Volume 17, Issue 48 NOVEMBER 30, 2017 Roslindale kicked off Small Business Saturday at Adams Park with a huge neighborhood celebration in the form of the an- nual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined in the revelries after a proud and loud entrance provided by the Boston Fire Department. Glenn Williams emceed the afternoon, which started off with a “Rein-dog” costume contest judged by Pet Cabaret. The Sa- cred Heart School’s band and choir and Making Music Matters performed live music during the afternoon, and Aashka Dance Company performed a mix of hip-hop, contemporary, and afro- fusion dance. The Boston Elks Club and PS Gourmet donated free hot chocolate, treats from local bakeries, and music from the Christopher Mish Brass Quartet. District 5 City Councilor Tim McCarthy as well as At-Large City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George also attended the day. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON MAYOR'S OFFICE Clauses, Bost Clauses, Bost Clauses, Bost Clauses, Bost Clauses, Boston of on of on of on of on officials icials icials icials icials kick of kick of kick of kick of kick off holida f holida f holida f holida f holidays with ys with ys with ys with ys with Adams P dams P dams P dams P dams Par ar ar ar ark T k T k T k T k Tree Lighting ree Lighting ree Lighting ree Lighting ree Lighting The Washington Street Corridor could have a dedicated bus lane at any time, and officials have said they want to try to get a pilot program started this year or next spring. COURTESY PHOTO Washington Bus Lane gaining momentum Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter Residents did not voice any objection to the plan for 29 single-family homes on Willet Street. COURTESY PHOTO WalkUP alkUP alkUP alkUP alkUP Continued on page 4 WRNC WRNC WRNC WRNC WRNC Continued on page 4 WRNC hears Willet St. Extension plans Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter Pop up bus lanes are starting to hit the Greater Boston Metro Area, and Walk Urban Planning (WalkUP) Roslindale members are saying it could really help with the afternoon gridlock of Washington Street to Forest Hills. In Everett, officials took out a mile of curbside parking in the morning and after only a week, average commute time for bus riders was cut down by 20 per- cent. Boston is looking to start a pilot program for such a pop-up bus lane in Roslindale, and WalkUP co-founder Adam Rosi- Kessel said such a trial could at least give people solid data on whether or not the idea works. “We heard from the city for a long time now that they’ve been interested in at least doing a pilot project to see how a dedicated bus lane from Washington to Forest Hills would work, and we’re com- pletely on board with giving it a try,” he said. “A big part of seeing a walkable neighborhood is to to get there without a car, and right now the traffic situation on Wash- ington is really kind of strangling access to and from the neighbor- hood. The commuter rail is in- frequent and too expensive for many people, and we have ample bus service, but it takes forever to get to Forest Hills, particularly during the rush period, so it seems to us like a no-brainer to at least see what happens.” Rosi-Kessel said he’s hope- ful the program could start this year, but time is running out. “It can be done immediately, we don’t have to wait for new Adv dv dv dv dvocat ocat ocat ocat ocates sa es sa es sa es sa es say it w y it w y it w y it w y it would help along Arbore ould help along Arbore ould help along Arbore ould help along Arbore ould help along Arboretum P tum P tum P tum P tum Path ath ath ath ath The West Roxbury Neigh- borhood Council met on Tuesday and discussed sev- eral zoning and housing pro- posals, the biggest of which was the Willet Street Exten- sion. The proposal calls for 29 single-family homes to be built at 23-52 Willet St., just north of Washington Street, encompassing almost eight acres of land. Senior Direc- tor from O’Neill and Associ- ates and former West Roxbury representative for the Boston Planning and De- velopment Agency (BPDA) Chris Tracy, represented CAD Builders LLC during the night’s proceedings. Tracy said he’s been to a number of development meetings in West Roxbury before. “What my client and I have found is that West Roxbury residents are not entirely opposed to the devel- opment and growth in the city, but there was obviously a desire of residents to see new projects that fit the char- acter of the neighborhood,” he said. “Each lot has the 6,000 square feet that you all know is such an important
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Volume 17, Issue 48 NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Roslindale kicked off Small Business Saturday at Adams Parkwith a huge neighborhood celebration in the form of the an-nual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus andBoston Mayor Marty Walsh joined in the revelries after a proudand loud entrance provided by the Boston Fire Department.Glenn Williams emceed the afternoon, which started off with a“Rein-dog” costume contest judged by Pet Cabaret. The Sa-cred Heart School’s band and choir and Making Music Mattersperformed live music during the afternoon, and Aashka DanceCompany performed a mix of hip-hop, contemporary, and afro-fusion dance. The Boston Elks Club and PS Gourmet donatedfree hot chocolate, treats from local bakeries, and music fromthe Christopher Mish Brass Quartet. District 5 City Councilor TimMcCarthy as well as At-Large City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-Georgealso attended the day.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON MAYOR'S OFFICE
The Washington Street Corridor could have a dedicated bus lane at any time, and officials have said theywant to try to get a pilot program started this year or next spring.
Pop up bus lanes are startingto hit the Greater Boston MetroArea, and Walk Urban Planning(WalkUP) Roslindale membersare saying it could really helpwith the afternoon gridlock ofWashington Street to Forest Hills.
In Everett, officials took outa mile of curbside parking in themorning and after only a week,average commute time for busriders was cut down by 20 per-cent.
Boston is looking to start a
pilot program for such a pop-upbus lane in Roslindale, andWalkUP co-founder Adam Rosi-Kessel said such a trial could atleast give people solid data onwhether or not the idea works.
“We heard from the city for along time now that they’ve beeninterested in at least doing a pilotproject to see how a dedicated buslane from Washington to ForestHills would work, and we’re com-pletely on board with giving it atry,” he said. “A big part of seeinga walkable neighborhood is to toget there without a car, and rightnow the traffic situation on Wash-
ington is really kind of stranglingaccess to and from the neighbor-hood. The commuter rail is in-frequent and too expensive formany people, and we have amplebus service, but it takes foreverto get to Forest Hills, particularlyduring the rush period, so itseems to us like a no-brainer toat least see what happens.”
Rosi-Kessel said he’s hope-ful the program could start thisyear, but time is running out.
“It can be done immediately,we don’t have to wait for new
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The proposal calls for 29single-family homes to bebuilt at 23-52 Willet St., justnorth of Washington Street,encompassing almost eightacres of land. Senior Direc-tor from O’Neill and Associ-ates and former WestRoxbury representative forthe Boston Planning and De-velopment Agency (BPDA)
Chris Tracy, representedCAD Builders LLC duringthe night’s proceedings.
Tracy said he’s been to anumber of developmentmeetings in West Roxburybefore.
“What my client and Ihave found is that WestRoxbury residents are notentirely opposed to the devel-opment and growth in thecity, but there was obviouslya desire of residents to seenew projects that fit the char-acter of the neighborhood,”he said. “Each lot has the6,000 square feet that you allknow is such an important
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West Roxbury andRoslindale are both lookingforward to a slew of holidayevents this week and into theholiday season.
