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Allston Yards redevelopmentproject raises concerns

Residents are concerned about the density of the project and the fact that it will be surrounded by otherlarge developments.

PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON

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

More than 60 people at-tended a meeting of the ImpactAdvisory Group (IAG) for theAllston Yards redevelopmentproject, held at the WGBHAtrium Building Mondaynight, March 25, to hear thelatest plans for the site.

While the development

team did incorporate the IAG’srequests for more greenspaceand fewer housing units at the60 Everett St. site, the audienceblasted the developers for onlyrequiring the minimum numberof affordable housing units andfor traffic concerns, particularlyon Everett Street.

This was the fifth IAG meet-ing on the project, according toCasey Hines, senior project

manager at the Boston Plan-ning and DevelopmentAgency (BPDA).

“We had four, but at thetime we didn’t feel ready to goforward with the project,” shesaid, noting that the ProjectNotification Form (PNF wasfiled in January of 2018. “Wethen had a scoping determina-

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Income range concernscome up in PlannedUrban Edge Housing

The audience listens to Urban Edge Senior Project Manager CaitlinMadden (far right).

PHOTO BY: RICHARD HEATH

It was Affordable Housing 101when Urban Edge invited its resi-dents and neighbors in EglestonSquare to discuss what kind ofhousing to build on a half acre siteon Columbus Avenue oppositeAcademy Homes I.

Urban Edge acquired 1595-1599 Columbus Avenue in 2016,two masonry light industrialbuildings on land that stretchesback to Amory Street.

The goal was to do what UE

has done for 45 years: build lowand moderate income housing,only this time there were no el-evations or floor plans, just theidea. Caitlin Madden is seniorproject manager at Urban Edge.

“This is a big picture discus-sion.” She said. “We have no sche-matic drawings. It’s the very earlystages, but we will demolish theexisting buildings and build af-fordable housing.”

“We’re working with two con-straints,” she added. “Limited re-

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Allston Civic Association members wantdevelopers to fit the neighborhood

New neighborhood liaisonnamed for Jamaica Plain

The ACA has had a pretty consistant rate of attendance, and a pretty consistant rate of developers coming into propose new projects for the neighborhood.

PHOTO BY RICARDO GUILLAUME

RicarRicarRicarRicarRicardo Guillaumedo Guillaumedo Guillaumedo Guillaumedo GuillaumeStaff Reporter

About 40 members of theAllston Civic Association meton Wednesday, March 20 at the

Honan-Allston Branch Libraryfrom 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. to dis-cuss goings-on in the commu-nity. ACA president AnthonyD’Isidoro reported that the Bos-ton Calling Music Festival is

partnering with Lyft to desig-nate pick-up and drop-off spotsnear Harvard Business Schoolto improve congestion issues,

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Enrique Pepen

Mayor Martin J. Walsh re-cently announced the appoint-ment of Enrique Pepen as theJamaica Plain NeighborhoodLiaison within the Mayor’sCivic Engagement Cabinet.

“I am excited to haveEnrique join my office andknow he will serve the residentsof Jamaica Plain well,” saidMayor Walsh. “Enrique hasdedicated his career to helpingthe residents of Boston and theCommonwealth. This appoint-ment will make sure that Ja-maica Plain continues to re-ceive excellent city services.”

As the Jamaica Plain liai-son, Enrique will serve as theprimary contact for constituentsand businesses looking to con-nect with the Mayor’s Office,and will facilitate the deliveryof services in collaborationwith City departments.

The Mayor’s Office ofNeighborhood Services (ONS)encourages, facilitates andmaximizes citizen input andparticipation through servicerequests, neighborhood meet-ings, mailings and emergency

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RicharRicharRicharRicharRichard Heathd Heathd Heathd Heathd HeathStaff Reporter

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Senior tax work-off programkicking off for 2020

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

While it might be too latefor this year’s tax season, theCity of Boston is starting thesign up process for its next yearSenior Property Tax-Work Off.

According to the City, quali-fied senior homeowners canwork off up to $1,500 of theirproperty tax bill by volunteer-ing for a city agency. The ideais that seniors can help the cityand themselves by donating125 hours in a year ($12 anhour). The application filingdeadline is July 1, 2019 and thework completion date is No-vember 8, 2019.

The program was startedabout a decade ago under thestate and has expanded to notjust Boston in 2016, but manyother communities as well. Se-niors can volunteer at City Hall,the Boiling Building or othercity property to help lower theirtaxes every year.

The program requires that aresident own their home and be60 years old or older by Jan. 1,2019. The program also re-quires that a resident not havea gross income above $40,000if single and $55,000 if married.The gross income includes so-

cial security benefits, pensions,retirement benefits, annuities,wages, salaries, tips, net profitfrom your business, interest,dividends, rent, royalty incomeor gains made from sale of realestate.

The 2019 application,which can be found atboston.gov/sites/default/files/ptwop_fy2020.pdf or at CityHall, requires that an applicantlist all income and provideproof of age through a birthcertificate, passport or driver’slicense. It also requires federaland state tax returns and socialsecurity or benefits letters.

