentist created the Ten Under 10 award program in 2005. To qualify for this recognition, dentists must have graduated from dental school within the past 10 years; be an MDS member; and have made significant contributions to the profession, their community, and/or organized dentistry. “In the community health center, I have a great team,” says Dr. Mendez. “Our mission is to promote oral health, education, and awareness to our patients to have better oral health.” Dr. Mendez received a dental degree from both the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Page 12 THE Reporter July 5, 2012 New name, added amenities at Loesch Family Park (Continued from page 1) More than $1,000,000 in improvements to the park were funded by Mayor Menino’s Capital Improvement Program and by a Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Renovations for Communities. The 2.24 acre park, popularly known as Wainwright Park for the street that defined its western edge, was originally named in 1922 for James L. Cronin, a Dorchester man killed in action during World War I. A memorial to another war hero, 20-year-old Navy Corpsman James F. Keenan, who was killed in action in Korea, has been moved to a more prominent place in front of the entrance from Melbourne Avenue. Rev. Loesch said he had suggested the park’s name be changed to вЂ�Peace Park’ or вЂ�President Barack Obama Peace Park.’ “Then the next thing I know, they didn’t take my suggestion,” Rev. Loesch said. “But it’s very humbling. They don’t name parks after living people, so that’s even a bigger honor. I’m very honored to have been active with the park and have the park named after me, and then to be part of watching all these folks use the park and enjoy [it]. My goal is to make it a happier park, a friendlier park.” On a tour around the newly renovated park, Rev. Loesch told the Reporter, “It was terrible [before the renovations].” Rev. Loesch said the process of renovation was a result of talking A walkway that now stretches around the perimeter of the newly renovated Dr. Loesch Family Park is meant for families who want to get some exercise in the park. Rev. Dr. Bill Loesch is also known for planting flowers in the park during his time living across the street from the grounds.В A memorial dedicated to war hero Joseph F. Keenan, a Navy Corpsman killed in action in Korea, has been moved to a more visible area. В The children’s playground can be seen in the background. В Photo by Elizabeth Murray to different individuals and groups in the community, like children, basketball players, and parents, to put together a list of things that needed improvement. He stressed that all the things may just seem like little pieces, but they all matter. The renovations will increase opportunities for active recreational activities and will provide respite for park users. The basketball court has been expanded to meet National Basketball Association (NBA) regulations, and a second smaller multi-sport court has been added as well. Rev. Loesch said this will prevent younger players from having to wait for the bigger hoops and from being exposed to profanity from the older players. Both courts are fully illuminated until 10 p.m. each night, and a set of bleachers has been installed next to the NBA-sized court. “The point is physical exercise, more opportunities to get physically fit, and more opportunities to get out of the house instead of just sitting in the house and watching TV,” Rev. Loesch said. “The whole point is encouraging more people to get out of the house and enjoy nature, enjoy getting to know your neighbors.” The former tennis court has been eliminated completely to redesign circulation paths and better reflect existing foot traffic patterns. New lighting along the pathways will enhance public safety at night and the former chain link perimeter fence has been removed and replaced to make the park look more welcoming, Rev. Loesch said. The path loops around the park to encourage walking and jogging groups to exercise in the park. Rev. Loesch said a The newly renovated children’s playground features jungle gym equipment for both younger and older children, a seating area for parents and a water sprinkler. В The floor of the playground is a much safer foam material to replace wood chips. Photo by Elizabeth Murray path also stretches from the corner of Wainwright Avenue and Brent Street diagonally across the park since people cross through the park to get to the Shawmut T station. “People for 20 years would cut through here, so there was a little dirt path in the outfield of the baseball field,” Rev. Loesch said. The existing Little League field has been converted into a multipurpose field, and the playground has been expanded to accommodate older and younger children. It also has a seating area for parents and a water spray feature, which Rev. Loesch said has been very popular lately because of the heat wave. He further pointed out that the park is now home to 13 benches as opposed to the two it had before the renovation, making it easier for neighborhood families to meet. Other features — like groundwater infiltration of water from the spray feature, remotecontrolled court lights, bike racks at every park entrance, and 20 new shade trees— are aimed at making the park more eco-friendly. The play equipment was supplied by a certified manufacturer that used a rubber surfacing consisting of 67 percent recycled material. More trash barrels have been added to the park to encourage people to keep the park clean and more flowers were planted. Rev. Loesch said the rubber surfacing for the playground was an especially good invest- ment since it was much safer than wood chips or mulch where things like pieces of glass could easily be hidden. “It’s expensive, but we’ve been guaranteed it will last for a long time,” he said. “You can see everything that’s on the surface and then can remove anything that shouldn’t be on the surface.” Rev. Loesch said he is pleased with the renovations made, but not all of the requests were met. These needs, like more trees and picnic tables, are not as urgent as the renovations that were made and can be met over time, he said. He has also encouraged members of his BOLD teen group to spend time in the park talking to visitors to see what else could be improved. During the park tour, Rev. Loesch did just that, greeting neighbors and strangers alike, asking them what they thought of the park and inviting them to Saturday’s grand opening at 2 p.m. The reopening celebration will include face painting, a community string quartet and refreshments provided by H.P. Hood LLC as well as a visit from Mayor Menino. In the case of rain, the opening’s rain date is set for July 21. “I’m extremely happy with what I’ve seen happen because everyone got involved with designing it,” Rev. Loesch said. “The Parks Department did a super job getting the job done with quality work. I’m looking forward to having more families [visit].” July 5, 2012 The Reporter Page 13 Community Health News Fireworks demand safety: Enjoy but please be safe! Mattapan Community Health Center Many people celebrate the Fourth of July and the days following with a bang, literally. Fireworks are a staple to summer holiday barbeques and celebrations throughout America. With the Fourth this week, Mattapan Community Health Center would like to reiterate the importance of firework safety. In 2010, 8,600 people were treated with firework-related injuries last. Over the past ten years, thirty to thirtythree percent of these types of injuries were due to illegal fireworks. In Massachusetts, it is illegal for private citizens to use, possess, or sell fireworks, or to purchase them legally elsewhere and then transport them into the state. There are designated places around the city where people can view fireworks such as on the Esplanade by the Charles River and at the Brockton Fair off of Route 123. Nonetheless, the following safety tips must be taken into consideration whenever fireworks are being used, especially if you plan on visiting states where fireworks are permitted. The most important thing to remember when using fireworks is that Residents find Mattapan a fair/good neighborhood (Continued from page 1) Graduate School, who gave a presentation of the main themes from the questionnaires, one-on-one interviews, and a recent “visioning” meeting. Mattapan United is a grassroots organization, funded by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), whose goal is to create sustainable improvements in the community. It is one of three Resilient Communities/Resilient Families grants in Boston, the other two being Roxbury/Warren Gardens and Codman Square. The agenda included slideshow presentations of the organization’s purpose and goals and the data collected in the last year, as well