Volume 19, Issue 17 APRIL 25, 2019 East East East East Easter Egg Hunt er Egg Hunt er Egg Hunt er Egg Hunt er Egg Hunt Continued on page 10 43 Lochdale 43 Lochdale 43 Lochdale 43 Lochdale 43 Lochdale Continued on page 7 Bir Bir Bir Bir Birch Stree ch Stree ch Stree ch Stree ch Street Continued on page 8 The weather didn't stop the Easter Bunny from deliverin eggs to the Roslindale Villlage businesses for hundreds of residents to come out and find. PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN RVMS is planning something a little more subdued than this coming up next week for a pilot test of closing the street to vehicles. COURTESY PHOTO Residents came out to discuss the project, despite a last-minute cancelation from the developers. Resi- dents talked about issues like affordable housing and environmental concerns. PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON Birch Street to close for a testing week Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter Residents express views on 43 Lochdale – without the developer Mar Mar Mar Mar Mary Ellen Gambon y Ellen Gambon y Ellen Gambon y Ellen Gambon y Ellen Gambon Staff Reporter Jef Jef Jef Jef Jeff Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sulliv f Sullivan an an an an Staff Reporter Rain doesn’t stop the hunt! The annual Roslindale Easter Egg Hunt might not have been in the format every- one is used to, but this year’s hunt was still a big success if the turnout is any indication. On Saturday, April 20, hundreds of residents roamed Roslindale Village, heading from business to business to collect their just desserts. Usu- ally, the hunt occurs at Healy Field, but due to the rain fore- cast, Roslindale Village Main Streets (RVMS) Director Alia Eight residents braved the torrential downpour Monday night, April 22, to talk to the development team regarding a proposed building for a vacant lot at 43 Lochdale Rd. at a meet- ing at the BCYF Menino Com- munity Center. The official meeting was canceled when the team failed to appear due to a scheduling problem, according to Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) project man- ager Aisling Kerr, who ran the meeting. “Class is dismissed,” Kerr said after reaching a team mem- ber by telephone. “There was a miscommunication about the The Roslindale Village Main Streets (RVMS) an- nounced that starting on Tuesday, April 30, Birch Street will be closed to ve- hicular traffic for that week. According to RVMS Ex- ecutive Director Alia Hamada Forrest, the closure is part of a test pilot to see if it is feasible to close the street to vehicles entirely. She said though the street has been closed in the past for special events with great success, like the Fall Fest or the Christmas Holiday Mar- ket, proponents want to prove that it can be a help to businesses and almost like a Hamada Forest said they wanted to try something differ- ent. “I am surprised!” she said. “It looks like people in the neighborhood really look for- ward to this event and they still made it.” The idea was to create a sort of trick-or-treat style of hunt throughout the businesses in the Square, including a kick off point at the Roslindale Commu- nity Center. Forrest said she was really happy everyone got scheduling. There is another meeting with the team taking place with the team (tomorrow), so that’s where the confusion came in.” She added that the meeting will be rescheduled, and that the comment period for the project will be extended beyond the original date of April 29. But that did not stop people from voicing their concerns about the project. They continued to meet for about an hour, talking about what they would like to have told the developers. The central themes focused on the need for more affordable units, fewer parking spaces, pro- viding a building that meets or exceeds current environmental standards, and improving the sur- rounding neighborhood through mitigation. Claire Gosselin said there needs to be more affordable units and fewer parking spaces, which was echoed by several people for different reasons. “We need to put the brakes on all of this market rate and luxury housing that keeps get- ting developed in Boston,” she said. “We need something that’s really affordable. A lot of people are hurting right now. There have got to be some sup- ports in place.” Gosselin added that the streets around Lochdale need to be beautified and “cleaned up” as part of a mitigation package. “They need to contribute pocket park every day on a regular basis. “We haven’t seen what the effect will be when clos- ing the street for a full week,” she said. “We want live feedback from the com- munity, and it won’t neces- sarily be filled with pro- gramming throughout the day, and that’s for a reason. We want to see what happens if nothing is happening on the street at all.” Forrest said there will be some programming on the street, like steel pan drum- ming on Thursday, May, 2, by Charleston Sarjeant from 5 p.m to 7 p.m. Friday will see a performance from lo-
The weather didn't stop the Easter Bunny from deliverin eggs to the Roslindale Villlage businesses forhundreds of residents to come out and find.
PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN
RVMS is planning something a little more subdued than this comingup next week for a pilot test of closing the street to vehicles.
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Residents came out to discuss the project, despite a last-minute cancelation from the developers. Resi-dents talked about issues like affordable housing and environmental concerns.
Easter Egg Hunt might nothave been in the format every-one is used to, but this year’shunt was still a big success ifthe turnout is any indication.
On Saturday, April 20,hundreds of residents roamedRoslindale Village, headingfrom business to business tocollect their just desserts. Usu-ally, the hunt occurs at HealyField, but due to the rain fore-cast, Roslindale Village MainStreets (RVMS) Director Alia
Eight residents braved thetorrential downpour Mondaynight, April 22, to talk to thedevelopment team regarding aproposed building for a vacantlot at 43 Lochdale Rd. at a meet-ing at the BCYF Menino Com-munity Center.
The official meeting wascanceled when the team failedto appear due to a schedulingproblem, according to BostonPlanning and DevelopmentAgency (BPDA) project man-ager Aisling Kerr, who ran themeeting.
“Class is dismissed,” Kerrsaid after reaching a team mem-ber by telephone. “There was amiscommunication about the
The Roslindale VillageMain Streets (RVMS) an-nounced that s tar t ing onTuesday, April 30, BirchStreet will be closed to ve-hicular traffic for that week.
According to RVMS Ex-ecut ive Director Al iaHamada Forrest, the closureis part of a test pilot to see ifit is feasible to close thestreet to vehicles entirely.She said though the streethas been closed in the pastfor special events with greatsuccess, like the Fall Fest orthe Christmas Holiday Mar-ket , proponents want toprove that it can be a help tobusinesses and almost like a
Hamada Forest said theywanted to try something differ-ent.
“I am surprised!” she said.“It looks like people in theneighborhood really look for-ward to this event and they stillmade it.”
The idea was to create a sortof trick-or-treat style of huntthroughout the businesses in theSquare, including a kick offpoint at the Roslindale Commu-nity Center. Forrest said shewas really happy everyone got
scheduling. There is anothermeeting with the team takingplace with the team (tomorrow),so that’s where the confusioncame in.”
She added that the meetingwill be rescheduled, and that thecomment period for the projectwill be extended beyond theoriginal date of April 29.
But that did not stop peoplefrom voicing their concernsabout the project.
They continued to meet forabout an hour, talking about whatthey would like to have told thedevelopers.
The central themes focusedon the need for more affordableunits, fewer parking spaces, pro-viding a building that meets orexceeds current environmentalstandards, and improving the sur-rounding neighborhood through
mitigation.Claire Gosselin said there
needs to be more affordableunits and fewer parking spaces,which was echoed by severalpeople for different reasons.
“We need to put the brakeson all of this market rate andluxury housing that keeps get-ting developed in Boston,” shesaid. “We need somethingthat’s really affordable. A lot ofpeople are hurting right now.There have got to be some sup-ports in place.”
Gosselin added that thestreets around Lochdale needto be beautified and “cleanedup” as part of a mitigationpackage.