On Dec. 7 , TheRosl indale Vil lage MainStreets will be hosting aHoliday Market from 4 p.m.to 8 p.m. on Birch Street be-tween Corinth and SouthStreets. Birch Street will beclosed to traffic for this spe-cial event. There will betreats from the Whoo(pie)Wagon food truck, free hotchocolate, holiday classicssung by carol ing groupSongful Artists, and play-based activities for all ages,
in collaboration with localgroup Roslindale Wants toPlay. JP Honk Band willperform throughout the Vil-lage and at the CommuterRail Station, and the folk-rock band Rock ‘n Rol lDreamers will play insideEmerald Society Buildingduring the event.
There wil l a lso be 20visiting vendors, offeringevery th ing f rom Frenchsoaps, to art and prints, pot-tery, locally-made honeysand sauces, jewelry and ac-cessories, children’s booksand clothes, and more. Ven-dors will be located insidethe Emerald Society Build-ing at 10 Birch Street, aswell as two vacant store-fronts at 22 Birch St. and
756 South St. “The Holiday Market
creates a festive atmospherewhere local retailers, artists,restaurants, and neighborscan come together on achilly night and warm upwith music and hot cocoa —all while shopping locally inthe heart of Roslindale Vil-lage,” said RVMS ExecutiveDirector Al ia HamadaForrest.
Owners of the newly-an-nounced brewery, Distrac-tion Brewing will also be atthe site of their future busi-ness at 2 Belgrade Ave. for ameet and greet.
The Boston City Council voted to call for a hearing last weekregarding increasing access to voter registration when residentsinteract with city facilities.
The ordinance, introduced by District 8 City Councilor JoshZakim, would accomplish several things. Firstly, it would allowresidents the option to register to vote any time they interact withthe city, whether it’s to renew a driver’s license or obtain a li-brary card. Secondly, it would include provisions to allow regis-tered high school students to come to school late or leave duringschool hours to vote and, thirdly, it would automatically registera resident going through the process for a resident parking sticker(with an opt-out option as well).
Zakim said he wants the parking sticker option especially, asthe process for obtaining such a sticker is one of the more rigor-ous in the city.
“When you get your library card or you get your resident per-mit parking sticker, you have the opportunity to register to vote,”he said. “As we know, they ask for everything except a DNAswab to prove you are who are and you live where you live whenyou go for a sticker. I don’t think it’s going to be too much of aburden to say ‘by the way, would you like to register to voteduring this interaction?’”
Zakim said voter turnout in the city is very low, and the coun-cil should be doing all it can to reverse that trend.
“As all of us are well aware of turnout numbers in the City ofBoston, the turnout was very low,” he said. “Turnout’s also fairlylow in state elections and even federal elections and there’s aninteresting study in Worcester, but I think it would be similarresults in Boston, and it found that if you look at turnout num-bers, that’s obviously based on people who are registered to voteand do vote. It doesn’t look at those who are otherwise eligible tovote but are not registered.”
Zakim said most times, voter turnout is directly tied to regis-tration.
“To use Worcester as an example, if you look just at regis-tered voters, they had about 80 percent of their precincts that hadmore than 50 percent turnout in the recent election, but that turn-out number goes down to 32 percent of their precincts if youcount eligible folks who could’ve registered to vote, but didn’t,”he said. “Those impacts are disproportionately felt in low-incomecommunities and communities of color, and certainly some ofthat is impactful in Boston.”
Zakim added that student move-in day can also inhibit voterregistration, as the state has a 20-day deadline for registrationbefore preliminary and primary elections. He said the 20-daydeadline seemed very arbitrary, and doesn’t see a reason for it tocontinue. The state is currently fighting a court case for that dead-line, as a judge recently ruled it was unconstitutional in the sum-mer.
“We have a lot of people who move quite a bit, as councilorCiommo can tell you, and I can tell you in Mission Hill, Sept. 1 isa huge day for people to change their residences,” he said. “Veryoften, primaries or preliminary elections are within three weeksand right now the state has an arbitrary 20-day registration dead-line, so unless you are so on top of things that while you’re set-ting up your Comcast or your Verizon and your mail and on topof everything else you’re going to go register to vote on the sameday you move, it’s tough. I think that is something we need tolook at.”
Zakim said students are also affected, which is why the hewants the ordinance to include the Boston Public Schools. Healso wants to have more education in the schools regarding reg-istration.
“That’s something our schools can help to facilitate but, moreimportantly, even those 18-year-olds who had taken the time toregister couldn’t go vote on Election Day because given ourcitywide high school system, it’s not that easy to duck out for 20minutes to go back to your home precinct and vote. So, anotherprovision of this ordinance would require a bus for BPS studentsto allow for that, whether that means you come in a little latewhen you’re voting or you have time allotted during the day whereyou can go home on Election Day and vote. I think it’s reallyimportant.”
Also, At-Large City Councilor Michael Flaherty said the fi-nalists are being whittled down for the Community PreservationCommittee, and they should have a vote in the city council in thecoming weeks. He said they had a total of 100 applications.
The Bay State Model Railroad Museum in Roslindale will be opening its doors once again this holidayseason.
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Railroad Museum’s OpenHouse the weekend of Dec.2 and 3, from 11 a.m. - 3p.m. Sunday features anappearance by Santa Claus.
Be sure to be on thelookout for bell ringersaround Roslindale Square.They wi l l be ra i s ingmoney di rec t ly for theRoslindale Food Pantry.The bell ringing campaignis run by the RoslindaleBusiness Group, and inter-ested volunteers can con-tac t John Sul l ivan formore information on times lo t s a t
Mayor’s Enchanted TrolleyTour will be changing its lo-cation this year. While usu-ally it is held right outside theRoche Community Center,this year it will be held at theHastings Street Parking lotnext to Rox Diner. The eventwill start on Dec. 1 at 7:15 p.m.
The next day, also in WestRoxbury, the Theodore ParkerChurch on Corey Street willbe hosting its annual WinterFair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event is centered on sup-porting the church through
holiday shopping. Residentsinterested in volunteeringcan [email protected].
The Parkway Elks Hall isalso hosting Ethos for a Se-nior Holiday Party on Dec.19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.There will be food, music,dancing and the group’s Holi-day Sweater Contest.
The West RoxburyBranch of the Boston PublicLibrary is also hosting a slewof kid-friendly holiday events.Go to http://www.bpl.org/branches/westroxbury.php formore information.
vehicles to be delivered, millionsof dollars of new rail to be laid andappropriations of millions of dol-lars; if the MBTA and the city worktogether they could create pop upbus lanes all over the city as soonas tomorrow,” he said. “We’re ex-cited to see what happens and beable to have these conversationswith real data rather than specula-tion. People have a lot of differentideas on whether or not this willwork or not, but I think the bestway to know is to try it.”
Rosi-Kessel said the pilot’sdata could also help the MBTAfind similar areas of congestion(aka anywhere near the Forest HillsStation) to aide travel time in otherareas as well.
“I think it would benefit fromthe T’s knowledge about ridershipand which routes would benefitmost, but I would assume the T isall for it because they can only gainfrom this,” he said. “This corridorin particular is really an ideal can-didate because most of the peopletraveling that route are already ona bus and they’ve made the choice,or they may not have a choice butthey’re on the bus and it takes thema really long time to get to the Or-ange Line and they should have aneasier trip, not a harder trip. Ourfocus is most intensely local, andwe want to make it as easy as pos-sible to get to and from the squareand make it a more walkable area.We’re maxed out on traffic andparking, so anything we can do tomake it fast less expensive andmore pleasant to get to the Squarewould be great.”
