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Hugo Chavez PassesI wonder if Joe K has any interest in running

for president of Venezuela now that his little buddyHugo has finally kicked the can? I also wonderhow long before the Castro brothers start buddy-ing up to the White House now that their cashcow has died? He was a dictator and thug in his14 years of rule. He killed democracy and hurtthe country’s economy too.

His former subjects should be dancing on hisgrave in his demise. Latin America has lost itsnumber one blowhard. However, I am sure thatHollywood is mourning his passing. FilmmakerOliver Stone can make a movie about Chavezbeing the George Washington of his country. Iwonder if actor Sean Penn will be going to thewake and funeral along with “No One Should beLeft Out in the Cold” Joe Kennedy. Finally, willCITGO shut down the lights on it iconic landmarkhigh atop Kenmore Square?

Liberal Loons Blooming inWashington, DC LikeCherry Blossoms Do

This right out of the pages of The Nation, thetrue voice of the American left. Don’t forget theupcoming 21st Annual Environmental Film Festi-val down in the Nation’s Capitol. It happens across

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113th Annual St. Patrick’s Day ParadeThe 113th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will begin in South Boston at 1:00 pm on Sunday, March 17th and last for approximately two and a half

hours. The route for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins at the Broadway T stop (Red Line), continues along Broadway all the way down to P Street,turns back up E. 4th Street, turns left at G Street, moves over to E. 5th Street at K Street, and circles around Dorchester Heights on TelegraphStreet to Dorchester Street and heads west to Andrew Square (Red Line/Andrew T stop), where it ends.

CARDINALS ELECT A NEW POPE:

POPE FRANCIS Iby Cyn Donnelly

On Wednesday, March 13,2013 at approximately 8:00pm Vatican time, the PapalConclave chose the succes-sor to Pope Benedict XVI.Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio ofArgentina was elected the266th Pope of the RomanCatholic Church. Upon beingelected, Bergoglio, born inBuenos Aires the son of anItalian railway worker andhis wife, chose the namePope Francis I. He is thefirst Pope from the Americasas well as the first Jesuitto be named Head of theChurch.

Ordained in 1969, the 76-year-old has been the Arch-bishop of Buenos Aires since1998 and was elevated to

The Boston Flower & Garden Show bringsSpring to New England through March 17,2013 at the Seaport World Trade Center inBoston. Concern for the environment andenthusiasm for home veggie productionhave planted “Seeds of Change” in NewEngland’s gardens. This spectacular eventfeatures over 20 gardens created by profes-sional landscape designers, nurseries andhistoric properties embracing innovativenew plants, materials and techniques thatincrease the beauty, bountiful harvest andecological friendliness of gardens and out-door spaces.

2013 Boston Flower & Garden ShowPresents This Year’s Theme: “Seeds of Change”

Show Highlights:• Garden Marketplace: Hundreds of retail

vendors feature thousands of plants, gardentools and furnishings, landscape services,botanical décor and floral themed gifts.

• The Birds & the Bees: Experts will bedemonstrating how to raise chickens andkeep bees – two of the fastest growing envi-ronmental hobbies.

• From Garden to Gourmet: Local chefsteach how to grow, use and preserve pro-duce and herbs for year-round enjoymentand nutrition.

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Cardinal in 2001. Bergogliowas among those consideredin 2005 when Pope Benedictwas eventually chosen buthis election this time was abit of a surprise given he

was the oldest of all thecandidates.

When the new Pope wasannounced to the thousandsupon thousands of the faith-ful waiting outside theVatican, they cheered wildlyand chanted “HabemusPapam!” (“We have a Pope!”)and “Viva il Papa!” Even afterhe left the balcony, thepeople stayed on cheeringtheir new Pontiff.

After blessing the crowdand, in his words, “the en-tire world,” Pope Francis Ileft the balcony with thesewords: “Brothers and Sisters,I leave you. Thank you somuch for your welcome. I’llsee you soon. Good eveningand have a good rest.”

Michelangelo’s Pieta’in St. Peter’s Basilica.

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THE PIETÀ OF ST. PETER’SGood Friday is observed in commemora-

tion of the crucifixion of Jesus. It isbelieved to have originally been called

“God’s Friday.” Synonymous with thisholy season are the many painted andsculptured scenes of piety. Thisname can be defined as a pious act,a pious statement or a pious thing.I doubt the existence in thisworld today of one Christian who iscapable of a rational thought orwho possesses even a minimumdegree of intelligence, who hasn’tdeveloped his own mental image

of the tragedy that was the crucifixion. There are also thosemore fortunate individuals, who preordained as it musthave been, had the God given talent to transform this mentalimage into some tangible form like a beautiful painting orstatue. Some of these important and talented creators ofthe past were Bartholommeo, Bellini, Francia, Perugino,Raphael, Montaulti, Titian and of course Buonarroti, whois more popularly known as Michelangelo.

The full name of this last creator was Michelangelo diLodovico Buonarroti-Simoni born in Caprice, Tuscany in1475 at the height of the great Italian Renaissance. Peopleseem to relate him with one Pieta’ or La Pieta’ when infact he sculptured four of them. At the age of 23 he did hisfirst and most famous Pieta’ which is now in the Basilica ofSt. Peter in Rome. At the age of 73 he did the “Depositionfrom the Cross” which is now in the Cathedral of Florence.At the age of 74 he did the “Palestrina Pieta” which is nowin the Accademia in Florence, and at the age of 81 he didthe “Rondanini Pieta” which was the last sculpturing donebefore his death. It is now in the Sforza Castle in Milan.

The masterpiece at St. Peter’s is by far the most famousof all sculptured Pieta. The scene, as we all know, repre-sents the Virgin Mother grieving over the body of Jesusimmediately after the crucifixion. When viewing this Pieta’one should bear in mind that few, if any, other sculptors ofthe past had ever attempted to put two life-sized figures inone composition, and to place a full grown man on the lapof a woman was unheard of. The Bible tells us that othercharacters were present, but Michelangelo’s intent in thiscreation appears to have been to capture that one briefmoment when Mary might have been alone with Jesusand not to crowd the scene with the other mourners. Everypart and position of the Virgin reflects the deepest sorrowand of course every part and position of Christ speaks ofdeath. They both knew that one day this moment wouldcome; his thirty-three year journey on earth was endedand once again he was on this mother’s lap.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and in my eyes sherepresents not only beauty but the loneliest person that thegood Lord has ever placed upon the face of this earth, whileMichelangelo Buonarroti represents the most talented sculp-tor that ever walked upon the face of this same earth.

Beware indeed! As we allknow, Julius Caesar wasassassinated in the SenateHouse on the Ides of Marchof 44 B.C. Of the number andnames of all the assassins wecannot be certain. Plutarchand other ancient writersrecord the following:

Publius Servilius Casca.“Vile Casca” who made thefirst cut.

Caius Cassius Longinus.That Cassius of the “lean andhungry look” who recruitedBrutus to the conspiracy.

Marcus Junius Brutus. Adescendant of that ancientBrutus who drove out the lastof the Roman kings about465 years earlier. Brutuswas as a son to Caesar; hiswas “the most unkindest cutof them all.” Brutus andCassius both fell at theirown hands after the battle ofPhilippi in 42 B.C. Accordingto some ancient accounteach did himself in with thevery dagger he used to slayCaesar.

Decimus Junius BrutusAlso called Albinus, he was

a distant relative of the otherBrutus.

