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Interfaith Service bringsdiverse community together

On Friday, Nov. 17, theHyde Park InterfaithThanksgiving Service washosted by the Family LifeFellowship Church.

It was joined by a num-ber of other Hyde ParkChurches including MostPrecious Blood (MPB), St.

Associate Pastor Karen Ricketts of the Family Life Fellowship Church and her Praise Team raise the roofin the Lord’s name as Family Life Fellowship Pastor G. Agabus Lartey and a kneeling worshipper join in.

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Anne’s, St. Elizabeth’s, theFellowship Christian Church,the Hyde Park PresbyterianChurch, and the New HopeBaptist Church.

Over 100 people filled al-most all of the seats for thethird annual event – whenthey weren’t standing ordancing in praise.

After starting the serviceoff with a sincere and

Churchlike welcome and in-vocation from host Pastor G.Agabus Lartey – and fol-lowed by a responsive read-ing by Father Madi Charles(of MPB and St. Anne’s) –Associate Pastor KarenRicketts took the pulpit withher “Praise Team” spli tevenly on either side of her

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Subcommittees formedto address air traffic

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Boston South Fair Skies(BSFS) met on Nov. 15 toshare re-advocacy efforts andpotential solutions on address-ing the increasing air trafficnoise burdening the WestRoxbury, Roslindale and Hyde

Alan Wright of BSFS addressed a small group of residents about thefacts of the Airplane noise issue.

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Park neighborhoods.Allegra Sandak and Kathie

Mainzer, members of BSFS,spoke before a packed crowdabout subcommittees that areforming and ways residentsthemselves can help combat

the influx of airplanes consis-tently traveling through cityneighborhoods.

“We want to talk about po-tential solutions that have al-ready been put forth,” Sandaksaid. “I want us to really rollup our sleeves and start talk-ing about what we can do.”

Close to 100 people filled

Roslindale’s Community Cen-ter looking for answers, manyhoping to hear a solid plan onhow the city intends on com-bating Logan Airport’s unde-

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City talks problems for rapidtransit on the Fairmount Line

Trillium Brewing toweather winter at theRoslindale Substation

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Roslindale VillageMain Streets and TrilliumBrewing announced last weekthey are partnering to bring abeer garden to the RoslindaleSubstation for the duration ofthe winter.

While not the permanenttenant RVMS had been hopingfor – Dorchester restaurateurChris Douglass announced inSeptember that he could notcontinue plans to open a restau-rant there – RVMS ExecutiveDirector Alia Hamada Forestsaid the beer garden will be awelcome addition to theSquare.

“It’s comparable to theirbeer garden they had at theRose Kennedy Greenway, just

with an indoor version of that,”she said. “They’re doing a bitof work in the substation tomake it a little more accessible,but it’s going to be a kid-friendly, family-friendly venue.It will be a nice, warm place togo in the winter, and it defi-nitely complements the busi-nesses and the beer seller verywell.”

The occupation of the spacemarks at least the light at theend of the tunnel for RVMS’16-year effort to redevelop thelong-vacant main floor of theSubstation. The Substation un-derwent a $4.8 million renova-tion conceived and undertakenby RVMS, Historic Boston Inc.,and Peregrine Group, LLC of

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The Fairmount Line has been an issue of controversyfor years, first in its construction and then its service.

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The Fairmount Line, which runs fromReadville in Hyde Park to South Station Down-town, has been the subject of some controversyover the last few years in terms of service prob-lems and equity issues.

It’s had regular delays, trains pulled for useon other lines and severe delays in station con-struction. Boston elected officials, state legis-lators, transportation advocates and equalityadvocates have criticized the MBTA for yearsdue to its apparent lack of urgency on the cre-ation of the Fairmount Line in general and itsapparent lack of priority on the line’s effec-tiveness as well.

State Rep. Evandro Carvalho of Dorchesterfirst presented Bill H.2723-An Act Establish-ing a Rapid Transportation Pilot for theFairmount Corridor back in January, and lastweek the bill was endorsed by the Boston CityCouncil as part of an initiative from advocatesfor the Fairmount Line Advocacy Week last

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First responders shoot hoopsfor cancer research

Boston Firefighters and police officers faced off on Sunday during the Fast Attack Basketball Tournament toraise money for Dana Farber.

PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN


Firefighter Jorge Diaz hasfelt the impacts of cancer in hisfamily firsthand, and after help-ing his father to survive lungcancer for almost four yearsnow, he felt he needed to giveback to the community and helpothers dealing with the disease.

On Sunday, his first Fast At-tack Basketball Tournamentbrought together firefighters andpolice from the city as well ascentral Massachusetts to helpraise awareness for canceramong firefighters and raise

funds for Dana Farber.“So far so good, we ended

up getting four teams, with theWorcester Fire Department, wehave the MassPort Fire Depart-ment, the Boston Fire Depart-ment and the Boston Police De-partment that stepped up,” hesaid.

Diaz said his own personalexperience with the Dana FarberHospital motivated him to orga-nize the event at the ArchdaleCommunity Center inRoslindale. Cancer diagnosisamong firefighters is extremelycommon, and while firefightersgenerally join up aware of therisks commonly associated withthe job, many are not aware ofthe risks of cancer from thechemicals released during abuilding fire.

Diaz said it was a long roadto get the tournament together,but he’s happy it finally came to-gether as it did.

“It’s finally here and goingwell so far,” he said. “I’ve beenworking on this since the begin-ning of the summer. It’s been sixmonths I’ve been working on it,calling people and chasingpeople down. I’ve got a fewguys talking to the guys aboutcancer awareness and healthregimens, it was also a struggleto get the venue but I got it.”

Diaz said the time he spentgetting the event together toldhim it’s never too early to startorganizing.

“For next year, I’m probablygoing to start right after this, atleast letting teams know heynext year it’s coming,” he said.

Dr. Michael Hamrock, aformer primary care physicianfor Boston firefighters, alsocame out to the event to helpraise awareness of measuresfirefighters and first responders

can take to help prevent cancerwhile covering a fire. He saidwhile firefighters have a muchhigher risk, as they are exposedto more chemicals burningthrough closer proximity, theyare not the only ones near thefire when it happens. Police traf-fic details and EMS personneltaking care of potential victimscan also be exposed, and it’s im-portant they are also educated asto precautions against cancer.

“I was a former BostonFirefighter, but now I’m a pri-mary care physician at the St.Elizabeth’s Medical Center, soI treat a lot of BostonFirefighters now, and unfortu-nately, there’s been a predomi-nance of cancer diagnosis forBoston Firefighters,” he said.“Every three weeks, a BostonFirefighter gets diagnosed withcancer, so events like this toraise awareness of cancer withfirefighters and also raise fundsfor cancer research are ex-tremely important.”

Hamrock said any fire haslarge amounts of dangerouschemicals that get everywhere,and firefighters need to take asmany precautions as possible.

“We’re really trying to raiseawareness and make surefirefighters wear their masks ona fire ground, wear their hoods,use a wet napkin, taking ashower afterwards, eatinghealthy, getting exercise, com-prehensive physicals and any-thing related to immune boost-ing,” he said. “You know, dur-ing a typical house fire, like theone we saw last night inRoslindale, contains cancer-causing chemicals. So the flameretardants, when they combust,

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Moving into an affordable unit can take years, despite lawRicharRicharRicharRicharRichard Heathd Heathd Heathd Heathd Heath

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In the past five years, 844units of housing in seven devel-opments between MontebelloRoad and The Casey Arborwayhave been approved; one is com-pleted and two are under con-struction.

One hundred and forty ofthose units are designated as af-fordable under the city’sInclusionary DevelopmentPolicy. But moving families intothose affordable units is a longprocess that depends on when thedevelopers actually start build-ing; and this could take years.

When the Boston Planningand Development Agency(BPDA) approves a projectthrough its Article 80 Process fora development, an agreement ismade that requires the develop-ers to enter into an AffordableRental Housing Agreement withthe BPDA for the required num-ber of affordable units. Then theymust submit an Affordable FairHousing and Marketing Selec-tion Plan with the Boston FairHousing Commission.

There is no deadline on whenthat Affordable Marketing Planhas to be submitted. AlexisBuckley is the Affirmative Mar-keting Specialist with the Officeof Fair Housing.

“It’s the developers’ respon-sibility to get this processmoving,”she said. “These stan-dard forms must be completed

and we have 120 days to reviewand approve these plans.”

“ We would typically seeabout 10 plans a year,”Buckleysaid. “We have 26 in review cur-rently and have approved 19within the last few months. I re-view and have recently receivedassistance from a DND staff per-son and two Fair Housing in-terns.”

Once the plan is approved thedeveloper begins the lottery pro-cess by which applicants can ap-ply for the affordable units intheir building.

MetroMark Apartments at3593 Washington St. on the edgeof Forest Hills was approved bythe BPDA on Dec.17, 2013.

On Jan. 21, 2016 TheBrennAn Group and CorcoranCompanies the joint developers,contracted with Stockard. Englertand Brigham (SEB LLC) ofNeedham to administer the lot-tery for the required 40 apart-ments with income levels of be-tween 50 percent and 70 percentarea media income (that is$39,000 to $55,000 respectivelyfor a two person household). Thedeadline to submit applicationswas March 9, 2016.

“The developer needs an ap-proved plan,”Buckley said.“Butthey have to submit and we ap-prove what we call ComplianceI which includesrents,prices,locations of applica-tions and deadlines.”

“ Fair Housing reviews andapproves lists of applicants,”she

said. “Hard marketing cannot be-gin until the development iswithin six months of the targetcertificate of occupancy.”

