Volume 18, Issue 18 MAY 3, 2018 Thousands of players, coaches and spectators came out for the 11th annual Shamrock Shootout. PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN Tower tour, stop signs and airplanes top BHNA discussion Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter Shamrock Shootout scores in WR Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter Residents push back against Roxbury Prep Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter Residents at two separate neighborhood meetings voiced their opposition to the proposed high school for Roxbury Prep at 361 Belgrade Ave. COURTESY PHOTO Roxbur xbur xbur xbur xbury Prep y Prep y Prep y Prep y Prep Continued on page 8 Belle Belle Belle Belle Bellevue Hill vue Hill vue Hill vue Hill vue Hill Continued on page 11 State Rep. Ed Coppinger spoke at the latest Bellevue Hill Neighborhood Association meeting regarding several new stop signs on Bellevue Hill Road. PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN Shamr Shamr Shamr Shamr Shamrock ock ock ock ock Continued on page 10 This week and last, two neighbor- hood organizations pledged their con- tinuing disapproval for the proposed Roxbury Preparatory High School building at 361 Belgrade Ave. in Roslindale. Residents said they thought that af- ter much haranguing last year the pro- posal for the school had gone away, but after a recent rally for the school, meetings with local officials and fly- ers sent around the neighborhood, the proposal has come back. Members of both the Greater Belgrade Avenue Neighborhood As- sociation (GBANA) and the Bellevue Hill Neighborhood Association (BHNA) voiced their opposition to the project, GBANA at their meeting last Wednesday and BHNA at their meeting on Monday. “From the start we voiced opposi- tion,” said GBANA member Sara Harold. “We put in 20 to 30 hours a week of personal time and personal funds put into this, and it kind of came to a halt when we were told they were backing off... We were told the project was going nowhere, and our elected of- ficials were not taking a stand because it was their understanding that the project was dead. Now they have had rallies, doing what we were doing. We want to be smart and respond accord- ingly – otherwise it could become in- flammatory.” Representatives from At-Large City Councilor Mike Flaherty, District 5 City Councilor Tim McCarthy, At- Large City Councilor Annissa Essaibi- George, State Sen. Michael Rush, State Rep. Ed Coppinger and State Rep. Angelo Scaccia all said the elected officials are against the project. District 6 City Councilor Matt O’Malley said he is also against the proposal, saying simply it’s too large for the parcel at 361 Belgrade, and he said that a recent meeting between the Roxbury Prep representatives and the local elected officials, that he and the other elected officials stated so. “It was somewhat of a contentious meeting,” he said. “We’re clear and unified in our opposition... The lot is The Bellevue Hill Neighborhood As- sociation (BHNA) met on Monday to a crowd of about 60 residents and dis- cussed several issues in the district. One big issue was the recent installa- tion of three stop signs on Bellevue Hill Road, one at the summit and one on each side. State Rep. Ed Coppinger said they installed them because many drivers were using the road as a cut through, which given the height of Bellevue Hill is dan- gerous. He added many residents were The streets were lined with hockey sticks and music on Saturday for the 11th annual Shamrock Shootout Street Hockey Tournament. Co founder and event organizer Mike O’Brien started the Shootout with his friends and about 60 players 11 years ago, and now the organization has grown exponentially. He said he was understandably a bit stressed. “My mind is fried right now,” he said with a laugh.
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Volume 18, Issue 18 MAY 3, 2018
Thousands of players, coaches and spectators came out for the 11th annual Shamrock Shootout.PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN
Residents at two separate neighborhood meetings voiced their opposition to the proposed high school for Roxbury Prep at 361Belgrade Ave.
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State Rep. Ed Coppinger spoke at the latestBellevue Hill Neighborhood Associationmeeting regarding several new stop signson Bellevue Hill Road.
PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN
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This week and last, two neighbor-hood organizations pledged their con-tinuing disapproval for the proposedRoxbury Preparatory High Schoolbuilding at 361 Belgrade Ave. inRoslindale.
Residents said they thought that af-ter much haranguing last year the pro-posal for the school had gone away,but after a recent rally for the school,meetings with local officials and fly-ers sent around the neighborhood, theproposal has come back.
Members of both the GreaterBelgrade Avenue Neighborhood As-sociation (GBANA) and the BellevueHill Neighborhood Association
(BHNA) voiced their opposition to theproject, GBANA at their meeting lastWednesday and BHNA at their meetingon Monday.
“From the start we voiced opposi-tion,” said GBANA member SaraHarold. “We put in 20 to 30 hours aweek of personal time and personalfunds put into this, and it kind of cameto a halt when we were told they werebacking off... We were told the projectwas going nowhere, and our elected of-ficials were not taking a stand becauseit was their understanding that theproject was dead. Now they have hadrallies, doing what we were doing. Wewant to be smart and respond accord-ingly – otherwise it could become in-flammatory.”
Representatives from At-Large City
Councilor Mike Flaherty, District 5City Councilor Tim McCarthy, At-Large City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George, State Sen. Michael Rush,State Rep. Ed Coppinger and StateRep. Angelo Scaccia all said theelected officials are against theproject. District 6 City Councilor MattO’Malley said he is also against theproposal, saying simply it’s too largefor the parcel at 361 Belgrade, and hesaid that a recent meeting between theRoxbury Prep representatives and thelocal elected officials, that he and theother elected officials stated so.
“It was somewhat of a contentiousmeeting,” he said. “We’re clear andunified in our opposition... The lot is
The Bellevue Hill Neighborhood As-sociation (BHNA) met on Monday to acrowd of about 60 residents and dis-cussed several issues in the district.
One big issue was the recent installa-tion of three stop signs on Bellevue HillRoad, one at the summit and one on eachside. State Rep. Ed Coppinger said theyinstalled them because many drivers wereusing the road as a cut through, whichgiven the height of Bellevue Hill is dan-gerous. He added many residents were
The streets were lined with hockeysticks and music on Saturday for the11th annual Shamrock Shootout StreetHockey Tournament.
Co founder and event organizer MikeO’Brien started the Shootout with hisfriends and about 60 players 11 yearsago, and now the organization hasgrown exponentially. He said he wasunderstandably a bit stressed.
“My mind is fried right now,” he saidwith a laugh.
Since early February, hehad been either in a hospitalor a recuperative center. Hisloving wife of almost 50years had, af ter muchthought, signed him into thecare of hospice.
Hospice sometimes hasits own buildings, as up inthe North Shore. SometimesHospice is done at home.Sometimes it is done at a“regular” hospital.
The Sacrament of theSick, formerly the Last Ritesand before that, ExtremeUnction, had already beengiven by the parish priest;the hospital chaplain visitedhim daily.
Richard would spend hisfinal days at a major Bostonhospital.
With the permission ofhis doctor and constantly-at-his-bedside wife Cathy, along established dear friendof his was going to be al-lowed to bring to his bedsideone of his favorite drinks, aManhattan. Now, Richardwas not a drinker and all thati t impl ies ; as an I ta l ianthrough and through, he didenjoy a glass of red vino oran occasional Manhattanwhen playing a board gamewith his friends.
Permission having been
given, Bob stirred up a batchof Manhattans in his kitchen,entrusting its transportationto the hospital in a quart-sized Tupperware container.There were no cherries thistime, because they might im-pact Richard’s swallowing.
