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PRESSLEY BEATS CAPUANOIN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION

Political newcomer Santiago cruises to victory with 10-point win over Rushing

Mayor Martin Walsh met informally with locked out National Grid gas workers on Monday morning before going into the Greater Boston Labor Council’s Labor Day breakfast in the Back Bay’s Park Plaza Hotel. Walsh said he would lend any support to the workers that they ask for, but to date hasn’t been asked to assist.

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By Seth Daniel

Jon Santiago burned through several pairs of shoes and knocked his knuckles raw in the campaign for state representative, but it all paid off as in the end it resulted in a 10-point win over veteran State Rep. Byron Rushing – who has represented the district for more than 30 years.

Santiago’s campaign was partic-ularly noted for identifying voters – sometimes voters who were dis-connected from the process – and finding them in person, usually by knocking on their doors. In using that strategy and in staying close to the community, he prevailed on Tuesday 48 percent (2,230 votes) to Rushing’s 38 percent (1,758 votes). Candidate Suzanne Bruce collected 14 percent of the vote, or

653 votes. The district represents parts of the South End, Back Bay, Fenway, and Roxbury.

“I think Tuesday was definitely a big day for the neighborhood, the district, each community and the people of the South End, Back Bay, Fenway and Roxbury,” he said. “Byron Rushing has been a great representative and represented the district well for 30-plus years. He leaves a tremendous legacy that was built on the legacy of Mel King. I look forward to extending that legacy and taking the progres-sive values that we share and mak-ing them into progressive policies at the State House.”

Santiago said his campaign knocked on 18,000 doors, with Santiago knocking on 8,000 doors himself. Rushing, who is in a lead-ership position in the House as

the assistant majority leader, also campaigned tirelessly, but seem-ingly Santiago reached an audience that Rushing’s campaign couldn’t penetrate.

While Santiago did toe to toe in the traditional vote troves of the South End, he also enlivened the Spanish speaking community in Villa Victoria, Hampton House and Washington Manor – areas that aren’t often key points in an election.

They were this time, and they went decidedly for Santiago.

At Villa Victoria, Santiago won 258 to 141. At the Washington Manor Apartments, Santiago won 256 to 182. Finally, at the Hampton House, Santiago scored his biggest victory 436 to 234.

“There’s no doubt voters came out in Villa Victoria and some parts of Roxbury and they played a major role in this election,” he said. “I think we also did very well in other areas of the community Photos by Katy Rogers and Seth Daniel

Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley scored one of the most surprising vic-tories in a long time on Tuesday night in beating Congressman Michael Capuano, who is shown here during a campaign stop Tuesday afternoon with Mayor Martin Walsh.

Read more about the upset on Page 2

Blackstone Innovation School Principal Jamel Adkins-Sharif will wel-come more than 600 students back to school today, Sept. 6, at the school on Shawmut Avenue in the South End. In his second year, he said that he believes the school is on the uptick.

Blackstone School is on the move under Principal Adkins-Sharif

Exchange South End hits snag with state environmental officials on traffic

By Seth Daniel

State environmental regulators have determined that the monu-mental Exchange South End proj-ect does not yet comply with their regulations, particularly in regard to traffic – setting the project back a bit and requiring a longer state review process.

“I hereby determine that the DEIR submitted on this project does not adequately and properly comply with the (state environ-mental regulations) and requires the filing of a Supplemental DEIR,” read the letter from Matthew Beaton, state Energy and Environmental Affairs secretary. “Specifically, the (filing) must pro-vide additional data and analy-ses of the transportation issues and access alternatives identified

By Seth Daniel

As a new school term starts today, Sept. 6, Principal Jamel Adkins-Sharif will look around as the students file into the Blackstone Innovation School, and it will be a morning of movement.

That movement aligns with the momentum that the school is expe-

riencing, he said, as they build upon the excitement from his first year at the school. All of it, he said, leads to a great community school in the neighborhood that he believes is a great option for parents everywhere.

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By Mayor Martin J. Walsh

September is one of my favorite months. The weather is getting cooler, football is back in season, and students like yourselves are heading back to school.

You might not know it, but it takes a village to prepare for the first day of school. Your teachers, principals, and custodians have spent the summer getting ready for the big day--- creating les-sons, preparing your classrooms, and planning the great adventures you’re sure to have this year.

The first day of school pro-vides countless opportunities. You’ll find new ways to develop

as students, athletes, artists, and leaders. You’ll reconnect with old friends, and make new ones. It’s a fresh start--- a chance to start things off on the right foot. I hope that you will set new goals, and work hard to make this your best school year yet.

The new year will also bring new challenges. But persevering is an important part of school and growing up. I can say that from personal experience. When I was seven, I was diagnosed with can-cer. I had to miss a lot of school for treatments and I even had to repeat fifth grade. But the support of my family, my teachers, and my friends helped me pull through. That’s the strength of the Boston

community. I hope you know that our city will always have your back, too. If you’re ever going through a hard time, don’t hesitate to ask a trusted adult, a teacher, or your school communi-ty for help. We’re all here to root one another on.

Whatever this school year has in store, I wish you the best of luck. Challenge yourselves. Try new things. And put your best foot forward. If you start the school year with an open mind and an open heart, there’s nothing you can’t achieve. I’ll be rooting for you every step of the way.

I’ll see you soon, Martin Walsh is the Mayor of

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Back to School

HOT, HOT, HOTNews reports about the hot weather and all of the records for high

and highest-low temperatures that have been set this month in our region have become so commonplace that it is all-too-easy to read the headlines and move on to other news.

But the reality is this: Global warming and the attendant climate change are happening much faster than even the most dire of predictions of a few years ago, with significant implications for our planet and our-selves in the not-too-distant future.

Not only is the air temperature setting records, but even more omi-nously, the water temperature has been as high as we ever have known it in this area.

We were watching the weather last week and the weatherman's chart showed a temperature of 72. We assumed that was the air temp -- but in fact, it was the water temperature for Boston Harbor. A quick Google revealed that the average water temperature in August in Boston Harbor is about 68 -- but we have been in the 70s all month. A swim we took last Saturday from Peddock's Island confirmed that the water in this area is as warm as we ever have known it in our lifetime -- it is no wonder that whales are frolicking off Deer Island and great white sharks are every-where around us, from the Cape to Manchester-by-the-Sea.

That climate change is accelerating at a faster-and-faster rate than had been predicted is evident by the loss of sea-ice in the Arctic and the record-setting temperatures around the globe.

An article in Rolling Stone magazine this week put it this way:"The Arctic has been heating up faster than any other place on

the planet. (Last winter, temperatures in the Arctic were 45 degrees Fahrenheit above normal). Last week, German climate scientist Stefan Rahmstorf wrote an excellent piece in Politico explaining why the warming Arctic is not only causing ice to melt, but changing the weath-er dynamics for the entire planet. 'That global warming leads to more heat extremes is not rocket science and has been confirmed by global data analysis,' Rahmstorf wrote. He pointed out that we are seeing five times more monthly heat records — such as 'hottest July on record in California' — than we would in a stable climate. More heat means drier soils, causing more drought and wildfires. It also means more extreme rain, given that a warmer atmosphere can suck up and then release more moisture (a global increase in rainfall records is well-documented in weather station data).