Caius Trebonius. As wastrue of many of the conspira-tors, he had been a benefi-ciary of the kindnesses ofCaesar. It was Treboniusand Decimus Brutus whodetained Marc Antony in con-versation so that Caesarwas without his principalbodyguard when he enteredthe senate house.

Lucius Tillius CimberCalled Metellus Cimber inthe Shakespeare play, hewas the one who gave thesignal to commence theslaughter.

Cinna. We must be care-ful not to confuse the con-spirator Cinna with Caesar’sloyal friend the poet Cinna.The angry mob in Rome thatIdes of March made that veryconfusion and, meetingCinna the poet in the street,tore to pieces the wrongman.

Within a very few yearsMarc Antony and OctavianCaesar, the adopted son ofJulius Caesar tracked down

and killed the assassins.The conspirators thought torestore the Republic. How-ever, they lacked any co-hesive plan for governing;mismanaged events in thedays immediately followingthe assassination; andended up plunging Romeinto a disastrous civil war.Peace, but not the Republic,was finally restored when, in31 B.C., following the defeatof Antony at the battle ofActium, Caesar Octavianemerged as sole leader —the Emperor Augustus.

The founders of our Repub-lic knew well the story ofthe Roman Republic’s fail-ure, with resulting ImperialRule. They left us a sys-tem of popular governmentwith regular elections. OurRepublic has endured, underour Constitution, for abouttwo and a quarter centuries.The Roman Republic endurednearly five centuries. It’sup to us ordinary Ameri-can voters to determinewhether we can match thatrecord.

Beware the Ides of March

Former U.S. Attorneyand State RepresentativeMichael J. Sullivan, a Re-publican candidate in theupcoming GOP Primary onApril 30 has announced thatformer six-term State Rep.Karyn Polito, will be servingas general chairman of theSullivan campaign. Sullivan

called Polito “a good friendand more importantly a realadvocate for honest, com-mon sense reform. As astate representative andcandidate (in 2010) for Trea-surer, Karyn worked tire-lessly to promote realchanges that would reformgovernment.”

According to Polito, “I amsupporting Mike Sullivanbecause he has the breadthof experience as to serve uswell in Washington…Thepeople want change butWashington refuses to de-liver … I am proud to be hiscampaign chairperson.”

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TO PRESS YOUR LUCK.— Daryl Stout

OUR POLICY: To help preserve the ideals and sacred traditionsof this our adopted country the United States of America:To revere its laws and inspire others to respect and obey them:To strive unceasingly to quicken the public’s sense of civic duty:In all ways to aid in making this country greater and betterthan we found it.

Last Wednesday, March 6th, U.S. Senator Rand Paul,R-Kentucky, was holding forth his filibuster againstJohn Brennan’s nomination for C.I.A. director becausehe really cares about assaults on our Constitution.Paul asked Attorney General Eric Holder, does Presi-dent Obama have “the power to authorize lethal force,such as a drone strike against a U.S. citizen on U.S.soil and without trial?” The answer as Investors’ Busi-ness Daily opined, “The plain simple answer is no, sinceit clearly violates the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amend-ment due process protection.” However, that wasn’tthe answer given by Holder which led Paul to use thefilibuster against Brennan’s nomination.

Here’s a great quote from the Attorney General ofthe United States, “It is possible, I suppose, to imag-ine an extraordinary circumstance in which it wouldbe necessary and appropriate under the Constitutionand applicable laws of the United States for the Presi-dent to authorize the military to use lethal force withinthe territory of the United States.”

The question was very important with all these dronestrikes targeting U.S. citizens abroad deemedenemies of the state. The answer in return was quiteuncomfortable. Since when does the president havethe constitutional power to be judge, jury and execu-tioner? Think about it, if President George W. Bushhad asserted he had the power to take out U.S. citi-zens here at home, how would liberals in Congresshad reacted? How about the mainstream media? Whatif the quote attributed to Holder had been made byAttorney General John Ashcroft?

Does Our United States Have aU.S. Drone Execution Program Now?

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For the second year in a row, the North End Beautifica-tion Committee funded a Christmas tree and streetlightpole wreathes in the North End for the holiday season.They also held a special tree lighting event at the Christ-mas tree on the corner of Hanover and Cross Streets.

The North End Beautification Committee is a commu-nity-based volunteer organization with a mission to pre-serve, maintain and enhance the aesthetic integrity of thishistoric North End neighborhood, with the hope of enrich-ing its beauty through creative and innovative enhance-ments.

The committee’s future plans are to become a 501(c)3and create a North End Improvement District that will be acollaboration of residents, businesses and the City of Boston.The mission is not to become a business improvementdistrict but more of a partnership with the business com-munity and the City of Boston to help supplement theservices the City already provides. The committee wantsall parties involved and is considering membership fees tofund items such as added police details, clean-up and extraneighborhood maintenance.

The North End Beautification Committee looks forwardto sharing more information in the near future.

The North End Beautification CommitteePlans to Become a 501(c)3 Non-profit

by Stephen Passacantilli

Martin Gerald Forgione, 83, of East Bostonpassed away on Friday, March 8, 2013.

Cherished son of the late Antoinette(Pastore) and Salvatore Forgione. Lovingbrother of Mary Forgione, Anthony Forgioneand Ann Maher. Also survived by manyloving nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements were by the BostonHarborside Home, Commercial Street, Bos-ton, Massachusetts on Tuesday, March 12th

followed by a Funeral Mass held atSt. Leonard Church on the corner of Hanoverand Prince Streets. Interment at Holy CrossCemetery in Malden, Massachusetts.

In lieu of flowers donations may be madeto The MGH Melanoma Research Fund, Mas-sachusetts General Hospital, DevelopmentOffice, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 600,Boston, Massachusetts 02114.

MARTIN G. FORGIONE

May He Rest in Peace

Pellino’s Ristorante is celebrating its firstanniversary in business in the North End.Pellino’s is located at 2 Prince Street in theNorth End and Francesco Pellino, Owner/Chef, would like to thank Pellino’s patronsfor helping make its success possible.

Pellino’s RistoranteCelebrates One Year Anniversary

Pellino’s Ristorante is available forfunctions for parties with up to 50 people.Also, Pellino’s will be open on Easter Sundaybeginning at noon. To book a function ormake reservations for Easter, please call617-227-7300 or email [email protected].

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Back when I was a collegestudent and newspaper edi-tor on campus, I wrote ofthe My Lai Affair of 1968when it was discovered thatAmerican soldiers commit-ted what could only be termedas a massacre of men,women and children duringthe brutalizing Vietnam War.However, in my commentarywritten through the mind ofa young 20-something news-paper editor, I blamed thehigher-ups for all the kill-ings and said the soldierswere scapegoats for thegenerals and politicians inWashington running thewar. However, 30 years lateron the anniversary of thathorrible war crime, withoutreading my earlier piece, Ihad evolved in my life as athen 50-year-old human be-ing. In that 1998 piece, Iblamed the soldiers at thescene for the killings thattook place. It seemed as anolder guy with many years oflife experiences under mybelt, I now felt that all of usindividually are responsiblefor our individual actions.There is right and thereis wrong. We know the dif-ference between the two.Where earlier I saw the sol-diers as scapegoats for themilitary brass, I now sawthem copping out on theirbrutal actions on that longago day at My Lai. End. I dis-

covered I wasn’t the sameguy in 1998 that I was wayback as a college student. Ihad grown as a human be-ing and changed many of myviews I had held too tightlyat an earlier age. If I hadstayed in that place, it wouldhave meant I was incapableof growing and none of uscan live without growing.

