Volume 18, Issue 21 MAY 24, 2018 Memorial Da Memorial Da Memorial Da Memorial Da Memorial Day Continued on page 10 Lana Lana Lana Lana Lana Continued on page 10 Tast ast ast ast aste of W e of W e of W e of W e of West R est R est R est R est Roxbur xbur xbur xbur xbury Continued on page 11 Memorial Day events in Boston Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter More than 37,000 flags will be placed at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument representing every brave Massachusetts service member who gave his or her life defending our country since the Revolutionary War. COURTESY PHOTO Solar for Arboretum moves closer Jason F Jason F Jason F Jason F Jason Fazzio azzio azzio azzio azzio Staff Reporter Hundreds flock to Celebrate West Roxbury Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter Representatives from Harvard came and discussed the revamped plan for solar pan- els at Weld Hill. COURTESY PHOTO Hundreds came out on Thursday to celebrate the Taste of West Roxbury (now known as Celebrate West Roxbury) and the dozens of food purveyors in the city. PHOTO BY PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN The neighborhood came out in force on Thursday for the event now known as Celebrate West Roxbury (formerly Taste of West Roxbury) and to sample the eat- eries of Westie. More than 25 restaurants came out to show the community what they got and to support West Boston will be celebrating and re- membering the contributions of fallen U.S. Servicemembers next weekend throughout the city. The annual Boston Common Flag Garden will feature 37,000 U.S. flags this year – one for each of the service members from Massachusetts who have died in the service since the Revolution- ary War – at the foot of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. The garden will be on display until Monday, May 30. The Massachusetts Fallen Heroes program is hosting its 14th annual Run to Remember on Sunday, May 27 start- ing at the Seaport World Trade Center. The run is set to honor all service mem- Monday’s meeting of the Longfellow Area Neighborhood Association was dominated by discussion of a modified solar power plan at the Arnold Arbore- tum. Steve Schneider, Director of Opera- tions at the Arboretum, gave an update on the project. An earlier plan, which Schneider dubbed “Solar 1.0,” was revisited follow- ing opposition from LANA members at an earlier meeting. “We’re on to Solar 2.0,” Schneider said. “In the coming weeks, we’ll be working that into the public process.” The earlier plan was to build a solar array on an area of Weld Hill that local residents identified as restricted for de- bers and first responders lost since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001. The run itself starts at 7 a.m., but there will also be a sports and fit- ness expo forum and kids and adult events on Friday and Saturday leading up to the event. Go to bostonsruntoremember.com for more information. The Gardens at Gethsemane in West Roxbury will also be hosting its 50th an- nual Memorial Day Service at 9:30 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 28. Speakers for the event include Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, State Sen. Michael Rush, Lt. Col. Brandon S. Teague, Gold Star Parent and co-founder of Arredondo Family Founda- tion Carlos Arredondo, and the West Roxbury VFW Post 2902. There will also be musical performances by the Oladipo Sisters, Demetrios Tsaniklides and the Commonwealth Brass Quintet. In Brighton, there will be a service at the Evergreen Cemetery at 11 a.m. to remember all veterans, especially the men and women from Allston and Brighton who made the supreme sacri- fice in the service of our country. Prayers will also be offered for those currently serving overseas, for their safety and safe return. Celebrant Monsignor James P Moroney, rector of Saint John’s Semi- nary, will conduct the service. Held re- gardless of weather. The Allston Brighton Veterans As- sociation will also be hosting the Ernest Prussman Medal of Honor Statue Un- veiling at 1 Murdock St. in Brighton. There will also be an after party at Por- ter Belly’s.
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Memorial Day events in BostonJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter
More than 37,000 flags will be placed at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument representing every brave Massachusetts servicemember who gave his or her life defending our country since the Revolutionary War.
Representatives from Harvard came anddiscussed the revamped plan for solar pan-els at Weld Hill.
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Hundreds came out on Thursday to celebrate the Taste of West Roxbury (now known as Celebrate West Roxbury) and the dozens offood purveyors in the city. PHOTO BY PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN
The neighborhood came out inforce on Thursday for the eventnow known as Celebrate WestRoxbury (formerly Taste of WestRoxbury) and to sample the eat-eries of Westie.
More than 25 restaurants cameout to show the community whatthey got and to suppor t West
Boston will be celebrating and re-membering the contributions of fallenU.S. Servicemembers next weekendthroughout the city.
The annual Boston Common FlagGarden will feature 37,000 U.S. flagsthis year – one for each of the servicemembers from Massachusetts who havedied in the service since the Revolution-ary War – at the foot of the Soldiers andSailors Monument. The garden will beon display until Monday, May 30.
The Massachusetts Fallen Heroesprogram is hosting its 14th annual Runto Remember on Sunday, May 27 start-ing at the Seaport World Trade Center.The run is set to honor all service mem-
Monday’s meeting of the LongfellowArea Neighborhood Association wasdominated by discussion of a modifiedsolar power plan at the Arnold Arbore-tum.
Steve Schneider, Director of Opera-tions at the Arboretum, gave an updateon the project.
An earlier plan, which Schneiderdubbed “Solar 1.0,” was revisited follow-ing opposition from LANA members atan earlier meeting.
“We’re on to Solar 2.0,” Schneidersaid. “In the coming weeks, we’ll beworking that into the public process.”
The earlier plan was to build a solararray on an area of Weld Hill that localresidents identified as restricted for de-
bers and first responders lost since the Sept.11 attacks in 2001. The run itself starts at 7a.m., but there will also be a sports and fit-ness expo forum and kids and adult eventson Friday and Saturday leading up to theevent. Go to bostonsruntoremember.comfor more information.
The Gardens at Gethsemane in WestRoxbury will also be hosting its 50th an-nual Memorial Day Service at 9:30 a.m.on Memorial Day, May 28. Speakers forthe event include Boston Mayor MartyWalsh, State Sen. Michael Rush, Lt. Col.Brandon S. Teague, Gold Star Parent andco-founder of Arredondo Family Founda-tion Carlos Arredondo, and the WestRoxbury VFW Post 2902. There will alsobe musical performances by the OladipoSisters, Demetrios Tsaniklides and theCommonwealth Brass Quintet.
In Brighton, there will be a service atthe Evergreen Cemetery at 11 a.m. toremember all veterans, especially themen and women from Allston andBrighton who made the supreme sacri-fice in the service of our country. Prayerswill also be offered for those currentlyserving overseas, for their safety and safereturn. Celebrant Monsignor James PMoroney, rector of Saint John’s Semi-nary, will conduct the service. Held re-gardless of weather.
The Allston Brighton Veterans As-sociation will also be hosting the ErnestPrussman Medal of Honor Statue Un-veiling at 1 Murdock St. in Brighton.There will also be an after party at Por-ter Belly’s.
Hundreds turn out to support a really good neighbor
Residents, friends and fam-ily came out mightily to supportthe Berry Family on Saturdayat the Holy Name Auditoriumin West Roxbury.
The night featured severalauction items, food, drink andentertainment to support theBerry Family, which suffered asevere setback in March. ScottBerry was snow blowing alonghis house’s walkway and washeading over to a neighbor’shome to help out when a treebranch fell on his back aftersuffering damage from one ofthat month’s Nor’easter storms.
The limb severed his spinalcord, and his family has saidthat doctors have warned thathe may never walk again. Thecommunity has raised more
than $149,618 through agofundme page(gofundme.com/596hj8w) as ofpublication. The funds are go-ing towards renovating theBerry house, as it is not cur-rently set up for wheelchair ac-cess.
