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Hyde Park BulletinVolume 18, Issue 14

Powerful poetry presentationspeaks to MAC audience

Dozens of residents came out to the Menino Arts Center on Sunday to hear selected works of two localHyde Park Poets.

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MarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

A pair of powerhouse pub-lished poets performed someof their works at the MeninoArts Center (MAC) at 26 Cen-tral Ave., headlining a Sundayafternoon event on March 31that included a Hyde Park po-etry group.

Charles Coe and LindaCarney-Goodrich each startedout from different back-grounds. However, they com-bined their life experiencesinto a moving exploration ofsociety.

The venue reverberatedwith the themes of Boston

memories, racism, gender dis-crimination, war, domestic vio-lence and mortality. Yet therewere many lighter moments too,including times when both po-ets broke into song.

Coe, who lives in Cam-bridge, previously had twobooks of poetry collectionspublished, entitled Picnic onthe Moon and All Sins For-given: Poems for My Parents.His latest book, MementoMori, was just published thismonth. All were published byLeapfrog Press.

“This is the first eventwhere I am reading from aphysical copy of the book,” hesaid. “I still get a thrill when I

hear Amazon deliver a box ofbooks on my porch.”

“Memento Mori means‘The memory must die’ inLatin,” he explained. “But theRomans didn’t mean it thatway. They meant it more like,‘Carpe diem,’ or ‘Seize theday.’”

Coe began his career as asuccessful jazz vocalist, tour-ing with many groupsthroughout New England.

“I was a singer for manyyears,” Coe said during an in-terview. “Then I began read-ing the poetry of Robert Frostand Langston Hughes. I

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FHNA announces recent successes

Hyde Park Pop WarnerCowboys looking to

embrace change

Hundreds come to supportMark Bavis Foundation

The Hyde Park Pop Warner Cowboys are looking at reorganizationthis year, both in play and recruitment.

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JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Hyde Park Pop WarnerCowboys are still flying highafter last year’s four champion-ships, but League PresidentDan Diaz says this year they arefacing a good deal of changefrom the league organization.

“Which is good, becausewe’re trying to evolve what’sgoing on in the culture,” hesaid. “We’re trying to make thegame safer for our kids.”

Diaz said these changes willbe coming to all Pop Warnerorganizations in the near future.The most stark change, at leastfrom an observer’s point ofview, will be the elimination of

the three-point stand. That’s theclassic stance one sees whenboth the offensive and defen-sive lines come together, or onthe older logos for the New En-gland Patriots and Oakland Raid-ers.

“It used to be the first thingwe teach, a nice solid three-point stance,” Diaz said. How-ever, he pointed out that thestance keeps kids’ heads up andis the first thing to come intocontact with an opposing player.“So, they basically put out therules to eliminate the stance atthe lower levels so now we teachthem first moving forward tokeep their heads out of the way.”

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Ariane KAriane KAriane KAriane KAriane KomomomomomyyyyyatiatiatiatiatiStaff Reporter

More than 600 communitymembers gathered at the IrishSocial Club on Saturday, Mar.30, to attend a St. Patrick’s Daycelebration with the band theFenian Sons to support theMark Bavis Leadership Foun-dation. The night includedraffles, a silent auction, drinks,a sit down dinner, dancing, andlive music. All proceeds fromthe event will be used for schol-arships for local kids in theParkway and Hyde Park areas.

Mark Bavis grew up inRoslindale, and discovered hislove of hockey at the age of fourin the Hyde Park Rink. Heplayed hockey for Boston Uni-versity, then played profession-

ally. In 1989, he was drafted bythe NY Rangers in the 9th roundand played several seasons ofminor pro hockey. Afterwards,he decided to focus on coach-ing young, aspiring athletes.From 1997 to 1999, he was anassistant coach at Harvard Uni-versity. From 1999 to 2000, hewas an assistant coach with theChicago Freeze. He was an in-credible mentor for many kidsinvolved in youth hockey.

Tragically, Mark Bavis diedon United Airlines Flight 175 onSeptember 11, 2001. He leftbehind a legacy of “unyieldingcharacter and devoted friend-ship, of brotherly love and ath-letic passion, of strong familyvalues and unshakable faith.”

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FHNA President Joe Smith stressed the importance of neighborhoodactivism at the FHNA meeting Wednesday night.

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MarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

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The Fairmount Hill Neighbor-hood Association (FHNA) an-nounced that a feature storyabout its historic homes projectappeared in The Boston Globethe day before its meeting, heldWednesday, March 27 at theBoston Police Academy.

More than 30 people at-tended the meeting at the Bos-ton Police Academy at 85 Will-iams Ave., where FHNA chairJoe Smith proudly held the ar-ticle for display.

“When we transferred theexhibit of the 12 historic homesto the library, I sent an email to

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On March 26, Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn joined members of E-33 / Ladder 15, to place a wreath in honor of the five year anniversary of Lt. Ed Walsh and FF. MichaelKennedy. Finn said the Roslindale and Hyde Park residents gave the ultimate sacrifice and will not be forgotten. The two were working a fire caused by stray sparks in teh Back Bayfive years ago when the attack hose they were using ruptured from exposure to the fire. Speaking at the event, he said "On behalf of the Boston Fire Department Our thoughts andprayers are with the families of Lt. Ed Walsh and FF. Michael Kennedy who were killed in the Line of Duty five years ago today."

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A task for the next BPS bossnot in the job description

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

There are some who thinkthat the most important personsin the education of a child are theparents——the ones who, afterturning off the television andclearing off the kitchen table,help the child memorize thenumber facts (8 + 9 = what),times tables, spelling, the conti-nents, the oceans, the state capi-tals, list of prepositions, etc.. There are those who claim thesecond most important person isthe actual teacher in front of thechild helping her/him differenti-ate a simile from a metaphor. Next most important would bethe vice principal or whoeverelse preserves law and order inthe cafeteria, hallways, and play-ground, or removes a recalcitrantstudent from a classroom. Thenwould come the principal, whoselects the staff (and hopefullyfires incompetent staff).

One of the persons in this hi-erarchy furthest removed fromthe students might seem to be thesuperintendent. But this bordersa tad on the absurd, because thesuperintendent for Boston Pub-lic has to address the appoint-ments of headmasters, deal withunions, solve the proliferation of

students deemed “specialneeds,” attempt to meld non-En-glish speaking pupils into regu-lar education classes, try to miti-gate the disparity of academicachievement between Asian/whites and black/brown pupils,and strive not to increase theschool budget by double-digitpercents.

Beholden to the School Com-mittee and, to a lesser extent, themayor, the next Boston PublicSchools superintendent shouldnot be able to walk away with a$455,000 check if she/he incursa buy-out of the contract, asTommy Chang just did, when theSchool Committee bid him adieubefore his job expiration. Thatextra several hundred thousandwould have paid for a lot ofschool trips to the MFA andMuseum of Science.

I’d like to request one thingfor the next superintendent(probably arrived at after a na-tional search incurring costs oftens of thousands of dollars): demand that principals pushBoston’s talented students to par-ticipate in statewide competi-tions, and not necessarily ath-letic.

TechBoston (sited in the oldDorchester High School) wonthe Division II boys state basket-ball tournament—a credit toBoston Public. Regrettably, ithad to eliminate another BostonPublic School, New Mission, inits quest’s later stages. BostonLatin boys’ hockey team waseliminated near the end of thestate hockey tourney by

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Celebrating One Boston Day

Mayor’s Column

Martin J. Walsh

Every year on the thirdMonday in April, tens of thou-sands of athletes gather inHopkinton, and begin the 26.2-mile journey to Boylston Streetin Boston. All along the Mara-thon route, spectators cheer ontheir friends, family members,and complete strangers. Itbrings our city together likenothing else. That’s why theBoston Marathon is much morethan a road race. It’s a celebra-tion of everything Bostonstands for — our grit and heart;our resilience and hope.

