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October 17, 2019

Hyde Park BulletinVolume 18, Issue 42

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Keep Hyde Park Beautiful held a walking tour of the historic Hyde Park homes in Fairmount Hill. Led byJim Lafond-Lewis, Joseph Smith and Pat Tierney, the tour ranged all over and attracted the attention ofabout 40 residents. The tour included houses that were hundreds of years old, how they were constructed,what changed over the years and what was actually certified vintage in the neighborhood.

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Developments heatingup in Hyde Park

Factory Hill sees silver lining inCPA application denial

District 4 City Councilor Andrea Campbell's representative CarolineKimball-Katz spoke to residents at the Mount Hope Canterbury Neigh-borhood Association regarding the proposed development at the Homefor Little Wanderers.

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Development and trafficconcerns intersected at theMount Hope CanterburyNeighborhood Association(MHC) meeting on Thurs.,Oct. 10 at the Home for Wan-derers at 780 American Le-gion Hwy.

This is the site of the pro-posed development, the com-ment period of which wasscheduled to end the follow-ing day with the Boston Plan-

ning and DevelopmentAgency (BPDA). More than40 people of this diversegroup, spanning a range ofraces, ages and classes, ex-pressed their opinions aboutthe proposal in a heated de-bate that divided the roomabout preserving the charac-ter and greenspace in this his-torically underserved com-munity while making roomfor a new generation that

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Boston Police Community Service Officer Gerri McElmoyle, ONS Hyde Park Representative Bryan Flynnand Factory Hill Neighborhood Watch Chair Randy Haynes field questions from residents at the meeting.


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Randy Haynes, the chair ofthe Factory Hill NeighborhoodWatch (FHNW), told a handfulof members that the group’s ap-plication for Community Preser-vation Act (CPA) funding wasnot approved at their meeting onWed. Oct. 9 at the Area E-18 po-lice station.

“I met with Christine Poff, theDirector of Community Preser-vation for the City of Boston, andThadine Brown, who had cometo the group before and had givenus the presentation about the pro-gram,” Haynes said. “They told

me that Factory Hill was not onthe list of the projects to befunded this time.”

However, there was a glim-mer of hope in the conversation,he explained.

“They really liked the park,and Thadine is really excitedabout getting the project done,”he said. “They are committed tosticking with us.”

Haynes said that Brown willbe talking with the Departmentof Conservation and Recreation(DCR), the state agency thatowns the park, on how it can bebetter maintained.

“Every meeting we mentionthe overgrowth on the stairs,”

Haynes said, “especially in thespring, when it is really bad.”

Right now, the stairs cominginto the park are thick with brushand are barely walkable. Thereis no ramp into the park, whichis hilly. This makes it inaccessiblefor seniors and people with dis-abilities, as well as families push-ing strollers.

“Christine said there are sev-eral grants and other financialthings that we can apply for thatwill be helpful for removing theweed trees that have just grownwild and obstruct the view intothe park,” Haynes said. “It’s hard

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While the project at 36-70Sprague St. is moving forwardinto the Zoning Board of Appeals(ZBA) process after receivingBoston Planning and Develop-ment Agency (BPDA) Boardapproval, several other largerprojects are on the horizon forHyde Park.

The current iteration of the proposal at 99-105 River St. in Hyde Park,one of several larger developments presenting in the neighborhood.

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The 247-unit Sprague St.building still has to go throughZBA approval, but right nextdoor is the proposed 305-unitbuilding at1717-1725 Hyde ParkAve. Both projects have seen op-position and support from theresidents of Hyde Park.

Three new developments arealso on the horizon for the neigh-

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Essence of Thyme nonprofit servingup training and home-cooked meals

Nonprofit company Essenceof Thyme recently moved fromits former River Street locationto the site of the former BriarRose Bar at 1300 Hyde ParkAve.

The shop had its grandopening earlier this month, andfounder and president of par-ent company Towards Indepen-dent Living and Learning(TILL) Dafna Krouk-Gordonsaid the move represents theimpact they’ve been able tohave on the community by pro-viding meals for the group’spartner schools and organiza-tions and providing vocationaland social skills to those hav-ing developmental disabilities.

Krouk-Gordon said TILL

and the ETC started out smallabout 30 years ago.

“We actually started as acafe where we would be serv-ing the public with six individu-als in a borrowed kitchen inBrookline,” she said. “We werejust getting our culinary skillstogether and the intent was toalways provide vocational op-portunities to people with de-velopmental disabilities. Wethought we could do it by serv-ing the public, and training andemploying people at the sametime. The intent was always tocreate a cycle, at least as wewere looking at it.”

The group moved Essenceof Thyme to the Dedham Plaza,where Krouk-Gordon said theystarted selling art products asgifts. About 15 years ago, theymoved to River Street.

“That really allowed us toexpand the culinary aspect ofit and not just deal with the cafewalk ins and catering for ourcorporate accounts,” she said.“We wanted an opportunity forpeople to perfect their skills.”

According to TILL’s website, they provide 800,000meals every year.

“The good news was that wegot really big, but the bad newswas we were no longer able tosupport ourselves at the oldspace on River Street so wemoved to this place,” she said.

Krouk-Gordon said theyalso have expanded their giftshop items, half of which aremade in house and all of whichcan’t be bought online or at abig box store.

Krouk-Gordon said TILLwas formed in the 1980s, justas institutionalization was be-ing phased out as a means ofproviding care to persons withdevelopmental disabilities ormental health issues, and shesaid she’s proud to have beenon the forefront of that issue.

“We (TILL) were one of thefirst private nonprofits, as op-

posed to the state run agencies,to be able to say ‘let’s developcommunity-based services'. Wenow have 57 group homeswhere individuals liveperamently and help them tofind what they can do on a dailybasis to feel they are contribut-ing... I don’t know if we wereahead of the curve, but the tim-ing was such where we couldbring people into the commu-nity where they belong.”

The program does not al-ways lead to those in traininggetting a job with ETC or TILL,but Krouk-Gordon said the factthat other companies are wak-ing up to the potential of theirvocational graduates is prom-ising.

“With the employment mar-ket as low as it is, it gives usthe opportunity to show thestrengths of individuals whohave been trained by us to lotsof employers,” she said. “It’s anopportunity to show their po-tential and their character.”

Krouk-Gordon added shefeels very optimistic about themove to the Briar Rose locationand their planned expansion ofservices. She said they have alot of work to do since theystarted catering contracts withschools in the neighborhoodlast spring.

“We can’t wait to become aknown quantity in the commu-nity,” she said. “We’re hopingto give to the neighborhood asmuch as our customers willgive to us.”

For more information, headon over to the Essence ofThyme or go to Tillinc.org.

The Essence of Thyme will be prepping more meals for schools and local organizations at their now largerlocation on Hyde Park Avenue.

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Letters to the Editor

Featherbedding2019 style

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

Mayor’s Column

Martin J. Walsh

A little more than a half-century ago featherbedding onrailroads was rampant. Asdiesel locomotives took theplace of steam engines, therewas no longer a need for fire-men, because there was nocoal to shovel from the tenderinto the boilers. [Full disclo-sure: my grandfather ’sbrother worked for years—long before diesel and electriclocomotives came onto thescene—shoveling coal to en-able the New York, New Ha-ven, and Hartford Railroadtrains to speed from New Ha-ven to Boston.]

Empowered with a dead-man’s throttle, a solitary en-gineer could now drive a trainwithout the need for a secondadult, the fireman, in the lo-comotive cab.

As communications im-proved, there was no need fora caboose to rear-end a freighttrain to provide shelter forcrew, formerly requiredin switching and shunting, orfor them to keep a lookoutfor load shifting, damage toequipment and cargo, and dis-connection. Sensors enabledan engineer to know of thesemalfunctions.

Thus railroads saved them-selves a lot of money if theycould please the various broth-erhood unions. If they reachedan impasse, then strikes be-came ugly as disgruntled strik-ers resorted to violence andcreated havoc, as was one ofthe worst cases against theFlorida East Coast Railwaybeginning in 1963

As railroads reached themodern age aided by all sortsof technological improve-ments, their costs went downbecause the number of em-ployees diminished to attritionor lay-offs.

A while back a friend ofmine working for a privatefirm was hired to examine apedestrian bridge crossingover Amtrak’s rails.

