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December 21, 2017

Hyde Park BulletinVolume 16, Issue 51

Parents call for Moratorium onproposed school start times

Hundreds of Boston parents huddled into the Roche Center in West Roxbury for the first of 10 meetingsregarding the change in start times for the Boston Public Schools PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

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Cappy’s Toys for TotsExtravaganza: new toys

from old friends

Kathi Ryan Flynn (left) is photographed with Michelle Murphy, WandaDeRoma, Patty Buckman, and Dianne Rowland at the Toys for TotsExtravaganza at Cappy’s Tavern. PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

This past Saturday night,Dec. 16, Cappy’s Tavern inWolcott Square celebrated its10th Annual Toys for Tots Ex-travaganza.

The Extravaganza, in addi-tion to providing toys to deserv-ing children, also serves as thebig event of the year forCappy’s, an iconic Readvilleestablishment owned by theCapobianco family for 80 years

come January.Stepping through the front

door at just before 8 p.m.,Christmas music is playing anda friendly looking gray hairedman carrying a big roll of car-nival style tickets tears one offand hands it over.

“Hold onto your ticket,”Ray Capobianco advises.“There’s a raffle.”

Capobianco, who came tohelp his father out with the fam-

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Historical Society Christmas Partyrevisits Christmas Shows past

Claire Pauley leads members of the Hyde Park Historical Society inher own rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. At the meeting,she looked back at some of the Christmas shows she put on for 30 years. PHOTO BY: MATT MACDONALD


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Cops for Kids withCancer makes donation

to local family

On Monday, the City of Bos-ton and the Boston PublicSchools (BPS) District held thefirst of 10 hearings with the pub-lic on the new school start timeschedule. The meeting was heldat the Roche Center in WestRoxbury.

The consensus of the meet-ing was that changing schoolstart times to, in some cases, amore than two-hour changefrom this year’s start time, wasa really bad idea. Exactly 150residents piled into the commu-nity center, as that is its capac-

ity required by the Boston FireCode. Later, several side roomswere utilized to let the overflowcrowd in, but parents and resi-dents were not happy with thefact that the BPS has underesti-mated the size of the crowd.

John Hamlin, Chief of Opera-tions at the BPS, said the changein elementary school start timeswas put together by the districtafter several meetings with thepublic, but parents said thosemeetings were not all they couldhave been. It was pointed out thatall the meetings were held at theBruce C. Boiling Building andnot out in the neighborhoods.One parent said she was incredu-

lous as to why the schoolchanged the elementary schoolstart times in the first place,since the aim of the change –which residents said was a goodidea – was to have later starttimes for high school students.

Residents pointed out thatwhile most, if not all, elemen-tary school students need totake the yellow bus, high schoolstudents have the option to takethe T or walk to school. Hamlinsaid it was a problem of logis-tics.

“The data actually showsthat 25 percent of our high

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On Friday morning, Dec. 8,a small, informal ceremony washeld in the community room atthe District E-18 police station,during which a $5,000 checkand some toys were presentedto a local family whose 7-year-old daughter is currently bat-tling cancer.

The money for the checkwas raised by Cops for Kidswith Cancer, a charitable orga-nization covering New Englandthat was founded in Boston in2002 and works in close col-laboration with the Boston Po-lice Department.

Cops for Kids’ with CancerVice President Maura Flynnand Board Member JohnMcManus (both Boston PoliceDept. retirees) presented thecheck, along with Police Com-

missioner William B. Evansand Commander of E-18 Capt.Joseph Gillespie.

After the brief check presen-tation, some wrapped gifts werealso given to the patient,Josmaly Valoy Nunez, and twosiblings, after which the smallgroup lingered to chat.

Commissioner Evans took afew moments to comment onthe ceremony and what the do-nation hopes to achieve. Hiscomments were positive, whilebeing realistic enough to ac-knowledge Josmaly’s – and herfamily’s – situation.

“It’s sad where a 7-year-oldis battling cancer... (but) it’s al-ways nice to bring some joy...You know, give the family a$5,000 check to help them...Any expenses they have, atleast it will clear them up and

On Saturday afternoon in theMenino Room of the Library, theHyde Park Historical Societygathered for its final meeting2017, followed by its annualChristmas Party.

About 20 HPHS memberswere in attendance for whatturned out to be an extensive rec-ollection of its well-rememberedChristmas Shows.

These shows – which ran an-nually over a period of about 30years and were put on by Soci-ety members – were the brain-child of Claire Pauley.

Pauley, in fact, was the em-

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Blue Hills Collaborative Confirmation Class sing carols at Blake Estates


On Sunday afternoon, Dec.10, the Fairmount NeighborhoodAssociation (FHNA), the BlueHills Collaborative ConfirmationClass, and members of DistrictE-18 brought some Christmascheer to residents of the BlakeEstates by putting on a half-hourconcert.

The roughly 50 person groupof carolers group stuck with theold time favorites, from “Joy tothe World” to “O Come All YeFaithful” to “White Christmas”to “Feliz Navidad” which wereall well received by the relativelysmall group of residents in atten-dance.

This is the third Holiday Sea-son that the FHNA and the BlueHills Collaborative have visitedthe Blake Estates; the two groupseventually decided to combinetheir resources. Additionally, theConfirmation Class also pro-vided light refreshments of softdrinks and Christmas cookies.

Aside from being chosen asa venue because of its apprecia-tive residents, the Blake Estateswas also chosen because of itspiano, which Janet Smith capa-bly played to help the carolers

along.At the conclusion of the show,

carolers and residents chatted forawhile, enjoying some of the re-freshments, before eventuallygoing their separate ways for theday.

Alyssa Sarkis, ConfirmationProgram Teacher and Readvilleresident, shared her thoughts onthe performance of her 30-per-son group as part of the largermusical group and the commu-nity.

“Today was amazing… Wewant the kids to be part of thecommunity and to build with theHyde Park community. This is agreat way for them to get in-volved and bring joy to people’slives in other ways. I would sayit was a great success,” Sarkissaid.

Longtime Blake Estates resi-dent Cindy Lass felt similarlyabout the show… perhaps for asimilar reason left unsaid by oth-ers.

“I didn’t think I’d get through‘Feliz Navidad,’” Lass aid.

She then shared a good na-tured exchange with Officer/Car-oler Carol Morse and her son Mattabout it and Mayor Marty Walsh.

Barbara Russo, who had beenvery enthusiastic during the show,

was appreciative but expressedsome disappointment.

“I just feel bad that morepeople didn’t come down,” shesaid.

Mary Parham “enjoyedwatching the young men and la-dies perform,” as did PaulineMills and Lillian Monteiro, whowere sitting together and seemedto consistently speak in unison.

“It put us in the spirit,” theysaid.

Annette Cheatham – in be-tween name dropping a famousCeltic (“Bill Russell and I are verygood friends. I’m 89, so you knowI know.) – enjoyed what she sawand heard.

“This was great. I came lastyear. It was nice last year, too,”Cheatham said.

Pat Lombardi, however,seemed to encapsulate almost allof these sentiments – and the sea-son – in her words.

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Members of the Fairmount Hill Neighborhood Association teamed up with the Blue Hills CollaborativeConfirmation Class and District E-18 police officers to sing Christmas carols to Blake Estates residents,many of whom joined in. PHOTO BY: MATT MACDONALD

“I had a great time, and I thinkit’s really great to be able to meetwith such wonderful youngpeople, and it tells me the futureis bright. Through all the bad stuffyou hear, this is something spe-cial,” she said.