Clandestinely carryingthe libation under his coatinto the hospital, Bob poureddrinks for the three of us,with the nurse’s friendlyokaying-wave. Cathy’s ten-der handling of a straw en-abled Richard to sip, whileothers of us toasted some ofthe good times we had overthe past half century.
We were to ld thatRichard’s California daugh-
ter Debbie, who had visitedseveral times since this aw-ful sojourn had begun,would play some of his fa-vorite songs when they now“talked” on the phone,“Lara’s Theme” and “BlueHawaii.”
The only music this daywas the institutional kind be-ing piped into to his room,purportedly to be of thesoothing type. Hmmm. Someof it seemed far from it. Per-haps cacophony is in the earof the beholder.
A request was made to al-ter the music genre: perhapssome religious music thatwould be more appropriate.
I envisioned the music se-lection encompassing and be-fitting the half dozen majorreligions, and that the nextquestion asked would be,“What is Richard’s religion?”(although this would havebeen noted on his hospital in-formation sheet).
“No, that’s not possible,”was the nurse’s disappointingresponse to the request forplaying religious music.
It just seems that a majorhospital should have a selec-tion of music befitting one’slast hours before that finalRubicon is traversed. Butanyways, Richard, the trumpetsand the harps sound better on theother side. Much better.
Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus, in the pastI have asked You for manyfavours. This time, I ask youthis very special one (mentionfavour). Take it, dear Heart ofJesus, and place it within Yourown broken heart where YourFather sees it. Then, in Hismerciful eyes, it will becomeYour favour, not mine. Amen.Say for three days, promisepublication and favour will begranted.
—M.S.B.
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.
About 60 residents came out for the second meeting of the Greater Belgrade Avenue Neighborhood Associa-tion last week.
PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN
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Last week, the GreaterBelgrade Avenue NeighborhoodAssociation met for the secondtime in its existence and morethan 60 residents came by.
Transportation was the hottopic of the night, and At-LargeCity Councilor and Roslindaleresident Michelle Wu came by totalk about current problems withthe MBTA Commuter Rail.
Basically, the Zone Fare sys-tem her main issue. The ZoneFare system is the way the MBTAdetermines fares for the Com-muter Rail. Zone 1A charges$2.25 for a ticket – just like thesubway and buses – and Zone 1charges $6.25. Roslindale, muchof Hyde Park and West Roxburyare all Zone 1, and Wu said shehas been working with District 5City Councilor Tim McCarthy toget the MBTA to place thoseneighborhoods on the Zone 1Afare. Wu thinks it is ridiculousthat many towns and cities out-side Boston are on that fareschedule while neighborhoods inthe city are not. She added this isespecially egregious since manyof those towns and cities that arein Zone 1A also have access torapid transit on the subway, andthe Parkway does not.
“Roslindale to Forest Hills is$6.25 plus the $2.25 to get on theOrange Line,” she said. “It’s out-dated and needs to change.”
Wu said the MBTA has not
decided exactly what date yet,but that they will discuss thezones at an upcoming meetingthis month, either on May 7 orMay 21, and residents and advo-cates need to organize to get thisinitiative off the ground.
“We’ll at least get a foot inthe door and our push should beto move forward with a pilot fareequity zone extension,” she said.“My unfortunate prediction willbe the update will be somethingalong the lines of they’re goingto wait and redo the fare struc-ture system when the new farepayment collection structure iscompleted.”
The new fare collection sys-tem would speed up boarding byremoving cash from the equation.
According to the MBTAwebsite, the transition would becompleted by May 2021. Wu saidif that is the case, then residentsneed to start helping to prove theridership of the Commuter Railin the Parkway. She said theMBTA doesn’t trust its own num-bers and feels that a decrease inprice would decrease theorganization’s revenue, which isalready facing tough times.
“I will bet money that it mayeven go up,” Wu said. “There aremany folks right now who aredriving and not paying into thesystem.”
One resident said the MBTAis losing revenue now becausethe trains are so packed by thetime they reach their neighbor-
hood that the conductors don’teven try to collect fares on newpassengers.
Wu said they do not currentlyrecord cash fares because theycould have come from other ar-eas.
“The idea is to try to collectas much information as possibleso we have the data to back usup,” Wu said.
CorrectionIn the April 19 edition
of the Bulletin on Page 1,the photo for the St. John'sComedy Night was incor-rectly credited to MaryEllen Gambon. Ms.Donna Tessari is the cor-rect photography for boththat photo and the secondphoto for the story onPage 9.
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NOT EVERYONEAPPROVES OF SCHOOLLOCATION
To the Editor:I find that recent Bulletin
coverage of the proposed 900student Roxbury Prep HighSchool on upper Belgrade Ave.is confusing and misleading.The last two issues of the Bul-letin have featured prominentcoverage of a Roxbury Prepschool sponsored rally of stu-dents and their families, a paidadvertisement by Roxbury Prep,and supportive letters to the edi-tor – all giving the false impres-sion that the Parkway area sup-ports the idea.
Fortunately, the April 25meeting of the Greater BelgradeAve. Neighborhood Association(GBANA) provided a true pic-ture of the clear lack of neigh-borhood support for the idea.Over 50 area residents in atten-dance at the GBANA meetingwere virtually unanimous intheir opposition to the proposedschool. As a nearby neighbor, Itoo am opposed to the school asproposed. I believe that the sitelocation of a 900-student highschool in any neighborhoodshould be determined through astrategic, public, and transpar-ent community process thatweighs many factors, includingsafety, access, area impact, eco-nomic impact, size, expansioncapability, and available supportand infrastructure. There is noevidence that the upperBelgrade site was identified inthis manner.
Safety issues are of primaryconcern to community residents.Each and every weekday, over
1,000 people would need tocome and go from the site,which is wedged betweenspeeding commuter trains andspeeding autos on the Parkwayand Belgrade Ave. This hardlyseems to be a safe place to put900 teenagers on a daily basis.
Access to transportation isalso a major concern. There isno evidence that the bus andcommuter rail transportationoptions can properly handle thevolume envisioned. The com-muter rail stop currently servesjust 50 to 60 passengers pertrain. How will 500 or 600 pas-sengers trying to board or get offa train be properly and safelyserved? What impact will thishave on the train and bus sched-ules, and the thousands of Park-way and Needham residentswho rely on them. Commonsense says that many studentsand faculty will drive to schoolor be dropped off. The area isalready gridlocked with com-muters each day, leaving no ca-pacity for more cars. Parking atthe proposed site is very limited,at best. While school advocateskeep saying everyone will takethe T, the more likely reality isthat cars will further clog theroads in the neighborhood,double parking will become astandard occurrence, and manystudents and their cars will endup being parked in the surround-ing neighborhoods and businessareas that are already burdenedwith commuters’ cars.
The building size is anothermajor concern. The one-acresite plan calls for using all avail-able space on the lot for a build-ing that totals 85,000 square feet
for 900 students - an allocationof just 94 square foot per stu-dent that is well below the Mas-sachusetts school building au-thority minimum space stan-dards of 200 square feet per stu-dent. The one-acre site is con-sumed by the building, leavingno outside gathering or recre-ational space. Where are thekids going to gather outside ofschool? No building expan-sion is possible. When the is-sues of size and future poten-tial are considered, it appearsthat that the proposed build-ing will not solve RoxburyPrep’s current space problem,but perhaps make it worse.