Understandably he had towait until the wee hours in the

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morning to do his inspections,after the last train had gone byand before the morning trainsstarted making their runs. Ashis probing came close to thecatenary wires, which providethe overhead power to Acelaand other Amtrak locomotives,the high voltage power had tobe shut off, which necessitatedthe presence of electrician(s). But there was a chance for alot of overtime for Amtrak per-sonnel here, and thus sixAmtrak employees fed fromthe general trough, althoughonly two inspectors from theprivate firm were in atten-dance.

Multiply this by thousandsof other instances of when un-necessary personnel are hiredto merely stand around——these onlookers in the caseabove were receiving seriousovertime pay— and you get anidea of why the cost of livingis so high in Boston, as well asin the rest of the state. Theonly people who benefit fromfeatherbedding—be they fed-eral, state, or city workers—are the featherbedders them-selves, as they drive up cost forthe rest of us. Yes, there’ssomething to be said for mak-ing an honest living with aday’s hard work, especially ifthe public does not have to re-fill its coffers for payingfeatherbedders.

In Boston, we defy stereotypesand we age strong

Boston has always beenknown as a strong city. A lotof our strength comes from ourolder residents, who representa broad diversity of culturesand backgrounds, and whohelped to make our city whatit is today. That’s why we re-cently changed the name of theElderly Commission to theAge Strong Commission. Itbetter reflects the work we do,and the strong Bostonians weserve. We also launched theCity’s first-ever Age Strongpublic awareness campaign.It’s an effort to combat nega-tive stereotypes about aging,and highlight some of the in-credible older adults showingwhat it means to age strong inour neighborhoods.

Older adults are one of ourfastest-growing populations.In 2010, there were more than88,000 residents over the ageof 60 living in Boston. By2030, this number is expectedto exceed 130,000. As ourpopulation changes, the waywe think and talk about agingshould, too.

We have all heard negativeand inaccurate messaging

about aging. In Boston, we areconfronting harmful labels likesenile, inactive, helpless, andfrail. These words don’t accu-rately describe Boston’s olderadults, so we decided to com-bat these stereotypes by high-lighting the positive, empow-ering side of aging through abold public awareness cam-paign.

This fall, you will see thefaces and stories of olderBostonians displayed on busshelters, at City Hall, in our li-braries, and on social media.This campaign features olderadults from throughoutBoston’s neighborhoods, in-cluding Sandra Harris, 68;Irene Morey, 103; HarryPierre, 67; Vinny Marino, 83;Leo Romero, 84; Judy Yee, 70;Smiler Haynes, 86; and RobQuinn, 59. These Bostonianshave great stories to tell andimportant messages to share.

This is what I know aboutolder Bostonians: they areleaders, changemakers, andproblem solvers. They starttrends and fight for causesthey care about. Older resi-dents contribute a lot to their

communities, their families,and our city as a whole, andwe are grateful for their en-ergy and experience.

We invite everyone, of allages, to join this conversa-tion. Visit www.boston.gov/age-strong to learn more,and sha re how you agest rong. Together we canmake Boston the most age-friendly city in America,where all generations areincluded, valued, and em-powered.

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BRACE YOURSELFHYDE PARK

To the Editor:For what? For upwards of

700 new units and 600 newvehicles sought within a 1.5miles of Readville Station.Add the Rogers School andyou’ll have at least 70 moreunits and 20 more cars. Byadding supply to balance de-mand for ( theoretically)lower housing costs, thesedevelopments seek to garnerincentives from the housingcrisis ($). Still, no mattertheir elevator pitch, the pri-mary lens for developers isreturn on investment, not so-cial impact. It’s business, notpublic service. Addressingissues for infrastructure andthe type and scale of devel-opment requires public ac-tion.

Let’s consider six devel-opments, two of which havebeen approved by the BostonPlanning and DevelopmentAgency. The approved devel-opments include 247 rentalunits at 36-40 Sprague Street

and 24 rental units at 11 DanaAvenue. The four additionaldevelopments include 32condo units at 1318 RiverStreet, 48 condo units at 1185River Street, 47 rental unitsat 99-105 Fairmount Ave, and305 rental units at 1717-1725Hyde Park Ave. These arepursued by HPTrax, UrbanMeritage, DiSipio BuildingGroup, and Ad Meliora re-spectively.

Such swooping develop-ment questions vested inter-ests, neighborhood access,and plans for accommodatingprosperity for current andprospective residents. Con-sidering such questions en-tails understanding how thesedevelopments influencehousing stock, neighbor-hoods access, and effectiveplanning.

Poor housing supply hashurt underserved areas of theCity and jagged pathways tohomeownership have led eq-uity astray. Are there path-ways to equity for a genera-tion on the rise? These devel-

opments collectively presentless than 12% inhomeownership opportuni-ties. Earning enough to dineout, yet too indebted to afforda home, young professionalsare pursued by such develop-ments as creating Neverlandis more profitable than help-ing them settle down. Keepthis in mind when consider-ing proportions of studios,one-bedrooms, and the pres-ence and cost of condos.

A benefit of these devel-opments may be their prox-imity to transit. Transit Ori-entated Development is con-cept pursuing vibrantwalkable environmentsthrough adjacency to transit.However, three of the devel-opments are questionable interms of being transit-ori-ented. Still developers willinsist nearby transit will de-ter traffic. However, the de-velopments at 1185 RiverStreet, 11 Dana Avenue, and36-40 Sprague Street, all in-clude parking spaces that areequal to or greater than theirnumber of units, which pri-oritizes traffic over transit.Whether or not parkingcomes from zoning or mar-keting, let’s consider incen-tives for driving before wecall things transit-oriented.With north Hyde Park bridg-

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borhood.Bhavya Patel, who also owns

the Rogers Gas Station inReadville, is proposing to place32 units (20 two-bed and 12 one-bed) at the site of the formerJunior’s Automotive building on1318 River St. No plans have yetbeen filed with the BPDA on thesite, but several residents ex-pressed their concerns that thisdevelopment could have on thetraffic in the neighborhood, as itsits at the River Street/GordonAvenue intersection that is usu-ally jammed during high traffichours.

Residents also expressed con-cern that the property lacks openspace, does not have enoughparking (despite being next doorto the Hyde Park Commuter RailStation) and would be too densefor the neighborhood.

Right down the street onFairmount Avenue, next to theother Commuter Rail Station, isa plan for 47 units at 99-105Fairmount Ave. The BPDA ishosting a community meeting onOct. 22 at the Boston PoliceAcademy at 85 Williams Ave. at6:30 p.m. for this proposal.DiSipio Building Group is head-ing up the project.

According to the BPDA website on the project(bostonplans.org/projects/devel-opment-pro jec ts /99-105-fairmount-avenue), the buildingwill replace four two-familyhomes built in 2004. There will

be a garage on the lower levelwith 33 parking spaces. The unitmake up will include, in its cur-rent plan, one studio apartment,29 one-bedroom units and 17two-bedroom units.

The first floor will have twocommercial units, a multi-pur-pose space and nine dwellingunits as well as both a commonand private outdoor gardenspace. The upper floors will bededicated to dwelling units, aswell as a roof deck to provideoutdoor space for residents.

The project would need alaundry list of variances to moveforward. The building is in a two-family residential sub-district,has excessive floor-to-area ratio(FAR) at 1.7 with .5 allowed, isat a height of 50 feet in a 35 footzone, has less open space than is

required, does not have enoughside yard setback and does notmeet the minimum lot size.

Just across the way at 1185River St., the former site ofDempsey’s Bar, developers VinNorton of Urban Meritage andRob Gatnik of Landworks areproposing 48 units for the site,but stressed at the most recentmeeting of the Hyde Park Neigh-borhood Association that thoseplans are “super preliminary”right now. Those preliminaryplans include 30 one-bedroomcondo units and 18 two-bedroomcondo units. A followup meetingwith the BPDA is not yet sched-uled, but Gatnik and Norton saidthey are scheduled to present atthe upcoming Fairmount HillNeighborhood Association onOct. 23.

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LEGAL NOTICE

City Council to look atsober home regulations


During last week’s BostonCity Council meeting on Oct.9, At-Large City CouncilorAlthea Garrison first calledfor a vote on a new ordinanceand then called for a hearingon said ordinance that wouldmore stringently regulate so-ber homes in the City of Bos-ton.

Readers may remember in2017 the case of David Perry,58, of Reading. He operated asober home in Roxbury untilcriminal complaints werefiled against him alleging hewould exchange drugs, legalwork or free rent in exchangefor sex. Prosecutors claimedthis was meant to keep addictshooked on drugs and in hisprogram. Perry pleaded guiltyto 15 counts of evidence tam-pering, 15 drug charges andsix counts of sex for a fee onWednesday, Oct. 2.

