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Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wildgets a volunteer cleaning

DCR reopens Kelley Field House

The Roslindale Wetlands has been a point of contention for residents, as some developers have tried tobuild too near it in the past. Residents take it upon themselves to clean it up and keep an eye on it.

PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON

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

Wandering up Walter St.,one would eventually reachthe gate to the Arnold Arbore-tum. But you don’t have to gothere to enjoy nature’s splen-dor.

A walk through the sidestreets to Selwyn St. orHazelmere Rd. will take youto the Roslindale Wetlands Ur-ban Wild, where about twodozen volunteers gatheredSaturday morning, May 11,donning saws, rakes, cutters

and smiles.The City of Boston’s

Greenovate Boston initiative,the Environmental Departmentand the Parks and RecreationDepartment coordinated thethree-hour cleanup. They werejoined by members of theRoslindale Wetlands TaskForce and neighbors concernedabout protecting this little-known natural resource.

“Most people have no ideathat it is here,” said JanetForrester of the RoslindaleWetlands Task Force, a sub-committee of the Longfellow

Area Neighborhood Associa-tion (LANA). “You can’t seeit from Walter or Weld Streets.Most of it belongs to the City,but some belongs to the De-partment of Conservation andRecreation (DCR).”

She described how the taskforce is not only trying tomaintain the wetlands by free-ing the area of debris and non-indigenous plants, but also fromdevelopment. For more infor-mation, go to https://s i t e s . g o o g l e . c o m / s i t e /

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About 30 residents came to the Mount Hope Canterbury meeting tohear from Silver Therapeutics and its proposal for a dispensary.

PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

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The Mount Hope Canter-bury Neighborhood Associa-tion (MHC) heard a presenta-tion on Thursday, May 9 by Sil-ver Therapeutics about a newcannabis recreational and medi-cal dispensary slated for 717American Legion Highway.

The proponents increasedthe facility’s slated parking to 22spaces, and the project also in-cludes a greenhouse and a lotof modern architecture at thecurrent site of City Farm Green-house and Nursery. But thoseweren’t the items that got resi-dents’ attention.

Silver Therapeutics said theypromised to donate $10,000 ayear for as long as the businessexists there to the MHC. Own-ers Josh Silver and BrandonMcKee said they want to pro-

vide safety enhancements andinvestments that benefit the sur-rounding communities, and theywould also attend MHC neigh-borhood meetings as stakehold-ers.

“If you guys had come backhere and you were not puttingprofit sharing on the table Iwould have known you werefull of (it),” said one residentat the meeting.

The presentation also in-cluded the addition of local can-nabis entrepreneurs Sieh andLeah Samura, who had origi-nally proposed a cannabis re-search, development and manu-facturing cannabis site at 612Hyde Park Ave. in Roslindale.The pair said they joined upwith Silver Therapeutics afterthey both realized they had thesame goals in terms of social

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From left to right: State Rep. Angelo Scaccia, resident Bob Vance,DCR Commissioner Leo Roy and State Sen. Mike Rush.

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It looks like a typical corner-lot apartment building in EglestonSquare; a long, four-story brickbuilding broken up with bays, gen-erous windows and wide cornice.The first floor is welcoming withopen glass picture windows foroffices, day care and entrances.It’s called Westminster House.

But what architect Kitty Ryanof The Narrow Gate Architec-ture has created is a comfortable,

32-unit home for domestic vio-lence victims developed by TheElizabeth Stone House(ESH) at3012 Washington Street atWestminster Avenue.

Construction began in Apriland ESH Director of Develop-ment Jim May is relieved. “It’sbeen a long time coming,” he toldthe residents at the May 6 meet-ing of the Egleston Square Neigh-borhood Association.

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After a $1.2 million reno-vation, the Department ofConservation and Recreation(DCR) officially reopened theKelley Field House in HydePark on Friday.

The ribbon-cutting wassparsely-attended, presum-ably due to the rain. DCRCommissioner Leo Roy cameto speak during the event andsaid the department has beenlooking to invest in Hyde Park,and this is the first step in thecompletion of that goal.

“There’s nothing I like bet-ter than coming to Hyde Parkand cutting ribbons,” he said.“This is something that we’vebeen doing for the last several

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15 Talbot Ave, Dorchester

Learn everything you need to know about homeowning and homebuying in one day!

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REGISTER NOW!

Public Meeting

@BostonPlansBostonPlans.org

Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary

125 Brookway Road

BCYF Menino Center

Roslindale, MA 02131

Tuesday, May 28

6:30 PM

43 Lochdale Road

Project Proponent:

Owen Kiernan

Project Description:

Owen Kiernan (the “Proponent”) proposes the construction of a new, four (4)-story residential building containing 36 rental units and 46 garage parking spaces on the presently vacant lot at 43 Lochdale Road.

mail to: Aisling Kerr

Boston Planning & Development Agency

One City Hall Square, 9th Floor

Boston, MA 02201

phone: 617.918.4212

email: [email protected]

Close of Comment Period:

06/03/19

Brighton does springcleaning with LoveYour Block event

Early Saturday morning,Brighton residents gatheredtogether to cleanup the streetsduring the The Love YourBlock Spring Cleanup Dayproject.

Everyone was out brightand early at 9 a.m. in front ofCorrib Pub & Restaurant on396 Market St.

People from all over theneighborhood came togetherto do some spring cleaning tomake their community stron-ger and more presentable.Police officers, union workers,and neighborse came togetheron this day for a commongoal.

“The most basic goal is topick up all of the trash andstreet litter that gets revealedwhen the snow melts” saidBrighton Main Streets Execu-tive Director Liz Sullivan. Thesecondary goal, she said, is to“bring neighbors together, en-joy the weather on a nice day,and show residents and busi-nesses that people care.”

Sullivan pointed out thatoften the weather impactshow many volunteers wouldshow up. Luckily, May 11th,started with a sunny morning.

By promoting for a specificday to clean, it allows clean-ing the community to be moreefficient.

“It’s a resident community-driven event that the city sup-ports by promoting it as oneday where everyone can do ittogether. And it also consoli-dates the load on public works,so if it’s all happening on oneday it’s so much more efficientfor them to come and pick upeverybody’s trash” Sullivansaid.

Public Works employeesdrive around Brighton pickingup trash that was swept in re-cyclable garbage bags. Policeofficers also stopped by to talk

More than a dozen residents came out to brighten up the streets andgive the neighborhood some TLC.

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to residents and enjoy theevent.

“I think today turned outreally well. It’s great to seeregular folks take time outtheir Saturday to contribute tothe neighborhood and helpwith the cleanup… it’s greatto see that people care aboutthe neighborhood” saidMayor's Office of Neighbor-hood Services Allston Brightonrepresenative ConorNewman.

Some people said theyheard about the event in dif-ferent ways.

“Some folks that didn’tknow about the event justsigned up and now they areconnecting with people andgetting involved in the neigh-borhood” said Newman whenasked how this event is ableto bring the community to-gether. Newman said hehopes to see more events likethis one.

“Our mission objective is tobeautify the place so thatpeople can enjoy it” saidBrighton Main Streets Presi-dent, Chris Parisi.

He said he also appreci-ated all of the volunteer effortsthat were given, including theSpaulding Rehabilitation Net-work who brought others to at-tend.

“We do this a couple timesa year. We’re trying to drivebusinesses, we have vacan-cies and we’re trying to fillthem. Trying to keep the folkswho’re here to keep them hereand make Brighton a destina-tion place.”

In addition to appearance,volunteers planted new tulipsand other plants around thecity. Food and refreshmentswere also provided to volun-teers and to anybody whowalked by. Officers on bikes,runners, and people walking

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East River Street Neighborhood Association discusses 64 Poydras St.