Sarkis, in her comments oncollaborating with the FHNA andthe BPD, could have also beenspeaking in broader terms whenshe said, “I think it was a greatcollaboration.”

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REMEMBER JOY

Letters to the Editor

Editorial A valid Christmas question

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

There are lots of eternal ques-tions that surface at this time ofthe year.

I don’t mean the usual onesthat rise any time during the year,such as how can there be any-thing outside our universe? Cana multi-verse be bigger than ouruniverse? How high is the sky?Which came first, the chickenor the egg? How can a lovingGod permit such much evil inthe world? Can God make asquare circle?

And neither am I referring tothe Santa Claus questions. Doeshe sleep with his beard above theblanket or underneath (as firstprobed in “Miracle on 34thStreet?”) How does he fit downthe chimney? How does he en-ter homes without a chimney?How does he make so manystops in a single night, or the one

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be

Which inspire your heav’nly song?

published (along with the in-sightful response) in The NewYork Sun by a curious VirginiaO’Hanlon, is there a SantaClaus?

With lyrics composed in1862 by James Chadwick, thehymn from which the above fourlines are excerpted is known forits prolonged “Gloria” just pre-ceding the Latin phrase “inexcelsis Deo.”

The questions so apropos atthis time of year are taken fromthe carol: “Angels We HaveHeard on High.” The inquiry,addressed to field hands, suc-cinctly poses, what’s all the fussabout?

The answer to the inquiriesis the same; it is all about a spe-cial occurrence centuries ago intoday’s war-torn Middle Eastthat almost defies human belief.

If the human mind has difficultywrapping itself around the con-cept of an omnipotent Creator,then to wrap the brain around ahuman image is more doable.

Sometimes sentences, suchas the first one at the beginningof the excerpted first verse, donot need verbs to convey mean-ing. Truly, this interrogatory isone for the ages, past and future.

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BAG ISSUEA NON ISSUE

To the Editor:Don’t know if it’s just me,

but I don’t see all the contro-versy over a plastic bag bancoming to a business near you.Why the Retailers Association ofMassachusetts is opposed to it isbeyond me. The prohibition ap-plies to those single-use plasticshopping bags we see at all oursupermarkets. This trade groupapparently doesn’t like the ideaof forcing retailers to charge atleast 5 cents for reusable bagscovered by the new city ordi-nance.

I can tell you from firsthandknowledge while visiting Austin,Texas for the past several years,plastic bags like Boston’s hardlyscratches the surface of any dra-conian measures by supermar-kets.

Whenever shopping down inAustin supermarkets, I alwayscarry my own bags or buy a great,sturdy reusable bag for 25 cents.These bags can last up to five orsix months. It is good for the en-vironment and actually good forsupermarkets and their custom-ers.

Kudos go to the Boston CityCouncil for passing this ban

unanimously and quickly. MayorWalsh’s concern over this 5 centbag fee is not necessary. In Texas,the same outcry was heard beforeimplementation, then once inforce everyone saw no greatchange or hardship. The worstthing is forgetting to bring yourown shopping bags. Spending 25cents for a great reusable shop-ping bag is no big deal. If youforget to bring your own bags,you spend another quarter.

After a while, people don’teven think about the ban as theyget used the new status quo. Theynever go to a retailer without abag of their own.

Politicians opposed to thisplastic bag ban need to stop scar-ing people and encourage folksto see it as something positive.No one is going to starve becausethey have no shopping bag.

Sal GiarrataniBoston

BAGORDINANCE WILLADD GREAT VALUE

To the Editor:On my twice-daily dog walks

I pick up street litter using theinevitable plastic bags that I find.The litter, including the bags, ex-ists because there is no direct cost

attached to their consumption –people throw away what is free.It is for this reason that the Bos-ton City Council plastic bag or-dinance will add great value toour civic life through creating acleaner and healthier environ-ment and a more conscientiousbehavior towards disposing oftrash. Contrary to what someclaim, we already are paying forthe plastic bags that stores dis-pense, the cost is hidden becauseit is included in the price of whatwe purchase. Contrary to the pe-rennial paranoid conspiratorialthing of Mr. Shurtleff, the Bos-ton City Council is not follow-ing the mandates of the UnitedNations in enacting this com-mon sense measure, rather it isdoing the right thing for improv-ing the quality of our life. I doenjoy readings Hal’s letters,however.

Alan WrightRoslindale

ENJOY READINGMR. GALEOTA’SCOLUMNS

To the Editor:I so look forward to reading

Mr. Galeota’s article in yourweekly paper. I have been do-ing this for years. How he comesup with such interestingthoughts and subjects amazesme. l grew up in West Roxburywhen there were Afternoon andEvening newspapers. Thank youso much for “The Bulletin.” lpick up my copy at the OakSquare YMCA in Brighton.

Phil PaquetBoston

Even in this, a season of joy, spreading good will to allmen is a tall order.

We think specifically of the passing of Cardinal BernardLaw in Rome this week.

The fact he was in exile at the Vatican speaks volumes.He was both a local and global face of the Catholic Church’smolestation scandal. He was the architect of a conspiracythat shuffled priestly child molesters parish-to-parish, onestep ahead of the law and the word of mouth that mightexpose them.

As for forgiveness: Law’s gambit was granting a work-place perk of deathbed confession, avoiding earthly punish-ment as much as possible.

The shame, beyond the pain of victims and public sham-ing of the Church, is that Law himself might otherwise beremembered differently. It is easy to forget his role in, andsupport of the civil rights movement. His efforts broughtthe Catholic Church to the forefront of the social justiceeffort. His efforts in the 1960s once again became vital dur-ing the South Boston busing crisis.

So yes, Law was a criminal, an accessory to evil acts anda destructive force that nearly bankrupted the archdiocese.But let’s not allow his death to tear open old wounds, espe-cially not during the holidays.

Many different faiths all celebrate this time of the year.In truth, there is not a religion that hasn’t dealt with a

rogue character or scandal. Institutions are governed bypeople and people make mistakes. The tenets of faith are farmore important than individual folly.

Christmas, and the seasons’ other holy days, isn’t aboutpenance in quite the same way as the Easter season is. Butas we celebrate family, friends, and hope a spirit of generos-ity and forgiveness permeates it all.

Grouse about the late cardinal or whatever other news andpolitics get under your skin. At the end of the day, however,let it all go. Focus on what is truly important and good for thesoul. Simply put: have yourself a merry little Christmas.

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help them get through this dif-ficult time and challenge,”Evans said.

He went into more detail re-garding the purpose of themoney.

“This is pocket expenses:help them pay for rent, helpthem get those necessities that,sometimes, they don’t have themoney to get, so... it brings joyto us to help a family in needlike this,” Evans said.

Flynn and McManus werestanding off to the side, takingeverything in. Cops for Kidswith Cancer is run and popu-lated entirely by volunteers,raising money through dona-tions and fundraisers.

“We started out giving $500to each family,” McManus rec-ollected, mentioning that earlyon, those funds were raised incan redemptions.

As time went on, however,it grew, with the State Police,and higher end fundraisers suchas golf tournaments and motor-cycle rallies ratcheting up the or-ganizations charitable capabili-ties.

According to McManus,Cops for Kids with Cancer havechildren recommended to them

by police officers who gothrough their respective districtstations. Social workers fromChildren’s Hospital, Mass Gen-eral, and Tufts Medical Centeralso recommend applicants.