The fundraiser last Saturdaynight raised thousands more forthe Berry Family, and son ChrisBerry said it was an amazingthing to see the communitycome to bat for his father.
“It feels awesome, I justlove how loved he is in theneighborhood. It feels great toknow that everyone’s coming outfor him in the community,” hesaid.
Residents Patty Federico andRosa Wells said they consider theBerrys more than just familyfriends.
“They’re a part of our fam-ily, I mean in terms of softball and
hockey and everything,” saidFederico. “It’s amazing to see allthe people here; he’s such a greatguy.”
“We started the softballleague with Scott so many yearsago,” said Wells.
Resident Katie Carchedi saidshe grew up playing softball withScott as one of her coaches, and
she will always keep him closein her heart.
“He was one of my softballcoaches growing up and he’s justalways been great and I justneeded to come out and supporthim,” she said.
Resident Jessica Barrett Isonsaid she came because Scott ispart of her family and theywanted to help.
“It’s very impressive already;it’s only 6:30 and parking is al-ready a pain, and you want thatto be the case,” she said. “It’sencouraging coming from asmaller community ourselves,seeing a bigger community likeWest Roxbury come together andsupport them, it’s amazing.”
Organizer Shiela Delameresaid she was glad the night wasattracting so many people to helpthe Berry family. She said sheknows from personal experiencehow generous the Parkway com-
munity can be after her son wasalso paralyzed in a motor vehiclecollision in 2013.
“I think it’s awesome and Ithink that we’ll get a lot morepeople,” she said. “I mean I’mhoping to get close to 500 peopleto come through the door and I’mhoping for more. I think we’ll getmore than that.”
City Councilors Michelle Wuand Matt O’Malley also came byduring the night to support theBerry family.
“We have a full house hereand it’s clear from talking to folksthat the community is ready tosupport and continue supportingthis wonderful man and his fam-ily,” Wu said.
The Gofundme page is stillup and accepting donations.Family and event organizers saidthey hope to have Scott’s houseready for his return in a fewweeks.
Members of the MHMC detailed issues going on in the neighborhood,most notably the sale of the 289 Walk Hill St. project.
PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN
The Mount Hope MountCanterbury Neighborhood As-sociation (MHMC) met anddiscussed a recent sale of theproposed development on 289Walk Hill St.
The owner of the develop-ment, Charles Gill, put theproperty up for sale last month,and residents were concernedthat whoever buys the projectmay try to alter it and createmore units.
“The 106 apartments thatwe had all those communitymeetings about... Well, he’sflipping the land,” said MHMCmember Lisa Beatman. “He fi-nally bought the land and he’sselling it and asking for $7 mil-lion.”
MHMC member RickYoder said that if the land anddevelopment rights are sold, thebuyer would have to adhere toall the plans Gil made. If thebuyer does want to change theproperty in a way that will in-cur more zoning variances thanalready allowed by the BostonPlanning and DevelopmentAgency (BPDA) and BostonZoning Board of Appeals(ZBA) when the project wasoriginally approved, he or shewill have to go through thewhole process once again.
“They will have the right tosay ‘Gee, I paid $7 million, Iwant to put up more units,’ andthat will start up the wholeChapter 80 process again,
which I really hope we don’thave to go through again,” hesaid.
State Rep. Russell Holmessaid he’s talked with Gill aboutthe sale, and Gill told him thatthe increase in constructioncosts since he started workingon the project has made it toorisky for him, which is why hewants to sell.
“There are lots of folks in-terested in the property; theyare hoping to close by the endof the summer and have it startto build by the fall,” he said. “Itwas an expensive project to getbuilt when they first started thisprocess, and now constructioncosts are out of the roof. Whenhe went back a couple of yearslater to the same people whobid, the numbers they have nowfor the same building are tre-
mendously higher than theywere... He’s put millions intothe project and he doesn’t wantto take the risk for what he nowthinks it will cost.”
The meeting moved on todiscuss a new nine-unit build-ing proposed for 40 Harding St.The developer is hosting a com-munity meeting for it on June6 at the Roslindale CommunityCenter.
“There’s a four-family therenow and someone wants tobuild a nine-family,” Holmessaid. “It’s zoned for a two-fam-ily right now, and the hearingisn’t going through here, it’s theMayor’s Office and they de-cided not to go through here...I suggest that as many of us whocan show up there do so be-
Although it happened on theother side of the RiverCharles—far removed fromwhere he now resides——JohnGriffin’s recognition by his highschool warrants due plaudits onthis side of the storied waterway.
A graduate of MatignonHigh School before attendingBoston College and HarvardLaw, this Jamaica Plain residentwas recently presented the Dis-tinguished Alumnus Award bythe North Cambridge HighSchool at the Boston MarriottCambridge.
Griffin has distinguishedhimself in service to his commu-nity, his alma maters, and theCatholic Church: he is pastpresident of the Boston CollegeAlumni Association and theBoston Latin Home and SchoolAssociation as well as pastboard chair of both CatholicCharities of Boston and the Ja-maica Plain NeighborhoodHouse. He has distinguishedhimself with a career in law,with his specialty in real estate,development, and education,frequently providing pro bonoadvice.
With his wife Mary Marga-ret, he has raised three childrenwith four delightful grandchil-dren in his JP abode as he closesin on two decades as a member
for Matignon High School’sBoard of Trustees.
In his acceptance speech theSomerville native affably notedthat he went to high school andlaw school on the same street.He noted the contributions ofothers, particularly to CardinalSean O’Malley, who also re-ceived an award for communityservice. Diverting attentionfrom himself, John praised therobe-and-sandal garbed Cardi-nal for providing stability to ourarchdiocese.
Providing humor to theevening, the humble leader ofBoston’s Catholics warmly
thanked Matignon with a de-lightful acceptance speech. Ifany attendees in the large audi-ence were not aware of theprelate’s down-to-earth-ness,they are now.
In the most poignant momentof the evening, a 1962 graduatewas recognized posthumously:Donald Curtain died in a nastyfirefight in Vietnam in the springof ’69. When a junior high class,encouraged by his future sister-in-law teacher, wrote letters tothe corporal in distant Vietnam,he responded to the class detail-ing how he passed their missivesaround to the rest of his platoon:after 24 days in the mountains,they took delight in the mes-sages, which evoked nostalgiaabout their own 7th grade do-ings. In his return letter to theadolescents, composed eightdays before his death on a lis-tening post guarding the perim-eter to his camp, Curtain and hiscaptain promised, if the studentswere NOT given a party at theend of the year because of theirletter-writing campaign, to per-sonally order a squadron of jetfighters to fly over the teacher’shome continuously the nightbefore her wedding to Curtain’sbrother.
Indeed, a wonderful night fora very deserving 02130 resident.
ROXBURY PREPPRINCIPAL SEEKSPUBLIC SUPPORT
To the Editor:I am a Roslindale resident and
am an involved member of thecommunity who has been a Bos-ton resident and educator for al-most 15 years. I support the newRoxbury Prep High School inRoslindale at 361 Belgrade Ave.;I voiced my support to MayorWalsh at his coffee hour on May8th. I know the staff and studentswill be a positive addition to ourcommunity because I work withthem every day.