The East River StreetNeighborhood Association meton May 13th at 912 River St.Topics of discussion includedthe new Goodwill opening on892 River Street, 15 proposedresidential units on PoydrasStreet, and information regard-ing programs for aging adults.

Thomas Piatt of Piatt Asso-ciates Architecture gave theneighborhood association apresentation on his proposal for15 residential units on 64Poydras Street. The buildingwould include three storieswith five units per floor, largewindows to provide light, su-per-insulated energy efficientunits, energy efficiency andsustainability, solar panels, pri-vate garden patios for five units,shared yard space, in unitwasher and dryers, bicycleparking and 1.5 spaces of park-ing per unit.

The feedback from theneighborhood association wasmostly positive. One neighborraised traffic concerns.

“How much will the unitssell for?” Questioned oneneighbor.

Piatt explained that the unitswill be priced between$325,000 and $335,000. Piatt

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can be contacted [email protected].

James Harder, the Directorof Communications for Good-will Massachusetts, waspresent at the neighborhoodmeeting. He explained that thenew Goodwill Store and dona-tion center in Hyde Park, whichis located at 892 River Street,will be opening in late June orearly July. Harder remarked thatthe Hyde Park store will have amodern design.

“Goodwill is slowly under-going new branding,” he stated.Harder explained that peoplewill be able to drive up to thedonation center to drop off theirused goods. The new HydePark store is the 12th Goodwillin the Greater Boston area.“Hopefully we will see you allshopping and donating!”Harder exclaimed.

The new store is hiring forfull and part time positions.Those who are interestedshould email Karen [email protected] orcall 617-541-1227. Interviewswill take place on May 21st,22nd, and 23rd.

Another topic of discussionwas programs for aging adults.Elsa Bengel and John Wickerfrom JP @ Home attended theneighborhood meeting to discusstheir membership based pro-

gram of Ethos. JP @ Home is a44-year-old non-profit dedicatedto promoting the “health, inde-pendence, and dignity of olderadults and persons with disabili-ties”.

The program is intended formiddle income, older adultswho reside in Jamaica Plain,Roslindale, West Roxbury,Hyde Park, Mission Hill,Roxbury, and Brookline andwant to age in place. “Memberssubscribe to JP@Home to re-ceive access to Ethos’ servicesat discounted rates and numer-

Fifteen units were proposed for Poydras Street in Hyde Park, and Goodwill Massachusetts spoke duringthe meeting regarding the Hyde Park location for Goodwill that will be opening in June or July.

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ous social, health, and wellnessactivities,” Bengel stated. Ac-tivities include board games,theater, reading, dining out, taichi, tech classes, walkinggroups, spirituality, men’s so-cial, and much, much more.

“It takes a village to agewell,” explained Bengel. “We arehere to spread the word about

JP @ Home.” For more infor-mation, visit https://www.ethocare.org/jphome/ orcall 617-522-6700.

The next East River Neigh-borhood Association meeting isscheduled for June 10th andwill take place at 912 River St.

To advertise, call the Bulletinat (617) 361-8400


NEEDLES AND THEDAMAGE DONE

Editorial Suggestions for improving 2019 life

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

Some things are a notch ortwo above common sense, butthey still deserve scrutiny. They may be common sense tomany of us but they need ex-plaining to other people. Con-sider the following:

All sorts of safety require-ments are now incorporatedinto playground design. Theseesaws of yesteryear seem tobe forbidden altogether. Butswings still present a commondanger to youngsters walkingin the area: they don’t haveany idea of how wide an arcthat a swing-rider will carveout. Could not red lines bedrawn that indicate to suchwalkers that a danger zone ex-ists?

When the Ryder Cup cameto The Country Club a numberof years ago, asphalt on nearbyrotaries had white lines drawnon them to indicate lanes. Could not the same measure bedone today for all ourroundabouts to indicate whichlanes are for exiting?

The gentle speed bumpsthat now exist in Brookline toslow down vehicular traffic

need to be replicated else-where. Granted that the fearexists that they may cause amotorist to lose control, butproperly spaced signage mayprevent this. As for snowplows, hmmm.

Radar-based signage thatindicates speed need is alreadyenhanced——but not thatcommonly—with a flashingbright indicator below whenthe maximum speed is ex-ceeded. The upgrade, needingto be more widespread, willreally grab a motorist’s atten-tion.

Single stream recycling, aswith the blue 96-gallon bins inBoston, does NOT processplastic bags, such as CVS,Glad, etc. These need to bebrought separately to RocheBrothers, Lowe’s, or otherstores. The inclusion of plas-tic bags slows down recyclingconveyor belts. China is al-ready refusing much of ourrecyclables, as it is “contami-nated” by other products con-tained herein.

Town officials in a subur-ban town who recently caved

into union requests that anypolice officer working a detailbeyond four hours should bepaid for eight hours (previ-ously six hours) need to ex-plain why they looked askanceat taxpayers’ needs.

Whenever workers go onstrike, should not newspapersand television news publicizethe average salaries and ben-efit packages of the strikingworkers so that the public candecide with whom to side?

All babies have thesame rights

To the Editor:Babies are babies, no matter

where, when, or why they areborn. Yet right now, Massachu-setts Democrats want babiesborn during failed post-24 weekabortion procedures to be deniedmedical treatment.

A bill gaining traction amongthe Radical Left on Beacon Hillwould remove the requirementto have lifesaving equipmentavailable in rooms where late-term abortions are performed.The babies born during failedprocedures would simply be left

to die.The twin bills introduced on

Beacon Hill in the Senate (S.1209) and in the House (H.3320) would establish a two-class system where some babiesare given medical care and oth-ers are left to die.

This should not be a parti-san issue. In fact, 75 percent ofAmericans believe that a babywho survives a failed abortionshould be given the same medi-cal treatment as any other babyborn prematurely at the sameage.

The Radical Left, under thisbill, also want to repeal parental

consent requirements for minorsbetween the ages of 12 and 17who are considering having anabortion. The proposed legisla-tion would also repeal the lawrequiring late-term abortions tobe conducted in hospitals.

A baby’s right to life andmedical care does not changebecause it was born in an abor-tion clinic instead of a deliveryroom. Massachusetts law as itcurrently exists requires medicalcare to be administered to babiesno matter where, when, or whythey are born.

Lou MurrayBoston

their pets would stroll by andslow down to see what theevent was all about.

“Liz Sullivan and her rolein Main Streets and puttingon events like this helps keepcommunities engaged” saidDistr ict Director CraigSullivan. Events like these,“makes people want to giveback, spend their money, andsupport local businesses.”

Overall , many peoplechecked this off as a suc-cessful event. For peoplestarting off their sunny Sat-urday morning doing good forthe community, it was alsosomething that people wereable to do before Mother’sDay. At the end of the event,pictures were taken and somepeople stuck around to talkabout upcoming events or tohave more refreshments.Sullivan made it clear the goal

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Residents stalked the greenspaces of Brighton for the clean up.PHOTO BY KEVEN PERRINGTON-TURNER

is to get even more people tovolunteer next time. Freeshirts were also given tothose in attendance.

There is a newsletter thatcomes out every week for

each neighborhood that folkscan sign up to receive newsfor more events coming up.To get involved in otherevents, log on toBrightonMainStreets.org.

We are out of patience.Yes, we are fully aware of the psychological claim that

drug addiction is a “disease,” especially if you broadly applythat definition.

And sure, opioids have somehow became a recent “cri-sis,” even though kids in Southie have been dying for years.

The “solution,” thus far, is to mollycoddle addicts whilepunishing or ignoring the broader citizenry. Mrs. Jones can-not get post-surgery pain killers, you know, because somegoon in Charlestown is nicking grandma’s stash from themedicine cabinet.