In recent years, the Mara-thon has come to stand forsomething even bigger. April15, 2013 left our city reeling —it was one of our city’s darkestdays. But it also showed us thegenerosity and compassion ofeveryday people. We came to-gether as one community, asone Boston, and we showed theworld what it meant to be Bos-

ton Strong. We showed that wewould never let the darknesswin. And we vowed to takeback the finish line.

Over the last six years, wehave turned the Marathon intoa movement. April 15th will al-ways be One Boston Day. It’s aCitywide day of service, reflec-tion, and healing. It serves as away to celebrate the resilience,kindness, and strength demon-strated by the people of Bostonand around the world in re-sponse to the tragedy. We honorthose we lost, and those whoselives changed forever, with actsof kindness, big and small. It’sa day when Boston shinesbrightest. And it’s a traditionthat we will continue for yearsto come.

This year, for the first timesince 2013, One Boston Dayand the Marathon fall on thesame day. It will still be acitywide day of service. I call

on everyone to do somethinggood for your community onMonday or the weekend lead-ing up to it. Go to OneBoston

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LIKE FALMOUTHIN THE SUMMER?

To the Editor:I attended the Feb. 27 meet-

ing at the Elks Cub focusing onCentre Street pedestrian safetyand reducing Centre Street to onelane in each direction instead ofthe current two lanes.

I want to be very clear thatone fatality on any street is onetoo many. However, there havebeen major advances in pedes-trian safety/traffic calming mea-sures that can be accomplishedwithout implementing this dras-tic proposal. I would like to cau-tion the residents of WestRoxbury and City CouncilorMatt O’Malley of the impacts

that this lane reduction will haveto our neighborhood in a muchbroader sense.

Professor Peter Furth ofNortheastern had his studentssubmit a study two years ago. Inshort, he proposes that CentreStreet should have a sidewalk, aprotected cycle track against thecurb, a parking lane, one travellane for cars/trucks and a 4’ wideconcrete center median, there-fore, restricting vehicle travel toone lane bordered by parked carsand a raised median. He statedthis is what “civilized” countriesdo. Does the Northeastern pro-fessor live in West Roxbury? Ishe or his students familiar withtraffic patterns as we are?

He also stated that MA mo-torists pay for these improve-ments by raising the gas tax.

The professor says that thiswill be a beneficial “road diet”and traffic will actually miracu-lously flow smoother and getthis—there will be no impact onthe side-streets off of CentreStreet since congestion will beresolved. He also proposes in hisreport for the REMOVAL of sev-eral traffic signals along CentreStreet. How does this possiblyincrease pedestrian safety? AsI stated at the Feb 27 meeting,his report is “all show ponies andunicorns”.

Letters to the Editor

ROLLING THE DICE

Editorial

There are great ideas. There are tragically dumb ideas. Thereare also brainstorms that fall directly between those charac-terizations. The idea of populating our streets with electricscooters is what we had in mind with that description.

The Town of Brookline recently allowed a California-based,scooter-sharing company to set up shop.

The Brookline scooters, in theory, are not allowed to movebeyond the town’s borders. We wouldn’t exactly put moneyon that being the case, but time will tell. Don’t fret though.Scooters are coming to Boston soon enough.

Late last month, the Boston City Council voted to allowprivately managed electric scooters onto city streets. The or-dinance authorizing the scooters and establishing the licensingprotocols came from the desk of Mayor Marty Walsh. Gov.Charlie Baker has also entered the fray. In January, he filed abill (still under consideration by the State Legislature) to ex-empt the scooters from state requirements to have turn signalsand brake lights.

The idea on paper, if not actual execution, is an intriguingone. Proponents say the scooters are another step toward cre-ating a comprehensive transportation infrastructure, one thatcan reduce the use of cars and earn the city revenue whilereducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

There are problems. San Francisco – and more locally Cam-bridge and Somerville – have been besieged with abandonedscooters in various stages of disrepair.

That is our first concern. Rather than the “use it and leave itanywhere” approach of scooter companies, there must be abetter way to conclude your rental. The idea, we suppose,was to keep things simple and encourage greater use with theconvenience of not having a formal drop-off procedure. Intheory, GPS units on the scooters guide company employeesto where scooters were left so they can be efficiently andquickly retrieved. This system, no matter how well-intentioned,has fallen apart in some cities. We don’t need to add Bostonto that list.

Another concern is the effect of electric scooters on pe-destrians. Users will range from expert riders to the clumsy,wobbly, and uncertain. Scooters will be as much a nuisanceon sidewalks as streets. Bike lanes offer no safe alternative asscooters will be just as much a hazard to bicyclists.

We had to chuckle when reading a pro-scooter commen-tary recently in the New York Times. The author urged citiesto “create protected scooter lanes and encourage drivers togive them more room.” Pro-tip: No rational city or state leadershould even, for a second, consider dedicated scooter lanes.Bike lanes are bad enough. The cost and logistics required tomake such a scooter-based plan is absurd.

You know how annoying those Segways are as they rollalong guided tours of the North End and Freedom Trail? Thesenew mobility devices have the potential to be much, muchworse.

Scooter fans may ultimately prove us wrong. For now, how-ever, we remain convinced that our public officials are beingseduced by the unproven promises of a fad.

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Community leaders and Mayor Walsh vowto make Boston count in the 2020 census

Mayor Martin J. Walsh,nonprofit leaders and commu-nity members recentlylaunched a year-long outreachcampaign to ensure a fair andcomplete count in the 2020 U.S.Census. At a kick-off event heldtoday at the East Boston branchof the Boston Public Library,the Mayor announced the Citywill invest an additional$100,000 in his FY20 budgetthat will be released next weekto support Boston’s outreachefforts by providing grants tocommunity-based organiza-tions and more support to Citydepartments. This is in additionto a FY19 investment of dedi-cated staffing resources to sup-port the City’s census effortsannounced in the Mayor’s 2019State of the City address.

The census will be issuedexactly one year from today,starting the decennial count thatdetermines everything fromrepresentation in Congress, tofederal funds for schools, af-fordable housing, infrastructureand health care programs.

“We have been hearingthreats from Washington to usethe 2020 Census as anotherweapon to intimidate residentsand weaken our democracy,”said Mayor Walsh. “This is un-acceptable at a time when ourrepresentation and federalfunding are at stake. We re-cently appointed a census liai-son within my administrationand are kicking off this out-reach campaign a year in ad-vance to make sure every resi-dent of Boston is counted, be-cause every resident of Boston

counts.” The kickoff event high-

lighted a range of collabora-tions across the city focused onensuring that all Boston resi-dents are aware of the upcom-ing census, know why it’s im-portant, and are prepared to par-ticipate. Next year’s Censusfaces unprecedented chal-lenges, including significantunderfunding of the U.S. Cen-sus Bureau, the nearly all-digi-tal nature of the surveys, andthe possible inclusion of a citi-zenship question.

Data from the 2010 Cen-sus determine around $16 bil-lion every year in federalspending for critical programssuch as Medicaid, Medicare,affordable housing initiatives,Title I education funding, andinfrastructure in Massachusetts.For every one person that’s notcounted on the Census, the stateloses out on roughly $2,400 offederal funding.

Despite the amount of fed-eral resources at stake, there aremultiple hard-to-count popula-tions that reside in Massachusettsthat historically have made acomplete census count difficult.This is due in part to the state’spopulation of recent immigrants,renters, college students, andother hard-to-count populations.Boston is the ninth hardest-to-count city among the largest 100cities nationwide, according to arecent report by Boston Indica-tors and the Boston Foundation.

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Alexie Torres, chair of theMassachusetts Census EquityFund, said trusted messengerswill play a particularly importantrole in compelling individualsfrom hard-to-count communitiesto participate in the 2020 Cen-sus.

“The Massachusetts Cen-sus Equity Fund just announcedthe first half a million dollars ingrants to over 40 organizationsacross the state, all to ensure thatfear doesn’t drive us into dark-ness,” said Alexie Torres. “Dark-ness can only be cast out whenwe stand in the light. We mustcome together and supporttrusted messengers to highlightwhat’s at stake for the 2020 cen-sus.”

