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Neighborhoods jointogether to share ideas

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BAIA reviews multiple projects,both new and revised

Egleston Square MainStreets get new Director

Denise Delgado, new director of Egleston Square Main Streets, saidshe wants to bring her unique perspective to the neighborhood.

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It was a tweet that broughtDenise Delgado to EglestonSquare Main Streets.

“I’m from Florida, theGulf Coast,” she told TheBulletin. “My husband got ajob at the Boston Public

Schools and I was looking foran apartment. Someone sug-gested JP, Egleston Square,so I found Egleston Squareon Twitter. I tweeted them toask about an apartment;‘ Cansomeone talk to me?’”

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The BAIA reviewed several projects slated for the Allston Brighton Neighborhood, including thisCity Realty project proposed for 50 Leo Birmingham Pkwy.

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On June 6th, residents onceagain came out for theBrighton Allston ImprovementAssociation (BAIA meeting atthe Elks Lodge, 326 Washing-ton St. Around 40 people cametogether to discuss the better-ment of the Brighton Allstonneighborhood.

The project team for 50Leo Birmingham Parkwaypresented what it hopes to befinal updated plans for the 49residential units. Residentsand the BAIA in particularhave been wary of the project,saying it’s too dense for theneighborhood and has toomany variances. Variances forthe project include excessivefloor-to-area ratio (the projectproposes an FAR of 2.96where the requirement is 1),

building height higher than therequired 35 feet (69 feet pro-posed), and fewer than the re-quired 106 parking spaces (50proposed).

Attorney on the project, JeffDrago, presented for the propo-nent, City Realty, and showedthe modifications to the projectthey’ve made because of com-munity input.

“Our unit count has beenreduced. We went from 53 unitsdown to 49 condominiumunits” said Drago.

The project team is propos-ing that many aspects of theproject itself are public ben-efits, and did not include anyspecific funding to the localcommunity, as is common withother projects of this size. Ac-cording to the Small ProjectReview Application, projectbenefits include creating muchneeded market rate residential

housing in Brighton, creatingaffordable units in Brighton,replacing the current “out-dated” mixed-use buildingwith a modern and “energy-ef-ficient residential building, de-veloping a housing projectwhich will “compliment” apublic park, constructing“open space” with privatedecks and terraces, and “en-couraging alternative modesof transportation” basically bybeing close to the Bus linesand Boston Landing.

He also specifies theother updates that were made.“We added some visitor park-ing,” “there’s three bedroomcondos in this project” forfamily housing, and a therewill be amenity space like“coffee sitting area, workingarea, gym, and a bike area.”

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Residents from Roslindale toRoxbury joined forces onThursday, May 30 at the LenaPark Community Center at 150American Legion Hwy. inDorchester to express theirviews on how they would liketo see their major transportationarteries improved to transpor-

tation advocacy nonprofit groupLivable Streets.

More than 30 people at-tended the forum, which fo-cused on what residents fromRoslindale, Hyde Park,Mattapan, Dorchester andRoxbury would like to see onAmerican Legion Hwy.,Cummins Hwy., Blue Hill Ave.and Morton St. for cars, pedes-

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Updates to the Doyle Playground Mural were discussed at the recentERNA meeting.

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Pat Alvarez, the assistantdirector of the SouthwestBoston CDC (SWBCDC),addressed a packed room ofabout 40 people at the EastRiver Neighborhood Asso-ciation, which met Monday,June 11 at 912 River St.

One of the programs shehas been working on has beenan agreed project with agroup called Artists for Hu-manity to paint a mural at theDoyle Playground. Thegroup involves teen artistswith a B grade point averageor higher.

“Based on what we dis-cussed, there will be a sceneof a river,” Alvarez said.“There will be people enjoy-ing the river, walking theirdogs,” she said. “It will be avery serene scene.”

The hardest part of theprocess, Alvarez noted, is“getting DCR to agree.” Thepark is on state land, and theproject needs the approval ofthe Department of Conser-vation and Recreation.

She added that she hasbeen working with a nationalnonprofit called KaBOOM!,which builds playgrounds,particularly in economicallydisadvantaged communities.

“People wanted a naturalplayground,” she explained.“They wanted to be able tohave the kids climb on andunder fake logs and thingslike that.”

At the recent nearbyNeponset River cleanup,Alvarez described filling “22big contractor size trashbags” with mostly householditems, including “diapers,soup cans and laundry deter-

gent bottles.”“We need to all join to-

gether and get DCR on thest ick,” Alvarez told thecrowd. “We keep saying thatwe need to get signage inEnglish, Spanish and HaitianCreole about the water notbeing safe. There are chemi-cals in there that are notsafe. We need to force themto do something, but DCRkeeps saying, ‘It’s only oneacre.’”

“But it’s our acre,” ERNAco-chair Barbara Hamiltonsaid. We look at it every daygoing by.”

One member suggestedputting up a sign with a skulland crossbones to a ler tpeople of the danger.

Alvarez noted that if thereare enough contaminantsfound in the river, the groupcan ask Gov. Charlie Bakerto request Super Fund moneyfrom the federal government.

Another goal is to make ariver path that would go fromthe Fairmount commuter railstation to Mattapan station.

“It’s not an either/or situ-ation,” Hamilton said of theprojects. “It’s a both/and. Itdoes something to the psycheof the neighborhood.”

District Five City Councilcandidate Mimi Turchinetz,who is currently the chair ofthe board of the SWBCDCbut will be stepping down torun her campaign, suggestedinviting representatives fromthe DCR to the next meet-ing as well as other commu-nity groups.

“This way, we can show

the depth and the need,” shesaid.

Alvarez also spoke of theaffordable housing crisis,which is another issue beingtackled by the SWBCDC.

“All of the properties thatare in foreclosure are beingbought by foreign investors,”she explained. “They arecoming in and making a hugeprofit, and they are pushingpeople out.”

To combat this, the Cityrecently proposed spending$95,000 per unit for up to 30units so that people alreadyliving in their homes wouldbe able to stay there, shesaid.

For more information,contact Alvarez a [email protected].

Speeding and traffic werealso discussed. The HydePark neighborhood liaison tothe Mayor’s Office of Neigh-borhood Services mentionedthat he is waiting for appli-cations to become availablefor the Slow Streets pro-gram.

“All I can say to every-one is please be vocal,” hesaid. “If you think there is anintersection that could reallyuse a street sign, please letus know.”

He added that successfulapplicants like Grew Parkused Area E-18 as a re-source for compiling data ontraffic reports and accidents.The community service of-fice number is 617-343-5611.