Did we mention that we were out of patience?Let’s refer to last week’s Bulletin to elaborate on our frus-

tration.Reporter Jeff Sullivan wrote: “During last week’s Boston

City Council Meeting, At- Large City Councilor AnnissaEssaibi-George introduced a new citywide ordinance to helpresidents safely dispose of needles and sharps.”

Sure. Fine. Adding some Sharps containers to the publiclandscape may be necessary, albeit a wrong-message andeyesore.

The ordinance would establish the Sharps Steward- shipProgram (SSP), and would, if enacted, require a manufac-turer of sharps and needles sold in the city to be subject toseveral regulations.

Here is the problem. Very few will use them. “We know the City of Boston and the Boston Public Health

Commission (BPHC) have collected hundreds of thousandsof needles, and that does not measure the countless needlesthat we know are ending up in household trash,” Essaibi-George said. “We’ve got not only an opioid crisis and sub-stance use disorders that are contributing to the improperdisposal of needles, but we also have those dealing withchronic illnesses and those with substance abuse disorderswith needles ending up in household waste.”

Never mind “household waste.” Many of these needlesare just carelessly dropped to the ground, playgrounds andschools alike, even if a container is nearby.

So, given this addict laziness, how will this help: “The or-dinance states that the manufacturer may include a collec-tion system of two disposal methods, which may include amail- back program with prepaid postage, collection kiosks,drop-off day events at locations in the city or in-home dis-posal methods that render a product safe from misuse andcomply with applicable city, state and federal laws and regu-lations.”

“Most of the needles that were collected last week dur-ing our needle take back day involved our residents who areunable to dispose of their needles due to the expense of dis-posal,” she said. “It is important and critical that our pharma-cies play a role in the life cycle of our needles and properdisposal,” the Councilor added.

Pro Tip: pharmacies are not the ones sharing needles withheroin addicts.

Essaibi-George added that larger pharmacies would be re-quired to participate in needle take back programs, “but sheadded that there are concerns that such requirements maynegatively impact some of the city’s smaller pharmacies.”

Great, so let CVS and Walgreens subsidize an equal sourceof an already specious claim.

Break out the pitchforks. What we need is a strict, arrest-able penalty for those who wantonly and carelessly disposeof needles. Use DNA testing if necessary. Lock these idiotsup and let a jail cell become their rehab spa.

“Oh, boo hoo, the poor victims of addiction.”Let’s see those crocodile tears if YOUR kid steps on a

junkie’s needle.

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Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary

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Wednesday, May 29

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Allston Yards

Project Proponent:

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC and New England Development

Project Description:

The Proponent intends to redevelop an existing 10.6-acre Project Site with a mixed-use, transit-

commuter rail station.

mail to: Michael Sinatra

phone: 617.918.4280

Close of Comment Period:

6/10/2019

How we’re investing inHyde Park, West Roxbury

Every spring, we release ourCapital Investment Plan whichfunds the critical improvements toour infrastructure and facilities inBoston over a five-year period. Itis a reflection of our priorities, andis guided by the voices of over15,000 residents who offered in-put for our citywide plan, ImagineBoston 2030. Our Capital Planfunds the essentials of communitylife — our schools, streets, librar-ies, and parks, including climate andresilience projects. It’s a commit-ment to all those who call Bostonhome and to our future genera-tions.

In West Roxbury, we’re mak-ing investments across a widerange of projects, including parksand open space, streets and trans-portation, our schools’ infrastruc-ture, and our delivery of City ser-vices.

With an eye towards the fu-ture, we’re spending a total of$400,000 to design and implementpedestrian and bicycle safety im-provements on Centre Street. Webelieve that funding infrastructureand transportation efforts is cru-cial in order to make navigatingBoston safe, reliable, and equi-table. That’s why we’ve alsoscheduled road improvements forBellevue Street as part of ourRoadway Reconstruction Pro-gram.

We believe that funding equi-table and accessible communityspaces is critical in keeping Bos-ton not only a beautiful city, but alsoan open and welcoming one.That’s why we’re investing $1.36million to improve the baseball andsoftball fields in the Hynes Play-ground. We’re also investing$300,000 to design play lot im-provements, pathway repavement,and installation of modular bath-room facilities at Millennium Park.We’re also continuing to investover $6.3 million to upgrade park

lights across the city, including newfield lights at Billing’s Field.

In Hyde Park, we’re makinginvestments across a wide rangeof projects, including parks andopen space, streets and transpor-tation, our schools’ infrastructure,and our delivery of City services.

In Hyde Park, the environmentand accessible, open spaces forfamilies, neighbors and the com-munity are key investments.That’s why we’re putting $7 mil-lion into equitable and accessibleopen spaces and parks in HydePark, including $1 million for playlot upgrades in Stonehill andAmatucci Playgrounds, and$640,000 for trail improvementsand wetland restoration at theSherrin Woods Urban Wild so resi-dents can continue to enjoy thesespaces in the coming years.

We’re continuing to invest inthe George Wright Clubhouse, thistime allocating $1.4 million to up-grade building systems and theconstruct of an accessible bath-room. We’re investing an addi-tional $200,000 yearly to theGeorge Wright Golf Course toimprove drainage, paving, andother areas. We believe that fund-ing community spaces is crucial tokeeping Boston not only a beauti-ful city, but also an open and wel-coming one.

Also, we’re allocating much of

our budget to infrastructure andtransportation efforts in order tomake navigating Boston safe, re-liable, and equitable. We’re put-ting $4 million towards improve-ments to the Dana Avenue Bridge,including replacing the bridge su-perstructure and repairing bridgeabutments.

$2.9 million will be distributedfor designs to improve traffic pat-terns and ease congestion on theFather Hart Bridge. This will gotowards installing new traffic sig-nals at the intersections of MiltonStreet at Neponset Valley Park-way, Milton Street at Hyde ParkAvenue, and Neponset ValleyParkway and Hyde Park Avenueat Wolcott Square. Additionally, itwill support the installation ofwheelchair ramps, new cross-walks and bicycle accommoda-tions.

We’ve also funded a numberof longer-term projects designedto create growth and opportunityin each neighborhood long afterthe initial investment. These ac-count for the requests of theneighborhood’s residents and pre-pare Boston for the coming years.

With an eye towards the fu-ture, we’re investing heavily inhigh-quality public libraries to bet-ter serve residents. That’s whywe’re making a $300,000 invest-ment for improvements at theHyde Park Branch of the BostonPublic Library to repair interior fin-ishes and prevent future water in-filtration.

Now that we’ve submittedBoston’s budget, where do we gofrom here? First, to the City Coun-cil, where it will be reviewed andadjusted as necessary. After it’sgone through that process and se-cured approval, it will go into ef-fect, starting in July 2020 and run-ning throughout the next 12months. We hope you will continueto provide your valuable input onwhat we as a city can do to raiseup your community. If you’d liketo learn more about the CapitalPlan and how this budget was cre-ated, go to budget.boston.gov.

Mayor’s ColumnMartinWalsh


years. Do you realize that inthe last several years, theCommonwealth of Massachu-setts – the Baker Polito Ad-ministration – has investedmore than $7 million into thisneighborhood. About five ofit is behind us at the BajkoRink. Improvements includeimprovements to the compres-sion system and the lockers.Many of you may notice theimprovements to the spraydeck and the playground,which is almost $1 millionright there.”

The new field house fea-tured an area for concessions,changing rooms and refur-bished bathrooms. Accordingto project architect Josh Cane,the field house had been indisuse for about 15 years.

Hyde Park Pop WarnerFootball member (and formerpresident for about 10 years)Joe Walsh said the new fieldhouse looked great.

“When I first started theconcessions used to be here,”Walsh said. “I’ve been aroundsince 1998. That’s when myson started. It’s all about thekids; it’s what you do for them.We want to keep the kids safe,that’s our goal for them.”

