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October 11, 2018

Hyde Park BulletinVolume 17, Issue 41

HPNA digs deeper intodevelopment issues

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Members of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association met and discussedthe Railyard 5 Project, shown above, among other projects.

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MarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

About 25 members of theHyde Park Neighborhood As-sociation attended the meetingon Thursday, October 4 to dis-cuss new development issues –one in the near future and theother on the radar.

The first focus was a recapof the meeting on October 1 onthe Sprague Street developmentproject at 36-70 Sprague Streetin Readville. The project,which is currently in the finalcomment period with the Bos-ton Development and PlanningAgency (BPDA), is now beingpresented as a 492-unit, four-building, mixed-use develop-ment with condominiums andapartments.

“This is only a reduction of

about 20-something units,”HPNA president JohnRaymond said. “They tried toconfuse us by lowering thesquare footage by about 7,500square feet. But there wasn’t abig reduction in units.”

The developer, Jordan D.Warshaw, of the NoannetGroup, eliminated 29 unitsfrom the final plan. There willbe 364 for-rent apartments and128 for-sale condos, accordingto the proposal.

“I have never seen a meet-ing that large in all my years ofliving here,” he continued. “Acouple of people were for it,and a lot of union guys werethere. Right now people are justgoing to have to watch and lis-ten.”

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Fairmount Hill group talks aboutgas concerns with officials

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MarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

Despite the change of loca-tion to the Area E-18 police sta-tion, about 35 people came to theFairmount Hill NeighborhoodAssociation (FHNA) meetingon September 26, to discuss apossible zoning violation onPond Street with a home that hascreated a parking lot on its frontlawn for an Airbnb.

“The owner has taken abeautiful old Queen Anne Vic-torian house and tarred over thefront lawn,” said the group’szoning committee co-chair, JoeSmith. “The house is being usedas an Airbnb. We have discussedthis issue at previous meetings.Now they are at the point ofpainting lines for four parkingspaces. We are annoyed.”

Bryan Flynn, Hyde Park’sliaison from the Mayor’s Officeof Neighborhood Services, saidhe has “double teamed” withSteven Maguire from CityCouncilor Tim McCarthy’s of-

fice to pursue the issue with theInspectional Services Depart-ment (ISD).

“I have spoken with LisaCoveney,who is an official withISD,” Flynn said.

“But the community needs to

The FHNA discussed several zoning issues at its most recent meeting inSeptember.

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keep reporting this issue,” Flynncontinued. “I cannot stress thisenough. If you keep calling 311or using the 311 app with pic-tures, they can potentially be put

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City Life hosts talk ondisplacement,

corporate landlordsJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

City Life Vida Urbana(CFVU) hosted a meeting lastweek with residents facing dis-placement and the press to high-light the issues currently facingresidents in Boston.

The hearing focused on sev-eral residents in Hyde Park, Ja-maica Plain, Dorchester,Roxbury and East Boston whohave been experiencing renthikes anywhere from 30 percentto 100 percent. CLVU stated dur-ing the meeting that the organi-zation has been fighting to stopsaid displacements.

CLVU Communications Di-rector Helen “Homefries”Matthews said one of the maincampaigns they have been work-

ing on in the group involves theCity Realty group, which ownsdozens of buildings in Allston,Brighton, Jamaica Plain,Dorchester and Roslindale,among others.

Matthews said that City Re-alty is increasing rents to forceout current tenants, both in resi-dential and business properties.

“They’re this really bad ac-tor in the Jamaica Plan/Roxburyarea. They are a big corporatelandlord who’s purchasing a lotof buildings,” she said. “Duringthe foreclosure crisis, theybought up all these buildingswhen people were dealing withthis really big crisis, and theytook advantage of it by scooping

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Neponset Greenway talksbike paths in Hyde Park

The Neponset RiverGreenway Council (NRGC) metlast week and discussed severalitems regarding the Greenwayand Hyde Park.

The Greenway, it is hoped,will connect Milton toDorchester on a fully-protected

bike lane on the streets and a na-ture bike path through protectedareas of the Massachusetts De-partment of Recreation and Con-servation (DCR). Currently, thereare ways to bike the path, but someareas, particularly in Hyde Park,could use some work.

Most of the Hyde Park sectiondeals with what was called in2009 the Neponset Trail Phase II

project, which connected theMartini Shell to Mattapan be-tween the Truman Parkway andthe Neponset River. It opened in2012 and was completed in2015, spanning to the NeponsetRiver Parkway in Readville atthe southern edge of Boston.

The Neponset River Greenway Council met last Wednesday and discussed its progress in Hyde Park.PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

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SWBCDC hosts Doyle Playground update and Block Party

Residents came out during the last week of September to celebrate the progress of the Doyle Playground andsee what's on the docket for the future.

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The Southwest BostonCommunity Development Cor-poration (SWBCDC) recentlyhosted a block party andprogress update for the pro-posed playground and park atthe site which is currentlyknown as the Doyle Play-ground.

The party, which was heldon Saturday, Sept. 29, was toshow the community what hasbeen done on the planning forthe playground. The SWBCDCgave out fliers, updated thecommunity, provided free foodand hosted a live DJ for the day.

SWBCDC Board ChairMimi Turchinetz said it’s beenamazing to see the communityrally around this project andthrow their support into it.

“There’s a lot of stuff go-ing on here and this is great,”she said. “We’ve been work-ing really hard for a lot ofmonths and years to get theplayground where it is rightnow.”

Currently, the group’s hiredlandscape architect OffshootsInc. and has put together sev-eral plans for the park, andthough nothing is set in stone,residents said they’re happywith the current look. The de-sign places a concert stage per-pendicular to the current brickwall on the east side of the par-cel, which will be painted in amural. The current design fea-tures park playground equip-ment in a naturalized design,as there is a traditional play-ground set up at Ross Play-ground nearby. Residents saidat a July visioning session theyalso wanted to see some work-

out equipment, as there is nooption like that in the neigh-borhood.

Currently, the group hasbeen able to clean up the areaalong the Neponset River andcreate mulch paths to andalong the river.

SWBCDC Board MemberSheila Burke said it was goodto see so many people come outto support the park and have agood time.

“Today is very beautiful, theweather has been good to usand I haven’t seen the plans forthe park in the last few monthsso it’s been good to knowwhat’s been taking place,” shesaid. “Everybody’s enjoyingthe activities here and that’swhat we want, we want peopleto utilize this space.”

Resident Lawrence Whyteand his friend Gabriel Spiveysaid they had come to the parkwhen it had playground equip-ment years and years ago, andsaid they were glad to see oneof their childhood memoriescoming back to life.

“We’re all friends and we allgrew up together, I mean Gabeand his family grew up in thathouse right over there,” Whytesaid, pointing to the house onthe western border of the par-cel. “So when I was younger,we used to play at this parkwhen it still had the swings andall that stuff. When I was go-ing around recruiting people fora cleanup day, we stopped atanother friend’s house and hesaw the playground idea andthey were able to come to thatvery first cleanup day.”

Whyte said the group hasnarrowed down the artist atleast for the mural on the eastwall, but he said ideas for themural are still welcome. Theartist is known for portraits, butWhyte said all ideas are wel-come. He pointed to a markerdrawing from one of theyounger participants, whichshowed a globe with peopleholding hands and celebratingcommunity.

“If people want to draw uptheir ideas or just write them

down, that’s awesome andthat’s what we’re doing,” hesaid. “Today’s going reallywell, we’re seeing a lot ofpeople coming out of theirhomes and coming by and I’mexcited about the progress thatwe’ve made and the progresswe can make for the future... Iwas having kind of a roughmorning, and when I came hereand saw how open it was andthe progress we’ve made withthe pathing and mulching,that’s like two years of work.It was refreshing and it justmade me feel excited.”

Resident Sophia Simeonsaid she also remembers whatthe site used to be like, andshe’s just amazed at how farit has come.

“I’m 34 and I been heresince I was five years old.

We’ve been here in Hyde Parkthe whole time,” she said.“The ground had just been leftand it was just a waste. I usedto see kids play here a littlebit, I mean it was a little some-thing for the kids around theneighborhood, and this addi-tion to it would help a lot.”

Simeon said it was amaz-ing to see the communitycome together around thispiece of land and the otherplaygrounds around theneighborhood.

“I mean before you had togo to other neighborhoodsjust to go to a playground,”she said. “It’s amazing, it feelslike people want to stay here.I mean this area was dying outand they’ve brought new lifeto it. There’s the Ross Play-ground now and this play-ground... I used to go all theway to Jamaica Plain to go toa playground and now wehave our own.”

