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The Trayvon Martin CaseSince law enforcement down in Florida is still

investigating this tragic killing, I have not yetformed an opinion as to what happened and why.The facts are still being gathered. What upsets meare public folks with agendas politicizing whathappened. What also upsets me is why the liberalnews media along with these other folks are fan-ning the flames. Why does the media still have somuch trouble identifying George Zimmerman asa Latino, which he is? Why did NBC News bring ona political operative to discuss this shooting as if itwas part of Campaign ’12? Why did Trayvon’s mothercopyright his name as if it were a brand name?Why did his parents go to Washington to attend acongressional hearing on hate crimes and racialprejudice? Why did President Obama go public withhis opinions alluding to possible racial profiling?

We may never have all the answers to satisfyeveryone on what happened but everyone is inno-cent until proven guilty. Who among us knowsenough yet to form an opinion of what actually hap-pened between Trayvon Martin and GeorgeZimmerman? Eventually, I will form my opinionbut it will be based on the facts in the case and notangry emotions which can only cloud the truth.We don’t need to rush to judgment.

RomneyCare Page One NewsThe Massachusetts healthcare overhaul reforms

signed into law in 2006 by former Gov. Mitt Romneywas the subject of two front page pieces recently.On Sunday, March 25 the Boston Sunday Globe dida long news story on some of the shortcomings ofRomneyCare, especially up by the New Hampshireborder. It seems there is no insurance mandateup in the Granite State and folks from up theredrive down to Massachusetts to receive free emer-gency care at our hospitals. Then, the NY Timeson the same day did a piece on how much TedKennedy and Mitt Romney are alike when it comesto the 2010 federal health care overhaul.RomneyCare in many ways was the foundation forthe 2010 Obama-Care reform bill becoming law.

Pasqua is the holiestand greatest of allChristian feasts. IfChrist had not risen,then our faith would bein vain. Christ did risefrom the dead andthrough him all shallbe made alive. “If theSpirit of him who wasraised from the deaddwells in you, he whoraised Christ Jesusfrom the dead will give lifeto your mortal bodies throughhis Spirit which dwells inyou.” (Romans 8:11).

Yes that is the reason forcelebrating Pasqua and thefoundation of all our ItalianEaster traditions. The Eas-ter liturgy is very joyful,spectacular and beautiful.The churches throughoutItaly are beautifully deco-rated for Easter.

Easter breakfast is oftenan Easer omelet (frogga),made with herbs or veg-etables. Also in some partsof Italy, the Ricotta Omeletis traditional.

The Easter dinner is themost festive of the wholeyear. A traditional Pasquamenu might include: Agnel-lino (baby lamb) or suckingkid with manicotti, sautéedspinach, roasted artichokes,pickled vegetables, mixedsalad, panzerotti alla tera-mona, etc.

There are many differenttraditional Pasqua desserts,

such as Pizza Rustica DiPasqua (Easter Pie), ColombaPasquale (Easter Dove),Cicerchiata Cuddura DiPasca, Cream PasticceraColomba, Cassatelli (CreamTartlets), Puppo Co Ova (fromSicily), Rice Pie, Fiadoni,Spumoni, Cannoli, EasterBread Dolls, Macedonia diFrutta, Chestnuts, etc. Eas-ter Day is spent being withfamily and just talking.

There is wine, such asAsti Spumanti, Prosecco diConegiliano, and Lambrusco,served during and after themeal. To help the digestion,coffee Espresso with Anis-ette may be served.

Children in Italy receivevery decorative chocolateeggs and rabbits, etc. Thebeautiful Pasqua ChocolateEggs have a small gift, toy ortrinket inside which thechildren quickly seek to find!It is traditional to sendgreeting cards depictingSpring scenes, doves, etc., tofamily and friends, wishing

them a Buona Pasqua.Some people visit thecemetery on EasterSunday to rememberloved ones who havedied with prayers andflowers. It is a goodtime to remember thedead and the Resurrec-tion. While childrenare thrilled with theirchocolate eggs and bun-nies, senior citizens

appreciate the “mature mes-sage”. They consider themessage of the Resurrec-tion because they are moreconcerned about life afterdeath. Shouldn’t we all!

In essence Pasqua is atime of family and traditions.Not a superficial celebrationspent merely in greeting andfeasting, but it is a time ofreassurance. Easter symbol-izes hope and all of us needsuch spirit in these times.It is a time to strengthenfamily ties. By keeping Ital-ian Pasqua traditions alive,we are able to bring stabilityand serenity to our lives.Pasqua serves to remind usof what is really importantin life.

The mood of our Holy Weektraditions fills the soul andheart of Italians with un-speakable joy. These veryancient customs of our an-cestors are surely treasures.

Within the soul of the Ital-

Buona Pasqua:A Time for Family & Tradition

by Prof./Cav. Phillip J. DiNovo

This past Tuesday on hisradio show, Jay Severin pre-dicted a good day of voting forformer Governor Mitt Rom-ney in the Wisconsin, Mary-land and in the District ofColumbia presidential pri-maries. Severin said Rom-ney would carry Wisconsinby 7 percent and Marylandby 12 percent. When all thevotes were counted, Romneytook 70 percent of the votewith Rick Santorum noteven qualified for the ballot.In Wisconsin, Romney took43 percent of the vote toSantorum’s 38 percent, a5 point spread. In Maryland,Severin said it was Romneyby a 12 point spread, itturned out 49 percent to 29percent.

Romney is now at 600 del-egates and more than halfway to the 1,144 delegates

necessary to win the GOPnomination at the Tampaconvention. Rick Santorumis now at 272 delegates withNewt Gingrich in third with135 delegates. Romney andthe Republican NationalCommittee will now be hold-ing joint fundraisers. SaidRomney, “The right thing forus, I think, is to get a nomi-nee as soon as we can andbe able to focus on BarackObama.”

However, Santorum showsno signs of getting out of thisnomination race saying, “Wehave reached the pointwhere it’s halftime. Half thedelegates in this processhave been selected...who’sready to charge out of thelocker room in Pennsylvaniafor a strong second half.”

The next big primary nightwill be April 24 when voters

go to the polls in Pennsylva-nia, New York, Rhode Island,Delaware and Connecticut.

In recent weeks, Romneyhas rolled out big endorse-ments from former PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush, formerFlorida Gov, Jeb Bush, USSen. Marco Rubio, (R) Florida,US Rep. Paul Ryan, (R) Wis-consin as he tries to casthimself as the best Republi-can to battle Obama.

At this point in the GOPrace things continue to lookbetter for Mitt Romney whileboth Santorum and Gingrichkeep fighting for a muchsmaller piece of the conser-vative pie, For Santorum,Pennsylvania is a must win.If he doesn’t carry his homestate by at least a 20 percentmargin, he could be finishedas a credible presidentialcandidate.

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The Greeks during Hom-eric times regarded the beardas a sign of virility. They con-sidered clean shaving to bedisgraceful and a sign ofeffeminacy. Even in earlyJewish times, it was quitecommon for one person totouch the beard of the otherduring conversation. Thisreminds me of that part of anearlier column which statedthat dancers of antiquity tookhold of each other by thechlamys.

In Rome, it became quitecommon and fashionable toshave, the beard partially,and then carefully groom it.The long untrimmed beardwas considered the markof a foul, filthy, and untidyperson. Many were evenreferred to as “he goats,”Shaving was almost a reli-gious rite, and a state dutyto the Romans. Nothing stoodin the way of the ordeal thatwas the daily visit with thebarber. As soon as a youngman reached maturity, hisfacial hairs received theirfirst cut with scissors, and hewas then introduced to therazor. A male’s first shavewas considered to be thebeginning of manhood andwas cause for celebration.The dates on which emper-ors and other notables firstwere shorn have been re-corded in history. Augustuswas twenty-four at the timeof his first shave andCaligula was twenty. Even

Nero put his shorn hair intoa golden box and dedicated itto a god.

During the rule of Con-stantine and continuing tothe end of the sixth century,all rulers with the exceptionof Julian, are shown cleanshaven. It was the Romancustom to let the beard growin time of mourning, as didAugustus, after the death ofJulius Caesar. Later whenthe beard was shaved off, aseason of festivity was de-clared. Many wealthy per-sons had slaves who weretrained specifically in thetonsorial art, but the morecommon people had to go to a“tonstrina” or barber shop.Shaving was done with a“novacula” or razor. It wassharpened on a special stoneimported from Spain, and waslubricated by spit. Beard soft-eners were unheard of andsoap was not used. Everyonewas given the “dry shave.”Imagine for a moment theplight of the poor man who isgetting a dry shave while sit-ting on a stool in the middleof a busy sidewalk and thebarber is being continuallypushed and shoved by thepassing crowds.

Bloodletting was kept to aminimum when the mostfamous barbers worked ata snail's pace. It was saidin jest that while barberstrimmed around the ears asecond beard grew. One Ro-man remedy for razor nicks

was spider’s webs soaked inoil and vinegar.

Then there were thosecowards who couldn’t takethe barber and resorted to theuse of depilatories like resinand pitch, or pastes madefrom donkey fat, she goat'sgall, bat’s blood or powderedviper. For those who couldtake neither the razor northe depilatory there was al-ways the tweezer. Finallythere was the tonsorial mas-ochist who had part of hisbeard shaved, part depilator-ized and part tweezed. Thisought to provide food forthought while shaving.

The customer was alsosprayed with perfume, make-up cream was applied to hisface and pimples and blem-ishes or razor cuts were cov-ered with little spots of flesh-tinted cloth. These Romanpasties were called “splenialunata” or in good old En-glish, “patches.” When theordeal was completed, thevictim was returned to soci-ety looking like a clown,smelling like a pansy andgiven a wide berth for therest of the day.

Before the middle of thesecond century, most of theRoman men were revoltingagainst their enslavementto the barber. The emperor,Hadrian became the libera-tor by letting his beard growin order to hide an uglyscar. No further encourage-ment was needed. All menfollowed his example and thedaily shave disappeared fromtheir routine, causing noregret.

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THE CLOSE SHAVE IN OLD ROME In accordance with the rules of the Republican StateCommittee, Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman BobMaginn is pleased to announce that the following locationshave been chosen to hold the 2012 caucuses for the purposeof selecting delegates and alternates to the RepublicanNational Convention to be held in Tampa, Florida fromAugust 27th to August 30th 2012.