But then Rahmstorf made a crucial point: 'It’s not just that the weath-er is doing what it always does, except at a higher temperature level. Rather, there is growing evidence that the dynamics of weather itself are changing'.”

So there you have it -- the news on the environment is all bad -- and that is very depressing.

By Seth Daniel

The world was turned on its nose Tuesday night in the Congressional District 7 race when Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley sur-prised everyone with a solid victo-ry, ousting Congressional Michael Capuano from the seat he has held for 20 years on the tails of a huge Boston turnout.

Capuano conceded the race around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday after a long day of campaigning that included prominent stops with Mayor Martin Walsh at his side.

Pressley didn’t appear in the neighborhoods Tuesday, and had made only a few visits here during the campaign, but Pressley did visit Chelsea on Tuesday, where she enjoyed great support. She has been a frequent visitor to South End events over the years, particu-larly the South End Forum.

Districtwide, Pressley took the race by 18 percent, winning 59 percent to 41 percent. Pressley enjoyed great support south of Boston and in Dorchester and Mattapan – where voter turnout was heavy.

Citywide in Boston, Pressley beat Capuano 64 percent (40,452 votes) to 36 percent (22,831 votes). Pressley swept many of the precincts in the southern part of Boston in 70-30 splits, and found victory in the South End precincts with about 60 percent of the vote in most areas.

In her victory speech Tuesday night, the Boston councilor repeat-ed the phrase that “Change can’t wait.”

“You, your families and friends expected more and these times

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across the board. To me, what we saw is the Latino community com-ing out and they are usually not listened to or included in elections. They showed they are a neighbor-hood and a force to be reckoned with. We should be addressing their concerns when we addess community issues.”

Santiago won seven of the 12 precincts in the district, while Rushing won five.

Santiago now advances to the November General Election, but without an opponent, he is likely guaranteed a win.

“I am excited to wrap up this campaign and hopefully get sworn in come January,” he said.

Candidate Rachael Rollins takes open seat in District Attorney race

Rachael Rollins upended the candidacy of four other oppo-nents Tuesday night to take a very crowded district attorney race – coming to victory in an over-whelming win in Boston citywide.

The district attorney represents all of Boston, and Chelsea, Revere

and Winthrop.Rollins captured the victory by

winning the large Boston citywide

vote with 40 percent, or 33,656 votes.

In Boston, the next closest can-didate was favorite Greg Henning, who scored only 22 percent of the Boston vote, or 18,478 votes.

Others candidates were Evandro Carvalho (18 percent), Shannon McAuliffe (10 percent), and Linda Champion (9 percent).

Rollins will be the first female-candidate of color to hold the position in the history of the Commonwealth.

“I am honored and humbled,” she said. “But I also need to say – for all of us – that this is earned. As a 47-year-old black woman, I have earned this. We have earned this. This is the time for us to claim our power and make good on our promises to make true criminal justice reform for the people in Suffolk County. Reform that is progressive – that decriminalizes poverty, substance use disorder, and mental illness. This is the time to create a system that puts fairness and equity first as a model for the Commonwealth and the nation.”

State Rep.-elect Jon Santiago inter-acting with voters at the polls on Tuesday afternoon. Santiago, a newcomer to elected office, cruised to a 10-point win over long-time Rep. Byron Rushing. Rushing’s loss was part of an upheaval in the House that also saw long-time Rep. Jeff Sanchez of Jamaica Plain lose.

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By Seth Daniel

Mayor Martin Walsh said this week he would help National Grid gas workers in their 11-week lock-out battle if asked by the workers to assist in any way.

The lockout of two United Steelworkers unions in the gas line division of National Grid has gone on for 11 weeks, and all of it seemed to come to a head on Monday morning, Labor Day, in Back Bay’s Park Plaza – where the workers made a strong showing and stole the show outside the Greater Boston Labor Council’s Labor Day Breakfast.

Mayor Martin Walsh took a detour from going into the Park Plaza hotel on Monday to visit with the hundreds of workers gathered in the Plaza. In Boston, not many have spoken about the lockout, though National Grid workers have been present picket-ing many jobs around the city.

Later, Walsh said he has offered his assistance to the workers in any way that is helpful, but by Monday, had not been asked by the workers to help.

“Being out long-term hurts both the worker and the consumer, and

Mayor Walsh hopes they come to a quick resolution,” read a state-ment from his office.

The politics of the matter shone through clearly on Monday morn-ing during the rally in the street with the state’s political elite, but another piece of the puzzle is the day-to-day reality of having lost health insurance, paychecks and having to stage labor’s most ardent fight of the past decade.

For locked out worker Rocky Leo, who was standing tall in the crowd down in Boston Monday, the lockout has a human angle – and he said that is exactly what the company is trying to exploit.

“They’re banking on us not getting by – we workers going under and losing our health care and defaulting on our mortgages so we have to get in,” he said. “It’s a struggle. It’s been 11 weeks since we were locked out. It’s really hard on many of us and that’s their strategy. They figure we’ll give in.

“Five days in they took our health care away,” he continued. “We had a guy who had just had his leg amputated, and people with diabetes who needed care and children who are being treated for cancer. That’s what we have here.”

The lock out started earlier this summer during contract negoti-ations with two unions in the National Grid gas operations divi-sion.

On Tuesday, Sept. 4, National Grid and the two unions were to come back to the bargaining table. The results of those meetings were not reported immediately, but National Grid said they wanted to resolve the lock out.

“To end the lockout, which is a goal we share with our union employees, we need to have seri-ous, productive conversations about reaching an agreement,” read a statement by National Grid on Tuesday, Sept. 4. “Since June 25, National Grid has communi-cated to the unions that we remain willing to meet seven days a week to reach an agreement on all out-standing issues. Through a federal mediator, they have so far provid-ed eight dates for meetings that have occurred and we are meeting with them again today, September 4.”

National Grid said they wanted to have a fair contract, but that also meant being responsible to

Mayor Walsh says he would help locked out National Grid workers if asked

Standing with an American flag in the middle of the Back Bay was locked out National Grid gas worker Mack McGowan, who was one of the most vocal workers on the line Monday.

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needed more from our leaders and our party,” she said from her watch party at Dorchester’s IBEW hall. “These times demand-ed a party that was bold, uncom-promising and unafraid…It isn’t enough to see the Democrats back in power, but…it mattered who those Democrats are. And, while our president is a racist, misogy-nistic, truly empathetically bank-rupt man, the area that makes the 7th Congressional District one of the most unequal was cemented through policies drawn up long before he ever descended the esca-lator at Trump Tower. In fact, some of those policies were put in place with Democrats in the White House and in control of our Congress. They are policies so ingrained in our daily lives that we’ve almost convinced our-selves that there wasn’t anything we could do about them. As we know, change can’t wait.”

In his concession speech, Capuano noted that many estab-lished legislators within the 7th district were also ousted, including state representatives in the South End and Jamaica Plain.

“Clearly the district want-ed a lot of change,” he said. “Apparently the district is upset

with a lot that’s going on. I don’t blame them. I’m just as upset. So be it. This is the way life goes…The last eight months most of you have worked very hard for us. I’m sorry it didn’t work out, but that’s life and this is ok. America is going to be ok. Ayanna Pressley is going to be a great congresswoman and Massachusetts will be well repre-sented.”

