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Outing a Navy Seal for a Movie?New documents obtained by a watchdog group

show that our commander-in-chief (or is thatcommunity organizer-in-chief) gave the name ofNavy Seal Team 6 commander to the makers ofa movie about the demise of Osama bin Laden.These documents obtained by Judicial Watchreveal not only did the Obama White House doan end-zone dance after the Navy Seals took binLaden out at Club Pakistan, but also allegedlyexposed our playbook and the name of the SEALcommander.

Disclosing the name of the commander underany circumstances and offering his services asreportedly a consultant is unconscionable. Ac-cording to a July 14, 2011 meeting transcript,the Department of Defense provided the two film-makers of this Sony-produced movie with theidentity of a “planner SEAL Team 6 Operator andCommander.”

As an opine in Investors’ Business Daily statedon May 25, “So what fate should befall Com-mander in Chief Obama, the former community

Mayor Menino Kicks-off Fitness on the Plaza

Mayor Thomas M. Meninoand Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Ex-ecutive Director of the Bos-ton Public Health Commis-sion, joined several partnersto celebrate the start of Fit-ness on the Plaza, a seriesof weekly summer fitnessclasses that are free andopen to the public as part ofthe recently launched Bos-ton Moves for Health cam-paign. The rainy weatherdidn’t deter a crowd fromcoming out to enjoy introduc-tory classes put on by in-structors from BeantownBootcamp and Health YogaLife. South Boston Yoga andThe Sports Club/LA are cur-rently the other partnerstaking part in Fitness on thePlaza. The workout sessionsthat followed a short speak-ing program offered guests ataste of the full length classesthat officially kicked off onWednesday, June 6, with amorning yoga class spon-sored by Health Yoga Life.

“Summer is right aroundthe corner and it’s one of thebest times for people to getout and get active in ourcity,” Mayor Menino said.“The classes that we’re of-fering every week on CityHall Plaza are a great way toget your exercise in beforework and start your day off

on the right foot. Whetheryou’re pumping up with bootcamp or unwinding withyoga, we want to give every-one a chance to get movingthis summer.”

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Events for the Bicentennial of the War of 1812Highlights Include Ship Visitations and a Blue Angels Aerial Demonstration

During U.S.S. Constitution’s Fourth of July Turnaround

Mayor Thomas M. Meninoand Lieutenant GovernorTimothy Murray joined withrepresentatives from theNavy, Coast Guard, NationalPark Service, BostonHarborfest and OpSail to an-nounce events and activitiesplanned for the Navy’s cel-ebration of the Bicentennialof the War of 1812.

“Boston takes great pride inboth its maritime history andbeing the home of U.S.S.

Constitution,” said MayorMenino. “Our city is home toone of the best Fourth of Julycelebrations in the countryand the visitation of theseships will be a terrific addi-tion to Boston Harborfest, aswell as a fitting way to com-memorate the War of 1812.”

In just a few weeks, theU.S. Navy will again joinforces with the Coast Guard,Coalition navies, OpSail andHarborfest to celebrate the

rich legacy and continuingcontributions of our sea ser-vices with Boston NavyWeek,” said RDML GregoryM. Nosal, Commander, Car-rier Strike Group Two. “Thefact that we’re also celebrat-ing the Bicentennial of theWar of 1812 in the birthplaceof U.S.S. Constitution is anadded bonus. On behalf of theNavy, I hope the residents of

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L-R: RDML Dan Abel, Coast Guard; Deputy Supt: Celeste Bernardo, National ParkService; CDR Matthew Bonner, U.S.S. Constitution; Executive Director Ann Rand,U.S.S. Constitution Museum; LG Tim Murray; Mayor Menino; Executive Director,Susan Park, Boston Harborfest and Executive Director Chris O’Brien, OpSail

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From last week’s subject, Martin Lomasney, remem-bered for saying, “Don’t write when you can talk, don’t talkwhen you can nod.” I turn to a man who was never shyabout speaking. Daniel Webster, one of our greatest ora-tors, in his 1825 address at the laying of the corner-stoneof the Bunker Hill Monument, took the occasion to sketcha history of America of her people and their character.

In the introductory paragraphs he sets forth the purposesof the speech: (1) to move the listeners to an appreciationof the sacrifices of their ancestors; (2) to place the Battle ofBunker Hill as a pivot point in American history and (3) tosketch a likely future of American prosperity.

He begins, not with the battle, nor even the War ofIndependence, but with the discovery of America byChristopher Columbus and continues through the earlyEnglish settlements of North America — in New Englandin 1620 by the Protestant Pilgrim Fathers and in Marylandin 1634 by Roman Catholics — passing to “that prodigy ofmodern times, at once the wonder and the blessing ofthe world,” the American Revolution. Webster justifies theerection of a monument to the first great battle of the revo-lution by pointing to the happiness and prosperity of Americafifty years later, to the New World generally shaking offEuropean colonialism and to both Europe and Americanprogressing in knowledge, legislation, commerce, in thearts, in letters and in freedom since the American Revolu-tion inaugurated a new age in the world.

Returning to the subject at hand, Webster addresses thesurvivors of the Battle of Bunker Hill, about 40 of them,present. He pays homage, by name, to some the heroes ofthat battle who have since been gathered to their fathers.Finally, he addresses all the veterans of the RevolutionaryWar.

Having addressed the men who had served in the war,Webster turns to the narration of the events leading to andproceeding from, the Battle of Bunker Hill. He traces theconflict to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parlia-ment in 1774. He discourses on how the British suppres-sion of Boston, rather than bringing the other colonies backto obedience to British authority, drove the 13 colonies to-gether in a common rebellion against British outrages. Herehearses how resistance to British misrule turned bloodyat the April 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord andhow New England united with “one cause, one country, oneheart” for the June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill. BunkerHill, he asserts, transformed the patriot cause from a localinsurrection to a full-blown war of independence and in-spired the world by showing that Americans were preparedto die for freedom.

NEXT WEEK: Part 2 of Webster’s 1st Bunker Hill Oration.

America: Prodigy of Modern Times,the Wonder and the Blessing of the World

Between courses of thecena (dinner) described inthe previous issues, theministratorii (waiters) keptthe cups filled with a varietyof fine wines. There wereFrench and Falernian winesand also those which wereblended with resin and pinepitch. After dinner wineswere always mixed withwarm or cooled water andnever taken full strength. Aceremonial drinking matchor “Roman chug-a-lug” usu-ally followed the meal inwhich the cups were emp-tied in one draught. It wasconsidered to be the exclu-sive right of the host to pre-scribe the amount of wine tobe poured into the cups andthe number of rounds for allto drink. Guests soon beganto propose toasts which soonturned the affair into a “com-issatio” (wild drinking party).There were toasts to some-one’s mistress (as manytoasts as there were lettersin her name). Toasts werealso drunk to the emperor,government officials, armyofficers, the head of thehouse, the birds, the bees,you name it and they woulddrink to it. Entertainmentwas also provided betweencourses. These amusementswere called “acroamata” andwould consist of readings,

poetry, music, riddles, lot-tery, clowns and lasciviousdances by Spanish maidens.

Considering all of the“Stirpe Nostra” columns todate, with their humorousinferences or summations,nothing seems to comparewith the ancient Romanattitude towards flatulence(stomach gas). With mosteastern cultures as well aswith the Romans, the goodold after dinner belch wasconsidered a politeness anda compliment to the host.Even the most learned feltthat the greatest wisdomwas to follow the dictates ofnature.

The great Emperor Claud-ius, at one time, had seri-ously considered enacting alaw permitting other emis-sions of wind in public places(probably through an emis-sion control center). Thiswas an act from which eventhose liberal easternersrefrained. Doctors suggestedto their patients that theytake full advantage of theattitudes and liberties fa-vored by this well-meaningbut effervescent emperor.Old Roman music of this kindwas not absent from thetriclinium of even the fa-mous “Trimalchio” who, atone time was reported tohave said, “I have such rum-

blings inside of me that I fearthe presence of a wild bull”and advised his guests notto risk injury to their healththrough self restraint. Healso announced that as faras he was concerned, any-one could relieve himself inthe dining room any time hewas so inclined. However,even this ill bred Trimalchiohad the decency to leave theroom when liquid emissionswere necessary. More thanone vulgar host simplysnapped his fingers for aslave to bring in an emptywine jug which had just beenrelieved of its precious con-tents and then replaced, withuncanny measure, all of thewine which had recentlybeen drunk from it while theunfortunate slave on bendedknee attempted to guide thejug or the person to preventpriceless marble floor mosa-ics from being defiled (whata spot for a candid camera).

Finally, as I sit here beforemy trusty Underwood up-right I can’t help but wonder... when a dinner guest tookadvantage of his host’s lib-eral attitude toward theemission of wind ... if all ofthe other guests took timefrom their feasting to turnand say ... “figlio maschile.”

NEXT WEEK:The Dinner of Trimalchio

CHOW DOWN IN OLD ROME - PART IV

The City of Quincy will be holding its 61st Annual FlagDay Celebration. It has become one of the largest suchcelebrations in America and is set for Saturday, June 16.The parade will start at 7:00 pm and the fireworks will begoing off at approximately 9:15 pm. Mayor Tom Koch’s fatherstarted this Quincy tradition back in 1951. The paradestarts off near the Church of the Presidents in QuincySquare and then marches down Hancock Street toMerrymount Parkway, ending at Pageant Field. The fire-works will be launched from nearby Black’s Creek.

The mayor who is also the chairman of the Flag DayCommittee stated that this celebration “is truly one of myfavorite days of the year. You actually feel the entire city istogether. Originally, this was a very small parade led bythe mayor’s father Richard Koch with hundreds of the city’schildren carrying American flags as members of the KochClub. In over six decades it has grown into a full-fledgedparade with marching units and bands from across theSouth Shore.

Flag Day Celebration in Quincyby Sal Giarratani

CAN POLICE USE STUDENT IDIN CRIMINAL CASE?

by Sal Giarratani

The Supreme JudicialCourt has ordered SuffolkJuvenile Court Judge LeslieHarris, to explore whetherthe privacy rights of Bostonpublic school students areviolated when their studentID cards are given to Bostonpolice for photo arrays. TheSJC said it needed more in-

formation from the judge be-fore deciding the constitu-tionality of the practice,which was used in 2009 aspolice investigated an armedrobbery between two publicschool students. In the courtcase, the judge barred policeand Suffolk District AttorneyDan Conley from using the

photo array as evidence forprosecution. The questionsto be decided are: if policeneed to obtain a warrant ex-plicitly authorizing the useof the image from the stu-dent ID card and do publicschool students have areasonable expectation ofprivacy with ID cards?

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Liberals down in the Ocean State can’t stand formerMayor Steve Laffey of Cranston, RI he is a conservativeRepublican. In a recent phone interview with Tom Ward,publisher of the Valley Breeze in Rhode Island, Laffeywas calling the last 12 years the “Bush-Obama dis-aster” and claimed “both parties are destroying thecountry.” Liberals who view him as a Romney Republi-can couldn’t be further from the truth. Laffey recentlywas in Rhode Island to premiere his new movie, “Fix-ing America.” This project began a year ago at theSundance Film Festival in Utah. I haven’t seen this79-minute documentary but as Laffey is quick to pointout, “This isn’t a right wing, pro-America movie.” Theformer Mayor sees a huge disconnect today betweenthe people and government.

“You are not alone,” are the words that open the movietrailer at www.fixingamericamovie.com Most of us arewilling to make sacrifices but we feel powerless thanksto the left wing media in this country assaulting ourvalues that we cherish. Laffey says you can feel thishelplessness. The ordinary folks seen in this movieare working class blue collar types and they sense weas a nation are heading toward some ice ahead. Wefight wars we can’t win and create deficits with too muchspending. We want to see Capitol Hill take on the chal-lenges that need to be met and conquered but all weget is bickering from both Democrats and Republicansalike. We who love this country do not comprehend whyour political leaders are so out of touch with our grow-ing long term debt, China, Iran, high price of gasolineand more.

Back in 2010, Laffey said in five years Rhode Islandwould look like Detroit. Since then, Central Falls hasgone into bankruptcy and Providence is hanging by athread next to a financial cliff. The state suffers with a10.8 percent unemployment rate. Providence is up toaround 15 percent with few signs of dropping anytimesoon.

Tom Ward opined in a recent editorial, “Tea Partiers.Occupiers. We don’t care about the Arab Spring. Weknow and Laffey in his movie shares, our need to createa new ‘American Spring’.”

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Judge Robert A.Stanziani of Saugus,formerly of East Boston.

Ret. Justice of theChelsea District Court. In1963 named one of TopTen Best Trial Lawyers inMA. Beloved husband of68 years to Dahlia(Rocciolo). Loving fatherof Robert P. Stanziani andhis wife Diane of Peabody,Attorney Janis Stoler andher husband Dr. DennisStoler of Lynnfield, Honorable DorisStanziani Boghosian, Clerk-Magistrate ofthe Haverhill District Court, and herhusband Wayne of Lynnfield. Cherishedgrand-father of Robin Castellarin and herhusband Mark, Kara and Robert S.

Judge Robert A. StanzianiJanuary 27, 1918 - May 30, 2012

Stanziani, Bianca andLiana Boghosian, AlexMarkakis. Great grand-children: Gianna andAriana Castellarin. Brotherof Walter Stanziani ofQuincy, the late William,Claude and Pearl Manozzi.

Funeral was from theBisbee-Porcella FuneralHome, Saugus, followedby a funeral mass atOur Lady of AssumptionChurch, Lynnfield.

Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery,Lynnfield. Donations in Judge Robert A.Stanziani’s memory may be made toAlzheimer ’s Association of Eastern,Massachusetts, 311 Arsenal Street,Watertown, Massachusetts 02472.

Sunday, June 3, 2012was the kick-off of theNorth End’s religiousfestivals. Held on thefirst Sunday in June isthe procession honoringSanta Maria di Anzano.The procession startedat St. Leonard Church

on Hanover Street before traveling through thestreets of North End with the traditional livemusic of the Italian-American Band. The annualprocession is sponsored by the Societa SantaMaria Di Anzano, Inc.

