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For more than 30 years, the Boston Police Cadet Program served as a pipeline to bring local young people into the police force and better in-volve the neighborhoods with the officers who

served them. Discontin-ued in 2009, the program has been reinstated and officials hope it will help to boost diversity in the lower ranks while giving 18 to 24 year olds a leg up into what can turn into a long law enforcement career.

“We have to reflect the community we police,” said Commissioner Wil-liam Evans, a former cadet himself.

The city’s Workforce Report, which was released in April, high-lighted diversity issues in city departments,

especially police and fire. Boston is 53 per-cent African-American, Hispanic, and Asian, but the report showed that the numbers are heavily weighted toward white workers.

Though not as imbal-


Before she was found, dead and without a name on the Deer Island shore, Bella Neveah Amoroso Bond had already en-dured a traumatic short life. The two-and-a-half year old was murdered by her mother’s boy-friend at the end of a tangle of drugs, abuse, and criminal behavior, a Suffolk County prosecu-tor said Monday at an arraignment hearing in Dorchester District Court.

Michael P. McCarthy, 35, of Quincy, has been charged with murdering Bella, who was known for months only as “Baby Doe,” an unidentified cherubic toddler whose face was familiar to millions via a widely

circulated sketch worked up by law enforcement officials. Her mother, Rachelle D. Bond, 40, originally from Fitch-burg, has been charged as an accessory to mur-der after the fact.

“The tragedy of her death is compounded by the fact that her short life ended not by illness or

accident but, we believe, by an act of violence in the very place she should

have been safest – her home,” Suffolk County

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I n a n e f f o r t t o strengthen his campaign to impose a 2 percent tax on alcohol sold in Boston, City Council President Bill Linehan and City Councillor Frank Baker visited Hope House in Dorchester last Tuesday to outline how revenue from the tax could be used to combat the grow-ing opioid problem in the city. The news confer-ence featured testimo-nials from recovering

addicts and a screening of a promotional video for the tax hike called “20 Cents Makes Sense.”

According to a report released by the state

Linehan, Baker press case for a booze tax


When a duplex on Dorchester’s Hansbor-ough Street exploded on a chilly April night last year, the entire block shook. Twelve people were injured, two critically. Neighbors were evacuated as fire consumed the house be-hind them; they stood on the sidewalks, clutching blankets, and each other.

The cause was deter-mined to be a gas leak, one of the thousands that spill out across Boston each year. Dorchester has 570 unrepaired leaks, according to the Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET), making it far and away the

neighborhood contain-ing the most of Boston’s 1,757 gas leaks. Last January, a Harvard-led study of gas pipeline in-frastructure in Greater Boston determined that consumers are paying for more than $90 million in natural gas that is lost each year across the Greater Boston system, enough to fuel 200,000 homes.

Boston is riddled for the most part with tiny leaks, few of which pose any danger of explosion, but the toll that natural gas seepage takes on the environment and customers’ wallets is not insubstantial, experts say. “We’ve all smelled

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The Syrian crisis grows more severe by the day, with about half of the country’s population now displaced. Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that the US will raise its emigration cap to accept 100,000 total refugees by 2017. Domestically, legislators are trying to ensure aid for those who have fled while eyeing a long-term strategy to address the Islamic State’s continued savagery in the region.

Congressman Stephen Lynch, who represents

the 8th District of Massa-chusetts, spoke with the

Reporter by phone last week regarding his ex-

perience visiting Syrian refugees and attending Congressional hearings aimed at finding ways to undermine the ter-rorist state financially. As the group now has a substantial revenue stream from illicit oil deals, antiquities sales, extortion, and kidnap-ping, it operates beyond avenues that can be regulated, Lynch said.

“What we’re working is trying to build a ring of defense around the ter-ritory that ISIL holds,” Lynch said, using one of two popular acronyms

US Rep. Lynch says Islamic State needs to be fenced in financially

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‘BaBy Doe’ IS BaBy BeLLa

BellaBond,left,wasallegedlykilledatthehandsofhermother’sboyfriend,MichaelP.McCarthy,above.Hermother,RachelleBond,top,ischargedwithconcealingthecrimeandassistedindisposingofthegirl’sremains.

Photo of Bella, courtesy Suffolk County DA; courtroom images from NBC.

Mother’s boyfriendkilled her, Da charges

Twelvepeoplewereinjuredwhenagasleakexplo-siondestroyedthishomeat27HansboroughStreetinApril2014. Photo courtesy Boston Fire Dept.

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A man was killed on Monday afternoon after he was struck by an inbound Braintree train at JFK-UMass station. An eyewitness at the scene told the Reporter that he saw an adult male jump in front of the train. MBTA Transit Police say that foul play “is not suspected.”

Boston firefighters were called to the MBTA station at 2:38 p.m., according to Boston Firefighter Steve Mac-Donald. The chief who responded to the scene quickly determined that a “recovery operation” was needed— an early

indication that the per-son was deceased.

MBTA Transit Police interviewed apparent witnesses inside the station. One man, who was himself taken away from the scene in an ambulance, told the Reporter he saw the man jump in front of the train.

“He crossed his hands over his chest and just jumped in front of the train, and then you couldn’t see him,” he said.”

As police and fire of-ficials teemed through the station, hundreds of commuters— many of them students—

crowded downstairs to board shuttle buses that replaced trains on the Braintree line.

Service continued on the Ashmont side of the tracks for most of the operation and yellow police tape prevented commuters from walking to the Braintree side of the station. However, the station’s turnstile con-course was completely

sealed off for about ten minutes when the man’s body was removed by firefighters at 3:40 p.m.

Access to the commuter rail platform was also sealed off to commuters for about one hour as the recovery work went on behind a white sheet that firefighters attached to a fence next to the scene.– MADDIE KILGANNON

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Funeral homedirector gets3-5 years infraud case

A former Neponset funeral home director pleaded guilty in Suf-folk Superior Court on Tuesday to defrauding families who entrusted him with their rela-tives’ remains. Joseph V. O’Donnell was sentenced to three to five years in state prison.

O’Donnell, 57, was charged with stealing money from clients, keep-ing the remains of 12 human bodies in a pair of storage spaces, and act-ing as a funeral director without a license.

P r o s e c u t o r s s a y O’Donnell ’s l icense lapsed in late 2008. He operated illegally, they say, until his Neponset Avenue funeral home closed for good in 2013.

Friday (25th) – The People In Neighborhoods Can Help, PINCH Foundation to honor South Boston’s Billy Higgins with the 2015 Jack Leary Quiet Leadership award7 p.m., to midnight, at the West Roxbury Elks. Tickets $35 at the door. Go to pinchfoundation.org, for more information, or call 617-838-7362.Saturday(26th) – Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature

Center’s free annual Rockin with Raptors festival from 1-4 p.m. Enjoy a free cookout, lively music, face painting, arts and crafts, as well as the chance to pet goats and see live raptors up close. 500 Walk Hill St., Mattapan.

• Saint Ann Neponset Annual $10,000 Dinner benefiting parish youth. Grand Prize $10,000. Florian Hall, 6 p.m. cocktails, 7:30 - 11 p.m. dinner and drawing. $150 for a numbered ticket and $40 for a companion ticket. Call 617-825-6180 or [email protected]. Only 200 tickets sold. Sunday(27th) – Congressman Stephen F. Lynch

hosts an information session for all high school students interested in applying to one of the United States Service Academies in Braintree, 10 a.m.-noon. Representatives from each of the Service Academies will make brief presentations and be available for questions. East Middle School, 305 River St., Braintree. Contact Bob Fowkes at 617-428-2000.

• Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, which raises the most money of any single-day walk in the nation, starts at 7 a.m. and follows the Boston Marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston. Finish line is Copley Square, Boston. To register or to support a walker, visit JimmyFundWalk.org or call (866) 531-9255. Registration is easy and walkers can enter the discount code NEWS for $5 off.

• Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Dorchester at 4 p.m. Register online at emkinstitute.orgTuesday (29th) – Kennedy Library Forum

on “JFK’s Forgotten Crisis” with Bruce Riedel discussing his new book on Tibet, the CIA and the Sino-Indian War. 3-4 p.m. Free. Call 617-514-1600 or jfklibrary.org to reserve space. Saturday(3rd) – “Nueva España” concert by The

Boston Camerata at Ashmont’s All Saints’ Church, 209 Ashmont St., Dorchester brings to life once again the ancient colonial music of Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia in an unforgettable blend of Spanish, native American, and African styles. 3pm. Tickets $20,$30. Discounts are available for students ($10) and groups of 10 or more. For further information, call 617-262-2092 or visit bostoncamerata.org.

• Kennedy Library Forum on Immigration Stories, 2-3 p.m. marks 50th anniversary of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 with NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten, who discusses his book on the subject with the Boston Globe’s Marcela Garcia. Free. Call 617-514-1600 or jfklibrary.org to reserve space.Sunday (4th) – East Boston Savings Bank

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Red Line train service between Quincy Center and JFK-UMass will be suspended yet again this weekend as work continues to fortify the corridor before winter sets in. Switch heaters and new third rails are being installed along the right-of-way that proved to be an espe-cially weak link during last winter’s MBTA meltdowns. Shuttle bus service will be provided, serving all stations in

the suspended areas. Future planned shut-downs include: October 3-4, 10-11, 24-25, and October 31-Nov. 1.

“Before the snow falls, approximately 39,000 linear feet of third rail needs to be replaced,” said MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola in a statement. “At this point, close to 20,000 linear feet has been installed and we are pleased with the prog-ress being made.”

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anced as the 72-percent-white Fire Department, the Police Department is still predominantly white at 66 percent, the report showed.

Historically, there have been difficulties with getting diverse young people into the, as a combination of civil service exams and vet-erans preference policies limit hiring options. “The majority [of current re-cruits] are unfortunately not African American,” Evans said.

Dealing with the di-versity situation was one of the driving forces behind reinstating the cadet program, which was cancelled six years ago for financial reasons. Increased minority rep-resentation on the force was the original goal of the program at its incep-tion in 1978, although there were significant concerns after two de-cades regarding favorit-ism and politicization of the selection process.

“Recruiting and culti-vating diverse talent to the Police Department is a top priority of my administration,” Mayor Martin Walsh said in a statement announcing the program. The Work-force Report “served as a

blueprint for where we are in city government when it comes to race and diversity of our workforce. When we worked with the City Council to include fund-ing in this year’s budget to bring back the cadet program, I knew it was the kind of investment that was needed to build our community up, and create pipelines to suc-cess for all of Boston’s young aspiring officers.”

The cadet program is well represented at the top of the Boston police command. Among the field of former cadets are Evans, Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross, Superintendent of the Office of the Police Com-missioner Kevin Buck-ley, and Lisa Holmes, superintendent of the Bureau of Professional Development.

For Evans, growing up in South Boston and with a brother already on the force, law enforce-ment had always been a plausible path. He joined the cadet program in July of 1980, and worked there for just over two years before he became an officer.

He manned the 911 call center, ran the mail, sat at the front desk taking reports and in-

teracting with the public. The cadets perform a number of lower-level departmental roles for which there are not always enough full-time officers to fill, said police department spokesman Lt. Michael McCarthy. Evans said he hopes to hire 50 cadets in the new program, adding that the hiatus meant “we lost an important source of pretty good labor.”

The program is a minimum two-year-commitment of full-time work, but Evans said the department will try to be flexible with those who need it – students, for instance. “Cadets get to learn all the facets of the job,” he said. They will be placed and rotated throughout the depart-ment, performing jobs such as routine clerical and administrative du-ties, answering phones, data entry, traffic duty, and barrier work, ac-cording to the mayor’s statement.

Applicants will sit for the cadet exam on Nov. 14 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. It is a pass-fail format, so of the applicants who pass, administrators will be able to hire a cadet field that more accurately re-flects the city’s diversity,

McCarthy said.Passing the test is

only the beginning, as cadets then go through drug tests, rigorous background checks, a physical, and finally embark on eight weeks of training before settling into the program.

The department hopes to attract a large pool of applicants, ambitious and dedicated young people, Evans said, add-ing that racial diversity and residency are the major pushes in this iteration of the program.

The residency require-ment has been upped to five years, rather than the three years prescribed before the program’s discontinua-tion. “We need the ability to get city kids who are invested in the neighbor-hood, who know the neighborhood, onto the job,” he said.

Dates and places for interested parties to keep in mind: The deadline to apply is Nov. 1, and the exam will take place on Sat., Nov. 14 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Applicants must be US citizens with valid Massachusetts drivers licenses. To apply, visit cityofboston.gov/jobs or call 617-343-4677.


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Mother’s boyfriend killed Bella, prosecutor chargesDistrict Attorney Daniel Conley said in a press conference last Friday.

In an apartment build-ing on Maxwell Street in Dorchester that they shared, Bond and Mc-Carthy had yelled at the toddler and spanked her, said Assistant District Attorney David Deakin at the joint arraignment. On multiple occasions, he said, Bella was locked in a closet where she screamed to be let out.