Rosi-Kessel said that the buslane is not completely without itsfaults. While there are shared bus/bike lanes on the Silver Line in theSouth End that work very well, hesaid Washington Street is narrowerand the two lanes would not be ableto coexist without a little wiggleroom.
“It will inevitably impact thebike lane, and it’s a pretty poorly-maintained bike lane as it is: thepaint is almost completely gone atparts, there’s frequent double park-ing and people turning, it’s a trickybike lane now, and I think underthis plan the bike lane would sharethe bus lane,” he said. “But there’sno room to have a separate bikelane.”
He added that if there are cy-clists left with no place to go, thatjust adds more impetus on one ofWalkUP’s main projects, which isto add a multi-use path to the Ar-boretum to connect RoslindaleCommuter Station to Forrest Hills.
“If the pilot proves successfuland everybody’s on board with
making it a permanent bus lane, wecan very quickly get the gatewaypath started for at least some por-tion of the day when people canwalk the path if they don’t want tobike on Washington,” he said.
The Gateway Path project alsojust got a great new boost from theSolomon Foundation, which is aregional advocacy group for multi-use paths for $29,000 to start workon a 25 percent design for the com-pleted path of the WalkUP Gate-way Path (which would run fromthe Roslindale Commuter Station)and the Blackwell Path (whichwould run from the Bussey andSouth Street intersection to the For-est Hills Station.
WalkUP co-founder MattLawlor said that both path projectswill hopefully be one full and com-plete design.
“We’re marketing ourselves asa single project that would just con-nect the end of the Blackwell pathwhere it is today to the north endof this area and get it all the waydown to the Roslindale VillageCommuter Station. For that design,Solomon is kicking in $29,000,”he said. “The Arboretum Conser-vancy is the custodian of this fundand they have engaged HorselyWhitten, which is a planning anddesign firm, and they are going tocome up with this 25 percent de-sign that will give us a better ideaon what the potential costs mightbe and the potential route thoughthe Arboretum.”
Lawlor said they believe theyhave found an answer to the ques-tion of the steep incline near theBussey/South Street intersection.Basically, the incline makes it toodifficult for two-way bike traffic.The initial plan was to put in a gi-ant switchback at that point, butresidents were concerned it coulddisrupt snow activities in the win-ter, cost too much and cause con-fusion.
“I don’t think people werethrilled with that design origi-nally,” he said. “Instead of doing thisloop, it would come down parallelto the tracks and to the dirt path, takea left more or less in a direct line andjoin the existing Arboretum pavedroad there that leads to the PoplarGate … That was in response to con-cerns of folks around Archdale Roadworried about people who sled in thearea."
Lawlor said the next steps wouldbe to show the public the 25 percentdesign, which is set for a January re-lease date and a public meeting tofollow. He said they also have to talkagain with the MBTA, since they ownthe land in between the RoslindaleStation and the Arboretum.
benchmark in this commu-nity, established in the 1993zoning laws some of youworked so hard on. The av-erage size of each home onthe property is 2,600 squarefeet.”
Tracy said they have al-ready had one abutters’ meet-ing and one pre-file meetingwith the BPDA. He said theidea was to have a“grassroots” campaign dur-ing which they distributed fli-ers to the neighborhood andreached out to key stakehold-ers and public officials.
“The reception I receivedwas, overall , very warm,that’s not to say it was uni-form, but most peoplewarmly received the projectbecause it is the type of de-velopment people want to seein this community,” he said.
Tracy admitted there wasan issue regarding the amountof rock and ledge near andaround the property, since itis close to the West RoxburyCrushed Stone Quarry, but hesaid they took steps to mini-mize any disruption in theneighborhood.
“We designed the site towork within the existing to-pography to minimize blast-ing as much as possible, somesight-work and ledge-workwill be needed, but no majorblasting, which we think is awin,” he said.
Since the project is more
than nine units of housing ina single proposal, the devel-opment would be subject tothe city’s Inclusionary Devel-opment Policy (IDP), whichrequires that 13 percent of thenew units be designated as af-fordable within a range of 50percent to 70 percent of theArea Median Income, or payan equivalent amount into theIDP fund for units to be builtelsewhere.
“We’re not 100 percentsure what that will look likeyet,” he said. “Affordableunits onsite would be a goodstory to tell... It shakes out totwo affordable units and acontribution to the IDP.”
Tracy said the develop-ment will have eight to 10design variations on eachhouse.
“We don’t like the idea ofthis being a gated communityor a cookie-cutter street, wewant this to look like a citystreet,” he said.
Tracy said there is not asignificant amount of envi-ronmental cleanup for thesite, and that they would beputting in new trees. WRNCmember Rob Corley pointedout that there will likely be anet increase of trees in thearea.
“There’s not a lot of exist-ing trees there, it’s an open, flatarea now, so it’s not tearingdown a lot of old oaks, whichis something people don’t like
to see happen,” he said.Tracy said since the entire
development is about 75,000square feet, falls into the BPDAArticle 80 Review process, andwill have many public meetingsto come. He said that the Pub-lic Improvement Commissionwill have to sign off on the cre-ation of Willet Street, sincemuch of it is a paper street now,and the Conservation Commis-sion will also have to sign offon plans, since it is within therequired 100-foot buffer of con-servation land and wetlands.
Tracy also said they are an-ticipating two zoning viola-tions, one of which is becausethey are actually combiningtwo lots for one subdivision,which automatically triggers azoning violation, and also be-cause the zoning code for thespecific parcels requires thatany dwelling would require a50-foot buffer zone, which isuncommon in the city.
The houses themselveswould be a mix of three andfour-bedroom units, all witheither a one or two bay garage,depending on the house.
WRNC Member StephenSmith said he’s not right nowopposed to the project.
“It’s an improvement over alot of the proposals we haveseen which seem to be densely-packed condo or rental build-ings, so this is better over someof the proposals I’ve seen be-fore,” he said.
Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court
Probate and Family CourtSUFFOLK Division Docket No. 17W1330
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONVALENTINA J. LACOMBS
vs.MARQUISE S. HARRIS
To the above named Defendant: MARQUISE S. HARRISA Complaint has been presented to this Court by the Plaintiff VALENTINA J.
LACOMBSseeking a Complaint For Custody-Support-Parenting TimeYou are required to serve upon VALENTINA J. LACOMBS - or attorney for plaintiff
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If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of thisaction. You are also required to file a copy of your answer in the office of the Registerof this Court at Boston.
Witness, Brian J. Dunn, Esquire, First Justice of said Court at Boston, this 31st
day of OCTOBER, 2017.Felix D. Arroyo, Register of Probate Court
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What began as a simplerace – known in 1994 as theSanta Scamper – for friendsand family to get out andhave a little bit of exerciseafter the holiday grind, hasbecome a ne ighborhoodmainstay 24 years later.
Walter’s Run, so namedfor a former member, nowattracts 400 to 500 runnersfrom across the Parkwayand throughout Boston, toother parts of New England
and beyond. Co-founder JimSweeney said he’s given thereins of organization over toRace Di rec tors RynaLounsbury and Br ianCarlson, but the race hehelped to s ta r t and s t i l lhelps today, means a greatdeal to him, as well as thelocal community.