“They need to contribute
pocket park every day on aregular basis.
“We haven’t seen whatthe effect will be when clos-ing the s t reet for a ful lweek,” she said. “We wantlive feedback from the com-munity, and it won’t neces-sarily be filled with pro-gramming throughout theday, and that’s for a reason.We want to see what happensif nothing is happening onthe street at all.”
Forrest said there will besome programming on thestreet, like steel pan drum-ming on Thursday, May, 2,by Charleston Sarjeant from5 p.m to 7 p.m. Friday willsee a performance from lo-
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West Roxbury resident Jamie Yadoff will be leading her school's teamfor the upcoming Walk for Hunger at the Boston Common.
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West Roxbury resident andteacher at the John Pierce El-ementary School in BrooklineJamie Yadoff will once againbe leading her school’s teamin the Project Bread Walk forHunger.
The Walk, which is theoldest pledge walk in thecountry, will take place onMay 5 at the Boston Commonand will lead walkers in a full20-mile circuit around Bostonand into Newton. The walkcan be done in stages or in aseparate running 5K route.
Yadoff said she first got in-volved 19 years ago when shewas teaching in Arlington atthe Ottoson Middle School.
“They had a team and Iwas a new teacher there andso they invited me to join,”she said. “In the first year, Iwas struck by the enormity ofthe entire experience. I meanthere were these kids and theyhad paper pledge sheets andthey were committed to walk-ing all 20 miles. We took thebus Downtown to the Com-mon and as they walked, weall started to realize how long20 miles is. They were tired,but they were encouragingeach other; we had hand-
painted signs, and every milewe walked raised money forthe kids.”
Yadoff said it wasn’t onlythe kids who underestimatedhow far 20 miles is.
“My feet were killing me,I had no concept of how long20 miles was, but it was sucha beautiful thing to witness,”she said. “The year after thatI accepted a job in Lexingtonand we formed our own team.Five years after that I came to
Brookline and got permissionfrom our then principal tostart a team here and we’vebeen functioning ever since.”
Yadoff said raising moneyand awareness for childrenwho are food insecure is ex-tremely important, and shesaid with the costs of rent ris-ing in Boston and the sur-rounding areas, many parents
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Letters to the Editor
The demise of two classrooms
My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota
Usually in education whenone hears the word “demise,”it usually precedes discussionof an entire school, possiblybecause of changes. But todaythe word is used in talkingabout two public school class-rooms, perhaps 100 miles apart.
The first is taking place in acomfortable suburb of a bigcity. There a fifth-grade classis constantly on pins andneedles because one of its stu-dents is, for want of a betterword, uncontrollable, and notbecause of teacher inability toaddress the problem. Frequentclass interruptions plus physi-cal outbreaks, such as knock-ing over dozens of art projects,make it difficult for learning tooccur. When the tantrum is fullblown, the teacher and the restof the students have to evacu-ate the classroom to enable theschool psychologist and admin-istrators to converse with himone-on-one. This is theschool’s policy: protect therights of the misbehaving pu-pil while his peers wait out inthe corridor for resolution.
Then there is a Boston Pub-lic Schools fourth grade wherea couple of obstreperous stu-dents stand up on desks, dropF-bombs, and other such activi-ties, thereby rendering learningv-e-r-y difficult. This is just afollow-up to their third-gradebehavior. This is no reflectionon the teacher; it’s just the waythings are in some classrooms,as suspensions from school arenow viewed, sadly, with a jaun-diced eye.
It is interesting to note thatMassachusetts state education
officials are casting a nasty eyeon Roxbury Preparatory Schoolbecause of its suspensionrate—21.1% versus the stateaverage of 2.9%. Frequently,suspension is the only way togo, although some think thatkeeping troublemakers out ofschool for a day or two is jeop-ardizing their frequently pre-carious academic success. Ad-mittedly, at least one of the sus-pensions enacted by RoxburyPrep seemed flimsy, but whendastardly deeds are doneagainst classmates or teachers,serious consequences are due.
The bases of suspensionshould be spelled out in a hand-book, with little, if no room, forsubjectivity. Strong careshould be taken to avoid hav-ing students placed near andultimately cross such a thresh-old, but if so, then as the adagesays, “If the shoe fits, . . .” Hopefully, the number of sus-pended left-handed students orthose wearing glasses does notexceed the proportion of thosewithin a school.
Detractors of that charterschool will be quick to mentionthat 38% of the suspensionswere levied against pupils withdisabilities. Hmmm. Does thismean students in wheelchairs,on crutches, with impairedhearing? Probably not. Itwould not be surprising if dis-abilities in this case means be-haviorally impaired, extremelyhot-tempered.
State education officials al-ways have a tender space intheir heart for students with dis-abilities, and right that theyshould, in many but far from all
circumstances. Because theyare always ready to levy sanc-tions on a school with suspen-sions of students needing be-havior modification (a type ofdisability), one Boston Publicschool in which I was privi-leged to teach had a way of cir-cumventing the suspensions ofvolatile students with a specialed plan: “Don’t come back toschool until your mother comesup.” This way the voluminousamount of paperwork incurredby suspending such students—no matter how flagrant theirhostile act was— was avoided. And, more importantly, theclassmates were able to learnfor a day or two without fearand without traumatic interrup-tion.
If the purpose of schoolingis to prepare one for life, then astudent who threatens a teacheror a classmate has to learn thatlater on life, the threatening ofa police officer or a judge hasdire consequences.
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To the Editor:An April 11 Boston Bulle-
tin story on education inequityin Boston schools asserts thatBoston’s three exam schoolsare not racially or culturally di-verse. This widely reportedmisperception is not supportedby the facts.
Of the 1787 students at Bos-ton Latin Academy, no racialgroup makes up 30% of theschool population. African-American and Asian studentseach represent 21% of the stu-dent body. Hispanics represent25%. Whites represent 29%,and many of them are immi-
grants or children of immi-grants from non-English speak-ing countries in Eastern Europeand the Middle East, living inimmigrant gateway neighbor-hoods such as East Boston,Dorchester and Allston. Thepercentage of students at LatinAcademy for whom English isnot their first language is 42%.
As a member of the ParentsCommittee of the Friends ofBoston Latin Academy, I re-cently hand addressed invita-tions to our spring fundraiser toall of the 300 or so first-yearfamilies at Latin Academy.Only a handful of invitationswent to addresses in WestRoxbury or South Boston. Thevast majority went to addresses
in Dorchester and Roxbury.Latin Academy may be themost broadly and evenly di-verse school in the district. Bos-ton should celebrate the diverseenrollment we have achieved atLatin Academy that has been soelusive at non-exam schools.
Furthermore, of the 1535students at another examschool, the John D. O’BryantSchool for Math & Science, thelargest percentage of studentsare African-Americans, whocomprise 34% of the school’senrollment, a share higher thanthe percentage of African-Americans in the district over-all, 31%. Hispanics at theO’Bryant School make up an-other third of the student body,32%. Whites account for lessthan 11% of the student bodyeven though whites representapproximately half of Boston’spopulation. These statistics arepublished on the MassachusettsDepartment of Education’swebsite.
