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April 26, 2018

Hyde Park BulletinVolume 17, Issue 17

Hyde Park’s 150th birthdaycelebrated at George Wright

On Saturday night, April21, HP150 officially kickedoff with its Founder’s DayCelebration at GeorgeWright Golf Course.

The iconic clubhouse ofthe WPA built, Donald Rossdesigned course hosted a siz-able crowd of Hyde Parkresidents, many of them ac-tive in local community af-fairs, as well as elected offi-

State Representative Angelo Scaccia cuts the cake for Hyde Park’s 150th birthday as City Councilor TimMcCarthy claps and Blue Hills Bank President Bill Parent looks on.

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cials out to fete the neighbor-hood on the eve of its 150thbirthday.

The event ran from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. and featured food andbeverages prepared and pro-vided by the golf course, aswell as a speaking programemceed by City CouncilorTim McCarthy, who spokefrom behind a podium set upin front of the fireplace, lit upfor the cool spring evening.

Over the course of the pro-gram, McCarthy introduced

Angela Menino – wife of thelate Mayor Tom Menino –Blue Hills Bank PresidentBill Parent, State Rep.Angelo Scaccia, Register ofDeeds Steve Murphy, and asthe final speaker of the night,Mayor Marty Walsh.

Throughout the program,guests either sat at set uptables or circulated throughthe open layout of the mainhall, atrium, and bar, as well

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Tensions run high at ReadvilleNeighborhood Watch meeting

Mayor Walsh signsVoter Access ordinance

Residents stick up forDoyle Playground

renovation

Dozens of residents put their heads together at last week's meeting fordesign input for the new Doyle Playground.

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JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

While called a renovation,in reality, residents of HydePark are looking to replace theDoyle Playground, as it wastorn down years ago.

The Southwest BostonCommunity Development Cor-poration (SWBCDC), alongwith its sister organizationPeople of Hyde Park WantingEqual Representation(POHWER) held the first ofthree meetings last week tocollect public input on what

residents want to see at the site.Many ideas were collected,

from a boat landing near thep o l l u t e d - b u t - n a v i g a b l eNeponset River to unorthodoxnatural play structures to pa-vilions and live music areas, nostone was left unturned. Atleast one resident was advocat-ing hard for a gondola serviceto provide romantic tours ofthe Neponset.

Kate Kennen from Off-shoots Productive Landscapes

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The wooded area to the left is the site of the proposed urban farm to belocated on Norton Street at the corner of Manila Avenue in Readville (con-struction vehicles are for an unrelated project). PHOTO BY MATTHEW MACDONALD


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The Readville Neighbor-hood Watch/Association metlast Thursday evening, April19 at the Bocce Club.

It was the first ReadvilleWatch meeting since Decem-ber, former President/2017Crime Fighter of the YearAward recipient FrankGaribaldi’s last.

Replacing Garibaldi wasRoberta Johnnene and, in herintroductory remarks, she setthe tone of the meeting by al-luding to the real estate devel-opment activity in the neigh-borhood and her own hopesfor the Association as itmoves forward.

“Unfortunately, our neigh-borhood has been discovered,and if we at least want to have

our opinions heard we need tostart vocalizing them, kind ofen masse, as a group,”Johnnene said.

After drawing some ap-plause from the approxi-mately 30 attendees,

Johnnene finished expressingher vision.

“Here, it’s to really give aforum so that our elected rep-resentatives know what our

Boston MayorMartin Walsh


While not the statewideautomatic voter registrationthat District 8 City CouncilorJosh Zakim really wantspassed in the State Legislaturestill stuck in procedure, theBoston City Council and Bos-ton Mayor Marty Walsh bothapproved a concrete first stepin helping to increase voterturnout in the municipal dis-tricts.

Boston has a low recordfor voter turnout in non-na-tional elections. While even inthe congressional race of2014, 83 percent of registeredvoters – 383,702 residents –cast their vote, only 108,909voted in the 2017 mayoralrace, and 56,000 voted in thatrace’s primary. Zakim said hewants to increase that marginby getting as many people reg-istered as possible and offer-

ing a schedule break to stu-dents who are eligible to voteon Election Day.

“There are so many oppor-tunities for people who havetheir regular interactions withcity government, whether it’swith the Boston Transporta-tion Department or the librar-ies or our schools, and justproviding this information

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The Roosevelt FUNdraiser livensup the Hyde Park Library

Guests at the Roosevelt School’s FUNdraiser share a celebratory toast made by Principal Linda-Lee Sheridanin the Fireplace Room of the Hyde Park Library. The event raised over $14,000.



The Hyde Park Branch ofthe Boston Public Library wasnone too quiet on Friday night,April 6.

As opposed to the usual li-brary scene of people quietlyreading books and newspapers,speaking in muffled tones, andstepping lightly to avoid anyunnecessary creaking of floor-boards, there was none of thatfor the large crowd who at-tended the Fourth AnnualRoosevelt School FUNdraiser.

This event, held on behalfof the elementary school at 95Needham Rd., drew over 100paying guests that includedthose associated with the schooland other locals about town.

They were in for an eveningthat featured live music pro-vided by Lisa Bello, a silent

auction as well as a live one(called in true Federal Expressstyle by Rob Consalvo), raffles,and fun and games possiblyhelped along by the beer andwine for sale at a table set up inthe Menino Wing.

Principal Lynda-LeeSheridan raised her voice overthe noise of the crowd early inthe evening and with the energybuilding, she took in the activ-ity around her before speaking.

“We feel very strongly thatthe Roosevelt School is a partof this – the threads, the fabricof the Hyde Park community –and so having our event here isperfect for us,” she said. “Ourstudents come from, primarily,Hyde Park, Dorchester, andMattapan, so it’s close enoughin proximity that we get a fairamount of families that comeout for this, too.”

By “us” Sheridan is refer-ring to the school, but also tothe Friends of the Roosevelt,the fundraising arm of theschool. Tonight is their galaevent of the year and, with anyraised money going toward en-richment programs and tech-nology. Last year, it brought inabout $15,000,

Over the three prior years ofthe event, the money raised hashelped to pay for an afterschoolrobotics program, a drama pro-gram that puts on two perfor-mances a year at the RiversideTheatre Works, and the reopen-ing of the school library, whichhad been closed for years.

When asked what the plansare for this year’s donations,Sheridan immediately broughtup the Lexia computerizedreading program, the licensesfor which last year’s moneypaid for.

“We definitely want to con-tinue with our Lexia because itbenefits so many children at somany grade levels, and it’s re-ally a personalized learningtool. In the world of education,blended learning is really wherepeople are moving towards,”she said.

Sheridan’s sentiment is ech-oed by Grade 3 ClassroomTeacher Gwen Regnier, whostood at a temporary cocktailtable with Grade 3 InclusionTeacher Sheila Stapleton andGrade 1 Inclusion TeacherDavid Jacobs.

“Reading is very differenttoday,” Regnier mused. “Stu-dents are reading across theboard now. They’re reading ev-erywhere: they’re reading pro-grams, they’re reading every-thing online, research, every-thing. The world is very differ-ent for kids.”

Jacobs took a moment to de-scribe the classroom scene,with students – in four or fivesubgroups – receiving one-to-one attention, using Lexia, andworking on their own.

“So you have small groupscycling through the classroom,”Jacobs said.

Stapleton works closelywith Regnier rotating – as anInclusion Teacher – betweentwo Grade 3 classrooms andspeaks of her own goals work-ing with a combination of dif-ferent students.

“You really look at students’growth. You want everyone tobe on level, but we look atwhere the student came fromand how much growth they’vemade,” she said.

There are always twopeople in the classroom: whenthe inclusion/special educationteacher is in one classroom, theparaprofessional will be assist-ing in the other one.

“It’s not necessarily a chal-lenge,” Regnier continues. “It’sjust where we are with educa-tion now in classrooms, meet-ing people’s various needs.Years ago, everybody had thesame page, everybody did cho-ral reading, everyone did thesame curriculum. But now stu-dents have such different lev-els and we teach at their instruc-tional level.”

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MHMC talks liquor store on Am. Legion Stop & Shop plazaJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Mount Hope MountCanterbury Neighborhood As-sociation (MHMC) met re-cently and discussed a new li-quor store proposal in the area.

Business owner VikeshPatel who said he wanted toopen a new type of liquor storeat the Stop & Shop Plaza onAmerican Legion Highway.

“Do you have samples?”one resident said.

Patel said the idea would beto have an active storefront andnot the traditional liquor store.