The image of the Madonna was discovered 400years ago in a small Italian village now knownas Anzano. The Madonna Di Anzano Society wasformed in 1905 in America. For more informa-tion on Societa Santa Maria Di Anzano, see theirwebsite, AnzanoBoston.com.

Santa Maria di Anzano ProcessionKicks-off 2012 Religious Feast & Festivals in Boston’s North End

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Antonietta (Cafe Paradiso)with granddaughter TaniaDeStefano.

Madonna di Anzano Society President Elio LoRussowith scholarship recipients Justine Martignetti andBrandon Breen and Scholarship Chairman John Norris.

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I was over in Quincy like Iam every Memorial Day tomarch in that city’s annualparade honoring all of ourfallen heroes. While gettingready for my march, I met anold guy setting up his segwaywith a pole and Americanflag high up on it. I found outhe was a young 89 year oldand served in World War IIas a scuba diver. I also foundout he was the owner formany years of that scuba div-ing shop at the corner ofEvans Road and BridgeStreet across the Fore RiverBridge from Quincy in NorthWeymouth. There are dwin-dling numbers of World WarII veterans each holiday andeach and every one of themis a reminder of a great sac-rifice made following De-cember 7, 1941 when theJapanese attacked PearlHarbor. Another close friendof mine in East Boston isalso a WWII veteran of theU.S. Navy.

I marched and thanked allthose that lined the paradethanking us for our service.On Memorial Day, I wasmarching with all these guyswith graying hair remem-bering when my hair wasdark brown and I was only 18years old and arriving atLackland Air Force Base inSan Antonio, Texas back inNovember 1966. Timespeeds by but for all of us whohave taken this long ride inlife, we lucked out compared

to all those who have sacri-ficed their very lives so thatall of us could be here todayhonoring those fallen he-roes.

As I marched down Han-cock Street, I thought of thenumber 425, the number ofall those who have died incombat since last MemorialDay. These men were notstatistics, they had names,faces and families and nowwe remember them as ournewest heroes. The sky wasbright and temperature mild.Many in the crowds held upsigns that simply said“Thank You.” It is amazinghow this tradition never dies.Memorial Day is about honorand sacrifice. It is about re-membering who we are as afree people, what we standfor and risk our lives for.

As a child, I lived next doorto an elderly man who wasboth a WWI veteran and alsoa Rough Rider with TeddyRoosevelt in 1898. I learnedhistory close and personalfrom someone who wasthere when it happened. Imarch and I remember thatold man back in 1962 andknow that each generationsacrifices for the next to en-sure we always remain freeand secure. The drums beatslowly and we listened totaps being played.

We celebrate many na-tional holidays but none ismore important than thisone at the end of May.

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Many Italians bravedthe uncertain weather tocelebrate La Festa dellaRepubblica at ColumbusPark last Sunday June 3.This year marked the 66th

anniversary of the birth ofthe Republic, when, with areferendum held on June 2,1946, Italians rejected themonarchy in favor of ademocratic republic.

All the members of theFederation of Italian andItalo-American associationsin New England and Co-mites, came together for agreat block party, una bellafesta di piazza.

The festivities were openedby the national anthems.Consul General GiuseppePastorelli thanked the par-ticipants for their efforts andannounced a project for thecreation of a new Center forItalian culture, for which agenerous amount has al-ready been collected at thegala fundraiser. Also men-tioned were the efforts to col-lect funds to aid the victimsin the recent earthquake inEmilia-Romagna.

Consul Pastorelli endedthe opening ceremonies bygiving out trophies to thethree best teams of theBocce Tournament held onMay 27. Winner was theAssociazione Gizio, whichalso came in third place withanother of its teams. Thesecond place went to theSons of Italy.

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On Sunday June 24 the2nd Annual Saint Pio Proces-sion will take place inBoston’s North End.

Mass in Italian will be heldat St. Leonard Church onHanover Street, North End,Boston at 10:30 am. Follow-ing the Mass there will bea procession through thestreets of the North End withthe statue of Saint Pio. Allare welcome to attend thiswonderful event.

Saint Pio (Pius) ofPietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap.,(25 May 1887 – 23 Septem-ber 1968) was a CapuchinCatholic priest from Italywho is venerated as a saintin the Catholic Church.He was born FrancescoForgione, and given thename Pius (Italian: Pio )when he joined the Capu-chins, thus he was popularlyknown as Padre Pio. He be-came famous for his bearingthe stigmata. On 16 June2002, he was canonized byPope John Paul II.

The statue, a gift fromAnna D’Amore Sirignano,was shipped from Italy toBoston and remains atSt. Leonard Church.

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MADONNA DEL GRAZIE July 8 Procession Only - North Square 2 pm ST. ROCCO July 15 Procession Only - Hanover St. 1 pm

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MADONNA DELLA CAVA August 10, 11, 12 Hanover & Battery Sts. Sunday Procession 1 pm

MADONNA del SOCCORSO August 16, 17, 18, 19 North, Fleet & Lewis Sts. (Fisherman’s) Sunday Procession 1 pm

ST. ANTHONY August 24, 25, 26 Endicott & Thacher Sts. Sunday Procession 12 pm

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Are the Police required to warn you that you have the rightto an attorney and the right to remain silent?

COMMONWEALTH vs. ROY W. HOYT, SR.Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

461 Mass. 143; 958 N. E. 2d 834October 6, 2011, Argued • December 15, 2011, Decided

ACROSS 1. A woman of refinement 6. *He made it an official holiday in

1966 9. Locus, pl.13. Italian friends14. Promissory note15. It’s twirled and thrown16. Opposite of unravel17. Beaver construction18. Teamsters, e.g.19. *Royal father21. *Father to Sasha and Malia23. Trifecta, e.g.24. “The ____ Show” (1976-1980)25. _____ Lanka28. God of thunder30. Mouth infection, mostly in infants35. Arising from trunk37. Wading bird39. Spanish saint40. UN civil aviation agency41. Cheat or trick43. One on a list44. Mulled wine46. Poet Pound47. It meanders through Egypt48. Small cave50. Boys52. Corn piece53. High-strung55. Signature substance57. Russian truth60. *Sofia Coppola’s dad64. Unit of electrical energy65. North American country67. “Moulin ____!”68. It starred Sigourney Weaver69. Defective firework70. Craze71. Japanese money, pl.72. “Oui” in English73. Cubic meter

DOWN 1. *Dad to J. Lo’s twins 2. Wet nurse 3. Mariah Carey, e.g.? 4. Sour 5. Cereal grain 6. Hats 7. Flapper’s accessory 8. Huge or giant 9. Legendary actress Turner10. Ear-related11. One who hangs in the galley12. Weary traveler’s welcome spot15. Borough in Scotland20. Principal of right and wrong22. The little one “stopped to tie his

shoe”24. Salmon lover

CROSSWORD PUZZLEFather’s Day

25. David's weapon of choice26. Kind of potato masher27. Idealized image29. Bassoon cousin31. Golfer’s disdain32. Unlace33. Commemorative stone slab34. *Dad to Lisa, Bart and Maggie36. Round of influenza, e.g.38. “Que sera ____”42. Rock bottom45. *Liv’s “judging” dad49. Not divisible by two

51. Pilfers54. Tasteless and flashy56. Type of whip57. There’s one north and one south58. Downfall59. A in IPA, pl.60. Bell-bottoms or Chia Pets, e.g.61. Antibiotic to infection, e.g.62. Composer Stravinsky63. Withered64. *Head of “Modern Family”66. Famous T-Rex

(Solution on Page 13)

Detective Eason: “This right here statesthat you understood everything I just readto you. Having these rights in mind, do youwish to speak to us now?”

Defendant: “I’d like an attorney present.I mean but I can’t afford one. So I guess I’lljust speak to you now. I don’t have anattorney.”

Detective Eason: “Okay. If you wantto speak to us later, that’s fine as well. Imean but we’re not, you know, we don’tget you an attorney, we can let you use aphone book and stuff like that, but it’s up toyou.”

Defendant:: “I’ll just talk to you now.”Detective Eason: “Okay.”Sergeant Strout: “Roy, I just want to make

it clear. You want to talk to us now and youdon’t want an attorney?”

Defendant:: “Uh, I’d have to wait here untilan attorney came right?”

Sergeant Strout: “You can … we can letyou use the phone and the phone book tocall an attorney. I can’t tell you if they’regonna come here, I don’t know what theywould do.”

Defendant:: “I’ll just talk to you withoutan attorney.”

Thereafter, the defendant signed theform, waiving his rights under Miranda andmade inculpatory statements.

FOOTNOTES1. The form includes, at the top, a space

for the defendant to consent to the record-ing of the interrogation. The form goes onto list each of the rights described in aproper Miranda warning and provides spacefor the defendant to indicate that he agrees(or disagrees) that he has understood thatrights and that he wishes to speak with theofficers.

2. We have reviewed the video recordingforming the basis of this appeal.

The Court Said: (Miranda) guarantees acriminal suspect subject to custodial inter-rogation the right to “be warned prior to anyquestioning that he has the right to remainsilent, that anything he says can be usedagainst him in a court of law, that he hasthe right to the presence of an attorney andthat if he cannot afford an attorney one willbe appointed for him prior to any question-ing if he so desires.”

Conclusion. For the foregoing reasons,the defendant’s convictions are reversed,the verdicts are set aside and the case isremanded for a new trial in accordance withthis opinion.

So ordered.This case says that an arrested person

must be told that he has a right to an attor-ney and has a right to remain silent.

One of our favorite events isthe spaghetti supper hosted everyyear by Saint Leonard Parish. Theannual supper, that began thirty-seven years ago as an impromptudinner to celebrate the Feast ofSaint Anthony of Padua, has becomea much anticipated event of theparish, an opportunity for friendsand family to come together aroundthe dinner table for an evening ofconversation and good food.

As luck would have it, two friends of ours unexpectedlydropped in at the supper from out of the blue, to say “hello”and enjoy a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. Ruth andCarolyn are old friends of our family who we have not seenin years; they heard of the supper, anticipated our beingthere and decided to come. We were delighted to see themand for more than two hours we reminisced while enjoyingthe convivial atmosphere of the supper commenting on thefact that it was fitting that we should meet on such a happyoccasion.

The observances honoring Saint Anthony, the greatFranciscan teacher of the early thirteenth century, whopreached throughout France, Spain and Italy continue. OnSunday, June 10th at 2:00 pm following the 12:00 NoonMass, the statue of the Saint will be processed through thestreets of the North End concluding with the Blessing ofthe Children at Saint Leonard Church at 5:00 pm.

A special Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Churchin honor of Saint Anthony at 7:00 pm on June 12th; the relicof the Saint will be exposed for veneration at 5:00 pm.

On Wednesday, June 13th two Masses will be celebratedat Saint Leonard’s in honor of the Saint, one at 12:00 Noonand another at 7:00 pm. The distribution of blessed SaintAnthony bread and oil will take place throughout the dayin Saint Leonard Church, culminating the observances ofthe great Saint who passed away in Arcella, Italy, on thatdate while en-route to Padua in 1231.

History records that so numerous were the crowds to hearSaint Anthony, who as a preacher had become legendary,that often a church could not contain them and he wasforced to preach in the outdoors. Anthony was declared asaint almost immediately after his death and proclaimed aDoctor of the Church on January 16, 1946, he is the Patronof the Poor.

Celebrating the Life of a Great Saintby Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari

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Qualifi ed applicants age 18 and older must have current certifi cation in American Red Cross Lifeguard Training, certifi cation in Standard First Aid, BLS-CPR or comparable. Knowledge of pool health and safety standards preferred. Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.

Must be able to pass Criminal Off ender Record Information (CORI) and Sexual Off ender Record Information (SORI) checks. BOSTON RESIDENCY REQUIRED. Employment Dates: June 16, 2012 - September 7, 2012. Hourly Rate: $15.33, 35 hours per week. Must have ability to work fl exible hours.

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The Wizard of Oz!NEMPAC’s Children’s Theatre Troupe

will perform their spring production ofThe Wizard of Oz! The performance willbegin at 6:00 pm; it’s free and open to thepublic. This event will take place at the

Boston Harbor Community Church locatedat 9 Salutation St., Boston, Massachusetts.

For further information, please call617-227-2270 or visit their websitewww.nempacboston.org.

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Mayor Thomas M.Menino, Department ofNeighborhood Develop-ment Director EvelynFriedman and devel-opers Melissa and JohnTyler joined East Bostonresidents to mark thebeginning of a $1.5 mil-lion renovation forthe vacant former Wel-fare Building located at154 Maverick Street inEast Boston. The “Reno-vation Celebration” in-cluded a block party andtours of the building.

“Today marks an important step in realizing thecommunity’s vision for this vacant building as we celebrateanother step in the revitalization of Maverick Square, oneof our City’s vibrant retail districts,” said Mayor Menino.“The rehabilitation of this once vacant building is aninvestment in the past — and the future — of this commu-nity. I want to thank Melissa and John Tyler for their visionand commitment to this important project.”

In late 2007, Boston’s Department of NeighborhoodDevelopment (DND) initiated a community process withneighborhood residents and local organizations to deter-mine a suitable redevelopment plan for the reuse of thevacant former welfare building, which had come into theCity’s property inventory after it was no longer needed bythe Commonwealth of Massachusetts. DND subsequentlyissued a Request for Proposal (RFP) and in 2008, selectedthe proposal of Melissa and John Tyler to renovate the spaceinto a mixed-use property with affordable retail space fornew entrepreneurs on the first floor, affordable office spaceon the second floor and a unit of affordable rental housingand the Tyler’s new residence on the third floor.

The celebration marks the latest milestone for the Mav-erick Square area. In 2010, Mayor Menino celebrated therenovation for a formally vacant firehouse on SumnerStreet into a new 9,000-square-foot music facility ZUMIXthat benefitted from $4.6 million in renovations and boastsa performance stage, several soundproof rehearsal rooms,a recording studio and a radio station.