“ The developers or theiragent is responsible for process-ing applicants after the lottery hasbeen concluded and the sortingand ranking has been approvedby Fair Housing. Once the devel-oper certifies that an applicant iseligible, it’s confirmed and veri-fied by BPDA or DND.”

MetroMark Apartments is a283-unit complex of four build-ings. Lease up began in earnestin the spring of 2017. “We’re 75percent leased up,” said JohnBrennan in May 2017. “ Twohundred and ten units have beenleased. Our demographic is the25 – 35 year old age group.”

“There’s no requirement thatmarket rate and affordable unitsmust be leased concurrently,”saidBuckley.

Brennan -Corcoran did notrespond to a query about howmany of the 40 affordable unitshad been leased.

Tim Davis is the BPDAHousing Policy Manager and hisoffice oversees compliance of theaffordable agreement. Accord-ing to Davis thirty six affordableunits have been leased to date atMetroMark.

“ The developers or theirproperty manager must submit anannual re-certification of the af-fordable units,” Davis said. “Theaffordable units cannot be leasedout to the market rate. We have a

fifty year compliance relation-ship with the developer.”

Affordable Marketing Planshave not been received for 3521-3529 Washington St. (theFlanagan and Seaton site) ap-proved by the BPDA in Novem-ber 2014. Originally developedby SSG and New Boston Ven-tures of one hundred thirty twounits; 88 rental and 44 condo-miniums in row houses. Also in-cluded is a four- story, self stor-age building currently under con-struction by SSG.

Unanticipated and expensivesoil contamination costs have de-layed the project and New Bos-ton Ventures has backed out ofthe 88-unit component ( calledLot 1).

David Williams is Director ofDevelopment for SSG which istaking on a partner.

“ We have been involved witha very expensive environmentalclean up on the site,”he said.“The amount of time that hastaken has delayed both residen-tial parts of the project but theyare now moving forward.”

“ The sale of Lot 1,” Davissaid.“is not finalized yet but it isour intention to joint venture thefront portion to Back Bay Devel-opment and we will still be in-volved. New Boston Ventureshas nothing to do with this. It isour intention to live up to ourcommitment on the affordableunits that we committed to dur-ing our approvals which is 12units in the front part of the prop-

erty. New Boston Ventures isbuilding 44 units [ at BurnettStreet] and are responsible forseven affordable.”

The battleground for afford-able housing in Jamaica Plainwas 3200 Washington St. ap-proved by the BPDA in August2015 with 12 affordable units.This has also been delayed.

A year afterapproval,developers DanMangiocotta and Paul Iantoscasold the development for $6.2million to Berkeley Investments.It has not yet submitted an Af-fordable Fair Housing MarketingPlan.

“The affordable agreementgoes with the sale,”said Davis.

Esther Chung Byun is projectmanager for Berkeley Invest-ments.

“ Berkeley assumed the af-fordable housing requirements as-sociated with the 3200development,”she said.” Ninerental and three condo units, andthis was formalized in a Coopera-tive Agreement that was executedwith the BPDA in Dec 2016 as arequisite part of receiving thebuilding permit. The unit selec-tion was also reviewed and ap-proved.” “We are aware of thelottery process, “said Byun, “in-cluding the tenant selection planand have planned towards submit-ting and implementing those planscloser to lease up or occupancydate.”

Construction began on 3200Washington Street in August 2017.


Thanksgiving for kicks

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

To accomplish the harmonyin the above song, the popularbelief is that Karen Carpenterhad to harmonize with herselfseveral times via tapes to recordthe inimitable chorus in this hitsong.

Now I’m not one much forheights. Early on I realize thatthe hubris was missing for meto consider being a firefighter,window washer, lumberjack, orironworker. Torture for me sev-eral years ago was dining at theTop of the Hub Restaurant.

But West Roxbury’s el-evated Millennium Park, admit-tedly not the top of the world,is different. It offers a spectacu-lar view of our city.

Sited on the former oldLaGrange Street landfill, thepark, spearheaded by the lateMayor Menino and activistAlice Hennessey, presents theopportunity for an unobstructedview from the heightened ellip-tical walkway around the pe-rimeter of soccer fields. No fearof falling off awaits those whomeander on top of mountainsof trash, covered by Big Digdirt, industrial membranes,loom, special plantings, andgrass.

A brisk walk on a cool au-

“I’m on the top of the world looking 'down on creation. . . ”

Karen Carpenter

tumn weekday enables tens ofmiles of observation, much ofit natural. While the view frommany city parks encompassesnearby triple-deckers, the onefrom the top of Millenniumcould be in Berkshire Countyif one did not know better.

Teeming on weekends withchildren from many neighbor-hoods in the city, the park hasrelieved the crowding onRoslindale and West Roxburyplaygrounds; the level of soc-cer in the city’s high schools isundoubtedly improving be-cause of the feeder ParkwayYouth Soccer program offeringthousands of kids the chance toimprove their kicking.

A second benefit is that au-tumn and spring soccer nolonger are elbowing softballand baseball activities at nearbyopen field. Softball and base-ball players do not have to worryabout their long drives to rightcenter caroming off a soccerplayer’s head.

On weekdays devoid of youthactivities, ambulating around thetop orbit at Millennium Park of-fers the time to clear one’s brain,think, meditate, pray, or recite theRosary. The ellipse gives seniorsthe opportunity for exercise and

parents the place to push stroll-ers. It gives exercisers the oppor-tunity to jog and dog-walkers thesite to take Fido out for a walk(but, alas, beware of all the un-leashed dogs romping around).

Sixty Pilgrims and 92Wampanoags sat around the firstThanksgiving table 396 yearsago. No matter how manygather at your table on Thurs-day (and, hopefully, not forthree days as characterized thefirst Thanksgiving), givethanks to your Maker formyriad blessings, amongwhich should be that Meninoarranged for and Hennesseyimplemented a wonderfulpark on top of what was oncean unsightly dump.

LegalsCALL GOVERNOR ONRENEWABLE ENERGY

To the Editor:I live a stone’s throw from the

Spectra/AIM WR Lateralfracked methane Metering andRegulating station that went intooperation last January at Groveand Center streets. First, I’d liketo acknowledge that, though cer-tainly an eyesore in a residentialneighborhood, it’s not nearly asimposing or ugly as I thought itwould be. Still, those buildingshide a very real risk of cata-strophic incineration from its su-per high-pressure gas lines ifever, by any chance, there werea valve malfunction or “weldinganomaly.” It’s well-documentedthose routinely cause accidentsin pipelines all around the coun-try, including a Keystone one inApril 2016, which just last Thurs-day again experienced a 210,000gallon rupture of dirty tar sandsoil into the ground near Amherst,S.D. They discovered it at 5:30a.m., got it shut down in 15 min-utes and reported it to the govt at10:30 a.m. The computers thatmanage safety for our WRLM&R station are monitored outof Texas.

In August of this year, theagency that is meant to protectour community from pipelinefailures, PHMSA: the Pipeline

and Hazardous Materials SafetyAdministration was called to taskby the US Govt Accountabilityoffice for the way it prioritizessafety inspections. PHMSA ac-knowledges this reality and statesthey rely on self-reporting by theindustry and that they are just toounderstaffed to successfully fullymonitor the vast mileage of pipe-lines under their care. In Octo-ber 2016, the Office of InspectorGeneral of the US Dept.of Trans-portation – out of which PHMSAoperates – released an Audit en-titled: “INSUFFICIENT GUID-ANCE, OVERSIGHT, ANDCOORDINATION HINDERPHMSA’S FULL IMPLEMEN-TATION OF MANDATES ANDRECOMMENDATIONS.” Thisdoesn’t leave me feeling too safe.Does anyone know if the man-dated “emergency procedures”plan for the WRL has yet to befiled?

On that same Thursday lastweek, over 300 Massachusettsresidents came to the office ofGov. Baker, and 25 receivedsummons to Court (includingme) for refusing to leave as partof a Stand-In campaign that be-gan last January, asking the gov-ernor to refuse all NEW gas pipe-line infrastructure projects inMassachusetts because, contraryto heavy industry propaganda,

they are primarily destined to sellfracked methane (“natural gas”)to overseas markets, they willraise, not lower utility prices, risksafety of local communities (likeours), destroy historic forests,and because methane is actually85 times more impactful to glo-bal warming than carbon. Thatis a recently proven fact. Pleasecall Gov. Baker to say that thefuture is in Renewable energyonly and the “combo platter” (oil,hydro, nuclear & gas) is not a sen-sible meal for Massachusetts.

Andrea Doremus CuetaraWest Roxbury

ROSLINDALE PARADECOMMITTEESAYS THANKS

To the Editor:The Roslindale Day Parade

Committee would like to thankall who contributed to the suc-cess of our recent 42nd AnnualParade, starting with Mayor Mar-tin J. Walsh and the Boston agen-cies that ensured the Parade pro-ceeded smoothly. We also con-gratulate our Grand MarshalsGlenn Williams and Sacred HeartSchool Celebrating their 100thAnniversary.

Thanks to our float sponsorsBoston Duck Tours, Dunkin’

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Capodilupos EstablishCollege Scholarship

Diane (’68) and Peter Capodilupo (’67), graduates of StonehillCollege, have established an endowed scholarship to benefitStonehill students from West Roxbury, Roslindale, Dedham andHyde Park.

The scholarship was awarded for the first time this fall toEmily O’Connor (’20), an accounting major from Dedham.

