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Scoop the PoopHave you noticed a recent pro-

liferation of poo, bagged or not, on the sidewalks and even left on the street? Read on to understand the health hazards caused by this irresponsible behavior.

As a dog owner, you can help prevent contamination of local waterways and parklands from dog waste by picking up after your dog. After picking up the dog waste, it should be placed in a trash receptacle or a place spe-cifically reserved for dog waste. Never throw dog waste onto the street or into the grates in the street - these grates are catch basins, which are part of Boston’s underground storm drain system.

Why ScoopPet waste contains potentially

harmful microorganisms which can cause stomach illness and rashes in humans. Pet waste that is not scooped up or dumped

By Mary Jo Rufo

The Beacon Hill Business Com-munity is going above and beyond for the month of October to raise funds for a very cherished charity - The Jimmy Fund.

The already-busy 67 Beacon Hill businesses have stepped up and pledged to raise $100 each for the Jimmy Fund this month. For the last two weeks and for the remainder of the month, they have been working as one unit to reach their common goal. To assist in fundraising, each store was pro-vided a plastic pumpkin to hold their funds, which were generously donated for the campaign. In addi-tion, the Jimmy Fund sent banners and flyers for each store, to display and educate customers on where their donation to the Jimmy Fund goes (learn more about The Jimmy

Fund at Dana-Farber.org).In participating stores, you will

see a fabulous and festive flyer, which is supposed to attract the attention of passersby and raise awareness of this fundraising campaign. The goal of this cam-paign is to raise money for the Jimmy Fund, but in doing so it has brought together store owners, residents, customers, and visitors, who are all contributing to the cause.

Representatives from the Jimmy fund have already expressed their sincerest gratitude to the business community for their amazing efforts.

In the spirit of the generous sea-son, businesses have rolled out the red, or in this case orange, carpet for visitors and customers. Stores

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Lindsay Perrelli of The Happy Journey at 73 Charles St.

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MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) celebrates the 22nd anniversary of Storybook Ball with a reimagined virtual evening on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m.

Led by Co-Chairs Fiona and James Benenson of Brookline and Rachel and Bill Motley of Dover, the evening includes speeches, patient stories and tributes.

In the theme of The Story of Ferdinand, the gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers, the 2021 Storybook Ball showcases the Pediatric Infectious Disease program at MGHfC, which includes a highly expert group of infectious disease clini-cians, researchers, microbiologists and pathologists who provide multidisciplinary care and exper-tise for children with some of the rarest and most complicated infections in the world, including those that trigger neuropsychiatric illness.

“Each year, Storybook Ball is Dr. Ronald and Martha Kleinman will be honored at this year’s virtual Storybook Ball.

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All neighborhoods deserve equal funding, not just the loudest and most powerful voices

By Pam Kocher The momentum around

this year’s mayoral election comes in part due to anticipa-tion in the neighborhoods that new and diverse leadership will not only continue Boston’s strong growth, but also will ensure that all neighborhoods continue to share in that growth.

A roadblock to that positive growth and continued change is in the Question 1 budgeting ini-tiative hiding on the Nov. 2 ballot.This question shifts some of the all-important budgeting powers of the mayor to the City Council - handing over valuable resources in the City’s $6 billion annual bud-get to the loudest city councilors and their constituencies. That shared budget-writing power would inject chaos and dysfunc-tion into a process that current-ly works well. Such a change would whisk Boston back toward a time when neighborhoods with the best representation, and the loudest social voice, came out on top in Boston’s City Budget.

On Nov. 2 when voters go to the polls to select their new City leaders, they will be choos-ing from one of the most diverse pools of candidates in Boston his-tory – whether by race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender or even by neighborhood geography. That is seen as a step in a new direction when it comes to repre-sentation and voices at the tablein

City government. To preserve the strength of new voices at the table and ensure the new mayor can deliver a strong and equitable City Budget once again, as mayor’s have done throughout recent his-tory, voters in all of Boston’s neigh-borhoods should vote ‘No on 1.’

Instead of relying on the new mayor for the City Budget, Ques-tion 1 will unnecessarily give 13 City Councillors the ability to re-write the new mayor’s City Bud-get however they and their loudest and most powerful supporters see fit. Thisbrings politics into the pro-cess and could return the long-re-tired practice of robbing one neigh-borhood for the benefit of another.Why risk that just at the time when so many new and different voices have come to the table?

The City moved to a strong may-oral form of government so that a city-wide elected mayor, and his or her administration, could have the ability to distribute resourc-es equally across the city.While there’s always more to be done on this topic, the current may-oral-driven City Budget pro-cess has improved how resources are delivered in all neighborhoods, and has made hugestrides in mak-ing sure no corner of the city is left behind.

A ‘yes’ vote on Question 1 looks to derail that strong and equitable process.