Resident and founder ofNew England Bike LifeMaurice Thomas said he hadno idea this was happening onthat Saturday, but he was gladto see it.

“I live next door and I heardthe music, and I just wanted tocome out, check it out and sup-port the community,” he said.“It’s just fantastic, this wasnothing but concrete and dirtand nothing else and this justbeautiful now.”

For more information go toswbcdc.org.


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Ed Walsh Wiffle Ball Tournament hits straight into fifth year

The fifth annual Ed WalshFoundation Wiffle Ball Tourna-ment kicked off on Monday,Oct. 8, to the delight of hun-dreds of children and families.

The tournament was estab-lished to celebrate the life ofBoston Fire Department Lieu-tenant Ed Walsh, who perishedduring a Back Bay fire in 2014along with Firefighter MichaelKennedy. Walsh was a residentof both Hyde Park andRoslindale, and supported doz-ens of charities in his lifetime.

His wife, Kristen Walsh,said she wanted to keep hisspirit alive by donating to thosesame charities, which includedFranciscan Children’s organi-zation, the Greater BostonYMCA, Parkway Pop Warner,Parkway Little League, Park-way Girls Softball, the JasonRoberts Challenger League,Watertown Youth Baseball andSoftball, the Watertown Chal-lenger League, the WatertownBoys & Girls Club, after schoolprograms, the Special Olym-pics, NEADS, the Boston Pub-lic Schools and local familiesin need.

Walsh said though it was abit chilly on Monday, it didn’tstop any of the regulars from

Hundreds came out to the annual Ed Walsh Wiffle Ball Tournament at Billings Field to celebrate the life andpassions of Boston Fire Lt. Edward Walsh.

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coming out to support the event.“Weather doesn’t stop us,”

she said. “We’re having a lot offun. We have 44 teams, so about200 people out here playing.We’re on four different fieldsright now.”

Walsh said they usuallyraise about $10,000 for theevent, and that’s the goal. Shesaid the organization of theevent is hectic, but she loves thework.

“I’m running around, but it’sa good day for all of us,” shesaid. “We get to see family andfriends and people from thecommunity, it’s just awesome.”

Former roommates of EdWalsh, Brian Donovan and An-thony Fallon, said this wassomething that Walsh himselfwould have loved.

“It’s amazing, really whatKristen does,” Donovan said. “Imean usually things lose steamover the years, but she’s gain-ing steam and it’s pretty impres-sive, especially as she’s raisingthree kids.”

They said they played a lotat Bridgewater State University,and that this was one of thethings they always did to blowoff steam during their timethere.

“This is what we did,” hesaid. “We played at his housein sophomore year, he had a

house off campus and wewiffled all day. It was right uphis alley, getting together withfriends and having a good day.”

“This is exactly what Edloved to do,” Fallon said.

Jaime Jones said she cameout from Reading to supporttheir friends, Kathy and KevinWalsh who are Ed Walsh’scousins.

“It’s an amazing event,” shesaid. “We have so much fun.Usually my son puts together a

team, but this year anothergroup of his friends were ableto put one together and we’vedoubled out support. We’refrom Reading and we’vedoubled our players and it’s justa great thing.”

Cousins to Ed, KarenBuschini, Diane Fucci and PaulKelly said this was one of thebest ways to honor his legacyin the community.

“Rain or shine, people showup and Ed was all about fam-

ily, fun, sports, getting peopletogether so it’s a great way tohonor his life,” Buschini said.

Resident and Boston Uni-versity Police Officer BobMcCarthy said, “Boston Uni-versity is in the area of Engine33 and Ladder 15, so we re-spond to similar calls with thefirefighters from there so whenKennedy and Walsh perished inthat tragedy, we bear the prob-

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My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

Hallowed be her name?In 1964 “The Wedding,”

sung by Julie Rogers, peaked at#10 in the pop charts across theUnited States. It rose muchhigher in the United Kingdomand Australia. What is unusualabout this pop song is that itslyrics reference another song, areligious one at that, “AveMaria.”

“The Wedding” is about anenvisioned church ceremony—matrimony— as the singer an-ticipates “. . . hearing sweetvoices singing the ‘Ave Maria’”being played on her big day.

So there, we have the “AveMaria” being mentioned in thou-sands of public high schoolgyms across the states at teen-age dances, the separation ofchurch and state notwithstand-ing. Moreover, what is out-standing in this day and age,there is not the least amount ofdisrespect in the reference to theMarian hymn.

Let’s recall an episode of thetelevision series “Blue Bloods.” Already in syndication, the se-ries chronicles the activities ofa New York City police family,the Reagans. The tight, Irishfamily encompasses four gen-erations: the great grandfather,a former police commissionerhimself; the grandfather, playedby one of the show’s co-stars,Tom Selleck, as the current po-lice commissioner; and two ofhis offspring, who are also po-lice officers with the NYPD.

In one vignette, Tom Selleckmeets his district attorneydaughter for a drink after work: he opts for a non-alcoholicBloody Mary, prompting thewise-cracking daughter to labelit a Virgin Mary. The policecommissioner objects, claimingthat his Jesuit education taught

him not to disrespect the motherof Jesus by referring to a drinkwith her name.

All of which leads to thename of Mary being used quitea lot in sports references particu-larly as a desperation effort com-monly called a “Hail Mary”pass, effort, shot, etc.

The National Catholic Reg-ister differs with the secularmedia on the origin of the term. The NCR claims that the phraseoriginated in 1922, when twoformer members of NotreDame’s Four Horsemen coinedthe term following a hard-foughtvictory against Georgia Tech. The Fighting Irish players saidactual Hail Mary prayers to-gether before scoring each oftheir team’s touchdowns, asthey defeated the vauntedRamblin’ Wreck 13-3. Afterthe game one of ND’s FourHorsemen is reputed to havesaid, “Say, that Hail Mary is thebest play we’ve got!”

The most common versionis that the phrase was coined byRoger Staubach, the Dallas

Cowboys quarterback, in a1975 playoff game againstMinnesota. As the game wasabout to expire, he heaved along pass to wide receiver DrewPearson. After the game the(Catholic) All-Pro quarterbackstated, “I closed my eyes andsaid a Hail Mary.”

Within Jesuit tradition the“Hail Mary” pass seems to haveoriginated with the game-win-ning 48-yard touchdown passby Doug Flutie to GerardPhelan to give Boston Collegea thrilling 47-45 last-secondwin over the University of Mi-ami before a crowd of 30,235at the Orange Bowl on Nov. 23,1984. The last-second heave,highlighted on national televi-sion, cast Flutie into the na-tional limelight, as the 10thranked Eagles defeated the pre-ceding year’s national cham-pion.

The only misinformationabout the game is that “ThePass,” as it is called aroundChestnut Hill, enabled Flutie towin the 1984 Heisman Trophy: not so, as the voting was com-plete before the Miami game.

As we are fully into anotherfootball season, should some ofus take offense at the constant,secular references to the motherof Jesus by television commen-tators? For some, perhaps. Forothers of us, we know that whendeath is imminent, we’ll bemumbling the sacred prayer,particularly with its mortalphrase, . . . .”pray for us nowand at the hour of death.” Maybe, just maybe, the essenceof that phrase, the Hail Marypass, will proliferate even moreso among countless sports fansfrom which we can drawstrength before our final breath.

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THE THEMEIS TROUBLING

To the Editor:I was struck by the common

theme between the opposition tothe proposed charter high schoolat 361 Belgrade Avenue and theopposition to new housing onSprague Street in Readville.

The theme is “no change inmy neighborhood”, which leftme wondering what world theopposition lives in. After all,most of the opponents have chil-dren and even grandchildren whoneed good schools to go to andhomes to live in. The main com-

plaints center around traffic con-gestion. Yes, there are backs upsin both areas during peak com-muting times, but they are minorand can be resolved by improvedpublic transportation and roaddesign.

The complaint that RoxburyPrep will make congestion worseon West Roxbury Parkway isspurious since the vast majorityof the students will use publictransportation. And, it is disin-genuous when one considershow much congestion is createdby the drop-offs for Holy NameSchool. The city could improve

traffic by rebuilding the Parkway/Centre rotary into a more effi-cient and safer modern round-about design. It is pedestrian hellnow and prevents parents fromletting children walk to theschool.