“Stonehill has been an important part of our lives for over ahalf-century,” said Diane Capodilupo. “The College set us up forsuccess after graduation, both as professionals and in our com-munity. We are proud to pay-it-forward by helping local studentsaccess the same world-class education that helped us achieve ourgoals.”

“The Capodilupos have been active alumni and benefactorsfor many years,” said Doug Smith, Associate Vice President forAdvancement at Stonehill College. “Their gift to the College willgreatly benefit students for years to come, allowing individualswho might not otherwise be able to afford tuition the opportunityto attend Stonehill.”

Stonehill is a selective Catholic college located near Bostonon a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Mass. With a student-faculty ratio of 12:1, the College engages over 2,500 students in80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, andpre-professional fields. The Stonehill community helps studentsto develop the knowledge, skills, and character to meet their pro-fessional goals and to live lives of purpose and integrity.

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Twenty-six Massachusetts residents joined by approximately 300 sup-porters launched a sit-in around noon on Thursday in the office ofMassachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to advocate for no new fossil fuelinfrastructure in the state. The individuals, affiliated with 350 MassAction and various faith groups, refused to leave until Baker signedan executive order that effectively stops the building of new fossilfuel infrastructure projects in Massachusetts.

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City to put Flynn Park on microgridJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The City of Boston Plan-ning and DevelopmentAgency’s (BPDA) EconomicDevelopment and IndustrialCorporation (EDIC) is lookingto put the Raymond L. FlynnMarine Industrial Park on amicrogrid.

A microgrid is an indepen-dent power generation grid thatserves a specific area. TheEDIC is now making the pre-liminary steps to start a public-private partnership to create aDistrict Energy/MicrogridProject, which generates heatfor a given area, as well as elec-tricity.

Director of Energy Policyand Programs, City of Boston,Office of the Mayor, Environ-ment, Energy & Open SpaceBradford Swing said the pro-posal for any such public-pri-vate partnership – even forsomething completely in thebounds of the city – has to gothrough the state legislature inthe form of a home-rule peti-tion, on which the Boston CityCouncil will most likely vote onin the next meeting nextWednesday.

“This home-rule petition isnecessary because we do nothave general authority understate law to procure a public-pri-vate partnership,” Swing said.“By public-private partnership, Imean the alternative deliverystructure of a major asset using aprivate partner.”

Swing said the private side ofthe venture would be temporaryand only used for the develop-ment of the energy grid and gen-eration portion of the project.

“It’s an important tool that weneed to develop in order to fi-nance a climate-ready Boston,”he said. “This would allow us toqualify an energy services com-pany to service our private part-ner and provide us with an invest-ment-grade design, a plan tobuild, and operate and finance adistrict energy microgrid in theRaymond L. Flynn MarinePark.”

Swing said the heat genera-tion portion of the initiativewould also help to keep costsdown, and the small nature of themicrogrid would help use energymore efficiently, since it is notbeing transferred over great dis-tances as in normal grids.

“District energy microgridsare a proven technology, there aremany examples throughout Bos-ton, they are prevalent whenyou’re dealing with a single-owner campus situation, wherethe district of buildings is ownedby a single owner. Maytep is amicrogrid of multiple hospitals;Biogen in Cambridge is amicrogrid, Harvard University aswell. We very highly value thetechnology, the cost-effective-ness and the greenhouse gas re-ductions that come with this ef-ficient use of an energy plantthat’s called a combined heat andpower unit. It is an approach to-wards generating electricityonsite. In this instance, we woulduse natural gas an input tool togenerate electricity and insteadof the heat that is usually sim-ply wasted from any electricitygeneration process, a combinedheat and power unit capturesthat waste heat and creates hotwater and chilled water that ispiped through thermal energypipes.”

Swing said the separated as-pect of the grid would also comein handy for blackouts.

“If there’s any kind of inci-dent where the major grid goesdown, either a storm like we’veseen so may this month or Godforbid some kind of national se-curity situation, the onsite elec-tricity generation can continueto flow to those buildings withinthe district,” he said. “They’reextremely important to our re-silience strategy as we move for-ward and prepare the city for theknown effects of climatechange.”

He said they have not seenany specific plans for the gen-erators themselves, but said theycan be modular and stackable,and would not necessarily haveto be in one place.

“There is the need for a spe-cific site for the energy plant, weare not certain where that’s go-ing to be,” he said. “Basically,we’re talking 10 feet by 49 feet;they can be in modules so youcould either have like one loca-tion where the central energyplant serving and entire districtcould be but you could alsomodularize it.”

Swing added that because ofthe contract process and legalaspects of the microgrid, evenif the home-rule petition passesquickly, it would be years be-fore they could break ground.

“We have a long road aheadof us where we’re not evenclose to breaking ground,” hesaid. “We would need to cre-ate a special purpose vehiclethat would be a legal unitwithin the EDIC that would bethat SPV that would legally is-sue the request for qualifica-tions.”

they give off these cancer-caus-ing chemicals that thefirefighters ingest them in themouth, inhale through the lungsand absorb them through theskin. They travel to different or-gans, create damage in the cellsand cause mutations that causecancer. It’s a common cause ofcancer among firefighters, un-fortunately.”

Commissioner Joe Finn saidcancer is one of the leadingcauses of death among hisfirefighters, and he’s always try-ing to support more efforts toboth prevent the disease andraise awareness.

“This is great to raise aware-ness, raise some of the funds weneed and plus, it’s getting peopleengaged, bringing it to anotherlevel,” he said. “I think half thebattle is awareness, not onlywith our own guys but with thecommunity.”

Finn said he’s happy to seehis firefighters taking up themantle and getting involved, as

First Responders continued from page 2he knows it’s a hard road to getsomething like this organized.

“Jorge is unbelievable, he’sjust an outstanding guy,” Finnsaid. “He’s really been a goodfirefighter and he took on thechallenge, was always promot-ing and pushing it and it’s justawesome.”

Firefighter Jeff Brewingtonsaid he’s known Diaz for yearsand was very happy to playalongside him on the court tohelp those battling cancer.

“I’m a fireman and Jorge, weplay basketball all the time,”Brewington said, adding thatlike so many, he has been per-sonally affected by cancer aswell. “My mom, a couple ofyears ago had a bout with breastcancer, so to me, it’s in the plusside. It’s a good day for me to getsome exercise, be with the guysand support a good cause.”

Brewington said the eventand Diaz’s spirit have been realpositive for the firehouse.

“I’ve known Jorge since he’s

been on the job, he’s a real, realgood kid,” he said.

Diaz brought much of thecommunity and his own familytogether. Volunteer ZuriannyFranco said when Diaz married,he came into the family and theyall banded together around thiseffort.

“We’ve been doing DanaFarber walks and then Jorgecame into the family and his fa-ther has also been affected, sowhen he mentioned raising fundsfor Dana Farber, to us it’s a char-ity that’s very close to our familyand close to hearts,” she said.“We’re here to support him andDana Farber as much as we can.”

Franco said the event itselfhas been a great time, and she’shappy with the turnout and theoutcome.

“It’s very interactive, we’vegot kids involved, wives,sportspeople, all the families, it’sa big variety of people whoshowed up so we’re very ex-cited,” she said.


Wednesday. The bill calls for15-minute gaps between trainson the Fairmount Line (whichwould be known as the IndigoLine if and when it gets therapid transit designation) andthe use of Charlie Cards.

Originally, the MBTAplanned to put in either dieselor electric multiple units(DMUs and EMUs respec-tively) like the Red or OrangeLines to create that rapid tran-sit, but the problem was thatthe DMUs and EMUs operateat a lower height than the cur-rent commuter rail trains thatthe stations on the line were setup for, and would have requiredmillions in capital investmentto facilitate the lowering of thestations. In lieu of that,Carvalho has posited that rapidtransit could be accomplishedby having each Commuter Railtrain carry two to three car-riages, increasing each train’sacceleration rate between stops.

The MBTA said that was aproblem, mainly because thetrains were not designed forthat and it would limit the avail-ability of replacement trainswhen problems occur on otherlines.

District 5 City CouncilorTim McCarthy said funding forthe rapid transit portion of theline is the key, but the MBTAis caught in a supply and de-mand quandary.

“The resolution supports in-creasing the frequency of theline. The question that has notbeen answered - besides cost-is ridership,” he said. “Rider-ship is like the chicken and theegg, does more frequency bringridership, or does ridershipbring frequency? We believethat more would ride if moretimes were available.”

McCarthy said he recentlywent down to Philadelphia withseveral Boston officials to seehow Philly does public transit.

“One thing we did learn inPhiladelphia was the problemwith the commuter rails them-selves,” he said. “One CarmenUnion guy put it the best, hesaid ‘if you’re an Uber driver,you get a Camry or a Ford Fu-sion, you don’t get a semi.’That’s what the commuter railsare, they’re not designed to stopevery 300 or 400 yards, or evenevery one or two miles. They’redesigned to go miles and milesat a time before stopping. Thisis something that the MBTA hasto take a look at.”

McCarthy said the currentsituation for Hyde Park andresidents along the FairmountLine is not sustainable, and canincentivize residents to takecars instead, increasing traffic

all over the city.“As you know, I’ve stood in

this spot many, many times rail-ing against – that was a littlepun, railing against the MBTA,thank you very much,” he said.“This ongoing relationship withthe MBTA has been tedious, butit is getting better... I’ve saidthis before, it just simply coststoo much money to get fromDistrict 5 to Downtown Boston.They don’t run on every 15minutes, they run every hourand 15, every hour and a half,so if you have to be at work at9 a.m., you might have to getup and get out at 6:30 in themorning and then hang out intown for an hour before you goto work. A lot of this doesn’tmake sense.”

