yde Park Bulletin...been fighting development on the wet-land for decades, most recently in 2005 and specifically on the 104-108 Walter St. parcel. McCabe said that most of the land

The Longfellow Area Neighborhood Association is looking for funding sources so the city can buy a historically-contested parcelnext to the Arnold Arboretum.

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LANA tackling wetlands saleJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Longfellow Area Neighbor-hood Association (LANA) met virtu-ally on Monday, July 13 to discuss sev-eral issues around the neighborhood,with the most impactful of those beingthe work the group has been doing tosecure the Roslindale Wetlands.

The wetlands, located inside an areaoutlined by Weld Street and WalterStreet, have been an issue of conten-tion for some time. LANA memberKathleen McCabe said the group hasbeen fighting development on the wet-land for decades, most recently in 2005and specifically on the 104-108 WalterSt. parcel.

McCabe said that most of the landencompassed in the 108 Walter St. par-cel is now protected wetlands, but a sec-tion of it is not. She said the WetlandsTask Force working group withinLANA has been working on the issuesince its formation, but has reallystepped up the pace since the fall.

“It really picked up when the (Com-munity Preservation Act representa-tives) CPA came to do some outreach,and we started thinking about whetherCPA funds could be used for the city toacquire these parcels, so we could beproactive and avoid another fight witha developer,” she said. “The priority isto protect the wetlands. The 104 Walterand 108 Walter properties are ownedby the same development company,Feeney Brothers.”

She said 104 is zoned for two-fam-ily housing, and she said the WetlandsTask Force felt 104, combined with asmall portion of land from 108’s street-facing side, could be a great opportu-nity to build four units of affordablehomeownership units.

“But then a 'For Sale' sign went up

on the property in mid June,” she said.“Feeney Brothers has had a couple ofoffers and the threat of a private sale andthen over-development is very real, alongwith the permanent loss of 108 Walter,adversely affecting the wetlands and in-curring the loss of some of the loop trail.”

McCabe said they are working withpartner groups, like the Southwest Bos-ton Community Development Corpora-tion, as well as advocating that the cityapply for a land grant for additionalfunds, to be able to purchase the prop-erty.

“LANA has also filed a letter of in-tent to file for CPA funds for this cominground,” she said.

McCabe added that the Massachu-setts Audubon Society has agreed toplace and hold a conservation restrictionon the property should the city buy it forconservation purposes, which would al-low the Society to be able to hold theproperty as conservation land in perpe-tuity, barring an act of the State Legisla-ture.

On that front, McCabe also said theyhave received letters of support fromState Sen. Michael Rush, State Rep. Ed-ward Coppinger, District 5 City Coun-cilor Ricardo Arroyo and District 6 CityCouncilor Matt O’Malley. She saidLANA’s September meeting will be morefocused on filing for CPA funds.

In other news, the owner of Henry’sMarket, Devyani Patel, came before theassociation to request a recommendationfor the market’s upcoming application foran all-alcohol license. She said since thepandemic and the opening of several ca-sinos in the local area, her primary busi-ness of lottery, beer and wine and ciga-rettes has fallen off.

“It’s really tough to survive here andI’m trying to serve my customers whoare buying beer and wine and have askedmany times for liquor. It would be more

convenient for them to have one-stopshopping,” she said.

Residents Carter Wilke and DavidWean said they were opposed to the li-cense because of Henry’s actually ap-plying for an all-alcohol license yearspreviously. The compromise was thebeer and wine license the shop currentlyhas.

“Liquor stores next to a park have areally bad track record, and people feltthat a lot of us volunteers for LANAwould be spending a lot of time pick-ing up empty bottles and nips aroundthe park,” Wilke said. “I am still verymuch opposed to this for that reason.”

Wilke added he originally voted infavor of the beer and wine, but now re-grets that decision, because the win-dows of the store have been taken overfor alcohol,” he said. “A business thatmakes its profit from other people’saddictions is not something I want tosupport.”

Patel pointed out that new liquor lic-ensees are not currently allowed to sellone-serving liquor containers, and thesmallest she would have in stock wouldbe quarter pints.

“I’m still opposed to this because it’sreally just expanding something we’renot trying to promote in our neighbor-hood,” Wean said.

Member Jonna Iacono said she felttobacco and alcohol regulation is a stateissue, and she doesn’t want to see theneighborhood’s corner store go under.

“Henry’s is probably one of the mostintegrated spaces in Roslindale; it’s theglue that holds our neighborhood to-gether,” she said. “If this business is inthe process of failing because they can’thave a full liquor license, which weknow haven’t been fairly distributed tominority-owned businesses in the city,

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Pot dispensarywants to addrecreational

RicharRicharRicharRicharRichard Heathd Heathd Heathd Heathd HeathStaff Reporter

A lot has changed since Dec 11, 2018- including its name - when TheMassPatient Foundation, now calledApothca, received zoning approval forthe first medical marijuana dispensaryin Boston at 54 Hyde Park Ave. in For-est Hills.