The Tyler’s plan to rehabilitate the 3-story brick buildingat 154 Maverick Street includes both exterior and interiorrestoration. The renovation of the property is expected tobe complete by next year. After completion, the buildingwill be home to two families and new businesses that canlease space at below market rates.

The more than $1.5 million renovation of the 154 Maver-ick Street has been made possible in part, by contributionsfrom the City of Boston, a loan from First Priority CreditUnion and more than $500,000 in owner equity.

$1.5M Renovation of theFormer Welfare Building

in East BostonThe Renovated Maverick Square Building

to Serve as New Incubator Space forBusinesses and Affordable Rental Housing

EAST BOSTON’SVeterans’ Memorial

SARATOGA STREET

(Photo by Sal Giarratani)

East Boston Main Streetsvolunteers were on hand topresent a check for $2,500to the Mario Umana Acad-emy as a result of the 2012Calendar sales. EBMS Trea-surer Grace Magoon alongwith board member MarikaMcKnight released the pro-ceeds from the 2012 EBMScalendar which was producedwith the extraordinary helpof volunteers Leigh Hall andTodd Antonellis.

Dean of students JimKearney and teacher JuliaBrasser accepted the fundson behalf of the Academy.The students at MarioUmana Academy have ex-celled due to the hard workof dedicated teachers andthe leadership of Mr. Kearney.EBMS is proud to havehelped raise funds for the

East Boston Main Streets Treasurer Grace Magoon and Dean Jim Kearney

East Boston Main StreetsPresents Check to Mario Umana Academy

students and have highexpectations for their futureeducation. For further de-tails on the Mario UmanaAcademy, please go towww.umanamiddleschool.org.

Calendars are still avail-able. Anyone interested inpurchasing this collect-able calendar can contactEBMS at 617-561-1044 [email protected]

Frumpy Eliza-beth Warren,candidate forState Senatoragainst the in-

cumbent Scott Brown, saysshe is only accepting cam-paign contributions from goodbanks, not corrupt ones. War-ren whose campaign issuesare based on exposing greedybanks and Wall Street, istaking money from the verypeople she has sworn toinvestigate. How can anyonebelieve a la Liz! ... The EastBoston YMCA on BremenStreet is encouraging Eastieresidents to get active byteaming up with city pro-grams to expand Eastie’sNeighborhood Walk Program.The City of Boston througha grant is sponsoring a freewalk program on Mondayand Wednesday mornings.For more info call the Y ...The new Chelsea Streetbridge whose architecture isbrilliantly designed has en-hanced the area. The stun-ning bridge was worth thelong wait for people using thebridge every day ... If you

haven’t heard already, Con-stitution Beach will be get-ting new tennis courts inthe future. Rehabbing the oldtennis courts, not only willenhance the beach, but isstructured to get residentsmotivated into playing ten-nis, which is a great meansof exercise ... Back in thenews, the ever popular Rino’sPlace on Saratoga Street wasrecently visited by Guy Fieri,host of Diners, Drive-ins andDives. Italian Express onSumner Street was the nextstop on Fieri’s list of filming.Fieri met with owners JimIanuzzi and Jonathon Harperto sample some of the res-taurant signature dishes ...he also made his way toAngela’s Café. Not bad forEastie! Three restaurantsare now showcased onthis popular show. Now thatFoxboro residents have re-jected casino gambling, whenwill the decision be made asto when and where a casinowill be built? Revere and EastBoston are on the agenda,but no decisions have beenmade to date. Could mitiga-

tion be holding up the con-struction? ... Boston CityCouncilor Sal LaMattina isfighting hard to find a solu-tion to get rid of some of theugly satellite dishes hangingin front of multifamily dwell-ings that is making EastBoston look dumpy. This hasbeen a big issue for Eastieresidents for quite sometime! LaMattina is trying towork with satellite compa-nies to try and find a solu-tion by removing the dishesin front and putting themon roof tops. Eastie’s appear-ance would change im-mensely if the companieswould comply. Satellite com-panies charge somewherein the vicinity of $400.00 toremove a dish and I thinkthat’s outrageous ... If peopledid their homework beforevoting for a candidate run-ning for office this countrywould be a better placeto live ... Father’s Day iscelebrated on June 17th.To all the wonderful hardworking, loving fathers,HAVE A GOOD ONE! ... Tillnext time!

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On Saturday, May 19, 2012 the Pirandello Lyceum conducted itsannual scholarship program at Spinelli’s Function Hall, East Boston.The Pirandello Lyceum awarded six $1,500.00 scholarships tooutstanding Massachusetts high school students. VincentFazzolari, Chairman of the Scholarship committee and his com-mittee, Jeffrey Arinella and Dr. Anthony Lori, did a wonderful jobin choosing these recipients. The Pirandello Lyceum would like tothank Albert Natale, Filippo Frattaroli, Frank Privitera and JosephCrisifulli for their generous contribution to the annual scholar-ship program. Also, The Pirandello Lyceum would like to thankthe many friends who have donated to the scholarship program.Congratulations to all the winners.

Pirandello Lyceum Awards Six Scholarships

THE JOSEPH CRISIFULLI SCHOLARSHIP — Left to right:Josephine Parella, Lola Lombardo, Dorothy Maio, Pirandello BoardMembers, Brandon Breen, Scholarship Recipient and VincentFazzolari, Chairman Scholarship Committee.

THE AL NATALE SCHOLARSHIP — Left to right: Dorothy Maio, NicolaneCiano, Pirandello Board Members, Elaine Buchanan, Friend of Albert Natale,Albert Natale, Benefactor, Anumita Das, Scholarship Recipient and VincentFazzolari.

THE PIRANDELLO LYCEUM SCHOLARSHIP — Left to right: Judith Bessette,Frank Ciano, 2nd Vice President Pirandello Lyceum, Nicolane Ciano, JoanneLaPolla, Revere High School Italian Teacher to Alexander Rojas, AlexanderRojas, Scholarship Recipient and Vincent Fazzolari.

THE PIRANDELLO LYCEUM SCHOLARSHIP — Left to right:Dr. Dominic Amara, Maria Capogreco, Salvatore Bramante, ThaliaRossiter, Scholarship Recipient and Vincent Fazzolari.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS — Left to right: Back row JeffreyArinella, Frank Ciano, Michael Gobiel, Joseph D’Amore, VincentFazzolari first row: Alexander Rojas, Thalia Rossiter, AnumitaDas and Brandon Breen.

THE MARK FRATTAROLI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP — Left to Right: RobertTrifilletti, Dr. Maria Lombardo, Pirandello Board Members, Alberto Mustone,Filippo Frattaroli, Benefactor, Joseph D’Amore, Scholarship Recipient andVincent Fazzolari.


THE FRANK PRIVITERA SCHOLARSHIP — Left to right: Jeff Arinella,Scholarship Committee, Guest of Frank Privitera, Maria Capogreco,Pirandello Board Member, Frank Privitera, Benefactor, Michael Gobiel,Scholarship Recipient, Vincent Fazzolari and Dr. Dominic Amara, PirandelloBoard Member.


Boston was all wrapped in green, white and red on Friday, June 1, as the Italian Consulate launched its fi rst fundraising event to open an Italian Cultural Center in the city.

More than 350 guests showed up for the exclusive event at Louis, on Boston’s Waterfront, where the crowd mingled inside the clothing store’s large open space, with glass walls showing off a magnifi cent sight of the Boston harbor.

After a cocktail reception and fashion showcase, opening remarks were given by Louis’ owner Debbie Greenberg, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Consul General of Italy, Giuseppe Pastorelli. The event’s host was NECN’s Jenny Johnson.

“This event was long overdue,” said Menino. “We are here to preserve and nurture our Italian American heritage.” Menino also praised Consul General Pastorelli for his efforts to open an Italian Cultural Center. “We’re well on our way to accomplishing our goal.”

The goal, said Pastorelli afterwards, is to “get the Italian and Italian American communities together and fi nally create a great cultural center the city deserves. We will do all that is possible to make this dream come true.”

Part of the $240,000 raised, however, will be given to education non-profi t C.A.S.IT. to promote the teaching of Italian language in Massachusetts schools. The remaining donations will be collected in a fund for the dreamed cultural center.

“The portion of funds raised from the Italianissimo! event that will be assigned to C.A.S.IT., Inc. will help us continue supporting communities that wish to preserve the study of the Italian language in their schools,” said Adelaide Guarracino, President of C.A.S.IT.

Accompanied by music by Marco Pignataro Quartet and DJ Felix Cutillo, the evening continued with a Sicilian-inspired dinner prepared by Chef Filippo La Mantia, owner of one of Rome’s most exclusive restaurants in Via Veneto’s Hotel Majestic.

Italianissimo! Gala Event Sets Tone for Future of Italian Heritage in Bostonby Nicola Orichuia, photos by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photographer

Joseph and Pauline Russo, Lilia and Consul General Giuseppe Pastorelli, OSIA State President James and Kathy DiStefano.

Joe Giangregorio, Donato Frattaroli, Lino Rullo, Giuseppe Giangregorio, Mira Giangregorio, Chef Filippo La Mantia, Dr. Dominic Amara, Gioconda and Joseph Motta and Ellie Giangregorio.

Standing L-R: Dan Cellucci, Bob DiGiorgio, Matteo Gallo and Luciano Graffeo. Seated L-R: Yolanda Cellucci, Edie DiGiorgio, Nicole Velucci and Pamela Donnaruma.

Robert Travaglini, Robert Tiesi, Joseph Milano and Robert “Ted” Tomasone.

Joseph Motta, Kathy and Joseph Sciacca and Maria Capogreco.

Debbi Greenberg, Owner of Louis, Event MC Jenny Johnson.

Dimitri

Stephen Jones, Jennifer Gonzale and Charlie Clark.

Consul General of Italy, Giuseppe Pastorelli and City of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

Giuseppe Taibi, Nita Sturiale and Leonardo Bonanni.

Gioconda and Joseph Motta, Adelaide Guarracino, Mr. and Mrs. Polimeni, Mauro Puppin, Stephen Maio, Dr. Roy Belson, Super-intendent of Medford Public Schools and Giuseppi Pastorelli.


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

BRAVE BOXFORD BOVINESBREAK-IN FOR BEER BASH

A band of rogue bovines led local police ona slow speed chase through the Town ofBoxford before breaking into a backyard partywhich sent guests running for safety. WhenLt. Jim Riter received the call for loose cows,it didn’t take him long to find “evidence” ofwhere they had been. He followed the trailand caught up with the herd in a backyard.The cows sent party guests running for cover.Riter who in his career has been chasedhimself by rogue goats and turkeys said, “Onthe humor factor it’s kind of high up there.”At least one cow appeared to like beer as heslurped it up off the table. Other cows report-edly may have started knocking over cups ofbeer off the table. What a story to tell. I wasat a party drinking beer before a bunch ofcows chased us off and drank up our beer weleft behind. There’s quite a story to tell yourgrandkids someday, huh?

The caper ended quickly when the cows’owner showed up. Between him and the po-lice escort everything ended smoothly. No onewas injured. The only damage, the cowschewed up some grass and drank someoneelse’s beer. As Sgt. Joe Friday might havesaid, “These are the facts, ma’am.” or sir asthe case may be.

ASSEMBLY SQUARE TO GETNEW ORANGE LINE STATION

Constriction is ongoing on a new MBTAOrange Line station at Assembly Square. Itwill be the first new transit stop in 20 yearsand will be built between Sullivan andWellington stations. Assembly Square is be-ing redeveloped as a so-called Smart Growthmixed-use near public transit developmentof more than 2 million square feet of retailand office space. AMC Theatres has signedon to build a movie theater complex and morethan 2,000 residential units are also in theworks. Mayor Joe Curtatone of Somervillesees a bright economic future for the City ofSeven Hills. Boston folks from Charlestownlike the whole idea of Assembly Square too.It is a boom for the surrounding communi-ties like Medford and Everett too.

SAM MALONE FINALLY BACKEastie’s Sam Malone, never to be confused

with the other Sam Malone from Cheers, hasfinally returned home from his long wintervacation down in Florida. Everyone down atthe Knights of Dunkin’ Donuts on Ben-nington Street are once again happy to betogether. Even Dickie is happy too.

FIRST FEMALE HEADMASTER FORENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

English High School of Boston in JamaicaPlain has a new headmaster. Superinten-dent Carol Johnson has appointed LigiaNoriega-Murphy as the first female head-master of English High School in its 167 yearhistory. English High School is America’s old-est public high school. Noriega-Murphy willtake over in September and is currently theassistant academic superintendent for highschools.MAKING MARYLOU’S A FEDERAL CASEMarylou’s Coffee Shops on the South Shore

have earned the ire of the Equal EmploymentOpportunities Commission on its hiring prac-tices. Why do they hire young, attractive fe-males from the South Shore at their 29 storechain? The Hingham-based chain says theyhave never discriminated and hire based onthe demographically limited pool of applicantsfrom the mostly white South Shore region.Apparently, EEOC officials didn’t like theMarylou cable commercials showing perky,pink t-shirt clad white girls selling their cof-fee to TV viewers.

State Sen. Bob Hedlund (R-Weymouth)blasted the EEOC as “a meddlesome, over-blown, intrusive federal agency.” He plans tocontact both U.S. Reps Bill Keating andStephen Lynch over why the federal probe.“Why, because they haven’t hired old over-weight men who want to wear a pink t-shirtand serve coffee?” Hedlund said. “The fed-eral government has better things to do withmy tax dollars than to harass a legitimatebusiness.”

I TRULY BELIEVE IN THIS STUFFRecently, a co-worker lost his mother. Af-

ter the wake, funeral and burial, he and all

of his family members went to their respec-tive homes mourning from her passing. Shedied a few days before Mother’s Day whichmade it more difficult on her children andgrandchildren as well as her husband andother family members. It was a difficult dayfor her four adult sons. Mother’s Day withouttheir mother for the first time in their lives.A few days after that day, my friend said hewas upstairs in bed and smelled steak beingcooked on the stove downstairs the way hismother always cooked it. He went downstairsto the kitchen it was dark, empty and with-out any steak. He believes it was his motherletting him know she was okay. One of hergrandson’s around the same time saw acloud formation above him in the bright skythat looked just like her. He took out his cellphone and took a photo of it. It had the like-ness of his grandmother all over it.