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Diaz said they’re also makingchanges to the player classifica-tions. He said prior to thechanges each player was put ina league based on their weight,which caused problems. He saidthey actually had to eliminateheavier kids because the systembasically classified them as highschoolers when they were stillin middle school.

“So now a lot of those kidswho could not play before havethe opportunity to play,” he said.“We’re ramping up recruitingand registrations and we want toget as many kids as possible.”

Diaz said the players are bro-ken up into five different teams,and with the introduction of theage classification of division,this means that younger, heavierplayers will not be going upagainst player two or three yearstheir senior.

“A lot of the kids and par-ents would get discouraged ifyou have a 12-year-old playing

against a 14 or 15-year old,” hesaid. “That’s dangerous becauseof the maturity levels of whenyou’re 12. You’re still figuringout your body, and that’s one ofthe easier examples. When I seean eight-year-old, over 100pounds or around that size, play-ing against kids who are 10 or11, I mean an eight-year-old is ababy and then against a 10 or 11-year-old, who themselves arestill figuring out their bodies, it’seven more dangerous.”

Diaz also said it will allowfor more social connecitonsamong the players since aneight-year-old could have dif-ficultly fitting in with playersalmost three years older.

“He’s playing with kids hecan connect with,” he said.

Recently, the HP Cowboysheld a successful comedynight fundraiser and aboutthree weeks ago held theirbanquet for players. Diaz saidhe had only one goal for the

banquet.“I want them to feel like

rockstars and superstars be-cause they deserve it, theyhad a great year,” he said.“When you play for the Cow-boys or you cheer for theteams and put all that effortand hard work into the team,I want you to know that thathard work is going to be re-warded, regardless ofwhether you won a champion-ship or not. We had fourchampions this year and itworked out perfectly.”

Diaz said the banquet wasa great way of rekindling thefervor of the previous seasonand getting the kids primed forupcoming games and prac-tices.

“It’s just exciting to seethem together again,” he said.“It just gets those footballjuices flowing again and getsyou back into the system.That’s one thing we’re tellingthe kids, and they’re reallyexcited about it.”

One other big change thisyear is that Diaz said they didnot want to give out trophies.

“Some of these kids, I’veseen them just there for thetrophies at the banquet,” hesaid. “So this year with themoney we raised we went outand bought every kid in our sys-tem a Cowboys hoodie, so theycan rep their team.”

Registration is slated forApril 20 and May 18 from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hyde ParkMunicipal Building. The Cow-boys are also hosting free annualpreseason conditioning clinicsfrom 10 a.m. to noon at KellyField every Sunday in June. Formore information, go over tofacebook.com/hydeparkfootball/

Cowboys continued from page 1the Globe,” Smith said, hoping toincrease coverage of Hyde Parkand highlight the exhibit of thehomes, built on Fairmount Hill bywhat became known as the 20Associates.

“When I talked to the re-porter, Ysabelle Kempe, Ithought her focus would be onwho lived in the homes,” Smithsaid. “However, it focused onone home in particular.”

The piece mostly focused onthe home of resident PeterParente and his historical inter-est in the 20 original homes.Some of the homes, which wereidentical, either have beenmoved or destroyed, but 12 stillremain intact.

The historical exhibit, whichwas created as part of the HydePark 150 celebration last year,will be on display indefinitely atthe Hyde Park Library. It con-tains photography by JimLaFond-Lewis.

“It shows how we’re work-ing hard to preserve Hyde Park’shistory,” Smith said.

Some lingering neighboringissues also are closer toward be-coming resolved.

One was the issue of an ille-gal parking lot on the front lawnof 4 Pond St., where the home-owner was using the residenceas an Airbnb. The parking lotwas also lined, although the lineswere removed recently.

“They recently had an abut-ters’ meeting because the ownerwanted to request to add twoadditional parking spaces,”Bryan Flynn, the Hyde Park li-aison to the Mayor’s Office ofNeighborhood Services, said.“We co-hosted the meeting withCouncilor (Tim) McCarthy’s of-fice. We will be opposing it.”

“They didn’t go through theproper channels and the properprotocol,” Flynn said of the park-ing lot.

However, he said that theowner had hired a contractingcompany, who had promised thatit would take care of the permit-ting process for the lot.

“They feel bad,” Flynn said.“They were taken advantage of.They are out of money as well.”

He noted that the owner islooking for a long-term residentrather than keeping it as anAirbnb, which pleased the groupmembers.

A second issue being ad-dressed was the presence ofabout 30 illegal compost barrelsin front of a property at the cor-ner of Truman Parkway and Wil-liams Ave., which has beencausing a foul odor, rats, foodspillage into the street and thethreat of vermin.

Stephen Maguire, aide toMcCarthy, added that the coun-cilor spoke directly to the prop-erty owners about not using thecompost company.

“He gave them until Fridayto stop,” he said. “OfficerConley has been out there, andISD has been out there numer-ous times.”

Another success reported byboth the Area E 18 police de-partment was the downturn incrime. There was only one do-mestic assault in Fairmount Hill,and no other types of crimes, ac-

cording to Officer PaulBroderick. The assault oc-curred on March 17 on High-land St., when a wife was ar-rested for kicking her husbandin the groin.

In January, there had beena string of break-ins in the area,Sgt. Daniel MacDonald noted.However, the police haveworked with the FHNA re-garding surveillance.

“When people were reallyon edge about it, the police re-ally stepped up, and I want tothank them,” Smith said. “It’sgood to come to the meetings.”

He added that the sex of-fender registry is now availableonline at mass.gov/sorb.

Cathy Horn, the founder ofKeep Hyde Park Beautiful(KHPB), gave a presentationabout the group’s environmen-tal cleanup and education ef-forts.

“I see that a lot of people inthis room are members,” shesaid of the group, which is ap-proaching its second anniver-sary in May. “I consider every-one in Hyde Park a memberbecause we all want to keepHyde Park beautiful. It all de-pends on your level of involve-ment.”

One of the group’s latestsuccesses is being nominatedby Keep Massachusetts Beau-tiful as “Chapter of the Year,”according to LaFond Lewis,with the award being an-nounced May 16.

“There has been a growingmovement across the state toclean up litter,” he said. “Thetrash around here is terrible.You can practically swim in it.”

Horn also pointed to theorganization’s blog called “Hu-mans of Hyde Park,” amonthly series of profiles ofpeople dedicated to beautifyingthe neighborhood.

In tandem with that is anew project called “We No-ticed,” dedicated to recogniz-ing businesses that are makinga concerted effort to the up-keep of their property area.

“This started in Januarywith Rincon,” Horn said. “Theyare making changes to their ex-terior, as well as some interiorimprovements.”

Several activities will occurnow that spring is here, Hornsaid.

There will be a semi-annualspring cleanup and tree plant-ing at Sherrin Woods in part-nership with the Boston ParksDepartment on Saturday, April13 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at theintersection of Austin andWest Streets.

“There’s a wildflowermeadow, new trails and a rockclimbing wall there now,” Hornsaid.

The Neponset River springcleanup will take place twoweeks later, on Saturday, April27, from 9 a.m. to noon. May11 is the City’s Love YourBlock cleanup.

To celebrate Earth Day onApril 22, KHPB will hold anevent at the Hyde Park Libraryfrom 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. with adiscussion with a sustainabilityexpert.

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FREE SPRING ART WORK-SHOP SERIES

The Power of our Stories –What Does Clay Have to Say?With teaching artist WendyEllertson on April 3, 10, 17,24&May 1 with optional fieldtrip from 5 – 7 pm with light,healthy dinner at 5pm. Dinnerand workshop provided FREEOF CHARGE by Jamaica Plain-based Families Creating To-gether at Unitarian UniversalistUrban Ministry, 10 Putnam St.,Roxbury. Join us for this FREEdisability-inclusive series of artworkshops for children ages 5-13 accompanied by an adultfamily member/guardian. Createclay artwork to be fired in a kiln,then glaze it with bright colorsand watch creatures and objectsemerge from the clay…inspiringchildren to develop stories aboutthem! Build backdrops out ofmixed materials to help displayand perform those stories. Pre-sented in English, Spanish andAmerican Sign Language uponrequest.