The older I get, the moreI realize that life is a pre-cious gift of time that can besnatched at a moment’snotice by someone infinitelymore powerful than us. Inmany ways life is like infin-ity. We can only limit our-selves but infinity is for for-ever. Our negative attitudesshould be finite. We shouldlive to outgrow them butlearn from them too. LikeGandhi said about his life,“Live like you are going todie but learn like we will liveforever.”

My “My Lai” story openedup my eyes to growing andevolving into something andsomebody better than whowe once thought we were.I can still picture thatold photo of that massacrethat magazines ran showingbodies piled atop each otherin a shallow grave. Theyoung soldiers apparentlythought they could bury thetruth but they were wrongsince the truth lies withinus forever.

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Lately, it appears as ifthe concept of luck keepsblossoming everywhere, likeearly spring flowers. Mainly,this is due to the imminentarrival of St. Patrick’s Day.Decorations beckon to mefrom store windows andhouse doors, festooned inshades of emerald green andbaring cute phrases like“Luck of the Irish.” Flagsdepicting a pot of gold at theend of the rainbow, clearly arash of good luck for anyonewho can find such a prize,flutter gaily in the breeze. Asthe snow melts to make wayfor fields of clover, keen-eyedchildren search for themythical four-leafed flower,a symbol of optimal luck.I believe that St. Patrick’sDay became such a popularholiday because it tapsinto the feeling of luck thatmany experience as springapproaches. Another holi-day, St. Joseph’s Day, alsorejoices in the natural signsof spring and promises bet-ter, warmer days to come.Festivals like these can beparticularly important forpeople who are experiencingdifficult situations. They re-mind us of the mannerin which ancient Romansviewed luck, as goddessnamed Fortuna who hada giant rotating wheel. Thebest part of Fortuna’s wheelwas the knowledge that italways moved, so those lit-erally down on their luckwould soon face good timesagain. Holidays like St. Pat-rick’s Day and St. Joseph’sDay tell us that true luckmeans counting our bless-ings and holding on to hope.

St. Patrick’s Day falls onMarch 17th, and is namedafter a British man whowas captured and broughtto Ireland as a slave. Whilein Ireland, this Patrick ex-perienced a religious con-version and became a saint.Though this holiday isstrongly associated withIreland, it is also well-known

in Italy, where it is namedLa Festa di San Patrizio.Many of the symbols associ-ated with St. Patrick’s Dayreverberate with such reso-nance because they speak tothe spring-like atmosphereof mid-March. For example,the mere sight of glitteryshamrock decorations ap-pearing in shop displays isenough to remind everyonethat the joy of St. Patrick’sDay quickly approaches. Ac-cording to legend, St. Patrickused the shamrock to ex-plain the theology of the HolyTrinity. Shamrocks alsoimbue the festival with avibrant green hue, envelop-ing us in the same color ofthe grass, leaves and flowerbuds that begin to awaken inthe crisp spring air. AnotherSt. Patrick’s symbol, the lep-rechaun, actually pre-datesChristianity. Leprechaunsare moody, diminutive fair-ies from Irish mythology.Supposedly, they hid potsof gold at the end of rain-bows, giving us one of theiconic images we associatewith the holiday to this day.Seeing all these rainbowsreminds of gentle springshowers and the calm,balmy skies that follow, attimes interrupted by a blazeof color. I love celebratingSt. Patrick’s Day because itoffers such a plethora ofspring symbolism. I makeIrish soda bread and gatheraround with my family andfriends, realizing how luckyI am to have them in mylife.

Two days later, on March19th, another spring festivaljumps into our calendars.The feast of St. Joseph, orLa Festa di San Giuseppe inItalian, survives as a tributeto Italian culture and food. Ithonors the very St. Josephwho was the husband of theVirgin Mary and stepfatherof Jesus, and as such thisfeast day also serves asFather’s Day in Italy. Oneimpressive tradition of this

festival in Italy involvesthe making of a table or al-tar, known as La Tavolata,laden with breads and past-ries. Sicilian families mayinclude fava beans on theTavolata to express theirgratitude (in this holiday,luck plays a major role aswell) for the crop that savedthe island from a famine inthe Middle Ages. St. Joseph’sDay features prominentlyin many stories repeatedin family lore. My fatherrecalls spending the eve ofSt. Joseph’s Day scurryingaround the woods and fieldsnear his Abruzzi home, gath-ering logs for big villagebonfires in the town square.He also remembers the pe-riod around this holiday asa time for outdoor excur-sions, when the scent ofpeach and apricot blossomsfilled the air. However, mostmentions of St. Joseph’s Dayin my family will surelyculminate in talks aboutzeppole, or the fried donut-like pastries typical of thisholiday. The zeppole myfather brings home aresweet and filled with cream.My maternal grandmothercooks a more savory variety,made with potato. Eitherway, they are delicious.St. Joseph’s Day is yet an-other spring holiday filledwith good food and the com-fort of family, and the grati-tude I feel for the thingsextends beyond the festivalitself.

Luck can be a hard conceptto comprehend. There aremany times when I wantto hide from the world be-cause I believe that I cannever catch a lucky break.Everyone has experiencedthose days when every bitof news is disappointing,every mishap inevitable.However, spring holidayslike St. Patrick’s Day andSt. Joseph’s Day remind usthat there is much for whichto feel thankful, and thatthe wheel of fortune willsoon swing our way again.Furthermore, they remindus that for the most part weare the architects of our ownluck, and our prospects ofgood fortune begin when westart to realize the beauty inlife. A field of fresh clover,warm-baked bread, the hugof a family member andflowers peeking from theground are all little thingsthat often go unnoticedbut really should be countedas lucky aspects of our lives.By realizing our luck andextending a hand to thoseless fortunate, we will be aforce of good karma in theworld, shining brightly likethe spring sun.

Ally Di Censo is a GraduateStudent in History at the Uni-versity of Massachusetts Bos-ton. She appreciates any com-ments and suggestions aboutItalian holidays and folkloreat [email protected].

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Should Lawyers Be Immune from Defamation LawsuitsWhen Speaking to Non-Party Witnesses Out of Court?

This fascinating questionwas recently addressed bythe Supreme Court of Floridain the case of DelMonico v.Traynor, Case No. SC10-1397, Fla. Sup. Ct. February14, 2013. According to theCourt, Florida’s absolute priv-ilege is not quite as absoluteas some might have thought,which means that attorneyswill need to watch theirwords carefully when inter-viewing potential witnesses.

The absolute privilege iscommonly understood as anabsolute defense to claims ofdefamation. By design, theabsolute privilege is intendedto protect freedom of speechto the greatest degree pos-sible where freedom ofspeech is uniquely impor-tant. Examples of situationsin which the absolute privi-lege applies include legisla-tive debates, statements bygovernment officials prop-erly within the scope of theofficial’s duties and state-ments made during judicialproceedings, i.e., lawsuits.The logic behind the abso-lute privilege is simple: in-dividuals who participate inimportant conversations con-cerning public matters or inpublic forums should notworry about the risk of a defa-mation lawsuit when speak-ing. If such protections werenot afforded in appropriatecircumstances, lawyers, poli-ticians and government of-ficials who may, in their pro-fessional or official capa-cities, have something un-pleasant to say about anotherperson could be bullied intosilence. Deep-pocketed, pow-erful individuals or busi-nesses could stifle publiccriticism with a well-timedand aggressive lawsuit.