The city also offers anotherprogram where seniors can ap-ply to volunteer outside the taxwork-off program, which canbe found at boston.gov/depart-ments/age-strong-commission/volunteer-opportunities-older-people. While the work-off pro-gram requires coordinationwith the city to certify hours,these programs include otherorganizations that are either cityoffices or local organizationsthat could use a little help. Or-ganizations include Ethos/Agewell, Hebrew Seniors Life,the Heritage House, theMemory Cafe, the Museum ofFine Arts, the ABCD, the Bos-

ton Centers for Youth andFamilies and many more.

The city has also recentlyadopted the MassachusettsGeneral Law Ch. 60 §62A,which allows Massachusettsmunicipalities the ability to of-fer payment agreements toolder homeowners who are be-hind on their tax payments.

Basically, the city now al-lows property tax interest relieffor eligible senior homeownerswith low income in the city whohave overdue tax bills. Paymentagreements are at a maximumof five years and can forgive 50percent of the accrued interestare available for low-incomeseniors who meet the require-ments for residential and seniorexemptions.

For other discounts andways to save, the Age StrongCommission offers several op-tions. Those include food re-sources, a 30 percent discounton a monthly water bill, fuelassistance, help with replacingheating systems, prescriptionhelp and many more. A full listcan be found at boston.gov/de-partments/age-strong-commis-s i o n / w a y s - s a v e - o l d e r -adult#other-cost-savings-ben-efits

Council to host hearing on elderly abuseJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

This week, At-Large CityCouncilor Althea Garrison fileda hearing order to discuss theongoing issue of senior abusein the City of Boston.

The hearing comes after sta-tistics from the National Coun-cil on Aging stated that theabuse of seniors in the UnitedStates results in an estimatedannual financial loss of about$36.5 billion. Garrison wrote inher filing that physical andmental abuse is also a hugeproblem for Boston’s seniors,and that the “astronomicallyhigh costs” for medical care,social services, legal expensesand loss of income can causedistress and trauma.

Garrison stated she wants tolook at the possibility of clos-ing structural loopholes in thelocal financial systems and in-creasing criminal punishmentsfor financial crimes and abusesof senior citizens. She statedthat predators tend to target se-nior citizens because they of-ten live alone and can be moretrusting. She stated, therefore,they would have more difficultyrecognizing fraud.

One of the possibly lessor-known scams going aroundBoston and the rest of the coun-try is that of virtual kidnapping.Community Service Officershave warned several localneighborhood associations ofthe scheme, which involvescalling a parent or grandparentof a child or youth stating theyhave kidnapped them and re-quire money to release them,when in fact no one has beentaken.

Garrison also stated shewants to look at the possibilityof forming an investigatory bu-reau within the Elderly AffairsCommission that would partnerwith the Boston Police Depart-ment to investigate complaintsof elderly abuse and scams.

The scams have worked allover the country, withscammers threatening lovedones without actually havingthem. The scams work becausethey can be done repeatedlywithout too much risk of get-ting caught and only need a fewpeople to pay. An Auburnmother, Leslie Waters, said in2017 that a man had called hercell phone stating he had kid-napped her four-year-old child,complete with a muffled voice

of a young girl crying out forher mother. She said she felt itmight have been a scam, andshe used her home landline tocall her husband.

Waters said her husbandconfirmed that their daughterwas at school, and no harm hadcome to her. The Massachu-setts Consumer Affairs Officestates that sometimes scammerscan even have a recording ofyour family member’s voice,taken from recorded phonecalls or social media to con-vince you of the threat’s legiti-macy. According to that office,you should immediately call thepolice if you get one of thesecalls and also attempt to con-tact said loved one. The officealso states to remain calm andthink things through, as thescam relies on fear and panicto get the ransom.

While the virtual kidnap-ping scams rely on fear, manyother scams can use the lure offree money. Just last month,Ashley Barrett, 26, of Hyanniswas sentenced by the U.S. Dis-trict Court with 21 months ofprison time and three years ofsupervised release for

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Keep Hyde Park Beautiful gearing up after first day of springJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

While the first day ofspring may have had a bit moreof a wintery feel than manywould like, Keep Hyde ParkBeautiful’s (KHPB) CathyHorn said they’re preparing forthe spring cleaning season.

KHPB started a few yearsago with the intent stated in itsname, and Horn and dozens ofother residents have beenworking hard to clean up pub-lic land for the enjoyment ofeveryone in the neighborhood.

“Right now, we’re in theprocess of putting together ourcalendar of events for springand summer,” she said.“We’ve already scheduled thefirst this Sunday, which is partof our Coffee Talk series at theCoffee Break Cafe on TrumanHighway.”

Horn said the series startedin January as a way to keepmembers and organizers ontheir toes during the slowerwinter months. While therewas a cleanup on Dec. 30 atMeadow Road that turned upa lot of trash, including a por-celain toilet, a couch and avehicle’s gas tank, the grouphas been largely stuck indoors for the winter and Hornsaid they wanted to at least bepresent for residents’ con-

cerns.“We wanted to create these

opportunities for anyone in-terested in the community tocome out and meet us and talkwith us about what we’re do-ing,” she said. “They’ve beengoing well, we had a fewpeople stop by, which is goodand it gives us an opportunityto meet and gather and talkabout things. It’s also just agood way to pass the wintermonths and direct people tothe new coffee shop.”

Horn said they are gearingup for this year’s Love YourBlock cleanup, scheduled forHyde Park on May 11. Theregistration deadline is April26, and residents can sign upat boston.gov/2019-love-your-block-spring-cleanup.Horn said they have also ap-plied for the yearly Love YourBlock mini grants, which al-low residents and organiza-tions to apply for funding forspecific beautificationprojects.