I think most people in thearea applaud the idea of an-other high school option forParkway residents. And theParkway area also realizesthis is an opportunity for anew community asset that wecan all be proud of. But for somany reasons th is i s thewrong locat ion. As manypeople at the recent GBANAmeeting said - “Right idea.Wrong Location!”
Bill Patten Roslindale
MAYOR’SANNOUNCEMENTILL ADVISED
To the Editor:As I recently read the Bos-
ton Bulletin’s editorial (ABridge to Nowhere), I toohave been thinking about thehomeless shelter and servicesthat once existed. The City ofBoston was forced to relocate
LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS
Editorial
If you ever need proof that we live in two cities, dividedinto classes of household wealth, we may have a good ex-ample.
In the posh Seaport District, the emergence of any newrestaurant is hyped for weeks, if not months. Will Amazonmove a secondary headquarters to Boston? The tension hasbeen building for months as city leaders trip over them-selves buying gift baskets and securing tax breaks.
In contrast to these examples, and others of long-gestat-ing decisions and announcements, we had the sudden clo-sure of Mount Ida College, gobbled up by UMass-Amherstofficials seemingly indifferent to students and staff. We alsohad the surprise announcement of big changes afoot at theShattuck Hospital.
At a community meeting last month, convened by Sec-retary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders andRep. Liz Malia’s office, officials told an audience of mostlyJamaica Plain residents about plans for the 13-acre publichealth campus. Although the hospital’s conversion won’tbe finalized until 2021, the news emerged rather suddenly.
Plans call for moving 260 inpatient beds and selectedoutpatient services such as radiology, orthopedics and pri-mary to the Newton Pavilion at Boston Medical Center.While consultants hash out plans for the majority of thecampus, two acres of a now demolished Nurses Buildingwould be leased out for what could be a 100-unit LowThreshold Housing development for chronically homeless,as reported by The Bulletin.
Employees didn’t learn about any of this until late Feb-ruary. Many residents heard the plan for the first time atthe recent meeting.
We don’t blame public officials for what may ultimatelybe good intentions. Plans and proposals have apparently ges-tated for a couple of years. We do, however, need to ques-tion why so many things in this city have an advance teamand plenty of publicity and public input that this projecthas been so under-the-radar, despite the many changes itbrings to the neighborhood.
Letters continued from page 4the shelter services and otherprograms that were housedout in the inner harbor whenthe city had to raze the bridgedue to its structure age. I hadhoped the tearing down of thebridge would lead to all theneeded services to be avail-able on shore. However, nowI hear Boston Mayor MartyWalsh wishes to spend $92million on a new bridge andreturn the shelter and drugtreatment center back out onthe island.
I spent 41 years workingfor the state Mental HealthDepartment, the last 28 yearsas a police officer who, morethan a few times, broughtstate clients out there for ser-vices. I always viewed thisisland as somewhat of a LeperColony, where this segment ofthe population could live outof sight from the rest of us.
I was born and raised inBoston and have lived hereagain over the past nine years,in between Quincy for 25years. While both cities maybe quarreling with each other,what really needs to happen istalking. Walsh announced his$92 million new bridge with-out even talking with QuincyMayor Tom Koch, which wastotally ill-advised. Bostonmay own Long Island, but itdoes not own the access to theisland since that is within theboundaries of Quincy.
You should never an-nounce plans that you cannottotally control. Boston andQuincy need to open discus-sions back and forth betweentwo City Halls that should beconsidered equals.
The Bulletin states in theeditorial that the three-yearreprieve from bridge trafficwas always temporary. Sayswho, Boston City Hall offi-cials? Talk to off icials atQuincy City Hall and youmight be surprised at your
newspaper’s assertion that theclosing of the bridge would betemporary.
Couldn’t the $92 milliongoing for a new bridge be bet-ter utilized to create servicesthat reach those in need ofhelp today? Why should weship off folks that seeminglyare viewed as undesirables toa Riker’s Island, hiding themaway?
I will not take sides be-tween Quincy and Boston; Ilived both cities and have tieswith both. The bottom line isno one is served by a war ofwords because action alwaysspeaks louder than words.
It is time that both citymayors sit down as equals andtalk out the issues involved.Hey, if North Korea can meetup with South Korea, Quincyand Boston can do likewise.
Sal GiarrataniEast Boston via Quincy
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The good news is there should be plenty of time for pub-lic input. “By statute, reuse of the land would have to befor public health purposes,” Sudders said at the recent meet-ing. “It will be an open process. We will create an advisorycouncil that will also work with the city. We are open toreplacing the important outpatient services from Long Is-land.”
Fair enough, but where was public input before the big-gest part of the plan was decided. Adding housing for 200homeless people may be a noble cause, but It is one thepublic should have learned about in greater detail some timeago. In fact, this all seems like a strategy to re-house thosedisplaced by the City’s ongoing battle to re-open its LongIsland facility, rendered unreachable by a condemnedbridge.
At the meeting there was the ubiquitous-for-Jamaica-Plain invocation of Frederick Law Olmsted. “Wouldn’t itbe wonderful for Olmsted’s 200th birthday in 2022 thatsome of this land was returned to Franklin Park.” The ideawas not dismissed out of hand.
Our opinion may be more in line with the observationsof a Forest Hills resident: “You’re moving too fast,” he said.“There are people who have homes here. There are newroadways. New housing. A helluva drug problem. Are wesharing the load here?”
That question remains to be answered. Time will tell ifneighborhood input makes a difference, or if plans proceedfull steam ahead in any way the state deems worthy.
Housing for the homeless is a worthy goal, we just needto ponder why JP residents had it “announced” and notshaped by their input after the fact. Would that fly on Bea-con Hill, or in West Roxbury? Doubtful.
BULLETIN’SPUBLISHINGCOMMENTSIS A DISGRACE
To the Editor:Regarding your coverage
of the April 17, 2018 meetingof the West Roxbury Neighbor-hood Council in your April 26,2018 edition: ‘WRNC votesapproval of Cheriton project.’You chose to publish anEdgemere Road resident’s terri-bly callous, juvenile, and ageistcharacterization of the elderlyhousing at Cheriton Heights as“… The Death Star…” Thatresident’s use of those hurtfulwords in a public meeting isshameful. Your editorial decisionto perpetuate that insult by pub-lishing it is worse. On behalf ofall of the proud elderly residentsof Cheriton Heights andCheriton Grove, I remain,
Louis M. Kfoury III PresidentCheriton Heights Housing, Inc.
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Roslindale Wants to Play(RWP) hosted i ts secondBuild Zone event at theRoslindale Substation overthe weekend to the joy ofscores of youngsters and par-ents.
The event featured hun-dreds of materials that helpedkids create their own versionsof Rube Goldberg machines,which generally are a series
of devices that perform smalltasks in a domino effect.
The Roslindale Substationallowed RWP to put in largercontraptions to give kidsmore options in their cre-ations. RWP co-founderChris Kollett said they werehappy to be able to pull thisoff.
“I’m just glad we gotpeople here,” he said. “We’repretty psyched about gettingthis space and to have the gi-ant ball lift in here.”