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The Parks Department may soon be handling the Animal Care and Control division in Boston, taking overfrom the Inspectional Services Departmetn.

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City looking to move Animal Control to Parks Department

The Boston City CouncilCommittee on GovernmentOperations held a hearing re-cently at the request of the Bos-ton Parks Department to movethe Animal Care and Control(ACC) Commission under thepurview of the Parks Depart-ment.

The ACC is currently runthrough the Inspectional Ser-vices Department (ISD), whichgot it from Property Manage-ment in 2014. The currently-proposed move would have togo through a City Council ordi-nance.

Boston Parks and Recre-ation Commissioner Chris Cooksaid it makes sense for Parksto bring ACC under its umbrella,as many of the calls for animalcontrol occur on Parks property.

“We do see a lot of the wild-life interactions taking place onour land, so we do think we arethe right agency to actually ab-sorb the city entity,” he said.“For a lot of regulatory reasons,a lot of the conflicts, whetherit’s off-leash dogs or wildlifesuch as geese and coyotes, theyactually occur on our propertiesand so it runs into the existingcity ordinances and rules regu-lating parks and open spaces.”

Cook added that ISD’s mis-sion is specific to private prop-erty and a narrow scope, while

the Parks Department has a bitmore flexibility, and would be abetter fit for the ACC.

“We do think there wouldbe an opportunity to capitalizeon the learning environment ofthe Parks and Recreation De-partment through all of its out-reach programs, and we couldactually get people to under-stand the rules and regulationsbehind Animal Care and Con-trol,” he said. “We think that itnot only makes sense from aregulatory perspective, but wereally think it makes sensefrom an educational perspec-tive to absorb ACC into theParks and Recreation Depart-ment.”

Cook added because ofpark interactions with animals,the department already inter-acts with the ACC and ISD ona daily basis.

“And the majority of theirtime is actually spent typicallyon our properties or on PublicWorks Department citystreets,” he said.

Cook said the changes tothe city ordinances governingthe ACC, which are OrdinancesChapters VI, VII, XVI andXVIII, would be pretty straight-forward.

“A lot of the language yousee just strikes ‘ISD’ and in-serts ‘Parks and Recreation,’”he said. “And then I just dowant to flag that with thetransfer of ACC, the revolving

fund associated with ACCwould also be transferred to theParks and Recreation Depart-ment and that would go throughall of the auspices and over-sight of the City Council thatall revolving funds in the citygo through.”

The change would also af-fect which agency issues doglicenses. Under the currentsystem, those licenses are is-sued by ISD. In the new sys-tem, they would be issued byACC under the Parks and Rec-reation Department. All officesand titles would be transferredunder the Parks as well. Therewould not be any layoffs orchanges in position leadership.

The city currently requires thatall dogs six months of age orolder (human years) must beregistered and licensed everyyear by the ACC.

The impetus behind thechange comes from complaintsfrom residents of South Bos-ton that they would have toreach out to two differentagencies – ISD and Parks – tohave a meeting on enforce-ment of leash laws in the park.

“Now we think we coulddeploy them citywide in a waythat makes sense that is drivenby the 311 calls,” he said. “Theother important aspect of it, theParks and Recreation Depart-ment has so many more re-

sources as far as outreach interms of getting educationalmaterials into the hands of resi-dents, whether its our CoffeeHours or our three or four hun-dred different programs we runthrough our arts and cultureprograms, it’s just easier tohave some of those ACC of-ficers on hand to educate thepublic on things they could dowhile engaging wildlife.”

Cook added that pest andrat control will remain under theISD jurisdiction. The BostonCity Council will vote on thischange at the June 5 meetingthat took place after theBulletin’s deadline.


TRAGEDIESEditorial Tradition

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

When my brother-in-lawFrank as a young boy noticedthat flags were suddenly hang-ing outside along his mid-west-ern street on his birthday, heassumed that the Bedford Falls-like community in which helived was toasting his natal daywith this display of Americana. Unremarkable to say, it wasalso Flag Day. He did not un-derstand the tradition of June14.

In “Fiddler on the Roof” theaudience hears much of theimportance of tradition, as theplay and the movie both openwith Tevye and others singingabout it robustly. With so manyof us, both very young and veryold, tradition plays such an im-portant role in our lives. Withyoungsters all one has to say,“This is the way we did it lastyear/month/week” and a tradi-tion has been established.

Here in Boston there arelarge traditions, such as theFourth of July Concert with itscannons for the “1812 Over-ture,” performed before hun-dreds of thousands as well as anational television audience,lesser traditions such as theLittle League parades involvinga section of the city, and smaller traditions involving aneighborhood, such as the read-ing of the Declaration of Inde-pendence at the opening ofBuchanan Road’s Indepen-dence Day block party.

A wonderful, close-to-Bos-ton tradition was recently re-vealed to me by a city residentwho plays Saturday morningsoftball with suburbanites indistant Wayland. Their softballdiamonds——they face eachother with an overlapping cen-ter field—are situated kitty-cor-ner on a square town block, onone side of which is a funeralhome.

Whenever the casket is be-ing transferred from the funeralhome to a hearse for the pro-cession to a church or cemetery,one of the observant playersbellows, “Funeral!” At thistime all play stops on both dia-monds, players respectfullydoff their hats, and hopefullysilently pray for the deceasedand his/her survivors as the fu-neral cortege slowly wends itsway around the block.

The tradition of men doff-ing of their hats, standing re-spectfully still, and abstainingfrom any activity when a fu-neral passes is not new. Con-struction workers doing streetrepairs used to have the mo-nopoly on this custom. Someclassrooms in parochial schoolsused to pay similar homage toa passing funeral.

In these days of hurry-up foreverything, it’s delightful tohear of this tradition that un-doubtedly slows down a soft-ball game, as its playersstruggle to meet after-game ap-pointments. Perhaps this re-spectful tradition could be emu-lated by youth coaches of allsports.

Mayor’s Garden Contest Deadline July 10Mayor Martin J. Walsh has

announced that Boston’s greenthumbs have until Wednesday,July 10, to register for the 2019Mayor’s Garden Contest pre-sented by the Boston Parks andRecreation Department with agrand prize provided by JetBlueand prize packages donated byMahoney’s Garden Centers.

Now in its 23rd year, thecontest recognizes gardenerswho have landscaped, plantedflowers, trees, shrubs, and, inthe process, helped beautifyBoston’s neighborhoods.