Sounds strange but I think these thingshappen and happen for a good reason. It is away I believe that those who go before us letus know that they are okay. My friend feelsmuch better after smelling that steak andlooking at the cloud image. I told him aboutmy own experiences that envelop our senses.Things happened to me when my motherpassed 20 years ago. If we truly believe thatlife goes on after we pass, why shouldanything surprise us? I believe thesekinds of experiences tell us there is a heavenawaiting all of us. It is real not makebelieve.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT WBZ 1030I graduated from Boston State College and

during part of that time; Dan Rea from WBZRadio was also a student there. He gradu-ated a year before me. Over the years sincethose long ago campus days, Dan Rea didquite well as a news reporter for WBZ-TV andnow is the host of “Nightside” weekday eve-nings at 8:00 pm. He has one of the best nighttime radio talk shows and actually makesradio fans of his think about all sides of anissue. He reminds me of both Avi Nelson andDave Brudnoy. Not bad company to be lumpedtogether with, huh?FRONT PAGE PHOTO IN BOSTON HERALD

On Wednesday morning May 23, it washard to miss right there on the front page ofthe Boston Herald.

I took a double take at it, a full-colored photoof Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Inside onPage 5, there was a commentary by MargeryEagan and both a good size photo of my friendLorenzo ‘Don’ Grasso and his statement onwhat has been transpiring since October2004 at Mt. Carmel. Remember, every Sun-day at 10:00 am (weather permitting) Sun-day Service across the street from the churchby the Padre Pio statue.

BETH CHILDSTHE RIGHT CANDIDATE

IN 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTA recent front-page News Briefs item (May

25) has brought comments in my direction.People have an awful time trying to figureme out. I must be a “complicated man” likeJohn Shaft. I keep telling readers who in-quire that I remain a registered Democratbecause most think I am a Republican. Thenlast week’s column, I backed Beth Childs overSean Bielat in the GOP primary in that con-gressional district. People want to know howcan a conservative not back Bielat againstJo-Jo-Jo Kennedy. I am no knee-jerk con-servative. Beth Childs is a good conserva-tive-leaning, common sense Republican andnot simply some kind of ideologue-drivenmouthpiece. By the way, that’s not what Iam calling Sean Bielat. However, I actuallyhave known Childs since about 1988 and fora time she was the Commissioner for theState Department of Mental Health. I sawher do a very difficult job first-hand really well.She always knew her sense of duty. LikeDonna Summer always sang, “She workshard for her money.”

I think Republican and independent vot-ers should hear from both GOP candidatesbefore voting in September. Word to the wisefrom this columnist; if I lived inside this Con-gressional district, I would be backing BethChilds. You decide for yourself but you owe itto yourself to hear what she has to say too.Then decide.

THE VERY BEST OFNEIL DIAMOND

Columbia-LegacyNeil Diamond fans are

anxiously anticipating hisBoston TD Garden appear-ance on Saturday, June 23rd.To ease the wait, Columbia/Legacy has released theultimate collection of Dia-mond’s original studiorecordings, together forthe first time on one CD. Thealbum features 23 of themost popular hits and signa-ture tracks from America’squintessential singer-song-writer, beginning with hisBang Records days in 1966(“Cherry, Cherry” — “SolitaryMan”) and drawing from hiscomplete studio discography.Tracks include favoritesas “Forever In Blue Jeans.”“I Am … I Said,” “SweetCaroline,” “I’m A Believer,”“Girl, You’ll Be A WomanSoon,” “You Don’t Bring MeFlowers” with BarbraStreisand, “Red, Red Wine,”“Sweet Caroline,” “HollyHoly,” “America” and manymore. Rock and Roll Hall ofFame honored Diamond witha spot in Songwriter’s Hallof Fame in 2011. Digest thecontents of this CD, thentake a deep breath as wehead towards the date of NeilDiamond’s appearance inBoston. Watch this columnfor extensive coverage ofNeil’s Garden appearanceJune 23rd.

RONNIE DUNN -SPECIAL EDITION

Cracker BarrelCountry music superstar

Ronnie Dunn’s newest soloalbum hit stores with abang and will donate a por-tion from sales to America’sWounded Warrior Project.Dunn, a two-time BMI Coun-try Songwriter of the Year,had a hand in 11 of the 14tracks on this CD. The pre-viously unreleased, patriotic“I Love My Country” startsthe festivities, followed by therockin’ “Singer in a CowboyBand,” slowing down the foot-work for “I Don’t Dance” and“Your Kind of Love,” back onthe road with “How Far toWaco,” the solitary “Once,”hitting the halfway mark via“Cost of Livin’.” Typical Dunndelights are usually aboutlife and love, and that trendcontinues with his charted“Bleed Red,” the pretty “LastLove I’m Tryin’,” the raucous“Let the Cowboy Rock,” theinsecurity of “I Can’t HelpMyself” and “I Just GetLonely.” Dunn winds downhis works with the ballad“Love Owes Me One” and thepreviously unreleased “KeepOn Lovin’ You.”TANK - THIS IS HOW I FEEL

AtlanticR&B artist Durrell Babbs,

a/k/a Tank, delivers ‘This IsHow I Feel’ — his fifth studioalbum. The CD debuted at #1on Billboard’s “Top R&B Al-bums Chart,” his highestcharting to date. Highlightshave collaborations withChris Brown on the openingcut, “Lonely,” featuring T.I.and Kris Stephens on theemotional “Compliments,”and Busta Rhymes on the

hook-laden “Nowhere.” Thetender beat of “Your One”paves the way for “Don’t GiveUp,” the soothing “Off YourHands,” the roller-coasterride of the title cut “This IsHow I Feel,” filling his lungswith the single “Next Breath.”Finishing touches have theskyward spiral “Better ThanMe” and his finale “LostIt All.” Tank will hit theroad on the “Summer MusicFestival Tour,” July 13th inDetroit, MI and continuesthrough the summer, wrap-ping up on August 11th in LosAngeles, CA., alongside suchR&B legends as Patti Labelle,The O’Jays, Babyface andMaze. Tank’s tasty treat!

LJUBA DAVIS LADINOENSEMBLE - EAST & WEST

LDLEnsemble.comSinger Ljuba Davis turns

her Ladino roots into purepoetry, as she transitionsthe musical traditions of herancestors into fresh sounds.Part of the early West CoastJewish music revival, Ljubais a musical elder who savorsthe joys of song, celebrationand wisdom. The two-disc CDfeatures a vocal version anda matching instrumentalversion, each separately. Thevocal track collection shineswith the spirited, “Et Dodim,”trailed by the emotions of“Scalerica,” the rhythmic“Morenica,” along with thegentle lullaby “Durme.” Thetimeless music continueswith the uplifting “Cuando,”the moving “Adio Kerida,”quickening the pace again,this time with the expressive“Adir Hu,” ending with a lushversion of the Yom Kippurprayer “Rachamana.” Theneed to understand the lyricsof Ljuba as she sings isnegated, as it is the soundof the music that will moveyou!KIP MOORE - UP ALL NIGHT

MCA NashvilleGeorgia native Kip Moore

is a country music singer/songwriter who has alreadyleft his mark on the musiccharts with his fun, hitsingle “Somethin’ ‘Bout aTruck” included in ‘Up AllNight.’ Moore also leaves hisstamp on the 11 songs on hisdebut album, each of whichhe had a hand in creating.Kip opens with the coming-of-age “Drive Me Crazy,” thefeel-good “Beer Money,” theimportance of having some-one to share the good timeswith “Everything But You,”plus the special feeling of“Crazy One More Time,”questioning his emotionswith “Where Are You To-night.” Kip’s dreams of lifewith a partner come throughon “Hey Pretty Girl,” alongwith the semi-autobiographi-cal “Reckless.” Moore’s titletrack “Up All Night” is aboutrefusing to give in to age andliving life as you want, wind-ing down with the sad lyric/happy melody song “FlyAgain” and the finale is thespiritual effort titled “FaithWhen I Fall.” When you lis-ten to Moore’s lyrics, youhear the words of an honest,sincere and down-to-earthguy with a big heart!


NOWPLAYING

UPTOWN & DOWNTOWN

THEATERNORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE62 Dunham Road, Beverly, MA978-232-7200www.NSMT.org

HELLO, DOLLY! — June 12–24,2012. When matchmaker, Dolly Levi,is hired to arrange a marriage for the

MUSEUMS

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTONAvenue of the Arts465 Huntington AvenueBoston, Massachusetts617-267-9300TTY: 617-267-9703www.MFA.org

THE INVENTION OF FANTASYEIGHTEENTH-CENTURY VENICE —Now through September 30, 2012.Venice in the eighteenth century,the age of Casanova, was one of thepleasure centers of Europe, famed forits theater and opera and its carnivalmaskers. Even today, the city, whencompared with ordinary cities, appearsto be a fantasy, a dream, a hallucina-tion. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’svoluptuous painted cloudscapes withfigures opened illusionistic light-filled vistas in ceilings; his drawingsand prints have a comparable aeriallightness and luminosity. He wasassisted by his son Domenico, who,when he retired from painting about1785, concentrated on making fin-

ished drawings on biblical and mytho-logical themes, as well as remarkablyplayful and whimsical scenes ofVenetian daily life. The Museum’sThe Milliner’s Shop (above) is one ofthe finest of these drawings. Otherartists in the exhibition includeCanaletto and the early Piranesi.

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE1 Science Park, Boston, MA617-723-2500www.MOS.org

LOST EGYPT: ANCIENTSECRETS, MODERN SCIENCE —Now through September 3, 2012. Anew, temporary exhibit that will pro-vide visitors with an immersive questfor knowledge that reveals how ar-cheologists use modern science andtechnology to uncover and under-stand the ancient civilization ofEgypt. Through hands-on challenges,authentic artifacts, and guidancefrom real archeologists, visitors willunearth the mysteries of Egypt, itsculture and its people. This interac-tive exhibit features a real humanmummy and animal mummies, aswell as scans, forensic facial recon-structions and for the first time ever,a life-size rapid prototype of a mummyin a stage of “unwrapping.” Visitorscan also explore a recreation of anEgyptian tomb and authentic art andartifacts from the daily life andfunerary culture of ancient Egypt.“The interactive nature of thisexhibit makes it a truly uniqueeducational experience,” said PaulLeyden, complex director at RBCWealth Management. “We are pleasedto sponsor this exhibit for the Bostoncommunity.”

NORAH JONES — Sunday, July 1,2012. Norah Jones has set a May 1release date for Little Broken Hearts(Blue Note/EMI), her stunning newalbum produced by Danger Mouse (akaBrian Burton). Jones has also re-vealed the album cover and track list-ing of the 12-song set, which featuresoriginal songs co-written by Jones andBurton. Jones first emerged on theworld stage 10 years ago with the2002 release of Come Away With Me,her self-described “moody littlerecord” that introduced a singularnew voice and grew into a globalphenomenon, sweeping the 2003Grammy Awards.

CITI PERFORMING ARTSCENTER WANG270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA(617) 482-9393www.Citicenter.org

EARTH WIND & FIRE — June 12,2012 The legendary band embark ontheir first concert dates of the 2012“Guiding Lights” summer concerttour. Earth, Wind & Fire’s music con-tinues to be among the most playssongs in the world. The group’s newsingle, “Guiding Lights” is currently30 on the Billboard Urban Adult Chart.Earth, Wind & Fire has performed liveto sold-audiences on every continentand is led by founding members, PhilipBailey, Verdine White and RalphJohnson.

SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB AT THEDOUBLETREE Suites by HiltonHotel Boston400 Soldiers Field Road,Boston, MA617-562-4111www.ScullersJazz.com

MANHATTAN TRANSFER —June 26-27, 2012. Enjoy the soundsof Manhattan Transfer’ with hitssuch as Operator, Chanson D’Amour,The Boy from New York City, Route 66and many more as they celebratetheir 40th year anniversary tour.Shows at 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm.

MUSICTD GARDEN100 Legends Way, Boston, MA617-624-1050www.TDGarden.com

NEIL DIAMOND – June 23, 2012.Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducteeand 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree,will take his greatest hits on theroad on a much-anticipated NorthAmerican tour. Neil Diamond hashad numerous hits including:“Forever in Blue Jeans,” “Cherry,Cherry,” “Sweet Caroline,” “I’m aBeliever,” “Girl, You’ll Be a WomanSoon,” “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers,”“Red, Red Wine,” “America” and manymore. Neil’s musical career spansnearly five decades.

AEROSMITH — July 17 & 19, 2012.America’s greatest rock and roll band,will start your summer sizzling andhave you dancing around the fires ofrock n’ roll again. After blowing awayaudiences in South America and Ja-pan, the Bad Boys from Boston areback to rock America’s soul, with TheGlobal Warming Tour. The band cel-ebrated their fortieth anniversary in2010 and shows no signs of slowingdown anytime soon. This quintessen-tial live act truly defined rock and rollas we know it, bringing their heart-pounding sound and millions of fansto their feet over the past four de-cades. Aerosmith are a living piece ofAmerican music history, having soldover 150 million albums worldwideand been inducted into the Rock andRoll Hall of Fame. Cheap Trick willopen the show.

BANK OF AMERICA PAVILION290 Northern Ave, Boston, MAwww.LiveNation.com

AN EVENING WITH YANNIUNDER THE STARS — Sunday,June 10, 2012. Of the artists who roseto popularity as part of the new agemusic boom of the 1980s and ’90s,few (if any) enjoyed greater or morelasting success than Yanni. Compos-ing and performing instrumental mu-sic with a pronounced sense of drama,dynamics, and romanticism, Yannibroke through to a significantly largeraudience than his peers, thanks toadult alternative radio airplay and acommanding performance style thatattracted fans through frequent ap-pearances on public television as wellas world-wide concert tours.