“I opened up World ofWines in Providence aboutfive years ago and we com-pletely renovated it,” he said.“We bought it and changed thewhole landscape and made ita wine-centric store, not just aplace where people buy drinksand leave we’re trying to getpeople to learn about the wineand the beer they buy, wherebreweries where the beer orthe wine comes from to giveknowledge of what your drink-ing,, and that’ really our goaland this is taking it to a differ-ent level.”

Patel said they want to starthaving events at the site assoon as they open, whichwould be in a little while. Hesaid he’s currently negotiatinga conditional lease with the

landlord and will be applyingfor a neighborhood-restrictedliquor license. He added theywill not be selling the tradi-tional trouble alcoholic prod-ucts, such as one-ounce liquorand 40-ounce malt beverages.

“We want to have a wholelot more events 1,000 squarefeet will be dedicated to art-work and art events and such,”he said. “We chose this areabecause we see it as an areawhere there’s nothing that doeswhat we do at all,” he said.“There was a liquor store herein the past and we’ve been toother neighborhoods and areasto try to get this going in Bos-ton... We’re putting that inwriting, we won’t be sellingthose items.”

Resident Pam Lewis saidthey have heard this type ofpitch before, and the numberof liquor stores in the immedi-ate area makes her nervousabout adding another one.

“We have within this areathis vicinity more liquor storesthan any of us could possiblyuse or want,” she said. “Weheard this concept beforegentleman came into the meet-ing and told us how they weregoing to have the wine tastingsand how the events were go-ing to happen and it was goingto be different this time andthat we heard all the plans andpromises and as soon as the

place opened it changed handsand became a nightmare. I’mnot saying that’s what you’rebringing to the table, but mostof the people in this room havebeen homeowners here morethan 10 years and are investedin this community wherethey’re living and I just don’tthink this is the type of estab-lishment that we want or needin this area. Maybe in another15 years when the neighbor-hood changes over a little bit,which I think it’s going to hap-pen but that’s just my opinion.”

Resident Sarah Printy saidshe’s open to the idea, asRoslindale offers a lot for olderresidents and families but nottoo much in the way of activi-

ties for people in the middle.“We were at the Roslindale

Village Main Streets meetingthe other day and one commentI had is it’s hard to get friendshere sometimes becauseRoslindale is an older crowdthat has events that are reallygeared towards kids,” she said.“There are all these things youcan do they do for kids, and I’mlike that looks like fun but Ican’t do that, you know, be-cause it’s for kids. I can walkto this location and I don’t drinkbut I have friends who do andwe could really enjoy somepaint nights and do fundraisersfor the community and it seemslike a place we could really useand something we’re missing

here that I could really appreci-ate.”

Resident Martha Heath saidher generation would use it too.

“I’m an artist and this is agreat concept, but you have topromote it as something morethan a liquor store,” she said.“There’s a lot of her age grouphere but there’s my age grouptoo, who would also be inter-ested in this here. It’s not abouta liquor store it’s about bring-ing the community together.”

Patel said he still has a waysto go in the permitting and li-cense process and doesn’t haveany designs just yet, but said hewill bring them back for meet-ings with MHMC when he getsfurther along.

Feelings on the liquor store were mixed for the proposed shop on American Legion Highway near the Stop& Shop.

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The missing word(s) in thetitle does not refer to ourcountry or even our state/city.Rather, it refers to theAllandale Woods, where lastweekend a volunteer group,organized by the Boston Parks(and Recreation)Department’s enthusiasticPaul Sutton, sought to cleanup one parcel of the debris-strewn woodland. Indeed, thevolunteers wanted to make itgreat again.

Like many a group onEarth Day weekend, the groupof several dozen who met onthe West Roxbury Parkwaydid raking, lifting, relocating,pruning, cutting, and litter-re-moving. Interestingly, the up-beat group consisted of anumber of lawyers and lawschool students who were no-tified of it on an American BarAssociation website, whichmeans that lawyers can be asenvironmentally sensitive asanybody else. And, of course,there were a number of opti-

mistic locals, beginning theirwork at the pathway to theinterior at the flag site. Curi-ously, Old Glory was hangingat half-staff, either out of sad-ness for the ongoing decima-tion of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency or out ofrespect to the recently de-ceased Barbara Bush.

During the past couple ofyears various developers havesought to make significant in-trusions into other sections ofthe Allandale Woods. Two de-velopers are currently eyinglarge parcels on AllandaleStreet but need a boatload ofvariances; the site of an oldMobil gas station on CentreStreet is targeted for buildingbut this, too, needs the city towink-wink at the drawings de-manding many variances.

Decades before, a huge up-scale condo development onAllandale Street usurped alarge part of the woods, as dida large church at the intersec-tion of Centre Street and theVeterans of Foreign WarsParkway. Shortly thereafter, ahuge facility for seniors wasconstructed across the streetfrom the Faulkner Hospital.Thus the irreversible intru-sions into what was once avast (by city standards) for-ested area had started beforeour current century.

Across Centre Street a re-habilitation hospital hadusurped a large portion ofneighboring Arboretum prop-erty. Recently, a university’sbotanical research buildinggobbled up another large par-cel of Arboretum woodland.

Allandale Woods, signifi-

LIBRARY COMMITTEEAPPRECIATES THE MAYORS SUPPORT

To the Editor,The Friends of Roslindale Branch Library

would like to thank Mayor Walsh for increasingthe allocation to the library renovations. We arevery excited about what will now be a compre-hensive, strategic renovation that will result in alibrary that is modern, welcoming, and bettersuited to serve the Roslindale community by cre-ating significantly more interior space and greatlyenhanced exterior areas. We appreciate theMayor’s support in helping us to realize ourcommunity’s vision for our branch library.

Sincerely,Friends of Roslindale Branch Library

Renovation CommitteeNicolene Hengen (Committee Chair), Chris-

tine Cignoli (Friends Co-Chair), Amy Gitlin(Friends Co-Chair), Sarah Lee Chokshi, JohnCovert, Emily Ferrier, Laura Gang, John Hicks,Constance Martin, Lauren Peter (Friends ViceChair), Stan Phillips, Greg Tobin, Talia Whyte(Friends Treasurer), Carter Wilkie, Michael Wil-liams

ROXBURY PREP IS ANOPPORTUNITY CREATOR

To the Editor,Since 1999, Roxbury Prep has been offering

a first-class education to thousands of students.Roxbury Prep primarily serves low-income stu-dents of color in a city and nation still beset witha pervasive and inherently unnecessary achieve-ment gap. Roxbury Prep middle school gradu-

ates are graduating from college at five timesthe rate of low-income students across the coun-try. When the opportunity to open a Roxbury PrepHigh School that would serve Roxbury Prep’smiddle school graduates as well as new studentsfrom other Boston schools, it presented a tre-mendous opportunity for our city. In its third yearof operation, Roxbury Prep High School ishoused in two temporary locations, miles apart.Roxbury Prep students and families and all itspotential new students and families deserve a per-manent home in a single location. I am proud tohave been a teacher, a Principal, and the Manag-ing Director of Roxbury Prep from 2001 – 2016.More importantly, I am proud to be a Roslindaleresident and the mom to three adopted boys, ages14, 11, and 4. My kids have attended district,parochial, and charter schools. Just like anymom, I will do anything to get my kids intoschools that work for them. Every parent sharesthat same desire and our city needs to continueto provide high quality options for children inevery neighborhood. Roxbury Prep is a consci-entious neighbor – the new facility will pro-vide opportunities for the whole community.Roxbury Prep is also an opportunity creator, anachievement equalizer, and a second family tothousands of children and parents. Let’s sup-port their opportunity to learn in a high-qualityfacility where they can have community and per-manence. It’s what we would all want for ourkids.

Dana LehmanRoslindale

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You know that your city anchors the region when everyother mayor thinks they can con you out of some money.

The soon-to-be-renamed-we-assume Wynn casino sharesa border with Everett and Boston. Yet, somehow (we suspecta sad song on a tiny violin) Sommerville stuck its hand for,essentially hush money.

“Pay us or you won’t get the waterfront permits you mayneed,” it threatened developers. In the end, court challengesdid little more than bleed about $400,000 from that city’s cof-fers.

Next up at bat is Quincy, with an escalating war of wordsbetween our mayor and theirs.

Remember the homeless shelter and drug treatment centerthat had to close in 2014 because the Long Island bridge be-came impassable? Well, Mayor Walsh has committed $92 mil-lion out of Boston’s budget to rebuild the ramshackle bridgeover the next three years. It is all part of Walsh’s plan to com-bat the opioid crisis.