The caucus day is Saturday, April 28, 2012. Registrationwill begin at 9:00 am with the caucus to begin at 10:00 am.

In accordance with the Republican Party rules and theresults of the Massachusetts Republican PresidentialPrimary, all delegates and alternates are pledged to supportMitt Romney for President.

First Congressional District — North Middle SchoolCafeteria, 350 South Hampton Road, Westfield, MA 01085

Second Congressional District — Sutton Middle School,383 Boston Road, Sutton, MA 01590

Third Congressional District — Littleton Middle School,55 Russell Street, Littleton, MA 01460

Fourth Congressional District — North Attleboro MiddleSchool, 564 Landry Avenue, North Attleboro, MA 02760

Fifth Congressional District — Nevins Hall MemorialBuilding, 150 Concord Street, Framingham, MA 01702

Sixth Congressional District — Lynnfield High School,275 Essex Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940

Seventh Congressional District — Randolph CommunityMiddle School, 225 High Street, Randolph, MA 02368

Eighth Congressional District — Braintree Town Hall,One J.F.K. Memorial Drive, Braintree, MA 02184

Ninth Congressional District — Old Rochester RegionalHigh School, 135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett, MA 02739

The convention will host 2,286 delegates and 2,125alternate delegates from all 50 states, the District ofColumbia and five territories. The convention will alsoinclude approximately 15,000 credentialed media aninternational press corps second only in size to thissummer’s London Olympic Games.

2012 will mark the third time the Republican Partyconvenes its convention in Florida. The Sunshine Statealso played host to the 1968 and 1972 Republican NationalConventions that nominated Richard M. Nixon. Both wereheld in Miami Beach.

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The National Lancers, theceremonial cavalry troop ofthe Massachusetts Orga-nized Militia, dates back to1836 when Gov. EdwardEverett wanted a militia cav-alry unit to escort him toHarvard graduations andother events. The troopadopted the uniforms andequipment of the Polish lanc-ers of Napoleon’s army. TheNational Lancers took thewinter of 1836-1837 to pur-chase uniforms, obtain

weapons and train bothhorses and riders in prepa-ration of their inaugural pa-rade on Boston Common onJune 12, 1837. The trooperswere tired that morning hav-ing spent the night beforebreaking up the Broad StreetRiot. In 1848 the Lancersadopted a distinctive reduniform with a Polish-stylehelmet called a czapka. Thisuniform, with minor modifi-cations, is still worn today.

The Lancers providesTroops C and D, 1st Massachu-setts Volunteer Cavalrywhich fought in the CivilWar from 1861 to 1865. Afterthe Civil War, the NationalLancers resumed theirpeacetime drills, parades andescorts to presidents, gover-nors and other dignitaries.

The Lancers fought asCompany A, 102d MachineGun Battalion in the famed26th “Yankee” Division duringWorld War I. The troopersearned many awards and theunit colors were decoratedwith six campaign streamersfor action in France.

In 1920, the Lancerselected to leave the National

Guard and to remain in theirmilitia status as a ceremo-nial unit. The Lancers be-came a social organizationfor many years and were onthe verge of being disbandedwhen Dino DiCarlo joined in1949. DiCarlo was an orga-nizer and someone who couldmake things happen.

Within five years DiCarlowas the colonel and com-mander of the NationalLancers. As one of the fivebrother-partners of DiCarloConstruction, Col. DiCarloobtained horses, stables, uni-forms and equipment. He re-cruited and trained newmembers and by 1961 theLancers were good enoughto ride in the Rose BowlParade and in PresidentJohn F. Kennedy’s inauguralparade.

DiCarlo also served as thechief military aide de campto several governors andwas promoted to brigadiergeneral and major general.He commanded the NationalLancers until his death in1995. Brother Mario took

National Lancers Led by DiCarlo FamilyRe-enact the Ride of Paul Revere

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The fourth Wednesday ofthe month, folks from EagleHill join together at the EastBoston High School cafeteriafor meetings of the Eagle HillCivic Association. You cancheck out on-going issues onFacebook by following www.f a c e b o o k . c o m / g r o u p s /153318308747/10150714514478748?notif_t=group_activity. Whoa, is that amouthful! I think it would bemuch easier just to show upfor the monthly meetings atthe high school.

TRY THENEWBRIDGE CAFE

I recently ate supper overat the Newbridge Cafe inChelsea. The place just cel-ebrated its 37th anniversary.I went with the guys: Robio,Larry and Tony. The place isbest known for its tips. I had,of course, the steak tips andbaked potato. Robio had thechicken parm. Larry andTony went with the lambtips. Food was great. The at-mosphere was great. Theprice was great. They alsoserve a mean mile highantipasto salad. Looks like amain course.REP. GENE O’FLAHERTY

GETTING BAD MEDIA RAPThere’s been some nega-

tive press on my friend Rep.Gene O’Flaherty. Gene isone great voice and vote for

his Chelsea and Charles-town constituents. He is al-ways there when needed orwhen trouble strikes. Obvi-ously letter writers to theBoston Globe have no ideahow good O’Flaherty has beenover the years when it comesto representing the best in-terests of his district.

BUMPED INTO AARONTHE OTHER DAY

Recently I caught up withRep. Aaron Michlewitz onHanover Street. He lookedlike a character out of“Miami Vice.” Move over GQ’sScott Brown, Michlewitz waswearing a light blue sportsjacket, a starched pinstripeddress shirt and a cool palepink tie. He also had thewalk too. Is there a contestfor best dressed state repre-sentative? If there was, he’dwin it.

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THE PRADO NEEDSSPRUCING UP

When I was a little kid liv-ing on Salutation Street,The Prado was a great placeto go and relax on a nice

summer day. My motherwould take my brother and Ito play and have lunchthere. She would relax on abench and watch us play.That was back in the ’50s.Over the last few years or soThe Prado does not look asnice. It has aged and notthat well. It has becomenothing but a passageway fortourists going to and fromthe Old North Church. It stillshould be a destination spotfor North End families andnot just a walkway for visi-tors to the community.

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When Karl Rove ran GeorgeW. Bush’s 2004 re-electioncampaign, the playbook wasfollowed to a tee. No one ornothing was ever written orstated to take the Bush re-election campaign off line.I’m starting to wonder if theso-called slip of the tongueby Romney’s Communica-tions Director Eric Fehrn-strom was in fact, a calcu-lated move to advise Novem-ber voters not to worry toomuch what Romney is say-ing today as he fights theright-wing of the Republicanparty to attain the nomina-tion. Right now, former Gov.Romney is sounding prettyconservative, much more sothan in years. Is he for realor is he just trying to ensurehe stops a real Republicanconservative such as RickSantorum?

When asked by a CNN re-porter, “has Romney movedso far to the right to losemoderates, independentsand Democrats in the No-vember election,” Fehrn-

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command and began aneffort to improving the statusof the Lancers by aligningthem closer to the Massachu-setts National Guard. He alsostarted to rebuild the Lancerfacilities in Framinghamwhich was formally desig-nated as Camp Dino DiCarloin 2002. For his many yearsof dedicated service to theLancers and the state, Mariowas promoted to brigadiergeneral in 2002.

The second and third gen-erations of the DiCarlo fam-ily serve today. Capt. HelenDiCarlo-Reale is the assis-tant adjutant, her sons Maj.

Darin Reale and Col. RichardReale, Jr. also serve in theunit. Mario’s son Maj. JamesDiCarlo serves in the troopand is also the post engineer.

The National Lancers havebeen reenacting the rides ofWilliam Dawes and PaulRevere every Patriots Daysince 1904. Darin Reale willride as William Dawes thisyear.

The National Lancers willbe celebrating their 176th

anniversary this June duein large part to the DiCarlofamily that has taken sucha great interest in theorganization.

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Pellino’s Ristorante recently opened on Prince Street. Shown in photo are YusefHaddad, Maria D’Amadeo, Christobal Depaz, Frank Pellino (owner) and MikeCarletti. Pellino’s opened up at the old G’vanni’s site.

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“Woody Brock’s new book,American Gridlock is going toforce everybody to thinkthrough their views on thecritical issues of public policyfacing America today.

It is not just a question ofa failure of leadership. It isalso a question, as he putsit, of a failure of thought andanalysis. He focuses on thisin order to overcome what he

A Conversation with Dr. H. Woody BrockThe Return to Growth: Choosing Reason Over the Left and the Right

terms “the Dialogue of theDeaf;” the shouting matchbetween the Left and theRight and its inevitablemanifestation as gridlock.Agree or not, this is the kindof book to which everybodyshould pay attention.”

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Ciao Bella,I always admired the ’60s.

I was just a kid but I lovedthe “cat eye” drawn liner asit swept across ones lashes,just like Elizabeth Mont-gomery’s “Samantha” in Be-witched! The face make up,so pale, but yet with a trans-lucent, luminous glow wasseen in all the popular glam-our magazines. Pressed pow-ders, frosted blush withdramatic, thick and some-times spiked lashes werealso trendy. Max Factor putout Eye Shadow Sticks of“Iridescent Beige Mist” &“Misty White.”

Bronzers and Bronzingwere also quite popular. Re-member, in the sixties hav-ing a tan was a good thingand fashionable since warn-ings of sun damage were stillin the future. Sun worship-pers used a mix of baby oiland iodine for what we wouldnow call Snookie-esquecolor!

The hairstyles, from theflip to the beehive, were justwhat I wanted when I grewup! Oh and that Taboo Per-fume that I would sneak aspritz from Mom’s bureau!Hairpins and combs werewhat I wanted to own!Hairspray topped the list ofall beauty products withbrands like Adorn and WhiteRain. And for straight, flatbangs, just a dab will do ofDippity-Do and some of thatpink hair tape!

Yes the seventh decade ofthe 20th Century was a placeI wanted to be as a grown-up!My Mom’s Jackie Kennedy-like bouffant was backcombed (teased) and sprayedand took on statuesqueproportions in more waysthan one! Truly a work ofart! Dreamy, creamy pearlswere Mom’s fav jewelry! Allshapes and sizes.

All of it looked so glamor-ous to me! She and my Dadwould attend Dahlia Balls,

political parties with sparklyball gowns and monkeysuits! All their friends wouldcome by for the obligatorycocktail and photo session!I was in awe of it all!

