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St. Theresa's celebratesFather Nolan's 60th anniversary

Father Peter Nolan, center, led the reading of the Gospel on Sunday at the Saint Theresa of Avila Parishin West Roxbury during the 60th anniversary of his ordination as a preist.

PHOTO BY PATRICK O'CONNOR

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Hundreds of parish mem-bers and residents came outto Sunday Services at the St.Theresa of Avila Parish inWest Roxbury to celebratethe 60th anniversary of the or-dination of Father Peter P.Nolan.

Nolan said he’s been withthe parish for 20 years, alsoserving in Hyde Park for a

time.“I was 17 years in Hyde

Park and then 17 in Africa,eight in Nigeria and nine inGhana,” he said. “Everyone’sbeen very supportive of mesince I came here in 1981.They supported all the work Ihave done.”

Nolan said he startedfundraisers back then to sup-port missionary work.

“This will be the 35th yearat the Irish Social Club in West

Roxbury. I have an Irishband, raffles and dancing andwe make $25,000 and wesend it back to the Irish prov-ince to help our missionarywork in Africa and every-where.”

He said the work was firstdone primarily in Africa, buthe said that mission has ex-panded.

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The Peace Garden atEgleston Square at risk

Porch Fest Concert at the Peace Garden in July 2018PHOTO BY: RICHARD HEATH

RicharRicharRicharRicharRichard Heathd Heathd Heathd Heathd HeathStaff Reporter

If Egleston Square has a towncommon, it’s the Peace Gardenat Washington Street opposite theYMCA owned by Clear Chan-nel Communications and leasedto the Ecumenical Social ActionCommittee (ESAC).

That 15-year lease expired inJune, 2018 and while ClearChannel is apparently happy toextend the lease for another de-cade, groups in the Square sayit’s impossible to raise neededcapital from the CommunityPreservation Act without eithera 25 to 50 year lease or owner-ship.

Emily Litonjua is the execu-tive director of ESAC, now lo-cated at Rogerson House on theJamaicaway.

“We’ve been scrambling for

a year,” she said. “The [CPA] ap-plication is due in September, butsite control is the tipping point.Who owns it?

“They [Clear Channel] ownit, they won’t sell. There’s no car-rying costs for them. They havea billboard on it that raises rev-enue. But the 60-day terminationclause in the lease prevents usfrom raising CPA money.”

The future of the Peace Gar-den was the main topic of themonthly Egleston Square Neigh-borhood Association[ESNA]meeting on July 1.

“Peace Garden” is not an-other Jamaica Plain feel-goodname; it’s the product of the vio-lent, gang-ridden life of 1990’sEgleston Square.

Expanding its commitment toEgleston Square beyond low in-

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Hyde Park raises CivilWar Flag at Meigs

HPNA will write to ISD forexplanation on 11 Dana Ave.

Members of the 54th added the Civil War-era flag on Saturday as partof a rededication to the park and to honor those who trained there.

PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Members of the 54th Regi-ment of Massachusetts Volun-teer Infantry Company A metwith about 60 residents on Sat-urday to raise a Civil War-era

Flag at Camp Meigs.The rededication of the flag

was originally planned for theofficial dedication of the parkthe previous month but, ac-cording to organizers, the flag

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

The Hyde Park NeighborhoodAssociation (HPNA) decided towrite a letter to the InspectionalServices Department (ISD) afterrepresentatives from the BostonPlanning and Development Au-thority (BPDA) told them that ISDwas responsible for interpretingthe zoning code on the highly con-tested 11 Dana Ave. project. Morethan 25 people attended the meet-

ing, held on July 11 at the HydePark police station.

Bryan Glascock, the DeputyDirector of Regulatory Planningand Zoning at the BPDA, ex-plained at the June 24 specialHPNA meeting that professionalplans examiners at ISD interpretthe zoning code, and would bebetter able to explain why 11 DanaAve. was not in a separate Neigh-borhood Shopping District 2 (NS-2). This would mean that theproject is not as of right for a num-

ber of reasons, including requir-ing two parking spaces per unit.

“There seems to be a miscom-munication about what we wantedthem to come in and do,” HPNApresident Jim Kirker said. “Theycame in and started explaininghow they give as of right status toa building. But we weren’t inter-ested in that. We are looking at aspecific building, and we are try-ing to find out why a specific

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Residents and communitymembers gathered at the ElksLodge on July 11 to discussproposals and developmentsin the area. The hot topic ofthe meeting was the 1515Commonwealth Ave. pro-posal, which calls for 330units and 200 parking spaces.

The proponent, The DavisCompanies, proposes to rede-velop the 2.2-acre site at the1515 Commonwealth Avenuesite. Currently, the lot consistsof a vacant, four-story build-ing previously used as a long-term care hospital. The DavisCompanies propose to de-velop the site into a 340,000-square foot residential build-ing with approximately 330residential units, which willbe a mix of rental apartmentsand condominium units, withapproximately 200 parkingspaces (a .6 ratio).

Stephen Davis, ManagingDirector of Davis Companies,and Eric Robinson, the AIA ofRODE Architects, presented aPowerpoint plan about theproject proposal to meetingattendees. The presentationbegan with a history of the site- the land used to be part of aquarry owned by the Rowefamily. Due to the existingrock and ledge, the projectwill not be able to build un-

derground parking, Davissaid. Robinson is using thehistory of the site and theneighborhood to design thebuildings. He plans on incor-porating brick and rock fa-cades.

The 1515 CommonwealthAve. project is designed, ac-cording to Robinson, to oper-ate as one building that willhave two separate residentialcomponents. The lower com-ponent of the building willcontain the rental units andthe taller component will con-tain the condominium units.Each portion of the projectwill have its own access toresidential amenities, whilebeing connected to the siteand the public with a sharedentry, lobbies, parking, andgreenspace. Rooftop terraceswill be available for buildingresidents.

The proposal also includes40,000sf of outdoor space atthe ground level, approxi-mately 43 percent of the sitearea. The project plannerswant to use this outdoor spaceto incorporate a front yardarea that will add “lushnessand greenspace” to the city.They also hope to add seatingand flexible open space wherepeople can gather. OverlookPark is adjacent to the projectsite, so the developers hope tocreate “connectivity” to thepark, making access points

that are well lit, accessibleand safe.

At the end of the presenta-tion, Davis opened up thefloor for questions, com-ments, and concerns.

“How many stories willeach building have?” askedone community member.

“The condo units will have16 levels plus a roof deck,while the rental units willhave up to nine stories,” ex-plained Davis. He said thetallest portion of the buildingwill be 17 stories, located onthe northern side of the site,closer to the higher densitybuildings along Common-wealth Avenue. The remain-der of the building will rangefrom six to nine stories.

One resident said that theydo not have a problem with

the building being so tall, butthey do hope the extra heightwill mean that the pricing/rentwill be more affordable. Davisexplained that they are notcertain about price range yetsince (if the project is ap-proved) the constructionwould not begin for at leastanother two years. But he didsay that it will be “consistent”to the rent/pricing of the restof the neighborhood.

Many Brighton residentswere very concerned aboutthe “lack” of parking for therentals and condos. Somemeeting attendees felt that a.6 parking ratio was “too low”and would “like to see moreparking”.

“There will be less parkingon the street, and our smallbusinesses already barely

have any street parking forcustomers,” voiced one long-time Brighton resident. Davisexplained that in many of theprojects that he has developedin Boston, there has actuallybeen an excess number ofparking spaces, due to the factthat many renters in Boston donot own cars and opt to takepublic transportation.

“Will there be visitor park-ing?” asked one meeting at-tendee. Davis and Robinsonstated that they do plan on in-cluding visitor parking in theproject.

One community membercommented that they hopedthere would be enough afford-able two to three-bedroomrental units for families. They

About 40 residents came to the weekly meeting of the Brighton Allston Improvement Association to speaktheir minds about the 1515 Comm. Ave. proposal.

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The WRNC Zoning Subcommittee voted to approve the 11 and 26 HeronSt. proposals at Tuesday's meeting. PHOTO BY SUSAN KRYCZKA

The West Roxbury Neigh-borhood Council (WRNC) Zon-ing Subcommittee approved theproposed 11-26 Heron St. devel-opment during a contentiousmeeting on Tuesday, July 16with neighbors disagreeing overwhether the project would im-prove the street and neighbor-hood or simply be another ex-ample of developers and the citymaking deals without residents’consent and input.

George Morancy, an attorneyfor the developer Peter Heaney, conducted the presentationwith Lucio Trabucco, the projectarchitect. Morancy said theproject has been approved by theBoston Planning and Develop-ment Agency (BPDA) and hasa date with the Zoning Board ofAppeals.