This project means a greatdeal to me. I am the Principal ofthe school, a resident ofRoslindale, and the parent of a4-year old. I have worked andbeen part of the Roxbury Prepfamily since 2003. I am honoredand blessed to do work for theyoung people of Boston. I know,deeply, the power of a high qual-ity education as the daughter ofimmigrants whose pathway toAmerica was grounded in a strongeducation. I have seen, firsthand,the power of a Roxbury Prep edu-cation and the hope, commitment,and dedication of our students andfamilies. For so many of us, thishigh school reflects our promiseto close the opportunity and ra-cial achievement gap for ourscholars. As a resident ofRoslindale, I know our youngpeople would offer examples of
leadership, service, and commu-nity that would serve our city farinto the future in a positive andinfluential way.
I share my reflections becauseI know for myself, my students,my family, and for the many likeme who know the power of school– a permanent facility – is part ofthe fulfillment of a promise thatwas made when our students firstcame to Roxbury Prep – that theywill enter, succeed in and gradu-ate from college regardless of theirzip code, race, or class. This prom-ise kept in Roslindale will haveeven greater meaning since manymore students will be able to par-take in this mission as it will bethe only public high school inRoslindale.
I ask my fellow neighbors tosupport the new Roxbury PrepHigh School so that we can keepour promise in a most powerfulway. Our students deserve a newschool and a community that sup-ports them to this end.
Shradha M. PatelRoslindale, MA
425 LAGRANGE ANEIGHBORHOODSAFETY ANDAESTHETIC PROBLEM
To the Editor:Ever drive by the abandoned
Armstrong Pharmaceutical build-ing located at 425 LaGrange Stand wonder when it will be de-molished? It’s been over two years
since the owner of the property,Michael Argiros, and his devel-opment team promised to have thedilapidated building torn down.It’s been over a year and a halfsince the Boston Planning and De-velopment Agency (BPDA) ap-proved this project even after hear-ing overwhelming neighborhoodopposition led by the WestRoxbury Neighborhood Counciland At-Large City CouncilorsMichael Flaherty and AnnissaEssaibi-George.
Whether it’s organizing eventslike the Perham Soap Box Derbyor the Shamrock Shootout; our com-munity is actively involved in mak-ing the Parkway the best neighbor-hood in Boston. Having a vacantrundown building at the corner ofLaGrange and Centre is not some-thing we’re proud to have in ourcommunity. A decrepit ,abandonedbuilding shouldn’t be the first struc-ture you see when running in nextweek’s Corrib Road Race.
The neighbors surrounding 425LaGrange St. have been awfully pa-tient and deserve better from this de-veloper. I’m hoping our elected cityofficials and the Mayor’s Office cantake immediate action to get thisbuilding demolished before thissummer.
425 Lagrange Street isn’t justan eyesore; it’s a public safetyhazard which needs to be ad-dressed immediately.
Tim SullivanWest Roxbury
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Drugs are bad. However, it doesn’t take a social scientist toknow that some drugs are worse than others.
Marijuana? Well, given the national mood, it has fallen sofar down the nation’s list of worries that it looks to cede its riskweighting to e-cigarette flavored capsules. Rising on the “con-cern-o-meter” with great speed and hand-wringing are opioids.
By now, unless you live in a cave you must know of thehorrors; young (and not-so-young) people dying in droves be-cause their opioid thirst leads them to experiment, sometimesunknowingly so, with even riskier drugs than heroin, such asfentanyl.
When we were kids it was widely understood that heroinwas the ONE drug to never even contemplate doing. It appearsall that seems to be out the window now.
In recent Bulletin coverage, we told of how Rep. AngeloScaccia told a local audience of his support for the up-comingCare Act 2, which aims to reform care around opioid addictsthroughout the state.
As part of this bill, doctors will be held more accountablewhen they prescribe opioids, as many in the state feel they haveover-prescribed patients and helped to exacerbate the opioidissue, we reported.
“Doctors are on notice,” Scaccia said. “Doctors were givingout much too much.”
The new bill will include electronic filing for every prescrip-tion for opioid pain medication. Other legislation in the workswill require patients to pick up pain medications in two-sepa-rate trips to the pharmacist.
Here is where things get controversial. The new bill wouldallow hospitals to hold a person suffering from an overdose forup to 72 hours, even against their will while they go throughwithdrawal.
The American Civil Liberties Union is among those slam-ming the idea of being “arrested” without a corresponding crimi-nal charge.
It is good to support most of these legislative goals, but it ishard to give into the idea of involuntary rehab. The reality isthat most subjected to being held will revert back to their oldways.
Even when addicts are willing, rehabilitation is a tough road,full of failures. Factor in anger and feelings of “victimhood,”right or wrong, and most will slip back to their addictions. Thelikely outcome: wasting taxpayer money.
Of course, this is not all about money. There is a good argu-ment that even one life saved makes it all worth it. At somepoint, however, we need to realize that we cannot just keepthrowing money at the problem.
A major, but neglected part of recent opioid battles is thatthere are a great many addicts who are not innocent victims ofa pain pill prescription gone wrong.
Young men and women in Boston, notably South Boston,have died in droves by going directly to heroin by snorting orneedle. It used to be, and probably still is, that heroin was afraction of the cost of illicit pills on the streets. It was even atone point cheaper than a six-pack of beer.
Addiction is no laughing matter. It is a struggle. Unfortu-nately we are deluded to think it is just weak suburbanites fall-ing prey to these specific addictions. Personal responsibilitydoes play a big part.
Some choose the drug life. While help should be there forthose who want it, we should stop wasting money on those whodo not. These dollars are better spent funding research and treat-ment for sick, innocent children and cancer patients. Otherwise,current programs are just another “crisis of the month” in thehands of government officials seeking blunt solutions for com-plex problems.
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.
Rose’s Food Pantry to hostfirst fundraiser
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cause whatever is thrown upthere is going to have an influ-ence on the neighborhood.
Yoder said that the reasonthey might not have been noti-fied is the nature of their neigh-borhood. He said Harding,while considered by them to bein their range of the neighbor-hood in East Roslindale, maynot be considered so by the city,so they did not reach out toMHMC about it.
“Usually, they would cometo our association or a nearbyassociation for a communitymeeting,” said Beatman.
City Council Presidentand District 4 City CouncilorAndrea Campbell’s represen-tative Caroline Kimball-Katzsaid the Mayor’s Office typi-cally sends developers to aparticular neighborhood as-sociation, but they are not re-quired to by statute.
“I’m surprised no onecame here first,” she said.
Yoder also said that CityRealty will be coming backto the neighborhood June 14to discuss their proposal for920 American Legion High-way.
“It’s a smaller design for920 American Legion High-way, they haven’t given upon that,” he said.
Many residents opposedthe project in the past be-cause of issues of drainage,density and homeownership.
Yoder said the MHMC isalso looking for grant fund-ing from the CommunityPreservation Act to replace50 dead or dying trees at theMount Hope Cemetery.
“At the very last moment,Lisa and I put together aquick appl icat ion to get$25,000 of the CPA money toput 50 trees in the cemetery,”he said. “That’s about onetenth of one percent of thewhole monies that are avail-able, and it’s a small grant,so we’ll see what happens.”
Yoder said the city willannounce its decisions inJune, but CPA DirectorChristine Poff has said atprior community meetings
that this first spring run ofthe CPA wil l h i t smal lprojects to get the programoff the ground and will comeback to other projects in thefall. She had said that therewere about 50 proposalsasking for about $12 millionin total just for the springapplication session.
Campbell also stopped bythe meeting to discuss hercurrent proposals in the CityCouncil and issues residentsare facing in the area. Resi-dent Abner Bonilla said he’sbeen seeing the usual springuptick of dirt bikes, ATVsand motorized scooters inthe neighborhood causingtrouble, and asked if the citycan do anything to help stopit.