BOSTON HARBOR HOTEL70 Rowes Wharf, Boston617-439-7000www.BHH.com

Boston Harbor Hotel Presents theSummer in the City EntertainmentSeries

MOVIES BY MOONLIGHT offersa chance to revisit Hollywood’s silverscreen and modern classics. The 2012series begins with a showing onJune 15th and continues every Fridayevening through August 31st. In honorof its 25th Anniversary, the BostonHarbor Hotel will feature movies from1987 for the month of August. Thecool evening breeze and view from theterrace of the Rowes Wharf Sea Grilleset the stage to enjoy these classicfilms by the sea. Movies begin at dusk.

June 15 The Way We Were ;June 22 Johnny Dangerously ;June 29 The Magnificent Seven;July 6 Yankee Doodle Dandy;July 13 An American in Paris ;July 20 On the Waterfront; July 27Jaws; August 3 Princess Bride;August 10 Moonstruck; August 17Planes, Trains & Automobiles;August 24 Dirty Dancing andAugust 31 Roxanne.

Movies and performances are sub-ject to change, weather permitting.For a complete listing of the CityEntertainment Series, please visitbhh.com.

HATCH SHELL,Esplanade, Charles River, Boston

27TH ANNUAL FREE FRIDAYFLICKS MOVIE SERIES June 15Happy Feet Two; July 13 Journey 2:The Mysterious Island; July 20 TheMuppets; July 27 Cars 2; August 3Kung Fu Panda 2; August 10Zookeeper; August 17 Puss in Bootsand August 24 The Lorax.

MOVIES

miserly half-a-millionaire, HoraceVandergelder, she finds him the per-fect mate — herself! But first she mustrejoin the race of life she stopped run-ning when she was widowed and winthe heart of her unsuspecting “hus-band-to-be”. Filled with elaborate cos-tumes, high-energy choreography andbrimming with joyful tunes, Hello,Dolly is a delectable treat for all ages.

ANNIE - July 17–29, 2012. One ofthe world’s best-loved musicals! Annie,tells the charming story of a spunkyDepression-Era orphan determined tofind her parents, who abandoned heryears ago on the doorstep of a NewYork City orphanage run by the cruel,embittered Miss Hannigan. In her funfilled adventures, Annie foils MissHannigan’s schemes, befriends thePresident and finds a new family inbillionaire Oliver Warbucks, his sec-retary Grace and a lovable muttnamed Sandy.

ALL SHOOK UP – August 14–26,2012. An uproarious new musical fea-turing the unforgettable hits of ElvisPresley! All Shook Up is the romanticand whacky, mixed-up tale of a guitarplayin’ roustabout who rides into astruggling town and turns it upside-down. With a hilarious story inspiredby one of Shakespeare’s greatestcomedies and written by Joe DiPietro,writer of Memphis, this fun and excit-ing musical guarantees to have youjumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes!

BOSTON OPERA HOUSE539 Washington St., Boston, MA617-259-3400www.BostonOperaHouse.com

MAMMA MIA! - June 19 throughJune 24, 2012. Set in a beachresort in the Mediterranean, MammaMia! tells the story of Sophie, a bride-to-be with one wish: to have herabsent father walk her down the aisle.After reading passages about three oldlovers in her mom’s diary, Sophiesends each a wedding invitation inhopes of learning which is her dad.The arrival of the men from her pastis surprising to Donna, Sophie’sfiercely independent mother, whoprides herself on getting throughlife without a man, and highly amus-ing to Donna’s two best gal pals.The more Sophie and her motherstruggle to find truth and understand-ing, the more it threatens to tearthem apart and wreck Sophie’s dreamwedding.

ITALIAN RADIO PROGRAMS“The Sicilian Corner” 10:00 am

to 12 Noon every Friday with host TomZappala and Mike Lomazzo and “TheItalian Show” with Nunzio DiMarcaevery Sunday from 10:00 am to1:00 pm. Go to www.1110wccmam.com.

“Italia Oggi” Sundays 1:00 pm to2:00 pm with host Andrea Urdi1460 AM www.1460WXBR.com.

“Dolce Vita Radio” DJ RoccoMesiti 11:00 am-1:00 pm Sundays90.7 FM or online www.djrocco.com.

“The Nick Franciosa Show” Sun-days from 12 Noon to 3:00 pm on WLYN1360 AM and WAZN 1470 AM.

“Guido Oliva Italian Hour”8:00 am–9:00 am Sundays on WSRO650 AM and online at www.wsro.com.

“Radio Italia Unita” - Thursdays2:00 pm–3:00 pm on www.zumix.org/radio or itunes, college radio click onZumix. For more information, log ontowww.italiaunita.org.

“Tony’s Place” on MusicAmericaWPLM FM 99.1 - Sundays 9:00 pm–10:00 pm on MusicAmerica. Host RonDella Chiesa presents Tony's Place.Visit www.MusicNotNoise.com.

WYNDHAM HOTEL, ANDOVER123 Old River Rd., Andover, MA1-978-346-9496www.ATSCommunicationsma.com

AN EVENING OF ITALIANROMANCE featuring MICHAELAMANTE and MARISSA FAMIG-LIETTI — Saturday, June 9, 2012.Michael Amante is affectionatelyknown as the “People’s Tenor.” Hehas been crowned the “Prince of HighC’s” for his ability to hit and sustainwith ease, one of the highest notes ofa tenor’s voice. With Michael’s longhistory of singing popular Rock andGospel music, coupled with extensiveclassical Bel-Canto training, he is ableto sing even higher with a strengthand mastery rarely heard anywherein the world. Being able to producethese notes consistently within thecontext of a moving line and in con-junction with a beautiful sound, re-quires not only talent, but skilled useof technique. The most prolific tenorof all time, Luciano Pavarotti, the“King of High C’s,” once described thefeeling this way: “Excited and happy,but with a strong undercurrent of fear.The moment I actually hit the note, Ialmost lose consciousness. A physi-cal, animal sensation seizes me. ThenI regain control.” Amante experiencesthis thrilling sensation as well.

BERKLEE PERFORMANCECENTER136 Massachusetts AvenueBoston MA 02115www.Berklee.edu/Events

PINO DANIELE LIVE IN BOSTON— Saturday, June 9, 2012. PinoDaniele is an influential Italian jazz-fusion guitarist. From the beginning

of his career, it was evident that hispassion lay in rock and blues. His solodebut, Terra Mia, sung in Neapolitan,was the first example of what Danielecalled “taramblù,” a combination oftarantella, rhumba, and blues. In 1979his self titled record was released, fol-lowed by Nero a Metà in 1980. In 1989Daniele took a step toward greatercommercial success with the releaseof Mascalzone Latino, followed by1991’s Un Uomo in Blues, 1993’s CheDio Ti Benedica (which had two tracksproduced by Chick Corea), 1995’s NonCalpestare I Fiori Nel Deserto, 1997’sDimmi Cosa Succede Sulla Terra, and2000’s Medina. Two years later thesinger teamed up with fellow Italianstars Francesco DeGregori, Ron, andFiorella Mannoia for a tour, capturedon the appropriately titled In Tour. In2005 Daniele released Iguana Café.Between 2005 and 2010, Daniele re-leased three more studio albums: IlMio Nome e Pino Daniele e Vivo Qui,Ricomincio da 30 and Electric Jam.In 2010, Daniele released his 13th

studio album, Boogie Boogie Man.FRANCO CORSO: A TRIBUTE TO

ANDREA BOCELLI AND FRIENDS —Saturday, September 15. With a voicethat melts hearts and instills passion,Franco Corso is the newest Italiansinging sensation in America. His dis-tinctive and powerful baritone voicehas been called elegant and provoca-tive. With award-winning singer-songwriter Briana Cash.

DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY41 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA,617-876-5160www.DanteMass.org

ASSOCIAZIONE LUCCHESI NELMONDO, BOSTON CHAPTERDINNER DANCE — June 23, 2012.The Associazione Lucchesi NelMondo, Boston Chapter announcesit will hold its First Annual DinnerDance. The event will feature Italianfoods, music and wine. Tickets and/or memberships can be purchased bycontacting Franca Richard at 781-729-8721 or [email protected].

WILBUR THEATRE246 Tremont St., Boston, MAwww.TheWilburTheatre.com

SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO —September 14, 2012. What’s WrongWith People? asks SebastianManiscalco in his hilarious new hitstand-up special airing on Showtime.In What’s Wrong with People, hebrings his witheringly sarcastic andexasperated take on modern behav-ior and decorum, trying to bridge thegap between the Italian-AmericanOld World he grew up in and the worldwe live in today. The result is an origi-nal, highly relatable stand-up com-edy tour-de-force that has Sebastianperforming sold-out concerts world-wide.

ITALIANEVENTS & PROGRAMS

Manhattan Transfer celebrates their 40th anniversarywith two performances at Scullers Jazz Club. See MUSICSECTION for further details.

Special EventsTD GARDEN100 Legends Way, Boston, MA617-624-1050www.TDGarden.com

THE TRADITION — June 27,2012. The Sports Museum is proud

to announce this year’s honoreesfor “The Tradition.” Celebrating its11th year, “The Tradition” is theannual summer event that honorsdistinguished New England athletes.Red Sox Legend Pedro Martinez leadsthe honoree lineup. Also includedare Honorees: Alexi Lalas, JeremyJacobs, Robert Parish, Chris Ernst andRodney Harrison for the SignatureSummer Celebration of BostonSports.


Recipes from theHomelandHomelandHomelandHomelandHomeland

by Vita Orlando Sinopoli

COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Vita can be reached at [email protected]

BEEF HONEYCOMB TRIPEEEF HONEYCOMB TRIPEEEF HONEYCOMB TRIPEEEF HONEYCOMB TRIPEEEF HONEYCOMB TRIPEin Tomato Sauce

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.

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SAUCE:In an eight-quart pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.

Add chopped onion, bay leaf and basil. Simmer slowly, care-ful not to burn onion. When onion is opaque, add crushedtomatoes and eight ounces of water. Stir thoroughly andcover. Simmer sauce over low/medium heat for about halfan hour before adding any tripe. *TRIPE:

Using an eight-quart pot halfway with cold water. Addpeeled whole onions and five small sprigs of bay leaf to pot.Place on burner to boil. When water boils carefully placewashed tripe into the water. Cover and boil moderately forabout one hour. (One hour is satisfactory for the first boil offour to five pounds of tripe). Check frequently. Covered pottends to boil over easily. When tripe is tender but not fullycooked, drain from pot. Add cold water to that pot and placetripe into water.

Drain a portion from the cold water and place on a cut-ting board. Cut tripe portion into long three-inch strips withsharp knife or scissors. Then cut each three-inch stripdiagonally into half-inch-wide portions. Place all cut tripeinto separate bowl. After all tripe is cut, run under coldwater, drain, and set aside.

*When tomato sauce has cooked about half an hour, addcut-up tripe, salt and a few red pepper flakes (optional). Stirthoroughly. Cover pot and simmer tripe for one hour or untilit is tender. (Approx. time — an additional hour). Then addred wine, a sprinkle of red pepper flakes (optional), stir andsimmer for one minute before removing from burner.

The tripe and sauce mixture can be reheated beforeserving. Serves five.

NOTE: My introduction to tripe was in l950 when I beganpreparing this for our Somerville luncheonette customers. I hadlearned the recipe from watching my mother-in-law, MarySinopoli prepare this meal at home. At that time she had toscrape and clean the tripe before boiling it. Today the Tripe ismade available already cleaned. This eliminates some of theunpleasant odor and work.

Often times I prepare a double recipe of tripe with tomatosauce and enjoy sharing it with family and friends.

TRIPE:4 to 5 pounds beef honey-

comb tripe2 small onions5 small dried sprigs bay leaf

TOMATO SAUCE:14 ounces crushed tomatoes

1 medium onion chopped1/4 cup olive oil3 small dried sprigs bay leaf1 tablespoon basil flakes1/4 cup red wineLight sprinkle red pepper

flakes (optional)Salt and pepper

Are you ready for this? A recent studyconducted by the Better Sleep Councilreveals a whopping 61 percent of Americanadults would prefer a trip to Dreamville overa romp in the hay! And the number climbsto 79 percent when it comes to women, whoinsist that a good night’s sleep is preferableto sex any day. “We were stunned bysome of the survey responses,” says KarinMahoney, director of communications forthe Council.

Ah, sleep! Sleep is a condition in whichsome people talk, some walk and otherssnore.

We fall in love four times in our lives! Fall-ing in love always looks so easy in themovies. But a new study indicates thatCupid’s arrow only hits the average personfour times in their life. In brief, and if theresponses are any predictor, if you missmaking it with “The One,” you’ve only gotabout a 33 percent chance of winning themback. About 80 percent of those polledadmitted to settling down with their secondchoice. And 61 percent harbored regretsabout letting the love of their life go. Mean-while, 77 percent of those polled said therewas no point in worrying about romancebecause they believed the heart will alwayswant who the heart wants — and you can’tcontrol it! How true! Yes, we did fall in loveat least four times! Collette, Margaret, Ann,and Marilyn, my greatest love of all!

Hey, guys, are you ready for this? Pome-granate juice is as good as Viagra. Drink-ing a daily glass of pomegranate juice has aViagra-like effect on men — AND women!Researchers found that volunteers of bothgenders who downed the tasty drink for twoweeks enjoyed a 16 to 30 percent boost oftestosterone, jump-starting their sexualdesires. Researchers at Queen MargaretUniversity in Edinburgh, Scotland, foundthat in addition to raising the libido, pome-granate juice also heightened positive emo-tions such as self-assurance and lowerednegative feelings of fear, sadness, guilt andshyness. Pomegranates are packed withantioxidants that slash the risk of heartdisease and cancer, boost blood circulation,alleviate the symptoms of osteoarthritis andeven cure upset stomachs and pink eye.