Apothca returned to give a progressreport on July 2, 2020, this time in an-other change, on Zoom.

Joseph Lekach, president and CEOspeaking from Florida, opened the vir-tual meeting attended by only The Bul-letin and a resident named Margaret P.,who joined the broadcast 30 minuteslater.

Lekach said he had sent out noticesof the meeting via registered letter toresidents living within 500 feet of 54Hyde Park Ave.

This included the six condos at 38Hyde Park Ave. that were still underconstruction in December 2018.

“We want to tell the community ofJP of the progress of the medical mari-juana dispensary,” Lekach said, “includ-ing the potential of adult-use sales at thesame location.”

“This has taken a little bit of time,”he admitted. “It’s been a long process.It took a year to get our change of occu-pancy. We applied to move the licensefrom Holyoke to 54 Hyde Park Ave. inJanuary 2019 and it was approved inJanuary 2020.”

And in that time, the marijuana busi-ness changed in Jamaica Plain. In June2017 when it made its earliest presenta-tions to Forest Hills groups, Apothca

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Rogers haspositive

momentumMarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambon

Staff Reporter

The former Rogers Middle Schoolis making steady progress toward be-coming the first LGBTQ-friendly hous-ing development in New England, de-spite the challenges of COVID.

The Rogers project recently receivedhistorical designation status by both theNational Park Service and the Massa-chusetts Historical Commission (MHC),

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The CCT Board of Di-rectors and the Bligh fam-ily are proud to have pro-vided the Parkway commu-nity with fun and safeevents over the last 28years and donated over$1.2 million to local chari-ties. Planning is alreadyunder way to stage a greatevent of June of 2021.

Workshops addressfireworks problemJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

At-Large City CouncilorJulia Mejia hosted a series ofpublic outreach workshopsand meetings last week tohelp the city address the on-going problem of excessivefireworks usage in its neigh-borhoods.

Mejia’s agenda put forthfour ideas for residents to dis-cuss and figure out if it wouldbe feasible and advisable toimplement in the neighbor-hoods. First, she introduceda fireworks buyback pro-gram, which would allowresidents who have pur-chased fireworks to be ableto turn them in for gift cardsor cash. Second, the creationof a fireworks festival forwhich residents’ fireworkscould be launched by a per-mitted professional in a largesetting. Third, to create apublic awareness campaignto show how fireworks im-pact residents (and pets)throughout the city and howthey can create or bring backtrauma. Last, she said shewanted to see how calling 311could be used to help iden-tify and possibly curb the useof fireworks in hot spot areas.

Mejia added that lobbyingthe state legislature and Gov.

Charlie Baker to intercede onBoston’s behalf with otherstates where fireworks are le-gal and try to create a stop-page process is worthwhile.

“The governor needs tocall the governors of otherstates and say ‘you can’t sellto people who don’t live inyour state,’” she said. “Thereneeds to be accountability,but no one’s having that con-versation.”

During one of thebreakout sessions, residentSandra Singer said she wouldlike to see more police en-forcement and possibly set-ting up traps, like a speedingtrap, where police go to aknown hot spot and wait forfirework offenders to set up,and added she would want tohave dogs trained to be ableto sniff fireworks, as they dofor cadavers and explosives.However, another residentsaid in her neighborhood thatwould definitely not be some-thing she would invite.

“I would really like to un-derstand how policing andsending bomb-sniffing dogsis always the solution forpeople,” she said. “I don’tknow where you all live, butI know what neighborhood I

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In ancient times an insight-ful Cicero enjoyed posing theterse question to his fellowRomans, “Cui bono?” Whenhe heard someone orating, hewas probing, “For whose ben-efit?” There’s no doubt—it canbe proven mathematically—whom a local drugstore chain’scash-register policy benefits,and it’s not you or I.

Read on about the trickery,which is elaborated on a fewparagraphs down.

Having always enjoyedteaching discount/percentagesto middle school students, I wasnever able to fool too manywith the following question: Ifyou buy 3 of the same items atthe same price, is it better tohave the discount imposed onthe total price or on each indi-vidual item when it was rungup on the cash register? Forinstance, for an item whose listprice is $10 before a 30% dis-count is imposed, is it moreprofitable for the consumer topay $7 ($10-30%) three timesfor a total of $21 or to have the30% taken off the total regularprice of $30?

To try to trick those whoobtained the correct answer (itdoesn’t matter: both wayscome out to be $21 sale pricetotal), I would begin a secondquery with an emphatic, “BUTif the prices are different, is itto the consumer’s benefit tohave the discount imposed atthe end after the total regularprice is calculated? For in-stance, if a consumer purchasessingle items with list prices of$20, $30, and $40 and a 10%discount targets all 3 purchases,is it better to have the percentapplied to the $90 total or toimpose the discount on eachcharge individually? The an-swer, of course, is the same: theconsumer should pay only $81either way.