“If you’re storing an ATVor a dirt bike, I mean we’renot in Western Massachu-setts, so most of the time ifit’s not in a garage I don’tunderstand why they wouldneed it,” he said. “It couldbe like $1,000 fine if youhave more than one or two...I mean I’m on the streetseight hours a day and Wash-ington Street has dirt bikesall day long. I know we can’tjust stop them in the middleof the street, but maybe ahigher fine or something thatgoes on the license will helpthe situation.”
Bonilla said that if thereare infractions put onpeople’s licenses or future li-censes if they don’t currentlyhave one (scooters, ATVsand dirt bikes do not requirea driver’s license) then per-haps residents would be lessinclined to use them.
“That would have to gothrough the state for licens-ing,” said Campbell. “We canlook into that, I think we cando more there. There was atask force at some point... Iknow we can have more cre-ative measures. There wassome legislation at the statelevel about keeping folks’property and fining them, butwe’re trying to come up withmore creative ways.”
After two years of organiz-ing and getting all the properpaperwork, Rose’ Food Pantryis hosting its first soon-to-beannual official fundraiser.
The fundraiser is titledRecipe for a Stronger Commu-nity, and is scheduled for June1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Irish So-cial Club in West Roxbury,will feature live music, livecomedy, a 50/50 raffle and
much more. Volunteer PaulaStevens-Our said though theyhave been operating in WestRoxbury for two years now,getting officially recognizedhas taken some time.
“The bottom line is just be-cause we wanted to open afood pantry, but the GreaterBoston Food Bank (GBFB)doesn’t let you become a mem-ber until you have a sponsor,”
she said. “So RosemaryBraverman from theRoslindale Church helped usby letting (Rose’s Bounty Ex-ecutive Director) DarraSoagle, and me go with her andmake purchases on our behalfand start our process going, butit took well over a year whatwith all the health require-ments, inspections and plumb-ing. It took a long time for usto become official.”
Rose’s Bounty DirectorDarra Slagle also said the nightwill be to remember themyriad of volunteers whomake the food pantry possible.
RISE recently held a forum on restorative justice at the Roslindale Community Center.
PHOTO BY ARIANE KOMYATI
On May 2nd, Roslindale ISfor Everyone (RISE) held aRestorative Justice Forum atthe Roslindale CommunityCenter. Community members,residents, and local politiciansgathered to discuss and learnmore about what restorativejustice is and isn’t, how it can
build communities and ad-dress conflicts, and humane,equitable solutions. The fo-rum also included Spanishand Creole interpreters.
A panel of professionals,community members and or-ganizations that have alreadybegun to implement restor-ative justice in their workcame to the forum to educatethe public. Forum panelists
included Director of the NewHumanity Institute MakoNagasawa, Patty Contente ofthe Somerville Police Depart-ment, Judge Kathleen Coffey,and Bostonian Eric Anderson,who attended the forum to dis-cuss his experience in theprison system. While the pan-elists talked, audience mem-bers wrote down questions onflashcards to be answered at
the end of the discussion.Boston City Council Presi-
dent Andrea Campbell wasalso in attendance. Campbellis Boston born and raised, andwas educated in Boston Pub-lic Schools, including BostonLatin School. CouncilorCampbell went on to graduatefrom Princeton University andUCLA Law School. She be-gan her career at a nonprofitin Roxbury, providing free le-gal services to students and
their parents on educationmatters, including school dis-cipline and special educationneeds.
Campbell began the forumby telling the audience a littlebit of her life’s story. “I’mhere to go behind my resumeand talk about my experi-ences,” she explained.
Rose's Bounty provides food for more than 500 residents throughout the Parkway and beyond from thisspace at the Stratford Street Church.
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it’s really also to celebrate thecommunity because it takes anentire community to run an or-ganization this large,” she said.“We want to celebrate the vol-unteers also. We’re servingmore than 150 families at thefood pantry every month, andthat represents 500-plus peoplein those families.”
Stevens-Our said they havehad some smaller fundraisersin the past with great successand also serve residents fromall over the state.
“We are sponsored by thechurch, but there is no reli-gious overtone to anything. Weare housed in the church, butthis is more of a humanitarianoutreach,” she said. “We don’tcare; if you’re hungry we’regiving you food. We don’t careabout your personal or reli-gious thoughts. It’s not politi-cal or based on anything elseand we don’t do any geo-graphic limits either. Peoplecome to us from Fall River,from Taunton, from Chelsea;we have an amazing number ofpeople and they’re comingfrom distances.”
Stevens-Our said she origi-nally booked a comedian forthe event, but due to a familycommitment they had to can-cel.
I’m still working on a co-median, but we have myhusband’s band, The Urge,coming to play and the pro-gram starts at 8 p.m. The bandwill play a few songs and in-troduce Darra, and she will doa salute to our volunteers.Then Dr. Allan Hamdan, thechair for the Board of theGBFB and surgeon at HarvardMedical, is going to say a fewwords about food delivery forthose who are food insecure.”
She added they will be hav-ing light refreshments as wellas raffle items up for grabs do-nated by the local community.
“I think it’s going to be agreat time, I’m looking for-ward to it,” she said. “West
Roxbury, Roslindale, HydePark, Jamaica Plain andDedham; we’re like a reallyneat little small town commu-nity and I think people are en-thusiastic about sharing what-ever they can with people whoare less fortunate.”
Stevens-Our said that sheknows there are a lot of deserv-ing causes in the community,and the pantry works withmany of them, like the Kiwanisand the Rotary, to help gain do-nations and support. She saidbusinesses get hit up for dona-tions all the time, and thoughsometimes while she’s doingoutreach looking for donationsa business owner will say theycan’t officially donate – be-cause then they’d get hit bymany other organizations –they kick in regardless.
“They say ‘I can’t afford tobe affiliated with this becauseI don’t have enough money tosupport all the charities, buthere’s $30.’ There’s a lot ofthat,” she said. “We’re talkingabout a person who owns avery small store on CentreStreet. They open their walletand give me $30. They just wantto silently help as much as theycan. Everyone pitches in here,it’s pretty amazing.”
Last month, Rose’s Bountyheld a fundraiser in conjunctionwith the Brickhouse Restaurantin Dedham and Stevens-Oursaid they raised $4,000 just fromraffle items and a generous 10percent of all food sales donated.
“I just couldn’t believe howmany people came there,” shesaid. “About 25 percent of whatwe raised came from(Brickhouse owner VinnyMarino) on his revenue, but themajority of it was from the si-lent auction and the raffle tick-ets. That was a lot of moneyearned, and we also got a lot ofpeople interested in volunteer-ing.”
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Restorative Justice continued from page 7when she was eight monthsold, and her father was incar-cerated the first eight years ofher life. She spent most of herchildhood in and out of thefoster care system with hertwin brother. As a teen, herfather pushed her to do herbest in and out of school “Hewas the smartest man I knew,”she told the audience. Unfor-tunately, he died when shewas 19.
While attending Princeton,her brother was arrested. Hesuffered from medical issues,and passed away at age 29while in the system.
“I get up every morningand serve my purpose,” statedCampbell. On the Council,she has chaired and expandedthe Committee on PublicSafety to include CriminalJustice in an effort to bringimportant conversationsaround re-entry services forreturning citizens, solitaryconfinement, and the school-to-prison pipeline.
Many audience memberswere moved by EricAnderson’s speech. Andersonwas born and raised inDorchester, had a rough child-hood, and did not do well inschool. He spent 16 years inprison for a fight and had beenout of prison since Feb. 2018.He spent a lot of time in thesystem making himself a bet-ter person and going on re-treats. After being released, hewas given the opportunity bya friend to work as a grillcook. Anderson feels incred-ibly blessed by this opportu-nity and is glad someone gavehim a chance.
