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Roslindale Parade delights thousandsJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Hundreds of participants and thou-sands of spectators gathered aroundRoslindale’s streets on Sunday for the44th annual Roslindale Day Parade.

The weather seemed like it mightrain early on, but ended up holding outfor residents and parade marchers. Ja-maica Plain American Legion Post 76members Michael Casey, Robert Cra-ven and Dan Casey said it is always anamazing time.

“I’ve been doing this for 15 years,and I guarantee you we’ve been in theparade for more than 40 years,”Michael Casey said. “It’s good to honorveterans and everybody who sacrificed.It’s a nice day.”

“It’s a great event and I’ve been do-ing it for about eight years,” Cravensaid.

Dan Casey said he’s been marchingfor 35 years.

“It’s pretty close to the life of theparade,” he said. “It’s wonderful to seeall the people come out and support theLegions and the neighborhood. It wasa good turnout this year; we’ve seenbetter but it wasn’t bad.”

Former Sacred Heart Teacher andnow anchor at the Boston Neighbor-hood Network Glenn Williams emceedthe event around the middle of SouthStreet. He interviewed every dignitaryas they went by.

“It’s a lot of fun,” he said. “It’s abeautiful day, the atmosphere’s great,everybody’s upbeat and there’s a lot tobe excited about.”

Williams added that this year’s turn-out seemed a bit larger than recent pre-vious years.

“It’s not too hot, not too cold, it’skind of perfect, so people came out andthey are really enjoying themselves,”he said.

Resident Allyson Behiler said sheliterally moved to the neighborhood on

South Street three weeks ago from theMidwest. She said it was kind of a sur-prise, but she said she was glad she wasalready moved in and didn’t have tohave moving trucks negotiate the pa-rade.

“We’ve been here for three weeksand it’s great, I love the small townfeel,” she said. “Boston is always alittle bit busy, but this is more myspeed. I love how they have so manyof these types of events so often, likethe parade and the Farmers Market,there’s just so many community re-sources that are accessible.”

Resident Victoria Ramirez said tosee peaceful gatherings of neighborsand families is always a good thing.

“It’s a nice tradition to have in theneighborhood, and I really like to seepeople coming together,” she said.“You don’t always see people gather-ing like this a lot of the time, and herewe get together, it’s families and it’speaceful.”

Ramirez added that the free candyfor the kids is also a nice enticement,both for her and her young daughter.

“We’ve got free candy everywhere,she loves it!” she said.

Residents Meg, Richard and theirson Henry Secatori said they were sur-prised to hear the parade has been go-ing on for 44 years.

“I didn’t know it was going for thatlong,” Richard said. “We’ve only beenhere 12 years mind you.”

Residents Patty Pisano and KathyGill said they grew up in the neighbor-hood and wouldn’t miss the event.

“It’s good to see people still com-ing out for it,” Pisano said.

“It’s always great to see,” said Gill.Residents Mike and Joan Kennedy

said they love the parade and have beencoming for a couple of years now.

“It’s very homegrown,” Joan said.“It’s fun to see people and the rep-

resentatives it’s really great,” Mikesaid.

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West Roxbury resident Alina Tschumakow and her team, Team Herbert,won the 2020 U.S. YouthOlympic Team Trials for Curling at the DenverCurling Club in Golden Colorado over the weekend. They will nowrepresent the U.S. at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (WYOG)Jan. 10-22 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Alina is 16 years old, lives inWest Roxbury and is a junior at Boston Latin School. She curls out ofThe Country Club in Brookline, MA and at Broomstones Curling Clubin Wayland, MA. Pictured: Alina Tschumakow, Charlie Thompson (EauClaire, Wis.), Kaitlin Murphy (Fairview Park, Ohio), Ethan Hebert(Lowell, Mass.), 15, and Coach John Benton (Blaine, Minn.).

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Roxbury Prep High Schoolapplication deferred, again

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After two-and-a-halfhours of waiting for the Bos-ton Zoning Board of Appealsto convene on Oct. 8 due toan issue with Open MeetingLaw, the Board voted unani-mously to defer the applica-tion of Roxbury PreparatoryHigh School at 361 Belgrade

Ave. in Roslindale.The delay of the meeting

was due to an error on thefirst released agenda – notconcerning Roxbury Prep –and they had to reissue theagenda. Due to Open Meet-ing Law, that meant they hadto wait to start the meeting toallow 48 hours of notice. Act-ing Chair for the BoardMarkk Erlich, filling in forChristine Araujo, said any

representatives of appoint-ments that were supposed topresent to the Board before11:30 a.m. could defer with-out any other explanation.

For Roxbury Prep, thatwasn’t the reason for the de-ferment. Attorney represent-ing Uncommon Schools Jo-seph Hanley said they were


Letters to the Editor

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

State employees at their . . .Ask most people which

state could be——how shall Isay this?—the most crooked,with a high number of employ-ees capturing the trifecta of be-ing overpaid, underworked, anddishonest, many of whom rel-ish being seen frequentingchurches, temples, mosques,and other places of worship. Tothis question some will answer,“Massachusetts” because of allthe Herald’s true stories overthe years. The ranking of num-ber one is due to a number ofevents ranging back to the graftwith the Boston Common ga-rage and UMass construction,the recent Registry of MotorVehicles and State Police scan-dals as well as the hordes ofpolitical appointees and benefi-ciaries of nepotism at variousstate agencies as well as at au-thorities, such as Mass PortAuthority, Mass ConventionCenter Authority, Boston Plan-ning and Development Author-ity, and the MBTA. (I knowthere is a lot of painting with abroad brush here, but . . .)

If not the Bay State, maybeNew Jersey would surface as atop contender in the “crooked-ness” quotient. Any other can-didates?

So it came as a surprise tome recently read that the resi-dents of North Dakota are be-ing duped by that state’s em-ployees. Perhaps the surpriseresulted from my holding rural

residents, who live closer to theland, in high regard, as opposedto us city folk, who are moreacclimated to filth and slime.

In recent years North Da-kota has been a mecca for theoil and gas companies. Thesmall town of Williston is re-garded as the fastest growingcommunity in the country be-cause of its location, as it out-grows its capacity for restau-rants, motels, and bars as wellas police and medical services.(The need for increased school-ing has not grown that muchbecause the oil and gas work-ers tend to come alone and livein trailers.)

North Dakota’s Health De-partment indeed has egg on itsface after a liquid natural gaspipeline leak that was muchmore extensive than originallyreported; this one may take tenyears to clean up.

The Associated Press ob-tained records that the HealthDepartment has identifiedmore than 8,000 reportedleaks in the last five years butdid not issue public updateson a spill’s severity, nor didthe department issue any no-tices to the public on cleanupstatus.

The worst instance of acoverup occurred six yearsago in the northwestern partof that state when a wheatfarmer——not the pipelinecompany—discovered what

was to be an 840,000-gallonspill. The debacle was hushedby a week and a half by stateregulators and only acknowl-edged when the AssociatedPress inquired about the leak.