Diversity is well established
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Widow Asks AboutSurvivor Benefits
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Dear Rusty: My husbandpassed away 7 years ago at theage of 64, at which time hewas receiving SS Disability. Iwas 58 at the time he passedand could not apply for hisSocial Security. I was stillworking but let SS know hewas deceased, so his checkwas no longer deposited. I amnow 65 and my age to reachfull benefits without penaltyis 66. I plan to work threemore years before applyingfor Social Security. My ques-tion is: Can I apply for mydeceased husband's SS ben-efits now and not my ownwithout any penalties? And ifso, what is the process? Thankyou for your time and the in-formation and resources youprovide.
Signed: Widowed Wife
Dear Widowed: Yes, as awidow you have the choice ofclaiming either yoursurvivor’s benefit or your ownbenefit but claiming eitherbefore your full retirementage will reduce it. If you claimyour survivor’s benefit beforeyou reach age 66 it will besomewhat reduced from100% of what your husbandwas receiving when hepassed. Since you’re now 65,the reduction won’t be too se-vere (about 0.4% for eachmonth before your full retire-ment age of 66). Your ownbenefit would be reduced byabout 0.69% for each monthbefore your full retirementage.
I suggest you evaluatewhich of your future benefitswill be greater – the survivorbenefit at maximum or yourown benefit at maximum.Your survivor benefit reachesmaximum at your full retire-ment age of 66, but your ownSS benefit can continue togrow until age 70 when itwould be 32% more than itwould be at age 66. You maywant to set a goal to claim insuch a way that you can getthe highest benefit for the restof your life. If you know whatyour own benefit will be atyour full retirement age, add
32% to that, and compare thatnumber to the benefit yourhusband was receiving at hisdeath. If your own at age 70is more than he was receiving,then it would be wise to takethe survivor benefit first andlet your own grow by 8% peryear until 70 and then switchfrom the survivor benefit toyour own. If your survivorbenefit at your FRA will begreater than your own at age70, then it would be wise tolet the survivor benefit growto maximum at your full re-tirement age and claim it then.
In any case, to answer yourquestion – yes, you can applyfor your reduced benefits as awidow now or wait untilyou’re 66 to get the full ben-efit, and the way to do that isto contact Social Security di-rectly and request your ben-efit as your husband’s widow.Survivor’s benefit cannot beapplied for online, so youshould call Social Security(find your local office atwww.ssa.gov/locator) and re-quest an appointment to applyfor survivor benefits. Whenyou make your appointment,Social Security will adviseyou if they’ll require any ad-ditional documentation. Andif you wish to let your ownbenefit grow to age 70, thenbe sure to specify you are ap-plying only for your survivorbenefit, not your Social Secu-rity retirement benefit.bothsurvivor benefits and yourown Social Security retire-ment benefit.
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The Lords and Ladies HairSalon in West Roxbury hosted theMajor League BaseballCommissioner’s Trophy the Bos-ton Red Sox earned this past sea-son, to the delight of dozens who
came by.According to manager Lisa
Blaine-Newhook, it was a part ofa fundraiser, or “Hairraiser,” thesalon does every year for the Bos-ton Children’s Hospital.
“The owner, MichaelBarsamian, knows someone whoworks for the Red Sox, and theyreached out to him,” she said.
“We’ve not done anything like thiswith the Red Sox before, but wedo Hairraising for BostonChildren’s. This is the 10th yearwe’ve done it.”
Blaine-Newhook said the hos-pital reached out to many salons
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something to the people who livehere,” she continued.
“It’s not really inviting rightnow,” Donna Parker said.
“They have to do somethingto make the streets easier to bikeand walk on,” commented Mat-thew Lawlor of Walk UPRoslindale. “And there has to besome connection made to theGateway Path to the Arboretum.”
The concept of decouplingparking spaces was brought toKerr’s attention. As proposed, theproject allows for almost twoparking spaces for unit.
“When you decouple thespaces, you can charge separatefees for the unit and the parkingspace,” Steve Gag said. “Then,you can have fewer spaces andattract people who are less likelyto use cars or who don’t own acar.”
He added that the complex iswithin walking distance ofRoslindale Village and ForestHills, as well as numerous busstops.
Lawlor noted that when adevelopment offers more spacesper unit, it attracts people in ahigher income bracket. By cut-ting the number of spaces, moreroom could be used for afford-able units.
“The position of Walk UPRoslindale is that we don’t wantto get big,” he said. “But we wantto see more affordable units inan inclusive policy.”
Alan Wright stressed the needto build a “geothermal structurewith passive heating.” He also
suggested solar panels.Gag noted that 42 percent of
carbon dioxide is emanated frombuildings and their energy uses.
He added that as part of themitigation package, he wouldlike to see a bike sharing plan,blue bikes and MBTA passessupplied to residents.
The proposed building wouldbe a four-story, 36-unit apartmentcomplex half a mile from ForestHills. It would occupy a currentlyvacant lot totaling 22,500 squarefeet off of Washington St. Thebuilding currently would includefive affordable units.
Each floor will have one one-bedroom unit, ten two-bedroomunits and one two-bedroom-plus-study unit.
The project includes two par-cels with one full parcel onLochdale Rd. The second par-cel, which faces Washington St.,would be subdivided into twolots. The building would fillmost of the two lots, withspace for f rontage. Thiswould be where residentswould enter the building.
Entrance to the garagewould be through KitsonRd., a private way. Therewould be 46 parking spacesin the garage, a bicycle stor-age room and a loading dock.
If approved, constructionwould begin in the fourthquar ter of 2019, wi thcompletion in early 2021.The cost is estimated at $7million. The project wouldemploy 45 people.
in Boston for help raising funds,and she said Lords and Ladieswas happy to help.
“We did it for their Heart Cen-ter this year,” she said. “Every yearit’s for a different department.”
Blaine-Newhook said if you goto hairraising.org/, you can see afew stories of the children eachfundraiser helps each year. Shesaid it’s a great cause for the hos-pital.
“We love it,” she said. “Get-ting the trophy here is a dreamcome true. Oh my God, I mean Ican’t believe it.”
Resident Nicole Russo and herdaughter Sophia said seeing thetrophy in real life was an amazingexperience. Russo said Sophiawas born two weeks after the firsttime in almost 100 years the RedSox had won the World Series.
“My dad’s a huge fan too, so
I’ve been a fan since I was little,”Sophia said. “It’s really cool, Iwanted to go to the parade but Icouldn’t, so it’s really cool to see.”
Sharon residents Noah andLevi Martinez said they came allthe way up from the suburbs tosee the trophy and say hello totheir father, who works at thesalon.
“We’ve been following theRed Sox since we were zero,”said Noah. “We both play base-ball too, and our dream is to getdrafted. I feel like if I was youngerI would be slightly more excited,but it’s still cool to see now. I thinkyou gain more respect for it overthe years.”
They both said they wantedto hold onto the photos to showtheir children and grandchildren,but not necessarily to brag to theirfriends. Residents Richie Diaz and
“We’ve never seen it before,but it absolutely lives up to expec-tations,” said Diaz. “It’s unbeliev-able, and this close to home? Wecouldn’t pass it up. And I’m a goodfriend of Lisa’s, we grew up to-gether.”
The location is hosting anotherfundraiser on Saturday, April 28from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raiseeven more money for the BostonChildren's Hospital. Thefundraiser will happen at othersalons across the city, and is the10th year Lords and Ladies is par-ticipating. The HairRaisingfundraiser has collected morethan $1.4 million for the hospitalin that time.
