By Seth Daniel Many residents and families of residents at the Zelma Lacey House were shocked last week to find out in a family meeting that the long-time assisted living home on West School Street would transition from a licensed assisted living to a 100 percent affordable senior rental community – not- ing that operating losses and high vacancies have pushed them to the new model. In a fact sheet provided by fam- ilies to the paper, and confirmed by ownership in an interview this week, the parent company Peabody Properties would make the transition in 2022 or 2023 and go from 66 units of assisted living to 48 units of affordable senior By Seth Daniel For decades, so many have walked up the Green Street hill and wondered aloud how nice it would be to fix up the old Dexter Mansion, now known as Memorial Hall and the home to the Abraham Lincoln Post and other community organizations. With strong bones and still very usable inside, the Hall has strug- gled for years to try to button up its decrepit exterior – a once proud façade that overlooked Thompson Square and downtown Boston and was the place for all the best func- tions in years past. No two people have fretted over the dream of restoring the Hall more than Joe Zuffante and Stan Leonard, both of the Post. On Monday, however, the years of banging their heads against the wall turned into the first day of rebuilding the walls. In a project aided by the Community Preservation Act (CPA), the Henderson Foundation and several other generous donors from the community, workers from the preservation carpentry class at the North Bennet Street School in the North End began to set up for their careful restoration project. Already, the back side of the Hall has been restored a few years back due to an emergency leak situation, but the remaining three, more visible, exteriors and win- dows were cost-prohibitive. Inside, the third floor has been renovated by a church, and the first floor is occupied by the Charlestown Lacrosse and Learning Center and the Post’s offices. With the new funding mecha- nisms in place, the Hall is ready to take its noble 18th Century roots and jumpstart into a new gem for the 21st Century. Zuffante, president of the Post, said the workers will be com- pleting a full restoration of the exterior, including the windows. They’ll be removing the old shin- gles, putting in historic windows THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021 FREE PATRIOT-BRIDGE c harlestown CNC CORNER (ZELMA LACEY Pg. 7) (HALL Pg. 4) The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold a public meeting on Tuesday April 6 at 7pm. The agenda includes a presentation by the BPDA on developments in Charlestown by the developers of the site at 201 Main Street (over the 99 Restaurant). The meeting will be held both via Zoom and in-person at the Knights of Columbus (<50% capacity; masks required), 545 Medford Street. Please send questions via email to [email protected]. By John Lynds A new resource center for peo- ple in recovery opened its doors in East Boston earlier this month that hopes to target the recovery community in Eastie, Winthrop, Revere, Charlestown and Chelsea. Run by North Suffolk Mental Health Association (NSMH) Recovery on the Harbor at 983 Bennington St. will offer those in recovery access to a wide array of resources and programs to help on their road to recovery. On Friday NSMH staff was joined by elected officials, mem- bers of the recovery community and Mass Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders to cut the ribbon on Recovery on the Harbor. “It was a really good turnout,” said NSMH’s Katherine O’Leary. “Everyone that stopped by on Friday loved it. It’s a nice big wide open space, it has really high ceil- ings, the acoustics are great, there’s Zelma Lacey House to transition away from assisted living model Recovery on the Harbor cuts ribbon A new day for an old gem; Memorial Hall begins major facelift Crews from the North Bennet School’s Preservation Carpentry program joined friends and allies of Memorial Hall Monday morning to kick off the long-an- ticipated historic renovation of the Hall’s exterior and windows. In the front row are Hall President Joe Zuffante, Vice President Stan Leonard, Charlestown Preservation Society President Amanda Zettel and Kira Dunn, of the Friends of Memorial Hall. (RECOVERY. Pg. 12) Bob O’Leary, Katie O’Leary, and Donna O’Leary.
Transcript
By Seth Daniel
Many residents and families of residents at the Zelma Lacey House were shocked last week to find out in a family meeting that the long-time assisted living home on West School Street would transition from a licensed assisted living to a 100 percent affordable senior rental community – not-ing that operating losses and high
vacancies have pushed them to the new model.
In a fact sheet provided by fam-ilies to the paper, and confirmed by ownership in an interview this week, the parent company Peabody Properties would make the transition in 2022 or 2023 and go from 66 units of assisted living to 48 units of affordable senior
By Seth Daniel
For decades, so many have walked up the Green Street hill and wondered aloud how nice it would be to fix up the old Dexter Mansion, now known as Memorial Hall and the home to the Abraham Lincoln Post and other community organizations.
With strong bones and still very usable inside, the Hall has strug-gled for years to try to button up its decrepit exterior – a once proud façade that overlooked Thompson Square and downtown Boston and was the place for all the best func-tions in years past.
No two people have fretted over the dream of restoring the
Hall more than Joe Zuffante and Stan Leonard, both of the Post. On Monday, however, the years of banging their heads against the wall turned into the first day of rebuilding the walls.
In a project aided by the Community Preservation Act (CPA), the Henderson Foundation and several other generous donors from the community, workers from the preservation carpentry class at the North Bennet Street School in the North End began to set up for their careful restoration project.
Already, the back side of the Hall has been restored a few years back due to an emergency leak situation, but the remaining three,
more visible, exteriors and win-dows were cost-prohibitive. Inside, the third floor has been renovated by a church, and the first floor is occupied by the Charlestown Lacrosse and Learning Center and the Post’s offices.
With the new funding mecha-nisms in place, the Hall is ready to take its noble 18th Century roots and jumpstart into a new gem for the 21st Century.
Zuffante, president of the Post, said the workers will be com-pleting a full restoration of the exterior, including the windows. They’ll be removing the old shin-gles, putting in historic windows
THURSDAY, ApRil 1, 2021 F R E E
p A T R i O T - B R i D G Echarlestown
CNC CORNER
(Zelma lacey Pg. 7)
(Hall Pg. 4)
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold a public meeting on Tuesday April 6 at 7pm. The agenda includes a presentation by the BPDA on developments in Charlestown by the developers of the site at 201 Main Street (over the 99 Restaurant). The meeting will be held both via Zoom and in-person at the Knights of Columbus (<50% capacity; masks required), 545 Medford Street. Please send questions via email to [email protected].
By John Lynds
A new resource center for peo-ple in recovery opened its doors in East Boston earlier this month that hopes to target the recovery community in Eastie, Winthrop, Revere, Charlestown and Chelsea.
Run by North Suffolk Mental Health Association (NSMH) Recovery on the Harbor at 983 Bennington St. will offer those in recovery access to a wide array of resources and programs to help on their road to recovery.
On Friday NSMH staff was joined by elected officials, mem-bers of the recovery community and Mass Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders to cut the ribbon on Recovery on the Harbor.
“It was a really good turnout,” said NSMH’s Katherine O’Leary. “Everyone that stopped by on Friday loved it. It’s a nice big wide open space, it has really high ceil-ings, the acoustics are great, there’s
Zelma lacey House to transition away from assisted living model
Recovery on the Harbor cuts ribbon
A new day for an old gem; Memorial Hall begins major facelift
Crews from the North Bennet School’s Preservation Carpentry program joined friends and allies of Memorial Hall Monday morning to kick off the long-an-ticipated historic renovation of the Hall’s exterior and windows. In the front row are Hall President Joe Zuffante, Vice President Stan Leonard, Charlestown Preservation Society President Amanda Zettel and Kira Dunn, of the Friends of Memorial Hall.
(RecoveRy. Pg. 12)
Bob O’Leary, Katie O’Leary, and Donna O’Leary.
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By Former Mayor Martin J. Walsh
I left Boston City Hall for the final time as mayor. I packed up the last of the photos on my desk, say goodnight to the security guards as I’ve done a thousand times before, and head home to Dorchester.
It’s been almost three months since I got the call from President Biden asking me to serve as sec-retary of labor, and the truth is I haven’t had much time to reflect. My team and I have continued working around the clock on the response to COVID-19 and coor-dinating with the incoming admin-istration to make sure city opera-tions continue seamlessly. But now the Senate has confirmed my nom-ination, and a new team of lead-ers, both new and familiar faces, will take the reins at City Hall. All that’s left to do now is to say good-bye and thank you.