Quincy residents – and we somewhat understand their plight– don’t want the added traffic a bridge repair would bringback to its streets. We only partially feel bad because, afterall, the bridge isn’t a new thing they never dealt with in thepast.

Quincy Mayor Tom Koch has voiced his traffic concernsto Walsh, complaints that have largely fallen on deaf ears.Quincy’s plan: ferries that can shuttle patients and others toand from Long Island.

The Patriot Ledger recently reported that Quincy At-LargeCity Councilor Anne Mahoney is among those calling for acity ordinance that would require Quincy City Council to ap-prove construction of the new bridge. “It’s really importantthat we stand strong to Boston,” she was quoted as saying. “Wehave to be proactive.”

Yes, the fact is that Quincy owns Moon Island, which is neededto base the bridge extending to Long Island. So, they do havesome skin in the game and a reason to beef. Then again, a three-year reprieve from bridge traffic was always intended to be tem-porary. Heck, the structure was there since 1951, hardly a “new”headache to deal with. We do, however, concede that construc-tion traffic is a concern and, perhaps, barges provide a way tomitigate that impact.

The bigger question, however, isn’t how Boston can play nicewith its southern neighbor. That is a distraction. What taxpayersshould be asking is why bother spending that much money on abridge. Can’t that money be better apportioned to landlockedfacilities and shelters? The concept of Long Island has alwaysstruck us as a plan to shuffle off “undesirables” to their own littlecolony. That may not be the intention, but it is the result.

The city might well consider taking half the bridge money, ex-pand other facilities, or build what they need, and keep the bal-ance for other drug prevention/rehabilitation programs. Bridgesalone aren’t going to help anybody.



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Joe Zellner, reenacting 54th Regiment Pvt. Solomon Pierce of Munson, Mass., demonstrates how to loada Civil War era (replica) rifle to some curious boys who came by for the Children’s Open House held onThursday, April 19. The exhibit, “In Camp at Readville” is currently open at the Menino Arts Center (26Central Ave.) through Friday, April 27.


Work begins on ReservationRoad Turf Field

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is advising resi-dents and park users that renovation of the artificial turf field atHyde Park’s Reservation Road Park will begin this month. Res-ervation Road Park is a mixed-use facility containing an artifi-cial turf field, a regional skate park, urban wild, a connection tothe Mother Brook Reservation, and parking. The artificial turfproject is an initial phase to an overall $3,220,000 park renova-tion including natural areas, the skate park, and parking lot. Theartificial turf field was bid first and is scheduled to be done bymid-summer of this year. The second phase will be bid in thesummer for fall 2018/spring 2019 construction.

The initial phase will be the replacement of the existing arti-ficial turf field, the oldest currently in the Boston parks system.The contractor is Fleming Bros. and the project budget is$681,500. Upcoming design work will focus on better connec-tion between the existing uses, upgrading the amenities, and cre-ating a more inviting and more heavily used facility.

The Parks Department will be hosting the third in a series ofmeetings to discuss upcoming improvements to Reservation RoadPark on Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the BCYF Hyde ParkCommunity Center at 1179 River St. The meeting will providethe public with the opportunity to review planned improvementson the renovation of the park. For further information or to re-quest meeting translation services, please call (617) 961-3019.

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Also on April 19, the HP150 Youth Fitness Challenge was held downthe street from the MAC, at the BCYF (Boston Center for Youth andFamilies)/Municipal Building (1179 River St.). Coordinated by themayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services’ Bryan Flynn, BCYF Ad-ministrative Coordinator Robert Hickey, and Menino YMCA Op-erations Director Steve Nilson, the event drew about 200 local kidsbetween 5-12 years old to participate in different exercise chal-lenges.



pros are, what our cons are,where we stand, what compro-mises might exist, and thattype of thing, with regard toour Association,” she said.

Having said that, Johnneneintroduced the main appoint-ment of the evening, concern-ing the urban farm proposedfor Norton Street and ManilaAvenue.

According to Johnnene,one of the two developers –Tim Smith, of Roslindale –had requested three days ear-lier to be put on the agenda inorder to give an update on theproject’s progress.

Although Smith waspresent and did comment fromhis seat at the center table,Project Manager JordanDeasy, coordinating the pro-cess for the Department ofNeighborhood Development(DND) did almost all of thetalking, reviewing the projectso far and outlining its nextsteps.

Two community meetingsoccurring in February andMay 2017 resulted in WeGrow Microgreens reworkingits proposal after the first oneand, after the second meetingat which Deasy said that folkswere comfortable moving for-ward with requests for pro-posals, putting in the only ap-plication to develop the site,which was accepted.

During the comprehensivefarm review process con-ducted by the Boston Planning& Development Agency(BPDA), the decision wasmade to hold a third commu-nity meeting regarding theproject based on the questionsand concerns raised by localresidents.

“My point tonight is that Iknow it was on the agenda,and I know some folks havesome great content specificquestions, but instead of tak-ing up all of the meeting to-night talking about that, we’regoing to host the third meet-ing,” Deasy said. “I’ll workinternally to make sure all ofthe right people are here to an-

swer your questions on zon-ing, and I know there are a lotof Boston Water and Sewerconcerns, flooding concerns,and things like that.”

That didn’t stop questionsfrom coming in, most ofwhich Deasy attempted to de-flect to that third as of yet un-scheduled community meet-ing.

In the process of answer-ing one of those questions,however, she did mention thatbecause of the urban agricul-tural restriction limiting theland’s use, the lowest accept-able bid was set at $100 perparcel.

This raised an issue withan abutter to the site, who gotDeasy to confirm that the ap-plicant had bought sevenbuildable lots for a total of$700.

“We put out the informa-tion (RFP) with the appraisedvalue of, I think it was a littleover $90,000 for the seven,”Deasy said.

“And they sold them for$700. The seven,” the abutterreiterated.

“Yep,” Deasy confirmed“And it was an open process.The RFP was online for aboutsix weeks.”

Another attendee asked,“Why didn’t you reject itthen?”

“It was the only bid that wereceived, for $100 a parcel,”Deasy said.

“That was the best deal theCity could get, was $700?”

“It was the only bid we re-ceived,” Deasy said.

In the course of the ex-change, the abutter raised thepossibility of the urban farmbeing a foregone conclusion.

“I think there have beenopportunities to have con-structive conversations abouthow the plans are looking andabout the concerns, and now’sthe time to alter the plan tosomething that people arecomfortable with,” Deasysaid.

The same attendee whohad questioned the $700 bid

also questioned the appraisedvalue of the land, stating thatthe DND would push the pro-posal through, adding that itwas in violation “of all thebuilding codes – 89, 69, 10 –and you’re just pushing itthrough. You gave it away for$700.”

“It’s a railroad deal,” theabutter repeated.

Deasy’s appearance con-cluded when Johnnenebrought Officer PaulBroderick up to present thepolice report, but no soonerhad he finished than anotherskirmish flared up betweenlocal activist Craig Martin andHyde Park Liaison for theMayor’s Office of Neighbor-hood Services Bryan Flynn.

The issue in question waswhat Martin had determinedto be inadequate notificationregarding an abutters meetingregarding a proposed develop-ment at Yuill Circle, for whichhe squarely placed the blameon the Mayor’s Office.

In the exchange that fol-lowed, Flynn – a Readvilleresident in the immediate vi-cinity of the property in ques-tion – first stated that notify-ing abutters was thedeveloper’s responsibility, notthe Mayor’s or CouncilorMcCarthy’s.

Flynn also agreed that thefirst meeting had been inap-propriately noticed (he hadn’treceived one at his house),and added that he had droppedflyers at houses throughoutthe neighborhood for the sec-ond meeting, making the pointthat only four people hadshowed up for it.

“How do you expect thedeveloper’s lawyer to actuallynotify the neighborhood whenit’s in direct conflict withwhat’s right for him?” askedone resident.

This led to a suggestion byJohnnene that some sort oflegislation be proposed forabutters notices to be deliv-ered by certified mail, withproof of delivery, for anyoneliving within 300 feet, as wellas for any registered associa-tions within the neighbor-hood.

The underlying theme ofthe meeting, though, were the

growing number of develop-ments in the neighborhood,and Johnnene’s message re-peated several times through-out the session that, “we can-not expect them (representa-tives) to be our voice. We haveto be our own voice.”

In other developmentnews, Johnnene also notifiedthe group that the final ap-proved for the National Gridcomponent of the Yard 5project had been granted theprior week, “so there’s verylittle we can do about thosetrucks going in and out ofthere.”