Mayor Martin Walsh hit the campaign trail hard for Capuano most of the election season, endorsing him formally many months ago in Dorchester. On Tuesday, he appeared off-schedule to campaign for Capuano. He said he didn’t want to see the veteran Congressman’s experience be lost.

“Experience matters,” he said in front of the Edwards School. “Michael Capuano has been doing this job a long time and is a for-mer mayor. Having someone in the U.S. Congress that served in the same job that I serve in now is helpful. He understand budgets and City finances.”

With the win, Pressley scored one of the biggest upsets in Massachusetts politics in a long time, and she also becomes the first African American woman to rep-resent Massachusetts in Congress.

Mayor Martin Walsh made a late push for Capuano in Charlestown, but it wasn’t enough to counter the surge of voters that turned out south of Boston.

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by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)…As detailed below, the DEIR did not fully provide the additional information and analysis regarding the project’s transportation-related impacts identified (in other fil-ings). The proponent must provide additional information about the project’s site access, impacts on the roadway network, and feasibility and effectiveness of proposed miti-gation measures.”

The twist in the road for Exchange is something the Abbey Group said would simply be part of an ongoing project.

“This is part of an iterative process,” said Jason Epstein, man-aging partner of the Abbey Group. “We will continue to work with MEPA on providing the neces-sary data as part of the ongoing review.”

One of the key problems in the state review is that MassDOT had significant concerns about traffic that weren’t address.

That was nothing new at the community level as many members of the project’s Impact Advisory Group (IAG) left the project rather frustrated with the lack of plan-ning for transportation. Over the many months of meetings with the IAG, members continued to ask for a new set of eyes to analyze the traffic numbers and traffic flows for the entire South End – as the project calls for anywhere from 4,000 to 7,000 employees coming per day.

A critical and key concern by MassDOT is the supposedly pro-posed connection to Frontage Road and I-93 from the site. MassDOT said the modeling of

traffic congestion was inconsistent and the critical connector seemed to be up in the air.

“The build…condition is based on the implementation of the BioSquare Drive connection to the I-93 Southbound Frontage Road by the City of Boston in coordination with MassDOT and (federal agencies),” read the letter. “Because the connection has not been fully analyzed and its imple-mentation status is unknown, it is not possible to evaluate the effec-tiveness of the proposed mitigation measures. In addition, the City’s plans to redesign and reconstruct Albany Street may affect the traffic operations modelled in the DEIR.”

In addition, Beaton asked that Exchange catalog all mitigation measures, including construc-tion-period mitigation. That sec-tion asks for much clearer com-munication about the mitigation measures, when they will be imple-mented and how much they will cost. Most importantly, Beaton said they want to have everything spelled out and put on a timeline so that each phase of the project is mitigated at the proper time.

Overall, however, the supple-mental filing will take time, but it is to be focused mostly on traffic and transportation.

“The DEIR did not provide sufficient documentation and anal-ysis of the project’s transportation impacts and mitigation measures,” the letter read. “It did not provide analyses requested in the DEIR Scope, including detailed docu-mentation of the BioSquare Drive connection to the I-93 Southbound Frontage Road.”

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This week’s featured image is of First National Stores, located at 1423 Washington St. in 1972. Today, this location is Foodie’s Market.The South End Historical Society was formed in the 1966 and continues to advocate for the preservation and history in the neighborhood. The organization is located on Chester Square and holds many treasures of the South End’s distant and near past.

By Lauren Bennett

The MBTA Fenway Portal Project is an issue that is very important to the members of the Audubon Circle Neighborhood Association (ACNA), but perhaps the most important question still remains: where will the water go once it’s diverted into the tunnel?

The purpose of the Fenway Portal Project is to implement flood control measures so flood-ing on the Green Line can be prevented. Dolores Boogdanian, president of the Audubon Circle Neighborhood Association, said that the MBTA has asked ACNA what their priorities are on this matter.

At their monthly meeting on Aug. 21, the group decided that they want to make sure that any barriers that are put up at the portal to the Fenway tunnel will not funnel water into the neighbor-hood and the surrounding build-ings. The MBTA is also installing a gate at the tunnel of Fenway station, where some of the work is being done in the middle of the night and some on weekends. ACNA is concerned with the vol-ume of the work and would like a clear schedule of when the night-time and weekend construction will happen.

Boogdanian said that she would take those concerns put forth at the meeting and write them up for Erik Scheier, project manager for the MBTA, in advance of the September ACNA board meeting, which Scheier told her he would try to attend. She said she would like him to have the concerns prior to the meeting to give him time to provide answers and informa-tion. Boogdanian said that she is hoping to hear how the water will be diverted from the tunnel, because she is concerned about the surrounding homes and buildings.

The project at 60 Kilmarnock St. is also a big concern for ACNA. The project, which includes a total of around 443 residential units totaling 420,800 square feet with

ground-floor retail space and land-scaped areas, among other ame-nities, is not in Audubon Circle, but Boogdanian said she is still concerned about how it will affect everyone who comes into the Fenway.

“My concern is the density of development that’s going on in the Fenway and in our neigh-borhood and in Kenmore,” she said, and “the seeming lack of acknowledgement by the city and the BPDA [Boston Planning and Development Agency] that these developments are having signifi-cant effects and traffic and issues regarding parking.”

“And so that I think is what makes the development of concern because I think the ramifications of that will affect those who go to the restaurants, to the movies, and things that the Fenway has to offer and yet are confronted with congestion that makes it very unpleasant,” she continued.

Safety also remains high on the list of priorities for ACNA, espe-cially when it comes to the circle redesign project.

At the pedestrian crossing, there is currently a sign going westbound saying “pedestrian crossing,” but not open going eastbound. ACNA expressed their desire for a flash-ing yellow light there, and a 311 report was submitted asking for another sign. The city has also taken footage of the intersection, and is in the process of looking at it and will decide if the area war-rants a flashing yellow light.

ACNA would also like to see a speed monitoring sign on Beacon Street for people coming out of Kenmore Square, because people have difficulty coming off side streets onto Beacon Street.

“Since the city made a signif-icant investment for pedestrians and drivers in our neighborhood, I think it’s incumbent upon our organization to work with the city to achieve our goals for safety and beautification,” Boogdanian said. “I hope to work with the city to get closer to the mark.”

MBTA Fenway Portal Project, 60 Kilmarnock St., safety are huge concerns for ACNA

Staff Report

A man was arraigned Aug. 16 on charges he opened fire outside the Mass Ave MBTA station, crit-ically injuring a 24-year-old man.

Lushaun Gay, 27, was arraigned

in Roxbury Municipal Court in connection with the Aug. 15 shoot-ing at Mass Ave station. Assistant District Attorney Lynn Feigenbaum requested bail of $100,000; Judge Pamela Dashiell set bail in the

Alleged Gunman charged in Mass Ave Station shooting

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the victim was with several indi-viduals at Mass Ave station at approximately 10 p.m. when a man in a gray hooded sweatshirt, later identified as Gay, approached with a handgun. Gay opened fire, striking the victim multiple times, prosecutors said. He then fled on a bicycle through Southwest Corridor Park.

The victim was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he was initially in critical condition.