Gardeners or those nominat-ing their favorite gardeners mayfind printable and online nomi-nation forms atwww.boston.gov/mayors-gar-den-contest. First place win-ners will receive the coveted“Golden Trowel” award fromMayor Walsh and prize pack-ages from Mahoney’s Garden

Centers and the Boston Flowerand Garden Show at an awardsceremony in August in the Pub-lic Garden presented with sup-port from Polar Beverages.

First place winners in thisyear’s Garden Contest will alsobe entered into a drawing for aJetBlue Grand Prize consistingof roundtrip flights for two toany nonstop destination fromBoston. Terms, conditions, andblackout dates apply.

Gardeners who have wonthree or more times in the lastten years will be automaticallyentered into the Hall of Fameand will be recognized at theawards ceremony in late Au-gust. These distinguished Hall-of-Famers are not eligible toenter as contestants, but arewelcome to return as judges.

To enter the contest, applyonline at www.boston.gov/mayors-garden-contest or pickup entry forms at Boston CityHall, Boston Community Cen-ters, and Boston Public Librarybranches. For more informa-tion please call (617) 635-4505.

OutdoorOutdoorOutdoorOutdoorOutdoorConcerConcerConcerConcerConcertststststs

Begin July 1Begin July 1Begin July 1Begin July 1Begin July 100000The Boston Parks and

Recreation Department pre-sents the 2019 ParkARTSCitywide NeighborhoodConcert Series made possibleby presenting sponsor Bankof America with additionalsupport from Berklee Collegeof Music and The Friends ofRamler Park from July 10 toAugust 5 in parks citywide.

The ParkARTS outdoorneighborhood summer con-certs are presented free ofcharge in local City of Bos-ton parks. The series beginsat 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July10, with The Chosen atHoratio Harris Park, 85Harold Street, Roxbury; 7p.m. on Thursday, July 11,with the Joshua Tree U2 trib-ute at Hemenway Play-ground, 540 Adams Street,Dorchester; 7 p.m. on Tues-day, July 16, with theNephrok Allstars at BrightonCommon, 30 Chestnut HillAvenue, Allston-Brighton; 7p.m. on Thursday, July 18,with the Fast Times 80s trib-ute at Billings Field, 369LaGrange Street, WestRoxbury; 7 p.m. on Tuesday,July 23, with Sam Robbins atAdams Park in RoslindaleSquare; and 6:30 p.m. onWednesday, July 24, withSwingin’ in the Fens featur-ing Marianne Solivan atRamler Park, 130Peterborough Street, Fenway.

The ParkARTS CitywideNeighborhood Concerts con-tinue at 7 p.m. on Thursday,July 25, with Soul City Band

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Details are still hazy and incomplete as to what happened toRed Sox All-Star David Ortiz in the Dominican Republic and why.

There are plenty or rumors as to why the beloved slugger wasshot in the back, but precious little in the way of hard facts. Itreally shouldn’t be that surprising. Pieces of any criminal puzzletake time to click into place.

A few things strike us in the immediate aftermath.First and foremost, heroes can let us down. It was predictable,

but naïve, to see many folks online refusing to put any credence insome of the more scandalous rumors surrounding the shooting.They were not just skeptical, which would be a reasonable re-sponse, they were unmoving in their refusal to believe even ashred of the emerging stories.

The reality is that two things can be true: Ortiz can be a goodman, and a man whose flaws and deeds came back to haunt him.No one is perfect, especially not sports stars. He is no less de-serving of our prayers and concern.

The other observation we had is quite a bit broader in scope,and perhaps more alarming in a societal sense: we are all stillquick to believe and share inaccurate reporting and fake news.

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting there were under-standable, but no less inaccurate, reports of the extent of his inju-ries (a bullet passed cleanly though his leg); rationales for theattack (a robbery), and even horrible reporting in social media asto where the shooting took place; Venezuela, opined one baseball“source”).

As we veer ever closer to another presidential election, onemarked by increased scrutiny of online disseminators, the factremains that we are still making the same mistakes with mediaconsumption. We still believe and spread bad intel. There is still arush to “be first” and enjoy some false sense of pride in “educat-ing” our friends and peers.

Speed is the bane of reporting and distribution alike.It is hard to get too worked up. The Ortiz news was shocking

and most reactions understandable. Reaching for the “share” buttonwas reflexive.

The problem is that, days later, many still believe those initialfictions that immediately emerged. As a flipside to the same coin,even vetted news is being dismissed because it doesn’t fit a men-tal image of a man they only know from TV.

Our collective sense of truth in media still needs a reset. Wenever seem to learn.

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If approved by the BostonPlanning and DevelopmentAgency Board, the project teamis looking to start constructionthis fall and complete construc-tion by the winter of 2020.

Another topic on the agendais a project going on at 88Wallingford Road that is seek-ing to change occupancy froma two family to a three by add-ing living space in the attic. Ac-cording to homeowner KeithMunsell, “I’ve owned thatbuilding since the early 80s. Mywife and I lived across the streetfor a decade, my daughter livedon the first floor. So I feel like Iam a member of the commu-nity.”

Munsell specified theproject by saying, “We’re look-ing to take the existing attic

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space and create a third unit.Currently, there is an internalstaircase that goes there. Wewill need to add a rear porch.”

The next project discussedwas 99 Brooks Street, seekingto change occupancy from aone family to a two by extend-ing living space to the basementand adding dormers to the at-tic. Presenter Matt Eckel wasable to specify what the home-owner intends on doing to thehouse. “We’re seeking tochange this from a one familyto a two family. We hope toachieve this by adding dormersto the existing attic as well asextending the living space tothe basement” explained byEckel.

The next project, on 25Bentley Street, is seeking to re-

place an existing house withthree condo units. Again, MattEckel was the presenter and ex-plained the specifics of theproject.

“What we’re seeking to dois to raise the existing buildingand erect a three family dwell-ing, with six parking spaces.”Back in August they received arefusal letter on the project and,this past Thursday, the councilrefused the project as well.

“We redesigned it to benefitthe neighborhood,” explainedEckel, who told the councilabout the evolution of theproject after it was rejected.

District D-14 CommunityService Officer Shawn Burkegave the monthly police reportas well, and said crime is goingdown in the dual neighborhood.

“As of today, compared to2018 we are looking at a minus14% in overall drop of crimein District 14,” said Burke. Healso said that “District 14 at thistime will not be using the bodycameras.” Also, with thewarmer weather may comemore activities in parks and “ifanyone sees anything going onplease call 911.”

All projects were supportedby council except the project on25 Bentley Street. To be up-dated on future events, go to theBAIA’s page on Facebook andhit the “like” button.