Sweeney said the racewas named after Walter Bur-gess in 2004 , when hepassed away suddenly.
“He was just an incred-ible inspiration to all of us,he helped out many people
in the parkway with run-ning, the club and commu-nity by being supportive ofthem in their running goals,from those doing races ormarathons to just running acouple of miles in town, hewas always there to help,”Sweeney said. “He did 25marathons I think and whenhe would finish – he wouldusually have an idea of whoelse was running who hadnot finished – he would runthe las t few mi les wi th
Frank Capra’s “It’s aWonderful Life” will nodoubt air many times thisChristmas season, perhapseven more so than the origi-nal “Miracle on 34 Street”with Edmund Gwenn in therole of Santa.
After decades of beingrelegated as a film with mini-mal interest, Capra’s moviehas found a new life raisingthe question of whether theworld would be different ifcertain people had died be-fore their time.
Most film goers relish therousing finale of the 1946gem, but there’s anotherscene that captures interest:Jimmy Stewart’s GeorgeBailey jitterbugging withDonna Reed’s Mary Hatchbefore the dance floor, whichcovers a swimming pool un-derneath, begins to separate,thus dumping George andMary into the water.
While the most talkedabout dance scene on thesmall screen is Elaine Benesconvulsing in her own wayto music at a party in aSeinfeld episode, there arenumerous classical dancescenes involving couples onthe big screen, and I’m nottalking about specific dancemovies such as “Grease,”“Footloose,” or “Dance Fe-ver” or those involving FredAstaire/Donald O’Connorpartnered with GingerRodgers/Cyd Charisse.
The question was posedto a number of Bostonians,name a favorite unexpectedbut memorably upliftingdance scene involving pairsor groups of people – thuseliminating Gene Kelly’shoofing with an umbrella in“Singing in the Rain,” PaulReubens’s tequila dance inthe biker bar in “Pee-weeHerman’s Big Adventure,”
and Jimmy Cagney’s tap-danc-ing down the steps of the WhiteHouse after his upbeat meetingwith FDR in “Yankee DoodleDandy.”
Besides “It’s a WonderfulLife,” the answers included:
* Sidney Poitier’s MarkThackeray dancing with JudyGeeson’s Pamela Dare toLulu’s hit song “To Sir withLove” in the movie of the samename.
* Al Pacino’s blind Col.Frank Slade tangoing with astranger in “A Scent of aWoman.”
* Harrison Ford’s JohnBook twirling with KellyMcGillis’ Rachel Lapp to SamCooke’s “Wonderful World” inan Amish barn in “Witness.”
* Leonardo DiCaprio’s JackDawkins and Kate Winslet’sRose dancing with emigrantsdown in steerage in “Titanic.”
* Italians dancing the taran-tella in the memorable opening,wedding scene of “The Godfa-ther.”
* Anthony Quinn defyinghis age with an exhilaratingGreek dance in “Zorba theGreek.”
And which of your favoritesdid I overlook?
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them. It’s just one of thoseexamples of the thoughtful-ness he brought to the run-ning club and the Parkwaycommunity to help themmeet their goals and finishwhat they wanted to finish.”
Sweeney sa id i t washear twarming to see somany folks come out everyyear for his friend Walter.
“It’s really a privilegeand an honor to be part ofthat legacy and through thetype of person he was,” hesaid. “He really inspires allof us who know him and wehope to carry that through inthis race to those who didn’tknow him to make it a re-ally friendly, fun and com-petitive community event.”
And now the race helpsou t those who Burgesshelped out, by donating pro-ceeds to causes he sup-ported in life. Sweeney saidBurgess was always helping
out the Globe Santa organi-zation, which helps to getunderprivileged youth toysduring the holiday season.
“He raised money forthat since he was a little kid,he used to go to his dad’s of-f ice and ra ise money tomake sure every kid hadpresents at Christmas andthat spirit of giving was abig part of Walter, so we usethe event to raise money,”he said. “A third of the pro-ceeds go to the Globe Santa,a third to Parkway YMCAthat provides programs forkids who couldn’t otherwiseafford those programs aswell as scholarships for kidsto attend a running campdown in Rhode Island whootherwise couldn’t affordit.”
Sweeney said hear ingfrom those kids after theirtime at the running camp isalways an inspiration. He
said many times he’s re-ceived letters from partici-pants saying that it changedtheir lives and helped themto better themselves aftertheir formative years andbecome healthier human be-ings.
“It really hits them at anage where it can really havean influence on them,” hesaid. “They’ve always re-ally grown and developednot only in their runningability but also in their per-sonal growth at the campdown in Rhode Island so wetry to incorporate Walter’s
spirit of giving in what werun the race for form therunners and our sponsors.”
Sweeney said the raceattracts 400 to 500 peopledepending on the weathereach year.
“ I t ’s win te r, bu t theholiday season is f i l ledwith shopping and partiesand that’s great fun but it’sgood to get some exercisewith it and this is great op-portunity to do it, but in afestive way,” he said.
Residents come from allover the country in somecases – while they’re vis-iting family or just out fora trip – and Sweeney said
it’s amazing how the neigh-borhood has come around tosupport the race.
“The hope is that this hasbecome a real part of thecommunity, a real communityevent, one of the signatureevents that people look for-ward to,” he said. “We get alot of people run it every yearand we really welcome peopleof all abilities to come andhave a good run on an earlywinter morning and make itpart of the season’s festivitiesso we welcome everyone torun and enjoy the day.”
For more information andto register for the race, go tohttp://www.waltersrun.org/
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More than 100 visitors came to the Elks in West Roxbury and volunteers delivered more than 300 meals onThanksgiving all over the city.
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Elks host seniors for Thanksgiving
The Boston Elks Lodge #10hosted its 44th ThanksgivingService in West Roxbury forresidents in Boston on Thanks-giving morning.
The dinner went from 11a.m. to 2 p.m., for those attend-ing. However, the service isprovided to many more whocan’t attend, according to or-ganizer Andy Schell. Schellhas been at the helm of theevent for decades, and said thedinner is just an amazing time,
but while organizing a dinnerof such size can be tough, get-ting meals out for those whocannot make it is even tougher.
“We delivered more than300 meals to people who can’t
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Taking aim at medical identity theftBy Seema VBy Seema VBy Seema VBy Seema VBy Seema Vernaernaernaernaerna
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Criminals are increasinglytargeting people age 65 orolder for personal identitytheft. In 2014 alone, therewere 2.6 million such inci-dents among seniors, accord-ing to the Department of Jus-tice.
A growing offshoot ofidentity theft is healthcarefraud, which can result whensomeone unlawfully uses an-other person’s Medicarenumber. Medical identitytheft can lead to inaccuraciesin medical records, which inturn can result in delayedcare, denied services andcostly false claims.
That’s why Medicareworks with the Department ofJustice, taking aim squarelyat would-be thieves. In thelargest law enforcement ac-tion against criminals fraudu-lently targeting the Medicare,Medicaid and Tricare pro-grams, 412 people around thecountry, including 115 doc-tors, nurses and other li-censed medical profession-als, were charged in 2017with bilking U.S. taxpayersout of $1.3 billion.