Shortly after the shooting, a witness who had heard the gunfire reported seeing a man throw a bicycle into a fenced-off alley in

the area of Columbus Avenue and then hop over the fence. Boston Police responded to the area and found Gay shirtless in the alley. He allegedly made incriminating state-ments to officers and indicated that there was a firearm in his backpack, prosecutors said.

Officers recovered the gun and a gray sweatshirt.

State Police detectives assigned to Conley’s office responded to the scene and are leading the investigation into the shooting, which occurred on state property. Additional State Police units and Transit Police also responded.

Gay returns to court Sept. 19.

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By Lauren Bennett

Patterned Behavior, a 100-plus-foot-long vivid mural paint-ed by local artist Silvia Lopez Chavez, will remain for another year on a stretch of the Charles River Esplanade west of the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge. Completed in Summer 2017, the mural has brightened the days of thousands of bicyclists, runners, and pedestrians, and was set to be painted over this year, inviting graffiti back to a plain wall. But because of a permit extension from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the mural will remain until July 18, 2019.

“Patterned Behavior is a high-ly visible representation of the Esplanade Association’s commit-ment to introduce new audiences to the Charles River Esplanade through engaging public art and musical performances through-out the three-mile stretch of riv-erside green space,” said Michael Nichols, Executive Director of the Esplanade Association.

Lopez Chavez said the site where her mural is is one of her favorite spots along the river, and she was excited when she was first asked to submit a design for it. She said the first step in the process was to go to the site, spend some time there, and see how the space is utilized. She went during differ-ent times of the day and the week for several weeks getting inspira-tion from the area.

Over 40 volunteers prepped the walls, and one of the bike lanes even had to be closed during the process. Lopez Chavez said that several of her artist friends helped with the painting and assisted in

other ways throughout the pro-cess. She said people would come up and ask how long it would be up for while they were still paint-ing it.

She said that she is so excited that the mural is “bringing in an element of surprise and joy in peo-ple’s day,” and that so many peo-ple have told her that it enhances the space and makes them feel more welcome.

From a very young age, Lopez Chavez knew she wanted to be an artist. She said she was lucky to have a family that supported her. “They really believed I could do anything I wanted to do,” she said. Though she wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted to do, she began taking formal drawing and painting classes when she was seven years old. “I loved drawing and painting,” she said.

A lot of people want this mural to be permanent, Lopez Chavez said, and have suggested a program where that section the Esplanade is curated for different murals every few years.

“Spaces like this really make a difference,” Lopez Chavez said. She said that instead of the space being filled with “unwelcome mes-sages,” having the mural remain gives local artists a space to “make a beautiful piece of art.”

“I’m just thrilled,” said Kate Gilbert, Executive Director of Now + There, the public art cura-tor that brought the mural to the esplanade. “It’s become a destina-tion on the esplanade.”

Gilbert said that the renewal of this mural encapsulates all that Now + There tries to do: curate local artists and partnering with other local organizations to cre-ate public art for the whole city

to enjoy. “The goal of all of this together is to demand for more public art,” she said.

The space really lends itself to storytelling, Gilbert said, because it is congested on one side and then eases out and becomes more “serene and organic as it gets to the pillars.”

She said that she would also love to see some sort of mural program in that space to prevent it from ever reverting back to its gray facade.

Lopez Chavez said that the pos-itive response to the mural has shown “Boston that people really value art in the public realm,” and she was “very happy” to hear that it had been extended for another year.

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the ratepayers. They said what the union characterize as a drive for company profits at employee expense is actually an effort to preserve reasonable rates for cus-tomers in Boston and beyond.

National Grid said the major sticking point is the company’s proposed benefit package that includes a new defined contribu-tion 401(k) retirement plan. That new plan would apply only to new employees hired on or after June 25, 2018.

National Grid said they had negotiated away from pension plans to 401(k) plans with at least 16 other unions representing 84 percent of the company’s employ-ees. National Grid also said the package is consistent with pro-posals that the Steelworkers have accepted in Massachusetts with all other public utilities.

National Grid said it doesn’t

believe customers should have to pay for outdated benefits when most of those customers don’t enjoy such benefits themselves.

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Union President John Buonopane said it’s time for Gov. Charlie Baker to stand up for the workers of National Grid.

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Cathedral High School in the South End revealed its brand new Applied Learning Center at a rib-bon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 4. Construction for the 15,000 square-foot center began in April 2017, and it will include programs in STEAM-based learning: science,

technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

Head of Cathedral High School, Oscar Santos, said that the school was founded in 1926 with the purpose to “serve as a mission to make sure that inner city kids have a great place to have an edu-cation.”

With the completion of the

Applied Learning Center, Santos said that along with the school building and the gymnasium, there are more opportunities for stu-dents to be successful. The center will allow students to have hands-on experiences with things like robotics, 3-D printers, and the-ater. “We know that as the world changes, students need opportuni-

Applied Learning Center unveiled at Cathedral High School

Head of Cathedral High School Oscar Santos gives a welcome speech at the ribbon-cutting cere-mony for the school’s new Applied Learning Center.

Cathedral High School senior Armani Lamin talks about his experience in the Crimson Summer Academy at Harvard University.

ties to have applied learning expe-riences,” Santos said. “And that’s making sure that the content and the skills that they learn in the classroom are also applied and embedded into the work that we do here every day so that students are better prepared to go out into the workforce, and more impor-tantly, into the world.”

Paul Chisholm, chair of the Board of Trustees, told the stu-dents at the ribbon cutting: “This is your building…make sure you take advantage of it, make sure you challenge your teachers, because this is the type of educa-tion you need to be successful in the future.”

Senior Armani Lamin spoke about his third summer at the Crimson Summer Academy at Harvard University, where he lived on campus and studied macro-economics and expository writing. “It gave me a sneak peek of what college would be like and so I enjoyed that,” Lamin said. He spoke about how great it was to be in the same room with people who came from all over the world for the same purpose: to get an educa-tion. “And with this building that you guys have funded and put all your time into we can advance our education, so for that I thank all of you,” he said. He said he’s most excited to use the 3-D printers and getting to know the new Applied Learning Center, where he will

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have some classes this year. The building was blessed by

the Very Rev. James Flavin, who prayed that the center would become one where “students and teachers imbued with the words of truth will search for the wisdom that guides the Christian life and strive wholeheartedly by Christ as their teacher…”

Current Cathedral students provided those in attendance with a tour of the new facility, showing them the different dedicated spaces that they are excited to use.

Santos said that the school will start three new programs: maker space, which involves engineering, as well as creating robots, where the students will learn basic pro-gramming and then prototype and print. In addition, there will be a new art program with a new art teacher to increase the level of arts instruction at the school, and final-ly, programs for theater and music.

He said they surveyed the kids and asked what their interests and passions were, and these were the top results. Being able to provide the students with real-world expe-riences and input through having

workshops with real firms and companies are some of the “things that help kids feel like they’re part of the solution and really creat-ing,” Santos said.

“What I’m most excited about is really giving kids real-world opportunities to make sure that the things that they’re learning in class, they can connect it to their real lives,” Santos said.

Santos said that most impor-tantly, he wants to thanks every-one who helped make this a real-ity, and that buildings go up and down every day in the City of Boston, but “this is really about opportunity for kids and it’s the Cathedral story.”