Wheelchair accessible.FCTis a program of Community Ser-vice Care/Tree of Life Coalitionin Jamaica Plain This is not adrop-in program. Please enrollif you can commit to at leastthree workshops. To register andfor more information call 617-522-4832 or 617-372-3022 (cell,text, Espanol) or [email protected] IS LIMITED so regis-ter today!

Additional information atwww.familiescreatingtogether.org.

BOSTON PRIDE’S 2019SPRING OPEN HOUSE ONAPRIL 9

Boston Pride will host itsSpring Open House on Tuesday,

April 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bos-ton Pride Office and invites allmembers of the community toattend. At the event, BostonPride’s Community Fund recipi-ents will be announced. Since2016, Boston Pride has awardedover $50,000 to 35 localgrassroots organizations, sup-porting its mission of promotingsocial justice for the LGBTQcommunity. The winner of theBoston Pride 2019 Theme Logocontest will also be announced.

The 2019 Pride ParadeGrand Marshal Dale Mitchell,Marshal Ava Glasscott andHonorary Marshal Chris Har-ris (posthumous) will be rec-ognized and the 2019 Pridetheme, ”Looking Back, LovingForward” will be formally in-troduced. In addition, Bos-ton Pride board members willpresent a preview of 2019Pride Week celebrations.Learn more about BostonPride and hear about what’s instore for 2019, including vol-unteer opportunities. Refresh-ments will be served. Theevent is free and open to thepublic. Tuesday, April 9, 2019@ 6:30 p.m. at the BostonPride Office, 12 ChannelStreet, Suite 503. Boston,MA

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019.First Church Unitarian, 6

Eliot St., Jamaica Plain. 7-9pm

GODDARD HOUSEHAPPINESS IS A CHOICEYOU MAKE: LESSONSFROM A YEAR AMONGTHE OLD

Thursday, April 25th | 6:00- 7:45 pm - Brookline SeniorCenter, 93 Winchester Street,Brookline, MA

What’s the secret to livinga fuller, more content life? ForJohn Leland, best-selling au-thor and award-winning re-porter at the New York Times,the answer came from an un-expected place: from the livesof six people age 85 and up.He expected them to educatehim in the hardships of old age.Instead, they taught him les-sons of resilience, gratitude,purpose and perspective thatapply to us all. The good newsis that we can all learn fromthe wisdom and experience ofolder adults. View full eventflyer >>

Refreshments will beserved from 6-6:30 pm, fol-lowed by a talk with discussion& book sales from 6:30-7:45pm. Please call 617-730-2770to register.

OPENING MINDSTHROUGH ART ARTISTS’RECEPTION & ART SALE

Saturday, April 27th | 3:00- 4:30 pm - Goddard House As-sisted Living, 165 Chestnut St,Brookline

Opening Minds through Art(OMA) is an intergenerationalart program that is founded onthe principle that people whoare living with dementia are

highly capable of creative ex-pression. This exhibit will beon display in Gallery M atGoddard House from April 8thto May 6th. For more informa-tion, contact Patti Barrows at617-731-8500 [email protected] are welcome!!

HYDE PARK

FREE TAX SITE @ HYDEPARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Thanks to Blue Hills Bank,Jean Antoine, Hyde Park Li-brarian, and Mimi Turchinetz,Director of the program andHyde Park resident, we areable to provide free tax ser-vices at Hyde Park Public Li-brary. Located at 35 HarvardAve, Hyde Park 02136. It is awalk-in site, no appointmentneeded. Days: Apr 6th From9 am - 1 pm. More info, pleasecall 617-908-5246 orwww.bostontaxhelp.org.

BCYF PROGRAMSSUMMER CAMP 2019The BCYF Hyde Park

Community Center is currentlyaccepting applications for oursummer camp. Our summercamp is for 7 – 12 year oldsand runs from July 8th throughAugust 16th. Hours are 8:30-am-4:30pm with extendedhours available. Stop by thecommunity center to pick upyour application!

The programs are being of-fered at the BCYF Hyde ParkCommunity Center, 1179River Street, Hyde Park, MA02136. Call for more informa-tion 617-635-5178.

WEST ROXBURY /ROSLINDALE

HOLY NAMEBLOOD DRIVE

Holy Name will hold ablood drive on Saturday, April13, 2019 from 8:30 am to 2:00pm. The blood drive will beheld at the parish hall. A photois required

Logon tinyurl.com/HolyNameApr2019 to prereg-ister. Walk-ins taken as timeallowed.

Eligibility Questions:E m a i [email protected] Orcall (617) 632-3206

As a special thank you, do-

nors will receive a Kraft Fam-ily Blood Donor Center Por-table Charger!

SPRING BENEFITDINNER FORROSLINDALE DAYPARADE

The Roslindale Day ParadeCommittee will host our AnnualSpring Benefit Dinner on Fridayevening, May 3rd, 2019 from7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at. St.Nectarios Hall in RoslindaleVillage. This traditional annualevent will feature a dinner cour-tesy of Delfino Restaurant, mu-sic with DJ Glenn Williams,performances, raffles, awardpresentations, and a silent auc-tion, and a half hour show byComedySportz Boston. Ticketsto this event are $30 each andmay be purchased on-line atwww.roslindaleparade.com, orthrough our mailing address atRoslindale Day Parade Commit-tee, Inc., P.O. Box 324,Roslindale, MA 02131-0003.

The proceeds from our An-nual Spring Benefit Dinner willgo toward the bands, floats, andexpenses for our 44th AnnualRoslindale Day Parade on Sun-day, October 6th, 2019. Formore information about the din-ner or the parade, call 617-327-4886 or e-mail [email protected].

TECHNOLOGYTUTORING PROGRAMFOR SENIORS

Student volunteers from TheRoxbury Latin School give se-niors an introduction to comput-ers or smart phones in their state-of-the-art computer lab. Thisprogram allows the senior towork one-on-one with a studentto learn basic technology skills.If you are working on a laptopor tablet at home, you may bringthat with you. If you would liketo learn more about your smartphone, bring that too! Seniorswith all levels of experience arewelcome to participate in thisprogram, from beginners on up!Technology Tutoring meets forone hour, once a week for 6weeks and is offered at nocharge.

Location: Roxbury LatinSchool, 101 St. Teresa Ave. inWest Roxbury Day and Time:Tuesdays from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.

Start Date: April 9, 2019For more information or to

register for this program contactAnn Glora at 617-477-6616 [email protected]

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

[email protected] and we will do our best to get your questions answered.

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

Ask The Doctor2019 Toyota 4Runner

Whenever the name Toyota is mentioned, people usually think Camry or Corolla becausethey have a great reputation for quality and longevity. I spent this week in a 2019 4Runner4x4. The 4Runner has been around for many years. It sits high off the ground and is knownas a workhorse with a very hard ride.

The 2019 4Runner was a big surprise to me. The outside style looks much more modern,especially the front grille design. The entry is also much lower than it was in previous modelyears. The interior design is well-thought out with all the large, round control knobs withinreach. No need to go to school to learn how to operate any controls. The seating is verysupportive and comfortable; front seats are heated.

Power comes from a 4.0 liter, 6-cylinder, 270 horsepower engine via an automatic trans-mission. The ride is smooth – not rough or harsh like previous years. The engine is also veryquiet under all driving conditions.

There is room for four to sit comfortably, five in a pinch. The 4Runner does not ride like anSUV, and handles more like a car. There is no question that this Toyota 4Runner is a winner.

The base model SRS RWD starts out at $34,910; AWD is $36,785; the top-of-the-lineNightshade RWD is $44,965; and the 4x4 is $47,000 (destination fee: $1,045). The bottomline is the 4Runner is a vehicle for all seasons with plenty of room for storage – fold downthe rear seats for additional cargo space.