As for the Sprague Street de-velopment, how do the oppo-nents plan to solve the housingshortage that is making it so ex-pensive to live in Boston and, inparticular, is harming lower in-come residents? Increasing hous-ing supply is the only way to puta check on price increases. Notin my backyard attitudes harmother people and stopping devel-opment hurts the economichealth of cities. Asking develop-ers to provide additional benefitsto the neighborhood in exchangefor building is the better andsmarter way to work with inevi-table and necessary change.

Allan WrightRoslindale

One of the trickiest decisions in corporate America is notnecessarily what to make, but when to destroy.

Over time, the paperwork (or digital files) associated withvarious operational and personnel matters become just so muchbloat and wasted real estate. Do you really need payroll infor-mation for an employee from 25 years ago?

The problem, however, is not knowing when seeminglywasteful record retention becomes vital again or a legal obliga-tion. A lawsuit may demand historical documentation as part ofdiscovery. Tax audits can stretch back several years. There mayalso, in an era of cyber-attacks and data breaches, be the needto track back in time to assess the cause and scope of a hack.

With this backdrop, it is also perfectly reasonable that cityand state agencies establish policies for what can be shredded,and how much time must pass before they can do so. It is stilltricky, given the need to document history and satisfy publicrecord requests, but a “spring cleaning” guided by establishedpolicies is hardly scandalous, at least not superficially.

None of that should be a shield for corruption. Yet, that isexactly what our embattled State Police are doing. Here is asnippet of reporting this week by radio station WBUR:

“In the months since the Massachusetts State Police has beenrocked by overtime and payroll scandals, records show theagency sought to destroy more than 160 boxes of documentstracking payroll, detail assignments, attendance and per-sonnel records — some dating back as far as 26 years.The day after the Boston Globe published a story in Marchexposing an entire division of the state police had payrollrecords hidden from the public, the agency requested per-mission to destroy 115 bankers boxes worth of records.”

The requests were submitted by the director of financefor the State Police to the state Records ConservationBoard.

In a statement, a state police spokesman told WBURthat the requests were “in compliance with the Secretaryof State’s retention schedule.”

That may be the case, but the optics and timing are stillterrible. Thus far, six state troopers have been charged infederal court with collecting overtime for hours they didn’twork; three others face similar charges in Suffolk County.It remains unclear if others may also be charged.

Legal document destruction or not, this is the policeequivalent of a drug dealer flushing his wares when cruis-ers pull up to his door.

During a payroll/overtime scandal, the most importantrecords to accuse or exonerate suspects lies within thoseotherwise dull spreadsheets. Given that no one can sayfor sure how long overtime fraud has been a “tradition:”for certain members of the force, document trashing can-not merely follow the letter of retention policies. TheRecords Conservation Board apparently agreed, and at thevery least delayed its approval of the request.

State Police play an important role in our public safetynetwork, but they are not above the law. The force, now morethan ever, must ensure that its actions are above reproach. Itmust restore any lost or diminished public faith. Carting awayboxes of potential evidence amid a sweeping fraud investi-gation, even if legal, is no way to rebuild that trust.


Boston City Council looks to go car free for a dayJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Last week, the Boston CityCouncil voted to hold a hear-ing regarding hosting a localiteration of the Car Free Dayinitiative.

The Car Free Day, Sept.22, is a advocacy day in whichdrivers are encouraged to tryto get around by any othermeans than their car. The gen-esis behind the event is to pro-mote mass transit and renew-able travel to help ease con-gestion. At-Large City Coun-cilor Michelle Wu said thecity has seen street shut downevents for the past few yearsexperience great success ingetting cars off those particu-lar streets, but also encourag-ing residents to come together.

“We all can think of ex-amples of times in our dis-tricts where we just shut downthe street even for a block ortwo and how much it camealive with people coming out-side, bringing their kids andfood and just building a senseof community,” said Wu.“From the Bike and Brew Fes-tival in Dorchester jut a acouple of weeks ago, Fall Festin Rozzie and the Hyde Park150 and all the little ones inbetween.”

Wu said 14 percent of theCity of Boston’s total land

mass area is sidewalks andstreets, and they should be le-veraged to serve the publicmore. She also pointed outthat the more car traffic youhave in a city, the more dust,particulates and smog you’regoing to have impacting thehealth of the population.

“They really should bethought of more as publiccommunity land, we could domore on that,” she said. “Thenthere’s the whole environmen-tal sustainability aside, wherewe know that the emissionsfrom cars are not just causingthe acceleration of climatechange but also really impact-ing people’s health. The stud-ies have shown thatChinatown residents living bythe highways have much

higher instances of asthmaand diseases, and urban resi-dents in general, due to notjust living near roads, but alsoaffected by the lack of park-ing due to people circling andtrying to find a place to putthat car, that creates evenmore pollution and emis-sions.”

Wu cited an ambitious ex-ample that Paris undertook in2015, when they shut downthe most urban downtown ar-eas of the city to traffic. Shesaid a full 30 percent of thecity was closed to vehiculartraffic, and she said the effectwas amazing.

“They did some measure-ments and they found that thenitrogen dioxide levelsdropped by 40 percent from

just that one car-free day andthe noise levels in the citydropped by half,” she said.“So there’s lots of impactsthat we don’t think about.They have done it every yearsince then, expanding itthroughout the city. There’s alot of details on how some-thing like this would happen.Is it just a gentle encourage-ment, like some American cit-ies have tried, or is it reallythat we’re going to shut downthese streets to vehicular traf-fic except for emergency ve-hicles. It’s not just as simpleas picking the day and sayingwe’re going to do it.”

District 8 City CouncilorJosh Zakim pointed out that asBoston is getting denser, moreand more residents are being

encouraged or forced not toown a car.

“If we’re asking people tohave less parking in the cityand not use their cars in thecity we do have to have a re-liable public transit system,”he said. “It is vital for ourcity’s economic growth, envi-ronment and public health tohave reliable, consistent andaffordable public transit thatwe’re invested in. That’s ob-viously something the City ofBoston can’t do on its own.”

The Council also wentover issues discussed in a pre-vious meeting on the possibil-ity of reconstructing the LongIsland Bridge and turning thefacility there into an opioidtreatment center. District 2City Councilor Ed Flynn saidhe supported the move andsaid during his time as a pro-bationary officer of the Suf-folk County Sheriff’s Office,he would go to the old LongIsland Homeless shelter fre-quently.

“I think more than half ofmy clients' probationers wereoutside of Boston and theycame here to get healthcare.They came to Boston to gethousing and they came to theprobation department,” hesaid. “Most of these crimeshappened outside the city and

The City Council met and discussed a possible car-free day in the city. Newbury Street has already tried it forthree days to some serious success

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The Annual Yom Kippur Food Donation from Cong. Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills to theMilton Food Bank was delivered recently by volunteers David Mabel and Lisa Sadler. Thecollection of about 50 bags of food coincides with the holiday fast, which reminds us of thosewho are hungry.

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Beth Shalom donates to Milton Food Bank

Neponset River continued from page 1Phase III was completed in 2017,when the construction of a 1.3-mile span between MattapanSquare and Central Avenue inMilton was completed andbridges were installed over theNeponset River and the Ashmont-Mattapan Trolley Line, most no-tably the Harvest River Bridge.According to the GreenwayCouncil, there are still five moresegments to go on the trail.

Segment 9 deals with thePaul’s Bridge near Brush HillRoad, just over the Hyde Park/Milton line. Currently, cyclistshave to cross the road from the

Truman Parkway section throughthe Neponset Valley Parkway,which can be dangerous, as thecurve can make visibility of cy-clists difficult for motorists. Ac-cording to DCR Project ManagerStella Lensing, progress is beingmade.

“I’ve put it on the five-yearcapital plan,” she said. “That is ourfacilities planning and designcapital plan, but whether the costsget approved or not is anothermatter, but I’ve put money asidefor all of these things and then,once approved, we’ll be out herestarting construction.”

Members of the NRGC saidthey were enthused about thisproject and hoped more could bedone faster. The plan would be tocreate a bike and pedestrian pathunder the bridge to reduce chancesof interaction with motorist traf-fic.

“The next step is to get it toBlue Hills around or under Paul’sBridge,” said NRGC member Jo-seph Finnigan.

Segment 7 deals with the con-

nection from Fairmount Ave. toDana Avenue. Lensing again saidthe connection, which runs alongthe Truman Parkway as an unpro-tected bike lane, is also on the five-year capital plan.

“We’re looking at the wholeare as to where we put that bikelane. When the funding is avail-able we’ll take a look at that....Hopefully it gets approved and wecan get started.”

The problem, Lensing said, isthat the funding has to be ap-proved by both DCR and the StateLegislature, which means that rep-resentatives and senators fromoutside the district have to ap-prove it.