What’s to stop a district city councillor, elected by voters in only

one part of the city, from taking over the Council’s new budgeting process and funneling money into his or her district – while leaving others starving for resources?

Boston voters should not want to create a city where one area has nice fields well-prepared for youth sports, while other parts of the city don’t even have a field for kids to play on. Likewise, vot-ers should be wary of ushering in an outcome where one power-ful Council district receives large allocations for ample numbers of firefighters, while less-vocal parts of the city suffer station brown-outs, outdated fire engines and bare minimum fire protection due to chronic funding shortag-es. Would we want to enter into a time, unlike now, when resi-dents have to travel to the most politically-powerful neighbor-hood to enjoy a safe and well-kept park where crime is absent and the grass is clipped regularly?

As the City sets out next year with a new and diverse set of leaders, such out-comes as described above are exact-ly the opposite of what voters going to the polls in this historic election want to see. Now isn’t the time to exchange the equitable City Budget process for a budget determined by the powerful and vocal, and that’s why it’s critical to vote ‘No on 1’ this Nov. 2.

Pam Kocheris President of Bos-ton Municipal Research Bureau.

THE PERNICIOUS EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

The recent revelations about the harmful influences of social media upon young people that first appeared in the Wall St. Journal and then before Congress with the testimony of a former Facebook employ-ee (who had provided the Wall St. Journal with the documents for its expose) have demonstrated once again to the world what we already know about these platforms: They will do anything just to make a buck.

The former Facebook employee provided the Journal with Facebook’s own internal research that shows that Instagram (which is owned by Facebook) can have a negative effect on teen mental health, especial-ly among girls. The Facebook researchers concluded, “We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls.”

In addition, the researchers concluded that its algorithms on Insta-gram can steer users toward content that can be harmful.

Yet despite its own research, Facebook has done little or nothing to address this issue, as well as a host of others, ranging from spreading disinformation to human trafficking.

The reason that Facebook and other social media companies can get away with such atrocious behavior is that they are shielded from civil and criminal liability by a federal law, known as Section 230, that was enacted in the mid-1990s before any of today’s popular social media platforms even existed.

Thanks to Section 230, a social media platform cannot be sued for libel (unlike traditional media such as ourselves) and cannot be prosecut-ed for any role it may play in enabling a criminal enterprise.

The information that was brought to light by the former Facebook employee once again has highlighted the pernicious effects of social media upon our society in general and young people in particular.

More significantly, the Facebook Papers show that these companies never will police themselves because they place profit above anything else. Their irresponsible behavior essentially is part of their business model.

Congress needs to repeal Section 230 -- it’s as simple as that.

Dr. Glenn Mollette

Steady cash flow comes from steady work. If you want money you have to do something that produces money.

Much of what we want to do in life does not always produce cash. We may experience fun, enjoy-ment, fulfillment and entertain-ment but it may not render dollars. Often, much of what we enjoy in life typically costs us money and usually a lot of money.

You may love to play golf and even aspire to make a profession-al tour. You could spend most of

your life and tens of thousands of dollars on green fees, member-ships, lessons, travel and more and still never make a dime from play-ing golf.

You may love movies, the-atre and plays and spend years in drama schools and Hollywood and never get a job that pays any money. This story is true for those who dream of making it big in music. I’ve talked to numbers of singers in Nashville, Tennessee who have spent years singing for tips and often for free. They pur-sued their dream relentlessly and

some ended up homeless because while they pursued their dream, dollars were not coming in to sup-port them.

Writers have spent their lives trying to write one great book that someone would notice. Painters often paint their entire lives with-out much fanfare or few sales. Would be entertainers and artsy folks from all walks of life know that the road to success is filled with disappointments, constant rejection, little to no support and poverty.

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I was a weird guy in high school as I aspired to be a full-time min-ister. Sixteen years old was an odd time in life to start shunning my electric guitar, lose my passion for basketball and aspire to be a min-ister. It also didn’t do a lot for my dating life either. My dad thought I was crazy but never said a whole lot. Once he did say, “Why don’t you get a good job and preach on the side?” I thought that was a crazy idea because I knew of too many ministers who had full time careers and seemed to do okay. Thus, I went to school until I was 29 years old to be a full-time min-ister. The post college degrees that I attended full-time for seven years were enough time for medical school, Law school or whatever but I pursued my calling and fol-lowed my heart.

I don’t regret pursuing my dream. I had about 35 years of being an average wage earner as a minister and sometimes did better

than average. However, my dad had respectable advice as par-ent’s usually do. Today I give the same advice. Follow your dream but you need a sawmill on the side for stable cash flow. Church has changed. Many churches are small and can’t afford a full-time minister. Sadly, often ministers and congregations can’t survive in harmony for more than a couple of years so this makes for a very unstable life.