But a huge drugstore chainhere in the Boston area doesplay with percents that work toits benefit, and the chain is inno hurry to amend the policybecause of the difference in

money involved. Let’s say an item—in this

case, non-taxable—costs $10. The consumer has a 40%-offcoupon as well as a $3 cashcoupon. The chain’s cash reg-ister processes the $3-off cashcoupon first—to make the costonly $7— then applies the 40%off. Thus $2.80 is subtractedfrom $7 resulting in the finalcharge to be $4.20.

If the consumer wants the40% off coupon applied first,too bad says the cash register. It won’t subtract $4 ($10-40%)from $10 even if the cashierrings up the cash coupon firstand the percent coupon sec-ond. In this scenario, 40% offthe $10 item results in a saleprice of $6, from which $3 issubtracted, with the final cost$3.

OK, OK, the consumerloses out on only $1.20, noteven enough to buy a packageof Good and Plenty (which maybe the most ingenious nameever bestowed on a candy: theytaste good and there’s plenty of‘em). But multiply this by tensof thousands of transactionsduring the day with many con-sumers thinking that the pricestill comes out to be the same. Maybe you already realized thedifference, but too many don’t.

Is it unethical? Of coursenot, but the chain’s policy takesadvantage of people’sinnumeracy for its own benefit.

A Parkway family to admireSometimes even for a good

communicator it may be diffi-cult to describe a situation youhave experienced. It’s not justbecause you don’t know whichwords to use, but rather whatyou believe more so than whatyou just might have witnessed.For me, probably like most ofyou, the last three-plus monthshave been horrific. We haven’tread or heard about what weknow is the best about ourcountry, community, andpeople. It’s been about a scarymedical emergency, self-serv-ing violence marrying legiti-mate political protests, mediahype and the related thirst forratings. None of this infightingserves the interests of our coun-try or our own true personalinterests. As a matter of fact, allthis artificial heated rhetoric onboth political sides has onlyundermined America’s nationalreputation and security inter-ests. What American workersand military servicemen haveachieved over the years throughcourage and self sacrifice, thenational media has inaccuratelyand even recklessly handedover to our nation’s enemies ona platter. They have distortedthe moral values that we standfor as a nation and substitutedthem for opportunistic narrowideological opinions.

Well today I got a true per-spective of how an averageAmerican family feels aboutthe challenges that we all faceevery day and how we as aver-age families of Americans mustdeal with them. It wasn’t at theopening of a Hollywood moviestarring future Academy Awardwinners, but instead at the wakeand funeral of one of the Bos-ton area’s most respected fami-lies. It took place at RichieGormley’s Funeral Home inWest Roxbury and moved toone of America’s most re-nowned churches, Holy NameParish. It is a church with a

reputation as prominent as theone my family was honored al-most every day for five yearsto attend, St Peter’s Basilica inRome. We were not with a saintlike Pope John Paul II, but withPastor Rev. George Evans anda group of parishioners just asdedicated and committed as faras I am concerned. They re-minded me of my own commu-nity at Gate of Heaven and St.Brigid in South Boston, whichI’m proud to call my parishes,or any other Catholic churchesfor that matter.

The beautiful funeral Masswas celebrated for Patrick A.Timilty, and the sincerity of hislife could not have been por-trayed more beautifully than byhis brother Greg Timilty. I onlywish that my long time sincerefriend and their father, formerState Senator Joe Timilty, couldhave been sitting next to laborlegend Tommy McIntyre of theBricklayers Union and me.

After the funeral Mass, mywife Kathy and my son Raywalked with me across CentreStreet to catch the T bus to For-est Hills Station to head backhome. But just then a WestRoxbury friend of the Timiltys,who attended the Mass, recog-nized us waiting for the bus toForest Hills and graciously of-fered us a ride back to Southie.We didn’t want to inconve-nience Lou Murray, BoardChairman of Catholic Radio1060 AM, but he was so kind,and it was so helpful to our tiredold bones.

What a great morning in theWest Roxbury neighborhood,talking to the Timilty family,neighbors at Roche Brotherssupermarket and attendingMass at Holy Name.

Pat Timilty, your MomElaine Benson Timilty, whosefather Billy Benson was mybaseball coach in the BostonSenior Park League, and ofcourse your dad Joe, had to be

proud of your courage in over-coming your challenges in life.You and your wife raising twobeautiful children, Olivia andPatrick, who sat in the front rowof the church Friday, must havebeen as proud of you as we allwere. God Bless you and fami-lies like yours and what theymean to America. We’ll be backat Gate of Heaven and St BrigidChurch on Sunday to be withthe same kind of beautiful fami-lies who are loyal to God andcommunity. But now in SouthBoston we will be with anotherdedicated new priest, Fr. ChrisBoyle, whose Dad Artie Boyle,is also a great friend of OurLady of Medjugorje Shrine,along with Jimmy Kelly fromCrystal Travel Agency and me.