Nebraskans cannot helpbut be discouraged by a recentcourt ruling that permits con-struction of a pipe linethrough its pristine farm-land. Are they worried aboutspills or the spills in conjunc-tion with state officials andpoliticians lying to them aboutthe deleterious effects ofspills?

Yes, since misery likescompany, it’s nice to knowthat Massachusetts has com-petitors in the category of em-ployees not doing their jobs.

CENTRE STREET ROADDIET’S HARMFULIMPACTS

To the Editor:I realize the Centre Street

“Road Diet” plan is the num-ber one topic of discussion inWest Roxbury and I have beenopposed to this from the verystart. I currently live on Mt.Vernon Street off of CentreStreet and a life-long WestRoxbury resident. There isanother issue with the City’splans that has been rarely dis-cussed that I would like topoint out for your readers’ at-tention.

I have reviewed the City’sTransportation Departmentplan for the lane reduction andinstallation of protected bikelanes. The City also proposesto remove the traffic signals atboth Mt. Vernon Street at Cen-

tre and Park Street at Centre.This aspect is very troublingfor those of us who depend onthese traffic signals to bothenter Centre Street safely invehicles and also for pedes-trian crossings at signalized in-tersections.

The intersection of Mt.Vernon Street abuts theLyndon Elementary School,the YMCA, the West Roxburybranch library, and local busi-nesses. How does the removalof traffic signals promotegreater pedestrian safety at thisextremely busy intersection? Ican imagine the difficulty andanxiety parents and kids willexperience as they try to navi-gate across that street withouta pedestrian activated signal tostop traffic. There better be apolice officer on hand at thatlocation for every school day

if this nonsense goes through.Also, if these traffic signals

are removed how do I and myneighbors on that side of Cen-tre Street take a left to get toRoche Brothers for example?One option is to go toLaGrange Street or CoreyStreet in order to take the leftonto Centre Street but thosefeeder streets are continuouslybacked up, particularly at peaktraffic hours (which getslonger and longer eachweek).The other option is toattempt to take a left off of Mt.Vernon onto Centre across abike lane, a parking lane, atravel lane, a left turn only lane, and merge into another travellane—all without a traffic sig-nal giving me a right of way.I’m sure all the drivers on Cen-tre Street will graciously allowme to cut across that street af-ter having sat in backed-uptraffic. Good luck with that!

And the same situation willoccur at Park Street at Centre.

This plan was designed bythe student of the nutty profes-sor from Northeastern wholives in JP. Clearly, the teacherLetter To

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Working at 65, SoWhat About Medicare?

This article is intended for information purposes only and does notrepresent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and inter-pretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by theNational Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foun-dation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Secu-rity Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question,visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory)or email us at [email protected].

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Dear Rusty: My husbandturns 65 in December of thisyear, but he is employed andwill be on his employer's healthinsurance at least through thisschool year (May 2020). Howshould we inform Medicare ofthis situation and must we letMedicare know that he is pres-ently insured by BCBS? Whenmust we let Medicare knowabout these details? I knowthere is a certain window whenno health questions are askedbut what is that time frame? Ifmy husband quits teaching inMay, when does he let Medi-care know he wants to start PartA and B in June 2020 ? Is thereonly open enrollment in the 3-month window of his birthday?Signed: Confused by Medicare

Dear Confused: If yourhusband has creditablehealthcare coverage from hisemployer, he need not enroll inMedicare when he turns 65. Hiscreditable employer coveragewill exempt him from a late en-rollment penalty when he en-rolls in Medicare Part B (or D)later (“creditable” coverage isa group plan with at least 20participants). When his em-ployer coverage ends he willenter a Special Enrollment Pe-riod (SEP) which will last for 8months from the date his em-ployer coverage ends. As longas he enrolls in Medicare PartB before his SEP expires, yourhusband will not incur a late en-rollment penalty. To sign up forPart B shortly before his em-ployer coverage ends or duringthe 8 months after his employerends, he should complete andsubmit an Application for En-rollment in Part B (CMS-40B)and a Request for EmploymentInformation (CMS-L564), bothof which can be found at thiswebsite: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms-List.html.

Your husband may want toenroll in Part B prior to his em-ployment coverage ending inorder to avoid a lapse inhealthcare coverage (it usuallytakes a couple months forMedicare Part B to become ef-fective). Note that unless yourhusband is contributing to aHealth Savings Account(HSA), he may wish to enrollin Medicare Part A at age 65.Medicare Part A (hospitaliza-tion coverage) is free if yourhusband is also eligible for So-cial Security, and he will needto be enrolled in Part A in or-der to enroll in Part B (doctors

and outpatient services) andPart D (prescription drug cov-erage), both of which have apremium associated with them.He will also need to be enrolledin Part A to collect Social Se-curity after age 65.

If your husband is alreadycollecting Social Security whenhe turns 65, he will be automati-cally enrolled in both Part A andPart B, but he can, if desired,decline Part B until his em-ployer coverage ends. Pleasealso note that if your husbandwishes Part D prescription drugcoverage (provided by privateinsurance carriers) he must en-roll in a plan within 63 days ofhis existing employer drug cov-erage ending to avoid a Part Dlate enrollment penalty. Afterage 65, one cannot go morethan 63 days without creditableprescription drug coveragewithout incurring a late enroll-ment penalty for enrolling in aPart D plan later.

For your awareness, if yourhusband does not enroll inMedicare before his SEP ex-pires, he will not be able to en-roll again until the General En-rollment Period (GEP) the fol-lowing year (the GEP runs fromJanuary through March of eachyear, for coverage to start on July1 of that year). I suggest yourhusband enrolls in Medicare acouple months before his em-ployment ends (to avoid a lapsein coverage), but in any case heshould not miss enrolling duringthe special enrollment period, be-cause the late enrollment penal-ties are significant and are recur-ring (he’ll pay the premium pen-alty for the rest of his life).

Finally, there is no “window”for qualifying medical questionsto be asked when enrolling inMedicare; everyone who is eli-gible by virtue of paying FICApayroll taxes, or via a spouse whodid so, is covered regardless oftheir current health.


Residents have noted a lack of response from 911 operators and also an increase in crime around the neigh-borhood.

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Indecent problemsplaguing Dale Street

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

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The most pressing crime is-sues brought up by the 25 at-tendees at the monthly DaleStreet Crime Watch meeting onTuesday, Oct. 8 at Weider Parkwere not matters on the policereport, but the 911 calls thatdid not make the list, includ-ing drug dealing and public in-tercourse.

Part of the problem, ac-

cording to group leaders KimO’Connell and Beth Columboof Roslindale, is the attitude ofthe officers who answer theemergency calls.

“It’s an ongoing thing withthe 911 dispatch operators,”Columbo said. “We’ve hadseveral incidences over thepast month, and we wanted tobring it to your attention tofind out what can be done.”

“There was a gentlemanwho came out of the park and

got into a Lincoln,” O’Connellsaid. “He got into a car andtried to drive off legless.