The students are excited for the new center too. Senior Lisalina Pena said, “I’m glad they’re mak-ing all these changes right now and they’re trying really hard to make us happy and listen to our voices and I like that.” She said she’s excited to take some law and justice classes, and is thinking about applying to Tufts University and Wellesley College to study law, or even heading down to Washington, D.C.

Cathedral High School students cut the ribbon across the entrance to the Applied Learning Center, officially unveiling it.

Lamin said he really wants to apply to some liberal arts colleges like Harvard, Boston University, and Boston College to study eco-nomics or something in the med-ical field.

Sept. 5 is the first day of school for Cathedral students, and though some of the equipment for the Applied Learning Center has not arrived yet, students will slowly ease into the opportunities it has to

offer. Santos said that the new cen-ter ultimately “lets the community know that we’re around and we’ll be here for the long haul.”

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From the Sept. 5 Conservation Commission meeting, City Hall:•Notice of Intent from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and

Recreation (DCR) for the proposed exhumation, analysis and removal of 66 burials from the Quarantine Cemetery located on Gallops Island, Boston.

From the Sept. 6 Non-Hearing Common Victualler meeting, City Hall, 10 a.m.:•The Catered Affair, Inc. d/b/a The Catered Affair, 700 Boylston St., Back Bay, have

applied for a one-day extension of the hours for a Wilson/Heath Wedding on October 7 between the hours of 7 p.m. – 2 a.m.

From the Sept. 11 Licensed Premise Violations hearing, City Hall, 10 a.m.:•The 15 Lagrange Street Corporation, doing business as: The Glass Slipper, 22 Lagrange

St., Bay Village. Date: 04/01/2018, Assault and battery patron on employee, and Assault and battery employee on patron.

•Oliver Twist Inc, doing business as: Cask and Flagon, 62 Brookline Ave., Fenway. Date: 06/17/2018, Patron over served requiring medical attention, Failure to supervise, and alleged staff on patron assault.

•Crt Food & Beverage, Inc., doing business as: Whiskey’s Steakhouse & SaloonLocation: 885 Boylston St., Back Bay. Date: 06/16/2018, Patron on patron assault.•Paige Hospitality, Inc., doing business as: Cure Lounge, 246 Tremont St. Bay Village.

Date: 06/24/2018, Premise permitting illegality on premise with licensed wholesaler provid-ing free, full 12 oz. mixed ‘effen’ vodka cocktails to patrons.

From the Sept. 11 Boston Landmarks Commission, City Hall, 6 p.m.:•Discussion and vote to accept the Citgo Sign study report, produced by a subcommittee,

as a complete document ready for public comment.3. Demolition Delay Hearing: 533, 535-9, 541 Commonwealth Ave. and 650,

652-4, 656 Beacon Street, Kenmore Square. Applicant: Patrick Sweeney. Review of proposed demolition of the existing structures at 533 Commonwealth Avenue; 535-539 Commonwealth Avenue; 541 Commonwealth Avenue; 650 Beacon Street; 652-654 Beacon Street, and 656 Beacon Street near Kenmore Square.

From the Sept. 12 Zoning Commission meeting, City Hall, 9 a.m.:•Exchange South End RedevelopmentThe Zoning Commission hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held in

connection with Map Amendment Application No. 711 and a petition for approval of the Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 119, Exchange South End Redevelopment at 9 a.m. Said map amendment would amend Map 1P, South End Neighborhood District, by adding the letter “D,” indicating a Planned Development Area overlay district to approximately 5.65 acres of land located at the site of the former Boston Flower Exchange. Said PDA Plan will allow for the phased construction of four buildings with approximately 1.6 million square feet of mixed-use office, commercial and/or life science research space, including approximately 22,430 square feet of ground floor retail space and 30,000 square feet of civic space situated around a new 1-plus acre central open space - as well as approximately 1,145 below-grade parking spaces.

•Shawmut Avenue/Washington Street, South EndThe Zoning Commission hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held on September 12, at 9:45 a.m., in Room 900, Boston City Hall, in connection with Map Amendment Application No. 710 and a petition for approval of the Development

Plan for Planned Development Area No. 114, Shawmut Avenue/Washington Street, South End.

Said map amendment would amend Map 1P, South End Neighborhood District, by adding the letter “D,” indicating a Planned Development Area overlay district to approximately 1.895 acres (approximately 82,557 square feet) of land. Said PDA Plan will include three (3) new buildings with a combined total maximum of 660,456 square feet of Gross Floor Area.

From the Sept. 12 Back Bay Architectural Commission, City Hall, 4:30 p.m.:VIOLATIONS COMMITTEE*309 Beacon Street: Unapproved fence at rear yard.*362 Commonwealth Avenue: Unapproved window replacement.*376 Marlborough Street: Unapproved window replacement.*238 Marlborough Street: Update on unapproved headhouse.DESIGN REVIEW – 5 p.m.*235 Newbury Street: At Newbury Street façade expand first-story and lower-level win-

dow openings in existing masonry bay.*115 Marlborough Street (CONTINUED FROM 8-8-2018 PUBLIC HEARING): Repoint

masonry at chimneys and rear elevation; replace all one-over-one wood windows in-kind; at front façade replace non-historic entry door to lower level with new wood door and install new light fixture; at rear elevation install kitchen exhaust vent at wall above entry door, replace non-historic entry door to lower level with new wood door, restore lower level win-dow openings, replace metal framing, decking and wood support posts at existing balcony, replace existing fence with wood fence, and replace asphalt paving at parking area with brick pavers; and at roof expand existing roof deck, remove three existing air conditioning units and install four new air conditioning units.

*82 Marlborough Street: At front garden remove dead Magnolia tree.*438 Marlborough Street: At front garden remove dead tree and plant Rutgers Dogwood

tree.*237 Marlborough Street: At rear deck install planters and lighting; at roof deck install

planters, privacy screen and lighting; and at roof install green roof.*229 Beacon Street: Replace existing roof deck and black rubber membrane roof in-kind.*86 Marlborough Street: At rear elevation replace existing air-conditioning condenser at

third-story deck.*186 Commonwealth Avenue: At side elevation of rear addition install heat pump unit

at existing window opening.*327 Commonwealth Avenue: Expand existing headhouse at roof and install new win-

dow opening at fourth story of rear elevation.*29 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof install new headhouse, skylight, roof deck and

mechanical equipment.*217 Commonwealth Avenue: Restoration of exterior including window and door

replacement, re-landscaping of front garden, masonry repair and restoration, replacement of roofing and mechanical equipment, removal of fire escapes, installation of rear loading door, and installation of louvers at two rear lower level windows; construction of sunken roof deck, removal of elevator headhouses, installation of new new elevator headouses, new stair headhouse, and enlargement of existing headhouse; installation of solar panels; infill western lightwell; and installation of French balconies with doors at existing lightwells, removal of HVAC equipment, and installation of new terrace at east light well.

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The Boston Public Schools (BPS) will offer the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) for admission to the city's three exam-ination schools on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 8 a.m. Testing will take place at seven locations across the city.

The deadline for registration is Sept. 21.

Students must currently be in Grades 6, 8 or 9 to take the ISEE. Starting the second week in September, interested candidates may register online at boston-publicschools.org/exam and can obtain application materials from the principal/headmaster of his or her present school. Applications

will also be available at the BPS Welcome Centers and all branch-es of the Boston Public Library during that same week.