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Residents from Roslindale,Mattapan Dorchester and Roxbury met with Kristiana Lachiusa of LivableStreets (in orange) to advocate for traffic calming measures at a recent meeting in Dorchester.

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trians, bikers and bus routes andstops.

Kristiana Lachiusa, the com-munity engagement coordinatorof Livable Streets, moderatedthe forum, where she hadposted maps of the streets be-forehand. Attendees circled ar-eas where they felt were themost dangerous. During a 90-minute slide presentation, theycommented on what theywould like to see improved andhow their daily lives are im-pacted now.

“The goals of these planningsessions are to offer opportuni-ties for the communities to beempowered; to advocate for thechanges they need, and to pro-

vide the know-how of who totalk to,” Lachiusa said.

She added that these forumsprovide the “resources andtools” for people who don’tknow which roads belong to thecity or state, and from whichdepartment or legislator wherethey should seek resources.

People also had the chanceto connect across neighbor-hoods and realize that they en-countered the same problems –feeling endangered in cross-walks, worrying about their chil-dren and thinking about bikelanes and bus-only lanes.

The first topic of discussionwas American Legion Hwy.,which stretches from Roslindale

to Dorchester. There are noplans in the works as yet, butplenty of feedback.

“All of these accidents areright out here,” said one resi-dent, pointing outside. “We needthem to keep crashing into thewall.”

Rick Yoder, the co-chair ofthe Mount Hope CanterburyNeighborhood Association(MHC), spoke of the other endof American Legion inRoslindale, near the ScrubaDubcar wash at Walk Hill St.

“There is an 81-foot curbcut,” Yoder said. “You neverknow when the cars are goingto come in, and where the exitand entry and exit are.

“When you are walking, youalmost have to do a spin in, outand around to watch for traf-fic,” explained fellow MHC co-chair Lisa Beatman. “It’s a verydangerous area. Traffic is com-ing from three directions, and it’snear a K-8 school.”

Yoder added that there havebeen a couple of fatal accidentson Walk Hill, and “a couple ofrollovers on American Legion.”

“The intersection needs tobe redesigned, and traffic needsto slow down,” he noted.

Beatman commented thatthe name of the street shouldbe changed from Highway toParkway, which would be morein keeping with its original in-tention with greenery throughan urban neighborhood.

“When people see the word‘highway,’ they automaticallythink speeding is okay,” shesaid.

Another huge problem is the14 bus line, which runs infre-quently, stops early at night, anddoesn’t run at all on Sunday.

Gwendolyn Farrell of HydePark recommended speedcheck signs on American Le-gion, as well as Blue Hill Ave.,the most widely traversed road.

“Also, if they make the roadsa little bit narrower, they couldadd a dedicated bus lane or bikelane and also slow down traf-fic,” Lachiusa said.

Some residents questionednarrowing an already danger-ous Blue Hill Ave. One residentsuggested putting the bus in themiddle in the road with a plat-

form in the middle, similar to thesubway.

Blue Hill Ave. and WarrenSt. have one of the highest crashrates, and the 28 bus is the mostwidely used bus routes withmore than 45,000 passengersalong that roadway per day,Lachiusa said.

“If you are biking, forgetabout it,” she added.

The audience suggested traf-fic calming measures, includingspeed bumps, raised crosswalksmore traffic lights and othermeans from Blue Hill Ave. toColumbia Rd.

Others suggested a dedicatedbike lane and making more fre-quent bus trips so that peoplewould use cars less frequently.

Lachiusa stressed that this isthe first of several communitymeetings, and that it is meant toempower people.

“I thought there was a goodturnout and good conversation,”she said. “Talking about streetimprovements can be challeng-ing and divisive, and there oftenaren’t right answers. The largerthe group of people with similargoals, the more likely they willbe to make the changes theywant to see.”

Arealus Pough, communityengagement manager at theLena Park CDC, agreed.

“I was very impressed withthe turnout and that people fromall of the neighborhoods wereworking together toward thecommon goal of making ourstreets safer for everyone,” hesaid.


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Join friends and family forthe inaugural Jimmy Fund 5K &Fun Run presented by Bayer,Sunday, July 21, 10:00 a.m.Choose between a 3.1-mile runor a half-mile fun run, aroundBoston’s scenic MillenniumPark, 300 Gardner Street, WestRoxbury. Registration is $35 foradults and children age 13 andolder, and $15 for children ages3-12. All participants receive anonline fundraising page to helpthem raise money to support theirrun. Individuals who raise over$100 will receive an official racetech shirt. Race entry includesadmission to the post-race party,including complimentary foodand two Harpoon adult beveragetickets for 21+ entrants. For moreinformation and to register visit:www.jimmyfund5k.org.

REGISTRATION OPENFOR PARKS DEPARTMENTSUMMER SPORTSCENTERS

The Boston Parks and Rec-reation Department is pleased toannounce that the White Sta-dium, East Boston, and SouthBoston Sports Centers are nowopen online for registration.

The Sports Centers offer freesummer camp alternatives toBoston youth who might other-wise have no opportunity to at-tend such programming. Eachlocation offers instruction in anumber of popular sports fromJuly 8 through August 16. AllSports Centers are offered freeof charge to Boston residents andopen to boys and girls ages 7 to14.

Parents may register their

children for just one week or theentire summer. For more infor-mation about the White Stadiumand South Boston Sports Cen-ters, please call (617) 961-3084or email

[email protected]. For more information about theEast Boston Sports Center,please call (617) 961-3085 ore m a i [email protected].

Please note that lunch will beprovided but participants mustprovide their own transportationand pre-registration is requiredfor both groups and individuals. For more information or to reg-ister online please go toapm.activecommunities.com/cobparksandrecdepart/home.

REGISTRATION NOWOPEN FOR BOSTONNEIGHBORHOODBASKETBALL LEAGUE

The Boston Parks and Rec-reation Department has an-nounced that registration is nowopen for the 50th annual seasonof Boston’s favorite summer bas-ketball league, the BostonNeighborhood BasketballLeague (BNBL), kicking off onMonday, July 8.

BNBL is the oldest munici-pal basketball league in the coun-try serving young men andwomen in three divisions eachfor boys and girls: 13 and under;15 and under; and 18 and under.

Encompassing recreation,sports, and community engage-ment, BNBL’s real value is inhelping make Boston happierand safer in the summer monthsby providing a physical outlet foryoungsters throughout the city. Over 1,500 players on 150 teamswill participate in this year’sleague at 20 sites throughout the

city. BNBL is played at BostonCenters for Youth & Families(BCYF) community centers andselected city parks. The 2019BNBL season ends with thechampionship games played inmid-August.