In order to avoid stiflingimportant public dialogue,

the absolute privilege nor-mally protects the speechof lawyers from a chargeof defamation when suchspeech is made in the courseof a judicial proceeding. With-out such latitude, a lawyer’sability to zealously representhis client could, as describedabove, be stifled. On the otherhand, a lawyer who deliber-ately defames a person incourt by maliciously makingfalse statements about theperson would be subject tosanction by the court, there-by providing an importantincentive to discourage law-yers from deliberately mak-ing defamatory statements,even where the absoluteprivilege applies. However,the same incentive to avoidwrongful conduct does notexist when a lawyer isspeaking outside of court,where no judge is presentand no record is kept. Be-cause the same incentivesdo not exist outside of court,the Florida Supreme Courtrecently ruled, in certaincircumstances, the absoluteprivilege will not protecta lawyer from a charge ofdefamation.

According to the FloridaSupreme Court, the scope ofFlorida’s absolute privilegedoes not extend to allegedlydefamatory statements madeduring “ex-parte [without theother side being present],out-of-court questioning of apotential, nonparty witness.”This is in contrast to state-ments made in front of judgesor in pleadings submitted tothe court, in which a defama-tory statement can be struckor an offending attorney canbe sanctioned. According tothe Court, when attorneysspeak to potential witnessesoutside of court and withoutthe other side being present,

they must be careful to avoidmaking defamatory state-ments or else risk the main-tenance of a defamation law-suit. The Court made clearthat the absolute privilegedoes not “sweep so broadly”to protect any alleged defa-matory statement made byan attorney in the course ofjudicial proceedings.

In Massachusetts, the lawon the absolute privilegedoes not appear as circum-scribed. Although there doesnot appear to be a case ad-dressing exactly the same sit-uation the Florida SupremeCourt addressed, Massachu-setts appellate courts thathave considered the abso-lute privilege defense haveconcluded that “the policyunderlying the absolute priv-ilege ... immunizes the de-fendants from any civil liabil-ity based on the allegations[related to the allegedly defa-matory statements].” RobertL. Sullivan, D.D.S., P.C. v.Birmingham, 11 Mass. App.Ct. 359, 362(1981). AlthoughMassachusetts courts havenoted that the absolute privi-lege “cannot be exploited asan opportunity to defamewith immunity, because itis available only when thechallenged remarks are rel-evant or pertinent to the ju-dicial proceedings,” the ab-solute privilege in Massa-chusetts does sweep verybroadly because “if [defama-tory statements or malicious]conduct were actionable, ac-tions would be broughtagainst [attorneys] in casesin which they had not spo-ken falsely and maliciously;it is not a desire to preventactions from being broughtin cases where they oughtto be maintained, but thefear that if the rule were oth-erwise, numerous actionswould be brought againstpersons who were actinghonestly in the discharge ofa duty.” Id.

The Supreme JudicialCourt has not had an oppor-tunity to set parameters onthe issue of the absoluteprivilege in similar circum-stances.

Richard J. Vita, Esq. is theprincipal of Vita Law Offices,P.C., a Boston law firm fo-cused on securities fraud, in-surance and consumer classaction cases. He may be con-tacted at (617) 426-6566 or byemail at [email protected].

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Snow could not keep over125 Friends of the North EndBranch Library from comingout on Thursday night tosupport the neighborhoodlibrary. This was the 4th

annual fundraiser by theFriends group held at theFairmont Battery WharfHotel on March 7, 2013.

This year’s honoree at thefundraiser was Al Natalefor his longtime dedicatedsupport. He and his bandhave been mainstays at theannual Holiday Open Housewhere he has offered hisservices for free and donatedhis pay back to the Friendsto continue their works.He has been a loyal patronof the branch and a greatsupporter of the neighbor-hood. The Friends thankAl for his longstandingfriendship with the NorthEnd Branch. (Al was unableto travel to the fundraiserto receive his award so anafternoon reception will bescheduled in the near futureto present him with hisaward).

Raffles were popular atthe event for themed bas-kets including Family Fun,Bruins/Sports Adventureand Indulgence/Spa. A newdonation station, Pick aStar, stood in the corner ofthe room and many guestsselected items that thelibrary staff and Friendswere wishing for and madepledges to sponsor thoseitems.

The Friends greatly appre-ciate the support of TimCurry of the Fairmont Bat-tery Wharf. They also wouldlike to thank the GoldenGoose for their donation ofthe cheese and cruditésplatter and a gift certificate,Joi Salon and Spa Escape,Body Waves Massage, UrbanAdventours, North EndSkate Shop and Snack Bar(Fred White), Cocoanuts(Tara Shea), and Vinoteccadi Monica’s (Jorge and KarenMendoza) for their generousdonations.

Jane Connolly and PaulaLuccio pulled off organizing

(Photos by Matt Conti)Photographer Michele Morgan on the left as the crowdsurrounds the raffle basket table

Olivia, Karen and Julie, helping the library throughraffles!

Leaders of the Friends of the North End Library. From the left, Terry Pittaro, PresidentRobin Ardito, Vice-President Paula Luccio, Secretary Jim Salini, Phyllis Vitti, TreasurerDonna Wells and Children’s Librarian Jennifer Hawes.

the fundraiser with ticketsale help from Joy McDonaldand Karen Shea. Currentofficers of the Friends groupare President Robin Ardito,Vice President Paula Luccio,Treasurer Donna Wells andSecretary Jim Salini.

For those of you whomissed the event, the PickA Star board will be in placeat the library for the nearfuture. If you’d like to directa donation, stop by and checkout the wishes on the board,pick a star and make apledge.

Fundraiser organizers,Paula Luccio and JaneGorham Connolly,

Saint Louise De Marillacwas born out of wedlock nearLe Meux in the Picardy re-gion of France on August 12,1591. She never knew hermother, her father Louisde Marillac, claimed her ashis natural daughter yetnot his legal heir. Louisegrew up amid the wealthysociety of Paris, but withouta stable home life. Whenher father married his newwife, Antoinette Le Camus,she refused to accept Louiseas part of their family. Nev-ertheless, Louise was caredfor and received an excel-lent education at the royalmonastery of Poissy nearParis, where her aunt was aDominican nun.

Around the age of fifteen,Louise applied to the Capu-chin nuns in Paris for entryinto their community butshe was refused admission.Louise was devastated by thisrefusal and at a loss as towhat she should do next toenhance her spiritual devel-

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opment. Louise’s family con-vinced her that marriage wasthe best alternative; shemarried Antoine Le Gras,secretary to Queen Marie deMedici in the fashionableChurch of St. Gervaise onFebruary 5, 1617. A yearlater, the couple had theironly child, Michel. Louisegrew to truly love Antoineand was an attentive motherto their son. Along with be-ing devoted to her family,Louise was also active inministry in her parish.

It was about the year 1621that Antoine contracted achronic illness and eventu-ally became bedridden.Louise nursed and cared forhim and their child. Louisethen suffered a deep depres-sion causing her to questionherself as both a wife andmother. It was during thisdifficult period in her life thatshe met Saint Frances deSales who was then in Paris.He counseled her, and overtime she entered into a life

of deep prayer. The Incarna-tion of the Son of Godbecame the center uponwhich Louise’s theology andspirituality rested. In thismanner Louise, like DunsScotus, viewed the Incarna-tion as the moment inwhich men and women weresaved.