“It takes a whole commu-nity to help a broken child, nota broken system,” Andersonremarked. At the end of hisspeech, he received a stand-ing ovation from the crowd.
Mako Nagasawa was bornand raised in California, buthas spent his career in Boston,discussing restorative justicewithin the Christian Tradition.While living in Dorchester,his neighbors were incarcer-ated. Nagasawa visited themin prison often and helpedthem find jobs after they were
released. He has also done re-storative justice work in othercountries, such as Uganda.
Patty Contente is part ofthe Community Outreach,Help & Recovery Program atthe Somerville Police Depart-ment. “In a fast paced society,we have less time to focus onindividuals,” she stated.Contente discussed the impor-tance of training police offic-ers with how to deal withmental health disturbances.
“There are certain popula-tions within our communitythat don’t do well in our sys-tem, such as the mentally illand homeless,” stated JudgeCoffey of West Roxbury. “Thehardest part of being a judgeis sentencing people. Thereare many factors we need totake into account, but I wantto assure you that the judges Iwork with do not take their re-
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“I am confident thatgroups like RISE will help ourcity grow into a safer place foreveryone,” remarked JudgeCoffey.
District 4 City Councilor and CityCouncil President AndreaCampbell also spoke during themeeting.
The Fogg Roberts American Legion Post in Hyde Park will alsohost its annual Memorial Day Services at the post at 8 a.m. Afterservices, the procession will go to Most Previous Blood Church forMass to be dedicated in memory of all those lost in battle. There willbe services afterward at the Roberts Post as well, and then a proces-sion to Fairview Cemetery and a dedication of the following HeroSquares: Legion Square, Shampa Monument, the Polish AmericanCitizen Club, Leo Raymond Square, Major Albert Kelley field andothers.
There will then be a demonstration from the Firing Squad and aperformance of Taps. A visit to the John Connolly grave site in honorof the Post’s deceased Color Guard members will follow. After return-ing to the Post after this dedication, a collation will be served to mem-bers and guests.
Christopher Columbus Park in the North End will also host Honorand Tribute: Memorial Day Concert at 6:30 p.m. Also in the NorthEnd, the Prince Hall Freemasons will host its Memorial Service atCopp’s Hill Burying Ground at 10:30 a.m. Prince Hall (c.1735-1807)was the founder of “Black Freemasonry” in the United States, knowntoday as Prince Hall Freemasonry, and formed the African Grand Lodgewhere he was Grand Master. He was one of the first abolitionists.
In the Back Bay Fens neighborhood, the Veterans Memorial Parkwill be hosting its 72th Annual Memorial Day Service at 11 a.m.. Thepark itself has monuments dedicated to service persons who fought inWorld War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and also honorsSergeant Charles Andrew MacGillivary, a Boston resident who re-ceived a Medal of Honor for his role in the Battle of Normandy.
velopment of any kind. A deedrestriction identifies a part of theparcel where development waspermitted and forbids develop-ment on the remaining portionof any permanent structure. Asmall part of the developableland is occupied by the WeldHill research building, leavinga significant share of the devel-opable land available.
“We are 100 percent concen-trating on doing [the project] onthe designated developable sideof the line,” Schneider said.
He, however, lamented thatthere would still be trade-offs.
“It’s a much more expensiveprocess.”
The changes meant theArboretum’s government sup-port changed from a Mass Solarincentive plan, which Schneiderdescribed as SVEC2, to a SolarMassachusetts Renewable Tar-get (SMART) solar plan, whichincludes a battery storage fea-ture.
He was unsure of the namesof the brands of solar panels thatwere being considered, but hesaid that they had been workingwith Tesla on designing the bat-tery component.
Board President MaryFlaherty said the new planseemed to put everyone more atease.
“I think I can speak for theboard when I say that’s goodnews for us,” Flaherty said.
LANA member John Covert
inquired about the Arboretum’selectrical usage, remarking thatelectric heating costs oftenmake up a high share of the bill.
Schneider said that the Ar-boretum is billed at an institu-tional rate.
“We use an amazingamount of electricity,” he said.
Schneider said that as a re-search lab, the Arboretum isconcerned not only with costs,but also with reducing theircarbon footprint.
“We are focused on reduc-ing electrical carbon emissionsby 25 percent,” he said.
McCabe wondered howmany trees would need to beremoved to make space for thearray.
“In the neighborhood of10,” Schneider said, addingthat it would mainly affect theeast side of the building.
“We’re not talking aboutthe oak forest,” he said.
Some members noted thatsolar installations are oftenbuilt over parking areas, allow-ing vehicles to park underneathand avoiding the necessity ofcovering large green areas.
Schneider said that there issubstantial infrastructure be-low the parking lot, and that toalter any of it would be diffi-cult and expensive.
“That parking lot is not justa paved surface,” he said. “It’sthe culmination of a number ofsystems that result in a pervi-
ous parking lot.”He added that any covering
over the parking lot would haveto comply with Department ofTransportation regulations,which require a height of 16 feetto ensure that it could accommo-date large vehicles.
Everyone agreed that thiswould be aesthetically undesir-able.
McCabe said she would liketo support the project but felt“chagrined” when told first thather question couldn’t be an-swered, only to receive a re-sponse later that didn’t seem tooarcane for the public to under-stand.
“The dialogue feels sty-mied,” she said. “That doesn’tbuild trust, but I’m glad you an-swered it finally.”
Schneider estimates that thecurrent plan will be about “10percent less productive” than theoriginal proposal, and that theywere trying to install the mostefficient panels possible.
He was frustrated with thenews about tariffs being raisedon solar panels, steel and alumi-num, what he described as “thethree basic parts” of the project,leading to “a little more researchand anxiety” to overcome theresulting inconvenience and el-evated cost.
Member Joe DiMasi wasencouraged.
“As someone who has solaron my home, I’m glad to seeyou’re moving forward withSolar 2.0,” he said.
Mike Fitzgerald, Clerk of the
Board, said that it felt likeHarvard telling us what they’regoing to do instead of talkingfirst. He’s replacing his fencesand asked neighbors for theiropinions before planning.
Schneider: “With all due re-spect, we have completelychanged our plans.”
“That’s the point,” McCabesaid, adding that they could havesaved some trouble, time andmoney by opening up a discus-sion with the neighborhood be-fore developing the initial plan.
Flaherty reminded everyonethat the June meeting will be theannual meeting, at which newboard members are elected.
“I would like to spread theword that we are open, willingand very much in need” of newmembers to take on theorganization’s duties, she said.
Only dues-paying memberscan vote in June. Currently onlyeight members have paid their$10 annual dues.
The board acceptedFitzgerald’s nomination of arearesident Rachel Young for thepost of President.
The board was also unani-mous in appointing Sue Forti tothe post of Assistant Treasurer.
McCabe distributed a map ofthe part of Roslindale coveredby the organization. The mapcurrently appears on theassociation’s website, butMcCabe said the bylaws do notreflect that the association’s areaof coverage has grown over theyears.
“I believe there was an ad-dendum to the bylaws,”Fitzgerald said. “There was a lotof hot discussion about theboundaries.”
Fitzgerald suggested that theissue would be resolved as partof the process of updating thebylaws.
The board unanimouslyvoted to approve up to $100 to-ward software to assist with up-dating the bylaws.
Forti said the software was$59 in 2015 and speculated thatit could be as much as $75 now.