Garrison said for this issueand many others, she wantsmore stringent regulations putin place to keep problems andabuses from cropping up.

“They lack sufficient regu-lation and are being builtacross the city,” she said.“Here in Boston I have seenand heard of soberhomeowners moving into

neighborhoods without prop-erly informing the residents,yet they set up shop and starttheir operation with very littlesupervision and regulationfrom the city. Sometimes theowners of these homes takeadvantage of their residentsfor their own financial ben-efit, all while operating in anunsafe environment and doingvery little to help these resi-dents in recovery.”

Garrison said the city hasa duty to provide residentswith the best possible chanceat recovery.

Garrison’s current ordi-nance requires that a soberhome operator obtain a certi-fication from the City of Bos-ton, as well as adhere to cer-tain standards to keep that cer-tification such as keeping theplace clean, sanitary and freeof drugs and have at least onestaff member present in thehome 24 hours a day.

District City CouncilorLydia Edwards said sheagreed that the city needs tostep forward and help in thisissue.

“I want sober homes tothrive, I want people to feelthat they can come home andbe integrated back into ourcommunities and I don’t want

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Truman Rally makingtriumphant return

In 2012, the Truman Rally was attended by hundreds of residents from all over the city at the Hastings StreetParking Lot in West Roxbury.

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The Truman Rally has beena historic marking of the politi-cal season for residents of Ward20 in West Roxbury for de-cades, ever since it was heldoutside the old Boston PoliceStation near Hastings Street.

Now, in honor of one of itsfounders, the late Steve Slyneof the old Steve Slyne’s Deli,District 6 City Councilor MattO’Malley and organizers fromacross the Parkway are reignit-ing the event for a new genera-tion.

“The Harry Truman SocietyElection Rally started in the late70s and early 80s, and it was astaple of the neighborhood,”said O’Malley. “It was histori-cally also the night before theelection and it was an outdoor,old-fashioned rally.”

This year’s iteration will beat the Irish Social Club on Oct.23 starting at 6 p.m. for a meetand greet with a speaking pro-

gram starting at 7 p.m.O’Malley said it was at one

of these events his own love ofpolitics started. He said the tra-dition went on for 20 to 25years before it stopped, and heand local politicians like StateSen. Michael Rush and StateRep. Edward Coppinger re-started the event in 2011 and2012.

“But it was a lot of work andit cost a lot of money and webrought it back because it wassuch a great and iconic event,”he said. “I loved going to it as akid.”

Because founder SteveSlyne passed away this sum-mer, O’Malley said it was timeto bring it back at least onemore time for him.

“We’re all just standing inline at his wake and we seethese pictures from TrumanRallies from years past, and wegot to thinking about how canwe honor his legacy and bringback a cherished family event.”

O’Malley said he got towork and reached out to LordMayor of West Roxbury andProgram Director at the IrishSocial Club Richie Gormley toget the rally hosted at the club.Gormley agreed, and O’Malleysaid they will host At-LargeCity Council CandidatesMichael Flaherty, Michelle Wu,Althea Garrison, AnnissaEssaibi-George, Erin Murphy,Julia Mejia, Alejandra St.Guilen and David Halbert.They will also be hosting Dis-trict 5 Candidates Ricardo Ar-royo and Maria Esdale Farrell.

“We’ll also be presentingsomething to the Slyne familyand it will just be a nice sort ofold fashioned way to get to-gether and have a good time andcelebrate democracy and con-tinue to generate interest in ourlocal elections,” O’Malley said.

The councilor acknowl-edged that politics lately caneasily turn into a wedge that di-vides people, but he said hehopes this event just brings


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On Wednesday, October2, Frank Guerra, headmasterat Boston Trinity Academy,was honored by the HarvardClub of Boston Foundationwith their annual Friends ofEducation Award.

According to the foun-dation, this award is given“to individuals who havemade significant contribu-tions towards the educationof secondary students.” Pastrecipients of this award in-clude Mayor Tom Menino,Governor Charlie Baker, andBoston Public Schools Su-perintendents Tom Payzantand Mike Contompasis.

In their accommodation,the Harvard Club mentionedthat Mr. Guerra was chosenfor this award based on thetremendous accomplish-ments the school has madein 17 years. Boston Trinity

Academy was founded in2002 with only 54 students. Today, the school has over240 students of diverse back-grounds. This year marks Mr.Guerra’s 10-year anniversaryas Boston Trinity’s headmas-ter.

During the school’s re-cent accreditation process, theNew England Association ofSchools and Colleges re-marked, “In a relatively briefspan of its institutional life,Boston Trinity has grown andcontinues to prosper...its hun-dreds of graduates give testi-mony to the value it hasbrought into the world.” Bos-ton Trinity Academy is aunique, mission-drivenschool. It is the only non-de-nominational Christian sec-ondary school in the city ofBoston, and it is ranked themost diverse private high

school in Massachusetts byNiche.com. Last year, theschool gave $1.8 million inscholarships to 60% of itsstudents. The school pro-motes academic excellence,which is reflected in the stu-dents’ 99% college accep-tance rate. At the same time,it promotes educational op-portunities to low incomeand minority students.

The Harvard Club awardsceremony took place at theirannual breakfast. In addi-tion to Mr. Guerra’s award,Lucy Fulco, chair of BTA’sMath department, receivedthe Harvard Club’s TeachingExcellence Award. BTA se-nior Phoebe Linnell wasawarded the Harvard ClubBook Prize in May, and shewas also recognized at thebreakfast.

for the police to see the activity that is going on there.”Trees also need to be chopped down, Haynes said. However, the

removal of one tree can cost between $4,000 and $5,000.Vasco Antoni, a 40-year community resident, noted that the weed

trees can be up to 10 inches long. Once he used to be able to see theBlue Hills from the top of the hill, and people would picnic there.

“It’s not just a visual thing, it’s a safety thing,” he said. “There’sa lot of broken glass there, too. I wouldn’t want people trying to tryto clean it up themselves and pick up a handful of broken glass.”

Several members mentioned partnering with Keep Hyde ParkBeautiful and the Factory Hill Community Garden Club and per-haps organizing a group event in the spring with lots of advancenotice and outreach. If DCR saw the community’s initiative, theymight step in and help as well, they said.

“Keep Hyde Park Beautiful does an amazing job,” said BryanFlynn, the Hyde Park liaison to the Mayor’s Office of Neighbor-hood Services. “But they don’t have the chainsaws or power equip-ment to remove trees. They are volunteers who do the cleanups bythe good graces of the people involved.”

He added that “Hyde Park is very tricky” because some parks areunder the state’s jurisdiction and others are City-owned.

“That doesn’t mean that we can’t continue our conversations withDCR, however,” Flynn said. “Not everyone is going to get picked.But you should stay persistent, and don’t give up. They want to hearyour ideas.”

Also, Flynn speculated that Factory Hill may not have receivedCPA funding this round because Hyde Park received a large amountfrom the CPA in the last round for the projects at the YMCA, thelibrary and the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

One event that Flynn promoted is the grand opening ofMicrogreens in Readville at 21 Norton St. on Wed., Oct. 30 at 10a.m. Mayor Marty Walsh will be there for the ribbon cutting.

“There will be a decent amount of urban farming there,” he said.“They’ve done a lot of hard work.”

Another event is the Paint a Pumpkin with the Police Children’sHalloween Party. It will be held on Sun., Oct. 27 at 11:30 a.m. Chil-dren will be provided with pumpkins.

Gerri McElmoyle, the civilian liaison for Area E-18, had moregood news for Factory Hill. There was only one assault during thepast month, when a fight broke out between friends at 1336 River St.There was one incident on Sept. 18 that was called into the stationwhere there were four motor vehicles spotted parked at the park, butwhen the person was called back, they had left.

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Rally continued from page 6people together to celebrate theprocess and get more peopleout to vote.

“I think the general willhave a bit more turnout,” hesaid. “My overall district, wellwe might not have been first insheer numbers because my dis-trict wasn’t on the ballot, but itwas significantly more than thecitywide average, and I’mhopeful this will continue togenerate interest and sparkcivic engagement and be a lotof fun besides. There’s obvi-ously disagreements in the cityand the neighborhoods and thisis a good chance to respectfullyhear from one another and cel-ebrate the great engagementand role that Ward 20 plays forthe rest of the city.”

O’Malley added SteveSlyne will be on everyone’smind during the rally.