Flynn gave an idea of how atypical month goes these days.

The Board of Directors –made up of retired police offic-ers, doctors, and other civilians– meets on the first Tuesday ofeach month to vote on applica-tions. Typically, if approved, theprocess takes about a month tocomplete.

Flynn said, “We try to do onan average six to eight of thesedonations a month. Each one is$5,000, so it amounts to a lot ofmoney.”

This year, however – in theprior month – that number hasgone up to 10.

“We just did this now be-cause of Christmas. We want todo this fast,” Flynn said.

She added that there areseven or eight kids in Josmaly’sfamily, increasing the urgency ingetting them the money.

Additionally, Cops for Kidswith Cancer gives $10,000 toeach of their partner hospitals(Dana Farber, Mass General,

and Tufts) each year.“That’s strictly no research,”

Flynn clarified. “That’s strictlyfor the kids – like, for toys – tomake their stay more comfort-able. It’s the only time themoney can be used.”

To this point, Cops for Kidswith Cancer has donated almost$3 million.

Nearby, Josmaly, her twinsister, Josmely, and infantbrother are getting ready to headback out into the day with theirmom, Glenny, and dad Jorge.

They try to answer questionswith the interpretation help ofOfficer Yrene Castillo. They’resmiling, but their responses arevery brief.

After Officer Castillo’s rela-tively lengthy interpretation, shegets at the gist of their message.

“They don’t know what tosay. They’re very grateful to theBoston Police Department,” hesaid.

And so it was left at that, withJosmaly sharing a gimme fivehand slap with the Commis-sioner.

For more information aboutCops for Kids with Cancer, con-t a c twww.copsforkidswithcancer.org.

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Josmaly Valoy Nunez holds a $5,000 check from Cops for Kids with Cancer. Her twin sister Josmely standsbeside her. Pictured from left to right are District E-18 Capt. Joseph Gillespie, John McManus and MauraFlynn (of Cops for Kids with Cancer), Glenny (mom), Commissioner William Evans, Josmaly’s infant brother,Jorge (dad), and Officer Yrene Castillo. PHOTO BY: MATT MACDONALD

cee and – wearing an elf hat withpointy ears – was most of the en-tertainment as she brought upsome of her favorite productionsand skits, ranging from the fullydressed out “Charles Dickens’Christmas Carol”; to the imagi-nation experiment of the SoberSomber Silent Symphony, forwhich Pauley would take peoplefrom the audience, rehearse themfor four minutes, and then sendthem out to pantomime an or-chestral performance.

Pauley also touched on oneof her own characters: MadameLozenge the Gypsy FortuneTeller, who would foretell Christ-mas 100 years in the future.

During her presentation, shechose to share a couple ofLozenge’s prescient predictions– originally intended to be jokeswhen they were first made manyyears ago – with the group:

“Smoking will have to bedone in the smokatorium at-tached to the house,” and

“More than ever, the televi-sion will be the center of thehome, and the telephone and tele-vision screen almost an entertain-ment in themselves.”

Despite being 89 years oldnow and still recuperating fromheart surgery, the former kinder-garten teacher was still in charge,bringing members of the audi-ence (some of whom had ap-peared in her big productions)to the front of the room for a ren-dition of “The Twelve Days ofChristmas” taken straight fromher old classroom, completewith each of the twelve singersholding up their numbered pic-ture as their gift was being sungthrough.

All of this built to the high-light of State RepresentativeAngelo Scaccia donning a funnyhat and picking up a toy drum(and lightly tapping it, saying atone point, “I’m going to get itright this time.”) as Pauley sat atthe edge of the front row of seats.

“You’ve got to be Jesus or I’mnot playing for you.”

“I’d rather be the BlessedMother.”

“Okay. Be the BlessedMother.”

A half dozen volunteers hadby now picked up triangles and,when Pauley began to sing “TheLittle Drummer Boy” they begana procession around the room,with light, random dings.

Pa rum pum pum pum.“Ding. Ding,” Pauley politely

but firmly corrected and re-peated, until by the third timearound the dings were in step andin time and everyone was sing-ing along and smiling.

When HPHS PresidentMichael King led the group in“For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow”in honor of Pauley’s “bringingmerriment into our hearts”, thedrum and triangles were perfect.

Ding. Ding.For more information, visit

www.hydeparkhistoricalsociety.org.


Wakefield / Washington offer assistance to Puerto RicoHyde Park resident and Wakefiled-Washington Neighborhood GroupPresident Marcia Kimm-Jackson recently traveled to Puerto Rico tooffer relief to those still suffering from the destruction of a brutal hurri-cane season.She, along with five others from the American Southwest and PuertoRico itself, made the trek to the mountainous and remote communitiesof Naranjito, Comerio, and Bayamon.Each of these towns are still without electricity more than three monthsafter losing it, and Bayamon is the only one of the three with runningwater.All three communities have been hard hit economically, with businesses,schools, and daycare centers closed, and the infrastructure badly dam-aged.The group made the trip in association with the non-profit Ventaja, withthe goal of distributing flashlights and necessities - donated by friendsand well-wishers - to local residents in need.During its four day stay (Dec. 15-Dec. 18) the six person group gaveout more than 150 bags of food and toiletries.


Around the NeighborhoodsCITYWIDE

28TH ANNUALINTERFAITH HOMELESSMEMORIAL SERVICE

On Dec. 21, at noon at theChurch on the Hil l , 140Bowdoin St., (on the side ofthe State House) housed andun-housed people will gatherto celebrate and memorializethose we have lost in the pastyear. The service will beheld in music, prayer, candlelighting and stories as weread the names of our neigh-bors we have lost to thestreets.

All faith traditions are en-couraged to attend and faithleaders are asked to dress ac-cording to their tradition.The service will be followedby a light luncheon at 1 p.m.Community leaders, serviceproviders and advocates areencouraged to be present.Also as the sunsets at 4:15p.m., a group will be gath-ered with luminaries at ParkSt. Station. For more infor-mat ion pleasecontact:Michael Bancewiczat [email protected]

ALLSTON/BRIGHTONBOOKDISCUSSION GROUP

A book discussion meets atthe Brighton Branch Libraryon the last Wednesday of eachmonth at 11:15 a.m. The fea-tured selection for December27th will be A StreetcarNamed Desire by TennesseeWilliams Copies of the bookare available at the libraryEveryone is invited and newmembers are welcomeBrighton Branch Library/40Academy Hill Road/(617)782-6032.

ESL CLASSAn ESL conversation

group meets at 12:30 p.m. ev-ery Monday. Come practiceyour language skills in an in-formal and friendly settingwith other new English speak-ers.

BEGINNING INTERNETCLASS/MYSTIFIED BYTHE NET? DON’T KNOWHOW TO SURF?

Help is available on a oneon one basis to get youstarted. Call for an appoint-

ment and ask for AlanBrighton Branch Library/40Academy Hill Road/ (617)782-6032.

HYDE PARK

CHESS ANDCHECKERSWITH CHARLIE

On Saturday, Dec. 23 at 1p.m. Children are welcome tocome and learn to play chessor checkers with CharlieCleary on Saturday after-noons. Sponsored by theFriends of the Hyde ParkBranch Library. No registra-tion required.