The next big fraud-fight-ing push is well underway —
and its focus is protecting thepersonal information of se-nior citizens by removingtheir Social Security numbersfrom Medicare cards.
People with Medicaredon’t need to take any actionto get a new Medicare card.Beginning in April 2018, theCenters for Medicare & Med-icaid Services (CMS) willmail out newly designedMedicare cards to the 58 mil-lion Americans with Medi-care. The cards will have anew number that will beunique for each card recipi-ent. This will help protectpersonal identity and preventfraud because identi tythieves can’t bill Medicarewithout a valid Medicarenumber. To help with a seam-less transition to the newcards, providers will be ableto use secure look up toolsthat will support quick accessto the new card numberswhen needed.
Healthcare fraud drives upcosts for everyone, buthealthcare consumers can bean effective first line of de-fense against fraud. Followthese tips to help protectyourself:
Do * Treat your Medicarenumber like a credit card. *When the new card comes inthe mail next year, destroyyour old card and make sure
you bring your new one toyour doctors’ appointments.* Be suspicious of anyone of-fering early bird discounts,limited time offers or encour-aging you to act now for thebest deal. That’s an indicator
of potential fraud becauseMedicare plans are forbiddenfrom offering incentives. *Be skeptical of free gifts, freemedical services, discountpackages or any offer thatsounds too good to be true.
* Only give your Medicarenumber to doctors, insurersacting on your behalf ortrusted people in the commu-nity who work with Medi-care, like your State HealthInsurance Assistance Pro-gram (SHIP). * Report sus-pected instances of fraud. *
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GO-GO SENIORSGo-Go Seniors Meetings are on the First
Tuesday’s of every month. We are lookingfor new membership and our annual mem-bership dues are $8.00. All are welcome.Meetings located at the Municipal Build-ing on Hyde Park Avenue at noon in HydePark.
Jan. 3: Annual Christmas Party At Vic-tory Grille in Dedham, Mass. Cost to be de-termined.
Jan. 7-10: Atlantic City, N.J., staying atthe Tropicana Hotel. For any further infor-mation, please contact Joanne 617-323-0071
MIL-PAR SENIORSOur next Mil-Par Meeting is scheduled
for Jan. 18 and will be a 50/50 meeting. Ifyou haven’t bought your tickets for theChristmas Party scheduled for Dec. 10,please call Peggy Lydon or Josie Pero. Wewill not have another meeting before theparty and you don’t want to miss this event.
Please call Sal Ferlito at 617-361- 2845if you are unable to come to the meeting sothat he can order the appropriate numberof lunches. PLEASE NOTE: All of ourmeetings will be held at the Blue Hills Col-laborative, previously known as St. Anne’sSchool. We will continue having meetingsthere until the renovations are done at SaintPius X Church and hall.
Bingo is played after all meetings if youare interested.
Check your Medicare state-ments to make sure thecharges are accurate.
Don’t * Don’t share yourMedicare number or other per-sonal information with anyonewho contacts you by telephone,email or approaches you in per-son, unless you’ve given thempermission in advance. Medicarewill never contact you uninvitedand request your Medicare num-ber or other personal information.* Don’t let anyone borrow or payto use your Medicare number. *Don’t allow anyone, except yourdoctor or other Medicare provid-ers, to review your medicalrecords or recommend services.
* Don’t let anyone persuade youto see a doctor for care or ser-vices you don’t need. * Don’taccept medical supplies from adoor-to-door salesman.
Learn more about how youcan fight Medicare fraud atMedicare.gov/fraud, or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). You can also visit a lo-cal SHIP counselor, who canprovide free, one-on-one,non-biased Medicare assis-tance.
With a common sense ap-proach to protecting health in-formation, senior citizens canbe effective partners in fight-ing Medicare fraud.
make it here, too,” he said.“Ethos does the delivering andwe do the cooking.”
Schell said he’s glad to seeso many returning faces everyyear, both recipients and vol-unteers. Dozens of volunteerswere seen scurrying back andforth from the tables to thekitchens to make sure every-one got their fill.
“It’s going fantastic, we en-joy running it every year forthe seniors, they have no placeto go most of them, so we dothe right thing and we feedthem,” he said.
Resident volunteer JanetGalvin said she came becauseshe was thankful for her ownsituation and really just wantedto help make someone else’sThanksgiving a bit brighter.
She said she and her husbandhave done it for well over adecade, and the feeling of giv-ing back to so many people isan amazing thing.
“We’ve been doing this offand on for maybe 10 years, ifnot longer,” she said. “It makesyou feel so good, it really does.These people, especially theelderly, but even the handi-capped who have no place togo, I think this is wonderful.And then there’s the Elks;they’re a wonderful organiza-tion anyway, but they just can’tdo enough, they’re always try-ing to do more for folks in thecommunity. You can see ithere, it’s just amazing.”
Resident Peter Low said itwas his first time volunteering,and he was amazed at the com-munity spirit at the dinner.
“Just being able to giveback and being able to helpout, and also being able to find
an organization that does somuch for the community. Imean, this is just amazing forthem to be able to put to-gether,” he said.
Ellen Yessayan and her hus-band, Ara, volunteered thisyear, and said it is always anamazing experience.
“It being Thanksgiving,you know, all told we haveenough to be thankful for. Wehave three healthy children, wehave jobs and a roof over ourheads, so for people who needa little something, we’re happyto be here,” she said.
Ara said they found outabout the event from friendswho had volunteered in thepast.
“We just wanted to help outanyone who needed it, andhelp out any way we can,” hesaid. “It’s a great time;everyone’s having an excellenttime.”SENIOR NEWS
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Edward J. “Tip” Passed awaypeacefully in the company of hisfamily on Nov. 19, 2017, at hishome in West Roxbury. Tip wasborn Jan. 31, 1926, grew up in St.Cecilia’s Parish in the Back Bay,and attended the Prince School andCommerce High. As a 2nd Divi-sion Marine in World War II, heserved during the invasions ofSaipan and Tinian, was in the firstunit sent to Nagasaki after the sec-ond atomic bomb, and served in theArmy of Occupation. Back home,he married Paula Jean Muir andmoved to Framingham, where heraised a family, worked as a sales-man and served many years as anelected trustee of his favoritehaunt, the Framingham Library.Tip was a voracious reader, an au-thor of songs and plays, and a manwho could often be found tap-dancing on a wooden platform inthe basement of his home. He lovedthe horses, devoured the newspa-per and treated his friends and fam-ily like royalty. When Tip smiled,the room lit up. Tip is survived byPaula, his devoted wife of 58 years,his loving daughter Deborah (Bur-ton) McKie, his cherished grand-son, Michael McKie, his belovedsisters Dolores Burton of WestRoxbury, and Rosemary Scott ofIllinois, and many children of hisdeceased brothers Lester, Bill, andJack. Funeral was from the Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Home,2055 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. A Funeral Mass washeld in Holy Name Church. Inter-ment was with Military Honors andheld at St. Stephen’s Cemetery,Framingham. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made in Tip’smemory to Center for HomelessVeterans, 17 Court St., Boston02108.