The three BPS exam schools are Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science. New students are admitted to Grades 7 and 9 at all three exam schools. The O'Bryant is the only exam school that accepts new stu-dents for Grade 10.

A residency policy requires the parent/guardian of applicants cur-rently attending private, parochial, Commonwealth charter schools, METCO program schools, or cur-

rently home-schooled applicants, to complete the residency verifi-cation process in person no later than Friday, Nov. 16.

Additionally, BPS will offer the TerraNova test to students cur-rently enrolled in Grades 3, 4, and 5 at private, parochial, and charter schools for possible entrance into the Advanced Work Class (AWC) program beginning in September 2019. AWC is a full-day pro-gram located in select BPS schools across the city. The AWC program includes the same subjects as the regular education program, how-ever, each subject is studied in more depth and at an accelerated

pace, requiring the completion of more classroom work and home-work by the student.

For Boston residents currently attending private, parochial or char-ter schools, the TerraNova test will be administered, free of charge, on Saturday, Oct. 13, and on Saturday, Oct. 20, for students that require special accommodations. On both dates, the test will be administered at the Washington Irving Middle School, 105 Cummins Highway, Roslindale. Students who attend a BPS school must take the test in their assigned school.

Registration materials for the TerraNova exam will be mailed to

all non-public schools in Boston, and available for pick up at BPS Welcome Centers and at all Boston Public Library branches. The dead-line for registration and to submit a request for special accommoda-tions is Sept. 28.

For further information on the ISEE, please contact the Exam School Admissions Office at 617-635-9512, or visit bostonpub-licschools.org/exam. For more information about the TerraNova exam, please contact the BPS Data & Accountability Department at 617-635-9554 or visit bostonpub-licschools.org/awc.

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By Lauren Bennett

At the South End Landmark District Commission hearing on Sept. 4, four cases were heard as part of the design review process. The first was at 619 Massachusetts Avenue #1, where an architect rep-resented the owners who could not make the hearing. The appli-cants are looking to install a rear access carport with a deck over top of it. This would not add any square footage inside, but rather use part of the backyard instead. The two existing trees that sit on the property would be kept, and there would be a single garage

door with a swing door to the side of it for access other than through the garage door.

They are proposing to raise the height of the wall to the 42 inches required for a railing in order to use the wall as a railing. The rear of this property is a public way, but the architect said that it is “very much a back alley,” as it is just the backsides of all the Massachusetts Avenue townhouses; no one faces onto the street. He said that the garage door will run underneath the deck; it does not swing in or into the public way. He also said that there is a precedent for a dog-tooth pattern for brick in the area,

but Commissioners John Freeman and Diana Parcon said that it is “a little too out of character” and “too contemporary,” respectively. The project was approved and the applicant must put an anti-graffiti coating on the doors.

At 30 Dartmouth St., #4, the applicant said their plan is to remove the roof deck, which is cur-rently leaking into their bedroom. He said the existing roof deck was approved in 1989, but Freeman said that roof decks are not grand-fathered, even if they were previ-ously approved. The applicant said that the roofers could take it off in three pieces, and Freeman said

that this would constitute removal, which would require a mock-up process to approve a new deck.

“The regulations have gotten tighter since 1989 when this roof deck was originally approved,” Freeman said. “You might have to move the railing back.” He made a motion to remand this to a sub-committee with Commissioners Peter Sanborn and Catherine Hunt.

Sanborn told the applicant that the subcommittee would be view-ing the mockup for visibility and would look at shifting it differ-ent ways to lessen the visibility. Isabelle Chase, who also lives at the property, said that they cur-rently have $4,500 damage from the leak and wondered how long the subcommittee process would take.

Staff preservationist Nicholas Armata said that they would try to meet as soon as both parties are available, and he would work with the applicants to get this done in a timely manner.

Freeman’s motion was approved.

The project proposed for 540 Albany St. was heard at a previous hearing under Advisory Review, and the applicants were asked to bring shadow studies for their pro-posal, which they did. The project consists of demolishing an exist-ing non-contributing building and constrict a four-building develop-ment with public space in phases, in a protection area. Jess Garnitz, an architect with Stantec, said that this project has received approv-

al from the Boston Planning and Development Agency board as well as been endorsed by the neighborhood and the city.

The project is located in the Back Streets section of the South End, and the existing building does not meet current South End Protection Area standards.

The proposed 1.6 million square feet of space is split up into four different buildings that range in height from 92to 321 feet. Garnitz also talked about the green space, called Albany Green, which would be split up into sections: Sunny Lawn, Active Plaza, and Quiet Garden. She said that they are expecting this to be a bustling area where lots of people will gather to use the space.

The Commission voted that the building to be demolished is not historic, as well as to approve the application as submitted.

Lastly, at the corner of Washington Street and Massachusetts Avenue, applicant Tom Parks proposed an artistic bike rack. He said that the plan is to install the bike rack four feet off of the light pole at the corner of Washington Street, and Mass. Ave. There was a full scale mockup at the site in June, and the final bike rack will be crafted from brushed stainless steel. The applicant has a letter of support from Olympia Flower Store, which the bike rack would sit in front of. Sanborn made a motion to approve the application as submitted, and the motion was approved by the Commission.

Four South End projects approved by the South End Landmark District Commission

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the move that’s headed upward,” he said. “I know we are not naïve about the challenges and understand the things that need to improve at our school. We acknowledge that our students are a whole lot more than that a test score, that we try to develop the whole child…to make sure they will do well in all their endeavors, whether that is giving a public speech or on a science test…We feel we are on the uptick.”

The Blackstone School is a K-8 with a large Spanish-speaking population nestled on Shawmut Avenue near the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and serves about 600 students with approximately 90 staffers. The school has faced it’s challenges, but things were moving in the right direction two years ago, and Adkins-Sharif seemed to be a school leader that was able to knit together all students and parents into a community.

That is evident in the fact that the parent participation rate went up, according to the district, from 11 percent to 37 percent last year.

That happened on the backs of several different community efforts, including a partnership with IBA that brought many dif-ferent programs into the school. It also emerged into a fundraiser for children in Puerto Rico who were victims of Hurricane Maria last year.

Adkins-Sharif has instituted many different programs in his first year, and a philosophy known as ‘Ubuntu,’ or ‘I am because we are’ (a phrase that was used a few years ago by the Boston Celtics as well).

“What Ubuntu is all about at the Blackstone is we are all part of a community and we should be supporting each other in good

times and bad,” he said. “That notion of inter-connectedness is at the heart of Ubuntu. It’s woven into everything we do here.”

Adkins-Sharif, 50, took a long route to the South End, growing up in New York City. He began working as a pre-school teacher in Queens, but hungered to help students on the margins in New York. That led him to a Special Education job at a public school in Brooklyn where it was “baptism by fire,” he said.

However, he found success there and enjoyed reaching those kids. Soon, he became a dean in a middle school in New York, but wanted a challenge and wanted to find more upward mobility in his job.

That led he and his wife – who is a college professor – to Springfield, where he helped to plan and open a public charter school there. However, after a run there, he and his wife hoped to land in Boston. He got a job at the Tobin School K-8 in Cambridge, and then at an alternative school in Randolph. Finally, last year he was able to become a principal at the Blackstone.