I’ve been thinking about my mother, Mary, and my late father, John, who met in Boston after each immigrated from Ireland. They worked their entire adult lives to make a good life for my brother, Johnny, and me. They found friendship and solidarity among our neighbors in Dorches-ter, at St. Margaret’s Church, in the immigrant community, and in the labor community. And it was community that helped me sur-vive childhood cancer and get into recovery for alcoholism as a young adult.
Boston taught me at a young age that a supportive community is the greatest blessing, and serving that community is both a responsi-bility and a privilege. That’s why I decided to run for mayor in 2013. After representing Dorchester for 16 years in the State House, and winning victories for marriage equality, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, disability rights, and immi-grant rights, I knew that change was possible. I wanted to play a bigger role in making the Amer-ican Dream a reality for more of my fellow Bostonians.
That’s what we’ve done, togeth-er, as a city.
We created 140,000 new, good-paying jobs, fought for workers’ rights, and built more pathways into the middle class. We invested more in public educa-tion than at any time in Boston’s history. We built record numbers of affordable homes. We fought the stigma around substance use disorder and got more people into treatment. We invested millions of dollars in arts and culture. We’ve risen as a national leader in envi-ronmental justice and women’s pay equity.
Over the last four years, espe-cially, Boston has shown what we stand for. As the Trump adminis-tration launched attacks on immi-grants, Muslims, and women, Boston made it clear that we reject racism, xenophobia, sex-ism, and bigotry. Throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic, Boston has rallied to support people in need and put public health first. And responding to calls for racial jus-tice, Boston took action through powerful community investments, police reform, and cultural change. For all of this, I am tremendously proud and grateful.
If the last four years have taught us anything, it’s that we cannot be passive observers of history. We must never take for granted pub-lic health, human rights, and our very democracy. Unless we fight for these principles, we could lose them.
Now is the time to invest in community health and well-being.
The recent catastrophic winter-weather event in Texas has highlighted the degree to which our national infrastructure (among other things) has fallen victim to the penny-wise and pound-foolish thinking that has dom-inated our national politics for the past 40 years.
The winter hurricane, as some have labeled it, reportedly will prove to be the most-costly natural disaster in the history of the United States. Both the public utilities and the private companies in Texas did not invest in the types of infrastructure improvements to their plants and facilities that would have allowed them to withstand a weather event that really should not have been all that catastrophic.
Much was made of the wind farms that were knocked out of service, but wind turbines all across the globe exist in far harsher conditions than what occurred in Texas and they do not experience the catastrophic fail-ure that was seen in Texas. Texas simply had not spent the money neces-sary for the winterization of those turbines .
The damage to the state’s infrastructure left millions of Texans and residents of other states without power and clean water, causing billions in damage to individual homes (when their pipes froze), as well as the tragic loss of life that now numbers 111 persons.
In addition, the shutdown of oil refineries and petrochemical plants that were damaged by the storm has created shortages across the country that will drive prices needlessly higher for everybody.
And here’s the thing: The winter storm would not have been a big deal in most of the rest of the U.S., where governments and business are prepared for such weather events.
But in Texas, keeping energy costs as low as possible was a priority for state regulators. The end result of not spending a few billion dollars upfront to weatherize the state’s power grid resulted in tens of billions of dollars in post-catastrophe costs.
This sort of shortsighted thinking is not confined to Texas, however. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of our nation to public health emergencies because we have become entirely dependent on foreign manufacturers for all sorts of critical medical supplies, from drugs to masks to mechanical equipment -- all in the name of “efficiency” and “cost-cutting.”
Similarly, we have under-invested to such an extent in our roads, bridg-es, airports, dams, water supplies, and power grids -- everything -- that we have plummeted to the level of a Third World country. We no longer are a world leader --we’re a world loser.
Our refusal to acknowledge and address the impending impacts of climate change have set us up for even more catastrophic weather-related events in the near-future. The proverbial “100-year” flood, wildfire, or storm has become commonplace.
The Build Green Act sponsored by our U.S. Senators, Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seeks to remedy the twin problems of our crumbling infrastructure and the looming climate crisis.
The time to take action is running short. Hopefully, elements of the Build Green Act will be included in President Biden’s forthcoming nation-al infrastructure plan, which needs to get going as soon as possible.
Guest Op-ed
Goodbye and thank you, Boston
Former Mayor of Boston Martin J. Walsh.
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Op-Ed (from pg. 2)
We must address the inequities that made some people more vul-nerable to the health risks and the economic devastation of COVID-19. This is the only way to emerge from this crisis stronger than we were before.
We also need to increase civic engagement in all levels of govern-ment and decision-making. This past November, we saw record voter turnout, but those numbers should be higher. We need to end voter suppression and show peo-ple why their votes matter. And voting is only one piece of the puz-zle.
Now is the time for everyone to consider how they can best serve their community and their nation, all year round. That doesn’t have to mean running for office neces-sarily; you can make just as much of an impact on your community by reaching out to your neighbor when they need it most, attending a community meeting to offer a fresh perspective, or becoming a positive influence on a young per-son’s life. Our nation needs more people from more backgrounds to share their ideas and their creativi-ty as we work to build back better.
This is a commitment I will carry with me as secretary of labor. As I fight for the rights, protec-tions, and dignity that all working people deserve, I will seek input from people of all backgrounds. I will continually work to become
a better and more collaborative leader. I will also bring Boston’s values with me. I’ll fight for immi-grants, for people struggling with addiction, and for young Ameri-cans who dream of a better future.
I may be heading to Washing-ton, D.C., but Boston will always be my home, and my heart. I’ll be back often, but for now, I’ll just share some advice.
To all of Boston’s emerging leaders: In every decision you make, think about the impact it will have on the next generation, 10, 20, and 30 years from now. Always put the needs of the most vulnerable people first. Always ask yourself and other people in power, “Does this help everyone, or just the few?” And fight until the answer is everyone. Lifting up working people, and creating better opportunities for those who have the least, is the best way to create positive change. It will be hard; you’ll have to make very dif-ficult decisions, and own the out-come, good or bad. A true leader learns, grows, and becomes more connected to the community they represent as time goes on.
To the young people of Boston: I honestly believe there is no limit to what your generation can achieve. I have learned so much from con-versations I’ve had with young stu-dents about racial justice, climate action, LGBTQ rights, workers’ rights, and more. You have helped
me grow as a leader and as a mem-ber of the community. You are the most passionate generation I’ve ever seen, and you’re challenging old notions of identity and socie-tal roles. You have the power to change the world for the better. Focus on your education; trust your ability to make a difference; and be kind to yourself if you make mistakes or if life doesn’t go according to plan. I’m proof that there are many paths to success. Don’t let anyone tell you different.
Despite how difficult the past year has been, it also showed us how fast things can change, for better or for worse. Right now, we have an opportunity to enact swift, powerful, and positive change. The more people who are empowered to contribute, the more successful our recovery from COVID-19 will be. So this is my call to all Bosto-nians to consider how you will get involved in your community. Just as important, think about how you will encourage and empower
others to get involved too. You can make a difference, so don’t hesi-tate. Just take it one day at a time.
The challenges before us at a national level are enormous. But Boston has taught me that nothing is impossible if we work together and open the door for more people to get involved.
From the bottom of my heart, Boston, thank you.
Martin J. Walsh is the former Mayor of Boston and the new U.S. Secretary of Labor.
(Charlestown, MA October 23, 2019) Mayor Martin Walsh visits Warren Prescott school for STEM week. (Mayor’s Office Photo by John Wilcox)
By Thara Fuller,
Director of the Kennedy Center
For more than 54 years, and long before the COVID pandemic hit, the Kennedy Center has faced the pandemic of poverty. The needs and challenges faced by the poor-est of the poor were here before COVID and unfortunately, they won’t go away with the vaccine. Our clients who are homebound seniors and vulnerable residents of public housing struggle just to meet basic needs and now they struggle to get the vaccine.
