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Mayor’s Columnby Thomas M. Menino, Mayor, City of Boston

Happy

Labor DaySEPTEMBER 1, 2008

“Go Red for China” I Kid You Not“Go Red for China” is the new slogan unveiled

by Pepsi-Cola, whose blue can will, “for a lim-ited time” be red.

Pepsi is one among many companies adver-tising at the Olympics. Billions are being spentto tap into the untouched market of one billionChinese consumers.

No US president has ever appeared at open-ing ceremonies on foreign soil. President Bushis numero uno. Did you also know thatCondoleeza Rice took China off the StateDepartments list of nations that abuse humanrights days before opening day?

Everyone is kissing up to China and to hellwith their repressive record of human rightsviolations. To heck with Tibet. Let’s sell themmore soda pop.

Multi-national corporation got the Olympicsthey wanted. Score this one: Global Economy1-Democracy 0.

Don’t worry, open up a can of red Pepsi andforget your troubles.

Better Looking Little GirlLip-Synchs Olympics Anthem

Seven-year-old Yang Peiy, had a great voicebut crooked teeth, so for the Olympics openingceremony another girl, Lin Miaoke with a greatsmile replaced her and lip-synched “Ode to theMotherland.”

My Thank Youto Clam Point Still Lives

Back in May, I started sprucing up a little traf-fic island on Park Street in Dorchester’s Clam

The Bell of Remembrancewill return to the Prado onThursday September 4 from12 noon to 8pm, once againthe North End will remem-ber all those who died in thetragic events of September11, 2001, as well as honor-ing those who continue toserve each and everyday ...the police officers, fire-fight-ers, EMS workers, and ev-eryday citizens, who ‘step up’as they did on that day.

There will be an ‘OpeningCeremony’ at 12 noon, anda Candle Light Vigil at 7pm.The Prado is located onHanover Street in the NorthEnd adjacent to the Fire Sta-tion. We invite all to attendthis very special, very inspir-ing event, and ‘Ring the Bell’in honor of our missed andloved ones.

Brother David OFM drivesthe Bell of Remembrancefrom Wilmington, Delawareeach year, and has becomea special friend to the NorthEnd. He started the ‘Bells ofRemembrance’ project, andwill continue his many tripsthrough 9/11/11, which willmark the 10th Anniversaryof the tragedy.

North Enders Cares, NorthEnd Against Drugs, is thehost.

NORTH END WILL REMEMBERSEPTEMBER 11, 2001

As the start of the new school yearquickly approaches, there are many newand exciting developments in the Bos-ton Public Schools that children andfamilies will certainly notice by the timethe first bell rings. I have had the dis-tinct pleasure of getting a sneak pre-view of some of these improvementshappening city-wide that will better theeducation and experience of our chil-dren returning to or starting school thisyear. I am particularly excited by twomajor school renovations that weremade possible through capital budgetfunding.

This past Saturday, I joined school of-ficials and families for a ribbon cuttingceremony at the newly renovatedHemenway and Roosevelt School cam-puses in Hyde Park. In total, the City ofBoston spent $6.9 million to completelyrenovate the Hemenway School, serv-ing K-1 through first grade students.Ready to open for students this fall, theHemenway was demolished and rebuiltto provide a state-of-the-art learningexperience. The approximate 120 stu-dents attending the school will enjoynew furniture, fixtures, six fully-equipped classrooms, a playground, andan impressive gym specifically designedto enhance the overall motor skills ofthese youngsters. Students graduating

from the Hemenway will transition tothe Roosevelt on Needham Road in HydePark. We’re expanding the Roosevelt tohouse grades 2-8 eventually, and I’mexcited to say that we’ll start this yearwith the school’s first 6th grade class.Grades 7 and 8 will come onboard overthe next two years respectively.

Across the City, in Dorchester, highschool students at the Jeremiah BurkeSchool will arrive to find a host of reno-vations to the existing school that wasoriginally built in 1934. Students willnotice two additions to the site, a 5,000square foot expansion of the schoolkitchen and cafeteria and a 60,000square foot, four-story wing that housesa new gymnasium, school library, pub-lic branch library (Grove Hall BranchBPL), and community center. Renova-tions and construction have supportedthe reorganization of the high schoolinto three small learning communities,each serving students in grades 9-12with the following academic and careerthemes: Arts and Humanities, Informa-tion Technology, Health and HumanServices.

Overall, $49.5 million was used to de-velop this state-of-the-art, newly reno-vated campus for area high school stu-

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Luna, the Roman goddessof the moon was consideredto be a beautiful woman.She wore a golden crown thatgave off a subdued light, hadlong wings, and was gener-ally shown riding in achariot drawn by two whitehorses or cows. When cowswere used, their horns weredrawn to symbolize the cres-cent of the moon. She wasalso regarded as a huntressand an archer, and was rec-ognized on days of the newmoon and the full moon. Be-ing a mythological figure,there are at least three ver-sions of her amorous regardfor a handsome young mannamed Endymion. The firstversion tells of her unionwith him and the birth offifty daughters. These off-spring are said to have sym-bolized the fifty lunarmonths between the Olym-pic Games.

Another story identifiesEndymion as a shepherd orhunter on Mount Latmus inCaria, a district in Asia Mi-nor. The gods bestowed uponhim eternal youth and eter-nal life, but it was in the form

of unbroken slumber. Lunacame down from the heav-ens every night to visit andembrace him as he slept inhis grotto.

The third story tells us thatLuna placed Endymion intohis deep sleep so that shemight caress him withouthis knowledge. There is astatue of Endymion in theBritish Museum. We are toldthat this legend is what in-spired Keats to write one ofthe most beautiful poems inEnglish literature, but it wasattacked by critics who re-ferred to it as “the Cockneyschool of poetry.”

Aurora, of course, is theRoman goddess of the morn-ing. One of the world’s great-est masterpieces in paintingis a fresco on the ceiling ofthe great hall in the CasinoRospigliosi in Rome, whichwas painted by the artistGuido Reni. The panel issaid to be one of the mostbeautiful works of this mas-ter. It shows Sol, the Sungod, seated in a chariotdrawn by four fiery steeds,while seven females dancegracefully around him.

Above the horses a wingedcupid holding a flaming torchrepresents Lucifer, themorning star. The as-sembled figures are led byAurora, who is shown risinginto the air while scatteringflowers before the chariot ofSol.

For those persons who areunfamiliar with the term“fresco”, I might add that itis an art medium whichuses watercolors that areapplied to fresh plaster. Thecolors dry into the plaster,oxidize, and form a lastingpicture. The difficulty infresco work lies in the factthat the plaster must be dryenough to absorb the addi-tional watercolor withoutsagging, and also that only alimited amount of plastercan be applied and paintedat one sitting. Dried plasterwill not accept the waterpaint and retouching is ta-boo. Leonardo Da Vinci’s LastSupper, and Michelangelo’sSistine Chapel Ceiling andWall are among the world’smost famous frescoes.

NEXT WEEK: Prometheus,Epimetheus and Pandora

Luna and Aurora

S imp le TIMES . . . by Girard A. Plante

As the special seasondims, now is a peaceful timeto reflect on the wonderfulways the past several weekshave treated us. Buckets ofrain aside, there are plenti-ful days that brought us thebest that summer has to of-fer. I’m going to try to usewords in the present tense(is), not the past tense (was)because summer still is of-ficially with us, and I desireto cling to bright sunnymornings that stretchslightly past the nightlynews.

While watching the Sum-mer Olympics on televisionlast Saturday, I becameacutely aware how quicklytime passes from one sea-son to the next and from oneyear to the next. Some of theOlympians who return for asecond or third or fifth Olym-piad — every four years,mind you — remain thesame in appearance. Theybecome familiar friends.Four years is a long time outof an Olympians’ life more sothan us because they dailyeat, drink, sleep and dreamof their next shot at a goldmedal. One blown Achillestendon lurks around a rain-slicked track. Yet we knowthat even Father Timecatches up to those stalwartathletes who run faster andsoar higher and are strongerthan most humans.

As a freelance journalist,I harbor the luxury of work-ing from home and watch theSummer Games whenever Iwant, which is a gift asBeijing, the host city of thisyear’s Summer Olympics, is12 hours ahead of theUnited States. I love theOlympics, both winter andsummer.

My first Olympics experi-ence came in September1972 from Munich, Ger-many. A nearly 13-years-oldwhen I witnessed Americanswimmer Mark Spitz winthe most (at that time) goldmedals (seven) at one Olym-pics, ever. But just last weekthe superhuman efforts ofAmerica’s Michael Phelps,whose eight gold medals thisyear give him a total of 14gold medals when adding hissix gold-medal haul in Ath-ens in 2004, surpassedSpitz. That lofty sports recordseemed unreachable thepast 36 years.

Not a day goes by that Ieagerly wait to get outdoorsto feel the sun’s warmth andbreathe in the sweet sum-mer air. Summer becamemurky early on. Each daybefore heading out I lookedskyward to see what the ho-rizon might offer. Weatherforecasts changed by the dayand hour! A trend of one rainevent after another — evennumerous times a day —brought an unusual angst toprepare for rather than livefree of the ties that bind.Summertime and the

living’s easy proved challeng-ing this go around. Rain gearbecame a staple. And keep-ing that close by grew annoy-ing rather quickly.

Today, though, I wear coolcotton summer apparel asthe sky stretches light blueas far as my eyes can seefor the fourth straight day!No gloomy forecast for theweek ahead, either. Thissummer I’ve not seen somany days start sunny onlyto be interrupted mid-after-noon by ominous clouds car-rying heavy rains. Plans arealtered; sometimes scrapped.The natural order that fol-lows, of course, are frequentlightning strikes in varyingdirections and thunderboomers that remind me ofthe rag tag militiamen whoheard cannon fire from theother side of the CharlesRiver during the siege ofBoston.

We will remember thissummer as quirky. Nearlyfour straight weekends —from mid-July to mid-August— washed out. Not beachdays. Unless, of course, de-spite the gloom you go tothe beach anyway and dis-cover other hardy soulswearing yellow and blue andorange and red rain jacketsas they traverse the sand. Iagree: just get outdoors. It issummer, after all!

Something about a stormyday that brings out our baserinstincts to simply survive.A lightweight but waterproofanorak will do, along withbaseball cap. There is mys-tery hidden in the placidbeauty we expect from sum-mer. We know the otherthree seasons oftentimesbring us one fury after an-other. No matter. I love NewEngland. And strolling abeach in a wind-driven mistis part of that experience.

Summer links us to seem-ingly endless days during ouryouth. Remember the highheat that bakes the asphaltto our bicycle tires? Refresh-ing dips in a favorite pool orpond or lake or those per-petual sea breezes; throwopen the windows at thebeach house and that’s realair conditioning! Lemon icehelps to get to sleep on muggynights. Hot dogs never getboring. And a million memo-ries more that last forever.

Sunsets greet us earliernow. Gone are the long shad-ows cast by the sun like afly-fisher’s line over shallowcreek waters. We do our bestto capture each warm,sunny day before it fadesinto another meaningfulmemory. Summer slows usdown for a reason: it has asmuch to teach us about lifeas anything that our ownunique journey through theyears does. Summer is adear friend who never over-stays her welcome. Sweetsummer — stay with us a bitlonger.

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Vol. 112 - No. 34 Friday, August 29, 2008

To date there has been little mention of SupremeCourt appointments by the next president. He likelywill have at least two. The question for voters, do theywant jurists who will strictly interpret the Constitu-tion or judicial activists we have had for the last 40years. I offer a few shining examples of activism: InJune of 2005 the U. S. Supreme Court issued con-flicting rulings on whether the Ten Commandmentscan be displayed in public. Consider the Command-ments are widely displayed in government buildingsin Washington, D.C. In spite of this fact, Sandra DayO’Connor cast the deciding vote against displaying theCommandments in public, yet the Government dis-plays remain intact with their inscriptions. Anotheroutlandish example according to Justice Ruth BaderGinsberg, the US Constitution is out-dated and re-quires revision to include international law (it makesone wonder how Ginsberg was confirmed in theClinton administration with only 3 dissenting votes).Ginsberg also advocates the age of consent for sexualintercourse be reduced to age 12. I remain convincedmainstream America will demand all future appoint-ments be in the mold of the very popular Chief Jus-tice John Roberts. By the way, Obama voted againsthis confirmation. It should be noted Obama indicatedhe would not have appointed Antonin Scalia and toadd insult to injury Obama said, I would not have nomi-nated Clarence Thomas. He said, I don’t think thathe was a strong enough jurist or legal thinker at thetime for that elevation. I quote in part from the WSJeditorial of 8/18, “Obama on Thomas” by the time hewas nominated, Clarence Thomas had worked in theMissouri Attorney General’s office, served as anAssistant Secretary of Education, run the Equal Em-ployment Opportunity Commission and sat for a yearon the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation’s sec-ond most prominent court. Since his elevation to theHigh Court in 1991, he has shown himself to be aprincipled and scholarly jurist. Meanwhile, as he bidsto be America’s Commander in Chief, Mr. Obama isn’tyet four years out of the Illinois state Senate, has neverheld a hearing of note of his U.S. Senate subcommit-tee, and had an unremarkable record as both a “com-munity organizer” and law school lecturer. And whenit comes to rising from difficult circumstances, Jus-tice Thomas’ rural Georgian upbringing makesMr. Obama’s story look like easy street. When it comesto judicial appointments, national security and domes-tic oil production, it is clear America needs JohnMcCain as our next Commander in Chief.

BIG ISSUE/SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTSby Edward P. Shallow

It is that time of yearagain when the streets ofEast Cambridge and EastSomerville come alive forthe 82nd Annual ItalianFeast of Saints Cosmas andDamian. The dates for thisfestive weekend are Sep-tember 6 & 7, 2008 on War-ren Street in East Cam-bridge. This year’s feast willbe another grand and spec-tacular celebration completewith a performance by theworld renowned doo wopgroup “Emil Stucchio andTHE CLASSICS”!

This wonderful traditionhas become one of the pre-mier cultural events in NewEngland and it has gainedwidespread acclaim for it’scelebration of communityand culture. The Smith-sonian Institution in Wash-ington DC has also calledthis feast “A Living Tradi-tion”. This event is also oneof the longest runningannual celebrations in ourregion!

The outdoor feast officiallybegins on Saturday, Septem-ber 6th at 2:00 PM with mu-sic from DJ Michael Philipsof American Entertainment.The street fair will also openwith amusement rides,games and food vendors andactivities for children. Therewill be a candlelight proces-sion beginning at 17 PorterStreet at 6:30 PM and a spe-cial “Healing Service” at7:00 PM with the relics ofSaints Cosmas and Damianand Holy Oils from the Cry-ing Madonna in Chicago, Il-linois. The festivities con-tinue with feast favorite,Jimmy Bono Geany and hisBand singing Italian andAmerican hits. At 9:00 PMHollywood comes to EastCambridge when the out-standing 1960’s doo wop sen-sation, Emil Stucchio and

THE CLASSICS, take thestage for a non-stop perfor-mance that will have every-one dancing in the streets.The Classics will performtheir platinum hits such as“Till Then”, “Stardust”, “P.S.I Love You” and “Cara Mia”.This is a show you will notwant to miss. (Come earlyand bring your chairs.) Theevening will continue withJimmy Bono Geany return-ing to the stage.