When I say, “you need a saw-mill on the side,” I mean you need something in your life you can count on. You need a plumber’s license, a teaching certificate, car-pentry skills or a business of some kind that renders dollars. Why? You can’t always depend on what you love doing to produce income. It may be what you love to do and you may be terrific at what you do but often you can’t count on it financially.

Find a work that people must

have or want very badly. If you are in a work that someone must have then there will be financial rewards. If they want very badly want you have to offer there will be financial rewards. If they want and need it both you are golden. It may not be your passion but you will generally make enough money from your “sawmill” so you can sing, dance, paint, entertain, write, act or even preach on the side. When you do what you love to do without the constant pressure of needing money then you are free to do it enjoyably without the stress of wondering from where your next meal will come.

Glenn Mollette is the publish-er of Newburgh Press, Liberty Torch and various other publish-ing imprints; a national columnist – American Issues and Common Sense opinions, analysis, stories and features appear each week In over 500 newspapers, websites and blogs across the United States.

down a catch basin can get flushed directly into storm drains. These storm drains discharge directly to Boston Harbor, or the Charles, Muddy, Mystic or Neponset Riv-ers. Thousands of people boat, fish and use these water bodies recre-ationally every day.

Pooper Scooper LawThe City of Boston’s dog foul-

ing ordinance, section 16-1.10a, also called the “Pooper Scooper Law,” requires dog owners to remove and properly dispose of any feces left by their dogs. This ordinance covers waste left by dogs on sidewalks, streets, parks and neighbors’ yards. Violation of this regulation is punishable by a fine of $50.00 for each occurrence. If you have any questions about the “Pooper Scooper Law,” please contact the City of Boston’s Ani-mal Control Department at (617) 635-5348.

Help Protect the environment • When walking your dog

always take a plastic bag with you to pick up the

pet waste. Be sure to place the bag in a trash receptacle.

• Never dispose of pet waste in a catch basin.

• Dog waste CANNOT be used as fertilizer! Never place dog waste near a tree or in soil - the bacteria in the waste does more harm than good and it also can end up in a local waterway!

Help educate Your community The Boston Water and Sewer

Commission (BWSC) is dedicat-ed to helping create cleaner, more enjoyable rivers and harbor in the future. Tell a friend, neighbor or family member how to properly dispose of pet waste. Individuals and groups can help by stenciling “Don’t Dump” awareness mes-sages next to the catch basins. BWSC’s Storm

Drain Stenciling Program can help organize such an effort and provide the necessary materials. Contact BWSC’s Communications Department at (617) 989-7000 for additional information on this program.

We need help from the public!

So please, pick up after your pet and dispose of the waste properly! The rivers and harbor thank you for it.

-taken from the Boston Water and Sewer Commission

beacon Hill community Grant - Now Accepting Applications

In 2019, the Beacon Hill Civic Association (“BHCA”) decided that a special purpose fund – the Beacon Hill Community Fund (“Community Fund”) - should be created within the BHCA for the purpose of making annual grants to community-based Beacon Hill, Cambridge Street and adjacent neighborhood non-profit organi-zations, community development corporations, and other civic groups dedicated to promoting and enhancing quality of life in the community.

The application period will close on November 1st, so apply today. To find out more about the Beacon Hill Community Grant and how to apply, visit www.bhcivic.org/community-fund.

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MGHfC’s most anticipated night. We’ve been preparing all year with hopes of gathering in person to celebrate our guests, donors and supporters, and honor the extraor-dinary work of MGHfC,” said Allan M. Goldstein, MD, MGHfC Surgeon-In-Chief. “However, given the hospital’s role as a leader in the health care community, we are proceeding with caution and hosting a virtual event to protect our patients, staff, donors and friends.”

Fundraising remains vital. “We’re just $600,000 away from reaching our fundraising goal, which provides MGHfC leader-ship with flexible funds to support our youngest patients and their families,” said co-chair Rachel

Motley.“Now more than ever, we need

your support to allow MGHfC to continue to provide the world-class care it is known for,” said co-chair Fiona Benenson. “This special evening will also honor Ronald E. Kleinman, MD, who will be step-ping down as Physician-in-Chief of MGHfC after 43 years of out-standing service to the hospital. Throughout his storied career, Dr. Kleinman has impacted countless patients, families and fellow clini-cians. His wife, Martha Kleinman, will be spotlighted as Honorary Co-Chair, recognizing her dedica-tion to the Storybook Ball commit-tee for over two decades.

Visit storybookballboston.org to learn more.

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Boston Theater Company (BTC), the organization that pro-duced “Finish Line: A Documen-tary Play About the 2013 Bos-ton Marathon,” and the Artist Athletic Association (AAA) have announced the first-ever 5K road race in Massachusetts, Road of Rainbows, on Sunday, Oct. 31, at the Boston Common. The road race is not only the first of its kind for the LGBTQ+ community but it also aims to break down the barri-ers between athletics and the arts as its fundraising goal is to support the arts community.