Fitzgerald also brought up anissue regarding cyclists onspeeding on the path downPeter’s Hill.
“I have no problem with cy-clists who follow the rules,” hesaid, but said some are causingunsafe conditions.
Schneider said the speedlimit for cyclists is 10 miles perhour.
“This was like 40,”Fitzgerald said.
Schneider said that not onlyare park rangers responsible forenforcement, but the Arboretumalso has an ambassador pro-gram, an arm of the Arboretum’svisitor engagement program.Ambassadors can interact withvisitors to help them find theirway around and also to remindvisitors of the rules. Their officecan be contacted at 617-524-1718.
Julia O’Brien asked about adrone she recently saw flyingover the Arboretum.
“It’s not bothering me in anymajor sense,” she said. “I’m justasking out of curiosity.”
Schneider said he believesthe drone is being operated by aresearcher doing a phenologystudy.
He said the university dis-courages drone use in the Arbo-retum, and that even research-ers who gain approval are givenrestrictions about where andwhen they can be used.
“You’re not flying a droneon Lilac Sunday,” he offered asan example.
“If they have FAA paper-work, they can fly,” he said, butpark rangers will still indicateto drone operators that thehobby is unwelcome inside theArboretum.
The June meeting will beheld at 7 p.m. on Monday, June11 in the Community Room atLongfellow House.
Roxbury Main St ree t s(WRMS). The night alsofeatured dancing and livemusic, as well as program-ming in format ion f romWRMS.
“We’re really excited, wehave a lot of the communityout to support us ,” sa idWRMS Executive DirectorDanielle Joseph.
Joseph said they changedthe name to reflect whatWRMS has been doing in theneighborhood and celebratethe community’s accom-plishments throughout theyears.
“We decided to changethe name to Celebrate WestRoxbury for our seventh an-nual Taste in order to letpeople know that we’re try-ing to figure out more waysto help out the communityand help highl ight whatWRMS does,” she said.
Joseph said they areworking to help the commu-nity as well as celebrate itsaccomplishments.
“It’s just a good night andwe’re just so thankful to allour sponsors and guest andi t ’s going to be a goodnight,” she said.
Residents Connor andConnie Sullivan said theycame from Roslindale tocheck out what West
Taste of West Roxbury continued from page 1Roxbury has to offer.
“We just wanted to getsome good food and a goodtime,” said Connor. “Thefood is great; I like the as-sisted living food.”
“The bacon-wrappeddates were amazing,” saidConnie.
The Sullivans were refer-encing the fact that Sophia’sSnow Place was giving outfood during the event. Whenasked how one could procuretheir food outside the Taste,representatives from Sophiasaid one would have to be aresident or a family memberand come and visit to gettheir culinary items.
Resident Catrina Canesaid she and a friend came
out to check out the commu-nity and meet some friends.
“We wanted to come out tomeet people and see people,and it’s awesome, we love it,”she said. “There are some res-taurants we haven’t been toyet or heard of,so we’re ex-cited to try them out.”
Resident Lora Esstey shehas had some bad experiences
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Next: the Toyota Yaris. It has been a while since I had the opportunity to spend a week in a Yaris and, a few yearsago, it was not one of my favorite cars. The Yaris has grown up and now I consider it a good subcompact car and agreat Toyota product. Our test car is the Yaris – not the Yaris iA built by Mazda. The Yaris comes with either amanual or 4-speed automatic, our test car was the automatic version. It drives fairly smoothly and power is so-so,but not over the top. The car seats four and there is plenty of front seat room. All controls are in reach and easy tooperate. The base Yaris L 5-speed starts out at $15,635 to the SE 4-speed automatic at $19,060 (destination fee:$885). Fuel economy fell short of my expectations of 32–33 MPG; I think gas mileage would be more if equippedwith a 5-speed automatic. The car is easy to drive and park, with easy vision from all windows.
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in past years, but this yearlooked to be amazing.
“It’s always good food anda good time,” she said, add-ing she had started going tothe event four years ago.“Some years they just haven’thad as much, and some yearsI had come out and they wereout of food, but tonight looks
great.”WRMS has been working
mostly on improving trafficflow through its Vision Cen-tre Street initiative and alsohas been trying to fill vacantspaces in the neighborhood,most notably the BurgerFi lo-cation at Shaws, which hasbeen recently filled.
Salvatore “Joe” Dec. 25, 1938- May 8, 2018 Of Naples, FL,passed away peacefully on May 8,2018 surrounded by loved ones.Joe was born in Boston MA, andgrew up in Roslindale MA. He’s agraduate of Hyde Park High classof 1956. Joe was a proud U.S.Marine and Army veteran and cher-ished being a member of the Ma-rine Corps League of Naples, FL -Semper Fi. During his career, Joeworked at the Department of Vet-erans Affairs as Chief of Purchas-ing & Contracting and was co-owner of Bostonia Properties, WestRoxbury MA. Joe will lovingly beremembered by the love of his lifePaula McCurdy, his daughterDonna and son-in-law John Pikeof Foxboro MA, and his late sonsTony and Joey Bellanti of ReddingCA. Joe will also be fondly remem-bered by his grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, daughter-in-law’s,nephews, and his cat Amelia. Joewas predeceased by his brotherLou Bellanti. A celebration of hislife was held at Hodges FuneralHome at Naples Memorial Gar-dens, 525 111th Ave., N. NAPLES,FL. In lieu of flowers, memorialdonations in memory of Joe maybe made to the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Chapter, Cystic Fi-brosis Foundation, 220 N. MainSt., Suite 104, Natick, MA 01760.
DONLONCarol Ann (Snow) Of
Roslindale, passed away at homepeacefully surrounded by her lov-ing family on May 15, 2018. Be-loved wife of Paul L. Donlon withwhom she celebrated 55 years ofmarriage. Loving mother of PaulL. Donlon, Jr. and his wife Joyceof Middleboro and David P.Donlon and his wife Linda ofNorth Easton. Devoted grand-mother of two special grandsons,Paul J and Christopher M. Donlonof Roslindale and three beautifulgranddaughters, Abagail C.Donlon, Madison O. Donlon andEmily G. Donlon all of NorthEaston who brought her great joyand happiness. Carol is also sur-vived by her two sisters with whomshe shared a special bond, Lorraine(Edward) Lennon and Judith (Tho-mas) Salemy. She was predeceasedby her parents Harry Snow andLorraine (Rowean). She was thesister of the late AudreyLingenfelter, Richard, John, Rob-ert, William and Harry Snow. Carolis also survived by many lovingnieces and nephews. Funeral wasfrom the William J. Gormley Fu-neral Home, 2055 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY, followed by aMass of Christian Burial in HolyName Church. Interment was at
St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, donations in Carol’smemory may be made to St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital, 501St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN38105 or at stjude.org. Carol wasa 25-year employee of the BostonPublic School System. For direc-tions and guestbook, please visit:gormleyfuneral.com William J.Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600.
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Patricia M. (Kennedy) of WestRoxbury, formerly of JamaicaPlain passed away on May 15,2018. Beloved wife of BrianFitzGerald. Loving mother ofErinn Kelly FitzGerald of Provi-dence, RI. Dear sister of JaymeMcCarthy and her husband Tho-mas of Middleborough, AnnWakely and her husband Robert ofWalpole, Stephen Kennedy and hiswife Joan of Hyde Park, CelesteKane and her husband John ofFoxborough, and the late PeterKennedy. Niece of Carole McAvoyof Dennis. Also survived by manynieces, nephews and cousins.Longtime employee of BostonChildren’s Hospital. Funeral wasfrom the P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins,George F. Doherty & Sons FuneralHome 2000 Centre St. WestRoxbury, followed by a FuneralMass at St. Thomas AquinasChurch 97 South St., JamaicaPlain. Interment was at St. JosephCemetery, West Roxbury. Expres-sions of sympathy may be made inPatti’s memory to St. Jude’s Chil-dren Hospital 501 St. Jude PlaceMemphis, TN 38105-1905.