Walsh said he moved up tothe Hockomock Board thatoversees 10 towns, but he stillcomes back to Kelley Field to

help out, grilling hot dogs andhamburgers for the kids. Hesaid he uses a simple charcoalgrill, and so he’s concernedabout the new concessionspace. The new space camewith gas hook ups for afrialator or a grill, but no ac-tual cooking apparatus.

“I don’t know if it’s goingto work out, because we’re re-sponsible for buying all theequipment, and we’re in bigtrouble,” he said. “We’re notgoing to be able to afford that.It’s very expensive to run theleague.”

Roy said they will be soonmoving forward with othercelebrations of completedprojects in the neighborhood.

“Very soon we’re going tobe gathering to cut the ribbonto celebrate the improvementsto the playground and the hardcourts at Camp Meigs Play-ground,” he said. “So we’revery excited about that. That’sa playground that’s well-lovedby the neighborhood and re-ally needed a face lift.”

Roy pointed out that HydeParkers love their parks andopen space, and said DCR isresponsible for much of it inthe neighborhood.

“In this neighborhood,there are 540 acres roughly ofopen space, and that’s whyyou all live here because of

the greenery and open spacethat’s around us,” he said.“But what you probablydidn’t realize is that of that540 acres of open space, 440of them are managed on yourbehalf by the DCR. This iswhy this partnership is soimportant and why the DCRis such an important part ofthis neighborhood.”

State Rep. Angelo Scacciasaid the project had been inthe pipeline for some time,but Roy was able to move italong much quicker than heand State Sen. Mike Rush hadanticipated.

“This has been in disre-pair for a long time,” he said.“Leo, you came and you ex-pedited it. Mike and I hadasked, and you respondedimmediately. This place isgoing to be a tremendous as-set.”

Rush said that he, Scacciaand the DCR had to work to-gether to pull off the renova-tion.

“This is what it’s all aboutright here,” he said. “As thecommissioner said, it’s allabout partnerships. Nothingis done by an individual, it’sabout putting egos aside, dig-ging in and getting thingsdone and that’s what hap-pened here today.”

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Despite the rain, hundreds came to the annual event to remembervictims of violence and try to heal. The large groups started at TownField Park in Fields Corner and went up straight to City Hall.

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Around the NeighborhoodCITY

REGISTRATIONOPEN FOR PARKSDEPARTMENT SUMMERSPORTS CENTERS The Boston Parks and Recre-ation Department is pleased toannounce that the White Sta-dium, East Boston, and SouthBoston Sports Centers are nowopen online for registration.

The Sports Centers offer freesummer camp alternatives toBoston youth who might other-wise have no opportunity to at-tend such programming. Eachlocation offers instruction in anumber of popular sports fromJuly 8 through August 16. AllSports Centers are offered freeof charge to Boston residentsand open to boys and girls ages7 to 14. Parents may registertheir children for just one weekor the entire summer.

For more information aboutthe White Stadium and SouthBoston Sports Centers, pleasecall (617) 961-3084 or [email protected]. For more information about theEast Boston Sports Center,please call (617) 961-3085 ore m a i [email protected].

Please note that lunch will beprovided but participants mustprovide their own transportationand pre-registration is requiredfor both groups and individuals. For more information or to reg-ister online please go toapm.activecommunities.com/cobparksandrecdepart/home.

FUN FOR ALL: 16THANNUAL HALEY HOUSEBLOCK PARTY!

Mark your calendarsfor Haley House’s 16th AnnualBlock Party and Fundraiser! OnSaturday, June 1, 4-7pm, all areinvited to a day of fun with thewhole family on MontgomeryStreet (between DartmouthStreet and Union Park Street) inthe South End.

REGISTRATION NOWOPEN FOR BOSTONNEIGHBORHOODBASKETBALL LEAGUE

The Boston Parks and Rec-reation Department has an-nounced that registration is nowopen for the 50th annual season

of Boston’s favorite summerbasketball league, the BostonNeighborhood BasketballLeague (BNBL), kicking off onMonday, July 8.

BNBL is the oldest munici-pal basketball league in thecountry serving young men andwomen in three divisions eachfor boys and girls: 13 and un-der; 15 and under; and 18 andunder.

Encompassing recreation,sports, and community engage-ment, BNBL’s real value is inhelping make Boston happierand safer in the summer monthsby providing a physical outletfor youngsters throughout thecity. Over 1,500 players on 150teams will participate in thisyear ’s league at 20 sitesthroughout the city. BNBL isplayed at Boston Centers forYouth & Families (BCYF) com-munity centers and selected cityparks. The 2019 BNBL seasonends with the championshipgames played in mid-August.

To register online for BNBLgo to https://apm.activecommunities.com/c o b p a r k s a n d r e c d e p a r t /Activity_Search. BNBL alsooffers a free Pee Wee Develop-mental Program for boys andgirls ages 6 to 11 offered at vari-ous locations across the city inDorchester, Mattapan,Roslindale, South Boston, WestRoxbury, and Roxbury. Thisprogram teaches young playersthe basics of basketball in a funand non-competitive setting. Registration for Pee Wee BNBLis done on-site at the Pee Weelocations.

For more information, pleaseemail Charlie Connersat [email protected] orcall (617) 961-3093.

ALLSTON / BRIGHTON

TO U L O U S E - L A U T R E CAND THE STARS OF PARIS

Come and Explore the life of19th Century Paris Through itsArt/Thursday, May 16, 6:30 pm.Brighton Library/40 AcademyHill Road/ (617) 782-6032

The museum of Fine Arts

and the Boston Public Libraryare joining forces to present thevivid posters, prints, and paint-ings in which Henri de ToulouseLautrec captured Parisiannightlife in the late 19th century.

These images of cafes andcabarets, theaters and celebritieswill also include works byToulouse-Lautrec’s contempo-raries—Edgar Degas, HonoreDaumier, and others—all fromthe rich collections of the MFAand the BPL.

This illustrated talk by anMFA guide will introduce youto the artists and the exhibi-tion—which you can see free ofcharge during the month of Junewith your BPL card.

All are welcome.

ANGEL OF THEBATTLEFIELD

Clara Barton revolutionizedthe role of women in medicalcare and in society. She alsofounded the American RedCross. Monday , May 20, 6:30pm Brighton Library/40 Acad-emy Hill Road(617) 782-6032.

This program will examinehow Clara Barton challengedthe accepted role of women in19th century American society.Clara Baron defied the limitsplaced on women through herservice as a battlefield nurseduring the Civil War, wars inEurope, and ultimately foundingthe American Red Cross.

The presentation includes ahands on activity that will lookat 19th century battlefield medi-cal improvements and readingsfrom Clara Barton’s journal.

The program is part of theNational Parks of Boston out-reach presentations. To learnmore visit https://www.nps.gov/bost/index.htm.All are wel-come.

BOOKDISCUSSION GROUP

A book discussion groupmeets at the Brighton Library/40 Academy Hill Road (617)782-6032 on the last Wednesdayof each month at 11:15 am..

The featured selection forMay 29th will be PereGoriot by Honore de Balzac.Copies of the book are availableat the branch. Everyone is in-vited and new members are wel-come.

BEGINNINGINTERNET CLASS

Mystified by the net? Don’tknow how to surf? Help is avail-able on a one on one basis to getyou started. Call foran appointment and ask forAlan. Brighton Branch Library/40 Academy Hill Road/ (617)782-6032

ESLCONVERSATION GROUPS

Two ESL conversationgroups meet at the Brighton Li-brary;: One on Monday eveningat 6:15 pm; The other on Tues-day afternoon at 1 pm. Comeand practice your languageskills in an informal and friendlysetting with other new Englishspeakers. Brighton Branch Li-brary/40 Academy Hill Road/(617) 782-6032.