Before going home toSouthie, one of the ladies work-ing in Roche Brothers stoppedme in the market to tell meabout another good politicalfriend from West Roxbury whohad just passed away, formerState Rep. Frank Coppinger. Isaid a prayer for Frank inchurch and said to my sonEddie, “The people of WestRoxbury have certainly sentsome of the best public officialsto the State House over theyears that we have ever had.” We learned the values of God,Country and Family at an earlyage from our parents, our faithand yes, our neighbors.

Ray Flynn is the formerMayor of Boston and U.S. Am-bassador to the Vatican.

Raymond Flynn, Sr.

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Roslindale Cares – writing toask if anyone can please helpus locate food storage spacefor 48 hours (weekly, Thurs-days – Saturdays). We’rehaving trouble storing thedonated food we are receiv-

ing from local restaurants,stores and food banks, to sortthrough and give to hungryRoslindale families everyweekend.

It’s getting hard now forus to be able to prepare theboxes and boxes of foodwithout a place to store itfrom Thursdays afternoons toSaturday mornings before we

give it out. Much of the fooddonated we receive is shelfstable (canned beans andsoups, rice, etc), but someneeds to kept cold (lettuce,milk, etc) until we can giveit away. Please – can youhelp us?

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live in and the thought of having more police in this neigh-borhood so that they can have more interactions with blackpeople and shoot somebody is not appealing to me. I wouldjust hope that people would understand that police are notan answer to every problem that we have. I keep hearingmaybe the Staties can hide in the bushes and jump out, I meanyou’re putting other people’s lives in danger over this stuffand I can’t not say anything about it.”

Resident Katheryn Willmore said she would like to seethe state interact with places that sell fireworks and set upsome kind of screen so that Massachusetts residents wouldnot be able to purchase fireworks at all.

“Couldn’t the state require ID with an address, and ifthey’re from Massachusetts, don’t sell it them?” she said.

Lauren Thompson said she believes the federal govern-ment, in the form of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco andFirearms, should be involved in stopping the spread of ille-gal fireworks from state to state.

Residents Sophia and Kinsley said they do not believe abuyback program could work, considering the expense of driv-ing to another state and how much these fireworks are sellingfor these days. They said a public outreach campaign shouldbe the focus, since many setting off these incendiary devicesmay not be aware of the harm they can cause those who haveexperienced trauma or residents’ pets or themselves. Theypointed out that fireworks contain high levels of arsenic andother heavy metals that can be detrimental to people with res-piratory conditions like asthma, which can specifically im-pact communities of color and the environment.

Mejia said she would be taking feedback from these ses-sions would be sent to the recently-created Fireworks TaskForce. Residents with ideas can also email Mejia’s point per-son on this issue at [email protected].

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well I’m all for it.”Member Joseph DiMasi said he was in favor of the license,

as it would make it more convenient for him.“Litter is a problem all over Boston,” he said. “We have

Home Market, Silva’s, and there are plenty of corner storesthat sell lottery and cigarettes, but we want to make sure ourneighborhood stores do stay in business and it would be sadto see them go.”

The LANA Board took a nonbinding poll on the issue,which came down to a tie at 12-12, and the Board voted tosend a letter of non-opposition to the Boston Licensing Board.That letter is contingent on alcohol being displayed behindthe counter, the license not being immediately sold and thatPatel would agree to work on the display windows withLANA.

Lana continued from page 1 Recreational Pot continued from page 1was the only cannabis concernin JP.

But then Core Empowermentreceived zoning approval onMarch 12, 2019 for a 6,000square foot recreational marijuanashop at 410A Centre St. next toWhole Foods and Apothca had tochange its business model.

Deep into the meeting andunder questioning by The Bulle-tin, Lekach was frank.

“We would be at a significantdisadvantage if we were onlymedical marijuana,” he said. “Itwould be at a loss. Adult use [rec-reational use] makes the econom-ics work. Medical marijuana can’tbe 100 percent of our focus.”

The Apothca dispensary isalso much smaller at 1,500 squarefeet.

Lekach told The Bulletin thenext day that at their Lynn dispen-sary, medical marijuana is 15 per-cent of the sales; adult use makesup 85 percent.

Core Empowerment is slatedto open in September 2020, butthis has not been confirmed; Coredid not reply to messages.

Lekach said he expects to be-gin operation of the medicalmarijuana dispensary in January2021.

“We will file for a buildingpermit in July and plan on build-ing out the ground floor space inOctober,” he said.

The adult use process will be

the same as the medical use.“All the roads start today,”

Lekach said. “Neighborhoodcouncil, zoning board, new hostagreement, cannabis controlcommission approval. Anothertwo years.” Apothca will meetwith the JP Neighborhood Coun-cil on July 28.

Lekach said they would ap-ply for an adult license to the cityin September and the state appli-cation in December 2020.