“My son called 911, andthey put him on hold,”O’Connell said. “He hung up,and when he tried to call back,he was put on hold again. Hestayed on hold for a while, andthen he hoped he would get acall back. He did – 20 minuteslater. He got a description. My


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again asking for a deferralthis time for the same reasonas before. The project has notbeen approved by the BostonPlanning and DevelopmentAgency (BPDA) and he saidhis cl ients, UncommonSchools, needs to continuethe BPDA process beforecoming before the board.

“We are still in the Article80 Process of Review with

the BPDA,” Hanley said.“This is a project that hasobviously had a lot of eyesand participation on it, andwe look forward to havingour day here and I also un-derstand the need not to havecontinual deferrals , so Iwould ask the Board to giveus three to four months to fin-ish the process with theBPDA.”

Hanley said he’s hopingfor the Article 80 Process tobe concluded by the end ofthe year 2019. The Schoolwas scheduled to present atthe June BPDA Board meet-ing, but according to BPDAProject Manager Aisl ingKerr: “BPDA staff has deter-mined that the proposedRoxbury Preparatory CharterHigh School project at 361Belgrade Ave. in Roslindalewill remain under review, andwill not be brought before the

BPDA Board of Directors fora vote at their monthly meet-ing,” she said in June.

The Roxbury PreparatoryHigh School proposal hasbeen on the books for at leasttwo years now, and even af-ter the school reduced its sizeby about 50,000 square feetand more than 250 students,many residents are still con-flicted with the plan.

Opponents ci te trafficconcerns. They feel the trans-portation plan presented bythe school – which involvesa heavy rel iance on theMBTA - is not sufficient tokeep parents off the streetsduring rush hour dropping offtheir childrren. Others feelthat the students themselveswould have cars, despite theschool’s assurance that theywould put a disciplinary sys-tem in place to discouragethat practice. Opponents stillsay the school is too big for

the location, which up untilrecently housed ClayChevrolet and Auto Center.

Many other residents haveexpressed support for theschool, both from the Park-way and abroad. Some citethe lack of a high school, asthe Roslindale High Schoolclosed down in the 70s andthe West Roxbury EducationComplex was shut down ear-lier this year for extensiverenovations or even a demo-lition and replacement. Manyopponents have repeatedlyasked why the school justdoesn’t buy that land fromthe Boston Public Schools, to

which representatives haverepeatedly said they hadtried, but the BPS is not will-ing to sell land to a charterschool.

Roxbury PreparatoryHigh School currently oper-ates out of two locations, inJamaica Plain and Roxbury,and does not have a cafete-ria, theater or a gym; prob-lems the new development islooking to solve. I t alsomeans many students have tocommute back and forth be-tween those locations andproponents have stated theybelieve the students deserveone single location.

The current proposal en-capsulates 49,520 grosssquare feet for 562 studentscontaining a three-storyclassroom wing, cafeteria,gymnasium, administrativeoffices and storage space. Itwould also contain two sec-ond-level exterior usable

rooftop courtyards, and 30spaces of valet-assisted sur-face parking and 46 below-level garage spaces.

The October BPDA BoardMeeting is set for Oct. 17from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.,but as of the date of publica-tion no agenda has been set.To view more about theRoxbury Prep High Schoolplans, go to bostonplans.org/p r o j e c t s / d e v e l o p m e n t -projects/roxbury-prepara-tory-charter-high-school.

To keep up to date withthe BPDA Board, go tobostonplans.org/about-us/bpda-board/board-meetings.

The school is planning to use the MBTA Commuter Rail to bring stu-dents to and from school.

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Dale Street continued from page 5concern was that it could have been adomestic issue. It could have been any-thing.”

O’Connell said she had called aweek later about an incident, but a carnever came in a response to a 911 call.

Another woman said she was out-side on Thursday, Sept. 26 at around4 or 5 p.m. in the same area when shecalled 911, but received no responseto her call. There was no record of thecall in the police report, which offic-ers checked on site.

Captain Joseph Gillespie, one offour Boston Police Department AreaE-18 officers who attended the meet-ing, asked for a list of dates and timesof the incidents so that he could checkinto what had been going on in theneighborhood.

The alleged rudeness of the 911 de-partment has gone beyond the DaleStreet vicinity to other parts of E-18,according to Columbo.

“A couple of nights ago, Kim andI were coming down by the BeechStreet projects,” she said. “There wasa woman who jumped up and slammedher hands on the front of the car. Thenshe went to the next car and starteddoing the same thing to the cars be-hind us as well.”

“I had her call the West RoxburyPolice,” O’Connell said.

According to Columbo, “The of-ficer was so rude; she didn’t want totake the call because we didn’t have astreet address.”

On Sunday, Oct. 6, O’Connell andColumbo were driving on TrumanParkway around midnight on their wayhome when a car came around the cor-ner with its flashers on. The car hitanother vehicle, which was leakinggas.

“The driver appeared to be drunk,”Columbo said. “She got out of the carand started throwing beer cans. So Icall 911, and again I get the womanwith the nasty attitude. She wants thestreet address. I gave the cross streets.What are we supposed to do?”

Sgt. Daniel Keane said the proto-col would be to ask for the person’ssupervisor. Also, a caller can get thedispatcher’s identification number,which an officer is required to give.

“When complaints are filed againstthem, it’s pretty cut and dried,” Keanesaid. “There’s a recording of the call.They should still treat you nice whenthey answer.”

Gillespie noted that he used to be a911 operator, so he knows the officersare trained to be respectful.

Columbo asked if she andO’Connell could visit Boston PoliceHeadquarters to speak with the 911staff to find out about the breakdownin communication. Gillespie said thatwould have to be worked out with theoperations department at BPD head-quarters. O’Connell noted that in theprevious decade, the captain facilitatedthat.

Gillespie noted that this is one of

the biggest districts in the city, and thatto be more effective in policing the areait would be helpful to get specific datesand times.

“We can’t just hear at a meeting thatcars have been speeding on Dale St.,”he said. “If we have a list of dates andtimes, that’s more helpful.”

O’Connell said she will provide alist of the incidents she and other resi-dents mentioned.

Another problem a resident men-tioned are drug deals and people hav-ing intercourse in a car at the end ofDale Street.

“On Friday and Saturday night thereis a car that parks at the end of thestreet,” a neighbor said. “The youngerkids are rolling blunts. What reallyconcerns me are the people withneedles. I was walking my dog around11:30 at night, and when I walked bya car, I saw a guy’s bare backside.”

“There was somebody having sexat the end of my driveway Fridaynight,” O’Connell said. “I turned onthe floodlights in front of my house,and they never moved. I called 911,and nothing happened.”

“I have never heard anything likethis from the other neighborhoodgroups,” Gillespie said. “I’m shockedthat no one’s coming for you guys. I’dlike to look into it.”

On a happier note, Gillespie notedthat there will be extra officers patrol-ling the area on Halloween to watchover the area’s Trick or Treaters.

“I want to thank the police,”O’Connell said. “Our children feltvery safe last year, and so did the par-

ents.”On the MBTA police front, resident

were excited about the progress madeon the Dale St. Bridge after monthsof complaints. There were two at-tacks on the footbridge, which runsto Hyde Park Ave. The bridge hadbeen littered with graffiti and over-grown with brush.