Morancy described the de-velopment to be built on 1.2acres on both sides of HeronStreet with 40 rental apartmentsin one building and 32 condo-miniums in the second building.There will be 85 total parkingspaces with 57 interior garagespaces and 28 surface parkingspaces.

“My client will be effec-tively reinventing Heron Streetin terms of significant infrastruc-ture improvements to the street,with improvements that are sitespecific to total nearly$400,000,” he said. Otherchanges include an increase inopen spaces for the residents anda reduction in building heights.

Trabucco explained thechanges in detail. “All of thestreet will be repaved. Heron St.will have sidewalks on bothsides of the street, there will bea new drain system connectedto Washington Street”

The new plans will includestreets lights, trees, and en-hanced visibility as currentlythere are obstructions whichmake it hard to see oncomingtraffic when turning onto Wash-ington Street. Bike racks will

also be installed along the side-walk and more open space forrecreation. The project still doesnot comply with the required 1.5ratio of parking spaces that addsup to 108.

Committee member StephenSmith asked, “What are you do-ing in terms of compensation forthose people having to put upwith all that construction?”Trabucco replied that construc-tion would be done in twophases over 16 months, onebuilding at a time.

Zoning SubcommitteeChairman Tony Saroufimopened up the discussion to at-tendees. An abutter, who livesat 48 Heron St. said, “This build-ing is humongous to my home,”adding that Heron Street is adead-end with garbage trucksunable to turn around causingtraffic and safety worries.

Barry McElroy of 50 HeronSt. said, “I am totally against thisuntil the city comes to talk tous.” McElroy would like the cityto connect Herron Street toLaGrange Street so that thehomeowners at the end of thestreet have another way out.Morancy said the developerwould like to continue HeronStreet. McElroy said he wantsthe street to stop at the end ofthe development and the city totake responsibility for the addi-tional access. Heron Street iscurrently a private street whichthe city does not maintain.

When another audiencemember questioned whether

McElroy actually lives onHeron, McElroy said “She’scalling me a liar.”

Abutters remained split ontheir support for the project withmany holding long-standinggrievances against the city fornot helping to resolve water is-sues. They view the develop-ment as a way to improve thesituation.

“We have a water problemon Heron Street,” said home-owner James Abdelnour. “Thewater drains onto a culvert onWashington St. I swept thestreet, nobody helped me.”Abdelnour supports the project.

In response to what addi-tional street work the develop-ers can complete, they say it isnot feasible to construct a streetall the way through to connectwith other streets. Morancyadded that the city “has zero in-terest” in making the street pub-

lic and therefore will not main-tain it. Peter Heaney, the devel-oper for the project, tried to calmthe fears of some in the audience.“The improvements on the streetare for everybody,” he said.

The zoning committee votedto approve the new plan. The de-velopers have an Aug. 13 datewith the Zoning Board of Ap-peals for the next step in the pro-cess.

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OLMSTEAD DIDN’THAVE THIS VISION

To the Editor:Richard Heath’s front page

article, “With the landscapingcompleted the Casey Arborwayis accomplished,” (June 27)makes a number of question-able assertions. While Richardgushes over the improvementsat Forest Hills, the fact is thatvirtually all of them could havebeen done without dumpingonto the surface streets over25,000 daily vehicles that for-merly used the Casey.

First, to state the mile-longroadway project “recreates asclosely as possible the parkwaydesigned by Frederick LawOlmsted in 1892” is certainlyopinion, not fact. Olmsteddidn’t design a six- to seven-lane highway with more pave-ment than landscape. Second,MassDOT has told the commu-nity the entire roadway, bridgedemolition and busway projectwas around $85 million—toclaim that nearly half was “the$40 million landscaping”makes no sense. Third, despiteearly claims and plans showingthe North Plaza (beginning ofthe Southwest Corridor Park) asa major green parkland addi-tion, the plaza is dominated byhardscape pavers and pavementsurrounding the huge newMBTA headhouse.

Finally, all of the improve-ments for bikes, pedestriansand transit users would havebeen accomplished more el-egantly if a new, more appro-priate bridge was part of theproject. There would have beenshorter, safer pedestrian cross-ings, many additional on-streetbike lanes, simpler traffic pat-terns, easier bus routing andless pollution in the faces ofcyclists, walkers and local resi-dents. Significant new land-scaping would all have beenpossible with a new bridge car-rying the traffic not destined forForest Hills.

What many see at ForestHills today is definitely not amonument to Olmsted, but asea of cars and pavement thatis a true monument to the auto-mobile.

Jeffrey FerrisJamaica Plain

MINTER-JORDANTO STEP DOWN

To the Editor:I am writing to let you know

that Myechia Minter-Jordanhas decided to step down fromher role as President and ChiefExecutive Officer of theDimock Center for a new lead-ership opportunity atDentaQuest.

?We are very grateful forMyechia’s incredible leader-ship over the past 12 years, thelast six as our President andCEO. She will be leaving theDimock Center in an excellentposition to continue its work.

In her new role, Myechiawill serve as Executive VicePresident and Chief Impact Of-ficer at DentaQuest overseeingthe DentaQuest Foundation andDentaQuest Institute. It’s agreat opportunity to broadenher commitment to communityhealth by enhancing the na-tional impact of DentaQuest’smission of improving oralhealth for all Americans.

Myechia will continue inher role through mid-Septem-ber and our next Board Meet-ing. As we begin our new bud-get year this month, Dimockmaintains a strong financialposition. During Myechia’stransition, our board and seniorleaders will work together toidentify interim leadership andplan for a smooth transition tothe next leader for the DimockCenter and with our Boards,employees, funders, commu-nity partners, and patients. Wewill begin our search for a newPresident and CEO, and willshare updates on transitionplans in the months ahead.

I’d like to take this oppor-tunity to thank Myechia for hermany outstanding contributionsto Dimock. Under her leader-ship, and through your supportand efforts, Dimock’s inte-grated approach to communityhealth care and education is oneof the most recognized acrossour city. It is transforming livesand improving health outcomesfor countless people and fami-lies. Myechia herself is recog-nized as one of the most influ-ential leaders in our city and ithas been a privilege to workalongside her. While we will

miss her, we know she will con-tinue to make a tremendousimpact in whatever she doesand in improving health out-comes for all in her next role.

Bob RiversChair, Dimock Community

Foundation Board

CIVILITY ONCENTRE STREET

To the Editor:I was heartened by Stephen

Smith’s letter to the Bulletin“Encouraged by Direction ofCentre Street Efforts”. By pro-moting civility it was a wel-come addition to the ongoingdialogue. But I wish to sharethat not all of the dialogue hasbeen civil.

At the end of the June meet-ing I was told by an olderwoman that my kind was notwelcome even though I hadmade no comments (perhapsmy bicycle helmet promptedthe remark). Much of the dia-logue on one of the WestRoxbury Facebook pages hasbeen very negative. But whatstruck me as most absurd wasthe demand that only WestRoxbury residents speak. Onehas to wonder how the mer-chants would feel if non-WestRoxbury residents were to stopfrequenting their businesses.We bring in a lot of commercewhether to the hardware store,Roches, banks, restaurants, theYMCA, or other. One socialmedia comment derided theexpert’s statement that a lanereduction would increase traveltime by only seconds withoutproviding any countering facts.

The periodic congestion onCentre St is mostly a functionof traffic light signal sequenc-ing that creates bunching. Thefear that reducing the lanes totwo for travel and one for turn-ing will ruin West Roxbury sidestreets is without merit. Thefew side streets that usefullyconnect through already areheavily used.

The city slow streets pro-gram and directional reroutingcould help resolve that. Saferconditions for pedestrians(many who drive to the shop-ping district) and bicyclists willincrease commerce helping thebusiness community by makingdowntown West Roxbury amore attractive and safer placeto shop and mingle.

Alan WrightRoslindale

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.

Grateful thanks. —B.S.

Prayer to OurLady of Lourdes

Blessed, most pure Virgin,you chose to manifest yourself

shining with life, sweetnessand beauty, in the Grotto of

Lourdes. Obtain for me,O loving Mother, this special

request… Our Lady ofLourdes, Mother of Christ,

pray for me. Obtain from yourDivine Son my special

request if it be God’s will.Amen.

—S.C.A.

Letters to the Editor

Conserve ourresources.

Recycle thisnewspaper.

There is a vital city service that nearly all of us take forgranted: trash collection. Add recycling to that list as well.

Both rank high among the work that must be done by mu-nicipal employees on a daily basis. Yet, we pay almost no at-tention to them at all, except when stuck behind a slow-mov-ing garbage truck or recycling hauler.