“Whether it’s in their districtor not we have to show it servestheir district and that’s what weneed them to know,” said NRGCmember Jessica Mink.

The next NRGC meeting is setfor November 7 at 7 p.m. at theE-18 District Station of the Bos-ton Police Department. For moreinformation, go toneponsetgreenway.org.

There are two remaining segments left for the Hyde Park areas of theGreenway, shown above as segmented lines.

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

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

Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns a 10-bay auto repairservice center in Hyde Park and an 8-bay center in Middleboro. Junior is anASE-certified Master Technician, ASE-certified L-1 and ASE-certified Natural Gas.

Ask The DoctorThe New Volkswagen, Part 2

The all new 2019 Jetta looks more like a Japanese import than the car that it is. This is an all new car from theground up, starting at $18,545 for the manual transmission and $19,345 for the automatic (destination fee:$850). Power comes from a turbo-charged, 1.4 liter engine rated at 147 horsepower. Automatic LED lights, start-stop button, a rear-view camera, steering hub controls, a multi-mode 8-speed automatic or six-speed manual onthe S model are included. All this for under $20,000.

The Jetta lineup starts at the S and goes up to the R line with a long list of standard equipment and a stickerprice of only $22,995. This is a lot of car for the money. VW wants to provide owners with a great car at a veryreasonable price. A panoramic sunroof, leather trim, and a 400-watt Beats audio system are also available.

Driving on a winding road, the car drove like it was on rails. On the highway, the turbo-charged 1.4 literengine accelerates more like a powerful V/6. Vision is good from all angles. Entry and exit is easy, as is the low-level trunk entry.

The Beetle has been around for years but its time could be very short. Available either in a coupe or convert-ible, 6-speed multi-mode transmission only. The model lineup, like other VWs, starts with the S at $20,220(plus $850 destination). If you opt up to the top-of-the-line Dune convertible, pricing starts at $32,090. Our testBeetle was the Coast convertible model with a 2.0 turbo, 4-cylinder engine rated at 184 horsepower. A push of abutton and down goes the top, no latches – just a button. (There is a manual release and latch if one is everneeded.) The top folds down low enough in the rear well to not obstruct the driver’s vision. Our test Beetle had acloth interior, steering hub controls, and a push-to-start button. The cloth interior color matched the top and thedash. LED door speakers light up in three colors. Storage room and rear seat room are limited, but the ride anddrive fun factor make up the difference. There is very little wind noise at highway speeds. The top is well-insulated and the windows seal against the top frame perfectly. VW has additional models with unusual duelcolor schemes. Whatever happens with the Beetle, it sure has had long lasting memories.

Around the NeighborhoodsFREE ACE MENTORPROGRAM

The ACE Mentor Program ofGreater Boston launches their2018-2019 free after-schoolhands-on educational programby hosting a Student Kick-Offevent on October 17, 2018 at theWentworth Institute of Technol-ogy.

The program gives highschool students interested in in-dustries such as architecture,construction and engineering,the opportunity to learn fromreal-life professionals. Through-out the program, high school stu-dents have the ability to gain tan-gible experience from workingon a construction site, learninghow to maneuver software pro-grams and working hands-onwith a mentor. The program is agreat opportunity for studentsthat want to build professionalconnections for potential jobsand internships in the future.

Although the ACE MentorProgram of Greater Boston isfree for participating students,they offer scholarships rangingfrom $4,000-$12,000 to selectstudents within the program anddistribute the scholarships at theconclusion of the program(March 2019).

For all interested high schoolstudents, please attend the Stu-dent Kick-Off event on Wednes-day, October 17, 2018 from 6-8PM at Wentworth Institute ofTechnology, in the Watson Au-ditorium (550 Huntington Ave).For more information on how tosign up for the program, pleasevisit the registration site https://app.acementor.org/registration/student

BAY STATE SKATINGSCHOOL ISCELEBRATING 50 YEARS!

Learn to Skate classes areongoing at the Brookline/Cleve-land Circle Reilly, Newton/Brighton Daly and Jim RocheRinks. Classes are for children,ages 4 to 18. Separate skillclasses are held at the beginner,intermediate and advanced lev-

els. Skaters can wear eitherhockey skates or figure skates,and helmets are required for ages4 through 9. Each class includesa small group lesson and a su-pervised practice period. New-ton/Brighton Daly Rink onNonantum Road, classes on Sat-urdays at 1 PM start October27th and Sundays at 1 PM startOctober 28th. Brookline/Cleve-land Circle Reilly Memorial IceRink at 355 Chestnut Hill Av-enue classes Sundays at 1 PMstart October 21st, Thursdays at4 PM start October 25th and Fri-days at 4 PM start October 26th. Jim Roche Arena, West Roxburyis located at 1025 VFW Parkway.Classes are Sundays at 4 PMstarting October 21st. Come jointhe fun at the Brighton DalyRink, Cleveland Circle ReillyRink, Jim Roche Arena or at anyof the other 8 local area rinks. To register for classes or for anyadditional information, pleasecall the Bay State Skating Schoolat 781-890-8480, or visitwww.BayStateSkatingSchool.org.

FALL FROLIC: A FREE“SHARE THE HARBOR”CRUISE TO SPECTACLEISLAND ON OCTOBER20TH

Save the Harbor/Save theBay in partnership with BostonHarbor Now, the MassachusettsDepartment of Conservation andRecreation (DCR), and the Na-tional Parks Service (NPS) willhost a free “Share the Harbor”cruise to Spectacle Island onOctober 20th. This special tripwill extend the season for thepublic to enjoy this unique pieceof the Boston Harbor IslandsNational and State Park Reser-vations are required for this freecruise. Reserve your spot ath t t p s : / / t i n y u r l . c o m /sharetheharbor-10-20-2018

BOSTON JEWISHFILM FESTIVAL

30th ANNUAL FESTIVAL:NOVEMBER 7-19, 2018This is where Boston JewishFilm started. Now presenting

more than 60 screeningsthroughout Greater Boston, ourFestival is a vibrant destinationfor viewing thought-provokingfilms and new media, and forlively post-screening conversa-tions with filmmakers.FESTIVAL TICKETS ONSALE NEXT WEEK

ALLSTON / BRIGHTON

BRIGHTON MAINSTREETS’ GALA &CASINO NIGHT

Friday, November 9, 2018,6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. You’re in-vited to our Roaring TwentiethParty!

Join us in celebrating our20th Anniversary. It’ll be a ripROARING, raging, hootenanny,box social of a good time. TestLady Luck at a casual blackjackor poker table (there’ll be rou-lette and craps too if you find thatthe bees knees). And of course,it wouldn’t be a true ProhibitionParty without plenty of local eats,and a sip or two of some gigglewater. Even though we’re tell-ing you where to find our speak-easy, you’ll need to RSVP for thepassword to get in. RSVP TO-DAY! Gala Tickets: $75.00 (in-cludes “funny money” for casinogames, music, a small-plate styledinner, and a drink at our speak-easy) And did we mention, youcan store your Model A in theparking garage next door forFREE? Get Tickets WGBH 1Guest St, Brighton

VETS TO VETSSUPPORT GROUP

Vets to Vets Support GroupBy Vets For Vets UMass Boston,Brighton Marine Health CenterVets to Vets group meetings areheld every 2 and 4 7:00 pm.UMass Boston in collaborationwith Brighton Marine HealthCenter invites you to a VeteransSupport Discussion Group, asafe and confidential space todiscuss challenges and opportu-nities with other local veterans.Brighton Marine Health Center77 Warren St, Brighton For more

information please contact CaryRothenburger, M.Ed, LSCW at(617) 610-4145 [email protected]

SAFEROUTES – WALK TOSCHOOL DAY

Winship Elementary SPCWednesday, October 10, 2018 @8:40 am Families gather atRogers Park at 8:40, depart forthe Winship at 8:55 am. RogersPark 56 Rogers Park Ave,Brighton

VOTE EARLY BOSTONThursday, October 25, 2018,

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Honan-Allston Library (Vote in Commu-nity Room) 300 North HarvardSt. Allston, MA 02134., Saturday& Sunday, October 27, & 28,2018, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Jack-son Mann School (Vote in Audi-torium) 500 Cambridge St.Allston, MA 02134

FRIENDS OF FANEUILLIBRARY DAYAT FLATBREAD PIZZA

Sponsored by The Friends ofthe Faneuil Branch Library(FOFL). Tuesday, October 9,2018 All Day Pop by Flatbreadfor pizza or bowling anytime onOct 9th (on Guest Street inBrighton Bowling). A portion ofyour pizza purchase goes to-wards FOFL. Come join the fun.https://www.bowlbrighton.com/Flatbread Company

BRIGHTON BRANCHLIBRARY EVENTS

An Autumn Concert withJacqueline and Michele AronsJacqueline and Michele Arons,a mother-daughter piano andvocal concert duo, will performa medley of classical and Broad-way compositions with musicfrom different cultures and eth-nic traditions thrown in for goodmeasure. October 27, Saturdayafternoon at 2 pm

Book Discussion Group Abook discussion group meets atthe Brighton Library,40 Acad-emy Hill Road (617) 782-6032on the last Wednesday of eachmonth at 11:15 am.. The fea-tured selection for October 31stwill be No Ordinary Time byDoris Kearns Goodwin. Copiesof the book are available at thebranch. Everyone is invited andnew members are welcome.