While reusing to go to sleep one evening in late May, Bella was being “unruly,” Deakin said. McCarthy, Bond’s live-in boyfriend, went upstairs to calm her down. Soon the noise from Bella’s room ended, and Bond went upstairs to find McCarthy standing over her daughter’s still body, her small face gray and swollen. Investigators believe McCarthy pum-meled the girl in the stomach. “She was a demon and it was her time to die,” McCarthy told Bond, according to Deakin.

After threatening to kill Bond if she went to the police, McCarthy stuffed Bella’s body into a garbage bag and put it in the kitchen refrigera-tor, Deakin said. After a few days, the couple drove to a secluded wa-terfront stretch in South Boston where McCarthy weighted the bag down and dropped it into the water, Deakin said.

For the next several

days, the two used heroin and remained high, Dea-kin said. The baby’s body washed up on a beach in late June and lay there for at least a day before it was found by a woman walking her dog along the beach on Deer Island.

The body was clothed in black and white polka-dotted pajamas and placed with “a zebra-print fleece blanket that investigators believe may have been special to her,” according to a State Police report that noted she was believed to be about four years old.

The hunt for her iden-tity spanned at least 36 states and multiple countries, officials said. Genetic testing and pol-len analysis seemed to indicate that the baby girl on the shore had lived in Boston. The composite image depict-ing her likely appearance – big brown eyes, brown wavy hair, rosy cheeks – was viewed more than 50 million times, State Police said. Thousands of tips poured in.

The search for a name ended on Maxwell Street last Thursday, after a tip called in to the Boston Police Homicide Unit led investigators to the girl’s home. The tipster, identified in court as a lifelong friend of McCar-thy, and later identified as Michael Sprinsky, had lived with McCarthy and Bond for a short time before Bella was killed, and had been fond of the girl, Deakin said.

Sprinsky spoke with Bond last Wednesday, Deakin said. She said she had been off drugs for the past few days, leading Sprinsky to say encouragingly, “That’s great. you’ll be able to get yourself clean and get Bella back.” He had been told the toddler had been taken by the Massachusetts Depart-ment of Children and Families, Deakin said, as had Bond’s two other children.

Bond broke down and told Sprinsky that Mc-Carthy had killed her daughter, and that she was an accessory to murder, Deakin told the court. With the help of his sister, Sprinsky connected Bella to the image of Baby Doe, whose composite picture he had never seen.

Late last Thursday, police, following the tip and with warrant in hand, entered Unit 2 at 115 Maxwell St.,

where Bella had lived with her mother and Mc-Carthy, and searched the premises. Bond was later found in Lynn, at Bella’s grandparents’ house. Po-lice found McCarthy at a Boston hospital where he was being treated for an unrelated medical issue. He “continued to maintain that Bella was in DCF custody and that’s all he knew,” Deakin said.

Maxwell Street resi-dents said that police

had been interviewing them about a neighbor, but police presence was limited Friday after-noon. An individual with knowledge of the property said there had not been any complaints regarding the unit.

A memorial of balloons, candles, and stuffed animals has grown in front of the home over the last week. The first people to leave anything, three women who did not know the family, placed a balloon and colorful plush butterfly by a tree before the apartment building on Friday. “It was a baby. you don’t do that to a baby,” one said. Another said they had been “obsessed” with the case.

Photos of Bella on Bond’s Facebook page, since removed but shown at the district attorney’s press conference, fea-ture a young girl who looks very much like the composite image – she is smiling, on a plastic tricycle, and arranging toppings on a pizza about to be baked.

“The hardest part about this for me is that I will never be able to see or hold my daughter,” Bella’s biological fa-ther, 32-year-old Joseph Amoroso, told reporters after the arraignment. Bond had told him about the murder before her arrest, Amoroso said, but he had not reported it. He never met his daughter in person and said he holds the DCF responsible for much of the tragedy.

Bond and McCarthy, who pleaded not guilty to the charges against them, will return to court on Oct. 20. Bond’s bail was set at $1 million cash; McCarthy is being held without bail.

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Boston Police are moving forward with plans for a pilot program equipping officers with body-mounted cameras, according to Commis-sioner William Evans. The pilot is in extremely early stages, he said, and few details have been decided at this point.

However, the program will be instated, police said. They consistently note that body cameras are not being considered because of any sort of crisis within the Boston Police Department.

“I think our officers are doing a great job out there, “ Evans said.

Police spokesman Lt. Michael McCarthy said complaints of excessive force have declined by about 69 percent in the past five years.

“This isn’t a program we’re implementing be-cause this is an issue,” he said. “We’re trending in the right direction.”

Evans and Mayor Mar-tin Walsh have stressed caution in the past, stating they are open to considering the body cameras if they are the best option for officers.

“We always said we were going to move forward carefully,” Ev-ans told the Reporter. Constitutional concerns have to be balanced with practical ones, he said, and appropriate protocols need to be in place regarding use.

At Politico’s inaugural Massachusetts Playbook breakfast last week, Walsh briefly addressed body cameras, saying, “That’s not going to solve the issues of crime in the neighborhood, but if it al-

lows us the opportunity, when we do the pilot, to really work on the tensions with the police and the community, then certainly that’s something we should look at and do it.”

Echoing a common concern regarding the integration of body cameras with Boston’s lauded model of com-munity policing, Walsh said there needs to be a continuing dialogue regarding the effective-ness of body cameras. Police officers have ex-pressed worries regard-ing cameras potentially undermining the strong connection officers are attempting to build and maintain with residents.

District 4 city councilor Charles yancey is a vo-cal proponent of body cameras, continuing to emphasize his com-

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At this stage, officials are meeting with vendors

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“It’s coming,” Mc-Carthy said. “The com-missioner and the mayor were never against the idea; they just wanted to make sure they did it right.”

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The Richard J. Mur-phy Elementary School in Neponset will host its second annual First Re-sponders Appreciation Day on Friday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The event will be held on Worrell Street outside of the school. The block party will feature fire

trucks and police cars, discover the apparatus used by EMTs and the students in grades K-5 will participate in the fingerprinting process with police officers. The students show their appreciation and gratitude by making posters, writing thank

you letters, dressing up as first responder superheroes with BPD badges or other fire-fighter emblems, and finally, saying hello and thank you over the loudspeaker at school.

– ELANA AURISE

Murphy School to salute First Responders on Friday


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Rep. Lynch says ISIL needs to be fenced in financiallythat refer to the self-pro-claimed Islamic State. ISIL, also the preference of President Obama, the State Department, and the UN, stands for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The other acronym, ISIS, is shorthand for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. “At some point,” he said, “they will need to get into the legitimate banking system in order to pay for food and supplies and finance services. They’ll also need currency, so they’re going to have to interface with the legitimate economy in some way at some point.”

“So what we’re trying to do is to use those countries, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan – especially Jordan, because it has a major financing center in Amman – and kind of build a fence around the

ISIL territories as well, in order to prevent that exchange from going on,” the congressman added.

The hearings and a related bipartisan task force will be extended for another six months, Lynch said. They are focused on countries, including those he listed, that may have gaps in anti-money launder-ing and anti-terrorism financing laws meant to limit ISIL’s options on the legitimate market.

Given the power struggles between Syr-ian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, sig-nificant terrorist groups l ike Al-Qaeda and ISIL, a host of smaller militant groups, and a US-supported moder-ate Free Syrian army, the country’s territories have become increas-ingly porous. “There’s no question that all

the kinetic activity in the Syrian region, even along the Turkish border, creates opportunities for smuggling,” Lynch said. “Those areas are unpoliceable, I guess, and they are no-go zones for the regular border patrols.”

The chaos that has gripped Syria in the past few years has made outside aid increasingly necessary, while ISIL’s presence has compli-cated the logistics of aid delivery, the con-gressman said, noting concerns regarding aid supplies being seized by unfriendly militants may limit their delivery locations.

“Most of our aid is going to areas outside of the territory of ISIL,” said Lynch. “So it’s mostly those in [refugee camps] Al-Za’tari and Kilis, which is right on the

border, north of Aleppo, where probably half a million refugees are living right now. As well, we’re paying for food and medical supplies in Adana [Turkey], which is more westward of the conflict area, but where we have some major refugee camps.”

“We don’t feel, at least in those instances,” he added, “that any of that aid is being co-opted by ISIL. We are concerned that there are pockets of individuals in the contested areas, that are not necessarily under the control of ISIL, but those are the areas where some of the ... other groups are isolated, and the aid we would like to get to them is put in jeopardy.”

Of the more than 4 million total refugees, about 1.6 million are cur-rently living in Turkey, 1.2 million in Lebanon, and 630,000 in Jordan, though many refugees are not able to live in the limited camps. The rest of the refugees are scat-tering across the globe, many attempting to enter Europe. Germany expects to take in 800,000 refugees this year, and 500,000 for the next few. Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, hundreds of thousands of refugees have swarmed into the bordering countries.

Prior to the conflict, Lebanon’s population stood at 4.2 million, Jordan’s at 6.1 million. These are two of the weakest countries in the region, and, feeling the strain, they are “near the breaking point,” Lynch said.

Lynch has visited sev-eral refugee camps in the region. While conceding that moving the Syrians who have been displaced into new countries is a vital endeavor, “we have to make sure we support refugees in place,” he said. Primary needs are food, water, and func-tional refugee facilities, including schooling for the children who make up half of the refugee number.

“In my conversations with them... those Syrian families would like to go home. When you ask them, ‘What is your goal, what is your hope?’ they and their families will tell you, ‘Look, we have homes, we have villages, we have farms, we have communities, and we want to go back to those when it’s safe to do so.’ ”

As a recent New york Times article pointed out, many refugees who have chosen stay in the region are realizing their camps are going to be a semi-permanent situa-tion. Most of the families

who have reconciled themselves with emi-grating say they want to be placed in areas where they have relatives from previous generations of Syrian immigrants. Lynch said Germany was usually at the top of the list, and they often have no connections to the US.

“Of course, this is an emergency situation,” the congressman said. “So it’s not like the ongo-ing immigration situa-tion, where they know how many people we can take in and from what country. This is akin to the situation that we had in Haiti a few years ago, when we had the earthquake, and we had children arriving without adults at Logan Airport, and we’re trying to find places for them in public schools in Brockton and other places where the Haitian community had emigrated.”

When considering re-location, “we can’t just stick them somewhere where they’re completely isolated,” he said. “That would not be helpful. This doesn’t look like this is a problem that will be solved soon, so you’ve got to look not only at the short term, but also at the medium and long term opportunities for those families if they choose to come here.”



it, wondered how dan-gerous it can be,” said City Councillor Matt O’Malley at a hearing that he and Councillor Josh Zakim convened on the subject on Monday night.

Though numbers dwindled by the end of the hearing, which lasted more than three hours, the council chambers were full as a series of panelists begin to speak about the problem. “Fix the leaks first, and fix the leaks fast,” said Claire Humphrey from Jamaica Plain, who was testifying on behalf of Mothers Out Front, a coalition of mothers, grandmothers, and other caretakers who mobilize for climate and energy action.

Members of the group were out in force at the hearing, many holding and handing out colorful signs by neighborhood detailing the number of gas leaks in each one.

As a mother, Hum-phrey said, she was particularly distressed by the lack of speed in repairing gas leaks. “We are not addressing one of the biggest threats to their health and their future out there,” she said, indicating her two children in the audience.

Some of the city’s aging and degrading metal

pipes are more than 50 years old, slated for replacement or repair based on their condi-tion and location. Of the currently tracked and reported gas leaks, Boston has 36 at Grade 1 (hazardous), 157 at Grade 2 (potentially hazardous), and 1,554 at Grade 3. The Grade 3 leaks make up the bulk of the city’s leaks; they are considered minor, posing little or no immediate threat.

S t a t e R e p . L o r i Erlich (D-Marblehead) championed legislation signed into law in July 2014 aimed at speeding repairs of natural gas leaks. The legislation set standards for leak classification and put grades 1 and 2 leaks

on a repair timeline. Gas companies are also required to deliver leak information to municipal and public safety officials upon request, and must report to the Legislature any backlog of repairs and an estimate of leaked methane emissions.

Erlich and state Sen. Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) spoke on a panel regarding legislative efforts to further their efforts. At the hearing Erlich said she was pleased by much of the law’s work, but remained frustrated that it did not address Grade 3 Leaks.

“Boston has the sec-ond oldest gas delivery system in the country and the highest per capita use of cast iron [pipes],” she said, listing

a litany of known gas leaks within a few blocks. The city’s oldest known leak, almost 30 years old, remains at the corner of Park Drive and Beacon Street. “you get the idea,” she said. “They’re everywhere.”