Kollett said because of the
pop-up nature of the BuildZone, it’s difficult to set upan annual or regular event,but he said they will defi-nitely try to do it again.
“We don’t have any imme-diate plans to do this again,but we’ve got all the stuff.We have a ton of fun doingit, it’s just a question of find-ing a space and a time butwe’d love to do this again,”he said.
simply too small for a project that size.”O’Malley added that current Massachusetts School Building
Authority (MSBA) guidelines state that each school should pro-vide about 200 square feet per student, and that the Roxbury Prepschool falls well under half of that, but he added that the MSBAonly provides guidelines for this, presumably because Massa-chusetts has many old school buildings that could not conform tothese guidelines uniformly.
“We have told the mayor and we have told the BPDA that weas a group are 100 percent against the project. They know ex-actly where we stand,” Coppinger said. “There was a huge divid-ing line between the groups on the table at that meeting. We’vetold everybody we’re against this, from the mayor on down.”
Coppinger added that his office has put together a letter ofopposition to send to the mayor, but they have not sent it yetas the project has not been filed with the Boston Planning andDevelopment Agency (BPDA). He didn’t think the letter wouldbe relevant just yet, but members of the BHNA asked if theycould sign on and send the letter as soon as possible.
“We can do that,” Coppinger said.According to school representatives, more than 1,200 let-
ters of support from 200 individuals have been sent to localofficials. Flaherty’s West Roxbury/Roslindale representative,Paul Sullivan, said they are getting four to five letters of sup-port a week, and O’Malley and Coppinger said those opposedto the project have to get in gear as well in voicing their oppo-sition.
West Roxbury Representative for the Mayor’s Office ofNeighborhood Services Jack Duggan said Mayor Marty Walshhas not come down either way on this project, as nothing hasbeen filed, and Coppinger and other local officials said morevoices needed to be added to the opposition to make sure theschool doesn’t happen.
“We get tons of emails and letters,” Sullivan said. “I prob-ably get four to five emails a week in support of Roxbury Prepand these things are being complied and put into files. Themore emails and postcards you can send to elected officials,the better.”
“At this time, we don’t have a stance one way or the otherbut we are taking in feedback from the neighborhood,” Duggansaid. “Let me know how you feel.”
Officials said that all comments of opposition and supportwill be taken into account, including those from last year.GBANA member Mike Levesque said they should start orga-nizing now and build a strategy for the next few months. Healso said they need to get as much opposition as possible fromthe neighborhood, as he said he found fake flyers of supportfrom GBANA last month.
“They were affiliated with the school, but they had a flyerout with our logo that I think actually said Greater BellevueNeighborhood Association, and ‘Join the new organization andsupport the school,’” he said. “I think they also had the wrongemail... They promised they’d stop doing that, but as mem-bers you should all have the right to know that, and the impli-cation, while not specifically stated, was that we supportedthe school.”
For more information, go to gbana.org.
Wu said that they now needvolunteers to help count com-muter rail use during morningand afternoon rush hours. Shesaid any interested party – likesomeone who takes the Com-muter Rail every day and couldstep out and count all the incom-ing passengers – should contacther office [email protected].
Wu also reminded the crowd
that the Washington Street Dedi-cated Bus Lane Pilot is startingon May 7 through the rest of May.
“If the feedback is positive itcould become permanent,” shesaid.
West Roxbury Main Streets(WRMS) Executive DirectorDanielle Joseph also gave theaudience an update on traffic ini-tiatives her group is working on.She said the Visioning Process
for Centre/Spring Street is mov-ing along and they hope to havemore improvements going for-ward.
“Two years ago, we did awhole survey of the neighbor-hood to see what the communitywants and where,” she said.“We’ve been doing more streetactivation like Celebrate Centre,the trolley tour, and we’re reallyfocused on design and trying tofigure out these traffic issues.”
Many West Roxbury resi-dents, both past and present, have
had issues with traffic in theneighborhood, and many pointout that the recent slate of newbuilding and proposed newbuilding in the neighborhooddoesn’t take the collective traf-fic impact of all of these projectsinto account. Boston Planningand Development Agency(BPDA) West Roxbury represen-tative Aisling Kerr said they dowork with the Boston Trans-portation Department forthose overall views of theneighborhood when planningand approving developmentprojects.
“BTD has been fairly pro-gressive with their stances. Iknow that’s difficult for someneighborhoods like WestRoxbury, which maybe hasnot seen too much develop-ment in the past,” she said.
Joseph said they have also
been working with the BTD tocreate a bike lane on Centre/Spring Street as well as cre-ate crosswalk bollards to in-crease the walkability of theneighborhood. Residents saidthey were also concerned withpeople double parking onCentre.
“Well, with all the doubleparking you don’t really haveto worry about speeding,” saidDistrict E-5 Boston PoliceCommunity Service OfficerEd Roach. “The officers typi-cally will just hit the air hornbehind them when they pull up.It’s just easier to get them tomove off sometimes. The ben-efit of that is you almost neverget speeding on Centre Street.”
Joseph said they are also look-ing to increase foot traffic withpublic art installations from localartists.
Resident Cora Carey said she thoughtof the Build Zone a year and a halfago and was glad to see it continuingfrom its roots at the site of the soon-to-be opened Distraction Brewery.
“We had a great team of people forthis, sort of building out the dream,”she said. “About a year and a half agoI was driving down Corinth and justhad this vision that we should havesomething like this in one of the un-occupied storefronts and then thisyear, because Adam (Rogoff) andChris and really a lot of people thatI’m friends with in Roslindale haveconnections to this space it was justsort of a no brainer once Trillium left.This space is just a dream to workwith.”
Resident Vernee Wilkinson saidshe’s come out for the first one andthis year is a big improvement.
“The ceiling space makes a hugedifference,” she said. “It’s a greatidea, it’s great that it’s a grassrootsvolunteer-driven initiative that’s re-ally committed and helped to bringin a lot of advocacy around parks andplay and this is a great way to see thedifferent things the community cando when a community comes to-gether.”
Wilkinson added that it’s alwaysa plus to see more play opportunitiesin Roslindale.
“There’s a lot of families andyoung kids in Roslindale but not a tonof resources so something like this isgreat to have as a pop-up and it would
be great to have something more longterm too.”
Resident Sarah Yezzi and her chil-dren Griffin and Duncan Longeransaid the whole idea was crazy tothem.
“I saw signs for this at the squareabout it and I love that we’re mak-ing use of this space for communitythings so I thought I’d check it out,”she said.
Resident Rob Orthman said it’sgreat to see the program expand andnow that his son is a little older he
will definitely remember it.“Big time. And using this space
is good because it’s empty at thecurrent moment because of the highceilings and the plan, but it’s justperfect for this setup,” he said.“Last year, it was just a fun thingfor kids to do in the area, and we’realways looking for different thingsto do and last year I got involvedwith it from Main Streets and Ibrought my son down to check itout. He’s a bit older now, he’s four,so he’s a little more acclimated to
what’s up and it’s just awesome, it’sjust such a unique thing in thearea.”
Orthman said things like this arerare in the Parkway, and he was gladso many residents were coming outto support it.
“I mean, the only other placeyou’d see something like this is atthe Chi ldren’s Museum, youknow?” he said. “It’s really cool tosee something l ike that here inRoslindale, even if it’s just for theweekend.”