On Sunday, September 7th

there will be an 8:30 AM pro-cession to Saint Francis ofAssisi Church for a 9:30 AMMass in honor of SaintsCosmas and Damian. Thegrand parade through thestreets of East Cambridgeand East Somerville willbegin at 1:00 PM. There willbe beautifully decoratedfloats and trolleys as well asdignitaries and marchingbands winding through theneighborhood streets. Thereare three focal points thatare “must see” parade stops.They are the following — inthe area of the SomervilleBoys and Girls Club on Wash-ington Street at 3:30 PM; inthe area of Saint Anthony’sChurch on Cambridge Streetin Cambridge at 5:00 PM; at

82ndAnnual Italian Feast of SaintsCosmas and Damian Coming Soon!

the Society’s Chapel on Por-ter Street at 6:00 PM. Atthese stops you will see con-fetti and balloons flowing outof windows and ribbons,capes and blankets of moneylowered from rooftops ontothe Saints. On Sunday after-noon there will also be en-tertainment by Jimmy BonoGeany on the Warren StreetStage and DJ MichaelPhilips in the amusementarea. On Sunday eveningEnzo Amara and “Volare” willtake the stage at 6:00 PMperforming the hits of todayand yesteryear.

As always, there will beamusement rides, games,food vendors and noveltiesthroughout the weekend.Everyone is welcome to joinin the festivities and thereis definitely something forall to enjoy! Come and seewhy this celebration hasbeen named one of the topcultural celebrations in ourregion. For more informationor to set up a stand pleasecall Sal DiDomenico at (617)661-1164. You can visit themon the web at www.cosmas-and-damian.com. All arewelcome to enjoy this freeevent. Call for Free Parkinginformation!

The greatest gift came from God, and Wecalled him Dad and Papa. A very lovingperson — you were the best.

We never wanted to say goodbye to youbecause of all the love and support you havegiven us through the years.

You were a bright shining example and sodevoted to your family. You cherished yourfamily. They were the highest priority.

You were our guiding light. You taught usall we needed to know about faith and hardwork, and how hard you worked to providefor your family. You knew we appreciatedeverything you did.

We were amazed that you could do every-thing, and to perfection. You were alwaysso helpful to everyone who needed yourassistance.

The day before you passed away you said,I love all of you and the children. We all criedand embraced you. That evening we sataround your bedside. We spoke and you lis-tened and smiled. You were such a joy, andwe were so proud of you.

ALBERT COSTAA Treasured Dad and Papa

What better tribute for such a wonderfuland caring person.

We were so fortunate to have you in ourlives, but now we have an empty chair andan empty heart.

You missed the love of your life so much,she was the greatest joy in your life. Not aday went by without mentioning her name.

Your family requested a wonderful mili-tary tribute in your honor. You proudlyserved in the U.S. Army 741st Tank Batalion.

We have beautiful memories of you both.The keepsakes we will treasure and you

will live forever in our hearts.We were blessed with a remarkable per-

son.You were one in a million you touched our

lives in so many ways with much love andmemories. Thank you for always listeningand sharing your words of wisdom. We alwaysvalued your advice.

We love and miss you so much.All our love to your Dad and Papa

Gerri, Lorraine and your Loving Family

Chatterbox Club News ...The Chatterbox Club will hold its annual day trip to Cape Cod on

Sunday, September 7. There will be a luncheon at Beachmor followedby a bus tour of Buzzards Bay.

by Sal Giarratani


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The Dow Jones climbed200 points as oil pricesplunged. The market endeda week of wild plunges andwild swings with little changein the market. Bernankehelped the market by de-fending the Feds position tokeep interest rates low, evenas inflation rears its headand consumer prices risesharply. Oil prices falling$6.59 to $114.59/bll., as thedollar strengthened. Finan-cial stocks were hurt by thedowngrade of Fannie Maeand Freddie Mac stock.Their preferred stock wasdowngraded to “junk” statushighlighting the risk thatthey will not be able to paythe dividends on the shares.The downgrade enhancedthe risk that the U.S. Trea-sury will have to step up andacquire stock in Fannie andFreddie as individuals arewary of putting more capitalin them. The two companieshave suffered combinedlosses of $14 billion over thepast year and make provi-sions for a new wave of fore-closures. The risk that ex-pectations of federal bailoutsencourage reckless behav-ior, is highly likely andcausing other bank stocks tofall in value. The stocks ofFannie Mae and FreddieMac own or guarantee morethan $5 trillion of mortgagesand related securities. Theyare vulnerable as there is nomargin for error at a timewhen falling home pricesmake it hard to value thecollateral value mortgageloans. As of March 31st, fi-nancial institutions, whosedeposits are insured by theF.D.I.C. held more than $700billion of mortgages backedsecurities guaranteed byFannie Mae and FreddieMac.

Lehman’s stock rose 16%as reports of a merger offerby Korea Development Banksurfaced. Lehman is ex-pected to lose $2 billion amidwrite downs in the currentquarter. None of the optionsof selling its commercialreal estate assets, to unload-ing a stake in the lucrativeinvestment managementunit that includes Neu-berger Berman, have pannedout. Merrill Lynch was in asimilar bind when it agreedto sell more than $30 billionin mortgage-related assetsat a steep loss and an-nounced a capital infusionof $8.5 billion. Since thenthe stock is up and thespeculation of dire problemshas disappeared. Korea De-velopment Bank (KDB) is thefifth largest bank in SouthKorea with assets of $120billion. KDB’s new chairmanMin Euro-Song is an aggres-sive deal maker, but has topersuade South Koreanregulators that Lehman fitswith the government’s planto privatize KDB.

Oil prices posted thelargest drop since 1991 asthe dollar strengthened. Oilsettled down $6.59/bll. At$114.59/bll. Traders saidthe dollar’s strength andRussia’s statement that itwas pulling back from Geor-gia helped the decline. Oilscorrection started in midJuly on fears that the U.S.slowdown would last longerthan expected with slumpingdemand in the U.S., andtechnical forces such as asmall number of trades andtrades breaching severalclosely watched price levelsadded to the decline. Thedollar strengthened againstthe euro making it moreexpensive for the traders tobuy, escalating the risk pre-

mium. The price of gold @$827.40/oz and corn @$586.50 bushel also fell.

King Pharmaceutical saidAlpharma rejected its bidtakeover this month, as Kingremains committed to adeal. The $33 deal is a 37%premium to its closing priceand 49% above the price onAugust 4th, the date of theoffering. Brian Markenson,CEO of King says the dealwould expand its operationsin pain management andthat the synergies of the twocompanies would make adiversified pharmaceuticalwith a platform for growth.Acquiring Alpharma wouldgive King the benefits ofsome key medications forlivestock, and improve itsneuroscience business.Alpharma’s officials wereunavailable to comment.

TNK-BP, CEO Robert Dud-ley, alleges abuse after aRussian court banned himfrom holding executive officein Russia, and taking hisvisa. This is the third larg-est oil company in Russia andcould breakup the 5-year-oldpartnership between BP PLCand its billionaire Russianpartners. The dispute burstinto the open this year whenthe Russian principals, de-manded Mr. Dudley’s dis-missal. They accused him ofrunning the company likeTNK-BP, when employeeswere forced to leave Russiaamid visa hassles. Russiapointed to a decision of thecourt that ruled Mr. Dudleybroke labor laws and barredhim from holding executiveoffice for two years. Some-times it doesn’t pay to dobusiness with Russia.

It’s time to call yourfinancial advisor or call me617-261-7777.

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Time passes us by so fast.I remember taking the ferryto both East Boston and LongIsland from the North End.The price two cents forpeople, five cents for cars. Iremember before they builtthe Central Artery when youcould travel from AlbanyStreet in Roxbury to SouthStation, then travel on Atlan-tic Avenue to CommercialStreet.

There was the GreenCross Pharmacy at the cor-ner of Clark and HanoverStreets. Old Langones onHanover, now Anzalone Re-alty. The toy store on FleetStreet. Stellas. The slowtrains that ran around theNorth End from North Sta-tion to South Station. Tour-ist buses that turned downLittle Prince Street whenthose Grey Line and Copleybuses were allowed along theNorth End’s narrow streets.The North End had fourCatholic parishes. Moviesafter Sunday Mass at eitherthe Christopher ColumbusCenter or the basement ofSt. John’s School. TonyDemarco holding forth at 19Fleet Street when no oneneeded doorbells as long asyou had a good pair of lungsto yell “Tony”.

When people knew Tony’sreal last name wasn’t“DeMarco” but Liotta.” WhenBurden’s Drugstore wasthe site of old time politicalrallies. Father UbaldusDiPrizio. Father Louie beforeyou know what happened.

When the North End hadabout ten restaurants, not110 restaurants. When the

big four were Polcari’s, theEuropean, Stellas and theCantina Italiana.

The banana store in thebasement on Salem Street.The bakery on Unity Streetwith the lady with one armwho could tie up a loaf ofItalian bread quicker thananyone else in the NorthEnd.

The guitar/gun shop onHanover now serving diners.The old police station onNorth Street. When theLangones ran the politicalscene. Getting hair cuts atGrande’s from either Paul,the quiet one or Domenic,the guy who liked to talk youto death.

When half of SalutationStreet actually saw sunlight.When the Boston PoliceHarbor Patrol was next doorto the bocce court. Playingbaseball at the ball field,trying to hit the ball overthat high fence into theharbor.

When there were morerats then people living on thewaterfront. When you couldbuy ice for ice boxes down onthe piers when fishing boatshauled in their catch. Whenthe North End was over80 percent Italian.

Radio was big, I meanthe radios themselves. Bighits? “16 Tons” by Tennes-see Ernie Ford, the ChainGang, Charlie Brown andJulius LaRosa doing EhCumpari. In the movies, allkinds of B movies like theone about the giant spidertrying to take over Arizona.

The fifties when a dollarwas worth about ten. Whenhouses went for maybe$5,000. Rents, $25 a month.You could leave the NorthEnd, take the train toDevonshire and be at Re-vere Beach in almost notime. The country wasMalden, and you shopped atJ. M Fields in Medford.

The fifties weren’t bad wefelt safe and the homelesswere just plain bums. Ikewas president. Kids played“war”. Pick up games of soft-ball happened without anyadults to organize it.

People talked to eachother, cared for each other.And kids were in on time.That was then, this is now.

Thinking Back to the North End in the Fifties

Tony DeMarco grew up at19 Fleet Street. I remem-ber after becoming a champat Boston Garden everyonecame down to Fleet Streetto yell up congrats.

The Sacred Heart Parish though founded by northernItalians quickly became home to arriving Sicilianimmigrants back around the turn of the last century.

(Photos by Sal G.)

I remember when I was akid, I loved watching WardBond on Wagon Train. Heplayed the wagon master,leading a convoy of coveredwagons out west. Along theway, they always seemed tomeet trouble. Most of thetime nasty Indians attack-ing them.

It was tough going out

Westward Ho!by Sal Giarratani

west on Wagon Train. Every-one didn’t always make italive.

Today, you jump on a planeand you’re in Texas in fourhours. Get off the plane andyour rental car awaits you.

They still wear cowboyhats. They still have thehard to understand Texastwang. They still think

easterners from Bostonsound funny.

Austin, Texas is great.Over 700,000 folks call ithome. They always talkabout the Alamo over in SanAntonio, now a city of overone million Texans.

In Austin, it almost neverrains; they don’t have win-ter, no snow to speak of andno humidity. It gets real hotbut you never sweat.

I played golf last time thereat 8AM when it already was95 degrees. A great day. Bythe time you’re reading this,I’m already on vacation inAustin. Vacation numberthree down there. LastChristmas I was power walk-ing in 64 degrees. They dressup cactus plants withChristmas lights.

I was there around Memo-rial Day, the temps rangedfrom 96 to 101 during theday and never lower to 75 atnight. Air conditioning is amust, humidity or no hu-midity.

When I get back, I’ll telly’all about the trip.


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Frankly, author NathanielRich’s title The Mayor’sTongue does not inspire me;actually it nearly turned meoff. Nonetheless, I decided tofollow my instincts and cri-tique Rich’s book.

This mythical double plot-ted story is elusive, emo-tional, frustrating and attimes entertaining. Thecharacters in the first storyhave no connection to thecharacters in the secondstory. Adding to this unset-tling premise they nevermeet, even though eventu-ally they travel to Italy.

The initial story is abouttwo furniture mov-ers, Eugene andAlvaro who live andwork in New YorkCity. They are com-patible but verydifferent personal-ity-wise. During oneof his moving as-signments Eugene meetsliterate Mr. Chisholm whohas a beautiful daughternamed Alison. Eugene, ofcourse, falls for Alison. Mr.Chisholm, the intellect, de-cides to hire Eugene as hisassistant to aid him in hisresearch of the illusionarygenius, Constance Eskins.

This disclosure is followedby the departure of Alison,Mr. Chisolm’s daughter toMilan, Italy in search of therevered Constance Eskins.Understandably, guess whofollows her, the convertedfurniture mover, Eugene, ofcourse.

The second unrelatedstory includes two closefriends who meet daily inCentral Park, who are

THE MAYOR’S TONGUEby Nathaniel Rich

350 Pages • Hard Cover • Published by Riverhead Books

There is no doubt in my mind that Richis a talented writer, nevertheless I

must remain alert while reading Rich’sintermingling mythical storiesotherwise I may be led astray.

Nathaniel Rich author ofThe Mayor’s Tonguenamely the married but re-tired Mr. Schmitz andthe gainfully employed foodwriter Mr. Rutherford. Tothe consternation of both

these men, a change in jobassignment leads Mr. Ruth-erford to go to Milan, Italy.

There is no doubt in mymind that Rich is a talentedwriter, nevertheless I mustremain alert while readingRich’s intermingling mythi-cal stories otherwise I maybe led astray. His in-depthknack of describing hischaracters is interesting andmeticulously formatted. Iam enjoying Rich’s novel es-pecially when he inter-sperses Italian commentsthroughout his writings thatI can interpret quite well.

Eugene who now is innorthern Italy is franticallysearching for Alison. Most ofhis leads are a dead endissue. Finally, Eugene with

a newly found friend learnsthat Alison and his friend’sgirl are living in the town ofIdaville. Upon arriving inIdaville Eugene learns thatAlison has become the townMayor’s woman. This newsplus learning that the Mayoris actually the illusionaryConstance Eskins devas-tates Eugene.