However, there should be reasons for concern as to whetherthese services are executed to the best of the city’s ability,beyond just environmental concerns. Where does trash go af-ter it is collected? Is our recycling program actually “recy-cling” what it claims to? Do rules for how we dispose of cer-tain products need to be updated? What can Boston do to re-duce volume, and in the process save itself and taxpayers’money?

A blurb in last week’s Bulletin might have escaped youreye despite being far from inconsequential. The City of Bos-ton is seeking information from interested parties for a poten-tial large-scale program that would reduce the amount of foodand yard waste that residents currently dispose of with theirtrash.

Respondents are asked to focus on how their recommenda-tions would decrease food waste, create cost savings, decreaseenvironmental impacts and support the City’s goals to go car-bon neutral by 2050. Specifically, the Request for Informa-tion aims to narrow the scope of the review by asking respon-dents to focus on how Boston can reduce the amount of or-ganics (food and yard waste) that finds itself a part of weeklycurbside trash collection and placing the conversation, for now,on short term solutions. Those efforts may include bolsteringcomposting services, increasing the usage of garbage dispos-als, and better educating residents on the current process andhow they, as individuals, can make it better.

The response deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2019, at 5p.m. The full RFI can be viewed here: boston.gov/sites/de-f a u l t / f i l e s /divert_organics_from_residential_waste_stream_rfi.pdf.

Of the suggestions, we gravitated to the mention of gar-bage disposals. For many, these in-sink amenities are eitherignored or considered a luxury. They should instead be treatedas a utility. Yes, they are hardly a zero-sum method of dis-posal when sewer systems are considered. Finding a way us-ing grants or zoning requirements to nudge their increasedavailability and usage is the sort of meaningful and creativethinking this RFI process must include.

A lot of the potential solutions we expect to hear are, unfortu-nately, punitive. Leave food scraps in a recycling bin and be pre-pared for a fine. Those who seek mandatory composting will surelywant a similar cost attached for those not doing so.

There are ways to increase participation that do not require aticket from ISD or the health department. First and foremost, im-prove communication between the City and residents so that there isno confusion about what can be collected, how it is collected, andwhat is not included in picked ups. What can and cannot be recycled?We came across a plan in the New Jersey suburbs that rewards reli-able recyclers and composters with added incentives including movieand restaurant gift certificates and discounts at local businesses. Thisis exactly the sort of thing Main Street districts should encourage.

Fines and tickets may be necessary to keep trash collection ef-forts on pace, but creative incentives should not be ignored or hand-waved away during this review.



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America and Brazil and otherplaces but now, as you know,there’s a mission everywhere,”he said. “The church is mis-sionary by its very nature, andwe even do work here in WestRoxbury.”

Nolan said his work in Ni-geria and Ghana was very im-portant to him, as he said theneed was just so great. At onepoint he had 10,000 refugeesin his parish from 1967 to1970 during the Biafra CivilWar in Nigeria, and his parishin Nigeria is now so large it

was made into 13 parishes.He’s also been made a Chiefof Ibo Tribe in Nigeria and alsoa Chaplain to the Chiefs of Ni-geria in New England.

“Education was a big thing.We opened schools all over Ni-geria where we were, it was abig part of our work,” he said.“We were there during theBiafra Wars. We fed thou-sands, and saved the lives ofrefugees running from theirhomes during the war, childrenand families mostly. With thefood from here, the CatholicLeague Service of the U.S., wehelped save the lives of manythousands of people, which Istill remember to this day.”

Nolan said the work wasvery important to him, and alsoa natural thing to do.

“Love your neighbor, andtry to help them,” he said.“Much more if they’re dyingor starving, it’s just the humanthing to do, but also the Chris-

Father Nolan, center, at his ordination more than 60 years ago.COURTESY PHOTO

tian and Catholic thing to do.We also help them get toHeaven as Christians bypreaching the Gospel.”

Nolan first came to WestRoxbury in 1981 where heserved for 15 years until mov-ing to the Most Precious BloodChurch in Hyde Park and thento the St. Pios X parish inMilton in 1997. Father RonaldD. Coyne, a mainstay of theParkway himself, took overfrom Nolan in 1997. Nolancame back to St. Theresa’s in2014 from Milton, where hecontinues to serve mass, andhear confessions. He said thefunds they raise here in Bos-ton help to serve millionsthroughout the world in themissionary services he himselfhas provided in places like Ni-geria and Ghana.

Father Nolan took up theGospel reading of Luke Chap-ter 10 verses 25-37 during theservice.

Father Nolan has served a total of 15 years in West Roxbury.PHOTO BY PATRICK O'CONNOR


come housing preservation, Ur-ban Edge (originally an arm ofESAC) acquired the oldDonnelly Advertising building in1991 and found two community-based tenants to occupy the space- Greater Egleston High Schooland the YMCA. Urban Edgecompletely built out the ramblinggarage for the two institutionsbetween 1996 and 2002.

Opposite the YMCA was arubbish strewn lot used to parktrucks and vans on whichDonnelly had a huge billboard.Brick stores built on the cornerlot around 1920 had been torndown about 1976 and the bill-board erected.

The idea of a town square onthe lot came out of a collabora-tion of ESAC, Urban Edge,ESNA, St. Mary of the AngelsChurch with the legendary Fr.Jack Roussin and others as a neu-tral space for gathering.

Over time, volunteers, dona-tions and contributions came in,the lot was cleared and cleaned,shade trees were planted,benches added with shrubs anda 60 foot mural painted byRoberto Chao filled the backwall.

ESAC–then located at 3313Washington St. near Green St.,worked out a 15- year lease withClear Channel, the new owner,and a celebration was held onJune 5, 2004.

Fifteen years ended in June2018. Clear Channel representa-tive Sebastiano Amara was in-vited to the ESNA meeting to talkabout an extension of the leasefor 25 to 50 years without the ter-

mination clause.Amara declined to attend. He

also did not return four messagesleft by The Bulletin at hisStoneham office.

“We discussed with ClearChannel a year ago the possibil-ity of a 25 year lease,” Litonjuatold The Bulletin.

“On June 26 I invitedYano[Amara] to the ESNA meet-ing. He asked if I had receivedhis proposal for a 10-year leasewith a 60-day termination and Isaid that would preclude us fromgetting CPA funds. That’s whereit’s left now.”

Denise Delgado, director ofEgleston Square Main Streets,was unhappy that Amara did notattend the meeting.

”The community deservesthis space,” she said at the meet-ing. “It’s been years and lots ofeffort. There is no othergreenspace along WashingtonStreet. We hoped Clear Channelwould come to this meeting.”

Over the years, the collabo-ration changed; ESAC movedout, first to Dorchester and thento the Jamaicaway; Urban Edgemoved to Jackson Square and hasnot been a presence in EglestonSquare for15 years; ESNA fadedand has only recently been reac-tivated.

Egleston Square Main Streetsfilled in the void left by ESACand, when Luis Cotto became di-rector, he followed the work andbegan cleanups of the Peace Gar-den.

In June 2015, Cotto organizedthe first improvement to the Gar-den since it was built when he

coordinated volunteers fromJohn Hancock and Youth Buildin a big day-long project that builtthe stage and brick patio.

This was to prepare for the2015 summer concert seriesCotto organized that has been afeature since, together with sum-mer movie nights.

Main Streets moved the an-nual city Christmas tree lightingto the Peace Garden and theMayor’s Office has been a part-ner in the Peace Garden collabo-ration.

In April 2018, Main Streetsinvited Cambridge-basedCOGDesign to lead a communityvision project that studied waysto improve and upgrade the PeaceGarden. The resulting plan forthe Peace Garden is what the col-laboration wants to submit forCPA funding in September.

Dan Newman moved toSchool Street with his partner inSeptember 2018 and he quicklybecame involved with the PeaceGarden.

“We formed a Friends of thePeace Garden,” Newman said atthe ESNA meeting. “There’sbeen quite a lot of interest in mak-ing it more beautiful. The own-ership issue is causing an oppor-tunity to find a way to bring thePeace Garden into tomorrow.This obviously costs money andCPA could fund that.”

Christine Poff is director ofthe Community Preservation ActProgram at City Hall.

“Clear Chanel has alwaysbeen a problem,” she said. “Prop-erty control is really significant.The 15-year lease and the 60-day

termination clause is the bigproblem.”

“Given the location of thePeace Garden,the[CPA]committee would look fa-vorably on it. Jamaica Plaindoesn’t have that many CPAprojects. I feel this is a greatproject, but not with the 60-daytermination.” Newman said thatJerome Smith of NeighborhoodServices is “fully aware of theproject and he recognizes theproblem.”