To register online for BNBLgo to https://apm.activecommunities.com/c o b p a r k s a n d r e c d e p a r t /Activity_Search. BNBL alsooffers a free Pee Wee Develop-mental Program for boys andgirls ages 6 to 11 offered at vari-ous locations across the city inDorchester, Mattapan,Roslindale, South Boston, WestRoxbury, and Roxbury. This pro-gram teaches young players thebasics of basketball in a fun andnon-competitive setting. Regis-tration for Pee Wee BNBL isdone on-site at the Pee Wee lo-cations.

For more information, pleaseemail Charlie Connersat [email protected] orcall (617) 961-3093.

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BOOKDISCUSSION GROUP

A book discussion groupmeets at the Brighton Library/40Academy Hill Road (617) 782-6032 on the last Wednesday ofeach month at 11:15 am..

The featured selection forJune 26th will be The KillerAngels by Michael Shaara. Cop-ies of the book are available atthe branch. Everyone is invitedand new members are welcome.

BEGINNINGINTERNET CLASS

Mystified by the net? Don’tknow how to surf? Help is avail-able on a one on one basis to get

you started. Call foran appointment and ask for Alan.Brighton Branch Library/40Academy Hill Road, (617) 782-6032

ESLCONVERSATION GROUPS

Two ESL conversationgroups meet at the Brighton Li-brary;: One on Monday eveningat 6:15 pm; The other on Tues-day afternoon at 1 pm. Comeand practice your language skillsin an informal and friendly set-ting with other new Englishspeakers. Brighton Branch Li-brary/40 Academy Hill Road/(617) 782-6032.

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WHITE PARTYThursday, June 27th | 6:00

pm - Come party with GoddardHouse and wrap up LGBT PrideMonth in style. Dress to impressin your best white outfit!

HYDE PARK

HYDE PARK POPWARNER REGISTRATION

Hyde Park Pop Warner islooking for football players andcheerleaders living in Boston forthe upcoming 2019 season. Ourregistration dates are June 16th@ Kelley Field 10am-2pm &July 28,29 & 30th Kelleyfield 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. We arenow unlimited weights for ages6U-5/6,8U-7/8,10U-9/10,12U-11/12, 14U-13/14. Our fees are$150 1st child, &100 2nd child,$75 3rd child and $50 4th child.(must be siblings) Come supportthe Cowboys June 2nd 10-2 @Stop & Shop Truman Hwy forour first ever Carwash & June16th @ Kelley Field for a Yardsale during our registration! Welook forward to a great season!

BCYF HYDE PARKCOMMUNITY CENTER

INTRODUCING S.T.E.A.M.(Science Technology Engi-

neering Arts and Math) Innova-tion Lab at BCYF Hyde ParkCommunity Center The Com-munity Center is pleased to an-

nounce the incorporation ofS.T.E.A.M. programming into itsalready existing computer labtechnology programs. This willallow students in K-12 to gainfirst hand practical knowledgeand experience new, exciting andinnovative technologies. Ex-amples of tools and techniquesto be introduced such asOzobots, Paper Circuits, PerlerBeads, Plank Boards, Lego/PlayDoh Code.org, Freckle.com But-ton Making, Scratchbord, BristleBots and Makey Makey to namea few. We expect to add addi-tional activities to the program-ming curriculum through theacademic year in addition tohomework help. Program daysare Monday, Thursday, & Fridayfrom 3:00pm – 6:00 pm. ContactKeith Simon at 617-635-5178 foradditional information.

SUMMER CAMP 2019The BCYF Hyde Park Com-

munity Center is currently ac-cepting applications for our sum-mer camp. Our summer camp isfor 7 – 12 year olds and runs fromJuly 8th through August 16th. Hours are 8:30 am - 4:30 pm withextended hours available. Stopby the community center to pickup your application!

SENIOR FITNESS CLASSOur Senior Fitness Club is a

low impact exercise class willuse light weights, exercise bandsand your own body weight whilestanding behind and sitting inchairs. All levels are welcome.Classes are Wednesdays & Fri-days from 11:30-12:30 throughthe summer. Stop by for a dem-onstration!!

SENIOR COFFEE HOURJoin us each Friday morning

from 10:00am- 11:30am. Dropby the community center for anopportunity to socialize with oth-ers, enjoy refreshments and par-ticipate in activities.

WEST ROXBURY /ROSLINDALE

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West Roxbury Rocks isEthos’ signature fundraisingevent. This annual benefit cel-ebrates AgeWell program; high-lights the wonderful work beingdone every day to keep seniorshealthy active, and living in theircommunity; and raises critical,unrestricted funds for their pro-gram. The event will have drinks,great food, music, games, auc-tions, raffles, and entertainment,

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Boston’s own Junior Damato, “The Auto Doctor” has agreed to field auto repairquestions from Bulletin and Record readers. Please forward your questions to

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Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns a 10-bay auto repairservice center in Hyde Park and an 8-bay center in Middleboro. Junior is anASE-certified Master Technician, ASE-certified L-1 and ASE-certified Natural Gas.

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A few years back, my wife wanted a Toyota Camry. I asked, “How about an Avalon?,” and she said theAvalon was not sporty like the Camry. So, she ended up with a V/6 Camry XSE that had a MSRP of over$36,000. Compare that, five years ago, to today’s loaded Hybrid Avalon MSRP at $40,492. The 2019Avalon Hybrid is powered by a 178 horsepower, 4-cylinder gas engine and 215 horsepower Hybridelectric power. In my opinion, Toyota is the leader in Hybrid vehicles. I service 20 plus vehicles a dayand the keyword is service, not repairs, and Toyota is on the service list of normal maintenance.

The Avalon has a more aggressive front grille and very modern rear style. The look is not the typicalAvalon. It now looks more like a high performance four-door sedan. Open the door and touch the seatsand find high quality soft leather with suede inserts. A large center display is very clear and very easy tonavigate. Sport-tuned suspension that, unlike the older tuned suspension, does not give a harsh ride.There are 18-inch tires and alloy wheels, and all safety, driving and accident avoidance features. LEDlights are everywhere, including headlights, with heated front seats with power adjustments.