JAMAICA PLAIN

LILAC THERAPY WALKSCheck out on May 16 spe-

cial Lilac Therapy Walks for re-laxation. Learn more about ourpremier lilac collection, con-taining 397 plants representing181 different taxa (kinds),which provides a season ofcolor and aroma. Read ablogpost about our 2019 LilacSunday design contest winnerSara Castellucci, and purchasea T-shirt at the event!

JPNDC ANNUAL MEETINGJPNDC is moving forward

like never before. On May 30,we’re celebrating the work oftransforming lives, ourdeepened roots in JamaicaPlain, and our role in buildingan equitable Boston. We hopeYOU are there!

HYDE PARK

THE LIFE OFHENRY GREW, 1808-1892

This Saturday, May 18, at1:30 pm, Steven Morris, the cu-rator of the Facebook groupHyde Park: Then & Now, willpresent: The Life of HenryGrew, 1808-1892 Henry Grewpurchased eight hundred acresof land in the Neponset RiverValley and moved to the area in1847. He was the chairman ofthe first Board of Selectmen ofHyde Park and one of its mostesteemed and active citizens. Location: Hyde Park HistoricalSociety, Weld Hall, Hyde ParkLibrary,35 Harvard Ave, HydePark, Massachusetts 02136

HYDE PARKHISTORICAL SOCIETY

In 1968, Hyde Park’s centen-nial celebration saw the publi-cation of a 72-page commemo-rative large format book, TheFirst Hundred Years. That bookhas been digitized and added toour online collection and can beviewed here: https://www.hydeparkhistoricalsociety.org/centennial/ Check out and likethe Society’s new Facebookpage www.facebook .com/HPHS1887 Join the Hyde ParkHistorical Society: https://www.hydeparkhistoricalsociety.org/about/membership/

HYDE PARK LIBRARYANNUAL BOOK ANDMEDIA SALE

The HPL will hold the an-nual book and media sale on thelower level of the library onThursday, June 6th from 5:00pm to 7:45 pm for members. Forthe public on Friday, June 7thfrom 10:00 am – 3:00 pm andon Saturday, June 8th from10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Saturday,everything will be ½ price.

OPEN MICAT THE SWITCH

Musicians, poets and per-formers are invited to performat Switch Artist Coop Gallery onWednesday, May 29th from7:00- 9:00 PM. Everyone gets aturn performing in this low-keyand welcoming environment lo-cated at 21 Fairmount Ave,Hyde Park.

THE GREAT GRILLEDCHEESE FESTIVAL

The Great Grilled CheeseFestival takes place at The Tho-mas M. Menino YMCA gymna-sium in Hyde Park on SundayMay 19 from 11:30am-2pm. En-joy “all you can eat” classicgrilled cheese sandwiches, chipsand dessert. There will be funkid activities with Davey theClown, raffles, live music byLuis Avila and NataliaPopovska, leader of song at St.Anne’s Church, Hyde Park. Lo-cated at 1137 River Street, HydePark, MA 02136.

This foodie-familyfundraiser benefits the ChefsTable Foundation, a 501(C) 3non-profit organization that pro-vides scholarships to veteransand youths in need who have apassion for the culinary arts.

Tickets: $8 per child (12years and younger). Babies un-der one-years old – complimen-tary admission. $10 per adult

Thank you to our sponsors:YMCA, Commonwealth Bank,Tierney Realty Group andCarroll-Thomas Funeral.T i c k e t s : h t t p : / /www.chefstablefoundation.org

BCYF PROGRAMS -SUMMER CAMP 2019

The BCYF Hyde Park Com-munity Center is currently ac-cepting applications for oursummer camp. Our summercamp is for 7 – 12 year olds andruns from July 8th through Au-gust 16th. Hours are 8:30-am-4:30pm with extended hoursavailable. Stop by the commu-nity center to pick up your ap-plication!

The programs are being of-fered at the BCYF Hyde ParkCommunity Center, 1179 RiverStreet, Hyde Park, MA 02136.Call for more information 617-635-5178.

WEST ROXBURY /ROSLINDALE

SMA FATHERSBENEFIT DANCE

The SMA Fathers will beholding their annual benefitdance on Friday, June 7th, 2019at the Irish Social Club in WestRoxbury from 7:00 pm – 11:00pm. Admission is $15.00 andtickets are available at the door.Raffles and Door Prize. All pro-ceeds support SMA Fathers’missionary work. Contact Rev.Brendan Darcy at (781) 326-3288 or Pat and Josie Casey at(781) 329-0530

THE 26TH ANNUALCORRIB CLASSIC5K ROAD RACE/WALK

The 26th Annual CorribClassic 5k Road Race/WalkSunday, June 2, 2019 BillingsField, Lagrange Street , WestRoxbury Start time 12:00pmsharp. Registration is nowOPEN!!!

Race is Sunday June 2,2019!

The Best Day in WestRoxbury/Parkway Area! To-gether, we have raised over $1Mfor local youth programs andcharities! Lagrange Street WestRoxbury, MA 0213 First 500Pre-registered race entrants re-ceive T-shirts. Post-race cook-out and celebration. Trophiesand gifts to top division finish-

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October 2016 and granted zon-ing approval in December2017,the BPDA community meet-ing was held at the EglestonSquare YMCA in July 2013.

ESNA-dormant for almost adecade–had not been revived yetand this was May’s first presen-tation to the neighborhood group.

In the six years since theBPDA, construction costs haverisen from $15 million to $25 mil-lion.

“Yes, this is an extremely largeincrease over six years,” May toldthe Bulletin. “As planning pro-ceeded, programmatic needs in-creased the complexity of thebuilding and costs went up. Costsalso went up for both childcareand private consultation space.Rising costs of construction ma-terials also had an impact.”

“We bought an old abandonedwarehouse,” May told ESNA,“and we’re building housing forthe victims of domestic violence.Thirty-two units affordable at 30percent to 50 percent area me-dian income. We have city andstate vouchers to subsidize therents.”

“We will get a huge windfallfrom the city in December thatwill subsidize rents for up to twoyears,” he said.

“We will get $615,000 fromthe Boston Continuum of Care forhomeless families throughDND.”

“It will in part provide perma-nent housing as quickly as pos-sible for survivor families. Dur-ing the two years, a household isexpected to see their incomes in-crease either through public ben-

efits or employment. The goal ishousing stability for those house-holds.”

ESH is starting that rightaway. It will host a job fair forWestminster House at AcademyHomes on June 10.

Originally built in 1925 as agarage and then an automotivedealership for Westminster Mo-tors (now on Morrissey Blvd), itwas purchased by ESH in April2013 for $724,000.

Part of the delay was due tosoil contamination cleanup and inOctober 2015 the EPA granted$200,000 to start clean-up; DEPadded an additional $65,000 later.That work didn’t begin untilJune,2018.

ESH was founded in 1974 toprovide housing for women withmental illness, later turned to do-mestic violence shelter and finallytransitional housing for domesticviolence survivors.

Their clients are overwhelm-ingly poor. They come mainlyfrom Roxbury, but also JamaicaPlain and Dorchester.

ESH is located at 8 NotreDame Street on the edge of theDimock Community Health Cen-ter,

“In 1987 it had outgrown itshousing space,” May said “andopened up a home on SheridanStreet. That had 18 beds, but itburned in August 2007 and wehad to find replacement space.”

3012 Washington Street wasa deep, cavernous 29,000 squarefoot building and had been on theProblem Properties list for years.

“After we bought it we heardstories from the neighbors of

people living there in tents,” Maysaid. “So the project not only willallow Elizabeth Stone House toincrease domestic violence ser-vices significantly, but it will re-place an abandoned eyesore withan attractive multi-servicespace.”