Newman said that District 6City Councilor Matt O’Malleyhas talked with Amara and hesuggested that Senator Markeymight be a political ally.

“Markey has received moneyfrom Clear Channel,” Newmansaid.

Harry Smith is a new consult-ant to Eglston Square MainStreets.

“We have moral site control,”he said. “We’ve got to get thisout more publicly. Maybe theright person [from Clear Chan-nel] will appear.”

Newman said he agreed.“We need a call to action,”

he said. “Get community sig-natures. We’ve got to find theright ear at Clear Channel.”

Smith said Clear Channelmight have two different mes-sages.

“One is ‘we own the landand we’re going to keep thebillboard’,” he said. “Andtwo, it’s property they want tosell and don’t want to be ham-strung with a long term lease.”

The lot is small, barely5,500 square feet. Carlysle En-gineering on Brookside Av-enue owns the adjoining ga-rage, on which the mural is af-

fixed.Poff said CPA funds could

be used to purchase the land -valued at $179,000- but shesaid she didn’t know if this wasfeasible.

Left unsaid was the factthat the collaboration is a loosefederation of ad hoc volun-teers. ESAC would potentiallyhold the deed–and the manage-ment responsibility - but ESAChas faced its own internal strainsand since 2014 has changed itsmission to serve senior commu-nities.

“I would have to talk aboutownership with the board,”Litonjua told The Bulletin.

Carolyn Royce is a leader ofESNA. She said the biggestproblem with the Peace Gardenis the drinking and loitering.

“The street people are hav-ing a negative affect,” Delgadoagreed. “Some businesses wantto move out because of them.”

Still she was concernedabout too many 911 calls.

“Clear Channel just mightfence it off if they get a lot ofcomplaints,” she said.

Newman circulated a sign-insheet for volunteers to help withcleanup of the Peace Garden.

Poff said she would “workon the politics. See where themayor is on this.” The mayor’soffice did not respond to TheBulletin for comment on thePeace Garden.

Royce said the next steps arepolitical action, cleanup volun-teers and a working group to fol-low the issue of ownership of thePeace Garden.

The 4th annual JP Porch Festwas held in part at the PeaceGarden on July13.

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BCYF NEIGHBORHOODBLOCK PARTIES KICK OFFJULY 18

Mark your calendar and bringyour friends and family to a fun andfree Neighborhood Block Party andlearn more about your neighbor-hood community centers! SelectThursday nights in July and Augustfrom 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., the BCYFNeighborhood Block Parties willoffer a variety of free activities in-cluding music, a cookout, activities,swimming (as indicated below),and resource tables from many Cityof Boston departments and otheragencies with lots of great informa-tion to share and giveaways. Thissummer’s schedule is as follows: July 18: BCYF Quincy Commu-nity Center, 885 Washington Street,Chinatown. Will be held at rooftopplayground. (swimming)

July 25: BCYF Tynan Commu-nity Center, 650 East Fourth Street,South Boston

August 8: BCYF MarshallCommunity Center, 35 WestvilleStreet, Dorchester

August 15: BCYF MeninoCommunity Center, 125 BrookwayRoad, Roslindale In the case ofrain or other weather issues, pleasecheck BCYF’s social media pages(@BCYFCenters) for updates. TheBlock Parties are generously sup-ported by the Foundation forBCYF.

BCYF GIRLS NIGHTSBoston Centers for Youth &

Families (BCYF) invites Bostongirls to register now to attend oneor all Girls Nights, a series of freegirls-only events throughout thesummer. All activities are designedto bring girls together in a safe, non-competitive environment wherethey can be themselves, meet othergirls their age and engage with rolemodels. BCYF Girls Nights alsoconnects girls with resources andopportunities while they enjoy apositive and fun experience withtheir peers. Last summer over 1,500girls participated in BCYF’s GirlsNights. Boston Bowl Tuesday,July 23, 4 - 7 p.m. All Ages

Codzilla Tuesday, July 30, 5p.m. Ages 7 and older

LipSync & Dance Battle atBCYF Perkins Community CenterTuesday, August 6, 5 - 8 p.m. AllAges

New England Aquarium Satur-day, August 10, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.All Ages

Laser Quest Tuesday, August13, 5 - 8 p.m. Ages 6 and older

JP Licks Ice Cream SocialTuesday, August 20, 4 - 6 p.m. AllAges

End of Summer Party at Chez

Vous with Boston Police DistrictB3! Friday, August 23, 5 - 8 p.m.All Ages

JOIN FRANKLIN PARK ZOOFOR NATURE VALLEYFAMILY FRIDAYS!

Franklin Park Zoo is teamingup with Nature Valley Granola Barsthis summer to encourage familiesand their children to visit the zoo tolearn about the incrediblebiodiversity of our planet, whilealso giving back to the local com-munity.

Every Friday from now throughJuly 26, visitors to Franklin ParkZoo can present a Nature Valleygranola bar at the zoo’s entranceand, in return, will receive FREEchild admission with each paidadult admission! The most reward-ing part? Each granola bar that iscollected will be donated to the lo-cal food bank for other families inneed.

Upon entrance, visitors can alsostop by the Nature Valley samplingtable and munch on the crunchyOats n’ Honey granola bars as theystroll through the zoo!

www.zoonewengland.org/visit/nature-valley-family-fridays/.

Help Zoo New England shareappreciation during FirstResponder’s Day at Franklin ParkZoo on August 3

- Celebrate World Lion Day atFranklin Park Zoo on August 10

- Mark your calendars for the10th annual Brew at the Zoo atFranklin Park Zoo on August 17

USED BASEBALLGLOVES WANTED

The Jason Roberts ChallengerLeague is in need of used baseballgloves. Especially left handed base-ball gloves. Donations of gloveswould be much appreciated and canbe dropped off at Super Flash 1731Centre St. in West Roxbury.

JIMMY FUND 5K & FUN RUNJoin friends and family for the

inaugural Jimmy Fund 5K & FunRun presented by Bayer, Sunday,July 21, 10:00 a.m. Choose be-tween a 3.1-mile run or a half-milefun run, around Boston’s scenicMillennium Park, 300 GardnerStreet, West Roxbury. Registrationis $35 for adults and children age13 and older, and $15 for childrenages 3-12. All participants receivean online fundraising page to helpthem raise money to support theirrun. Individuals who raise over$100 will receive an official racetech shirt. Race entry includes ad-

mission to the post-race party, in-cluding complimentary food andtwo Harpoon adult beverage tick-ets for 21+ entrants. For more in-formation and to register visit:www.jimmyfund5k.org.

ALLSTON / BRIGHTON

BEGINNINGINTERNET CLASS

Mystified by the net? Don’tknow how to surf? Help is avail-able on a one on one basis to getyou started. Call foran appointment and ask for Alan.Brighton Branch Library/40 Acad-emy Hill Road, (617) 782-6032

ESL 'CONVERSATION GROUPS

Two ESL conversation groupsmeet at the Brighton Library; Oneon Monday evening at 6:15pm; The other on Tuesday after-noon at 1 pm. Come and practiceyour language skills in an informaland friendly setting with other newEnglish speakers. Brighton BranchLibrary/40 Academy Hill Road/(617) 782-6032.

JAMAICA PLAIN

ARBORETUM EVENTSFree Fun Friday!Kids of all ages may exercise

their curiosity and creativity at theArboretum on Free Fun Friday, July19 from 10:00am-3:00pm. Part ofthe Highland Street Foundation’sFree Fun Fridays summer offeringscitywide, the event features storywalks, fort building, watercoloring,and more! On Sunday, July 28 from2:00-4:00pm, kids can Catch SomeRays! and harness the sun to createa solar oven and plant a sunflowerseed, part of the Science in OurPark series.

Discover Lilies Marvel at hundreds of fragrant

lilies at the 72nd Annual Interna-tional Lily Show, the centerpieceevent of the North American LilySociety. You will be amazed by thevibrant colors and diversity ofscents on display, and events thatinclude horticulture, design, and alily photo contest. This special two-day event takes place at the WeldHill Research Building on Satur-day, July 13 from 9:00am-5:00pm,and on Sunday, July 14 from9:00am-3:00pm.

Art and the Arboretum Between the Leaves, The

Unique Prints of Sarah Cross, ondisplay in the Hunnewell Buildingfrom July 26 through October, re-

veals a special process focusingon the ephemeral quality light tocreate a delicate piece of art. Attendan Opening Reception on Saturday,July 27 from 1:00-3:00pm. On July28, join Sarah for a CyanotypeWorkshop at 10:00am. Drawn toPaint, Paintings of Arboretum Treesby Paul Olson, remains on viewthrough July 21. Learn how tosketch en plein air (outdoors) withthe artist at a Making Art in theLandscape workshop on July 13 at1:00pm.