STORY TIME WITHTHE BOSTON BALLET

On Friday, Dec. 22 at 10:30a.m. Children and families arewelcomed once a month tohear stories about a famousballet or dancer. The story timeis also supplemented with amovement experience thathighlights major themes of thestory. All story times are led byBoston Ballet faculty danceeducators. This program is forchildren ages 2 and up.Younger children will needparental supervision. Locatedat the Hyde Park Branch of theBoston Public Library.

PLAY AND LEARNBLOCK PARTY

On Saturday, Dec. 23 at 10a.m. Come play, build, andlearn together at a block party– library style. Playing withblocks provides opportunities

to learn about math and sci-ence, pre-reading skills, socialskills, and motor skills. Vari-ous building blocks will beavailable including woodblocks, magnetic blocks,KAPLA blocks, soft blocks,and baby blocks. No registra-tion is required.

FRIENDS OF THE HYDEPARK BRANCH LIBRARYSILENT AUCTIONFUNDRAISER

Featuring artwork by LeslieRoitman, Alfred Birdsey, andPierre Doutreleau. Artworkgenerously donated by BarbaraHawkins-Mawn

To place a bid, send emailt [email protected],containing your name, contacttelephone, the number of theartwork you are interested in,and the bid amount; OR leavea note to the Friends with therequested information at thefront desk.

Please note stated mini-mum bids in the descriptions.Deadline: Jan. 31, 2018

WEST ROXBURY/ROSLINDALE

PAJAMA STORY TIMEOn Thursday, Dec. 21 at 7

p.m. please join us for PajamaStory Time. It’s for ages 3-5.You are welcome to wear yourpajamas! Located at theWest Roxbury Branch of theBoston Public Library on 1961Centre St., West Roxbury

STYLIZED SNOWMANART WORKSHOP

On Thursday, Dec. 28 at 1p.m. for children ages 5-12please join us for the StylizedSnowman Art Workshop. Sup-plies are limited; registrationis required. Artist MicheleBrooks leads children in a win-ter art workshop. Located atthe West Roxbury Branch ofthe Boston Public Library.

THE STRATFORDSTREET UNITEDCHURCH HOSTS ASERVICE OF LESSONS& CAROLS

Co Pastors Rev. Abigail A.Henrich and Rev. EnidWatson, along with music di-rector Morgan Chalue, willlead a candlelit service of read-ings from the New Testamentand traditional Christmas Car-ols. Although this service is tra-ditional in form, the interpreta-tion of readings have a newand modern twist. Everyone,from all religious back-grounds, are welcome to thisservice. West Roxbury, Sun-day, Dec. 24 @ 4 p.m. Afterthe service there will be aChristmas Eve party for ev-eryone and anyone without aplace to go on Christmas Eve.Children are especially wel-come. http://www.stratfordstreetunitedchurch.orgStratford Street UnitedChurch 77 Stratford StreetWest Roxbury, MA 02132617.323.4950 Stratford StreetUnited Church is a progres-sive Christian Church whoseroots are in the American Bap-tist and United Church ofChrist traditions. They arecommitted to outreach to thecommunity; the churchhouses, financially supports andruns the only food pantry in WestRoxbury, Rose’s Bounty. Theyare committed to social justiceand a radically inclusive welcometo everyone regardless of genderorientation, socio-economic sta-tus, education, and or race.

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LegalsCommonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial Court Probate and Family Court

INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE DOCKET No.SU17P2172EA

Estate of: Fredrick M Connors Suffolk DivisionAlso Known As:Date of Death: May 1, 2017

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition ofPetitioner Lisa R. Connors of Stoughton, MABrendan P. Connors of Stoughton, MA

a Will has been admitted to informal probateLisa R. Connors of Stoughton, MA

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

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

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DeathsNICOLLETTAMildred (Peterson) Mildred

(Peterson) Nicolletta, belovedwife of the late RaymondNicolletta died Dec. 5, 2017peacefully at home. She wasthe daughter of the late Will-iam Peterson and Edythe(Clements) Peterson of HydePark. She was predeceased byher siblings William, Verna,Edythe, Edna, Ruth and Lois.She is survived by her sisterShirley Kelley of Malden andher beloved niece NormaRobinshaw of Framingham andmany other nieces and nephewsand family members. She wasa graduate of Cambridge Highand Latin Class of 1954. She

and Ray were married for 33wonderful years. Formerly em-ployed by the Cambridge andHarvard Trust Co., finishing hercareer at the B.U. School ofDentistry as a bookkeeping su-pervisor. Burial was private andunder the care of the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home ofWethersfield, Conn. There areno visiting hours. To extendonline condolences, please visitFarleysullivan.com.

TURNERFrederick Of Florida, for-

merly of Hyde Park, Dec. 4, age80. Beloved husband of Annie(Jennings). Devoted father ofAnnie Turner of Scituate, Lisa

Pagel and her husband Brianof E. Bridgewater, DebbieTurner of Hanover and CindyTurner of Hyde Park and thelate Frederick. Cherishedbrother of Robert and his latewife Frances of Plymouth,Janice Melvin and her husbandJohn of Hyde Park, ElaineMirabito and her late husbandAl of Hyde Park. Loving“Grampie” of John, James, Jo-seph and Jason. Visiting hourswas held at the Carroll-Tho-mas Funeral Home, 22 OakStreet, Hyde Park, Mass. AMass of Christian Burial wascelebrated at St. Pius XChurch, Milton. Carroll-Tho-mas Funeral Home

COMMUNITY SENIORSThe Community Seniors

meet the second Tuesday of themonth at St. John’s parish hall,4740 Washington St., WestRoxbury, at 12:30 p.m. Newmembers welcome to join. Formore information, call Phyllisat 617-364-2280

GO-GO SENIORSGo-Go Seniors Meetings

are on the First Tuesday’s ofevery month. We are lookingfor new membership and ourannual membership dues are

Senior Club News$8.00. All are welcome. Meet-ings located at the MunicipalBuilding on Hyde Park Avenueat noon in Hyde Park.

Jan. 3: Annual ChristmasParty At Victory Grille inDedham. Cost to be deter-mined.

Jan. 7-10: Atlantic City,N.J., staying at the TropicanaHotel. Any further informationplease contact Joanne 617-323-0071

THE VILLAGERSThe Villagers of Roslindale

meet on the first Tuesday of themonth in St. John ChrysostomChurch Hall, 4740 WashingtonSt., West Roxbury. The socialhour is from noon to 12:45 p.m.with refreshments. Our Duesare paid annually and are$10.00 per member. All inquir-ies, please call our President

Diane Grallo @ 617-323-8654or Jean Parrelli @ 617-325-4695

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Happy and Healthy New Yearto all our members!

Our next Mil-Par Meeting isscheduled for Jan. 18 and willbe a 50/50 meeting. Tickets forthe St. Patrick’s Day Partyscheduled for March 15 th willbe sold at this meeting. Pleasecall Sal Ferlito at 617- 361-2845 if you are unable to cometo the meeting, so that he canorder the appropriate number oflunches. Bingo is played afterall meetings if you are inter-ested. Our meetings will con-tinue to be at the Blue Hills Col-laborative Center until renova-tions are completed at St. PiusX Church Hall.


ily business and stayed with it,introduces Kathi Ryan Flynn,former Cappy’s bartender andcreator of this event.

Her brother, retiring after 25years in the Marines and sentto Toys for Tots, inspired her.

“I asked Ray, ‘You want todo a toy drive?’ and he said,‘Okay.’”

Until a few years ago, thedrive used to start at noon andgo through the night – with ac-tivities themed for kids (facepainting, games, Santa Claus ona fire truck) happening duringthe day and then those themedfor adults at night.