Lauren Margharita of Roslindalesaid she has “never seen the bridgeso clean in three years.” “When wefirst came here, there was a couchdown there, a toilet and a bike,” shesaid.

O’Connell said there was a grillat one point.

Margharita added that she felt thepolice were trying to “establish agood rapport with the neighborhood.”

“Keolis finally owned up to thefact that the bridge was their respon-sibility,” Keane said after the meet-ing. “They cleaned the bridge andpatched up some cracks and potholes.They also looked into some lights andcameras.”

“The MBTA did follow up withwhat they promised to do,” AdrianaCillo said. “They cleaned up and theyremoved the paint.”

“We have a great relationship withDale Street,” Keane said. “We arelooking into these issues. They are avery good group and they are goodto work with. We will have some ex-tra patrols out here for Halloween.”

The Dale Street Crime Watch willnot meet again until April 2020. Thegroup will remain active viaFacebook.


Community comestogether for

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Staff Reporter

Last Saturday, night morethan 100 people came out tosupport the Rose’s BountyFood Pantry Fundraiser atMosley’s ballroom in Dedham.

The Rose’s Bounty FoodPantry on 77 Stratford St. inWest Roxbury held the eventwith raffles, donations, and livemusic from “The Urge” for thenight.

Director Darra Slagle saidshe’s proud of the communityholding up the organization.

“As usual, the communityshows up. It’s a community or-ganization,” she said. “We can’tdo it without our neighborshelping us to support our mostvulnerable neighbors in need.”

Slagle added that they do farmore than provide food to thosewho need it.

“I want to make peopleaware that we are more thanjust a food pantry. Although weare providing food to people,we also have multiple otherprograms. For example, wehave a children’s elementary

backpack program, and we justsent food to kids over the week-end who were hungry so theyhave the nutrients to do betterin school” Slagle said.

Slagle continued by speak-ing of what else the Rose’sFood Pantry does to support thecommunity.

“We have our veterans pro-gram that we are super proudof. We are currently servingover 54 veterans… nobody inthis country should be goinghungry.”

Slagle went on, “My generalconcern is that there are peoplewe are not reaching. And weneed to figure out how we getto the people in the communitythat we aren’t currently serv-ing.”

Resident and volunteerAlice Donaldson said it’s justthe right thing to do to supportSlagle and the pantry’s pro-grams.

“I think it’s a wonderfulcause” she said. “A lot ofpeople are not able to take careof themselves for one reason oranother. We help. That’s themost important thing.”

She also touched upon chil-

dren and the importance offeeding them.

“There are children in-volved. And you know it’s asad thing to see a child go hun-gry, and in this country it shouldnever happen, but it does. Forone reason or another, whethera person has mental problemsor can’t help themselves, that’swhy we are here.”

Donaldson spoke on whatshe hopes to see from eventslike this in the future.

“We want to see less pov-erty in the world. We want tosee less people hungry. And

that’s really the long terms goal.But in the meanwhile, let’shelp.”

“I think it’s great, they’vebeen doing it for a very longtime” said local supporter EllenKing.

She spoke on her ideas ofwhat steps to take to solve theissue of hunger.

“Mental health. We need tostart training people about men-tal health. We need to under-stand the reasons why some ofthese people are in the positionsthat they’re in. Nine times out of10 it’s a mental health issue that’s

been flying unaddressed for a verylong time.

“if you need a hip replacementor some special surgery everydoctor knows right away who’sthe best person to see.” King con-tinued “But, when you ask aboutmental health, they just send youon your way with a phone num-ber. It’s very frustrating.”

For more information on howto donate or volunteer visit theirwebsite atstratfordstreetunitedchurch.org.The pantry is open every secondSaturday from 2-4pm and everythird Tuesday from 11am-1pm.

More than 100 residents came out to support the Rose's Bounty Food Pantry in West Roxbury last week at thegroup's annual funraiser.

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Neponset River Greenway Council discusses upcoming celebrationsMarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambon

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The Neponset RiverGreenway Council’s (NRGC)15 members met on Wed.,Oct. 2 at the Area E-18 po-lice station to plan the fall’supcoming community cel-ebrations and discuss area is-sues.

It was Hyde Park’s turn tohost the meeting, as the ven-ues rotate among the neigh-borhoods of Hyde Park,Mattapan, Dorchester andMilton.

Chair Jessica Mink ofRoslindale announced that onSept. 25, the Neponset RiverGreenway, a multi-use trailsystem along the banks of theNeponset River, was namedone of six “Great Places inAmerica in 2019” by theAmerican Planning Associa-tion (APA). One of the rea-sons for the award was im-proving access to the trailsfor Mattapan residents, in-cluding the addition of a bluebikes station and affordablehousing along the greenway.

“The public spaces recog-nized this year demonstratethe importance of planning increating welcoming, multi-use spaces for the entire com-munity to enjoy and come to-gether,” said KurtChristiansen, APA president,in a press release. “TheNeponset River Greenway isa national example of howimproving accessibility tocommunity assets can drasti-cally improve the lives ofresidents and make commu-nities more inclusive.”

The area was once an in-dustrial corridor with facto-ries and a paper mill. Now ithas been transformed into apublicly-accessible networkof open spaces and trailswhere people can enjoy theenvironment and stay inshape, thanks to the efforts ofenvironmental activists.

“On the second day afterthis section first opened, Isaw a man in a wheelchairusing the trail,” Mink said.“This shows how accessiblethe area that was once hiddenhas become for residents.”

She added that theNeponset River Greenwayjoins the Emerald Necklace,the Back Bay, LeventhalPark, Washington St., andFields Corner as Great Placesin America.

To celebrate this achieve-ment, the NRGC is planningon holding an event on Sun.,Oct. 27. A community walkwill begin at Mattapan Sta-tion, with guest speakers atthe Harvest River Bridgenear Ryan Playground. Thewalk is about 1.3 miles andtakes an average of 45 min-utes to complete. Walkers can

collect trash along the way.Member Lee Toma of

Milton volunteered to lendhis public address system.Several members volunteeredto share the history of the or-ganization, the developmentof the area’s trail system andthe building of the HarvestRiver Bridge, and the impor-tance of the award. Membersof the APA will also be in at-tendance.

Hyde Park leader andNeponset River WatershedAssociation (NepRWA)board member MarthaMcDonough said she wouldreach out to Keep Hyde ParkBeautiful (HKPB) to join theeffort. She also suggestedborrowing bike carts forpeople who could not com-plete the entire walk to offera transportation option.

Vivien Morris of theMattapan Food and FitnessCoalition (MFFC) told thegroup she would reach out togroups like Mattapan Loveand Mattapan Walks. Shecurrently involved in orga-nizing a six-team Mattapanwalking challenge on Satur-days with MFFC.

Vivian Ortiz, a Mattapanorganizer, offered to reachout to Boston Harbor Now tosee if representatives wouldlike to speak about theharbor’s connection to theNeponset River.

Sarah Lensing, a plannerat the Department of Conser-vation and Recreation (DCR)the said she will give a pre-sentation of the 125-year his-tory of the river “and put itin a larger context.”