I could not be more proud of the staff and volunteers of the Kennedy Center who never stopped during shutdowns and lockdowns. As we always have done, we jumped in to meet people where they are and get them what they need. This has always been the Kennedy Center’s mission and we have always been Charlestown strong.
The Kennedy Center is not only a school, we are a whole support center for children, families, and seniors. So when COVID came, we refused to shut down. We not
only set up a food distribution site with Project Bread and the YMCA but also coordinated the delivery of food and supplies to those who could not come to us. Our JFK Home Care team has bravely continued in-home visits and personal care for elders in need. We are using our deep rela-tionships in the neighborhood to reach those eligible for the vaccine and offer help with transportation or navigating the appointment sys-tem. Fortunately, we have NEW Health, which has been an amaz-ing resource with its user-friendly vaccination system.
Our school staff is highly trained in the impacts of trauma on chil-dren and families. During school closures, last spring, our teachers and family advocates ramped up a remote support network with check-in calls, supply deliveries, and weekly online postings of materials to help ease the stress on caregivers, children, and families. Last July, way ahead of public schools in the state of emergency, JFK reopened for both in-person and remote learning. Teachers learned to run sessions by Zoom
and we sent home “school-in-a-bag” supplies for the remote fam-ilies. We opened a classroom for BPS students who needed a place to do their schoolwork remotely.
Like most nonprofits, we have been through furloughs and lay-offs, and personal losses. Our operations have been displaced multiple times. Rising costs for COVID compliance and dropping revenues have forced childcare and social service centers like ours to walk a financial tightrope. But in the Charlestown spirit, we fight on. And we don’t do it alone. On Tuesday, April 6th, we will hold a virtual to salute those whose advo-cacy and support kept us afloat this far. We thank the City of Boston’s Resiliency Fund, Councilor Lydia Edwards, Senator Sal DiDomenico, and Representative Dan Ryan. We thank local businesses such as Mockingbird and the Warren Tavern, The Charlestown Mothers Association, and the Cross Street Cares neighborhood group. And of course, the many individuals who have quietly opened their checkbooks to make sure children, families, and seniors were sup-
ported.We owe a very special thanks
to RSM, International and their team of volunteers who have been steadfast in their donations of supplies and funding - from the Toy Drive to the anti-isolation kits for children and seniors. We are incredibly honored and excited to announce that the RSM Birdies Fore Love fundraising campaign chose the Kennedy Center as a beneficiary. The funds will spon-sor health experts from the MGH Institute for Health Professions to provide comprehensive screen-ings and follow-up therapies for Kennedy Center children. This partnership, “Strong from the Start,” is based on the research showing how critical it is to inter-vene as early as possible when chil-dren show signs of developmental delays. This project sets the stage for a broad effort to expand early intervention services and family supports to as many as possible in Charlestown.
Last year was about surviv-ing. This year we are adapt-ing and re-imagining our work to ensure that our community
thrives. We have an incredible opportunity with the Bunker Hill Redevelopment project to create a vibrant, inclusive and equitable, and healthier community. While housing, air quality, and open space all impact the quality of life for our neighbors, the pandemic has given us a new awareness of what we must do to strengthen our safety net of services for people of all backgrounds.
The safety net starts with care for our very youngest. We need to expand affordable toddler and preschool slots to ensure that all children have a strong start and all parents have the reliable childcare they need to work and further their education. But this is just the beginning. We have work to do to keep building the chain of care from birth right through the senior years. We are all linked together and that makes us Charlestown Strong.
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and refurbishing the old character pieces on the outside.
“They will return the Hall to its 1888 appearance,” said Zuffante. “This work is possible through a grant from the CPA and the Henderson Foundation, among others. In an exciting partnership, the work will be done by the teachers and students from the North Bennet Street School, who have incorporated our project into their curriculum for this year.”
For Zuffante and Leonard – and the Friends of Memorial Hall – it has been a long haul effort that started by reforming the Post a number of years ago and refocus-ing its mission and charter. That led to the need to get the building
back into proper shape. At first, no one was interested. Zuffante was able to scrape up a few dol-lars here and there, and cooperate with tenants and contractors to do emergency repairs and inside ren-ovations. However, until Monday, making it a showpiece was just a far-off dream.
Instructor Michael Burrey, direc-tor of the School’s Preservation Carpentry program, said they do all kinds of work for non-prof-its and organizations throughout Boston, and the Memorial Hall project was a perfect fit for them.
“It’s perfect because it needs a lot of work and they don’t have a lot of money to work on it and it’s also a building of significance
to American history,” he said. “A lot of people may look at the deteriorated shingles and every-thing else and be overwhelmed. We look at it as if it’s probably in good shape…It’s hands-on learn-ing for our students and a hands-
on experience where you can teach them. You can only learn so much in a classroom and then you just have to get out and learn on the job.”
Burrey said this week they will start by removing the old shingles
on the western side where the entrances are, and see what they uncover and what other things pop up that could need fixing. The plan is to work through the semester and then return later with a new crew of students.
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The deteriorated exterior of Memorial Hall as it appears now will soon look much different, and completely restored to its 1888 appearance.
Crews from the North Bennet Street School prepared to get to work on Monday morning.
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Last week Get Konnected!, a local business networking orga-nization, released its first ever list of Boston’s Most Impactful Black Women and District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards was on the list.
Get Konnected! CEO Colette Phillips said the honors includ-ed two subgroups, the 25 Most Impactful Black Women in Health Care and Sciences, as well as the 25 Most Impactful Black Women Pioneers.
Edwards joined a distinguished list of female Black leaders that included City Councilor Andrea Campbell, WBUR’s Paris Alston, and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius.
“Black women rule right now,” said Phillips. “These women have forged trails as powerful and impactful as early Boston activ-ists from abolitionist Elizabeth Riley to civil-rights leader and
icon Melnea Cass.” It’s part of the mission at Get Konnected! to showcase the contributions of people of color in the state, and the list is a logical next step to promote those achievements. To see the full list, take a look at the video below.
Edwards, who was elected as District 1’s first African American woman to serve the district, which includes Charlestown, East Boston and the North End, said honored by being included on the
impressive list.“Obviously, I am humbled
because I assumed I would need to be a little bit more older and have some more victories under my belt,” said Edwards. “ I just felt very much congratulated that people feel like I’m doing a good job and that makes me feel won-derful.”
Being part of a really impres-sive group of women, Edwards said she was honored just to be nominated.
“To be in that group was real-ly the honor because many of these women included busted down doors and barriers,” said Edwards. “This list has a lot of incredible women who have done some incredible so I took the nom-ination as an incredible compli-ment and now being listed among them is amazing.”
Edwards said the honor has inspired her to keep going, keep fighting, keep thinking and keep challenging.
“I hope I’m making a difference
but sometimes you don’t see that,” said Edwards. “When you’re in the middle of some many different things sometimes you don’t know your true impact but I hope I’m making people’s lives better.”
Edwards’s work on ensuring equitable development at Suffolk Downs, increasing community affordability through proposed development projects and her ini-tiatives to overhaul the ZBA and address housing issues and dis-placement has made her a cham-pion of her working-class constit-uents.
“I think those are the little victories sometimes but I don’t forget that a lot of these decisions are permanent and impacting our community,” said Edwards. “I’m hopeful people understand how hard I work to get to those deci-sions. I’m just so honored to rep-resent my community and I’m so grateful, especially to Charlestown residents who put me on the map and I hope to continue to make my entire District proud.”
Edwards has spent her entire career as an advocate, activist, and as a voice on behalf of soci-ety’s most vulnerable. She served as the deputy director within the Mayor’s Office of Housing Stability where she was responsi-ble for developing and delivering innovative solutions to fight dis-placement and brought togeth-er all stakeholders: landlords, management companies, housing authorities, and tenants.