Remember Schmitz? Wellsadly his wife passes onand he decides to visit hisfriend Rutherford, who isliving in Milan, Italy. Hefinds Rutherford quite illand not able to speak inEnglish but can still speak

Italian. Schmitzdecides he isgoing to rescuehis friend Ruth-erford. He rentsa car and drivesto Ternova atown wherethey were sta-

tioned during the war.In the meantime Eugene

is listening to the Mayor(Constance Eskins) bragabout his adventures, con-quests and accomplish-ments. All the while display-ing a hideous tongue thatdrove me to distraction.Eugene concludes the Mayoris a mad man.

This image-creating bookdirects the reader onto dif-ferent paths. For example,just when I believed I wasdealing with real personali-ties I discover, to my dismay,they are mythical charac-ters. Rich’s teeming imagi-nation is in full displaywriting this befuddling taleof youth, aging, poverty, love,and wonderment.

First Priority Credit Union President Bill French, State Rep. Carlo Basile, State SenatorAnthony Petruccelli, US Congressman Michael Capuano, Mayor Thomas M. Menino,FPCU Board Member Bob Losi, and Councilor Sal LaMattina at the groundbreakingceremony held for the First Priority Credit Union on Bennington Street, East Boston.

First Priority Credit Union Breaks Ground in East Boston

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ALL THAALL THAALL THAALL THAALL THAT ZAZZT ZAZZT ZAZZT ZAZZT ZAZZby Mary N. DiZazzo

It’s All about Color this Fall 2008

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St. John School, NorthEnd, will open on Thursday,September 4 and FridaySeptember 5 for grades 1-8.School hours on these twodays will be ½ sessions.(8:00 – 11:00). Regular schoolhours (full sessions 8:00 –2:10) will resume on Mon-day, September 8th. Schoolhours for K1 & K2 on Mon-day & Tuesday, September 8& 9 will be half sessions8:00 – 11:00. Regular schoolhours (full sessions) for K1& K2 will resume onWednesday, Thursday &Friday, September 10, 11,and 12.

K1 School hours 8:00 AM –2:00 PM

K2 School hours 8:00 AM –2:10 PM

Faculty will meet on Tues-day & Wednesday, Septem-ber 2 & 3 for curriculum and

ST. JOHN SCHOOL OPENING SEPTEMBER 4TH

program scheduling and de-velopment of goals for theschool year. It is our hopethat students will return toschool from the summermonths ready to begin an-other year with new enthu-siasm renewed by summervacation. Sister EileenHarvey, principal, would liketo express gratitude to thecommunity for their contin-ued support and cooperationregarding activities at theschool and sincerely asksthat the community continueto support all school efforts.As students continue to reg-ister at St. John School frommany cities and towns, weare encouraged in our effortsto maintain our fine tradi-tion of excellence in Catho-lic school education. Our finetradition of excellence inCatholic school education.

Since one of our goals inCatholic schools is to reachout to the poor and needy,Sister Eileen challenges anyindividual or local businessto match or top a $3,500 giftdonated by a member of theNorth End Community desig-nated to help defray tuitioncosts for a needy student. Ifyou feel you are able to re-spond to such a challenge,please contact the school of-fice at 617-227-3143. St.John School promises com-mitted personnel and a com-mitment of partnership withthe community.

Ciao bella,If you’re into the “Natural

Look” this coming seasonyou’ll be out of Vogue.

Colors are rich, bold anddaring. Nail colors such asESSIE’s New Fall Collectioncarries a deep, bright,mauve on their palette.

Eyes are deep, dark andsmoky — midnight blues,greens, purples, gold, andbrowns highlight our peep-ers. Rich Kohl outlines up-per and lower lids. Eyebrowkits are available to shadeand deepen that alreadybeautifully shaped brow—theframe for your eyes.

You’ll also find flecks of sil-ver and gold for dark high-impact eyes.

Yves St. Laurent has putout a black lip gloss called“Noir” — to match thoseblack nails that never wentout of fashion, just a sum-mer break. You can also usejust a few drops of “Noir”gloss with your fav color todeepen a pouty lip! Rich anddeserving is Revlon’s “Cher-ries In The Snow” lipstick.

Certainly a retro color — asretro as Rachael Menken inMad Men — her style hasmarched right into our fash-ion season.

Hair is highlighted and bigand poufy-spritz hairsprayonto those roots—then blowdry.

Clothes are sleek, tailored— fun textured materials.From ’50s taffeta skirts toleopard dresses — someaccessorize with a retro ’30ssmall veiled hat and gloves— yes dress gloves and hatsare making a big splash forfall.

Wear it well.Buona giornata and God

bless the United States ofAmerica!

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What do the BeijingSummer Olympics and thePresidential race of 2008have in common? Money! Inboth cases vast sums ofmoney are being spent tosell an idea. China has spentbillions of dollars in mount-ing a fabulous spectacle tosay to the world that she asa country has arrived andis to be reckoned with; thather decent from a greatpower to the “sick man” ofAsia is over and she likethe Phoenix is rising out ofthe ashes of subjugation.

The Democrats and Re-publicans are respectivelyspending vast sums ofmoney to sell their respec-tive candidates and provethat he has what it takesto lead our country throughthe economic and energyproblems we have at homeand the problems we faceinternationally and environ-mentally.

It is true that China injust three decades has be-come an economic power-house lifting about 400 mil-lion of her people out of pov-erty. The Olympic Gamescreated an opportunity thatChina maximized by pre-

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senting an incredibly beau-tiful and well run spectaclebefitting an emerging su-perpower. What is also trueis that there are 800 millionChinese who have scarcelybenefited from her success,that the rapid and unfetteredindustrialization that hasmade China into an eco-nomic powerhouse has re-sulted in vast amounts ofpollution and environmentaldegradation the byproductsof that industrialization anddespite the façade, she re-mains one of the chief of-fenders of human rightswith Tibet as a prime ex-ample.

The Republican and Demo-cratic Parties combinedwill spend in excess of onebillion dollars selling theircandidates for president tothe American people. Thereseems to be no limit to theadvertising spin and pol-itical punditry that has ac-companied this presidentialcampaign. Rather than clearstatements of the issuesaccompanied by solutions weare fed attack and counterattack ads.

The election process hasdeteriorated to the point that

even after months of cam-paigning and hundreds ofmillions of dollars spent intrying to win our vote weremain uncertain of howthe candidates plan to solvethe very difficult problemsthat face our country.Barack Obama speaks ofchange but remains curi-ously vague and abstract asto what he plans to changeand what he would do toeffect and pay for thechanges he envisions. JohnMcCain has the advantageof being more familiar tothe electorate still he spendsfar too much time attack-ing Obama and not enoughtime on clearly defining hissolutions to the nation’sproblems.

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On July 25, 2008 a new member of theextended Giarratani family was born. LittleTyler Benjamin was christened at St. CharlesBorromeo Church in Woburn on Sunday,August 17th.

His parents are Benji and Gina (Giannelli)Kindell of Woburn. Maternal grandparents areFred Giannelli and wife Elaine of Derry, NH andDomenica Giannelli of Woburn.

Paternal grandmother is Renee Landry and herhusband Harry of Revere.

Little Tyler has a brother Sean and sisterMikayla.

The Giarratani FamilyAdds Latest Member

by Sal Giarratani

The Kindell family celebrated the Christeningof little Tyler. In photo are proud fatherBenjimin, brother and sister Sean and Mikaylaand proud mother Gina. (Photo by Sal G.)

Labor Day is approachingand for all my pooch friendshave a safe and happy holi-day. Remind your humancompanion to keep you safeand by that I mean being ona leash at all times, makesure you have plenty of freshwater (not that sink water)bottle water nothing but thebest for my friends. If yourhuman companion decidesto go to a place that has fire-works and you’re afraid, itis best that you stay home.They’ll be back in a fewhours put the TV on andwatch a program you like fora change. There are a few

people I like to mention inthis week’s column that isif my boss Pam doesn’t mind,of course, she doesn’t I amher favorite furry little guyand her best writer.

I like to wish my UncleTom Zazzara a “Happy Birth-day” and many more. You’realright in my book Tom. Idon’t care what anyone elsehas to say. I like to wishmy good friend MaryannLongo “Good Luck” she isre-opening Amici’s Restau-rant on North WashingtonStreet in the North End asof August 22nd don’t forgetMaryann I’ll have a chicken

cutlet light on the sauce andplease hold the cheese. Idon’t want to get too fat thenmy female pooch friendswon’t have anything to dowith me. Of course my spe-cial and only boss Pam theeditor and publisher of thePost-Gazette and my co-workers Frances, Joan, Lisaand my pal Dom and Louhave a safe labor day andLou don’t drive so fast. To allmy readers that look forwardto my article every otherweek have a happy and safeLabor Day.

That’s all for now … Life isgood …

We all are aware of the factthat the Wright Brothers werethe first to achieve flight of awinged aircraft at Kitty Hawk,North Carolina on December17, 1903. Not known to manyof us is that one of the firstpersons Wilbur Wright in-structed to fly his airplanewas an Italian named MarioCalderara He was born inVerona, Italy on October 10,1879 and died in 1944. Hewas the oldest son of Marcoand Eleonora Tantini.

During his early childhoodMario had always shown in-terest in the sea and at theage of nineteen he went to theNaval Academy in Livorno andin 1901 graduated as a mid-shipman. While at the acad-emy his classmates would of-ten kid him about his inter-est in human flight, some-thing not known at that time,with the exception of OttoLilienthal (1848-1896), who iscalled “the first successfulaviator of mankind” becauseof his research of birds andwing surfaces.

Unfortunately Lilienthalplunged to his death in 1896in a glider. Mario’s interestin flight was not to be deterredeven as his classmates wentso far as to draw pictures ofCalderara crashing into theground in some sort of a fly-ing machine as Otto did.

After graduation he contin-ued to explore flight by build-ing gliders and experiment-ing with the effects of thewind on a flat surface. As hisinterest in flying becamemore and more acute he senta letter to the Wright broth-ers asking them for techni-cal information in regards totheir airplane. He was pleas-antly surprised when he re-ceived the information fromthe Wright brothers. He re-

ceived permission from theItalian Navy to conduct ex-periments on water of hisfirst glider based on the infothe Wrights had sent. Afterreaching a height of fifteenmeters the glider lost controland the pictures that hisAcademy mates of him crash-ing almost came true as hewas pulled through the water.Wounded and half drown-ing he was taken to the hos-pital and told later that he wasnot allowed to continue histesting.

By invitation, Wilbur Wrightwent to France and demon-strated his flying machinewhich could now fly 30-60minutes. The French planesbuilt by the French compa-nies Bleriot, Voison, for whomCalderara worked for andhelped design their planeswhile on a leave of absencefrom the Italian Admiralty,could only fly a few minutes.

Maurizio Moris, the ItalianArmy’s Brigata Specialistiand in conjunction with theItalian Aeroclub, invitedWilbur Wright to Rome withthe offer to buy one of hisplanes and to train one or twoItalian pilots at the fieldknown as Centocelle, whichyears later will be the airportof Rome. Mario Calderara wasselected to become the first

Italian to be trained as he hadthe “necessary references.”

In April, 1909 Wilbur Wrightwent to Rome where he gaveflying lessons to Mario and anarmy lieutenant, namedUmberto Savoja. When Wil-bur left Rome about a monthlater, May 1, he proclaimedthat Mario could fly alone andgive lessons to Umberto.Mario began to take manylong flights without incident,but six, days later during awindy day he crashed and waswounded seriously. After re-cuperating for a couple ofmonths he returned to flyingaround Centocelle.

The Italian Aeroclub spon-sored an international airrally competition in Bresciawhich Calderara was able totake participate in. This wasgoing to be a huge event; EvenKing Victor Emanuel was go-ing to be attending. But asfate would have it threeweeks prior to the race a tor-nado destroyed planes andhangers including the Wrightflyer that Mario was going tofly. But determined not to beleft out of the competitionMario and Umberto rebuiltthe plane using wood thatthey were able to scrape to-gether and completed it innine days, passing all the re-quired test. Mario went on towin five out of the eight prizesthat were being awarded. Ahuge achievement by anymeasure. Calderara went onto design and build one of thefirst seaplane in the worldand is considered to be theone of the fathers of navalaviation.

The event at Brescia madeMario Calderara a nationalhero being the only Italianwho could fly. For this the Ital-ian Aeroclub awarded him …Flying License Number 1.

MARIO CALDERARA“The First Italian Pilot”

by James DiPrima

Mario Calderara’s FlyingLicense Number 1.

The New England Galleryof Latin American Art(NEGLAA) located at 184Cottage Street, East Boston,MA introduces LIMBO fea-turing Leo Espinosa. Theexhibit begins on September12 through December 26,2008.

The works to be exhibitedcapture the experience ofthe social and psychologicalprocess of cultural adapta-tion. Many of us face cultureshock and extreme change

after immigrating and Leoexplores these issues withcreativity and imagination.We hope this show will in-trigue, inspire, and at thevery least, help foster agreater understanding of thedichotomy that every immi-grant faces; the push andpull of how our strong rootsand customs affect our per-spectives as individuals in anew environment. For moreinformation, please call 617-216-2737 or [email protected]

LIMBOA Midway State of Being

FEATURING LEO ESPINOSAat New England Gallery of Latin American Art

All of us at the Post-Gazette are really saddened to hear that Sal Giarratani’slong-time canine companion Mikey has gone to doggie heaven.


Annual North End Athletic Association Golf Tournament

Golfers: Daniel Toscano, Ben DeChristoforo, Chairman Ted Tomasone, Speaker SalDiMasi and Bob Dello Russo.

Golfers: Carmine DeMartino, Fred Tufo, Teddy Tomasone, Vinny Musto, Dr. MikeFicociello and Charlie LaRocca.

Golfers: Vito Aluia, Richard Salerno, Ted Tomasone, Johnny Pascucci and Eddie Aliberti.Boston Burins, Bob Sweeney and Bill Momboquette

Speaker Sal DiMasi and Bill Momboquette sharebirthday cake and birthdays.

We Love and Miss YouAnthony

North End Athletic AssociationAugust 11, 2008

The Annual North EndAthletic Association GolfTournament was held onMonday, August 11, 2008.

More than one hundredand forty golfers participatedin the A.F.L. scoring Cham-pion sold-out tournamentwhich was held at theAndover Country Club.

“The tournament was ahuge success,” stated NEAAPresident Dom Campochiaro.“I, along with HonoraryChairman Robert Travaglini,wish to thank the manyresidents, business ownersand friends of the North Endwho assisted us in achiev-ing our goal.” The moneyraised will allow the NEAAto purchase uniforms andequipment for sportingevents and add to the exist-ing programs. The NEAA isa forty-eight year old organi-

Louis Cavagnaro receivedthe Anthony Morella SpiritAward.

zation which provides ath-letic, social, educational andcivic activities within thecommunity and the City ofBoston.