The Artist Athletic Association (AAA) consists of artists and sup-porters of the arts who believe in teamwork, dedication, and com-mitment. The mission of AAA is to promote health and wellness through physical activity, believing that the arts and athletics are for people of all genders, races, abili-ties, sexual preferences, classes and

identities. The beneficiary of the 2021 Road of Rainbows will be the play The Gay Agenda, BTC’s newest piece which hosted virtual previews last September that offers an inside look at what it is like to identify as LGBTQ+ in today’s world using words taken directly from interviews.

Producing Artistic Director of Boston Theater Company Joey Frangieh shares, “This has been a passion project for us at BTC since 2019 when we dreamt of creating a 5k that was as much about being inclusive as it was about show-ing off everyone’s inner unicorn.” Frangieh continues, “We created the Artistic Athletic Association to be the first association of its kind to break down the boundaries between athletics and the arts – we hope that Road of Rainbows will be an annual event that continues to confront and challenge the con-structed binary imposed between

artists and athletes.”Road of Rainbows also has five

Counselors overseeing the 5K road race. The counselors are a group of folks with oversight, veto and deci-sion power tasked to help ensure Road of Rainbows is an inclusive event.

To register for the Road of Rain-bows 5k, standard registration costs are $35 (a true cost ticket can be purchased at $50 as well as a student or subsidized ticket at $20) A VIRTUAL running ticket is also available for folks who are outside of Massachusetts or for those who may not be able to attend in per-son, tickets are $20 and include a mailed goody bag upon comple-tion. BTC is also committed to making this event economically inclusive and will set aside free to low-cost tickets for folks who request them. To register for the event, visit Bostontheater.org/ror.

By Dan Murphy

The West End Museum is get-ting into the Halloween spirit with “Ghosts in the Museum: The Leverett Street Jail,” a talk that explores the history of the 19th-century jail (which stood where the museum now is ), on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 6:30 p.m. at 150 Staniford St., Suite 7.

The jail, which served as the city and county prison from 1822 until 1851, was reportedly infa-mous for overcrowding, as well as for mixing inmates, regardless of the severity of their crimes. Seven of 10 women incarcerated there were innocent, arrested purely on the word of others for offenses like speaking out about politics, while some of the jail’s most-notorious one-time inmates include Don

Pedro Gilbert, the last pirate exe-cuted in Boston; Abner Kneeland, who preached birth control, wom-en’s property rights and interracial marriage, and was the last person in the U.S. convicted of blasphe-my; William Lloyd Garrison, the abolitionist leader, suffragist, and social reformer who was held there temporarily for his own protection against an angry mob; and Dr. John Webster, who was convicted and hanged for the 1849 murder of George Parkman.

Webster’s case was “the equiva-lent of the OJ trial today,” accord-ing to Duane Lucca, the museum president who is giving the upcom-ing talk. Around 60,000 people, or half the city’s population at the time, attending the 12-day trial, added Lucca.

The Leverett Street Jail was also

the site of around 20 hangings, said Lucca, but unlike previous hangings, which were held public-ly where SoWa (South of Washing-ton) is today to deter others from committing crimes, executions at the jail took place in a courtyard surrounded by high walls. As a result, people would get on the rooftops of neighboring buildings to view the hangings, said Lucca, while some enterprising individ-uals even charged admission to access the rooftops for the execu-tions.

“Ghosts in the Museum is the second lecture Lucca has delivered on the history of the Leverett Street Jail, following the first in 2015. But the new program will supplement the research he did back then with his new findings, which include items uncovered in old newspapers

and court records. “It’s an ongoing process,” said Lucca.

In the case of Duncan Winter, who committed suicide in the jail, his death was erroneously report-ed as a hanging, said Lucca, . but in fact, an accomplice of Winter’s named Sylvester Polson was actu-ally the one who hanged, although there is little record of this.

The lecture will also explore abolitionism as it pertains to cap-ital punishment.

“Everybody knows about the abolition movement against slav-ery, but not everyone knows the backstory,” said Lucca. “Abolition was much broader – there was the abolition of alcohol, the abolition of capital punishment.”

For nearly 13 years, there wasn’t a public execution at the Leverett Street Jail until the

hanging of Washington Good, a young black sailor convicted of first-degree murder, in 1849. “His was gruesome,” said Lucca, who added that Good had tried to com-mittee suicide in the jail and was unconscious and tied to a chair at the time of his hanging.

Moreover, of the roughly 20 people executed at Leverett Street Jail, more than half of them were black and Hispanic who were defi-nitely not tried by their peers, said Lucca.

Admission to the event is $10 for the general public, $5 for museum members, and free for those wearing costumes. Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e / ghos t s - in - the -muse -um-the-leverett-street-jail-tick-ets-182922735827.