Bella Culo of Chestnut Hill thinks eatingBaccala at least three times a week willbolster your energy and improve your sexlife.

More healthy news! You can avoidthe agony of a migraine headache if youknow how to tame the head-banger beforeit hits full force. There are no cures for mi-graines, which afflict about 30 millionAmericans, causing throbbing pain, nauseaand extreme sensitivity to light or sound.About three-quarters of the victims arewomen. But you can get preventive relieffrom over-the-counter meds and naturalremedies, say guidelines recently releasedby the American Academy of Neurologyand the American Headache Society. “For astart, drink water,” says Dr. Brian Grosberg,after reviewing the recommendations.“Dehydration can be a big cause of head-aches.” Other tried-and-true natural treat-ments include daily 400 milligram dosesof vitamin B2 300 milligram tablets ofCoEnzyme Q10, as well as daily doses of herbbutterbur and spice ginger. Enough said. Weare getting a headache!

Kids can add to happiness! Having chil-dren won’t ruin your life after all. Two newstudies have found that raising kids adds topeople’s overall happiness — contradictingrecent research that found that parents aremore likely to be depressed and unsatisfiedin their marriages than non-parents are.The findings also showed that parents thathave children at an older age are happierthan younger parents and that the num-ber of children they have is important. Thefirst child increases happiness quite a lot.The second child a little and the third notat all.

The astute Rosalie Cunio of Waltham,says, “It’s incredible when we think howlittle our parents knew about child psychol-ogy and how wonderful we turned out to be!”

C a r l oScostumatoclaims thereis a new babyfood on themarket. Itshalf orange juice and half garlic. It not onlymakes the baby healthier, but also easierto find in the dark.

The brilliant, lovely Lucille Monuteaux,Office Manger, of East Boston Social Cen-ters, says, “Some kids are like ketchupbottles. You have to slap their bottoms a fewtimes to get them moving.” And the hand-some, John Roch, Business Manager of theCenters, says, “The honeymoon is definitelyover when all the baby talk around thehouse is done only by the baby.”

Some interesting Useless Information: InEngland during Queen Victoria’s reign, itwas illegal to be a homosexual but not a les-bian, the reason being that when the queenwas approving the law, she wouldn’t believethat women would do that. Before 1859,baseball umpires used to sit in rockingchairs behind home plate. Boxing is con-sidered the easiest sport for gamblers to fix.At any given time, there are eighteen hun-dred thunderstorms in progress over theearth’s atmosphere. Reminder! The aver-age woman consumes six pounds of lipstickin her lifetime. Grapes explode when youput them in the microwave. Lemons con-tain more sugar than strawberries. And onemore time! In Ivrea, Italy, thousands of citi-zens celebrate the beginning of Lent bythrowing oranges at one another. AndPrehistoric Earth may have undergone anintense period of global warming caused bythe burping and farting of plant-eatingdinosaurs, a new study theorizes.

Be aware, in the 23 years that Democratshave occupied the White House since JohnF. Kennedy took office, in January 1961,non-government jobs have increased bynearly 42 million, compared with 24 mil-lion jobs created during 28 years underRepublican presidents.

Overweight women are less likely to landjobs, tend to be paid less and are given moremenial tasks than their slimmer col-leagues, according to a new study. Bossesassume fat women are gluttons and lazy,say researchers in a paper published in theInternational Journal of Obesity.

Show business reminiscing with thestately musicologist Albert Natale. FrankSinatra has recorded the song “One For MyBaby” three times. It was written for the film“The Sky’s The Limit,” by Harold Arlen andJohnny Mercer. Comedian Sid Caesar andactor Ken Curtis were once a part of the ShepFields Ripplong Rhythm Band. Sid playedsaxophone and Ken sang. Red Skelton hascomposed over sixty symphonies that havebeen performed by the London Philharmonicand pianist Van Cliburn. Woody Hermanplayed saxophone professionally since agenine, first in vaudeville, later a number ofname bands. When the hymn “AmazingGrace” was recorded by the Royal ScotsDragoon Guards (1972), it became the onlymillion-selling record featuring bagpipes.And Rita Moreno and Liza Minelli are theonly entertainers to have won an Oscar, anEmmy, a Tony and a Grammy Award.

Off of her back! So what if ElizabethWarren spent much of her adult life claim-ing to be a Native American. Warren becamea “brilliant and very popular” professor atHarvard, one whose dazzling ability to elu-cidate the complexities of law and econom-ics has made her a national consumeradvocate and rising star in the DemocraticParty. Go for it, Liz!

Spicy news! Black pepper prevents the for-mation of fat cells and researchers are closeto figuring out why! Used for centuries totreat gastrointestinal distress, pain, inflam-mation and other health disorders, medicalexperts believe that black pepper works onthe molecular level. Scientists think pip-erine, the pungent substance that gives thespice its characteristic taste, keeps fat cellsfrom forming. Pass the pepper, please.AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN NAME

18th Annual Father’s DayCar Show

JUNE 17, 2012Marvel at hundreds of collector and antique cars all along

historic Main Street, Hyannis. Taste the specialties of thearea’s restaurants and food vendors, as well as an arts &crafts fair. Contact the Hyannis Area Chamber ofCommerce if you wish to participate or for more details,please call 508-775-2201 or log on to [email protected].


Last week, I left off talkingabout the family during WWII.Uncle Gino was in the ArmyAir Force. Uncle Nick was inthe Navy. Dad, who had optedto teach school during theday once the war started, wasrecruited by the OSS (thefore runner to today’s CIA) tointerrogate Italian war pris-oners who were being de-tained at locations on ourBoston Harbor islands and atthe long-closed immigrationstation on Marginal Streetin East Boston. He wasallowed to bring along arecording secretary andchose Babbononno. Babbo-nonno could read and writein both Italian and English.And besides, Dad’s Italianwas like the name of thestreet: marginal.

A couple of times a week,Dad and Babbononno wouldschedule in interrogationsthat included the newestdetainees housed as pri-soners of war. What Iremember from conversa-tions at the dinner table wasthe requests many of themhad, “I have family in Chi-cago, or New York, or NewOrleans, or San Francisco …could you contact them andlet them know I’m a prisonerof war locked up in Boston.”It seems that almost all hadrelatives in the U.S. and justabout all were happy to beout of the fighting. None hadany animosity regardingAmerica. It got to the pointthat Dad put most of the pris-oners into a trustee categoryand had a work releaseprogram that he and Bab-bononno established withseveral merchants in EastBoston. At one time therewas a push cart section ofPorter Street between Cen-tral Square and the SumnerTunnel. Several of the pris-oners with their prisoner ofwar uniforms on, sold pro-duce just like they may havedone back in Italy. The onestipulation was that theyhad to return to their as-signed bases at an appointedtime. In other words, theyhad a curfew. Just to jumpahead a bit, many of thosewho didn’t have familiesback in Italy petitioned tostay in America after thewar was over and as aresult, the populations ofEast Boston, the North End,the West End and a coupleof surrounding communitiesincreased in population afterthe middle of 1943. At thatpoint, Italy surrendered to

the Americans forces com-ing through Rome andchanged sides joining theallies to fight the Nazi andFascist forces.

Dad had a never endingschedule. He taught ma-chine shop and shop math atEast Boston High Schoolduring the earlier part of theday and followed his love offootball by becoming the as-sistant coach for the EBHSfootball team beginning in1942. If you combine thiswith his OSS activities andplaying music just about ev-ery night of the week, youmight get an idea of whattype of a work ethic I grewup with.

During the middle of thewar, Dad left the JimmyMcHale band and the HotelVendome. There was a fall-ing out that I’m not sureabout, but it involved justabout all of the musiciansand the band broke up leav-ing McHale having to reor-ganize to keep the job. Dadauditioned for a band leaderwho was hired to front therelief band at the BradfordRoof. The Bradford was ahotel located across the Met-ropolitan Theater (today’s

Wang Center). They had anindoor/outdoor roof gardenrestaurant that featured asociety orchestra six nightsa week and was now supple-menting it with a Latinorchestra. Johnny Rosado, aNuyorican band leaderarrived in Boston with thenucleus of a band and re-cruited the rest of the nec-essary musicians from theBoston union. Dad becamethe bass player and in effect,became a pioneer in Latinmusic in Boston.

For a short period, UncleNick was in the band. Onthe night of November 28,1942, as they were leavingthe hotel to head home,they both commented onthe smell that permeatedthe streets of that part of thecity. Dad had thought itmight have been from theAngell Memorial Hospital, arefuge for animals that was

Left to Right: Uncle Gino, Uncle Nick, Mom, Uncle PaulKneeling: Dad.

located nearby. What theydiscovered by investigatingwas that the famous night-club, The Coconut Grove,had burned down and thesmell was burned flesh andhair. It seems that the oncespeak easy-turned nightclub had several problems.The capacity was 500, but onthe 28th, there were about1,000 people inside, includ-ing many BC students cel-ebrating a football win. Themain door was a revolvingdoor and the secondary exitsopened inward. When thefire started, the people pan-icked and were jammed inand trapped inside the mainexit. The attempt to open theother doors resulted in pilesof bodies stacked up. Thosewho didn’t die from burns,succumbed to lung problemsfrom the burning materialsand lacquered wood that gaveoff noxious fumes. Amongthe victims was cowboy starBuck Jones. Dad and UncleNick headed to the sceneof the fire, but there wasnothing they could do. Afterthe orchestra found it impos-sible to get out of the doors,they hid out in the meatlocker, a walk-in freezerthat was insulted by galva-nized metal. They survived.

At about the same time,Uncle Paul moved his fam-ily out of Nanna and Babbo-nonno’s house to an apart-ment on St. Edward’s Road inthe Orient Heights sectionof East Boston. Actually, thehouse was getting a bittoo much for Nanna to handleand Babbononno put it onthe market. When it wassold, we moved to 74 EutawStreet, just two doors away.Nanna and Babbononnofound an apartment onPrinceton Street, just a tenminute walk from Eutaw, butjust after they moved in,Nanna suffered a heart at-

tack which put her in a hos-pital for quite a long stretchof time. The problem wassevere enough that it wouldtake a couple of years for herto regain all of her strengthand resume normal activi-ties. The spark that wouldinvigorate her would be thenews that Uncle Gino wouldbe coming home on leavefrom the Army Air Corps. Hewas stationed in the Pacificand although Mom and myother uncles tried to concealfrom Nanna the danger hewas in, she knew, but kepther mouth shut and sufferedin silence.

1945 arrived and Ger-many surrendered. A fewmonths later, Japan followedsuit and the war was over.Both of my uncles, Nick andGino were discharged fromthe service and attempted toresume normal lives. UncleNick’s marriage to Aunt Adawas over and it would takefrom the end of the war toalmost 1950 for a divorcedecree to be handed down tothem (Massachusetts BlueLaws). Uncle Gino found hislady love in New York andmarried her (Aunt Ninna).They would eventually settlein Boston after trying outboth NYC and Miami.

With the end of the war,Dad finished up with theOSS and the war prisoners.He began studying at BostonTeachers College and B.U.part-time and was inter-viewed for a position in anew Boston school programthat was being organized.The Department of AudioVisual Education was anew idea that would presentthe latest in technology tothe city’s schools and Dadbecame one of the pioneers.(There were only four in thebeginning). He would staythere for the rest of histeaching career.

Uncle Nick headed for theNorth End Industrial Schooland studied watch making,but would soon be elected tothe position of vice presidentin the Musician’s Union andremain in that office for thenext 25 years. I’ll pick it upat this point next week …

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Compiled by Orazio Z. Buttafuoco

(FROM ITALIANNEWSPAPERS AND

OTHER PUBLICATIONS)

THE FIRST ITALIAN IMMIGRANT IN AMERICA! On thedawn of the year 2012, precisely in January, an epochalcelebration was held in the city of New York. The first Ital-ian immigrant, Pietro Alberti, a Venetian, arrived in thecity then called New Amsterdam, 376 years ago, in the year1636, six years after the founding of Boston and also in thesame year when Harvard College was founded. Quite a his-torical year, indeed. Alberti arrived with his family andsettled at a park now known as Bowling Green (Park). Theevent was a simple celebration, which has been takingplace every year to mark the very first Italian’s coming toNorth America, not motivated by desperation or to find workbut to rather seek religious freedom. The Italian Ameri-can Historian, the late John LaCorte who was the founderand President of the Italian Historical Society of America(Brooklyn) had a headstone placed at Bowling Green Park afew years ago to commemorate the important event. Hewas a wealthy merchant in his native Venice. He built amansion in 1639 and established also a tobacco plantationin the place now known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He mar-ried in 1642 a wealthy girl and fathered six children. Hemet a violent death, along with his wife, when a local In-dian tribe assaulted Alberti’s entire neighborhood.THE BIRTH OF JAZZ. The musical phenomenon we knowas Dixieland Jazz originated in the U.S., precisely in thecity of New Orleans, Louisiana. A celebration took placerecently in the city of Trapani (Sicily) during a memorablemusic festival, but more so to celebrate the very father ofDixieland Jazz, Nick La Rocca, whose family emigrated rightfrom Trapani, the well-known ‘white city’ because of thesalt flats. The history of Jazz is replete with reference tothe creator of the Dixieland style of music. Nick La Roccapopularized his new style with his first “Dixieland JazzBand,” recording the first jazz piece “Living Stable Blues”.A member of his band was another Sicilian, also fromTrapani, Tony Sbarbaro. The event was presented in a glo-rious evening, by the well-known master showman RenzoArbore, with the title “A Journey Into Music”. Those whothink that Satchmo, the great Louis Armstrong was thefather of the Dixieland Jazz music ought to read and reflecton Armstrong’s words in his biography stating that clearlymentions the name of Domenico Nicola La Rocca as thereal creator of the Dixieland style, referring to him as the‘maestro’!ECONOMIC CRISIS AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTHERNITALY. An unprecedented, alarming situation has emergedin the South of Italy. We have often heard and read, howmany talented youth leave Italy to find work and recogni-tion abroad. That’s a waste of talent! Recent data indicatethat more than 35% of College graduates under the age of34 cannot find a suitable, decent job. At the same time theSouth has lost, over the last 2 years, 281,000 jobs, boostingthe unemployment level, but in this category, to over 35%.The academic unemployment in the South is more thandouble the one in the Center North. The College graduatesin the South, mostly with a higher college degree, numbera whopping 167,000. All attempts made by the now defunctBerlusconi Government were ineffective. The hope is thatthe new ‘technical’ Mario Monti’s Government may at lastbe able to make some headway into what many hope is abetter start for the many youngsters now doing nothing.We hope so!

roll out as part of BostonMoves for Health, an ambi-tious campaign to reduceobesity in Boston by in-creasing access to free andlow-cost fitness and healthyliving resources. BostonMoves is being supported bygenerous contributions fromlead sponsors Blue Cross BlueShield of Massachusetts,Harvard Pilgrim Health Care,Partners HealthCare and theBoston Red Sox. The Mayorhas challenged the city tocollectively lose 1 millionpounds and move 10 millionmiles over the next year.