WINNING TEAMS:First Place: Ken Glover, Mike Lyle, Charlie Smith and MikeMucciSecond Place: Ken DiBlasi, Sr., Ken DiBlasi, Jr., Joe Stanleyand Tony ArenaThird Place: Gus Serra, Jonathan Serra, Domenic Serraand Richard LyndsLongest Drive: Peter Avila Closet to the Pin: Peter Avila



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Unbelievably, Labor DayWeekend has arrived! Wheredid the summer go?

Everyone seems to beasking, “What did you doon your summer vaca-tion? Where did you go? Anyrecommendations?”

Well, we didn’t go very far.But a very social eventdefinitely stands out as ahighlight.

We refer to the “ArrowsRestaurant 20th AnniversaryCelebration.” Arrows is ourfavorite restaurant, and ithappens to be located inOgunquit, Maine — not toofar to travel for wonderful foodin a charming setting. Theperfect get-away weekend!

And, yes, Arrows just hap-pens to have an adjacentmagnificent garden, full of

glorious herbs and veg-etables, which find their wayinto the innovative menus.Gorgeous colorful flowersend up in spectacular ar-rangements throughout therestaurant.

On June 29 chef/ownersMark Gaier and ClarkFrasier welcomed more than200 guests to enjoy the veryspecial milestone. Two hugetents had been set up on thebeautiful grounds to accom-modate the crowd.

Always unique, the dy-namic duo and their staffdistributed colorful packetsof seeds on which the namesof the guests and their as-signed table numbers werecalligraphied in gold ink.Each table was decoratedwith either herbs, vegetablesor fruits, as well as pots of thecorresponding plants.

We were at the “Cauli-flower Table.” Nearby werethe “Radish Table” and the“Strawberry Table,” to namea few. What fun!

Surrounded by family,friends and longtime staffmembers, the innovative duolistened as guest speakersdetailed the chef/owners’rise to fame as James BeardAward-winners and their res-taurant being ranked No. 14in the nation by GourmetMagazine.

Paula Kerger, the presidentof PBS, recounted her firstvisit to Arrows 14 years ago.“You two are magic men,”she said, “always making

visitors feel extraordinarilyspecial.”

Now a resident of Washing-ton, D.C., Kerger read aportion of a proclamationread into the congressionalrecord on June 24 by Sena-tor Olympia Snowe, R-Maine,praising Frasier and Gaier“for their contribution toputting the state of Maineon the culinary map withtheir refined New Englandcuisine and attention to lo-cal and seasonal foods” aswell as their “environmentalstewardship.”

Later, noted radio person-ality Gene Burns (formerly ofWRKO in Boston), now at SanFrancisco’s WKGO, told of hisfirst visit to Arrows in 1988“when Clark and Mark dideverything … the baking andthe cooking … before the gar-dens and flowers … whenthere were only 8-12 tables.”

Burns would later note inhis blog: “This restaurant’sowners and I have becomeclose friends over the years,but I was invited to speak atthe Celebration as the firstmember of the media to re-view the restaurant in 1988... a wonderful experience.”

The memorable 20th Anni-versary Dinner menu in-cluded butter-poached lobsterand diver scallops, a gardensalad with a beet granite,grilled eye of beef with afig panna cotta and braisedshort ribs. An ice creamsundae bar with all the fix-ings rounded everything offbeautifully.

Dancing to the music ofMotown continued till thewee hours.

Congratulations Mark andClark! Well done! Here’s to

Chefs/Owners Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier, far right, welcome Brian Reddington,Paula Kerger and Joe Kerger, left to right, to the “Arrows Restaurant 20th AnniversaryCelebration” in Ogunquit, Maine. (Photo by David Murray)

Rishi and Shilpa Jain of Boston were among the 200guests at the “Arrows Restaurant 20th AnniversaryCelebration.” (Photo by Hilda M. Morrill)

Noted radio personality and food and wine connoisseurGene Burns, left, and Joel Riddell, executive producer ofGene Burns Programs, enjoy the Arrows Restaurantcelebration. (Photo by Hilda M. Morrill)


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Teen superstars SelenaGomez and Drew Seeley arefeatured on the soundtrackfor Another Cinderella Story - acomedic twist on the classicCinderella story. Gomez, per-forming since she was achild, began her career asGianna, a member of theBarney & Friends. IndividuallySelena performs on catchypop and hip-hop songs, includ-ing the fiery “Tell Me Some-thing I Don’t Know” and thepounding “Bang A Drum,”teaming up with Seeley onboth the single and ‘live’ ver-sion of “New Classic.” Seeleywith solo tracks “Just ThatGirl,” the bouncy “Xplain It ToMy Heart,” and joins MarcusPaul for the rap gem “1stClass Girl.” Tiffany Giardinaserves up “Hurry Up and SaveMe” and the heavenly “NoAverage Angel,” as JaneLynch stays connected with“Hold 4 You,” and double yourpleasure with the instrumen-tal strains of “Valentine’sDance Tango” from TheTwins. Lil’ JJ and Chani andSmall Change to deliver thehip-hop smackdown “Don’tBe Shy,” ending with “An-other Cinderella Story” per-formed and written by JohnPaesano. A fairy tale storywith genuine performances!THE JOE GILMAN TRIO —

VIEW SO TENDER:WONDER REVISITED,

VOL. TWO (CD)Capri

The Joe Gilman Trio boastsGilman, piano; Joe Sanders,bass; and Justin Brown ondrums. The trio pays tributeto the legendary Stevie Won-der with their takes of Won-der works as, “Cryin’ ThroughThe Night,” interpreting theslow love song “Whereabouts”into a mid-tempo cut with aLatin feel, the powerful“Knocks Me Off My Feet,” plusthe tender “You And I,” leav-ing a mark with the jazzyslice “Contusion.” Second halfhappenings begin with theLatin-tinged “Bird Of Beauty,”the ballad “Easy Goin’Evenin’,” turning the shinysamba original “Another Star”into a scorcher, sampling thetasty “Don’t Know Why I LoveYou,” and put the finishingtouches on an excellent al-bum with the transformationof the disco sounding “As IfYou Read My Mind” into abluesy gem. Superb!

JANELLE MONAE —METROPOLIS:

THE CHASE SUITE (CD)Bad Boy

Are you ready for JanelleMonáe, singer, songwriter,producer, and performer?This young lady is a charis-matic singer whose innova-tive style crosses musicalgenres in what has been de-scribed as ‘a postmodernmerger of R&B, funk, and rock‘n’ roll’. The Chase Suite is aseven-track creation that isout-of-this-world, in a musi-cal sense. Check out the mu-sical phenomenon in her fu-turistic world, beginning withthe brief “The March Of TheWolfmasters,” the colorful

“Violet Stars, Happy Hunt-ing!!!,” the synth sound of“Many Moons,” and the super-natural “Cybertronic Purga-tory.” Things take a bit of aturn as the chameleon-likeMonáe puts her thoughts intowords via “Sincerely, Jane,”followed by her letter writtenin song, “Mr. President,” andthe finale to this heavenlylady’s album is a unique ver-sion of Charlie Chaplin’sclassic “Smile.” Monáe’s al-bum is an introduction to afresh new voice!

COLLEGE — MOTIONPICTURE SOUNDTRACK

(CD)Lakeshore

College is a rambunctiousromp film of everyday collegelife, with a rousing motionpicture soundtrack to match.A dozen cuts of excitementperformed by film favoritesinclude, “Penny On A Train”(Ben Kweller), the tempting“Jailbait” and the persuasive“Let’s Go” (Supagroup), themoving “All Good” (Zeroleen),the cutting hip-hop “Slice OfLife” (Sweatshop Union), andthe happy track “Fear TheMullet” (Oklahomos). Thesecond six pack openswith “Beer” (Mustard Plug),getting down with “Dope Girl”(Donnis), the instrumental“Undercover” (Transcenders),as Champion beats the hellout of “No Heaven,” plus BaronZen working out the ‘JamesPants Remix’ of “Gotta Get RidOf Rick,” as Pierson Rossgraduates the entire Collegesoundtrack via the pretty‘Cello Version’ of “Night Sky.”View the film and digest thecreative soundtrack and youwill be eligible to earn yourvery own degree!JAYME STONE & MANSASISSOKO — AFRICA TO

APPALACHIA (CD)Jayme Stone received fund-

ing from Canada’s OntarioArts Council, and made gooduse of it. His musical meccato Africa allowed him to im-merse himself in the high-spirited sound-scapes, lead-ing to his collaboration withMansa Sissoko, a player of the‘kora’ — a 21-string Africanharp. Stone and Sissoko blurthe lines of time and location,bringing the music of Americaand Africa closer. Songs ofnote have, “Bibi” (trans.Eagle), the fiddling “NinkiNanka” (Mythical Snake), thesong of thanks “Djula,” theheavy beat of “Tunya” (Truth),and the path of life defined via“Sila.” “Bamaneyake” singspraises, trailed by the fiddletune “June Apple,” recycledSengalese melodies inspired“Dakar,” while the Maliandance song “From Tree ToTree” resonates, along withthe lullaby “Tene.” “Yele-mane” reminds natives tocultivate their roots, “Chin-quapin Hunting” has Africameeting Appalachia on an-other fiddle tune, and “KairaBa” (peace big) puts the fin-ishing touches on thisgroundbreaking album. Pur-chase at cdbaby.com. Stone &Sissoko will appear locally onOctober 8th at Club Passim,Cambridge and Berklee Col-lege of Music Workshop.

DOM CAMPOCHIAROLITTLE LEAGUE DIAMOND

Come springtime NorthEnd Little Leaguers will beplaying their baseball gamesat the ‘Dom CampochiaroLittle League Diamond’ lo-cated at the Joe Sacco LitttleLeague Field on Commer-cial Street. The surpriseannouncement came priorto the North End AthleticAssociation Old Timers Soft-ball Game. Dom is alive andwell! But now North EndBaseball, Dom, and the kidswill be linked forever on adiamond that will bear hisname. It was a great way toconclude the 19th AnnualNorth End Family PrideWeek Celebration.

ITALIAN AMERICANBOCCE TOURNAMENT64 Teams took part in the

5th Annual National ItalianAmerican Sports Hall ofFame of the New EnglandChapter, Inc “Taste of theNorth End” Tournament heldat the Bocce Courts locatedon the Langone Sports Com-plex on Commercial Street.Pam Donnaruma, DonatoFrattaroli, Chris Zizza, PhilGarofalo and Phillip Frat-taroli put it together, andmany sponsors made it allpossible. It was a greatevent, and funds raised ben-efit scholarships and theNorth End community.

SWEET CAROLINEWe hear it, and sing it at

every Red Sox home game,but there is nothing likeseeing performed ‘live’ byNeil Diamond at FenwayPark before a packed sell outcrowd. It happened Saturdaynight. I never thought I’d bestanding on the field at

Fenway singing along withNeil and the crowd, but I did.It was quite a night. Thewhole concert was great, andthe only place to watch to seeNeil Diamond is in concertat Fenway Park.

TOWNIES WINIn the Eastern Football

League Saturday night Char-lestown defeated Randolph46-7 to move into a firstplace tie, and in the other‘game of the night’ Clintonshutout Brockton 45-0.Standings: Charlestown 4-2Randolph 4-2 Clinton 3-3Brockton 1-5.

ITALIAN NIGHT INSOUTHIE

Glad I found my way backto Italian Night in SouthBoston. Originally held nearthe Italian American Res-taurant, it’s now moved upthe hill to M Street Park,near the South BostonVietNam Veterans Memo-rial, one of the most beauti-ful parks in the whole city.It was a great night, and Iran into many old friends.Mayor Menino was therewith his lovely wife Angela,and he presented a ‘Man ofthe Year Award to JohnPiccarello. Boston City Coun-cilor Bill Linehan, who rep-resents Southie sang a fewsongs, but the real Italianentertainment was providedby legendary Angelo Picardiand his superb troupe,which included Dom Allessiand Crystal Gale amongthem. Walking part waydown Broadway I thoughthow great it was to be back‘home’ in Southie.

FINAL OLYMPICTHOUGHT

As the Beijing Olympics

came to a close I couldn’thelp think that they wereall they were meant to be.Just as the Opening Cer-emony was great the Clos-ing Ceremony on Sundaywas just as spectacular. Myonly wish continues to bethat the Olympic Spirit andIdeals carry over to everypart of the world, every coun-try, every day. This is thereal Olympic Dream, andit can be accomplished, andit must be accomplished.London is the 2012 host ofthe next Summer Olympics,and in 2010 we’ll see theWinter Olympic Games inVancouver, British Colum-bia in Canada.MIRABELLA POOL PARTY

Sunday, August 24, theAnnual End of the SummerPool Party took place at theMirabella Pool. Mike Gian-nasoli and John Romanomanned the grills. NickVerrocchi did all the little,but very important thingsthat made the event go. SalBartolo and his new side-kick Mike D’Elia were theDJs of record. Yes, we didhear ‘Sweet Caroline’! CarlAmeno, director of theNazzaro Center and his side-kick Laurie D’Elia oversawthe whole event. It wasa great climax to anothergreat North End Summer.

BNBL CHAMPIONSThe Boson Neighborhood

Basketball League Champi-ons were crowned on Fridaynight (Aug 22). Over at theReggie Lewis Center Mis-sion Hill sweeped the boysDivisions ... 18 and under:Mission Hill 52 Celtics 34, l5and under: Mission Hill 50Condon (South Boston) 38,and 13 and under: MissionHill 41 Junior Rebels 36. Inthe Girls Championshipsplayed at Emmanuel College18 and under: BostonSharks 40 West Roxbury 29,15 and under: Sheburne 26Ohremberger School 24, and13 and under: Showstoppers45 West Roxbury 25.

PROLINEMatt Ryan of Boston

College will open the sea-son as QB for the AtlantaFalcons

COLLEGE BOARDFootball is back! Tonight

(Aug 28) Northeastern at BallState, Saturday (Aug 30th)BC at Kent State

TIDBITS- Good to hear and see that

Jaymie P and Mike G. aredoing well and feeling better

- August 29-September 1St Anthony-St Lucy Feast inthe North End

- September 4th: Bells ofRemembrance at the Pradoon Hanover Street

- Celeb Sightings: SteveSiciliano and friends lunch-ing at the Waterfront Cafe,Southie Boxer Joey De-Grandis, Charlie LoGrasso,young Joe Paterno, theCampea Family and FrankMirasola at Italian Night inSouth Boston, Former Co-lumbus Volley Ball Coach,Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Pasto,along with their great‘granddaddy Sal Bartolo, andBC bound Corey ‘Dancing’McIssac at the Neil Dia-mond Concert at Fenway.

SMILE!

In attendance at the Mirabella Pool Party, L to R: PeterRenda, Dino DiFronzo and Mike DiPrizio.


NOWPLAYING

UPTOWN & DOWNTOWN

MUSICNORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE2008 Musical Season at NSMT:

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAMCOUNTY SPELLING BEE – Nowthrough August 31, 2008; THE WIZIN CONCERT – September 5th throughSeptember 7, 2008; SHOW BOAT –September 23rd through October 12,2008; 42ND STREET –October 28th

through November 23, 2008 and ACHRISTMAS CAROL – December 5th

through December 21, 2008.