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cal Yoni Gordon from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 4 will see cham-ber music from resident musicians and students fromMusiConnects and Sunday will see a performance from 3p.m. to 5 p.m. from signer songwriter duo The Boston Im-posters.
Saturday will also see a sidewalk sale, from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. from local businesses and artists. At-Large City Coun-cilor and Roslindale resident Michelle Wu will be hostingher office hours from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the sidewalksale as well, and from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to7 p.m., RVMS and Walk Urban Planning Roslindale(WalkUP Roslindale) will have volunteers out and about totake feedback from residents.
“We are encouraging people to come and give feedbackand enjoy the space,” she said. “We thought about having ameeting indoors, but we think it will be better to be out-doors experiencing the street. Michelle Wu will also bethere, and office hours typically happen in a cafe setting,so we think this will be something different.”
On Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Mr. Vinny theBubble Guy will also be performing for residents.
“We’re also trying to organize the Square Root, (RVMSBoard President Anthony Giordano’s) business for an offi-cial ribbon cutting,” Forrest said. “We’re looking atsometime between 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with him be-cause even though the business has been open for alittle while, he hasn’t had one. We’ve invited MayorWalsh for that, and he may show up. That’s our hopeat least.”
There will also be cornhole boards, hula hoops,jump ropes and chalk available for street activities andWalkUP and RVMS volunteers will be available forfeedback at the same hours as Saturday.
Forrest said that representatives from Merritt Chase,the landscaping company hired for the design of thepedestrian plaza, will be available during lunch hoursthroughout the week, specifically from 12 p.m. to 2p.m.
“They’ll have office hours on the street for live feed-back and we’ll have volunteers on the street throughoutthe week as well,” she said. “If nobody’s around, we’llalso have postcards for people to give feedback.”
Forrest added that the pilot will be a “tactical” streetclosure, in that it will be done in the easiest and mostreplaceable way possible. She said instead of plantingactual trees for the closure, as is currently on the docket,they will be installing planters with PVC “trees” to givean idea of what the street could look like.
“Instead of a tree, it would be a tall dowel poking outof milk crates,” she said. “We’re hoping people will usetheir imaginations and, hopefully, we don’t get a lot of ques-tions about why there are milk crates sitting around. Therewill not be milk crates in the final version... Our vision isto have trees on the street, but we’re not renting or pur-chasing trees for the week and then getting rid of them.”
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BCYF Clougherty Poolrates for the entire season:Adults (20 - 54): $15; Youthand teens ages 12 - 19 Free;Adults (55 and older) and Ac-tive Military (with ID): Free.Children under age 8 must beaccompanied by an adult inthe water at all times. Mem-berships are available now atthe BCYF Charlestown Com-munity Center, 255 MedfordStreet, Charlestown or at thepool beginning June 22.
BCYF Mirabella rates forthe entire season: Adults (20-61): $20; Teens (13-19): $10;Youth and Seniors (ages 6-12, adults 62+): $5; Youthunder 6 and Active Military(with ID): Free. The rates aredouble for non-Boston resi-dents. There are no day or
guest passes. Membershipswill be available beginningon May 13 at the BCYFNazzaro Community Center,30 North Bennet Street in theNorth End or at the pool be-ginning June 22. Money or-ders are the only acceptedmethod of payment.
Also opening June 22 isthe City’s “Family FriendlyBeach” at the BCYF CurleyCommunity Center in SouthBoston. The beach will alsobe open seven days a weekand offers families access toan enclosed stretch of beachon Boston Harbor, restroomswith changing tables, picnictables with umbrellas, out-door showers, beach game
equipment, and wifi. Mem-bership for the beach for theentire season is $5 and areavailable June 1 at the “K”Street entrance of the center.
The outdoor pools andbeach will remain open sevendays a week until Labor Day.All locations will have expe-rienced, certified lifeguardson duty. BCYF Curley facili-ties are accessible for peoplewith disabilities and bothoutdoor pools are equippedwith lifts from the deck intothe water.
For programming infor-mation, the membership ap-plication, and hours of opera-t ion, visi t Boston.Gov/BCYF.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)
Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.
Grateful thanks. —D.O.C.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)
Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.
Grateful thanks. —J.D.S.
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.
—J.D.S.
St. Jude’s NovenaMay the Sacred Heart of Jesusbe adored, glorified, loved andpreserved throughout theworld, now and forever. Sa-cred Heart of Jesus pray for us.St. Jude, worker of miracles,pray for us. St. Jude, helper ofthe hopeless, pray for us. Saythis prayer 9 times a day. Bythe 9th day your prayer will beanswered. It has never beenknown to fail. Publicationmust be promised. Thank youSt. Jude. My Prayers were an-swered.
In gratitude for helping me.—J.D.S.
are finding it more and more difficult to afford fresh andhealthy food.
“We have our own food pantry here, and it’s not somethingpeople think about in a town like Brookline, but here and inlots of places when most of your income goes to rent it’s a lotharder for people to make sure they have the food they need,”she said. “We have a lot of support here and I feel gratefulthat our community is committed to supporting studentsthroughout.”
Yadoff said her 19 years volunteering with Project Breadhas taught her a great deal, and she’s happy to see the programgrow. She said the organization is now funding full-fledgedchefs in schools to help children learn to grow local seasonalfood and how to cook it.
“It’s really a lot of sweat labor,” she said. “They don’t justthrow money at problems, and the chefs in schools program isreally different. They embed legitimate restaurant chefs inschools where almost the whole school qualifies for free orreduced lunch, and they cook and show kids how to cook themeals too. They all make sure the ingredients are seasonallyavailable, so they’re the cheapest. I mean if you’ve never seenan eggplant prepared and somebody hands you an eggplantand say ‘here cook this,’ what can you do?”
She said this program has been paired with a communitygarden program as well that helps local urban residents growlocal and healthy food.
“If you live in a food desert, I mean you’re not getting a lotof fresh fruit and vegetables unless you grow it,” she said.“The publicity of these programs gets out to other communi-ties and people really start talking about it. For example, inBrookline almost all of our schools now have or are planningto have school gardens where the kids learn to grow their ownfood, and that comes from talking about the programs like theones from Project Bread, and that’s one of the ways we canmake change ripple out.”
For more information on the walk, go to projectbread.org/walk-for-hunger/. To support the Pierce School team, go tos u p p o r t . p r o j e c t b r e a d . o r g / s i t e /TR?team_id=80556&fr_id=1380&pg=team
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the news, considering it was only two days before they decidedto make the change.
“We tried really hard to make it clear, and we had signs at thefield saying it’s over here now. The shops, I hope, will see morefoot traffic this way too,” she said.
Resident and volunteer Leo Giordano was out at Adams Parkdirecting residents, handing out maps and giving out eggs. Hesaid he’s volunteered at RVMS events before, but nothing likethis.
“It’s nice that the businesses are involved, not just limited toone place or the other and it’s good they’re appealing to theyounger audiences,” he said, adding the weather seemed to beimproving. “It was a little more rainy when we got here, but it’sfine. I’ve got an umbrella and it’s not like the eggs are going tomelt, so we should be fine.”
Resident Craig Uram said he, his wife and their daughter re-ally like the idea of the hunt.