LAWAREMargaret Rose (Iantosca) Of
Roslindale, May 14, 2018, beloveddaughter of the late Mary(MacPherson) and AnthonyIantosca and devoted sister ofRosemarie Iantosca of Roslindaleand Richard Iantosca and his wifeJoanne of FL. Dear friend of Jo-seph Mahoney of Roslindale andloving aunt to numerous nieces andnephews. Funeral was from theJoseph Russo Funeral Home, 814American Legion Hwy. (nearCummins Highway)
ROSLINDALE followed by a Fu-neral Mass in St. John ChrysostomChurch, West Roxbury. The Com-mittal was Private. Directions andGuest Book atwww.josephrussofuneralhome.com.
ROSSJames F. (Jimmy) May 6, 2018
in Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly ofRoslindale. Jimmy is survived byhis longtime companion LoisBloom of Las Vegas, Nevada, hisson Anthony J. Ross, his grand-daughter Catherine E. Ross, bothof West Roxbury, his son MichaelV. Ross, his grandchildren JacobRoss, Carter Ross and MadelineRoss, all of Las Vegas, Nevada, hisson Joseph A. Ross and his wifeAllison Ross, his grandsons EliasJ. Ross, Asher J. Ross and Levi W.Ross, all of Irvine, California, hissister, Elizabeth A. Marino and herhusband Vincent C. Marino ofDedham, and his nephew VincentC. Marino, Jr. and his wife Eliza-beth Anna Marino and their chil-dren Grace E. Marino and EleanorA. Marino of Dedham. Jimmy wasa long-time casino industry workerand real estate agent. In additionto his family, he loved music, read-ing and art and was an avid gar-dener, maintaining an amazing gar-den even in the midst of the LasVegas desert. Private services wereheld in Nevada.
SHEEHANCarol J. A lifelong resident of
West Roxbury, 58 years young.Beloved daughter of Thomas “T.Eddie” Sheehan and his late wife,Doreen L. Sheehan. Carol diedpeacefully at home on Friday, May18, 2018 surrounded by her heart-broken family. Devoted sister toher six brothers, three brothers-in-law, her five sisters and six sisters-in-law: Thomas and GeraldineSheehan of Mansfield; Dennis andTheresa Sheehan of West Roxbury;Timothy and Patricia Sheehan ofRoslindale; Michael and LauraSheehan of Stoughton; Roseanneand Richard Monarch of Hull;Mark and Mary Sheehan of WestRoxbury; Richard and KarenSheehan of Rockland; DoreenRynne of West Roxbury; PaulaSheehan-Mitchell and Robert S.Mitchell of Florida; Laura and Pe-ter Casello of Bolton; AmySheehan of West Roxbury anddearest cousin Julia Miller of NewYork. Loving niece to many loyalaunts and uncles, especially AuntieHoney and Auntie Cath. CherishedGodmother of Catherine Warchalof Weymouth. Carol will be deeplymissed by many many nieces andnephews and their children and amultitude of cousins, friends, trainbuddies and co-workers at the De-partment of Children and Families.Visiting hours were in the WilliamJ. Gormley Funeral Home, 2055Centre St., WEST ROXBURY,Wednesday, May 23 from 4 p.m.to 8 p.m., followed by a FuneralMass on Thursday, May 24 at St.Theresa’s Church, 2078 Centre St.,West Roxbury at 10 a.m. Relativesand friends invited. Interment atGethsemane Cemetery, 670 BakerSt., West Roxbury. Remembrancesin Carol’s name may be made to:St. Coleman’s Sisters of the Pre-sentation, Sister Mary Thomas,PBVM, 11 Haswell Rd.,Watervliet, NY, 12189 . For direc-tions and guestbookwww.gormleyfuneral.com. Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600.
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PARKARTS WATERCOLORWORKSHOPS RETURN IN JUNE
Budding artists ages nine and up are invited tojoin the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for itspopular summer series of ParkARTS Watercolor Paint-ing Workshops during the month of June at six Bostonlocations. The series of free workshops is just one of themany offerings of the annual ParkARTS program spon-sored by Holly and David Bruce.
The workshops welcome artists of all skill levels tocreate their own greenspace-inspired masterpieces withinstruction and materials provided. Juleen Jones returnsas this summer’s featured instructor. All classes are heldfrom 12 noon to 2 p.m. weather permitting. Dates andlocations for the workshops are as follows: Saturday, June9, Jamaica Pond Boathouse, 507 Jamaicaway, JamaicaPlain, Sunday, June 10, Adams Park, 4225 WashingtonStreet, Roslindale Square.
WEST ROXBURY/ROSLINDALE
50TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY SERVICEMONDAY, MAY 28, at 9:30 a.m., The Gardens Cem-
etery, Corner 670 Baker St., West Roxbury (off of theVFW Parkway) Guest speakers and musical performancesBreakfast provided by The Gardens. For more info visitthegardenscemetery.org or call 617-325-0186.
ANIMAL TALKS: MONTHLY PARLORMEDITATIONS AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUTTHE ANIMALS WE LOVE AND REMEMBER
Animal Talks will be loacted at the The Stratford St.United Church (77 Stratford St., West Roxbury, MA 02132— corner of Stratford St. and Anawan Ave.) The topicwill be: Meditation and Prayer Circle: Remembering OurAnimals Now in Spirit Part 2: Intuition and DiscoveringOur Animal Familiars Animal Talks takes place on June10, at 5:00 p.m. (This is the last meeting until September.Have a wonderful summer.)
Please contact: Kaleel Sakakeeny, CPGC & CertifiedAnimal Communicator At:[email protected] | 617–818–1432 a petministry petministryboston.com for personal help withloss, visit petgriefhelp.com
MASS OF ANOINTING ATST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
St John Chrysostom Parish, 4750 Washington St. WestRoxbury is announcing two special Masses. On Sat June9 at 11 a.m. there will be a “Mass of Anointing”. If youhave a chronic illness, are preparing for surgery or are inneed of healing, come and receive the sacrament of theAnointing of the Sick. Light refreshments will follow theceremony so please RSVP to the parish office at 617-323-4410. On Sunday June 10 at 9:30 a.m. we will recognizeall who are graduating this year. Come and receive a bless-ing. All graduates welcome.
STAYING INDEPENDENTWhat does it take to stay in your home and be inde-
pendent? If you are retired and want to stay in your homethroughout your retirement, what do you have to know?What do you have to do? This workshop will raise thefinancial, social and physical questions that should be an-swered so that you can move toward your goal. Space islimited. Please pre-register at the circulation desk. Two-part workshop taught by Penelope Tzougros, PhD, ChFC,CLU. As a financial planner, she is registered in 50 stateswith, and offers securities through LPL Financial, Mem-ber FINRA/SIPC. FINRA.org and SIPC.org.
Please join us on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 2 – 3:30p.m. for our workshop which will be located at the WestRoxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library 1961 Cen-tre St. West Roxbury.
PRESCHOOL STORY TIMEPlease join us on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 11 –
11:45 a.m. for Preschool stories, songs, crafts and activi-ties for ages 3 - 5. Located at the Lecture Hall (May 16th-Conference Room) West Roxbury Branch of the Boston PublicLibrary.