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh greets Jesse Searcy of Hyde Park during the June 6 Neighborhood Coffee Hour atDorchester’s Ronan Park. The series visits 17 neighborhood parks and gives residents a chance to speak one-on-one with Mayor Walsh and department heads. The Neighborhood Coffee Hours give residents a uniqueopportunity to speak directly with Mayor Walsh and staff from City departments about open space and otherneeds in their neighborhoods. Participants enjoyed coffee and breakfast treats provided by Dunkin’ and freshfruit from Star Market along with flowering plants grown in the city’s greenhouses. COURTESY PHOTO

Marijuana equity ordinancemoving along

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Last week, on June 5, At-Large City Councilor MichaelFlaherty gave an update on thecity’s proposed EquitableRegulation of the Cannabis In-dustry.

He said after a hearing heldin March and a working sessionheld last week, the ordinanceshould remain in the Commit-tee of Government Operations,but he said a lot of progress hasbeen made.

“The administration offeredtestimony that it is supportiveof reserving half of the licensesfor equity applicants, which isa total of 26, and in highly-de-sirable commercial areas, andsupporting the creation of an eq-uity assistance fund,” he said.

He said the administrationalso supports the creation of cri-teria for equity applicants thatwould hiring practices. The Eco-nomic Empowerment rule en-acted with the legalization of rec-reational marijuana in Massa-chusetts and regulated by theCannabis Control Commission

(CCC) gives priority to appli-cants most negatively affectedby the war on drugs, namelythose in communities of coloror poverty. Of the 120 Eco-nomic Empowerment appli-cants currently going throughthe process, as of April onlyfour have submitted completeapplications.

Of the 292 license applica-tions submitted so far (repre-senting 150 different busi-nesses) nine identify as women-owned and seven as minorityowned. About 16 submitted in-formation that they were ownedby veterans, LGBTQ people andpeople with disabilities, whichfall into the DisadvantagedBusiness designation under thelaw.

The CCC, for its part in help-ing the problem, also just starteda social equity program, whichis designed to offer assistance inapplying to those with drug con-victions or who live in a com-munity disproportionally affectby drugs. About 137 applica-tions have been completed inthat track.

CCC Commissioner ShaleenTitle said the commission isworking to do more to help theseapplicants, but lead sponsor onthe ordinance, District 7 CityCouncilor Kim Janey, said lo-cally, Boston can do more tohelp too.

“We need to make sure thatas shops roll out in Boston, thatwe do so in an equitable way,”she said. “The ordinance estab-lishes an equity program as wellas a board here to oversee theprocess. It would create a regis-try and a fund... I think we areclose in terms of equity and

around other items in the ordi-nance, but I think we need morediscussion.”

The proposed Boston Can-nabis Board would specificallybe responsible for ensuring can-nabis equity in the city, andwould enforce aspects of theordinance. The Inspectional Ser-vices Department would carryout inspections to ensure com-pliance and would weight appli-cations based on social equitycriteria. Examples of these ex-tra advantages in the licensingprocess include ownershipstructure (10 percent for a busi-ness that is employee-owned,neighborhood resident hiringpreferences or plans ofr parkingand transportation infrastruc-ture.

“We not only need to makesure this is about equity, but inthe very forming of the conver-sation and setting up the struc-ture to make sure we foreverhave equity, we do need an in-dependent board,” said District1 City Councilor LydiaEdwards.

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Boston School Committee Chairperson Michael Loconto, and BPS Interim Superintendent Laura Perille recognized the valedictorians for their outstanding accomplish-ments during a ceremony emceed by WGBH television and radio host and commentator Callie Crossley."The 2019 BPS valedictorians are an exceptional group of Bostonians who possessamazing talent, and have worked very hard to graduate at the top of their class," said Mayor Walsh. "Together they represent the promise of a strong public education. I challenge each and everyvaledictorian to think about how they can positively contribute to the world, because I have no doubt that some incredible leaders in our city and our country are among this graduating class."This year’s valedictorians were born in nine different countries, while more than one-quarter of the valedictorians are “home grown” BPS students, or have attended BPS schools fromkindergarten through 12th grade. Forty percent were born outside the US. Another 43 percent will be the first in their families to attend college. “The 2019 valedictorians represent themulticultural fabric of the BPS community and are exemplary global citizens, prepared to face the triumphs and challenges ahead of them,” said Boston School Committee Chairperson MichaelLoconto. “I am so proud of our young scholars’ accomplishments thus far and look forward to seeing all that they achieve in the future.” The Boston Foundation, Eastern Bank, Shah FamilyFoundation, and Steward Health Care were the major sponsors of the ceremony. Any proceeds from the luncheon will benefit the City of Boston Scholarship Fund. “Graduating as valedictorianis a profound accomplishment and these bright, young scholars should be incredibly proud of themselves,” said Interim Superintendent Perille. “I am in awe of the community engagement andpeer leadership our valedictorians have exhibited, in addition to their scholastic and extracurricular achievements. They are leaders among fellow students and serve as role models for us all.” COURTESY PHOTO

Mayor, School Committee and Superintendent honor 35Valedictorians from the Boston Public Schools Class of 2019


featuring comedy legend Lenny Clarke. 6:30pm-11pm at Moseley’son the Charles in Dedham. Friday, June 14

CHRONIC PAIN SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Chronic pain and discomfort limit activities adults may enjoy. This

FREE 6-week workshop teaches adults suffering from chronic painsimple techniques to better manage their pain, improve sleep, increaseenergy, eat healthier, and more. Classes are highly participative, wheremutual support and successes build a participants’ confidence in theirability to manage their health, and maintain active and fulfilling lives.Includes a mild, strength and flexibility exercise routine and a lifestylemanual with exercise DVD. Location: Spring Street Apartments (Com-munity Room), 23 Spring Street in West Roxbury Day and Time:Tuesdays, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Class dates: June 18 – July 23, 2019 Formore information or to register contact Ann Glora at 617-477-6616or [email protected]

FAREWELL TO WEST ROXBURY HIGHA dance for all alumni to celebrate the school is planned for Satur-

day, June 15 at Moseley’s on the Charles in Dedham. Free admissionfrom 6 to 11 p.m. There will be a DJ, pizza and snacks and someentertainment. Cash bar too. Past and current members of the fac-ulty and staff will be on hand too.

ROSLINDALE GARDEN TOUR 2019A tour of six private Roslindale Gardens presented by Roslindale

Green & Clean. Saturday June 22, 2019 at 11AM-4PM. Tickets $15before June 16, $20 week of the event.

To purchase tickets or more information, visitwww.roslindalegreenandclean.org

Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Roslindale Farm-ers’ Market on June 8,15,22, and at Joanne Rossman-Purveyor of theunnecessary & the irresistible, 6 Birch St, Rosindale

Tour begins at Adams Park, Farmers’ Market (Washington Streetat Cummins Highway, Roslindale Village). The Garden Tour benefitsthe continued improvements to the public green space in Roslindale.