Residents and children alike marveled at the height the ceiling of the Roslindale Substation allowed them for building their machines.PHOTO BY PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN
Boston’s own Junior Damato, “The Auto Doctor” has agreed to field auto repairquestions from Bulletin and Record readers. Please forward your questions to
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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 DoctorA Pair of Hyundais
This was a split week for me. I got to enjoy two very affordable and very different cars, both Hyundaibrands. The first is a sportscar – a four-door Elantra GT hatchback, powered by a 4-cylinder, 2.0 liter, 161horsepower engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission. I remember when Hyundai was a car that didnot get a second look. Today’s Hyundai is different. The GT model hatchback seats two up front and is atight fit for two in the rear. There is storage behind the rear seats – fold them down and there is lots of cargospace. The car is comfortably easy to drive, very smooth and has plenty of power. Fit and finish rivals moreexpensive cars. An eight-inch display screen with six speakers is standard, as is steering hub controls, 17-inch wheels, powered heated outside mirrors, plus more. EPA: 24 city, 32 highway, combined average 27MPG. Base price: $20,350 (destination fee: $885). Optional equipment includes the Style Package withblind spot detection, side mirror turn signals, push-to-start button, leather-wrapped steering wheel andshift knob, and heated front seats: $1,800. The Tech Package packs a lot in with LED lights in the front andrear, leather seating, a panorama roof, 8-inch NAV screen, ventilated front seats, Infinity sound system withseven speakers, plus more: $4,300. Carpeted floor mats: $125. Hyundai builds a great car and backs it witha long warranty.
The Accent used to be a cheap little car. Today it is a very economical car that offers a lot for little money.I drove the Accent for under a week and during that time, I never got tired of driving the car back and forthto work. The highway drive was more like driving a mid-size car than an Accent. The engine supplied morepower than one would expect at any speed. Wind noise was minimal, even at highway speeds. The car stayedin its own lane on the highway and did not move, even on the windiest day. If you’re looking for an afford-able car for transportation or whatever your needs are, the 2018 Accent deserves a test drive. Base pricestarts at $14,995 (destination: $885). EPA rating: 28 city, 38 highway, combined average 32 MPG.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Veterans Services Commissioner GiselleSterling, Secretary of Veterans’ Services Francisco A. Ureña and Dis-trict 6 City Councilor Matt O'Malley joined the Veterans Administra-tion Hospital and former United States Senator Elizabeth Dole in WestRoxbury on Tuesday to honor caregivers at the hospital. The event,entitled Hidden Heroes, sought to bring light to the struggle faced bymany caregivers servicing veterans and military personnel, about one-third of which are veterans themselves. "+I'm here today to take historyoff the page for us and let it inspire us passionately, for the stories andexperiences for Boston's military and veteran caregivers – today is allabout you,” she said. “Caregivers do their work late at night or earlyin the morning, always putting the needs of their veterans ahead oftheir own... They are providing nearly $14 billion a year as an uncom-pensated workforce, and they are doing it all behind the scenes withoutany recognition and without very needed support. That's why we callthem Hidden Heroes, the heroes part is clear, and the hidden part iswhat we're here today to solve. Mayor Walsh, you've taken an impor-tant step towards that goal.”
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O’Brien said things have gotten a bit easier as things havegotten larger, as their organization has gotten better and better.He said now they do much of the registration online whereasbefore they had a lot of paperwork to do, and also now so manyresidents come out to support the event.
“I feel good for the community though,” he said. We haveplayers that started as kindergartners and now are coaching andreffing kindergartners. That’s huge to have the kids start in thisand now they’re coaching. I never thought it would get this big,but it is actually getting a bit easier because there are so manypeople involved. I can’t see why this can’t go on. It’s a very com-munity-based event and you really don’t have to try that hard toget anybody to help, everybody seems to want to help out. I had80 people come up to me today asking if they could do anythingand more in the past few weeks.”
O’Brien said this year they have a few extra guests they haven’thad in the past.
“We have Blades from the Bruins here, we have a Zambonifrom FMC Ice Sports (which runs the Roche Ice Rink), and youknow it’s pretty unusual to see a Zamboni on the street,” he said.“It just shows you how strong and solid the Parkway area is. Imean we had 500 kids sign up when we opened up the registra-tion just today.”
Volunteers Marie and Teresa Tracey said they’ve been com-ing since the beginning.
“Well it’s in front of my house so I kind of have to,” Mariesaid laughing. “It’s awesome; she’s been doing it since she waslittle.”
Teresa Tracey said she comes back as much as she can to helpout because of the impact the event had on her.
“I played as much as I could, I played until I was 13 and nowI coach,” she said.
Organizer Jason Arenburg said this was one of the first thingshe did when he moved to the neighborhood.
“This is my third year, I just moved to the neighborhood acouple of years ago and it’s just awesome,” he said. “It’s 500 or600 kids every year, they show up they get a free t-shirt, a freestick and a free lunch and it’s just such a blast.”
At-Large City Councilor and avid hockey mom AnnissaEssaibi-George said it was amazing to see so many kids out andabout for hockey.
“This is truly a neighborhood event, this was not somethingorganized by anyone but a few moms and dads who decided theywanted to try this, and now we see the number of blocks it takesover and the hundreds of kids who continue to participate andcome back to volunteer,” she said. “I do spend a lot of time at the icehockey rink so to spend an hour at the street hockey rink in the sunshineon a beautiful Saturday is a bit of a treat for me. I get to work on mysuntan here at least!”
Players John Hoenscheid and Jack Collins said they came to playthree or four years ago because they heard it was a lot of fun.
“It definitely was,” said Hoenscheid.“I started when I was like six and I think it’s one of the best times of
the year,” said Collins. “It’s one of the biggest hockey tournaments inthe country. It’s awesome.”
Lord Mayor of West Roxbury Richie Gormley said he was glad tokick off the event with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as they facilitatedthe ceremonial first puck drop of the day.
“I came into this 10 years ago to drop the puck,” he said. “It’s a greatevent in the community, and the youth of West Roxbury deserve this.”
Bellevue Hill continued from page 1having difficulty backing in or out of theirdriveways.
“This was three years in the making,”Coppinger said. “About two to threeyears ago, traffic increased when therewas work being done on the WestRoxbury Parkway and for a time peoplerealized it was a great cut through be-cause you could avoid that light on theParkway... We had meetings with (theMassachusetts Department of Recreationand Conservation) to get stop signs there;we had meetings with neighbors, some-times in their kitchens. We were able toget these three stop signs where theneighbors wanted them and where DCRthought they would be most effective.”
Coppinger said the Boston Transpor-tation Department (BTD) and DCR wereboth reluctant to put in stop signs there,as the Federal Highway Administrationspecifically states that stop signs are notto be used to slow traffic. Coppinger andneighbors were able to make the case thatpeople coming up and down the hill weretaking it too fast and causing safety con-cerns for residents.
“If you’re backing your way out ofyour driveway, you’re worried aboutsomebody flying by,” he said. “And Iknow it works because within the firstweek of those stop signs being put inplace, my office, mainly my aide PatMcCabe, said one of the first phone callshe got was from Dedham State Rep. PaulMcMurtry’s office because people fromDedham were saying ‘What the hell iswith these stop signs?’”