THE OPERA HOUSE539 Washington St, Boston, MA

A CHORUS LINE – September 11ththrough October 5, 2008. This is amusical for everyone who has ever hada dream and put it all on the line.

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICALOctober 28th through November 9,2008 – The hilarious MGM film isBroadway’s new smash hit musicaland it’s coming to you. Log ontowww.broadwayacrossamerica.com.

THE COLONIAL THEATRE106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA

A BRONX TALE – March 31st

through April 11, 2009. Actor ChazzPalminteri gives an unforgettable per-formance as a young boy’s rough child-hood in the 1960s-era Bronx, and theunforgettable people he encountered.For tickets and times of the perfor-mances, call Ticketmaster at: 617-931-2787.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY THEATRE264 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA

HOW SHAKESPEARE WON THEWEST – September 5th through Oc-tober 5, 2008. During the CaliforniaGold Rush, an eccentric enterprisingtroupe learns that the entertainmentstarved 49ers have a genuine enthu-siasm for classic plays and will pay ingold. See what happens!!! For moreinformation, tickets and performancetimes, please call: 617-266-0800 orvisit: www.huntingtontheatre.org

AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRELoeb Drama Center64 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA

LET ME DOWN EASY – Septem-ber 12th through October 11, 2008.Written and performed by AnnaDeavere Smith, this production is ajourney in search of human qualitiesthat are too seldom in the news—com-passion, generosity and grace in theface of a complex world. For tickets

THEATERITALIAN RADIO

“The Sicilian Corner” 11:00 AMto 1:00 PM every Friday with host TomZappala and Mike Lomazzo and “TheItalian Show” w/Nunzio DiMarcaevery Sunday from 10 AM to 1 PM onwww.1110wccmam.com

“Italia Oggi” (Italy Today) Sundays1PM to 2 PM with host Andrea Urdi

AM 1460 www.1460WXBR.com“Dolce Vita Radio” DJ Rocco

Mesiti 11 AM-1 PM Sundays. 90.7 FMor online at www.djrocco.com

ISABELLA STEWART GARDNERMUSEUM280 The Fenway, Boston MA

LUISA RABBIA: TRAVELS WITHISABELLA, TRAVEL SCRAPBOOKSFROM THE YEAR 1883 TO 2008Now through September 28, 2008

During her residency at the GardnerMuseum, Luisa Rabbia was inspiredby photographs Isabella StewartGardner collected while traveling inChina in 1883. For this exhibition,Rabbia has used these archival pho-tographs to create a video of an imagi-nary landscape animated with herown drawings as well as other imagesand music. The result is a fantasticalnarrative that is both contemporaryand historical. Luisa Rabbia’s work isdeeply rooted in drawing, which shesees as a platform that unites ratio-nal construct with the imagination.The dynamic tension that exists indrawing between the figure and itsbackground, the being and becomingof space and time, has influencedmuch of Rabbia’s work with paper,papier-maché, porcelain and anima-tion. Luisa Rabbia was an Artist-in-Residence at the Gardner in 2007.

SUMMER NIGHTANIMATION AND SOUND:

Thursday, September 18, 2008 7 PM- Luisa Rabbia and Fa Ventilato in con-versation. Memory and Invention andPersonal Travel Scrapbooks

A CONVERSATION WITH ALANCHONG.Thursday, September 25, 6:30 PM

Chong is a curator of the collec-tion, and Pieranna Cavalchini fol-lowed by the book launch and signingof Travels with Isabella by LuisaRabbia. Don’t miss this unique events.For more inforamtion call 617-566-1401 or for tickets for these spectacu-lar events, please call the box office at617-278-5156.

ITALIAN EVENTS & PROGRAMS

ART

Special Events

ORSOGNA WOMEN’S CLUBMontavale Plaza54 Montvale Ave, Stoneham, MA

FASHION SHOW - Sunday, Sep-tember 28, 2008 at 1:00 PM. Featur-ing Italian designers who have influ-enced the fashion industry world-wide. Along with the fashion showdisplays will be set up with jewelryand various fashion accessories forsale. Refreshments will be served.For more information and for ticketsales please call Angela at 781-231-1480 or Giuliana at 617-697-1332.

GALLERIA FLORENTIA79 NEWBURY ST, BOSTON, MA

NEW ENGLAND’S LARGESTCOLLECTION OF AUTHENTICMURANO GLASS UNVEILED ATGALLERIA FLORENTIA

Works by Master Craftsmen DinoRosin, Adriano Dalla Valentina, AfroCelotto and Massimiliano SchiavonExclusively On Display through Sep-tember 12, 2008

Newbury Street’s premier galleryof European fine arts, has unveileda limited exhibition of Murano artglass. This collection, believed tobe New England’s largest, at the gal-lery located at. The collection in-cludes one-of-a-kind works byMurano masters Dino Rosin, AdrianoDalla Valentina, Afro Celotto, andMassimiliano Schiavon, and iscurated in four categories: musicalinstruments, impressionist/abstract,sea creatures and vases. The Muranoglass pieces on exhibition at Galle-ria Florentia are all certified asoriginal and authentic, and are avail-able with a book on Murano glasswhich enhances the investmentvalue of the work. For furtherinformation, please log on towww.galleriaflorentia.com or call617.585.9200.

HILTON BOSTON LOGAN AIPORTLogan Int’l Airport, E. Boston, MA

OCTOBER ITALIAN HERITAGEMONTH - 10TH ANNIVERSAYDINNER DANCE.

Friday, October 3, 2008 at 6:30 PMThis black tie optional event ishosted by the Consul General ofItaly, Liborio Stellino and the Octo-ber Italian Heritage Month commit-tee, celebrating it’s10th anniversary,the evening includes dinner, danc-ing, and music by Frank Zarba. Pleasesupport this great event. For ticketsplease call 617-876-5160.

ARTMUSEUM OF FINE ARTSHuntington Ave. Boston, MA

WINSLOW HOMER: AMERICANSCENES – Now through December 7,2008. This installation of art spansHomer’s career from his earliest worksat age 13 to his last seascape at age73.

GREAT COMPANY: PORTRAITSBY EUROPEAN MASTERS – Nowthrough January 5, 2009. A selectionof portraits and sculpture by Euro-pean masters dating from the Renais-sance to the 20th century will gracethe Coolidge Gallery. This is a mustsee collection! For more informationplease visit www.mfa.org or call 617-369-3300.

PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUMEast India Square, Salem, MA

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH,PAINTING THE POLAR LANDSCAPE

Now through March 1, 2009. This ex-hibition features over 40 paintings,sketches and photographs by artistswho journeyed to the Arctic and Ant-arctic. This exhibit captures the trueessence of these almost forgottonplaces.

INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART100 Northern Ave., Boston, MA

WORKS OF TATE DONOVAN –October 10, 2008 through January4, 2009. With sensitivity to texture,scale and the inherent propertiesof materials, Donovan transformshuge volumes of mass-produceditems into incredible sculpturalforms.

THE ART WALL – Now throughOctober 12, 2008. This exhibit isdedicated to monumental, site-spe-cific works by leading contemporaryartists of the day and is a collectiveexperience of art and music together.

WORKS OF UGO RONDINONE –Starting October 28, 2008. ThisSwiss artist dramatically transformsthe ICA Lobby by creating a wallof mirrored black plexiglass intowhich a 19th century style windowframe has been set. For more infor-mation about these exhibits andother exhibits you may call: 617-478-3100 or visit the website at:www.icaboston.org.

BROOKLINE TAI CHI CENTER,1615 Beacon St., Brookline, MA

Dance Friday is an on-goingparticipatory dance held every Fri-day at the center. The evening startswith a warm-up at 8 and continueswith dancing until midnight to mu-sic played by rotating DJ’s. Dancersof all ages and abilities are invited todance barefoot, any way you like,with or without a partner, in a smokeand alcohol free environment. Chil-dren are welcome. Dance Friday isan activity of the non-profit Move-ment Collective. For more informa-tion please call: 6I7-997-0948 or logonto www.dancefriday.org. Take partof this weekly dance event.

TD BANKNORTH GARDEN1 Fleet Center Place, Boston, MA

BLAZERS DAY – Saturday, Septem-ber 6th from 9:00 AM until 9:00 PM.The Boston Blazers a professionalindoor lacrosse team will host thisindoor-outdoor fan festival. The eventis free and open to the public. Formore information, call: 1-888-BLAZ-ERS.

2008 TOUR OF GYMNASTICSSUPERSTARS – Sunday, October 26th

at 3:00 PM. Direct from Beijing, thesuperstars featured will be world cham-pion Shawn Johnson; Paul Hamm and9-time World medalist Nastia Liukin,plus the men and women of Team USA gymnastics. Tickets are now onsale. Call Ticketmaster outlets at:617-931-2000.

WESTIN COPLEY PLACE10 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA

VOICES FOR CHILDREN GALA –Saturday, October 4th from 6:00 PMuntil Midnight. This event hosts thelargest fund raiser for the Children’sTrust Fund which leads statewide ef-forts to prevent child abuse and ne-glect. For more information, please call:617-727-8957.

OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE310 Washington St, Boston, MA

THE BUSINESS OF PRESERVA-TION – Wednesday, September 3rd at6:30 PM. This is a lecture given by JohnPhillips Reynolds—come and listen.

ARCHITECT JOSEPH CHANDLERAND THE RESTORATION OF THEPAUL REVERE HOUSE – Wednesday,September 10th at 6:30 PM. This is alecture given by noted architecturalhistorian Timothy Orwig.

WALLACE NUTTING AND THEINVENTION OF OLD AMERICA –Wednesday, September 17th at 6:30PM. This is a lecture given by TomDeneberg of the Portland Museum ofArt.

THE RESTORATION OF THEHOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES –Wednesday, September 24th at 6:30PM. This is a lecture given by Anita D.Blackaby of the House of Seven Gables.

THE MUSE OF THE REVOLU-TION: MERCY OTIS WARREN – Fri-day, October 10th from 12:15 to 1:00PM. Historian Nancy Rubin Stuart re-veals how her provocative writingmade her an exception among thelargely voiceless women of the eigh-teenth century. A book signing willfollow.

MARINA BAY BEACH CLUB333 Victory Road, Quincy, Ma

GRAMMY NOMINATED DJ/PRO-DUCER ARMAND VAN HELDEN,JUNIOR SANCHEZ, with Hot PinkDelorean, Hearthrob, Soulclap,Mike Swells, Jay K and Rebel Al-mighty.Saturday, August 30, 2008 -

Van Helden, a New York City DJand one-time Boston resident, hasproduced multiple top 40 hits on theUK pop charts including No. 1 hits “Pro-fessional Widow remix” and “U Don’t

THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPO-RARY ART100 Northern Ave/Waterfront,Boston, MA

FIREBIRD ENSEMBLE – Thurs-day, September 18th at 6:30 PM. Thisensemble aims with its new composi-tions to create a unique concert at-mosphere. At 8:00 PM – BostonMusica Viva will perform their con-temporary music. This is a definitemust see! For more information andtickets, please call: 617-478-3100 orvisit: www.icaboston.org.

TANGLEWOODLenox, MA

2008 TANGLEWOOD JAZZ FES-TIVAL – August 29-31, 2008 – LaborDay Weekend. End the summer on aJazz note! Jazz greats include DianneReeves, Terence Blanchard, DonalFox, Eliane Elias and more.All shows will be held in Seji OzawaHall. For more information call theBSO at: 617-266-1492 or www.tanglewoodjazzfestival.org.

TD BANKNORTH GARDENCauseway St., Boston

THE WHO - October 24, 2008 at8:00 PM. After a brief hiatus followinga hugely successful world tour, TheWho will return to North America fora very limited number of engagementsin Fall, 2008, including the TDBanknorth Garden on October 24thas one of a handful of shows in ’08.Rock innovators Pete Townshend andRoger Daltrey will bring their electric,mind blowing performances back toNorth America with a vengeance.They will be joined on stage by John‘Rabbit’ Bundrick on keyboard, PinoPalladino on bass, Zak Starkey ondrums and Simon Townshend on gui-tar and vocals. This is the same phe-nomenal line up that supported TheWho on their 2006/2007 tour, whichenjoyed incredible critical and box of-fice success.

TINA TURNER - Sunday, Novem-ber 16, at 7:00 PM and Monday, No-vember 17, 7:30 PM. Check out TinaTurner live in concert. The fabulousperformer has been wooing audi-ences since the seventies withoutever losing ground. Topping thecharts with songs like “What’s LoveGot to Do With It”. For tickets call

A dozen years after the breakthrough debut of “JaggedLittle Pill”, an album which earned four Grammys, sold30 million records and spawned a dedicated worldwidefan base, Alanis Morissette remains not only an endur-ingly popular artist, but one whose success stems from afierce commitment to authenticity and, to an equal ex-tent, vulnerability. Coming to the Orpheum Theater inSeptember, check out Music Section for more details.

and performance times, please call:617-547-8300.

Ticketmaster at 617-931-2000 orwww. ticketmaster.com

NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATER62 Dunham Rd, Beverly, MA

AN EVENING WITH BOZ SCAGGSTuesday, September 9, 2008 at 7:30PM. Boz will sing many of his smashhits bringing his countrified rock soundto the NSMT. Come and listen to thislegendary entertainer. Call 978-232-7200 or visit: www.nsmt.org.

LOWELL MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM50 East Merrimack Street,Lowell, MA

JOHN PRINE, SARAH LEEGUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION –Saturday, September 13th at 8:00 PM.This is one show only, featuring thebest of blue-grass music.

AN EVENING WITH COLINMOCHRIE AND BRAD SHERWOODSunday, October 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM.This is a fully improvised evening ofcomedy and mayhem that revolvesaround audience participation andsuggestions. This show is completelyspontaneous. Tickets are now on sale.Call: 978-232-7200 or visit:www.nsmt.org.

ORPHEUM THEATRE1 Hamilton Place, Boston, MA

ALANIS MORISSETTE - Saturday,September 20, 2008 at 7:30 PM.Canadian pop star, Morissette provesthat music can be timeless. As shehas evolved throughout many years,her music continues to lure audi-ences to her shows. For tickets andmore info call ticketmaster at 617-931-2000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

DANCE

Know Me.” Van Helden has remixedplatinum artists including RollingStones, P. Diddy, Janet Jackson,Britney Spears, Tori Amos and DaftPunk.

Van Helden released an incendiarycall to arms, Ghettoblaster. From theunambiguous title to the thrillingsounds contained therein, the albumis an unapologetic throwback to dancemusic’s joyous infancy. Ghettoblasterproduced the hit singles “NYC Beat”,and “I Want Your Soul.”