“But as Ray and I gotolder…”

“Wiser.” Ray interjects.“And wiser,” Kathi repeats,

“we figured we would doBreakfast with Santa the week-end before.”

This has been the plan forthe last three years, with Toysfor Tots boxes set up in the backof the tavern the Wednesday be-fore, to be picked up by the Ma-rines on Monday.

At the back of the room in acleared out booth space the re-sult is clearly visible, with card-board boxes marked with theeagle, globe, and anchor thatsurround a small Christmas treeoverflowing with all kinds oftoys: baby dolls and toy trucks,stuffed animals and space ro-bots, footballs and light sabers,beginner snowboards and bigwheels.

There are four more boxesdownstairs. Over 2,000 toys sofar, with all day Sunday still togo.

“We’re one of the biggestpick-ups that they do, for asmall, little tavern, you know,”Kathi said, going on to explainthat originally, the Marinescame by as they normallywould with a van but, after see-ing the haul that was waiting forthem, went back for a movingtruck. “People love this.They’re so generous here.”

As Kathi says this, a woman

holding a full bag makes herway through the crowd by thebar toward the toy area.

“It’s more or less just, Ithink, people coming togetherover the Holiday Season. Myhusband’s from Dedham. A lotof these people are fromDedham, Hyde Park, Milton. Imean, they come from as far asthe Cape for tonight. Duxbury.Plymouth is here. I mean, it’sdefinitely a good feel night.People love it. It’s definitely theevent here,” she said.

The woman in the crowd,Linda, has brought lots of toys.Born and raised in Hyde Park,both she and Kathi are origi-nally from the Garfield Avenueprojects, as she describes it, thisnight is “like a reunion.”

And it does seem that way,with incoming guests makingtheir way through the crowd andgreeting friends with hugs andhandshakes. Everyone seems toeither be from Hyde Park andnow living somewhere else orfrom somewhere else and nowliving in Hyde Park.

At one table with six ladies,including a mom and her twogrown daughters gatheredaround, just about everybody isfrom Hyde Park, Roslindale, orDedham, with one outlier inBillerica.

One, Michelle Murphy, hasestablished a Toys for Tots tra-dition of her own, bringing thesame gift for 10 years running.

“Knee hockey. I kind of goby what my kids like,” she said.

When asked about her kids’continued devotion to the gameafter 10 years, she clarified.

“They’re out of the kneehockey phase, but I just stuckwith that,” she said.

As the night wears on, thecrowd maintains its size and fes-tive vibe. After the last raffleticket (for a Yeti cooler) is pulledat around 11 p.m., thesoundtrack changes over and,when “Stayin’ Alive,” “SuperFreak,” and “Dancing Queen”play, people are dancing in the

Toys for Tots continued from page 1

Toys for Tots piled up in the back of Cappy’s Tavern last Saturday night. With four more boxes in the base-ment, the Marines who come to get the toys bring a moving truck instead of a van. PHOTO BY: MATT MACDONALD

front of the room.Readville local Steven Ver-

ity, whose son is married toRay’s daughter, with grandchil-dren shared between them,stops by to comment on thetoys.

“Isn’t this incredible? It’s atremendous neighborhoodevent that has grown larger yearby year,” he said.

And for Kathi, her reactionto the Extravaganza sounds likea child’s to Christmas morning.

“I won’t sleep tonight be-cause I get like… It’s so over-whelming. I’ll come down to-morrow morning, and Ray andI will go through everything,”she said.

It’s nearly quitting time andNat King Cole’s “The ChristmasSong” serves as a late night fade.

The sunrise will arrive soonenough, and Kathi and Ray willtake their inventory by the tree,to be delivered by Marines asde facto elves, and to bringsome joy to another Christmasmorning.

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

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

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

2017 KIA Rio HatchbackWhat a surprise I had when I spent a week in this high level, affordable, front drive, 4-door hatch-

back. I did not know what to expect as I looked around this KIA Rio EX model (EX is the middle of theline-up). Open the door and there is plenty of room in both the front and the rear, accommodating shortand tall drivers and passengers. Seats are firm and supportive, only missing seat heaters in all models.(Seat heaters are a must for winters in New England, at least for me.) This is a car that is small on theoutside yet big on the inside. The hatchback makes for lots of room when the rear seats are folded down.Visibility is unrestricted from any angle. The dash layout has the driver in mind with a large multifunc-tion touchscreen, steering hub controls, power mirrors, windows and door locks. The audio sound wasexcellent – it even had satellite radio. The outside body style looks very sleek and not boxy at all.

Powered by a quiet 1.6 liter, 4-cylinder engine via a real (not CVT) 6-speed automatic (or, if you like, a6-speed manual), the engine develops power from idle to full speed. There is no loud engine roar due inpart from the rear 6-speed automatic allowing the engine RPM to go up and down as the transmissionshifts, unlike the CVT transmission that keeps the engine at high RPM under full or aggressive accelera-tion. The car is quiet at any speed – no wind noise or tire noise over coarse asphalt. This car rides andhandles like vehicles costing $5,000 more. EPA: 27 city, 36 highway (my actual mileage was just under39 MPG). Base price on the LX 6-speed manual: $14,165; automatic (my choice): $15,395; top-of-the-line hatchback: $20,905.00; our test EX: $17,775.00; destination fee: $895. The week of driving couldhave only been improved with the addition of seat warmers. Basic warranty is 5 years/60,000 miles and10 year/100,000 miles power train warranty. This is more than just an affordable commuter car, it hasmultiple functions for a great price.

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court – Probate and Family Court Department

SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17P2473PMCITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

CONSERVATOR OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANTTO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 & § 5-405

In the matter of: Kayla B Armbrister RESPONDENTOf: Hyde Park, MA (Person to be Protective/Minor)

To The named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filedby

Dwayne R. Armbrister of Hyde Park, MAIn the above captioned matter alleging that Kayla B Armbrister is in need of aConservator or other protective order and requesting that(or some other suitable person) be appointed as Conservator to serve Without Suretyon the bond.

The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, a protectiveorder or appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed Conservatoris appropriate. The petition is on file with this court.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or yourattorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00A.M. on thereturn date of 01/04/2018. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date bywhich you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you failto file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matterwithout further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or yourattorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of yourobjection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-

named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairsor both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone maymake this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-namedperson cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this CourtDate: November 24, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateHyde Park Bulletin, 12/21/2017


SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17P2472PM

CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OFCONSERVATOR OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT

TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 & § 5-405

In the matter of: Kayana A. Armbrister RESPONDENTOf: Hyde Park, MA (Person to be Protective/Minor)

To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed byDwayne R. Armbrister of Hyde Park, MA

In the above captioned matter alleging that Kayana A Armbrister is in need of aConservator or other protective order and requesting that(or some other suitable person) be appointed as Conservator to serve Without Suretyon the bond.

The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, a protectiveorder or appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed Conservatoris appropriate. The petition is on file with this court.




Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this CourtDate: November 24, 2017


Page 12Page 12Page 12 The Bulletin December 2December 2December 2December 2December 211111, 20, 20, 20, 20, 201111177777Hyde Park Youth Basket-

ball Association Season Opens35th Season.

The Hyde Park Youth Basket-ball Association (HPYBA)opened its 35th season on Satur-day as the Craig Curran and RayFoley divisions began a full slateof games at the Municipal Build-ing and New Mission HighSchool gyms, respectively.