What he’s found in the South End is a growing group of parents who are willing to send their kids to the Blackstone, as well as a community without children who want to support the school they often see, but don’t know.

Adkins-Sharif said that’s just another movement that he’s happy to see.

“We have 600 kids that come from all over Boston and this group wants to help the school to succeed as South End neighbors,” he said. “They just want to do good by the community.”

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YWCA TO BE BOUTIQUE HOTEL

The old YWCA building at 40 Berkeley Street in the Ellis neigh-borhood has been proposed to become a 164-room hotel geared to the younger set who prefer lower rates and fewer amenities.

Mount Vernon Company has proposed to turn the for-mer YMCA and hostel into the Revolution Hotel. Beyond the hip-ster hotel will be a revamp of the old courtyard to include and indoor-outdoor restaurant, as well as a co-working office space in the basement that will become a bar at night.

Mount Vernon projected the average room rates to be $150 per night.

LIBERTY GROUP MARIJUANA PROPOSAL BEFORE GROUPS

The Liberty Compassionate Group – a medical/recreation-al marijuana dispensary compa-ny – will make its first South End presentation to the South End Forum Opiate Working Group and the Blackstone/Franklin Neighborhood Association on Sept. 18 at regular meetings.

Liberty has been said to already have a dispensary license in Taunton, and would hope to transfer that license to 591 Albany St. in the South end. The propos-al has been bantered about for the last several months between neighbors, and was discussed at the July Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) meeting.

The proposal would actu-ally stand in opposition to the proposal on Tremont Street by Compassionate Organics, as the half-mile radius rule would block out one or the other.

Some in the community have stated that they prefer the site on Albany Street, and the owner-ship is apparently speaking with major property owners like Leggat McCall and Exchange South End already. The substance of the pro-posal has yet to be heard.

SOUTH END FORUM TO FEATURE MAYOR WALSH

Mayor Martin Walsh has been confirmed to make his annu-al appearance at the South End Forum on Tuesday, Sept 11, in the South End Library.

Mayor Walsh makes an annual trek to the Forum each year for a presentation and a Q&A session.

This year he’ll do that on Sept. 11, said Moderator Steve Fox.

The topic du jour will like-ly be the opiate crisis and the City’s response to what has been described as a disastrous summer on the Mass/Cass corridor. The Mayor’s full cabinet will be in attendance as well.

Meanwhile, new Police Commissioner Willie Gross will be at the Forum to meet and greet neighbors in attendance. Gross has been a friend of the Forum for several years.

Another piece that is still up in the air is whether or not KB Ventures will be able to come and present their plans to the Forum for the Alexandra Hotel. KB has met with neighbors and with the South End Landmarks, but has not yet appeared at the forum since coming on the scene in July.

BACK BAY HAPPENINGS

•The Friends of the Public Garden are looking for champion volunteer weeders to help main-tain the beautiful Boylston Street border and the Beacon Street bor-der in the Public Garden. ‘You supply the enthusiasm, we supply the gloves, kneepads, and some brief instructions on weed identi-fication!’ Volunteers meet up on alternating Thursdays.

SOUTH END DATES•The next UPNA General

Meeting, open to all in the neigh-borhood, will be held on Weds., October 3, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Community Music Center of Boston, 537 Tremont Street.

Details on the agenda will fol-low in a few weeks, but it will include these items:

*Consideration of the proposed development project for 24 Union Park

*Discussion of the proposal to open a medical marijuana facility close to our neighborhood

*A presentation and update on the development at the site of the former Flower Exchange on Albany Street

*A ‘State of the Park’ discussion regarding the care and mainte-nance of Union Park.

•The quarterly South End Forum will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. in the South End Library.

•The Eight Streets Neighborhood Association will have its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Project Place, 6:30 p.m. The agenda is still TBA.

•The East Berkeley Neighborhood Association

(EBNA) will have its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Project Place.

•The Ellis South End Neighborhood Association Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at One Chandler Street.

FENWAY TIMES•New summer hours for Fenway

Community Center. Monday through Saturday open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, also open 5-8 p.m. Closed Sunday.

•Upcoming Red Sox Home Games:

The Red Sox will be on the road until Friday Sept. 7.

•Upcoming Fenway Park Events: Saturday, 11/10/18 & Sunday, 11/11/18—Spartan Race, 10,000 expected, times TBA

Saturday, 11/17/18—“The Game” Harvard v. Yale, 35,000 expected, 12:00pm-3:30pm

•Upcoming Potential Fenway Park Light Use & Sound Checks:

-Wednesday, September 5- Thursday, September 6 approx. 5:00-10:00pm: There is the pos-sibility of the use of one bank of lights overnight (the tower lights facing the Mass Pike) for operation and worker safety purposes during field maintenance at the ballpark.

-Friday, September 7 Postgame: There is the possibility of the use of one bank of lights overnight (the tower lights facing the Mass Pike) for operation and worker safety purposes during field maintenance at the ballpark.

•Join us in The Victory Gardens for our annual harvest festival, “Fensfest” on Saturday, September 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrate with food, music, raffles and lots of fun stuff. Learn about butter-flies, bees and other pollinators.

Are you a City of Boston resi-dent and interested in joining our waitlist for a garden plot of your own? If so, send an e-mail to [email protected] with your name, preferred contact e-mail, phone number, and waitlist request.

SEPTEMBER 11 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE BLOOD DRIVE AT FENWAY PARK

Members of the public are invited to honor those lost in the September 11 terrorist attacks by giving blood at the annual Day of Remembrance blood drive at Fenway Park, Tuesday September 11, 2018, from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30

a.m.All presenting donors will

receive a free T-shirt, a cup of Legal Sea Food clam chowder, a discounted tour of Fenway Park and the chance to take pictures with the World Series trophies. The first 100 donors will also receive a commemorative pin.

“Within hours of the first plane striking the World Trade Center, the Red Cross was there,” said Holly Grant, Chief Executive Officer of the Red Cross of Massachusetts. “By donating blood at this drive, you honor not just those who gave their lives, but those who spent weeks caring for the first respond-ers and reuniting loved ones.”

Since this blood drive began in 2002, more than 11,000 blood donations have been collected. The event is also supported by the Honorable Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston, Boston Police, Boston Fire, Boston Emergency Medical Services and Legal Sea Foods.

TASTE OF THE FENWAYSavor this date and join the

Fenway CDC to enjoy delicious tastings of food, drinks, beer, wine, and hard cider from 33 restau-rants and businesses. Taste of The Fenway will feature award-win-ning restaurants and local busi-nesses in the Fenway, live music by Berklee College of Music, and interactive art by Fenway Studios. Each ticket is $45 (special Fenway CDC 45th anniversary price) and includes all-you-can-eat tast-ings, drinks, and entertainment. Tickets are available at www.tas-teofthefenway.org Event Partners: Fenway Community Development Corporation and Samuels & Associates.

The event takes place on Thursday, Sept. 20, 5-7 p.m. on Van Ness Street (from Kilmarnock Street to Richard B Ross Way).