Before becoming elected Edwards worked as a public inter-est attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services focusing on labor issues such as fighting for access to unemployment insurance, back wages, fair treatment for domestic workers, and combating human trafficking. She served as the statewide campaign coordinator for the Massachusetts Coalition for Domestic Workers, which advocated for the passage of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. In 2015, she was named Bostonian of the Year by the Boston Globe.
Edwards named one of Most impactful Black Women in Boston
City Councilor Lydia Edwards.
Staff Report
Boston City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Michelle Wu have filed an ordinance that would cod-ify the recent change to City policy expanding paid parental leave for city employees from six weeks to
12 weeks. The ordinance would also
replace the word “stillbirth” in the policy with “loss of pregnan-cy” to encompass any situation in which someone has lost a preg-nancy regardless of how that loss came to pass.
“These amendments codi-
fy a modernized paid parental leave policy into law and expand protections for City of Boston employees to take either partial or full paid parental leave,” said Councilor Edwards. “Policies can be good, but they can also be easi-ly changed. This would ensure city workers have these protections in
place for good. I’m excited to have this conversation and move our city forward.”
“Six years ago, as a new City Councilor and a new mom, I was proud to introduce Boston’s first ever paid parental leave ordi-nance,” said Councilor Wu. “Our leadership at the city level set the standard for employers through-out Boston and pushed momen-tum for protections at the state level. Today, I’m excited to join Councilor Edwards in proposing to go further—to codify the city’s expansion for twelve weeks of paid leave into law and expand the city’s leave policy for anyone fac-ing a loss of pregnancy for what-ever reason, including miscarriage or termination. Our city must be a place of compassion where every person has the time off they need for their emotional, economic and mental health.”
The proposal was praised by NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts executive director
Rebecca Hart Holder.“For many families and preg-
nant people, pregnancy loss can bring unimaginable pain and grief. Supporting people coping with pregnancy loss by allowing them to take the time they need to grieve and heal is critically important. Reproductive freedom is the abil-ity to decide if, when, and how to have a family and for those who experience pregnancy loss, it is the ability to mourn and care for themselves and their family. We applaud Councilor Edwards and Councilor Wu for embrac-ing the full-spectrum of reproduc-tive freedom and creating a poli-cy that will ensure greater equity for women and pregnant peo-ple,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, Executive Director, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts.
The ordinance was formally introduced during Wednesday’s council meeting and assigned to a committee for a hearing to be held.
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rentals – eliminating the license for assisted living and the in-house wrap-around services that come with that. Peabody Properties would still be the property man-ager, but the new owner was iden-tified as Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. – a non-profit that has specialized in such senior housing for about 20 years and there would be contin-ued coordination of services to residents.
The units would be full-size apartments with kitchens and complete construction updates, resulting in nine studios, 38 one-bedrooms, and one two bed-room unit. The fact sheet indicated that those who wished to stay on after the change would be accom-modated, but the services now offered would be discontinued, though they committed to work-ing with families to find third-par-ty providers who could continue necessary services.
The main driver for the change was indicated to be financial, and that the assisted living model developed in the 1990s has become obsolete and not preferable nowa-days by many older adults.
“The current assisted living community is not financially fea-sible, high vacancies and resident turnover and high operating costs have created operating deficits of approximately $4 million over the last four years,” indicated the fact sheet, which was confirmed by Peabody management.
No one would be displaced, but if they were to stay on, they would have to move within the prop-erty at no cost while their units were being re-constructed. Rent calculations would not increase as a result of the change, and the property has fewer than 48 residents now so no one would be forced out. Peabody indicated it had stopped accepting appli-cations for vacant apartments in order to make sure the step-down from 66 to 48 didn’t require dis-placement.
Doreen Bushashia, president of Peabody Residential Services, said they are particularly excited about increasing the affordability – which goes from 50 percent to 100 percent – and includes coor-dinated services tailored to each resident’s needs.
“We are excited about this proj-ect because it will go from 50 percent affordability to 100 per-cent affordability,” she said. “We are particularly excited about that commitment to affordability with coordinated services offered as well. There is also a commitment to no displacement. There are only about 42 residents there now…We understand the need and run
it with our other sites and know it works well for folks. We’re real-ly excited about more affordable housing with service coordination embedded with it.”
She said they would be employ-ing a service coordinator with experience in such things to figure out the right providers and needs for each resident. She said they already have great relationships with third-party providers and would lean on that experience to serve those in the new model at Zelma.
Some in the community, how-ever, are skeptical and want to know more.
Paula Kirk said her mother lived there for the last two years of her life, passing away not too long ago. Many of her mother’s friends at the Zelma and the children of those residents reached out to her to figure out what they should do. She said it felt like a violation of a pact between the facility and the families – with many of the residents not likely to be able to thrive as they do without intense assistant services.
“It’s the one place in Town our elderly could go to be in an assisted living situation,” she said. “My mom thrived there and the residents all thrive there now. We have plenty of affordable elder-ly housing. The assisted living is what was critical…It’s the commu-nity they need. It was wonderful for them and I wonder how this is going to work. It’s just really scary, concerning and sad. Zelma Lacey fought for that for people in this Town.”
She also cited a group of men-tally challenged residents that live in the Zelma, and wondered what would happen to them when the changes occur.
State Rep. Dan Ryan said there is a lot of history brought back in this discussion from the 1990s regarding Zelma Lacey and her fight for an assisted living. He said it was one woman’s dream for a long time, and along with Sr. Anne Rita, Beverly Gibbons, and Ann Marino, they were able to make it a reality. He said maybe it’s time the Town’s leaders and the City try to continue that dream somehow if these changes do take place.
“They relentlessly built support while sometimes getting nothing but lip service,” said Ryan. “Zelma waved her cowbell at elected offi-cials each Parade Day until people realized she was not going away. I was living in Washington, D.C., when the dream became a reality and then a plan. Peter Looney and Judy Evers working with the City, Gregg Nolan in Congressman Capuano’s office, Leslie Smith in Councilor Scapicchio’s office and
Kevin O’Halloran helped narrow down a site and put the wheels in motion. Nostalgia aside, I think the most important legacy we can leave for Zelma is an affordable facility that allows Charlestown elders to age in place with dignity. If an assisted living model is no longer feasible, we as a commu-nity, are best served by working with the Zelma Lacey House to come up with a plan that protects current residents through the tran-sition while developing a facility that most closely meets Zelma’s vision.”
Councilor Lydia Edwards said she has also heard from a lot of families and concerned residents of the Town. She said much of the information so far is preliminary and more has to be found out, but she said it is frustrating as it’s a decision made by the company and the community has little room to give input. She agreed that maybe the next step is figuring out
a way to provide similar housing in a different place.
“This was a bridge that allowed elders to live in community,” she said. “The question for many will be how do we make sure we don’t lose that bridge…The frustrating thing is it’s not a decision of the City. I thought there would be more checks in the City’s zoning…We need to make sure we can figure out how to continue the senior services and care. I’ll be talking with the developer about
that because many family mem-bers don’t have the financial capa-bilities or time to do that. They agreed to have their parents go there in good faith and feel that now there is no other option.”
Another meeting for residents and family members is scheduled for the upcoming weeks with more information, according to the fact sheet. Bushashia said there would be no hasty decisions and they would be going through a process with the state.
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By Seth Daniel
Last Thursday, former Mayor Martin Walsh was sworn in as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Labor – and the first secretary that is also a member of a trade union – with Vice President Kamala Harris administering the Oath.
Walsh gave a short speech fol-lowing the swearing in and told of his personal story and how it would shape his priorities going forward as the new Labor Secre-tary.
“I thought about my mother and father, who emigrated from Ireland in the 1950s,” he said. “They both worked hard, but our American Dream did not take shape until my father joined the Laborers Union Local 223 in Bos-ton. The union was our way into the middle class. It meant a fair wage, so we could have a home and give back to our community. It meant safety on the job, so we didn’t have to live in fear of an acci-dent derailing our lives. It meant a pension, so my parents could retire with dignity. And it meant health insurance, so our family had access to quality care.”