Among other addi-tions, Erlich wanted pre-cise regulations in place regarding immediate leak repair near schools, a proposal complicated by Boston’s high volume of educational facilities. They are surveyed regu-larly, she said, but “much squishier language did prevail.”

Monday’s hearing was a step toward addressing gas leaks within the city, O’Malley said. Questions were raised on coordina-tion between city public

works departments and utilities to repair leaks, and the timeline for repairing them in the long-term.

O’Malley credited National Grid for send-ing representatives to discuss the problem, which he said indicates a willingness by the utility to work with the city and its residents. The company provides gas to 90 percent of Boston consumers.

Susan Fleck, vice president of gas pipeline safety and compliance at National Grid, said that of the 420 miles of leak- prone pipe in Bos-ton – out of slightly more than 800 miles of pipe in the city overall – they are able to replace 20 to 25 miles per year. They also try to repair pipes that will need to last for longer stretches of time before replacement, electing not to repair most leaks on pipes that are slated to be replaced. That 30-year leaking pipe at Park Drive and Beacon is not going to be replaced until 2018, she said.

Lost or unaccounted-for gas represents only half a percent of gas flow, she said, calling the amount a “grossly misunderstood concept.” National Grid’s rate of pipe replacement has

increased by a factor of 10 in recent years, she said, and repairing and replacing pipes is a “very significant invest-ment” on the part of the company.

The small leaks add up over time, panelists said. Some, including Zakim, spoke passionately on behalf of trees dying from gas leaking into the soil. Methane, the main component to natural gas, is a greenhouse gas that traps heat and is about 25 times more po-tent than carbon dioxide. When it enters the soil and cuts off oxygen to tree roots, the trees die and must be removed.

“It’s common practice for gas companies to list dead and dying plants as an indicator of gas leak activity,” said Boston University professor Nathan Phillips, whose team detected 3,300 gas leaks in the city in 2012.

Ann Stillman, of Ja-maica Plain, mourned t rees that s l owly withered because of an undetected natural gas leak near her home. When she called the utilities, she said, the leak was discovered and repaired, “but nothing else happened, and the tree, the beautiful tree in front of our house, continued to die.”

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ADAMSSTREETBRANCHThurs., Sept. 24, 10:30 a.m. – Babysing; 3:30

p.m. – Homework Help; LEGOs Builders Club. Mon.,Sept.28, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; Woodworking Class for youth; 4 p.m. – BTU Homework Help. Tues.,Sept.29, 10:30 a.m. – Preschool Story Time; 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Wed.,Sept.30, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4 p.m. – BTU Homework Help. Thurs.,oct.1, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; LEGOs Builders Club.

CoDMANSQUAREBRANCHThurs., Sept. 24, 12 p.m. – Free Information

on Getting into, Going to, and Paying for Col-lege; 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Fri.,Sept.25, 11 a.m. – Preschool Films.Sat.,Sept. 26, 2 p.m. – Facing your Fears Workshop for Teens and Par-ents. Mon.,Sept.28, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4 p.m – BTU Homework Help.Tues.,Sept.29, 11 a.m. – Preschool Story Time; 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Wed.,Sept.30, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Thurs.,oct.1, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4 p.m. – BTU Homework Help. Fri., oct. 2, 10:30 a.m. – Computers for Beginners; 11 a.m. – Preschool Films.

FIELDSCoRNERBRANCHThurs.,Sept.14– 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help.

Fri., Sept. 25, 10:30 a.m. – Lapsit Story Time.Mon.,Sept.28, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Tues.,Sept.29, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 6 p.m. – BTU Homework Help. Wed.,Sept.30,10:30 a.m. – Pre-school Films and Fun; 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Thurs.,oct.1, 10:30 a.m. – Computers for Begin-ners; 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Fri., oct. 2, 10:30 a.m. – Lapsit Story Time; 3:30 p.m. – Fiber Arts Class for youth.

GRoVEHALLBRANCHThru Sat., october 31 – Boston 2050: High

Water. The High Water Collective, comprised of artists and curators Stacey Cushner, Susan Emmer-son and Jason Pramas have put together a show to promote a higher visibility on the subject of global warming and its community impact. Thurs.,Sept.24, 5 p.m. – Family Movie Night. Sat.,Sept. 26, 9:30 a.m. – Boston Scrrenwriters Workshop. Mon.,Sept.28, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Tues.,Sept.29, 10:30 a.m. – Tuesday Tales; 1 p.m. – Concert with 1,2,3 Andres.Wed.,Sept.30, 3 p.m. – Teen Af-ternoons; 3:30 p.m. Homework Help. Thurs.,oct.1, 4 p.m. – BTU Homework Help; 5 p.m. – Family Movie Night. Sat.,oct.3, 10 a.m. – Operation LIP-STICK; 1 p.m. – Baby Diaper Bank.

LoWERMILLSBRANCHThurs.,Sept.24, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4

p.m. – Teen Movie Thursdays: The Goonies. Fri.,Sept.25, 10 a.m. – Classic Disney Movies; 1 p.m. – Debbie Reynolds Film Series. Sat.,Sept.26, 12 p.m. – Kids Book Club: The Phantom Tollbooth.Mon.,Sept.28, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4 p.m. – BTU Homework Help; 6:30 p.m. – Alzheimer’s Association’s Health Habits for a Healthier you. Tues.,Sept.29, 10:30 a.m. – Story Time with Ms. Angela; 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Wed.,Sept.30, 10:25 a.m. – Circle Time with Ms. Angela; 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4 p.m. – Teen Random Fan-dom: Star Trek Edition. Thurs.,oct.1, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4 p.m. – BTU Homework Help.

MATTAPANBRANCHThurs., Sept. 24, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help.

Sat.,Sept.26, 2 p.m. – Video Games. Mon.,Sept.28, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Tues.,Sept.29, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4 p.m. – BTU Home-work Help; 5:30 p.m. – Tech Tuesday; 6 p.m. – ESL Conversation Group with Miss Cannon. Wed.,Sept.30, 10:30 a.m. – ESL High – Beginner Eng-lish Class; 3:30 p.m. – Garden Club; Homework Help. Thurs.,oct.1, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4 p.m. – BTU Homework Help. 6:30 p.m. – Adult yoga.

UPHAMSCoRNERBRANCHThurs., Sept. 24, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help;

6 p.m. – Black Community in Colonial Dorchester and Boston. Sat.,Sept.26, 12:30 p.m. – Boston Bal-let Story Time. Mon.,Sept.28, 3:30 p.m. – Home-work Help. Tues.,Sept.29, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Wed.,Sept.30, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help. Thurs.,oct.1, 3:30 p.m. – Homework Help; 4 p.m. – BTU Homework Help.

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Fiddlehead Theatre Company will open its 21st season at the Strand Theatre on Friday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. with the unforgettable American musical, West Side Story. The show will run for six performances only, including Oct. 16, Sat., Oct. 17, 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 18, 2p.m.; Fri, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 24, 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 25, 2 p.m. Tickets for each show are $4-25, but special discounts are available to seniors, students, groups of 15 or more and Dorchester residents. Fiddlehead Theatre will be providing special transportation by Old Town Trolley from Copley Plaza to The Strand Theatre by reservation only. Due to limited seating, make sure to call the box office at 617-514-6497 to get your name on the list.

– ELANA AURISE

West Side Story dances way to Strand Theatre

By chriS hardingSpecial to the reporter

This Saturday jazz aficionados will converge on the South End for the 15th annual Berklee Beantown Jazz Festi-val (BBJF). The free, all-day outdoor event will resound with con-temporary jazz, funk, Latin, pop, and soul acts on three stages. “Jazz: the Voice of the People” is this year’s festival theme.

“Jazz is a universal language that unites cultures and brings com-munities together,” said John Hailer, president and chief executive of-ficer of Natixis Global Asset Management, the presenting sponsor of the festival for the fifth year in a row. “As one of the world’s premier cultural centers, Boston is a natural home to showcase this amaz-ing American musical tradition, and we are proud to partner with Berklee again this year.”

The BBJF —Boston’s biggest block party—takes place from noon to 6 p.m., on Columbus Avenue between Mas-

sachusetts Avenue and Burke Street in Boston’s South End. The outdoor performances, which have drawn as many as 80,000 music fans, are open to the public free of charge. Check berklee.edu/beantownjazz for up-dates and a full schedule of events.

Headliners include nine-time Grammy-nom-inated R&B artist Ledisi, who recently portrayed legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the Martin Luther King, Jr. 2014 biopic “Selma.” Among the other big draws are tenor saxo-phonist Javon Jackson, with legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb; the Mosaic Project, a collective led by three-time Grammy-winning drummer and producer and Beantown artistic director Terri Lyne Carrington, with Philly-based soul/R&B vocalist Jaguar Wright; singer/songwriter Paige Bryan; rising funk bass-ist Alissia Benveniste and the Funketeers.

Faculty and alumni also play a major role with performances by faculty artists George

Garzone with the Teros String Quartet; Eguie Castrillo and the Palla-dium Nights Orchestra; Omar Thomas Large Ensemble with Stefon Harris; David Gilmore and Energies of Change; Marty Walsh and the Total Plan; and alumni acts Caili O’Doherty; ChoroBop; Carlos Aver-hoff Jr. and iRESI fea-turing Francisco Mela; and Felix Peikli and the Royal Flush Quintet.

The Natixis Fam-ily Park at the Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival will transform Carter Playground on Columbus Avenue with activities including inflatables, face painting, and an instrument petting zoo staffed by Berklee professionals. The park will also host KidsJam, an interactive program led by Berklee’s Music Education Department that introduces young children to a variety of musical activities, including singing and sound exploration, play-ing rhythm instruments, and creating, listening, and responding to music.

The Berklee Bean-

town Jazz Festival has become a major cultural landmark in Boston, offering attendees “the sort of hard choices people have to make at Newport and other top festivals,” according to the Boston Globe. The festival was founded by Darryl Settles, owner of Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen and president of D’Ventures Limited, and has been produced by Berklee since 2007.

For the sixth year in a row, Berklee has re-ceived a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the festival and its theme. In awarding the Art Works grant to Berklee, the NEA cited the festival as a celebration of Boston’s diversity as reflected in the attendees, music, food, and crafts.

Jazz will take center stage on Saturdayat Berklee’s 15th annual Beantown Fest

Grammy-nominatedart-ist Ledisi will be oneof the star attractionsat Saturday’s BerkleeBeantownJazzFestival.

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Former Dorchester state Representative Char lo t t e Go la rRichie will be honored by Massachusetts Ad-vocates for Children for her career as an advocate for youth development, public education, and creating safe and afford-able neighborhoods next month. Richie currently serves as Commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and oversees responsibilities for administration, adju-dication and education concerning civil rights matters for the Common-wealth of Massachusetts.

The Gala event, “Cel-ebrating Voices,” will be held on Friday, October 16, from 5:30-9 p.m. in Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Hall, fol-

lowed by dancing. It is MAC’s signature fund-raiser to support its annual operations.

Since its founding in 1969 by Hubie Jones, MAC has been providing legal and legislative advocacy for vulner-able children who face barriers to educational access – through its free telephone helpline, case work, community-based advocacy and policy

change. The event will not only celebrate Richie and her career in cham-pioning opportunity and equality for youth and families, but also cel-ebrate the milestone ac-complishments of MAC’s Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative, a part-nership with Harvard Law School – a program that advocates for creat-ing trauma sensitive school environments that benefit all children.

Two legislators, Sena-tor SalDiDomenico and Representative RuthBalser, will be recog-nized for their leadership in passing Massachu-setts Safe and Supportive Schools legislation. For tickets and information, visit: massadvocates.org/events/2015

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Connecticut College junior Ben Bosworthof Dorchester has been honored as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men’s cross country performer of the week.

Bosworth placed third in the field of 324 runners at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational with a time of 25:18 on the 8k course Saturday. He was the first Division III student athlete to complete the

course. It was a great day for the Camels and longtime Head Coach Jim Butler, who watched his team place third in the 43 team field with a score of 125 points.

“Ben worked as hard as anyone I have ever coached this summer, and is now poised to have a standout Cross Country season,” Butler asserted.

Bosworth is leading the Camels as a co-captain this fall with

senior Niall Williams of Scotia, Ny.

He enjoyed a breakout season in both cross country and track & field last year. Bosworth fin-ished in 21st place at the NESCAC Cross Coun-try Championship at Middlebury in November as the top Camel scorer with a time of 26:02. At the New England Divi-sion III Championship, Bosworth posted a time of 26:43 to finish in 56th place for the Camels.

In May, he garnered All-New England Divi-sion III honors with his third place finish in in the 1500 meter run with a time of 3:54.04 for the Camels.

In the 4x800 meter relay, Bosworth joined teammates Connor Trapp (Wilmette, Ill.), Brad DeMarco (Weston, Conn.) and Billy Barnes (New york, N.y.) to earn All-New England Division III Indoor Track & Field honors with a

fourth place finish in 7:58.12.