Word on the 36-78Sprague St. development fromCouncilor McCarthy’s repre-sentative Steve Maguire isthat the general sentimentfrom City Hall, though hestated that he would not speakspecifically for McCarthy isthat the project is too large.

Jim Maher, President ofthe Manor Neighborhood As-sociation in Dedham was alsoin attendance in an effort tostay up to date on the 36-78Sprague St. development, aswell as Yard 5 goings on.

“There are a number ofpeople on the other side of theBridge that are just as con-cerned as you about what’sgoing on in Hyde Park, andwe’ll be here to help you ifyou need our help,” he said.

The next Readville Neigh-borhood Watch meeting isscheduled for May 17 at 6:30p.m.

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A resident voices his complaints to Department of Neighborhood Development Project Manager JordanDeasy (top right corner of photo) regarding the urban farm proposed for Readville.



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MAYOR WALSH HOSTSRETURN OF THE SWANSMAY 2

Mayor Martin J. Walsh andBoston Parks CommissionerChris Cook welcome Boston’smost popular waterfowl backduring the 30th Annual Returnof the Swans event on Wednes-day, May 2. The celebration inthe Public Garden begins withentertainment at 11 a.m. Afterwintering at the Franklin ParkZoo, Romeo and Juliet will re-side during the summer monthsin the Public Garden. The swanswill be returned to the lagoonfollowing a parade that begins atthe Beacon and Charles Streetcorner of the park near the“Make Way for Ducklings”statue. Carts beautifully deco-rated by Boston’s Winston Flow-ers will help usher the swans tothe release site.

Led by a brass band, the pa-rade will continue to the GeorgeWashington Statue at the Com-monwealth Avenue/ArlingtonStreet entrance, over the pedes-trian bridge, and end on theBoylston Street side of the la-goon for the official Return ofthe Swans ceremony. The ac-companying entertainment pro-gram, sponsored in part by theFriends of the Public Garden,begins at 11 a.m. The celebrationwill include a brass band, facepainters, a reading of “MakeWay for Ducklings” led by theBoston Park Rangers, andchildren’s activities presented bythe Four Seasons Hotel Boston.In-kind sponsors HP Hood LLC,Power Crunch, and the Four Sea-sons Hotel Boston will providerefreshments.

THE 25TH ANNUALCORRIB CLASSIC 5KROAD RACE

The 25th Annual Corrib clas-sic 5K Road Race will take placeon June 3, at noon. Proceeds willbenefit local West RoxburyCharities. Located at the BillingsField, Lagrange Street WestRoxbury. Distance is five kilo-meters (3.1 miles). There will bea Post-Race cookout and cel-

ebrations. Trophies and gifts totop division finishers. The first500 Pre-Registered race entrantswill receive T-Shirts. Day of reg-istration opens at 10 to 11:50a.m. Fee $35.00 on race day.Badge Pick up opens at 10 to11:50 a.m.

BCYF ANNOUNCESENROLLMENT FOR SNAPSHOT TEENPHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM

Boston youth ages 16-18 areinvited to apply now for BostonCenters for Youth & Families(BCYF) Snap Shot Teen Photog-raphy Program. This uniquesummer job program is madepossible via a partnership be-tween BCYF and the JohnHancock MLK Summer Schol-ars Program. The BCYF SnapShot program teaches youthabout photography while theyexplore Boston’s neighborhoods,museums and historic sites. Theyoung people also photographmany BCYF community centers,programs and events.

A professional photographerteaches the program. Participantslearn about different techniques,equipment and concepts. Theyare also introduced to a varietyof professional photographersthrough books, websites and ex-hibitions in art galleries and mu-seums around Boston. The pro-gram also includes field trips todifferent neighborhoods in Bos-ton. At the end of the summer,their work is showcased at an ex-hibition.

The program will run fromMonday, July 2 through Friday,Aug. 17. Participants will work20 hours each week. Interestedyoung people can apply by visit-ing BCYF’s website atBoston.Gov/BCYF. Deadline forapplying is Friday, June 1. Formore information, [email protected].

PICS IN THEPARKS RETURNS

Mayor Martin J. Walsh andthe Boston Parks and RecreationDepartment invite Boston resi-dents to participate in the freePics in the Parks photographyworkshops taking place on five

Sundays in April and May from2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Individuals of all ages andskill levels are welcome to bringtheir cameras and participate inthese informal sessions led by aphotography instructor. Partici-pants will learn techniques fortaking impressive photographsof Boston’s scenic parks as wellas be given a theme to focus oneach Sunday. Select photos willbe chosen for an exhibit at Bos-ton City Hall.

Dates and locations are asfollows:

April 29, Chandler Pond, 95Lake Shore Dr., Brighton

May 6, Winthrop Square, 55Winthrop St., Charlestown

For more information pleasevisit the Boston Parks and Rec-reation Department atw w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /bostonparksdepartment orwww.boston.gov/parks. Par-ticipants must bring their ownequipment and can register viaemail by [email protected].

ALLSTON/BRIGHTON

57 READERS ANDWRITERS PRESENTSTHAT WAS ODD!ORIGINALSTORIES AND SONG

6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 8,2018 Faneuil Branch Library419 Faneuil Street OakSquare, Brighton.

57 Readers and Writers:Named for the 57 bus route,this group writes on a selectedtopic and presents to the com-munity. (Don’t worry, there arenot 57 readers performing.)

CLASSICAL MUSICCONCERT-NEWENGLANDCONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

David Bernat on the violinand Jiarong Li, piano will per-form on May 5, Saturday, 2p.m. at the Brighton BranchLibrary/40 Academy HillRoad/(617)782-6032. Workswill include: Bach-Partita No.3 in E major Schubert-Sonatinain D major, Op. 137 Chopin-Pre-ludes, Op. 28 Schumann-Violin

Sonata No.2, Op. 121. All arewelcome

MARY HOWLANDSMOYER WOMEN INBOSTON’S PUBLIC ART

The event takes place onThursday, April 26, 7 p.m. lo-cated at the Brighton AllstonCongregational Church 404Washington St., Brighton Center.This event is free and open to thepublic. Refreshments will beserved.

BOOKDISCUSSION GROUP

A book discussion meets atthe Brighton Branch Library onthe last Wednesday of eachmonth at 11:15 a.m. The featuredselection for April 25 will beSaints for All Occasions by J.Courtney Sullivan.

RING-A-DING-DING!MUSIC OF THE RAT PACK

Carol O’Shaughnessy,Boston’s queen of cabaret, singsmusic of the Rat Pack featuringhits by Frank Sinatra, Dean Mar-tin and Sammy Davis Jr. April28, Saturday, 2 p.m. BrightonBranch Library/40 Academy HillRoad/ (617) 782-6032. All arewelcome.

BEGINNINGINTERNET CLASS

Help is available on a one onone basis to get you started. Callfor an appointment and ask forAlan, Brighton Branch Library/40 Academy Hill Rd./ (617) 782-6032.

HYDE PARK

SATURDAY MORNINGBLOCK PARTY

Come play, build, and learntogether at a block party – librarystyle. Playing with blocks pro-vides opportunities to learn aboutmath and science, pre-readingskills, social skills, and motorskills. Various building blockswill be available including woodblocks, magnetic blocks,KAPLA blocks, soft blocks, andbaby blocks. No registration isrequired. The Block Party takesplace on Saturday, April 28, 2018

at 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. located atthe Hyde Park Branch of the Bos-ton Public Library 35 HarvardAvenue Hyde Park, MA 02136

CHESS AND CHECKERSWITH CHARLIE

Children are welcome tocome and learn to play chess orcheckers with Charlie Cleary onSaturday afternoons. Sponsoredby the Friends of the Hyde ParkBranch Library. Free to all. Noregistration required. The eventtakes place on Saturday, April 28,2018, 1 – 4 p.m. located at theHyde Park Branch of the Bos-ton Public Library.

BOSTON RENAISSANCECHARTER SCHOOL 9THANNUAL PLAYWORKSRUN

On Saturday, May 19, stu-dents and staff members fromBoston Renaissance CharterSchool will participate in the 9thAnnual Playworks Run for Re-cess 5K presented by PlayworksNew England in partnership withthe New Balance Foundation.Funds raised through the familyfriendly 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run,which will take place alongFranklin Park’s world-famouscross country course adjacent tothe zoo in Roxbury, will supportplay and physical activity in 140elementary schools across NewEngland.