In 1623, during Holy Massor while she was praying inthe church, she was com-pletely freed of all doubt. Shewas inspired to remain withher husband and that thetime would come when shewould be in the position tomake vows of poverty, chas-tity and obedience and thatshe would be in a small com-munity where others woulddo the same.

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East Boston Social CentersAnnual Pizza & Comedy Night Fundraiser

The East Boston Social Centers AnnualPizza & Comedy Night Fundraiser will beheld on Thursday evening April 11, 2013 atPrince Pizza, Route 1 South, Saugus begin-ning at 6:30 pm. It is always a great timeand the East Boston Social Centers hopesyou will join them this year for all you caneat cheese pizza, soda and comedy enter-tainment by four great comedians: JohnnyPizzi, Tony V., Mitch Stinson and Mark Riley!

The fundraiser and raffle helps to raisemuch-needed funds that will allow them tocontinue their work in the community. Raffleprizes include: Red Sox tickets, a 3-hour har-bor cruise, a day at the races, restaurantgift certificates, gift cards and more.

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The Social Centers has been a part ofthe East Boston community since 1918and currently provides fully licensed andaccredited childcare for children agestwo months through fourteen years, freeafter-school programming for at-risk teens,summer playschool, nutritional, socialand recreational programming for theelderly and community space for numer-ous advocacy, self-help and communitygroups.

For more information or to purchasetickets call Marisa at 617-569-3221, ext. 19or by email at [email protected].

All proceeds to benefit the East BostonSocial Centers programs.

East Boston Chamber ofCommerce President DianeModica was the guestspeaker on the evening ofTuesday, March 5th at theKiwanis Club of East Bostonmeeting held at Spinelli’s inDay Square. Kiwanis Presi-dent Ed Coletta introducedDiane who gave a 15 minutepresentation on the Cham-ber’s “Prosperity Agenda” forEast Boston’s future commu-nity attempting to vitalize abranding for the neighbor-hood. I can remember yearsago when I was a youngwriter at the East BostonCommunity News that blackand white bumper-stickerthat simply stated, “East Bos-ton is Not an Airport.” Today,there are many in the com-munity who wonder about aproposed casino at SuffolkDowns and how it might ad-versely affect business inthe community surroundingit. No one wants that oldbumper-sticker now saying,“East Boston is Not aCasino.”

The Chamber’s prosperityagenda understands whathas happened in the last 40years, the last 20 years andthe last 20 minutes. Lookaround everywhere and yousee all the progress going on:new businesses and more jobopportunities, a new healthcenter in Maverick Squareand a new library coming upover at the Bremen StreetPlayground.

Modica presented a wellthought out proposal forEastie’s future with orwithout a casino but theChamber’s agenda alsoshows that a resort casinocan work hand in hand withthe surrounding neigh-borhood’s local economy. TheChamber is in constant con-tact with City Hall and hasmany ideas that hopefullywill become part of anynegotiations with SuffolkDowns if they get a casinosite. The Chamber is hope-ful that the community and

Prosperity Agenda Presented toKiwanis Club of East Boston Members

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L to R: Dr. Matt Mallen, Ed Coletta, East Boston Chamberof Commerce President Diane Modica and Boston CityCouncilor Sal LaMattina.


a casino, if it comes, willpartner together for the bet-terment of both surroundingcommunities East Bostonand Revere.

Members present from theKiwanis Club of East Bostonand Rotary Club askedmany questions and pre-sented many good ideas. Alsopresent was City CouncilorSal LaMattina, who offeredhis perspective of EastBoston’s future, added to thediscussion.

Modica also addressed thehopes that the East Bostonwaterfront now so under-utilized can see some majorretail development thatcan work hand in hand withthe retail community in the

neighborhood helping boostthe community’s total econ-omy. She also spoke of twoproposed hotels heading tothe neighborhood. One overby Liberty Plaza and theother on McClellan Highway.

Ironically, in the next room,the Suffolk Downs folks werepresenting their case to theLatino community for acasino. Hopefully, this isshowing signs that everyoneseems to be on the samepage when it comes to ad-dressing any negative im-pacts now before anything isbuilt. Progress takes workand cooperation and manyare noticing that right now.The future indeed seemsbright.

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Saint Patrick’s Day is here and for you Irish pooches andyour human companions I sing this to you. When Irish Eyesare Smiling. Even to my sweethearts at the Post-Gazette.They are also my Irish friends. They work with me eachand every day. A wonderful day to ALL, Irish or not. It is aday to remember and celebrate and be happy. I asked myhuman companion who was St. Patrick? St. Patrick’s Dayis a festive day for the Irish people. St. Patrick’s Day is afestive public holiday for the Republic of Ireland and alsocelebrated with much enthusiasm in places such asCanada, Great Britain, Australia, United States and NewZealand. Sumptuous feasts, green clothes, frothy delights,joyous merrymaking with friends and family all are part ofthe grand accession. Spread the spirits of Paddy’s Day witheveryone you know because everyone should be Irish onSt. Paddy’s Day.

“SAINT PATRICK’S DAY”St. Patrick’s Day is here, you see.

We’ll pick some shamrock, one, two three.And maybe find a four-leafed clover.

I’ll sew green buttons on my vest.Green for St. Patrick is the best.I’ll wear a green hat, very high.

And dance a jig — at least I’ll try.There are many good reasons for drinking.

One has just entered my pooch head.If a man doesn’t drink when he’s living

How in the hell can he drink when he’s dead?

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NOW THROUGH APR 18 | Wolk Gallery, School of Architecture and Planning, MIT. “L’Aquila, 2010.” Exhibition of Photographs by Michele Nastasi. During the exhibition on March 21 | Conference “Th e Suspended City: Rebuilding L’Aquila After the Earthquake of 2009.” CAMBRIDGE

NOW THROUGH JUL 14 | RISD Museum, Providence. Exhibition “Th e Festive City.” PROVIDENCE

SPRING 2013 | University of Rhode Island and Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. “Preeminent Italian Female Authors” featuring Dacia Maraini (RI) and Clara Sereni (NH). PROVIDENCE & HANOVER

SPRING 2013 | De Chirico Exhibition. PROVIDENCE

APR 5-6 | Shubert Th eatre. Spellbound Contemporary Ballet performs “Lost of Words” and “Downshifting.” BOSTON

APR 9 | MIT. “Celebration in Honor of Franco Modigliani.” Speakers: Robert Solow (Nobel Laureate) and Robert Merton (Nobel Laureate). CAMBRIDGE

APR 21 - JUN 30 | Museum of Fine Arts. Exhibition “Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane Master Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti.” BOSTON

MAY 7-8 | City Hall. Barrique “Th e Th ird Life for Wood.” BOSTON

MAY 9 | Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts. “On the Road with Dante Alighieri.” CAMBRIDGE

MAY 20 - JUN 28 | City Hall. “Looking for Hemingway.” Exhibition by Franco Azzinari. BOSTON

JUN 4 | “Pinocchio, Storia di un Burattino.” Performed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory. PROVIDENCE

JUN 11 | Berklee College of Music. Concert by Enrico Rava and his Quintet. BOSTON