Apothca has been payingrent on the vacant space at 54Hyde Park Ave. to the landlordLogan Miller since May 2019; itmade option payments starting inMay 2017 prior to the full lease.The landlord - who also ownsand operates JP Cross Fit nextdoor - testified in favor of themedical marijuana dispensary atboth the June 27 and Sept. 26,2017 neighborhood councilmeetings. On Sept. 26, a skepti-cal council voted not to opposethe license request.

Dan Quaile of Lincoln Archi-tects, who has not yet completedbuilding permit drawings, is de-signing the space. Lekach saidthere will be a physical barrierbetween medical and adult sales.

Access will be tightly con-trolled with a sally port entrance,security cameras and an alarmsystem designed by WayneAlarm.

“We want to fit in seamlessly

with the local community,”Lekach said.

Lekach said that Apothca’sbusiness model has also under-stood the economic impact ofCOVID-19.

“We will have a 10 percentfinancial discount for all patients,not only for those who have ademonstrated financial hard-ship,” Lekach said.

He said that after Pure Oasisin Grove Hall was looted of$100,000 worth of cannabis onMay 31, Apothca was the onlymarijuana manufacturer to con-tribute to the store.

“We gave them $25,000worth of product,” Lekach said.

Cannabis operation and cul-tivation will be done at the 26-acre former Bayer pharmaceuti-cal factory in Fitchburg.

As he did three years ago atthe neighborhood council,Lekach explained that Apothcawould run a tight ship.

“It will be a cutting edge,seed-to-sale inventory trackingsystem to prevent diversion,” hesaid. “There will be tight secu-rity measure with surveillancecameras.”

Patients must show doctor’sproof of their debilitating medi-cal condition, Lekach said. “Theymust apply for a valid registra-tion use, a certificate submittedby a physician directly to theCannabis Control Commission.”


Rogers continued from page 1said Charlie Adams, regionalvice president of Pennrose, Inc.Pennrose and LGBTQ SeniorHousing Inc., the developmentpartner, were notified by Sec-retary of State William Galvin’soffice and the United StatesDepartment of the Interior thatthey had received Part One ap-proval.

“Even though the world hasgenerally slowed downCOVID-19, we have not,”Adams said.

Part Two involves present-ing the updated plans to bothentities, and Adams said he“has received positive feed-back” on the preliminary ver-sion.

The City has been involvedin the process throughout, andBoston Mayor Martin J. Walshthis week expressed his supportof the project.

“Boston wouldn’t be thegreat City that it is without thecontributions of the generationswho came before us,” Walshsaid. “This new senior housingdevelopment in Hyde Parkshows our commitment not justto housing residents of Bostonas they age but also highlightsthe inclusiveness of the City bycreating safe and stable hous-ing for those in the LGBTQcommunity.”

As an update, over the pastsix months, Adams said therehas been a complete buildingsurvey. There was an environ-mental study conducted to de-termine the amount of asbestos,

lead and PCPs.“We also did a lot of work

on the brick and did a masonryinspection,” he noted. “Wewant to be able to preserve andrepair the brick so that it willlast another hundred years.”

The environmental teamfound “a huge amount of ledgeunderneath the site, so that pre-sented some major challenges,”according to Adams. “And themore we dug, the more wefound. You can actually seewhere some rock formationsare poking up among thegrass.”

Parking was a concernbrought up during the process.Adams conceded that, whilethose who find it an issue mightnot want to reside there, theCity has been supportive ofworking with the team to im-prove the streetscape.

“As part of the redevelop-ment plan, the developer is pro-posing to replace all sidewalkson all sides of the building,”said Alexander Sturke, aspokesperson for the Depart-ment of Neighborhood Devel-opment (DND). “On HarvardAve. this will actually allow forthe street to be wider and ac-commodate street parking onboth sides of the street.”

“There are so manywalkable destinations on themain streets,” Adams added.“On Fairmount Ave., you havethe theater and dining."

Preserving the historic char-acter of the school, which was

the first home of Hyde ParkHigh School before it becamethe Rogers is important.

“One thing to note is that,when we bid on the project,there was no survey of thebuilding,” Adams said. Theteam knew only about one ofthe structure’s three wings.

Now the team has been ableto delve into the building’s his-

tory and architecture. One findhas been the cinema room atthe far corner of the building’supper floor, a mystery to manyformer students at the “JollyRogers” because it was neverexplained.

“Unfortunately, the cin-ema room is not accessible,”Adams explained, noting theold staircase. However, he

said the old chairs are stillthere. An idea was to makethat a screening room for resi-dents.

“I’m really excited thatthe main original entrancewill be used as the main en-trance,” he added. “We’vedone some work with a histo-rian, and this is where the horse-drawn carriages would come up.”