Registration and start timesare as follows:

Pre-Registration and Regis-tration opens at 8:30 a.m.,OneMile Fun Run beings at 10 a.m.,5K Run for Recess begins at10:30 a.m., Recess noon - 1 p.m.

All ages welcome. Registra-tion fees range from $10 to $50,dependent upon route and grouppackages. All fees increase by $5for onsite at Franklin Park. Toregister for the 9th AnnualPlayworks Run for Recess 5K onMay 19, to support a schoolteam, or to volunteer, visit: https://www.playworks.org/new-england/event/playworks-9th-annual-run-recess/. For furtherquestions, contact KarleenHerbst, Playworks New England

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BOT says farewell to 54th exhibit, Barbara Baxter

A view of an enlisted soldier’s tent next to an officer’s tent, as envisioned by the 54th Regiment Re-enactorsand the Menino Arts Center.

PHOTO BY JASON FAZZIO

A Board of Trade (BOT) re-ception at Hyde Park’s MeninoArts Center gave communitymembers a last chance to view anexhibit telling the story of the 54thMassachusetts Volunteer InfantryRegiment, whose heroic exploitsbecame more popularly knownthrough the 1989 feature film“Glory” and whose historical andcultural significance seems to havegrown steadily since.

Longtime community activistBarbara Baxter passed away thisweek and Batey and the BOT alsorecognized her vast contributionsto the community.

“There is no one who caredmore or gave more of herself forthe interests of her beloved HydePark neighborhood. There is noone more selfless, more passion-ate in her defense of those with-out a voice, more sympathetic tosociety’s outcasts and rejects,more willing to give the secondchance, to forgive and move on,to find common ground, to makepeace,” said Scott J. Batey, presi-dent of the Hyde Park Board ofTrade.

He then read an impressive listof activities to which Baxter com-mitted herself, including serving adecade as President of the HydePark Neighborhood Association,her campaign to cleanup the LewisChemical Brownfield, the FactoryHill Community Garden and theNeponset River clean-up.

About the last, he said, “Whenyou think of that project, how do

you not think of Barbara?”The BOT moved on to the

elaborate exhibit, which has beenon display since March 15 andbrings alive a history of the 54th;important as the first regimentmade up entirely of free black menas well as for winning several keybattles.

The exhibit featured hundredsof artifacts - many from the pe-riod, others recreated and somefrom original 54th Regimentsources - including photos, books,weapons, food provisions and evena life-sized model camp with can-vas tent and bedrolls. Taken to-gether, attendees could gain a fullunderstanding of the conditions thatled to the regiment’s formation, theplight of its soldiers on the battle-field and the impact that the regi-ment continues to have today.

Donning meticulously-recre-ated uniforms, Hospital StewardRay Bartlett, Private Joe Zellnerand 1st Sergeant Gerard Grimesacted as docents throughout anevening billed as a “3D exhibition”of living history.

The majority of the items ondisplay have been collected bylong-tenured regiment memberBenny White, who holds the rankof 1st Lieutenant.

White, who says he beganamassing the collection 28 yearsago, led a presentation with fel-low re-enactors to illustrate thesoldiers’ experiences while re-counting aspects of the group’shistory.

Descriptions of the compo-nents of the uniforms and a dem-onstration of the use of a musketwere given particular attention. As

White gave a series of commands,Grimes executed the steps takento load, pack and fire a lead ballfrom his musket. White explainedthat a soldier would have beenexpected to complete the se-quence in no more than 20 sec-onds, firing as many as three shotsin a minute (at the very least) un-der sometimes very difficult con-ditions on the battlefield.

Today’s Regiment is notmerely a group of volunteers withan interest in local Civil War his-tory. In late 2008, the 54th Regi-ment were reactivated as a partof the Massachusetts NationalGuard by former Governor DevalPatrick in time for the group towalk in the procession at Presi-dent Barack Obama’s First Inau-guration, repeating the honor at his

Second Inauguration.Of the 100 or so members of

today’s Regiment, the civilian vol-unteer re-enactors form CompanyA, while Company C is composedof Guardsmen with formal duties,including ceremonial support tothe governor and performingmilitary honors across Massa-chusetts at as many as 4,500 in-terments annually, according toretired Colonel SterlingMacLeod, former commanderof the Regiment.

Speaking before the eventat the monthly dinner meetingof the Board of Trade,MacLeod compared his expe-rience living in the history-steeped Plymouth area to thepotential significance of theRegiment on the business com-

munity of Hyde Park.“The 54th Regiment was a

force multiplier in the CivilWar,” he said, “but their homeis Camp Meigs in Readville.”

MacLeod’s suggestion thatHyde Park could benefit frombecoming known as theRegiment’s origin was ech-oed by many that night, withmany attendees wonderinghow to keep the exhibit openyear-round.

Batey told attendees thathe will “try to inspire politi-cians and businesspeople tofind a home in Hyde Park” fora permanent exhibit.

On the chances of that happen-ing, White sounded an optimistic note.

“I have some prospects.”The exhibit closes Friday, April 27.


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DeathsCAPOZZI

Michael A. Of Readville,April 15. Beloved father ofBrittany Capozzi of Dedham,and her fiance MatthewPimentel, and dear cousin ofMarion Barone of Readville.Also survived by several othercousins and many friends. Sonof the late Anthony and AssuntaJ. (Catanzariti) Capozzi, andcousin of the late ThomasBarone. Visiting hours Thurs-day, 4-8 p.m. at the Folsom Fu-neral Home, 87 Milton St.,DEDHAM. Relatives andfriends were invited to gatherat the funeral home and proceedto St. Anne’s Church, 82 W.Milton St., Readville, for hisMass of Christian Burial. Inter-ment was in Fairview Cem-etery, Boston.

HANRATTY

Gladys (Morin) of the BlakeEstates, Hyde Park formerly ofRoslindale passed away onApril 18, 2018. Beloved wifeof the late James Hanratty. De-voted mother of the late Jamesand Stephen Hanratty. Lovinggrandmother of Christine andStephen Hanratty. Sister ofMadeline Day, and BarbaraMarchetti and the late HaroldMorin, Mary Cobett and HelenO’Brien. Also survived by sev-eral nieces and nephews.Glady’s Funeral Service washeld in the P.E. Murray - F.J.Higgins, George F. Doherty &Sons Funeral Home on Satur-day, April 22. Interment wasprivate.

Build BPS gives updatesfor this year's budget


Boston Public Schools(BPS) representatives gave theBoston City Council an updateon capital projects associatedwith the district on Monday,and the outlook is

Associate SuperintendentThomas Welch said that theyfocused on the Build BPS Ini-tiative, which is a mission state-ment created through outreachwith BPS parents and studentsin previous years for a $1 bil-lion investment over the next 10years.

Benjamin Vainer, from Bos-ton Mayor Marty Walsh’s cabi-net, said the goals of the capi-tal improvements have been di-vided into four categories,which are new builds and ex-pansions, capital repairs, sys-tem-wide initiatives (projectsfor more than one school acrossthe district) and renovationsand reconfiguration projects.

“Specifically, diving a littlebit deeper into the new buildsand expansions we have somehighlights,” he said. “These in-clude the Deerborn STEM,which everyone has praised andit’s going to be a beautiful newbuilding, we’re really excitedabout that. The Eliot Renova-tion which has had the multiplephases we’re excited about fin-ishing up that project, the Bos-ton Arts Academy which willbe breaking ground soon for anew building in the Fenway sothat the Arts are right at the topof learning for those studentsand we’re continuing a newproject with the Carter Schoolfor a feasibility study which wegot approved from the (Massa-chusetts School Building Au-thority) to figure out how we’regoing to move that project for-ward.”

With the exception of theEliot School Renovation,Vainer said all of these projectsand hopefully any futureprojects for Build BPS havematching funds or reimburse-ment plans through the state. Inthat vein, the capital repairs arefunded in much the same way,utilizing the MSBA’s acceler-ated repair project for window,boiler and roof replacement. In2017, 11 schools were ap-proved for fund reimbursementon those projects. Six otherschools were approved forworks starting this summer andseven others have been submit-ted.

For the system-wide initia-tives bucket of the capital im-provement plan for BPS, the21st Century Schools Fund hasagreed to donate $13 million toall schools in the district fornew technology and furniture,

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which Vainer said is desper-ately needed.

“Right now, we’re startingin the next several weeks wewill being the delivery of thebrand new furniture, it’s a very,very major process here it’sgoing to take probably four orfive months because it’s liter-ally thousands of pieces of fur-niture that’s going to be deliv-ered across the city plus the lo-gistics of taking the old stuffout,” Vainer said.