Morning Yoga Find your zen and improve your

health and wellbeing on Sundaysthis summer with yoga in the land-scape. Practice poses, breathing,and meditation in the tranquil set-ting of the Arnold Arboretum. Of-fered 10:00-11:30am on July 21,and 28, and August 4.

Summer Learning Dig deep into the Substance of

Soil with Arboretum horticulturistConor Guidarelli on July 10. Un-derstand more about light pollutionat Darkness in Distress with Sky &Telescope editor Kelly Beaty onJuly 16. Learn citizen science con-servation work and tips for friendlyGardening for Butterflies andMoths on July 24 with Arboretumhorticultural technologist ColinMcCallum-Cook.

Arnold Arboretum,125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130arboretum.harvard.edu

FALLS PREVENTIONCLASSES FOR SENIORSMany older adults experience a fearof falling. People who develop thisfear often limit their activities,which can result in physical weak-ness, making the risk of falling evengreater. A Matter of Balance: Man-aging Concerns About Falls is aprogram designed to reduce the fearof falling and increase activity lev-els among older adults. Classes runfor 8 weeks and include fun vid-eos, group discussion, a safe sur-roundings survey, and mild exerciseto increase strength and flexibility.It is offered at no charge. Thoseusing a cane or walker will also ben-efit from this program – it is a greatclass to help improve your balanceand self-confidence.

Location: Woodbourne Apart-ments, 6 Southbourne Road in Ja-maica Plain

Day and Time: Thursdays,10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Class Dates: July 18th – Sep-tember 5th, 2019

For more information or to reg-ister for this workshop contact AnnGlora at 617-477-6616 [email protected]

MY LIFE, MY HEALTHMy Life, My Health: Chronic

Disease Self-Management Pro-gram (CDSMP) is an informative,interactive workshop, designed foradults who live with the daily chal-lenges of one or more ongoinghealth conditions. It will give peoplewith chronic conditions (such ashigh blood pressure, arthritis, heartdisease, cancer, asthma, etc.) and/or their caregivers the knowledgeand skills needed to take a more ac-tive role in their health care. Theworkshop is offered at no chargeand the book, Living a Healthy Lifewith Chronic Disease is provided

for each participant. Workshopmeets 1 day per week for 6 weeks.Location: Ethos Offices, 555Amory Street in Jamaica Plain Dayand Time: Wednesdays from 1:30– 4:00 p.m. Class dates: July 31st –September 4th, 2019 For more in-formation or to register for thisworkshop contact Ann Glora at617-477-6616 [email protected]

HYDE PARK

OPEN MIC AT THE SWITCHWednesday, July 31- Musi-

cians, poets and performers are in-vited to perform at Switch ArtistCoop Gallery on Wednesday, July31 from 7:00- 9:00 PM. Everyonegets a turn performing in this low-key and welcoming environmentlocated at 21 Fairmount Ave, HydePark

SUMMER CONCERTS INTHE GARDEN AT THE HYDEPARK LIBRARY 6:30-7:30PM

July 18 - The Sun Sets In TheEast-Ethnic sounds, atmosphericideas and structural concepts fromdifferent eras.

July 25 - Martin Guas-Argen-tinian multi-instrumentalist andsongwriter presents original musicthat combines infuences fromgenres throughout the world.

August 1 - Sulinha’s Trio withJulio Santos and Eduardo Mercuri-Family program of children’s mu-sic with a Brazilian twist.sulinha.com

August 8 - Asme- 20-year-oldsinger-songwriter and performerwho knows the power of music andhow impactful it can be to the livesof others. instagram.com/asmeisme/

August 15 - Dreion-Vocalist,songwriter, performing artist whosevision is to create music that makethe listener feel good, imparting amessage of inspiration and hope;his music is a combination of gos-pel, soul, funk andR&B.dreion.com

August 22 - Tony Cibotti- cel-ebrates his 90th Birthday with us!– Weld Hall

Sponsored by the Friends of theHyde Park Library in partnershipwith the Berklee College of MusicSummer in the City program

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEBOSTON CITY ARCHIVES

July 22, 2019 - 6:30-7:45 P.M.-Weld Hall

Including Hyde Park Photosand Documents. Marta Crilly is theArchivist for Reference and Out-reach at the Boston City Archives,where she manages reference ser-vices, outreach, and digital pro-grams. She has an MA in Historyand an MS in Archives Manage-ment.

FRIENDS OF HP LIBRARYBOOK and MEDIA SALE

July 20, 2019 from 11:00 am to2:00 pm. Store room book andmedia sale. Everything 1/2 price!

BCYF HYDE PARKCOMMUNITY CENTER

SENIOR FITNESS CLASSOur Senior Fitness Club is a low

impact exercise class will use lightweights, exercise bands and yourown body weight while standingbehind and sitting in chairs. All lev-

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Around the Neighborhood


building, 11 Dana Ave., was givenas of right status, when there areclearly a lot of code violations.”

One of those violations, Kirkersaid, was on page three of the pro-posal. The proposal states thatthere will be parking on theground floor, which would not beas of right.

“My thing about going to ISDis that if, we can get somebody inthere that can say, ‘Oh, we madea mistake,’ we can go to the(BPDA) and say, ‘Now you haveto change it.’”

George Perry added that thereis a water table there as well.

Other old business includedthe problems with noise com-plaints. Officer Paul Broderickand Officer Matt Conley went tosee a property owner on Oak Placethat had partying and noise com-plaints against her.

“She was respectful of thepolice, but she denied every-thing,” Broderick said. “Shewasn’t very nice.”

New Sgt. Daniel Keane saidthat part of the problem with re-sponse to these complaints is pri-oritizing calls.

“The City has put extra carson the weekends,” Keane said.“But what happens is that we getshorthanded. So what we do ismake a list of the noise complaintcalls, and Officer Conley will re-spond to them after the fact. Soyou may not see a response rightaway.”

Officer Paul Broderick said

there were 51 disturbance callsover the Fourth of July weekend.

“Always call 911 so we cankeep a record,” Keane said. “Andif you can, please give a specificaddress.”

Treasurer Val Mayo addedthat firecrackers are also a con-cern where 911 should be called.She said that public service an-nouncements should be made be-fore the holiday to discouragetheir use.

For new business, Kirker andMayo said there should be largermeetings to bring neighborhoodgroups together.

“A lot of the same stuff is hap-pening in different parts of HydePark,” Mayo said. “It would benice to pull together.”

“Eventually I would like to seeneighborhood groups join to-gether anyways,” Kirker added. “Ithink it would be better to havethree big groups rather than 22little groups.”

Patricia Odom, the co-chair ofthe East River Neighborhood As-sociation, was in attendance at themeeting. She said she would workwith the HPNA to hold joint meet-ings with other local organiza-tions.

“This has been a concern ofours for years,” she said. “I’d liketo set a date so we don’t keep pro-crastinating.”

The group also heard a pro-posal for local restaurant LasDelicias Colombianas, located at1231 River St., to obtain a beer

and wine alcohol license.Attorney Albert J. Moscone,

Jr., an associate at D’AmbrosioBrown LLP in Boston, said thatthe restaurant is a family-basedbusiness that would like to servealcohol with late lunches and din-ners.

“The idea is to have a glass ofbeer or wine with a meal,” he said.“It’s not going to be a nightclub.”

“This is definitely likeBacaro,” Maria Esdale Farrell, anaide to City Councilor TimMcCarthy and a challenger for theDistrict Five Council seat, said.

Vice chair Ralph Cotellessosaid they would take the proposalunder advisement.

Development was an increas-ing concern among group mem-bers.

“A lot of these buildings arebeing built by developers whodon’t live in the area,” Kirker said.“A lot of the businesses hereare pro-development be-cause they think it’s going tobring customers into theirrestaurants, and that justisn’t the case necessarily. Weneed to fight for our qualityof life.”

After the meeting, Dis-trict Five candidate Jean-Claude Sanon said hethought the meeting wentwell and was very organized.

“I just wish they had aquorum to vote on the liquorlicense for the restaurant,” he said.

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explained that many rental units in the Brighton/Allstonarea are older and could present hazards, so some land-lords don’t allow children for safety reasons. Many Resi-dents at the meeting said they hope to see more familiesmove into the area in the future. Davis agreed, and explainedthat they have not finalized the amount of rooms each unitwill have yet.