Bosworth garnered All-NESCAC honors in the 4x800 meter relay in April when he joined Trapp, DeMarco and Jordan Comeau (Winchendon, Mass.) with a third place finish in 7:54.04.

The Camels will return to action Friday, October 2 when they visit Lehigh University to run in the Paul Short Invitational.

Reporter’s News about people in & around our NeighborhoodsPeople

By BarBara mcdonoughThe US Supreme Court was formed on Sept. 24,

1789. The first “60 Minutes” program aired on Sept. 24, 1968. “The Love Boat” premiered on Sept. 24, 1977. The first (and only) edition of the Publick Occurrences newspaper was published in Boston on Sept. 25, 325 years ago. Presidential candidate Bill Clinton paid a visit to the Eire Pub on Sept 25, 1992. The first major league doubleheader was played between the Providence and Worcester teams on Sept. 25, 1882. Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa reached the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 25, 1513. “The Brady Bunch” debuted on Sept. 26. 1969. The “Hawaii-5-0” series premiered on Sept.26, 1968.

Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story” opened, on Broadway, on Sept. 26, 1952. The full moon on Sun., Sept. 27, is known as the “Harvest Moon.” Steve Allen was the first host of “The Tonight Show” when it began airing on Sept. 27. 1954. Gene Autry was born in Texas on Sept. 29, 1907. Louisa May Alcott’s

“Little Women” was published on Sept. 30, 1868.Celebrities having birthdays: Sept. 24: Kevin

“Hercules” Sorbo, 57. Sept. 25: Michael Douglas, 71; Mark Hamill, 63. Sep. 27; Olivia Newton-John, 67;

Wilford Brimley, 81. Sept. 28; Brigitte Bardot, 81; Gwyneth Paltrow, 42. Sept. 29: Jerry Lee Lewis, 80. Sept. 30: Len (“Grandpa” on “Blue Bloods”) Cariou, 76.

Those celebrating their birthdays are Joey Langis, Ann Mazzone, Ch. 5’s Mike Lynch, Jean Every, Anne Marie Fortey, Maribeth Diener, Barry Swain, Liam Carleton, Gerry Manning, Anthony Datish, Brendan Holloran, and Margie (Harrington) Garity.

Also observing their birthdays are Brian Kelly, Marilyn Gaffey, Jake Lloyd, Marie Joyce, Richard McKinnon, Robin Gaffney, Bob Astrella, Eileen Norton, Pat Gillen, Conor Gillespie, Michelle Wynne, and Vincent Bolger. Terri Guilfoy, Barry Swain, Ruth Thayer, Julia (Downey) Greene, Tommy Swain, and Tommy Kelly are celebrating special birthdays this week.

Those celebrating the anniversaries are Paul and Marie Costello (their 57th), Jerry and Louise Griffin, and Paul and Nancy Quinn.

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Civic Forum sets up october pushfocusing on closing the income gap

By Judy meredithSpecial to the reporter

Income Inequality: Everybody’s talking about it. Every day a new report documents the growing gap between the rich and the middle class and the working poor. What’s going on here? What are the roots of the income inequality in our country? Is it capitalism? Structural racism? Hard-wired misogyny? Darwinism?

What can any individual do about the situation? Are there specific ways that ordinary, good-hearted residents can help develop a plan to control develop-ment in their own neighborhoods and in the city by adopting and enforcing a “good jobs and community benefit” standard? Are there ways to protect renters, homeowners, low-wage workers, immigrants, and many others affected by the displacement crisis and gentrification? Are there ways to win $15-an-hour wages for fast-food, big-box retail, and other service workers? Are there ways to raise taxes on the wealthy to fund critical public programs?

The answer is a resounding “yes.”Come and hear all about the October activities

that will be focusing on closing the income gap and protecting those harmed by it at the Dorchester Civic Forum scheduled for next Friday, Oct.2, in the historic Meeting House Hall at 10 Parish St.

At the event, community leaders will describe several specific ways residents can participate in the mission: The Fight for $15 campaign for fast-food workers, big-box retail, and service workers; the Boston Jobs Coalition’s fight for “good jobs standards” for job quality and access to construction and per-manent jobs and enforcement of those standards; the Right to Remain Assembly Coalition’s fight for the Just Cause Eviction Bill and other ways to protect residents and businesses affected by the by displacement crisis and gentrification; and the Raise Up Coalition’s campaign of collecting signatures for a ballot question creating an additional tax of four percentage points on annual income above one million dollars and dedicating revenues to public education and public transportation.

Mark Erlich, treasurer of the New England Regional Council of Carpenters, elected officials from the city and state, and representatives from the mayor’s office, among others, will be on hand as resources for participants.

Learn about the Right to Remain Coalition’s citywide assembly on Oct. 3 that will unite hundreds of residents connected to national gatherings that are addressing displacement. The Right to Remain Coalition, anchored by Right to the City Boston and Boston Tenant Coalition, will bring together renters,

homeowners, low-wage workers, immigrants, and many others affected by the displacement crisis resulting from Boston’s status as the most rapidly gentrifying city. They will weave together a variety of housing, zoning, and transit policies that our communities are actively fighting for and will particularly focus on the struggle for a Just Cause Eviction law. The assembly starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Vietnamese American Community Center at 42 Charles St. After lunch, there will be a collective action starting at 1 p.m. at the Fields Corner T Stop

The Boston Jobs Coalition’s Roxbury Campaign won “good jobs standards” for both construction and permanent jobs for upcoming master plan parcels in Roxbury. That fight is now moving to other neighborhoods. On Mon., Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. at the Dudley Library, it will be to the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee meeting to demand enforcement of the “good jobs standards” already voted.

The Fight for $15 will urge folks to communicate their support to the governor and their own elected officials at the Oct. 13 hearing at the State House for bill filed by Sen. Dan Wolf and Rep. Steven Utrino: An act to establish a living wage for employees of big box retail and quick service fast food chains that will require these corporations to pay their employees at least $15 an hour by 2018. This higher wage would apply only to large corporations with more than 100 employees, and be phased in over three years.

Finally, all during October, the Raise Up Campaign will be asking folks from all over the state to help collect certified signatures from at least 64,750 registered voters to send the Fair Share Constitu-tional Amendment, which would raise $1.3 billion for education and transportation from new taxes on millionaires. Once the signatures are gathered and certified, the amendment would be presented to a joint session of the Legislature. It would have to be approved by 25 percent of the sitting legislators (50 votes) before the end of formal sessions on July 31, 2016. If approved, the petition would then need a second approval by 25 percent of legislators in a joint session before the end of formal sessions on July 31, 2018, to gain a place on the ballot on November 6, 2018

The Dorchester Civic Forum is presented in part-nership by First Parish Dorchester and the Bowdoin Geneva Residents Association. There is no admission fee and coffee and tea will be provided. A plate of snacks would be welcomed from those who can. The Forum will end promptly at 9 p.m. Questions can be emailed to Judy Meredith at [email protected] or Jenn Cartee at [email protected]

Boston philanthropist Ted Cutler OFD (Originally from Dorchester) paid a visit to his old neighborhood on Tuesday to help dedicate a new space for a library in the grammar school that helped nurture him as a young boy.

A one-time musician and artist’s agent, Cutler made it big when he and three other Dot men invested in business ventures ranging from corporate travel agencies and trade shows to Las Vegas casinos. Now 85, the Emerson College graduate was back in the basement of the Sarah Greenwood School on Glenway Street this week for the dedication of a sparkling new school library constructed over the summer by a dedicated group of volunteers.

Built in 1919, the Greenwood is an extended-day school (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) with 430 students in grades K-1 through 8. It features dual language instruction offering students the opportunity to learn in Spanish and in English. Principal Alexander Mathews, now in his fifth year as headmaster, has been in the Boston school system for 14 years.

The library project was conceived and managed by Mimi LaCamera, a Back Bay woman who recently retired after a career managing non-profits in the city. LaCamera was invited to visit the school last winter and was “stunned” to learn the school had no library.

“I started going over there almost daily in the beginning of January and plowing into really just a mess of piled-up books that had been moved around the school four times in the last four years,” she said. “And they were really, really dirty, out of date, and pretty well beaten up. We threw away about a thousand books because they were so filthy.”

Some of those outdated titles included: From 1954,“What Happens at a TV Station,” a how-to book on “Baton-twirling,” “Careers in Department Stores,” “How to be a Farmer,” “Archery for Girls & Boys,” and “Math for Girls – and Other Beings Who Count.”

Drawing on her years of managing and fundraising for non-profits, LaCamera began a reach-out to philanthropies around the city. She received a pledge of support from the Highland Street Foundation, and from Cheers owner Tom Kershaw. “We needed an army of volunteers and ‘Boston Cares’ organized that,” she said. “125 people from Fidelity came here on a hot day in the summer, and they assembled 40 bookcases, painted a STEM mural, painted the schoolyard and cleaned and trimmed the garden outside.” The volunteers even painted all the base-ment walls in the 96-year-old building.

Ted English, chairman of Bob’s Discount Furniture, donated two rooms of furniture, including a desk for the librarian and all the hardwood bookcases, and old grad Ted Cutler weighed in with his own donation. As a finishing touch, she said her friend Larry Fish told her, “I want you to buy rugs, and I’ll pay for them.” LaCamera credited Maura O’Toole, the librarian at the Mather School, for advice on building the library, and the Boston Educational Development Foundation (BEDF) for providing the 501(c) (3) to help administer the $28,000 she raised to complete the project.

On Tuesday morning, LaCamera unveiled a plaque dedicating the library to Cutler, one of the oldest graduates of the school.

“Teddy represents the past of the school, the present, and the future,” she said.

In his remarks, Cutler looked back to his boyhood days. “My grandfather owned a store at the corner of Harvard Street and Glenway Street, and I used to walk across to him for lunch everyday,” he recalled. “He even taught me yiddish. At home my mother and father only spoke English in front of me, and when they wanted to talk privately they spoke yiddish.

a lesson in givingat the Greenwood

They didn’t know that I understood them because I learned it from my grandfather.”

Ted Cutler smiled and posed for pictures with three other old grads who had returned from their suburban homes for the nostalgic event. Then the old students watched as 20 kindergarden children came in and sat down on the newly carpeted floor, ready for their first story-telling session – in Spanish.

–EdForry

InattendanceatTuesday’sdedicationoftheSarahGreenwood school librarywere, from left:MimiLaCamera,principalAlexanderMathews,gradu-ateTedCutlerandSusanKern.The librarywasdedicatedtoMrCutler.Atright,agroupofkinder-gardenstudentssatonthenewly-carpetedlibraryfloorforastory-tellingsession. Ed Forry photos


By matt murphy and michael norton

State houSe newS Service

Saying it would be a “terrible mistake” for the state to embark upon an expansion of South Station at the expense of a rail tunnel linking that hub with North Station, a coalition led by former Gov. Michael Dukakis is working to ramp up advocacy for the rail link in an effort to convince Gov. Charlie Baker of the project’s merits.

A letter originally penned by 21 lawmakers in 2012 to the Federal Railroad Administration in support of the North-South rail link now bears the signatures of more than 150 representatives and senators, including House Speaker Robert DeLeo. Proponents are hoping the critical mass of support and increased education efforts will be enough to sway the governor.

Dukakis, with the help of Sen. Jamie Eldridge of Acton and Rep. Sean Garballey of Arlington, convened a private meet-ing at the State House on Monday of the newly formed North-South Rail Link Working Group.

“The goal is to per-suade the governor that South Station expansion makes no senses at all,” Dukakis said after the

meeting, calling Baker a “thoughtful guy” who’s “obviously interested in doing what’s right.”

The group, according to the former governor, aims to engage in tradi-tional means of advocacy and public education to build the case for a tunnel that they say would allow for uninterrupted rail service from Washington D.C. to Canada. With 34 members to start, including the mayors of Somerville, Salem, Quincy and Newton, the working group plans to meet monthly.

“I think it’s really a grassroots strategy speaking to the fact that there is support for this outside of Boston and also has benefits be-yond the transportation benefits but economic development, housing benefits reducing traffic that reach, I would say arguably, all across Mas-sachusetts,” Eldridge said.

Eldridge and Garbal-ley co-chair the MBTA Caucus in the Legisla-ture.

Noting that over 100 legislators have indicated support for the project, Eldridge said, “But I think, perhaps, they don’t understand the benefits to their districts about complet-ing the North-South rail link so now it’s about

a more comprehensive education to our col-leagues as well as to people across the state as to the benefits of this project.”

The meeting came two weeks after Dukakis and former Gov. Bill Weld, another supporter of the North-South rail link, met with Baker to bring him up to speed on the project. The governors want Baker to release $2 million already approved by the Legislature for a study of the rail tunnel.

While Baker said he hasn’t ruled out support-ing the rail link, he has expressed skepticism about its ability to reduce train congestion and said he does not see the proj-ect as mutually exclusive from an expansion of South Station.