DJ and Producer Sanchez standsabove the overgrown crowd of Pop-Punk and Electro DJs around theworld. His many styles and diversetastes in music breathe life into hissets and bring freshness to the dancefloor. Sanchez has released a slew ofsingles to critical and commercial ac-claim and has worked dance floors andstudio sessions alongside his DJ/pro-ducer friends Felix Da Housecat,Stuart Price, and countless others.Sanchez also recorded, produced andremixed artists including The Brav-ery, Madonna, Shakira and more. Formore info you may [email protected] or call617.689.0600.


Recipes from theHomelandHomelandHomelandHomelandHomeland

by Vita Orlando Sinopoli

COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Vita can be reached at [email protected]

1st Generation

Italian-American

Vita Orlando SinopoliShares with us

a delightful recollection

of her memories as a child

growing up in

Boston’s “Little Italy”

and a collection of

Italian family recipes

from the homeland.

Great as GiftsAvailable thru the web at WWW. FROM MY BAKERY PERCH

or order an autographed copy fromVita Orlando Sinopoli, P.O. Box 906, Wilmington, MA 01887

Hardcover: $25.00 Softcover: $20.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling

4 red peppers1 large garlic clove minced3 tablespoons olive oilSalt4 brown paper lunch bags

Wash and dry red peppers thoroughly. Place themwhole on a broiling tray under the broiler. Broil untilthe outer skin of pepper begins to darken. Check frequentlyby removing from oven and turn each pepper as it black-ens. It only takes a few minutes for the skin to blacken.(If left under broiler too long, the pepper will burn.)Continue broiling and turning in this fashion until mostof the outer skin of each pepper has blackened thoughnot necessarily the entire pepper. Remove peppers fromoven.

Put one or two peppers together in a paper lunch bag andclose tightly. Because liquid from peppers may seep throughbags, place on a cookie sheet. After cooling in paper bag forat least fifteen to thirty minutes, take one bag at a timeand place on clean dish. Tear open bag and carefully peeloff outer skin of each softened pepper. Gently cut aroundthe stem to remove stem and seeds from the pepper. Cutpepper in half and remove any remaining seeds. Slicepepper into long one-inch strips and set aside in a sepa-rate bowl. Liquid will accumulate as pepper strips rest inbowl. Save for marinade.

Spread minced garlic over pepper strips in a bowl.Add olive oil and stir thoroughly. Salt to taste. Cover andplace in refrigerator or on your counter. Before serving,to enhance flavor, marinate roasted/broiled peppers atleast thirty minutes in the garlic, oil and pepperliquids. The peppers can be heated in the microwave ifdesired.

They store well, for a few days, in the refrigerator in aclean jar or plastic container.

NOTE: Because they were only available in the summer whenI was young, I welcome the opportunity to prepare them oftennow that peppers can be purchased daily. My family enjoysthem with baked chicken, steaks, or chops.

ROASTED (BROILED) RED BELL PEPPERSThanks to longer life spans, changing at-

titudes, and ease of finding love online, moresenior citizens are dating than ever before.Older Americans, in fact, are now the fast-est-growing group of couples living togetherout of wedlock; of the 10.5 million cohabit-ing couples in 2006, more than 17 percentwere over 50, compared with 13.2 percentjust six years ago. “It’s like I’m a kid,” saidwidow Eleanor Robinson, 85 of Maryland, whohas been dating 83-year-old John Kunec, awidower. “When I’m with him, I’m caringfor him and when I’m not with him, I’mthinking about him.”

The swinging monk! Brother CesareBonizzi of the Capuchin Order is a worldlymonk indeed. When not in his monasterynear Milan, he’s the lead singer for BrotherMetal, a heavy-metal band that has just re-leased its second album. Bonizzi first dis-covered head-banging music about 15 yearsago. “I was overwhelmed and amazed by thesheer energy of it,” he said. “I do it to con-vert people to life, to understand life, to grabhold of life.” Clad in his traditional robes,he belts out lyrics about sex, booze, drugs,and faith. He hopes to send his new albumto the Pope: “He is a music lover, and metalis music!”

Loaded bride! When Jeff Nichols of SanDiego lifted his wife’s gown to retrieve hergarter so he could toss it into the crowd, onlyto find a thigh holster and a loaded revolver.“Oops, wrong leg,” Nichols said. His bride isa police officer.

Carlo Scostumato says the modern bridedresses to kill, and she usually cooks thesame way.

Bella Culo of Chestnut Hill claims everyman has his price, but brides are givenaway.

Giuseppina, cosce storte, says, “Man wor-ships woman, and then sacrifices himselfat the altar.”

So where do you find America’s fatties?Thanks to Southern cooking, a new studyfound Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennesseeto be the fattest states in the country.

Frank Arricale thinks the most discour-aging thing about middle age is all thoseyears going to waist.

Tom Analetto of Medford, says, “Over-weight is sometimes caused by glands, butmore often by muscles that enable you toreach for second helpings.

Speaking of overweight, once upon atime I was one big bundle of fat! Yes, I wasoverweight! Why? Because of my mother’scooking!

Joey Antonelli of Somerville thinks thetrouble with what just melts in your mouthis the way it bulges on you afterwards.

Ugh. A Maine woman who was reachinginto her washing machine for clothes got ashock when she found a writhing, 8-foot-long python. “I put my hand back in there toget more, said Mara Ranger, “and somethingmoved. I jumped back and all of a sudden itshead start coming out. Wildlife officialsdecided the snake squeezed into the housevia the water pipe.

Mother Superior Frances Fitzgeraldreminds us; the fact that a snake wags itstail at you doesn’t mean it wants to bepetted.

Baby talk! A record number of babies wereborn in the U.S. last year, the federal gov-ernment reported. Demographers say theestimated 4,315,000 births in 2007 signalsthe onset of a “baby boomlet.”

The alluring Rosalie Cunio of Waltham,says, “When you’re young, your mother tellsyou what time you have to be home; whenyou’re grown up and married, your babysittertells you.”

Which reminds us, the honeymoon is overwhen all the babytalk at home is done bythe baby.

Huh? Global warming has been blamed foreverything from species extinction to themelting of Arctic ice. Now scientists say itmay also give people kidney stones. Kidneystones are calcium deposits that tend toform in susceptible people when they’redehydrated. As America gets warmer, anew study says, more people will develop

the stones,which causesexcruciat ingpain whenthey moveinto the verynarrow and sensitive urinary tract.

By 2050, hydrologist Tom Brikowskitells New Scientist, warmer climates willproduce about 2.25 million more kidneystones in the U.S. The effect will be espe-cially prominent in the “kidney-stone belt,”in the South and Southwest, where the rateof stone formation is currently double. Inthe future, as many as 26 percent of menand 14 percent of women in these warmtemperature states will develop kidneystones. As high as those numbers are saysPaul Epstein of Harvard Medical School, they“may be an underestimate based on whatwe know.”

Think this summer’s been sweltering?In the warmest months of the year 2100,a new computer study of climate changespredicts, a 100-degree day will be a relief.The current record temperatures for Atlanta,Los Angeles, and Kansas City are 105 de-grees, 112 degrees, respectively. In a fewdecades, says study author Andreas Sterl,such temperatures will seem “lovely andcool.” During the 22nd-century heat waves,which will last longer than they do today,temperatures in the same three citieswill skyrocket to 110 degrees, 117 degrees,and 116 degrees. Cities closer to the equa-tor will fare even worse. When Chicago’stemperature shot up to 106 degrees, 600people perished. The death tolls can besignificantly higher in the years ahead,environmental health expert Dr. JonathanPatz tells Associated Press. “Extreme tem-perature puts a huge demand on the body,especially anyone with heart problems.The elderly are the most vulnerable be-cause they don’t sense temperature aswell.”

A tip! We read with interest if baking sodacan keep the fridge from reeking, it can dothe same for you. Sodium bicarbonate sucksup moisture and “helps stop bacteria fromthriving.” Sprinkle a “small amount ontoyour hands,” then apply directly to under-arms.

The noted musicologist Albert Natalereminds us that during World War II,Japanese soldiers would sometimes blastrecords of Jo Stafford over loudspeakers,hoping that her wistful honey-filled voicewould make their American enemies home-sick and coax them to surrender. Instead,the fighting men affectionately dubbed her“GI Jo.” Stafford would later settle into a longcareer, selling 25 millions records and land-ing nearly a dozen top 10 hits. With theTommy Dorsey band, they rocketed to famein 1940, singing alongside Frank Sinatraon “the languorous ‘I’ll Never Smile Again, ‘which became the No. 1 hit for 12 weeks.Well, Jo Stafford recently went off to sing inheaven! Stafford was 81 years old.

Jo Stafford’s last recording was a 1977 sendup of the Bee Gees’ “Staying Alive.” Whensomeone asked her why she had stoppedsinging, she replied, “For the same reasonthat Lana Turner doesn’t pose in bathingsuits anymore.” Stafford is survived by herson, daughter, and four grandchildren.

This just in! Almost nine in 10 Americanspolled believe they’re working harder thanever just to get by. So reported Time.

Sicilians will be invading Boston! TheConfederazione Siciliani Nord America(CSNA) in collaboration with the SicilianAssociation of Greater Boston announcedtheir 2nd Annual Gala Dinner will be heldSaturday, November 1st at The WestinBoston Waterfront Hotel. Cocktail receptionstarts at 7:30 pm and dinner is at 8:30 pm.The Conference will begin around 9:30 amtill 5:00 pm with several Sicilian Associa-tions coming from the USA and Canada.For information regarding the gala dinner,contact Maria Marchetti at 781-461-2633 orMirella Mazzeo at 617-361-3893.

AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN NAME

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The other day I returnedto the traffic island andother folks have continuedto add even more flowers toit.

Neighborhoods don’t hap-pen by accident, people makethem happen!

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Michael Scalia Square looksbetter than ever since theneighborhood has takenthe task of planting flowers,watering them and watch-ing the flowers take overthis once desolate island.

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Labor Day was fast ap-proaching and the fun wouldsoon be over. Most of thepeople with summer cot-tages at Lake Maranacookwould be packing up, closingup the cottages for the win-ter and heading home to re-sume their 9 to 5 routines.

Dad had a couple of countyfairs booked, that happenedaround the end of the sum-mer holiday. One wasin Skaticoke, New York andthe other the BrocktonFair. Don’t ask me whereSkaticoke is, I still don’tknow.

Right after Skaticoke, wewould have to head home asit was time for him to returnto school. Oh, for that mat-ter, it was time for me to dothe same thing.

I would always accompanyDad to Skaticoke as thescenery man for the stageshows, a cigar-chewing manfrom South Boston named,Louie, always put me to workas a stage hand. He didn’thave to, but had taught mehis craft from the time I was10 and accompanied my par-ents to the fairs that Dadplayed on the east coast dur-ing the summer months. Hepaid me $35.00 regardlesswhether I worked one day oran entire week. All of themoney I would have made atthe Seville Theater wouldhave been spent and I wouldbe returning home, flatbroke. The pay from Louiewould ease the burden untilI was back to my normalschedule at the Seville.

I knew that Nanna wantedto get back to see her sistersand Babbononno, by the endof the summer, would be bit-ing at the bit to return to hiscronies who hung aroundCentral Square or playedcards at the Italian store-front clubs that dotted theneighborhoods of East Bos-ton. Everything we hadtaken with us from Bostonwould have to accompanyus back, linens, cookware,utensils and summer cloth-ing. Before leaving, the boatswould have to be put in stor-age for safe keeping. ThoseMaine winters could bebrutal. The rowboat was fine,but the speed boat was putaway in pieces.

What had happened wasan accident. Let me backtrack and say that I hadbought a speed boat with afew dollars I had saved and asubsidy from my father. Theboat was wooden and welltaken care of and the Mer-cury outboard engine hadbeen rigged for racing by the

original owner. I never toldthis to Dad. Once we ownedthe boat, I and whomever Ibrought up to Maine for aweek, would fly across LakeMaranacook impressing ev-eryone with the speed itcould reach. Dad wasn’t toohappy about my love forspeed on the water, but Iseemed to handle things wellso he didn’t object.

As I may have mentioned,there was a small beach thataccompanied the cottage weowned. It was a curved 80yard stretch of sand withoutany rocks or mushy treeleaves near the water’s edge.However, about 30 yards out,there was a large rock stick-ing out of the water. Dad hadpainted the top of it fluores-cent orange, drilled a hole inthe top, sunk in a metal rodand attached a plastic or-ange pennant to the top ofit. Due to its visibility, it wasimpossible to hit. I did theimpossible. The cottage nextdoor was rented by a man andwoman who had two daugh-ters roughly my age. I hadone of my friends staying fora week, and one day we de-cided to impress the girls. Ihad the speed boat tied to thedock and invited the girls tojoin me and my friend for atrip around the lake. Theyagreed to join us and I toldthem that I would bring theboat to their dock and pickthem up.

I started the motor and itpurred like a contented kit-ten. I then began revving itup pushed away from thedock, threw it in forwardgear and pushed the throttleto the limit. The boat took offlike a scared rabbit. The bowlifted up as we accelerated.When it began to plane, Ilooked away from the twogirls (who seemed im-pressed) and focused on thedirection I was heading.Right in front of me was therock that was impossible tohit. I did the impossible. I hitthe rock with the bow of theboat and made a 90 degreeturn upward and we wereairborne. As I held on to thesteering wheel looking atthe sky, the bow opened upand when we finally camedown, the boat was in pieces.We had to swim out of theway as the motor was stillattached to the backboardand spinning around in acircle just under us.

Dad, Mom and Babbononnocame running out to thedock, all screaming at once.The two girls we were tryingto impress were laughing atwhat looked like part of a

Laurel and Hardy comedy.When Dad saw that weweren’t hurt, he was readyto kill the two of us. Whenthe motor finally choked it-self off, we swam in to thebeach with all of the parts.When the boats went intostorage, this one was deliv-ered with its parts in threecars. Dad was swearing inItalian and Spanish. Momwas standing in front ofhim fearing he wanted to killher first born. Babbononnokept saying, “Mi nipote epazzo, mi nipote e pazzo.” (Mygrandson is crazy, my grand-son is crazy).

Well, the next day, weheaded for home. The cot-tage was all locked up forthe winter. Dad turned offthe water, bled the pipes,secured the shutters, lockedthe doors and off we went. Idon’t know why but eachtime we headed home, therewere more things in the carthan when we headed north.As a result, Nanna, Babbo-nonno, my mother and I hadthings on our laps as thetrunk of Dad’s car would befilled to its capacity.

We always planned toleave Maine early but itnever turned out that way.We would get as far as Mikeand Nara’s cottage and itwould be time to say good-bye to the people we had justspent the summer with. TheAndy family would head tothe lake from Augusta, theGordon family (locals) wouldbe there to wish us a safetrip, and the Lemeux family(neighbors to the Barcas)always had preserves formy mother to take back toBoston and several othersummer residents who wereheading out would be atthis central meeting place tobid everyone farewell foranother year.

On the way home, wewould start reminiscingabout the summer in Maine.I would have stories to tellmy teenage friends fromEast Boston that would seemlike they happened on an-other planet. Maybe theydid. It was a simpler time, aquieter place and part ofmy youth. All I have left arethose memories.