“We haven’t heard backyet, but we did apply,” shesaid.

Also on the docket a bitearlier is the April 27Neponset River SpringCleanup, which is being puton by the Nepsonet RiverWatershed Association.

“Which is different than

the one in September, that oneis huge and people go in theriver with canoes, but this ismore about cleaning up thebanks and it’s in smallergroups,” Horn said. “We endup cleaning along Trumanmore than anything.”

To register for the cleanup,go to neponset.org/happen-ings/neponset-cleanup/.

Horn said they are alsogearing up for the April 13Sherrin Woods Urban Wilds

cleanup hosted by the BostonParks and Recreation Depart-ment.

“Between April and Octo-ber we’re pretty active,” shesaid. “We have a good relation-ship with the Parks Depart-ment and they reach out to usfor these and we put them onour schedule.”

Horn said they also dofreestyle cleanups, sometimesweekly. She said it’s mostlyweather-dependent.

“We do more spontaneous,what we call Flash Mob Clean-ups where we just see that it’sgoing to be a nice day on aweekend and send out theword,” she said. “I mean peopledon’t have to register they canjust show up and we try to keepthose to an hour and a half.”

Horn said they are alwayslooking for more residents toget involved, and more infor-mation, they can go tokeephpbeautiful.org.

KHPB is looking at several clean up events in the near future, including a clean up by the Martini Shell Parkon the Neponset River

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My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

No crossword aficionadowould ever think of plugging inthe 4-letter word “Bill” as asynonym for for “Basil.” Butthis is what the priest at St.Demetrios Greek OrthodoxChurch did orally at the recentfuneral for Basil StratisMoskos.

Truth be told, the family re-quested the use of “Bill” at theservices at the Weston churchfor the octogenarian, becausenobody ever called him by hisBaptismal name. To me there’snothing wrong with this strongname Basil, given to him atbirth by his Greek parents, butBill throughout his life es-chewed the seemingly nobler,two-syllable name.

Raised by Greek immi-grants, who emigrated fromEurope to the country withoutany safety nets——no welfare,Medicaid, WIC, SNAP, andother benefits that our country,reacting to a Judeo-Christianmandate, now generously pro-vides to destitute arrivals——Bill attended the PatrickLyndon School while his fatherworked long hours at his ownMoskos Lunch in Brighton. Ultimately his father, not unlikeother Greek immigrants, se-cured enough money to buy anentire block in 02135.

Admitted to Boston Latin,Bill continued to help his fatherprosper at his restaurant. Re-grettably, this precluded hisparticipating in manyafterschool activities——

which is the norm for a num-ber of kids in city high schools,who must work to enable par-ents to run their own stores orto put food on the table.

An alumnus of the BLSClass of ’57, Bill attendedNortheastern, where he becamea member of life-affectingROTC. He became a captainin the US Army Signal Corp,serving for six years. Whilemany people moan and groanabout their military experience,Bill was always quick to pointout the effectiveness of doing ajob the Army way, as well asthe occasional omission oflogic that the mischievous Ser-geant Ernie Bilko, aka Phil Sil-vers, would harp upon.

A charter member of theParkway Croquet League, Billopened two ice cream stores inBrookline, not surprisinglycalled The Ice Cream Store.Profits from them as well asinvestments garnered fromthese profits enabled him, hisloving wife Gloria, and chil-dren Alyssa and Alex to live ina one-family home.

Even after he sold his twodecades later, he never lost hislove for ice cream as well as forhomemade pie. Needless tosay, this did not help his diabe-tes.

Bill’s generosity to count-less causes inspired manypeople: money was somethingto give away, not to hoard. Hisother strong suit was loyalty: allegiance to his family’s new

country, America, to his almamaters on Avenue Louis Pas-teur and Huntington Avenueand to veteran organizations. While his six years servingUncle Sam did not involvecombat, his sympathy andheart-of-gold were always withhis Army buddies across theworld trying to hold the badguys at bay, especially any GIwho suffered injuries.

To any mourner who heardTaps solemnly played at Wal-nut Grove Cemetery on a coldMarch day or saw the Ameri-can flag, after being folded in acrisp, isosceles triangle, givento his wife with the somber,“On behalf. . . .of a grateful na-tion…”, it was no surprise thatBill wanted, in lieu of flowersat his funeral, that donations tobe made to the Wounded War-rior Project.

Mayor Walsh Opens Applicationsfor Boston Eats Mini-Grants

Mayor Martin J. Walsh to-day announced mini-grant ap-plications are now availablefor community partners inter-ested in creating summer mealsites through the Boston Eatsprogram, which provides freemeals to youth age 18 and un-der across the City of Boston.Organizations are encouragedto apply at the link below bythe April 5, 2019 deadline.

“The ability to accesshealthy meal options is di-

rectly linked to a youngperson’s health and success,”said Mayor Walsh. “I am en-couraged by the strong partner-ships we have made to addressthe summer meal gap, and con-nect our youth to easily acces-sible and healthy meal optionsas they transition into a newschool year.”