“Will you set aside a number of apartments for peoplewho already live in Boston?” Questioned Amanda Smart, acandidate for District 9 of the Boston City Council.Robinson explained it is something they would consider,but they have not fully went through the marketing processquite yet. Smart also asked about handicap accessibility.Robinson stated that they made sure to include handicap ac-cessibility into the design, especially since the site is locatedon an elevated site.

One resident stated that he feels that all these “crazy de-velopments” are “killing the neighborhood vibe.” The resi-dent, who said he has lived in Brighton for over 40 years,remarked that “development has been going crazy the past 20years” and that many developers are “only here for profit”.

The 1515 Commonwealth Ave. project is currently underreview by the Boston Planning & Development Agency(BPDA). The comment period is currently open, and will con-clude on July 30. The proposal can be viewed and commentedon the BPDA’s website at http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/1515-commonwealth-avenue.

At the beginning of the meeting, members of the BostonPolice Department (BPD) District D-14 Community ServiceOffice read the most recent numbers in terms of crime. Dis-trict D-14 has seen a 12 percent drop this year in overall crime.The department also announced they have seven new recruitsfrom the Boston Police Academy.

Multiple Boston City Council and Council At-Large can-didates were present at the meeting. Amanda Smart is runningfor Boston City Council in District 9. Martin J. Keogh, whowas also present, is running for Boston City Councilor At-Large. The preliminary Boston City Council elections will takeplace on Sept. 24, 2019.

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DeathsALIBERTI

Anna G. Of Hyde Park,passed peacefully on July 12th,at the age of 90. Loving daugh-ter of the late Mary and JohnAliberti. Devoted sister ofVincent Aliberti of Danvers,and Rose Giglio of Quincy.Also survived by many lovingnieces, nephews, great-nieces,great-nephews and friends. Fol-lowed by a Mass of ChristianBurial was held on Tuesday,June 16th at St. Mary’s Church,Dedham. Interment at FairviewCemetery, Hyde Park. Forguestbook please visitthomasfuneralhomes.com

BERNARDDonna M. (Maggeson)

(Mandell) Of Middleboro, for-merly of Roslindale andTaunton, passed away peace-fully on July 14, 2019 at 66years young. Beloved wife ofthe late Stephen F. Bernard.Visiting Hours at the P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins, GeorgeF. Doherty & Sons FuneralHome, 2000 Centre St., WESTROXBURY, on Wed., July 17thfrom 4-8pm. Funeral from thefuneral home on Thurs., July18th at 10:30am, followed by aFuneral Mass at Sacred HeartLower Church, Roslindale at11:30am. Interment St. MichaelCemetery, Roslindale. For di-rections, guestbook, and fullobituary pemurrayfuneral.comP.E. Murray - F.J. HigginsGeorge F. Doherty & Sons WestRoxbury 617 325 2000

DEVLINJohn F. Of West Roxbury,

formerly of South Boston, diedpeacefully surrounded by hisfamily on July 14, 2019. Be-loved husband of the late Mar-garet R. “Jeanne” (Devin). Lov-ing father of the late George W.Devlin. Devoted grandfather ofRobert J. Devlin of Brocktonand John F. Devlin of Foxboro.Dear father-in-law of JaneneDevlin of West Roxbury.Brother of Elizabeth Broome ofSouth Boston, Joseph Devlin ofTacoma, WA, Mary Callanan ofStoughton, and the late PhilipDevlin, Thomas Devlin, and Sr.Bridget Ann Devlin, S.N.D.Also survived by many lovingnieces and nephews. John wasformer First Assistant ClerkMagistrate Roxbury DistrictCourt, USAF Veteran KoreanWar, member of American Le-gion Post 114 Milton. Funeralfrom the William J. GormleyFuneral Home, 2055 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY, Thursday,July 18th at 9:00 a.m. followedby a Funeral Mass in St.Theresa Church at 10 a.m. Vis-iting Hours Wednesday 4-8p.m. Relatives and friends in-vited. Interment GethsemaneCemetery. In lieu of flowers,

donations may be made inJohn’s name to the Sisters ofNotre Dame, 185 OrtonMarotta Way, South Boston,MA 02127. For directions andg u e s t b o o kwww.gormleyfuneral.com Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600

FLYNNMary Rosalind (Begee) Of

Hopkinton, formerly of WestRoxbury, passed away peace-fully on July 5, 2019, at the ageof 97. Dear daughter of Ben-jamin Begee and Maria L.(Freda) Begee. Adored wife ofthe late Daniel J. Flynn, Jr.,with whom she shared 57 yearsof marriage before his passingin 2005. Cherished mother ofLisa M. (Flynn) Curry and herhusband David of Hopkintonand Kevin D. Flynn and hiswife Evelyn of Leominster.Proud and beloved nana toAidan and Declan Curry ofHopkinton. Sister to AlmaCosta of Nevada. A FuneralMass was held on Friday, July12th in St. Theresa Church In-terment St. Joseph Cemetery.The family kindly requests noflowers, but would appreciatea donation in Mary’s namemade to Brookhaven Hospice.We are very grateful for theirexceptional compassion andk i n d n e s s ,brookhavenhospice.com Forg u e s t b o o kwww.gormleyfuneral.com Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600

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Thomas E. Of WestRoxbury, formerly of Dedham,July 13, 2019. Beloved husbandof Marie F. (Caruso) Grant.Devoted father of Susan Grant-O’Brien and her husband Joe ofDracut, Nancy Sauve and herhusband Brad of Walpole, andMichael Grant of Mansfield.Loving grandfather of Jessica,Danielle, and Nicole Sauve,and Megan and Emily Grant.Also survived by several niecesand nephews. Proud graduateBoston College High School,1953, Northeastern University,and Boston College, MBA.U.S. Army Veteran. Longtime

program manager for NorthropGrumman, Norwood. Memberof the Knights of Columbus,Council 234, Dedham. A Fu-neral Mass was held onWednesday, July 17at St.Mary’s Church, Dedham. Inter-ment Brookdale Cemetery,Dedham. Expressions of sym-pathy may be made in Thomas’memory to Boston CollegeHigh School, 150 MorrisseyBlvd., Boston, MA 02125. Forg u e s t b o o kpemurrayfuneral.com P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins GeorgeF. Doherty & Sons WestRoxbury 617 325 2000

McCABEMary Ann Age 82, formerly

of Hyde Park, MA. Currentlyof Naples, FL, passed awayJune 24, 2019, surrounded byloving family. Mary Ann leavesher sister Joyce (husband Tho-mas Riedel) of New Braunfels,TX, brother Ed (wife Ann) ofDuxbury, brother Thomas (wifeMaureen) of Woburn, 7 specialnephews & 1 special niece.Mary Ann was a dedicated edu-cator for over 50 years inNorwood, MA, Germany andfor over 40 years Naples, FL.Services will be private at alater date in MA& TX. Dona-tions can be made in her nameto Guadalupe Center, 2640Golden Gate Parkway, Suite106 Naples, FL 34105 or atwww.guadalupecenter.org/apps/pages/Donate

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Mary J. Of West Roxbury,formerly of St. Kevin’s Parish,Dorchester, July 8, 2019. Be-loved daughter of the latePatrick J. and Mary A.(McHugh) Norton. Devotedsister of June Pappas of WestRoxbury and the late RitaWalsh, and Eileen, Joe, Francis,Henry and Jackie Norton.Cousin of Veronica McElaneyof Norwood. Loving aunt ofSusan Hampson, John Pappas,Frank McLaughlin, and Ed-ward McLaughlin. Longtimeemployee of Sears & Roebuck.A Funeral Mass was held onMonday, July 15th at St.

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Robert “Bob”, age 91, for-merly of Boston’s South End,July 9, 2019. Beloved husbandof the late Jeanne (Callahan)Sanders and the late Bethany(Griffin) Sanders. Loving fa-ther of Steven, Brian, Karen,Richard, Robert and Laura.Brother of Lorraine, Marjorie,Donald, Richard, and Paul.Also survived by many niecesand nephews. Relatives andfriends visited with Bob’s fam-ily on Tuesday, July 16, 2019in the William J. Gormley Fu-neral Home 2055 Centre St.WEST ROXBURY. IntermentSt. Joseph Cemetery. Forguestbook, please visit:www.gormleyfuneral.com

SHEARERHorace G. Of West Roxbury,

MA, formerly of Roxbury andDorchester, surrounded by fam-ily, passed on July 11, 2019.Son of the late Charles andMarguerite (DeForest) Shearer.Devoted husband of Mildred(Toomer) Shearer. Cherishedfather of Carmen (Warren)Mulhern, Carol (Joseph)Shearer-Best and Haji (Jasmin)Shearer. Also survived by sis-ters, Dolores (Frank) Nichols,Ruth Shearer, sister-in-law,Shirley Toomer, five grandchil-dren as well as many nieces andnephews. Family and friendsare invited to attend a Visitingwith family, on Wednesday,July 17, from 6-8 pm at the Jo-seph Russo Funeral Home, 814American Legion Highway,

ROSLINDALE. Funeral Ser-vices, Thursday, July 18, at 10am at the United House ofPrayer, 206 Seaver Street,Dorchester. The Committal willbe in Forest Hills Cemetery,Jamaica Plain. In lieu of flow-ers, the family requests dona-tions be made to the ConcernedBlack Men of Massachusetts,136 Warren Street, Roxbury,MA 02119 for the HoraceShearer Memorial Youth Fish-ing Trip. Directions and guestbook available atjosephrussofuneralhome.comComplete notice to appear onWednesday, July 17, 2019.