Walsh said he followed his father into the trade unions, joined the same union and worked on job sites all over Boston. He noted that it was this union that provid-ed him his first job, but it was also that union that provided health
insurance so he could be treated for cancer as a child, and for alco-holism recovery as a young adult.
“In my 20s, because of the same benefits that enabled my cancer treatment as a child, I was able to seek treatment for my alcohol-ism,” he said. “I am a proud mem-ber of the recovery community.”
Those personal details were something that Walsh indicated would shape his policy objectives as he moves into his new role. His five objectives laid out in the speech include:
•Ensuring all workers have fair pay, health care, unemployment benefits, safe workplaces and a
secure retirement.•Ensuring equal access to good
jobs.•Ensuring workers have a seat
at the table in shaping workplace conditions and policies.
•Bolstering career education and job training.
•Increasing access to mental health and substance use treat-ment.
“These are not just policies to me — these are real, tangible needs for millions of Americans, and I will continue fighting for them as I begin this new role,” he said, not-ing that record numbers of Amer-icans are seeking unemployment
benefits, vaccine rollout is still underway and so many continue to suffer from the pandemic.
“I believe we must act with urgency to meet this moment, to strengthen and empower our workforce as we rebuild,” he said. As secretary, I pledge to work in
partnership with workers and busi-nesses; states, cities and tribal ter-ritories; employees in every agency of the Department of Labor; and President Biden and Vice President Harris to help working families build back better.”
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Former Mayor Walsh sworn in as labor Secretary by Vice President Harris
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By Seth Daniel
On the night of the tragic mur-der inside the home at 6 Mystic Place on March 20, Boston Police had been called to the home about three hours prior to the homicide incident.
Around 3:21 a.m. police were called to 6 Mystic Place and found Jawad Muhammad, 33, of Mattapan suffering from a gun-shot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police logs for Charlestown received by the news-paper, a previous call had been made to police for a “loud party” at 6 Mystic Pl. that same evening, around 11:44 p.m. Several hours later the shooting incident was called in as well.
There was no indication what the action was by police, but apparently the party checked out and officers left the scene shortly
after the 11:44 p.m. call.The case is still under investiga-
tion and no one has been arrested as of Wednesday.
The Boston Police Department is actively reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident and is asking anyone with information relative to this inves-tigation to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.
Community members wishing to assist this investigation anon-ymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). The Boston Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identities of all those who wish to assist this investigation in an anonymous manner.
To those who find themselves in need of emotional support or simply needing to talk to some-one about distressing events in our community, the Boston Neighborhood Trauma Team
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COUNCilOr EDWArDS HOSTiNG WOrKSHOP ON UNEMPlOYMENT AND OTHEr WOrKEr riGHTS
Councilor Lydia Edwards is hosting a ‘Know Your Rights workshop in partnership with local experts from Greater Boston Legal Services on Saturday, April 3, at noon. The workshop is meant to educate community members about unemployment, provide updates on changes since the Biden administration took over and review resources that are available to workers generally.
“Last year I held a townhall on workers’ rights at the begin-ning of the pandemic. It’s time to revisit that issue,” said Councilor Edwards. “I’m happy to see more and more people are getting vacci-nated, but the pandemic isn’t over yet. People should know what their rights are and how to access help if they need it.”
The workshop will be lives-treamed on Councilor Edwards’s
Facebook page. Simultaneous interpretation into Spanish will be provided. Those interested in participating can register at bit.ly/WorkersRightsTownhall.
Residents with any questions about the workshop can call Councilor Edwards’ office at 617-635-3200 or send an email to [email protected].
DA rOlliNS ANNOUNCES FUNDiNG OPPOrTUNiTY FOr NONPrOFiTS
As part of her commitment to improving the lives of those living in Suffolk County, District Attorney Rachael Rollins today invited nonprofits serving Suffolk County youth to apply for grant funding.
Community organizations working to prevent youth violence and to provide substance use pre-vention and treatment to young people in Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop are now eligible to apply for grants of up to $10,000 as part of the 2021 Community Reinvestment Grant program.
“These Community Reinvestment Grants allow my
Office to invest in our values and in the futures of the young people who call Suffolk County home,” District Attorney Rollins said. “Over the past year, as the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and forced service pro-viders to go virtual, our children and youth have experienced unprecedented ground shifts. Community-based organizations are among the heroes of the pan-demic. Those organizations that work with young people have adapted in these challenging times to find innovative ways of meet-ing the needs of the youth they serve. And they did so as resourc-es became less abundant and as more families began to rely on their services. This year’s grant program is perhaps more import-ant than ever as we work to recover, rebuild and reinvest in a brighter future.”
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office was forced to put the grant program on hold during 2020 amid the economic downturn brought on by the pan-demic. District Attorney Rollins is pleased to announce the return of the Community Reinvestment Grant program this year.
Applications are due no later than May 10, 2021.
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By John Lynds
Charlestown’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased last week while the cumulative rate increased slightly according to the latest data released on Friday by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC).
According to the BPHC report, last week 899 residents were test-ed and 3.9 percent were positive. This was a 7 percent decrease from the 4.2 percent that tested positive two Fridays ago.
According to the weekly report, of the 14,278 Charlestown resi-dents tested for the virus since the pandemic began 8.6 percent were found to be positive by last Friday. This was a 1.1 percentage increase from the 8.5 percent reported by the BPHC two Fridays ago.
However, positive test rates were also on the rise citywide. According to the BPHC 25,845 residents were tested and 4.2 per-cent were COVID positive--this was a 16.6 percent increase from the 3.6 percent positive test rate reported by the BPHC two weeks ago.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey, the Boston Public Health Commission and the Office of Health and Human Services announced the Vaccine Equity Grant Initiative last week that will target commu-
nities hit hard by the pandemic like Eastie.
Janey said the program pro-vides funding to non-profit orga-nizations working to increase vaccine access and awareness for communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pan-demic. The grant applications will open Wednesday, March 31, 2021 and the deadline to apply is April 9, 2021. With a total of $1.5 million in available funding, grant awards will range from $100,000 to $250,000 to be used by organi-zations over four months.
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve known that cer-tain neighborhoods and commu-nities have been disproportion-ately impacted by COVID-19,” said Janey. “Creating this grant initiative will fund organizations closest to the individuals most affected, helping the City respond on a local, community-based level. I look forward to working with the grantees to further our efforts in vaccinating our more vulnera-ble communities.”
Applicants will develop strat-egies to target equitable vaccine access in specific ethnic commu-nities, Boston neighborhoods, and other groups experiencing higher rates of COVID-19 pos-itivity. Applications should also target outreach for communities
facing barriers in obtaining the vaccine. These include Black/African American, Latinx, Asian, Indigenous, and immigrant com-munities; persons with disabilities; individuals over the age of 65; and the neighborhoods of East Boston, Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Roslindale and Chinatown, where positivity rates have consistently been higher and vaccination rates have been lower than the citywide average.
“In Boston, we are commit-ted to continuing to prioritize local access and equitable plan-ning when developing strategies to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to all of our residents,” said Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez. “The grant pro-gram will build on our community partnerships and help ensure every Bostonian who is eligible has the necessary support needed to get vaccinated.”
The infection rate in Charlestown and surrounding neighborhoods increased 3.8 per-cent in one week according to the latest city statistics.
The BPHC data released last Friday showed Charlestown’s infection went from 603.6 cases per 10,000 residents to 626.3 cases per 10,000 residents.
An additional 44 residents became infected with the virus last
Charlestown’s weekly COViD positive test rate decreases
week bringing the total to 1,216 confirmed cases in the neighbor-hood.
The statistics released by the BPHC as part of its week-ly COVID19 report breaks down the number of cases and infection rates in each neighborhood. It also breaks down the number of cases by age, gender and race.