Led by the Mayor’s Officeof Food Access (OFA), theBoston Eats program aims toincrease community participa-

tion through a series of mini-grants to be distributed to part-ners who will create nontradi-tional summer meals sites in30 locations across the City ofBoston. These mini-grants aremade possible through a part-nership between OFA, ProjectBread’s Child Nutrition Out-reach Program, and the YMCAof Greater Boston, and byfunding provided through the

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WHERE HAS OURDIGNITY GONE?

To the Editor:Many of us pass by numer-

ous monuments and memorialsdedicated to those heroesamong us who sacrificed theirall for us whether in militaryservice or as police officers. AsI read about vandals attemptingto destroy such monuments (ANGER AND A LESSON,Boston Herald, March 20), I

wondered what kinds of peopleare we living around. Wheredid such hate come from?

I have often stopped by suchmemorials to our heroes whofought and died for us to be heretoday. What kind of hatred isthere that makes these vandalsfeel good about their evil ac-tions? The second assault onsacred ground was over at Mt.Hope in Mattapan.

I second the notion of Bos-

ton Police CommissionerWillie Gross who stated, “I findit beyond reprehension andwrong that anyone would thinkit okay to damage and desecratesuch hallowed grounds.”

What is happening toAmerica today? What has hap-pened to our dignity? What hashappened to our core values?

Sal GiarrataniEast Boston

Some acts of vandalism are far worse than others. A simplegraffiti “tag” may be an eyesore and hassle but is almost quaintwhen compared to the dregs of society who knock down grave-stones or scrawl swastikas on gravestones and school walls.

What happened recently in South Boston and at MountHope Cemetery falls squarely in the latter camp. We denouncethe acts in the strongest terms we can without resorting toprofanity in these family-friendly pages. There are no “twosides of the story” here; this is, at its core, a treasonous af-front that fully disrespects our fallen soldiers and police of-ficers.

Unlike most strikes of this sort, there appears to have beenno attempt to leave an actual message behind, political or oth-erwise. The goal was merely wanton destruction, perpetratedby dousing the structures with some sort of oil-based substance.As clean-up teams soon discovered, whatever viscous cock-tail of chemicals was used it resisted traditional removal ef-forts.

After several alternatives were tried and failed, there wasfinally the discovery of a successful concoction. The mixturethat finally worked to remove the oil was a marble poultice inconjunction with tar and asphalt removers.

To be honest, yes Boston is a bit overstuffed with memori-als and statues, and more are on the way. In the near future wewill see new structures erected to honor Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. (a giant, odd-looking set of holding hands), and alarge memorial to the victims of a terrorist attack at the Bos-ton Marathon. The City has also put out a call for artists todesign “a permanent piece of public art” to complement a newBPD station in East Boston. If you throw a rock here, you willprobably see it bounce off something of either historical orsentimental importance.

These attacks, however, were not casual rock-throwing.They are also unlikely to be the work of stupid kids doingstupid things. These acts of vandalism were as intentional asthey were misguided.

The South Boston monument was inscribed with the namesof more than 200 fallen, local soldiers who served in WorldWar II. Among the defaced monuments at Mount Hope Cem-etery in Mattapan was one dedicated to fallen Boston policeofficers. Boston police Commissioner William Gross calledthe vandalism “incredibly distasteful and disheartening.”

“Clearly, these memorials are meant to honor and showgreat respect to those, whether they be veterans or police of-ficers, who spent a lifetime in dedicated service to our cityand nation,” he told the Boston Herald. “I find it beyond rep-rehensible and wrong that anyone would think it okay to dam-age and desecrate such hallowed grounds. Clearly, we hope toquickly identify and hold accountable the person responsiblefor these misguided and hateful actions.” Anyone with infor-mation about the crimes can call the Boston Police Depart-ment at (617) 343-4712 or leave an anonymous tip throughthe Crime Stoppers hotline at (800) 494-TIPS, or texting theword “TIP” to CRIME (27463).

We wish all involved luck in apprehending the vandal andwhatever cohorts they may have had. We similarly thank thosewho are heading up cleaning efforts and hope their painstak-ing work is successful.

There is, perhaps, some minor comfort to come from thedestruction. One problem with monuments of this sort is thatthey can easily fade into the background of daily life. We trynot to, but we do forget about the sacrifices they are there toremind us of, even as we walk by them.

There is an opportunity here to use the acts of vandalismto remind us all of why these men and women were honoredand, in a way of our own choosing, thank them for their ser-vice and sacrifice. An effort to destroy these monuments mayhave the wonderful side effect of restoring their prominenceand meaning.



Reflecting ona life well lived

Matt BenedeMatt BenedeMatt BenedeMatt BenedeMatt BenedettittittittittiStaff Reporter

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Steve Peluso and Mary Lydon along with Eleanor McCabe.COURTESY PHOTO

Eleanor McCabe fixes acup of tea as the mellifluousvoice of Patsy Cline reverber-ates throughout the well-ap-pointed two room apartmentat Edelweiss Village in WestRoxbury. The retired schoolteacher is the picture of con-tentment as she takes the firstsip from the steaming cupand places it back on the sau-cer.

On this unseasonablywarm March morning,Eleanor’s smile lights up theroom as much as the sunlightshining through her parlorwindow.

At 91, Eleanor does notown a smart phone or have a“Facepage,” the term sheuses to reference the ubiqui-tous social media site. Unlikeso many of us who are at-tached to our devices, hervalidation is derived not froma handheld screen but rathera deep and abiding Catholicfaith practiced throughout alifetime of joy and heart-break.