Beginning internet classMystified by the net?Don’t knowhow to surf? Help is available ona one on one basis to get youstarted. Call for an appointmentand ask for Alan. (617) 782-6032

ESL Class An ESL conversa-tion group meets at 6:15 pm ev-ery Thursday evening. Comeand practice your language skillsin an informal and friendly set-ting with other new Englishspeakers

HYDE PARK

THOMAS M. MENINOYMCA ANNUAL GALA &AUCTION

Friday, October 19 at 7:00pm. Blue Hills Country Club,Canton, MA. Auction benefitsthe Thomas M. Menino YMCA’sAnnual Fund. Ymcaboston.org/menino/auction

HYDE PARKLIBRARY EVENTS

Thursday, October 11 @ 2:30pm – Teen Anime Club

Saturday, October 13 @9:30am – Morning Block Party

Saturday, October 13 @ 1:00pm – Chess and Checkers withCharlie

Monday, October 14 @ 6:30pm – Bedtime Stories

Tuesday, October 16 @10:30 am – Preschool Story Time

Tuesday, October 16 @ 2:30pm – Teen Video Game Club

Wednesday, October 17 @10:30 am – Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, October 17 @11:30 am – Baby & Me StoryTime

Thursday, October 18 @ 2:30pm – Teen Anime Club

Saturday, October 20 @ 1:00pm – Chess and Checkers withCharlie

HYDE PARK YOUTHBASKETBALLASSOCIATIONREGISTRATION

The Hyde Park Youth Bas-ketball Association will hold reg-istration for the 2018-2019 sea-son each Saturday in Ocotber:

* Saturday, October 13th,Saturday, October 20th, Satur-day, October 27th

* Boys and girls between theages of 6-14 may register at HydePark Municipal Building be-tween the hours of 9:00 AM and12:00 noon.

Fees for the season rangefrom $50-60; parent signaturesare required.

For more information, checkout the league website at:HydeParkYBA.com.

BCYF HYDE PARKCOMMUNITY CENTER

Youth Basketball Skills &Drills Is your child looking toimprove their basketball skills?Enjoy a little competition? Bringthem by the community centerTuesdays from 6:00-7:30pm andwe can help them reach theirgoals! For children ages 8-13,cost is $25 shirts included.Robotics Club:

Does your child like math &science? Are they interested inbuilding? Have them stop by theteen center on Tuesdays afterschool & they can learn how wecan use computer programs tocreate and operate basic robot-ics. Contact the community cen-ter for more information.

Pickleball Clinics & OpenPlay The new up and comingsport for people of all ages!Pickleball combines tennis &ping pong in a new and creativesport. Come by for lessons onhow to play the game.Mondays,Instructional from 3-5 ages 8-14.Sundays, Open play from 10-12noon ages 18+.

Senior Drop In An opportu-nity for local seniors to socializewith others, enjoy coffee andpastries, and participate in activi-ties (board games, cards, mov-ies, guest speakers and more).Fridays, 10:00- 11:30 am.

Tiny Tots This parent andchild class is ideal for children

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Boston is supervising themand a lot of them are home-less. I proposed yesterdayto ask for some type of fi-nanc ia l a s s i s t ance f romwealthy towns across Mas-sachusetts. This isn’t justa B o s t o n p r o b l e m o r aSouth Shore problem, butit’s also a Wellesley prob-lem and a Weston problem.Whether i t’s a voluntaryt a x o r a s k i n g f o r t h e i rc o m p a s s i o n i n h e l p i n gBos ton and the Grea te rBoston Communi ty dealwith this crisis.”

At -La rge C i ty Coun-cilor Michael Flynn saidhe has asked the ci ty toconduct a brief survey ofh o m e l e s s r e s i d e n t s a n dthose seeking treatment tof i n d o u t w h e r e t h e y ’ r ecoming from so that theycan push more pressure onthe suburban communities.

“ We r e a l l y n e e d t oknow who these individu-als are and where they’recoming from so we can putpressure on suburban com-munities and suburban leg-islators to really step up tothe plate,” he said. “Thisissue, along with afford-able housing and so manyothers is always falling onBoston’s shoulders. Theyneed to s t ep up and dotheir fair share.”

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CM Students Raise Over$5,000 for the American

Cancer SocietyCanton’s Aidan Gallery

stood before a packed RonaldS. Perry Gymnasium on Sundaymorning. He paused and took inthe moment. At 7 AM, the morn-ing felt different from most. Noyawns. No groans.

Instead, an excitement hungin the air on 235 Baker Street.

Forgoing their day of rest,over 400 Catholic MemorialSchool students gathered atCM. One-by-one they picked uptheir bright red T-shirts and tooktheir seat in the bleachers beforeboarding buses for the 2018Making Strides Against BreastCancer walk at the Boston Es-planade. Together, they stood insolidarity as a “Red Sea,” wait-ing for Aidan to begin theschool’s prayer service with asimple question.

“Why do we do what wedo?” he asked the crowd.

Aidan needed no response.The back of his classmates’shirts spelled the answer inLatin.

Vince in bono malum. Toconquer evil by doing good.

“Seeing my friends andother students at CM come to-gether to work and to fight forthis cause is something that re-minds me why I’m here,” saidAidan, whose mother foughtmetastatic breast cancer onseven different occasions andcontinues fighting the disease tothis day.

“That, right there, is whatmakes being a part of this com-munity one of the best things Ihave done in my life. I am con-fident that CM will continuedoing good through the commu-nity and make a difference.”

Faculty and students hung tohis every word. They listenedin silence as Aidan, a senior, re-flected on his mother’s battlewith breast cancer and its im-pact on his family. He remindedthe CM community that, whenthey walked that day, theywalked for a cause greater thanthemselves. They walked forsomething they truly caredabout.

That morning, Aidan knewjust how much his fellow class-mates cared. CM students raisedover $1,000 for the AmericanCancer Society during theschool’s “Olympic Day” theweek before. CM’s CampusMinistry and Peer Ministry pro-grams fundraise for the walkand coordinate the school’s an-nual walk team known as theRed Sea.

The CM prayer serviceended with a final plea for moredonations. Faculty memberspassed collection baskets afterCM Vice Principal Ms. Gloria

Riley challenged the Red Sea tomatch her $100 donation. Stu-dents emptied their pockets, of-fering whatever spare changepossible if it meant adding to the$5,000 already raised in 2018.

The students boarded nineyellow buses and arrived at theEsplanade’s Hatch Shell. On theHatch Shell stage, The MakingStrides Against Breast Cancerorganization presented Dr.Folan and five student represen-tatives with a plaque recogniz-ing the $12,000 that CM raisedfor the American Cancer Soci-ety in 2017. CM earned fifthplace honors amongst all par-ticipating teams fundraising forthe event last year.

“Personally, my life hasn’tbeen affected in a monumentalway by breast cancer, but I havelots of friends whose lives havebeen,” said senior Peer Minis-ter Matthew Freitas, who joinedDr. Folan on stage.

“Fundraising for the walk isan amazing way for the entireCM community to join togetherin order to focus on a specificgoal, and it just so happens it’sfor such an important cause.Every dollar raised isn’t justgoing to a random, meaninglesscause, but it goes to somethingthat means a lot to the entire stu-dent body.”

On stage, Dr. Folan led theRed Sea in a rendition of theschool’s fight song. The stu-dents below huddled togetherand sang in chorus. Their voicesechoed to the walk’s start line.Upperclassmen, underclass-men, and middle schoolers alikebegan the two-mile trail on theCharles River in unison.

Over the course of the hour-long trek, the group extendedinto a united red line. Studentsstopped every now-and-then fora photo. Others lost themselvesin a conversation with a newfriend. It seemed impossible notto with such a warm communityof neighboring schools gatheredtogether for a noble cause. Theyexchanged stories, sharing withone another why they gatheredon the Esplanade that day.