“We did the Easter Egg Hunt at Healy last year, which wasfine, but she was a little too young,” he said. “We like this, it’snice and the climate brings us into the businesses too.”
Residents Cora and Desmond Carey said they preferred thisoption for the egg hunt, as the Healy Field free-for-all has itsgood points, but she said this actually felt more like a hunt.
“I prefer this set up as a parent, and I was so impressed thatRVMS pivoted so fast with the weather and had this inside,” shesaid. “All the businesses really rallied and I thought it was some-thing we needed to support. And with this, you actually have towalk around and do stuff and it’s not just kids getting trampled,which is good.”
Residents Su Shankar and Anne Hager said they were alsoimpressed with RVMS’ quick turnaround, and felt that it was agood strategy to adopt.
“We know there was one like this in Jamaica Plain at the LoringGreenough House, but other than that I haven’t seen anythinglike this,” said Shankar. “It’s a great idea, and I’m glad they wereable to come up with a rain plan.”
Resident Gary Bridge said it was he and his family’s first timeout for a Roslindale Egg Hunt.
“I’ve never seen this many people for an event like this,” hesaid. “We live in Dedham, but my wife is a Boston Public SchoolsTeacher and we do know a lot of people in the community andwe felt we should check it out.”
Resident Jessica Quint said she felt while she wants to get herkids outside as much as possible, you have to concede to MotherNature.
“When the weather doesn’t hold up, it’s great to do some-thing a little bit different, it’s been great all around,” she said.
Hundreds of residents piled in at the hunt's first stop at the RoslindaleCommunity Center, where organizations informed residents of theirservices, children collected candy, and the Easter Bunny was avail-able for photos.
The Boston Fire Department joined Boston Mayor Maraty Walsh and hundreds of supporters last week todedicate a tree to fallen Parkway Firefighters Michael Kennedy and Lt. Edward Walsh. BFD CommissionerJoseph Finn said at the event, "We will never forget."
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON MAYOR'S OFFICE
Mosquito sprayingto begin this month
Aerial spraying will take place in select neighborhoods in HydePark and West Roxbury.
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) would like toadvise residents and community members in Hyde Park and WestRoxbury of upcoming sprayings to help control mosquito popula-tions in selected neighborhood areas. BPHC partners withthe Suffolk County Mosquito Control Project (SCMCP) to protectBoston residents from mosquito-borne disease transmission. SCMCP will be conducting a helicopter application of the biologi-cal larvicide, Bti, to control mosquito larvae over large wetlands.* Wetlands currently being evaluated include the Fowl Meadowarea of Hyde Park, the Hancock Woods area near VFW Parkwayand Corey Street and wetlands near Millennium Park in WestRoxbury.
* The application will be conducted between April 22 and April26. * The larvicide will be applied in a granular formulation by ahelicopter flying low directly over the wetlands. Residents do notneed to take any special precautions for this application. Mosquito species have different breeding habits, but most want tolay their eggs near water – usually in vegetation or in still water. Tohelp prevent mosquitoes from breeding, BPHC advises residentsto limit places around the home where standing water can collect.People should turn over unused flower pots, buckets, wheelbar-rows and garbage cans; remove leaves and other debris that canclog gutters and trap water; dispose of or cover old tires; and coverswimming pools when not in use. Click here for more informa-tion about the mosquito control work of BPHC and its partnershipwith SCMCP. About Bti: The material to be applied, Bti (Bacil-lus thuringiensis var. israelensis), is a natural bacterium found insoil. The EPA classifies Bti as a relatively non-toxic pesticide. Btiis considered a target selective and environmentally compatiblepesticide that affects mosquito larvae and a few closely relatedaquatic insects in the fly family. Once applied Bti stays suspendedin water for 24 to 48 hours and then biodegrades as it settles to thebottom. The product name of the Bti is VectoBac GR (EPA Reg.#73049-486). For further information contact the Suffolk CountyMosquito Control Project at 781-899-5730.
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR BOSTONNEIGHBORHOOD BASKETBALL LEAGUE
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced thatregistration is now open for the 50th annual season of Boston’s favor-ite summer basketball league, the Boston Neighborhood BasketballLeague (BNBL), kicking off on Monday, July 8.
BNBL is the oldest municipal basketball league in the country serv-ing young men and women in three divisions each for boys and girls:13 and under; 15 and under; and 18 and under.
Encompassing recreation, sports, and community engagement,BNBL’s real value is in helping make Boston happier and safer in thesummer months by providing a physical outlet for youngsters through-out the city. Over 1,500 players on 150 teams will participate in thisyear’s league at 20 sites throughout the city. BNBL is played at Bos-ton Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) community centers and se-lected city parks. The 2019 BNBL season ends with the championshipgames played in mid-August. To register online for BNBL go to https://apm.activecommunities.com/cobparksandrecdepart/Activity_Search.
BNBL also offers a free Pee Wee Developmental Program for boysand girls ages 6 to 11 offered at various locations across the city inDorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale, South Boston, West Roxbury, andRoxbury. This program teaches young players the basics of basketballin a fun and non-competitive setting. Registration for Pee Wee BNBLis done on-site at the Pee Wee locations. For more information, pleaseemail Charlie Conners at [email protected] or call (617)961-3093.
FREE SPRING ART WORKSHOP SERIESThe Power of our Stories – What Does Clay Have to Say? With
teaching artist Wendy Ellertson on May 1 with optional field trip from5 – 7 pm with light, healthy dinner at 5pm. Dinner and workshop pro-vided FREE OF CHARGE by Jamaica Plain-based Families CreatingTogether at Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry, 10 Putnam St.,Roxbury. Join us for this FREE disability-inclusive series of art work-shops for children ages 5-13 accompanied by an adult family member/guardian. Create clay artwork to be fired in a kiln, then glaze it withbright colors and watch creatures and objects emerge from theclay…inspiring children to develop stories about them! Build back-drops out of mixed materials to help display and perform those sto-ries. Presented in English, Spanish and American Sign Language uponrequest. Wheelchair accessible.FCT is a program of Community Ser-vice Care/Tree of Life Coalition in Jamaica Plain This is not a drop-inprogram. Please enroll if you can commit to at least three workshops.To register and for more information call 617-522-4832 or 617-372-
Around the Neighborhood
Boston’s own Junior Damato, “The Auto Doctor” has agreed to field auto repairquestions from Bulletin and Record readers. Please forward your questions to
[email protected] and we will do our best to get your questions answered.
Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns a 10-bay auto repairservice center in Hyde Park and an 8-bay center in Middleboro. Junior is anASE-certified Master Technician, ASE-certified L-1 and ASE-certified Natural Gas.
Ask The DoctorTo the Doctor: I have a 2013 Toyota RAV4 with 4WD, but I have never actually put it into the 4WDmode. Would it be safe to use it now, after six years of non-use? Or should I have it checked out byToyota first?
From the Doctor: I would switch it into the 4WD mode without a trip to the dealer. If the 4WDsystem works, I would suggest having the drive line fluids changed using the factory Toyota fluid.
To the Doctor: I have a 2014 Nissan Altima. I’m just one of the thousands of Nissan owners with afaulty CVT manufactured by Jatco of which Nissan is the parent company. Nissan extended the war-ranty from 60,000 to 120,000 miles, but I’ve read that some owners are on their third transmission. MyAltima’s transmission vibrates at 2,000 RPMS. The dealer says that’s normal. Why wasn’t a recall everissued for such a vital part of the vehicle’s drive train?