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MATSU will host the “Charmed to Adorn” Event at 76 Charles St. The three-day trunk show will feature fashion designs by Louiza Babouryan, fine jewelry by Erica Molinari, and handmade leather footwear by Esquivel.

The “Charmed to Adorn” event begins Thursday, October 28 from 1 until 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sat-urday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at MATSU.

“We look forward to showcas-ing the exquisite work of Louiza Babouryan, an L.A.-based fash-ion designer. Our customers have embraced her silk organza, tulle, and knitwear,” said co-own-er Dava Muramatsu. There will be fabric swatches available for bespoke orders in addition to the inventory for the trunk show.

Murmatsu is also looking for-

ward to introducing Bostonians to the soulful jewelry pieces from Erica Molinari. The hand inscribed pieces in gold, oxidized sterling sil-ver and diamonds effuse old world charm.

Finally, Dava Muramatsu has selected designs from Esquivel’s spring 2022 collection. “This handmade leather footwear is truly special and sophisticated.” Pre-order at MATSU during the “Charmed to Adorn” event.

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are sprucing up windows, restau-rants are offering special seasonal menus, and everyone is getting in the spirit together.

Beacon Hill is quickly becom-ing an October Wonderland with spooky windows, cheery faces, and the colorful campaign flyer displayed in many windows down Charles Street and beyond. It seems the crisp air and colorful windows are bringing in the gen-erosity, because in this brief time some businesses have already reached their $100 goal.

Continuing the festive fun, doz-ens of businesses and their staff will be meeting at the corner of Charles and Pinkney streets on Oct. 31 for a Beacon Hill Hob-goblin Halloween photo. The time of the photo is still TBD, so please stay tuned.

Whether you are in full costume or only a mask, everyone is wel-come to join in for this community photo shoot. If you would like to join in on these October festivi-ties, it is not too late to join in on the fun and fundraising. There is always room for more pumpkins in the patch.

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After an apparent ‘serial defeca-tor’ struck the Myrtle Street Play-ground four times in five weeks, the Friends of the Myrtle Street Play-ground is asking for the public’s help in identifying the alleged culprit.

The incidents took place Aug. 31; Sept. 17 and 21; and Oct. 5, respec-tively, and in each instance, human waste was left overnight on play-ground equipment and toys.

The Friends group has notified Boston Parks Commissioner, Ryan Woods, along with the Boston Police Department’s Community Services office and the state’s Department of Public Health, of the situation.

Additionally, the Friends is now proposing a lock for the playground during the evening for safety reasons, while Boston Police said they would regularly stop by the playground on their patrols of the neighborhood.

The Friends has also reached out to Boston Police about forming a Crime Watch group for people who live in the area and want to keep it safe (check upcoming editions of this publication for more information).

The Friends group is also asking for the neighborhood’s help in keep-ing an eye out for poor or illegal behavior and to let them know what they see at myrtlestreetplayground@gmail.com.

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AAPI Action Group, a grass-roots organization, founded by prominent Asian Americans of different descents proudly endorse Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George’s bid for mayor of Boston. Annissa’s work ethic, commitment to strong edu-cation, safe neighborhoods, and compassionate citizenship exem-plifies the kind of individual we would like to see lead Boston for-ward.

AAPI Action Group takes pride in our group which establishes the largest diverse coalition of Chi-nese, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Nepalese Americans in Bos-ton.

“Annissa is the true Asian American candidate for Mayor of Boston. She might not look like us, but she shown moral courage in standing up for the most vulner-able members of our population when it matters the most, especial-ly when our own Asian American political leaders who are suppose to represent us, are painfully silent. We support her because like us, she deliberately seeks to unite all com-munities to make Boston stronger through togetherness. At this time, with everything we are facing we need the next mayor to be a unifi-er. Annissa is the unifier we need. She summons our inner angels to unite and celebrate as Bostonians of different descents and heritag-es,” Sanjay Kaul, co- founder of the AAPI Action Group.

“Annissa is homegrown and intimately understands the unique needs of each neighborhood as well as embrace the differences. She does not preach to us from an elite ivory tower, but listens to our needs and concerns. We are excit-ed to support Annissa as the next mayor of Boston because she has lived experience and will use her common sense as tough decisions are made,” Joe Wong, a Chinese American civic leader from China-town said.

“Annissa is running to be Bos-ton’s mayor for all the right rea-sons. Annissa is a mother and all her children attend our public schools. As a Boston Public School teacher for 14 years, she under-stands the challenges of our public education system and the needs of our educators and students. She inspires young Americans like me to thrive, to be the best in school and reach my full potential, “ Sandhaya KC, a young Nepalese American leader said.

“Annissa is a woman warrior. She’s been in trenches, paid her dues, has proven to be a quali-fied leader, and ready for greater responsibility to create a stronger Boston through togetherness, as the next mayor of Boston. I appre-ciate the most her boots on the ground and direct style. Unapol-ogetically with moral courage, she has made difficult decisions as City Councilor because she knows the stakes are high,” said Frank Celoza, a Filipino -American war veteran.