While the walk ended at10:30 that morning, its spiritstayed in the hearts of every stu-dent.

“Having this as a part of theschool’s tradition is, to me, oneof the best things we do as acommunity,” said Aidan, afterreturning from the walk.

“It really shows that we, asan all-boys school, are there forwomen who are dealing with somuch and we understand thatsomething needs to be done inorder to make a real difference.”

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Dear Rusty: I don’t know ifmy situation is unique but hereit is. Years ago, I bought sav-ings bonds to add to my retire-ment and now that I havecashed some in, I not only mustpay income tax on the interest,but the added income has putme above an established allow-able income, so my Medicarepremiums have increased, andthat increase is taken out of mysocial security benefits. Itseems I am being punished forbeing someone who plannedahead for retirement. It’s badenough that I am taxed on 85%of my social security paymentsbut with this added surprise my benefits are declining eachyear. There seems to be a lack of information on Social Securityand Medicare benefits and penalties. Thanks for providing a fo-rum to air my situation. Signed: Surprised and Frustrated

Dear Surprised: I fully understand your dilemma, and I agreethat some of the risks to Social Security benefits from changingincome levels aren’t widely publicized. From what you’ve toldme, it appears that you are being affected by a Medicare provi-sion referred to as “IRMAA”, or the Income-Related MedicareAdjustment Amount. The IRMAA provision provides that if abeneficiary’s annual Modified Adjusted Gross Income exceedscertain levels, they must pay a higher Medicare Part B premiumand a supplemental amount for their Part D premium for prescrip-tion drug coverage. And since the Part B premium is deductedfrom your Social Security benefit, IRMAA can, indeed, loweryour net Social Security benefit payment. The base Part B pre-mium for 2018 is $134 but exceeding the base income amount of$85,000 filing “single” (or $170,000 filing “Married-Jointly) willmean a higher Part B premium - anywhere from $187.50 to $428.60(instead of $134) depending upon the level of annual income.

Since you told me you cashed in some savings bonds, which pushedyou “above an established allowable income,” there may be some-thing you can do to ease the impact. Medicare recognizes thatsituations sometimes occur which temporarily boost one’s incomeinto the IRMAA range, and so provides for a way you can provethat your normal annual income isn’t truly as high as recentlyreported to the IRS. You can do this by submitting Form SSA-44and claiming a “life changing event” which will allow you toexplain that your annual income was artificially high for just oneyear. Here is a link to that form: https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-44.pdf. If approved, this could result in your Medicare premiumin subsequent years being returned to the amount it was beforecashing in those savings bonds. You will have to pay the higherpremium for the year in question and if your income in subse-quent years continues to exceed the IRMAA level your Medicarepremium will not be adjusted. But since you’re now aware ofIRMAA you may be able to better manage redeeming any invest-ments you may have. I recently published another article on thistopic, which you may find of interest. Here is a link to that ar-ticle: http://socialsecurityreport.org/ask-rusty-irmaa-and-medicare-premiums/.

Russell GloorAMAC Certified Social

Security Advisor

This article is intended for information purposes only and does notrepresent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and inter-pretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by theNational Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foun-dation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Secu-rity Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a ques-tion, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-ad-visory) or email us at [email protected].

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up all these houses.”She said the rent increases are

only part of the problem, as shesaid during the meeting that CityRealty has been accused of leav-ing properties in unsafe and un-sanitary conditions. One coupleat the meeting, Freezia and Vic-tor Herrera, said they have beenfighting City Realty for the pastsix years to stay in their home.Freezia said they have finallyagreed to leave in July 2019. Shesaid they have raised her rentover that time to $2,600 for asingle bedroom, which hasforced all the original tenants outand students have come in.

“They said they don’t wantme there anymore, they’ve toldme many times,” she said. “Thesewer on the first floor floods andit comes up in my kitchen, whichis full of sewage. It takes themeight to 10 hours to fix it, and thishas happened three times before.I call five or six times and it tookthem eight hours to come out andfix the pipe. To prevent flooding,every half hour I had to emptyout my kitchen with a bucket andthrow it from the porch becausethey would not come.”

Matthews said CLVU origi-nally worked on the Just CauseEviction City Ordinance, whichshe said became the “watereddown” version in the Jim BrooksStabilization Act. She said theAct is currently sitting in com-mittee in the Massachusetts StateLegislature.

“It hasn’t been finally negatedat the state level, but it’s effec-tively killed,” she said. “It re-quired that a landlord has a rea-son to evict a tenant, which seemslike a pretty straightforward thingand there are many just causeeviction ordinances in place inmany cities in the United States.”

Matthews said that politicalpressure caused the watereddown version of the ordinance,which then just required thatlandlords notify the city any timethere’s an eviction and that resi-dents are apprised of their rights.It would also allow a foreclosedproperty to be bought by a non-profit to rent out to the originalhomeowner.

“Lawmakers just wouldn’tstand up to the displacement cri-sis and that was a real wake upcall,” she said. “We have to circleback and think about what is thenext move we want to make.

Residents shared their stories regarding what they saw as unfair rent increases across the city.PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

We’re not just going to take thislying down.”

Matthews said that they canonly estimate how many resi-dents are being evicted fromcourt cases involving those whowish to fight their evictions. Shesaid they estimate that for everyone resident who tries to fight aneviction, there are five to sixmore that do not.

“We see so many people whoget a notice to quit and they justpack their bags,” she said. “It’svery hard to understand that mo-ment unless you’re in it.”

Many CLVU organizersjoined the group after facing evic-tion themselves, like residentRonel Remy. Remy said hefought with landlords from 1992to 1999, and has moved fromSomerville, to Dorchester andHyde Park. He said many resi-dents now have to move muchfarther and leave behind theircommunities and, sometimes,their families.

“There are not too manyplaces that are cheaper now,” hesaid.

“Basically, now if you movefrom here you have to go toBrockton, Randolph, Braintree,Quincy, Chicopee, Fall River andnow even New Bedford. That iswhere folks are going, furtheraway from the city and the eco-nomic engine of the state... It’slike the Earth was made for a fewpeople and not for all of us. Imag-ine if these people were in chargeof oxygen, they’d have us forsure.”

CLVU has helped many resi-dents fight to stay in their homes.CLVU organizer Antonio Ennisbrought up the example of theMason family, who were almostforced out of their home inDorchester because of foreclo-sure. Ponte-Capellan said theyworked closely with the Coali-tion for Occupied Homes inForeclosure (soon to be re-named the Boston CommunityLand Trust) and the Masonfamily to allow a local non-profit to buy the house fromthe family and let them stay ataffordable rent from WellsFargo.

“The nonprofit offered tobuy it, and they’ve refused allthese years to sell to this non-profit so they could sell to in-vestors,” he said. “The bankobviously wants top dollar, but

the nonprofit has to buy lowto keep the rents low.”

Ennis said they’ve been try-ing to shame Wells Fargo intoselling the property, and sincethe recent scandal at the com-pany, which involved manyemployees creating bank ac-counts for customers they didnot want, the company has re-lented.

“They’ve been spending alot of money to try to changetheir image,” he said.

Mason family membersChandra Bridges and EillenSpencer said they were amazedat the help they got after yearsof protesting and fightingWells Fargo.

“Without all the effortsthey put in we don’t knowwhere we would be right now.We didn’t know where to goand where to turn to to get thishouse back, and finally wehave reached that point of hav-ing our house back to our-selves,” said Bridges.

Matthews also related thecurrent fight he and manyother tenants are going throughwith Advanced Property Man-agement in Hyde Park andMattapan. According to thegroup, they are working withresidents in six buildings, rep-resenting more than 400 unitsin the area. According toCLVU, APM and its associatedcompany, the Mayo Group, be-gan raising rents in the area in2014, and, in 2017, CLVU setup meetings with about 11 ten-ants to negotiate with APM.Each tenant had an averagetenure of about 20 years intheir buildings. The negotia-tions broke down when APMset a clause that would in-crease rents much more thanany of the residents could af-ford in four years (with a $200rent increase in year one and3.5 percent increases for yearstwo and three). Initially, beforeknowing of the year four in-creases, those tenants agreed toAPM, but when that year fourclause was discovered, CLVUsaid tenants could not acceptwhat would have been “a defacto move-out agreement.”