Anyway, have a saveand happy Labor Day. GODBLESS AMERICA

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the next 20!Incidentally, on Sunday,

September 7 Arrows is host-ing a “Conde Nast TravelerFarm Harvest Dinner” begin-ning at 6 p.m. Guests will getto enjoy a five-course dinneral fresco in the Arrows gar-dens as featured in the Feb-ruary 2008 “Conde NastTraveler” magazine.

For reservations, call 207-361-1100 or visit www.arrowsrestaurant.com for moreinformation.

... The Jamaica Pond Boat-house will be the location forthe “Jamaica Pond Commu-nity Sailing Celebration”fundraising event on Tues-day, September 30, support-ing the Jamaica Pond Sum-mer Youth Program, whichgives hundreds of Bostonyoungsters the opportunity tolearn sailing free of charge.

The evening will includecocktails, hors d’oeuvres,music, and a short programfeaturing activities on beau-tiful Jamaica Pond from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. Earlier in theevening, guests will have theopportunity to hop in a boatfor a sail around the pondfrom 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and thenhave prime viewing of aChildren’s Regatta. Therewill also be a silent auctionthroughout the evening.

Proceeds from this eventsupport the youth sailing pro-grams of the CourageousSailing Center at JamaicaPond. The Courageous Sail-ing Centers have partneredwith the City of Boston since1987 and in that time servedthousands of Boston childrenannually, offering free sailingas a positive out-of-schoolactivity that promotes skillsin leadership, teamwork, andenvironmental stewardship.

Through the COURAGECurriculum (Cooperative,Open-Minded, Understand-ing, Responsible, Adventur-ous, Giving, Enterprising),the program develops essen-tial life skills such as team-work, self-confidence, envi-ronmental awareness, andleadership. Thanks to thepositive and constructive

summer activities thatCourageous offers, studentscan advance from beingbeginning sailors to jobs asinstructors and other mari-time positions.

In addition to offering spon-sorship opportunities for theevent, organizers are alsolooking for items to be do-nated for the silent auction.

For ticket information or tomake a donation, please visitwww.courageoussailing.orgor call 617-242-3821, ext. 16.

... The MassachusettsChildren’s Trust Fund (CTF)will host its 18th annual“Voices for Children Gala andAuction” on Saturday, Octo-ber 4 at The Westin CopleyPlace, 10 Huntington Av-enue, from 6 p.m. to mid-night. The Children’s TrustFund leads statewide effortsto prevent child abuse andneglect in Massachusetts.

The Black Tie optional gala,the largest fund-raiser forCTF, will be held in the Essexand American ballrooms.

Philip W. Johnston, Presi-dent and CEO of the publicaffairs consulting firm,Johnston Associates, will bethe evening’s honoree “forhis commitment to improv-ing the lives of children andfamilies throughout Massa-chusetts.” As a foundingboard member, Johnston“was instrumental in creat-ing CTF 20 years ago andremains committed to sup-porting and strengtheningfamilies.”

Milton resident SuzinBartley is Executive Directorof the Children’s Trust Fund,a position she has held forthe past 15 years.

For tickets or more infor-mation, call 617-727-8957 orvisit www.mctf.org.

Enjoy!

(Be sure to visit HildaMorrill’s gardening Web site,www.bostongardens.com. Inaddition to events covered andreported by the columnist, “TheSocially Set” is compiled fromvarious other sources such asnews and press releases,PRNewswire services, etc.)

Some of the beautiful gardens surrounding the 18th

century Arrows farm house. (Photo by Ronald E. Morrill)


NEWS BRIEFS

Compiled by Orazio Z. Buttafuoco

(FROM ITALIANNEWSPAPERS AND

OTHER PUBLICATIONS)

The time has come, the walrus said,

TO TALK OF MANY THINGSof shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings

by Sal Giarratani

FISHERMAN’S FEAST ALWAYS TOPS WITH ME!

HOW THE ASSETS SEIZED FROM ITALIAN ORGANIZEDCRIME FAMILIES ARE USED. Real Estate properties andother assets, worth over 40 billion euro (over $62 billion)have been seized by the Italian authorities since 1992,from Sicily’s Mafia, Campania’s Camorra, Calabria’s‘Ndrangheta, Puglia’s Sacra Corona Unita, and from non-Italian gangs. Real Estate unquestionably is the biggestshare of confiscated property in 2006, half of which wasresidential property, such as apartments and villas. Theproperties have been granted to non-profit organizations,to senior citizens centers, drop-in centers, a jazz club (inRome), a vocational school in Corleone, province of Palermo,a biological cooperative farm (in Calabria), and to otherlegitimate entities. There is no question that confiscatedproperty has been put to good social use. If the ItalianGovernment has been able to do this, they should be ableto stop the garbage piling up in Naples.

Just thinking!

A DELEGATION FROM THE CITY OF SPOLETO VISITSCHARLESTON (SO. CAROLINA). Spoleto (Umbria) andCharleston (South Carolina, US) have been sister citiesfor several years, thanks to the late Maestro and ComposerGian Carlo Menotti who founded the ‘Spoleto MusicalFestival’ as well as the Charleston Musical Festival. TheItalian delegation, representing both the city of Spoleto andits Region, Umbria, was in Charleston to renew the proto-col of ‘sisterhood’ between the two cities.

ITALIAN-AMERICAN TEACHERS OF ‘ITALIAN’, THE AATI,GATHERED IN CONGRESS. The American Association ofTeachers of Italian have decided to hold their Conventionat Giardini-Naxos, in Sicily, only a couple miles from thewell-known Taormina, the most celebrated resort. Thetheme of the Convention will be the ‘Sicilian Literature’,in the form of dissertations and lectures.

MEDIASET LANDS IN MOROCCO! Mediaset, as our read-ers are well aware, is the multinational giant corporationfully controlled by none other than Silvio Berlusconi. Wehave just learned that the corporation has set foot inMorocco, a fast growing market where it has acquired 25%of the NESSAMA TV stock, a satellite channel operating atTunis, with programs that began in the spring of 2007, bythe group ‘Karoni-Karoni World’. The corporation fromCologno Monzese (Mediaset) has planted its tents in theArab World, and growing in North Africa quite rapidly.Everything looks promising for Mediaset. Poor Berlusconi,he needs to make a few extra bucks! This way he mayhave found an easy way to succeed by picking a foreignmarket to make money to pay for his new super-valuedSoccer players!

SUCCESS OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN PARAGUAY. Start-ing in 2005, student enrollment has skyrocketed, from 20students to 300. The growth has been sensational. In justa year and one half the committee that organized the classesat Asuntion has been overwhelmed to the point of slowingdown the approval of additional applications until newclasses, with new teachers, can be organized and ready togo. Everybody seems to enjoy learning Italian. Why thisdoesn’t happen in the US? In Massachusetts? It is amystery!

I always look forward to theFisherman’s Feast everysummer. It brings me backto my Sicilian roots as aSciaccatano. My grand-parents left Sciacca forBoston’s North End over 100years ago, settling in SacredHeart Parish.

The Madonna Del Soccorsohas always been a sign ofhope no matter the obstaclein our way.

Post-Gazette columnist SalGiarratani standing nextto the Madonna at theFisherman’s Club duringthis year’s feast.

Our destiny has many beginningsSometimes small and

Sometimes largeSometimes we are as

Small as a seedAnd then again we can be

As tall as any oakAlmost touching heaven

Our feet lead usAnd our wordsSpeak for us

However, it is theHidden dreams of

Our heartsThat color our lives!

OUR LIVESby Judean Langone

Back to School Safety TipsAdvice for Children, Parents & Drivers

dents. Students will benefitfrom a comprehensive artswing, housing visual arts,dance, music, and perform-ing arts, a full servicekitchen and cafeteria, anew gymnasium, and newand improved entrances andlandscaping. I’m confidentthat all of the work thatwent into redesigning theschool will make for a trulyinviting and invigoratinglearning environment. Thecommunity can look forwardto the completion of thepublic branch library andcommunity center in Janu-ary 2009.

Also, in terms of capitalimprovements, this fall threeschools will have newschoolyards through the Bos-ton Schoolyard Initiative.The Perkins ElementarySchool in South Boston, theChittick Elementary Schoolin Mattapan, and the AdamsElementary School in EastBoston all have great newequipment and grounds forstudents to relax and re-lease some energy. I hope

that excited families from allover Boston will join me andstaff for the first ever Back-to-School Jamboree on Sat-urday, August 30, from 11a.m. – 3 p.m. on City HallPlaza to celebrate these ac-complishments and muchmore. We’ll be giving away

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over 1,000 free backpackswith school supplies, and wewant families to enjoy afun afternoon of communityresources, prizes, free icecream, and more. Come outand get the new school yearoff to a great start! I’ll see youthere.

With the start of each newschool year, students areonce again rushing to be ontime, parents are gettingthem on their way, and driv-ers are going about theirbusiness, but experts say allcould heed some advice onsafety. “This is a criticaltime of the year,” noted RayPalermo, director of publicinformation for Teachers’Insurance Plan. “Driversneed to re-acclimate them-selves to having children onand near the road, particu-larly at rush hours. And, bothchildren and their parentsneed to get back into theirgood traffic safety habits.” Heoffered several tips fromtheir Safety InformationCenter.

TIPS FORWALKING OR BIKING

• Walk with a friend.• Pay attention to all trafficsignals and crossing guards.Never cross the streetagainst a stop light.• Cross only at crosswalks,and never run into the streetfrom between parked cars.

• Look left, right, and overyour shoulder for trafficbefore crossing a street, andcontinue to check eachdirection.• Make sure drivers see youby making eye contact withthem.• If riding a bicycle, scooteror skateboard to school, al-ways wear a helmet and ridein the same direction astraffic. Walk your bike ifcrossing a street.

TIPS FOR SCHOOL BUS

RIDERS• Do not play in the streetwhile waiting for the bus.• Line up facing the bus, notalongside it.• After getting off the bus,move out of traffic.• Wait for the bus driver tosignal you to cross the street.Walk away from the front ofthe bus so the driver can seeyou.

TIPS FOR PARENTS

& DRIVERS• Everyone should wear aseatbelt, and children should

be in age and size appropri-ate car seats.• Stay focused on drivingand don’t be distracted bykids in the car or with otheractivities.• Slow down in school zones.Driving just 5 MPH over thespeed limit increases boththe risk of hitting a child andthe severity of any injuries.• You never know if childrencrossing the street are pay-ing attention, so remainstopped until the child hascrossed not only your lane oftraffic, but the adjacent laneas well.• Never pass a vehicle thathas stopped at a crosswalk,as they may be waiting forsomeone to cross.• Do not pass a school buswhen its red lights are flash-ing, even if it is on the otherside of the street.• Use extra care in areaswhere children may enterthe road from betweenparked vehicles or otherthings that block drivers’view of the road. And, watchout for bicycles.

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BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, AUGUST 29, 2008

EXTRA Inningsby Sal Giarratani

LEGAL NOTICECommonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial CourtProbate and Family Court

DepartmentMIDDLESEX Division

Docket No. 08P3428EP1In the Estate of

NORMAN M. ISRAELITELate of WESTON

In the County of MIDDLESEXDate of Death June 9, 2008

NOTICE OF PETITIONFOR PROBATE OF WILL

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, a petition has been pre-sented praying that a document purport-ing to be the last will of said decedent beproved and allowed, and that LAEITAISRAELITE of WESTON in the County ofMIDDLESEX be appointed executrix, namedin the will to serve without surety.

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO,YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILEA WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURTAT CAMBRIDGE ON OR BEFORE TENO’CLOCK IN THE FORENOON (10:00 AM)ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2008.

In addition, you must file a written affidavitof objections to the petition, stating specificfacts and grounds upon which the objectionis based, within thirty (30) days after thereturn day (or such other time as the court,on motion with notice to the petitioner, mayallow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16.

WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DIGANGI,ESQUIRE, First Justice of said Court atCAMBRIDGE this day, August 14, 2008.

Marie A. GardinActing Register of Probate



DepartmentSUFFOLK Division


ALFONSINA AKA NANCY SERINOLate of EAST BOSTON

In the County of SUFFOLKDate of Death July 24, 2008


To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, a petition has been pre-sented praying that a document purport-ing to be the last will of said decedent beproved and allowed, and that CHARLESCIFUNI of MALDEN in the County ofMIDDLESEX and ANTHONY J. SERINO ofWESTFORD in the County of MIDDLESEX orsome other suitable person be appointedexecutors named in the will to serve withoutsurety.



WITNESS, HON. JOHN M. SMOOT,ESQUIRE, First Justice of said Court atBOSTON this day, August 13, 2008.

Richard Iannella Register of Probate





MARION BEDROSIANLate of WATERTOWN

In the County of MIDDLESEXDate of Death April 25, 2008


To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, a petition has been pre-sented praying that a document purport-ing to be the last will of said decedent beproved and allowed, and that PAULBEDROSIAN of WATERTOWN in the Countyof MIDDLESEX and LARRY BEDROSIAN ofWALTHAM in the County of MIDDLESEX beappointed executors, named in the will toserve without surety.





The Retired Boxers Foun-dation is Proud to Announcethe Fifth Annual “Irish”Micky Ward Celebrity GolfTournament, to be held onMonday, September 8, 2008at the Indian Ridge Club inAndover, MA. This year’sevent promises to be evenbetter than the last withthe return to a fantasticchampionship venue andour new and returning ce-lebrity personalities. Thisyear’s event will once againbe a scramble format with

Fifth Annual “Irish” Micky WardCELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

some great contests andprizes. Register early be-cause space is limited! Forbusiness or individuals whowish to showcase theircompany or cause, we havemany sponsorship opportu-nities available, for specificdetails please see our spon-sorships page. The missionof the Retired Boxers Foun-dation is to assist retiredprofessional boxers, espe-cially those suffering fromalcohol and substance abuseproblems, homelessness

and the effects of pugilisticdementia (the medical termfor being “punch drunk”), inthe transition from theirglorious days in the ring toa dignified retirementPlease join us for as greatday of golf and help out aworthy cause at the sametime. For further informa-tion, or to register online,please visit our website atwww.rbfgolf.com. The Re-tired Boxers Foundation wasstarted by Alex “The BronxBomber” Ramos in 1998.

Dice-K and LesterCan’t Do it Alone

The Tampa Bay Rays keep winning. OnAugust 19, they had a four game lead overthe Sox. The Yankees picked up I-Rod tocatch the rest of the season. A good moveon their part. The Sox picked up a Cleve-land Byrd and hopefully he help fill out thegap in the starting pitching rotation.

Besides Pap and Masterson, the bullpenlooks like Hiroshima after the bomb dropped.

The two best starters are Dice-K (15-2,2.77) and Jon Lester (12-4, 3.17). Wake’s onthe DL and you never know with JoshBeckett. Do you get an almost Cy YoungAward Winner or do you get the Bad Beckett(11-9, 4.34)?