Baker said the idea of expanding South Sta-tion interests him as both a way increase rail capacity into Boston and open up the Fort Point Channel area for development if a deal can be reached to relocate the U.S. Post Office building.

Dukakis reiterated his contention that a South Station expansion would be only a short-term fix for the rail system, and would need to be followed up soon after with an expansion of North Station.

“Expanding two stub-

end stations is a 19th century solution to a 21st century problem,” he said.

Garballey told the News Service after the meeting that the number of lawmakers signing on to the 2012 letter, includ-ing 16 new members just this year, demonstrates “support for this project, certainly showing the de-sire to have an analysis done so that we can have solid figures to move forward on.”

The original letter referenced by Garballey was sent by lawmakers

to the Federal Railroad Administration and requested that the rail link be a “key compo-nent” of the administra-tion’s environmental impact statement for the Northeast Corridor of high-speed rail.

Project supporters continued gathering co-signers to the letter during the 2013-2014 session and this session. The list of co-signers includes Martin Walsh, who signed the letter before he became mayor of Boston, and several Republicans, including

Reps. Paul Frost, Todd Smola, Donald Wong, Angelo D’Emilia, Shawn Dooley, Leonard Mirra, Steven Howitt, Peter Durant, Hannah Kane, and Matthew Muratore.

Somerville Mayor Jo-seph Curtatone, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and Newton Mayor Setti War-ren attended Monday’s State House meeting, a turnout that Garballey said was evidence that the project has attracted regional interest and support to help relieve congestion on the roads.

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Meetings, on the third Thurs, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Pilgrim Church, 540 Columbia Rd, across from the Strand Theatre. Info: [email protected] (new e-mail address.) hEcla/lyon/EasT sTrEETs waTch

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MElvillE Park assoc.Clean-up of the MBTA Tunnel Cap

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Neighborhood E-Mail Alert system. PHNA meetings, usually the fourth Wed. of the month at the Leahy/Holloran Community Center at 7 p.m. The next meetings are: Oct. 28 and Dec. 3, one week later than usual because the previous Wed. evening is the night before Thanksgiving. PorT norfolk civic assoc.

Meetings the third Tuesday of the month at the Port Norfolk yacht Club, 7 p.m. Info: 617-825-5225.sT. Mark’s arEa civic assoc.

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MSJA All -Class Reunion, held the weekend of Oct. 17/18, at St. Jos. Prep High School (617 Cambridge St., Brighton), Afternoon begins with alum soccer match at 3 p.m. on Sat., followed by a Trivia Competition. A Mass will be celebrated at 10a.m., on Sunday, with a brunch at 11 a.m. For reservations, call 617-254-1510. irish PasToral cEnTrE

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Hubby and I must get out to the Big Apple Barn in Wrentham some day in the next few weeks. We know that their Mac Apples are usually for sale after Sept. 15. Hubby will get his Red Delicious apples, also. We have tried to go there at least once a year since our kids were toddlers. We have photos of them eating apples outside the barn. We also have many photos of them sitting around the base of the statue of the Blessed Mother on the grounds of the Trappist Abbey just up the road. Check out the directions to the Big Apple, and to the Trappist Abbey in Wrentham. They are worth the trip, especially on a weekday when neither place is too crowded.

***Thanks to the St. Ambrose Bulletin, I learned

that there will be a Mass in Thanksgiving for all active and retired police, fire, DOC, and EMS personnel on Sun., Oct. 4, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Cardinal O’Malley will be the celebrant at 11:30 a.m., with a procession into the church at 11 a.m. Coming from a family with quite a few law enforcement people, both active and retired, we should try to attend.

***For weeks, our whole family had been excited

about the wedding of Hubby’s grandniece Ashley and her fiancé, Kurt, on Sept. 19. Relatives were coming in from Washington (state), California, Colorado, and even Spain. Daughter Sue was in close contact with her Cousin Terri from Colorado. (Sue still misses Terri since she moved to Colorado to take care of her four grandkids.) Most of the family was arriving on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Logan Airport.

At 4:30 p.m. that day, our phone rang. It was Sue, telling us that Terri’s plane had landed on time and they would meet us outside Sullivan’s at Castle Island at 5 p.m. Terri was dying for a fish dinner. “you can’t get good fish in Colorado,” she said. Terri went into Sully’s with Hubby, alias “Uncle Vinnie.” Out they came with Terri’s dinner, with hot dogs, a cheeseburger, fries, and a bag of very hot onion rings. Terri was in Heaven.

While the four of us were eating, who should spot us but Sr. Elizabeth, from St. Christopher’s. We invited her to sit with us but she was tired after a long, sad two days she had experienced. She had been at church on Tuesday evening during the wake for Fr. Bill Carrigg, Fr. George’s brother, and then, on Wednesday, for the funeral and burial. I must mention something spectacular about Fr. Bill. When he said our Mass, we realized that he could recite the Gospel, word for word, without looking at the missalette. We were amazed each time he did it. Sr. Elizabeth was happy to meet Terri finallybecause Sue would often be out in Attleboro at Terri’s home and not at our church for Mass.

Sue and Terri finally left to take Terri to her cousin Helen’s home in Hull, where she was staying while “back home” for the wedding.

The next two days were busy for everyone. I had to get a slip to wear to the wedding. I had planned on wearing a navy blue lace dress but it was still going to be too hot on Saturday for that.

I decided I would wear a much lighter dress but it still needed a slip. (I had bought that dress for a wonderful Florida wedding a few years ago.) What shoes should I wear? I could wear a pair of pale blue shoes with little heels, which would be perfect with my “watercolor” dress. Then, not wearing heels for so many years, I decided to wear cream–colored flats. Then I wouldn’t have to worry that I would take a “swan-dive” off the heels and ruin the wedding. Hubby had his navy-blue suit and new white shirt ready for a week. (“I’ll take the jacket off after the ceremony is over because it will be so hot,” said Hubby.) Daughter Sue was looking for a lightweight floral jacket for her navy and white dress.

About 3 p.m., on Saturday, we began the drive to Attleboro. Because Sue had been to Attleboro often, she knew where the Catholic churches were. We would be too late for the church near the wedding hall. We could make the 4 p.m. Mass at the major Catholic church, St. John the Evangelist. We entered the church a second after the priest came on the altar. We think the celebrant was Fr. Messias Albuquerque, who told us that he was from Brazil. He was a little bit difficult to understand, for which he apologized, but he told some funny quips, which we all understood.

We were back in our car within a half hour and on our way to the Attleboro Elks Hall fairly close to church. We were amazed at how many cars were already at the Elks. We forgot that the family was setting up tables, especially the one with photos of the grandparents who had passed away. The special tables were adorned with small, pale-blue Mason jars filled with small white flowers, like baby’s breath. Alongside the flowers were lit votive candles. The Mason jars, especially in pale blue, were just beautiful. Mom-of-the-bride Judi had chosen dark blue Mason jars, with gorgeous flowers, for each of the tables at the wedding shower.

There were all types of hors d’oeuvres waiting for us at the Elks Hall. There were delicious crackers and cheese. There was also a large assortment of fruits laid out for us. The strawberries and pineapple were scrumptious. After we had eaten the hors d’oeuvres, we gathered in rows of chairs in the center of the large room for the ceremony. We usually sit near the back at functions but niece Terri grabbed Hubby, Sue, and me, “you’re close family so you sit in the front.” She plunked us down in the third row. It was wonderful. We could see beautifully.

Bride Ashley’s cousin, Jimmy Cellini, a sailor in the US Navy, had a one-day license to perform the ceremony. (He looked wonderful in his uniform.) He made the bride and groom and all of us in the audience laugh several times as he performed the ceremony. He has quite a personality. After the ceremony was over, we took cards from the display that showed us where to sit. Hubby, Sue, and I were sitting with niece Terri, nephew Eddie (from California) and their cousin Helen (from Hull). Our son Paul, daughter-in-law Alex, daughter Jeanne, son-in-law David, and their kids – our grandson Brendan, our granddaughter Erin – and Erin’s friend Tyler were at the next table. The groom’s people were all on the other side of the room so they could be together, just as we were on the bride’s side.

There were two buffet stations, one on either side of the hall, so we moved through the buffet line rather quickly. There were two carving stations on each side, one person carving the turkey and one carving the roast beef. There were even oven-roasted potatoes. The mixed veggies were deluxe, with cauliflower. There were two types of gravy, one for the roast beef and one for the turkey. Nephew Eddie was on the other side of the buffet table and poured gravy over my turkey and stuffing for me. The salad had already been placed in small dishes. There were rolls and butter, along with cranberry sauce. What a feast!

When it was time to cut the wedding cake, Kurt and Ashley did it with ease. Their cake was made of cupcakes set in a frame in the shape of a real wedding cake. We all went over and chose the type of cupcake we wanted. Daughter Sue showed me how to eat a cupcake correctly, without getting frosting all over my fingers. Take the bottom off the cupcake. Turn it upside down and place it on top of the frosting. This way, your fingers will never touch the frosting. I ate mine without a drop of frosting on my dress.

The rest of the evening was spent chatting with relatives. We were also a dancing crowd. Brendan, Erin, and Tyler were all over the dance floor, even on that very warm evening. Paul and Alex and Jeanne and David danced a great deal, also. Niece Terri grabbed me and got me up to dance. I didn’t use my feet but I did keep time to the music with my arms and hands. (I honestly didn’t know most of the music being played. Sue said it was mostly recent music.) We all had fun gyrating. There were loads of photos taken. (On Sunday, Daughter Jeanne sent me an email with a photo of Hubby and me with our bride Ashley that came out beautifully.) By 11 p.m., our dancing family was slowing down. Jeanne, David, the kids, and Paul and Alex finally left because they had long trips to their homes. Before we left, the parents of the bride, Steve and Judi, told Sue and me to each take a Mason jar with flowers. They were so pretty. I can hardly wait for everyone’s photos to come to us. It was a lovely wedding, and so much fun.

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Linehan, Baker press case for tax hike on alcoholearlier this year, more than 1,000 people died from overdoses of heroin and other opioids in Massachusetts in 2014, a 33 percent increase over opioid deaths in 2012. Of those deaths, 98 occurred in Suffolk County alone, spurring politicians and organizers to call for increased funding to deal with what many see as a growing crisis.

“To combat this dis-ease, we need more resources,” Linehan said on Tuesday. “Boston has been fighting the fight. We have the skills, we don’t have the re-sources.”

The proposal, intro-duced to the city council in February, would see that 20 cents of every $10 spent on beer, wine and liquor in the city of Bos-ton would be funneled directly to addiction services, a sum that Linehan said would total $20 million annually. He and Baker said those funds would go directly to prevention, inter-vention and treatment through Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s new Of-fice of Recovery Services. The city councillors see Boston as the “capital of addiction services” for the state, and hope

the new tax would push other municipalities to follow suit with a similar measure.

“This is just the start of the conversation, then maybe the state can get off their ass and do something about it,” said Baker.

But Boston-area vot-ers and state politicians may not be keen to see the new tax take effect. In 2011, Massachu-setts residents voted to eliminate a 6.25 percent alcohol sales tax, and Governor Charlie Baker recently said he doesn’t favor the tax hike and would rather look to other creative sources of revenue to address the opioid problem.

Jay Hibbard, vice president of government relations at the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, said the tax would place an un-fair burden on Boston’s hospitality industry and put it at a considerable disadvantage to bars, restaurants and stores in nearby cities and towns.

“We have no argu-ment with the issue that councilman Linehan has focused on—there’s an opioid problem in Boston,” Hibbard said. “We just don’t believe the hospitality industry

should be targeted to pay for that.” According to Hibbard, the tax would cost Boston nearly $10 million in lost sales and put over 130 jobs at risk by driving business out of Boston. He said that alcohol in Boston is already subject to heavy taxation at the federal and state level, and bars, restaurants and hotels in the city already receive an additional 2 percent “meals and lodging” tax.

“There is a real impact on the businesses that would be affected by this in Boston,” Hibbard said. “People are very willing to vote with their feet--they will easily make purchases elsewhere.”

A final public hearing for the tax proposal will be held on September 24. Linehan hopes the proposal will pass in the city council, win

the approval of Mayor Walsh and move up to the statehouse by the end of the year. There, it will need to win the approval of the majority of the state legislature and be signed by the governor.