In an era fueled by a prac-tically Pavlovian relationship

with our phones, Eleanor’ssedate approach to daily lifeis a rare but welcome contrastto the digital distractions sopervasive today.

The former grammarschool teacher possesses therelaxed demeanor of an indi-vidual comfortable with herlife then and now. Whenasked about her serene de-portment, Eleanor points toher Catholicism as well as arewarding professional lifedevoted to teaching theyoung people of Boston.

“I loved teaching and re-ally do miss it,” she said re-flecting on her 33 year career.

“Mrs. McCabe” taught3rd grade at the Roger ClapSchool in Dorchester for themajority of her career pre-ceded by an initial stint atMost Precious Blood Schoolin Hyde Park and a brief termof instruction at South Bos-ton High School in the late1970s. As a teacher, makinga difference in her students’lives was always the priority.

“When you knew that thekids were engaged and learn-ing-that was the best feel-ing,” she said with a smile.

It is true of course thateach student was different,

though her thoughtful ap-proach remained constant.

“No matter what I heardabout a kid’s reputation, Iwas always careful to makemy own judgments. Some-times all the student neededwas a little attention and un-derstanding,” she said. “Inever wanted my students todislike school.”

Some people work for de-cades without knowing iftheir efforts have made animpact, but Eleanor McCabedoes not have that problem.

Recently, eight of herformer 3rd grade students atthe Clap School gathered inthe Bierstube Bar at Edel-weiss Village to reminiscewith this remarkable personwhose hallmark was an en-during compassion. Aftercommunicating via“facepage,” the former co-hort decided to pay a visit tothe teacher they still fondlyremember despite leaving herHarvest Street classroom inDorchester almost 50 years

ago.Mary Lydon lived on Bell-

flower Street and fondly re-membered Mrs. McCabe’sclass.

“She was a dedicatedteacher and treated you likeone of her own,” said Lydon.“It was a disciplined class-room but she always took thetime to talk with us and youknew she cared,” recalled


McCabe continued from page 6Lydon.

Another former Clap stu-dent, Paul Peluso, remembersher this way.

“She was kind to every-body and always cheerful-just the kindest person youwould ever want to meet,” hesaid. “We should all havesuch a legacy,” he added.

A few years ago Eleanorreceived a bouquet of flow-ers out of the blue from aformer student she taught atthe Clap School in 1977.

Thanks for everything-Patrick Coffey were the onlywords on the card.

“To this day, I don’t knowwhat I did for him,” she saidwith a bemused smile.

Undoubtedly, Eleanor’soutlook has been influencedby her mother, Delia Lyons,who once advised her to pur-sue a teaching career due toher genial manner, intellectand patience.

While working full time atNew England Telephone, sheattended the Boston CollegeIn town Evening Program topursue a college degree.Upon earning her Bachelor ofScience degree, she accepteda position at Most PreciousBlood in Hyde Park despitetaking a significant cut in sal-ary. Almost immediatelythough, she knew that ateaching career had been theright decision.

“It was the happiest timeof my life,” she remembered.“Always l isten to your

mother,” she laughed, recall-ing the sound advice.

The youngest of threechildren, Eleanor grew up inthe shadow of Sacred HeartChurch on Cliffmont Street inRoslindale. She enjoyed aclose relationship with herolder siblings, Joe and Mary.Her father Joseph, a native ofCounty Galway, Ireland, diedof cancer when Eleanor wasonly 7 months old.

Despite the tragedy, sherecalled a happy home withher family and a street full offriends.

Eleanor Lyons becameEleanor McCabe after meet-ing her future husband Ed atSacred Heart Church whereboth were regular communi-cants. After the wedding thecouple settled in Roslindaleand was active in parish life.Eleanor served as a Lectorand Eucharistic Minister formany years. They raised adaughter, Patricia and en-joyed 50 happy years of mar-riage until Ed’s passing in2014.

A strong faith has sus-tained her during the hardtimes and the period of tran-sition that brought her toEdelweiss Village. However,she soon adjusted to the newenvirons.

“I love it here and Debbie(McPhee) is great,” she said.“They always have a full cal-endar of events and I can’tsay enough good things. Ev-eryone is so friendly-I wouldrecommend Edelweiss Vil-

lage to everyone,” she added.After a 33 year career as

an educator, Eleanor has wit-nessed profound changes intechnology, method and doc-trine but the core mission re-mains: teaching students.She understands that theprofession can be challeng-ing at times and has advicefor educa tors beg inn ingtheir career.

“F ind some c rea t ivementors as soon as you canand go to the primary con-ference whenever you canafford to do so. The inspira-tion and support will give youa wealth of resources,” shesaid.

“Enjoy every aspect ofyour professional develop-ment. Get as involved withyour union as much as time

and energy permit,” she ad-vised.

In a field with almost infi-nite demands, being patient isalso important.

“Take care of yourself soyou can take care of your stu-dents and colleagues but,above all, try to have some funevery day,” said Eleanor asshe set about brewing anotherpot of tea.


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FREE SPRING ARTWORKSHOP 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 FREE

OF CHARGE by Jamaica Plain-based Families Creating To-gether at Unitarian UniversalistUrban Ministry, 10 Putnam St.,Roxbury.