Welch also said they areworking to expand the Hub andSpoke Kitchen Project, nowcalled My Way Cafe, whichaims to have fresh food pre-pared onsite in BPS schools, in-vesting $3 million a year in newtechnology for all schools and$5 million starting in the nextfiscal year for new security fea-tures in schools. Vainer alsosaid school playground repairsand installations, starting withthe Sumner School inRoslindale – which burneddown in an act of vandalism –will be starting this summer.

“This year we’re startingwith the Sumner School play-ground, and additional schoolscould be added, we just metwith the Community Preserva-tion Committee to see other op-portunities to partner with themas well as external partners tomake sure that all of our el-ementary schools have up-to-date playgrounds,” he said.

Vainer said they will also bekeeping an annual update reportwith the Build BPS progressand spending for any residentto find online in the next monthat http://buildbps.org/reports.

At-Large City CouncilorAnnissa Essaibi-George askedafter properties that are leasedto the city and used by BPS butnot under the ownership of themunicipal government, andasked that they be updated onhow much property the cityuses but does not own and doesit make sense to do so and ifanything that the city builds inthe future could take over thatuse and save the city some moremoney. She also said that thecity needs to work with North-eastern University, as the cityuses space in the university tohave integrated educationclasses and internships withBPS students, because the uni-versity does not pay its paymentin lieu of taxes (PILOT) prom-ise to the amount its leadershipset at the formation of the PI-LOT.

“We should be looking forNortheastern to perhaps coverthat expense because they don’tfulfill their PILOT commit-ment,” she said.

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went over some of their ideasfor the playground as well.Offshoots was hired last yearto facilitate the design of thepark/playground, which is be-ing paid for from a grant fromthe Soloman Foundation. Theplan is to take ideas generatedfrom last week’s meeting, con-dense them for the next meet-ing and, hopefully, by the thirdmeeting have two schematicdesigns for residents to choosefrom. Then, the SWBCDC andPOHWER will start tofundraise for said designs tobegin construction.

Kennen said they wanted tofigure out what uses residentswant for the area, and empha-sized that access to the riverarea – where there is access tothe river for boats and trails forhiking and active recreation –could be a use residents maynot have considered becauseright now, all that is fenced offfor undetermined reasons.

“When we’re talking aboutwhat this space can be, we’renot just talking about the grassarea, we’re talking about eventhe connection that goes downby the water and all the way tothe shopping mall (on RiverStreet),” she said. “You canhave some really nice experi-ences along the river that Ithink haven’t been capitalizedon.”

Because of the presence ofPCBs in the water, no fishing,swimming or wading would beallowed.

“The hope is that this getscleaned up in time, that’s theobjective,” Kennen said. “We

Doyle Playground continued from page 1don’t want to wade, we don’twant to swim or eat the fish. Iguess you could catch the fishand send it back, you might getsome interesting specimens,but you definitely don’t wantto eat them.”

Kennen said that residentsshould consider the area forcommunity events, and manyresidents agreed, also positingthat they may consider com-munity spaces like a small am-phitheater for music anddrama, but also heating lampsso that events can be held inthe fall and possibly winter.

“Let’s create a social spacefor the community to be ableto come together and hang outat,” she said. “The gatheringspace means you could haveflexible events, like boot camp,movies, green athletic events,etc.”

Kennan also floated theidea of a mural which residentsseemed to gravitate towards,and posted on an idea wall thatit could feature the images andhistory of the 54th Regiment,the Grimke Sisters or John Jo-seph Enneking, all of whomcame out of the neighborhood.

SWBCDC Executive Di-rector Erica Schwarz said thenight was a great success andshe hopes residents continue toparticipate in the process.

“It’s always great when youspend a couple of hours in aroom with your neighbors talk-ing and laughing, that’s what Iobserved most,” she said.“Those conversations weredone in a very fun way that ledus all to a lot of laughter and

that’s a great way to start a pro-cess when you’re thinking ofimproving your community. Ithink the actual ideas gener-ated from all that discussionwill provide very meaty infor-mation for the professional de-sign team to come back to thecommunity that really reflectswhat the community is look-ing for.”

For more information andnotices for upcoming meetingsregarding the Doyle Play-ground, go to http://www.swbcdc.org/. To help tofundraise for the constructionof the site, go topa t ron ic i ty.com/pro jec t /doyle_playground_transformation_1#!/

COMMUNITY SENIORSThe Community Seniors

meet the second Tuesday of themonth at St. John’s parish hall,4740 Washington St., WestRoxbury, at 12:30 p.m. Newmembers welcome to join. Formore information, call Phyllisat 617-364-2280

GO-GO SENIORSGo-Go Seniors Meetings

are on the first Tuesday of ev-ery month. We are looking fornew membership and our an-nual membership dues are$8.00. All are welcome. Meet-ings located at the MunicipalBuilding on Hyde Park Avenueat noon in Hyde Park.

Our next meeting is May 1.Annual dues are due. We arehaving a Chicken Dinner by re-quest. The cost is $12.00. CallJoann at 617-232-0071

The Inn at East Hill Farmsis on May 7. The cost is $69.00a person. We depart from theShaws Parking Lot in HydePark at 9:30 a.m. Return timeis at 4:30 p.m.

Senior Club NewsTHE VILLAGERS

The Villagers of Roslindalemeet on the first Tuesday of themonth in St. John ChrysostomChurch Hall, 4740 WashingtonStreet, West Roxbury. The so-cial hour is from noon to 12:45p.m. with refreshments. OurDues are paid annually and are$10.00 per member. All inquir-ies, please call our PresidentDiane Grallo @ 617-323-8654or Jean Parrelli @ 617-325-4695

MIL-PAROur next Mil-Par Meeting is

scheduled for May 3, and willbe a 50/50 meeting. Please callSal Ferlito at 617-361- 2845 ifyou are unable to come to themeeting, so that he can orderthe appropriate number oflunches.

This will be a “SuperBingo” meeting if you are in-terested. Our meetings will con-tinue to be at the Blue HillsCollaborative Center untilrenovations are completed at St.Pius X Church Hall.


Development Manager, [email protected] or call(617)-708-1734.

RESERVATION ROADPARK COMMUNITYMEETING

The Boston Parks and Rec-reation Department invites thepublic to the third in a series ofmeetings to discuss upcomingimprovements to ReservationRoad Park. We look forward tohearing your thoughts on therenovation of this park includingskate park, artificial turf field,natural areas and parking lot.The Meeting takes place onTuesday, May 8 6:30 p.m. to 8p.m. BCYF Hyde Park Com-munity Center 1179 River St.,Hyde Park. For further infor-mation or to request meetingtranslation services, please call(617) 961-3019

THE 29TH ANNUAL HYDEPARK ART ASSOCIATIONMEMBERS EXHIBIT

Hyde Park Art Associationannounces the 29th AnnualHyde Park Art AssociationMembers Exhibit at ScollaySquare Gallery/Boston CityHall. Twenty-Eight Hyde ParkArt Association artist memberswill be exhibiting more thansixty pieces of art. This exhibitis being curated by SasjaLucas, also participating. Theshow closes on May 11. Therewill be a reception with MayorWalsh and artists on ThursdayApril 26, 2018 at 3 p.m. All arewelcome to attend. Located atOne City Hall Plaza, Boston,MA 02201.

BCYF SUMMER CAMPThe BCYF Hyde Park Com-

munity Center is currently ac-cepting applications for sum-mer camp. Camp is for children7 - 12 years old and runs for 6weeks starting on July 9. Stop by

the community center to pick upyour application today. HydePark Community Center,1179River St., 617-635-5178.

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ARBOUR HOSPITAL:“STAMPING OUT MENTALHEALTH STIGMA”

Join Team Arbour forNAMIWalks Massachusetts2018! The walk takes place onSaturday, May 19, 2018 from 9a.m. - 1 p.m. Artesani Park, Bos-ton. You can sign up for the Walkhere: www.namiwalks.org/massachusetts

If you have any questionsplease contact Duamarius Stukesa [email protected]

WEST ROXBURYROSLINDALE

ANIMAL TALKSMonthly Parlor Meditations

and conversations about the ani-mals we love and remember.

Where: The Stratford St.United Church (77 Stratford St,West Roxbury, MA 02132 –Corner of Stratford St andAnawan Ave.)