Another event the group isplanning is a pumpkin floatin the spirit of Halloween.The DCR and the NVGC arejoining forces for the annualevent, which will take placebeginning on DavenportCreek at Pope John Paul IIPark in Dorchester at 5 p.m.

The pumpkins will be litby NVGC volunteers withbattery operated candles.DCR volunteers at the riverbanks will place them onfloats to cast into theNeponset.

Volunteers offered toplace flyers along the trails inall communities, as well as atpumpkins at grocery stores,famers markets, local coffeehouses and ice cream shops,and Lambert’s.

McDonough addressedtraffic mismanagement inWolcott Square, which iscomprised of several dead-end neighborhood streetsnear the Father Hart Bridge.

“The road was closeddown at 6 p.m.,” she said.“Traffic can be backed upthrough Readville and be-yond going toward TrumanPrkwy. There was no email

from the City. The FatherHart Bridge was total lyclosed.”

She added that she was ap-proached by a state trooper,who told her the route wasclosed. “And there has beenconstruction on the DanaAve. Bridge, too,”McDonough said.

McDonough added thatthe local businesses havebeen impacted because theirparking has been shut downafter 6 p.m.

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The Neponet River Greenway Council met at the E-18 Police Department Station in Hyde Park to discussupcoming events, awards and clean ups.

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“I talked to the guy whoowns the liquor store,” she said.“He just opened two monthsago, and he had no idea this wasgoing to happen. Why is thiscoming in front of our busi-nesses? These businesses do

most of their work in the eve-nings.”

State Commander Lt. JamesA. Bazzinotti of the State Po-lice told the group that it is theconstruction company’s re-sponsibility for signage.


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West Roxbury’s annualtrick-or-treat celebration ismoving to a bigger venue thistime around, as the event hasoutgrown several of its previ-ous locations over the years.

The event is put on by theParkway in Motion (PIM)group, which aims to raisemoney for community eventsand scholarships. PIM Secre-tary Katelyn Doherty said thetrick-or-treat event held aroundthe West Roxbury neighbor-hood has really grown, and inturn, raises more awareness forwhat the organization does tohelp students and families in thearea.

“We gave out $10,000 inscholarships this year and it’sgrowing every year,” Dohertysaid.

Doherty said the groupraises money for middleschoolers attending tuitionschools, to help families shoul-der the burden. She added oneof the big changes this year isthat the group is also offeringsummer camp scholarships to

include students who go to theBoston Public Schools.

The rest of the funds go tobig community events likeTrick-or-Treat on Centre Streetand the annual Easter EggHunt, both of which attract hun-dreds of smiling faces everyyear with the promise of candy.

“Trick-or-Treat CentreStreet has grown so much fromthe first one at the St. TheresaSchool,” Doherty said. “Wewere just upstairs in the gymthen and the kids went to a fewstores, and it’s grown so much.We’ve had it at Holy Name tooand now that’s too small, sowe’ve moved to Billings.”

The event will kick off at 11a.m. with children heading outto participating businessesalong Centre Street. Dohertysaid she believes residents ap-preciate the timing, since as ateacher she knows the schoolschedules can make trick-or-treating on a weekday tough.

“I work for the Boston Pub-lic Schools and our schooldoesn’t even get out until 4:30p.m.,” she said. “Events like thison the weekend help to give par-ents the ability to participate in a

Halloween event during the daywhen everybody is more oftenaround.”

Doherty said they alreadyhave 50 local businesses partici-pating and they are hoping formore.

“Those are on the route, butrepresentatives from differentbusinesses and communities aregoing to set up tables on theHastings Street Lot too,” shesaid. “We’re working on gettingthe rest of the businesses alongthe route, some are closed onSaturday and some have been

closed when we call or the man-ager wasn’t there.”

Doherty added the admissionprice for the event is definitely adraw too.

“It’s a free event and I feel likethat’s a big thing for people,” shesaid.

Doherty said it’s not just thekids who get excited about dress-ing up for the season.

“It’s definitely a blast, the kidshave such a great time and theadults do too,” she said. “Wehave parents put on costumes as

well. We’ll have a DJ there toowith other activities at the fieldafterwards. It’s going to be agreat day.”

Doherty said she’s relativelynew to helping out the organiza-tion, but said it’s been an amaz-ing time.

“I’ve been with Parkway inMotion for about five or six yearsnow, and I just became the sec-retary three years ago,” she said.

For more information on PIMor the event, go to http://parkwayinmotion.org/.

Last week, District 1 CityCouncilor Lydia Edwards fileda call for a hearing to the Bos-ton City Council to look atways to improve transparencyat the Boston Zoning Board ofAppeals (ZBA).

Then this past Monday, At-Large City Councilor MichelleWu launched a campaign to dis-

solve the Boston Planning andDevelopment Agency (BPDA)and its legal entity the Eco-nomic Development IndustrialCouncil (EDIC) and replacethem with a City Planning De-partment. Wu has apparentlybeen planning the campaign forsome time, as there is now aweb site at abolishthebpda.comwhere residents can get moreinformation.

“Boston’s development sys-

tem is broken; it’s a system ofspecial approvals and excep-tions designed to shut out com-munity voices and it’s been thisway for six decades,” she saidin a statement Monday.

Wu also wants to abolishany agency’s power for urbanrenewal, which allowed thethen-named Boston Redevelop-ment Authority to demolish theWest End.

Wu’s plan calls for BPDA

employees to become employ-ees of the City of Boston. Manyresidents may be unaware thatthe BPDA is a quasi privatepublic entity, and is not as be-holden to the city as one mightexpect. According to Wu’s re-port, her plan is to split employ-ees into 14 new departmentsunder the new planning agency.

“The BPDA Board is seenas a rubber stamp for the Mayorand high-profile developers—and there’s good reason for thisperception. A review of BPDABoard meetings from 2014-2018 found only 22 non-unani-mous votes out of an estimated1,708,” the report stated.

Also detailed in the reportis Wu’s plan for the financialside. The report states thatwhile the city will be taking onthe 252 full-time positionswithin the BPDA, those costswould be offset by the city tak-ing on the property assets thatgenerates income for theBPDA.

Wu’s proposal would haveto be approved by the state leg-islature in the form of a home-rule petition from the BostonCity Council, so there are somehurdles for this proposal. Otheraspects of her plan listed in-clude the creation of a modelcommunity benefit agreementor a community benefit ordi-nance and a home-rule petitionto amend the Zoning EnablingAct to change the requirements

for the ZBA’s appointed seatsto create a wider representationof the community interests.

BPDA Director BrianGolden said in a statement thatthe agency has created morethan 100,000 jobs and 6,000new income-restricted unitssince 2014.

“Proposing to abolish theBPDA ignores the reality of thepresent day community-basedplanning agency, and discred-its the hard working staff whoare in our neighborhoods everysingle day engaging residentson how we prepare for Boston’sfuture,” he said in his statement.

Earlier last week, NorthEnd/East Boston CouncilorLydia Edwards proposed a newplan to organize transparencywithin the ZBA.