Coppinger said he felt the stop signsdefinitely are a help, but conceded thatnotification could have been more timely.
One resident said he simply didn’t seethem and rolled through a stop sign and,lo and behold, as soon as the signs wentin the BPD was there to collect fines.
“The officer wouldn’t even talk to meto tell me what the situation was,” he said,adding that he went to the district court-house weeks later to fight the ticket, andall the people there were also fightingtickets on the same street.
“I’m really surprised they didn’t giveyou a warning,” Coppinger said.
One resident said she agreed with theFederal Highway Administration be-cause stop signs should be used for pub-lic safety.
“I’m not opposed to public safety; I’mopposed to the stop signs,” she said.“There have been speed limit and notruck signs up there for the whole timeI’ve lived there and I don’t understandwhy we can now get enforcement for stopsigns but we couldn’t get enforcementfor the speed limit at 25 miles per houror less. There are now people in the com-munity getting ticketed for stop signs.”
In other business, resident and mem-ber Michelle Clarke said on May 19 theywill be hosting a cleanup for the BellevueHill Tower area and they need volunteers.
“Spread the word, we only had acouple of volunteers last year,” she said.“In years past, we’ve had 20 to 25 folksand we could really use some help alongLaGrange Street... There’s usually somefree t-shirts available and we’re expect-ing all the supplies from the city. It’s from9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 19.Please, please, please, we need some helpand Nancy will provide doughnuts.”
DCR Representative Wendy Pearl
also reminded the neighborhood that onSaturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,there will be a tour of the Bellevue HillWater Tower, which was placed there inthe early part of the 20th century.
“In your neighborhood, you reallyhave a piece of architectural history anda symbol of a really rich period of Bos-ton history,” she said.
Pearl said they will open up the towerfor a tour and explanation of the tower’simportance in the history of Boston Wa-ter. She said it could also be a way toreconnect with the neighborhood.
“We don’t get many people to go upthere, but it is quite an event,” said BHNAmember Ginny Gass. “Last year, therewere four or five young gentlemen whocame to the tower in West Roxbury be-cause they grew up here and had neverclimbed the tower. They were picking outtheir former schools and where they livedand it was just really fun to see. Onlything is, there are quite a few stairs.”
Pearl said they work with the cityevery year on this and she’s glad theycan share the history of West Roxburyand Boston every May.
“The reason we open the tower is thatMay is preservation month and duringthe month of May, the City of Boston andDCR like to highlight places that havebeen preserved actively,” she said. “DCRand other organizations and nonprofitsand the like have been working activelyto preserve these places. Preservation isall around us and because of that historyis all around us.”
Boston South Fair Skies representa-tive and Parkway Liaison to the MassportCommunity Advisory Committee AlanWright also discussed the noises ofspringtime, when residents open their
windows to let the fresh air in and listento the roaring sounds of planes flyingoverhead.
Wright said that the issue of airplanenoise has been becoming more problem-atic in the last few years for a few rea-sons. One of the big ones is that airplanesnow run on GPS through a system calledRNAV, which dictates precise flight pathsfor planes. The result of this is that allairplanes flying overhead fly in almostexactly the same place, so if you’re un-der that area you hear a lot of noise con-sistently.
Wright said a professor at MIT re-cently did a study that suggested spread-ing out the flight paths more towards therelatively sparsely-populated areas ofwestern Jamaica Plain and SouthBrookline, but added that political pres-sure and a lawsuit from the ‘90s will makethat difficult.
“They get no traffic over SouthBrookline,” he said. “We get all the traf-fic, and one of the things the MIT guy islooking at is if it is possible to create adispersal pattern. And it is possible, but itmay not be politically possible. I see nowthat all the elected representatives here atthis meeting have left, but they should tryto work something out with Brookline.”
Wright said advocacy would help thecause greatly. He said more people needto go to the Massport website atmassport.com/logan-airport/about-logan/noise-abatement/complaints/ and log asmany complaints as they can to increaseleverage elected officials can use to ad-vocate for more dispersal of flight paths.He also said for more information resi-dents should go to the Boston South FairSkies website at facebook.com/groups/BostonSouthFairSkies/.
Helen Rose Of West Roxbury,April 21, 2018. Dear and devoteddaughter of the late Edward andLucille (Hart) Assad. Lovingmother of Joseph S. Assad of WestRoxbury and Michael E. Assad andhis wife Jo Anne of Holbrook. Dearsister of Stephen A. Assad and hiswife Marguerite Bova of Revereand the late Robert Assad. Dearsister-in-law of Renate Assad ofActon. Cherished grandmother ofAmanda. Also survived by severalother loving grandchildren, niecesand nephews. Funeral Mass was atImmaculate Conception Church,133 Beach St. Revere. In lieu offlowers, contributions in Helen’smemory may be made to DAV atwww.davma.org/donate-now/ or617-727-2974. Interment will beprivate. Guestbook and other infor-mation atwww.KfouryFuneral.com. KfouryKeefe Funeral Home WestRoxbury 617-325-3600 Publishedin The Boston Globe on Apr. 24,2018.
COUGHLINElizabeth A. Of West Roxbury
and Sanbornville, Maine, diedApril 23 after a long illness atSherrill House, Boston surroundedby caring staff. Daughter of Marian(Kimball) and John W. Coughlin,Esq. Upon receiving degrees fromEmmanuel and Boston University,she taught at Boston BusinessSchool for 25+ years. A FuneralMass will be celebrated on Friday,May 4, 2018 at 10 o’clock in St.Theresa of Avila Chapel, 2078Centre Street, West Roxbury. Rela-tives and friends are kindly invitedto attend. Interment Forest HillsCemetery. For guestbook, pleasevisit: www.gormleyfuneral.comWilliam J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600.
GORMANMae Virginia (Hartling) Of
West Roxbury, April 28, 2018.Beloved wife of the late James F.Gorman (Boston Police Dept.Ret.). Devoted mother of Patriciaand her husband Al Fiorini ofPlainville, Judith and her late hus-band Peter Wendt of Canton, andLinda and her husband Paul Struzikof Canton. Loving grandmother ofSarah and her husband DenisCollins, Katherine and her husbandJason Orlowski, Jennifer and herhusband Matt Sanders, Michael,Patrick and his wife Dominique andJamesbrendan Wendt and greatgrandmother of Nora and AnnieCollins, Alana and Henry Orlowski,and Julia and Amelia Sanders. Fu-neral was from the William J.Gormley Funeral Home, 2055 Cen-tre St., WEST ROXBURY followedby a Funeral Mass in St. Theresa
Church. Interment was at St. JosephCemetery. In lieu of flowers dona-tions may be made in her name toSeasons Hospice Foundation, 8537Solution Center, Chicago, IL60677-8005. For directions andg u e s t b o o kwww.gormleyfuneral.com WilliamJ. Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600.
McGEOWNCatherine A. (MacInnis) of
Dedham formerly of Jamaica Plainand Roslindale, suddenly April 25,2018. Devoted mother of NicoleMourkakos and her husband Johnof Hyde Park, Sean McGeown andhis wife Casey of Norton, and PhilMcGeown and his wife Lori ofFramingham. Loving “Nonnie” ofGregory and Catherine Mourkakos,and Savannah, Mackenzie, Marcas,Ava, and Chase McGeown. Dearsister of Alexander “Buddy”MacInnis and his wife Carol ofDedham, Virginia MacInnis of Bos-ton, Christine McCarthy and herhusband James of Easton and thelate Venita Martin and her late hus-band Jack. Also loved by manynieces and nephews.