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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. Since

2016, 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 Parade GrandMarshal Dale Mitchell, MarshalAva Glasscott and HonoraryMarshal Chris Harris (posthu-mous) will be recognized and the2019 Pride theme, ”LookingBack, Loving Forward” will beformally introduced. In addi-tion, Boston Pride board mem-bers will present a preview of2019 Pride Week celebrations.Learn more about Boston Prideand hear about what’s in store for2019, including volunteer oppor-tunities. Refreshments will beserved. The event is free andopen to the public. Tuesday,April 9, 2019 @ 6:30 p.m. at theBoston Pride Office, 12 ChannelStreet, Suite 503. Boston,MA

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Refreshments will be servedfrom 6-6:30 pm, followed by atalk with discussion & book salesfrom 6:30-7:45 pm. Please call617-730-2770 to register.

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Allston and Brighton Boards ofTrade Annual Dinner. Wednes-day, April 24, 2019 with specialguest Dan Shaugnessy.

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The Allston & BrightonAPAC Child and Family ServiceCenters are providing free taxreturn assistance at 406 Cam-bridge St. Allston, both Allstonand Brighton Public Libraries.Please call APAC 617 783 1485for details on arrangements.APAC has been a member of theMayor’s Coalition on Tax Pay-ers’ Assistance since its estab-lishment.

PROGRAMS AT THEBRIGHTON LIBRARY

Ted Williams: The Pursuit ofPerfection: an author talk withBill Nowlin/ Thursday EveningApril 4, 6:30 p.m. Brighton Li-brary/40 Academy Hill Road/(617) 782-6032.

Considered by many to be thegreatest pure hitter in the historyof baseball, Ted Williams ismuch more. He is also a war heroand a promoter of many chari-ties. Bill Nowlin who haswritten or co-authored 7 bookson Ted Williams including TedWilliams: ThePursuit of Perfec-tion, Ted Williams at War and521: The Story of Ted Williams’Home Runs examines the careerof baseball’s elder statesman.

Community Chamber MusicConcert presented by the NewEngland Conservatory’s Prepa-ratory School/ April 8 Monday6:30 p.m/Brighton Library/40Academy Hill Road

The recital program in-cludes: Schubert: Piano Trio inE-flat MajorMendelsohn: PianoTrio in D Minor and more! Thisfree recital will feature chambermusic performances bystudents from NEC Prep’s cham-ber music department.

Boris Fogel, vocalist andpianist presents: Helping Us toLive and Love—celebrating thestories , life and work of Isaakand Maksim Dunayevsky. Songs and Music From theCinema.Saturday April 13th at 2pm. Brighton Library/40 Acad-emy Hill Road/ (617) 782-6032.

BOOKDISCUSSION GROUP

A book discussion groupmeets at the Brighton Library/40Academy Hill Road (617) 782-6032 on the last Wednesday ofeach month at 11:15 am.. Thefeatured selection for March27th will be Before We WereYours by Lisa Wingate by BryanStevenson Copies of the book areavailable at the branch. Everyoneis invited and new members are

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corporated many of the ideasthe IAG had presented previ-ously, including redesigning thefour buildings in the project;reducing the building densityand site; making a more inter-esting skyline; increasing theamount of greenspace; and im-proving access to the BostonLanding MBTA commuter railstation.

The key piece of the projectwill be moving the Stop & Shopbuilding to the center of theparcel. This will allow for thestore to continue to be openwhile the new, state-of-the-artgrocery store is being built.

The store, including theHome Goods, will include twoescalators, three elevators anda staircase. The inside is ex-pected to have a traditional Stop& Shop layout. It is 1,175square feet.

“It is a very different projectfrom when we started,” JohnTwohig of New England Devel-opment said as he introducedthe new design plans. “We re-ceived more than 73 commentletters saying that it was too tallor too dense, so we redesignedit.”

The project contains fourbuildings. The overall numberof residential units was reducedfrom 1,050 to 895. Also, theheights of all four buildingswere scaled down. Building Awas significantly lowered from200 feet to 85 feet, creating astep-down effect.

He added that the team tookinto consideration the trafficconcerns at Guest and EverettStreets and put in a Guest StreetExtension. The Guest StreetExtension has a slight curvearound the property to aid thetraffic pattern.

“We wanted to create activestreet edges and connect thestreet grid,” Twohig said. “Wepushed the height of the projecttoward the Pike, so that theshade would not affect theneighborhood.”

The 10.6 acre project wouldeffectively create a new neigh-borhood, forming a connectionbetween Allston, Brighton andBoston Landing. The projectwas designed to be transit ori-ented and pedestrian friendly,

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with wide, landscaped side-walks similar to those currentlyon Guest Street.

It incorporates a “completestreet” plan, with dedicated ar-eas for cyclists, pedestrians andgreenspace.

A one-acre communitygreen at the center of the par-cel was included, noting theIAG’s demand for open space.This was doubled from half anacre. An additional acre will bedotted throughout the projecton the sidewalks and buildingareas.

The residential building willinclude studio, one, one-plus,two and three-bedroom apart-ments. Opportunities for homeownership will be included, al-though they were not describedduring the presentation.

In addition to housing, therewill be an office building andlaboratory space as well ascommercial opportunities.

Twohig added that the teamhas been working with theMBTA and the Boston Trans-portation Department (BTD) toimprove the traffic patterns.There will be improved streetlighting and signals and a re-modeled bus stop at the site.