“As an American educator of Asian descent, I know firsthand that Annissa will ensure that the history and contributions of Asian Americans to American society will be taught constructively so we can share our common humanity with each other,” said 72-year old Southeast Asian Betty Lim King, a published author and animal res-cuer.

“Annissa understands that Viet-namese Americans are shop own-

ers and small business entrepre-neurs who depend on public safe-ty. She has the work experience as a small business owner in Boston to meaningfully address the chal-lenges faced by immigrant store owners and bring economic devel-opment to areas across the city in need. She has been in our neigh-borhood listening to our needs, not just during elections. I am con-fident she is realistic and ground-ed to lead Boston forward,” said Binh Nguyen, a lifelong civic and

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D’AMBROSIO RESPONDS TO JANEY’S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CHANGE THE NAME OF COLUMBUS DAY

Senate candidate Anthony D’Ambrosio has issued the follow-ing statement on Boston Mayor Kim Janey to change the name of the Columbus Day Holiday to Indigenous Peoples’ Day:

“Mayor Janey’s actions have caused more division and anger in Boston and throughout Massa-chusetts. I am proud of my Italian immigrant roots. No insider poli-tician’s decision will change that.

This could have been done in a way that recognizes the plight of Indigenous people while not offending many Italian Americans.

When will political insiders learn? True leaders unite people not divide them.”

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News BriefsAward-winning author Barbara

A. Shapiro will discuss her writing and publishing career at a virtual program sponsored by the Beacon Hill Village at 5:30 pm on Octo-ber 25.

A New York Times bestselling author, Shapiro has penned nine novels, including The Collector’s Apprentice, The Muralist and The Art Forger. Workman Publishing Company described her latest book Metropolis as ‘a gripping novel that follows six mysterious characters whose lives intersect when a tragedy occurs at the stor-age facility where they all rent units.’ The book is scheduled for release in 2022.

Shapiro, who splits her time between Boston and Naples, Flor-ida, holds a PhD in sociology. She

has directed research projects for a residential substance abuse facil-ity, worked as a systems analyst/statistician, headed the Boston office of a software development firm, and served as an adjunct professor teaching sociology at Tufts University and creative writ-ing at Northeastern University. However, she said she likes writ-ing novels the best.

This virtual program, which will begin at 5:30 pm, is present-ed with support from Cambridge Trust as part of Beacon Hill Vil-lage’s ‘Conversations With…’ series. It will be followed by a question-and-answer period.

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One in two women and up to one in four men will break a bone during their life due to osteoporo-sis. Dr. Joy Tsai will review the epidemiology of osteoporosis in the U.S. as well as the latest treat-ment strategies for this disease. Osteoporosis care encompasses both pharmacologic and non-drug therapy. She will review the broad categories of types of prescription drugs as well as lifestyle interven-tions that patients can carry out every day.

Dr. Tsai is an endocrinologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the Medical Co-Director of the MGH Endocrine Associates clinic and the Associate Director of the MGH Bone Density Center. At Harvard Medical School, she is an Assistant Professor of Med-icine.

This program is part of Beacon Hill Village’s Living Well Ending Well series, which is presented in partnership with the Boston Pub-lic Library. The program is free of charge and open to the public. Registration is required at https://www.beaconhillvillage.org/con-tent.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=332658&item_id=1510878, or by calling Beacon Hill Village at 617-723-9713. Registrants will receive the Zoom link for the pro-gram.

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The Nichols House Muse-um and Gibson House Muse-um’s 2021-22 season of Read the Room - a book club inspired by the literary salons of the 19th cen-tury – kicks off with a discussion on “Frankenstein” on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m.

`The first science fiction novel was written more then 200 years ago but its legacy and relevance continues today. Discuss the con-text and implications of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein “(1818) just in time for spooky season.

Participants will be provided with a list of discussion questions the week prior to the event, and each event will highlight partic-ular objects or spaces at the host museum that connect to the book. Some programs will take place on site; others will happen virtually, so that we can welcome everyone to an experience that feels com-fortable for them.

The Read the Room program continues on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with “North and South” (1854) by Elizabeth Gaskell; on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 6-7:30 p.m., with “Wuthering Heights” (1847) by Emily Bron-te; on Wednesday, April 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with a Special Read the Room meeting for Poetry Month with “Lyrics of Life and Love (1904)” by William Stan-ley Braithwaite; and Wednesday, June 15, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with “Deephaven” (1900) by Sarah Orne Jewett Stay tuned for related Pride Month events.