One evening last month,the 38th floor of One FederalStreet was transformed intothe offices of Sterling, Cooper,Draper, Pryce as the HarvardClub of Boston celebrated a1960s Mad Men evening andI got to live out my dream!

Under my leopard pill boxhat was a coiffed FrenchTwist, sprayed to death! Pearldrop earrings that wereMom’s, along with her gold,Washington, D.C., Capitalpin, 1961! I wore my John F.Kennedy for President but-ton; David wore his Nixon/Lodge button! I also used myvintage leopard purse withivory gloves and lots ofcreamy pearls were 1960sworthy! To complete theatomic-era look we picked upa pack of unfiltered Lucky’sand passed them out! ButI really feel that David’spresent for my ChristmasBirthday, the champagnemink stole, had somethingto do with our winning theBest Dressed title for theevent! I’ll take it and mydream too!

Buona giornata and Godbless the United States ofAmerica!

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Read prior weeks’ “All That Zazz” columns atwww.allthatzazz.com. Mary is a third-generation cosmetolo-gist and a Massachusetts distributor of Kosmea brand rosehip oil products. She may be contacted at (978) 470-8183 [email protected].

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Shortly Lent will end, andthe Easter season will begin.The Lenten period of reflec-tion on one’s inner life in aneffort to repent and reform,culminates during HolyWeek and the events lead-ing to Christ’s Crucifixion onGood Friday. Sadness givesway to Easter Sunday and thehope that it brings for re-demption and eternal life.The Easter Season will con-tinue for 50 days ending onPentecost Sunday.

The joy and happiness as-sociated with the Easter sea-son manifests itself in manyways, most notably the reli-gious services that turnfrom penitential to joyous.There are also many secu-

lar traditions associatedwith Easter, certain foodsthat we prepare only for theday, for Italians it would bepizzagaina, decorating ourhomes with lilies and tulipsand of course, a personal fa-vorite, coloring Easter eggs,and hiding them, each witha prize, for children to findon an old fashioned Easteregg hunt.

The Easter Parade, whichtakes place in many citiesin the United States, mostnotably in New York, is awonderful tradition associ-ated with Easter. The Pa-rade in Manhattan wasmost popular from the1880’s through the 1950’s; atthe peak of its popularity it

was a widely attended eventthat witnessed New Yorkersdressed in their “SundayBest.” A special feature ofthe parade was the fabuloushats worn by the ladies asthey strolled down 5th Av-enue. The Parade is not aspopular as it once was, yetfor a period of time, it wasthe most prominent secularexpression of Easter in theUnited States.

Easter is a Day of hope,the promise of eternal life,a time of joy that is clearlyexpressed in the liturgy ofthe day, for many, and for us,it is the most popular cel-ebration of the year. Withfond memories of the manyEasters spent with family aswe gathered at Nonna’s.Happy Easter, Buona Pasqua.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Saint Leonard & Sacred Heart

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7:00 pm. St. LeonardChurch, Mass of the Lord’sSupperGOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 6TH

12:05 pm. St. Leonard,Stations of the Cross

3:00 pm. St. Leonard,Liturgy of the Passion

7:00 pm. Sacred Heart,Stations of the CrossHOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH

7:00 pm. Saint LeonardEaster VigilEASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH

9:00 am. Sacred HeartChurch, Mass

10:30 am. Saint LeonardChurch, Italian Mass

12:00 Noon Saint LeonardChurch, Mass

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IMPORTANT PARISH MEETING!!!There will be a special meeting on Thursday April 12 at 7:00 pm at St. Leonard

Parish Hall to discuss the parish clusters that have been proposed by the Archdioceseof Boston. All parishioners of Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Parish and all the faithfulwho attend St. Leonard, Sacred Heart or St. Stephen Churches are urged to attend.The meeting will be chaired by Father Kevin O’Leary, Rector, Holy Cross Cathedral andFather Antonio Nardoianni, Pastor, Saint Leonard Parish.

It is very important that you attend this meeting to both familiarize yourselves withthe proposed parish clusters and express your views on the subject.

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Keep my pooch friends safeby avoiding the seven deadlysins of Easter. Easter is justaround the bend, and whileit typically means tons of funfor the kids. Easter egghunts, colorful Easter bas-kets stuffed to the brim withchocolate bunnies, marsh-mallow chicks (right on, myhuman companions favorite)and jelly beans galore, it couldmean real trouble for someof our other family members,our animals. So while therest of the family is celebrat-ing this joyous holiday, makesure your dogs and cats stayhappy and healthy with a fewtips on the potential pet per-ils of Easter.

EASTER LILIES are beau-tiful and symbolic of many ofthe virtues of the holiday;however, they and all otherlily flowers are deadly poisonto cats if any part of the plantis ingested. Families withhouse cats simply should notrisk the lethal danger posedto their pets by having liliesanywhere near their cats. Allportions of the plant are poi-sonous to cat’s kidneys wheneaten and, even with promptveterinary care, treatment isnot always successful. Liliesas beautiful as they are-arelife threatening to cats, andthe two should be kept farapart.

CHOCOLATE while choco-late might taste good to thekids and parents it can bequite dangerous for dogs andcats. Chocolate contains caf-feine and a compound calledtheobromine, which stimu-lates the nervous system andcan be toxic to animals. Ifenough is ingested, your petcan suffer from vomiting, di-arrhea, abnormal heartrhythms, tremors, seizures,and worst case scenario,death. While all forms ofchocolate can be toxic to catsand dogs, white chocolate hasthe least amount of stimu-

lants. Dark and bakingchocolate have the highest.

PLASTIC EASTER BAS-KET GRASS Easter grassmay serve as a nice cushynest for all the eggs andcandy gathered during theEaster egg hunt, but if youdog or cat finds it too tanta-lizing to pass up, it couldcause some real problems.The plastic component of Eas-ter is non digestible, and canget tangled in your animal’sintestines. This can lead toa blockage and potential per-foration. If ingested, thegrass can cause choking orbecome lodged inside thestomach or intestines creat-ing an obstruction. Signs ofobstruction are loss of appe-tite and vomiting. Animalsshowing these symptomsshould be taken to the vet-erinarian for an abdominalx-ray. This problem is treatedwith surgical removal of theforeign material and is con-sidered a true emergency.

OTHER CANDY Chocolateis not the only candy findingits way into the Easter bas-kets that often sit at eye level

to your dog or cat. There arejelly beans, puffy marshmal-low chicks, candied eggs andmore, all of which can causegastrointestinal disturbancein animals. Most threaten-ing though are products con-taining Xytitol, an artificialsweetener. Xylitol can be sotoxic to pets that within 30minutes of consuming asmall amount of Xytitol-sweetened product, a dog canexperience a dramatic dropin sugar, begin vomiting, be-come lethargic and have dif-ficulty standing or walking.Some may have seizures,develop internal hemorrhag-ing and lesions, and sufferliver failure.

ROTTEN EASTER EGGSEaster egg hunts are tradi-tion for most families, andevent children always lookforward to. So may your dogs,which is why it’s importantto keep track of where all thehard-boiled eggs are hiddenwhen planning your backyardEaster egg hunt. Many ani-mals have become sick aftersniffing out and consuminga rotten Easter egg that waslikely forgotten from a previ-ous hunt. If possible, useplastic eggs instead of realeggs. However, if you do useplastic eggs, make sure yourdog can’t get inside them andeat the contents or worse yet,try to swallow the plastic eggand choke on it, or get itlodged in his intestine.


North End Against Drugs will hold theirAnnual Easter Party & Puppet Show onSaturday, April 7 from 10:00 am till Noon.The event will be held at the Nazzaro

Community Center, 30 North Bennet Street.Egg coloring and photos with the Easter

Bunny will be from 10:00-11:00 am.The puppet show will be at 11:00 am.This event is sponsored by MichaelGiannasoli in Memory of his Mother

Florence. The puppet show is sponsoredby City Councilor Sal LaMattina. “This is a great event forchildren of all ages”, states NEAD President John Romano.“We are very grateful to Mikey and Councilor LaMattina fortheir support each year.” Make sure you bring your camerato take a photo with Peter Rabbit. We will have egg coloringand candy for all the children. Every child will also receivean Easter Goody Bag as well. The event is free and open toall North End/Waterfront Residents, Nazzaro Center mem-bers and NEAD sponsors. We hope to see you all there.

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ford. 10:00 am. MedfordRedemption Hill Church willbe hosting a free Easter Egghunt for the community.Bring your kids and enjoyan exciting egg hunt, lots offree candy, food and greatprizes.

AP ROUNDS PLAY-GROUND, Stoneham. Begin-ning at 3:00 pm. This is theSecond Annual Easter EggHunt at AP Rounds Play-ground. Last year featuredmore than 1000 eggs, and acouple of hundred people.

BROOKLINE GROOMINGAND PET SUPPLIES.4:30 pm. Bring your familyand friends (both canine andhuman!). Prizes will includecoupons, discounts andfree give aways from selectcompanies.

CAMBRIDGE COMMONPARK. 10:00 am. You’reinvited to join us for thesecond annual CambridgeCommunity Easter Egg-Stravaganza! This year isgoing to be even bigger andbetter than last year.

ADAMS PARK, ROSLIN-DALE VILLAGE. 10:00 am.Join the Easter Bunny at10:00 am to hunt for 5,000treat-filled eggs hiddenthroughout Roslindale’sAdams Park.

WOLLASTON CHURCHOF THE NAZARENE, 37 E.Elm Ave., Quincy 9:00 am.This is a free Egg Hunt.

MEMORIAL BAPTISTCHURCH, Seekonk, MA willbe holding an Easter EggHunt beginning at 10:00 am.

LINDEN SQUARE COURT-YARD Linden Square,Wellesley at 2:00 pm. Lin-den Square is proud to hosta fun filled free event for thecommunity. The courtyardwill be the backdrop for allthe festivities including ameet and greet with the Eas-ter Bunny, face painting, anEaster egg hunt, treat bags,and snacks. All are welcometo attend and are encour-aged to bring their own cam-era for photos.