At Tuesday’s confer-ence, Linehan and Baker said they are confident the council and the mayor will approve the proposal, but said they’ll need those working in addiction recovery to act as “foot soldiers” on the

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DanielMarr,Jr.CatholicSchoolsScholarship Program - This past week the Club awarded a total of $100,000 in scholarship aid to 106 mem-bers attending Catholic elementary and middle schools as part of the Daniel

Marr, Jr. Catholic Schools Scholarship program. This year marked the 24th year of the program which has now passed the $1 million mark in scholar-ship aid since its inception in 1992. We congratulate all of the awardees and their families on their selection and wish them the best in the current school year. For information on our education programming please contact Santi Dewa Ayu ([email protected]).ArtsProgramming- The 4th floor

of the McLaughlin Center houses all three core program areas that comprise our Arts Education programming, including our Music Clubhouse, Fine Arts Studio, and Media Arts programs. Our Fall enrichment classes will begin this week and include: Photography (3 levels), Sculpture, Music Lessons, BGCD Film Academy, Design 101,

Beatmaking & Songwriting, Club News Team, Painting, Drumline, Short Films, Teen Arts, Step Squad, and much more. For more information on Music programs please contact Ayeisha Mathis ([email protected]). For information on the Media Arts program contact Sam Stockwell ([email protected]). For the Fine Arts program contact Jessica Hulslander ([email protected]).All-Star Floor Hockey Teams -

The Club will be sponsoring two teams in the NENEAPC league that will compete against Clubs in the region from October to December. There will be a Girls 14&U team and a Boys 13&U team. Ages are determined as of 9/1/15. Try-outs are currently taking place and regular season games will begin in

late September. For more information please contact Bruce Seals ([email protected]).

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Making StridesBreast Cancer WalkSunday, October 4th

The Torch Club will be raising funds and walking in this annual event. To join us, or support their fundraising effort, please contact Zack Solomon at: [email protected].

JFK’S FORGOTTENCRISISTuesday, September 293:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses his new book, JFK’sForgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA,and the Sino-Indian War.

IMMIGRATIONSTORIESSaturday, October 32:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Immigration andNaturalization Act of 1965, NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten discusses his new book, A Nation of Nations:

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To make a reservation you may either call 617.514.1643 or register online at www.jfklibrary.org. Please check our websiteperiodically for updates to our fall forum series.

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cElEBraTion for fr. Dan finnCelebrate the 43 years of Fr. Dan Finn’s Priesthood

at the Iriah Social Club, 119 Park St., West Roxbury, on Sat., Oct. 4, from 1 to 6 p.m., with Erin’s Melody and Denis Curtin. A donation of $10 pp is requested; make check out to The Knights and Ladies of St. Finbarr. 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. coDMan squarE nEiGhBorhooD council

Codman Square Neighborhood Council meets the first Wed. of each month, 7 to 8:30 p.m., in the Great Hall of the Codman Sq. Health Center, 6 Norfolk St. Info: call 617-265-4189.BowDoin sT. hEalTh cEnTEr

Peace Circle, where those affected by violence may speak honestly, the second Tues. of each month, 6 to 8 p.m., sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr, the BSHC, and the Louis Brown Peace Institute. Call Janet at 617-296-2075 for info.irish PasToral cEnTrE

The IPC is located in St. Brendan Rectory, 15 Rita Road. Dorchester. Our coffee social meets every Wed, from 10 a.m. to noon at 15 Rita Rd., where freshly baked breads are served. Everyone is welcome to come and join in the friendly conversation and various weekly activities. MilTon-quincy conGrEGaTion(TEMPlE shaloM)

The new name: Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills. Worship services, in the Great Hall, 495 Canton Ave., Milton. The phone number is: 617-698-3394 or e-mail: [email protected] for info.PilGriM church

The Worship Service each Sunday at 11 a.m.; all are welcome. Bible Study, each Wed. in the Conference Room, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; the public is invited. Browse the gift shop, which is open weekdays and Saturdays. Call 617-807-0540 for details. Community lunch is served free every Sat. from noon to 1:30 p.m.; the public is welcome. Pilgrim Christian Endeavor Society meeting, second Tues. of each month at 6:30 p.m. Pilgrim Church is a Congregational Christian Church, associated with the United Church of Christ, and is located at 540 Columbia Rd, in Uphams Corner.DivinE MErcy cElEBraTion

Divine Mercy Observance is held the third Friday of each month, at St. Ann’s, Neponset. For further info: call the Sisters at 617-288-1202, ext. 114firsT Parish church

Weekly worship services and cooperative Sunday School, Sunday at 11 a.m. Fellowship Dinner, second Friday of each month, 5:30 p.m., in the Parish Hall; everyone is welcome. Fair Foods each Friday, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.; $2 for a bag of fresh produce and open to all. 10 Parish St., Meetinghouse Hill; firstparishdorchester.org.onE worshiP PlacE

Community church, with weekly worship gather-ings and Bible Study, on Fridays at 7 p.m., in the fellowship hall at 1076 Washington St., Dor. For info, call 857-342-2310 or e-mail: oneworshipplace.org sT. aMBrosE church

Fr. Dan Finn will be honored at the Irish Social Club in West Roxbury on Oct. 4, in honor of this 43 years in the priesthood., Help is needed at the 10 a.m. Mass on Sundays: altar servers, choir members, and ushers. Please continue to say healing prayers for Sr.

Damian.Maxim Pharmacy will distribute flu shots on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 8 a.m. to noon. There will be plenty of Flu Shots on the 27th. sT. ann church

Piano, guitar, violin, and viola lessons are now available. See the flyers at the rear door of the church. The 9 a.m. Mass from Thursday to Saturday will be celebrated at St. Ann Church. (The 9 a.m. Mass from Mon. through Wed. is at St. Brendan.) St. Ann’s will hold Eucharistic Adoration each Sat., following the 9 a.m. Mass until 3 p.m., with Benediction and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Confessions: Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. or from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Saint Ann Knitters meet the 3rd Thursday of the month in the lower church. St. Ann youth/Teen Choir, singing at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sundays with practice beginning at 10 a.m. sT. BrEnDan church

St. Brendan’s 25th Annual Cocktail Party, Sat., Oct. 3, 7 to 11 p.m., in Fr. Lane Hall. Please do not bring clothing to St. Brendan for the Long Island Shelter. It is now closed. The Food Pantry is in great need of non-perishable food. Please be generous. The 9 a.m. Mass Monday through Wednesday will be celebrated at St. Brendan Church; (Thursday through Saturday Mass, at St. Ann Church.) Contact 617-688-0996, 617-835-9629; or 617-548-9860 for tix and info. sT. chrisToPhEr Parish

Small faith groups have resumed on Thursdays, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Call Louise at 617-834-9127. Rosary (in Spanish), each Thurs., from 6 to 8 p.m. Call Jose at 617-541-3402. sT. GrEGory Parish

Eucharistic Adoration will take place on Sundays from 2 to 4:45 p.m. St. Gregory’s Prayer Group will meet on the first Saturday of the month, following the 9 a.m. Mass. Confessions will resume on Saturdays from 1- to 11 a.m., beginning Sept 26. sT. Mark Parish

Items needed are toilet tissue, paper towels, cleaners (Ajax, SOS, etc.) and shampoos, soaps, etc.. Mother and Toddler Playgroup, each Wed., from 10 a.m. to noon in St. Mark’s Lower Church.sT. MaTThEw Parish

Eucharistic Adoration each Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 39 Stanton St. Dorchester 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.aDaMs villaGE BusinEss assoc.

For info on the AVBA, call Mary at 617-697-3019.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.sT. GrEGory’s Boy scouTs

Meetings each Wed., 7 p.m., in the white building in the rear of the Grammar School, for boys ages 7 to 14.sT. GrEGory’s 60 & ovEr cluB

The club usually meets on Tuesdays.k cluB

Meetings, every other Monday, (Sept. 28) at Florian Hall, 12:30 p.m. at Florian Hall.Boys anD Girls cluB nEws

Dorchester Boys and Girls Club needs 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 sTrEET

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 www.uphamscorner.org.fiElD’s cornEr Main sTrEET

The Board meets the first Wed. of the month, at 1444 Dot. Ave., Dor. 02122, second floor 6:30 p.m. Info or to apply: 617-474-1432.four cornErs Main sTrEET

Four Corners Main Street, located at 1444 Dot. Ave, Dorchester, 02121; mailing address: P.O. Box 240877, 02124; phone: 617-287-1651; fax number, 617-265-2761.DorchEsTEr Park

Meetings held the third Wed. of each month, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Board Room on the second floor, Carney Hospital. See: dotpark.org. friEnDs of ronan Park

Mailing address: Friends of Ronan Park, P.O. Box 220252, Dor., 02122. See: [email protected] for info. The Ronan Dog Park is undergoing renovations.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 to13-year-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 [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.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.hoPE for TrouBlED faMiliEs

Families Anonymous: a self-help support program for parents, grandparents, other relatives, and friends, concerned by the substance abuse or behavioral problems of a loved one; meetings at the Tynan School, 650 East Fourth St., South Boston, Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Call 617-922-6036 for info. 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.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.

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Have stray thoughts and idle musings on a couple of issues to kick around while await-ing the wild and crazy realizations of the gar-rison finish we may get in baseball’s regular season:

With a fortnight left, the Astros appear the first victims. Nor can we yet assume the yankees will inevitably survive. Beware the Angels breaking out of the middle of the pack after three months of dithering. Nor are the Twins dead yet. While on the inside rail over in the other league, we have the Cubs overhauling the Pirates and exchang-ing beanballs with the Cards. Now sporting a beard, is there no limit to Joe Maddon’s audacity? Will the Mets find a way to fritter it away while the Dodgers and Royals are being drained by sheer boredom?

If not what might have been, September Ball picks up gusto belatedly. you gotta love it! Too bad the Red Sox didn’t wake up about a month earlier. On the other hand, who among us expected they’d be only six out of the wild card with precisely two weeks to go. Wait until next

year, one supposes.•••

As was suggested in this space a week ago, the most important, potentially destructive, and ultimately costly issue the NFL faces this season is far removed from the playing fields. A report from the Boston University project study-ing football’s link with brain damage should give the NFL warlords cause to shudder.

In just the latest thun-derbolt delivered by the study, it’s revealed that of 91 deceased players on whom autopsies were performed, 87 (i.e., 96 percent) were “found to have evidence of the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopa-thy, or CTE” (i.e., degen-erative brain disease). Furthermore, studies of 165 former players who had mainly performed at lesser than professional levels (high school, col-lege, semi-pro) revealed a 79 percent incidence of meaningful CTE, which suggests the game need not be played at its ultimate level of ferocity to be mighty risky.

While just the tip of the iceberg, this revelation

is a blockbuster in the intensifying campaign to force football to fully come to grips with the problem, not only ethi-cally but also financially. And the potential where the latter is concerned may be astronomical. It should particularly stir fears among those re-sponsible for high school and college programs. Can anyone associated with such possible conse-quences afford to ignore such data? Football is in trouble.

But the real, immedi-ate, and heaviest focus is on the NFL, where precisely defined cul-pability has already been established with the league having been forced to accept degrees of responsibility and indemnify victims, the fund for which has been swelling and may now explode in size. It’s at the point where every deceased NFL alumnus – no matter how long or hard he played – will be routinely checked for CTE because it has also been established that heirs of victims are eligible for damages.

Is the sky not the limit here? Probably! Nor is

there an NFL owner, one reckons, not in some panic at what seemingly looms even as we speak. Stay tuned!

•••On the subject of teams

and leagues enduring, shall we say, “anxiety,” there’s the Chicago Blackhawks and the Na-tional Hockey League. The issue is Patrick Kane, superstar of the world champion Hawks and one of the league’s genuine matinee idols.

Unfortunately, Kane, a colossal talent but also an out-of-control brat since arriving in the league, is accused of sordid indiscretions, including rape, with the allegations now being weighed by authorities in Buffalo, his home-town. The process has been slow, fuming seven weeks since the alleged incident during which interlude leaks have been both plentiful and conflicting while Kane vigorously denies all. A grand jury is expected to get the case soon, leaving the huge question: what to do with him in the meantime?

The Hawks answer is, apparently, noth-ing. They’ve welcomed him at pre-season camp, defended him implic-itly, and allowed him to proceed with business as usual as if nothing had happened let alone anything pending.

Okay, so it’s a hard call. He claims innocence and he has not been charged. On the other hand, we’re talking serious stuff here; aggravated sexual assault is a solid cut above and beyond what’s usually involved in these lamentable discussions. Does that make the sensitivities more com-pelling? Shouldn’t it?

It’s already getting awkward. In their wis-dom, the Hawks let Kane cavort in their first major

pre-season scrimmage to which rabid Black-hawk fans were allowed to attend, and many thousands did, wildly receiving their beloved young star winger and making it vehemently clear whose side they’re on. Awkward at best, wouldn’t you agree?

When professional sports and the crimi-nal justice system get entangled, it always gets messy, making it vital that teams act prudently. The Hawks aren’t doing so. It’s only September, the very beginning of pre-season, so it’s weak to argue a full workload is crucial for an established star like Kane. Moreover, this case is very serious. The deployment of Kane should be restrained at least until the authori-ties decide what they must do.