as introductions for the chairs of the seven action groups that were created in response to residents’ main concerns. Milly Arbaje-Thomas, director of ABCD Mattapan Family Service Center, and Karleen Porcena, lead organizer for Mattapan United, presided over the meeting. The survey found that 48 percent of Mattapan residents were homeowners, and that there was very little turnover. “Mattapan, in contrast to some of the other neighborhoods, has a very high level of people being here for a very long time, which is a sign of neighborhood stability,” Friedman said. One resident pointed out that one of the slides showed that Mattapan had a lower homicide rate than other areas in Boston, although it was higher than the city as a whole, which was contrary to the media’s perception of the neighborhood. On the challenges side, the surveys showed only 21 percent of the labor force is able to work in the community, and that residents typically have a longer commute to work than people in other neighborhoods. There was also a significant health challenge, with a 37 percent obesity rate in the community, compared to 22 percent for Boston as a whole. Although the intention was to keep the meeting light and focus on the positive, Arbaje-Thomas had troubling news to share with attendees. “[On June 27] The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education cut all of the Mattapan funding for adult-based education,” she said. Seven GED and ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) classes held at the Church of the Holy Spirit and the Haitian American Public Health Initiative (HAPHI) were cut, and ABCD’s Mattapan center lost $155,666 in grants. Arbaje-Thomas said that back in February when the list of programs was being put together, ABCD was “so 100 percent sure that Mattapan was not going to lose its funding.” “They actually said they were going to real- locate the funds outside of Boston because it was getting too much,” she said, “but at no time did they say that were we even remotely at risk.” The meeting ended with a call to action and attendees were urged to contact the commissioner of DESE, Mitchell D. Chester, to ask him to reconsider the decision. As part of Mattapan United’s “Summer of Action,” the action groups will meet twice a month from July to September. The groups are business development, community fabric, jobs, safety, open/clean spaces, housing and health. Meetings will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the ABCD Mattapan Family Service Center, 535 River St., Mattapan. To get involved with an action group, contact Karleen Porcena at karleen.porcena@ bostonabcd.org or 617298-2045, ext. 245. To learn more about Mattapan United, visit their website mattapanunited.org. 617-288-2680 617-288-2681 WILLIAM LEE, D.D.S. FAMILY DENTISTRY Office Hours By Appointment Evening Hours Available 383 NEPONSET AVE. DORCHESTER, MA 02122 $50OFF Single Complete pair of glasses Eye & Eye optics Downtown is now Uptown at Eye & Eye Optics. SINGLE VISION PAIR OF EYEGLASSES $99 FROM SPECIAL SELECTION Ask for Rx detail. Located at Lower Mills 2271 Dorchester Avenue Bobin Nicholson, Lic. Dispensing Optician 617-296-0066 Fax 617-296-0086 www. eyeandeyeoptics.com eye exams by appointment they are dangerous and must be treated with respect. They are basically controlled explosives that may lead to lacerations, burns, and even death if not used properly and under adult supervision. Firecrackers, sparklers, and skyrockets account for over 50 percent of injuries accumulated due to fireworks and must be handled with special consideration and care. The National Council on Fireworks Safety offers these common sense safety tips for using consumer fireworks in the hopes that injuries to consumers can be greatly reduced this season: • Parents and caretakers should always closely supervise teens if they are using fireworks. • Parents should not allow young children to handle or use fireworks. • Fireworks should only be used outdoors. • Always have water ready if you are shooting fireworks. • Know your fireworks. Read the caution label before igniting. • Obey local laws. If fireworks are not legal where you live, do not use them. • Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. • Wear safety glasses whenever using fireworks. • Never relight a “dud” firework. Wait 20 minutes and then soak it in a bucket of water. • Soak spent fireworks with water before placing them in an outdoor garbage can. • Avoid using homemade fireworks or illegal explosives: They can kill you! • Report illegal explosives, like M-80s and quarter sticks, to the fire or police department And note these special safety tips, if using sparklers: • Always remain standing while using sparklers. • Never hold a child in your arms while using sparklers. • Never hold, or light, more than one sparkler at a time. • Never throw sparklers. • Sparkler wire and stick remain hot long after the flame has gone out. Be sure to drop spent sparklers in a bucket of water. • Teach children not to wave sparklers, or run, while holding sparklers. The National Council on Fireworks Safety urges Americans to follow these common sense safety rules this Fourth of July and through the weeknd in their holiday celebrations. The National Council on Fireworks Safety is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization whose sole mission is to educate the public on the safe and responsible use of consumer fireworks. Mattapan Community Health Center would like to wish everyone a safe and blissful Independence Day week! Please enjoy the firework displays happening throughout the Boston area, where professionals with licenses are permitted to use them. Leave the hard work up to the experts. Just remember, there are better places to spend the Fourth of July holiday week than in the emergency room. Statistical data taken from The National Council on Fireworks Safety. Please visit fireworksafety.com for more information concerning safe use of fireworks and specific state laws concerning them. Page 14 THE Reporter July 5, 2012 Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Boys & Girls Club Holds Member Recognition Night Last Thursday night the Club closed out the school year program with our 38th Annual Member Recognition Night Dinner. Over 300 club members, parents, elected officials, staff and board members were in attendance as members were recognized for their participation throughout the various program areas. After a dinner created by Patriot’s Kids CafГ© Director, Maureen Cooper and her staff, followed by a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem by Club Member, Michelle Beazley, Maureen Peterson, Past President of the Board of Directors, presented the Youth of the Year finalist Awards to: Sean O’Donnell, David Barry, Bernard Barbosa, and Marissa Sneed (Youth of the Year). Marissa also represented her fellow award winners at the Statewide Youth of the Year judging held in Fall River in May. Next up were the Program Director Awards, the top award in each program area. These award winners were: Social Recreation – Jocelyn Sammy; Aquatics – Ciara Murphy; Athletics – Bernard Barbosa; Walter Denney Youth Center – Nora Hernandez; Art – Najwah Nelson; Education – Jessica Batista & Ismael Balde; Music – Manny Brandao and; Teen Center – Karim Harris. We then launched into program awards for Athletics (Summer & Fall), Education, Fine Arts, Music, and Social Recreation followed by the Club’s Band – The Era, performing two songs. We then closed the night with awards for Athletics (Winter & Spring), our Walter Denney Youth Center Unit, The Teen program, Aquatics and a salute to all of our graduating Senior Class members. Congratulations to all of the members recognized on this night for their leadership, participation and sportsmanship. We would also like to thank our friends at The Greater Boston Food Bank for their help providing dinner, as well as the following members of the Club’s Band, The Era, who provided the entertainment for the evening: Sachi Vicente, Joshua Phillips, Dashawn Borden, Manny Brandao, Patrick Connolly, Shane Kelly, and Emily Carvalho. Jr. Police Academy The Social Recreation program will be offering a special opportunity for club members ages 8 to 12 to participate in the Jr. Police Academy program. In collaboration with the Boston Police Department, the Academy will be held the week of August 6th and will run on a 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. schedule. The Academy offers participants a chance to visit sites related to the field of law including a courthouse, a jail and police headquarters as well as offering fun activities such as a Duck Tour, bowling and the movies. The Academy also gives members a chance to see what it is like to be a Police Officer and to meet officers from the local