DeathsCOPPINGER

The Honorable Francis X.Former State Representative OfWest Roxbury, July 9, 2020. Be-loved husband of Catherine(O’Neill) Coppinger. Loving fa-ther of Mary B. Coppinger ofWest Roxbury, Michael C.Coppinger and his wife Jenniferof West Roxbury, Patrick M.Coppinger of West Roxbury,Angela F. Kelly of Franklin, Rep.Edward F. Coppinger and hiswife Donna of West Roxbury,Catherine E. Coppinger andLiam Jones of West Roxbury,Eileen Coppinger and FrancisHartigan of West Roxbury,Frances Miller and her husbandRobert of Foxborough. DevotedPapa of Joseph, Margaret,Catherine, Emma, Ava, Elana,Maeve and Madison. Brother ofKathleen Slattery and her hus-band John of Duxbury and thelate John, James, Michael, Ed-ward, Mary, Eileen, and Daniel.Also survived by many niecesand nephews. USMC Veteranand member of the Boston Po-lice Emerald Society, the IrishSocial Club, and the K of C#1308. Funeral from the WilliamJ. Gormley Funeral Home, 2055Centre St., WEST ROXBURY.A private Funeral Mass will becelebrated. For directions andg u e s t b o o kwww.gormleyfuneral.com Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600.

HALLSarah C. “Dena” (MacNeil)

of West Roxbury formerly of Ja-maica Plain, July 4, 2020. Be-loved wife of the late Donald F.Hall. Beloved daughter of thelate John Joseph and MaryMacNeil of Cape Breton Island,Nova Scotia, Canada. Devotedmother of three daughters:Debbie and David Marks ofCape Breton Island, NovaScotia, Canada, Brenda andStephen Hall-Samuels of HydePark, and Mary Jo and KennethFarley of Medway. Devoted sis-ter of Daniel and SandraMacNeil of Canada, Rosella andJoe Campbell of Canada, and thelate Josephine Cormier ofCanada. Loving grandmother ofStephanie, Stacey, Tyler, Megan,and Devin. Dena is also survivedby many nieces, nephews, otherfamily, and friends. Sarah“Dena” was born December 12,1939 in Christmas Island, NovaScotia, Canada. In 1965 Denacame to Boston with her late bestfriend Margie to be a full-timenanny in Newton, MA. Dena didthis for several years. After meet-

ing Donald and getting marriedDena worked as a lunch motherwithin the Boston Public Schoolsystem, at the school herdaughter’s attended. After leav-ing the school system Denaworked at the Roslindale Medi-cal and Dental Center up until thetime she retired. Dena lovedgambling (always at Foxwoods),going on three months vacationsto Canada when her daughterswere younger, spending timewith her grandchildren and go-ing out with friends. Funeralfrom the P.E. Murray-F.J.Higgins George F. Doherty &Sons Funeral Home, 2000 Cen-tre St., WEST ROXBURY. Inter-ment in St. Michael Cemetery,Roslindale.

HARLENMary C. (Dullaghan) “Kitty”

of West Roxbury on July 12,2020. Beloved wife of James F.Harlen. Loving mother of Pauland his wife Cheryl of Mahopac,NY, Kevin and his wife Sarah ofSilver Spring, MD and MauraHarlen of Hyde Park. Adoredgrandma of Mallory, James,David, Christopher and Michaeland cherished great-grandma ofGemma and Theo. Daughter ofthe late John and AliceDullaghan. Dear sister of An-thony Dullaghan, PhyllisMcGee, Vera McCoy, AnneMoore and Patrick Dullaghan,all of Ireland. Also survived byher sister-in-law MoiraMagennis of Ireland, brother-in-law Patrick Harlin of Australiaand many nieces and nephews.Funeral Services and intermentwill be private. In lieu of flow-ers, donations may be made tothe Pine Street Inn, 444 HarrisonAve., Boston. Guestbook visitwww.gormleyfuneral.com Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600.

McDERMOTTGerard F. Sr. Longtime resi-

dent of West Roxbury, formerlyof Hyde Park, July 7, 2020. Be-loved husband of the late NancyK. (Botting) McDermott. De-voted father of Gerard F.McDermott Jr. and his wifeJudith of West Roxbury, andBrian J. McDermott and his wifeCrystal of West Roxbury. Lov-ing grandfather of Kristen Earleand her husband Joshua, andGerard F. McDermott III, andgreat-grandfather of Joshua R.Earle Jr. and Kathryn Earle all ofWest Roxbury. Gerard served inthe U.S. Navy on the USS CoralSea. He was a longtime em-ployee of Stop and Shop. Faith-

ful parishioner and longtime sac-ristan and usher at St. Theresa ofAvila Church. Funeral from theP.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins,George F. Doherty & Sons Fu-neral Home 2000 Centre St. WestRoxbury. Interment St. JosephCemetery, West Roxbury. Ex-pressions of sympathy may bemade in Gerard’s memory to St.Theresa’s Church 2078 CentreSt, West Roxbury, MA 02132. Acelebration of Gerard’s life willalso be held at future date postcovid.