JULY | “La Notte della Taranta.” Part of the “Outside the Box” Festival. BOSTON

SEP - OCT | Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University. “New Italian Cinema,” in cooperation with Cinecitta’ and Harvard Film Archive. CAMBRIDGE

FALL 2013 | Harvard University. International Conference on “Galileo and Sunspots.” Organized by Museo Galileo, Firenze Istituto Nazionale di Astrofi sica, Harvard University in cooperation with NASA. CAMBRIDGE

OCT 2013 | PIB Seminar Series: “Italian and American Policies on Biomedical Research.” BOSTON

OCT 2013 | Center for European Studies, Harvard University. “Salvemini Colloquium” on Italian history and culture with Prof. Massimo Salvadori. CAMBRIDGE

OCT 2013 | Emmanuel College. “Th e Meaning of Machiavelli’s Prince.” Lecture by Prof. Maurizo Viroli (Princeton). BOSTON

NOV 23 | Brown University. International Prize: “Boccaccio Afterlife.” In cooperation with the American Boccaccio Association (ABA) and the Town of Certaldo on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Giovanni Boccaccio. PROVIDENCE

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On Good Friday, March29, 2013 the 26th Annual“Way of the Cross for Life”procession will take placebeginning at the MostHoly Redeemer Church,72 Maverick Street inEast Boston at 9:00 am.The procession willproceed to Our Lady ofAssumption Church, 404Sumner Street. Next stopwill be Sacred HeartChurch, 303 Paris Street,moving on to St. Joseph/St. Lazarus Church,59 Ashley Street. Theprocession will end at theMadonna Queen NationalShrine at 110 Orient Av-enue at approximately12:45 pm.

Come join this peace-ful procession for theStations of the Cross.

For more informationplease contact SebastianMartelli at (617) 567-4077 or (617) 846-9077.

• Floral Competitions:The annual tradition contin-ues as the Garden ClubFederation of Massachusettsand the MassachusettsHorticultural Society coordi-nate colorful competitionsamongst the region’s topamateur floral arrangersand horticulturists, all set tothe show theme.

• Ask the Experts: MasterGardeners will be on hand tohelp with vexing gardenissues from soil typing to in-sect treatments.

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Handel and HaydnPresent Beethoven Sym-phony No. 7 … The eveningwill kick off with a specialperformance by studentsfrom the Handel and HaydnSociety’s Karen S. andGeorge D. Levy EducationalOutreach Program’s Collabo-rative Youth Concerts. Asso-ciate Conductor JohnFinney will lead the H&H or-chestra and the chorusesfrom Brockton High School,Lawrence High School andBoston Latin School in ex-cerpts from Handel’s UtrechtTe Deum. The CollaborativeYouth Concert program wascreated 26 years ago, in1987, and allows studentsfrom different school dis-tricts and cultural back-grounds to come together toperform works from theBaroque and Classical erasfor their communities along-side Handel and Haydn’s pro-fessional musicians.

Completed in 1812, Sym-phony No. 7 was composed byBeethoven while he wasstaying in the Bohemian spatown of Teplice in the hopeof improving his health.Conducted by Beethovenhimself, the first perfor-mance was held in Viennain 1813 at a charity concertfor soldiers wounded in theBattle of Hanau. The sym-phony is noteworthy for itscompositional details; thework includes the long codaof the first movement, exten-sive rhythmic detail and theuse of a fortissimo which wasrarely used by Beethoven. Atits debut, Beethoven wasnoted as remarking that it

was one of his best works.The second movement, Alle-gretto, was the most popularmovement and received anencore. The instant popular-ity of Allegretto resulted in itsfrequent performance sepa-rate from the complete sym-phony.

The program will berounded out by Mozart’sMasonic Funeral Music(Maurerische Trauermusik). Amember of the Freemasons,Mozart composed the piecein 1785 to be performed at aMasonic service for two fel-low Freemasons in Novem-ber of that year. The instru-mental version which will befeatured at these concertswas adapted for a perfor-mance that December.

The Boston version on thiswork by a monumental com-poser will take place on Fri-day, March 15th and Sunday,March 17th at SymphonyHall, 301 Massachusetts Av-enue, Boston, MA. For moreinformation you can visitwww.handelandhaydn.orgor contact the box office at617-266-3605.

The Classic Hansel andGretel Hits the Stage …Providence Ballet presentsits original production ofHansel and Gretel. This per-formance transforms the tra-ditional fairy tale of Hanseland Gretel into a journey todiscover the nature of truebeauty. This dramatic balletfeatures collaboration be-tween choreographer andcomposer, with the talents oflocal professional dancers tocreate an all-new artisticexperience for all ages!

Providence may be a bit outof the way for some but withthe weather a little lighterit may be a nice family daytrip. The performances ofHansel and Gretel will takeplace Friday, March 15th

at 7:30 pm and Saturday,March 16th at 2:00 pm at TheNazarian Center for thePerforming Arts at RhodeIsland College, Providence.Tickets can be purchasedat the Rhode Island Col-lege Box Office, onlineat www.ric.edu/pfa or bycalling the box office at401-456-8144.

Our Beloved Boston BandHighlights the Celebrationin the City … It’s that timeof year again to wear theCeltic pride in our city.The Dropkick Murphys haveannounced the full line-up for their Irish Festival atBoston’s TD Garden on Fri-day, March 15th.

Dropkick Murphys will bejoined on the main stageby Black 47, The Mahonesand Old Man Markley. TheAcoustic Concourse stagewill include sets by Old Bri-gade, Brian McPherson andSun Cooked.

Signed and Sealed inBlood, the Dropkick Murphyseighth record, was releasedearlier this year via theband’s own Born and BredRecords. The record is theband’s second with producerTed Hutt (Gaslight Anthem,Old Crow Medicine Show),which was recorded atBoston’s Q Division studiosand mixed by Joe Chiccarelli(The White Stripes). “We hadsuch a great time writingour last album, Going Out InStyle, we were excited to getback into the studio rightaway,” says bassist andco-lead singer Ken Casey.“Where Going Out In Stylewas a concept album — kindof intricate and difficult —this one is catchy, fun, andas sing-along as can be.”

Their famous Red Sox an-them, Tessie, that gets us allgoing is sure to be a part ofthe big show on. Tickets forthe Dropkick Murphys IrishFestival are on sale now andare available at the GardenBox Office, LiveNation.com orby calling 800 745 3000.

Boston Ballet’s SpringSeason Will Continue …Marius Petipa’s The SleepingBeauty will take stage onMarch 22nd through April 7th.Those whose imaginationswere inspired by the shim-mering beauty of The Nut-cracker will be struck by theextraordinary history and

sheer opulence of The Sleep-ing Beauty.

First choreographed in1890 by Marius Petipa, theballet has undergone sev-eral adaptations over its longhistory. This quintessentialversion, originally staged byDame Ninette de Valois in1939 and again in 1977, hon-ors the distinguished balletlineage with original chore-ography from Petipa, hisassistant Nicolas Sergeyevand Sir Frederick Ashton.

When Mikko Nissinenfirst introduced Petipa’s TheSleeping Beauty to the Com-pany in 2005, he re-unitedthe de Valois commissionedsets and costumes designedby the peerless David Walkerwith the 1977 Royal Balletproduction. Boston Ballet per-formed this gorgeous rendi-tion again in 2009 and it wasmet with ecstatic audienceresponse as well as local andnational praise. The NewYork Times raved the produc-tion was “claimed with lus-ter and brilliance” and “asuperb achievement”.