Meanwhile, over 50 kidsages 6-9 filled the gym at theOhrenberger School and the In-structional Division began itsprogram. Division CoordinatorPhil Paradis was delighted by theenthusiasm of both players andsupportive parents. At both theNew Mission and Municipalbuilding gyms all participants ob-served a moment of silence inhonor of Charles Cooks, a longtime referee and coach who wasbeloved by players, fans, and hisfellow volunteers. HPYBADeputy Director RodneyDeLeaver announced to the as-sembled crowd that the 2017-2018 season was dedicated toCharlie.

HPYBA Director JamesMichel expressed thanks for theefforts of the many volunteers thatmake the program work by tak-ing on administrative and coach-ing duties, along with the many

team sponsors that provide essen-tial financial support, including:

Richard, Diane, and CaseyCurran, Blue Hills Bank, Com-monwealth Cooperative Bank,State Rep. Angelo Scaccia, Dis-trict Attorney Dan Conley,Tierney Realty Group, CouncilorTim McCarthy, The DeLeaverFamily, Olympic Pizza, Burke In-surance, The Lloyd Family, Coun-cilor Michelle Wu, CouncilorAyanna Pressley, Cappy’s Pizza,Cappy’s Tavern, Corvo Proper-ties, Central Paint & Supply,Dunkin Donuts, Kenney Clean-ers, Minute Man Press of HydePark, River Grille and Ron’sGourmet Ice Cream

Curran Division Results

The Craig Curran division for9 to 11-year-olds began the sea-son with games featuring plentyof enthusiasm, which more thanmade up for a lack of organiza-tion. Teams have barely been fi-nalized, and have had little prac-tice time together, but the playersand fans had fun, and all veteranobservers know that the quality ofplay and teamwork will improveas the season goes on.

Sonics 22 – 3-Pointers 20Two buddies from the coach-

ing tree of HPYBA leader Win-ston Lloyd found themselvessquaring off as in the first CurranDivision game of the season. In atight one, Coach Danny Kalajian’sSonics prevailed behind the strongoverall play of Amir Mollineau(12 points). Zekiah Cruz,Nathaniel and Shamilah Boddenall contributed key hoops, whileAnicia Cruz and TroyOmoroghomwan led the defense.Coach Matt O’Neil’s 3-Pointersshowed balance, as PierceEdouard (8) led the scoring, withhelp from Devaun Davis, Chan-dler Frederick, Chace Ross andMichael Williams. DestyneeEverett provided a spark at bothends of the floor.

Royals 19 – Cowboys 16The Royals built a big lead

and then hung on as their leaderRyan Harrell (6) sat due to backspasms. Jonathan Hernandez andDiandre Figueroa scored 5 pointseach, as Gionni Centeio and Os-car Torres completed the scoring.Sean Lendaro (6) and ArmaniAndujar (4) lead the Pokes, withscoring help from Josiah Banks,Stuart Chaban-Griffith, andCarlos Feliciano.

Raptors 30 – Blue Devils 30The Raptors jumped out to a

big lead in the first half, pacedby Timmy Trotman’s (17) out-burst in the man-to-man period.Barron Langston (11) was toughinside, while Jason Keidy hit abig shot late. Jaylen Ward andMarven Courtois hit the boardsas Tatianna Trotman andFeliciano Tavares led the de-fense. Gersmani Rivera (9) madeclutch plays down the stretch tobring the Blue Devils all the wayback, getting great scoring helpfrom Casey Idemudia (8) andWaldjeena Dangerville (6). Mat-thew Eveillard, Stephen Omereand Courtney Idemudia also putpoints on the board, whileKeyona Raines and JoshuaSimon played tough defense.

Foley Division Results

What a fantastic start to the35th Annual season of theHPYBA. While our overall num-bers are down, we are alreadyseeing mid-season competitive-ness amongst the teams after ourfirst and only game of 2017.Coming into 2018 we will alsobegin the year long, City-widecelebration of Hyde Park’s 150thyear anniversary. We have incor-porated the theme logo onto allof our team’s game shirts andcoaches shirts. The HPYBA,alumni, and current players areseeking ways to be included inthe community’s 150th yearevents.

This year also marks the first

time we have lost a current mem-ber of our coaching family withthe loss of Charlie Cooks, coach,mentor, sponsor, referee, and allaround good fella. We dedicatethis, our 35th season to thememories and ideals that Charlieshared with the HPYBA. In brief,Charlie was a long time HydePark resident, a Viet Nam com-bat veteran, a retired Boston FireFighter, and a certified nationalwheel chair tournament referee,who spent his own money oftento make trips to support his spe-cial causes. We will miss“Charlie”, and will continue toextend his ideals of volunteerismand support of worthy causes.

We expect to be back in ac-tion with our return on Jan. 6,2018. We hope this brief layoffwill allow a few of our swingplayers to heal and mend to bringeach team back to full and com-petition worthy strength.

Riot Squad 42 - 3 Pointers 36This game started out look-

ing like the other team had sev-eral secret practices, but in theend Coach Kregg’s trio of play-ers decided to open the floor andspread the defense. It looked likeit might be overtime when superdefender Devon Marshall madetwo key steals for baskets. CoreyCunniff, Justin and Jordan Elosspent all of their important timeplaying great defense. IsaiahFigueroa threw passes for bas-kets, and Kymani Fleurme madea few 3-point shots, and the teamdecided that they had a chanceto win. Jeremy Gonzalez andJovanny Martinez decided theywould rebound and spread thefloor. The kids were all trying toplay the same position andbunching up in the same area, butonce they spread out, it was lit.

Notwithstanding the best shotwe’ve seen made in this leaguein many years, AnthonyConsalvo’s 180 degree reversespinning basket had the crowd abuzz for over 5 minutes. CoachWinston, still recuperating, andcoaching from the third row, triedto steer his charges in the rightdirection, but the swing of mo-mentum had taken its toll. Alexand Chris Silice are just going tobe trouble for their opponents allseason long. With strong supportfrom Nat Cozier, Max Velez, Al-der Lara, Jaaziel Ramos, and sec-ond best kept secret Pierre For-tune, this team will be just fineand will take some games, espe-cially close ones. This team is dueone more player from the waitlist, and it looks like they will addsome points and poise by 2018.

Panthers 41 - 76’ers 30Coach Rodney (substituting

for Coach Norm) installed asimple motion offense with eightof 10 players present. Knowingthat Jahiid Allen-Paisley and TreRobinson were sharp enough tocatch on with just a pre-gamereview, the very young “cats”played steady and well. Goodplay from the three point guards,and monster inside work fromMalik Freeman and Nosa

Egoban just continued to im-prove throughout the game. Newassistant Coach William Evansdid a good job keeping BenjaminPierre and Cameron Evans fo-cused on the big picture. JuanGonzalez and Marvin Egobangrabbed rebounds and passed,and at one point took four offen-sive boards in one play. Surpriseoffense from Dreamer Dangladand Jordan Crawford lookspromising too.

Coach Corbin and his teamwill be the wiser by the end ofJanuary. Missing a feisty injuredPatrick Moroney, and his bestnew player. The newest versionof Danny McDonough madegood decisions and shot the ballwell. Big men Kahrie Langhamand Andrew Hiliano played hard.JoJo Chalumeau and JosephJackson created confusion ondefense. Abel Marrere-Lara andHenry Melkonian played eventougher defense and had someshots that they will shoot later thisseason. With a few more prac-tices this team will get to workwith their new players, and be-gin to work on the vaunted76’ers defense, and that couldmean real trouble for the rest ofthe league – sooner, rather thanlater.