station. The week-long Academy will be open to the first 10 invited members returning a signed permission slip and please note, there is no cost to participate. For information, please contact Social Recreation Director, Zack Solomon at ext. 2121. Senior Class Night Event On Wednesday, July 25th, as part of the Safe Summer Streets program, we will hold a special event for our Award winners in the Music program gathered with Music Director Ayeisha Mathis at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester’s Annual Member Recognition Night. The ceremony closed out the school-year program and helped launch the summer program that began this week. Joining Bob Scannell, President & CEO, and State Rep. Martin Walsh, are the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester’s Youth of the Year finalists. Marissa Sneed, David Barry, Sean O’Donnell, and Bernard Barbosa were recognized at the Club’s Annual Member Recognition Night last week. incoming Senior Class. This group of members will be invited to a workshop with Tania Glinski, an Admissions Representative from UMass Boston to be held on the Campus. The workshop will help the members of the Senior Class prepare for this very important year, ensuring they are aware of all the steps needed to move their educational goals forward. We will Byrne & Drechsler, L.L.P. Attorneys at Law Eastern Harbor Ofп¬Ѓce Park 50 Redп¬Ѓeld Street, Neponset Circle Dorchester, Massachusetts 02122 review the college application process, discuss the S.A.T. exams, financial aid, scholarships, visiting schools and more. The workshop will be followed by an ice cream social for all participants. In September, this group will be invited back to the Club to meet with the Club’s Education Director. At this meting participants will learn of the activities being offered within the College Bound program during the upcoming school year designed to assist them throughout the admissions process. For more information please contact Education Director, Emily Capurso at 617-288-7120, ext. 2320. Walter Denney Youth Center News Our Walter Denney Clubhouse, located in the Harbor Point community has also kicked off the summer program this week. The on-site program for ages 5-12 will operate on a Monday to Friday schedule from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through August 15th. Meanwhile, our teen members will be provided nightly transportation to take part in the Safe Summer Streets program which will take place in our Marr Clubhouse from 5:00-11:00 p.m. on a Monday to Saturday schedule. Special events include bus trips to the Museum of Science (7/11), the Hanover Movie Theater (7/18) and the Carousel Family Fun Center (7/25). For more information please contact Unit Director, Queenette Santos at ext. 3120. Dorchester Historical Society REPRESENTING SERIOUSLY INJURED INDIVIDUALS Join the google group to receive the Dorchester Illustration of the Day. auto/motorcycle accidents, construction accidents, Go to groups.google.com and search for Dorchester Historical Society workplace injuries, slip and fall accidents, defective products, The first entry shows groups with that name (only one) medical malpractice, head and burn injuries, On the right hand side, join the group liquor liability and premises liability Telephone (617) 265-3900 • Telefax (617) 265-3627 Dorchester Historical Society 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 wwwdorchesterhistoricalsociety.org July 5, 2012 The Reporter Page 15 Coach Coughlin keeps faith with his Brockton scrapper Most football fans know New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin, the winner of two Super Bowl games against the New England Patriots of Bill Belichick, as an intense, no-nonsense guy who brooks no dissent from his autocratic, perfectionist ways of running his team. He’s the man who is known for fining his players when they arrive for a 9 a.m. meeting at 9 a.m. To him, 9 a.m. meetings apparently begin no later than 8:50 a.m. Coughlin has used his intensity to fashion a very productive record as an NFL coach: After leaving Boston College in 1983 after three years at the Heights as receivers coach during the Doug Flutie era, he became an assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers before joining the New York Giants where he was a colleague of Belichick’s under Bill Parcells when the team won the Super Bowl in 1990; as an effective head coach at Boston College for three season (19911993) where, in short order, he transformed a bedraggled outfit into a winning machine; as the first head coach of the Jaguars of Jacksonville, where he made a start-up team a winner right out of the gate: and now with the Giants, the reigning NFL champions, as the head coach. You could look it up. But away from the sidelines and the clubhouse and the glare of cameras, the hard-nosed “Iron General,” as some staffers have been known to call him, carries a torch for one of his BC boys from the ’90s, a scrapper from Brockton, home of the real “Rocky” of boxing, named Jay McGillis, whose untimely death from a fast-track leukemia left all who knew and loved him bereft and questioning. Last weekend, as the Sports/Tom Mulvoy McGillis family waited on the 20th anniversary of Jay’s passing, the Daily News of New York published a 3,000-word, four-page account of the continuing CoughlinMcGillis relationship. Written by Daily News sportswriter Kevin Armstrong, himself a BC graduate, it is a story about football, constancy, loyalty, life and death – and about Tom Coughlin’s commitment to the memory of an athlete whose very being seemingly touched the inner heart of this austere, demanding man. Herewith a few excerpts from Armstrong’s article: “The sun shone brightly on the morning of July 7, 1992, as mourners emerged from cars outside Our Lady of Lourdes Church, a red brick, one-story building with a pitched roof 20 miles south of Boston. It was a Tuesday following a tortuous holiday weekend. Family and friends, dressed in dark suits and black dresses, negotiated their way into narrow wooden pews. They genuflected and folded hands in prayer as Boston College safety Jay McGillis’s funeral Mass commenced. “McGillis, diagnosed with leukemia the previous November, had died four days earlier. In seven months, he had lost 75 pounds, his red hair and, finally, his life. Resigned to death after his body rejected a bone marrow transplant from his oldest brother Michael, Jay McGillis returned home for his final 48 hours, lying in bed, not speaking or communicating. Kathy, his oldest sister, sat to the left of his bed on the second floor of the family’s two-story house, holding his hand as he inhaled, then let out his last breath. Fireworks went off outside. She ran down the hall, opened her calendar book and penned an entry: вЂ�I will never let him leave my heart. Please stay with me forever Jay — I need you.’ *** “Supporters, including his coach, Tom Coughlin, then 45 and fresh off his first season at BC, a 4-7 campaign, had offered around-the-clock support. Now more than 3,000 gathered to remember the 21-year-old McGillis. From the 15th row, to the right of the altar, Fran Foley, BC’s director of operations, looked at Coughlin, a rigid, red-faced disciplinarian whose staff referred to him as “The Iron General.” When the mahogany casket was rolled down the center aisle, Foley’s eyes met Coughlin’s. вЂ�It was the first time I realized Tom was human,’ Foley says. *** “Twenty years on, McGillis’s memory remains intertwined in countless lives, most notably Tom Coughlin’s. Kathy keeps the worn, sweat-stained baseball hat her brother donned during chemotherapy, replete with the red hair he lost to the treatment. The No. 31 he wore at BC is quietly retired, worn only on senior day, and his wooden stall is still preserved in the locker room. In his name, Coughlin has established The Jay Fund. It has allotted $3.5 million in grants to families suffering through cancer’s financial costs. вЂ�I pray to Saint Jay because I believe he’s a saint, Coughlin says.’ *** “Following the funeral, Coughlin joined the procession to Calvary Cemetery. Once the casket was lowered into the grave, he returned to the family’s home on Harwich Street in Brockton, a leafy dead end. Pat McGillis, who is also known as Sis, received Coughlin warmly. He asked to see her son’s deathbed. вЂ�Tom, it’s nothing special up there, just a modest house,’ she said. She took his hand, walked up 12 carpeted steps and turned left. Together they stood rooted in the doorway. The walls were stripped of picture frames and sanitized with liquid disinfectant. There was a twin bed in the middle, a golden crucifix affixed to a wall. вЂ�It was just something I wanted to do,’ says Coughlin, his eyes reddening with tears behind rimless glasses. I just wanted to see where he grew up, where he slept.’ ” *** “Jay McGillis lost strength as he underwent aggressive chemo. … Support pulsed during visiting hours. Most mornings, Kathy McGillis, who left her pre-law school internship at Skadden, Arps in Washington, slept in her brother’s room and awoke to the phone ringing. Jay looked at her. It was Coughlin…. He exhorted McGillis to the end, lifting weights with the team for charity and raising awareness. The last phone call was from McGillis. He was going home to die. вЂ�Don’t give up,’ Coughlin told him. вЂ�I won’t, coach,’ McGillis said.” *** JAY MCGILLIS The “scrapper” TOM COUGHLIN The “Iron General” “[The number] 31 is a thread that binds them all. Coughlin was born on August 31. When David McGillis entered the Masschusetts Firefighting Academy, he was assigned No. 31. Butch’s locker at the golf club is No. 31. Michael’s daughter, Emma, had “J31” tattooed into the back of her neck. [Serrano, who dated McGillis until he died and has since married, grabs No. 31 uniforms for each of her four children in youth leagues. His varsity jacket hangs in a basement closet. “I think about him every day,” she says. *** “Nine a.m. on May 29, the Tuesday after Memorial Day, and Sis McGillis, dressed in white from cardigan to dress shoes, wipes the pollen off the black granite headstone that marks her son’s grave. It lies beneath a maple tree in the cemetery’s south end. “It’s tough to keep clean this time of year,” she says. “Friends and family find different ways to honor Jay McGillis in his final resting place. His brother David left a Bull’s Eye putter the year that Jay died, and it still rests against the headstone. There are typically 31 cents — one quarter, one nickel and a penny — sitting in a row next to an American flag. His parents do not know who leaves the exact change. … “Coughlin once sent flowers to the grave in order to commemorate his first big win at BC. It was on Oct. 17, 1992, the day McGillis would have turned 22. It was also the second anniversary of the day Coughlin’s father, Lou, died. Coughlin remembered both men as he walked out of Happy Valley with a 35-32 win over No. 9 Penn State. “The parents stand together, their images reflected in granite. Pat reads the epitaph: вЂ�The quality of a man’s life
is measured by how deeply
he has touched the lives of others.’ ” MARK THE DATES! Boston Water and Sewer Is Coming to Your Neighborhood A Boston Water and Sewer Commission Community Services Department representative will be in your neighborhood at the places, dates, and times listed here. With the help of the many teen coaches and Coach Jeff Tobin, the Garvey Park Prep League completed another terrific session of baseball skills forВ neighborhood childrenВ in memory of Dick DuchaneyВ at Garvey Park. The Prep League, held June 27-29, was sponsoredВ by St Ann’sВ Parish and organized by Corrine Ball.В This early summer classic, featuring fundamental baseball skills as well as a few competitive baseball games on theВ baseball diamond,В has been enjoyed by generations of local children.В The league was startedВ by Dick Duchaney, a local teacher, policeman, veteran and coach.В Photo courtesy Tom Leahy DORCHESTER Uphams Corner Municipal Building 500 Columbia Road Fridays, 10 AM–12 PM July 15 August 12 FIELDS CORNER Our representative will be available to: Kit Clark Senior Center В Accept payments. (Check or money order 1500 Dorchester Avenue Mondays, 10 AM–1 PM only–no cash, please.) July 18 В Process discount forms for senior citizens August 22 and disabled people. В Resolve billing or service complaints. В Review water consumption data for your property. MATTAPAN В Arrange payment plans for delinquent accounts. Mattapan Public Library Need more information? Call the Community 1350 Blue Hill Avenue Fridays, 10 AM–12 PM Services Department at 617-989-7000. July 8 August 5 )BSSJTPO"WFOVFt#PTUPO."tXXXCXTDPSH Page 16 THE Reporter July 5, 2012 Neighborhood Notables (Continued from page 10) Dorchester Board of Trade It’s time to pay DBOT dues: $75 for 10 or fewer employees, or $125 for 11 or more employees. Send check to the DBOT, P.O. Box 220452, Dor., 02122. Contact the Board at 617-398-DBOT (3268) for info. Friends and Family Fun Bowling, hosted by the DBOT, on Sat., Sept. 15, 2 to 5 p.m., at Boston Bowl, Morr. Blvd. Cost, $20 pp. which includes bowling, shoe rental, soda, and pizza; raffles also. Proceeds to benefit DBOT Scholarship Fund. New website is coming; call 617-398-DBOT for info. Murphy/Leahy-Holloran Community Center Youth Beginner 1, on Tues. and Thurs., 4:20 to 4:50 p.m. @$25 pp. For info, check with the Aquatic Staff at 617-635-5150. Membership is just $20 per family. Irish step dancing classes on Thurs. evenings from 7 to 8:45 p.m. handicapped Kit Clark Senior Services Kit Clark Senior Services for those over 60: health care, socialization, adult day health, memory respite, homemakers, personal care attendants, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and transportation. The Kit Clark’s Senior Home Improvement Program for eligible homeowners with home rehabilitation and low-cost home repairs. Info: 617-825-5000. Knights of Columbus Redberry Council #107, Columbus Council #116, and Lower Mills Council #180 merged into a new Dorchester Council #107, with meetings held the second Wed. of each month at the V.F.W. Post, Neponset Ave., at 7 p.m. (earlier starting time). Info: contact Mike Flynn at 617-288-7663. Kennedy Library For reservations for the free programs and forums: 617/514-1643 to be sure of a seat or visit the web page: jfklibrary.org. Carney Hospital’s Programs A Breast-Cancer Support Group, the second Wednesday (only) of each month, 6:30 to 8 p.m. The Carney’s adult/child/infant CPR and First Aid: instructions every week for only $30. Call 617-296- HANDY HANDS Based in Ashmont Hill, Dorchester, MA MAINTENANCE & GENERAL SERVICES Telephone: (617) 212-5341 Grass Cutting, Hedge Trimming & Weed Wacking Spring Gutter & Downspout Cleaning & Repair Minor Interior & Exterior Painting Trash Removal & House Cleanout Minor Tree Work – Branches & Limbs Minor Carpentry & Plumbing Odd Jobs WINDOW A/C INSTALLATION Free Estimates • 24 Hour Voicemail • Friendly Service We aim to work within your budget • No job too small DRIVEWAYS MATHIAS ASPHALT PAVING Commercial • Residential • Industrial Bonded • Fully Insured Driveways • Parking Lots Roadways • Athletic Courts 617-524-4372 Adams St. Library Become a member by sending dues to Friends of the Adams St. Library, c/o M. Cahill, 67 Oakton Ave., Dorchester, 02122. Family membership is $5; individuals, $3; seniors, $1; businesses, $10; and lifetime, $50. Wednesday Evening Concerts The dates for the Wednesday Evening Concerts on City Hall Plaza are: July 18, Motown; Aug. 1, Disco Night; and Aug. 8, Air Force Band. Irish Pastoral Centre The IPC, now located in St. Brendan Rectory, 15 Rita Road, welcomes seniors to a coffee hour each Wed. morning, from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be a speaker each week. Call 617-265-5300 for info. The IPC has a “Music for Memory” Program, with Maureen McNally, with welcome and refreshments at 4 p.m., and singing from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Call the IPC for dates and further info. The singing session is free; donations for refreshments are welcomed. Irish Social Club ISC dates: Sat, July 7, Fintan Stanley; July 14, Andy Healy Band; and July 21, Noel Henry’s Showband; Fri., July 27, Sean Wilson, at a fundraiser for the Irish Social Club. On Sun., July 29, a Blood Drive, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., sponsored by the ISC of Boston, the Boston Irish Music Club, the Norwood Irish Music Club, the Donegal Association of Greater Boston, and the Knights and Ladies of St FinbarCork Club. at the club, 119 Park St., West Roxbury. Donation is $10 at the dances. Music begins at 8 p.m. Franklin Park Enrichment Day, Sat., July 7, with presents given to many of the animals. Gigi, the Gorilla’s 40th birthday celebration on Sun., July 15. Parkarts’ Marionette Puppet Show, at the Martin Tot Lot, Hilltop St. and Myrtlebank Ave., on Tues., Aug. 14, at 11 a.m., with free admission. Temple Shalom The temple has relocated; the office, 38 Truro Lane, Milton; the mailing address, P.O. Box 870275, Milton, MA 02187; and the sanctuary, The Great Hall, 495 Canton Ave., Milton. The phone number remains the same: 617-698-3394 or e-mail: office@ TempleShalomOnline.org for info. Divine Mercy Celebration The Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy celebrate the Eucharist in honor of Divine Mercy on the third Friday of each month, at St. Ann’s in Dorchester, with Exposition at 6 p.m., Chaplet of Mercy at 6:30 p.m., and Mass at 7 p.m. For further info: call the Sisters at 617-288-1202, ext. 114. First Parish Church The church welcomes