The ballet features theillustrious Rose Adagio, inwhich Princess Aurora ispresented to her four suitorsand is considered to beone of the most difficultsequences in classical bal-let. Three Boston Balletdancers, Lia Cirio, AshleyEllis and Adiarys Almeida,will be making their Com-pany debuts as PrincessAurora, joining Misa Kur-anaga who has been highlyacclaimed for their portray-als. The male lead will show-case Boston Ballet’s talentedJeffrey Cirio, John Lam,Lasha Khozashvili, Paulo

Arrais and Nelson Madrigalin the classic role of PrinceDesire.

Hilary Cartwright, aformer Royal Ballet soloistand Ballet Mistress servedas guest regisseur, lendingher first hand expertise withthis Sleeping Beauty produc-tion. Cartwright has servedas Associate Director for theRoyal Winnipeg Ballet andDirector of the Nederland’sDan’s Theater II and con-tinues her work with Ameri-can Ballet Theater’s JKOschool and instructing aspecialized form of yoga fordancers.

Seen for the first time inBoston Ballet’s current home,The Boston Opera house, TheSleeping Beauty is one ofthe largest productions pre-sented by Boston Ballet; with384 glittering costumes ineach performance and char-acters in full period dress.This tale of the spellboundPrincess Aurora featureslegendary roles, includingthe ethereal Lilac Fairy, theartful Bluebird and the evilCarabosse. The adventurecomes to a triumphant closein the Act III wedding cel-ebration attended by notablefairy tale characters such asLittle Red Riding Hood andPuss N’ Boots.

The magical fairytale wasderived from a story byCharles Perrault, called LaBelle au Bois Dormant. Set toa magnificent score by P.I.Tchaikovsky, the work hasbecome one of the most fa-mous ballets in classicalrepertoire. The familiarity ofboth the romantic narrative

The Boston Ballet moves into their spring season with aproduction of Sleeping Beauty. (Photo by Boston.com) The Dropkick Murphys take part in the city celebration

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SPRING BREAKERS -MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE

Big Beat-AtlanticDJ/Producer Skrillex has teamed up with Cliff Martinez,

to score the film ‘Spring Breakers.’ The collaboration ofelectro house sounds will be part of the film’s officialsoundtrack. Skrillex has won six Grammy’s, and his cre-ative work is heard on, “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,”“With You, Friends,” the original mix of “Smell This Money,”“Park Smoke,” the haunting “Ride Home,” and the music on“Scary Monsters on Strings.” Martinez solo contributionshave, “Pretend It’s a Video Game,” “Your Friends Ain’t GonnaLeave With You,” “Big ‘Ol Scardy Pants,” and a handful ofcreations with Skrillex. Actor James Franco teams withDangeruss for the rap gem “Hangin’ With Da Dopeboys,” alongwith the group effort of Meek Mill, Pill, Torch & Rick Ross,featuring Montana on “Big Bank,” the tasty “Lights” by EllieGoulding, and Waka Flocka Flame serves up a pair!

CESARIA EVORA - MAE CARINHOSALusafrica

Cesaria Evora’s thirteen last songs are released on ‘MaeCarinhosa’ (Mother Tenderness), a tribute to this womanwho put Cape Verde’s music on the global map. Her death inlate 2011 left a huge void for her fans, one that will be buoyedby this album. Enjoy Evora’s gems that include, “Sentimento”(Feeling), the beautiful title cut, the pain of “Talvez” (Maybe),and the rhythmic free-spirited “Essencia D’Vida” (TheEssence of Life.” Evora’s prayer-in-song has “CaboverdeanosD’Angola” (Cape Verdeans In Angola), the pain of lost love isreflected in “Emigue Ingrote” (Ungrateful Friend), emotionsprings eternal on the pretty “Esperanca” (Hope), and Evora’sfinal track is fittingly a tribute to the land she so loved - “NosCabo Verde” which translates to “Our Cape Verde!”

PAUL ANKA - DUETSLegacy

Paul Anka’s legacy has to be his ability to stay active as aperformer for six decades. The Canadian-born Anka toppedthe charts in 1957, when at 16, he wrote and recorded hisfirst hit — “Diana.” On April 9th, Legacy Records will release‘Duets,’ an outstanding collection of classics and standards,recorded with entertainment royalty. Collaborations have14 songs, with a dozen written by Anka. Michael McDonald& George Benson join Anka on “Walk A Fine Line,” followedby duets “Do I Love You” (Dolly Parton), “This Is It” (MichaelJackson), “I Really Miss You” (Leon Russell), “Think I’m InLove Again” (Gloria Estefan), plus two cuts he didn’t write:“Pennies From Heaven” sung with Michael Bublé and WillieNelson’s “Crazy” which he sings with Anka. Patti LaBelleperforms on an early-career hit for Anka, “You Are MyDestiny,” the horn-laden gem “Les Filles de Paris” with ChrisBotti, along with “It’s Hard To Say Goodbye” (Celine Dion),the sexy “She’s A Lady” (Tom Jones), the pleading “Hold Me‘Til the Morning Comes” (Peter Cetera), and Anka’s goldstandard — “My Way” which he performs with the legendaryFrank Sinatra. Memories galore!

NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 45EMI-Sony-UMG

Get a chance to collect the biggest new hits on one album— “Now That’s What I Call Music! 45.” This potpourri of 16songs has something for listeners of every genre, from rapto country, etc. The UK’s One Direction opens via “Live WhileWe’re Young,” rap royalty Flo Rida’s “I Cry,” Ke$ha’s “DieYoung,” the tasty “Let Me Love You” (Ne-Yo), Pitbull and TJRcelebrate with “Don’t Stop the Party,” Calvin Harris and Flo-rence Welch whisper “Sweet Nothing,” The Script andWill.I.Am honor “Hall of Fame,” while Maroon 5 opens eyesand ears with “Daylight.” American Idol favorite Phillip Phillipscroons “Home,” the popular Ed Sheeran joins forces with “TheA Team,” country cutie Taylor Swift swears “We Are NeverEver Getting Back Together,” Kelly Clarkson leaves youbreathless with “Catch My Breath,” while the colorful Pinksatisfies with “Try.” One Republic encores with “Feel Again,”as listener’s hallucinate with Imagine Dragons’ “It’s Time,”and country newcomers Florida Georgia Line take you on amusical “Cruise.” All this plus four free tracks from hot upand coming artists.

SAL LaMATTINAAROUND AND ABOUT

Last Wednesday eveningat Ecco Restaurant and Mar-tini Bar, friends and sup-porters showed up at a re-ception for City CouncilorSal LaMattina to thank himfor his leadership for EastBoston and all of District 1.The place was packed withfolks from all across thedistrict and not just Eastie.Folks in the North End andCharles-town are glad tohave him too.

EATING LIKE A LIBERALNOW CAN YOUBELIEVE IT?

Recently, I had a bit of ahealth scare when I foundout my blood pressure waselevated as was my bloodsugar. It isn’t terribly bad butnot what the numbers shouldbe. My doc will be checkingthese numbers again soonbut in the meantime, I willhave to monitor moreclosely what I have been eat-ing. Tonic is out as is mostcandy. Basically, if it tastesreally good, I am probablygoing to have to skip it. Re-cently, I bought my first con-tainer of organic vanilla yo-gurt at one of those healthysupermarkets along withfresh fruit. This morning,for instance, I had granolaand yogurt mixed togetherand it tasted pretty good. I willprobably make a peanut but-ter sandwich when I gethome.