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DeathsABRAMOSKI

Helen A. (Staskawicz) OfHyde Park, March 29, 2019.Beloved wife of the lateAlbert L. Abramoski. Devotedmother of ChristineAbramoski and her husbandTheodore R. Smith ofTewksbury, Paul A.Abramoski and his wife Susanof Mansfield, Gail M Geaganand her late husband RobertE. Geagan of Mansfield. Lov-ing grandmother of JasonAbramoski, Krystyna Geagan,Carissa Abramoski, LauraGeagan and Kaitlin Geagan.Great-grandmother of BraelynJackson and MatthiasAbramoski. A Funeral Masswas held on Monday, April 1,in St. Anne Church, ReadvilleInterment in Fairview Cem-etery, Hyde Park. In lieu offlowers, expressions of sym-pathy may be made in Helen’smemory to St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St.Jude Place, Memphis, TN38105. For guestbookgfdoherty.com George F.Doherty & Sons Dedham 781326 0500

BELLEWMaryalice (Walsh) Of

Hyde Park, passed peacefullyon March 28, surrounded byher loving family at the age of85. Beloved wife of the lateJoseph Sr. Devoted mother ofJoseph Jr. of Hyde Park, andDonna Bellew of Hyde Park.Cherished sister of JosephWalsh of Florida and the lateVirginia O’Neil, PatriciaWalsh and Frances Tansino.And also survived by manyloving nieces, nephews, in-laws, and friends. A Mass of

Christian Burial was held at St.Pius X Church, Milton. Inter-ment at Fairview Cemetery,Hyde Park. For guestbook,please visit,thomasfuneralhomes.com

HUGHESJames P. Of Hyde Park,

passed peacefully on March26, 2019, surrounded by hisloving family at the age of 74.Beloved husband of Patricia(Varney) of 48 years. Ex-tremely devoted father ofKeith Hughes and his wifeMelissa of Webster and Jen-nifer Thomas and her husbandAlex of Canton. Cherishedbrother of Carole Cooper andher husband Ed of Maine,Robert and his wife Amy ofWashington, William and hiswife Marge of Marshfield,and his late twin Jackie. Lov-ing and supportive “Papa” ofJake Ford, Jake Hughes,Owen Hughes, Cole Ford, AJThomas, Travis Thomas, andChase Thomas. Also survivedby many loving relatives andgreat friends. A Mass ofChristian Burial was cel-ebrated Tuesday morning atMost Precious Blood Church,Hyde Park. Interment will beprivate at family’s request.James was an extremely dedi-cated City of Boston em-ployee (Building Superinten-dent) for over 30 years, and aformer member of the HydePark Lions. Jimmy loved tospend time with his closecircle of friends. Jimmy lovedand supported his family andloved spending time on vari-ous vacations, or just going tothe beach. His biggest passionwas the love for his grandchil-

dren and he supported theirevery move. And he was a fix-ture at whatever hockey rinkthey were playing at. Jimmywill be greatly missed by all.Please, in lieu of flowers, alldonations in Jimmy’s memorycan be made to Juila & Jack’sPhoto Shack, 502 SpringwoodDr., Waxhaw, NC 28173. Forguestbook, please visit ,thomasfuneralhomes.com

MALONEYMarianne T. Of Mission

Hill, passed peacefully onMarch 29th, at the age of 62.Loving daughter of the lateJoseph and MargaretMaloney. Devoted sister ofMargaret Maloney of HydePark, Lillian Gonsalves ofTaunton, Patricia Sweeney ofFlorida, Pauline Calhoun ofMarshfield, Carol Maloney ofMiddleboro, Joseph Maloney,Jr. of New York, ThomasMaloney of Fall River, and thelate Charles Maloney. Alsosurvived by many lovingnieces, nephews, in-laws, andfriends. Visiting Hours willbe held Thursday morning,from 9:30-11:00, at theCarroll-Thomas FuneralHome, 22 Oak St., HYDEPARK, followed by a Mass ofChristian Burial at Most Pre-cious Blood Church, HydePark, at 11. Relatives andfriends invited. Interment atMt. Benedict Cemetery, WestRoxbury. Please, in lieu offlowers, all donations can bemade to Beaver Brook StepProgram, 85 Main St. ,Watertown, MA 02472. Fordirections and guestbook,please visitthomasfuneralhomes.com

St. Jude’s NovenaMay the Sacred Heart of Jesusbe adored, glorified, loved andpreserved throughout theworld, now and forever. Sa-cred Heart of Jesus pray for us.St. Jude, worker of miracles,pray for us. St. Jude, helper ofthe hopeless, pray for us. Saythis prayer 9 times a day. Bythe 9th day your prayer will beanswered. It has never beenknown to fail. Publicationmust be promised. Thank youSt. Jude. My Prayers were an-swered.

In gratitude for helping me.—L.G.

The Bulletin Newspapers andThe Boston People’s Voicepublishes obituaries from in-formation supplied by funeralhomes. Relatives and friendsalso may supplement infor-mation by e-mailing [email protected] Monday at 1 p.m. Photosalso will be accepted.

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Day.Org and tell us what you will do.This year, we are also finalizing our work on permanent

markers on Boylston Street to honor the lives that were lostnear the finish line on April 15, 2013. Artist Pablo Eduardo isworking closely with families to honor their loved ones in ameaningful way. These markers will reflect our City’s spiritafter the tragedy: bent, but not broken.

This remembrance consists of stone markers on two sepa-rate sites. Bronze and glass pillars will rise and twist into eachother, representing the lives lost. The markers will forever serveas a symbol of hope, representing our city’s resolve. We lookforward to their completion this coming summer.

Until then, please join us in preparing for the fifth annualOne Boston day on April 15, 2019. I encourage you to visitOneBostonDay.Org, to see the acts of kindness planned by in-dividuals and organizations throughout the city and around theworld. Last year, we counted more than 43,000 individual actsof kindness. Bostonians shared their projects on social media,and the hashtag #OneBostonDay was trending nationwide. Thisyear, as we get closer, we’ll be highlighting the projects peopleare planning. Whether it’s volunteering at a food bank, or help-ing your neighbor with a household project, there are count-less ways to honor this special day. I hope that the stories ofothers’ actions inspire you to get involved this year, and formany years to come.

For 123 years, the Boston Marathon has represented thestrength of the human spirit. Now, along with One Boston Dayand our permanent marker, we will continue to show the worldwhat it means to be Boston Strong.

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Senior Club News

Mil Par SeniorsWe meet the third Thursday of each month. 11:30 am at St.

Pius X Church, Hyde Park. New members are always welcome.Lunch and Super Bingo and elevator access.

Go Go SeniorsMeetings every first Tuesday of the month. Temporary meet-

ing site, St. Ann’s Church, 20 Como Rd. Hyde Park.April 28: Twin River Casino. Bus leaves at 8:45 am from

Hyde Park Police Parking lot. Cost $25 Any questionsAny questionc, please call Joanne 617-323-0071

Celebrate Earth Day withKeep Hyde Park Beautiful

Monday Evening, April22, 2019, 6:30 7:45 P.M. atMenino Hall at the HydePark Library

• Speaker: DanRuben, Executive Directorof Boston Green Tourismwill share tips on how tolive a green lifestyle, cutour carbon footprint, andsave money in the process!The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protectionhonored him as an Unsung Environmental Hero, and the Mas-sachusetts Climate Action Network called Dan an EverydayClimate Hero.

• Interactive Activities – Q & A • Giveaways - SnacksKeep Hyde Park Beautiful is a grassroots volunteer group

with a mission to keep Hyde Park clean, green, and beauti-ful. www.keephpbeautiful.org

Focus areas are: • Litter prevention, education, and cleanup • Recycling and recycling education • Beautification and community greening • Building a sense of community and community prideHyde Park Library- 35 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park, MA

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The Mark Bavis LeadershipFoundation was created to al-low deserving young men andwomen to enjoy opportunitiesand experiences similar to thosewhich Mark had. The founda-tion provides selected recipientswith annual grants ranging from$1,000 to $5,000 to be used asspecifically requested forschool tuition, summer pro-grams and other extracurricu-lar activities. “The foundationhas given out 118 scholarshipsto date,” stated Patrick Bavis,Mark Bavis’ brother. The MarkBavis Leadership Foundationhas raised more than $400,000.