Current Sponsors:Golden Oak Sponsor: Linda Burnett, Realtor/Insight Realty Group, Copper Beech Sponsor: Christie Dustman &Company, Inc.

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ROSLINDALE HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONA reunion for all who attended Roslindale High School and the

Class of 1969 takes place on Saturday, June 22 at the West RoxburyElks Club, 1 Morrell Street from 7 to 11:30 p.m. Send a check for$40. To Roslindale High School Reunion c/o Maria Bennett P.O. Box365858 Hyde Park, MA 02136. Include an e-mail address and year ofgraduation. Updates can be found at roslindalehighschool.com.

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director]replied and said,‘sure, call me.’ ”

“He told me about theneighborhood and we movedhere in 2014 to EglestonStreet.”

“I have a daughter who isseven now,” Delgado said.“She’s at the Hernandez butshe still misses Florida.”

“So I have deep roots inFlorida. I’m Cuban on myfather ’s side.We went toCuba for the first time lastyear.”

Even before acceptingthe job as the new MainStreets director in March-theseventh in 20 years-Delgadoalready knew the neighbor-hood.

“I have an arts and cul-ture background,” she said.“I worked at the public li-brary in Miami on arts andexhibition programs.”

“I have a good training inworking with government.The library is part of countygovernment there,” she said.“I worked with Luis for twoyears on creative writingworkshops, Grub Street. Iwas a neighborhood fellowat Egleston Square. I workedwith the Egleston Librarytoo.”

“I had a transition period.The Urbano Project for awhile; cultural organizerthere. I did oral historieswith business owners.”

“Luis made it really funto live in the community,”she said. “I admired the workhe was doing.”

“But we have structuraland organizational chal-lenges with the[Egleston]Main Streets. Itmakes things very compli-cated,” she said.

“We’re a staff of a singleperson. We’re designed to bea network of volunteers. SoI have to build capacity,build up a good foundationas an organization.”

And on that she dependson social media which shesees as a powerful way to“create waves.”

Speaking of EglestonSquare as a community,Delgado is honest.

“I’ve observed the mer-chants, the residents, theresident groups,” she said.“Their interface with thecity. Culturally, and I thinkthis is Boston in general,they live in parallel worlds.They don’t intersect veryoften.”

She noted that theEgleston Square Neighbor-hood Association is on oneof those parallel tracks.

“I thought they were allhomeowners, and I’m arenter,” she said. “The busi-nesses don’t go to the meet-ings because they feel leftout because no one speaks

Denise Delgado continued from page 1Spanish.”

She dismisses the idea thatESNA use interpreters;Delgado would like to see aleadership that is more lin-guistically and culturally in-tegrated.

Delgado also pointed outthe reality of what she called“economic red lining,”peoplewho live here but don’t shophere.

The Latino merchantsmight be more willing to par-ticipate in ESNA if they sawpeople who aren’t Latinoshopping in the bodegaaisles, getting a hairstyle atLatino Beauty or havinglunch at Pikolo. She uses thatas an illustration of parallelworlds.

Delgado is from Miami, athoroughly multilingual city.She thinks the same shouldbe the case in EglestonSquare. She’s looking into agrant for multi l ingualsignage.

Anyone visiting Montrealis familiar with that.

“The pressure of new de-velopment is rapid,” she said.“Property values are goingup. Businesses have beenhere a very long time. Theyare very resilient, but now alot of the new people movinginto the new developmentsdon’t patronize the busi-nesses.”

The monthly merchantmeetings are start ing upagain; Delgado hosted herfirst one on May 22 at BacoaRestaurant,3094 WashingtonStreet . The new JamaicaPlain liaison, Henrique Pepen,joined Delgado and six mer-chants including RosanaJavier Mangone of LatinoBeauty and Dimitri Linkov,owner of Bravo Pharmacy,3158 Washington St, one ofthe few independent drugstores left in Boston.

Delgado uses the EglestonSquare Main StreetsFacebook page as her newsoutlet. In May she welcomeda new business, Salon byVernard at 3152 WashingtonSt, a Haitian-owned businessthat moved over from HydeSquare.

On May 9, a fire racedthrough 3118 WashingtonStreet displacing over 40people, including 29 chil-dren, many of them clients ofCasa Nueva Vida, a familyhomeless shelter that leasedapartments there.

Delgado quickly updatedher Facebook post.

“The property manage-ment company, StamatosManagement, got hotel roomsfor everyone Thursday night.The Red Cross has beguncasework for the displacedfamilies.”

The three businesses inthe building were largely un-

affected, although one re-opened with problems as sheposted the next day.

“Boston Express, at 3116Washigton Street sufferedwater damage and has beenwithout internet servicesince Thursday evening,which impacts their busi-ness.”

“The quality of life here,public health, it challengesthe businesses here.”Delgado said.

“The thing that keepscoming up again and againwith the merchants and thecommunity is the streetpeople,” she said. “The al-cohol and addiction issues.The liquor store owners arejust as sick of i t as theESNA people. It’s also an is-sue for the schools.”

She said that SolomonLima, who owns Egleston Li-quors, is a long term boardmember.

Another challenge hasbeen the beloved Peace Gar-den.

“We can’t raise moneyfor it because we don’t ownit,” Delgado said. “ClearChannel does. They have a15 year lease with ESACthat expired. They’re willingto give another 15 years butwe can’t get CommunityPreservation Act or otherprivate funds because wedon’t own it.”

Egleston Main Streetswas an early supporter of3200 Washington Street; itwas five years ago in July2014 that Main Streetshosted the first communitymeeting on this large resi-dential development withground floor retail space.

Egleston Main Streetslooked at the highly contro-versial project from a busi-ness point of view- morepeople, more potential shop-pers.

The dust has settled, theopponents have dispersedand the building is nearlycompleted.

Starting in April Delgadobegan early discussions withBerkeley Investments abouthow to lease out the groundfloor commercial spaces.

One choice has alwaysbeen a corner restaurant andbakery. Delgado wants tomake certain this is acces-sible and affordable for a lo-cal business person.

Delgado pulled out a mapof the Egleston Square MainStreets boundary. It shows anarrow ragged line fromGreen Street to ColumbusAvenue up to the library andthen a bulge out at the faredge to include AcademyHomes I at Jackson Square.

“The old boundaries needsome love,” Delgado said.


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The Theo Parker hosted the Windborne Quartet serenaded residentsrecently with their a cappella stylings.