From the Doctor: The early CVT transmissions had major failure rates – Nissan was not alone withthis problem. Generally, manufacturers want to extend the warranty versus a recall because of theexpense involved. Today’s CVTs have been redesigned and are much better. With the older CVTtransmissions, going from a dead stop to full acceleration, the engine would stay at the full RPM untilthe driver lifted up on the gas pedal. Under full acceleration, today’s CVT transmissions shift similar to aregular automatic transmission. In fact, the new CVT transmissions can actually be manually shifted.Just a note: I suggest a transmission fluid change every two years with these troublesome CVTs and theuse of Nissan fluid only.
What’s the secret to living afuller, more content life? For JohnLeland, best-selling author andaward-winning reporter at the NewYork Times, the answer came froman unexpected place: from the livesof six people age 85 and up. Heexpected them to educate him inthe hardships of old age. Instead,
they taught him lessons of resil-ience, gratitude, purpose and per-spective that apply to us all. Thegood news is that we can all learnfrom the wisdom and experienceof older adults. View full eventflyer >>
Refreshments will be servedfrom 6-6:30 pm, followed by a talkwith discussion & book sales from6:30-7:45 pm. Please call 617-730-2770 to register.
BCYF PROGRAMS- SUMMER CAMP 2019
The BCYF Hyde Park Commu-nity Center is currently acceptingapplications for our summer camp.Our summer camp is for 7 – 12year olds and runs from July 8ththrough August 16th. Hours are8:30-am-4:30pm with extendedhours available. Stop by the com-munity center to pick up your ap-plication!
The programs are being offeredat the BCYF Hyde Park Commu-nity Center, 1179 River Street,Hyde Park, MA 02136. Call formore information 617-635-5178.
WEST ROXBURY /ROSLINDALE
BELLEVUE HILL IMPROVE-MENT ASSOCIATIONMEETING
Bellevue Hill, GBANA andWest Roxbury Civic and Improve-ment Associations will co-host acommunity meeting on April 25 atSt. John Chrisostom Parish hall,4750 Washington St., 7 PM. JoinBPD Area E-5, elected officialsand special guests in a discussionabout 361 Belgrade, MWRA andnew development projects. Allneighbors and neighborhoods areinvited! See you on the 25th.
WARD 20 DEMOCRATICCAUCUS
Boston’s Ward 20 DemocraticCaucus will be Saturday, May11th, at the Irish Social Club. 119Park Street, West Roxbury. Doorsfor the caucus open at 8:30 AM,the caucus starts at 9:30 AM.
The purpose for the caucus isto elect delegates to the Demo-cratic State Convention on Sep-tember 14th in Springfield.
The caucus is open to all reg-istered Democratic residing inWard 20.
ROSLINDALEGARDEN TOUR 2019
A tour of six private RoslindaleGardens presented by RoslindaleGreen & Clean. Saturday June 22,2019 at 11AM-4PM. Tickets $15before June 16, $20 week of theevent.
To purchase tickets or more in-formation, visitwww.roslindalegreenandclean.org
Tickets may also be purchasedin person at the Roslindale Farm-ers’ Market on June 8,15,22, andat Joanne Rossman-Purveyor ofthe unnecessary & the irresistible,6 Birch St, Rosindale
Tour begins at Adams Park,Farmers’ Market (WashingtonStreet at Cummins Highway,Roslindale Village). The GardenTour benefits the continued im-provements to the public greenspace in Roslindale.
Current Sponsors:Golden OakSponsor: Linda Burnett, Realtor/Insight Realty Group, CopperBeech Sponsor: Christie Dustman& Company, Inc. For Informationabout becoming a Roslindale Gar-den Tour Sponsor and the benefits,please contact: Joan Linden,[email protected]
ROXBURY LATINGIANT YARD SALE
Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. - 1p.m., Roxbury Latin Gymnasium
Treasures abound at R.L.’s An-nual Giant Yard Sale! Purchasegames and toys, furniture, jewelry,appliances, linens, books, homeand holiday decor, sporting goods,computers and electronics, cloth-ing and boutique items—and thebest baked goods around! Entry isfree and open to the public;Roxbury Latin boys will help youbring your purchases to your car.
ROSLINDALEHIGH SCHOOL REUNION
A reunion for all who attendedRoslindale High School and theClass of 1969 takes place on Sat-urday, June 22 at the West RoxburyElks Club, 1 Morrell Street from 7to 11:30 p.m. Send a check for $40.To Roslindale High School Re-union c/o Maria Bennett P.O. Box365858 Hyde Park, MA 02136. In-clude an e-mail address and yearof graduation. Updates can befound atroslindalehighschool.com.
MARK YOUR CALENDARSFOR ANNA’S PALS GOLF
Anna’s Pals 2nd Annual Char-ity Golf Tournament is rightaround the corner. Monday June24th at George Wright GolfCourse. 8am Shotgun Start.Raffles ~ Closest to the Pin ~ Fun.Register now atwww.annaspals.org/events
SPRING BENEFITDINNER FORROSLINDALE DAY PARADE
The Roslindale Day ParadeCommittee will host our AnnualSpring Benefit Dinner on Fridayevening, May 3rd, from 7:00 p.m.to 10:00 p.m. at. St. Nectarios Hallin Roslindale Village. This tradi-tional annual event will feature adinner courtesy of Delfino Restau-rant, music with DJ Glenn Will-iams, performances, raffles, awardpresentations, and a silent auction,and a half hour show byComedySportz Boston. Tickets tothis event are $30 each and maybe purchased on-line atwww.roslindaleparade.com, orthrough our mailing address atRoslindale Day Parade Committee,Inc., P.O. Box 324, Roslindale, MA02131-0003.
The proceeds from our AnnualSpring Benefit Dinner will go to-ward the bands, floats, and ex-penses for our 44th Annual
Roslindale Day Parade on Sunday,October 6th, 2019. For more in-formation about the dinner or theparade, call 617-327-4886 or e-mail [email protected].
WEST ROXBURY LIBRARYTASTE OF WEST ROXBURY
Our 8th Annual Taste of WestRoxbury will be on Thursday, May16th from 6-9pm at the Irish So-cial Club.
Buy Tickets - $30 each (Opensnew window). Actually, why notbuy a whole table! - $240 for Tableof 8 (Also opens a new window).Sign Up for Free Childcare at theParkway YMCA (Available 6-9pmon May 16th; must show ticket orpayment receipt).
Become a Sponsor (DownloadSponsorship Form for additionalinformation)
Meet your neighbors and localbusiness owners for a night of de-licious food from over 20 local res-taurants as well as cocktails,raffles, music, and dancing. It’s theevent of the year!
Other great reasons to attend:* Help WRMS build our com-
munity. Proceeds benefit our workin supporting small businesses andimproving the economic vitalityand physical appearance of the dis-trict.
* Free designated driver.Thanks to event sponsor, Lyft, youcan get a free ride to or from theevent. Have a great time and gethome safely. Details in our nextnewsletter.
* Free Childcare! Make it adate night—drop the little ones offat the YMCA for their own pizzaparty during the event. Sign uphere or at the YMCA (ticket receiptrequired).