donations of food and clothing for the needy each Sunday. Pot-LuckFamily-Fun-Night, the first Fri. of each month, 6 p.m., in the parish hall. The church is located at 10 Parish St., Meetinghouse Hill. St. Ambrose Church Fr. Paul Cloherty is now in residence at Marian Manor in South Boston. Sovereign Bank is allowing parishioners attending Sunday Mass to park in their parking lot while at Mass. The church roof is in need of repair; the estimate is $128,600. St. Christopher Church Small faith groups, on Thurs., 2 to 3:30 p.m., in English, and at 11 a.m. on Sun., in Spanish. St. Ann Church Lucky Thousand Drawing, the second Monday of each month in the school cafeteria, at 7 p.m. Voice, piano, guitar, violin, and viola lessons are now available. See the flyers at the rear door of the church. Vacation Bible School will be held with two one-week sessions: July 9 to 13 (for those K to Gr. 3) and July 16 to 20 (for those Gr. 4 to 6). Further info: [email protected]. (Continued on page 18) Celtic Day Care DUFFY ROOFING CO., INC. ASPHALT SHINGLES • RUBBER ROOFING • COPPER WORK • SLATE • GUTTERS • CHIMNEYS Fully Insured Free Estimates 617-296-0300 duffyroofing.com 106 Houghton Street Dorchester, Neponset 617-449-8391 State Reg. #100253 [email protected] (617) 436-8828 DAYS (617) 282-3469 ALL TYPES OF ROOFING McDonagh Roofing Steinbach’s Service Station Inc. NOW State Inspection Center DILLON PAINTING Interior & Exterior Exterior Lifetime Guarantee O R N inc. 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We also gave out 40 bike helmets and three brand new bikes, courtesy of Jeff Brewster, owner of McDonald’s on Gallivan Boulevard. and Chris English from the mayor’s office. During the free raffle for the first bike given away, an extraordinary act of kindness took place. The winner of the brand new boy’s bike was already sitting on a replica of the bike he had just won. It was then that the young man (around 10 years of age), noticed a little girl standing there with her mother. The little girl (about 5 years of age) was telling her mother how she had hoped to win the raffle so that she would be able to pedal around with her friends because she didn’t own a bike. The little guy then asked us if he could give back the bike he had just won in exchange for a much smaller bike we had with training wheels on it. He then walked the bike over to the little girl and gave it to the stunned child. This act of unselfish kindness truly represents the youth of Dorchester and I thought it was something that should be reported. Unfortunately, the boy and his dad left the event before we could get his name, which is a shame, because he certainly deserves some type of recognition. A very fine young man, indeed. In addition to Mr. Brewster and Mr. English I would also like to thank the McKeon Post, Vivian Giraud, Sheriff Cabral’s office, retired Detective Frank Olbreys and the Kaitlyn Keaney Scholarship Fund for helping out at the Bike Rodeo. If the people in these next few stories had half the character of our little philanthropist, then they wouldn’t find themselves in the crap they are in right now. April 2, 6 p.m. A South Boston woman parked her vehicle on Westville Street, leaving her leather purse containing $300 on the front seat, and was “shocked” to find it missing an hour later. While driving her vehicle to C-11 to report the theft, she heard a ringing sound coming from between the seat cushions. It was a cell phone, with the owner’s picture on the screen saver. The woman answered the phone and it was the cell phone’s owner attempting to negotiate the return of his property. He was told he could pick it up at C-11 if he returned the purse he took. To date, he hasn’t shown up. A warrant for the 46-year-old-South End man for B&E motor vehicle is pending. May 31, 12:08 p.m. A man walked into a Stoughton Street grocery store and asked the woman behind the counter how much a loaf of bread was and she replied $2.50. The man took out his wallet and handed the woman $3. When she opened the register, the man lunged across the counter while brandishing a knife and attempted to grab the cash tray, which the woman suddenly and with much force closed on the man’s fingers. The man accepted his failure as a thief and asked the woman to give him change for the bread, and the woman handed him two quarters. The man took his change and fled in a gold colored SUV, but the moron left his wallet atop the counter. Detectives are searching for the 34-year-old Dorchester boob whose license was in the wallet. June 3, 9:02 p.m. Officers responded to the rear of Lopez Florist on Saranac Street for a report of a man breaking into vehicles. On arrival they spoke to a woman who stated that she heard loud screeching outside her home followed by a bang. When she went to investigate she noticed that her vehicle had been broken into and that someone had also taken the Florist van and driven it through the back fence. The thief also left his Blackberry phone inside the woman’s vehicle. The stupidity of the local criminal element is of epidemic proportions. Minutes later, an officer spotted the van parked on Semont Road and a young male with long sideburns breaking into another car. After a short foot chase the 19-year-old South Boston man was arrested with the keys to the van in his pocket. He faces a series of charges in Dorchester District Court. While at the booking desk, the suspect asked if the officers had found his Blackberry. Oh, we did, and he can get it back after the trial. See you in two weeks. Alert to Laconia: Here come the Keaneys. Patrick signs teacher bill that enhances evaluations By Michael Norton State House News Service Legislation that gives teacher performance and evaluations greater weight in public school personnel decisions was signed into law last Friday by Gov. Deval Patrick. With minimal debate, lawmakers last month sped the bill to the governor’s desk in an effort to see a more sweeping initiative petition dropped from consideration for the fall ballot. A spokesman for Stand for Children, backers of the ballot question, said on Friday that the organization would not file signatures next week to secure a ballot spot, effectively ending their campaign. The group negotiated the legislative alternative to its ballot question with the Massachusetts Teachers Association. “Today, Massachusetts made state history when the governor signed into law legislation to put teacher effectiveness first,” Stand for Children Executive Director Jason Williams said in a statement. “This legislation, which ensures that performance comes before seniority in teacher staffing decisions, is a win for teachers, parents, children, and all of Massachusetts.” The bill (S 2315) passed the Senate and the House without recorded votes. According to the new law, its purpose is to assure effective implementation of education evaluation systems adopted by the Board of Education, provide training for teachers and administrators in HELP WANTED Community Organizer Boston Alliance for Community Health (BACH) Health Resources in Action is a non-profit, public health and medical research funding organization based in Boston, Massachusetts whose mission is to help people live healthier lives through prevention, health promotion and support of medical research.В Be part of an exciting organization that works with communities in the Boston area, New England, and across the country to identify and address health issues in innovative ways.В Boston Alliance for Community Health (BACH) is an independent community alliance for which HRiA is the fiscal sponsor. The Boston Alliance for Community Health brings together neighborhood coalitions and otherВ public health and community partners to create a healthy Boston through data-driven, evidence-based health planning and improvement initiatives on the neighborhood and city-wide levels. Our goal is to reduce health disparities and improve the health status of Boston’s residents. We are currently engaged in a neighborhood-based, citywide health planning process: Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP). MAPP is a phased community organizing and planning process using community health as its central theme.