“We clearly need to updatethe ZBA,” she said.

Edwards represents twoneighborhoods experiencingsevere development, with sev-eral high-profile cases involv-ing neighborhood opposition todevelopment and the ZBA ap-proving them anyway.

Edwards’ plan is to give thecommunity more input and in-formation on the ZBA. Whilethis is all up in the air at thispoint, she said she wants to es-tablish a report on variances byneighborhood and zoning dis-

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trict that would help to inform future zoning by clearly indicat-ing where actual development practices and the zoning code dif-fer. Basically, it would identify areas of the city where develop-ers ignore the zoning code by requesting zoning relief in dozensof instances on one singular project.

“We’re dealing with an extreme development boom in Boston’shistory, which is a wonderful thing that’s happening; we haverecently learned that we are halfway through with 30,000 unitscoming online,” she said. “And yet, we’re going through thatdevelopment, that boom, that change of our city that’s extreme,fast and intense, with a 60-year-old plan. This is the beginning ofa conversation to say we need to do better.”

Edwards also said she wants to review the records and noticepolicies at the ZBA, as well as increase the representation on theZBA of renters, civil rights and fair housing experts and environ-mental experts on the board, which she feels is not currently thecase.

“There are actual positions reserved for real estate agencies,for labor, for all the different perspectives, and that I wonder, ifit’s really setting us up to have a limited conversation,” she said.“We need to hear from renters and homeowners, planners andfair-housing experts, experts in environmental protections andthose who are experts in workers’ rights and safety and thosewho are specifically interested in historical preservation, ensur-ing that we are developing a Boston for all. Today’s law actuallyrequires the membership of parties at a risk of, I think, creating aconflict of interest. The real estate industry should not sit on anyboard making regulatory decisions about real estate.”

Edwards pointed out that when she first sat on confirmationhearings – the City Council can vote to approve or not approveappointed members to the ZBA – she found the kinds of ques-tions they could ask to inform their decision-making were lim-ited.

“Not only was the conversation limited by statute, it was lim-ited by the way in which we have been operating here in Bos-ton,” she said.

Every sitting city councilor signed on to attend the proposedhearing.

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CITY

ARNOLD ARBOREUTUMMEMBERS’ TOUR DAY2019

On Sat October 19, 9:30am-12:00pm - Location: HunnewellBuilding. Deepen your engage-ment with the autumnal land-scape! Our annual members-only event features one-of-a-kind guided tours led by our staffexperts. Enjoy refreshments, funand beautiful foliage on Satur-day, October 19th beginning at9:30am. Meet for coffee and au-tumnal treats on the lawn of theHunnewell Building before set-ting off on the theme tour of yourchoice at 10am. Dress for theweather, wear comfortablewalking shoes, and bring a wa-ter bottle. For the comfort of ourtour guides and participants, werequest that you leave pets athome for this event. Registerto reserve your space(s). De-tailed information about thetheme tours will be posted as weget closer to the event and youwill receive an email about se-lecting your preferred tour. Notethat space is limited for eachtour. Street parking is availablealong the Arborway; publictransportation via MBTA Or-ange Line to Forest HillsStation. Email [email protected] orcall 617.384.5766 with any

Around the Neighborhoodquestions. This is a free, mem-bers only event.

CALLING ALL YOUTHBASKETBALL PLAYERS

Registration Opens Oct. 21;Program Begins Oct. 28 - Call-ing all youth basketball players!The YMCA of Greater Boston,in partnership with the BostonCeltic’s Shamrock Foundation,is kicking-off the nonprofit’s fallyouth basketball developmentleague for youth starting at age3 through the 4th grade. AllYMCA members are invited toplay in the eight-week program,which starts Oct. 28, at selectYMCA branch locations. Reg-istration is open Oct. 21 throughNov. 1. The goal of the leagueis to teach youth players the val-ues of the Boston Celtics withan emphasis on health. Theclinic schedule includes a mixof large group activities and ex-ercises, small break out drills,friendly competitions and im-provement-based games. Howit works: Premiere youth basket-ball coaches will divide partici-pants into instructional and rec-reational teams based on age. Acurrent Celtics player and otherVIPs will be in attendance to en-gage with players and partici-pate in activities. Sportsman-ship, positive attitude, workethic and primarily FUN is en-

couraged throughout the season.Each participant will receive aspecial edition Jr. Celtics revers-ible shooting shirt, access to spe-cial events with Celtic VIPs, twotickets to Celtics 2019 OpenPractice and a team photo. Par-ticipants who register prior Nov.1 will save $10. For more infor-mation, to register, or to see ifand when a clinic will be offeredat a YMCA of Greater Boston

branch near you, visit: https://ymcaboston.org/jrceltics.

PEER LEADERSHIPPOSITIONS FOR TEENS14-18

“Looking for a fun and ex-citing job? We are hiring youthages 14-18 for Peer Leadershippositions in our Youth & Policein Partnership (YPP) ProgramLocated in Roxbury, YPP is

leadership development andcivic engagement program ofChildren’s Services of Roxburythat engages, educates andemboldens young people to be-come agents of change for them-selves and their communities.Peer leaders lead round tablesand community dialogues, orga-nize and participate in commu-


DEATHSANTONYAN

Vyacheslav “Slava” ofRoslindale, passed away onOctober 3, 2019. Beloved hus-band of the late NelyaAntonyan. Devoted father ofMarat and Nana Antonyan.Loving grandfather of Adamand Arman. Funeral from theP.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins,George F. Doherty & Sons 2000Centre St. West Roxbury. Inter-ment Gardens of GethsemaneCemetery, West Roxbury.

BORANLaurence J. of West

Roxbury, September 28, 2019.Beloved husband of Martha A.(MacDonald) Boran of WestRoxbury. Loving father of Jo-seph and his wife Laura, Will-iam, James G., Robert A., JaneSteeves and her husband Ken-neth, Richard, Claire Gongasand her husband William,Stephen L. Boran and his wifeFatima, and the late John M.Boran. Devoted grandfather ofDaniel, Naomi, Ian, James,Rachael, Noelle, Christian, Ri-chard, David, Mark and the lateJohn. Loving great-grandfatherof Courtney, Kristien andTristan. Loving brother ofDolores Caraher. Funeral fromthe Robert J. Lawler & CrosbyFuneral Home, 1803 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY. LateWWII Navy Seabees Veteran,Korean War-era Army Veteran.Larry was an Atomic Veteran.Member of the West RoxburyCivic Improvement Associationand the West Roxbury Neigh-borhood Council. Member ofthe American Legion. Dona-tions may be made in hismemory to the Fisher House, or

to St. John Chrysostom Church,West Roxbury.www.lawlerfuneralhome.comLawler & Crosby FuneralHome. 617-323-5600.