Topic: Discovering YourPower Animal, Your Familiar

When: May 13, 2018 at 5p.m. (and every second Sundayof the Month)

Contact: Kaleel Sakakeeny,CPGC & Certified AnimalC o m m u n i c a t o [email protected] a Pet Ministrywww.petministryboston.com

AUTHOR TO SPEAK ATDEUTSCHES ALTENHEIM

In his autobiography, A Pas-sion for Persistence, JohnStephan Gorham takes us on ajourney through his life. Join usas the author recounts tales fromhis early days in Portland,

Maine, his experiences in theArmy and his adventures climb-ing the forty-eight peaks of NewHampshire that are 4,000 feet ormore. The free event takes placeat Deutsches Altenheim, 2222Centre St. in West Roxbury onMonday, April 30 at 2 p.m.Light refreshments will beserved. For more information,please call 617-325-1230.

4TH ANNUALROSLINDALE PORCHFEST SATURDAY SEPT. 15

The Roslindale Arts Allianceannounces that the 2018Roslindale Porch Fest will beheld on Saturday, Sept. 15 from1:30-5:30 p.m., with a rain dateof Sunday, Sept. 16. This fam-ily-friendly event showcases lo-cal talent all over Roslindalehosted by residents eager to pro-vide their porches, driveways,yards, and gazebos as venues forfree musical performances.Roslindale Porch Fest is free toall, thanks to our generous spon-sors. Last year’s event featuredlive music at 70 locations acrossRoslindale, with 110 music actsparticipating in styles rangingfrom folk to jazz to rock toreggae to classical, and a crowdestimated in the thousands.

Registration is now openfor both hosts and musicians athttp://www.roslindalearts.org/porchfest. The registrationdeadline is Aug. 1.

Roslindale Arts Alliance -w w w. r o s l i n d a l e a r t s . o r g /porchfest - www.facebook.com/roslindaleporchfest

BELLEVUE HILLIMPROVEMENTASSOCIATIONSPRING MEETING

Please come and join the con-versation: Cutting edge work byBPD at Tower, Airport/aircraftnoise, Local Construction devel-opments, Roxbury Prep Charter

School, Climb Bellevue Towerand news of a summer blockparty. Meeting takes place onMonday, April 30, 2018, 7 p.m.located at the St. George Ortho-dox Church hall in West Roxbury.

Invited guests include electedofficials, reps from DCR,Massport, and BPD. All neigh-bors (and neighborhoods) are in-vited.

See you soon!

RECIPE FOR A STRONGCOMMUNITY: ROSE’SBOUNTY FOOD PANTRY

8:00 - 11:30 p.m., June 1 atIrish Social Club. 119 Park St.WR. Doors open at 7:30. Eventto celebrate two years of success-ful operation of Rose’s Bounty,West Roxbury’s new food pantry,and to thank community and vol-unteers for their support. All pro-ceeds will be used for food andsupplies for the WR food pantry.The event includes live band,food, comedy, silent auction andmore. Tickets available atRockland Bank and Blue HillBank in WR. Discount for tablereservations. For more informa-tion or ticket inquiries call 857-203-0404 or [email protected].

SUFFOLK COUNTYREGISTRY OF DEEDS

Stephen J. Murphy, Registerof Deeds Office Hours. May 1,2018 BCYF Roche Family Com-munity Center West Roxbury 10a.m.-noon. Register Murphy andmembers of his staff will be avail-able t answer questions and con-cerns about any Registry of Deedsmatter. Information will be avail-able concerning the Massachu-setts Homestead Act. An internetready computer will be available toprint a Registry recorded deed, con-firm the status of a mortgage dis-charge or check on any filing.

No Appointment is Needed

ARTS ALLIANCEANNOUNCES THREE ARTSCHOLARSHIPS

The Roslindale Arts Alliance an-nounces the availability of three artscholarships (each $500) to beawarded in May. Any Boston studentin grades 3 through high school areeligible to apply. These scholarshipsare possible through fund raising ef-forts during the 20th Anniversary* ofIt’s All about Arts television show.

To be considered, send a shortvideo (mp4 format) of your art andwhy you love it [email protected] to enter is May 18. Pleaseindicate your age category: (1)Grades 3,4,5; (2) Grades 6,7,8 or (3)High School.

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!THE WEST ROXBURYHISTORICAL SOCIETY

A presentation by AnthonySammarco on the history of the El—Forest Hills Historic maps of West

Roxbury by Keith Help with titlesearches by Attorney Martin KeoghBusiness Meeting with TreasurerJohn Di Napoli

Come one, Come all! Bring afriend or two. Free and open to thepublic

The presentation takes place onMonday, April 30, 2018 @ 6:30West Roxbury Branch Library

Please like us on Facebook:facebook/West Roxbury HistoricalSociety QUESTIONS? COM-MENTS? RSVP Sandi [email protected]

ROSLINDALE DAYPARADE SPRING DINNERAND DANCE

The Roslindale Day ParadeCommittee will host their AnnualSpring Dinner and Dance on Fridayevening, May 4, from 7 p.m. to 10p.m. at St. Nectarios Hall inRoslindale Village. The event willfeature a dinner, special perfor-mances, two raffles, award presen-tations, a silent auction, followed bydancing to the music of DJ GlennWilliams.

The tickets are $25 each andmay be purchased by sending ane-mail [email protected], or atthe door of the event. The pro-ceeds will go towards thisyear’s 43rd Annual RoslindaleDay Parade taking place onSunday, Oct. 14, 2018. Formore information call 617-327-4886 or visitwww.roslindaleparade.com

DEAR FRIENDS OFBOSTON SOUTHFAIR SKIES

We continue to build sup-port and pressure for equitableuse of Boston’s airspace. How-ever, we still need you andyour neighbor ’s support topush for change. We inviteyou to the next communitymeeting open to the public:Wednesday, May 9, 6:30-8p.m. Roslindale CommunityCenter 6 Cummins Highway.Agenda: 1. Updates on theMassport Community Advi-sory Committee’s recommen-dations from Block I of theMIT r e sea rch p ro j ec t . 2 .F e e d b a c k f r o m m e e t i n g sw i t h c i t y c o u n c i l o r s t opush for more equitable useof Logan’s Runway 27 fort a k e o f f s . R S V P h e r e :h t t p s : / / d o c s . g o o g l e . c o m /f o r m s / d / e / 1 FA I p Q L S f -wzoygw16mug_DWTdNyVjjbKx8w-8gY9sTbGm0bCNf56vRw/viewform

Please forward this an-nouncement to your neighborsand post in community groups.

We’ll have awesome yardsigns on hand for those will-ing to display them communi-cating the Boston South FairSkies mission. And keep thosecomplaints rolling in when thejets roar! See you on May 9.

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as to the hospitality tent set upon the patio, ebbing and flow-ing as each new speakerwould step up to the micro-phone.

Scaccia, the longest serv-ing member of the state legis-lature, referenced painterJohn Enneking, MayorMenino, and Blue Hills BankPresident Bill Parent in hiscomments as major Hyde Parkfigures before looking out tothe gathered audience andcontinuing.

“I’m looking at you peopleout there, and I see greatnessin the next 50 years of HydePark because you folks, youfolks out there are going to bethe new leaders of HydePark,” he said.

The people Scaccia waslooking out to as he said thosewords were a mixture of life-long Hyde Park residents aswell as many relatively recentarrivals who have chosen to callthe neighborhood home.

Standing at a cocktail tablein the bar, Scott and WendyKriscinski, residents of HydePark since they moved fromAllston in 2003, thought backto their discovery of a neighbor-hood that they had known noth-ing about.

“We came here and we tooka walk in Stony Brook Reser-vation and loved it,” theKriscinski’s said. “It was sortof the Olmsted connection.That was the clincher, we fellin love.”

Throughout the evening,listening to people’s stories,variations of this theme areoften repeated, with variousguests having moved fromother, more urban neighbor-hoods of the city to a relativelyunknown Hyde Park… withthe odd bit of syncopationthrown in for good measure.

Jen Springer moved fromWest Roxbury to the neighbor-hood five years ago to thepuzzlement of some friendsand acquaintances. Uncertainherself, she soon grew to loveHyde Park and spoke of its bestpoint, as far as she was con-cerned.

“The diversity is the great-

est thing, but it’s not diversityfor the sake of diversity,” shesaid. “It’s like everybody justlives together and treats eachother the same. It feels like oneof the most integrated placesin Boston I’ve ever been. HydePark doesn’t get as good a repas it should get because it’s areally cool place. It has a lotof hidden gems and a lot ofamazing people and a greatsense of community that Ithink is underrated.”