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FALL-O-WEEN cHILDrEN’S FEStIVAL’ cOMING Oct. 22 tO tHE cOMMON

Acting Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor its ‘Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival” at the Boston Common Parade Ground (near the corner of Beacon and Charles streets) on Friday, Oct. 22, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Adults and children are encour-aged to wear Halloween costumes and participate in a wide range of fun and spooky family activities. Test your skills and courage to find your way out of the Haunted Fun House Maze, hop on the train hosted by Cabot Creamery Co-op-erative, and make your way over to our glow in the dark play space for some nighttime fun featuring LED illuminated swings, seesaws, and cornhole. Join LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Boston to build a LEGO® pumpkin for our pumpkin patch and learn how to build spooky creatures with Lego

Master Model Builder, Sean. Enjoy exciting acts from the Boston Cir-cus Guild with performances by an aerial artist and stilt walker between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

This free family-friendly event will also include glow-in-the-dark games, children’s crafts, scari-ly delicious snacks and refresh-ments provided by Cabot Cheese, Dunkin’, and HP Hood LLC. Join Harvard University’s Stress & Development lab for fun games focused on learning about the brain and how we think. A mon-ster mash of activities will include a visit from the Massachusetts Horticulture Society, the Mass. Audubon Society, an art activity with the Mayor’s Mural Crew, and other fun fall and Halloween activities.

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EVENt At tHE SEVENS FOr MAYOrAL cANDIDAtE WU

An event for Mayoral candidate Michelle Wu takes place on Thurs-day, Oct. 14, at 9 p.m. at the Sev-ens Ale House at 77 Charles St. Donations are welcome.

FrEE VIrtUAL LEctUrE OF tHE NIcHOLS FAMILY SILVEr cOLLEctION

The Nichols House Museum will host “What can a teapot teach us?,” a free virtual lecture high-lighting the Nichols family silver collection through a social history lens, - on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 p.m.

This program will discuss the ways in which important issues in American society, like immigra-tion and domestic service, can be interpreted through the Nichols family silver collection. This sum-mer’s Julie Linsdell and Georgia Linsdell Enders Research Fellow, Kayli Rideout, will showcase col-lection objects from spoons to sal-vers and explore how these exam-ples of decorative arts held social meaning for both the Nichols fam-ily and American society at large. This conversation will draw from Kayli’s summer research project, a social history of the Nichols fami-ly’s silver collection from the colo-nial period to the 20th century.

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The Beacon Hill Architectur-al Commission will hold a public ZOOM hearing on October 21 at 5 p.m.

The following will be discussed:Subject of the hearing will be

applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural violations, and such businesses as may come before the commission, in accordance with Chapter 616 of the Acts of 1955 of the Massa-chusetts General Law as amend-ed. Applications are available for review during business hours at the office of the Environment Depart-ment. Applicants or their repre-sentatives are required to attend, unless indicated otherwise below. Sign language interpreters are available upon request.

Attention: This hearing will only be held virtually and NOT in person. You can partici-pate in this hearing by going to: HTTPS://US02WEB.ZOOM.US/J/87486544433 or calling 1 (929) 205-6099 and entering meet-ing id # 874 8654 4433. You can also submit written comments or questions to BeaconHillAC@bos-ton.gov.

I. VIOLAtION APP# 22.0264 BH 104 Chest-

nut Street: Applicant: Andrew Gordon Proposed Work: Ratification of

unapproved hardware, installed

into the water table granite. APP# 22.0444 BH 21 Branch

Street: Applicant: Eric Krotkov Proposed Work: Screening

around HVAC equipment that was installed without the approval of the Commission.

APP# 22.0452 BH 18 Hancock Street

Applicant: John Hall Proposed Work: New fan vent

through rear façade. II. Design review Hearing APP# 21.1068 BH 46 Beacon

Street: (Continued from 6/2021 Hearing)

Applicant: John Flannery Proposed Work: At rear façade,

level two, replace two, 1 over 1, aluminum windows with two, 1 over 1 aluminum windows.

APP #: 22.0326 BH 40 Charles Street:

Applicant: James Hill Proposed Work: New Sign APP# 22.0321 BH 78 Beacon

Street: Applicant: Brian McLean Proposed Work: Repair red scal-

loped slate roof in kind. (See Addi-tional Items Under Administrative Review)

APP# 22.0408 BH 71 Myrtle Street:

Applicant: David Arrowmith Proposed Work: Replace exist-

ing roof deck with new roof deck. APP# 22.0441 BH 83 Mount

Vernon Street Applicant: Marc Beaulieu Proposed Work: New handrail

on deck on the peak of the roof. APP# 22.0449 BH 21 Brimmer

Street Applicant: Leslie Schneeberger Proposed Work: New pergola,

new handrail. APP# 22.0453 BH 10 Hancock

Street Applicant: Charles Czeisler Proposed Work: New handrail

on rear ell roofdeck. III. ADVISOrY Beacon Street Crossings Applicant: John Monacelli; City

of Boston Transportation Dept. Proposed Work: Modifications

to street crossing, signals, center islands at Charles & Beacon Street and Beacon and Arlington Street.