NOVAJoseph A. Age 70, passed

peacefully in his home inPawtucket, RI on July 4, 2020after a valiant fight with chronicillness. His love of music andencyclopedic knowledge of foodand wine made him a legendaryentertainer and he frequentlyopened his home to guests; hisparties and hospitality were epic.Among his many professionalaccomplishments, he was theAssistant Food and BeverageManager at Boston’s LeMeridien Hotel (he opened TheJulien restaurant), the Food andBeverage Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Boston and the Directorof Catering at the Mystic Hiltonin Connecticut. He is survived byhis wife Ani Nova, many cous-ins including Ellen and RichardGaraffo, as well as countless life-long friends. A private Burialwas held at Mount BenedictCemetery in West Roxbury, MAon July 10. Guestbook and com-plete photo obituary atw w w. K f o u r y F u n e r a l . c o mKfoury Keefe Funeral HomeWest Roxbury 617-325-3600.

PAULKatherine C. “Kay” (Kyne)

of Roslindale on July 4, 2020.Beloved wife of the late JosephM. Paul. Loving mother ofDonna Spera and her husband,Paul, of Brockton, Kevin JosephPaul of Roslindale, Bryan DavidPaul and his wife, Janis, ofAliquippa, PA., and Joseph M.Paul and his companion,Annemarie Smith, of Roslindale.Adored grandmother ofDanielle, Margeaux, Ryan, Mat-thew, Conrad and Morgan; andcherished great-grandmother ofJared, Noah, Julia, Avery,Jonathan and Natalie. Dear sis-ter of the late Theresa, Peter,John, Margaret and James. Alsosurvived by many nieces andnephews. Funeral services andinterment will be private. A Me-

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PECCIAMaria (DeNardis), 75, passed

away peacefully July 10th at herbeloved home in West Roxbury,surrounded by her loving family,after a long battle with cancer.Maria is survived by her devotedhusband Mario Peccia, for 55years. She was the loving motherof Alfredo Peccia and his wifeCatherine of Canton, LisaPetrillo and her husband Kevinof Mansfield and AnthonyPeccia and his wife Denning ofDedham. Loving Nonna to Jo-seph and Jenna Peccia and Mat-thew and Marissa Petrillo. De-voted daughter to the late Maldoand Gilda DeNardis of WestRoxbury (originallyPietraferrazzana, Italy), dear sis-ter to Ida Cristaldi of North Caro-lina. Also survived by manynieces and nephews. Mariaworked in the Boston PublicSchool system for many years.She loved gardening and mostimportantly cooking and spend-ing time with her family. She wasa longtime faithful parishioner ofSt. John Chrysostom Church,West Roxbury. Funeral from theP.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins,George F. Doherty & Sons Fu-neral Home 2000 Centre St. WestRoxbury. Interment St. JosephCemetery. The Peccia family isgrateful for the wonderful carethat Maria received at DanaFarber. For directions andg u e s t b o o kpemurrayfuneral.com. Arrange-ments by P.E. Murray - F.J.Higgins, George F. Doherty &Sons Funeral Home.

PLATAISIndra J. (Klavins) of West

Roxbury, July 6. Beloved wife ofthe late Andrew T. Platais anddear mother of Edgar A. Plataiswith Lynn Bailey, of Stoughton,and Roberta Platais-Witts, andher husband, Paul, ofChelmsford. Loving grand-mother of Diena Laura Witts ofChelmsford. Sister of DzidraBergs of Port Perry, Ontario,Gunis Klavins of West Roxbury,the late Andrew Klavins, andIvars Klavins of Wakefield. Vis-iting hours Friday, 2-3 p.m., atthe Folsom Funeral Home, 63Belgrade Avenue,ROSLINDALE, with a privatefuneral service at 3 p.m. due tospace and distancing concerns.Interment will be private. In lieuof flowers, charitable donationsin her name to the Latvian Bap-tist Church, c/o Juris Alksnitis,10 Rocky Brook Road, Dover,MA 02030, for youth ministry tospecial needs children and vic-tims of Covid-19 in Latvia, or tothe American Cancer Society, 3Speen St., Suite 205,

Framingham, MA 01701, wouldbe appreciated. For directions,obituary and guest book pleasevisit funeral home website.Folsom Funeral Homewww.folsomfuneral.com

RAFTERYFrances A. (Murphy) of West

Roxbury, passed away peace-fully on July 6, 2020. Devoteddaughter of the late Teresa(Burke) and Leo Murphy. Be-loved wife of James M Raftery.Devoted mother of Michelle,Steven, David, Colleen and Gre-gory. Cherished grandmother of17 grandchildren whom sheadored. Dear sister of Richardand Leo Murphy. Also survivedby many nieces, nephews. At thefamily’s request, Funeral Ser-vices will be private. A Celebra-tion of Life will be held at a laterdate. In lieu of flowers, donationsin Frances’ memory may bemade to Boston Children’s Hos-pital Renal Transplant Team, c/o Boston Children’s HospitalTrust, 401 Park Drive, Suite 602,Boston, MA 02215 or at http://giving.childrenshospital.org/ways-to-give/give-now.html Forguestbook, please visit:gormleyfuneral.com William J.Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600.