CLVU stated it is currentlyworking on a response. Formore information on CLVUcampaigns, go to http://www.clvu.org/.


on a ‘problem property list.’ Or you can call 911.”Once there are more than four calls, Flynn added, it increases

concern within ISD, as well as the potential for fines, which wouldincrease in value of anywhere from $25 to a figure he estimated of“between up to $1,500 to $2,000,” depending upon the number ofcomplaints and the severity of the issue.

“We want to know the consequences,” Smith said. “We don’tknow if there is a fine for each incident reported.”

Flynn said he would check on the specifics and report back tothe committee. However, he added that the more complaints theCity receives, “the stronger the case will be. Then I can create afile.”

If people do not report issues such as these, “I feel like a lot oftimes, it’s more likely to fall through the cracks,” Flynn said.

To contact Flynn directly, email him at [email protected].“Everyone knows that paving a lawn is a violation,” Gretchen

Van Ness, the other zoning committee co-chair, added. “If you seeanything happening, call 311. If you are afraid of being identified,call 911.”

Also, in response to the recent gas explosions in MerrimackValley, District Five City Councilor Tim McCarthy opened upabout his own experiences about a gas explosion near his father’shome in Readville in 2010. Although it was neither the same com-pany nor the same cause, he said he knows the fear and horror thatthose people are experiencing.

“It was right in the middle of our homes,” McCarthy said. “Alot of memories came stirring back.”

He described how, in the situation in Readville, a backhoe hit agas line.

“Immediate protocol would tell you to tie off the pipe,”McCarthy said of the house on Reynolds Road. “But they didn’t.The gas went seeping into the home. It just blew up.”

McCarthy said that gas leaks are a problem that need to beaddressed in Boston, and because of this recent incident, the prob-lem has been brought to light.

“There are over 3,000 leaks every single day,” McCarthy said.“We are working with the State House now. “I don’t want thisproblem to happen again. We spend $90 million on gas leaks ev-ery year.”

“If you smell gas, get out,” he warned.Smith and Rita Walsh, who ran the meeting, asked if McCarthy

could get a representative from Nstar to come to the next FHNAmeeting to explain the gas concerns. McCarthy said there has been“a big demand” since the explosion, but he would put in the re-quest.

Another environmental concern of McCarthy, which he co-pro-posed in the Boston City Council that day with District Six CityCouncilor Matt O’Malley, was the planting of trees when newhouses are built that cut down trees on the property.

“I’ve had enough,” McCarthy said of developers who tear downneighborhood trees to put up driveways, and other similar con-cerns. He mentioned towns such as Newton and Wellesley thathave similar statutes.

“They will be requested to put more trees up,” McCarthy added.“We will work with the Parks Department and environmentalgroups.”

Van Ness asked if fines or penalties could be added to the pro-posal for developers who remove trees, to which McCarthy re-plied, “Absolutely.”

“This is a good rundown of your priorities,” said Smith. “I havesmelled gas on Milton Avenue and Fairmount Ave.”

Walsh told McCarthy and Flynn that resident parking stickersmight help with the traffic problem caused by illegal parkingon Beacon Street.

“The bus tries to get up the street,” Walsh said. “Cars tryto come down, but there are cars parked on Beacon Streetthat shouldn’t be. The bus can’t get by, and the cars aren’tgoing to back up.”

Resident success stories included the recent neighborhoodyard sale held on September 15, and the Neponset RiverCleanup on September 22. Money raised may be used to-ward a holiday party in December.

In other news, on September 25 at 8:45 p.m., there was arobbery at the Hyde Park Mobil station at 264 Neponset Val-ley Parkway, according to Officer Paul Broderick, who gavethe police report. “A black male, 6’2”, wearing black clothingrobbed the gas station of about $200. He did show a firearm.”

The next FHNA meeting will be held on Wednesday, Octo-ber 24 at 7 p.m. at the police academy at 85 Williams Avenue.

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Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.

Grateful thanks. —A.E.P.

Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus, in the pastI have asked You for manyfavours. This time, I ask youthis very special one (mentionfavour). Take it, dear Heart ofJesus, and place it within Yourown broken heart where YourFather sees it. Then, in Hismerciful eyes, it will becomeYour favour, not mine. Amen.Say for three days, promisepublication and favour will begranted.

—F.R.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.

Grateful thanks. —K.A.D.


After hearing so many peopleprotest so vocally about thetraffic and other ramificationson the neighborhood, Raymondsaid the meeting had one goodoutcome.

“It is putting the bear backinto Readville,” he said.

Another proposed develop-ment mentioned at that meetingwhich has been in the works forsome time is the Readville Yard5 project near the Fr. HartBridge. That development, inits current form, will add 305housing units to the area.

“Can we go forward withour motion that we have no newdevelopment in Readville andHyde Park,” asked Hyde Parkresident George Perry. “Everytime the people voice theiropinion against a project, it getsrailroaded in.”

Stephen Maguire, aide toDistrict 5 City Councilor TimMcCarthy, presented a writtenletter from the councilor stat-ing his opposition to theSprague Street development asit was presented.

“During this process, I havebeen under great pressure tomake a statement on where Istand on this project,”McCarthy said in the letter. “Ialways felt that grandstandingor making a premature decisionduring the process for headlinesis not professional and doesn’tserve my neighborhood. Myrole is to provide an opportu-nity for voices to be heard, onboth sides of an issue.

“I refused to weigh in be-cause I believe that we shouldall have an opportunity to stateour case,” McCarthy continued.“As a Readville resident, thisproject would affect my familyas much as anyone reading thistoday. But after the meeting onOctober 1, it is clear to me thatthe development team failed tomake a case to Readville andour Dedham neighbors that theplan would benefit our commu-nity.”

Raymond stressed the im-portance of other legislators

joining McCarthy’s stancewould help the neighborhood indefeating the proposal.

“The only thing I can say isthat having Dedham come intoit, as well as our at-large CityCouncilors, would really giveus some leverage,” Raymondexplained. A couple of Dedhamresidents did testify at the meet-ing.

Jessica Rodriguez, chief ofstaff to at-large City CouncilorAnnissa Essaibi George, saidshe would bring the issue backto the councilor.

“Councilor MichaelFlaherty has been a big ‘no’from the beginning,” said com-munity activist Craig Martin.“He is a steadfast ‘no’ now.”

The Southwest BostonCommunity Development Cor-poration (SWBCDC) alsovoiced its opposition to theproject because of a lack of af-fordable housing.

Bryan Flynn, Hyde Park’sliaison to the Mayor’s Office ofNeighborhood Services, toldthe attendees to call their coun-cilors, himself and Mayor Mar-tin J. Walsh’s office to voicetheir opinions.

“I have said to the Mayorthat the community is vehe-mently against it,” Flynn said.

“I do believe there was adiscrepancy with notification,”he continued. “There was inad-equate notification from theBPDA. I told the Mayor thatmyself.”

Another issue of concernwas the potential developmentof the former William BartonRogers Middle School onEverett Street. There had beendiscussions at one point toconvert it into housing that isLGBTQ friendly, severalpeople in attendance said.

Philadelphia-based devel-oper Pennrose is the companyinvolved with the project, ac-cording to Flynn.

“We have no dates or any-thing,” Flynn said. “It’s basi-cally what the plan was.whenI inherited the job a year and

a half ago.”“First of all, labeling it as

LGBTQ is just to have a titleon it, like a ‘gay AnimalHouse,’” said Martin. “They,meaning the developer.”

Flynn noted that the build-ing should incorporate “posi-tive inclusivity, as it shouldbe.”

“I have had two conversa-tions with the Mayor my-self,” said Joe Smith of theFairmount Hill Neighbor-hood Association. “It hasnever been marketed assuch.”

“It only needs a transfer-ence of paperwork,” headded. “He (Walsh) told meas recently as May that it wasin the works.”

Smith said that the HPNAshould modify the proposalto allow for the developmentof senior housing, which isdesperately needed.

Hyacinth Clarke gave anexample of this need she wit-nessed his winter right nearthe Rogers.

“There was an 85-year-oldwoman living in her car,” shesaid. “I brought her blanketsand food. We do need hous-ing in Hyde Park.”

In a conversation with TheBulletin Saturday, October 6,McCarthy said “it would bea great project as presentedtwo years ago.”

“From my last update, BPS(Boston Public Schools) wasnot comfortable enough tosurplus the building until theBuild BPS report was com-pleted,” he said.

Bui ld BPS i s the 10-year education and facili-ties masterplan issued byBPS on March 1, 2017.

However, to go from aninitial proposal to the finalconstruction would take anaverage of five years.

“Make sure you take re-s p o n s i b i l i t y, ” R a y m o n dtold the audience. “We area unit. We are Hyde Park.”