Funeral was from the P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F.Doherty & Sons Funeral Home2000 Centre St. West Roxbury, fol-lowed by a Funeral Mass in St.Theresa of Avila Church, WestRoxbury. Interment was private. Inlieu of flowers donations may bemade in Catherine’s memory to theArthritis National Research Foun-dation, www.curearthritis.org.
MULREY
George A. of Jamaica Plain,April 26, 2018. Beloved husbandof the late Nancy G. (Kelley)Mulrey. Devoted father of JohnMulrey and his wife Betty ofMerrimack, N.H., Nancy Mulrey ofBoston, and Susan Mulrey ofNorwood. Loving grandfather ofKatie Mulrey, Clare Delay, and JackMulrey. Brother of Robert Mulreyof Milton and Dolly Colella ofQuincy. Also survived by many
nieces and nephews. U.S. ArmyKorean War Veteran. Longtime pa-rishioner of St. Thomas AquinasChurch. Funeral was from the P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F.Doherty & Sons 2000 Centre St.West Roxbury, followed by a Fu-neral Mass in St. Thomas AquinasChurch, Jamaica Plain. Intermentwas at St. Joseph Cemetery, WestRoxbury. Expressions of sympathymay be made in George’s memoryto the Poor Clare Nuns 920 SouthSt. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
PETRINIRichard F. Age 75, of West
Roxbury, passed away on April 24,2018. Beloved Husband of KathrynA. (Wheeler) Petrini of WestRoxbury and Dedicated father ofDeborah A (Petrini) Campbell ofSan Diego, Calif., Devoted Nonnoof grandsons, Hunter and AndrewCampbell of San Diego, Calif., Lov-ing son of the late Francis D. Petrini.and Primina (Regis) Petrini of WestRoxbury. Loving brother of EdwardPetrini of Florida, Daniel Petrini ofLaconia, N.H., Doreen Wilson ofGreensboro, N.C. Also survived bynieces and nephews. Richard wasraised in West Roxbury; and ran afamily delicatessen and cateringbusiness in the financial district ofdowntown Boston called D. Petrini& Co. He retired from this businessin 1994 and became a DCR em-ployee where he enjoyed workingat the DCR Hyde Park Ice Rink andSwimming Pools and thePonkapoag Golf Course in Canton.He was a proud husband, father andgrandfather. He was a proud mem-ber of the Knights of ColumbusCouncil 3049 in West Roxbury. AnEagle Scout and a Scoutmaster, amember of the Holy Name Men’sClub and a member of the ParkwayCroquet league. Richard was anavid reader, loved music and en-joyed traveling to San Diego withhis wife Kathy. He will begreatly missed by his family andfriends. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated in TheHoly Name Church. Intermentwas at St. Joseph Cemetery. Inlieu of flowers, donations maybe made in his memory to theNational Organization of Disor-ders of the Corpus Callosum ath t tp : / / nodcc .o rg /dona te -2 /honor-and-memoral-tributes/www.lawlerfuneralhome.comLawler & Crosby Funeral Home.
SAPIENZATheodore R. “Dick” Of
Roslindale, formerly of theNorth End, passed away on April22, 2018. Beloved husband ofLeonora M. Sapienza. Devotedson of the late Benedetto andJosephine Sap ienza . Dearbrother of the late AntonetteTievy, Gemma Smi th ,Josephine Vadaro, ElisaSchiavone, Benny Sapienza andVinny Sapienza. Also survivedby many loving and caringnieces and nephews and grandnieces and nephews. The fam-ily received visi tors in theBoston Harborside Home, 580Commercial St. , North EndBOSTON. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated in St.Leonard Church, corner ofHanover and Prince St., NorthEnd Boston. Services con-cluded with interment in St.Michaels Cemetery, Boston, MA.For on line condolences pleasev i s i twww.bostonharborsidehome.com
Hundreds of seniors came out last week to the 2018 Spring Fling. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joinedmany seniors in conversation and dancing as the day went on and city officials gave seniors informationon the myriad of programming available to them from the City of Boston.
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BCYF ANNOUNCES ENROLLMENTFOR SNAP SHOT TEENPHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM
Boston youth ages 16-18 are invited to apply now forBoston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) Snap ShotTeen Photography Program. This unique summer job pro-gram is made possible via a partnership between BCYFand the John Hancock MLK Summer Scholars Program.The BCYF Snap Shot program teaches youth about pho-tography while they explore Boston’s neighborhoods, mu-seums and historic sites. The young people also photographmany BCYF community centers, programs and events.
A professional photographer teaches the program. Par-ticipants learn about different techniques, equipment andconcepts. They are also introduced to a variety of profes-sional photographers through books, websites and exhibi-tions in art galleries and museums around Boston. The pro-gram also includes field trips to different neighborhoods inBoston. At the end of the summer, their work is showcasedat an exhibition.
The program will run from Monday, July 2 throughFriday, Aug. 17. Participants will work 20 hours each week.Interested young people can apply by visiting BCYF’swebsite at Boston.Gov/BCYF. Deadline for applying isFriday, June 1. For more information, [email protected].
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WEST ROXBURY/ROSLINDALEREGISTRATION 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, June3 at noon beginning at Billings Field on La Grange Street,West Roxbury. Runners can download an application orregister on-line at www.coolrunning.com by clicking on“Races/Results-June 3.” The event website has compre-hensive information on the race, post-race cookout and ac-tivities, and volunteer opportunities. Applications may bealso picked up at Corrib Pub and Resturant loated at 2030Centre Street West Roxbury. T-Shirts are given to the first500 Pre-registered applicants.
The Race is Sponsored by the Cooperative Bank andsupported by Gormley Funeral Services. Hosted by BlighFamily and Corrib Charitable Trust Board of Directors, theevent has raised over $1.2 million for local parkway chari-ties.
CORRIB KIDS FUN RUNThe Corrib Kids Fun Run will take place on the morn-
ing of the annual Corrib Classic 5k Road Race on Sunday,June 3. The kids race is FREE and will begin at 10 a.m. atBillings Field, West Roxbury for boys and girls betweenthe ages of 4-12. Fun run applications are available at theYMCA, The Cooperative Bank Branches, or the CorribPub. Runners can Pre-Register by Mailing the applicationby May 25 to KIDS FUN RUN, 195 Stimson Street, WestRoxbury MA 02132. T-Shirts and medals will be given tothe first 100 Registered runners. Runners can also registeron race day at Billings Field between 9 and 9:45 a.m. Theevent is sponsored by the Cooperative Bank and the CorribCharitable Trust, Inc.
DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMLearn to manage your diabetes (or pre-diabetes) with
techniques to deal with symptoms such as fatigue, pain,blood sugar ups and downs, and stress. Discover betternutrition and exercise choices, understand treatment al-ternatives, and learn better ways to talk about your healthwith doctors, family, and friends. Classes run once a weekfor 6 weeks and are offered at no charge. The book, livinga Healthy Life with Chronic Disease is provided for eachparticipant. Caregivers welcome.