The free classes on CityHall Plaza will take placeon Wednesdays, Thursdays,and Fridays throughoutJune, July and August. Fit-ness on the Plaza partnersplan to offer classes at thefollowing times:

• Health Yoga Life: Yogaclasses every Wednesdaymorning from 7:30-8:30 am,from June 6 to July 25. If theoutdoor class is rained out,it will be held at Health YogaLife’s nearby studio at 12Temple Street.

• South Boston Yogaand The Sports Club/LA:Teachers from these organi-zations will team up toput on yoga classes every

Thursday Morning from7:00-8:00 am, from July 12to August 30.

• Beantown Bootcamp:Boot camp sessions startingat City Hall Plaza everyFriday morning from 6:30-7:30 am, July 6th-August 31.A more family-friendly after-noon session will take placeFridays from 2:30-3:30 pm.Boot camp classes will hap-pen rain or shine.

Drop-ins are welcome atany of these sessions. Fora complete calendar of freeand low-cost communityactivities and events, visit

www.BostonMovesForHealth.org.The city is also working

with staff at Fitcorp toarrange for an after-workfitness class on City HallPlaza. Once a date and timefor the class are selected,details will be available onthe Boston Moves website.

Join the Mayor’s the chal-lenge at www.BostonMovesForHealth.org and shareyour healthy tips, favoriteworkout routines and suc-cesses at Facebook.com/HealthyBoston and on Twitter@HealthyBoston#BostonMoves.BostonMovesForHealth.org

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greater Boston come to meettheir Sailors in person andto see how each day we striveto be a Global Force for Good.”

From June 28th throughJuly 5th Boston Harbor willhost visiting ships from theUnited Kingdom, Canada,Norway, Denmark, Brazil,Ecuador, Columbia, Germanyand Indonesia. The primarylocations for visiting shipswill be the Charlestown NavyYard and the South BostonWaterfront. In addition toU.S.S. Constitution and UnitedStates Coast Guard’s Eagleand Juniper, Charlestown willalso be the location for theNOAA ship Thomas Jeffer-son, the Royal NorwegianNavy’s Thor Heyerdahl as wellas Denmark’s HDMS EsbernSnare. Canada’s HMCS King-ston and HMCS Goose Bay willalso be berthed in Charles-town at Pier 1. South Bos-ton’s North Jetty will hostthe United States Navy’s flag-

ship, U.S.S. Wasp. Canadianships, HMCS Iroqouis andHMCS Preserver, The UnitedKingdom’s RFA Argus, theFGS Hessen from Germany,and U.S.S. Gravely will all beberthed at Black Falcon Pier.

On June 30th, the OpSailfleet of tall ships will arriveand be berthed at SouthBoston’s Fish Pier. Theseships will include CisneBranco from Brazil, Guayasfrom Ecuador, Gloria fromColombia and making itsfinal port to Boston, the Indo-nesian tall ship Dewaruci.

U.S.S. Constitution Mu-seum President, AnneGrimes Rand added, “We in-vite everyone to visit us atthis time to reflect upon theservice and sacrifice of sail-ors 200 years ago in our in-teractive galleries, designedto engage guests of all ages.I can think of no better wayto understand the challengesof life at sea than to balance

on a footrope while furling asail or scrubbing a deck. Weencourage guests not just toread here, but to do.”

The United States Navy’sBlue Angels will provide anaerial demonstration overBoston Harbor during theU.S.S. Constitution’s annualFourth of July turnaround.This aerial demonstration isscheduled to start at noon onWednesday, July 4th and lastapproximately 45 minutes.Throughout the week, theUnited States Navy’s “LeapFrogs” team will provide dem-onstrations at city parks.

For more info regarding theevents celebrating the Bi-centennial of the War of 1812visit: www.navyweek.org. Forall the activities surroundingthe Fourth of July visitwww.bostonharborfest.com.For more information onOpSail events in Boston andother cities, please visit:www.opsailboston.com.

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LEGAL NOTICEMASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYDAVID S. MACKEY

INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1097-C1 CONTROL TOWER ROOF REPLACEMENT AND ASSOCIATED WORK, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Offi ce, Suite 209S, Logan Offi ce Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.NOTE: PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT LOGAN OFFICE CENTER ONE HARBORSIDE DRIVE LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AT 10:00 a.m. LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012. The work includes REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING ROOFING, FLASHINGS, INSULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORK. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012.In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certifi cate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certifi ed in the category of ROOFING. The estimated contract cost is $120,000.Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Offi ce, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub-contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44J inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for fi ve (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub-bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to fi ve (5) percent of the sub-bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certifi ed check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualifi ed to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifi cations, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $5,000,000 (Five Million Dollars) Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.No fi led sub-bids will be required for this contract.This Contract is also subject to Affi rmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non-Discrimination and Affi rmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affi rmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifi cations (Executive Order 11246).The General Contractor is required to submit a Certifi cation of Non-Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certifi cation where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Offi ce at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.

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EXTRA InningsInningsInningsInningsInningsby Sal Giarratani

Slugging PitchersOver in NL

The other day, JordanZimmermann became thelatest Washington Nationalshurler to go offensive at theplate by whacking his firsthome run. Which NL base-ball team has the best hit-ting pitching staff? Go towww.dailypitch.usatoday.com

Vision Slowing DownFreeman

Atlanta Braves first base-man Freddie Freeman hasbeen out of action recentlybecause of dry eyes andblurry vision. He can’t wearcontact lenses and he can’twear glasses because hecan’t see when batting dueto his batting stance. SinceMay 4, his average hasdropped from .298 to .247.

HalladayGot a Sore Shoulder

Ray Halladay is the latestconcern as injury woesmount up for the Phillies.The NL East team has beendealing with injuries all sea-son and now it may have toadd Halladay the All-Star tothat list of hurt players. TheTwo-time Cy Young winneris only 4-5 with a 3.98 ERAthus far in 2012. He has wononly once since April 16, go-ing 1-5 with a 5.29 ERA. Lastseason he gave up only 10homers. In his recent threestarts, he gave up five homeruns and he appears to bethrowing more cutters thanfastballs with his velocitydown somewhat. WhenPhillies manager CharlieManuel was asked if he wasworried, he stated, “Worried?Yeah, I’m definitely con-cerned.” The team also hasbeen without Ryan Howardand Chase Utley too.

Halladay is an 8-timeAll-Star who won the 2010 NLCy Young Award in his firstPhillies season and hadn’tbeen on the DL since 2004.Since the start of 2006 un-til the start of this season,Halladay had gone 109-49and had won at least 16games a season and aver-aged 236 innings. As centerfielder Shane Victorino says,“This (series of injuries) is atrue test of our character tofind out what kind of a teamwe are.” Truer words havenot been spoken.

Boston, Bravesand Red Sox

If the owners of the oldBoston Braves hadn’t beenlosing so much money atthe gate back in 1953, Bos-ton could still be a Two Base-ball Team Town today. Hadthey not moved the franchiseto Milwaukee, Hank Aaronwould have played his careerand rookie season out ofBraves Field on Common-wealth Avenue. Back in theSixties, I used to love goingto see the Red Sox BravesJimmy Fund game atFenway. It was the only wayto see the NL live and watchplayers like Eddie Matthewsand Hank Aaron tackle theGreen Monster and WarrenSpahn pitch on the Fenwaymound. Back then, Bostondidn’t have enough fans fortwo teams but eventuallyBoston would have been able·to do so. Can you imagine to-day deciding which team tosee tonight? Do I go to seethe Red Sox or the Braves?Too bad baseball history tooka wrong turn, eh?

Twins Still Looking forits Pitching Rotation

The Minnesota Twinshave now used nine startingpitchers as Jason Marquis(2-4, 8.47 ERA) was taken offthe team roster. The Twinsare trying to trade him andthey can’t force the 13-yearveteran to go down to theirTriple A team. Meanwhile,Cole DeVries, a Minnesotanative, 27, was called upfrom Class AAA Rochesterwhere he was 1-4 with a 4.24ERA.

Jackie Robinson on thecover of Time Magazine,September 22, 1947.

organizer who exploits theaccomplishments of real life-risking heroes?”Never Say Honey Can You

Watch This for Me?A Swampscott gal met her

date for dinner in Brocktonrecently and it will likely godown as her worse date ever.She told the cops she took thecommuter rail to meet theguy she had known for onlyabout a week. During thedate, she used the bathroomand had him look after her$150 in cash and iPod. Whenshe returned to the table, hercash, iPod and coincidentallyher new beau were all gone.She told police she didn’twant to press charges be-cause she couldn’t afford tokeep coming to Brockton,hmm, not at a $150 a pop.Sometimes love’s not justblind but seemingly dumbtoo.

Biden and the AllImportant Swing StatesRecently, Lou Dobbs from

Fox Business did one of his“Chalk-Talk” lectures onVice President Joe Biden andthe importance of those allimportant swing states thiscoming November. Biden’sfavorability rates are sinkinglike the Titanic and couldvery well cost PresidentObama a victory on ElectionDay. Many liberals seemready to dump him from theticket. This election could bedecided in 12 importantswing states with have 151votes in the Electoral College.By most accounts, Republi-can Mitt Romney needs topick up two thirds of thoseElectoral College votes to win.Biden in these 12 swingstates currently has a nega-tive 56 percent voter appeal.This could be fatal to Obamawinning a second term, Ac-cording to the numbers saysDobbs; Hillary Clinton islooked upon favorably by awhopping 66 percent of vot-ers polled.

Rumor is out there thatClinton may replace Bidenas Obama’s running mateand that Biden might benominated for Hillary’s cur-rent Secretary of State post.To me all this means is Rom-ney needs to pick the bestrunning mate he can find. Idon’t think he should waituntil the August nationalconvention in Tampa to do it.Sooner than later is better.

Democrat Base inBay State So Pathetic

Here in the Peoples Repub-

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lic of Massachusetts it can bevery painful at times watch-ing what liberals spin andsupport. If it wasn’t so dumb,it would be laughable. Therewas a great editorial cartoonI viewed recently about howDemocrats think so illogi-cally and all I could think ofwas the Democrat base forObama right here. There’s aframe showing a cartoon guylooking mad back in 2008saying, “The economy is inthe toilet, our foreign policyis a mess, unemployment isout of control and the nationaldebt is sky-rocketing ... I amvoting for Obama!” Then,there are two more frames,one for 2010, the next for2011 and the guy’s mouth isclosed. Finally, in the fourthframe, the guy looks thesame as in 2008 and is say-ing, “The economy is in thetoilet, our foreign policy is amess, unemployment is outof control and the nationaldebt is skyrocketing ... I amvoting for Obama.”

The cartoon concludes: “NOHOPE. NO CHANGE.”

Does the Wagon BreakDown if Obama Gets

Re-elected?Right now, about 49.5 per-

cent of the American peopleare non-taxpayers collectingchecks from Capitol Hill in-stead. Many fear, if Obamagets re-elected the numberof non-taxpayers will in-crease to the point that morepeople will be sitting insidethe wagon rather than pull-ing it. When that happensthe United States of Americawill simply go bankrupt andwe will look like the UnitedStates of Greece. A failedpresident will end up makingus another socialist Euro-pean nation sinking furtherand further into endlessdebt. The hole will be so deep we will never get outof it.

Here We Go Againwith the Debt Ceiling

Sounds like déjà vu all overagain as Yogi Berra mightsay. The Democrats are talk-ing about raising the debtceiling again and the Repub-licans are ready to say noagain. The Democrats onceagain will blame the Repub-licans for creating a crisisand not doing the right thingfor the country. You know ifthe Democrats continuesinking the nation into newdebt on top of old debt, why notjust eliminate the debt ceil-ing and let the Democratsspend into the atmosphere.Take down the ceiling be-cause it is obviously in theway of our tax and spendDemocrats who cause theproblem yet pin the blame onthe GOP. Nobody is buyingthat anymore.

Also, isn’t it time for theDemocrats to pass a budget?The law says they must butyet they don’t and our Presi-dent stays silent over it all.The Democrats have yet tooffer a budget since Presi-dent Obama unlocked thedoor to the White House onJanuary 20, 2009. The longterm debt of this country con-tinues to mortgage our futureand that of our children andgrandchildren.

GuintaOne of the Best in Congress

Two years ago, RepublicanFrank Guinta defeated two-

term U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter running for her thirdterm in the First Congres-sional District. This year theliberal Democrat is seekingto make a comeback againstGuinta. I have been followinghis career over his first termon Capitol Hill and he is re-ally good. In this current termhe has helped pass over 30jobs bills. Unfortunately, theDemocrat Senate sits onthem all causing greatgridlock when bi-partisanaction is needed to getAmerica working again. Ourcountry remains in troubleand we need good represen-tatives up on Capitol Hillworking and advocating forjobs, jobs, jobs. Frank Guintais doing his job well advocat-ing for both middle-classhomeowners and workingfamilies. As Merrimac Journalletter writer LenettePeterson of Merrimack, NHrecently opined, “ ... thankyou Congressman Guinta foryour ongoing efforts. I urgeyou to stay the course andkeep fighting for us GraniteStaters.”Afghanistan Has Become

the New Vietnam WarI was only 18 years old when

I enlisted in the Air Force in1966. The Vietnam War hadalready been around threeyears by then. Everyday, itgrew more deadly. By 1968and the Tet Offensive whencasualties started reachingfor the moon, the Anti-WarMovement started movinginto mainstream America. Ijust learned that accordingto recent polls, support for thecurrent Afghanistan War isnow showing a sinking sup-port for this war as not seensince the Vietnam War 40years ago.