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lem too and we see those guys all the time.”McCarthy said the event also has a unique ability to allow

young children and older folks to compete on similar footing.“It’s a great fundraiser and a fun day out, but I especially

like to see a group of 10-year-old kids beating up on a group of40-year-old guys, it’s just the best and it brings me back eachyear,” he said.

Resident Siobhan Pacino said she is a family friend of theWalsh’s and she’s heartened to see the community come to-gether and support each other.

“It is really nice, every year it’s such a great event,” shesaid. “It’s great to see so many people come out and have agood time together and remember Ed.”

For more information on the Walsh Foundation, go toedwalshfoundation.org/.

Lord Mayor Richie Gormley (left) joined Boston Fire DepartmentCommissioner Joseph Finn (right) and organizer Kristen Walsh.

PHOTO BY BFD


Calendar continued from page 818 months – 3 years. Enjoy bothfree play and teacher directedactivities which will include songtime, parachute play, gross mo-tor activities, story time andmore!! Wednesdays from 9:30-11am. $50.00 per 8 week ses-sion.

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OCTOBERFEST¡ FIESTA!IS ALMOST HERE

Octoberfest ¡Fiesta! isJPNDC’s annual fundraisingspectacular.Join us for alively evening of celebratingcommunity, enjoying local beer,eating dishes from top local res-taurants, and dancing all whileraising funds to support smallbusinesses, family asset buildingand new leaders!Thursday, October 11, 6-9 PM atthe JPNDC Brewery Small Busi-ness Complex!

SPRINGHOUSE SENIORLIVING EVENTS

Tai Chi – Every Thursday at3:00 pm Second Wind ACappella Tuesday, October 23at 3:30 pm

WEST ROXBURY/ROSLINDALE

MHCM Neighborhood Asso-ciation Monthly Meeting

Thursday, October 11, 2018,6:00 - 8:00 pm (We meet the 2ndThursday of each month)

Home for Little Wanderers,780 American Legion Hwy.,Roslindale - Basement CafeteriaEnter basement from the rightside of the building.

WARD 20 DEMOCRATICCOMMITTEE

The Ward 20 DemocraticCommittee will be having its fallbreakfast Saturday October 13thfrom 9:30-11:30 AM at theCorrib Pub & Restaurant. Ourguest speaker will be former Suf-folk County District AttorneyDan Conley

WEST ROXBURYLIBRARY EVENTS

ANNUAL MEETING - OnThursday, October 18, BostonGlobe advice columnistMeredith Goldstein will talkabout her book, Can’t Help My-self: Lessons and Confessionsfrom a Modern Advice Colum-nist. The best-selling book is adisarmingly honest memoirabout giving advice when you’renot sure what you’re doing your-self. For over nine yearsMeredith has provided guidanceand sympathy to many peoplethrough her Love Letters columnin the Globe.

Can’t Help Myself is the ex-traordinary (and often hilarious)story of a single woman navigat-ing her mercurial love life, and amoving and poignant portrait ofan amazing community of big-hearted, love-seeking allies.While Meredith gives advice toreaders, they in turn provide herwith insights that enrich her life.

The program will run be-tween 6 and 8 PM on Thursday,October 18, at the West RoxburyBranch Library on Centre Street.The meet-and-greet session be-gins at 6 and the presentationstarts at 6:30. The event is freeand open to the public and re-

freshments will be served. Formore information please call(617) 469-0044.

Tuesday, October 16 – 3:30pm – Drop In Knitting

CONCERT FEATURINGFOLK GROUP MUSTARD’SRETREAT WITH MARCIAFELDMAN

Friday, October 19, 8:00 p.m.at Theodore Parker Church,1859 Centre Street, WestRoxbury “Music to cure whatails you.” For the past four de-cades, Mustard’s Retreat hasbeen entertaining audiences withtheir special brand of folk mu-sic. Highly acclaimed not only assongwriters, but as interpreters oftraditional and contemporarysongs and stories, their show isfull of enthusiasm, good humor,and fine musicianship. Multi-in-strumentalists (guitar, electricbass, dulcimer, mandolin, har-monica, and penny whistle), thetrio’s large repertoire draws onthe dual influences of the folkrevival of the ‘60s and the ex-plosive singer-songwriter move-ment. Their latest album, “MakeYour Own Luck,” released insummer 2018, recently reached#6 on the national Folk DJ chart.

Marcia Feldman is an accom-plished guitarist and singer fromWestwood. In addition to herversatile, elegant vocal style, sheplays soothing classical guitarmusic at the bedside for peopleat the end of life and runs a pal-liative care program in a retire-ment village. She also performsin churches and coffeehouses.Tickets $20; $10 under 18; $40maximum per family.

Reserve your tickets [email protected] orpurchase at the door from 7 pmon the evening of the show. Call617-327-0542 for more informa-tion. Plenty of free parkingnearby.

WRFORPHARVEST BRUNCH

The West Roxbury Friend’sof Rosie’s Place invite you to its26th Annual Harvest Brunch andRaffle on Sunday, November 4thfrom 10:00-12:00 noon. Thisworthwhile fundraiser supportshomeless and poor women,Rosie’s Place Food Pantry,Roslindale Food Pantry andsends homeless and poor chil-dren to summer camp. It will beheld at the Irish Social Club, 119Park Street, West Roxbury. Giftcertificates from some of yourfavorite local restaurants andshops will be raffled-off. Join thefun and connect with yourfriends and neighbors overbrunch while helping out a ben-eficial cause. Admission is$20.00. You may pay at the door,by check to WRFORP, PO Box320076, West Roxbury, MA02132 or by credit card on ourw e b s i t ewestroxburyfriendsofrosiesplace.org.If you need additional informa-tion, please call 617-331 7290and be sure to check out ourFacebook page and like us atf a c e b o o k . c o m /WRFriendsRosies@WRFriendsRosies.

FRIENDS OF THE POOR5K WALK

Make a positive difference inthe lives of those in need in ourcommunity! The St. Vincent de

Paul Conferences in the parishesof St. John Chrysostom, HolyName, and Sacred Heart aresponsoring The Friends of thePoor 5K Walk on October 21stfrom 1:00-3:00. The Walk willbegin and end at the traffic circleacross from the Holy NameChurch in West Roxbury. Walk-ers can register and financialcontributions made to the St.Vincent de Paul conference inthe parish of choice. We needyour help to foster a life givingcommunity. All contributionswill be used to help the less for-tunate. Questions and concernscan be voiced by contacting theSt. Vincent de Paul conferenceat St. John Chrysostom, HolyName, or Sacred Heart ParishCenter.

ROSARY RALLYPlease join us in praying the

Rosary in memory of Our Ladyof Fatima 101st Anniversary.Please bring your prayer, beads ,family and friends. All parish-ioners in the area are welcome.Saturday October 13, please ar-rive at 11:30, Rosary will start atnoon ,St. John ChrysostomChurch parking lot, corner ofWashington St. and Lagrange St.West Roxbury.

BLESSING OF THEANIMALS

The Stratford Street UnitedChurch hosts a Blessing of theAnimals Service on BillingsField, West Roxbury, MA, Sun-day, October 14th @ 10:00 amThe Stratford Street UnitedChurch invites all of our neigh-bors, including four leggedfriends, to celebrate and honorthe animals in our lives, and be-yond, in recognition of the lifeof St. Francis, the patron saint ofanimals and the environment.There will be individual bless-ings of all animals and their hu-man companions, honoring theirsacred connection to one another.No matter what your faith back-ground or practice you are wel-come to this community event!Join your neighbors for this spe-cial event. Hot Coffee and Treatsfor pets will be available in abun-dance!

42ND ANNUAL BAZAAR &FOOD FAIR PLANNED

St. George Antiochian Ortho-dox Church of Boston is proudto announce their 42nd AnnualBazaar & Food Fair to be held attheir community center locatedat 55 Emmonsdale Road, WestRoxbury, MA, on Friday andSaturday, October 19th and 20thfrom 10:00AM to 9:00PM andSunday, October 21st from12PM – 3:00PM – FREE AD-MISSION/WHEELCHAIR AC-CESSIBLE. Full kitchen serviceand take-out available. Authen-tic Middle Eastern Cuisine andPastry, American Foods andPastry, Country Store, White El-ephant Table and much more. Doyour Christmas shopping here atSt. George. Purchase GalaxyRaffle tickets to win fabulousprizes! There’s something foreveryone at the St. GeorgeChurch Bazaar!

For more information, pleasecall the church at (617)327-6500.Proceeds to benefit churchprojects.

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