Curt Schilling is history. Wakefield looksolder and older. Varitek forgot how to hit al-most as suddenly as Jimmy Rice did sea-sons ago.

The Sox are now Wild Card material. Don’tcount the Yankees out. It could be a maddash to the Wild Card. However, home ad-vantage goes to the Rays.

Thank God, Manny is three thousandmiles away. And someone needs to tell Ortiz,forget about Manny.

It’s not “wait until next year” yet but it iscreeping up like the end of summer.

Captain Carl hasEmergency Triple Bypass

Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski under-went six-hour surgery on August 19 at MassGeneral Hospital after being diagnosed withcoronary artery disease. The Hall of Famerwas admitted to the hospital the day beforefollowing complaints of indigestion and chestdiscomfort.

Many believe Red Sox Nation began in1967 during the Impossible Dream seasonin which Yaz won the Triple Crown.

Yaz won the 1967 Triple Crown during thesuper season for Boston and could also bringlots of triples too off the Green Monster buthis biggest triple took place at MGH and RedSox fans across the Nation pray for a fullrecovery.

Dice-K Gets 15th VictoryDaisuke Matsuzaka won his 15th game on

August 19, striking out six and walking 5.Season total now stands 109 strikeouts and77 walks. He’s winning lots of games despitelooking like the Sandy Koufax of walks.Thank God!

To all persons interested in a petitiondescribed:

A petition has been presented bySANTIAGO OLIVA praying that SANTIAGOOLIVA of EAST BOSTON in the County of SUF-FOLK be allowed to change his name asfollows:

SANTIAGO OLIVA To SANTIAGO RAMOSAND ISMELDA MARISEL OLIVA To ISMELDAMARISEL RAMOS

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO,YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILEA WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAIDCOURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TENO’CLOCK IN THE FORENOON (10:00 AM)ON September 18, 2008.

WITNESS, HON. JOHN M. SMOOT,ESQUIRE, First Justice of said Court atBOSTON this day, August 20, 2008.

Richard IannellaRegister of Probate


The Trial CourtProbate and Family Court Department

SUFFOLK DivisionDocket No. 08C0265CA1

In the Matter ofSANTIAGO OLIVAof EAST BOSTON

In the County of SUFFOLKNOTICE OF PETITION FOR

CHANGE OF NAME





MARGARET BALCHUNASLate of AYER

In the County of MIDDLESEXDate of Death February 13, 2008


To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, a petition has been pre-sented praying that a document purport-ing to be the last will of said decedent beproved and allowed, and that KARENBALCHUNAS of LOWELL in the County ofMIDDLESEX be appointed executrix, namedin the will to serve without surety.





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HOMER D. IVESTER A/KAHOMER IVESTER

Late of STONEHAMIn the County of MIDDLESEXDate of Death June 29, 2008


To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, a petition has been pre-sented praying that a document purport-ing to be the last will of said decedent beproved and allowed, and that KEVIN D.IVESTER of METHUEN in the County of ESSEXbe appointed executor, named in the will toserve without surety.





of us Goody Petronelli, theGreat Trainer of the Cham-pions, World Champ Mar-vin Hagler, myself and theother sparring partners.Goody gave championshipattention to the Champ. Weall knew who the champwas. We were all treatedwell. Marvin Hagler was ac-cordingly treated as WorldChampion rightfully so.When you walk up thosestairs to the ring, you are anindividual. Displaying yourabilities to show that youare the best. All fighters Iknow should rememberhearing this, “Protect your-self at all times!” I neverheard the referee say “Pro-tect another, at all times”Also, “We don’t play Box-ing!” We are not football,baseball, basketball, or anyother team sport. When,Vito Antuofermo was hit-ting me with right hands,Danny Long hitting me withleft hooks, Jim McNally pop-ping me with jabs, PaulChristie pounding my bodywith body shots, and MarvinHagler throwing his com-binations to my head andbody. “Ouch!” I did my bestto “Do Unto Others, As TheyDid Unto Me!” That is why Ilove boxing. I never de-pended on another fighter,while I was alone in the ringto block punches thrown atme. I was alone in that ringand learned to depend onmyself. When I got whackedwith a good hard shot, I

sucked it up, and hope-fully got back in the fight. Nosubstitutes! No time outs!You are out there, on yourown learning to be an adulthopefully quick enough. Idon’t think that MarvinHagler thought much aboutme while in the Ring withTough Guys, ChampionVito Antuofermo or Worldtitle Challenger, MustaphaHamsho. We had a greatTeam at the Olympics ofIndividuals! ... Don’t forgetthe, Ring 4 Boston, Hallof Fame Banquet on Sep-tember 14, where, VinnieMarino of Roslindale will behonored as Ring 4, Cham-pion of the Year! Also, in-ducted into its’ prestigious,Hall of Fame will be, BobBenoit, Bobby Bolster,Johnny Coiley, GeorgeMaddox, Frankie (Forte)Moore. Other prestigiousawards will be honored to,Leo Gerstal, Tinker Picotand myself. Call, Ring 4President Mickey Finn fortickets (617) 838-0055 …Marty Murphy’s mother,Mary Murphy recentlypassed away, and myself asI know all of our distin-guished, caring membersextend our condolences toMarty, and to his great fam-ily. Our prayers are with youall ... A hello, to our Massa-chusetts State Auditor, whois still fighting long after hisgreat career in boxing, for usJoe DeNucci continuesgreat work in making our

State Massachusetts, thebest. Mr. Auditor! Thankyou kindly from a constitu-ent ... On Friday, August 29,we will be hit by a TitleWave, at the Mohegan Sun,in Uncasville, Connecticut,and you can see it on ESPNFriday Night Fights. “Matt“Sharpshooter” Remillard(14-0, 7 KO’s) battles with,Antonio Davis for the vacantWBC featherweight Champi-onship. Then, Matt TooSmooth Godfrey (16-1,9 KO’s) dukes it out with,Emmanuel Nwodo (22-4, 18KO’s) in defense of his NABFCruiserweight Title. Thenwe have a special battlewhen, Jason “Big Six”Estrada (11-1, 2 KO’s) goingagainst Texas State Cham-pion, Domenic Jenkins(13-8-1, 6 KO’s), and 2000National PAL ChampionBrian Macy (4-0, 1 KO)meets up with Shawn Kirk(4-2, 2 KO’s), to show hisbest., Keith Kozlin, in a prodebut, brawls with, BorngardWashington, and AddyIzizarry (5-2, 2 KO’s) fightsit out with, Yvonne Reiss(7-12-1). The named fighterson this fight card equate toa very good show.. You’re infor a Title Wave! For ticketscall CES at (401)724-2253 ...Next week, I will give as bestI can rundown on our 2008Boxing Olympians, who I amproud of for nobly represent-ing the good Ole USA. Thankyou!

Till next week!

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BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, AUGUST 29, 2008

by Richard Preiss

HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUBCORNER TALK by Reinaldo Oliveira, Jr.

“Olympics 2008 BeijingChina” United States Olym-pians are there to perform,and bring home the Gold Box-ing Medals. There’s Middle-weight Shawn Estrada, light-welter Javier Molina, wel-ter-weight Demetrius “BooBoo” Andrade, featherweightRaynell Williams, light-weight Sadam Ali, flyweightRau’ shee Warren, Heavy-weight Deontay Wilder, andlight-flyweight Luis Yanez.The Olympics are a very spe-cial time in history. A step-ping stone to stardom, andto life as a professional.There’s a fighter who’s notonly an American, he’s anAmerican from right here inNew England. From Provi-dence Rhode Island isDemetrius Andrade, who didquite well in Beijing. He de-

feated Jvania Kakhabr ofGeorgia on August 10, byway of a 11-9 decision. Thenon August 14, he defeatedAndrey Balanov of Russia,by a score of 14-3. On August17, “Boo Boo” Andrade losta 11-9 decision to JungiooKim of Korea, by a score of11-9. Be proud of your ac-complishments. You haverepresented the U.S.A. well.Congratulations ... By theway we’ve got another Olym-pic Hero, right here in ourmidst, in Ring Four, Bos-ton member, Dr. Wilbert“Skeeter” McClure. A GoldMedal winner, at the 1960Rome Olympics; 1960Olympians were Heavy-weight Francesco de Piccoliof Italy won the Gold. U.S.A.Light-heavyweight, CassiusClay (Muhammad Ali) wonthe USA a Gold medal too.Giulio Saraudi of Italy wonbronze, middleweight EddieCrook Jr. won Gold. Light-middleweight of the USA,now Dr. Wilbert SkeeterMcClure won Gold for thegreatest country, the USA.Carmelo Bossi of Italy wonSilver, and a welterweight bythe name of Giovanni “Nino”Benvenuti of Italy won Gold.Quincy Daniels of the USAwon Bronze, lightweightSandro Lopopolo of Italy,won a Silver Medal, andfeatherweight FrancescoMusso of Italy won Gold.Dr. Skeeter McClure is pro-claimed by many to be the

greatest Olympic Boxer inhistory. Winning the 1960Olympic Gold Medal, The1959 Pan American Gametitle, the 1959, 1960 Na-tional A.A.U. Title and the1958, 1959 National GoldenGlove Title. Quite a feat.Speaking of Olympians.Wayne McCullough ofIreland won a Silver Medal,as a Bantamweight, andMichael Carruth won a Goldmedal as a welterweightfor Ireland at the 1992Barcelona Olympics ... Alittle advice here to Olympiccoaches. We are Americans!What made this countrygreat, from its’ birth, was aspecial Bravado. Which isthe “Right of Individual-ism” The right to be who youare individually. The right towalk up the stairs, and ex-press your individual tal-ents, with your hands. Box-ing is not a team sport. Yes,you are part of a team, withindividual talents. I believethat, Marvelous MarvinHagler went away, and con-fined himself to, what hecalled, Jail (training camp),in Provincetown, for a rea-son. I myself spent time intwo training camps withHagler. For the second VitoAntuofermo title fight, andfor the Mustapha Hamshoworld title fight. We got upearly, and ran on the beachsand, I believe 6 miles, all

NEW AT NU — Northeast-ern University has an-nounced that former BostonUniversity standout AlbieO’Connell has been hired asa men’s assistant hockeycoach. O’Connell, who lives inWatertown, played four sea-sons of varsity hockey onCommonwealth Avenue,helping the Terriers win fourBeanpot titles and earn threeNCAA appearances duringhis career, advancing to theFrozen Four on two occasions.

During his student days,O’Connell saw action in 149games, scoring 42 goals andamassing 66 assists for atotal of 108 points. He was theteam’s leading scorer whileserving as captain during hissenior season (1988-1999)with nine goals and 30assists.

Following his graduation asa history major, O’Connellplayed four years of minorleague hockey before servingin assistant positions atColby, Niagara, Holy Crossand Merrimack.

O’Connell joins another re-cent hire in the assistantranks — Sebastian LaPlante— who was added to the staffin June.

Northeastern will open theseason far from HuntingtonAvenue, journeying all theway to Alaska to partici-pate in the Kendall HockeyClassic on October 10-11.

The Huskies will return toNew England to play a HockeyEast road game at Providenceon October 17 and then willface defending nationalchampion Boston College inthe home opener at MatthewsArena on October 18.

The Huskies will also playin three additional tourna-ments over the course of theseason. They’ll see action inthe RPI Classic on Dec. 28-29 in Troy, N.Y., along withPrinceton, Mercyhurst andhost RPI and then will play inthe Dodge Holiday Classic inMinneapolis on January 2-3— an event that also featuresWestern Michigan, Brownand Minnesota.

February, of course, willbring the Beanpot with theHuskies scheduled to go upagainst BC on opening night(February 2) at the Garden.One week later NU will playeither BU or Harvard.

Things are looking up onHuntington Avenue for headcoach Greg Cronin’s squad asthe Boston native returns forhis fourth season behind theNortheastern bench. TheHuskies posted a 16-18-2overall mark and a 12-13-2record in Hockey East in2007-2008, the highest wintotal since 2001-2002 and themost Hockey East victories byan NU team since 1997-1998.

During the season theHuskies went 9-0-2 over an11-game span and rose to aNo. 7 national ranking. Theteam will return all but twoplayers from last year’s squadwhile adding six recruits.

Meanwhile, on the hoopside of things, John Rhodeshas been named an assistantcoach with the NU men’s bas-ketball team. Rhodes joinsthe Huskies after a nine-yearstint as an assistant at Ohio

University, his alma mater.Rhodes played all four years

(1984-1988) at Ohio where hewas standout center. Heserved as team captain hissenior season and wasnamed second team All-Mid-America Conference. Evenafter 20 years he still ranksthird in field goal percentage(.567), fourth in blocked shots(121) and 10th in rebounds(744) in the Ohio recordbooks.

After graduating with a de-gree in journalism and pub-lic relations, Rhodes playedprofessional basketball inEurope for eight years, beforebecoming an assistant at St.Bonaventure for two seasons.

He then went back to hisalma mater where he workedfor the next nine years, help-ing the Bobcats achieveseven winning seasons, in-cluding four in a row from2004-2008. One of his prizeplayers was Brandon Hunter,a second round choice of theCeltics in the 2003 NBA Draft.

Rhodes, along with headcoach Bill Coen and the othermembers of the NU staff, arecurrently with the team dur-ing a seven-game exhibitiongame tour of Eastern Canada.That’s scheduled to wrap upon Sept. 3.

The Huskies appear to bein good shape for the upcom-ing season. They were 14-17overall last season but went9-9 in the Colonial AthleticAssociation, advancing to theconference quarterfinals forthe third year in a row — thatfrom a team that featured fivefreshmen and five sopho-mores on its 14-man roster.One of the benefits of beingso young last year is thatNU will return 12 playersfrom the previous campaign— including all five starters.Among those returning aresecond team All-CAA selec-tion Matt Janning and CAAAll-Rookie squad memberChaisson Allen.

The main event in Septem-ber will be the second annualTip-Off Dinner, scheduledfor September 24 at the North-eastern Alumni Center.Practice for the regular sea-son will start in mid-October.

HOCKEY EAST NEWS —Elizabeth Fierman, a 2008graduate of Boston University,has been named this year’spostgraduate intern atHockey East headquarters inWakefield. A native of Glas-tonbury, CT., she spent threeyears as a communicationsintern for the BU Departmentof Athletics.

Meanwhile, up in the PineTree State, Bob Corkum hasbeen named an assistant withthe University of Mainemen’s hockey team.

Corkum, a 1989 Mainegraduate, played in 159games during his career,scoring 56 goals and adding76 assists for 132 points Hethen went on to a 12-yearcareer in the NHL, playingfor Buffalo, Atlanta, New Jer-sey, Los Angeles, Phoenix,Philadelphia and Anaheim.He finished with 97 goals and103 assists for 200 careerpoints. He served as asso-ciate head coach of theManchester Junior Mon-archs from 2005-2008.


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