Please reach out to us [email protected] if you are in-terested in learning more aboutsponsorship opportunities or par-ticipating as a restaurant.
YMCA HEALTHY KIDS DAYHealthy Kids Day is an annual
event that inspires parents and kidsto stay moving and learning all sum-mer long. On April 27 the ParkwayYMCA will celebrate Healthy KidsDay with fun and free activities thatpromote the health and well-being ofchildren. 10:30am-1:30pm. Saturday,April 27th.
PARKWAY IN MOTIONSCHOLARSHIPS - MAY 15DEADLINE TO APPLY
Providing academic scholarshipsto students in the Parkway area hasbeen a long-term goal of Parkway InMotion since their inception in 1998.Thanks to the generosity of the com-munity, they have distributed $70,000in scholarships since 2014.
On March 30th, Parkway In Mo-tion will award the 5th AnnualMichael Kennedy Memorial Schol-arship valued at $5,000 for studentsin grade 6-8 and Parkway pride schol-arships for K-5 grade students, val-ued at $1,0000 each. If you are inter-ested in sponsoring a Parkway Pridescholarship for 2019-2029 academicyear, please [email protected].
In 2019, Parkway In Motion isintroducing their Summer Enrich-ment Scholarship Program. This pro-gram provides financial resources tostudents entering grades 3-8 in theParkway community so that they canparticipate in the summer enrichmentlearning experience of their choice.Students may apply for funding forcamps in the areas of music, art,mathematics, dance, language, robot-ics, sports, science, and more. Learnmore at www.parkwayinmotion.org/scholarships.
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David A. Of West Roxbury, for-merly of Brighton, died peacefullyin the comfort of his brothers onApril 16, 2019. Devoted son of thelate John J. and Mary T. (Nee) Casey.Loving brother of Jay and his wifeBrenda Kierstead of Cambelton,New Brunswick, Canada; Paul andhis wife Joan Casey of Chestnut Hill;his twin brother and best friend,Doug Casey of West Roxbury andThomas Casey of Chicago, IL. Cher-ished uncle of Brennan Casey,Hillary Casey, Ronan Casey, GarrettCasey, and Kerian Jobczynski-Casey. Dear great-uncle of Caleb andEvan Casey. Also survived by manyaunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.David worked for many years atWest on Centre in West Roxbury andthe Stockyard in Brighton. Funeralfrom the William J. Gormley FuneralHome, 2055 Centre Street, WESTROXBURY. Interment EvergreenCemetery, Brighton. In lieu of flow-ers, contributions may be made to:The David A. Casey ’81 ScholarshipFund, UMass Amherst, Records &Gift Processing, Memorial Hall, 134Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003-9270. Gifts may also be made onlineat https://www.umass.edu/develop-ment/give/ and entering the David A.Casey ’81 Scholarship Fund in thegift-dedication box. For directionsand guestbook, please visit:gormleyfuneral.com William J.Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600
CUMMINGSM. Marjory (Norton) Age 94, of
West Roxbury, formerly of Duxburypassed away on April 21, 2019. Be-loved wife of 68 years to the lateJames F. Cummings. Daughter of thelate William and Kathryn (Toner)Norton. Loving mother of Judy andher husband Dan Settana, Jim andhis wife Marilyn, and David and hiswife Maureen. Devoted “Nana” tosix grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Sister of the late SisterMary Loretto, CSJ. A Mass of Chris-tian Burial will be celebrated on Fri-day, April 26, at 10 o’clock in St.Theresa of Avila Chapel, 2078 Cen-tre Street, West Roxbury. Relativesand friends are kindly invited to at-tend. In lieu of flowers, donations inMarjory’s memory may be made tothe German Centre for ExtendedCare Activity Fund, 2222 CentreStreet, Boston MA 02132. Forguestbook, please visitgormleyfuneral.com William J.Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600.
MICHALOWSKIStephen P. Of West Roxbury and
Falmouth, April 22, 2019, at the ageof 94. Beloved husband of Wanda(Pieculewicz) Michalowski; brotherof Josephine and Fran Curtin (bothdeceased), Paul and Mary
Michalowski (both deceased), Den-nis and Mary Michalowski (de-ceased), James Michalowski (de-ceased), Joan and Joseph Kalil,Helen Gallegher, VeronicaMichalowski and Mary and WalterCarew (deceased); father of Stephenand Susan Michaels of Naples, FL,Claudia and Kenneth DiMuccio ofWellesley, Christine and RobertTompkins of Milton, Claire andFrancis Duggan of Hyde Park, Markand Nancy Michalowski ofBrookline and Diane and BarryFreedland of Sharon. “Grampy” wasbest known in his later years as adoting grandfather of 15, and adoredgreat-grandfather of 6. “Big Steve”was a proud American veteran hav-ing served in the army during WWII.He was later an active member ofthe Am Vets and American Legion.After the war, Steve married the loveof his life “His Bride” Wanda, andraised a large and loving family. Hestarted a successful insurance busi-ness in West Roxbury which he ranfor many years before retiring hap-pily to Falmouth. “Grampy” lovednothing more than spending time atthe beach or the grill with his family.He was a prolific singer and storyteller with a warm smile and ever-ready helping hand. Steve was a de-vout Catholic who passed from thisearth shortly after spending EasterSunday brunch surrounded by manymembers of his family at theRogerson House in Jamaica Plain.Funeral from The Robert J. Lawler& Crosby Funeral, 1803 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY, on Thursday,April 25, at 9:00 am. A Mass ofChristian Burial will be celebratedin St. John Chrysostom Church,4750 Washington St., West Roxbury,at 10:00 am. Interment with militaryhonors in The Massachusetts Na-tional Cemetery, Bourne at 1:30 pm.In lieu of flowers, donations can bemade in Steve’s memory toRogerson Communities, One Flo-rence Street, Roslindale, MA 02131,Web: rogerson.org Lawler & CrosbyFuneral Home. 617-323-5600.
SMITHPatricia M. (Kelley) Of West
Roxbury, passed peacefully on April11, 2019 with her cherished daugh-ters by her side, Karen Smith of WestRoxbury and Moira Smith ofWellesley. Survived by son-in-law,Chris McGowan and beloved grand-sons Eric, Patrick, and Christopherof Wellesley, and her many dear andwonderful friends. Visiting Hours: AMemorial Gathering will be held at
Gormley Funeral Home, 2055 Cen-tre St., WEST ROXBURY, onThursday, April 25th, 10am-12 pm,with a Prayer Service at 12:30. Burialwill be private. Donations in Pat’smemory can be made to Rose’sBounty Food Pantry, Stratford StreetUnited Church, West Roxbury,https://donorbox.org/roses-bounty-food-pantry. For directions andguestbook, please visit:gormleyfuneral.com William J.Gormley Funeral Service 671-323-8600.