Trying to be a good neighbor,n July, 2014 ESH hired theMayor's Mural Crew to paintcolorful decorations on the build-ing.

In addition to the apartmentsthe building will have a licensedday care on the second floor.

“The capacity will at first befor infants and toddlers,” Maysaid. “But also after-school pro-grams will also be available to thecommunity. We will also haveextensive space for public meet-ings and classes.”

ES provided programs in adulteducation and job training andhelps clients complete their GED.

“We’re never going to be ableto provide enough safe housing,”

May told ESNA. “In 2018,we got9000 service calls for domesticviolence from the four police pre-cincts in our servicearea,E13(Jamaica Plain) C11(Codman Square-Dorchester) B2and B3 (Roxbury and Mattapan).That’s probably 36,000 inci-dents.”

“So we also provide servicesfor people not living in our hous-ing,” he said. “We will be able toincrease our programming in thenew building; referral services,psycho-therapy emergency fi-nancing. We have a wide rangeof services and expect to serve2000 clients in one year. We onlyhave 11 apartments in our oldbuilding [on Notre Dame St.],butmost domestic violence victimsdon’t want to leave their homes.We want to keep them in theirhomes.”

Alvin Shiggs is co chair ofESNA.

“What are you going with thatbuilding on Notre Dame?” he

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Washington Street elevation of proposed Westminster House. BHA “Roundhouse” on Columbus Avenue inthe background.

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asked. “And do you have anypartners?”

“ It’s been sold to the StMary’s Center for Women andChildren,” May said. “They willexpand it to 14 units. All afford-able. We didn’t want to turn thebuilding over to a market ratedeveloper.”

“We’ve worked with othernon-profits,” May said, “Domes-tic violence counseling at Dimockand Goodwill. We’re always look-ing for opportunities to be casemanagers. We accompany vic-tims to court. We give moral sup-port. We’re not lawyers.”

“ The entire[domestic vio-lence] system is completelyclogged,” May said at the ESNAmeeting. “We have no emer-gency space right now. Theshelters keep people for two andthree years. There is no placefor them to go. The transitionalhousing list is closed. Transitionalhousing is becoming permanenthousing.”


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GIORGIOPhilip B. “Moose” Of

Roslindale, May 8, 2019. Be-loved husband of Eileen(Scanlon). Loving father ofCatherine Boudreau of CA,Colette Boudreau ofRoslindale and Sean Boudreauof Roslindale. Brother of PaulGiorgio and his wife Julia ofSouth Easton, Cecile Nassiseand her husband Michael ofSouth Easton, Gregory Giorgioand his wife Kathy of PA, andthe late Rita Smyth. Also sur-vived by many nieces andnephews. A funeral serviceswas held on May 13th from thefuneral home. Interment Mt.Benedict Cemetery. Philip wasa US Army Korean War Vet-eran and a lifetime member ofK of C. He loved gardening,the Bruins, BC Football andthe Red Sox. For guestbookwww.gormleyfuneral.comWilliam J. Gormley FuneralService 617-323-8600

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Roslindale, May 5, 2019. Be-loved husband of Josephine C.(Zammito) and devoted fatherof Gerald C. Greland ofBronxville, NY and Angela J.Greland and her husband ScottPackard, of Belmont. Brotherof Carol Connor, of Brockton,and Joseph and Arthur Mor-gan. Brother-in-law of Charles,Robert and Ralph Zammitoand the late Virginia Martell.Loving grandfather of Ben-jamin, Leonardo and HenryPackard. A Funeral Mass washeld on May 9th in SacredHeart Church. Interment in St

Joseph Cemetery, WestRoxbury. Guest book atjosephrussofuneralhome.com

GRIFFITHKaye (Artemis) Of Hyde

Park, formerly of Dallas, TX,passed peacefully on May 6th,surrounded by her loving fam-ily at the age of 74. Daughterof the late Gerald Gustafsonand Dorothy Jordan. Devotedmother of Diana L. ChabanGriffith and her wife Kim ofHyde Park and Cecilia Prineand her husband Dean ofFlorida. Loving grandmotherof Stuart, Matthew, and An-drew. Cherished cousin of Ri-chard Skidmore and also sur-vived by many relatives andclose friends. A service washeld at the funeral home onMay 10th. All donations can bemade towww.hydeparkfoodpantry.org.For guestbook, please visit,thomasfuneralhomes.com

LATTANZIOEdward W. Of

Baldwinville, passed peace-fully on May 5th, at the age of95. Devoted sister of MildredCason of Weston. Also sur-vived by many relatives andfriends. A Service was held onMay 9th at the Funeral Home.Interment at Fairview Cem-etery, Hyde Park. Forguestbook please visit:thomasfuneralhomes.com

ROYMichael S. Age 30, of

Dedham, passed away on May5, 2019. Our hearts are foreverbroken. Beloved son of

Michelle Roy of Milford andJohn Tamanini of FL. Lovinggrandson of Mary and JohnTamanini of Foxboro and thelate Carol L. Roy and StephenE. Roy. Devoted partner ofKaitlin Baillie of Chestnut Hill.Loving father of Christian Royand Brielle Roy. Cherishedbrother of Laura Roy and herfiancé, Scott Satter of Millis.Nephew of Christine andStephen Roy of Hyde Park,Christopher Roy of Roslindale,Cheryl and John Maynard,Frank Tamanini and RobertTamanini all of Attleboro. Also,a loving nephew of the lateScott Tamanini. He is also sur-vived by many loving cousinsand friends. Michael was anavid fan of all Boston sportsand made friends with everyonewherever he went. Those whoknew Michael, even just a little,lost a shining light in their lives.Visiting Hours at the P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins, GeorgeF. Doherty & Sons FuneralHome, 2000 Centre St., WESTROXBURY, on Wednesday,May 15th from 4-8pm. FuneralService in the funeral home onThursday, May 16th at 12Noon. Relatives and friendskindly invited. Interment pri-vate. P.E. Murray - F.J. HigginsGeorge F. Doherty & Sons WestRoxbury 617 325 2000

PERGOLAFrank Of Hyde Park, May

11, beloved husband of Venezia(LaMonica) Pergola. Devotedfather of Christine Gallagher ofPlymouth, Linda Caloumenosof Walpole, Lisa DeRosa ofHyde Park, Italia Luff of Cotuitand Josephine Pergola ofQuincy. Brother of ElviraSignorino of Bridgewater andEleanor Barrile of Canton. Alsosurvived by 12 grandchildren.A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated at St. Mary of theHills Church, Milton, on Tues-day, May 14. at 10 o’clock.Interment St. Michael’s Cem-etery. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions in Frank’s memory maybe sent to Muscular DystrophyAssociation, 33 Lyman St.,Suite 205, Westborough, MA01581. Dolan Funeral Home,460 Granite Avenue, EASTMILTON SQUARE

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Robert John (B.F.D. Ret.) ofWest Roxbury passed awaypeacefully on May 3, 2019.Beloved husband of the lateAnn (Morash). Loving fatherof Michelle Curtin of Nortonand her late husband Brian andRoberta Rumsis ofBellingham. Devoted grandfa-ther of Brendan R. Curtin. Hewas the son of the late Stephenand Catherine (Bracken)

Rumsis. Brother of the lateFrancis and William Rumsis.Also survived by many niecesand nephews. A Mass of Chris-tian Burial was held on May9th in St. Theresa of AvilaChurch. Interment St. JosephCemetery. Bob was a Lieuten-ant of the Boston Fire Depart-ment working many years atLadder 25/Engine 30 in WestRoxbury before taking an as-signment at Headquarters. He

was a member of Boston FireLocal 718 and Iron WorkersLocal 7. U.S. Army VeteranKorean War. Donations inRobert’s memory may be madeto the American Heart Associa-tion, 300 5th Ave, Waltham,MA 02451 or atdonatenow.heart.org Forguestbook, please visit:gormleyfuneral.com William J.Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600

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CORRIB KIDS FUN RUNSunday June 2, 2019 at

10:00 AM Billings Field,Lagrange Street West Roxbury4-12 years of age. First 100 Pre-registered receive T-Shirts. Freeto register! Mail registration byMay 27 to ;Kids Fun Run 195Stimson St. West Roxbury, MA02132

FAREWELL TOWEST ROXBURY HIGH

A dance for all alumni to cel-ebrate the school is planned forSaturday, June 15 at Moseley’son the Charles in Dedham. Freeadmission from 6 to 11 p.m. There will be a DJ, pizza andsnacks and some entertainment. Cash bar too. Past and currentmembers of the faculty and staffwill be on hand too.