“He was a man who neverheld elected office but was aforce of nature in West Roxburyand Roslindale,” he said. “Hewas a man who helped count-less people and really this elec-tion eve rally is a great way tobring people together from dif-ferent parties and differentpoints of view. It was a truehonor to speak at his rally in2011 and introduce him duringit. I’m really glad we’re able tohonor his life and legacy.”

According to O’Malley,

Slyne was more concernedabout neighborhood issues thananything else.

“Steve and I would talk of-ten about politics, but it wasmore about the importance ofconstituent service issues andquality of life issues and that’show he saw it,” he said.


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ICE SKATING - NEWL E A R N - T O - S K A T ECLASSES FOR CHILDREN,AGES 4 TO 18

New classes start October26th & 27th at the Newton DalyIce Rink on Nonantum Road.Classes are held on Saturdays at1:00 p.m. and Sundays at 1:00pm.

New classes start October20th, 24th & 25th at Brookline/Cleveland Circle Reilly Memo-rial Rink, 355 Chestnut Hill Av-enue, are starting now. Classesare held on Thursdays at 4:00p.m., Fridays at 4:00 p.m. andSundays at 1:00 p.m.

Use figure, recreational orhockey skates. Beginner, inter-mediate and advanced classes areavailable. For information andto register, call Bay State Skat-ing School at 781-890-8480 orvisit online atwww.BayStateSkatingSchool.org. Celebrating Over 50 Years!

CALLING ALL YOUTHBASKETBALL PLAYERS

Registration Opens Oct. 21;Program Begins Oct. 28 - Call-ing all youth basketball players!The YMCA of Greater Boston,in partnership with the BostonCeltic’s Shamrock Foundation, iskicking-off the nonprofit’s fallyouth basketball developmentleague for youth starting at age3 through the 4th grade. AllYMCA members are invited toplay in the eight-week program,which starts Oct. 28, at selectYMCA branch locations. Regis-tration is open Oct. 21 throughNov. 1.

The goal of the league is to

teach youth players the values ofthe Boston Celtics with an em-phasis on health. The clinicschedule includes a mix of largegroup activities and exercises,small break out drills, friendlycompetitions and improvement-based games.

Participants who registerprior Nov. 1 will save $10. Formore information, to register, orto see if and when a clinic willbe offered at a YMCA of GreaterBoston branch near you, visit:https://ymcaboston.org/jrceltics.

PEER LEADERSHIPPOSITIONS FORTEENS 14-18

“Looking for a fun and ex-citing job? We are hiring youthages 14-18 for Peer Leadershippositions in our Youth & Policein Partnership (YPP) Program!

Located in Roxbury, YPP is leadership development andcivic engagement program ofChildren’s Services of Roxburythat engages, educates andemboldens young people to be-come agents of change for them-selves and their communities..

Peer leaders lead round tablesand community dialogues, orga-nize and participate in commu-nity service projects, build lead-ership, life skills and more!

For more information, to re-fer, or to apply, contact TimFitzgerald,Program Supervisor,at 617-989-9469.

RUN THE 2020 BOSTONMARATHON FOR THEESPLANADE!

The Esplanade is the pre-miere running trail in GreaterBoston. Each winter and spring,the excitement builds for theBoston Marathon runners whoturn to the Esplanade’s riverfrontpathways and footbridges as thesetting for their training runs.

This year, 15 runners willhave the opportunity to supportthis beloved training route byjoining TEAM ESPLANADE.

If you or someone you knowis passionate about the Espla-nade, we hope you’ll consider

running the 124th Boston Mara-thon on April 20, 2020 as part ofthe Esplanade Association’s Of-ficial Charity Team for the Bos-ton Marathon!

[email protected],6 1 7 - 2 2 7 - 0 3 6 5 ,esplanadeassociation.org

ALLSTON / BRIGHTON

BRIGHTON MAINSTREETS SUPERHEROGALA

Brighton Main Streets will behonoring the neighborhood’sundercover heroes by shining aspotlight on the work that theydo to lift up our community onFriday, November 1st from 6:00pm to 9:00 pm at the AC Hotel,395 Chestnut Hill Ave, Brighton Each and every one of theSuperHeroes have been nomi-nated by you, the community. Join us as we reveal their secretidentity and celebrate the greatwork they do in our community. Raise a glass to their superheropowers and enjoy a fun eveningof testing out your own hiddenstrengths.

CERAMICS COMMUNITYSCHOLARSHIP

The Harvard Ed Portal andthe Ceramics Program, Officefor the Arts at Harvard are proudto offer one joint scholarship fora 8–10 week course at the Ce-ramics Studio for Spring 2020.Any Allston-Brighton residentage 18+ is eligible to apply, andno prior ceramics experience isneeded. The scholarship coversthe cost of registration and ma-terials for one course. The recipi-ent is responsible for payment ofa $40 registration fee.

Scholarship Details - Appli-cation Deadline: November 8 by5:00pm

Eligible: Allston-Brightonresidents and Ed Portal Mem-bers—ages 18 and older.

Cost: The scholarship coversthe cost of registration and ma-terials for one course. The schol-arship recipient is responsible forpayment of a $40 registration

fee. To find an application, visit

here: https://edportal.harvard.edu/ceramics-community-scholarship

APPLICATIONS AVAIL-ABLE FOR 12TH ROUNDOF HARVARD ALLSTONPARTNERSHIP FUNDGRANT AWARDS

Applications are requestedfor the 12th round of grantawards for the Harvard AllstonPartnership Fund (HAPF). A to-tal of $100,000 is available inone-year grants to community-based organizations that provideprograms and services to resi-dents of Allston-Brighton. TheHarvard Allston PartnershipFund was created by Harvardand the City of Boston, in col-laboration with the Allston-Brighton community, to supportneighborhood improvementprojects, cultural enrichment,and educational programming inNorth Allston-Brighton.

Application deadline: No-vember 8 by 5:00pm to the EdPortal. https://edportal.harvard.edu/program-areas

JAMAICA PLAIN

24th TASTE OFJAMACIA PLAIN

Date: Thursday, November14, 2019

Time: 6-9pmPlace: Our Lady of the

Annunciation Church7 VFWParkway, W. Roxbury, MA

Description: Over 20 foodand beverage stations. live mu-sic, entertainment, kids activities,silent auction, fun for the wholefamily! Cash bar w/$5 drinks for21+

Price: Admission: $45 adults;$35 seniors (62+) & students (w/ID) $15 children 6-16; Free ages5 & under

To purchase tickets:eventbrite.com (search esac)

ESAC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community organizationdedicated to promoting commu-nity stability. Proceeds from theevening to benefit ESAC’s pro-grams. ESACwww.esacboston.org 617-524.2555

ANNA’S PALS NIGHT OFREMEMBRANCEAND LIGHT

Friday November 29th at Ja-maica Pond will begin with TheDouble Burn, a 5k around thepond. Burn your Thanksgivingcalories, then burn a candle inremembrance of a lost loved one.The race begins at 2:30 withthe Lighting at 4:30. Septemberis Leukemia and Pediatric Can-cer awareness month. In honorof that, all who register here be-fore September 30 will recieve aFREE t-shirt on race day!

The events are rain or shine.We hope to see you there! FREET-SHIRT ON RACE DAY

September is Leukemia andPediatric Cancer AwarenessMonth. In honor of that, we areoffering free t-shirts to all run-ners/walkers who register for theDouble Burn during the monthof September.

NOVEMBER 29TH ATJAMAICA POND,FOLLOWED BY THENIGHT OF REMEM-BRANCE AND LIGHT

* Race begins at 2:30* Candle Lighting begins at

4:30* Black Friday Shopping

available at the event Hot Choco-late and Cookies following thecandle lighting

NEW PLANS ANNOUNCEDFOR THE 150THCELEBRATION OFST. THOMAS AQUINASPARISH IN JAMAICA PLAIN

A special Mass of Thanksgiv-ing with Cardinal O’Malleytakes place on Sunday, Novem-ber 24 at 11 a.m. It’s best to ar-rive early for seating purposes.

The dinner/dance atMoseley’s on the Charles,planned for Saturday, October 19has been moved to Saturday,November 30, starting at 6 p.m. Tickets at $30. will be sold afterall the weekend Masses at thechurch. Payment can also bemade by sending a check for $30payable to St. Thomas AquinasRectory, 97 South Street, Ja-maica Plain, MA 02130. Acheck-in table will be arrangedat Moseley’s. All former priests,pastors and religious have beeninvited. All former parishionerswho attended the grammar andhigh school are encouraged to at-tend too.

HYDE PARK

LEGENDARY SAINTANNE’S BAZAARCELEBRATES SIXTIETHANNIVERSARY!