McCarthy added that thecost of riding the commuterrail from Readville – which isa $2 difference between the

Hyde Park Station andReadville – also createsaffordability problems forwhat is meant to be public tran-sit. He said with the additionalcost of parking at the station,residents could find it tough tocome up with the funds to ridethe T.

“I will continue to houndthe MBTA regarding the com-muter line costs - the thoughtof paying just under $4,000 togo to work is ridiculous!” hesaid.

The resulting traffic has asignificant impact on the arter-ies leading to Downtown.From Hyde Park Avenue toWashington Street to the VFWParkway, there is hardly a cor-ridor that is not currently af-flicted with congestion andgridlock during the morningcommute.

“Rapid transit from my area

Fairmount Line continued from page 1is intense, because every com-munity meeting we go to andas a district city councilor, Iknow one of the biggest con-cerns we have is traffic,”McCarthy said. “Too muchtraffic can’t get through toolong to get Downtown and ev-erybody in here knows I usu-ally come in very, very earlyor I have my community meet-ings in the morning in my areabecause if I left my house at 8a.m. from Readville to gethere, I would probably get inat 9:15 frazzled and angry. It’sa tough commute, so this issomething that we need to sup-port. I urge everybody to signon and I certainly urge every-body to continue an open dia-logue with the MBTA to helpthem understand what the con-stituents of Boston, the eco-nomic engine of the Common-wealth need from that.”

On Thanksgiving Day theExalted Ruler, Richard Disalvoand the Boston Elks #10 inviteall senior citizens to the 44thThanksgiving Dinner at thelodge located at 1 Morrell St.,West Roxbury behind the WestRoxbury VA Hospital. Doorsopen at 11 a.m. and dinners willbe served at noon. FREE! ForMeals to go, get in touch withETHOS at 617-522-6700.

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MAYOR WALSH TOCELEBRATE COMMONTREE LIGHTING ON NOV. 30

Annual celebration will bebroadcast live on WCVB Chan-nel 5

Mayor Martin J. Walsh andthe Honorable Stephen McNeil,Premier of Nova Scotia, willcommemorate 100 years offriendship between Boston andNova Scotia at the 76th AnnualTree Lighting on Boston Com-mon on Thursday, Nov. 30, from6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The holiday lights through-out both parks will light up insequence shortly before 8 p.m.,when Mayor Walsh will bejoined onstage by PremierMcNeil, members of the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police andSanta Claus. The show willclose with a pyrotechnic displayby Atlas PyroVision.

The celebration is presentedby the Boston Parks and Recre-ation Department, title sponsorThe Province of Nova Scotia,Jumbotron sponsor JetBlue, andpresenting sponsors Distrigas/ENGIE and IKEA with mediapartners WCVB Channel 5,Magic 106.7 FM, the BostonHerald and the Boston Globe.Additional support is providedby The Christmas Tree Promo-tion Board, XFINITY and Capi-tal One.

MAYOR WALSHANNOUNCES BOSTONCENTERS FOR YOUTH &FAMILIES’ 2017 HUBNOBEVENT

The annual night of fun tobenefit the Foundation forBCYF will be held on Wednes-day, Nov. 29.

HubNob will be held onWednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at the

House of Blues Boston and willfeature a “Big Top HubNob”carnival theme.

The Foundation for BCYFwill roll out the red carpet witha carnival theme, “Big TopHubNob,” focusing on havingfun with a purpose and high-lighting BCYF’s programs andfacilities to create awareness forBCYF. Guests will enjoy prize-winning games, an auction, foodfrom local restaurants, and liveentertainment by Boston’s topdance band, Soul City Band.Proceeds from the event go to-wards outcome-driven pro-grams and services for Boston’syouth and families.

Coach Willie Maye, in-arenahost for the Boston Celtics, willserve as master of ceremoniesand auction off unique itemsduring the VIP Reception heldin the Foundation Room. Cor-porate Partner of the Year,Kevin Fitzgerald CommunityEmpowerment and KevinFitzgerald Citywide ExcellenceAwards will be presented toComcast, Elizabeth Miranda,Executive Director ofHawthorne Youth and Commu-nity Center, and BCYF staffmembers.

For more information aboutthe event, contact HubNob’sevent producer, AJ Williams atAJ Williams Events at 617-267-2244 or Pamela A. Leins, Direc-tor of Planning & Development,Boston Centers for Youth &Families (BCYF) at 617-635-4920 x2701.

COPLEY SQUARETREE LIGHTING NOV. 27

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, theBoston Parks and RecreationDepartment, and The Friends ofCopley Square welcome theholidays with the annual CopleySquare Tree Lighting on Mon-day, Nov. 27, from 5 p.m. to 6p.m.

The free event will featureappearances by NECN’s JennyJohnson, Santa Claus, andRudolph along with musicalperformances by the BostonChildren’s Chorus, the BostonPops Brass Quintet , andBerklee College of Music stu-dents Britani Washington andSam Robbins.

The Old South Church bell

will toll when the tree is illu-minated. Light refreshmentswill be provided by local busi-nesses New England Coffee,DAVIDsTEA, DASANISPARKLING, HP Hood LLC,and New England Dairy &Food Council. The FairmontCopley Plaza will host a fam-ily reception immediately fol-lowing for all in attendance.The reception will includecookie decorating, photos withSanta and treats from theFairmont Copley Plaza.

Even more festivities willtake place in and aroundCopley Square on Nov. 27.The Boston Public Library andThe Catered Affair will host aStorytime and Candy Cane Teaat the library from 3:30 p.m.to 5 p.m. The tea is free butreservations are required bycalling (617) 859-2272.

For additional informationplease call the Boston Parksand Recreation Department at(617) 635-4505. To learn moreabout The Friends of CopleySquare, please visi twww.friendsofcopleysquare.org.

COLLEGE PREPPROGRAM AT BOSTONUNIVERSITY ACCEPTINGAPPLICATIONS!

Boston University UpwardBound is currently acceptingapplications for their collegepreparation program from 9thand 10th graders. UpwardBound serves 86 Boston Pub-lic High School Students byproviding academic instruc-tion, tutoring, social enrich-ment and personal support.This includes MCAS English,Math and Science prep, alongwith the SATs. The program isfree and now has openings.The priority application dead-line is Dec. 1.

The high schools served byUpward Bound are BrightonHigh School, The EnglishHigh School, CommunityAcademy of Science andHealth, Margari ta MunizAcademy and Snowden Inter-national High School atCopley. 9th and 10th gradeBoston Public School studentsliving in Dorchester, East Bos-ton, Mattapan, and Roxburycan also apply. Program ser-

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Cello Concert with ElenaKorableva/Award winningCell ist , ElenaKorableva,accompanied bypianist, Sivan Etedgee,willperform works byTchaikovsky, Rachmoninov,Shostakovich Skriabin and herown compostions. Dec. 2, Sat-urday at 2 p.m./Brighton Li-brary,40 Academy HillRoad.(617) 782-6032. All arewelcome.

SCORE BOSTONWORKSHOP: STARTINGA SPECIALTY FOODBUSINESS

Looking to turn your loveof baking into a business?Have you considered market-ing your secret family recipeas a specialty food product?Join the Harvard Ed Portal andSCORE Boston for a freeworkshop about Starting aSpecialty Food Business. Thisworkshop will introduce a va-riety of factors behind startinga successful food business. At-tendees will also learn aboutvaluable resources in Massa-chusetts that are available formanufacturing, packaging, andselling specialty food products.

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During the first session, par-ticipants will gain an under-standing of behavioral inter-viewing, practice giving de-scriptive answers, and learnquestions you legally can andcannot be asked. Attendees willalso be given a packet with prac-tice questions and a tip sheet forwriting thank you notes.

In session two, which willtake place on Thursday, Dec. 14,participants will meet for a one-on-one mock interview withCindy Joyce, CEO, PillarSearch & HR Consulting. Par-ticipants can choose the inter-view format, phone, Skype, orin-person, and will be givenfeedback afterwards. Individu-als attending this session shouldhave their resume written andhave started applying to jobs orare actively interviewing.

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37TH ANNUAL ANDERSONTREE LIGHTING

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viating flight paths. District 5City Councilor Tim McCarthyalso attended the meetingalong with several other cityrepresentatives including CityCouncilor President MicheleWu and Chief of Staff for MattO’Malley’s office, BillMacGregor. CouncilmanMcCarthy spoke to residentsand calmed the angst someresidents had of wanting an-swers on what can and will bedone.

“Your calls do matter,”McCarthy said. “I hear the air-planes here in Hyde Park. Iknow that people hear it inRoslindale, Mattapan and inDorchester and it’s very impor-tant. My job and other city rep-resentatives jobs is to makesure that the drum we are bang-ing here is heard somewhereelse, not just in our own zipcode.”

McCarthy, along with Dis-trict 4 City Councilor FrankBaker and Katie King, InterimDirector of IntergovernmentalRelations for Mayor MartinWalsh’s office, visited Wash-ington, D.C. on Oct. 3. Theyhad two meetings with two U.SRepresentatives for Massachu-setts 7th and 8th CongressionalDistricts Mike Capuano andStephen Lynch.

“We went down there andwe had two long meetings withboth congressmen,” McCarthysaid. “The FAA did not want

to meet with us, ironicallyenough, and that’s okay. Wehad a great meeting. And Iwant you to know that theyhear us and they’re reallypushing to try to make sure thatthere is some fanning withthis.”

McCarthy also expressedsentiment on how he believesthat this issue is a social jus-tice issue.