WESLEY UNITED METH-ODIST CHURCH, Worcester,MA. 10:00–11:30 am. Fun forall ages and a great way toinvite friends to Wesley!Join us for an Easter movie,crafts, donuts, and a greatEaster Egg Hunt. Pleasebring one dozen filled plas-tic eggs for each child you

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Nantasket Beach, Hull, MA12:00 pm. Visit the EasterBunny at the historic Para-gon Carousel.

WINSLOW FARM ANI-MAL SACTUARY, 37 EddyStreet, Norton, MA 508-285-6451 12:00–3:00 pm. Findthe eggs and find the crit-ters! Bunnies, kitties, goats,sheep, horses, donkeys, younever know who is aroundthe corner! Come and jointhe fun!

THE GREAT EGG HUNTHaverhill High School,Haverhill, MA 10:00 am.

CHARMINGFARE FARM,774 High Street, Candia, NH(603) 483-5623. Egg Hunt of-fers over $75,000 in prizes.Every child will receive aspecial prize bag. A special“controlled” area has beenset-up at the farm to search

for the colorful eggs. Bringalong a camera to take pic-tures of your children withthe Charmingfare Farm Eas-ter Bunny. The egg hunt,“hands-on” petting area, wildlife exhibits, horse drawnwagon, tractor train andpony rides are all part of theadmission to the farm.

SUNDAY, APRIL 8FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH,

110 Commonwealth Ave.,Boston, MA (617) 267-3148.All are welcomed but pleasecome on time as the EggHunt starts at 12:30 pmsharp. Live bunny, Easteregg hunt with hundreds ofeggs, amazing prizes, facepainting, refreshments, etc.

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COLORING EASTER EGGSWithout Artificial Dyes or Chemicals!

Green: 1 bunch fresh Spin-ach leaves. Chop leaves andsimmer 20 minutes overmedium-low heat in justenough water to cover them

and keep from burning (youwant it concentrated).

Purple/Pink: 3 large freshbeets (the roots, not theleaves) or pickled beet juice(borscht works!). Slice thebeets and simmer them for30 minutes over medium-low heat, again with justenough water to keep fromburning!

Yellow: Turmeric makesthe brightest yellow. For apale yellow, try: Cumin, Pa-prika or Saffron. Add 3 table-spoons of turmeric (or otherherb, just a few sprigs of saf-fron) to 1 cup of boiling wa-ter. Simmer for 10 minutes,then stir and let cool to roomtemperature.

Blue: Red cabbage (1/4head or more) OR concen-trated grape juice. Chop 1/4

head of red cabbage, add to 2cups of boiling water. Sim-mer over medium-low heatfor 20 minutes, let cool. Con-centrated grape juice: justthaw it; use undiluted.

Blue #2: 1 pound of frozenblueberries. Crush the blue-berries or puree them in ablender or food procesor.

Orange: Yellow onionskins. Add the outer skinsfrom 3 large yellow onions to1 cup of boiling water; sim-mer for 20 minutes over me-dium-low heat, let cool.

Red: 2 cups of grated orfinely chopped beets. Use thegrater attachment on yourfood processor.

Dark Red: Red onionskins. Add the outer skinsfrom 3 large red onions to 1cup of boiling water; simmerfor 20 minutes over medium-low heat, let cool.

Purple: Blueberries (1pint). Add one pint of blueber-ries (fresh or frozen orcanned with syrup) to justenough water to cover theberries (and make at least 1cup of broth. Boil for 5 to 10minutes over medium-lowheat, let cool, strain out theskins.

Brown-gold: Dill seed.Add 2 Tablespoons of dillseed to 1 cup of boilingwater; simmer for 20 min-

utes over medium-low heat,let cool.

Brown: Ground fresh cof-fee beans. Add 2 tablespoonsof dill seed to 1 cup of boilingwater; simmer for 20 min-utes over medium-low heat,let cool.

Note: DON’T use anyaluminum pots, pans orutensils!

You will also need 1 small(pint) bottle of plain white vin-egar; any type (apple, orother) as long as it is clearand not colored.

Prepare the dyes! The dyebaths are made from water(tap, rain, distilled or which-ever you prefer), the plantextract (or herbs) and vinegar(it fixes the color to the egg).

a. You need just enoughwater to cover the eggs in thecontainer you will use (smallcoffee cups are perfect!).

b. Add 1 teaspoon vinegarper cup of water.

c. Then add the plant ex-tracts you made in step 1. Forfruit or vegetable juices, sim-ply substitute the juice for thewater using as close to fullstrength as possible for thedeepest colors.

Dye your eggs - Let eachegg soak for 20 minutes toovernight, until you reachthe intensity of the color youdesire! Of course, if you wantto let them soak for a longtime, you should put it inthe refrigerator to preventspoilage!

Pat the eggs dry with apaper towel to avoid stainingother parts of your house!

Tips: For glossy, shinyeggs, rub them with a papertowel or rag with canola, cornor olive oil.

You can use a wax crayonto make designs on the eggsBEFORE you soak them inthe dye. Those areas willremain white.

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Red seas33. *The Titanic was one of these34. *Spongebob’s air-breathing friend36. Office communique38. Paper holder42. *A peri_____ lets a submariner see

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bounds, his fifth triple-double of the season.

“We told Rondo going intothe game that he needed tobe a scorer,” said Rivers “AndI thought he set the tone atthe beginning of the game bydoing that (10 points in thefirst period). I thought thatloosened it up for everybodyelse to get into the game. Hewas terrific.”

For Pierce the victory wasan indication that the team,which struggled early in theseason, is back in true formand “can play with the best.It gives us a lot of confidenceknowing that we can beatthe best teams in the league.We are starting to reallycome together knowing thatthe playoffs are right aroundthe corner. We are startingto hit our stride and now —coming down the stretch —we’ve won a lot of big games.What I’m happy about is ourresiliency, our fight, despitethe fact that we have a lot ofinjuries. Ray Allen wasn’tout there. This team contin-ues to fire away through allthe adversity.”

Although Miami hasstruggled on the road of late,it is one powerful team, play-ing over .720 ball — secondin the Eastern Conferencebehind only Chicago. TheHeat did manage to stay close

at the half, trailing by onlyfive at 49-44 but the C’s es-sentially won the game inthe third quarter, outscoringMiami 31-12.

Another key to the game— the foul shooting of theCeltics. The C’s made 20 of22 shots from the line —with Brandon Bass going aperfect 10 for 10. That was asky high 90.9 percent fromthe charity stripe.

Interestingly, everyonethat suited up for Miami —all 13 players — saw actionin the game so it truly was ateam loss. All but one playedover five minutes in thegame. For the Celtics every-one got in except for MarquisDaniels. Ray Allen, of course,did not suit up because ofthat sore right ankle.

The C’s now have/hold a30-15 all-time record ingames played against theHeat in the Hub. The win wasthe eighth consecutive overMiami on the parquet.

The C’s will play in Miamion April 10 and will then hostthe Heat in a return match-up at the Garden on April 24.Two nights later, they closethis abbreviated four-monthseason with a home gameagainst Milwaukee.

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Rush is Righton Voter ID Bills

Rush Limbaugh is correctwhen he criticizes U.S. At-torney General Eric Holderand the U.S. Justice Depart-ment over lawsuits againststates that implement statevoter ID laws. Apparently,Holder and the Democratsthink racism is behind theID laws and says the govern-ment must protect the rightto vote for people who can-not prove their citizenshipstatus. One would think thehardship being mentionedover getting a photo ID cardwas overwhelming. Why alsoare Democrats only con-cerned about inclusion atthe voting booth? Do theyreally care about these folksthey are protecting or arethey just playing partisanpolitics? After all, what aboutthe ability of these folks too

poor to get a voter ID cardbeing able to open a bankaccount, drive a car, buycigarettes and the myriad ofother things people can’t getor do without a photo ID?

If they, cared about inclu-sion for all, they would beconcerned about all theabove. By the way, as I pre-viously stated, one cannotenter the U.S. Justice De-partment building in Wash-ington, D.C. without show-ing a photo ID. Why doesHolder require a photo ID toenter a government buildingbut not a voting booth?

Affirmative Action StillAlive and Well

Recently, the Boston Heraldran a March 23 news storyon the Boston Fire Depart-ment’s new second in com-mand just hired. The guy isa Latino but now we find outthe guy doesn’t speak Span-ish. He says speaking Span-ish never came up in thehiring process which I findhard to believe or a very stu-pid thing for not having beenasked. Did the folks who in-terviewed him for this top jobjust assume he was bi-lin-gual? However, what wasworse was finding out thatthe Boston Fire Departmentthrough a state waiver cannow move Latinos to the top

• News Briefs (Continued from Page 1)of the hiring list even thoughsome may only speak En-glish. What about our mili-tary veterans? Shouldn’tthey be at the top of hiringlists? Liberals just hate the14th Amendment, don’t they?Patrick’s Own Jobs Data?

In recent months, Gov.Deval Patrick has been tout-ing federal employmentstats as an effective politi-cal tool. He does this to showwhat a great job his admin-istration is doing on jobgrowth as he travels thecountry as an Obama re-election campaign surro-gate. He uses his facts tocompare himself to formerGov. Mitt Romney. However,the numbers he is usingshowing Massachusetts asfifth in the nation in jobsgrowth have been adjusted.The new federal numbersdrop our state to number 41in 2011 but the governor’speople are still using theoutdated 5th place spot on thejobs growth list.

Gregory Bialecki, Secre-tary of Housing and Eco-nomic Development onMarch 19 was still behindthe times saying, “The oldnumber feels like the betterdescription of what’s reallyhappening in the Massachu-setts economy.”

ian, Easter celebrationsarouse not only stirringand pleasant memories, butalso unites his or herthoughts, endeavors andintentions with family mem-bers who have gone to bewith the Lord. Italians inthe homeland as well as inthe Diaspora who havesettled in different coun-tries, throughout the world,share in the beautiful andancient Italian Easter tradi-tions given to us by our

ancestors.Our Easter celebrations

should renew in us thesense of belonging to our Ital-ian roots and strengthen ourawareness of our nationalidentity in the Italian com-munity no matter where welive. We thank God that welive in America with all ourfreedoms and good life. Yetwe should realize that weare of Italian descent andalways treasure our own cus-toms and traditions that are

thousands of years old.We should practice our

customs, cultivate them andpass them on to future gen-erations. In this way westrengthen our ties with ourancestral origin. When wepractice and keep our Ital-ian Holy Week traditions itwill be a rich and profoundexperience which will helpus remember our originsand those who came beforeus.