The annual Saint Anne’s Ba-zaar will be held on Saturday,November 9th from 10 a.m. to 6p.m. at the Blue Hills CatholicCollaborative ( formerly SaintAnne’s School) 20 Como Road,Readville, MA. Great raffleprizes, beautiful handmadeitems, and delicious baked goodsawait. Treasures are to be foundunder the watchful eye of thewhite elephant. There will be ac-tivities for children as well asbooks, toys, DVDs and CDs. Ajolly character in a red suit willbe making an appearance. All areinvited to join the BHCC com-munity for lunch and the PastaDinner served at 5 o’clock. Seeold friends and make new onesat the Saint Anne’s Bazaar!

WE GROWMICROGREENSCALENDAR

Grand opening and ribboncutting for We GrowMicrogreens Urban Farm &Greenhouse. Wednesday, Octo-ber 30th at 10am. Join MayorMartin J. Walsh and communitymembers to celebrate HydePark’s newest small business,bringing healthy greens to farmstands across the City. The De-partment of Neighborhood De-velopment made an acre of landavailable to create this urbanfarm. All are welcome! Adjacentto the farm is a new public walk-

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Junior Damato, the “Auto Doctor,” has agreed to field auto repair questions from Bulletin and Record readers.Please send your questions to [email protected] and we will do our best to get them answered.

Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns an 8-bay centerin Middleboro, MA. Junior is an ASE-certified Master Technician,

ASE-certified L-1 and ASE-certified Natural Gas.

Ask The Doctor1. Dear Doctor: My 2016 Traverse was rear-ended 2 years ago with moderate damage. Six monthslater the A/C would not run cold. The dealer filled it with Freon. One year later, again the A/C wouldnot run cold. The dealer filled the Freon, put blue dye in, and charged me $150. Five months later theA/C would not run cold. The dealer could find no trace of blue dye, filled it with Freon and did notcharge me. I was advised to return for a check in a month. Do you have any observations orsuggestions on the matter? –ThomasA) Small A/C Leaks can often be hard to locate. Dye, black lights, and a sniff-type leak detector isuseful. Front condensers have been a common fault as well as A/C lines. Have a technician inspectthe accident area. If any of the A/C components are in that area, call your insurance company.Extended insurance may cover the repair if not accident related. Find a AAA approved shop toinspect the system.

2. Dear Doctor: I am looking to buy a new hybrid vehicle and the KIA Niro is on the top of my listbecause of its size, roomy interior, and of course great gas mileage. How do hybrids run the A/C whenin stop-and-go traffic and engine is not running (electric motor only)? Does the A/C compressor needthe engine running to operate? In cold winter weather, does the engine need to run until reachingoptimal working temperature negating any ‘hybrid’ fuel savings? –DonA) KIA Niro is a great car, either Hybrid or full electric. The A/C system and power steering are bothelectric and will operate when the engine is off on any hybrid vehicle, and on a full electric with nogas engine. In cold weather the gas engine on a hybrid will run at longer intervals.


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hopes to add vibrancy and in-come to it.

According to the BPDAwebsite, the comment periodwas extended to Nov. 1.

The proposed projectwould demolish the currentsite of the Home for LittleWanderers, a 32,308 square-foot building. There wouldbe new offices and a mixed-use development with 22units of supported housingfor youth who are aging outof the Commonwealth’s fos-ter care system.

In addition to that struc-ture, there would be 93 unitsof market rate and workforcerental and owner-occupiedtownhouse condos for a total115 units. The Dimock StreetNeighborhood Health Centerwould house new clinical fa-ci l i t ies there. The entireproject would encompass186,559 square feet of grossfloor area on almost two anda half acres. Parking wouldbe provided for 133 vehicles.

MHC member John Russopresented a form letter formembers to sign if they choseto oppose the project. Whilenot against it entirely, Russoand many members stressedthat the scope of it was toolarge for the residentialneighborhood.

“Presently, the MountHope/Mount Canterburyneighborhood consists ofsingle family homes with lotsof ample green and openspace consistent with theGreenbelt Roadway, orAmerican Legion Highway,and the Mount Hope and Cal-vary cemeteries nearly,” theletter stated. “The addition of115 residential units to thisarea has the potential tochange the character of theMount Hope/Mount Canter-bury neighborhood, and di-rectly affect the abutting andneighboring property ownersdue to the increased trafficand congestion.”

The letter went on to ex-plain that the Floor Area Ra-tio (FAR) is four times what

is allowed under the zoningcode. The density of theproject also goes against theprinciples of the GreenbeltProtection Overlay Districtand will increase vehicle andpedestrian traffic in an areawhere the association hasbrought up dangerous condi-tions at numerous meetings.

“I’m not against develop-ment,” Russo said. “My sonis a developer. But this is re-minding me of when we gotforced out of the West End.

“We don’t want to stop it,but we want to scale i tdown,” he continued. “Rightnow, it looks more like theBronx going into New YorkCity.”

Caroline Kimball-Katzfrom City Council PresidentAndrea Campbell’s officenoted the buildings are sixand five stories, respectively,whereas the zoning code capsthem at three stories.

Russo added that when hebuilt his funeral home de-cades ago, he could havebuilt a two-story building,but wanted to keep it in char-acter with the neighborhood.

Russo said he hired an at-torney to step in to representhim against the project.

“The reality is that even ifthey scaled this down, this isgoing to be a very, very denseproject,” Lisa Beatman, theMHC co-chair, said. “We arenot against the project, andwe want them to be goodneighbors. But we are againstthe size of the project.”

“I just feel like I’m beingsqueezed,” Dennis Wrightsaid. “How much develop-ment are we going to havebefore a neighborhood is nolonger a neighborhood?”

Resident Abner Bonillaspelled out the issue morebluntly, casting it in terms ofneighborhood, economy andrace.

“People on the other sideof Roslindale and in WestRoxbury are trying to influ-ence what’s going on here,”he said. “They were never at

a meeting here before. It’slike me coming in and com-plaining about something go-ing on in Worcester orPawtucket, RI.

“This is a heavily minor-ity neighborhood,” he contin-ued. “American Legion Hwy.has been asking about this is-sue constantly.”

Resident Amy DeVito saidthat she liked several aspectsof the project. She also told

Transportation Department Planner Hannah Fong went over the improvements to side streets along theAmerican Legion Corridor at the Mount Hope Canterbury Meeting on Thursday.


long-time residents that theyhad to accept that new bloodwas coming into the area andneeded a place to live.

“I think we can use this toour advantage,” she said.“We are the future of thisarea. We need to be mindfulthat we are going to bearound here for muchlonger.”

State Rep. RussellHolmes, who entered the de-bate near the end of the meet-ing, said that people cominginto the neighborhood willpay “to live in monstrosi-ties.”

“I don’t think that it de-stroys the neighborhood tobring density into this neigh-borhood,” he said. “I believeyou have a lot of influence.”

Beatman noted that thereare “shades of gray” in thisdebate, and all people in eachgroup can’t be put in a box.

MHC showed that it hada lot of influence by gettinga number of proposedchanges in the works for theneighborhood as part of theSlow Streets program.Hannah Fong led a presenta-tion that showed a number ofproposed changes consistingmainly of speed humps onCanterbury Street to combatspeeding and traffic con-cerns.

There will be nine speedhumps placed along thelength of Canterbury St. and

four at the upper section ofMount Hope St. leading intoCanterbury approaching Mt.Calvary Rd. At those cross-walks, the curbs will be ex-tended to give pedestrians aneasier t ime crossing thestreet.

“We wanted to narrow thestreet there because it is a re-ally wide intersection,” Fongsaid.

“We are not removing thejersey barriers,” said StefanieSeskin, who worked withFong in the Boston Transpor-tation Department (BTD) onthe project . “We will besquaring that intersectionup.”

The speed humps will beonly a few inches high, sopeople will be able to parktheir cars on top of them, yetthey will be high enough tocalm traffic flow, Seskinnoted.

The intersection ofHadwin Way and HardingRd. will receive a stop signand a “Do Not Enter” sign onHyde Park Ave.

On the other side of Can-terbury, where the roadbends, Payne Street will re-ceive five speed humps, awider crosswalk, and a “DoNot Enter Except Buses”sign.

This is not the final draft,and input from residents atthe meeting will be taken intoconsideration.