TODDLER TIMEPlease join us on Wednesday, May 30, 10:30 – 10:55 a.m.
for Songs, fingerplays & stories for ages 0 - 2. Located at theLecture Hall West Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Li-brary.
AUTHOR SERIES — DEATH POSTPONEDJoin us for an Author Lecture with Gustaf Berger. In his
debut novel, a human-interest journalist from a small New YorkCity weekly finds herself unexpectedly investigating a 14-year-old insurance scam related to the World Trade Center attacks. Itis a personal and emotional journey for Jordan, whose fatherwas one of the 343 firefighters who died that day. A grippingmystery with a killer twist! The event takes place on Thursday,May 31, 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the West Roxbury Branch of the Bos-ton Public Library.
FRIENDS OF THE WEST ROXBURYLIBRARY USED BOOK SALE
Announcing the Friends of the West Roxbury Library UsedBook Sale (40th Anniversary event!), running Tuesday, June 5to Saturday, June 9. during regular library hours and Saturday,June 9 until 1 p.m. West Roxbury Branch Library, 1961 CentreSt. West Roxbury, MA 02132 Get a head start at the Friends’Members-Only Preview: June 4 at 6 p.m. You can become amember that night, or online at FriendsoftheWRLibrary.org/joinSale hours: Tue., June 5 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Wed., June 6 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thurs., June 7 12 p.m.–8 p.m., Fri., June 8 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat., June 9 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
LOBSTER DINNER AT ST. GEORGEADULT FELLOWSHIP
Lobster Dinner sponsored by the St. George AdultFellowship, Friday, June 8th from 5-7 p.m. at St. GeorgeOrthodox Church, 55 Emmonsdale Rd., West Roxbury.(617) 327-6500. Two Boiled Lobsters, Drawn Butter,Clam Chowder, Baked Potato, Rolls and Butter, Coffee,Dessert. Donation, Adults, $25.95; Children under 12(1 Lobster), $15.95. Fish Dinner also available, $15.95.Take out available. Reservations are a must. Call byJune 7, (617) 266-0065 or (781) 326-6755. If machineanswers, please be sure to leave your name and telephonenumber.
HEALTH CENTER SEEKING NOMINATIONSThe Greater Roslindale Health Organization is seek-
ing nominations for the “Hermena F. Clark CommunityService Award”. This will be the 20th annual award tobe bestowed in October to an individual who has unself-ishly helped residents living in Roslindale, West Roxburyor Hyde Park. Examples could include individuals whohelped at a local food pantry, school/church volunteersand youth/ elder advocacy. Nominations will be acceptedthrough June 22. Persons nominating an individual mustwrite their name and telephone number on a letter de-scribing why this person is deserving of this recogni-tion so that the Award Committee can contact them.Submit nominations to: GRHO Service Award Com-mittee, 4199 Washington St., Roslindale, MA. 02131or fax to 617-323- 7870.
SMA FATHERS DEDHAM BENEFITDANCE SPRING DRAWING
SMA fathers Dedham Welcomes you for the Ben-efit Dance and Spring Drawing which takes place onJune 8, at 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.. The venue is the Irish So-cial Club located on 119 Park St. West Roxbury.
Raffle: 1st Prize – Round Trip to Ireland for two(Restrictions apply), 2nd Prize – Kitchen- Size Flat-Screen Television, 3rd Prize – two nights’ Stay for twoat Cape Cod Irish Village.
Door Prize: 1 Year Family membership to AtlantisSports Club and Spa ($799.00) Hilton Hotel, Dedham.
Admission $15, Proceeds support SMA Fathers Mis-sionary Work. Music: Fintan Stanley also appearing:Harney Academy of Dancers. Contact Par & JosieCasey: 781-329-0530 Father Brendan Darcy, SMA: 781-326-3288.
PLANS ANNOUNCED FORROSSI HIGH REUNION
A reunion for all who attended Roslindale HighSchool will take place on Saturday, Oct. 6 at the DedhamHoliday Inn at 55 Ariadne Rd. in Dedham. The reunionwill start at 7:30 p.m. and end at midnight. Graduatesof the Class of 1968 will be celebrating 50 years. Gradu-ates of the Class of 1969 are planning a 49th reunionand graduates of the class of 1973 will be celebrating45 years. Tickets will be e-mailed to each guest re-sponding. The reunion is limited to 250 guests whichmay prevent tickets being sold at the door. For updateson the reunion, go to www.roslindalehighschool.com.
REGISTRATION OPEN FORCORRIB 5K RACE & KIDS FUN RUN
Registration is now open for the 25th Annual CorribClassic 5k Race. The event will be held on Sunday,June 3 at Noon beginning at Billings Field on La GrangeStreet, West Roxbury. Runners can download an appli-cation or register on-line at www.coolrunning.com byclicking on “Races/Results-June 3”. The event websitehas comprehensive information on the race, post-racecookout and activities, and volunteer opportunities.Applications may be also picked up at Corrib Pub andRestaurant located at 2030 Centre Street West Roxbury.T-Shirts are given to the first 500 Pre-registered appli-cants.
The Race is Sponsored by the Cooperative Bankand supported by Gormley Funeral Services. Hostedby Bligh Family and Corrib Charitable Trust Boardof Directors, the event has raised over $1.2 millionfor local parkway charities.
CORRIB KIDS FUN RUNThe Corrib Kids Fun Run will take place on the
morning of the annual Corrib Classic 5k Road Raceon Sunday, June 3. The kids’ race is FREE and willbegin at 10 a.m. at Billings Field, West Roxbury forboys and girls between the ages of 4-12. Fun run ap-plications are available at the YMCA, The Coopera-tive Bank Branches or the Corrib Pub. Runners canPre-Register by mailing the application by May 25to KIDS FUN RUN, 195 Stimson Street, WestRoxbury MA 02132. T-Shirts and medals will begiven to the first 100 registered runners. Runnerscan also register on race day at Billings Field between9 and 9:45 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Co-operative Bank and the Corrib Charitable Trust, Inc.
RECIPE FOR A STRONG COMMUNITY:ROSE’S BOUNTY FOOD PANTRY
8:00 - 11:30 p.m., June 1 at Irish Social Club.119 Park St. WR. Doors open at 7:30. Event to cel-ebrate two years of successful operation of Rose’sBounty, West Roxbury’s new food pantry, and tothank community and volunteers for their support.All proceeds will be used for food and supplies forthe WR food pantry. The event includes live band,food, comedy, silent auction and more. Tickets avail-able at Rockland Bank and Blue Hill Bank in WR.Discount for table reservations. For more informationor ticket inquiries call 857-203-0404 or [email protected].
WE BUY HOUSES,CONDOS OR LAND. ANYCONDITION, AREA, ORISSUE. NO COMMISSIONS- Call 617-249-3961
HELP WANTEDCity Director - Roxbury(Boston), MA: Responsible foroverall coordination, strategicplanning & operations forBoston office of youth socialoutreach prgm. Must haveMasters in Youth Ministry orEducation; 1 yr. exp. infollowing: working in non-profit, faith based organization;working in youth ministry &youth leadership dvlpmt;leading executive mgmt team;conducting fundraisingactivities; dvlpg budgets &goals; & dvlpg outreachministries. Any applicantinterested in this position mayapply by mailing applicationwith cvr ltr to Jamie Johnson,Exec Dir, Boy With A Ball, P.O.Box 748, Buford, GA 30518.