TRIANTAFYLLOSMary (Koskoris) Age 93,

of West Roxbury, peacefullypassed away with family byher side, in the early morn-ing of July 13th, 2019. Bornin Boston in 1926 toPeloponnesian (Greek) par-ents, she moved back toGreece in 1932 with her fam-ily, only to flee impendingwar in 1939. A devout GreekOrthodox Christian and afiercely independent woman,who defied contemporarynorms by earning aBachelor’s degree from the

State College of Boston andworked as: a journalist (Hel-lenic Chronicle), a Phys Ed.teacher (Boston andStoughton public schools),and a lab technician(Tracerlab and Polaroid). Mrs.Triantafyllos imparted herfaith and independent mindsetto her children, grandchildren,and great-grandchildren, whowill miss her terribly. Belovedwife of the late TerryTriantafyllos, and dear motherof Ellen Gyftopoulos Sdrollasof Boston, Demetra Papas ofBillerica, and the late SophiaTriantafyllos Moore. Lovinggrandmother of MariaTurcios, Alexandra, Nicholas,Stephanie and Victoria Papas,Marielle Moore, MagdalenaGyftopoulos, CostantinoSdrollas, and Terrence Moore.Proud great-grandmother ofPeter and Anthony Turcios.Interment at Forest Hills Cem-etery, Boston. In lieu of flow-ers, donations to the Power ofFlowers, 365 East St.,Tewksbury, MA 01876 wouldbe appreciated. For guestbook please visitwww.fo l somfunera l . comFolsom Funeral Homewww.folsomfuneral.com

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Perfect day for 12th annualFranciscan Road Race Walk

On July 13, people gatheredat Millennium Park in WestRoxbury to participate and sup-port the Franciscan Children’sRoad Race Walk. The 12th an-nual event was a family-friendlycharity fundraiser where kidsand adults walked or ran to sup-port the hospital that providescare and education for kids withspecial health care needs.

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The race was held to raise money for medical programs at theFranciscan Hospital in Brighton.

PHOTO BY KEVIN PERRINGTON-TURNER

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Matt Lynch said he was proudof the turnout.

“It’s a great day. We had agreat turnout with over 400 par-ticipants,” he said. “It looks likeeveryone is having a great timeand obviously everything goesstraight to the kids and it’s justa great cause.”

When asked about if thecause held any personal valueLynch responded, “Working atthe hospital is personal. I can

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walk down the hallway and seewhat these kids and families aregoing through, and how our staffhelps them. So events like thisthat generate money and helps usdo what we do is so crucial.”

Along with helping the hos-pital out, Lynch talked about howevents bring a community to-gether.

“We have people fromaround the country. There werepeople from Minnesota that werehere for a wedding that decidedto participate,” he said. “It’s agreat turnout. We love the sup-port and the more we can get theFranciscan Children out there thebetter.”

Winner of the race, PatrickJagielski was able to give histhoughts on the mission of thehospital and the event as a whole;“It was awesome! It was a funrace. it’s always cool to come outhere. It’s a good crowd. All thesepeople come in early Saturdaymorning. It’s encouraging to seepeople care about the cause.”Jagielski has run the race sincehigh school and will “probablyrun next year.”

“It was hot out. I think Icould’ve run better if it wascolder out, but it’s summer” saidrunner, Peter Tzanetos.

“It was hot today,” said JeffCoughlin who started and fin-ished the race while pushing astroller. " It seems a little bit lower(turnout)... Maybe because of theheat."

Coughlin shared his personalties to the cause. “The reason werun is my brother used to go tothe Kennedy Day School at thehospital and he was there for anumber of years. He passed away10 years ago. So we try to comeout pretty much every year to

support the hospital.”Resident Archie Lewis was

one of the first few runners to fin-ish the race. He described therace as, “a hard course, I tell youthat. There’s a lot of hills. Butit’s a pretty good run... There’sa lot of young kids, which isgood. I run only races that raisemoney for charity. Stuff like this.Parents should take more initia-tive getting their kids involvedin this stuff.”

“We’ve been involved forseveral years. It’s a wonderfulevent because you see peoplefrom many states coming to sup-port kids,” says Gojeb Frehywotwho was spectating during therace with his dog.“Then you seethe kids themselves, some ofthem are being supported run-ning. It’s all about heart. And it’sa beautiful thing to watch. It’s abeautiful day, it brings familiestogether, and it brings like

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minded people together to dosomething good.”

“Very well organized. Greatday. Great location. Goodcause” said Joe Walsch whowatched while his daughter ranthe race. “How can you argueabout a hospital that takes careof kids? One of the best causesout there.”

Hundreds came out for the race in West Roxbury. Luckily the weather was cooperative.PHOTO BY KEVIN PERRINGTON-TURNER

Factory Hill NW may beeligible for CPA fundsfor park renovations

As the sun was setting overthe treescape at Factory Hill,fifteen members of the FactoryHill Neighborhood Watch(FHNW) met to learn about afunding opportunity that couldbrighten the park’s futurethrough the Community Pres-ervation Act (CPA).

Lisa Consalvo, chief ofstaff to Rep. Angelo Scaccia,has been working with thegroup to try to get funding forpark renovations. She ex-plained at the meeting that shewent to the Department ofConservation and Recreation(DCR), “but because of itsproximity to the other park(Kelly Field and Playground),it just wasn’t in their five-yearcapital plan.”

Instead, Consalvo said an-other option was to go afterCPA funding. She invitedThadine Brown, Director ofCommunity Relations for theCommunity Preservation De-partment of the City of Bos-ton, to explain the uses of CPAfunding and the applicationprocess.

“Anyone can apply to ourstaff, and then the applicationsare submitted to our nine-member committee,” Brownsaid. The committee is com-prised of five members ap-pointed by Mayor Martin J.Walsh and four Boston resi-dents who were selected by theCity Council.

During the last round,Brown said the departmentfunded $34 million in projects,with $18 million going to af-fordable housing, $8 milliongoing to historic preservation,and $8 million going to parksand open spaces. They re-ceived 135 eligibility forms,narrowed down the process to85 applications, and funded 56applications.

Determination is based oncommunity impact and prior-ity, with each neighborhoodgetting two or three projects.For Hyde Park, it meant thehistoric SDA Church on RiverStreet getting a new roof; theYMCA geeting open space inthe back, and the Hyde ParkLibrary’s open space behind

the building.“It’s a beautiful park, but

I think a lot more could bedone to make it more beauti-ful and more useful,” FHNWchair Randy Haynes said.“Folks have talked to meabout the hump in the landthere, where it’s kind of likea barrier. It might be a placewhere, when officers drive by,things can be done that can’tbe seen.”

The most important issuefor Factory Hill is that, be-cause it is owned by DCR anddid not receive funding in thecapital budget, it is eligiblefor CPA funding.

“This neighborhood asso-ciation would have to workclosely with DCR to get theirpermission, because DCRwould be the applicant to re-ceive the funding to do thework in this park,” Brownsaid. “If they agree, and webroker this meeting, DCRwould be a part of the appli-cation process. They wouldtalk to the neighborhoodgroup and residents and holda meeting to see what theneeds are.

The CPA funds can do alot of projects FHNW hasbeen requesting for manymonths, including levelingthe land, adding benches, in-stalling trash cans, addinglighting and possibly creatinga playground.

Brown said the next appli-cation is coming out on Au-gust 1, if FHNW wants to ap-ply. The eligibility form isavailable now. Brown canthen connect the group withDCR to get the process inmotion.

“The next step is, ‘Whatdoes the community want?,”Consalvo said.

Brown said that, if sheended up being the lead per-son on this application, shewould explain to the commit-tee that she brokered themeeting with DCR, she hasbeen to the park, met with thecommunity and seen theneeds there.