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

Obituary Policy

BRAFFJerome “Jerry” Passed

away on the morning of Octo-ber 10, 2019 at his home inNewport Beach, California. Hewas 93. Present were hisdaughter, Elisabeth “Liza”Ryan and his son-in-law, FredRyan. Liza moved in with Jerryin 2016 to assist with the ob-stacles that people often facelater in life. Jerry had twograndchildren, Samantha andRandy, and two step-grand-children, Luke Ryan and KellyBardakjian. Jerry was prede-ceased by his son Andy, sisterElaine, and former wife ReneeGates. Jerry was born in Cam-bridge, MA. He was a WWIIveteran, serving with the ArmyAir Force. After the war, hegraduated from Colby Collegewhich set the foundation for asuccessful life in business.Jerry owned and operatedFormaid Corporation, an im-port/export business located inHyde Park, MA. Jerry enjoyedgiving back; his volunteerhours spanned over 30 yearsand were given to SNA Air-port, Newport Beach Libraryand Hoag Hospital up until theend of 2018. Jerry was askedabout what words would bestdescribe him in his obituary.He joked that no bad peopleever die from the obituariesyou read. His suggestion, “Justtell the truth.” Truth is, Jerrywas a fun guy, an intelligenthuman being, a caring and lov-ing father/grandfather, and a

man that left this world a bet-ter place. There was aGraveside Service at SharonMemorial Park in Sharon, MAon Wednesday, October 16,2019. At Jerry’s request, in lieuof flowers, donations can bemade to Sea Crest HospiceServices of Orange County orThe Sara N. Grollman Memo-rial Fund at Mass General Hos-pital. To learn more aboutJerry’s life story, visitwww.stanetskybrookline.comStanetsky Memorial ChapelsBrookline 617-232-9300

MEEHANAnthony R. “Tony” Age 53,

of Hyde Park, suddenly, Octo-ber 9, 2019. Beloved son of thelate Frank and Marjorie(Murphy) Meehan. Dearbrother of Marie DoyleAbdallah of Dedham, John, Jo-seph of Weymouth, KatherineDiMarzio Ambrose of Dedhamand the late Frank and DanielMeehan and Sissie Cedrone.Also survived by many lovingaunts, uncles, nieces and neph-ews. A Funeral Mass was heldon , Tuesday, October 15th inSt. John Chrysostom Church at11 o’clock. Interment Mt.Hope Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, donations may bemade in his name to MSPCA,350 S. Huntington Ave., Ja-maica Plain, MA 02130.g u e s t b o o k ,www.gormleyfuneral.comWilliam J. Gormley FuneralService 617-323-8600

WALSHAnn T. (Beatty) Of

Readville, October 12, 2019.Beloved wife of the late Ed-ward J. Walsh. Loving motherof Peter Walsh and his wifeFrances of Miami, FL; EdwardWalsh of San Francisco, CA;David Walsh and his wifeKellie of Reading; JosephWalsh and his wife Patricia ofWalpole; Mary Murray and herhusband Michael of Lincoln;Christopher Walsh of JamaicaPlain; Patricia Walsh ofReadville. Grandmother ofChase, James, Aidan, Amber,Emerald, Luke, Maeve, Tho-mas and Daniel. Sister ofFrances Koerschner and herhusband Fred of York, ME,Jack Beatty and his wife Loisof Hanover, NH and the lateJoan Bond. Loving aunt ofmany nieces and nephews. Fu-neral from the George F.Doherty & Sons Wilson-Can-non Funeral Home, 456 HighSt., DEDHAM, on Thursday,October 17, at 10am, followedby a Funeral Mass in St. AnneChurch, Readville at 11am.Relatives and friends kindlyinvited. Visiting Hours onWednesday, October 16, from4-8pm. Interment in St. JosephCemetery, West Roxbury. Ex-pressions of sympathy may bemade in Ann’s memory to thecharity of your choice. For di-rections and guestbook,gfdoherty.com George F.Doherty & Sons Dedham 781326 0500

Social Security Announces 1.6Percent Benefit Increase for 2020

Social Securi ty andSupplemental Security In-come (SSI) benefi ts fornearly 69 million Americanswill increase 1.6 percent in2020, the Social Security Ad-ministration announced to-day.

The 1.6percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)will begin with benefits pay-able to more than 63 millionSocial Security beneficiariesin January 2020. Increasedpayments to more than 8 mil-lion SSI beneficiaries willbegin on December 31, 2019.(Note: some people receiveboth Social Security and SSI

benefits). The Social Secu-rity Act ties the annual COLAto the increase in the Con-sumer Price Index as deter-mined by the Department ofLabor’s Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics.

Some other adjustmentsthat take effect in January ofeach year are based on the in-crease in average wages. Based on that increase, themaximum amount of earningssubject to the Social Securitytax (taxable maximum) willincrease to $137,700 from$132,900.

Social Security and SSIbeneficiaries are normallynotified by mail in early De-

cember about their new ben-efit amount. Most peoplewho receive Social Securitypayments will be able to viewtheir COLA notice onlinethrough their mySocial Secu-rity account. People may cre-ate or access their mySocialSecurity account online atwww.socia lsecur i ty.gov/myaccount.

Information about Medi-care changes for 2020, whenannounced, will be availableat www.medicare.gov. ForSocial Security beneficiariesreceiving Medicare, SocialSecurity will not be able tocompute their new benefitamount until after the Medi-care premium amounts for2020 are announced. Final2020 benefit amounts will becommunicated to beneficia-ries in December through themailed COLA notice andmySocial Security’s MessageCenter. The Social SecurityAct provides for how theCOLA is calculated. To readmore, please visi twww.socialsecurity.gov/cola.


City of Boston Credit Union and Boston Police Runners ClubPresent Boston Police Department with $250,000 Grant

Boston Police CommissionerWilliam Gross today joined theCity of Boston Credit Union, Bos-ton Police Runners Club, andBoston Police unions to announcethe Boston Police DepartmentHealth and Wellness Team. Thenewly created initiative will besupported through $50,000 in ini-tial funding from the Credit Unionand Runners Club that will allowthe BPD to provide services andprograms necessary for improvedhealth and safety of officers.

“The home lives and profes-sional lives of our first respond-ers are intertwined - supportingthem with tools and resources tolead healthy lives is our top prior-ity,” Boston Police CommissionerWilliam Gross said. “Financialsecurity along with physical andmental health are keys to keepingthem safe on the job and leadingfulfilling lives at home.”

The Boston PoliceDepartment’s Health andWellness Team (HWT) is dedi-cated to providing the programs,resources and referral servicesnecessary for the overall needs ofBPD personnel. The developmentof the HWT will allow healthambassadors to deploy across thecity to develop personal relation-ships throughout the department- going district by district and di-vision by division - identifying theconcerns of first responders tobetter align resources with indi-

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross accepts a check to support BPD's Health & Wellness Team fromthe City of Boston Credit Union Board of Directors and President and CEO Dan Waltz

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vidual and group needs. In 2018, the Boston Police

Department (BPD) endured theloss of several officers due tohealth and wellness issues rang-ing from heart attacks, strokes,cancer and suicide, creating a needfor a renewed focus on the healthand wellness services provided toofficers across the department.

“No one in our communityshould feel alone - most especiallythose that answer the call everyday to protect and serve us, ourneighbors and our city,” Presidentand CEO of the City of BostonCredit Union said. “We can domore and together with the Com-missioner and his staff, we willfind better ways to support ourofficers as they support and pro-vide comfort to us in our times ofgreat need.”

In addition to the $250,000grant, the City of Boston CreditUnion continues to support theBoston Police Departmentthrough Financial Education andLiteracy programs with newlyappointed cadets.

“We’re grateful to BPD lead-ership for taking the action nec-essary to provide comprehensivesupport to department members,”said Cecil Jones, Boston PoliceSergeant Detective, City of Bos-ton Credit Union Director andPresident of the Boston PoliceRunners Club.

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross accepts a check to support BPD's Health & Wellness Team fromthe Boston Police Runners Club. COURTESY PHOTO


ing path built with City of Bos-ton Community Preservationfunds for neighbors to enjoy thesite and connect to nearby parks.Location: 21 Norton Street,Hyde Park.

HYDE PARKLIBRARY EVENTS

Saturday October 19, 2019 at1:30 PMMimi Turchinetz, will present,Theodore Dwight Weld, an ar-chitect of the American aboli-tionist movement and co-authorof “American Slavery As It Is:Testimony of a Thousand Wit-nesses”, published in 1839. Weldmarried Angelina Grimke in1838 and moved to Hyde Parkafter the Civil War. He was a co-founder of the Hyde Park His-torical Society. Meeting willtake place in Weld Hall. Monday, October 28, 2019 6:30PM Joe Bagley, Boston’s Archeolo-gist and author of “A History ofBoston in 50 Artifacts” . Spon-sored by the Friends of the HydePark Library, 35 Harvard Av-enue, Hyde Park.