CLIFFORDJane (Larson) Of Roslindale,
wife of 51 years to the late John J.Clifford, died peacefully on Nov.21 at Tufts Medical Center, Bos-ton. Throughout her married life,Jane lived in Roslindale andworked for over thirty years at JohnHancock Insurance in Boston.Born in Dover, N.H. in 1934 toHenry and Veronica Larsen. Sheleaves a brother Robert and hiswife Nora and a sister Ann and herhusband Goldie, all of Florida. Inaddition, she leaves her nephewRobert and his wife Jane, andnieces Elizabeth and her sonAlbert, Catherine and her husbandMike and Diana and her husbandTrey. Jane is also survived by hersister-in-law, Catherine Clifford,CSJ. Remembered especially forher generous nature, Jane will besadly missed by family, neighborsand friends. We are especiallygrateful for her devoted caregiversfrom It’s Good to Be Home, Inc.and for the extraordinary team atTufts New England Medical Cen-ter. Visiting Hours was held at Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Home,2055 Centre St., West Roxbury.The Mass of Christian Burial washeld at Holy Name Church, WestRoxbury. Interment was held StJoseph Cemetery. In lieu of flow-ers, donations may be made in hername to the Sisters of St. Josephof Boston, Mission AdvancementOffice, 637 Cambridge Street,Brighton, MA 02135.
DOLINPatricia Frances (Donovan) at
the age of 88, Patricia FrancesDonovan Dolin passed awaypeacefully on Oct. 29, 2017 sur-rounded by loved ones inCarmichael, Calif. Predeceased by
her true love Robert Carroll Dolinof Utica, N.Y. The daughter ofJohn E. Donovan and Margaret M.(O’Connell) Donovan and young-est sister to Tom, John, Larry, Mar-guerite, Catherine and Theresa.She is survived by her childrenEileen, Stephen, Brian, Becky,Mike and Lori, her grandchildren,Hannah, Sebastian, Jacqueline,Daniel, Josh, Jared, Matt andKaitlin and her great-grandchildrenMaci and Wyatt. Patricia was bornon June 26, 1929 in Roslindale,Mass. She became a registerednurse and later was chief nurse ofthe 102nd Tactical Hospital of theMassachusetts Air National Guard.One of the first female Officers ofthe Air National Guard, she trav-elled widely and met her husbandin France. Their paths crossed as aresult of the construction of theBerlin Wall in 1961/62. Prior to hermarriage on Dec. 29, 1962 in Bos-ton, she was awarded the Massa-chusetts Medal of Merit for excep-tionally meritorious conduct.Working for the United States Gov-ernment, she and Robert travelledwidely before starting a family. In1977 they moved to England andwere stationed at RAF UpperHeyford until Bob’s retirement in1991. Her beautiful smile and un-ending kindness and belief in thegoodness of everyone she met willbe truly missed. Private serviceswere held.
FANDEL
Barbara A. (Lawn) Longtimeresident of West Roxbury passedaway on Nov. 22, 2017 on her 87thbirthday. Beloved wife of the lateHenry J. Fandel Jr. Devoted motherof Henry III, Daniel, Cecile, Dou-glas, and Celeste Nigro and the latePeter Fandel. Loving grandmotherof Henry IV, Philip, Peter II, Eric,Ryan, Kimberly, D.J., Rachel,Lauren, and Nina and great-grand-mother of Isabelle. Sister of DavidLawn and the late Frank, William,and Robert Lawn. Also survived bymany nieces and nephews. FuneralMass was in St. Theresa Church,West Roxbury. Interment was inNewton Cemetery. In lieu of flow-ers donations may be made inBarbara’s memory to the GermanCenter 2222 Centre St. WestRoxbury, MA 02132.
FIOREEdward A. Passed away Nov.
3 in Panorama City, Calif., (for-merly Roslindale). Son of CeciliaFiore and the late Louis Fiore.Brother of Carolyn Slade, FrancesPongonis and Joseph Fiore,brother-in-law of William Sladeand Gerald Pongonis. Uncle ofWilliam and Michael Slade, Chris-tine Miller, Jeffrey, Steven andMark Pongonis and 10 great-neph-ews and nieces and many cousins.Visiting Hours: Graveside serviceat Mt. Benedict Cemetery, WestRoxbury, on Sat., Dec. 9 at 11 a.m.Celebration of Ed’s Life at ElksLodge, 248 Spring St., West
Roxbury from noon-3 p.m. Dona-tions to the American Cancer So-ciety, 30 Speen St., FraminghamMA 01701.
JORESSSelma (Druckman) Passed
away peacefully at her home inWest Roxbury on Monday, Nov.20, 2017 at the age of 88. Devotedwife of the late Sumner M. Joressand loving mother of MarilynMonderer & her husband Bill ofMilton, Naomi Joress of Milton,Barry Joress & his late wife Carolof Dedham, Ruth Joress of WestRoxbury, and Beth Joress of WestRoxbury. Beloved grandmother ofNicole Joress, Corey Joress, andSarah Monderer. Cherished sisterof the late Kenneth & ShirleyDruckman. Beloved aunt of JeffreyDruckman and Mindy Druckman.Selma worked for 30 years as acook at The Star of David NursingHome in West Roxbury. Funeralservice was held in the Chapel atSharon Memorial Park, 40Dedham St., Sharon. The familyobserved Shiva at her home inWest Roxbury. In lieu of flowers,donations in her memory may bemade to The Make-A-Wish Foun-dation (wish.org) or the charity ofyour choice.
MURPHYSusan was born in Boston to
Edward T. and Charlotte Murphy(Boyd) and grew up in Needham,Mass. graduating from NeedhamHigh School and Fitchburg StateCollege. After moving to Boston,she became a secretary at the JFKFederal Building for many yearsuntil retiring to Windham, N.H. tobe close to family due to early on-set Alzheimer’s disease. As anadult, Susan was skier and traveledextensively through Europe onmany vacations throughout her life.She was passionate about reading,knitting and corresponding withher many friends and relatives.Susan is survived by her sister,Kathleen (Murphy) Sawyer andher husband Thomas ofHampstead, N.H. and their threechildren: Andrew Sawyer, Emily(Sawyer) Monaco and her husbandBraden and their daughters ofNewburyport, Mass., Katelyn Saw-yer and her fiancé, Adam Lachanceand their son of Derry, N.H. She isalso survived by her Aunt JoanMorgan and many cousins on hermother’s and father’s side of thefamily. Susan will also be greatlymissed by her family at Pine HillAssisted Living in Windham, N.H.with whom she lived for the pastsix years and her lifelong friendJane McCarthy of Maine. A Massof Christian Burial was celebratedin The Holy Name Church, WestRoxbury. Interment was atHolyhood Cemetery, Brookline,Mass. In lieu of flowers donationsmay be made in Susan’s memoryto The Alzheimer’s Association,www.ALZ.org or to the AmericanCancer Society, www.cancer.orgRobert & Crosby Funeral Home
O’CONNORBridget T. “Bridie” (Sullivan)
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Deaths continued from page 12Walpole and the late Mary Eliza-beth O’Connor. Adored Grammyof Michael O’Connor and hisFiancé Allie Cummings, Erin andJulianne O’Connor. CherishedMeMe of Bridget, Robert andPatrick Colburn. Most lovedGrandma of Maeve Colburn. Alsosurvived by many nieces and neph-ews. Funeral was from the WilliamJ. Gormley Funeral Home, 2055Centre St. A Funeral Mass was heldin Most Precious Blood Church.Interment was held at St. JosephCemetery. In lieu of flowers re-membrances may be made to theResident Life Fund, German Cen-tre, 2222 Centre St., West Roxbury,MA 02132.