“This is our [thefoundation’s] first time holdingan event at the Irish SocialClub,” explained ParkwayCommunity Member MarkMcKeown. “Since Mark Bavisgrew up in Roslindale, wewanted to hold a local event.”McKeown stated over 600 tick-ets had been sold.

Bavis had many ties to the

Parkway and Boston area. Heattended Catholic Memorial inthe 1980s, before attending Bos-ton University. “He cared aboutso many people,” Patrick Bavisremarked. “At such a youngage, he made such a differencein so many people’s lives, in andoutside the community.”

“It is so great that we wereable to bring this foundationback to this community,” statedPatrick Bavis. “I ran into a guytoday that I haven’t seen sincethe 1980s!”

The silent auction in-cluded a fair amount of NewEngland sports paraphernalia- including a framed “BeatLA!” poster with photos fromthe world series andsuperbowl, a framed TomBrady collage, a DavidPasteriak autograph, a “Cityof Champions” package, anda framed portrait of RobGronkowski.

There was live entertain-

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Hundreds came out to celebrate the life of Mark Bavis on Saturday evening in West Roxbury. Bavis' legacyis now to help educate and fund the education of local students.

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ment from singer NolanDonato, the HPK Academy ofIrish Dance, and the Bostonband The Fenian Sons. TheFenian Sons were formed inRoslindale in 1996. They carryon the tradition of Irish greats,such as the Clancy Brothersand the Wolfe Tones.

“I really want to thank thecommunity for supporting us,”stated Patrick Bavis.

The Mark Bavis LeadershipFoundation has a scholarshipavailable to any high school stu-dent in Massachusetts. It isawarded on the basis of need,and is not academically based.The Foundation is looking forstudents who have made a dif-ference in their community andhas shown leadership. To viewthe application, visitmarkbavisleadershipfoundation.org/?page_id=11.

Every summer, the MarkBavis Leadership Foundationholds a celebrity golf tourna-ment in Mashpee, MA to raisemoney. For more informationabout the Mark Bavis Leader-ship Foundation, visitmarkbavisleadershipfoundation.org/.

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films. Complete schedule ofevents atfriendsofthewrlibrary.org

APRIL 4, 6:30 PM - MauriceLee, Chairman of the BostonUniversity English Department.Dr. Lee will discuss the explo-sion of information technologyin the 19th century and implica-tions of that history for our in-formation-besotted 21st centuryin advance of publication of hisbook, “Overwhelmed: Litera-ture, Aesthetics, and the 19th-Century Information Revolu-tion,” to be published in fall,2019.

APRIL 8, 6:30 PM - DanKennedy, author, media com-mentator and Northeastern Uprofessor, will discuss his recentbook, “The Return of the Mo-guls,” about the acquisition ofimportant media by corporate ti-tans.

APRIL 11, 6:30 PM - “TheseTruths: A History of the UnitedStates” by Harvard historian JillLepore, is the focus of the 2019West Roxbury Reads series. Dr.Lepore, who is also a New Yorkercolumnist, has been praised forthe way her history includesvoices of the marginalized whichhave been omitted from tradi-tional histories. She will speakfollowing a reception where cop-ies of “These Truths” will beavailable for sale.

About West Roxbury Reads- West Roxbury Reads is a bien-nial event created in 2006 to fo-cus on one author’s title whichthe community reads and dis-cusses in a month of relevantevents, speakers, and activities.Past authors have includedPulitzer Prize winner GeraldineBrooks; journalist MichaelPollan; National Book Awardwinner Julia Glass; biographerJustin Martin;and Lois Lowry.

8TH ANNUAL TASTE OFWEST ROXBURY

Save the Date! This year’sTaste of West Roxbury will beon Thursday, May 16th at theIrish Social Club.

Become a sponsor, Buy tick-ets, Sign up as a Restaurant orDonate Raffle Items

ROSLINDALE LIBRARYAROUND THE NEIGHBOR-HOOD - FRIENDS OFROSLINDALE LIBRARYOFFER FREE BOOK SHAR-ING LIBRARIES

The Roslindale Community

Libraries Project developed byThe Friends of Roslindale Li-brary is increasing the number ofFree Book Sharing Libraries inneighborhood businesses andyards to make sure you can getbooks during the library’s reno-vation starting later in 2019. Withthe help of partners, we will havehandcrafted libraries to giveaway to people who would likeone on their property and meetthe criteria. The community li-braries are book-sharing boxesplaced for public access to sup-port good reading habits. Peopledrop off books they no longerneed and pick up books in whichthey are interested. The Friendswill help keep the boxes stockedfrom their store of donated usedbooks. Local businesses through-out Roslindale were recruited tohost a library shelf as well. A mapof all the locations will be pro-duced once all the new commu-nity libraries are open. Any do-nations of books or funding arewelcome.

Those interested in having alibrary on their property cancheck at the main desk of thebranch library at 4246 Washing-ton Street or call 617-323-2343.Applications should be submit-ted by the end of April

PSA ROSLINDALE ARTSALLIANCE FUNDRAISER

The Roslindale Arts Alliance(RAA) and CSz Boston an-nounce an exciting upcomingevent in Roslindale. On Satur-day April 6, ComedySportz willperform at the Rozzie Theatre.The event is being planned toraise funds for the RAA and It’sAll About Arts “Youth ArtScholarship” program. In addi-tion to the performance therewill be a silent art auction andraffles. A portion of the ticketsales will go to the fundraiser.Event takes place from 5-6:30pm and is located at theRozzie Theatre, 5 Basile Street,Roslindale. ComedySportz isappropriate for all ages. Formore info visitroslindalearts.org. For infoabout It’s All About Arts visitfacebook.com/TalkArts/

To purchase tickets and learnmore about ComedySportzv i s i t h t t p s : / /www.cszboston.com/calendar-of-events/?edid=126570

To donate to the fund or forsilent art auction or raffle, callJanice at 617-710-3811. ThankYou.

WR FRIENDS OF ROSIE’SPLACE APRIL 6THCOMMUNITY DINNER

Save the Date!Get ready to have some fun

and support a worthy cause! TheWest Roxbury Friends of Rosie’sPlace (WRFORP) will hold its17th annual Spring CommunityDinner fund-raiser on April 6th.

The Community Dinner ben-efits Rosie’s Place, a sanctuaryfor poor and homeless women,the Roslindale Food Pantry, andprovides summer campershipsfor homeless and needy children.A representative from Rosie’sPlace will join us and share howyour support makes a difference.

Gift certificates, gift baskets,sports items, and more will beraffled during silent and live auc-tions. You can also try your luckat a 50/50 auction. Wonderfulitems for reasonably priced bidswill be yours to take home.Ourfriend and neighbor, BethGermano, will be the Emcee forthe evening. As many of youknow, Beth is an Emmy awardwinning reporter with WBZ-TV.

In addition, we are very for-tunate to have a wonderfulevening of music thanks toMCO Productions in Brighton.

The dinner will be held at St.George Antiochian OrthodoxChurch, 55 Emmonsdale Road,West Roxbury. The church ishandicapped accessible and ashort walk from several MBTAbus routes. Tickets for the eventare $30 per person and includesdinner and beverages. To reserveyour place, make checks payableto WRFORP and return toWRFORP, P.O. Box 320076,West Roxbury, MA 02132 or goto our websitewestroxburyfriendsofrosiesplace.org.Questions? Contact Doris Corbo(617) 327-5902.

PARKWAY IN MOTIONSCHOLARSHIPS - MAY 15DEADLINE TO APPLY

Providing academic scholar-ships to students in the Parkwayarea has been a long-term goalof Parkway In Motion since theirinception in 1998. Thanks to thegenerosity of the community,they have distributed $70,000 inscholarships since 2014.