Cowboys 37- Heat 30Speaking of several secret

sessions, Coach Jose just has toput three of his focused playerson the court and the rest will fallinto place. His open offenseplacing all players on the perim-eter keeps fooling kids to forgetto play the person cutting to thebasket for four seasons now.Jose Zayas took control late withmade foul shots and a few timelysteals. The crowd fell in lovewith Quinn Martin, not the TVproducer, who made one of ev-erything, from one of every-where, and he has handle to bethe tallest kid on the court. Shortstaffed for the game MalachiBodden and his buddy KwestDeloney filled in well. MichaelPimentel played defense well. A.J. Grubbs played the role ofstrong arm enforcer, and evengot some shots off too.

Coach Wright was missinghis two best overall players, buthis team fought the good fight.With just seven players ready togo Antonio Torres and RobertGant gave up their offense toplay full force defense all gamelong. Alex Wilkins and FreddyJohnson gave 100 percent ef-fort in this hard fought game.Once down by large numberslate in the game, these kidscame back to close the gap.Jovan Arroya and KervensCharles played hard defensethat helped lead to the smallerdifference. A big 3-point shotby Sabastian McCuller reallysparked the comeback, but afew late misses and some madefoul shots hurt the chances ofgetting even on the score board.A few players were forced toplay a new position this week,but once set into their roles, thisteam will be spoilers.


School Start Times continued from page 1

Residents confronted Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Sunday before themeeting at the Washington and Grove Street Christmas Tree Lighting. PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

BPS Chief of Staff Rob Consalvo emceed the event along with BPSChief of Operations John Hamlin. PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

school students in the BPS re-ceive yellow bus services,” hesaid. “It’s actually a significantportion of our high school stu-dent body that re-quires bus service,and takes up 20percent of all stu-dents on buses inthe BPS.”

Hamlin saidthey currentlyhave 600 busesmaking about1,500 trips everymorning, and thatincreasing thenumber of busesso that every stu-dent can get toschool in the pre-ferred 8 a.m. to8:30 a.m. rangewould cost the dis-trict about $100 million.

Regardless of the reasoningfor the time changes, residentSapna Padte said the lack of com-munication with parents com-bined with the inadequate roomfor the meeting itself was not agood sign to parents that BPS ison top of what parents face to gettheir children to school in themorning. She said that she feels

the BPS doesn’t trust parentsenough to make informed deci-sions on matters of school starttimes, which is why the district,in her opinion, didn’t properly en-gage with residents in the surveysand community meetings leadingup to the start time announce-ment, and she said she finds thatlack of trust to be the most dis-turbing.

“Things like this turnout to-night, this happens because par-ents are engaged, but the Officeof Engagement is the departmentthat is paid to make this happenand that department’s budget hasbeen annihilated over the years,which is why you are scramblingto get these meetings done, andnow you’re behind the 8-ball,” shesaid, also calling for a moratoriumon the start times. “This type offeedback takes time and energy tolisten to and absorb and digest;really, you’re back-ending it andsqueezing it in before school endson Thursday. We know you’rewell-intentioned, I don’t knowanybody who gets into educationwho isn’t well-intentioned, so takethat time and opportunity to lay it

out for all of us. The 7:15 to 1:15is a hit to us, but it is more of a hityou didn’t take into account ourability to think on this.”

Resi-d e n t swere alsoc o n -c e r n e dwith theapparentlack ofcommonsense putinto theprocess offiguringout thes c h o o ls t a r ttimes, in-c lud ingparent JillMaguire,

who said she has two children atthe Haley School in Roslindale.

“My sixth grader is held to astandard of revising his work,proving a claim, and providingevidence and reasoning for hiswork,” she said. “Where is yourclaim, evidence and reasoning thatthese changes are okay? Thetransfers you are about to see ifthis goes through, you will not be

able to handle. Where is the carefor our special needs students?They are the kids who need themost attention from you and youhave paid them no regard what-soever... You cannot solve thisproblem with a computer pro-gram.”

Resident Mary JaneBernazzani said one of her sonshas severe special needs, and cur-rently gets up at 5:45 a.m. everymorning to catch the bus to theHenderson School in Dorchesterbecause his morning routine isextensive. He needs a nurse to beon the premises at all times and afull-time paramedical staffer to bepresent with him at all times.

“If these changes go through,I’ll be up at 4 a.m., and he’ll be upat 4:45 so he can get everythingaccomplished to get him on thebus by 6:30 a.m., that’s ridicu-lous,” she said. “He needs one-to-one care, where is an after-schoolprogram for special needs?”

Bernazzani said she currentlyworks part-time as a teacher in theBPS, after her full-time positionbecame untenable.

“I get out early at lunch time

so I can pick him up at 2:15 p.m.,am I just not supposed to work?”she asked.

She said her husband alsoworks as a BPS teacher andcoach. She said if these new startand end times go into effect, hewould not be able to see his sonsince he himself would be get-ting out later.

“With coaching, he’ll now behome at 7:15 p.m., my son goesto bed at 6:30 p.m., he has a lifeexpectancy of 15, do I really wantmy husband to never see myson?” she asked, visibly dis-traught.

Bernazzani then asked whythe Boston Public Schools Spe-cial Education Parents AdvisoryCouncil was not consulted beforethese time changes, especiallysince her son’s needs could notbe met at any other school.

“We met with the BostonSPEDPAC before a School Com-mittee meeting in November, butat that time we didn’t know whatthe start times would be for spe-cific schools,” Hamlin said.

Doris Wu, a parent at the Irv-ing School and the Bates School(at least 16 different schools wererepresented by parents at themeeting) said she feels the starttime issue is actually a symptomof Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’sinitiative to increase learningtime by 40 minutes for all BPSschools.

“I love the BPS, however Ithink you guys are compoundingthe problem, you should takeaway the 40 minutes of extralearning time altogether,” shesaid. “When I heard my son wasgoing on the bus at 4:10 p.m., Iwas pissed... He’s home by 4:45p.m., I want him home by 4 p.m.”

Resident Sherri Terrance, aparent of the JFK School, saidshe currently has a 5-year-oldgetting on the bus at 7:20 a.m.,and she’s not comfortable withher going any earlier, when itwould be dark. She added thatbecause of her work she has topay for the after-school programat that school, and she’s less thanimpressed with it.

“I had to fight last year be-cause the after school programbased in the school was horrific,the fees were out of the park.They changed it whenever theywanted to change, and I think theidea that we want students out ofschool before it’s dark is great,but now they’re getting to schoolin the dark,” she said.

District 5 City Councilor TimMcCarthy, District 6 City Coun-cilor Matt O’Malley, At-LargeCity Councilor Mike Flaherty,State Rep. Edward Coppingerand State Sen. Michael Rush allcalled for a moratorium on theplan to give residents and the dis-trict about a year to go throughthe process. At-Large City Coun-cilor Michelle Wu was in atten-dance for the meeting, but did notspeak during the proceedings.She had said previously shewould not vote for the BPS bud-

“With coaching,he'll now be home at7:15 p.m., my songoes to bed at 6:30p.m., he has a lifeexpectancy of 15, doI really want myhusband to neversee my son?”