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So what’s new? Boston po-lice are cracking down onaggressive dancing at heavy-metal concerts. “Mosh pits”date back to the 1970s, butpolice say they will no longertolerate metal fans jumpingand slamming into eachother. “Dancing is a FirstAmendment right,” said po-lice spokeswoman NicoleGrant, “but the behavior it-self is a violation.”

Speaking of dancing, thedance called the twist cre-ated an interesting phenom-enon. For the first time inhistory clothes were worn outfrom the inside.

Hands off! The TSA said itwould begin testing less-stringent screening proce-dures for passengers who are75 and older, allowing themto keep their shoes on andavoid body pat-downs. “Weknow people in that popula-tion and age group pose alower risk to security,” saida TSA spokeswoman.

Penny news! Every one-penny rise in the cost of agallon of gas takes $1 billionof consumer spending awayfrom other goods in thecourse of a year, according toan analysis by Credit Suissebank. A 50-cent increasethis year would thus divert$50 billion away from con-sumer spending.

In a majority of U.S. met-ropolitan areas, single child-less women in their 20s gen-erally have more educationand higher median incomesthan their male peers. InDallas and Atlanta, the aver-age young woman earns$1.18 and $1.14, respec-tively, for every dollar earnedby a male.

Dangerous habits! Smok-ing remains a stubbornlyentrenched habit amongAmerican teenagers. A newreport on youth smoking fromthe U.S. Surgeon General’soffice — the first since 1994— shows that one in fiveAmerican teens smokes; 80percent of them will still beaddicted as adults. Teensmoking was in dramaticdecline a decade ago, but inrecent years the decreasehas slowed. Anti-smokingactivists blame the $10 bil-lion that tobacco companiesspend every year on market-ing and advertising. About600,000 middle school stu-dents and 3 million highschool students light up regu-larly. Teen smoking is a “pe-

diatric epidemic,” SurgeonGeneral Regina Benjamintells USA Today. “The num-bers are really shocking.”Smoking related diseasesare the leading cause of pre-ventable death in the U.S.,killing some 1,200 people perday. Yet for every death, twoor more people under the ageof 26 take up the habit. Inaddition to drastically in-creasing young people’s oddsof developing cancer andheart disease, smoking canpermanently damage theirstill developing lungs. “Theaddictive power of nicotinemakes tobacco use muchmore than a passing phasefor most teens,” Benjaminsays. “It’s a problem we haveto solve.” How true!

More stuff about our health!Spicing up your meals maybe an easy way to increasemetabolism and improveheart health. Researchers atPenn State University pre-pared two identical high-fatmeals for a group of volun-teers, then added two table-spoons of a mix of spices —including rosemary, oregano,cinnamon, turmeric, cloves,garlic powder, and paprika —to one of them, transforminga plain chicken dish intochicken curry. Usually, eat-ing rich foods increase bloodlevels of insulin and triglyc-eride fats, which heightenthe risk of heart disease, dia-betes, and other illnesses.But when researchers testedthe blood of the volunteersafter both meals, they foundthat the spicy version re-duced triglyceride levels by 31percent and insulin levels by21 percent compared withthe blander fare. Previous re-search indicates that spicesmay contain anti-oxidants-much like chocolate and redwine do — that can help wardoff chronic disease. Re-searchers now hope to figureout what amounts of whichspices are the most benefi-cial, and whether the use ofspices reduces the risk of dis-ease over the long term.

Some useless informationabout food: Dinner guestsduring medieval times inEngland were expected tobring their own knives to thetable. In eighteenth-centuryFrance, visitors to the royalpalace in Versailles were al-lowed to stand in a roped-offsection of the main diningroom and watch the king andqueen eat. Chewing gum

while peeling onions willkeep you from crying. Andpeople drink the urine ofpregnant women to build uptheir immune systems.

Proprio Stronzo, says,“Some folks commit a crimeand go to jail; others commita crime, write a book, and getrich.”

Despite his frequent criti-cism of the Bush administra-tion policies, Mitt Romneyhas named 16 members ofthat administration to histeam of 24 “special advisers”on national security and for-eign policy. “Bush loyalists”all want to be back in poweragain,” said former Bushspeech writer Matt Lattimer,and “Romney’s the best bet.”

Time for some interestingshow biz stuff as compiled bythe stately musicologistAlbert Natale, a proud nativeof Boston’s North End. Ac-cording to Ava Gardner, “FredAstaire did not have a hugefeud with Ginger Rogers. Thefeud was between Roger’s andFred’s wife, a tiny, richwoman who was very muchin charge. She wouldn’t letFred and Ginger dance to-gether off screen. She wasjealous of Ginger; maybe sheimagined Ginger wanted tohave an affair with Fred,which I’m sure she didn’t-unlike me, Ginger likedhandsome men. As for Fred,I honestly don’t think he wasanything other than basicallyasexual.” Marcello Mastro-inni shot his mouth off aboutDom DeLuise! “Wasn’t DomDeLuise fat enough? Most fatpeople don’t know when toquit. They go from chubby tofat ... and at fifty it is disgust-ing, and then they go to ex-tra fat and then monstrous. Iwould shoot myself beforeletting myself get so fat!”And singer Julio Iglasias isin the Guinness Book ofRecords on the strength ofhaving sales of more than100 million record albums infive languages.

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FILLING MIXTURE:In a large bowl place ricotta cheese, fresh cut-up formaggio

cheese, grated Romano cheese, salt, and pepper. Mix gen-tly with a fork. Cut up ham and Prosciutto* slices intosmaller portions and add to bowl. Add eight beaten eggs.Using a fork or spoon, mix thoroughly. Gently pour fillingover bottom crust in the baking pan. Fill only about three-quarters of the baking pan, leaving about one inch or morefrom top edge of pan.

Spread top crust to about 1/8 of an inch in thickness andlarge enough to cover mixture as one piece in baking pan.Then place over mixture. With your fingers, gently crimpedges of the two crusts together and roll inward to seal mix-ture in baking pan. If desired, crimp edge portions withfork. This is necessary to prevent mixture from seepingthrough any openings while baking.

With pastry brush, spread egg wash over entire top crust.Prick three or four small openings of top crust to help mois-ture escape while baking.

Place baking pan in middle shelf of preheated 400°F ovenfor one-half hour. Then lower to 350°F and continue bak-ing for about three-quarters of an hour. Then lower oven to300°F and continue baking until the crust is golden brown.Check mixture after two hours of baking, insert a thin smallknife into center. If knife blade comes out dry, mixture iscooked.

Cool this special Easter Pie for at least eight or nine hoursfor best results. Pie is served in square portions.

Makes sixteen to eighteen portions.

NOTE: Rose (Marcantonio) Sinopoli, my sister-in-law, has beenencouraged yearly by her brother Dr. Joseph Marcantonio toprepare their mother’s (Antonietta Pisano Marcantonio) origi-nal Pizza Ghena recipe. The family traveled from Avellino toAmerica in the early l920s, settling in Boston’s North End be-fore moving to Roslindale. For many years my husband and Ihave been privileged to taste some of Rose’s delicious PizzaGhena.

Because Rose makes such a large pie each year for all mem-bers of her family, she kindly reduced the original size of therecipe so I can share this smaller-size recipe with you.

CRUST:1 cup lukewarm water2 to 3 packages dry yeast6 tablespoons vegetable oil1 teaspoon salt1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1/8 teaspoon black groundpepper

6 to 7 cups flour – preferablyKing Arthur or Gold Medal

1 beaten egg for egg wash1 9" x 12" x 3" baking pan

Pour water into a bowl. Sprinkle yeast over water. Stiruntil yeast dissolves. Add oil, sugar, salt, pepper and stir.Add flour gradually until all water is absorbed. Add addi-tional flour if dough is too soft. Work dough into a soft ball.Knead dough for a minute and then separate into two por-tions. Spray vegetable oil lightly into a bowl before placingthe two portions in it. Cover and let dough rise to twice itssize.

Spray oil lightly over entire inside of baking pan. Moistenhands with oil for ease of spreading risen dough in bakingpan. Then take one portion of crust dough out of bowl. Be-gin spreading and fattening it out by hand or with a rollingpin. Place it gently in the baking pan. Continue spreadingby hand until the dough covers the entire inside of pan(including the four sides) all in one piece. Crust should beabout 1/8 inch in thickness. Set aside.

FILLING:8 beaten eggs1 pound ricotta cheese1 pound fresh formaggio

cheese1/2 cup freshly grated

Romano cheese1/2 pound sliced ham of

choice*

1/2 pound sliced Prosciutto*1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon black ground

pepper* Other dried cured meats

can be added such assopressata, pepperoni,and various salami slicesif desired.

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Easter is this weekend andlike most families we havemade plans for the holiday. AsI have mentioned manytimes, we combine our fam-ily with that of my cousin,Ralph Pepe. Ralph is thegrandson of Zi’Antonio,Nanna’s oldest brother andthe man who brought her toAmerica. Ralph’s mother andmy mother were cousins andthe closest of relatives onthat side of the family. As aresult, when she marriedRalph Pepe Sr., and had afamily, Mom and Dad social-ized with them and we kidsall grew up together. Ralphsiblings are all gone and heand I are now the old timersas heads of the extendedfamilies.

You know how people driftaway in families when theygrow up? Well we were no dif-ferent. I ran into Ralph at afamily wake about 25 yearsago. And, like most relativesyou haven’t seen in a longtime, we talked about the funwe had when we were kidsand how we should get to-gether at some point in thefuture. I’ve experienced thisscenario many times over theyears, but a week after thatwake, Ralph called and wemade plans to have our wivesand kids meet. Since thatpoint in time, we have beencelebrating the holidays to-gether as an extended fam-ily, just like the point in timewhen his grandparents andmine were the heads of theirrespective families.

Ralph and his wife, Angela,met with Loretta and me at arestaurant a few days ago,and we planned out the Eas-ter arrangements. Theyhave four children, three ofwhom have families of theirown and will be there alongwith the fourth who is stillsingle. On my side, Michaelwill be coming home fromNew York for the weekend,but John, our oldest, is in SanFrancisco and cannot makeit back for the holidays, dueto his new job.