Back then, PresidentLyndon B. Johnson inheritedthe war from President JohnF. Kennedy and made it hisown. Nowadays, PresidentObama has inherited the warfrom President George W.Bush and made it his own.As a baby boomer, I think itis time to declare victory andtake all our troops home. Welost over 58,000 Americansin Nam and the number ofdead in Afghanistan grows bythe day.

Declare victory and tellthem the fight is all theirsnow.

AWOL Soldier FoundGuilty in Bomb Plot

A federal jury convicted aMuslim soldier on May 24 onsix counts in connection witha failed bomb plot to blow upa Texas restaurant full of FortHood soldiers, his religiousmission to get “justice” forthe people of Iraq and Af-ghanistan. Jurors deliber-ated for a little more than anhour before finding PrivateFirst Class Naser Abdo guiltyof attempting to use aweapon of mass destruction,attempted murder of U.S. sol-diers and four counts of pos-sessing weapons to futurefederal crime of violence.

After his arrest last July,in a recorded police inter-view, reportedly Abdo said hewas planning an attack “be-cause I don’t appreciate whatmy unit did in Afghanistan.”Apparently, the jurors’ verdictsays they didn’t appreciateAbdo’s alleged idea to blow upU.S. soldiers too.

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by Richard Preiss

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

Congratulations Great Hall of Fame induc-tions Class of 2012 in Canastota, New York.This World Boxing Hall of Fame inductedclass includes Irish Micky Ward, RipValenti and Jake Kilrain. This is an aweinspiring class of inductees. All three ofthese great inductees have made world rec-ognized contributions to the sport of boxing.Rip Valenti of Boston is one of the greatestcontributors to the great sport of boxing.When you talk boxing history, the nameRip Valenti is a must in conversation.Rip Valenti was born 1901. He began pro-moting in Boston in 1932. The next year hepromoted over 40 shows. In 1934 he broughtpromotion to the Boston Garden. In 1946he began partnership with Sam Silverman.In 1940 promoted a heavyweight title fightbetween Joe Louis and Al McCoy in Boston.He was an instrumental factor in the ca-reer of World Welterweight Champion TonyDeMarco, Sammy Fuller Junior Welter-weight Champion and World Title Contend-ers Tommy Collins and Joe DeNucci. RipValenti promoted many Marvelous MarvinHagler bouts. Valenti Way is named in hishonor, located near Canal Street where hisoffice was located.

At Twin Rivers Casino, a 10 bout pro fightcard where, Vladine Biosse 13-1-1 defeated26-3-2, 18 KO Joey Spina by scores of78-74, 78-74 and 79-73. As a result, VladineBiosse is still New England Super-middle-weight Champion. Biosse had decisionedJoey McCreedy on ESPN2 for the title in Julyof 2010. Previously undefeated ThomasFalowo is now 6-1, after losing his first fightto still undefeated 5-0 Samual Clarkson viaa 57-56, 55-58, 57-56 split decision. Falowoknocked down Clarkson in the first roundin this hotly fought bout. Paul Gonsalves4-2 of Harwich, battled in winning a wildlyfought battle over Richard “Bobo the Bull”Starnino 9-8-2. In a fight where bothfighters hit the canvas in round 3. RichGingras 11-3 battled Terrance Smith, Jr.,8-13-2 into the second round, when theirfight was stopped due to a cut over the lefteye of Gingras. This was the first loss forGingras since 2009. Zack Ramsey 1-0, 1 KOof Springfield won via 3rd round KO indefeating 0-2 Alan Beeman. Three timeGolden Glove Champion Zack Ramsey hasquick hands, throws good combinations andpower. Attributes displayed, showing whyhe’s a three time champion. He stoppedAlan Beeman in the third. Welcome to thepros Mr. Ramsey. Super-middleweight KevinCobbs 4-0 battled Kentrell Claiborne 2-6in winning a hard fought 39-37, 39-37,39-37 decision. Julio Garcia 5-3 of PuertoRico trains out of Boston with World Heavy-weight Champion John Ruiz. Garcia wonover 8-5 Joe Gardner 40-34, 39-35, 39-35.Alex Ampara 4-0 defeated Luis Felix inscoring a decision of 40-36, 40-36, 39-37.Shelito Vincent 3-0 convincingly defeatedCarmen Cruz 0-1 via scores of 40-36, 40-36,40-36. She’s got talent. Mike Wilson 6-0 ofMedford, Oregon defeated Joseph Rabotte11-21-1 by a 40-36, 39-37, 38-38 decision. Agood card. This was Medford, Oregon.Medford, Massachusetts has produced

many talented fighters. I guess there’ssomething, to the name of Medford. They’retough.

Canastota, New York for area Fight FamilyFraternity Members; Inductions of IrishMicky Ward, Rip Valenti and Jake Kilrain.All highly-respected, World Player Positiveingredients into World Boxing history. Allmade significant differences in World Box-ing history. Rip Valenti is a name that hasbeen significant and is associated withmany of the greats in World Boxing history.Irish Micky Ward is co-participant in the“Fight of the 20th Century!” Not “Fight ofthe Night” or “Fight of the Year.” “Fight ofthe Century!” That’s significant. Thenthere’s Jake Kilrain, a World title chal-lenger in July 8, 1889 Bare Knuckle WorldHeavyweight title fight with Boston StrongBoy John L. Sullivan of Roxbury versusJake Kilrain of Quincy, Massachusetts.The Boston area has significantly contrib-uted to World Boxing history over the years.Remember undisputed Welterweight WorldChampion Tony DeMarco who said, “Thefight game treated him well.” He put every-thing into every fight he fought. “You’ve al-ways got to think of winning. Thinking ofwinning is a good start in everything youdo.” He’s undisputed Welterweight Cham-pion of the World. He’s Tony DeMarco, theco-participant in the “Fight of the 20th Cen-tury.” When he fought Carmen Basilio in1955. The same Carmen Basilio, who de-feated World Middleweight Champion andpound for pound greatest in Boxing historySugar Ray Robinson. Tony DeMarco andCarmen Basilio fought the “Fight of theCentury!” against each other, together inthe ring. Both great fighters. They foughtone another and brought the best out of oneanother. “Together!”

Boston City Councilor Calvin T. Brownis a retired Boxing champion himself.Calvin says, “Boxing overall is a toughbusiness, and Boxing has been tough thelast few years.” “But I believe that it is onthe verge of coming back because offighters like Floyd Mayweather, Jr., 2004Olympic Champion Andre Ward, Interna-tional Fight stars Saul Alvarez of Mexico,Demetrius Andrade of Rhode Island, EdwinRodriquez of Worcester and other top aspir-ing Fighters.

“Get Well!” Long time Ring 4, Fight Fam-ily Member Steve Memishian who’s recov-ering from recent surgery. Steve is a longtime active member. Get well. Our Prayersgo out to Ring 4 Hall of Fame member SteveMemishian. God Bless you and “KeepPunching!”

Junior Dos Santos defeats Frank Mir andis still The UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Former WBO Welterweight ChampionPaul Williams 41-2, 27 KO’s was involvedin a serious motor vehicle accident inAtlanta. Currently he is paralyzed from thewaist down, due to the seriousness of thisMVA. Thirty-year-old Williams defeatedNobuhiro Ishida in 12 rounds last Februaryand is scheduled to face Saul Alvarez onSeptember 15th on P.P.V. Our prayers arewith you.

R.I.P. five time champion Johnny Tapia.At the age of 45. Tapia won five champion-ships in three weight divisions. The WBABantamweight, IBF and WBO Junior Ban-tamweight and the IBF Featherweight title.R.I.P. tough Johnny Tapia. I read, JohnnyTapia Requiem for a hometown champ. “Ilove you Grandma, Grandpa.” “Albuquerque,I’m still your hometown champion.”

Canastota, New York, World Boxing Hall ofFame inductee Freddie Roach throws outthe first pitch before Los Angeles Dodgersversus Milwaukee Brewers game. FreddieRoach is currently training World ChampionManny Paquiao for his World title fightversus Timothy Bradley on June 9th at theMGM Grand in Las Vegas on HBO.

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UFCUFCUFCUFCUFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos SantosJunior Dos SantosJunior Dos SantosJunior Dos SantosJunior Dos Santos Defeats Frank MirMirMirMirMir!Get Well Ring 4Ring 4Ring 4Ring 4Ring 4 Hall of Fame Inductee Steve MemishianSteve MemishianSteve MemishianSteve MemishianSteve Memishian

Words from Boston City Councilor Calvin T. BrownCalvin T. BrownCalvin T. BrownCalvin T. BrownCalvin T. BrownPrayers for Paul WilliamsPaul WilliamsPaul WilliamsPaul WilliamsPaul Williams & RIP Johnny TapiaRIP Johnny TapiaRIP Johnny TapiaRIP Johnny TapiaRIP Johnny Tapia

From the great Valenti Family is: AlValente, Skeets Scioli and Tinker Picot.

THE FIVE YOU NEVERHEAR ABOUT — Basketballis a game that features fiveplayers from a team on thecourt at any one time. Evencasual Celtics fans can namethe starting five and manycan name the players thatcomprise the second unit.

But there’s a five that manyfans haven’t heard muchabout. They are at everygame, home and away. Likethe players on the roster,they have a seat on thebench — some of the best inthe house in fact. Theirs areright near Celtics head coachDoc Rivers. In addition, theytravel to the road games onthe team’s plane.

Who might they be, thesemysterious men, of whomsomething is seen but noth-ing is heard? Bypassed by thefans, rarely mentioned inthe media, literally out of thespotlight since it focuses onRivers and the players, theytoil in near anonymitydespite the importance oftheir work.

They are the assistantcoaches of the Boston Cel-tics, who, if they had takento the floor as a team yearsago, might have been a fairlygood one, thank you. But nowthat their playing days areover they have remained inthe game — and have beenfortunate enough to continuein basketball with one of thegame’s greatest franchises.

We’ll give them some rec-ognition in this piece, hop-ing we start a trend and thatthey receive more as timegoes by.

ARMOND HILL is complet-ing his eighth season as anassistant coach with theCeltics, having been namedto the position on July 1,2004. Ardent basketball fansmight have heard about Hillprior to his joining theCeltics’ staff since he’s aformer NBA player who firstplayed for Princeton and laterserved as the head coach ofColumbia University in NewYork City.

As both a player and coachfor Ivy League schools, hemade the annual trip to Cam-bridge to take on Harvard. Hewas named Ivy League Playerof the Year in 1976 and wasdrafted ninth overall by theAtlanta Hawks that year. Hillwent on to an eight yearcareer in the NBA, playing sixof them with the Hawks.

His coaching career in-cludes a stop at LawrencevillePrep in New Jersey where hewon two Coach of the Yeartitles and the 1990 State PrepSchool Championship. Healso served as an assistantat Princeton followed by eightyears as head coach atColumbia before rejoiningthe NBA ranks as an assis-tant with the Hawks.

KEVIN EASTMAN is in hisseventh season as a Celticsassistant. Let’s just say thatthe members of the Eastmanfamily at one time had tokeep their bags packed. A1976 graduate of the Univer-sity of Richmond, he servedas an assistant there forthree seasons before moving

on to assistant positions atColorado State and VirginiaCommonwealth followed by areturn to Richmond.

His first head job cameat Belmont Abbey College,followed by an assistant’sposition at Tulsa and headjobs at North Carolina-Wilmington and WashingtonState University. He’s beenwith the Celtics for sevenseasons — which must seemlike an eternity after all thatmoving around.

MIKE LONGABARDI is inhis fifth season on Cause-way Street. A graduate ofFrostburg State Universityin Maryland, he also put intime on college coachingstaffs, serving as an assis-tant at Pfeiffer University,Adelphi University, Lafay-ette College and TowsonUniversity.

After those stops he movedinto the NBA as an assistantcoach/video coordinator fortwo seasons with the Hous-ton Rockets before theCeltics added him to the staffjust in time for the 2007-2008 NBA Championshipseason.

TYRONN LUE is in histhird season with Boston andhis first as an assistantcoach, having previouslyserved as the Director ofBasketball Developmentfrom 2009 to 2011. If thename sounds familiar that’sbecause he was a memberof the 2000 and 2001 LosAngeles Lakers NBA Cham-pionship teams.

Drafted by the DenverNuggets as the 23rd overallpick in the 1998 Draft, hewent on to play 11 seasonsin the NBA. Lue grew up inMissouri and played basket-ball at a football school — theUniversity of Nebraska —where he scored 1,577 pointsin a three-year career. Heaveraged 21.2 points and 4.8assists in his junior season— good enough to earn himFirst Team All Big 12 honorsas a Cornhuskers star.

JAMIE YOUNG is perhapsthe most underappreciatedand perhaps the least knownof the assistants. He hasbeen with the Celtics for 11seasons — more than adecade — but it is doubtfulthat no more than a handfulof fans knew his namebefore this season. That’sbecause prior to this year hetoiled away as the AdvanceScout for four seasons aftersix full years as the squad’svideo coordinator.

Thus, the latest post-season run represents a cap-stone to his first year on thebench as an assistant coach.He played football and basket-ball at Blackburn College inCarlinville, IL, graduating in1998 with a degree in physi-cal education. Soon it wason to the NBA and a positionwith one of the most promi-nent franchises in sports.

So there they are — theCeltics five many havenever heard about — untilnow. Perhaps from now on,you’ll see the coaching staffon the Celtics bench in awhole new and different way.