Citywide positive cases of coro-navirus increased 2 percent per-cent last week and went from 61,025 cases to 62,294 confirmed cases in a week. Sixteen additional Boston residents died from the virus last week and there are now 1,329 total deaths in the city from COVID.
On Friday the BPHC released its weekly COVID-19 stats by neigh-borhood that tracks infection rates and COVID testing results in Boston neighborhoods.
By Seth Daniel
The recently formed Charlestown Veterans Partnership Program has stuck an agreement with the 6M Development float-ing housing developers, who have pledged to consider veterans in all aspects of the project if their competitive bid is chosen by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) for replacing the condemned Pier 5.
6M proposes to build a float-ing community, but with a partial demolition of the existing pier - using selective demolition to pre-serve parts that will serve as an anchor to the floating pieces. The project contemplates 138 units of housing with restaurant space and passive parks and a float-ing salt marsh – all built out in many phases of construction. They are one of three developers with active RFPs being considered by the BPDA, with a public comment period that ends on April 5.
This week, the Charlestown Veterans allied groups and 6M gathered to announce they have agreed to a partnership – with
6M agreeing to support veterans in construction jobs, affordable housing units, long-term jobs and the Friends of Memorial Hall res-toration efforts.
“The main thing is the big picture and helping out a group in Charlestown that hadn’t been helped for many years as I’m told,” said Bill Caulder, of 6M. “It’s a nice tie-in to the Navy Yard because veterans built this Navy Yard…There are a number of ways we can try to help veterans of Charlestown in this project.”
Caulder said they are commit-ting to providing veterans prefer-ence for housing within the proj-ect. Right now, the City requires 13 percent affordable housing, but since it is floating housing, that may not be in effect. Caulder said he has already committed to at least 13 percent in any case and is working to figure out how to reserve part of that for veterans.
They will also be pushing to provide veterans preference for construction jobs within the proj-ect, and for permanent jobs on the property in terms of management.
One of the keys was to try to
integrate the veterans housing as workforce housing so that pro-fessionals that have “traded one uniform for another” in terms of going from military service to public safety jobs, could afford to stay in Charlestown.
“They have to stay in Boston and they need housing like this,” said Al Carrier, of 6M.
Joe Zuffante, president of the Abraham Lincoln Post, said they are overjoyed by the new relation-ship with these developers.
“From our point of view, the Post is overjoyed to have the opportunity to work with this project,” he said. “We’re espe-cially grateful for the commitment they’ve made to work with us and to do what they can do in their project to serve the veterans of Charlestown and how they can become part of our ongoing proj-ect at Memorial Hall.”
He added, “We’re very excited about the prospect of good jobs for veterans and the potential for the project to include homes for veterans and they can live here in Charlestown instead of having to leave the community because of
the high cost of living.”The Charlestown Veterans
Partnership Program is a joint ven-ture between the Lincoln Post and the Charlestown Veterans History
Project. It is designed to collab-orate with developers and busi-nesses in providing opportunities to veterans and veterans’ projects within the community.
6M Development strikes partnership with Charlestown Veterans on floating housing proposal
The Charlestown Veterans Partnership Program has pledged its support to the 6M Development’s floating housing concept on Pier 5 proposed by Bill Caulder and a series of partners. Pictured here, left to right, are Steve Fabiano, Wally Southern, Gregg Nolan of 6M, Joe Zuffante, Stan Leonard, Al Carrier of 6M, Billy Durette, Rich Brennan, and Bill Caulder of 6M. Behind them is the current Pier 5.
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various different rooms and there’s a garage door in the middle of the space so we can shut it and have completely different spaces and can have meetings on both sides if necessary.”
The only requirement for some-body to use this center is 24 hours of recovery and they have to be 18 years old or over. O’Leary said It will be a member driv-en program based on a peer to peer participatory process. So the members will decide to include things like parenting classes; AA and NA meetings; Smart Recovery meetings; Refuge Recovery meet-ings and multiple other pathways to recovery programs. There is some discussion to include voca-tional training or a parent support group. It’s really just meant to empower and enhance the com-munity and strengthen the recov-ery community overall.
“Some of the sober homes in the area--East Boston Rehab the Recovery Home have already sent some people down to use the com-puters,” said O’Leary. “Meridian Houses have utilized the space and now we’re starting to get more interest from the sober houses. I reached out to all of the AA and NA meetings that were kind of displaced because of COVID and all of those meetings will start to be rejuvenated in that space. So all of the mutual aid groups that
kind of went away will now have a new home. The former director of Meridian house is going to do the NA group that was at the Social Center on Friday nights and the women’s meeting will come back and do a Codependency Anonymous meeting on Thursday nights. There’ll be a parent sup-port group on Monday nights. So there’s just all kinds of stuff like that and then we’ll see what the community and what the mem-bers want.”
Local business owner and lead-er in the recovery community Joe Ruggiero III will be hosting meetings in the space on Tuesday nights.
“Recovery on the Harbor is a fantastic resource for people in every phase of recovery from substance use disorder,” said Ruggiero. “Its leadership team is committed to the community, to helping people recover and con-necting people. I wholeheartedly welcome them into the Orient Heights business community.”
There were some earlier mis-conceptions over exactly what sort of programs would be offered at Recovery on the Harbor when NSMHA announced it was mov-ing into the space on Bennington Street. Some residents on social media spread rumors the space would be anything from an addic-tion treatment facility to a metha-
done clinic. O’Leary said the space is not
a hangout and not a place that someone can come to if they’re getting high. If somebody comes in and needs treatment then NSMHA can assist them and help them find treatment but that’s not what Recovery on the Harbor is designed for. It is really designed to strengthen and enhance the recovery community. Everybody that works there has some form of lived experience with alcohol or addiction.
City Councilor Lydia Edwards said she loved the concept.
“I love Recovery on the Harbor and it is exactly what we need,” said Edwards. “We need a spe-cial space the community that is uniquely bonded with this partic-ular issue. I think it’s beautiful. I’m proud of them. I look forward to working with them and I look for-ward to helping in any way I can.”
Recovery on the Harbor perco-lated up from several stakeholders that work with the addiction com-munity and programs that help addicts to expand resources for the community.
Those looking to find out more information or want to become a member of Recovery on the Harbor contact Jenny Celata, Director of Recovery on the Harbor, at [email protected].
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Kim Hanton, Kathy Curley, and Katie O’Leary
Audrey Clairmont, Director of Addiction Services North Suffolk Mental Health, James Pelton, and Katie O’Leary, Director of Recovery Support Services
Alisha Cohen, volunteer coordinator, Brian Goodman from Recovery Centers of America, and Katie O’Leary, Director of Recovery Support Services
Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, Audrey Clairmont, Director of Addiction Services NSMHA, Jackie Moore, CEO NSMHA, Katie O’Leary, Director of Recovery Support Services NSMHA, and Judi Lemoine COO NSMHA
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By Seth Daniel
When the members from the Artist Group of Charlestown (AGC) closed up the door after their Open Studios event in December, 2019, there was no reason to think it would be more than a year before anyone put up art on the walls again.
So many unexpected last times have taken place since COVID-19 hit, and so for the AGC it has been 15 months since any of their members have displayed their art at the popular Medford Street gallery – until now.
Starting this Friday, April 2, the AGC will open their doors by appointment each weekend in April for ‘Revitalized,’ a new and dynamic show of multimedia art from 38 artists. Much of it is work done during the pandemic and works that have not been shown publicly due to the restric-tions on gallery shows for the past year, and the show also serves to celebrate the organization’s 25th anniversary.
“We haven’t had a show for our members since December 2019 Open Studios and for this show we had 108 entries and we chose 82 pieces for the show,” said Show Juror Dara Pannebaker. “We have 38 artists in the show and we chose at least one piece from each artist that submitted. Everyone has been chomping at the bit to do this. We have all been working on our art for a year now and every-
one wants to finally show it.”Fellow Juror and artist Julie
Alailima said being able to have a real show after all this time is a “harbinger” of good things to come.