GRIFFINLt. Col. John C. Passed

away peacefully and sur-rounded by family at his homein Boston, Massachusetts, onSeptember 30, 2019. Jackserved a distinguished 24-yearcareer in the United StatesArmy Chemical Corps., includ-ing overseas service in SouthKorea, West Germany, and withthe United Nations SpecialCommission in Iraq, and is arecipient of the Legion ofMerit. After retiring from theArmy, he became a board-cer-tified mathematics teacher atWalter Wellborn High Schoolin Alabama, where during a 20-year career he was twice namedthe District Teacher of the Year.While living in Anniston, Ala-bama, he served on the Vestryat St. Michael & All AngelsEpiscopal Church. He was wellloved by friends, family, formerstudents, and by his partners atthe bridge table. Jack is sur-vived by brother Robert in Ar-kansas, sister Sherry in Indiana,and son John in Massachusetts.In lieu of flowers, his familyrequests donations be made toBlack Cat Rescue (599 Broad-way #2, Somerville, MA02145; blackcatrescue.com)from whom he adopted one ofhis many companion cats. Ser-vices private. Folsom FuneralHome www.folsomfuneral.com

LOFLINMarguerite (Quinn) of West

Roxbury, passed away peace-fully on October 3, 2019. Be-loved wife of the late James T.“Tom” Loflin (U.S. Navy, Re-tired). Loving mother of Brian,Kevin and the late ThomasLoflin. Devoted grandmotherof Kevin, Brendan, Kathleen,Emily, Amy and Danielle.Great-grandmother of 6. Mar-guerite is also survived bymany nieces and nephews.Marguerite was a member ofthe Ladies Auxiliary of theFleet Reserve Association, andpast President of the ParkwaySenior Club. At Marguerite’srequest, all services will be pri-vate. In lieu of flowers, dona-

tions in Marguerite’s memorymay be made to the CarmeliteMonastery, 25 Watson Ave.,Barrington, Rhode Island0 2 8 0 6 ,barringtoncarmel.weebly.comFor guestbook, please visit:gormleyfuneral.com William J.Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600.

MICHOULISThomas of Westwood for-

merly Roslindale and Greecepassed away on September 27,2019. Beloved husband ofMary (Primes) Michoulis. Sonof the late Anthony andAnastasia Michoulis. Lovingbrother in law of George andSylvia Mouradian ofNorwood, Peter Primes andthe late Katherine of HydePark, the late George Primesand his surviving wife Litsaof Lexington and the lateJames and Helen Primes.Also survived by many lov-ing nieces and nephews aswell as relatives in Greece.ArrangemeFuneral by P.E.Murray - F.J . Higgins,George F. Doherty & SonsFuneral Home, WestRoxbury.. Interment in TheGardens at Gethsemane Cem-etery, West Roxbury.

OHMSTEDEHarry of West Roxbury,

passed on October 6th at theage of 83. Beloved husbandof the late Mary D.(Rizzacasa). Devoted fatherof Harry M. of Providence,RI, Michael of WestRoxbury, and Anne Potts andher husband Robert ofFranklin. Cherished brotherof the late Karl Ohmstede.Loving “Papa” of Jillian andOlivia Potts and also sur-vived by many loving nieces,nephews, in-laws and friends.Funeral from the Carroll-Thomas Funeral Home, 22Oak Street, HYDE PARK,Thursday morning at 10:30,followed by a Mass of Chris-t ian Burial at St . JohnChrysostom Church, WestRoxbury at 11:30. Intermentat the gardens of GethsemaneCemetery, West Roxbury.Harry was a late Marine vet-eran. For directions andguestbook, please visi tthomasfuneralhomes.com

Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus, in the pastI have asked You for manyfavours. This time, I ask youthis very special one (mentionfavour). Take it, dear Heart ofJesus, and place it within Yourown broken heart where YourFather sees it. Then, in Hismerciful eyes, it will becomeYour favour, not mine. Amen.Say for three days, promisepublication and favour will begranted.

—B.P.D.


nity service projects, build lead-ership, life skills and more! Formore information, to refer, or toapply, contact TimFitzgerald,Program Supervisor,at 617-989-9469.

RUN THE 2020BOSTON MARATHONFOR THE ESPLANADE!

The Esplanade is the pre-miere running trail in GreaterBoston. Each winter and spring,the excitement builds for theBoston Marathon runners whoturn to the Esplanade’sriverfront pathways and foot-bridges as the setting for theirtraining runs. This year, 15 run-ners will have the opportunityto support this beloved trainingroute by joining TEAM ESPLA-NADE. If you or someone youknow is passionate about the Es-planade, we hope you’ll con-sider running the 124th BostonMarathon on April 20, 2020 aspart of the EsplanadeAssociation’s Official CharityTeam for the Boston [email protected],6 1 7 - 2 2 7 - 0 3 6 5 ,esplanadeassociation.org

WEST ROXBURY /ROSLINDALE

FALL INTOFASHION FUNDRAISER

Fall into Fashion fundraiserwill place on Sunday, October20th, from 12pm-3pm at theBoston Elks Lodge, One MorrellStreet, West Roxbury, MA02132. Fall into Fashion willbe an exciting afternoon featur-ing a Fall Runway FashionShow, cash bar, food donated bylocal restaurants, (TheBrickhouse Cafe, B.C. BakingCo., Salem Food Market,Wegmans and more) a tantaliz-ing Girl-Equin Giving Tree anda vendor fair, featuringFabutique, Jewelinga Designs,Top It Off Accessories andmore. Tickets are $20 in ad-vance; $25 at the door. Fall intoFashion event benefits ChefsTable Foundation, a 501(c)3non-profit organization thatteaches legally blind studentsbasic cooking skills and pro-vides a culinary scholarship toin need veterans and youngadults. For information/tickets:www.chefstablefoundation.org

WRFORPHARVEST BRUNCH

The West Roxbury Friend’sof Rosie’s Place invite you to its27th Annual Harvest Brunchand Raffle on Sunday, Novem-ber 3rd from 10:00-12:00 noon.This worthwhile fundraiser sup-ports homeless and poorwomen, Rosie’s Place FoodPantry, Roslindale Food Pantryand sends homeless and poorchildren to summer camp. Itwill be held at the Irish SocialClub, 119 Park Street, WestRoxbury. Gift certificates fromsome of your favorite local res-taurants and shops will beraffled-off. Join the fun andconnect with your friends andneighbors over brunch whilehelping out a beneficial cause.Admission is $20.00. You maypay at the door, by check toWRFORP, PO Box 320076,West Roxbury, MA 02132 or bycredit card on our website

westroxburyfriendsofrosiesplace.org.If you need additional informa-tion, please call 617-469-4199and be sure to check out ourFacebook page and like us atf a c e b o o k . c o m /WRFriendsRosies@WRFriendsRosies.

PENNY SALESaturday, November 9, from

6:30PM t0 10PM, Sponsoredby the Antiochian Women ofSt. George Church, 55Emmonsdale Road, WestRoxbury. An evening ofRaffles and Prizes for all ages!Imagine.... for as little as $5 youmay be going home with veryvaluable prizes - toys, linens,small appliances, bath accesso-ries, food baskets, special draw-ings. Refreshments and free ad-mission.