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Theodore Parker hostsa cappella concert

The Theodore ParkerChurch (TPC) hostedWindborne - a political and in-tercultural a cappella - in con-cert on Friday, May 31. The acappella quartet performed inTPC’s Parish Hall, which wascompletely filled with churchand community members.

The Windborne quartet -which is made up of vocalistsLynn Mahoney Rowan, WillThomas Rowan, LaurenBreunig, and Jeremy CarterGordon - has been called “someof the finest singers of protestand folk music that I have everheard…” by folk music journalSing Out!. The group shifts ef-fortlessly between differentstyles of traditional music, hail-ing from all parts of the worldincluding Bulgaria, Quebec,France, and Appalachia.

“I saw them perform at theNew England Regional Folk Al-liance, and I was quite im-pressed,” explained Carol Allen,who does bookings for the TPC.“We discussed dates they couldperform, and now they’re herein concert!”

“Lynn, Will and I startedsinging together for fun in highschool,” New England nativeLauren Breunig explained. “Jer-emy joined in 2013, and that’swhen Windborne really started.Singing has been a full time jobover the past year.”

During their concert at theTPC, Windborne performedsongs from their project Songon the Times: Social ActionSongbook & Album. The illus-trated songbook and albumtakes music from working classmovements for people’s rightsin the US and UK over 400years, and is sung for today’sstruggles. “Some of the lyricsare very old, but they have thesame message today,” ex-plained Breunig. “We’ve alsoupdated some of the lyrics.”These topics include workersrights, climate change, and ra-cial justice.

Windborne believes that asartists, it is important to makemusic that bring people’s atten-tion to struggles and poverty.They opened the a cappellaconcert by singing “The Dig-gers’ Song”, a 17th centuryEnglish ballad which was a pro-test song for land rights. Manypeople in the audience clappedtheir hand and stomped theirfeet along with the beat. Thegroup also performed “Breadand Roses”, a political slogan,poem, and song associated withthe textile strike in Lawrence,MA in 1912.

Windborne members Willand Lynn performed a song they

wrote in 2006 after seeing theAl Gore documentary An In-convenient Truth. The song,titled Slave to Time, is a call toaction and an apology to futuregenerations. “The phrase ‘donot be a slave to time’ speaksto how easy it is to assume thatsomeone else will deal with theproblem, or that we will dealwith it later. It is a call to actionbeyond climate change, itspeaks to all social struggle,”explained Lynn Rowan.

The group went viral twoyears ago when a video of themsinging outside Trump Tower inprotest was shared thousands oftimes on Facebook. The lyricsdiscussed the “low folk risingup” and “the tyrants in their tow-ers of gold shall hear thepeople’s cries”. “It was abouta week before Trump’s inaugu-ration,” explained JeremyCarter Gordon. (You can watchthe video at https://w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=aE3s2IwgcAE).

In 2014, Windborne was oneof ten groups in the nation cho-sen to be US cultural ambassa-

dors, traveling to Angola,Turkmenistan, and Central Asia.The group also engaged in a lotof community events while inthese countries.

This is the church’s last Mu-sic on Centre concert of the Win-ter/Spring 2019 season. “Thiswas our most ambitious year sofar for Music on Centre,” statedAllen. The TPC’s Music onCentre has hosted two otherconcerts during the winter andspring of 2019. In January, theyhosted singer-songwriter JoeJencks and Balkan musicianSamodivi. In April, Music onCentre hosted the folk group theHeather Pierson Trio and singerMike Laureanno. All showsbenefit the TPC and its work.

“We are getting more andmore people from the neighbor-hood to come [to our con-certs],” explained Allen. “We tryto bring in fun music for thechurch, since we are very mu-sic oriented.”

To learn more about upcom-ing events and services at theTheodore Parker Church, visithttps://www.tparkerchurch.org/

Flynn added that he will ask a member of the Bos-ton Transportation Department to attend the next meet-ing.

Flynn took the opportunity to honor co-chair PatriciaOdom. Last month, the governor honored her for beingthe first African American female to serve as a recruiterin the U.S. National Guard.

“When I first came to these meetings two years ago,I wondered why it was so structured in here,” he saidwith a laugh. “Now I know.”

“But seriously, I want to thank you very much foryour service,” Flynn said.

Another service-themed event is the dedication of anew playground at Camp Meigs in Readville on Satur-day, June 15 at 3 p.m. It is located at Hamilton St. inWolcott Sq. The DCR commissioner will be in atten-dance, as well as Rep. Angelo Scaccia.

Wal te r Apperwhi te f rom Ci ty Counci lo r TimMcCarthy’s office echoed Flynn’s sentiments aboutsafer streets, noting it is one of the main requests theoffice receives.

“But make sure there is some kind of consensus inthe neighborhood,” he said.

He described the situation with a stop sign or a speedbump like a “broken bone” that impacts the entire bodyof streets and traffic flow around it.

“When they do a traffic study, they look at the im-pact not just on that intersection, but on the three inter-sections around it,” Apperwhite said.

Also on the agenda were the introduction of two can-didates for City Council – Marty Keogh for the At-Largeseat and Turchinetz for District Five.

“I was born in the Mission Hill projects, but I lived inHyde Park for 25 years,” he said. “I grew up playingbaseball and football over there in Ross Field.”

Keogh has spent the second half of his life as an at-torney in West Roxbury. He is a member of the HydePark Historical Society, West Roxbury Historical Soci-ety, was a member of the Hyde Park Neighborhood As-sociation and until recently served as the president of theWest Roxbury Civic and Improvement Association.

“A lot of the issues we are talking about here tonightare the same issues we were talking about in Hyde Parkbefore,” he said. “And the traffic and speeding are theones we are dealing with right now in West Roxbury.”

Keogh said his three priorities are traffic, developmentand crime.

“I was no angel growing up,” he said. “I got a millionsecond chances. That’s why I became a lawyer. I wantedto give people a second chance.”

Turchinetz said that, as a community activist and anattorney, she knows how to advocate for people on mul-tiple levels.

“I look at the world with a big picture lens but alsowith a small picture lens,” she said. “I can see the workthat we can do with a big picture lens, and I also look atthings with an equity lens. I want to serve Mattapan,Roslindale and Hyde Park and start going up and downRiver Street, knitting the district together.”

Turchinetz added that she has the experience of livingin all three towns and has valuable knowledge because ofher two decades building the SWBCDC.

“I want to address the growing development problemand the climate crisis,” Turchinetz said. “I want to ex-pand and maintain our urban wilds. They are such anincredible resource.”

The next ERNA meeting will be held on Monday, July8 at 7 p.m. at 912 River St.


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