“It’s a relief to get this gallery back open and to see new art here,” she said. “It’s great to bring peoples’ art back to the walls to be seen. It’s not ideal. There is no reception and we have to do it by appointment, but it’s more than what we’ve been able to do for a year. I feel this year is a big victory over what we’ve gone through. I
think this show is a harbinger of good times ahead.”
Nancy Kueny, Realtor at Gibson Sotheby’s, said they were happy to sponsor the show, some-thing they have routinely done for a long time, but weren’t able to do over the last year.
“It’s amazing,” she said. “Everything has been so quiet over the last year,” she said. “It’s wonderful they are open again and especially in the spring. We’re always happy to support them and hope there will be a lot more shows.”
For many artists, they have been able to work in their studios and/or in their homes throughout the quarantine and COVID era, and it has produced some incredible art. However, beyond online galleries, there have been no shows to par-ticipate in – no chances to see how the public reacts to their pieces or to get critique from fellow artists in real time.
The theme of revitalization was chosen to help the community begin to emerge and heal from the toll of the pandemic. Alailima said, “Through times of fear, uncertainty, collapse, and grief, we are somehow able to find what we need to turn our difficulties into meaning, purpose and beau-ty. ‘REVITALIZED’ is the artist’s expression of renewal and rebirth through the artistic process.”
The public is invited to come to the StoveFactory Gallery; hours are listed below. Safety procedures shall be observed by all. Free to all
to attend. No public restrooms. All works of art are available for purchase. Donations to the StoveFactory Gallery/Artists’ Group of Charlestown are accept-ed through their website: www.artistsgroupofcharlestown.com.
To attend, please make an appointment during these time
slots:•Friday April 2, 5-8 p.m.; •Saturdays and Sundays: April
3 and 4, April 10 and 11, 17 and 18, and 24 and 25 - all days from noon to 5 p.m. To sign up for a gallery appointment, please go to www.artistsgroupofcharlestown.com.
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StoveFactory Gallery returns for Spring Show after 15 month absence
Some of the art being hung on the walls this week in preparation for the opening day of appointments on Friday, April 2. She show runs through April 25, but by appoint-ment only at the AGC’s website.
On Tuesday afternoon, the StoveFactory Gallery was revived for ‘REVITALIZED’ – the first member show at the popular Charlestown gallery and studio building since Dec. 2019. Here, sponsor Nancy Kueny of Gibson Sotheby’s stands with artists Dara Pannebaker, Julie Alailima, Karla Quattrocchi and Jim Kennedy. The show by the Artist Group of Charlestown features work from 38 artists – all chomping at the bit to show the new work they’ve created since the pandemic hit.
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CMA SCHOLARSHIPThe Charlestown Mothers
Association is pleased to offer up to $13,000 in col-lege scholarships, to men and women who have been resi-dents of Charlestown for at least five years, and will be attending college full-time this fall. The amount of each scholarship awarded will be determined by the CMA Scholarship Committee. Last year, CMA awarded eight scholarships. Copies of the application are available at the “Scholarship” tab on the CMA website, www.charlestown-mothersassociation.org. The completed application is due by April 23, 2021.
LT. MICHAEL P. QUINN SCHOLARSHIP
The Lt. Michael P. Quinn
Scholarship was established in 1969 and nearly $250,000 has been awarded to “Townie” high school graduates look-ing to pursue a college edu-cation. Applications are avail-able online or can be picked up at the Charlestown Public Library, the Charlestown Boys & Girls Club Teen Center, and the Charlestown High School Guidance Office. The appli-cation deadline is April 15, 2021. The scholarship includes $12,000 for the first year of college and $6,000 for the sec-ond year. Lt. Quinn (USMC), who gave the ultimate sacri-fice during the Vietnam War, was recognized for his bravery and awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart and is honored on Panel 18W, Row 8 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.. For questions about the scholarship, please contact Ronan FitzPatrick at 617-242-5493.
From the March 30 Zoning Board of Appeals, online:
•277 Bunker Hill St. Applicant: Nicholas Mandonas. Purpose: Build roof deck onto existing structure, create access point via stairway in master
bedroom with hatch.•229-231 Bunker Hill St.
Applicant: Patrick Mahoney. Purpose: Demolish existing one story restaurant and erect a new 4 story 3 unit residential build-ing with enclosed garage and roof deck. *Private roof deck.
From the March 31 License Commission meeting, online:
•Bunker Hill Restaurant, LLC; D/B/A: Monument Diner, 231 BUNKER HILL St. Has applied for a Common Victualler 7 Day All Alcohol License to be exercised on the above Total 1650 square feet on the first floor with restrooms, kitchen and bar. There is a preparation kitchen, restroom, and office in the basement which consist of 1,650 square feet. Total capacity of 88 occupants. Manager: Jon Sweeney. Closing Time: 1 a.m.
From the April 1, 2 p.m., COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HEARING: Order for a hearing regarding existing residential unit diver-sity across Boston. This mat-ter is sponsored by Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George and was referred to the Committee
on Housing and Community Development on February 24, 2021.
The 9th discussion on Race and Equity with the Turn It Around youth group and Councilor Lydia Edwards will take place online Tuesday, April 6, at 6 p.m. Register at bit.ly/RaceEquityZoom2.
SCHOOL MEAL SUPER SITES/CHARLESTOWN
Every Monday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
•Edwards Middle School - 28 Walker St.
• H a r v a r d / K e n t Elementary - 50 Bunker Hill St.
SCHOOLS INFO•School Return Timetables
– March 15-18 – Students in Grades 4-8 (Groups A & B); and March 29-April 1 – Students in grades 9-12 (Groups A & B).
• R E P O R T I N G WORKPLACE SAFETY CONCERNS
Workers in any size organi-zation have options if they feel they are being pressured into an unsafe situation. Attorney
General Maura Healey has cre-ated resources for workers to report safety concerns during reopening. They include an online form at the Attorney General’s website and a dedi-cated Fair Labor hotline at 617-727-3465. People can also find those resources by calling 311.
•HOW TO REPORT A PROBLEM PROPERTY
Since taking office in 2014, Mayor Walsh has made fixing quality of life issues a priority in his administration. From invest-ing in Public Works to making sure community policing is a staple in every neighborhood, we are making sure every neigh-borhood is clean, safe and a great place to live and work in. Unfortunately some properties in Boston need more help than others, and that’s why we are here. If you know of a property that fits one of the following cri-teria: multiple calls to 911, one that’s blighted or just a general concern, we encourage you to reach out to your neighborhood liaison.
Staff Report
The USS Constitution Museum and USS Constitution hosted Rad Women of USS Constitution, a free virtual panel discussion on Wednesday, March 31.
Current and former female crew members of “Old Ironsides” joined the Museum for an insight-ful discussion about leadership and the role women play in shap-ing today’s United States Navy. From exploring the depths of the sea aboard a submarine to serving on the oldest commissioned war-ship afloat in the world, 21% of all active-duty sailors in the United States are women. In this online program, attendees heard from four incredible women who serve on USS Constitution and learned about their career paths and the skills needed to be a leader in the U.S. Navy.
The program was moderat-ed by Command Master Chief Petty Officer (CMDCM) Nancy Estrada, USN (Ret.), with ques-tions and input from virtu-al attendees. CMDCM Estrada joined the U.S. Navy in 1990 and served on USS G.H.W. Bush and USS Nimitz, eventually being promoted to the Command Senior Chief program for duty on USS Constitution. Her tour cul-minated with her selection as the Command Master Chief for NAS Sigonella.
Speakers included:•Command Senior Chief
(CMDCS), Angela Collins, USS Constitution. CMDCS Collins is the principal enlisted advisor to the Commanding Officer, the most senior enlisted person assigned to the command.
•Lieutenant (LT) Sasha Lowry, USS Constitution. LT Lowry is
an Operations Officer and the principal advisor to the Executive Officer. She is responsible for all daily operations of the ship and crew, which includes scheduling, facilities management, and watch-bills.