Location: Cheriton Heights Apartments, 18 CheritonRd., West Roxbury, MA 02132
Day and Time: Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Class Dates: May 24 thru June 28, 2018For more information or to register for this workshop
BIRDING AT BROOK FARMBring your camera and binoculars and join New Brook
Farm for bird watching at Brook Farm. Our walk will beled by expert birder Debra Listernick.
Debra has volunteered to lead public programs andbird watching trips, banded migratory birds, and partici-pated in bird counts, primarily for MassachusettsAudubon Society’s (MAS) Joppa Flats sanctuary inNewburyport. Her birding places range from theParker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Is-land to the La Milpa Field Station in Belize, whereshe conducted bird banding training sessions for re-searchers and naturalists, and to Cuba, where sheparticipated in a Cuban Bird Survey. This January,Listernick co-led a MAS trip along the Rio GrandeValley from El Paso to Albuquerque.
The outing will take place on Saturday, May 5,from 9 a.m. to 11a.m. at the Brook Farm HistoricSite, 670 Baker St., West Roxbury, 1/3 of a mile westof VFW Parkway.
New Brook Farm is an all-volunteer, non-profitorganization dedicated to raising awareness of theBrook Farm Historic Site. Throughout the year NBFoffers educational, arts, and environmental program-ming inspired by this “hidden gem.” More informa-tion: newbrookfarm.org, [email protected], or617-694-6407.
The Brook Farm Historic Site is owned by theMass. Department of Conservation and Recreation.
dler times takes place on Wednesday, May 9, 10:30 –10:55 a.m. located at the Lecture Hall West RoxburyBranch of the Boston Public Library.
PRE-TEENS ONLY! - SPAGHETTI DINNERLearn to make spaghetti and meat sauce and sit down
to a pre-teen dinner. Gluten free option available. Ages 9 -12, sigh-up requested but not required. The Spaghetti Din-ner takes place on Monday, May 7, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Learnto make spaghetti and meat sauce and sit down to a pre-teen dinner. Gluten free option available. Ages 9 -12, sigh-up requested but not required. Located at the Lecture HallWest Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.
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AUTHOR SERIES — FRANKLOVELL’S WORLD WAR IIDIARIES
Join us for an Author Series Lec-ture with Mary Lovell. In FrankLovell’s World War II Diaries, wegain insight into the European wartheater years, June 6, 1944 to Sept.14, 1945: the private diaries of a chiefwarrant officer, Personnel Section,60th Field Artillery, 9th Infantry Di-vision, edited by Mary Lovell. TheAuthor series takes place on Satur-day, May 5, 2018, 1:30 – 3 p.m. lo-cated at the West Roxbury Branch ofthe Boston Public Library.
AFTER-SCHOOLSTORIES & ACTIVITIES
Stories, crafts, activities andevents for ages 6 - 9. The Stories andActivities takes place on Monday,May 7, 2018, 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Lo-cated at the Lecture Hall WestRoxbury Branch of the Boston Pub-lic Library.
ANIMAL TALKSMonthly Parlor Meditations and
conversations about the animals welove and remember.
Where: The Stratford St. UnitedChurch (77 Stratford St, WestRoxbury, MA 02132 – Corner ofStratford St and Anawan Ave.)
Topic: Discovering Your PowerAnimal, Your Familiar
When: May 13, at 5 p.m. (and ev-
ery second Sunday of the Month)Contact: Kaleel Sakakeeny,
CPGC & Certified Animal Commu-n i c a t o [email protected] a Pet Ministrywww.petministryboston.com
4TH ANNUAL ROSLINDALEPORCH FEST SATURDAYSEPT. 15
The Roslindale Arts Alliance an-nounces that the Roslindale PorchFest will be held on Saturday, Sept.15 from 1:30-5:30 p.m., with a raindate of Sunday, Sept. 16. This fam-ily-friendly event showcases local tal-ent all over Roslindale hosted by resi-dents eager to provide their porches,driveways, yards, and gazebos as ven-ues for free musical performances.Roslindale Porch Fest is free to all,thanks to our generous sponsors. Lastyear’s event featured live music at 70locations across Roslindale, with 110music acts participating in styles rang-ing from folk to jazz to rock to reggaeto classical, and a crowd estimated inthe thousands.
Registration is now open forboth hosts and musicians at http://www.roslindalearts.org/porchfest.The registration deadline is Aug. 1
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RECIPE FOR A STRONGCOMMUNITY: ROSE’SBOUNTY FOOD PANTRY
8 - 11:30 p.m., June 1 at Irish So-cial Club. 119 Park St. WR. Doorsopen at 7:30. Event to celebrate 2years of successful operation ofRose’s Bounty, West Roxbury’s newfood pantry, and to thank communityand volunteers for their support. Allproceeds will be used for food andsupplies for the WR food pantry. Theevent includes live band, food, com-edy, silent auction and more. Ticketsavailable at Rockland Bank and BlueHill Bank in WR. Discount for tablereservations. For more information orticket inquiries call 857-203-0404 oremail [email protected].
ARTS ALLIANCEANNOUNCES THREEART SCHOLARSHIPS
The Roslindale Arts Alliance an-nounces the availability of three artscholarships (each $500) to beawarded in May. Any Boston studentin grades 3 through high school areeligible to apply. These scholarshipsare possible through fund raising ef-forts during the 20th Anniversary* ofIt’s All about Arts television show.
To be considered, send a shortvideo (mp4 format) of your art andwhy you love it [email protected] to enter is May 18. Pleaseindicate your age category: (1) Grades3,4,5; (2) Grades 6,7,8 or (3) HighSchool.
ROSLINDALE DAY PARADESPRING DINNER AND DANCE
The Roslindale Day Parade Com-mittee will host their Annual SpringDinner and Dance on Friday evening,May 4, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at St.Nectarios Hall in Roslindale Village.The event will feature a dinner, spe-cial performances, two raffles, awardpresentations, a silent auction, fol-lowed by dancing to the music of DJGlenn Williams.
The tickets are $25 each andmay be purchased by sending an e-mail to [email protected],or at the door of the event. The pro-ceeds will go towards this year’s 43rdAnnual Roslindale Day Parade tak-ing place on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018.For more information call 617-327-4886 or visitwww.roslindaleparade.com
DEAR FRIENDS OF BOSTONSOUTH FAIR SKIES
We continue to build support andpressure for equitable use of Boston’sairspace. However, we still need youand your neighbor’s support to pushfor change. We invite you to the nextcommunity meeting open to the pub-lic: Wednesday, May 9, 6:30-8 p.m.Roslindale Community Center 6Cummins Highway. Agenda: 1. Up-dates on the Massport Community Ad-visory Committee’s recommendationsfrom Block I of the MIT researchproject. 2. Feedback from meetings withcity councilors to push for more equi-table use of Logan’s Runway 27 fortakeoffs. RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1 F A I p Q L S f -wzoygw16mug_DWTdNyVjjbKx8w-8gY9sTbGm0bCNf56vRw/viewform
Please forward this announcementto your neighbors and post in commu-nity groups.
We’ll have awesome yard signson hand for those willing to display themcommunicating the Boston South FairSkies mission. And keep those com-plaints rolling in when the jets roar! Seeyou on May 9.