ANNUAL PAULHARRIS DINNER

One June 7th @ 6:00 PMThe Parkway Rotary Club willhost its annual Paul Harris Din-ner at The Stratford StreetUnited Church, 77 StratfordStreet, West Roxbury. Gatherwith local community leaders,volunteers, and citizens as wecreate connections across ourcommunity to address food in-security in Boston. We will learntogether what food insecuritylooks like: from hungry childrenattending the Chittick Elemen-tary School, to veterans, to eld-erly, to the many individuals andfamilies who come to Rose’sBounty Food Pantry eachmonth. We will also share con-versation, meet new people, andcelebrate the difference Rose’sBounty is making in our localParkway neighborhood. Ticketsat $30 a person and can be pur-chased at the door the day of theevent or from a Rotary member.Email [email protected] more information.

LOBSTER DINNERLOBSTER DINNER spon-

sored by the St. George Ortho-dox Church of Boston AdultFellowship on Friday, June 7,2019, from 5:00-7:00PM at theSt. George Community Center,55 Emmonsdale Road, WestRoxbury. Menu: Two boiledlobsters, cole slaw, baked po-tato, dessert and coffee. Price:$25.95. Children under 12, (1lobster), $15.95. Fish Dinneravailable, $15.95. Takeout or-ders will also be available. Res-ervations must be made by call-ing Michel/Evelyn Easa (617)266-0065 or Pat Ayoub (781)326-6755. (If a machine an-swers be sure to leave yourname and number). Reserva-tions are a must! Deadline forreservations June 6,2019. Friends, neighbors, pa-rishioners, all are welcome!

FREE KID’S CYCLING &SAFETY WORKSHOP

Sunday May 19th @ Millen-nium Park in West Roxbury at3pm.

Ages 2 to 18, tricycles up totwo wheelers. Learn the joys &pointers of safe group riding ina positive environment.

Sponsored by Parkway Cy-cling Club, Parkway In Motion& Parkway YMCA. For moreinfo call 978-265-9017

THE WEST ROXBURYHISTORICAL SOCIETY -WEST ROXBURY BRANCHLIBRARY

Anthony Sammarco: Molas-ses: From the Slave Trade to theGreat Flood Monday, May 20@6:30

* Historic maps of WestRoxbury by Keith Davison

* Help with title searches byAttorney Martin Keogh

* Business Meeting withTreasurer John Di Napoli

Come one, Come all! Bringa friend or two. Free and opento the public Please like us onFacebook: facebook/WestRoxbury Historical SocietyQUESTIONS? COMMENTS?RSVP Sandi [email protected]

ROSLINDALEGARDEN TOUR 2019

A tour of six privateRoslindale Gardens presentedby Roslindale Green & Clean.Saturday June 22, 2019 at11AM-4PM. Tickets $15 beforeJune 16, $20 week of the event.

To purchase tickets or moreinformation, visit

www.roslindalegreenandclean.orgTickets may also be pur-

chased in person at theRoslindale Farmers’ Market onJune 8,15,22, and at JoanneRossman-Purveyor of the un-necessary & the irresistible, 6Birch St, Rosindale

Tour begins at Adams Park,Farmers’ Market (WashingtonStreet at Cummins Highway,Roslindale Village). The GardenTour benefits the continued im-provements to the public greenspace in Roslindale.

Current Sponsors:GoldenOak Sponsor: Linda Burnett,Realtor/Insight Realty Group,Copper Beech Sponsor: ChristieDustman & Company, Inc.

For Information about be-coming a Roslindale GardenTour Sponsor and the benefits,please contact: Joan Linden,[email protected]

ROSLINDALE HIGHSCHOOL REUNION

A reunion for all who at-tended Roslindale High Schooland the Class of 1969 takesplace on Saturday, June 22 at theWest Roxbury Elks Club, 1Morrell Street from 7 to 11:30p.m. Send a check for $40. ToRoslindale High School Re-union c/o Maria Bennett P.O.Box 365858 Hyde Park, MA02136. Include an e-mail ad-dress and year of graduation.Updates can be found atroslindalehighschool.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDARSAnna’s Pals 2nd Annual

Charity Golf Tournament isright around the corner. MondayJune 24th at George WrightGolf Course. 8am ShotgunStart. Raffles ~ Closest to thePin ~ Fun. Register now atwww.annaspals.org/events

TASTE OFWEST ROXBURY

Our 8th Annual Taste ofWest Roxbury will be on Thurs-day, May 16th 2019 from 6-9pmat the Irish Social Club.

Buy Tickets - $30 each(Opens new window). Actually,why not buy a whole table! -$240 for Table of 8 (Also opensa new window). Sign Up forFree Childcare at the ParkwayYMCA (Available 6-9pm onMay 16th; must show ticket orpayment receipt).

Please reach out to us [email protected] if you areinterested in learning moreabout sponsorship opportunitiesor participating as a restaurant.


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 DoctorTo the Doctor: The windshield wipers on my 2008 Jeep Liberty swipe on when I start the car. Theintermediate wipers are always swiping – rain or shine. They quit doing that for a few weeks, but thenthey go back to constantly swiping across the windshield. Mechanics have looked at the issue, but can’tseem to solve the problem.

From the Doctor: You are not alone with wiper complaints, as well as headlight and directional signalfaults. The wipers work off the same multi-function switch on the steering column. Unlike the old dayswhen you would switch on the wipers, headlights, directional signals, etc., you are asking a controlmodule to activate the item. The switch goes through a module via a CAN BUS line – welcome to theworld of electronics. The use of a factory equivalent scan tool and both Alldata and Identifix will assistthe technician to the correct repair. Sometimes removing the negative battery cable for a couple ofhours can cure some computer glitches – same as rebooting your phone or home computer.

To the Doctor: I have a 2005 Mercedes CLK320 convertible. The convertible top is broken; one of sixhydraulic pistons is leaking. Because it’s broken electronically, I cannot access the trunk and hydraulicreservoir. Is there any way I can open the convertible top manually? Or, is there any other solution toremoving the hydro pistons for a rebuild?

From the Doctor: Make sure the trunk lock switch (if equipped in the glove box) is not on lock. Next,look under the rear license plate – there should be a key slot to insert the key. Remove the key from thekey fob, insert it, and try turning it. This information should also be in your owner’s manual. In somecases, removal of the rear inside panel can get access to the trunk to get to the trunk lock safety release.

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roslwetlands/.“This area was threatened

by a developer years ago,” shesaid. “Now the threat is evenmore dangerous. In 2010 and in2012, we had a hundred year’sflood because of climatechange.”

Volunteers treaded throughthe mud and began digging outJapanese knotweed and garlicmustard plants, which are inva-sive and quickly overgrow thearea.