43RD ANNUAL BAZAAR &FOOD FAIR PLANNED

St. George Antiochian Or-thodox Church of Boston isproud to announce their 43rdAnnual Bazaar & Food Fair tobe held at their community cen-ter located at 55 EmmonsdaleRoad, West Roxbury, , on Fri-day and Saturday, October 18thand 19th from 10:00AM to9:00PM and Sunday, October20th from 12PM – 3:00PM –FREE ADMISSION/WHEEL-CHAIR ACCESSIBLE. Fullkitchen service and take-outavailable. Authentic MiddleEastern Cuisine and Pastry,American Foods and Pastry,Country Store, Photo Booth,White Elephant Table andmuch more. Do your Christmasshopping here at St. George.Purchase Galaxy Raffle ticketsto win fabulous prizes! There’ssomething for everyone at theSt. George Church Bazaar! Formore information, please callthe church at (617)327-6500.Proceeds to benefit churchprojects.

PROGRAM FORBECOMING CATHOLIC

St. John Chrysostom, 4750Washington St. West Roxbury,a welcoming, inclusive com-munity of Catholics followingChrist, invites adults who areconsidering becoming Catholicto register for our preparationprogram which begins in theFall. Contact Mary Campion,pastoral associate [email protected] call 617-323-4410.

AN EVENING OFSCOTTISH MUSICAND DANCE

On Saturday, November2nd at the Irish Social Club,there will be an evening ofScottish Music and Dance co-sponsored by the BostonBranch of the Royal ScottishCountry Dance Society, High-land Dance Boston, and theScots’ Charitable Society. Theprogram features music by AParcel of Rogues—Susie Petrov on keyboards,Dan Houghton on pipes,a n d C a l u m P a s q u a o nfiddle. Calum was the firstAmerican fiddler to win thecoveted Glenfiddich Champi-onship in 2007. You can hearhim play at the 2019 eventat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA_vfkRNjUQ.

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Performances of Scottish high-land and country dancing willbe interspersed with ceilidhdances for all, with callersskilled at enabling inexperi-enced dancers to participate inthe fun. A cash bar is availablealong with complimentary saltysnacks, tea, and coffee. A lightScottish buffet is also an optionfor those who order tickets inadvance. Tickets and more in-formation at https://m.bpt.me/event/4281482 This is a won-derful, family friendly event,that celebrates the music,dance, and vibrant cultural heri-tage of Scotland. All proceedsgo to the Scots’ Charitable So-ciety Scholarship Fund; theSCS helps over 30 American-Scots fulfill their academic po-tential each year.

EILEENMCNAMARATOSPEAK AT THEWEST ROXBURYBRANCH LIBRARY

Eileen McNamara, authorof “Eunice: The Kennedy WhoChanged the World” will speakat the Annual Meeting of theFriends of the West RoxburyBranch Library on Thursday,Oct. 17, at the West RoxburyBranch Library, 1961 CentreStreet, West Roxbury. The An-nual Meeting will begin with areception for Friends’ membersat 6:30 p.m. McNamara’s talkwill begin at 7 p.m. and is freeand open to the public.

In her talk, McNamara, theformer Pulitzer Prize-winningcolumnist for The BostonGlobe, will contend that EuniceKennedy Shriver leaves a moreprofound legacy than any of hervaunted brothers. McNamarahad access to KennedyShriver’s never-before-seenpapers in writing “Eunice.” Sheargues that the determinationand vision which led KennedyShriver to found the SpecialOlympics was born of rage. Therage was directed at the medi-cal establishment that failed hersister Rosemary; at her reveredbut dismissive father; at thegovernment’s failure to provideequality to the intellectuallyhandicapped.

McNamara recounts thatwhile Joe Kennedy was groom-ing his sons for political power,cigar-smoking, determinedKennedy Shriver was using herfather’s fortune and her broth-ers’ political power to ignite acivil rights movement that ben-efits millions of intellectuallyimpaired adults and children.

Copies of “Eunice” will beavailable for sale and signing atthe event. Friends’ membershipscan be purchased at the door oron the Friendswebsite,FriendsoftheWRLibrary.org

CANDIDATES NIGHTCome hear the At Large and

District 5 Candidates speak ata Candidates Night at the IrishSocial Club hosted by LordMayor Richard GormleyWednesday October 23rd, star-ing at 7 PM. The CandidatesNight is being sponsored bythe Ward 20 Democratic Com-mittee, the West Roxbury &Professional Association andthe West Roxbury/ RoslindaleProgressives.

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and his acolyte have absolutelyno idea of the pedestrian andvehicle traffic patterns in ourneighborhood and the residualimpacts of this road diet. Thesignal’s removal is a method tosupposedly allow Centre Streettraffic to move more smoothly.So yet again, the residents onthe sidestreets will bear thebrunt of increased cut throughtraffic, much greater inconve-nience, and safety—all tomake this drastic road dietsomehow more palatable.

Letters continued from page 4On another note, I see that

all the remaining candidatesfor At-Large City Council havecome out in support of theCentre Street Road Diet plan.I think maybe one actuallylives in West Roxbury. I knowI’ll leave them blank on myNovember ballot and write inMickey Mouse. He’s got bigears and maybe he’ll hear themajority of folks and mer-chants in our neighborhoodopposed to this.

As I’ve repeatedly stated

since this plan first came outin February—improve theCentre Street pedestrian cross-walk areas, get a visible policeenforcement effort and thenleave us alone.

Frank X. O’BrienWest Roxbury

DID YOU SEE THE VET ATTHE VA ON FOX NEWS?

To the Editor:Well if you didn’t, the 78

year old vet had to park hun-dreds of yards away to gettohis appointment at the VA. Ibring this up because I’m sureparking is being used bypeople catching the bus. Traf-fic to the VA, Faulkner and theBeth Israel complex is a largepart of our overall problemand could be relieved with aparking garage built on theParkway and serviced by bus-ses, both institutional andMBTA.

The place across the streetfrom the VA is already overbuilt with luxury condos, andI’ve heard talk about anothersalt box complex going up bythe trailer park. Boston andthe Climate would be betterserved by a large parking ga-rage with service to the hos-pitals. This facility would alsobe very useful to locals duringsnow emergencies.

Can you really trust peopleat City Hall who want to fixclimate change by buildingthousands of units which nodoubt come with thousands ofSUVs and greatly increasesclosed, cemented surfaceswithout exposed soil, vegeta-tion and trees for shade, wa-ter drainage or absorption byplant life?

So let’s get on with theroad diet because I know I’mgoing to find this very enter-taining. And while you’re atit, finish building out apart-ments from the edge of thesidewalks to as far back as pos-sible along the length of Cen-tre St, Spring St, andthe Parkway.

Kirby BoyceWest Roxbury

A SERIOUS NEEDFOR WALK LIGHTS

To the Editor:On Wednesday evening at

6:40 PM, I was nearly hit by acar while crossing Centre St.at Hastings. I was in the middleof the crosswalk, and the ve-hicle came within two feet ofme. (Fortunately, I was able toget out of the way in time). Centre St. on a road diet wouldnot have solved this near-missincident. Traffic planners,please, please install red-light-on-demand walk lights at keycrosswalks along Centre St!

Mark HorensteinWest Roxbury

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