Her presentation was cutshort by one of the members,who asked not to be named,

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Candidates for District 5 City Council Mimi Turchinetz, picturedcenter, and Candidate Alkia Powell spoke during the meeting.

PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON

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wasn’t ready. That didn’t mat-ter much, as a good number ofresidents came out for whatCommanding Officer Lt.Benny White hopes will be-come an annual event.

“We want to honor the regi-ments who trained here, and itwasn’t just the 54th, there werecavalry and artillery regimentswho trained here too, blackand white,” he said. “Wethought this could be a fittingtribute.”

The flag, donated by EliasAkiki, features 35 golden starsrepresenting the states of theUnion at the time. The flagnow flies with the current U.S.Flag at Meigs and will untilLabor Day. The Department ofConservation and Recreationmandates that no flags fly atthe location due to unneces-sary seasonal wear and tear.

State Rep. Angelo Scacciaasked the assembled crowd togive a cheer for the regiment.

“What we saw today wasthe rededication of the 1863flag, and the 35 states ofAmerica who preserved ourunion and fought to eliminateslavery,” he said. “This waswhere the second coming ofAmerica happened, and itstarted here, at Camp Meigs. I

54th Regiment continued from page 1hope to see at least a yearlypresentation, because it’s sowonderful when people learnabout the history of the UnitedStates of America and whatbrought us together.”

Scaccia, the 54th and localgroups are working with thestate to try to acquire theSprague Pond, which was alsopart of the training ground.

“We’re trying to have theDCR Commissioner thinkabout Sprague Pond and seewhat can be done about acquir-ing that from the powers thatbe,” he said. “That providedthe water not only for the 54thbut all the Union Soldiershere...

“They tried to cut downsome of the trees so the flagwould furl better, but theneighborhood didn’t wantthem down,” he said. “There’san old quip around here that atrain fell into the Sprague Pondand they could never find itbecause it was so deep; I don’tknow if I believe that but it’sbeen a story around here for acouple hundred years.”

Hyde Park Board of TradePresident Scott Batey said hewas happy to see a businesslike Akiki take the lead in sup-porting the effort.

“It was very generous ofElias Akiki,” he said.

Batey pointed out new re-cruits Jordan Simpson and JoeOkafor, and said he was happyto see the regiment growing.

“It’s kind of nice to see newrecruits under the age of 65,”he said. “They have four newrecruits of Hyde Park guys,which is really nice to see.”

Batey said the flag pole isnew as well, as the originalpole was smaller in size andrusting until the state replacedit.

“The next thing we knowwe’ve got a real regulation flagpole,” he said.

Residents Maureen andDarryl Houston said they weregratified to see living historyhere in Hyde Park.

“We have supported the54th at the Hyde Park Libraryand we heard they were doingthis here. We played baseballhere and we wanted to supportthem,” she said.

“It’s important that we havethis here and we should sup-port it,” Darryl said. “It’s animportant part of Boston andHyde Park and it should be rec-ognized.”

Resident Gretchen VanNess said she came out withKeep Hyde Park Beautiful.

“It’s amazing what the 54thdoes here. It’s fantastic to seethe community support.”

Hyde Park Main StreetsTreasurer Rachel Chism said,“We’re very involved with the54th and I think it’s just great.The renovation of CampMeigs has been great and get-ting the word out about whatthe 54th did here is impor-tant.”

For more information onthe 54th, go to masshist.org/o n l i n e / 5 4 t h r e g i m e n t /index.php.

who told her there were other matters that needed to be dis-cussed.

The only other issue brought up was whether the groupwanted Sunnyside St. to become a one-way. There was no onethere who could address that concern, and the meeting brokeabruptly.

“That was inappropriate,” Consalvo said. “They were onthe agenda. They were here to help.”

Earlier in the meeting, two District Five City Council Can-didates gave their reasons for wanting to succeed TimMcCarthy: Alkia Powell and Mimi Turchinetz.

“As your next City Councilor it is my job to provide foryou, to make sure that you are safe and to make this district abetter place,” Powell said. “I grew up in Mattapan, my momlives in Roslindale and my new home is Hyde Park.”

Powell stressed that she is the only City employee runningfor this seat who has resigned from her position.

“I have resigned because I am deeply committed to the is-sues this community is facing,” she said, stressing housing,health care and street safety. “I have over 20 years’ experi-ence in activism and community service.”

Turchinetz is a long-time affordable housing and environ-mental activist who is running to unify the district composedof four distinct neighborhoods that face common issues.

“I live right down around the corner off of Hyde Park Ave.,but I would love to live up here because it is so beautiful,” shesaid.

“I am running because I want to strengthen the neighbor-hoods, build community and really work on knitting the dis-trict together,” Turchinetz said.

The major incident during the police report occurred onJune 26. There were shots fired at 77 Business St. at 12:44a.m.

“When officers responded, they found two vehicles with dam-age from the shots,” Conley said. “The victim is not cooperat-ing with detectives.”

He added that there was a supplemental report filed the nextday regarding the incident. A bullet hole had been found in thewindow at 61 Business St. regarding that exchange, accordingto Conley.

For the Fourth of July weekend, there were 489 calls forservice in Area E-18 from July 3 through July 7. There were 51calls for loud music or disturbance calls and 28 fireworks calls.

Conley said that anytime fireworks are set off, residentsshould call 911.

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SENIOR COFFEE HOUR:Join us each Friday morning

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NATIONAL NIGHT OUT -R O S L I N D A L E / W E S TROXBURY

National Night Out (NNO) isan annual community-buildingcampaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neigh-borhood camaraderie. The Citywill host various NNO events onMonday, August 5, and Tuesday,August 6, in various Boston neigh-borhoods.

This year’s local event, orga-nized in cooperation with the Area“E” Boston Police district, whichincludes Roslindale and WestRoxbury, will be held at AdamsPark in Roslindale Square Village,on Monday evening August 5, from

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The park islocated at the intersection of Wash-ington Street and Cummins High-way.

Along with displays from vari-ous civic agencies, refreshmentswill be available. There will bemusic, local entertainers and otherperformances. Additional non-prof-its and local business interests willhost information tables. The Na-tional Night Out event at AdamsPark is one of the largest in the Cityof Boston.

The Roslindale-West RoxburyNational Night Out organizers haveset up a web page at: http://nno.roslindalecc.org

MAYOR OF ROSLINDALECONTEST FORROSLINDALE DAY PARADE

The 44th Annual RoslindaleDay Parade will take placeon Sunday, October 6th, 2019, step-ping off at 1:00 p.m. from Washing-ton Street in Roslindale Village. Theparade will proceed up South Street,to Belgrade Avenue, taking a right atWest Roxbury Parkway, throughGottwald Rotary, to Centre Street, toSouth Street, and ending at FallonField. This year the Parade will honoras Grand Marshals Stephen Judge

and the Delfino Restaurant Family.In addition to parade participants,

the Committee is seeking candidatesto join in our 21st annual ”Mayorof Roslindale” Contest which willrun through the end of September. The winner of the contest will be hon-ored in the Parade on Sunday, Octo-ber 6th. The deadline for registrationfor the Mayor of Roslindale contestis August 31st.

For information about thecontest, as well as Parade participa-tion opportunities for your organiza-tion or business, please visitwww.roslindaleparade.com, e-mailto [email protected],or call 617-327-4886.

PSA EXHIBIT AT SQUAREROOT CAFE ROSLINDALE

The Square Root Cafe and theRoslindale Arts Alliance announcea new art exhibit. The exhibit, Big,Bold & Colorful will be at the Cafethrough July 31. The Cafe is locatedat 2 Corinth Street, Roslindale.

Participating artists: BlakeBrasher, Alan DeMola, JamieKendrioski, Stephen Levin, Rich-ard Pepp and Lyasya Sinkovski.

More info at http://www.roslindalearts.org. https://www.facebook.com/events/423671921696756/

HEALTHCENTERSEEKING NOMINATIONS

The Greater Roslindale HealthOrganization is seeking nomina-tions for the “Hermena F. ClarkCommunity Service Award”. Thiswill be the 21st annual award to bebestowed in October to an indi-vidual who has unselfishly helpedresidents living in Roslindale, WestRoxbury or Hyde Park. Examplescould include individuals whohelped at a local food pantry,school/church volunteers andyouth/ elder advocacy. Nomina-tions will be accepted through July24,2019.Persons nominating anindividual must write their nameand telephone number on a letterdescribing why this person is de-serving of this recognition so thatthe Award Committee can contactthem. Submit nominations to:GRHO Service Award Committee,4199 Washington St., Roslindale,MA. 02131 or fax to 617-323-7870.

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