In the meantime there remains the salient ques-tion for the Blackhawks. If Master Kane were just another slug fighting for a job and not a super-dynamic, $10 million a year, wildly popular all-star and premium gate-attraction, would you be acting the same way? Now there’s the rub, eh.

•••It was little noted when

it happened because he plays in the baseball obscurity of Miami, but the injury that ended Giancarlo Stanton’s season in June quashed what might have been a season for the ages.

When the extraor-dinary if little known young slugger went down he already had nearly 30 homers and more than 70 RBIs with the season not even half over. He thereby projected to roughly 60 homers and more than 150 ribbies and being the enormously gifted and consistent character that

he is as he approaches his peak, he was a solid bet to do that. And had he done it he would have been the first since Roger Maris to match that magical home run distinction legitimately, given that it can be safely assumed he isn’t powering up with PEDs.

Stanton would be quite a treat performing for a true major league franchise in a true major league town but alas the Marlins have tied him up for the next decade at about $30 million per, something they can ill afford. Which gives us hope, the Marlins being the Marlins, that they’ll soon enough dump him on a real team in New york, LA, Chicago, even Boston where his talents cane be properly appreci-ated.

•••Lastly, in their final

evaluations of the Cher-ington era in Red Sox history, the cranky brain trust at Fenway might consider giving their de-posed general manager good marks on two of his most controversial calls. He let Jacoby Ellsbury walk and refused to bite for Jon Lester’s mani-festly excessive contract demands. They were bold calls derided to varying degrees by both the faithful and the pundits. And at the moment both look brilliant.

In the throes of a horrible second half of the season, wherein he’s hitting roughly .200 with utterly no power, Ellsbury looks more and more a has-been for the yankees whose need for him to be worth every bit the more than $20 million they’re annually paying him is currently desperate. He’s nicked-up, of course, and worn-down. But then he has always been and that’s precisely the point. Slug-gish most of the year, Lester is 10-11 with a 3.46 ERA, which is quite ordinary for the high flying Cubs and hardly what they expected for the $20 million plus per year they’ve invested.

While I wouldn’t bet on it, there’s time enough for each to achieve re-demption this year and well beyond. But it’s not too early to conclude they would not have been worth the money it would have taken to keep them.

In his Christmas card, John Henry will no doubt add, “Thanks, Ben.”

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The University of Massachusetts Boston is using a former TV studio property next to the Boston Globe on Morrissey Boulevard as a satellite parking lot for students and faculty this fall, an arrangement that will likely be only temporary according to UMass officials. The university is leasing the prop-erty from car magnate Herb Chambers, who bought the land in 2013. Chambers won

city approvals to site a pre-owned car dealer-ship on the site, but has not advanced those plans since it became clear that the Boston Globe intends to sell their 16.5 acre property that is adjacent to the Chambers-controlled land at 75 Morrissey.

Ed Lambert, vice chancellor for govern-ment relations and public affairs for UMass Boston, said that the university is leasing the Chambers lot on a “month-to-month” basis to ensure that it

has enough space for the 17,000 students who are now enrolled at the Dorchester campus. Sixty percent of the student body— and 40 percent of faculty and staff— normally use public transportation, according to Lambert. But with diminished capacity for vehicles on campus thanks to an ongoing build-out of new academic build-ings, UMass desper-ately needs the safety valve. It plans to use the defunct Bayside Expo property as a

larger lot for cars, but the empty, 275,000 square foot exposition building has not yet been demolished and cleared, a delay caused by ongoing negotia-tions with abutters and state regulators over needed permits. Once its converted into a larger lot, the Bayside site will likely negate the need for a lot on the Chambers site, according to Lambert.

Lambert said that the Chambers site has room for 125 cars and has not been heavily

used except for the first few days of the school year when a higher volume of students are on campus for special events.

“We wanted to have pace for those who need to take their cars to campus, so we don’t have spill-over into places where people don’t want them,” said Lambert.

Chambers, a Dorches-ter native, won commu-nity support and BRA approval to convert the old WLVI-TV station into a BMW dealer-

ship in 2013. But, the promised dealership has never materialized. Earlier this year, a pub-lic relations firm that represents Chambers issued a statement that blames the delay on “certain unanticipated complications in regard to engineering issues at this site.”

“The Herb Chambers companies fully intend to utilize the property for automotive use,” the statement added.

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PROBATE AND FAMILY COURTINFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE

IN THE ESTATE OFMARTA ANN CARNEY

Also known as: MARTA CARNEYDATE OF DEATH: 05/31/2015

SUFFOLK DIVISIONTo all persons interested in above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner James M. Carney, Jr. of Hanover, MA, Petitioner Robert Carney of Dorchester, MA a Will has been admitted to informal probate. James M. Carney, Jr. of Hanover, MA, Robert Carney of Dorchester, MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representa-tive of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includ-ing distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminat-ing or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

Published: September 24, 2015

By maddie kilgannonSpecial to the reporter

Bostonians who hope to become US citizens will get an assist this month from city officials who are teaming up with a non-profit organiza-tion to help streamline the naturalization process.

The Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians has pitched in with Project Citizenship to co-host Citizenship Day on Sat., Sept. 26, at the Timilty School in Roxbury.

Veronica Serrato, executive director of Project Citizenship, talked about the event at a City Hall press

conference last week, noting that Citizen-ship Day aims to give 250 legal permanent residents access to more than 100 trained vol-unteers, ranging from community members, attorneys, law students, and lawyers who will provide pro-bono coun-sel with the citizenship application.

The financial cost of becoming a citizen is one of the biggest obstacles facing applicants, Ser-rato said. The Sept. 26 event will provide free of charge everything needed for a citizenship application, including the opportunity to have

an applicant’s passport photo taken on site. The entire process, from background checks to naturalization, usually takes about six months, but that can vary, according to Project Citizenship.

The day’s activities will also include a natu-ralization ceremony for 175 new citizens. After the ceremony, the new citizens will be able to register to vote at the school, said Dion Irish, chairman of the city’s Board of Election Com-missioners. “Everyone should have a voice,” he said. “That is the democratic process.”

Lynne Celestin, a recently naturalized citizen who now works in the city’s Elections Department, talked about what it meant for her to become a citizen: “I was born in Haiti but my whole childhood has been here in America,” she said. “My growth has been here, the life that I know is not of Haiti, but of America. I became a permanent resident of this country in 2006 and the next step after five years would be for me to become a citizen. Becoming a US citizen is a change of status, not a change of identity. It enables you

to have better and more opportunities.”

Project Citizenship, through funding from various foundations and corporations, connects legal permanent resi-dents to the resources they need to become citizens by providing some direct services and also helping with preparations for the civics test.

To participate in Citi-zenship Day, individuals should call the Project’s office at 617-694-5949 to register. More in-formation, available in different languages, can also be found at projectcitizenship.org.


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Meetings to weigh changes to school enrollment planBy maddie kilgannonSpecial to the reporter

A series of community meetings — beginning with one at Dorches-ter’s Kroc Center on Oct. 8— will weigh the pros and cons of chang-ing the current school enrollment system to include both charter

and public schools in one “unified” applica-tion. Mayor Walsh’s office announced the initiative last week.

The concept of creat-ing a unified enrollment system has been met with tentative support from Boston Public Schools and charters,

according to Rachel Weinstein, the chief collaboration officer at The Boston Compact, which will organize the community meetings. Now, Weinstein says, the parties want to hear from parents, students and teachers about their needs and

concerns.“The meetings will

be about collaboration across all of our schools in Boston,” said Rahm Dorsey, the city’s Chief of Education. “We have a framework. What we need is to understand what parents need it to do.”

The plan— still in its conceptual stages— would need legislative and Boston School Committee approv-als and is not likely to be in place until the 2017-2018 school year. Students already enrolled in schools would not be impacted, according to Weinstein.

In addition to the Kroc Center meeting (Thurs., Oct. 8, 5:30 p.m.), meetings will be held in Mattapan at the Mildred Avenue Community Center on Wed., Oct. 21 and Grove Hall Community Center on Nov. 5.


The 6th annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon will take place on Fri., Oct. 23, at 11:45 a.m. at the Seaport Hotel/Boston World Trade Center. The cel-ebratory gathering will also mark the Silver An-niversary of the Boston Irish Reporter.

The 2015 honorees are: Boston Police Commissioner William Evans and his brothers, Paul, John, Thomas and James; Mike Sheehan, chief executive officer, The Boston Globe; and

Margaret Stapleton, retired vice president, John Hancock Insur-ance and Financial Services, past presi-dent Eire Society, and longtime Pine Street Inn volunteer.

“Since October 2010, the Boston Irish Re-porter has sponsored this annual event,” said publisher Ed Forry. “It’s an inspiring luncheon to recognize and cel-ebrate exemplary Irish individuals and their families who share our heritage in Boston and Ireland. “At this event, we tell the life stories of exemplary Boston Irish with immigrant roots in Ireland, who established productive and meaningful lives

in Boston, and worked to make better lives for succeeding generations of emigrants to our city.”

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Mayor Marty Walsh. Program moderator will be Boston Red Sox “poet laureate” Dick Flavin.

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Docket No. SU15P2118EAIN THE ESTATE OF

RAPHAEL JESSE DOVEDATE OF DEATH: 05/16/2015

SUFFOLK DIVISION24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114

617-788-8300To all persons interested in above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Tania D. LeB-lanc of Peabody, MA, a Will has been admit-ted to informal probate. Tania D. LeBlanc of Peabody, MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includ-ing distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminat-ing or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

Published: September 24, 2015

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PROBATE and FAMILY COURTDocket No. SU84P1235

Suffolk Probate & Family Court24 New Chardon St., Boston 02114

CITATION ON PETITION FOR ORDER OF COMPLETE

SETTLEMENT OF ESTATEESTATE OF: FRANK PELLEGRINO

a/k/a FRANCIS X. PELLEGRINODATE OF DEATH: 03/26/1984

To all interested persons: A Petition has been filed by: Francis R. Pellegrino 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 in the Petition. For the First through the Twenty-Second and Final and Also for the First through the Twenty-Third and Final Accounts.

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 10/15/2015.

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: September 14, 2015Felix D. Arroyo

Register of ProbatePublished: September 24, 2015


PROBATE & FAMILY COURT SUFFOLK PROBATE & FAMILY COURT

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Docket No. SU15P1507GDIN THE MATTER OF

LATOYA M. RICHof DORCHESTER MA

CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON

PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 RESPONDENT

Alleged Incapacitated PersonTo the named Respondent and all other

interested persons, a petition has been filed by Wakeelaa D. Evans of Dorchester, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Latoya M. Rich is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Wakeelaa D. Evans of Dorchester, MA (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 neces-sary, 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 10/15/2015. 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 objec-tion within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may

limit or completely take away the above-named 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.

Felix D. ArroyoRegister of Probate

Date: September 15, 2014Published: September 24, 2015


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Docket No. SU15P1491GDIN THE MATTER OF ANGEL D. BROWN

of DORCHESTER MACITATION GIVING NOTICE

OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON

PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 RESPONDENT

Alleged Incapacitated PersonTo the named Respondent and all other

interested persons, a petition has been filed by The Dept. of Developmental Services of Boston, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Angel D. Brown is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Katherine M. Potter of Newton Center, MA (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 neces-sary, 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 10/08/2015. 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 objec-tion within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may

limit or completely take away the above-named 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.

Felix D. ArroyoRegister of Probate

Date: September 15, 2014Published: September 24, 2015

CALLAWAY, JanetC. (Heaver), born in Quincy, lifelong resident of Weymouth.Wife of Robert L. Callaway of Weymouth. Daughter of the late Margaret (Butler) Heaver of Weymouth. Mother of Susan (Callaway) Pratt of Braintree, formerly of East Bridgewater, Anne Marie (Ohlson) Callaway of Abington and Barbara Vasile and her husband Albert J. Vasile, Jr. of Quincy. Grandmother of Stephenand his wife Anne and Michael Pratt; Eric and Michelle Ohlson. Great -grandmother of Madeline E. Pratt. Sister of Claire Cote of Pembroke, Irene Sullivan of Hingham, and Peggy Leone and her husband William Leone of Weymouth. Sister-in-law of the late Dr. John Sullivan, Donald Cote and Charles and Eunice Flagg. Janet is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Janet graduated from Weymouth High School, Class of 1949, as well as Quincy City Hospital School of Nursing, Class

of 1952. She worked at the South Shore Hospital and the Quincy Visiting Nurses Associat ion helping many patients over the years. A loving and devoted mother and grandmother, her life was her family; driving the grandchildren to school and their many events, spending quality time in the car, and sharing life experiences while bonding at their grandparent’s home.FAIRFIELD, David

A. age 64 of Pawtucket, RI passed away suddenly. Husband of the late Cindy (Mukler). Father of Jason Fairfield of Woonsocket, RI, Justin Fairfield and his wife Debra of Scituate, RI, Rachael Fairfield of Hudson, N.H. and Jamie Fairfield of Buffalo, Ny. Brother of Fred Fairfield and his wife Marilyn of Canton, Virginia Fairfield of Canton, Susan Fairfield of Hudson, NH and the late Robert M. Brother in law of Elaine Fairfield of Holbrook. Also survived by 6 grandchildren. Dave worked as an Electrician for the IBEW Local 103

in Boston for 34 years before retiring in 2014.GAFFNEY,Matthew

P . in Dorches ter . Husband of Eleanor A. (Ames) Gaffney. Brother of Merrill M. Gaffney of California. Matthew was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He served for two years in the Naval Research Laboratory, then become a Program Director at the National Science Foundation in Washington, DC. He was also a retired Mathematician from the Univers i ty o f M a s s a c h u s e t t s . D o n a t i o n s t o t h e Lymphoma Soc iety of MA, Chapter 495, Old Connecticut Path, Suite 220, Framingham. MA 01701 would be appreciated.MURRAY, Edward

of Marshfield, renowned fiddle player. Brother of Tom Murray of England, Margaret Fitzgerald of Dorchester, Eileen Wilson of Foxboro, and the late Sean Murray of Ireland. Brother-in-law of Arthur Wilson, Doreen Murray. Survived by his

daughters Christine, Patti and Janet, four grandchi ldren and many loving nieces and nephews. o’HEARN, John P.