IV. Administrative review/Approval: In order to expedite the review process, the commis-sion has delegated the approval of certain work items, such as those involving ordinary maintenance and repair, restoration or replace-ment, or which otherwise have a minimal impact on a building’s appearance, to commission staff pending ratification at its monthly public hearing. Having been identi-fied as meeting these eligibility cri-teria and all applicable guidelines, the following applications will be approved at this hearing:

Applicants whose projects are

listed under this heading NEED NOT APPEAR at the hearing. Following the hearing, you will be issued a Determination Sheet to present at the Inspectional Ser-vices Department (1010 Massa-chusetts Avenue) as proof of proj-ect approval when applying for permits. ISD personnel will send an electronic copy of your build-ing-permit application to the com-mission staff for review. (To avoid potential confusion, the text of your building-permit application should be consistent with the proj-ect description given below.)

Commission staff will accord-ingly authorize the execution of the work, attaching any applicable provisos, reflecting the relevant guidelines and precedents.

Please Note That Following Issuance Of The Determination Sheet No

Further Correspondence Will Be Issued For The Applications Listed Below.

The electronic building-permit application as annotated by com-mission staff will constitute your

Certificate of Appropriateness; this will be valid for one year from the date of the hearing. The applicant is required to notify the commission of any project chang-es; failure to do so may affect the status of the approval.

If you have any questions not addressed by the above infor-

mation, please contact staff at 617.635.3850 or BeaconHillAC@boston.gov Thank you.

APP# 22.0321 BH 78 Beacon Street: Repoint party wall in kind using same mortar tooling and color (See Additional Items Under Design Review).

APP# 22.0454 BH 43 Bowdoin Street: Restore existing front door, door surround, repaint to match existing, clean restore front steps.

APP# 22.0387 BH 67 Brimmer Street: Installation of snow melt system and copper gutters.

APP# 22.0415 BH 68 Chestnut Street: Repoint and repair brick in kind.

APP# 22.0426 BH 81 Joy Street: Restore existing front door, and storefront carpentry in kind.

APP# 22.0347 BH 6 Mount Vernon Place: Repoint brownstone and brick in kind.

APP# 22.0420 BH 10 Pinckney Street: Replace storm windows in kind.

APP# 22.0323 BH 20 West Cedar Street: Install fire alarm bell, drain and FD Connection.

APP# 22.0428 BH 10 West Hill Place: Repair existing fence; Weld decorative ornament back to exist-ing fence. Repaint to match.

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As each cook dips a spice spoon into their Masala Dabba (the tra-ditional round stainless steel tin containing their most-used spices) they proudly create their unique

flavor profile. The choice of aromatics takes

a curry to a different region. In India, onion, garlic, and ginger are added to many curries. In Thai-land, shallots, garlic, and chiles are a starting point. Jamaican curries add Scotch bonnet or habanero peppers to their onion and fresh thyme blend.

While we think of curries as soupy dishes, there are also dry curries. Some like Jalfrezi or

Panang are made by marinating the meat, seafood, or vegetables in a coating of spices and “frying” them in oil or coconut milk. This process creates a thick rather than soupy sauce.

curried FoodsWe think of curried foods as

those seasoned with the flavors of curry or curry powder. Often they don’t resemble a traditional curry at all. One meal in our regular meal rotation is curried chicken salad. Penny adds left-over chick-en to a mixture of apple chunks, raisins, shredded carrots, green onions, and celery. She then adds a healthy dose of curry powder and Aleppo chili to the vinaigrette as she mixes it.

curry PowderGreat Britain has a serious curry

culture. Some food writers con-tend that Chicken Tikka Masala is

the country’s national dish. How-ever, we consider curry powder the nation’s most significant contribu-tion to the curry world.

What started with Indian mer-chants sending spice blends like Garam Masala to England soon took on a local British accent, with companies like Crosse & Blackwell creating and selling their versions of curry powder. Isabella Beeton’s Book of Household Management had recipes calling for curry pow-der as early as 1861.

There is a vast difference in fla-vors among curry powders. Some of the best online spice retailers like Penzeys Spices and Spice House will let you purchase 1 or 2-ounce packages of their curry blends. Small samples are a great way to try a few and find the one that is your family favorite.

One origin story for the word curry is on Wikipedia. That source traces it to “... the Tamil word kari meaning ‘sauce’ or ‘relish for rice’ that uses the leaves of the curry

tree (Murraya koenigii).” Seeing curry as a sauce or relish for rice, bread, or whatever staple served as the bulk of the meal explains why many countries have a curry culture. These are flavorful top-pings that add interest and variety to daily meals often centered on a staple carbohydrate.

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Here are two of our Masala Dabbas. One contains whole seeds and the other has our most-used spices and blends including our favorite curry powder.