“I don’t throw the word ‘so-cial justice issue’ around veryoften because it’s a sacred termthat needs to be used when it’sjustified. I think sometimes wethrow it around too much. Itneeds to be thrown around likea sewer cover, not a dime. AndI throw that issue out today. Ibelieve this is a social justiceissue,” McCarthy exclaimed.

McCarthy expressed thathe has read articles in theHingham Journal that read“hey listen how quiet our skiesare.” He said that his in-lawshave a summer home in Hulland he’s noticed the uptick ona Sunday afternoon.

“We’ve noticed the noise tothe point where my wife and Iwere on the beach and we hadto stop our conversations be-cause the planes were flying solow,” said McCarthy. “What’sthe difference between Hulland Hingham?”

The crowd responded inunison, “money.” McCarthythen responded, “Right.”

After CouncilmanMcCarthy addressed audiencemembers, and before splittingeveryone into groups, AlanWright, member of BSFS, pro-vided everyone with a briefhistory on the development ofthe airplane noise. Wright saidthat part of the issue is due toa change that was made in2014; the FAA switched to asystem called RNAV. Essen-tially, RNAV is a GPS naviga-tional system that allows moreconsistency and concentrationwithin landing and takeoffpaths.

Since the switch, the FAAhas been fielding complaintsabout airplane noise and its pol-lutants from all over the coun-try.

Another issue is construc-tion on runways and the use ofrunway 27. This runway putsairplanes in the direct path totravel through residentialneighborhoods. Due to con-struction on other runways andLogan Airport expanding theirinternational flights, there hasbeen an influx of traffic and theexpressed need to use runway27.

“Even after constructionwas done on the affected run-ways, the issue did not goaway,” Wright said. “It’s goingto continue to get worse as theeconomy continues to grow.”

MIT also conducted a two-part study in which two conclu-

sions are expected and will bepresented before the MassportBoard. The request is to havethe planes come in slower.When the planes are goingslower, the engines are not asloud as when the airplanes aretraveling at a faster speed. Thesecond conclusion is that the pi-lots would be given more dis-cretion in how they stick to thepaths. They would be allowedto turn early in their destinationdirection.

Once Wright wrapped upgiving the audience a brief his-tory behind the airplane issue, ev-eryone was broken into groups todiscuss how they can be of helpwith getting this issue addressed.Each group had a subject to focusand build on. The six subjects werefacts of the issue, public health, le-gal research and strategies, politi-cal strategy, Grassroots organizing

and outreach to neighbors andmarketing and communications.Each person was allowed to pickthe group they wanted to partici-pate in. Once residents chose theirgroup, they sat down and they dis-cussed solutions and ideas.

Sandak and Mainzer both im-plored everyone to get involved inthis cause. They asked that you jointheir Facebook group: https//www.facebook.com/groups/bostonsouthfairskies, register atBostonsouthfairskies.org to stay upto date, talk to your friends andneighbors about the problem, filecomplaints by calling 617-561-333or online at http://www.massport.com/logan-air-port/about- and host a house partyto inform people and engage themin action.

“This is truly becoming an is-sue about the quality of life,”McCarthy said.

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Alan Wright shared power point slides highlighting the undeviatingflight paths of airplanes departing and arriving to Logan Interna-tional Airport. Photo By Trenese Franklin


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DeathsAHERN

Ellen Of Hyde Park, passedaway peacefully surrounded byher family on Nov. 17, 2017.Loving daughter of the late PaulJ. and Dorothy (Howard) Ahern.Cherished sister of Paul J. Ahern,Katherine A. Ahern, Joan(Stephen) Zozula all ofRoslindale, Janice (Robert) Th-ompson of Cohasset, Dorothy(Lewis) Williams of Sandwich,Michael (Rachida) Ahern andJoseph Ahern of Hyde Park andthe late Marion Ahern. Also sur-vived by five nieces and neph-ews and three great nieces andnephews. Funeral was from theWilliam J. Gormley FuneralHome, 2055 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. A Funeral Mass wasin the Sacred Heart Church. In-terment was at Mt. BenedictCemetery. In lieu of flowers, do-nations may be made in hermemory to St. Anthony’s Shrine,100 Arch St., Boston, MA 02110.

CREEDONRobert D. Of West Roxbury,

Nov. 12, 2017. Died peacefullyafter a long illness. Devoted hus-band of Evelyn R. (Shiner)Creedon. Beloved brother of Ri-chard Creedon of MarstonsMills, Marilyn Jordan and hus-band Michael of Weymouth,Dorothy Howarth and husbandGeorge of East Falmouth, DanielCreedon and wife Jeanette ofRevere and Gerald and JoyceCreedon of West Roxbury, Mass.Long time valued employee ofBadger Co., Cambridge Mass asmechanical engineering recruiterin their personnel department.Past Member of The Horse Rac-ing Fans of America. Loyal sup-porter of St.Theresa of Avila Par-ish in West Roxbury as well asnumerous other religious organi-zations and charitable causes.Funeral was from the Robert J.Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home,1803 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated in St.Theresa of Avila Church. Visit-ing was held in the funeral home.Interment was held at St. JosephC e m e t e r y .www.lawlerfuneralhome.comLawler & Crosby Funeral Home

HOURIHAN

Paul A. Sr. Of Roslindale andBlackmore Pond, Wareham, for-merly of West Roxbury, passedaway on Nov. 16, 2017. Belovedhusband of the late Carolyn M.(Finley) Hourihan. Devoted fa-ther of Paul Hourihan, Jr., andhis wife Mary of West Roxbury,Jeannie Lennon and her husbandMichael of Dedham, CharlieHourihan and his wife Michelleof North Easton, Dana Hourihan

and his wife Mary of O’Fallon,Ill., and Amy Hourihan ofRoslindale. Loving grandfatherof Kelly, Paul III, and DavidHourihan, Carolyn and Christo-pher Lennon, Chuck and RyanHourihan, Lindsey and LeanneHourihan and Melissa Hourihan.Also survived by many cherishednieces and nephews. Paul’s pas-sion for music began with theHoly Name Band and continuedwith his membership in the U.S.National Guard Band. Formermember of French’s Chorus atRiverside Theatre Works, HydePark and the choir at St. JohnChrysostom Church. Longtimeemployee of Baird Corporation,Bedford. Funeral was from theP.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins,George F. Doherty & Sons Fu-neral Home, 2000 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY. A FuneralMass was in St. JohnChrysostom Church. Intermentwas at St. Joseph Cemetery. Ex-pressions of sympathy may bemade, in Paul’s memory, to St.Vincent De Paul Society, 4750Washington St., West Roxbury,MA 02132.

KATAYAMA

Sho was born in Dinuba, Ca-lif., on June 13, 1919 to Tomojiand Takeno Katayama. Hegraduated from Orosi HighSchool in 1937 where he rantrack and pole vaulted (with abamboo pole into a sawdust pit)and played football under coachPete Biden. He worked on thefamily farm with his dad andbrothers (twin) Yo and Mike. Hemarried Midori (Dora) Mori inFort Riley, Kan. on Dec. 30,1942 after he had enlisted in thearmy. He joined the 442nd Regi-mental Combat Team, serving inthe infantry as a bazooka man. Itwas an all-Japanese unit that be-came the most decorated unit inthe history of American warfare,years later receiving a congres-sional gold medal. Sho spoke ofwalking from the bottom of theboot of Italy up into southernFrance and later serving in Ger-many. He was wounded twiceand he helped liberate the townof Bruyeres, France, and rescuethe Lost Battalion from Texas.

Returning home, he wentback to farming but later pursuedother careers in mutual fundsales and in the trucking indus-try. He was an active member ofthe Lions Club. He was namedMan of the Year by the Cutler/Orosi Latin American Club in1998. He served on the Board ofDirectors of Orosi Foothill Cit-rus Association, the Nisei Cen-ter, Orosi Chamber of Commerceand is a lifelong member of the

VFW. He worked for years as anOrosi Memorial Board Memberand volunteered at Bingo for theCommunity Youth Program. Shoenjoyed his life to the fullest andwas constantly on the go. He wasan avid hunter and fisherman. Heloved going clamming and aba-lone hunting. He bowled foryears in the local league. At onetime he had a boat and couldwater ski on double and singleskis. He spent many hours in hisvegetable and flower gardensand tending all of his differentfruit trees. He loved playing pi-nochle, gin rummy and poker buthis favorite pastime was going tothe casino with friends and fam-ily, just edging out eating donutsand drinking coffee with his bud-dies. At age 90, he moved toBoston to live with hisdaughter’s family and made aremarkably smooth transition tothe East Coast. Sho was a gener-ous, fun-loving, quick witted andwise man. He laughed a lot. Hewas a grateful person in his lateryears, almost daily expressingappreciation for a long, happyand healthy life and especiallyfor his wonderful family andfriends.

He passed away at theBrockton VA Hospital on Nov.12, 2017 after a long bout with asevere case of shingles. He waspreceded in death by his parents,his siblings, Yo, Mikio and Fumi,and their spouses, Rosie, Graceand Yuk, and by his wife of 47years, Dora. He is survived byhis daughter, Barbara, her hus-band, Kevin, and grandchildren,Tana and Kyle, as well as manywell-loved nieces and nephews.Services were held Nov. 17 at theLawler and Crosby FuneralHome in West Roxbury and hewas laid to rest in the SmithMountain Cemetery in Sultana,California on Nov. 21.