ResidentMary JaneBernazzani

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INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

DOCKET No.17P2680

Estate of:Helen M Murray

Also Known As:

Date of Death:December 11, 2016

Suffolk Division

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition of

Petitioner Edward M. Murrayof Norwood, MA

Edward M. Murray of Norwood, MAhas been informally appointed as thePersonal Representative of the estate toserve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being administeredunder informal procedure by thePersonal Representative under theMassachusetts Uniform Probate Codewithout supervision by the Court.Inventory and accounts are not requiredto be filed with the Court, but interestedparties are entitled to notice regardingthe administration from the PersonalRepresentative and can petition theCourt in any matter relating to the estate,including distribution of assets andexpenses of administration. Interestedparties are entitled to petition the Courtto institute formal proceedings and toobtain orders terminating or restrictingthe powers of Personal Representativesappointed under informal procedure. Acopy of the Petition and Will, if any, canbe obtained from the Petitioner.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial Court Probate andFamily Court

INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

DOCKET No.SU17P2583EA

Estate of:Margaret M. Wallace

Also Known As:

Date of Death:September 23, 2017

Suffolk Division

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition of

Petitioner Linda Vitielloof Scituate, MA

a Will has been admitted to informalprobate

Linda Vitiello of Scituate, MAhas been informally appointed as thePersonal Representative of the estate toserve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being administeredunder informal procedure by thePersonal Representative under theMassachusetts Uniform Probate Codewithout supervision by the Court.Inventory and accounts are not requiredto be filed with the Court, but interestedparties are entitled to notice regardingthe administration from the PersonalRepresentative and can petition theCourt in any matter relating to the estate,including distribution of assets andexpenses of administration. Interestedparties are entitled to petition the Courtto institute formal proceedings and toobtain orders terminating or restrictingthe powers of Personal Representativesappointed under informal procedure. Acopy of the Petition and Will, if any, canbe obtained from the Petitioner.

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

CITATION ON PETITION FOR DOCKET No.SU17P2135EAFORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: David P. Grenier Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.

Date of Death: 08/19/2017 Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

To all interested persons:A Petition for Formal Appointment for Personal Representative has been filed by:

E. Scott Elba of Chestnut Hill, MArequesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief asrequested in the Petition.The Petitioner requests that:

E. Scott Elba of Chestnut Hill, MAbe appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in anunsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICEYou have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the

Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 01/01/2018. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline bywhich you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to thisproceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followedby an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, actionmay be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THEMASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)

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

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

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 12/21/2017


SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU14P1073GDCITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF

A GUARDIAN OF AN INCAPACITATED PERSONIn the Interests of: Albert Bushelle RESPONDENTOf: Hyde Park, MA Incapacitated Person/Protected Person

Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.Boston, MA 02114

To The named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filedby

Peter Murfitt o/b/o Park Place Rehab of Hyde Park, MAIn the above captioned matter requesting that the court;

Remove the GuardianThe petition asks the Court to make a determination that the Guardian and/or

Conservator should be allowed to resign; or should be removed for good cause; or theGuardianship and/or Conservatorship is no longer necessary and therefore should beterminated. The original petition is on file with the court.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or yourattorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on thereturn date of 02/01/2018. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date bywhich you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you failto file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matterwithout further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or yourattorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of yourobjection within 30 days after the return date.



Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of said CourtDate: December 06, 2017



SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17P2605GDCITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANTTO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304

In the matter of: Albert Bushelle RESPONDENTOf: Hyde Park, MA Alleged Incapacitated PersonTo The named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filedby

Peter Murfitt of Hyde Park, MAIn the above captioned matter alleging that Albert Bushelle is in need of a Guardianand requesting that

Susan Kaplan of Westwood, MA(or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.

The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, thatthe appointment of Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian isappropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request forcertain specific authority.




Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this CourtDate: December 06, 2017


Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

CITATION ON PETITION FOR DOCKET No.SU16P1145EASALE OF REAL ESTATE BY APERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Estate of: James J. Malloy Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon Street

Date of Death: 01/08/2016 Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

To all interested persons:A Petition for Sale of Real Estate has been filed by:

Thomas J. Coute of Washington, NHRequesting that the court authorize the Personal Representative to sell the decedent’sreal estate at a private sale.

IMPORTANT NOTICEYou have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the

court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or yourattorney must file a written appearance and objection at this court before: 10:00a.m. on the return day of 01/17/2018.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a writtenappearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file atimely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objectionswithin thirty (30) days of this return day, action may be taken without furthernotice to you.

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: December 06, 2017



SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17P2539GDCITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANTTO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304

In the matter of: John Doe RESPONDENTOf: Hyde Park, MA Alleged Incapacitated PersonTo The named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filedby

Department of Mental Health Boston of Westborough, MAIn the above captioned matter alleging that John Doe is in need of a Guardian andrequesting that

Shelly Oakes of Braintree, MA(or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.

The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, thatthe appointment of Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian isappropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request forcertain specific authority.




Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this CourtDate: December 04, 2017



Call for artists announced for MLK and Coretta Scott King MemorialMayor Martin J. Walsh and the

Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, incollaboration with the Boston Art Com-mission and MLK Boston, today releaseda Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for anartist to create a memorial dedicated toMartin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta ScottKing in Boston.

“A memorial honoring Martin LutherKing, Jr. and Coretta Scott King will standas a symbol of our commitment to fulfill-ing Dr. King’s dream each and every day,”said Mayor Walsh. “From their educationin Boston, to Dr. King’s time preaching atTwelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, to hismarch to the Boston Common, the Kings’footprints left a remarkable impression onthe City of Boston and its people. This me-morial will be a great way to recognize their

influence on the City and to emphasize ourcontinued effort to make Boston a placewhere all people have equal opportunities.”

MLK Boston is a new non-profit orga-nization partnering with the City of Bos-ton to create a world-class memorial forBoston that highlights Coretta Scott King’sand Martin Luther King, Jr.’s impact andconnection to the City.

A key goal of the memorial is to serveas a call to action that compels the com-munity to confront racial and economicinequality, discrimination, immigrationand other relevant social justice issues.

“As someone who grew up in Boston,I was always aware of Dr. King’s workand still look to his words for inspirationtoday,” said entrepreneur and founder andco-chair of MLK Boston, Paul English.

“I am delighted to participate on a teamfrom across the city to memorialize hiswork, and to think about what he wouldbe working on if he were still with us.”

MLK Boston is hosting a communitymeeting on Jan. 8, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in thePiemonte Room on the fifth floor of Bos-ton City Hall, where the public will be in-vited to share their thoughts and ideas forthe memorial.

The international RFQ is open to all art-ists, architects, landscape architects, or de-sign teams with experience in public art,site responsive design, project manage-ment, and construction administration. Art-ists from the Boston area are encouragedto apply. The location of the memorial hasnot yet been determined.

The deadline to respond to the RFQ is

Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 by midnightEST. The applications will be reviewed bya selection committee, and up to five art-ists will be invited to develop design pro-posals. Each of the five finalists will re-ceive a $5,000 stipend for developing de-sign proposals.

“Using arts and culture as a vehicle fordialogue within city-wide conversationsabout race and class divisions in Bostonwas one of the goals identified in the Bos-ton Creates cultural plan,” said Julie Bur-ros, Chief of Arts and Culture. “I can’t thinkof a better way to advance this dialoguethan to commemorate the person whoserves as such an inspiration to so many ofus as a champion of civil rights.”

For more information on the project,visit the website here. www.mlkboston.org

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