On March 30th, Parkway InMotion will award the 5th An-nual Michael Kennedy Memo-rial Scholarship valued at $5,000for students in grade 6-8 andParkway pride scholarships forK-5 grade students, valued at$1,0000 each. If you are inter-ested in sponsoring a ParkwayPride scholarship for 2019-2029academic year, please [email protected]. In2019, Parkway In Motion is in-troducing their Summer Enrich-ment Scholarship Program. Thisprogram provides financial re-sources to students enteringgrades 3-8 in the Parkway com-munity so that they can partici-pate in the summer enrichmentlearning experience of theirchoice. Students may apply forfunding for camps in the areas ofmusic, art, mathematics, dance,language, robotics, sports, sci-ence, and more. Learn more atwww.parkwayinmotion.org/scholarships.

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Passover Activity Day atBeth Shalom Blue Hills

To prepare for and learn about the upcoming Jewishholiday of Passover (Pesach), Congregation Beth Shalomof the Blue Hills and its Rabbi Weistrop Religious Schoolwill hold a Passover Family Activity Day at the synagoguein Miltonfrom 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 on Sunday, April 7th.All interested families in the area, including non-members,are invited to attend this free program.

The Activity Day invites everyone to get into the Pass-over spirit by participating in activities for children agesK-7th grade starting at 10:15 AM; joining a school-wideMock Seder at 11 AM (with parents encouraged to attendas well); and learning how to make Bedouin Matzah withRabbi Alfred Benjamin, the Matzah Maven.The traditionalsymbolic signing and sale of Chametz can also be com-pleted by adults, while the entire religious school and vis-iting childrenwill participate in singing, group activities,and arts and crafts. RSVPs are requested for non-mem-bers.

Visitors can also meet Rabbi Benjamin and EducationDirector Nancy Mollitor as well as other temple members,and learn about the congregation’s activities, religious ser-vices, holiday celebrations, and the Religious School.

The Spring holiday of Passover commemorates the lib-eration of the Jewish people from slavery and their exo-dus from Egypt, led by Moses. It lasts eight days and ismarked by Seders, meals which include the retelling ofthe exodus story, along with consumption of special foodsand restrictions from others.

Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills is an egali-tarian congregation which welcomes inter-faith families.It is located at 18 Shoolman Way (off Lodge Street) inMilton. Parking is somewhat limited, and overflow park-ing is available on nearby Pleasant St. No parking is al-lowed on Lodge or Maitland Streets. For more informa-tion, please call the synagogue office at 617-698-3394,Email office@BethShalomBlueHills .org or visi twww.BethShalomBlue Hills.org.

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thought, ‘Wow! Those are realstorytellers. I want to be ableto tell stories like that.’”

He said that he likes to writeabout themes that people canidentify with, such as the com-munities they live in and thecharacters that inhabit them.

Coe, a 2017 Artist-in-Resi-dence for the City of Boston,also talked about the growinginterest in poetry, including inthe millennial generation.

“You can see a lot of art incommunities like Hyde Parkand Roslindale,” he said. “Andalong with that, you are seeingmore poetry nights and poetryslams.”

A lot of older people are be-ginning to re-experience andenjoy poetry later in life – andbegin writing it in communitygroups.

“I feel like a lot of peoplewho say they don’t like poetryhave been traumatized by aschoolteacher,” he said.

Carney-Goodrich drew onher life experiences as well asthose of her working-classDorchester family to channelher emotions into poetry. LikeCoe, she began her career notas a writer but as a theater per-former.

“My grandfather was apoet,” she said. “My motherwanted to be, but life circum-stances didn’t allow her do so.”

Carney-Goodrich, a teacher

who runs the Home Scholars ofBoston homeschool program,said she agreed with Coe aboutchildren needing to pursue theirlove of language at an early age.

“I think about poetry as artsand crafts with words,” shesaid, noting that she is holdinga class called “Poetry for Non-Poets,” beginning Tuesday,April 23 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Carney-Goodrich, a four-time winner of the Mayor’sPoetry Contest, first becameinspired to write poetry in theHyde Park Poets group eightyears ago. Jim Michmerhuizen,who runs the group and hostedthe event, encouraged her.Since then, she has becomeknown for her poems “DotGirl” and “Vodka, Beer andCigarettes", which were pub-lished in City Of Notions: AnAnthology of ContemporaryBoston Poems.

“The biggest issue you havewhen you write poetry is thatyou have a little box with lockson it,” Michmerhuizen said.“The question is, ‘What do youwant to do?’”

Carney-Goodrich grew upin foster care and experienceddomestic violence. She usedpoetry as a catharsis, reminisc-ing about growing up inDorchester, walks on TeneanBeach, corned beef and cab-bage dinners and coping withpoverty and trauma.

A couplet from one of herpoems encapsulated her expe-riences: “Your body must re-tain/Truths you can’t recall.”

Coe also drew on life expe-riences in writing MementoMori, talking about how he hadbrain surgery in 2000 to removea tumor.

“I didn’t want to just writea poem called, ‘My Brain Sur-gery,’” he said. “So I called it acomedy in three acts.”

“A lot of people can relateto poetry,” Carney-Goodrichsaid. “In this Facebook world,you have these idealized pic-tures. But sometimes people arein unspeakable pain. That’swhen you have to write yourtruth.”

They agreed that poetry isan important vehicle for theyounger generation especiallyto express their deepest emo-tions. However, both steer awayfrom the more modern conceptof poetry slams.

“I don’t like readings whereyou feel you have to competewith someone or put someonedown,” Carney-Goodrich said.

“It’s like music,” Coeagreed. “There are differentgenres. Poetry slams are not forme. I would much rather par-ticipate in a poetry reading.”

And Coe not only read hispoems – he sang the blues.

He performed a moving ren-dition of “Black and Gold” in a

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rich baritone that had the audi-ence of 25 stunned.

He also read one of his po-ems from his new book called“Inventory,” which was dedi-cated to the poets of the Nor-folk Correctional Institution, aswell as others, including“Bowling with the Pope” and,a crowd favorite, “Saga of theFish Sticks.”

Before her reading, Carney-Goodrich also burst into song,keeping with the Catholictheme by performing, “Oh,How I Love Jesus.”

After the intermission, agroup of Hyde Park poets readtheir works. They included PaulOsbourne, Adele Rothman,Mike Ball, Sasja Lucas andKathryn Collins.

“I can be inspired by adream or a phrase I read,” saidCollins, who delivered a poem

called “Bonanza” about the clas-sic TV show. “I had a dreamabout Hoss riding an elephantacross the plains.”

“Most of the things we writeabout are the things we see ona day-to-day basis,” saidOsbourne, whose wife is anauthor.

Rothman, an artist, said shebecame involved in the poetrygroup accidentally.

“I originally thought it wasa group about how to read po-etry, not how to write it,” shesaid. “I’ve always had a greatlove of poetry, because you cansay what is inexpressible.”

Rothman, who delivered po-ems and haiku, added that it canbe more challenging to be awriter than a painter.

“But either way, you have tostare at that blank space,” shesaid.

Charles Coe and Linda Carney-Goodrich (left to right) read poetry forresidents and Carney-Goodrich sang before her reading.

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Letterscontinued from page 4The side-streets off Centre Streetare already inundated with speed-ing cut-through traffic to avoidCentre Street. The Centre Streetlane reduction will have a safetydecrease on all of us who live offof that street. Again, the North-eastern report intimates –‘Nothingto see here, no problem, movealong….’ How do we balance thesafety of our residential streets withthat of the business district?

There should be much greatervisible police enforcement alongCentre Street. Bring back the BPD“Operation Crosswalk” which tar-geted drivers not obeying the law.Start an education campaign to-wards driver awareness and pedes-trian safety.

I would suggest that the resi-dents who live on the CentreStreet side-streets have a signifi-cant say in this matter and thatCouncilor O’Malley should en-sure that all Centre Street side-street residential properties arenotified before all meetings per-taining to this matter.