“We are continuing ourcommitment to a $20 millioninvestment in the infrastruc-ture,” Twohig said.

Architect David Manfredisaid that the sidewalk boule-vard design was “one of themost sophisticated in the pub-lic realm.”

“We know that small blocksare walkable blocks,” he said ofthe four-building design.

“Connecting them to BostonLanding was a no-brainer. Weenvision people walking out ofthe station and into the build-ing.”

Residents were not totallyconvinced about the project.

“I didn’t see any indicationof what you were doing for thetrees going on Everett Streettoward the Everett StreetBridge,” Anthony D’Isodorosaid. “You need to do some-

thing with what you have now.People are already coming outof the commuter rail station,and they are walking out intothe street now.

“I’m going to keep mention-ing it at every goddamn meet-ing,” he continued. “Just throwthe bikes and the trees in andsee what happens.”

Affordable housing was thehot topic during the short pub-lic comment period.

“Only 13 percent of theunits are affordable,” JoanneD’Alcomo, one of the foundersof the Brighton Allston Com-munity Coalition, said. “Why?This is the largest project inAllston Brighton history.”

Twohig explained that, be-cause of the infrastructure in-vestment, the team went withthe required amount.

“You have to pick andchoose your priorities,” he said,noting that there could be dis-cussions of offering apartmentsat different levels of the Aver-age Median Income (AMI).

“Of course you are invest-ing in infrastructure when youbuild a new project,” she firedback. “That’s what you are sup-posed to do.”

“One of my biggest issuesis increasing affordable hous-ing, especially for seniors,” CityCouncil candidate Liz Breadonsaid. “It is a big project, and it isnot meeting the needs of the com-munity.”

“I am a young person, sittingin the back with other youngpeople,” Chris Arena said. “Wewant to be able to afford to buyhomes here. Make it more dense.Build it up to the sky if it meansadding more affordable units.”

“The big issue is affordablehousing,” added Jane McHale, “Inthe old days, seniors would moveout of their homes and downsizeto free up housing so that fami-lies could move in. But nowthere’s nowhere to go.”

The public comment periodends May 10. Hines said there willbe a community meeting at anundetermined date before then.

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and Brookline schoolteacher Justin Brown introduced 350 MassAllston-Brighton, a new grassroots network focused on climatechange. But the meeting became contentious once developers tookthe floor.

City Realty Group representative Jacob Simmons presentedplans for a number of projects but only received a vote in favorof changing the occupancy on 32 Blaine Street from a 1-familydwelling to a 3-family dwelling. Still, 33-year-old BrandonBowser, a Boston City Council Candidate for District 9 raisedconcerns about potential changes to the neighborhood’s identity.

“I want to make sure that the design fits in with that neighbor-hood,” Bowser said. “I just want to make sure that you be mind-ful of coming into the neighborhood.”

Development agent Wangni Tian, President of SpaldingTougias Architects, Inc., Cheryl Tougias, and her associate JayWalsh presented their plans for 37-39 Royal Street. The new own-ers of the property seek to demolish the existing two-family house,combine lots 50 and 51 into a new parcel consisting of 6,866 sq.ft., and construct a new four-story, three-unit townhouse build-ing. Members raised concerns about the target demographic forthe project’s $975,000 mortgage and cited worries aboutgentrification and pricing out locals. Thomas J. Keady, Jr., VicePresident of Boston College’s Office of Governmental and Com-munity Affairs recommended changes.

“I would suggest that rather than this proposal of three unitsthat look nothing like the homes on Royal Street, Arden Street,and even Hooker Street, maybe what you should be doing is fixup the two-family house and fix up that greenspace to make theneighborhood look better,” Keady, Jr. said. “The proposal thatyou have here does not look like any of the properties that havebeen there for 100 years.”

Tian said that she and Spalding Tougias Architects, Inc. havethe best intentions to make a space that will “look beautiful” andenhance the neighborhood, but Keady, Jr. continued to protest.

“You want to be a good neighbor? Fix the house up,” Keady,Jr. said. “It doesn’t look like the neighborhood and when I say‘look’ I’m talking about the units that have been there for years.My family has been there for 62 years.”

Keady, Jr. went on to disclose his active efforts to get mem-bers of the community to join him in opposing the project. ConorNewman, liaison for the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Ser-vices discussed previous meetings with the developers and af-firmed that other residents were concerned with the building fit-ting in the neighborhood. Bowser had similar reservations forthe 37-39 Royal Street project.

“I don’t think what you proposed tonight fits our neighbor-hood at all,” Bowser said. “This isn’t us. This isn’t what we want.”

Tougias said that the development was planned in mind for“young professionals” but one young professional present - 30-year-old Nick Grieco - confirmed that he would not be able toafford it. Grieco has lived in Boston for 12 years and is musicianinvolved with Artist Impact, a collective aiming to create resourcesand opportunities for local artists.

“I think what you’re proposing is hilariously out of reach forreally anything within a square mile,” Grieco said. “Lower Allstonhas a certain charm and I think you can be more creative. I don’twant to oppose something like this but I feel like I have to.”

After a passionate discussion, all parties agreed to hold off onvoting and reconvene at another meeting.

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Conor Newman, liaison for the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Ser-vices, talked issues with the ACA.