O’LEARYMatthew Michael, Of New
York, died Nov. 16, 2017 Matt wasborn in Boston and grew up in WestRoxbury. He graduated from TheRoxbury Latin School and BostonCollege. After college, he movedto New York City where he workedin the financial services industry.A true sports fan, he enjoyed keep-ing up with all of the Boston teams.Beloved for his huge heart, largerthan life personality, and wonder-ful sense of humor, Matt was bothgenerous and loyal. He will besadly missed but never forgottenby those whose lives he touched.Beloved son of Susan, previouslyof West Roxbury and currently ofChatham, and the late DenisO’Leary. Devoted father of Will-iam O’Leary of New York City.Caring brother of Jason O’Learyand his wife Catie of Hingham.Dear uncle of Aidan, Abby andBelle O’Leary. Visiting hours washeld in the Pyne Keohane FuneralHome, 21 Emerald St. (off CentralSt.), HINGHAM. A Funeral Masswas held in St. Paul’s Church,Hingham. In lieu of flowers, pleaseconsider donations in Matt’s name
to Animal Haven Dog Shelter, 200Centre Street, NY, NY 10013. Seewww.Keohane.com or call 1-800-Keohane for directions and onlinecondolences.
VOLTAIRERolfe B. “Sonny” Of West
Roxbury, Nov. 24, beloved hus-band of the late Victoria L. (Clark)Voltaire, loving father of RolfeVoltaire of New Hampshire,Brenda Ripp of Medfield, JulieSchleusener and her husband Rickof Colorado, and the late RobertVoltaire. Also survived by sixgrandchildren and one great-grand-child. Funeral Service was held atthe Stratford Street United Church,77 Stratford St., W. Roxbury. In-terment was held in GethsemaneCemetery, W. Roxbury. In lieu offlowers donations to the NationalFragile X Foundation,www.fragilex.org would be appre-ciated. For obituary and to signguest book, visit website.
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Norma M. (Kilday) OfMiddleboro formerly of WestRoxbury, Nov. 20, 2017. Belovedwife of Gerard M. “Jerry”
Walraven. Devoted mother of MarkWalraven of Harmony, Maine,Gerard J. Walraven of Kingston,Sue Lynn Foley of Foxboro, andthe late David Walraven. Lovinggrandmother of Chris, Jerry,Kara, Mark, Michael , Bil l ,Joshua, and Jesse. Great-grand-mother of Logan. Sister of Dor-othy Powers, Robert Kilday,Barbara Anderson, and the lateJames Kilday, LorraineDeCarter, and Nancy Bryant.Also survived by many nieces,nephews, and cousins. Visitinghours was at the P.E. Murray-F.J.Higgins George F. Doherty &Sons Funeral Home, 2000 Cen-tre St., WEST ROXBURY. Fu-neral was held at the funeralhome followed by a FuneralMass which was held in St.Theresa Church, West Roxbury.Interment was in St. JosephCemetery, West Roxbury. Ex-pressions of sympathy may bemade in Norma’s memory to theAmerican Cancer Society, 30Speen St., Framingham, MA01701.
CITYWIDE
COME CELEBRATECOMMON TREE LIGHTINGON NOV. 30
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and theHonourable Stephen McNeil, Pre-mier of Nova Scotia, will com-memorate 100 years of friendshipbetween Boston and Nova Scotiaat the 76th Annual Tree Lightingon Boston Common on Thursday,Nov. 30, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The holiday lights throughoutboth parks will light up in se-quence shortly before 8 p.m.,when Mayor Walsh will be joinedonstage by Premier McNeil, mem-bers of the Royal CanadianMounted Police and Santa Claus.The show will close with a pyro-technic display by AtlasPyroVision.
WEST ROXBURY/ROSLINDALE
MAIN STREET HOSTS2ND ANNUALHOLIDAY MARKET
This December brings the re-turn of Roslindale Village MainStreet’s Holiday Market on BirchStreet, a festive event to bring resi-dents, visitors, and local busi-nesses together to celebrate andshop for the season. The HolidayMarket will take place on Thurs-day, Dec. 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. onBirch Street between Corinth andSouth streets. Birch Street will beclosed to traffic for this specialevent.
Visitors can enjoy treats fromthe Whoo(pie) Wagon food truck,
free hot chocolate, holiday clas-sics sung by caroling group Song-ful Artists, and play-based activi-ties for all ages, in collaborationwith local group Roslindale Wantsto Play. JP Honk Band will per-form throughout the Village andat the Commuter Rail Station, andthe folk-rock band Rock ‘n RollDreamers will play inside Emer-ald Society Building during theevent.
The Holiday Market will alsofeature over 20 visiting vendors,offering everything from Frenchsoaps, to art and prints, pottery,locally-made honeys and sauces,jewelry and accessories,children’s books and clothes, andmore. Vendors will be located in-side the Emerald Society Build-ing at 10 Birch St., as well as twovacant storefronts at 22 Birch St.and 756 South St.
“The Holiday Market createsa festive atmosphere where localretailers, artists, restaurants, andneighbors can come together on achilly night and warm up with mu-sic and hot cocoa — all whileshopping locally in the heart ofRoslindale Village,” said RVMSExecutive Director Alia HamadaForrest.
The surrounding shops andaward-winning restaurants willfeature special sales and menusduring the market. Birch StreetHouse & Garden and JoanneRossman offer unique gifts, andthe Boston Cheese Cellar will beserving mulled wine and their fa-mous Swiss raclette.
As a special attraction this year,owners of the newly-announced
brewery, Distraction Brewing, willbe at the site of their future busi-ness at 2 Belgrade Ave. for a meetand greet.
HANDEL’S MESSIAH – ACOMMUNITY SING WITHTHE SLY VOXES
Please join us for Handel’sMESSIAH - A Community Singwith the Sly Voxes on Friday, Dec.1, 8 p.m. at The Roxbury LatinSchool located on 101 St. TheresaAve., West Roxbury.
HANDMADE, LOCAL ANDFAIR TRADE FEATURED
Theodore Parker Church’sWinter Fair will feature, achildren’s craft table, hand-madegifts, local preserves and FairTrade coffee, cocoa, chocolate andolive oil. TPC elves have gottentogether to create unique itemssuch as hand-painted wrappingpaper made from recycledarchitect’s drawing, one-of-a-kindwreaths and hand-made knitted andholiday items. Children are invitedto come and make cards, decora-tions and other gift items. (Photosof wrapping paper and children’sactivities are attached below.)We’ll have live music, many giftitems crafted by congregationmembers and baked goods andbeverages for sale. The location ofthe fair is: Theodore Parker Church1859 Center St., West Roxbury,Mass. For more information:www.tparkerchurch.org
is on Wednesdays from 3-4 p.m.Please call 617-325-3147 to re-serve a 30-minute informal sessionwith a librarian. Bring your deviceor use a library laptop (library cardrequired). Beginners are welcome.This is a free service.