HYDE PARK YOUTHBASKETBALLASSOCIATIONREGISTRATION

The Hyde Park Youth Bas-ketball Association will hold reg-istration for the 2019-2020 sea-son each Saturday in October:* Saturday, October 19th * Sat-urday, October 26th

Boys and girls between theages of 6-14 may register at HydePark Municipal Building be-tween the hours of 9:00 AM and12:00 noon. Fees for the seasonrange from $50-60; parent sig-natures are required. For moreinformation, check out theleague website at:HydeParkYBA.com.

CANDIDATES NIGHTCome hear the At Large and

District 5 Candidates speak at aCandidates Night at the IrishSocial Club hosted by LordMayor Richard GormleyWednesday October 23rd, star-ing at 7 PM. The CandidatesNight is being sponsored by theWard 20 Democratic Committee,the West Roxbury & Profes-sional Association and the WestRoxbury/ RoslindaleProgressives

WEST ROXBURY /ROSLINDALE

LECTURE BY KEN GLOSSON THE VALUE OF OLDAND RARE BOOKS, TUES-DAY, OCTOBER 22

Kenneth Gloss, proprietor ofthe internationally known BrattleBook Shop in Boston’s Down-

town Crossing section, will givea free and open talk Tuesday,October 22, 2:00pm at Deutsches Altenheim-Ger-man Centre for Extended Care,2222 Centre Street, WestRoxbury, MA. Ken will discussthe value of old and rare books. Ken, who is also a frequentguest appraiser onPBS’ Antiques Roadshow, willtalk in part about the history ofhis historic bookshop(www.brattlebookshop.com),which goes back to circa 1825.He is a second-generation owner.Following the talk and question-and-answer session, he will givefree verbal appraisals of allbooks that attendees havebrought with them or will do soat his shop in Boston.

WARD 20 BREAKFASTBoston’s Ward 20 Demo-

cratic Committee is having itsFall Breakfast Saturday, October26th, 9:30-11:00 AM at theCorrib Pub & Restaurant, 2030Centre Street West Roxbury.Guest Speakers will be StateSenator Mike Rush and StateRepresentative Ed Coppinger.Suggested Donation $25 $50$100 WRCIA MEETINGMOVED The October meetingof the West Roxbury Civic Im-provement Association will takeplace on Oct. 21 due to the Oct.14 holiday. The meeting will startat 7 p.m. at the St. Stephen’sChurch 5160 Washington St,West Roxbury, MA 02132.

WEST ROXBURYLIBRARY EVENT

Children’s and Young AdultBook Sale - Saturday, October26, 2019, 10 am – 3 pm WestRoxbury Branch Library, 1961Center Street, West Roxbury,MA 02132 More info atFriendsoftheWRLibrary.org

PENNY SALESaturday, November 9, 2019

from 6:30PM t0 10PM, Spon-sored by the Antiochian Womenof St. George Church, 55Emmonsdale Road, WestRoxbury. An evening of Rafflesand Prizes for all ages! Imag-ine.... for as little as $5 you maybe going home with very valu-able prizes - toys, linens, smallappliances, bath accessories,food baskets, special drawings.Refreshments and free admis-sion.

BLESSING OF THEANIMALS ATBILLINGS FIELD

The Stratford Street UnitedChurch hosts an Animal Bless-ing at Billings Field (near the ten-nis courts) Sunday October 20th@ 10 AM

The Stratford Street UnitedChurch invites all of its neigh-bors, especiallyour four-footed,finned and feathered friends tocelebrate and honor the animalsin our lives, those with usnow...and those in spirit. We dothis in recognition of the beauti-ful life of St. Francis of Assisi,the patron saint of animals andthe environment.

Reverend Abigail Henrich ofthe Stratford Street Church andReverend Kaleel Sakakeeny, acertified Animal Chaplain and

Grief Counselor, welcome allyour animal companions to beblessed individually. There willbe a few brief remarks about theimportance of recognizing andhonoring the love all animals andtheir human companions share,and the sacred connection be-tween them.

No matter what your faithbackground or practice, theStratford Street Church wel-comes all of you to this blessedcommunity event! Hot Coffeeand Treats for pets will be avail-able in abundance!

FALL INTO FASHION –CHEFS TABLEFOUNDATION

Fall into Fashion fundraiserwill place on Sunday, October20th, 2019 12pm-3pm at theBoston Elks Lodge, One MorrellStreet, West Roxbury, MA02132. Fall into Fashion will bean exciting afternoon featuringa Fall Runway Fashion Show,cash bar, food donated by localrestaurants, (The BrickhouseCafe, B.C. Baking Co., SalemFood Market, Wegmans andmore) a tantalizing Girl-EquinGiving Tree and a vendor fair,featuring Fabutique, JewelingaDesigns, Top It Off Accessoriesand more. Tickets are $20 inadvance; $25 at the door. Fallinto Fashion event benefitsChefs Table Foundation, a501(c)3 non-profit organizationthat teaches legally blind stu-dents basic cooking skills andprovides a culinary scholarshipto in need veterans and youngadults. For information/tickets:www.chefstablefoundation.org

WRFORP HARVESTBRUNCH NOV. 3RD

The West Roxbury Friend’sof Rosie’s Place invite you to its27th Annual Harvest Brunch andRaffle on Sunday, November 3rdfrom 10:00-12:00 noon. Thisworthwhile fundraiser supportshomeless and poor women,Rosie’s Place Food Pantry,Roslindale Food Pantry andsends homeless and poor chil-dren to summer camp. It will beheld at the Irish Social Club, 119Park Street, West Roxbury. Giftcertificates from some of yourfavorite local restaurants andshops will be raffled-off. Join thefun and connect with yourfriends and neighbors overbrunch while helping out a ben-eficial cause. Admission is$20.00. You may pay at the door,by check to WRFORP, PO Box320076, West Roxbury, MA02132 or by credit card on ourw e b s i t ewestroxburyfriendsofrosiesplace.org.If you need additional informa-tion, please call 617-469-4199and be sure to check out ourFacebook page and like us atf a c e b o o k . c o m /WRFriendsRosies@WRFriendsRosies.

43RD ANNUAL BAZAAR &FOOD FAIR PLANNED

St. George Antiochian Ortho-dox Church of Boston is proudto announce their 43rd AnnualBazaar & Food Fair to be held attheir community center locatedat 55 Emmonsdale Road, WestRoxbury, MA, on Friday andSaturday, October 18th and 19th

from 10:00AM to 9:00PM andSunday, October 20th from12PM – 3:00PM – FREE AD-MISSION/WHEELCHAIR AC-CESSIBLE. Full kitchen serviceand take-out available. Authen-tic Middle Eastern Cuisine andPastry, American Foods andPastry, Country Store, PhotoBooth, White Elephant Table andmuch more. Do your Christmasshopping here at St. George. Pur-chase Galaxy Raffle tickets towin fabulous prizes! There’ssomething for everyone at the St.George Church Bazaar! Formore information, please call thechurch at (617)327-6500. Pro-ceeds to benefit church projects.

NEW BROOK FARMWALKING AND TALKINGWITH THOREAU

Saturday, November 2,2019 (rain date November 3),2:00 – 4:00 pm Brook Farm His-toric Site, 670 Baker Street, WestRoxbury New Brook Farm islaunching our fifth Focus onBrook Farm photography andartists’ outing with a specialguided walk with Thoreau re-enactor Mr. Richard Smith.Henry David Thoreau neverlived at the Brook Farm commu-nity and only visited it once, in1843. But he knew, and wasfriends with, many of thecommunity’s members and fre-quent visitors, including Marga-ret Fuller and NathanielHawthorne. Step back in time asHenry Thoreau once again visitsBrook Farm! Portrayed by his-torian Richard Smith, Mr.Thoreau will lead a walk aroundthe Brook Farm site, discussinghis life in the 1850s and hisfriendship with the Brook Farm-ers. Please wear sturdy shoes,long pants, and long socks (totuck your pant legs in) as we mayventure off the paths. The walkwill begin promptly at 2:00 pm.More information - http://newbrookfarm.org/walking-and-talking-with-thoreau/

PROGRAM FORBECOMING CATHOLIC

St. John Chrysostom, 4750Washington St. West Roxbury, awelcoming, inclusive commu-nity of Catholics followingChrist, invites adults who areconsidering becoming Catholicto register for our preparationprogram which begins in theFall. Contact Mary Campion,pastoral associate [email protected] call 617-323-4410.