I stated at the meeting that theresulting product will create asimilar situation to Main Street/Rte 28 in Falmouth in the sum-mer. Also, I ask you to pictureroadways such as Dorchester Avebusiness districts, single laneWashington Street, Rte. 109 inWestwood, Cleary Square, or anymain street in Cambridge. Inshort, there will be severe conges-tion.

Where do first responder ve-hicles go when trapped in a singlelane with raised median withbacked up traffic. What happenswhen a truck makes deliveries orsomebody just rudely doubleparks in the single lane or there’sa waiting Uber pick-up? TheNortheastern proposal shows nooptions.

We in West Roxbury knowthat when there is a large snow-storm that Centre Street becomesessentially one lane as the parkedcars are forced out into the righttravel lane until snow removalefforts are undertaken, if at all.What happens in a typical WestRoxbury winter when that secondexisting lane is permanently re-moved?

I found it interesting the firstpublic speaker at the Elks meet-ing was a bicycle advocate whodoesn’t live in our neighborhood.I would speculate that less than1% of the West Roxbury popula-tion takes their bike to work ordoes their shopping on CentreStreet by bike. However, it seemsacceptable to him that the remain-ing 99% of us who drive our carsto shop in our business districtshould sacrifice for their conve-nience. Has anybody seen anybikes parked lately at RocheBrothers, CVS, or Blanchards?

In what other Boston neigh-borhood business districts has thisdrastic Northeastern study ap-proach been implemented? Or isWest Roxbury the unwilling testsubject?

This will be an incredibly ex-pensive redesign and constructioncost if implemented by the City.As proposed, this would requirea massive full reconstruction in-cluding relocating of existingdrainage facilities.

The City of Boston is now

been there. It’s a nightmare. Hasthe school made any parking ar-rangements with local businessesto combat this potential issue?And speaking of businesses…

I also express great concernfor the small and local businessesat the top of Belgrade Avenuewhere parking is tight already anddouble parking abounds. I haven’tattended any of the meetings, butwould be interested to know howsome of the businesses feel aboutthe proposal because they are ahuge part of the neighborhood. Astudent who parks in one of thosecoveted spaces for seven or eighthours would certainly portend anincrease in double parking andtraffic congestion. It might evenbe necessary for BPD to imple-ment foot patrols in this area atthe beginning and end of theschool day to diffuse the issue.

In defense of students, I fullyappreciate that they need a safeenvironment and an up-to-datebuilding into order to learn. I alsounderstand that a vast majority ofthe kids can’t even afford a ve-hicle. I defend the school admin-istrators as well for choosing WestRoxbury, a wonderfully welcom-ing and safe neighborhood. Andthat’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?Safety. And in defense of Ms.Yerganian, she is 100% correct.Safety is never a racial issue.

Jim CarvalhoWest Roxbury

RESIDENTSOPPOSITION TORECREATIONALPOT GROWING

To the Editor:There is growing

residents’ opposition to the locat-ing of a recreational marijuanadispensary in the 18,000 sq. ft. siteof the AAA Appliance storefront(769 Centre Street). Those abut-ters will be attending the JamaicaPond Association meeting on thisproposal this Monday, April 1st,7pm at the First Baptist Churchat 633 Centre Street.

Their top, initial concerns are:1. Traffic: The continual traf-

fic jams along Centre St. fromPond Street to themonument. Increased difficulty offire engines getting out of stationquickly.

2. Parking – 7 “parkingspots” behind the dispensary andthe already overloadedBlanchard’s lot will never handlethe increase in parking neededto accommodate dispensary cus-tomers. Parking issues through-out the business district and es-pecially near-by residential streetswill occur.

Anastasia LymanBoston

GARRISONAPPOINTS NEWDIRECTOR

To the Editor:“Boston City Councilor At-

Large Althea Garrison recentlyappointed Mr. Anthony Solimineof West Roxbury as her Directorof Constituent Services. Pleasefeel free to call or email Anthonywith any questions or concerns at617-635-0745 [email protected]”

Althea GarrisonBoston City Councilor

At-Large617-635-4217

ranked worst in the USA for traf-fic congestion. A major contrib-uting factor is for years, we havebeen forced-fed the over-develop-ment of our City and WestRoxbury neighborhood, despitecontinued neighborhood opposi-tion. The Boston Zoning Code isnot worth the paper it’s written onas the City continually grantsbuilding waivers despite signifi-cant zoning violations. This pro-posed road/traffic strangulationwill now make it even worse forthose of us who make WestRoxbury our home.

We now face yet again a pro-posal that the average propertyowner/resident of West Roxburywill find problematic, but will webe heard? Will the politiciansagain ignore the typical residentsof our neighborhood?

Councilor O’Malley and theCity should absolutely take thenecessary steps to resolve theCentre Street pedestrian safetyissue and ensure adequate policetraffic enforcement. Just don’ttake the proposed extreme mea-sures which will negatively im-pact our entire neighborhood foryears to come.

Frank X. O’BrienWest Roxbury

MEETING RAISESTENSION

To the Editor:I’ve been following the back

and forth between the BHNA andrepresentatives of Roxbury Prepfor what seems like forever. I liveless than a quarter of a mile fromthe school and have been unfazedone way or another by the pro-posed school until I read the 3/28issue of The BULLETIN. Itcaused me to examine the issue alittle more closely. First of all, I’malways leery when public rela-tions representatives become in-volved to put their spin on things.Amber McLaughlin said that stu-dents would be required to sign acontract with the school statingthat they will not drive. I mustremind Ms. McLaughlin that acontract signed by a minor is notlegally binding without parentalconsent. That also needs to be apart of your contract; parental ac-countability.

As a recently retired 27-yeareducator in the BPS, I fully un-derstand that having students signoff on ‘stuff’ in no way means thatthey will abide by the document,much less even read it. For morethan a decade a BPSsuperintendent’s circular man-dates that students sign off on acontract stating that they will notuse a cell phone in school. You canimagine how that’s panned out;miserably. Additionally, I’d alsowant to know what the explicit con-sequences are for students who dis-obey the driving rule when theystart to park around the corner tohide the presence of their vehicle.My street is a five-minute walkfrom the proposed site and it’s al-ready congested with vehicles fromnursing home employees. I’d alsolike to know how parking wouldbe handled during events at theschool such as Science Fair Night,Open House, and other schoolcommunity gatherings which usu-ally draw hoards of parents andsiblings to schools. I know, I’ve


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Galeota continued from page 4Tewksbury. In the All-States andthe New England track tourna-ment, only the Boston Latin girls4x800 relay team earned anyhonors. Indeed, these are drearydays for athletics in the BostonPublic Schools, whose presencein decades past could be countedon to draw lots of ink in thesports pages. The usual expla-nation is that the best athletes are

being siphoned off by private andMETCO schools. It is doubtfulthat the next superintendent willbe able to change our schools’successes in statewide athleticendeavors.

Now comes worse news. But this is where the next super-intendent could and should effectchange.

The Boston Globe recently

posted its award winners in art andwriting for middle and highschools. With the names of hun-dreds, if not actually a thousand,of award winners published, only14 BPS students’ names werelisted: Boston Arts Academy (1),Boston Latin School (12),Henderson (1). This is so disap-pointing: that out of severalthousand students in high school

taking art, only a handful receivedan art awards. Which begs thequestion: how many art teacherspushed talented students to enter,or is this miasma caused by a lackof an enthusiastic push by parents/guardians?

The number of BPS recipi-ents for writing awards was everbleaker: only 7 students (all fromBLS) were recognized, withtowns and cities of smaller popu-lations boasting a larger numberof awardees. Did BPS secondary

English teachers strive to entertheir students’ work?

In the future, may superin-tendents push principals to pushart and writing teachers in allschools to push students and thenfacilitate their entries into state-wide art and writing contests.

I’m looking forward to leaf-ing through a Sunday newspaperin the future to read about moreaccomplishments by BPS stu-dents. Now, just when is the statescience fair?


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