“We already know that allthe dampness causes mold,”she continued, adding that thewetlands help by managingflooding. “In turn, there will bestructural damage to homes. Ifdevelopers continue to build atthis density, we will not onlylose our natural resource but thehomes will suffer damage.They cannot build near wet-lands. Developers are thinkingof the quick buck and not in thelong term.”

In January, City Councilorat-Large Michelle Wu and Dis-trict Six City Councilor MattO’Malley refiled the LocalWetlands Protection Ordi-nance. It would empower theBoston Conservation Commis-sion to require green infrastruc-ture with new development andalso to protect urban wetlands.

Greenovate Boston out-reach manager David Corbiehad been a volunteer for twoyears before assuming his role.

“Our first cleanup effort waslast July, and this is our sixth intotal,” he said. “We have fourmore scheduled for the rest ofthe year.”

He called the wetlands “thebest-kept secret inRoslindale.”

“When you have eventslike this, you build up momen-tum, you build up communityand there is instant gratifica-tion. There needs to be envi-ronmental stewardship.”

Linda Stern, who lives onSheffield Rd., was one of thefew people on the cleanupteam who knew of this secreton her own. A resident formore than six years, she cameupon the wetlands while walk-ing through the neighborhood.

“I had seen some wild cro-cuses on Weld St., and I fol-lowed them,” she said. “ThenI realized I was at theRoslindale Wetlands UrbanWild. I just felt drawn to it. Ihave seen ducks swimming inthe pond.”

The paths, overgrown withbranches, weeds and brush,were visible and walkablewithin an hour thanks to theefforts of the group. As if ingratitude, the sun shonebrightly overhead.

“I am thrilled to be here tosupport the cleanup effort,”Anne Herbst said. “I serve on

the Boston Conservation Com-mission, and I live inRoslindale on the Hyde Parkborder. This area is a little hid-den gem.”

Bethany Czerny, who vol-unteered last year, had severalreasons for dedicating her timeto the effort.

“I like to have a place tocome to, even in an urban area,that is part of nature,” she said.“I could care for it and nurtureit..”

Czerny said she loves theArboretum as well, “but it hasan institutional feel.” In con-trast, “here nature is the artist,”she explained.

Amanda Forde lives nearbyand decided to join the cleanupwhen she heard about it onTwitter.

“I can walk down here forsome peace and quiet,” shesaid. “Don’t get me wrong. Ilove the Arboretum. But thisfeels so different.

“I don’t have a green thumbor anything, but I figured Icould help,” she continued. “Ididn’t know anybody. But weall started chatting, and it wasa great atmosphere. It was lowstress.”

The Dorchester native saidshe also never knew about thisresource in her backyard.

“I have been here 10-plusyears, and I just found outabout it,” she said. “If there aremore opportunities like this,just keep people informed. I’llbe back.”

There were a couple of in-teresting finds during thecleanup. There was a bird-house on a pole about four feethigh, which volunteers bal-anced against a large tree.

Then there was a burialmarker in honor of “SweetSam,” who lived from May 13,2004 to what appears to beJanuary 2, 2017. The stone wasvisibly worn, and a secondstone with similar markingswas split and broken.

“The paper could have acontest about the history ofSweet Sam,” said one of thevolunteers.

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Nicholas Moreno, the assis-tant conservation agent for theCity’s Environmental Depart-ment, said the event was agreat success.

“I feel like most residentshere have some sort of invest-ment in the environment,” hesaid. “The wetlands are so im-portant regarding climatechange that people feel thatsense of stewardship.”

He added that they col-lected between ten and 15 largebags of invasive species andcompost.

“That is not including ev-erything we cut and left in placeto decompose naturally,”Moreno said.

The next local cleanup willbe the Spring Stewardship Dayat Allandale Woods. It will beheld on Saturday, June 1 from9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers canmeet at Vincent Road and theWest Roxbury Parkway CircleTrailheads at Morey Rd.

This burial marker for Sweet Sam was discovered during the clean upalong with another marker that was not readable.

PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON


Legals

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MH / MC continued from page 1equity, and when both teamsrealized they would violate thehalf-mile separation rule ofmarijuana licenses imposed bythe Boston Zoning Code.

The couple had already hadtheir license hearing at theRoslindale Community Center,as required by the city and statelicensing process, when SilverTherapeutics was first reach-ing out to the MHC on March14. They will use the premisesat 717 American Legion to de-velop their products, which in-cludes lotions and salves, to bethen mass produced at a differ-ent location and sold at retailspaces.

The pair has worked for so-cial equity on cannabis andother issues for more than adecade – more than 20 yearsin Leah’s case – and said theybelieve in the small local com-pany Silver and McKee havecreated.

“I work in a nonprofitwhere I, well, one of my re-sponsibilities is workforcereadiness, where I strive tohelp people move forward andbe better in any way possible,however that is, personally,

professionally, and that’s some-thing I’m really very passionateabout,” Leah said.

Residents were also con-cerned about traffic. Develop-ment attorney and former Bos-ton City Councilor Mike Rosssaid they had conducted a traf-fic study in the previousmonths. He said the study foundthat the dispensary would cre-ate a 1 percent increase in traf-fic during the business’ peakhour, but MHC member LisaBeatman pointed out thesecounts do not include the pro-jections of traffic increases fromapproved proposals for multi-family developments.

“There is a proposed devel-opment for 106 apartments atWalk hill and possibly 100more units when they redevelopthe Home (for Little Wander-ers),” she said. “Then 60 moreunits proposed at Cummins andAmerican Legion. There willbe more cars and we’re hopingto reduce that and have morebiking.”

Ross said they have in-creased their onsite parking andwould promise not to opposeany proposal by the city to in-

stall a bike lane on their side ofAmerican Legion, which rightnow stops at the business as theroad comes in from FranklinPark. He said they would alsosubsidize MBTA passes for alltheir employees and offer a re-wards program for any cus-tomer who uses public transit,walking or biking to get to thebusiness. He said there will alsobe parking for bikes.

Beatman said she wants Sil-ver to reduce the hours of op-eration for the business, whichis currently set at 10 a.m. to 9p.m.

“As a community we cangive strong opinions abouthours of operation,” she said.“My particular bent in terms ofour neighborhood is this is aprofit-making establishmentthat’s going to have an impacton our geographical neighbor-hood.”

Also presented at the meet-ing was potential locations inRoslindale for the BostonTransportation Department(BTD) to install Blue Bikedocks. BTD Program ManagerKim Foltz gave a presentationfor about five to seven stationsamong 12 potential locations inthe Parkway. Those potentiallocations include the Arbore-tum Weld Hill Research Build-ing, Hyde Park Avenue at WalkHill Street,Hyde Park Avenueat Northbourne Road, Ameri-can Legion Highway at Canter-bury Street, Mount Hope Streetat Hyde Park Avenue, Stellaroad at American Legion High-way, Cummins Highway atAmerican Legion Highway,Washington Street at Metro-politan Avenue, Belgrade Av-enue at Anaway Avenue, Rail-road Street at Willow Street,Centre Street at the ParkwayYMCA and Spring Street atPowell Street.

Foltz said the idea was tomake sure that no one stationis too far away from another, sothat if a rider completes theirtrip and finds the station full,it’s not the biggest inconve-nience to find another. Foltzsaid the plan is to make surethat by 2030, no residence inthe City of Boston is more thana 10-minute walk from a bikestation. She said this roll outwill be part of 20 new stationscoming this year.

“In our neighborhood, Ithink we’ve been trapped in ourcars,” said Beatman. “I feel re-ally embarressed that I worktwo-and-a-half miles from hereand I drive.”

The BTD is hosting anothermeeting with the neighborhoodat the Menino Center 125Brookway Rd. on June 6 start-ing at 6:30 p.m. to further dis-cuss the placement of these sta-tions.

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