FENWAY COMMUNITY CENTER GRAND RE-OPENING RECEPTION

It’s been a busy few months at FCC as we’ve opened our doors for daily “drop in” hours, hosted a number of programs and events, and met dozens of enthusiastic Fenwickians who can’t wait for Fenway Community Center to officially reopen and again offer weekly programming. Please join us on Friday, September 14, from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM for Fenway Community Center’s Grand Reopening Reception! Featuring food, drink, and live music, this FREE event will kick off a

weekend of events welcoming new and old friends to Fenway Community Center. To register, bit.ly/FCCReopening

Following Friday evening’s festivities, we’ll offer sneak pre-views of some of our fall programs during the rest of the weekend:

SATURDAY (9/15):Complimentary Bagels &

Coffee, 9:30 AMKid Zone, 10:00 AM – 12:00

PMActing is Believing: An Acting

Practicum, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PMGame Night, 3:00 PM – 4:00

PMSUNDAY (9/16):Complimentary Bagels &

Coffee, 10:30 AMDeath Cafe, 11:00 AM - 12:00

PMBe sure to visit our website,

fenwaycommunitycenter.org, for the most up-to-date calendar of programs during our “Reopening Reception and Weekend.”

As a special offer, for any-one who attends an event at FCC and signs up for a 2019 Fenway Community Center mem-bership during the “Reopening Reception and Weekend,” your 2019 membership will begin IMMEDIATELY! You read that correctly - if you sign up at FCC during the weekend of 9/14, you will get a bonus 3+ months of FCC membership that includes members-only “drop in” hours, exclusive programs, and discounts on FCC programs.

PAN MASS CHALLENGE AND TEAM 9

Earlier this month, 40 members of the Red Sox Team 9 family took part in the 39th annual Pan Mass Challenge to raise money for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Each year a group of riders from the Red Sox family come together to form Team 9, in order to raise money for the Jimmy Fund and cancer research. Team 9 was formed and named in honor of Ted Williams, the Red Sox legend whose tireless dedication to the Jimmy Fund is as extraordinary as his illustrious baseball career. The PMC is not only the largest athletic fundraising event in the nation, but also donates 100% of the money raised to the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber. Since its inception in 1980, the PMC has donated over $598 million to cancer research, will over $100 million directly benefiting the Jimmy Fund. The PMC is actually the Jimmy Fund’s

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FUNNY MONEYOn Wednesday, Aug. 29, at

around 6:20 p.m., police respond-ed to a radio call pertaining to counterfeit bills passed at the Whole Foods Market at 348 Harrison Ave.

On arrival, the officer spoke to the store’s assistant manager, who said at about 5:30 p.m., the previous day, a loss-prevention officer observed a cashier ringing in approximately $300 worth of goods while only charging the cus-tomer $50. The cashier then left work without checking out before the end of her shift, and the next day, she didn’t show up for her assigned shift.

Further investigation revealed that the cashier had also accepted six, counterfeit $100 bills from unknown person(s) for a purchase at about 6:30 p.m., on Aug. 28.

The Secret Service was contact-ed and will be furnished with the counterfeit bills, which were kept as evidence.

CAR FETISHOn Thursday, Aug. 30, at about

2:40 p.m., officers responded to

225 Albany St. for as report of a man, who appeared to be under influence, was in the parking lot under the expressway and refused to leave the area.

Upon arrival, police spoke to a security guard, who said the man had since removed his clothes and was walking around the parking lot, touching cars. Her refused to leave the property.

Police then approached the man, described as nude and inco-herent, and ordered him to put his clothes back on. The suspect began answering the officer’s questions before acting irrationally.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and, after evaluating the man, con-cluded that he was under the influ-ence of several, different drugs.

Paramedics, who requested a police escort due to the man’s erratic behavior, then transferred him to Tufts Medical Center for further treatment.

PEACEFUL PROTESTOn Monday, Sept. 3, at approx-

imately 5 p.m., members of the Citywide Bicycle Unit responded to the Westin Copley Place at 10

Huntington Ave. for a reported labor protest.

On arrival, officers observed about 1,000 people protesting peacefully and followed them as they proceeded down Huntington Avenue towards Massachusetts Avenue and then turned right onto Boylston Street and another right down Dalton Street.

At this time, several protesters entered the lobby at 39 Dalton St., but police immediately blocked the entrance to deter other protesters from going that way.

The demonstrators in the lobby were dispersed without incident, and the group then left peacefully with no arrests.

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IBA DIRECTOR TO BE HONORED

IBA Director Vanessa Calderon Rosado will receive an Abigail Adams tribute award in October from the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus.

Celebrating its 31st year of recognizing outstanding women leaders who have demonstrated a firm commitment to advanc-ing the political, economic and social rights for women, the

Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus is proud to announce its slate of honorees for this year’s Tribute to Abigail Adams.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, CEO of Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA),has led the organi-zation in its mission of empow-ering individuals and families to improve their lives through high-quality affordable housing, education, and arts programs for fifteen years. Under her leadership, IBA became the largest Latino-led nonprofit organization in Greater Boston. In addition to her role at IBA, Dr. Calderón-Rosado serves as the Co-Founder of the Greater Boston Latino Network and a Founding Member of the Margarita Muñiz Academy, the first dual-language innovation high school in Massachusetts.

JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOSTON EVENTS

•Nov. 10 - Moonlight Masquerade, Aloft Boston Seaport

The night will include dancing, drinks and a raffle to raise funds for the League’s community pro-grams.

•February 28, 2019-March 2, 2019

LBDI (Little Black Dress Initiative), Kick off TBA. LBDI is an advocacy campaign that seeks to raise community awareness on the issues of poverty in Boston. During the week, LBDI advocates will wear the same black dress for five consecutive days to illustrate the effects poverty can have on a woman’s access to resources, her confidence and professional opportunities.

•March 30, 2019 - Annual Charity Gala, JFK Museum.

By Dan Murphy

As the summer of 2018 was drawing to a close, District 4 was reporting a 2-percent decrease in violent and property crime from the previous year.

According to Boston Police, 2,246 incidents of Part One crime were reported between Jan. 1 and Aug. 19 of this year, in the district, which includes the Back Bay, South End, Lower Roxbury and the Fenway, as opposed to 2,298 during the same timeframe in 2017.

One homicide a piece was reported this year and last while the number of rapes and attempted rapes were down 25 percent as the number of incidents fell to 21 from 28 the previous year.

The rate of robberies and attempted robberies declined near-ly 27 percent as the number fell to 88 from 120 last year.

Domestic aggravated assaults were down nearly 16 percent as the number fell to 32 from 38 in 2017.

On the other hand, non-do-mestic aggravated assaults were up more than 13 percent as the number climbed to 162 from 143 last year.

Commercial burglaries, mean-while, were down around 51 per-cent as the number fell to 21 from 43 last year while the rate of other burglaries declined nearly 29 per-cent as the number dropped to 15 from 21 last year.

In contrast, residential burglar-ies saw an approximately 3-per-cent uptick as the number climbed to 119 from 115 in 2017.

Larcenies from motor vehicles were down nearly 13 percent as the number fell to 307 from 351 the previous year.

Other larcenies saw a slight uptick as the number climbed to 1,382 from 1,328 last year.

Auto theft declined 11 percent as the number dropped to 98 from 110 the previous year.

Citywide, Part One crime has seen a 4-precent decrease so far this year as the total number fell to 11,330 from 11,741 in 2017.

District 4 sees 2-percent drop in violent and property crime

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