MAHANEvelyn Joan “Ev” 85, a long-

time West Roxbury resident,passed away peacefully on Sun-day, Sept. 24, 2017 after a briefillness with loving family by herside. She was the wife of the lateJames C. Mahan with whom sheshared almost 40 years of mar-riage. She was born in Holyokeon Nov. 25, 1931 and was thedaughter of the late Paul Stec andHelen (Zyra) Stec. Evelyn at-tended Dean Junior College andbegan her career at White andWykoff designing greeting cards,textiles and wallpaper. Shemoved to Beacon Hill andworked at the Bill Horn Agency.Evelyn specialized in pen and inkand created fashion ads for localretailers. She is credited with il-lustrating the original Chutes andLadders game box cover. in herlater years she designed andsewed high quality flags. Evelyncontinued to paint throughouther life and passed on her loveof art to her two grandchildren.She is survived by her daughtersJamie Vickers and her husbandDaniel of West Roxbury andKaren Lothrop and her husbandJonathan of Dover, her grand-children Jonathan “Jack” andHannah Lothrop also of Dover,and her aunt Stasia Chwalek ofChicopee. A Funeral Mass willbe held on Friday, Nov. 24 at 10a.m. in the chapel at St. Theresa’s

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PROVOSTNeil F. Age 75, of Roslindale,

died Nov. 8 after a brief illness.Beloved husband of Patricia(Sullivan), he is also survived byhis sister Margaret Dwyer andbrother-in-law R. Martin Dwyer,sisters-in-law Cynthia and LynnProvost and brother-in-lawMichael Sullivan, and manynieces and nephews. Prede-ceased by his parents Robert A.and Rose (Collins) Provost,brothers Robert A. Provost Jr.and David C. Provost, and sisterNancy Collins. Neil grew up inArlington, where he loved play-ing hockey on Spy Pond. It wasa sport that he continued play-ing into his 1970s. He graduatedfrom Boston University and re-tired after 30 years working ininformation technology at Bos-ton College. During his years atBC, he learned to love BChockey and was a longtime sup-porter of the program. An inter-est in gardening was sparkedlater in life by living two blocksfrom Arnold Arboretum, one ofthe most significant tree parks inthe country. He loved walkingthe Arboretum and his interestdeveloped even further after buy-ing a summer house in Addison,Maine. While there, in additionto gardening, he enjoyed sailingand hiking along the Mainecoast. A memorial service washeld at Keefe Funeral Home, 5Chestnut St., Arlington. In lieuof flowers, donations in Neil’smemory can be made to theArnold Arboretum, 125Arborway, Jamaica Plain, Mass.,02130 orwww.arboretum.harvard.edu.Guestbook and other informa-tion atwww.keefefuneralhome.com.

SHUKLE

Stavre Of Roslindale andWest Roxbury formerly ofPogradec, Albania passed awayon Nov. 11, 2017. Beloved hus-band of Elefteria (Kule) Shukle.

Devoted father of Eva Bardhiand her husband Sokol andMonika Shukle and her husbandIlir Merjo all of West Roxbury.Loving grandfather of Pamelaand Enea Bardhi and KaylaMerjo. Brother of Ligor Shukleand Finke Bicja both of Albania.Visiting hours was held in theP.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins,George F. Doherty & Sons Fu-neral Home 2000 Centre St. WestRoxbury. A graveside servicewas held in the Gardens Cem-etery, West Roxbury.

WAISHEK

Olivia A. 72, of WestRoxbury, formerly of Hudson St.in Boston’s South Cove, passedaway on Nov. 19, 2017. Hercommitment to her communitywas second only to her love offamily and friends. Olivia was anincredible asset to the City ofBoston, and her neighborhood ofWest Roxbury. She spent manyyears serving the community aspart of various organizations. Ex-tremely proud of her Syrian roots,Olivia worked tirelessly for AABAand was instrumental in the con-struction and development ofCherition Heights in WestRoxbury. She was a member andpast president of the West RoxburyCivic and Improvement Assoc.and a devoted member of the Syr-ian Lebanese Women’s Club ofGreater Boston. She was involvedwith neighborhood politics, asZoning Commissioner aided in therestoration of Chinatown and theHudson Street area and served asa member of the Planning Boardof the City of Boston with the lateMayor Thomas Menino. She onceheld the distinguished position ofHonorary Mayor of West Roxbury.She was awarded the Distin-guished Service Award from theNicholas G. Beram VeteransAssoc. and a member of the Or-der of St. Ignatius. A devoted, life-long parishioner of the Church ofSt. John of Damascus, as a mem-ber and past President of theChurch Committee, she played asignificant role in working to pro-vide the nine beautiful crystalchandeliers that hang in the

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Olivia was the dear and de-voted daughter of the late Ameenand Mary (Nashawaty). Lovingsister of Haney Waishek andCorrine Solomon both of WestRoxbury, and the late FreddieWaishek. Sister in-law of the lateMarie Waishek and JimmySolomon. Loving Aunt of DoreenWaishek and Freddie Waishek bothof West Roxbury, Mary DeSimoneand her husband Charles of Dennis,Michael Waishek and his wife Maryof Dedham, Mary Topjian and herhusband Chip of Westwood andJimmy Solomon and his wife Mar-garet of Dedham. Beloved great-aunt of Kristina, Marie, Corinne,Charles, James, Olivia and Paul andgreat-great aunt of Brooke. She isalso survived by 10 Godchildren andmany loving cousins and a plethoraof friends.

Olivia’s Funeral Service will beheld Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 at 11a.m. in The Church of St. John ofDamascus, 300 West St. DEDHAM.Visiting hours will be held in theChurch Sunday 3-8 p.m. Relativesand friends are respectfully invited toattend. Contributions in Olivia’smemory may be made to AABA, 18Cheriton Rd. West Roxbury, MA02132 or to the Church. She will belaid to rest with her parents at FairviewCemetery in Hyde Park.

The Bulletin Newspapers andThe Boston People’s Voicepublishes obituaries from in-formation supplied by funeralhomes. Relatives and friendsalso may supplement infor-mation by e-mailing [email protected] Monday at 1 p.m. Photosalso will be accepted.

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side the community center, FacePainting, Balloon Artists, aHoliday Hayride, AmusementRides, ornament making at theSWITCH, and more. Enjoy en-tertainment from Dance Acad-emy, Riverside Theatre Works,O’Dwyer School of Irish Dance& others!!! Meet the Troll’sfrom 2-4 p.m. Tree Lightingtakes place at 4:30 p.m.!

CHESS AND CHECKERSWITH CHARLIE

Children are welcome tocome and learn to play chess orcheckers with Charlie Cleary onSaturday afternoons at 1 p.m. -4 p.m. Sponsored by the Friendsof the Hyde Park Branch Li-brary. No registration required.Located at the Hyde ParkBranch of the Boston PublicLibrary.

WEST ROXBURYROSLINDALE

RISE COMMUNITYMEETING AND BIRTHDAYPARTY TUESDAY,NOV. 28, 6:30 P.M.

Come celebrate one year withRISE! We formed after the 2016election and have been goingstrong ever since. Hear about ourwork, learn how to get involved,share your ideas and celebratewith live music and cake. Ourfirst-year accomplishments in-clude:

Forums on immigrant rightsand environmental justice, CivicSaturdays, Creation of bilingual“Know Your Rights” materials,“Know Your Rights” training,

“Everyone is Welcome Here”signs in dozens of neighborhoodbusinesses, Contingents at theWomen’s March, Climate JusticeMarch and many other marches,Immigrant Children’s BookProject, A free summer partyopen to all, Language, Art andIdentity with ESOL adult learn-ers, A conversation with BlackLives Matter at Theodore ParkerChurch (co-sponsor.) The Meet-ing will be held at RoslindaleCommunity Center, 6 CumminsHighway, Roslindale.

We hope you’ll join us!Childcare and interpretation pro-vided (Spanish-English and Hai-tian Creole-English) RISE worksto ensure that Roslindale is a safehome for all of us, inclusive ofrace, gender identity, sexual ori-entation, ability, religion andanything else. Together we areresisting oppressive policies andbuilding the infrastructure thatwe need to live dignified lives.Roslindale IS for Everyone(RISE) http://roslindaleRISE.org

ROSLINDALE VILLAGEMAIN STREET HOSTS2ND ANNUAL HOLIDAYMARKET ONBIRCH STREET

This December brings the re-turn of Roslindale Village MainStreet’s Holiday Market on BirchStreet, a festive event to bring resi-dents, visitors, and local businessestogether to celebrate and shop forthe season. The Holiday Marketwill take place on Thursday, Dec.7 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on BirchStreet between Corinth and Southstreets. Birch Street will be closedto traffic for this special event.

Visitors can enjoy treats fromthe Whoo(pie) Wagon food truck,free hot chocolate, holiday classicssung by caroling group SongfulArtists, and play-based activitiesfor all ages, in collaboration withlocal group Roslindale Wants toPlay. JP Honk Band will performthroughout the Village and at theCommuter Rail Station, and thefolk-rock band Rock ‘n RollDreamers will play inside Emer-ald Society Building during the

event.The Holiday Market will also

feature over 20 visiting vendors,offering everything from Frenchsoaps, to art and prints, pottery,locally-made honeys and sauces,jewelry and accessories, children’sbooks and clothes, and more. Ven-dors will be located inside theEmerald Society Building at 10Birch St., as well as two vacantstorefronts at 22 Birch St. and 756South St.

“The Holiday Market createsa festive atmosphere where localretailers, artists, restaurants, andneighbors can come together on achilly night and warm up withmusic and hot cocoa — all whileshopping locally in the heart ofRoslindale Village,” said RVMSExecutive Director Alia HamadaForrest.