AN EVENING OF SCOT-TISH MUSIC AND DANCE

On Saturday 11/2/19 at theIrish Social Club, there will bean evening of Scottish Music andDance co-sponsored by the Bos-ton Branch of the Royal ScottishCountry Dance Society, High-land Dance Boston, and theScots’ Charitable Society.

The program features musicby A Parcel of Rogues—Susie Petrov on keyboards, DanHoughton on pipes,a n d C a l u m P a s q u a o nfiddle. Calum was the firstAmerican fiddler to win the cov-eted Glenfiddich Championshipin 2007. You can hear him playat the 2019 event at https://w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=PA_vfkRNjUQ.

Performances of Scottish

highland and country dancingwill be interspersed with ceilidhdances for all, with callers skilledat enabling inexperienced danc-ers to participate in the fun. Acash bar is available along withcomplimentary salty snacks, tea,and coffee. A light Scottish buf-fet is also an option for those whoorder tickets in advance. Ticketsand more information at https://m.bpt.me/event/4281482

This is a wonderful, familyfriendly event, that celebrates themusic, dance, and vibrant cul-tural heritage of Scotland. Allproceeds go to the Scots’ Chari-table Society Scholarship Fund;the SCS helps over 30 American-Scots fulfill their academic po-tential each year.

EILEEN MCNAMARA,AUTHOR OF “EUNICE:THE KENNEDY WHOCHANGED THE WORLD”TO SPEAK AT THE WESTROXBURY BRANCH LI-BRARY ON OCTOBER17TH

Eileen McNamara, author of“Eunice: The Kennedy WhoChanged the World” will speakat the Annual Meeting of theFriends of the West RoxburyBranch Library on Thursday,Oct. 17, 2019at the WestRoxbury Branch Library, 1961Centre Street, West Roxbury.The Annual Meeting will beginwith a reception for Friends’members at 6:30 p.m.McNamara’s talk will begin at 7p.m. and is free and open to thepublic.

In her talk, McNamara, theformer Pulitzer Prize-winningcolumnist for The Boston Globe,will contend that EuniceKennedy Shriver leaves a moreprofound legacy than any of hervaunted brothers. McNamarahad access to Kennedy Shriver’snever-before-seen papers in writ-ing “Eunice.” She argues that thedetermination and vision whichled Kennedy Shriver to found theSpecial Olympics was born ofrage. The rage was directed at themedical establishment that failedher sister Rosemary; at her re-vered but dismissive father; at thegovernment’s failure to provideequality to the intellectuallyhandicapped.

McNamara recounts thatwhile Joe Kennedy was groom-ing his sons for political power,cigar-smoking, determinedKennedy Shriver was using herfather’s fortune and her brothers’political power to ignite a civilrights movement that benefitsmillions of intellectually impairedadults and children.

Copies of “Eunice” will beavailable for sale and signing atthe event. Friends’ membershipscan be purchased at the door oron the Friendswebsite,FriendsoftheWRLibrary.org

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District 5 Candidates speak at aCandidates Night at the Irish So-cial Club hosted by Lord MayorRichard Gormley WednesdayOctober 23rd, staring at 7 PM.The Candidates Night is beingsponsored by the Ward 20 Demo-cratic Committee, the WestRoxbury & Professional Associa-tion and the West Roxbury/Roslindale Progressives

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this to be seen as a NIMBY (not in my backyard) type ordi-nance to prevent them from integrating or coming in, this isa conversation that we need to have,” she said.

District 7 City Councilor Kim Janey said there should atleast be oversight on sober homes, if not outright regula-tions.

“There are issues with sober homes just popping up whereever they want and not doing what they should be doing forthe residents who are in need of services and who are tryingto live a sober life,” she said. “The incident (involving Perry)was in my district, and certainly we’ve had some conversa-tions in the council, but I think it’s important that we con-tinue that conversation to see how we can make sure thatthere’s more equity in terms of sober homes.”

Janey added the sober homes that voluntarily regis-ter with the state are concentrated in certain neighbor-hoods, and that access to sober homes needs to be morewidely distributed.

“I think it’s important that we engage with our statecolleagues on this. It is my understanding that thereare certain reasons why we cannot regulate sober homes in-cluding people in recovery are a protected status, but it is animportant conversation to have to make sure those who needrecovery services are getting them and that they are safe,”she said.

According to the Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Hous-ing (MASH), Recovery residents, formerly called halfwayhouses, are licensed residential treatment programs, whilesober homes are peer-led and do not provide actual treat-ment. The idea is to allow those in recovery to provide mu-tual support, emphasize independent living skills and de-pend on peer leadership. None are licensed or funded bythe state.

Recovery residences do have certain state regulations, andMASH put forth a set of standards (mashsoberhousing.org/standards-ethics/) it states that recovery residences have tofollow, but also encourages sober homes to do so as well.

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Three-year-old David Hamilton of Hyde Park meets 30-year-old ball python Dot held by Zoo New En-gland educational program coordinator Rebecca Nuske at the 2019 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Sum-mer Festival hosted by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department onAugust 20. Children and families from throughout Boston had the opportunity to participate in a varietyof free activities at the Playstead in Franklin Park from various exhibitors including “Bubble Guy” JimDichter, ParkARTS arts and crafts, New England Aquarium, Outdoor Rx, Mass Hort, face painting, inter-active building blocks with LEGOLAND, and more. ParkARTS is made possible in part through thegenerosity of Holly Bruce.

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ing Mattapan and Roslindale,Fairmount Hill being non-contiguous, and Readvillebeing linked by two bridgeswith 2-4 lanes near a Zone 2station, more cars and con-nectivity are something towatch. If better transit access,circulation, and effectiveparking restrictions precedethe developments, their so-cial costs may be lower.

From Dana Ave to WalcottSquare, there are many im-provements to be grateful for.Still meeting preexisting in-

Letters continued from page 4frastructure needs is deferredmaintenance not mitigation.Finding solutions for impactscaused by future develop-ment means planning. Proac-tive approaches are more ef-ficient than reactive interven-tions; however the latter haspolitical appeal by saving-the-day. Whether or not thepace of planning outpaces thepace of development is to bedetermined. Without a mas-ter plan, Hyde Park will en-dure missed opportunities.Meanwhile, master plans for

East Boston and Mattapanare underway.

Questions of such vast andhasty development arewhether or not transience anddisposable income favorvested interests, if such de-velopment facil i tateshomeownership or stratifieswealth, and if a comprehen-sive plan is in place to pro-vide infrastructure for suchgrowth? On the bright side,housing development doesproduce construction jobs,however so does improving

infrastructure. The challengeis, while one creates tax rev-enue, the latter costs taxes.It’s tough when the source ofsolutions creates problems. Aquestion for any member ofsociety is: how relative is taxrevenue to quality of life andat what point does one under-mine the other?

Nathanial ThomasHyde Park

DOESN’T UNDERSTANDPROBLEM WITHROXBURY PREP

To the Editor:As someone who travels

on Belgrade Avenue often, I

must say I don’t seem to getthe big Ta Do about RoxburyPreparatory High Schoolseeking to relocate to theRoslindale-West Roxburyborder at Belgrade and WestRoxbury Parkway.

The battle taking place be-tween friends and neighborsin and around the Clay cardealership site is beyond me.Placards have gone up overthe past couple of years.There will never be a perfectsite but this Belgrade Avenuesite doesn’t seem that awfulthat folks are angry with oneanother. Buses will be run-ning to and from Forest Hillsstation. There is also a com-muter rail stop in the rear ofthe school that goes to andfrom Boston.

What do opponents thinkis going to happen if theschool is built, if the schoolopens its doors to studentsseeking a good education? Isall hell going to happen?There seems to be an overre-action and fear that justdoesn’t make sense.

One sign has lawn signssupporting this school. Oppo-nents have signs that wantfolks to stop an address ratherthan a school. Are people re-ally concerned about toomuch traffic? I see BelgradeAvenue handling traffic quitewell.

This school currently op-erates out of both JamaicaPlain and Roxbury, they arenot from a distant planet. Itneeds a new location. ThisRoslindale site makes senseand it is time to take down theplacards and actually talkwith each other rather thanyelling or viewing each otheras opponents. Siting a schoolisn’t a Rocky movie. This isabout showing our youngpeople that we can work to-gether and do the right thing.

Sal GiarrataniRoslindale

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