Jr. of Sudbury, formerly of Dorchester, Wellesley, and Waban. Husband of Ann (Tomasello) O’Hearn. Father of Kathleen Keogh and her husband Billy of Holliston, Johno O’Hearn and his wife Erin of Spring Lake, NJ, Anno Rourke and her husband David of Wellesley. Grandfather of Rosie and Charlie Keogh; Johno, Michael, Annie and Packy O’Hearn; John, David, Patrick, Emily and LuLu Rourke. Son of the late John P. and Elisabeth (Brine) O’Hearn, brother of Betty O’Hearn and Ann Marie Fish, both of Hingham and the late Jean O’Hearn. John was educated at Walnut Park School, Saint Sebastian’s School, and College of The Holy Cross. Upon graduation, John joined Meredith & Grew (Colliers Int.) in 1962 where he cultivated a 52 year commercial brokerage career as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Senior Vice President. John served as director of the Massachusetts Cooperative Bank and the Abington Savings Bank, as well as trustee of St. Sebastian’s School. A long time member of Longwood Cricket Club, Wellesley Country Club, Clover Club and St. John the Evangelist Parish where he was parishioner 45 years. Remembrances may be made to Saint Sebastian’s School , 1191 Greendale Ave., Needham, MA 02492. PoWER , M a r y

A. (MacFarlane) of Dedham formerly of Dorchester. Wife of 53 years to Robert J. Power. Mother of Judy Power and her husband Greg Stapleton, Mary Ellen Power, Laura Power, John Power and his wife Heather all of Dedham and Nancy Power Clark and her husband Tom Clark of Shrewsbury. “Marme” to 11 grandchildren, Garrett, Michaela and Racheal Stapleton, Fiona, Quinn, Seamus, Teegan and Cian Power and Shannon, Allison and Lauren Clark. Also survived by her brother Joseph MacFarlane of Barnstable and her sisters-in-law Catherine MacFarlane of No. Fort Myers, FL and Joan Cavanaugh of Roslindale. Predeceased by her parents, Angus J. and May C. MacFarlane and her brothers John, Charles, Robert and William MacFarlane. Loving aunt to several nieces and nephews. Former employee of the Boston Edison Co. and Dedham Public Schools. Former Dedham Girls Softball Coach. R e m e m b r a n c e s i n memory of Mary may be made to unicefusa.org or to dedhamfoodpantry.org.REARDoN,Priscilla

A.(Roumacher) o f Dorchester. Wife of the late Richard A. Reardon. Mother of Karen A. Barrett and her husband John of Dorchester, and Linda Costello and her husband William of Rockland.Sister of Phyllis Jennings of FL, Joan Horan of Wellesley, Francis Roumacher of Duxbury and the late Nancy Lake and Marylou Roumacher. Also survived by many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Remembrances may be made in Priscilla’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association.SHAUGHNESSY,

RobertL. of yuma, AZ, formerly of Brighton and Dorchester. Husband of

Geraldine E. (Anderson). Father of the late Michael Shaughnessy of Cohasset. Survived by his sons, Joseph Shaughnessy of CA, Peter Shaughnessy and his wife Heather McCorkindale of CA, and his daughter, Maryellen and her husband Daniel Rae of Dorchester. Son of the late Frank and Mary (O’Gorman) S h a u g h n e s s y . G r a n d f a t h e r o f Danielle Carter, Andi Shaughnessy, Amanda and Elise Rae, and Kayla Shaughnessy. Great-grandfather of Gavin, Lola, and Tighe Carter. Veteran Korean War - U.S. Army, serving in Erlangen, Germany. Robert was awarded the National Defense Service Medal. Late retired member of Teamsters Local #25, working for Hemingway Trucking for many years.Donations in Robert’s memory may be made to a charity of your choice. SWAN, William J.

of Dorchester. Husband of the late Janice C. (Baptist). Father of Eric of Weymouth, Katherine of Burlington, Edward of Quincy and Elizabeth Ocasio of Braintree. Brother of Linda Dodge of NH. Also survived by 9 loving grandchildren. Remembrances may be made to the American Parkinson’s Disease Assoc., MA Chapter, 72 E. Concord St., Boston, MA 02118. Vet. Korean War, U.S. Navy.WILLIAMS,Bridget

of Dorchester. Born in Galway, Ireland. Daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Flaherty) Williams. Sister of Mary, Annie, T h o m a s , P a t r i c k , Sarah, Colm, Theresa, Bernadette and the late Nora, Michael, John, Margaret and Richard. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Remembrances may be made in Bridget’s name to Charles River Alleycats.

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borhoods Can Help, PINCH Foundation to honor South Boston’s Billy Higgins with the 2015 Jack Leary Quiet Leadership award dur-ing the non-profit ’s annual fundraiser and awards ceremony, 7 p.m., to midnight, at the West Roxbury Elks. There is a raffle, live auction, entertainment and a buffet. Spread the word, from South Boston to Southill. Tickets are $35 at the door; only tables of ten ($350) may be reserved, in advance, by sending a check to: The PINCH Foundation, P.O. Box 320085, West Roxbury, MA 02132. Go to pinchfoundation.org, or call 617-838-7362.Sat.,September26

Saint Ann Neponset Annual $10,000 Dinner benefiting parish youth. Grand Prize $10,000. Florian Hall, 6 p.m. cocktails, 7:30 - 11 p.m. dinner and drawing. $150 for a numbered ticket and $40 for a companion ticket. Call 617-825-6180 or [email protected]. Only 200 tickets sold. Sun.,September27

• Congressman Ste-phen F. Lynch will host an information session for all high school students interested in applying to one of the United States Service Academies in Braintree, 10 a.m.-noon. Representatives from each of the Service Acad-emies will make brief presentations and be available for questions. East Middle School, 305 River St., Braintree. Contact Bob Fowkes at 617-428-2000. Sat.,october3

• “Nueva España” concert by The Boston Camerata at Ashmont’s All Saints’ Church, 209

Ashmont St., Dorches-ter brings to life once again the ancient colo-nial music of Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia in an unforgettable blend of Spanish, native Ameri-can, and African styles. 3pm. Tickets $20,$30. Discounts are available for students ($10) and groups of 10 or more. For further information, call 617-262-2092 or visit bostoncamerata.org.Sun.,october4

East Boston Savings Bank 10th Annual 5K Bay Run/Walk Road Race on Day Boulevard at Carson Beach, 9 a.m.. Benefiting the EBSB Charitable Foundation and continuing the “Non-Profit Challenge”. Non-profits that are in-terested, please contact Joyce Patterson at (857) 524-1123 or email her at [email protected]. Registration is $20 before Sept. 26; $25 after and on race day.Thurs.,october8

• Community meeting for parents, educators and students to discuss creating a unified enroll-ment system for district and charter schools in Boston. 5:30 p.m. Kroc Center, 650 Dudley St., Dorchester.Sun.,october11

• Dorchester’s Irish Heritage Festival is back

for its fifth year, with a full slate of Irish music and dance performances, family entertainment, and cultural activities, as well as food and vendor booths. The festival will take place on Sunday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Florian Hall (55 Hallet Street) and the John McKeon Post AmVets 146 (4 Hilltop St.). More details to follow.Mon.,october12

•Project DEEP Street Hockey Jamboree will be held from 8 a.m.- 7 p.m. at the Garvey Park Street Hockey Rink and King Street courts. Awards and cookout follow imme-diately after final games. Entry fee: $300 per team. Three divisions: Mites (6-8); squirts (9-11) and PeeWees (12-14). Regis-tration deadline is Sept. 18. First eight teams in each division will be accepted. Rain date is Nov. 11. Proceeds benefit Project DEEP. More info: [email protected].,october17

• The Shirley-Eustis house hosts third annual Harry Potter event from 1-7 p.m. with a focus on Harry Potter’s “Goblet of Fire.” The event includes Witchcraft and Wizardry classes, themed games and tournaments, along

with performances by Berklee College of Mu-sic’s Audire Soundtrack Choir and Harry Potter Soundtrack Orchestra. Admission to this year’s event is $15 ages 18 and up. $10 for under 18 years old. Costumes are not required, but highly en-couraged. Contact Patti Violette at 617-442-2275.

• Family Fun movie event at Mattapan Com-munity Health Center, 1575 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. features Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, rated PG. All kids under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Limited seating. Contact Amanda Reyome at 617-898-9006.

• Graduates of Mount Saint Joseph Academy Reunion weekend in-cludes alumnae soccer match at 3p..m followed by a trivia competition at 6p.m. On Sunday, the day will begin with a celebration of Holy Mass at 10a.m., fol-lowed immediately with Brunch at 11a.m. For more information please contact the Advancement Office at 617-254-1510 or by e-mail at [email protected].,october20

• 14th annual Pump-kin Float at Pope John Paul II Park begins with registration at 5:30 p.m.

with the float starting at 6 p.m. on Davenport Creek inside the park. Bring your hollow, carvedpumpkin and join the floating parade of illu-minated jack-o-lanterns down the creek to the Neponset River. Hal-loween costumes are encouraged. Pumpkins can be no larger than 8 inches, or they won’t float. Floats and candles will be provided. At the end of the event, pumpkins are collected for compost and used in Boston gardens. The float is presented by MA DCR and co-sponsored by the Trustees of the Reservation.Wed.,october21

• Community meeting for parents, educators and students to discuss creating a unified enroll-ment system for district and charter schools in Boston. 5:30 p.m. Mat-tapan library, 1350 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan.Thurs.,october22

• St. Mary’s Center

for Women and Chil-dren hosts Diamonds of Dorchester, a reception, dinner, and live auction event from 6-8:30p.m. at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. A program and presentation of the John M. Corcoran Award for Excellence will be given to Angela Menino. To make a donation, learn about sponsor-ship opportunities, or purchase a ticket to this event, please contact the Development Office at St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children at 617-436-8600 or [email protected].,october23

• Sixth annual Boston Irish Honors luncheon at 11:45 a.m. at Seaport Boston Hotel. Honorees include Boston Police Commissioner William Evans and family; Mike Sheehan, CEO of the Bos-ton Globe and Margaret Stapleton. For more info, contact 617-436-1222 or email [email protected]

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1 Person Household $34,500





How to Get an Application: Applications will be available September 21, 2015 to October 2, 2015 from 10 am to 4 pm

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday; 10 am to 7 pm onWednesdays; and Saturday, September 26th from

10 am - 2 pm

Information Sessions will be held on September 24, 2015at 10:30am and 6:30pm at the

Georgetowne Homes Leasing CenterApplications can be picked up in person,

emailed, faxed or US Mail from the Georgetowne Homes Leasing Office:

400A Georgetowne Drive, Hyde Park MA 02136

Applications MUST BE POST MARKED, EMAILED, FAXED OR DELIVERED IN PERSON BY October 9, 2015

The placement of your application on the waiting list will be decided by a lottery held at 10:00 am November 5, 2015

at Georgetowne Homes Leasing Center.

For more info or reasonable accommodations,

call 617-364-3020, TTY 711


nutrition factsServing Size 1/2 cup (120g)Serving Per Container 3.5

Amount Per Serving

Calories 20% Daily Values*

Total Fat 0g 0%Saturated Fat 0g 0%Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%Sodium 320mg 13%Total Carbohydrate 4g 1%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Sugars 1g

Protein 1g 2%*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your DailyValues may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Calories 2,000 2,500Total Fat Less than 65g 80g Sat Fat Less than 20g 25gCholesterol Less than 300mg 300mgSodium Less than 2400mg 2400mgTotal Carbohydrate 300g 375g Dietary Fiber 25g 30g

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