The surrounding shops andaward-winning restaurants willfeature special sales and menusduring the market. Birch StreetHouse & Garden and JoanneRossman offer unique gifts, andthe Boston Cheese Cellar will beserving mulled wine and their fa-mous Swiss raclette.

As a special attraction this year,owners of the newly-announcedbrewery, Distraction Brewing, willbe at the site of their future busi-ness at 2 Belgrade Ave. for a meetand greet.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH – ACOMMUNITY SING WITHTHE SLY VOXES

Please join us for Handel’sMESSIAH - A CommunitySing with the Sly Voxes on Fri-day, Dec. 1, 2017, 8 p.m. at TheRoxbury Latin School locatedon 101 St. Theresa Ave., WestRoxbury.

HANDMADE, LOCAL ANDFAIR TRADE FEATUREDATTHEODOREPARKER CHURCHWINTER FAIRSATURDAY, DEC. 2, 10-2

West Roxbury, Massachu-setts – Theodore ParkerChurch’s Winter Fair will fea-ture, a children’s craft table,

hand-made gifts, local preservesand Fair Trade coffee, cocoa,chocolate and olive oil. TPCelves have gotten together tocreate unique items such ashand-painted wrapping papermade from recycled architect’sdrawing, one-of- a-kind wreathsand hand-made knitted and holi-day items. Children are invitedto come and make cards, deco-rations and other gift items.(Photos of wrapping paper andchildren’s activities are attachedbelow.) We’ll have live music,many gift items crafted by con-gregation members and bakedgoods and beverages for sale.The location of the fair is:Theodore Parker Church 1859Center St., West Roxbury. Formore information:www.tparkerchurch.org

THE WEST ROXBURYNEIGHBORHOODCOUNCIL WILL MEET ONTUESDAY EVENING NOV. 28

The agenda will include apresentation from O’Neil andAssociates on a proposed devel-opment of approximately 29single family homes; completewith a new street, running par-allel to Washington Street, andassociated infrastructure on a7.75 acre lot of land owned bythe Proponent off the Willet StExtension. The total proposedproject is approximately 75,400gross square feet. The ProposedProject presents a unique oppor-tunity to create new housing andhomeownership opportunitieson a large, unoccupied parcel ofland in West Roxbury. This is in-formational only as the projectis in the very early stages andthe proponent would like to in-troduce it to the community.Also zoning relief for a secondfloor addition (on existing foot-print) and a rear deck at 30Caspar St. will be reviewed. TheWRNC meeting will be held inthe community room at the Dis-trict E-5 Police station at 1708Centre St., (at the Holy Namerotary.) The meeting will start at7:30 p.m. All WRNC meetingsare open to the public.

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Boston Public Library loca-tions offer free after-schoolhomework help and mentorshipprovided by trained, high-achiev-ing high school students. Home-work Help is available Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs-day afternoons between 3:30 and5:30 p.m., Sept. 18 through May24. Open to students in gradesK-8. No registration is required.Program is not available on Bos-ton Public School holidays,early-release days, or longweekends.

Homework Help mentortrainings provided by HarvardUniversity’s Public School Part-nerships Team, the developersof SmartTalk, a program thatuses research-based tools, strat-egies, and resources to supportstudents during homework time.Located at the West RoxburyBranch of the Boston PublicLibrary.

44TH ANNUALWILLIAM S. CONLEYTHANKSGIVING DINNER

On Thanksgiving Day theExalted Ruler, Richard Disalvoand the Boston Elks #10 inviteall senior citizens to the 44thThanksgiving Dinner at thelodge located at 1 Morrell St.West Roxbury behind the WestRoxbury VA Hospital. Doorsopen at 11 a.m. and dinners willbe served at noon. FREE! ForMeals to go, get in touch withETHOS at 617-522-6700.

SANTA SCAMPER5K ROAD RACE

Race Day Registration andPre/Post Race Festivities Reg-istration and pre/post race fes-tivities at the Irish Social Club,119 Park St. in West Roxbury,just a block from the race start/finish. Our Race Day Logisticspage will keep you up to date!Race Course Start/finish atParkway Community YMCA.Rolling course thru the WestRoxbury neighborhood ofBoston. Chip timing

On Dec. 10, 2017 the 5Kwill start at 11 a.m. The KidsRun at 10:15 a.m.

The Parkway RunningClub (PRC) of West Roxburyhas hosted an annual SantaScamper 5k road race since1994. This race raises moneyfor the Boston Globe SantaFund, a charity to supportchildren of need in Massachu-setts.

Boston’s own Junior Damato, “The Auto Doctor” has agreed to field auto repairquestions from Bulletin and Record readers. Please forward your questions to

[email protected] and we will do our best to get your questions answered.

Infinity QX30This week I drove the new 2018 Infinity QX30, a small size luxury SUV in this very crowded

and popular market. The first thing I noticed was that the ignition key looks just like myMercedes key. A closer look at the QX30 and it’s virtually a copy of the Mercedes GLA.

This all-wheel-drive SUV is powered by a turbo-charged, 4-cylinder engine via a 7-speeddual-clutch, automatic transmission. The engine is quiet and responsive, with abundantpower at any speed. The 7-speed transmission is quick to shift, with multiple driving modes.The suspension absorbs all the bumps over broken pavement.

There is quality workmanship throughout, from the interior to the exterior. There are somefamiliar interior knobs and switches, right out of the Mercedes’ parts bin. The exterior of theQX30 has smooth lines – unlike the long, angular lines of some other SUVs. You can chooseeither a front-drive or all-wheel-drive version. Our test car was equipped with all the latestsafety features.

The base price for a nicely equipped front-wheel-drive starts out at $29,950 (plus $995destination fee), and goes all the way up to $38,500 before you load it with options. EPA gasmileage: 21/24, highway 30/33, depending on FWD or AWD.

This SUV seats two up front with comfort and kids in the back have ample room. Adultswill find the rear seats a bit tight, especially if 5'7" or taller. If the QX30 is too small for you,check out the QX50.

Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns a 10-bay auto repairservice center in Hyde Park and an 8-bay center in Middleboro. Junior is anASE-certified Master Technician, ASE-certified L-1 and ASE-certified Natural Gas.

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court – Probate and Family Court Department

SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17D2241DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING

Dominga DeJesus vs. Jorge B SantanaSuffolk Probate and Family Court, 24 New Chardon St., Boston, MA 02114

To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a

divorce for irretrievable breakdown.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 ofeither party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Dominga DeJesus, 359Maple St., Lynn, MA 01904 your answer, if any, on or before 12/28/2017. If you failto do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You arealso required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of thisCourt.

Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.October 25, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of Probate CourtHyde Park Bulletin, 11/23/2017


behind a row of microphonestands.

Immediately, people in thecongregation began to moveand then dance as tambou-rines materialized in peoples’hands and increasing num-bers of the faithful spilled outinto the center aisle movingup and down it in a rhythmicmarch as Pastor Ricketts’ fel-low celebrants standing be-hind her onstage clapped andswayed in place.

After another dance-in-ducing song prayer by theFellowship Christ ianChurch’s Praise Team, Fr.Ron Coyne (also of MPB andSt. Anne’s) stepped into thecrowd with a microphone toshare his own testimony ofthanks for all of those whohelped to fill the void left byhis mother’s death 15 yearsago before handing the mi-crophone over to anyone whowanted to share.

This Interfaith Servicewas, in fact, Coyne’s idea –something he started when hewas stationed in Randolphand then started anew threeyears ago after he had beenassigned to the Blue HillsCollaborative, comprised ofMPB, St. Anne’s, andMilton’s St. Pius X.

The next day, after 4o’clock Mass at MPB, heshared his thoughts on theprior night, and his idea.

“I am no better than any-

one else in this world, ”Coyne said. “I believe that –and just because I happen tobelieve a certain thing orspeak a certain language orcome from a certain countrydoesn’t make me any betterin God’s eyes – the God thatI believe in today – so that’swhat that’s all about, frommy point of view.”

He went into other aspectsof the Interfaith Service, aswell.

“For me, I’ve always beena community person,” hesa id . “I grew up inRoslindale, West Roxbury, soI’m a local boy, so I’m verymuch into it.”

He used Hyde Park’s up-coming 150th Anniversary asan example of his hopes forthe involvement of localChurches with both that cel-ebration and the communityin general.

“I want to be involved inthat,” Coyne said. “I want theChurches to be. I want to en-courage all of the above, be-cause it’s not just about the re-ligion; it’s about everythingthat makes Hyde Park what itis, and that’s the businesscommunity, the law enforce-ment, the social service agen-cies. It’s all of the above.”

Pastor Karen Ricketts, in-volved with the Interfaith Ser-vice since its inception threeyears ago, sought Coyne outwhen she first heard of his

plan, and has been with himon it since then.

“He won’t lose me now.I’m stuck to his side, ”Ricketts said.

Speaking at the post-Ser-vice reception, she sharedsome of her thoughts on thislatest installment.

“I was overwhelmed be-cause all of the Churches thatrepresented here,” Rickettssaid. “It just... I think it so-lidifies this neighborhood,and it brings something to theneighborhood that’s intan-gible.”

Both Coyne and Rickettsmade clear their hopes to keepenlarging that number.

After a solo performanceby Ms. Virine Morris, PastorDexter Jenkins of the Fellow-ship Christian Church deliv-

ered the homily, the title ofwhich was Contentment: TheKey to Being Thankful.

After starting with an ex-amination of the daily pitfallsof a world that breeds discon-tent, Jenkins went into a threepoint talk that culminatedwith an optimistic message.

This was the FellowshipChristian Church’s first yearparticipating and the experi-ence, according to Jenkins,was a positive one.