FREE DROP-INHOMEWORK HELP
Boston Public Library loca-tions offer free after-school home-work help and mentorship pro-vided by trained, high-achievinghigh school students. HomeworkHelp is available Monday, Tues-day, Wednesday, and Thursdayafternoons between 3:30 and5:30 p.m., Sept. 18 through May24. Open to students in gradesK-8. No registration is required.Program is not available on Bos-ton Public School holidays,early-release days, or long week-ends.
Homework Help mentortrainings provided by HarvardUniversity’s Public School Part-nerships Team, the developers ofSmartTalk, a program that usesresearch-based tools, strategies,
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SANTA SCAMPER5K ROAD RACE
Race Day Registration andPre/Post Race Festivities Regis-tration and pre/post race festivi-ties at the Irish Social Club, 119Park St. in West Roxbury, just ablock from the race start/finish.Our Race Day Logistics pagewill keep you up to date! RaceCourse Start/finish at ParkwayCommunity YMCA. Rollingcourse thru the West Roxburyneighborhood of Boston.
On Dec. 10, the 5K will startat 11 a.m. The Kids Run at 10:15a.m.
The Parkway Running Club(PRC) of West Roxbury, MA hashosted an annual Santa Scamper5k road race since 1994. Thisrace raises money for the Bos-ton Globe Santa Fund, a charityto support children of need inMassachusetts.
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CITATION ON PETITION FOR DOCKET No.SU17P2447EAFORMAL ADJUDICATION
Estate of: Diane Johnson Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.
Date of Death: 07/24/2017 Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300
To all interested persons:A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of PersonalRepresentative has been filed by:
Ellen Fisher of Stuart, FLrequesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief asrequested in the Petition.The Petitioner requests that:
Ellen Fisher of Stuart, FLbe appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in anunsupervised administration.
IMPORTANT NOTICEYou have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the
Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 12/26/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline bywhich you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to thisproceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followedby an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, actionmay be taken without further notice to you.
UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THEMASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)
A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervisedadministration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with theCourt. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding theadministration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition theCourt in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assetsand expenses of administration.
WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: November 14, 2017
Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 11/30/2017
Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court – Probate and Family Court Department
SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17P1498GDCITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TOTO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304
In the matter of: Barbara Noble RESPONDENTOf: Hyde Park, MA. Alleged Incapacitated PersonTo The named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filedby
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital of Milton or Milton, MAIn the above captioned matter alleging that Barbara Noble is in need of a Guardianand requesting that(or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardianto serve Without Surety on the bond.
The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, thatthe appointment of Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian isappropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request forcertain specific authority.
You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or yourattorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00A.M. on thereturn date of 12/21/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date bywhich you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you failto file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matterwithout further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or yourattorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of yourobjection within 30 days after the return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-
named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairsor both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone maymake this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-namedperson cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.
Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this CourtNovember 14, 2017
Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateHyde Park Bulletin, 11/30/2017
Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court
Probate and Family Court DepartmentSuffolk Division Docket No.SU13P2413PM
CITATION ON PETITION Suffolk Probate and Family CourtFOR ORDER OF COMPLETE 24 New Chardon StreetSETTLEMENT Boston, MA 02114
617-788-8300Estate of:Enny Foppiano
A Petition for Order of Complete Settlement has been filed by:Regina Towne Bragdon of Lowell, MA
requesting that the court enter a formal Decree of Complete Settlement including theallowance of a final account and 2nd Account and other such relief as may be requestedin the Petition.
You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at theCourt. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 12/15/2017.
This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a writtenappearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file atimely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objectionswithin thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without furthernotice to you.
Witness, Hon. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this CourtDate: November 08, 2017
Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateHyde Park Bulletin, 11/30/2017
Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court
Estate of: Charlotte Fellman Suffolk DivisionAlso Known As:Date of Death: May 9, 2017
To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition ofPetitioner Emily T. Wollock of Upton, MA
a Will has been admitted to informal probateEmily T. Wollock of Upton, MA
has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to servewithout surety on the bond.
The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the PersonalRepresentative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervisionby the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, butinterested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the PersonalRepresentative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includingdistribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled topetition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating orrestricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure.A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.
Hyde Park Bulletin, 11/30/2017
NOTICE OF SERVICEOF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DURHAM COUNTY
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
17CVD1032
BETHEA VS. NOTICE-BETHEA
Lorraine Notice-Bethea:
Take notice that a pleading seeking aFinal Divorce, Equitable Distribution,& Interim Distribution with attorney’sfees has been filed in the above-entitledaction. The nature of the relief beingsought is as follows:
That the bonds of matrimony whichheretofore existed between the partiesbe dissolved and that the Plaintiff begranted an absolute divorce from theDefendant. That the Court determine themarital and divisible property of theparties and make an equitabledistribution of said property and grantan unequal distribution in favor of thePlaintiff pursuant to N.C.G.S. §50-20 et.seq.; That the Court make an interimdistribution that the marital home isPlaintiff’s sole property and that theDefendant be instructed to take stepsnecessary to have her name removedfrom the deed; That the Court orderDefendant to pay Plaintiff’s reasonableattorney fees; That the costs of thisaction be taxed to Defendant; That theCourt grants such other relief to thePlaintiff as the Court may deem just andproper. You are required to make defenseto such pleading not later than January14, 2018 and upon failure to do so theparty seeking service against you willapply to the court for the relief sought.
This the 30th day of November, 2017.
Nicholas DowgulFelton Banks, PLLC7406 Chapel Hill Rd., Suite HRaleigh, NC 27607
West Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin,11/30/2017, 12/07/2017, 12/14/2017
Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court
Estate of: Hattie Pearlene Kea Suffolk DivisionAlso Known As: Hattie P. KeaDate of Death: July 22, 2017
To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition ofPetitioner Philip Parker of San Antonio, TX
a Will has been admitted to informal probatePhilip Parker of San Antonio, TX
has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to servewithout surety on the bond.
The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the PersonalRepresentative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervisionby the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, butinterested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the PersonalRepresentative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includingdistribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled topetition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating orrestricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure.A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.
Boston Bulletin, 11/30/2017
Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court – Probate and Family Court Department
CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF AGUARDIAN OF AN INCAPACITATED PERSON AND/OR CONSERVATOR
In the Interests of: Alice Callahan RESPONDENTOf: Holyoke, MA. Incapacitated Person/Protected Person
Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.Boston, MA 02114
To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed byEdward Callahan of Easthampton, MA
In the above captioned matter requesting that the court:Terminate the Guardianship and/or Conservatorship
The petition asks the Court to make a determination that the Guardian and/orConservator should be allowed to resign; or should be removed for good cause; or theGuardianship and/or Conservatorship is no longer necessary and therefore should beterminated. The original petition is on file with the court.
You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or yourattorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00A.M. on thereturn date of 12/25/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date bywhich you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you failto file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matterwithout further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or yourattorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of yourobjection within 30 days after the return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-
named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairsor both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone maymake this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-namedperson cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.
Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of said CourtDate: November 13, 2017
Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 11/30/2017