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“I am very honored to be appointed to this position by MayorWalsh,” said Enrique. “The Mayor has worked very hard to keepJamaica Plain the special and diverse neighborhood it’s alwaysbeen and I am very excited to continue his vision for the neigh-borhood.”

Born and raised in Boston, Enrique attended the John D.O’Bryant School and is currently working towards his Bachelorof Arts in Law and Public Policy at Suffolk University. Prior tothis appointment, Enrique worked as district coordinator for Con-gressman Joe Kennedy III helping constituents navigate the fed-eral government in English and Spanish.

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sources and high constructioncosts. These projects take a reallylong time.”

In 1998 Urban Edge moved itsedge from Egleston Square toJackson Square when it boughtand completely renovated the202-unit Academy Homes I onColumbus Avenue.

Three years later it bought theold Eliot Motors and Web Sup-ply buildings at 1542 ColumbusAvenue and built Jackson Com-mons, which opened in Septem-ber 2015 with UE offices andmeeting rooms on the groundfloor.

Emily Loomis is director ofReal Estate at Urban Edge and shesaid buying 1595-1599 ColumbusAvenue was an extension of itsmission to build affordable hous-ing in the Egleston-Jackson com-munity.

“But what’s important toyou?” she asked. “What does af-fordable housing mean to you?We will balance that with thefunding sources that are avail-able.”

Class was in session asLoomis explained housing fund-ing.

“Most of our funds come fromthe city and state, but there’s onlyso much available,” she said.“There’s a cap on resources forany project. We go to four, fivesix sources of funds and they allhave different time schedules.”

Loomis was honest about thetime frame.

“We hope to begin in 2021 butvery likely it will take longer thanthat,” she admitted.

Madden said that Urban Edgeowns 13,000 units of housing. Sheemphasized that income mix simportant to Urban Edge. Sheshowed a slide of three UrbanEdge properties to illustrate theincome range of 30 percent to 60percent.

Holtzer Park at 137 AmoryStreet–which is in the fundingstages- has 20 units at 30 percentAMI. Walker Apartments on Wal-nut Park-which is in the move-instage has ten units out of 49 at 30percent AMI; and Jackson Com-mons has eight at 30 percent AMI.

For a two bedroom, three per-son household, Madden ex-plained, a unit at 30 percent wouldhave maximum income of$29,000 with a maximum rent of$778. A market rate unit of thesame household size would haverent of $2,356.

“We estimate that1595-1599Columbus Avenue will have 15units at 30% with a unit range of50 to 75 at an income mix of 60-80 percent. This in is in keepingwith JP Rox guidelines that alsocall for a higher density building,”she said.

“We haven’t filed for the Ar-ticle 80 BPDA process yet,” Mad-den said.

“We’re hoping to earn yoursupport for the project. We’ll havespring and summer communityprocess.”

Loomis explained that onebuilding is empty and the other hasa tenant. Economy Auto Supply.

“We have one business tenant,”she said. “There will be relocationrequirements. The tenant will beprovided with a benefit package.”

“It has about ten employees.It may close or it may relocate.That’s still a way off. If theychoose to move, we’ll pay the costof moving and installing newequipment.”

Maria Christina Blanco raisedan issue that hit a nerve amongthe audience, most of whom livedin Urban Edge housing inEgleston Square.

“What is the tenant selectionprocess?” she asked. “Differentincome mix brings along a differ-ent culture mix. Work force hous-ing is $77,000 and $97,000 a

year.”“You have to understand the

culture of the neighborhood,” saidAnnie Russell who lives at NewAcademy Estates. “Understandthe people who live here. Respectthe people who already live at 30to 40 percent income.”

“These numbers don’t look likethe people who live here,” said aman pointing to a slide. “Peoplewith higher incomes. They movehere and want to change the peoplehere. They come in with this atti-tude of entitlement. ‘I’m going tocall the cops on you’. It’s horriblehere now.”

Russell agreed.“The higher income people

make as much noise as the low in-come,” she said, pointing. “Youhave this animosity of people withhigher income. They’re more out-

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1595 -1599 Columbus Ave. Urban Edge proposes affordable housing on the sitePHOTO BY: RICHARD HEATH

spoken. They go to meetings.”Loomis said that she’s not

heard of any problems at UrbanEdge housing around EglestonSquare.

“There’s a range of incomes,”she said “It’s part of living andworking together, but we’re notthat type of agency; that’s not us.We’re going to work with the resi-dents.” Frank Kelly lives on WeldAvenue behind Urban Edge hous-ing and is an active member ofESNA.

“There is the issue of income,”he said. “But you’re doing theright thing. You’re getting earlyfeedback. Urban Edge has a goodtrack record.”

Loomis told the Bulletin thatthere will be a meeting in April orMay at which time Utile architectswill present schematic drawings.


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There are many inequities inthe Boston Public School Sys-tem. Many Boston residents areunaware of this. ProgressiveWest Roxbury/Roslindale willbe hosting an event on April 9to provide an opportunity tolearn about these inequities.

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Equity.The Boston Coalition for

Education Equity is concernedwith persistent inequities thatplay out in numerous ways forBoston students, what policiesother cities are using, and ac-tion steps to move forward.

Coalition events are informa-tive, provocative, important,heart-wrenching, and encourag-ing. Our forum will highlightthree case studies: — BPSBudgeting Hunger Games —Testing Towards Destruction — Exam School Equity

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