•Aircrew Survival Equipmentman (PR2) Kimberly Watson, USS Constitution. PR2 Watson is currently assigned to Deck Department as the Facilities Assistant Leading Petty Officer. She leads the execution of facilities upkeep and repair.
•Seaman (SN) Melanie “Santos” Santosrangel, USS Constitution. SN Santosrangel has just completed bootcamp. She was selected to serve on “Old Ironsides” due to her outstanding performance.
This event has been made pos-sible thanks to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
This virtual program is part of an overall Museum initiative to serve the public at home. It includes a robust outreach and
visitor engagement plan, offering videos, blog posts, collection high-lights, and more.
USS Constitution Museum honors women of “Old ironsides”
Photo courtesy of the U.S. NavyThe USS Constitution and the Constitution Museum collaborated this week on an online panel discussion about women in the Navy.
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But for a fluke goal from behind the net by a Wisconsin player, Charlestown would have had an NCAA champion in the Town this hockey season, with Miceala Sindoris of the Northeastern University Women’s Ice Hockey team helping to make an amazing run in the Women’s Frozen Four.
Sindoris logged a lot of ice time through the tournament, including an amazing comeback, overtime win over Minnesota-Duluth in the semi-finals. That set up a March 20 showdown for the National Championship with the University of Wisconsin.
Sindoris and her teammates played an incredible game and Sindoris logged two shots on goal in the effort. After regulation, the game was tied 1-1 and it couldn’t get more intense than that with everything on the line.
Both teams were on the attack in overtime. That said, it was a fluke bounce that ruined the title for
the Northeastern team. Standing behind the net, a Wisconsin play-er fired off a pass/shot to the right side of the goal, which hit a defender on the hip and bounced off the goalie’s shoulder into the
goal – ending the game.It was a tough ending, but
an amazing campaign for the Charlestown junior and her fan-tastic teammates. Sindoris is the daughter of Jack and Kim Sindoris of Charlestown.
•CHARLESTOWN YOUTH HOCKEY PLAYOFF SUCCESS
All three CYHA girls’ pro-grams – U10, U12 and U14 – are headed to championship games in their league this Saturday at Ryan Arena in Watertown.
The U10 team will face Allston-Brighton for the championship on Friday night, and are up to the task for sure.
The U12’s knocked off top-seeded Nashoba Valley last Sunday in a gritty and fast-moving semi-final, 6-5. They will head
to the championship on Saturday in Watertown against Mass Bay Warriors.
The U14 team beat Arlington 4-1 to advance and will face Andover in the championship game. The talented Townies tied Andover on March 7, so it is likely to be a great rematch.
On the boy’s side, the 13-win Bantams beat Cambridge 3-1 on March 27 to advance to the semi-finals this Saturday in Malden. They are seeded #2 and will face #3 Needham in that tilt. Championship games for the boys are the second weekend in April.
The #1 seed Pee Wee 2 Townie team beat North Andover 2-1 on March 27, and the 19-win team
will head to the semi-final on Saturday to meet up with fellow city-based program Parkway, who has 13 wins.
The Squirt 2 Townies have had an amazing playoff run so far, as the #8 team knocking off sub-urban #1 Belmont last weekend, 6-5. They will face Everett/Revere in Revere on Saturday for the semi-finals.
The top-seeded Squirt 4 Townie team has 23 wins on the season and is a dynamic force in their league. They had a bye in the first round of the playoffs and will face nine-win Brookline in the semi-fi-nals this Saturday. The team has a great shot at advancing to the finals on April 10.
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How can 6 years still feel like 6 minutes
I guess you’ll never understand the pain until you’re in itI’m convinced my heart
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Hockey News: National Championship game and a lot of Youth Hockey
Miceala Sindoris.
A short story about amotorcycle.
And a sudden turn.
When she was a young college student,Elisabeth Marra had a serious motorcycleaccident that ultimately changed her life.Two years after the crash, her painful openfractures had failed to heal. Then she heardabout a new and complex surgery pioneeredby a surgeon who used a patient’s own stemcells to concentrate the healing process. Thistime, her surgery and subsequent therapywere successful.
Elisabeth’s experience caused her to re-direct her own career aspirations. Inspired bythe medical professionals who helped herreclaim her active lifestyle, she changed hermajor to study physical therapy—aprofession where her own experience couldhelp other patients prevail through difficultrecoveries.
We tell Elisabeth Marra’s story here toillustrate two of the most profound messageswe know. Don’t give up, and remember togive back. If reading it inspires just one moreperson to achieve something special, then itstelling here has been well worth while.
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By Seth Daniel
Councilor and Mayoral Candidate Annissa Essaibi George concluded her official campaign business tour in Charlestown at the end of last month, and said while the tour is over, she has just started the work of advocating for businesses around the city.
On March 20, her ‘Get Boston Back to Business’ tour saved the best for last and came to visit businesses around Charlestown. Among the businesses they vis-ited were the Warren Tavern, Charlestown Tea & Treats and Street Bistro. Launched in March, the tour brought Essaibi George to small businesses in each of
Boston’s neighborhoods to speak directly with local business owners and staff about the resources and support needed to recover, rebuild and thrive post-pandemic – a key part of her campaign as a small business owner herself.
One of the biggest things she said she has learned is that small business owners in Charlestown and citywide have had to use per-sonal savings to stay afloat, and a full recovery is going to take creative ways to access cash.
“Over the last year, many of our businesses have dipped into personal savings for rent, utilities and annual licensing fees,” she said. “Some have taken out loans. Although we see an opportunity
for stability in sight, the impacts from this last year will be long-term. We need opportunities to help businesses strengthen and grow so they can recoup some losses.”
In addition to helping those that need to stabilize, she said there are now opportunities to help others that are ready to expand. With many storefronts now vacant and commercial space in less demand, she said that presents opportuni-ties for businesses that are ready – and she would make that a focus of her administration.
“The idea of helping business-es who are strong and ready – helping them grow and creating a deeper pipeline from the City for businesses ready to grow,” she said. “Boston will continue to grow and with the vacancy rates increasing, we should be ready to help businesses ready to grow.”
She said the City has done a good job with the Office of Housing Stability and the Office of Economic Development under former Mayor Martin Walsh. However, she said she sees a great-er need to establish more mentor-ing programs and programs that guide small businesses to access capital for stabilization or growth.
One of the biggest obstacles right now, she learned, was con-sumer confidence. Businesses of all types are simply trying to get customers to come back and it isn’t easy.
“Whether it’s to shop or eat or for services, consumer confidence and uncertainty and getting people in the door has been the great-est concern I’ve heard,” she said. “Our businesses have been cre-ating environments that feel safe and are safe…For our businesses,
especially those that opened in the pandemic, it has been a very unique experience.”
One key point of flexibili-
ty that Essaibi George said her Administration would roll out is relaxing some of the license renewal standards. She said one person on the tour indicated they got their licenses for 2020, but didn’t really get to use them and then they had to be renewed again. That’s an item she said the City should be able to help on as well – administrative issues that could hurt a small business.
“We need to look at that and look for ways to help businesses in a new way – whether administra-tively or access to capital or cash,” she said.
While the official tour has con-cluded, Essaibi George said it has not ended and has really only informed her for what has to be done if she is elected mayor.
“It’s helpful for me to hear directly from business owners and have more productive conversa-tions with our businesses,” she said. “It’s informed me and my thinking for the work ahead.”
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Councilor, mayoral candidate Essaibi George talks of business tour
Councilor and Mayoral Candidate Annissa Essaibi George stopped in several businesses in Charlestown with Elaine Donovan on March 20 as part of Essaibi George’s ‘Get Boston Back to Business’ tour. The effort wrapped up in Charlestown, and here she is talking with an operator of Street Bistro.
Councilor and Mayoral Candidate Annissa Essaibi George stopped in at Charlestown Tea & Treats with Charlestown’s Elaine Donovan during her March 20 stop on the ‘Get Boston Back to Business’ tour.