В Position Summary: The Community Organizer reports to the Director of the Boston Alliance for Community Health (BACH) and is responsible for leading community engagement efforts with neighborhoods and communities not currently affiliated with BACH and providing membership development services to BACH’s current members. This is an exempt, full-time position. Duties & Responsibilities: Community Engagement • Reach out to neighborhoods and communities not currently affiliated with BACH to build and strengthen BACH in order to increase their capacity to engage in community health planning and improvement activities • Develop relationships with community and organizational leaders in targeted neighborhoods • Collaborate with Director to engage community members and BACH volunteers in advocacy campaigns and activities • Create systems and training for integrating new participants into BACH’s structure in collaboration with the Director and Manager of Health Planning • Assist in organizing Annual Meeting and other gatherings Technical Assistance and Training  • Provide staff support to the Education and Training Team as it develops and implements a training calendar • Work with existing coalitions to strengthen their presence in their communities. • Ensure that all constituencies (e.g. youth, elders, etc.) are actively involved in BACH neighborhood planning activities and implementation initiatives. • Assist in organizing training to support existing BACH neighborhood coalitions in addressing health disparities through activities including accessing and utilizing health data; needs and resource assessment; community health planning and evaluation; outreach and inclusion; cultural competency; and other aspects of coalition sustainability. • Assist in organizing training and education on advocacy skills and key public health issues and campaigns. Communication  • Work with BACH’s Director to communicate with BACH members, partners, funders and other stakeholders. Qualifications:  • В This position requires at least 4 years experience in the field of community organizing or equivalent life experience.В Bachelor’s degree a plus. • It requires a self-motivated individual who is able to engage with a range of community activists, organizations and public policy decision-makers. • Knowledge of and experience working in Boston’s neighborhoods and with communities of color is strongly desired. • В Understanding of public health, social determinants of health and approaches to community organizing is a plus. • В This individual must possess strong volunteer and community engagement skills • Must be well organized and experienced in organizing events • This position also requires strong verbal and written skills This description is intended to indicate the kinds of work duties that will be required in this position.В It is not intended to limit, or in any way modify, the rights of any supervisor to assign, direct, and contract work of staff under his/her supervision.В The use of a particular illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties, not mentioned, that are of a similar level or difficulty. HRiA is seeking to hire a staff that represents the racial and ethnic diversity of its constituents.В Specifically, we are seeking people of color with expertise and dedication to public health.В Diversity and inclusion is an ongoing organizational practice and a core value of HRiA with the goal of having culturally competent services, materials, resources and programs.В Our hiring practices are informed by an appreciation of the strengths offered by differing cultures, races, religions, ethnicities, classes, sexual orientation, physical capacities, and age groups. HRiA offers an attractive benefits package, including medical, dental and life insurance, retirement plan, tax-deferred annuity, and generous vacation. В Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to: В Health Resources in Action Attn: Human Resources 95 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 OrВ [email protected] evaluation and training, and ensure that “indicators of job performance as evidenced by evaluation and other factors are the primary factors in school staff decisions.” The law also calls for a data collection system to assess the effectiveness of the evaluation system. Patrick previously called the ballot question “illtimed and unnecessary,” while congratulating Stand for Children and the MTA for striking a deal that led to the alternative plan. The governor added that the bill advances “by a couple of years something we’ve been working with the teachers and other professionals in education on already.” Page 18 THE Reporter July 5, 2012 Neighborhood Notables (Continued from page 16) St. Brendan Church Men’s clothing for the Long Island Shelter is still needed for the Long Island Shelter for the Homeless: shirts, pants, sweatshirts, sweaters, coats, jackets, rainwear, footwear, belts, hats, and white sox. The Food Pantry is in great need for non-perishable food. Please be generous. Bible Camp, July 23 to Aug. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call Mrs. Г‡onnolly. Wrestling camp, July 9 to 13 (boys entering grades 6 and 7): July 16 to 20, (grades 4 and 5). St. Brendan’s Blood Drive, Wed., Aug. 15, 2 to 7 p.m., in St. Brendan Hall. St. Gregory Parish The Prayer Group meets each Wed., 7:30 p.m.; enter by the side door across from the rectory garages. There will be no Eucharistic Adoration for July and August. 150th Anniversary Celebration of the parish, on Sat., Oct. 20; mark your calendar. Legion of Mary, each Sunday following the 9 a.m. Mass. St. Mark Parish A small Food Pantry has been set up by the St. Vincent de Paul Society; come to the rectory on the third Monday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to receive a bag of groceries. Items needed are toilet RECENT OBITUARIES McDONALD, Paul F. of East Falmouth, formerly of Dorchester. Beloved husband of Alice “Theresa” (Lyons). Father of Eileen of Falmouth, and the late Michael J. Grandfather of Leah, James, and Rachael McDonald. Brother of Claire Gallagher of Hull, and the late Marie Parella, John McDonald, Hazel Gallagher, and Phyllis Godek. Brotherin-law of Francis Lyons, Ann Reardon, and Eileen Crowley. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Paul was a 50 year member of the Local #2168 tissue, paper towels, cleaners (Ajax, SOS, etc.,) and shampoos, soaps, etc. A Holy Hour, each Monday, from 6 to 7 p.m., in honor of Our Lady of Fatima, in the church. Adams Village Business Assn For info on the AVBA, call Mary at 617-697-3019. St. Gregory’s Boy Scouts Meetings each Tues., 7 p.m., in the white building in the rear of the Grammar School, for boys ages 7 to 14. K Club The meetings are held every other Monday (July 9) in Florian Hall, 12:30 p.m. St. Gregory’s 60 & Over Club The club meets on Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. for refreshments and 1 p.m. for Bingo, in St. Gregory’s Auditorium. Meetings are suspended for the summer but will resume Tues., Sept. 4, at noon. Dot House Senior Guys & Gals Bingo each Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Dorchester House, 1353 Dorchester Ave.; also offering many trips. All are welcome. Info: 617-288-3230. Blessed Mother Teresa Seniors Lunch each Wed. at noon, followed by Bingo, dominoes, and cards, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. All are welcome. Boys and Girls Club News Dorchester Boys and Girls Club need tutors for those in grades K to 12 who need homework assistance after school one to 2 hours per week. Volunteers need not be teachers or experts on the subject. High school students can fulfill their community-service hours. Call Emily at 617-288-7120, to volunteer. Upham’s Corner Main Streets All committee meetings are held at the UCMS office, 594 Columbia Rd., #302, buzzer #6, Dor., and are open to the public. Info: 617-265-0363 or uphamscorner.org. Field’s Corner Main Street TEVNAN TEVNAN 100 City Hall Plaza Boston, MA 02108 617-423-4100 299 653 Gallivan Boulevard Dorchester, MA 02124 617-265-4100 Attorneys at Law www.tevnan.com “Close to Home” Cedar Grove Cemetery CONSECRATED IN 1868 On the banks of the Neponset Excellent “Pre-Need” Plan Available Inquiries on gravesites and above-ground garden crypts are invited. Non-Sectarian. Greenhouse Now Open for your home gardening and cemetery needs Cemetery Ofп¬Ѓce open daily at 920 Adams St. Dorchester, MA 02124 Telephone: 617-825-1360 The Board meets the first Wed. of the month, at 1452 Dot. Ave., 6:30 p.m. Info or to apply: 617-474-1432. Four Corners Main Street “Groovin’ to Motown,” Fri., July 20, 7 p.m. to midnight, at the IBEW Hall. 256 Freeport St. Four Corners Main Street, located at 420 Washington St., Dorchester, 02121; mailing address: P.O. Box 240877, 02124; phone: 617-287-1651; fax number, 617-265-2761. LEGAL NOTICE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE & FAMILY COURT SUFFOLK DIVISION Docket No. SU12D0969DR DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION and MAILING CYNTHIA FLOORD vs. ARTHUR L. FLOOD To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage pursuant to G.L. c. 208, Sec. 1B. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Cynthia Floord, 32 Nelson St., Apt. 1, Dorchester Center, MA 02124, your answer, if any, on or before 08/23/2012. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. Witness, HON. JOAN P. ARMSTRONG, First Justice of this Court. Date: June 21, 2012 Sandra Giovannucci Register of Probate Women’s Basketball Women’s basketball, at Hemenway Park, each Wed. Call 617-640-0338 for info. Dorchester Park Meetings held the third Wed. of each month, 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the Board Room on the second floor of Carney Hospital. See: dotpark.org. Friends of Ronan Park The meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Bowdoin St. Health Center. Mailing address: Friends of Ronan Park, P.O. Box 220252, Dor., 02122. See: [email protected]. College Bound Dorchester College Bound Dorchester (formerly Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses) offers a range of educational programs at multiple locations in Dorchester including early education for infants to six-year-olds, out of school time programs for six to13year-olds, adolescent development programs, and alternative and adult education. The site locations include the Little House, Log School, Ruth Darling, and Dorchester Place. Mattapan United Mattapan United is a grass roots community organizing initiative that connects residents and other leaders to define the future of their neighborhood and improve the quality of life in Mattapan. Info: Karleen at ABCD, 617-298-2045, X245 or Karleen. [email protected]. Dorchester Multi-Service Center DotWell’s Mommy/Daddy & Me fitness classes at the Dorchester Multi-Service Center, 1353 Dorchester Ave., on Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., in the gym, for children two years and older. On Tuesdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., a “water babies” class for children six months to 2.9 years. Info: 617-740-2235. Patch Council The Patch Council, advocating the needs of Dorchester families, meets the third Tuesday of each month at Dorchester Cares, 200 Bowdoin St., at English H.S., 144c McBride St., J.P., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Info: 617-474-1256, X222. Dorchester People for Peace The group usually meets the second Monday of each month, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Vietnamese-American Community Center (wheelchair-accessible), 42 Charles St. Info: call 617-282-3783. Horizons for Homeless Children Horizons is seeking volunteers to interact and play with 200 children living in family shelters. Commitment: two hours per week for six months. Info: call 617-445-1480. Hope for Troubled Families Families Anonymous: a self-help support program for parents, grandparents, other relatives, and friends, concerned by the substance abuse of a loved one; meetings at the Tynan School, 650 East Fourth St., South Boston, Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Mattapan Adult Day Care The Mattapan Adult Day Care Program is held each weekday from 8 am to 4 pm, 229 River St., Mattapan. Services included: nursing, social services, arts & crafts, games, breakfast/lunch/snack, and transportation. Call 617-298-7970 to schedule a visit. Volunteers Needed Friendship Works, visits elderly and disabled adults in our area. Call 617-482-1510 for further info. VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax, Assistance Program needs volunteers throughout the state to work helping low-income tax payers to prepare their tax returns. In Boston call 617-918-5259. Friendship Works needs caring people to offer help and support to isolated seniors and to drive elders to and from medical app’ts. For info call 617-482-1510 or visit fw4elders,org. Volunteer residents needed to conduct a community knowledge pilot in communities of color that have the highest incidence rate of HIV/AIDS. Contact HCC at 617-445-8979. LEGAL NOTICES COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS PROBATE COURT SUFFOLK, ss. Docket No. SU12E0054QP To The Keeper of Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages of Boston in the County of Suffolk and to the Unknown Father of Parts Unknown, in the matter of Emelyn Lisbeth Yaque Damian born on June 11, 2010, of Boston in the County of Suffolk, a minor child. A petition has been presented to said Court by Sonia Yaque of Boston in the County of Suffolk and is the mother of said minor child. Praying that this Honorable Court grant the Keeper of Records to correct her middle name on her daughter’s birth certificate #045979 lists her as Sonia Lizabeth Yaque Damian and should be corrected to Sonia Elizabeth Yaque Damian, and for such further relief as this Honorable Court may deem just and proper for the reasons more fully described in said petition. If you desire to object thereto, you or your attorney must file a written appearance in said court at boston, suffolk probate and family court, 24 new chardon street, p.O. Box 9667, boston, ma 02114, before ten o’clock in the FORENOON on the 30th day of August, 2012, the return day of this citation. Witness, JOAN P. ARMSTRONG, Esquire, First Judge of said Court this 20th day of June, 2012. Sandra Giovannucci Register of Probate COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT 24 New Chardon St., Boston 02114 (617) 788-8300 CITATION ON PETITION FOR ORDER OF COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE Docket No. SU12P0394EA IN THE ESTATE OF RUBY MAE PAYTON LATE OF BOSTON, MA 02122 DATE OF DEATH: 10/19/2005 To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by: Wakil R. Hakim of Dorchester, MA requesting that an Order of Complete Settlement of the estate issue including to approve an accounting and other such relief as may be requested by the Petition. You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on 07/12/2012. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you. Witness, HON. JOAN P. ARMSTRONG First Justice of this Court. Date: June 11. 2012 Sandra Giovannucci Register of Probate COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, ss. THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT NOTICE AND ORDER: PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF A MINOR Docket No. SU12P0563GD IN THE INTERESTS OF JEFFREY JEAN-JACQUES JR. OF DORCHESTER, MA MINOR Notice to all Interested Parties 1. Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a MInor filed on 03/20/2012 by Laurianne M. Trzcilnski of Dorchester, MA will be held 07/25/2012 09:00 AM Guardianship of Minor Hearing. Located at 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114. 2. Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response, you need to: File the original with the Court; and Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing. 3. Counsel for the Minor: the Minor (or an adult on behalf of the minor) has the right to request that counsel be appointed for the minor. 4. Presence of the Minor at hearing: A minor over age 14 has the right to be present at any hearing, unless the Court finds that it is not in the minor’s best interests. THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE: An important court proceeding that may affect your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this notice or other court papers, please contact an attorney for legal advice. May 24, 2012 Sandra Giovannucci Register of Probate July 5, 2012 The Reporter Page 19 Reporter’s Calendar Tuesday, July 10 • Friends of Ronan Park monthly meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Bowdoin Street Health Center. • Boston Public Library Compass Roundtable will take place at 12:30 p.m. in the Orientation Room at the Central Library in Copley Square. Join in a discussion about the Fun principle with Exhibitions Manager Beth Prindle. В Those not able to attend are welcome to leave a comment at bpl.org/compass or send an email to [email protected]. Wednesday, July 11 • Neponset River Greenway Council meeting, 7 p.m., St. Brendan Church, 589 Gallivan Blvd., Dorchester. Thursday, July 12 • Boston Public Schools (BPS) will host a community meeting at the Mildred Ave. K-8 School, 6 p.m. to talk about вЂ�what we are hearing’ in our analysis of community feedback and the next steps in the student assignment redesign process.