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Gerard M. “Jerry” Of WestRoxbury, more recently ofMiddleborough, passed away onApril 21, 2019. Beloved husband ofthe late Norma M. (Kilday)Walraven. Devoted father of MarkWalraven and his partner JeanetteClukey of ME, Gerard J. Walraven andhis wife Susan of Kingston, Sue LynnFoley of Foxboro, and the late DavidWalraven. Loving grandfather ofChris, Jerry, Kara, Mark, Michael, Bill,Joshua, and Jesse and great-grandfa-ther of Logan and John. Brother of thelate Connie Walraven, KatherineSchaft, Frances Hopkins, AdrianWalraven, Marinus Walraven, andJessie Curtin. Also survived by manynieces and nephews. Korean War Vet-eran, U.S. Army. Longtime pressmanat the Boston Herald and member ofthe Printing Pressman’s Union, Local3. Jerry enjoyed being a “snowbird”to Marco Island, FL, every winter.Member of the Middleboro VFW Post2188. Funeral from the P.E. Murray -F.J. Higgins, George F. Doherty &Sons Funeral Home, 2000 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY. Funeral Servicein the Funeral Home on Thursday,April 25th at 12 noon. Interment St.Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. Fordirections and guestbookpemurrayfuneral.com P.E. Murray -F.J. Higgins George F. Doherty & SonsWest Roxbury 617 325 2000.
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at two of Boston’s three examschools. Boston Latin School,the one exception, became lessdiverse 20 years ago when theschool district removed racialquotas before the courts couldoverturn the district’s racialquotas as unconstitutional.
The most equitable way toachieve broader diversity atBoston Latin School is not tobring back quotas or move thegoal posts for one tribe of stu-dents over another. Instead,Boston should look at ways tomake admission fair and opento all, regardless of racial back-ground or where students live.This could include replacingthe current entrance exam withone that is fair to everyonewho takes it, as school equityadvocates have suggested.
Changing an admissionsexam, however, will have littleimpact without marketingBoston’s exam school oppor-tunities more vigorously tofamilies who do not apply, in-cluding African-Americanfamilies who send their chil-dren out of Boston to suburbanschools via Metco. Some 300African-American studentsleave Boston for Metco everyschool year. Boston LatinSchool admits 400 studentsannually. If just a fraction ofthese students were to chooseBoston Latin over suburbanschools, enrollment at BostonLatin would shift in a mean-ingful way.
Carter WilkieRoslindale
AWASH IN FEAR OFINEVITABLE ANDNECESSARY CHANGE
To the Editor:Reading the Bulletin last
week left me puzzling overwhy some people are so fear-ful of and resistant to the un-avoidable and necessarychanges occurring around us.It started with reading aboutthe NIMBY resistance toneeded housing in JamaicaPlain, proceeded to theEditor’s confused swipes at thechanges in people’s transpor-tation choices, and ended withreading Frank O’Brien’sscreed against the essentialchanges the community over-whelmingly wants to the ex-ceedingly dangerous condi-tions on Centre Street.
I’ll start with the latter; I’mthe bicycle advocate “whodoesn’t live in the neighbor-hood” Frank took issue with. Iwas not aware that there was arestriction on advocating forsafety based on residence;while I live in Roslindale I rou-tinely shop in and pass throughWest Roxbury. I am like themany dozens who spoke at themeeting wanting drasticchanges to the road. I was par-ticularly struck by the com-ment from a mother withyoung children that she willnot cross the street to patron-ize other businesses because ofthe danger. Centre Street mer-chants, who often complainabout not enough foot traffic,should be alarmed by that. We
have pushed the City to placeaggressive traffic calmingmeasures in Rozzie Square andit has greatly benefited thebusiness community.
The Editor’s comment that“bike lanes are bad enough”reflects a profound ignoranceof all the problems that havebeen created by a car centricculture. People who would liketo walk or bicycle don’t be-cause of dangerous street de-signs like the high speed fourlane highway that is CentreStreet. We have traffic conges-tion because of bad road de-sign (e.g., street lights createbunching) and the fear that re-sults. A visit to the Nether-lands, Denmark, Portland Or-egon, Montreal or even Cam-bridge will show how theseproblems can be reduced andeliminated. Frank’s complaintabout Dr. Furth’s evidencebased point that other ad-vanced countries prioritize pe-destrian safety using scientificmethods reflects his parochialand uninformed thinking.
Indeed, a major source ofthe resistance to all the newand proposed housing devel-opments is fears about trafficcongestion. The solution is toencourage people to use othermeans of getting around in-cluding supporting improvedpublic transportation througha small increase in taxes thatwe can easily afford. We needthis just as we need more hous-ing for all the young and lowerincome people who need af-fordable places to live. It is asimple function of supply anddemand - more housing willslow down the increases inprice. In Roslindale we haveworked closely with many ofthe developers to make certaintheir designs fit and do not pro-mote more unnecessary driv-ing along with encouraging thedevelopers to make contribu-tions to improving the commu-nity. It works.
Finally, if the Bulletin andMr. O’Brien think that theirperspectives have a chance ofprevailing they should thinkagain. Climate change is goingto transform our lives as a re-sult of the excess CO2 we aredaily dumping into the atmo-sphere. Denser housing andpromoting alternatives to driv-ing (transportation accountsfor 40% of CO2 emissions na-tionwide) are some of the wayswe can protect the future forour children.
Alan WrightRoslindale
SCHOOL CAN BEA REAL ASSET
To the Editor:Welcoming Roxbury Prep
to our neighborhood will addvalue to our community andbenefit the city as a whole.
A well-designed schoolwith publicly accessible spacecan become a civic asset forthe entire neighborhood. It canfoster public life in acorridor that is currently car-oriented. This school will of-fer much more value than
the current use of the site.Additionally, transit-ori-
ented development is critical ifwe, as a city, are serious aboutaddressing climate change.Creating a moreresilient neighborhood meansbuilding for a futurethat makes walking, biking andpublic transit the convenientchoice. This school is a greatexample of building to this fu-ture as it’s served by the com-muter rail and multiple buslines. Boston’s high schoolstudents aren’t provided yel-low buses, so accessto public transportation iscritical as well asenvironmentally sustainable.
Finally, I believe in the im-portance of socioeconomicmixing and equity. Diversityand inclusion benefit the entirecity. We need more mixed in-come, racially diverse schoolsand neighborhoods throughoutBoston. This school will at-tract a diverse student bodyand staff to the West Roxbury/Roslindale neighborhood.This is something weshould celebrate.
I have two elementary-school-aged children who,without this school, will nothave any opportunity to attenda public high school in ourneighborhood.
It is disappointing to seeother neighbors put trafficwoes over just about every-thing else. Cars don’t buildcommunity, people do. Wemust build toward the futurewe want forour neighborhoods and I be-lieve Roxbury Prep is a greatexample of that.
Bridget MarquisBoston
LET’S MAINTAIN THISPOSITIVE TRAJECTORY
To the Editor:Thanks so much to the Bul-
letin for your detailed cover-age re: “Dismantling Educa-tion Inequity in Boston,” theApril 9 forum of the BostonCoalition for Education Eq-uity, considering especiallythat your print deadline wasthe next morning! Also wantto thank the Corey St. TempleHillel B’nai Torah for offeringtheir community room to wel-come the large crowd of 80+people.
It struck me that a commonthread thru each of the three ad-dressed topics began to emerge.A vicious cycle becomes clearas the District implements poli-cies that decrease confidence intheir schools, thus fostering anincreased market for charterschools ... which then causefewer dollars to be allocated toDistrict schools. No wonderfamilies begin to look else-where.
Boston is an improving dis-trict - and statistically one of thebest - urban districts in the coun-try. Let’s support policies andadministrators who will con-tinue that positive trajectory.