“It was a great time for anumber of different reasons,but I think the number onereason that it was great wasjust because of the differentage groups, ethnicities... Ijust think that – the way ourcountry is – our world needsto see that,” Jenkins said.

After Pastor Jenkins’

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homily, a collection wastaken, the proceeds of whichwill go to the Hyde Park FoodPantry. Reverend ElizabethWieman of the Hyde ParkPresbyterian Church then de-livered her litany of thanks-giving, after which Jenkinsreturned to the pulpit to givethe benediction, which he de-livered to the congregation,their hands interconnectedand uplifted.

Pastor Lartey, spoke aboutthe service as the last guestswere leaving the reception.

“I believe that thisevening was a specialevening, just to see the col-lection of different Churchesworshipping and praisingGod. It’s a beautiful thing.Thank God for tonight .Amen,” Lartey said.

After benediction, Pastor Dexter Jenkins (back shoulder view) of the Fellowship Christian Church joinshands with fellow Church leaders, Rev. Elizabeth Wieman of Hyde Park Presbyterian Church andRev. Karen Ricketts (obscured from view) of the Family Life Fellowship Church, as the congregation follows.

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Donuts – Couto Management,The Cooperative Bank, and theRoslindale Board of Trade; com-munity float co-sponsors RocheBrothers Supermarkets, PaulLymneos Insurance Agency,MSPCA – Angell Animal Medi-cal Center, Brigham andWomen’s Faulkner Hospital, andTremont Credit Union; perform-ing unit co-sponsors Blue HillsBank, Dental AssociatesRoslindale, Meetinghouse Bank,Roslindale Self StorageSebastian’s Barber Shop, TheVillage Market, Stop & Shop,and Trethewey Bros.; “SupportYour Local Merchants” floatsponsors Akiki and Sons, Bal-anced Rock Investment Advi-sors, Centre Cuts, City of Bos-ton Credit Union, Energy CreditUnion, Fred DeRoma and Son,Insight Realty Group, JFit 360 O, Krupa Insurance, Patch RealtyGroup, Pleasant Café, Sophia’sGrotto, The Pet Cabaret, TremontCredit Union, Unleashed ByPetco, Vogt Realty Group, Wall-paper City, and William J.Gormley Funeral Home.

We credit the sponsors oftables to our Spring Dinner andDance, including AJT Supplies,ABCD South Side Head Start,

Letters continued from page 4BCYF Ohrenberger CommunityCenter, Bender Hatch Insurance,Centre Cuts Salon and Spa, Cityof Boston Credit Union, CityCouncil President Michelle Wu,City Councilor Tim McCarthy,Colonial Pipers Bagpipe Band,Dorchester Day Parade Commit-tee, John Comer – The Ameri-can Legion, Grand MarshalGlenn Williams, GreaterRoslindale Medical and DentalCenter, Insight Realty Group,Longfellow Area NeighborhoodAssociation, Longwood SecurityServices, Meetinghouse Bank,Mimi Largey, Parkway Rotaryand Kiwanis Clubs of WestRoxbury/Roslindale, SacredHeart Parish, Sacred HeartSchool, Sons of Italy, The Coop-erative Bank, The DiSangro Fam-ily, Tony and Deb DeBenedictis,Vinny Marino/Greg Laham,Ward20 Democratic Committee/Sen.Mike Rush, and Waves Car Wash.Thanks very much to all of thosewho attended or bought tickets, ordonated to or bid on our SilentAuction.

Congratulations to the winnerof this year’s Mayor ofRoslindale Contest “Rozzie” andowner Doug McClure. Specialthanks to BNN parade producer

Dave Palomares and his crew, an-nouncers Alex Geourntas,Adriana Cillo, and Kelly Ran-som, along with our official pa-rade photographer John Murphy.We offer our deep gratitude toCity Year Boston for their strongshow of volunteer support onParade Day. Thanks to RCN andthe Boston Water and SewerCommission for providing the icecream and water for our FallonField events after the parade.

Most importantly, the Com-mittee profusely thanks all theparade participants for their ef-forts in organizing their march-ing contingents, building theirbeautiful floats, and creating theirnice signs and displays. Pleasevisit www.roslindaleparade.comfor a full list of credits, photo-graphs, other news, or to make adonation. Please mark your cal-endars for Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018for our 43rd Annual RoslindaleDay Parade. For more informa-tion, please call (617) 327-4886,write to P.O. Box 324,Roslindale, MA 02131-0003, ore-mail [email protected].

Thomas M. DonahueThe Roslindale Day Parade

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Beer Garden continued from page 1Rumford, R.I. Trillium will joinCraft Beer Cellar Roslindale, aretail craft brew business, thatopened earlier this year on theground floor.

Forest said they are defi-nitely still looking for a long-term tenant for the top floor ofthe building, but she said thisshould help.

“We’re hoping that maybeTrillium brings some peoplethat are interested in potentiallyrenting out the substation ormaybe Trillium wants to staylonger because they see howwelcoming Roslindale,” shesaid. “We’ve been showing the

space to potential permanenttenants along the way as well.We asked Trillium; they weren’tinterested in something perma-nent because they’re working ona restaurant at Fort Point, butthey were totally into a beer gar-den in the winter. Hopefully thisbrings a lot of people into thespace, I mean who doesn’t wantto go into a substation? This willbe the first tenant that the mainfloor has ever had.”

Forest allowed that RVMShas already held several eventsin the space, but said she doesn’treally consider those to count aseven temporary tenants.

“RVMS has put on some tinyone-day events for sure, but Idon’t know if we’d be consid-ered a tenant if Trillium is actu-ally paying rent,” she said witha laugh.

Trillium, for its part, said thecompany is really excited tocontinue its beer garden pro-gram that started on theGreenway.

“We had a killer time withthe Garden on the Greenway thissummer so we jumped at thechance to bring Trillium to an-other Boston neighborhood,”said Trillium co-owner EstherTetreault. “Our goal has alwaysbeen to build a strong commu-nity and share what we do.”

Tetreault said the space itselfis perfect for a beer garden, andas of the date of publication,work should have alreadystarted to ge t the spaceready.

“The Substation is sucha unique and iconic space,in a welcoming neighbor-hood, making Roslindale aperfect winter home for theTrillium Garden,” she said.

The garden is scheduledto open either at the end ofNovember or early Decem-ber, running through April2018. RVMS and other lo-cal organizations plan to op-erate arts and cultural pop-ups, including local music,art, and restaurant collabo-rations on days Trillium willbe c losed and , whencomplementary, during timesthe beer garden is open. Thebeer garden will run five days aweek.

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE DOCKET No.SU17P2343EA

Estate of: Albert Gustav Schoener Suffolk DivisionAlso Known As: Albert G. Schoener/Albert SchoenerDate of Death: August 12, 2017

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition ofPetitioner Albert W Schoener of Natrona Heights, PA

a Will has been admitted to informal probateAlbert W Schoener of Natrona Heights, PA

has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to servewithout surety on the bond.

The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the PersonalRepresentative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervisionby the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, butinterested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the PersonalRepresentative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includingdistribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled topetition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating orrestricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure.A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

West Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 11/23/2017

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

CITATION ON PETITION FOR DOCKET No.SU17P2288EAFORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: Mary L. O’Connor Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.

Date of Death: 09/03/2017 Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

To all interested persons:A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representativehas been filed by:

Eileen Eckhardt of Arlington, MA and Walter Eckhardt of Arlington, MArequesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief asrequested in the Petition.The Petitioner requests that:

Eileen Eckhardt of Arlington, MA and Walter Eckhardt of Arlington, MAbe appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve without sureties onthe bond in an unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICEYou 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 attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 12/01/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline bywhich you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to thisproceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followedby an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, actionmay be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THEMASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)

A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervisedadministration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with theCourt. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding theadministration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition theCourt in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assetsand expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: October 20, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 11/23/2017

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court – Probate and Family Court Department

SUFFOLK DIVISION DOCKET NO. SU17P2311GD

NOTICE AND ORDERPetition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor

In the interests of Nelson Geovani Melendezof Hyde Park, MAMinor

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

1. Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of aMinor filed on 10/24/2017 by Rossana Y. Melendez of Hyde Park, MA will beheld 12/13/2017 08:30 AM Motion Located at 24 New Chardon Street, Boston,MA 02114 - 3rd Floor, Probation

2. Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petitionor by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response,you need to:

File the original with the Court; andMail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before thehearing.

3. Counsel for the Minor: The minor (or an adult on behalf of the minor) hasthe right to request that counsel be appointed for the minor

4. Counsel for Parents: If you are a parent of the minor child who is the subject ofthis proceeding you have a right to be represented by an attorney. If you want anattorney and cannot afford to pay for one and if you give proof that you areindigent, an attorney will be assigned to you. Your request for an attorney shouldbe made immediately by filling out the Application of Appointment of Counselform. Submit the application form in person or by mail at the court locationwhere your case is going to be heard.

5. Presence of the Minor at Hearing: A minor over age 14 has the right to bepresent at any hearing, unless the Court finds that it is not in the minor’s bestinterests.

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of Probate, November 8, 2017

Hyde Park Bulletin, 11/23/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as VerizonWireless (Verizon) are proposing to collocate on a utility pole with an overallheight of 43 feet near 709 Veterans of Foreign War Parkway, West Roxbury,Suffolk County, MA 02132. Public comments regarding potential effects fromthis site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the dateof this publication to: Danielle Ross, Wireless Projects, EnvironmentalResources Management, 200 Wingo Way, Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464email: [email protected], Phone: 1-678-486-2700.

West Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 11/23/2017


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