On the other side of theroom, Bob Consalvo Sr. and hiswife Diane – lifelong HydePark residents – shared theirown thoughts on the neighbor-hood.

“Hyde Park was always aspecial place,” Bob said. “Itwas always the perfect place formiddle class families to raisetheir children: green space,walking to places, good trans-portation, you couldn’t ask foranything better. The problemis that people are starting tofind out about it.”

“I grew up being happy andhaving fun and being comfort-able,” Diane followed. “Wechose to live here: we couldhave lived anywhere after wegot married. We built twohouses because, you know,we’re just Hyde Parkers. Wewere happy and we’re stillhappy.”

Earlier, Mayor Walsh hadarrived, making his last ap-pearance of a very busy Sat-urday and shared his remarksbefore participating in the of-ficial cake cutting.

“I am Mayor of Boston be-cause of Hyde Park,” he said.“There is no question about it.If you look at the race of 2013and you look at the num-bers… Hyde Park put me inthe Mayor’s Office. It’s spe-cial to me because the personthat I followed in that officecame from this same commu-nity.

“As you look around andyou see different neighbor-hoods changing, you still seethe core and the support in thisneighborhood, and it’s incred-ible to see.”

After cutting the cake and

in between meeting and greet-ing anyone who wanted to sayhello, Walsh took a moment todescribe his vision for HydePark as he continues asMayor.

“I think it’s important forus to make sure that we con-tinue to support the businesscommunities so it’s a thrivingbusiness district, and to con-tinue to support the residentshere,” Walsh said.

He went on to speak of up-grading the neighborhood’sparks and municipal spaceswhile also attracting morebusinesses into the city, forwhich he referred at one pointto Hyde Park as a gateway forcommunities to the south ofBoston, before finishing withthese words.

“Hyde Park’s a great neigh-borhood because you have agreat group of residents, youhave young people, and youhave a lot of life in this com-munity,” he said. “And I thinkit’s important. Hyde Park is abig part of the future of Bos-ton.”

HP150 events will continuethroughout the year. For infor-mation, visit www.hp150.org.

HP 150th continued from page 1

(L to R): Kerby Roberson, Marcia Kimm, Nathaniel Thomas, and Michelle Wu pose for a group photo at theHP150 Founder’s Day Celebration held at George Wright Golf Course on April 21.


Voter Accesscontinued from page 1

and voter registration forms in a proactive manner while wework on passing the statewide automatic voter registrationover at the Statehouse that would really address these is-sues and automatically enroll people, this is the best stepcities and towns can take to increase participation,” Zakimsaid.

Walsh said he hopes the ordinance will help to reducebarriers to voting faced by some residents in the city.

“Boston is leading the way on reducing barriers to voterregistration that disproportionately impact some communi-ties over others. From signing up for a residential parkingsticker to enrolling a child in Boston Public Schools, wewill provide new opportunities to residents to complete thisimportant step in getting their voice heard in Boston, in theCommonwealth, and in this country,” he said.

Chair of the Committee on Government OperationsMichael Flaherty outlined the new changes to the ordinancelanguage on Wednesday at the regular Boston City Councilmeeting.

“For anyone who has the right to vote, this ordinancewill make any Boston Public Library Branch voter registra-tion forms available in visible locations, require the BostonPublic Schools to provide voter registration forms to par-ents and legal guardians as well as preregistration forms foreligible students,” he said. “Further, this ordinance will al-low Boston Public School students to start a little later onElection Day – they can’t just stroll in at 11 a.m., but we’llwork with you in the morning provided they took time outof their schedule to vote and have proof that they voted – torequire the Boston Transportation Department to providevoter registration forms for those who are seeking residentparking permits or updating their resident parking permitapplication. Councilor Janey had recommended the use ofour community centers, which are the lifeline of a lot of ourneighborhoods and community groups.”

Zakim added this ordinance would also allow eligible Bos-ton students to pre-register for elections. He also said thattestimony from members of the Boston Student AdvisoryCouncil also swayed their decision to include a pass on Elec-tion Day for students.

“They were really disappointed for them and their friendsthat they couldn’t have time to vote on Election Day, whetherit was for jobs after school, extracurricular activities or, givenour citywide high schools, might not be that easy to makesure you get to school on time and then get back in time tocast your ballots, so I’m very excited about this,” he said.

Zakim said the implementation of this ordinance will takeplace this year and will hopefully be in place by the nextelection in November.

For more information, go to https://www.boston.gov/de-partments/election

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 Doctor2018 Mini Cooper S E Countryman All4

This is a Mini that is not so mini. It has grown over the years to seat five and even has room forstorage. The Mini Cooper was always a bit small for me until this larger Countryman came along,and the bonus of all-wheel drive makes it an all-weather sport sedan. The smaller Minis were alsohard to work on, but this model has plenty of room for service.

Our test Mini is a plug-in hybrid battery powered vehicle coupled with a 3-cylinder gas enginewith a turbo-charger. The 3-cylinder engine pumps out 134 horsepower, but vibrates at a lowengine speed. The 6-speed automatic transmission has multiple modes, including a sport modethat also changes the engine tune.

Both driver and passenger front seats are heated and there are plenty of adjustments availablefor individual comfort and seat travel, fore and aft. The dash style and layout has much improvedand is easier to navigate. The large center, round display has an LED color ring that changes color,and unlike older Minis, there is no learning curve to operating all the controls. Steering hubcontrols, and lots of control buttons, are all in reach of the driver. 18-inch run-flat tires with atuned suspension gives a smooth ride under any conditions – the car seems to handle all you cangive it. LED headlights and fog lights brighten the darkest roads. Base price starts at $36,800,(destination fee: $850). Optional silver metallic paint is $500; rear park distance control: $500;heads-up display: $750; Sirius radio with 1-year subscription: $300. Combined gas mileage withelectric power is 65 MPG, gas only is 27 MPG. No cost maintenance: 3 years/36,000 miles. Thebottom line is that I am now a fan of the Mini and can’t wait to drive the convertible!


Legals

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Galeota continued from page 4cantly shrunk from what it used to be and like other woodedparcels throughout the city, is on the verge of being deci-mated in the name of More Housing: Nature is viewed asthe enemy of people, and must be leveled, no matter howmany vernal pools and gentle glens have to be filled in andno matter how many trees must be cut down.

Just as Mayor Menino immortalized himself with thecreation of huge Millennium Park, on top of what was oncethe LaGrange Street Landfill, so too must the current ad-ministration endear themselves to current and future gen-erations by saying NO to any more requisitions to shoe-horn more building into vacant lots and forested areas. Ifnot, in the future Earth Day volunteers should just sleep inand let the bulldozers do their ignominious jobs, and thosesigning off on the permits will live with their own personalinfamy.

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District 6 City CouncilorMatt O’Malley asked the panelfrom the Education Cabinet andBPS about what security up-dates the schools are currentlylooking at, as he said every timethere is a school shooting some-where in the country, parents re-lay their concerns to the coun-cil. Welch said they are cur-rently weighing their options forthe $5 million allocated this year.

“The money was actually setaside for us to look at this in alittle more detail, it is part of asystem-wide initiative, but wehaven’t… determined exactlywhich schools would go first butI want to let you know that it is apriority,” he said. “The increasein the budget signals that.”

O’Malley asked if they wouldbe able to hit all the schools thiscalendar year, and Welch said hedidn’t think that was possibleright now.

“I just want to be clear, Idon’t think this is going to beas easy as ‘we’re going to allo-cate X million dollars to throwat every school, we want to bethoughtful about this, but this issomething I think should be atthe top of everyone’s list,’”O’Malley said.

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Silvia Gonzalez-Powersstood at the ticket table set upby the circulation desk.

The Roosevelt ESL (En-glish as a Second Language)teacher attended the school andhas her two children enrolledthere now, though she has neverhad them as students, “which iswhy I think it works so well forus. I might see them in passing,but they’re too busy to be wor-ried about me.”

Speaking of the benefits oftechnology in her classroom,Gonzalez-Powers mentions thesharing aspect, not only withthe school community, but fur-ther afield.

“We connect with studentsin different parts of the world.We might Skype with a class-room in Spain who’s readingthe same book we’re readingand discuss that way. And so Ithink technology literallyopens up the world to ourclassroom,” Gonzalez-Powerssaid.

By 11 o’clock, with theraffles and auctions won andlost, the games played, thefood and drink consumed, thelibrary had grown quiet again,as is its custom… with its worldopen, too.

As of going to press, thisyear’s FUNdraiser has earned$14,164.

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