Considering the number ofpeople who will be at Easterdinner, the ladies worked outthe menu and how much foodwould be necessary to feedone and all.

As I mentioned, we spendthe holidays together. Thethree that are importantare Thanksgiving, Christ-mas and Easter. Thanksgiv-ing is an American holidayand the food that we plan outfor that Thursday in Novem-ber is American. But, Christ-mas and Easter, to us, areItalian holidays and the foodwill be Italian. The top of thekitchen table will be coveredwith all types of Italian deli-cacies, which combined, will

be our antipasti. The dinnerwill consist of ravioli, meat-balls, sausages, chunks of dif-ferent meats cooked in thegravy, vegetables sautéed ingarlic and oil, salad andhomemade wine. Just to leteveryone know we are inAmerica, there will be a largebaked ham in the center ofthe table. Later, the ricottapizzas that are traditional atEaster time will be placed ona table and along with coffeeand sambuca, will constitutethe desserts of the day. About7:00 or 8:00 pm, everyone willstart heading home, and likeher grandmother and motherbefore her, Ralph’s wife willhand out doggie bags with thedinner leftovers that will bewarmed up for dinner thenext day. This is the way it’sdone when you are Italian.

I remember a story thatNanna and my mother toldme when I was a kid. Itseems that Babbononnowanted lamb for Easter din-ner one year and bought alive lamb and kept it in a shedhe had built in the back of thegarden at the house at 70Eutaw Street, where the fam-ily grew up. Babbononno hadcome from Foggia, a city onItaly’s east coast, and I guessthat lamb for Easter mighthave been common. The cus-tom may have been due toGreek influences in that partof Italy, but I’m not sure. Any-way, Babbononno bought thelive lamb, brought it homeand kept it out back, feedingit every day to fatten it up.

Uncle Gino, the youngest ofhis children, and the only sib-ling of my mother’s left alive,adopted the lamb as his pet.Each day, he would play withthe animal as if it was a dog

or cat, with Nanna constantlypreventing him from bring-ing the animal into thehouse. As Easter approached,it was evident that UncleGino had formed an attach-ment with the little lamb.Mom, Uncle Paul and UncleNick tried to tell their young-est brother that he shouldn’tbecome so attached to thelamb, but when you are thatsmall and emotional, yousometimes don’t listen toreality.

Well, Easter weekend fi-nally arrived and Nanna be-gan the food preparationsthat would, in their com-pleted form, adorn the Con-tini table for the holiday.Back then, Italians didn’tbuy things canned, packagedor jarred. Everything wasfresh and those basic ingre-dients would be combined bymy grandmother to makethe courses for the Easterdinner. Babbononno did hispart, too. He would have oneof his sons drive him to hisbrother-in-law Zi’Antonio’shouse, where he wouldselect a couple of gallons ofhis best homemade redwine. And on that particularEaster weekend, he hadanother chore. If the lambwas destined to adorn thecenter of the Contini table,someone had to slaughterit, dress it and then cook it.The cooking part was left upto Nanna, but the rest, thiswas the responsibility of mygrandfather.

Holy Saturday evening sawthe Contini children headingfor bed and when they wereasleep, Babbononno headedto the back yard with theimplements to butcher themain course of the next day.

After Easter Mass, the entirefamily headed back home andNanna continued with thedinner preparations she hadabandoned for a couple ofhours to attend Mass and sayhello to everyone at theMt. Carmel Church. Well, thehour of truth finally arrived.When dinner was served,there was a roasted lamb sit-ting in the middle of theContini table. When UncleGino saw the main course, asyoung as he was, he put twoand two together and ran outof the house heading for theshed in the back yard and hispet lamb. Of course the lambwasn’t there and two and twoadded up to five. He cried,screamed, yelled and ran intohis room and hid under hisbed sobbing all afternoon. I’massuming the family enjoyedthe taste of the lamb dinneras Nanna was a great cook.Uncle Gino didn’t eat any ofthe lamb when he becamehungry enough to come outof hiding. From what my latemother used to say, UncleGino never ate lamb everagain in his life. I don’t knowhow true this last statementis, but I’m wondering if Ishould ask my uncle if shewas right.

Fast forwarding the timeframe to when I was a kid,Dad and Uncles Paul andNick couldn’t wait for Easterto pass as music was at aminimum during the Lentenseason.

All three of them played insociety bands back then andthings were slow until Eas-ter was over and weddingswould take place on Satur-days and Sundays throughJune.

Dances, parties, debutanteballs, proms, graduations andsuch … all of these wouldsurface after Easter hadpassed and the men in myfamily would be happy as theywere among the best freelance musicians in Bostonand would then be workingeight days a week. GODBLESS AMERICA

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stones need replacing, thechain link fence needs re-paired and that storm-dam-aged tree needs a tree sur-geon. The area could lookbetter. Benches could beadded. When tourists leaveBoston, they should be say-ing how great Boston keepstheir historic sites and nothow tacky someplace looks.

REMEMBER STELLA’SWhen I was a kid, the

North End had about sevenor eight restaurants. Todaythat number has grown intothe hundreds. The NorthEnd seems to have as manyeating places as Quincy hasnail and hair places. WhenI was a kid I always likedStella’s at the corner ofGarden Court and FleetStreets. Today, it remains asmall parking lot with lots ofgood old memories. Stella’shad the best lasagna inthe world and I ate thereoften growing up. Otherplaces to remember werethe European on HanoverStreet near Cross Street andthe Cantina Italiana furtherdown Hanover Street. (nearNorth Bennett Street)

STILL FALLOUT FROMLIFE FOCUS CENTER

There’s still much falloutover alleged wrong-doings atthe Life Focus Center inCharlestown. State AuditorSuzanne Bump wants this

• Talk of Many Things (Continued from Page 4)

non-profit to pay back somemonies that were question-ably spent. The Board of Di-rectors also wrote a long let-ter to the community in theCharlestown Patriot Bridge toclarify any concerns fromthe community and thenewspaper itself wrote ablistering editorial on thiswhole sorry affair.

DID YOU CELEBRATE“MOM & POP BUSINESS

OWNERS DAY”???We just passed by a little

known holiday on Thursday,March 29. It was NationalMom & Pop Business Own-ers Day. Rick Segal of Poin-ciana, Florida has been cred-ited with creating this holi-day to honor the small busi-ness his parents operated inEverett, MA. Back in 1939,the place called” ‘Ruth’s” wasa hat shop and would laterexpand into a women’s shopin Medford and by the timeIt closed it had over $42 mil-lion in reserves.

Like Segal, I believe weunder-appreciate smallbusiness owners and therole of this segment of thebusiness community to themarketplace and nationaleconomy. We usually takethese small time ownersfor granted until they close.We should remember smallbusinesses are the realbackbone of the economy

especially at the neighbor-hood level shop there andkeep America strong.

A SALUTE TO THEUNOFFICIALLY NEW

LORD MAYOR OF WESTROXBURY RICHIE

GORMLEYOn Friday evening, West

Roxbury partied like it was“1999” as that old hit tune’slyrics stated. After a heatedcampaign, Richie Gormleygot himself elected the un-official “Mayor of WestRoxbury” through an AOLinternet election conductedby the West Roxbury Patch.Gormley told this reporter, itwas an honor to win, “I amhumbled to be elected.”

The installation was heldon Friday, March 30 at theIrish Social Club wherethe real Mayor Tom Meninoswore him into office. A pa-rade took Mayor Gromleyfrom his funeral parlor downCentre Street with march-ing bands leading the way.It was a great night forGormley, all of West Roxburyand the charitable organiza-tions who benefited fromthese mayoral elections.

Mary Maloney, president ofthe Irish Social Club told me,“it was a great day for Richie(Gormley) and the entireWest Roxbury community.Folks will be talking aboutthis for years to come.”

ran to the elder Romney’sright in that old campaign.

Problem for Romney? Evenif he gets the Republicannomination in Tampa thisupcoming August, can hehold on to the GOP’s conser-vative core? Can he also at-tract moderate independentsto pick him over PresidentObama? To date, Romneyhas been winning delegatesby outspending his more con-servative opponents but comethe general election, TeamObama will out-spend Rom-ney quite well. What Romneyshould be doing now is giv-ing voters a reason to supporthim. Any negative campaign-ing must be directed at Bar-rack Obama from this pointonward.

Also, I am not sure thatany running mate men-tioned to date would be a goodfit for Romney as he facesdown the Obama-Bidenticket. Latest name men-tioned is Jeb Bush, theformer Florida governor.This Bush is the most con-servative of all, but Americaisn’t ready for another Bushjust yet. Neither is US Sen.Marco Rubio or US Rep.

Allen West both from Florida.More and more, I am not

that confident that the “Any-body but Obama” crowd willrule Election Day. As aReagan Democrat, I havealways been troubled by aRomney candidacy as I wastroubled with Bob Dole in1996 and John McCain lasttime out.

America remains a Cen-ter-Right nation but we keepgetting Center-Left presi-dents. President Obama hasbeen one of the worse presi-dents in recent U.S. historybut he still stands a goodchance of getting re-electedsince Republicans can’tseem to find someone who isboth electable and conserva-tive to run. Obama winswhen he faces a weak chal-lenger. With all the recenttroubles Americans havebeen going through, Obamashould be the next JimmyCarter rather than theComeback Kid Bill Clinton heis starting to resemble.

Any reset button that EricFehrnstrom pushes couldturn into a third rail for ourformer governor. Throw theEtch-A-Sketch away too.

• Thinking Out Loud (Continued from Page 4)

POPE RATZINGER BREAKS UP AN OLD TABU. Recenty wefound some old newspaper clippings. One described PopeRatzinger sitting at his desk, in the library’s big hall, speak-ing to the microphones of RAI-TV (channel 1) to answer ques-tions asked by the public. It was Good Friday (2011) whenthe Pope began, for the first time, what he called a “dia-logue” with the people, among whom were non-Catholics,an unprecedented event. The questions had been selectedby the manager of the TV program “To His Image” directedby Rosario Carello, recorded and then submitted to the Pope.A young Japanese girl asked: “What is the reason for chil-dren are suffering after the earthquake (in Japan)?” An Ital-ian mother asked: “If her son’s soul, living in a vegetativestage, is still with him?” A few Iranian youngsters askedabout the persecution of the (Christian) communities andare tempted by a strong desire to emigrate. A Muslim woman,from the Ivory Coast, asked the Pope to comment over thedifficult living arrangement between Christians and Mus-lims. Lastly, an unidentified Italian fellow asked three ques-tions about Jesus’ three days he spent between death andresurrection. The Pope gave exhaustive answers, as theerudite he is, showing his open availability with a paternaltone of the shepherd he is of the universal Church.