SCHINDLERRonald A. of Medfield, for-

merly of West Roxbury, at theage of 88, passed away peace-fully surrounded by his family onJuly 10, 2020. Survived by hisbeloved wife and best friend,Mary “Marie” (O’Malley) for 66years. Father of the late DonnaLawlor and her surviving hus-band William, Linda McCloudand her late husband Michael,the late Patricia Porter, RobertSchindler and his wife Susan,Diane Lawler and her late hus-band Brian, James Schindler andhis wife Kimberly, ThomasSchindler and his wife Kimberly,and Maureen Cullen and her hus-band Vincent. Loving Papa of 23grandchildren, 2stepgrandchildren and Papa thegreat to 5 great-grandchildren.The love of Ronnie’s family washis greatest blessing. Brother ofthe late Jeanne Meskew, AlbertSchindler, and ElizabethAtkinson. Brother-in-law of Johnand Saundra O’Malley. Memberof the U.S. Coast Guard duringthe Korean War, late retired em-ployee of the Boston Edison Co.,Local 369. Life member of theBoston Lodge of Elks #10. Inlieu of flowers, donations inmemory of Ron can be made tothe Senior Center of Medfield, 1Ice House Rd., Medfield, MA02052. A Mass of ChristianBurial will be celebrated in theHoly Name Church, 1689 Cen-tre St., West Roxbury on Tues-day July 14, at 10:00 am. Visit-ing hours and interment for fam-ily only will be private.www.lawlerfuneralhome.comLawler & Crosby Funeral Home.617-323-5600.

TIMILTYPatrick A. of West Roxbury,

passed away peacefully atSeason’s Hospice in Milton onJuly 4, 2020. Born in Boston onNovember 2, 1967, the belovedson of Elaine (Benson) and thelate Joseph F. Timilty. Cherishedfather of Olivia M. Timilty and

Patrick J. Timilty of WestRoxbury. Loving brother of Jo-seph F. Timilty, Jr. of Canton,James E. Timilty of Walpole, Gre-gory B. Timilty of Boston, BartA. Timilty of Canton and the lateKelly Ann and Kara MarieTimilty. Patrick is also survivedby many loving aunts, uncles,nieces, nephews, cousins andfriends. Relatives and friends arekindly invited to attend Pat’s fu-neral from the William J.Gormley Funeral Home, 2055Centre Street, WESTROXBURY on Friday, July 10,2020 at 8:45 a.m. followed by aMass of Christian Burial in HolyName Church, 1689 CentreStreet, West Roxbury at 10o’clock. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions in Patrick’s memory may beto 529 Educational Funds forOlivia & Patrick Timilty c/oMarybeth Timilty, addressMichael L. Mahoney PC, 45Braintree Hill, Office Park Ste.202, Braintree, MA 02184. Fordirections and guestbook, pleasevisit: gormleyfuneral.com Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600.

TOBINTimothy F. Age 62, of

Hopkinton, Massachusetts,passed away at Rhode Island Hos-pital on July 8th from complica-tions following a car accident.Tim was born on January 24,1958, in Montgomery, Alabama.He was the son of the late Lt. Col.Robert J. Tobin and the late JanetHunt Tobin. He is survived by hiswife, Linda, his daughter,Caroline, and his two stepchil-dren, Ryan and Halle Coots. Timalso leaves behind his five sib-lings, Janet Tobin of Freestone,CA, Suzanne M. Shevlin and herhusband Timothy, of Scituate,Robert J. Tobin, Jr. and his wifeKathleen, of Marblehead, MarthaWickham and her husbandCharles, of Charlotte, NC, andNancy Rodriguez of WestRoxbury. He also leaves behindmany nieces and nephews. Timgrew up in West Roxbury, Mas-sachusetts which he often referredto as “God’s Country.” He was agraduate of Boston Technical HighSchool, Wentworth Institute ofTechnology, and Boston Architec-tural Center. He was an AssociatePrincipal at the architectural firmof Phase Zero Design inHingham, Massachusetts. Timhad a close-knit group of friends,some going back to second grade.Their collective life experiences,stories, camaraderie, and memo-ries are the life of every gather-ing. He was passionate abouthis career and enjoyed his re-la t ionships wi th his col-leagues and his clients. Hishobbies included golf ing,cooking, and spending timewith his family. Tim was aunique individual who will besorely missed by a l l whoknew him. Funeral from theRobert J. Lawler and CrosbyFuneral Home, 1803 CentreStreet in WEST ROXBURY,MA 02132. In lieu of flowers,donations in Tim’s memory canbe made to the Alzheimer’sAssociation Massachusettschapter, 309 Waverly OaksRoad, Waltham, MA 02452.In te rment p r iva te .www.lawlerfuneralhome.comLawler & Crosby FuneralHome.


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