Haitian Creole interpretation provided. • St. Mark’s Area Main Street hosts a free networking Breakfast with Mayor Menino at Ashmont Grill, 555 Talbot Ave. 7:30 a.m. Call to RSVP: 617-825-3846 or email at [email protected] Saturday, July 14 • Living Better with Arthritis event at UmassBoston campus center. Free, starts at 10 a.m. Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation. Expert seminars on research, treatments, pain management. Interactive demonstrations: simple things YOU can do to live better with arthritis. Free shuttle from the JFK/UMass MBTA station and is ADA accessible. Contact: 617-244-1800 or sgauthier@ arthritis.org. • Kite, Bike and Frisbee Festival at Ronan Park, Dorchester,10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fly a kite, ride a bike, and learn to play frisbee! Fun for the whole family. Free food and drinks! • Bowdoin Geneva first annual Multicultural Festival, 2 p.m., 200 Bowdoin St. Performances will include representations of creativity with heritages that are Cape Verdean, Caribbean, Irish, Latino and Vietnamese. Resource tables will proffer health screening for adults and recommend healthy life styles practices for all ages. • Mattapan Farmers’ Market opens for season at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 525 River Street, Mattapan. For more info contact 617-696-2900 or [email protected] LEGAL NOTICES COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE & FAMILY COURT SUFFOLK DIVISION Docket No. SU12P1058PM in the MATTER OF ANDREW SHERMAN of DORCHESTER, MA CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, В§5-304 & В§5-405 RESPONDENT (Person to be Protected/Minor) To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Ethos Inc. of in the above captioned matter alleging that Andrew Sherman is in need of a Conservator or other protective order and requesting that Jewish Family & Children’s Services of (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Conservator to serve Without Surety on the bond. The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, that a protective order or appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed Conservator is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 07/12/2012. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the abovenamed person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Sandra Giovannucci Register of Probate Date: June 7, 2012 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE & FAMILY COURT SUFFOLK DIVISION Docket No. SU12P1057GD in the MATTER OF ANDREW SHERMAN of DORCHESTER, MA CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, В§5-304 RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Ethos Inc. of in the above captioned matter alleging that Andrew Sherman is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Jewish Family & Children’s Services of (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond. The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 07/12/2011. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the abovenamed person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Sandra Giovannucci Register of Probate Date: June 7, 2012 GospelFest returns to City Hall Plaza on Sunday, July 15 from 5– 8 p.m. The headliner of this year’s festival is Kim Burrell. Photo courtesy City of Boston Sunday, July 15 • GospelFest from 5-8 p.m. on City Hall Plaza features vocalist Kim Burrell. Call 617-635-3911 or visit cityofboston.gov/arts Tuesday, July 17 • Solarize Mass - Boston workshop at the Mattapan Public Library starts at 6 p.m. Learn how to save money with Boston’s solar program. Friday, July 20 • Movie night at Ronan Park, Dorchester 8-10 p.m. Watch a family-friendly movie under the stars. Bring a blanket to sit on, and enjoy free snacks and entertainment! Sponsored by Friends of Ronan Park, friendsofronanpark.org. Monday, July 30 • The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s ParkARTS brings its free photography workshop to Schoolmaster Hill, Franklin Park, Dorchester at 6 p.m. Free. Wednesday, August 1 • Neponset River Greenway Council meets at 7 p.m., Foley Senior Residences, 249 River St., Mattapan. Wednesday, September 5 • Neponset River Greenway Council meets at 7 p.m., Milton Yacht Club, 25 Wharf St., Milton. Friday, October 5 • The All Dorchester Sports League (ADSL) hosts its annual fundraiser at Florian Hall. This year’s event will honor Coach Jim Collyer, who has been the backbone of the ADSL baseball program for 23 years. Jim is an 83 year-old resident of Dorchester who played for five decades in the Boston Park League. Tickets are $50 each, $500 for table of ten. Sponsorship packages available. Contact [email protected] or call 617-287-1913. Friday, November 2 • Grammy Award winner Queen Latifah headlines the 50th Anniversary celebration of Boston antipoverty agency Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. For information about theВ Gala, Ticket Sales,В orВ Sponsorship Opportunities, call 617-426ABCD (2223)В or visitВ bostonabcd.org. FINNEGAN ASSOCIATES REALTORS 793 Adams Street, Adams Corner, Dorchester, MA (617) 282-8189 www.finneganrealtors.com 7 Reasons to consider a Buyer(s) Agent The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is a powerful tool that only Realtors have access to. When listing agents market a home for sale, they typically allow any Realtor to present the home to potential buyers, and to present contracts for purchase. The MLS is a database of all homes listed by Realtors, and represents roughly 99% of the homes for sale in any given market. As technology advances, so does the MLS. It has evolved into an extremely powerful search engine that allows your buyer’s agent to enter in search criteria, and returns only homes that match those specific parameters. Buyers can find a lot of this information online through IDX feeds available on many websites, but this information is a “watered down” version of the MLS because the IDX search engines aren’t quite as powerful, and don’t return as detailed profiles as the MLS. 2) Maximize Your Time While driving neighborhoods is an excellent idea to help you decide which locations you prefer, it’s not a very efficient way to find your new home. Gas is expensive, and your time is valuable. Your Buyer’s Agent will listen to your needs, make fantastic suggestions based on your likes & dislikes, and provide you with a list of homes that ALL match your wants & needs. Your Buyer’s Agent has helped MANY new homebuyers through MANY purchases, and will help you better organize your search & decision making process – saving you valuable time. 3) Representation Listing Agents enter into legally binding agreements that require them to always act in the best interest of the seller. They are the seller’s “coach” and will make sure that their clients’ best interests are looked after. Luckily, your Buyer’s Agent is there to make sure YOUR best interests are accounted for. With your expert Buyer’s Agent in your corner, you can rest assured that you’re on, at least, even ground with the home seller. A football team would be at a pretty significant disadvantage without a coach – just as you would be without a Buyer’s Agent. 4) Negotiating Power The MLS maintains a record of, not only all homes listed by Realtors in a given market, but also the sales price of those homes. Your Buyer’s Agent will run a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to determine a prospective home’s Fair Market Value (FMV). In simpler terms, your Realtor will look at similar homes in the same neighborhood that have sold recently. This way, you will know whether or not the seller has their home priced fairly. If the home is priced over Fair Market Value, your Buyer’s Agent can present your “under asking price” offer with plenty of firepower – and a greater chance that the offer will be accepted. 5) Experience The average person buys 3-5 homes in their lifetime. A good Buyer’s Agent will assist in 3-5 home purchases every month. What might seem complicated and intimidating to you is fairly common and familiar to your Realtor. Your Buyer’s Agent will know what to expect, and will know when to alert you if anything out of the ordinary occurs. 6) Industry Contacts It takes a lot of people to close a real estate transaction – Buyer’s Agent, Listing Agent, Loan Officer, Inspector, Appraiser, Insurance Agent, General Contractors, and sometimes more! A good agent will come with a strong closing team that has performed in the past, and will continue to perform. A transaction is only as strong as its weakest link – with your strong Buyer’s Agent & their closing team, you can rest assured that you will have plenty of support. 7) Piece of Mind If you are like most people, your home is the largest purchase you will ever make. The average person spends around 1/3 of their total monthly income on their home. This is a big decision and you don’t want to go at it alone. When you use a trusted Buyer’s Agent, you know that your best interests are accounted for, and that you can feel confident in your purchase. Purchasing a home can be a fun and exciting process. However, the home buying process can be intimidating, and mistakes are possible. A Real Estate Professional who specializes in working with Buyers can help alleviate the fears & possibilities for mistakes. Make sure and use a Buyer’s Agent on any real estate transaction and you will help ensure that you are making the right decisions. Call us when considering buying your home. With our years of experience, we will be happy to assist you in the process. 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