All his answers were recorded by the Vatican TV Centerduring the broadcast, along with the studio commentary ofDavide Rondoni, writer and critic of the paper Avvenire, di-rected by Father Ugo Sartorio who is also the editor of theMessaggero Di Sant’antonio (St. Anthony’s Messenger), alsocommented by Chiara Amirante, the founder of the NewHorizons Organization involved in youth issues.NOBEL LAUREATE RITA LEVI MONTALCINI, A CENTENAR-IAN, CELEBRATES HER 102! Dr. Rita Montalcini recentlycelebrated her 102nd birthday, in the intimacy of her home,and tranquility! She had a toast with her closest friends andcollaborators. She appeared joyful, serene, and happy to haveso many people with her. Of course, best wishes came fromall over the world, as well as from the Italian PresidentGiorgio Napolitano, from the Senate and from the Chamberleaders respectively Renato Schifani and Gianfranco Fini.

She has dedicated her entire and long life to medical re-search, always involved in scientific research, scoring suc-cesses that made her the recipient of the Nobel Prize inMedicine. She has been hailed as the Pride of Italy and thechampion for future generations. She received a few visi-tors who wanted to express their respect and love to the ul-tra-centenarian doctor, who never seems to take a breakfrom her work.

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change as the campaignprogresses.

I think the Romney spin isfull of risks. Back in 1994,after all, Romney cam-paigned for a US Senate seatby running to the left of TedKennedy. As a governor, heserved in office when heshowed up as a moderate.Now in 2012, he is runningfor president by running tothe right of Ronald Reagan.Which is he? There’s a jokegoing around: Three guyswalk into a bar, a conserva-tive, a moderate and a lib-eral and the bartenderasked, “What will it be Mitt.”Personally, from observinghim over the years, I thinkhe is a centrist who canmove to either side of thespectrum if he has to. Hisfather, Michigan Gov. GeorgeRomney, was a centrist too,which is why he lost the1968 presidential nomina-tion to Richard M. Nixon who

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The Great Mel ParnellHas Left Us

Mel Parnell, a great left-handed pitcher who spent hisentire 10 year career as amember of the Boston RedSox during the ’40s and ’50sdied recently after a battlewith cancer. He was 89 yearsold. No lefty did better pitch-ing at Fenway than Parnell.Lefties always hated theGreen Monster at only 310feet down the left field line.He had a career 123-75 win-loss record but was 70-30 atFenway Park. He still holdsthe team record for a lefty ingames started, innings pitch-ed and victories. Back in2005, Parnell said, “TheGreen Monster never both-ered me. It was the lack offoul room that bothered me.A foul ball would go into thestands, letting the batter stay

alive. I always thought I couldmanage the Monster. Icouldn’t manage the lack offoul territory.”

His best season was 1949when he went 25-7, the mostwins that year in the AL, healso had the lowest E.R.A. at2.77, and he completed 27games and threw 295.1 in-nings. Parnell didn’t reallylike the system for currentpitchers, pitch counts and allkinds of specialty relievers.In his career, he threw 113complete games and had 20shutouts including a no-hit-ter in 1956. In his great 1949season, he started 35 gamesand completed 27 of them.

I remember the role heplayed during the 1967 Im-possible Dream season whenhe did color along withQuincy sports legend KenColeman. He’s a pitcher Iwish I could say I saw pitchbut I was just a bit too youngto have seen him on themound. As a left-hander my-self, I always knew his careerstats. By the way, one of theAmerican League’s best left-handed pitchers, WhiteyFord from the NY Yankeesrarely pitched at FenwayPark because he stunkthere.Indians Alter Hernandez

Contract or is ThatCarmona’s Contract?

The Cleveland Indians stilldon’t know what to do withRoberto Hernandez, a/k/aFausto Carmona and his roleon the team, if any. The clubis awaiting the outcome tothis messy situation. The

team changed the terms ofhis contract. Hernandez wasrecently cleared of false iden-tity charges in the Domini-can Republic. This season heis scheduled to make $2.5million. He had been sched-uled for $7 million this sea-son but the two-namedpitcher lost $5 million in thislegal mess of his. Next sea-son he was going to get a $9million option but that is nowdropped to $6 million. How doyou say, “You just lost $7.5million” in another lan-guage? OUCH!

Chipper JonesPulling Plug on CareerChipper Jones third base-

man for the Atlanta Braveshas decided to call it a career.

He is almost 40 years oldwith a series of injuries slow-ing him down, announced hewill retire after this season.Said Jones surrounded by hisfamily, “I have fulfilled every-thing. There is nothing leftfor me to do.” He praised theAtlanta Braves organizationand called Bobby Cox, “Thegreatest manager any of uswill ever know. I’ve beenthinking about this and thereason I stayed around is youguys. I played on teamswhere clubhouse cohesionwasn’t there. That never hap-pened with you guys.”

Jones won the MVP awardin 1999 and the NL battingcrown in 2008. He played onseven All-Star teams andsurely will make it intoCooperstown in the not sodistant future. He carries acareer .304 batting averagewith 454 home runs and1,561 RBI.

BeckettStarts Home Opener

While Jon Lester opens theseason on the road, it is JoshBeckett who gets to pitch thehome opener. On paper,Beckett had a better 2011season but paper isn’t alwayswhat it seems. Mid-waythrough the season, Beckettdid his usual shutdown. Hestarted off like gangbustersbut finished apparently withchicken and beer in the club-house. I still consider leftyJon Lester the team’s aceand think Beckett needs tohave a good season from startto finish or does not belongin the starting rotation in

Boston anymore. Lots ofmoney but the return on themoney always seems lackingfrom him. Speaking ofLackey, John needs to showsomething this year exceptbad games and a killer highE.R.A.

Francona Still Seems8&^^%$, Doesn’t He?

Terry Francona still seemspretty angry with the way hislast days in Fenway Parkwent. Most of us rememberthose last days thatamounted to an agonizingmonth of bad baseball.Francona said he hasn’t beeninvited to the 100th anniver-sary celebration of FenwayPark this April and probablywouldn’t even go if invited.Prior to the 7-20 SeptemberMeltdown, Francona wastalked about as the best RedSox manger ever but afterSeptember that kind of talkstopped pretty quickly. Hisfirst four seasons were tops.Two World Series champion-ships in his first four seasonas manager but his last fouryears were pretty much thereliving off the glory of thefirst four seasons. I still thinkDick Williams (1967-69) wasthe best manager of the Soxin my lifetime.

I was glad the Sox signedup Bobby Valentine sincehe’s just the kind of no-non-sense manager the Red Soxneed at this junction in theteam’s history. Bobby V. lookslike a mix between Franconaand Dick Williams. Here’s tohoping the Sox go all the waythis year.

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To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce

requesting that the Court grant a divorce forIrretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage 1B.The Complaint is on file at the Court.

An Automatic Restraining Order has beenentered in this matter preventing you from tak-ing any action which would negatively impactthe current financial status of either party. SEESupplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required toserve upon: Shannon M. Benay Esq., Shan-non Benay Attorney At Law, P.O. Box 3782,South Attleboro, MA 02703 your answer, if any,on or before April 30, 2012. If you fail to do so,the court will proceed to the hearing and adju-dication of this action. You are also required tofile a copy of your answer, if any, in the office ofthe Register of this Court.

WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI,First Justice of this Court.

Date: March 19, 2012

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court

Middlesex Probate and Family Court208 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02141

Docket No. MI12D1013DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY

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THOMAS C. ALBANESELate of Boston, MA 02128Date of Death April 1, 2011NOTICE OF PETITION FOR

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, a petition has been presentedrequesting that Joseph J. Albanese ofDuxbury, MA be appointed administrator of saidestate to serve Without Surety.

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the above-captioned estate, the Division ofMedical Assistance and, if interested, to theOffice of the Attorney General and the UnitedStates Department of Veterans Affairs;

Notice is being sent to you as you may havea legal interest in this case, in order to informyou of your rights.

Under the new Massachusetts UniformProbate Code Inventory and Accounts arenot required to be filed with the Court, butinterested parties are entitled to noticeregarding the administration from thePersonal Representative and can Petitionthe Court in any matter relating to the estate,including distribution of assets and ex-penses of administration. Interested partiesare entitled to Petition the Court to instituteformal proceedings and to obtain orders ter-minating or restricting the powers of theappointed Personal Representative.

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MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYDAVID S. MACKEY

INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sealed General Bids for MPA CONTRACT NO. L1034-C1, FY 2013-2014 AIRFIELD PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE TERM CONTRACT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Offi ce, Suite 209S, Logan Offi ce Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.NOTE: PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) IN THE BID ROOM AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012.The work includes: CRACK FILLING; PAVEMENT PATCHING; ADJUSTMENT OF UTILITY STRUCTURES; COAL-TAR AND ASPHALT EMULSION SLURRY SEAL; SEALING OF PCC PAVEMENTS; JOINT, CRACK, AND SPALL REPAIR OF PCC PAVEMENT; MILLING; REHABILITATION OF TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY IN-PAVEMENT LIGHTS; BITUMINOUS AND PORTLAND/HYDRAULIC CEMENT PAVING; GROOVING; PAVEMENT MARKINGS; PAVEMENT MARKINGS REMOVAL; AND ON-CALL REPAIR OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENTS.Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012.The estimated contract cost is $3,600,000.Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Offi ce, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for fi ve (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub-bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to fi ve (5) percent of the sub-bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certifi ed check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualifi ed to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifi cations, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $10,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.This Contract is also subject to Affi rmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non-Discrimination and Affi rmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affi rmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifi cations (Executive Order 11246).The General Contractor is required to submit a Certifi cation of Non-Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certifi cation where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Offi ce at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.

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LEGAL NOTICEMASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYNOTICE TO TRADE CONTRACTORS

REQUEST FOR TRADE CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYDAVID S. MACKEY

INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY is soliciting Statements of Qualifi cations from TRADE CONTRACTORS interested in performing work for MPA PROJECT NO. L269-C1-5B, DESIGN PACKAGE #2 and #3 LOGAN CONSOLIDATED RENTAL CAR FACILITY, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. The Authority is seeking Qualifi cation Statements from Trade Contractors who have a demonstrated experience in the construction and implementation of similar work in terms of scale and complexity as required for this project at Logan Airport in East Boston. In accordance with Massachusetts construction manager at-risk requirements, MGL Chapter 149A, Section 44F, Qualifi cation Statements are being requested at this time from Painting trade contractors.This is a re-advertisement for the Painting trade. The Trade Contractors that have already provided submissions do not need to resubmit.The Consolidated Rental Car Facility Southwest Service Area Redevelopment project (ConRAC) includes a four-level 1,200,000 square foot precast concrete parking garage, a 112,000 square feet Customer Service Center (CSC) building, Quick Turnaround Areas (QTAs) for rental car maintenance and storage, including fueling, washing and cleaning facilities. The project includes site building structures, architecture, interior fi nishes, vehicular and pedestrian circulation/wayfi nding, signage/graphics, stairs, HVAC, plumbing, fi re protection, electrical, lighting, power, security, and other systems and facilities. The total estimated cost of the Project is approximately $187,000,000 and the construction duration is approximately thirty (30) months. The estimated value of Painting work to be performed $940,000The Authority is implementing this project in accordance with MGL Chapter 149A, Sections 1 thru 13. This selection of trade contractors conforms to MGL Chapter 149A, Section 8, subsections (b) to (k) inclusive. This Request for Qualifi cations (RFQ) will be utilized to prequalify trade contractors capable and experienced in the construction of parking structures. The Authority shall utilize a two-step process including the prequalifi cation of trade contractors based on an evaluation of the Statement of Qualifi cations received in response to this solicitation, followed by an Invitation to Bidders that will only be issued to the prequalifi ed trade contractors. A Prequalifi cation Committee consisting of four representatives, one each from the Designer and the CM at Risk and two Massport staff. This Prequalifi cation Committee will be conducting a qualifi cations-based evaluation of submittals received from interested trade contractors in order to identify prequalifi ed trade contractors who will be invited to respond to a written Invitation to Bidders. Qualifi cation Statements shall be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria; (1) Management Experience; (2) Project References including a Public Project Record and (3) Capacity to Complete including a demonstration that the contractor has the fi nancial stability and long-term viability to successfully implement the Project. Please contact Susan Brace at [email protected] or 617.568.5961 to obtain copies of the submittal forms.Seven (7) copies of a bound document each limited to 20 sheets (40 pages), exclusive of covers and dividers and resumes, which shall be limited to one page, shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 ½” x 11”) and shall be addressed to Mr. Houssam H. Sleiman, P.E., CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs, and received no later than 12 Noon, Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Offi ce Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submittal that exceeds the page limit set here or that is not received in the Capital Programs Department by the above deadline shall be rejected as non-responsive.Questions regarding this RFQ shall be directed to Ms. Catherine Wetherell, Deputy Director, Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs, at 617-568-3501 or via email at [email protected].

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“Come and get it!” Comeand get your tickets to theApril 22nd Ring 4 Hall ofFame Banquet at theFlorian Hall in Dorchester.Inductions of Ring 4 FightFamily Stars to its presti-gious Hall of Fame. Fightfamily members, “Come ondown!” and bring yourfriends. Celebrate the induc-tion of Fellow Fight Familymembers. Maybe your turnfor induction is next year?“Ding!” Get your ticket andattend. So call 617-838-0055for tickets and support yourfellow fight family members.Our big family consists ofmany fighters, buddingchampions, great fans, offi-cials, sponsors, fellow Ath-letes and all. I’ll see you onApril 22nd. “Ding!”

In Atlantic City 6' 8"fighter Mariusz Wach 27-0,15 KO’s won by a Kayo in sixover 6' 8" Tye Fields 49-5, 44KO’s. On this card, Joey TheKO Kid Spina fought Olym-pian Jerson Ravelo 21-5, 12Kayos and lost by an eightround split decision, byscores of 79-73, 77-75Ravelo, and 77-75 Spina. AtTwin Rivers in Rhode Island,Jimmy Burchfield and Clas-sic Entertainment & Sportspromoted a fine card. Vladine

Biosse 12-1-1 won a hardfought battle over GeorgeAmenta 59-54, 59-54 and59-55. Jason Pires 23-4-1won a split decision battle insix. 59-55, 56-58, 58-56 overEddie Soto of Pawtucket, RI.Eddie Soto is a pretty toughopponent. This was the firstbout for Jason Pires in al-most three years. That’s along time out of the ring.Schoolboy Pires won his firstfight back and should be con-gratulated and pleased. Isthere a rematch in the fu-ture for Pires and Soto? Inother bouts in this HomeInvasion fight card, AlexAmpara 3-0, 2 KO’s won overJohn Downey 0-1 of Spen-cer, MA. WelterweightJonathan Vasquez of NewBedford 5-1, 4 KO’s “Won inOne” over Jeff Anderson 0-1, Benny Contantino now 7-1 suffered his first defeat todangerous opponent YolexcyLeiva 5-2, 4 KO’s, CarlosHernandez 2-2, 1 KO stoppedRobert Hunt 0-2 in the third.Kevin Cobbs 3-0 defeatedAhmad Mickens 1-2-1 andThomas Falowo 6-0 wonover Troy Artis 3-3-1 by de-cision. Also on this cardAleksandra Magdziak Lopes6-1 continued with her greatcareer with a unanimous

decision over experiencedAshleigh Curry 4-7-2.

We send our prayers toR.I.P. Bert Sugar and offerour condolences to his fam-ily. It’s kind of hard to see atelevised fight and not hearor see Burt Sugar speakingand interviewing stars ofboxing.

Check out, Sports Illus-trated Fenway. 100 Yearsof a Beloved Ballpark. A vic-tory by KO in 5 on July 12,1954 by Welterweight TonyDeMarco over tough GeorgeAraujo. There’s a great pho-tograph in this book of TonyDeMarco fighting GeorgeAraujo in a fight at FenwayPark. This is a great book.The Introduction is by SteveRushin. Recently on televi-sion I watched, “InsideFenway Park: An Icon.” ACentennial of the Oldest andsmallest MLB ballpark in theU.S. Tony DeMarco won atFenway Park. What a His-toric factor to his creden-tials. Some of the many starsand events that have shinedat Fenway Park. Red SoxStars, Babe Ruth, Ted Will-iams, Yaz, Hawk, Rico, theRolling Stones, CarltonFisk, Mo Vaughn, CarlYastrzemski, Jim Rice,Tony and Billy Conigliaro,Roger Clemons, The Patri-ots, Jim Nance, Zsa-ZsaGabor, Jackie Robinson, Arally for Irish independence,Brothers Wes Farrell, andRick Farrell, Luis Tiant,Tim Wakefield, DustinPedroia, Adrian Gonzalez,President Franklin D.Roosevelt, and “TonyDeMarco!”FUTURE FIGHTS IN APRIL:

7th James Toney vs. BobbyGunn in Mississippi.

13th Michael Katsidis vs.Albert Mansah on ESPN2from Nevada.

14th Brandon Rios vs.Yuriokis Gamboa on HBOfrom Nevada.

21st Abner Mares vs. EricMorel on Showtime.

28th Bernard Hopkinsbattles Chad Dawson fromNew Jersey on HBO in aWBC Light-heavyweight titlefight.

Ring 4 Hall of Fame Banquet on April 22.Split Decisions? Joe Spina in Atlantic City and Jason Pires in Rhode Island.

R.I.P. Bert Sugar.Sports Illustrated Fenway on 100 Years of a Beloved Ballpark.

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They came in with a cer-tain attitude, one thatseemed to say that theywould beat what they consid-ered to be a less-than-strongCeltics team without anydifficulty. Two of them evenengaged in a mock sparringbout on the sidelines shortlybefore the game began.

But when it did begin it wasthe Celtics who were theinstructors and the MiamiHeat the students. For alltheir advance publicity theHeat proved to be quite coolon the first day of April.For the Celtics didn’t justbeat the Heat, they demol-ished that team, owning a29-point lead about halfwaythrough the fourth quarterbefore mopping thingsup and walking off the courtwith a 19-point victory at91-79.

It was the 30th victory of theseason for the C’s, whograbbed the Atlantic Divisionlead by beating Philadelphiatwo days earlier. That wasstill seven wins shy of Miamibut so what. The Celtics areone of the hottest teams inthe NBA right now.

“Teams do a good jobof scouting us and tryingto take away from ourstrengths,” said Heat starLeBron James following therout. “We’ve got to do a bet-ter job of countering that.”Although James was theHeat’s leading scorer with23 points he was, in effect,neutralized as he was heldto zero assists for the con-test — that’s right zero —while Paul Pierce dumped inhis own 23 tallies for theGreen.

And give James this. Atleast he owned up to theHeat being shown up by the

Celtics. “It was just a good oldfashioned you know what.They beat us in all facetsof the game, kept us underour averages and just com-pletely dominated us. Soyou’ve got to give them creditwhen credit is due.”

Indeed, the Green seemsto be peaking at just aboutthe right time, rising to thetop as the division leaders.If they hold it they will havethe home court advantagein at least the opening roundof the playoffs that begin fol-lowing the conclusion of theregular season April 26.

All five Boston starters werein double figures as the C’sfeatured balanced scoring inwhat proved to be a one-sided affair — especially inthe second half.

“They played exceptionallywell — as good as they playedagainst us in a long time,”offered Dwayne Wade, an-other of the Miami stars.“Our mental focus wasn’tthere. It was just an old fash-ioned whipping.”

Wade was held to 15 pointsby Avery Bradley who scored13 of his own. “Avery wasgood,” said C’s head coachDoc Rivers. “Avery was strongenough to hold his groundbut we also had to go deepand help a lot because Wadeis so crafty. Our team reallyclogged up the paint.”

Indeed, the entire Miamiteam was held to a seasonlow in points with those 72tallies and in field goal per-centage, the Heat connect-ing on just 34.8 percent ofshots from the field.

And then there was RajonRondo’s triple-double of 16points, 14 assists and 11 re-