I had to laugh walkingaround the aisles of thathealthy supermarket doingpretty much the same kindof buying that all those yup-pies and liberals were doingall around the store too. Ihave to admit liberals usu-ally eat fairly well which iswhy they never seem to growold and go away. I certainlyhope all this healthy stuff nowgoing into my body doesn’tmake me like the way thatboth Obama and Patrick aredoing things right now.

THOSE ANTI-SOUTHIEPARADE LIBERALS ARE

BACK LIKE CLOCKWORKI’ve already seen liberals

getting quoted in the mediaabout how they can’t marchin the annual St. Patrick’sDay Parade because it barsgays from marching. Twostate senate candidatesLinda Dorcena Forry andMargaret Dahill have al-ready bowed out of the pa-rade for it being not inclu-sive to gays. Someone inDahill’s campaign is quotedsaying that Dahill’s brotheris gay but can’t march insupport of his sister’s candi-dacy because he is gay andnot allowed to march. Thisis such hogwash. Nothingprecludes Dahill’s brother orany member of Boston’s gaycommunity from marchingand celebrating St. Patty’sDay. What they can’t do ishold signs that say they aregay. The parade is about be-ing Irish not about beinggay. The whole reason thisparade issue made it to theU.S. Supreme Court nearly20 years ago was because

some members of the gaycommunity had an agendathat was more about them-selves and less about theholiday being celebrated.

I even fault the mayor whosounds just like these sen-ate candidates about thephony inclusion issue. I alsohave friends on the citycouncil who don’t get it ei-ther. Hey Dahill and Forrycan boycott the parade andcall themselves politicallycorrect but don’t be sur-prised if voters from Southieact accordingly in the up-coming special state senateprimary.

LEGENDS OFTHE SUMMER COMINGThe Legends of the Summer

Stadium Tour starring JustinTimberlake and Jay-Z will beat Fenway Park on Saturday,August 10th. Tickets now onsale. More information, con-tact JustinTimberlake.com.Tickets will not be avail-able at the Fenway Parkticket office.

WHY BIG BUCKS FORBLUE CROSS BOARD

MEMBERS?Hey, I grew up in Boston’s

Ward 8, home to both JamesMichael Curley and Rep.Charlie Iannello back in the’50s and ’60s and practicedmy politics first-hand in the’70s over in Charlestown,the real Kennedy School ofPolitics I think I can figureout why board members getpaid handsomely. I think theword is access, isn’t it? Lookat some of the names onthe list, Phil Johnson, RalphMartin, Paul Guzzi andGloria Larson (You alwaysneed at least one Republicanin the fold). These folksshould be serving gratis asa public service to the com-munity at large rather thangetting as the Boston Heraldreported $1,500 to attendboard meetings and a mere$500 if they just phone in.These powerbrokers shouldbe ashamed of themselves.

DON’T FORGET SACREDHEART’S EASTER BAZAAR

This year, Sacred Heart inEast Boston will be holdingits Easter Bazaar on Satur-day, March 23rd from noon to6:00 pm. Father Wayne says,“Come on down,” like ErnieBoch used to say on those oldTV commercials of his whenhe was a Rambler guy. Youwill find great food, Chineseraffle (Don’t you have to sayAsian raffle now?) games,toys, raffles, appliances andgift baskets. The EasterBunny is coming for break-fast with the kids. All chil-dren are welcome to join theEaster Bunny.

YOU KNOWST. PATRICK’S DAY IS

GETTING CLOSER WHEN…The South Boston Citizens

Association, the nation’soldest neighborhood civicassociation just held itsannual 2013 EvacuationDay senior luncheon atSt. Monica’s lower hall onSaturday, March 2nd. It wasa standing room crowd for

the traditional Irish cornedbeef dinner. Music was bythe Mike Reynolds Band. AsI entered the packed hall,the “Four Southie Irish Ten-ors” were performing, TommyButler, Nick Collins, TommyMcGrath and Bill Linehan. Itsounded like the Irish HitParade on WROL. The audi-ence was singing right alongwith them. The parade isinching closer and closer.

ST. FINBARR’S ANNUALBANQUET AND DANCEThe Grand Banquet &

Dance held by the Knightsand Ladies of St. Finbarr, theoldest Irish County organi-zation in New England, willbe held on April 13th at theAmerican Legion NonantumPost 440 in Newton. For moreinformation or tickets callCheryl at 781-935-1174 orMary at 978-664-4652.

BOCELLI IS CHANNEL 2’sFUNDRAISING BABY

Can I tell you this, AndreaBocelli is a powerful singerbut he must be a PBS em-ployee. It seems every timeI turn around, Channel 2 ispushing him to raise bigbucks. As I flipped the chan-nels and came across himsinging “Love Me Tender,” Ijust had to laugh and quicklylooked for another cablestation, maybe there wasa “Law & Order” or “Crimi-nal Minds” rerun on some-where on the dial.

IS “SPRINGING AHEAD”THAT DIFFICULT TO DO?This past Sunday at the

8:30 am Mass over at SacredHeart in East Boston it cer-tainly appeared that way.More than half the churchseemed empty. Most folkswere probably still at homejust getting up without real-izing it was one hour later.Father Wayne, in fact, com-mended everyone presentfor having the presence ofmind to turn their clocksahead the previous evening.This all brought back to minda great story from my youthas an altar-boy. I grew up inSt. Philip’s Parish whichhad two church buildings.St. Philip’s was on HarrisonAvenue and Old St. Pat’s waslocated around the corneron Northampton Street. Asfolks in the pews startedlooking at their watches,they noticed the 10:00 amMass was late in starting. Iwas all dressed in my altar-boy getup but there was nosign of a priest. It was timefor Daylight Savings Timeand I figured out the prob-lem. I ran around the cornerto the rectory, started press-ing the bell, the priest cameto the door and wantedto know why I was there. Isimply answered, “You didn’tchange your clock lastnight, did you?” His eyesopened wide, he told me togo back to Old St. Pat’s andwithin minutes he enteredthe church for Mass.

Even 50 years later whenit comes to changing clockswe’re no better than wewere before. Call it humannature!


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ITALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHBITIONWOLK GALLERY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNINGM.I.T., CAMBRIDGE“L’AQUILA, 2010” Now through April 18th. An exhibition of photographsby Italian photographer Michele Nastasi.ITALIAN RADIO PROGRAMS“The Sicilian Corner” 10:00 am to 12 Noon every Friday with host TomZappala and Mike Lomazzo and “The Italian Show” with Nunzio DiMarcaevery Sunday from 10:00 am-1:00 pm. Go to www.1110wccmam.com.“Italia Oggi” Sundays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm with host Andrea Urdi1460 AM www.1460WXBR.com.“Dolce Vita Radio” DJ Rocco Mesiti 11:00 am-1:00 pm Sundays 90.7 FMor online www.djrocco.com.“The Nick Franciosa Show” Sundays from 12 Noon to 3:00 pm on WLYN1360 AM and WAZN 1470 AM.“Guido Oliva Italian Hour” 8:00 am–9:00 am Sundays on WSRO 650 AMand online at www.wsro.com.“Radio Italia Unita” - Thursdays 2:00 pm–3:00 pm on www.zumix.org/radio or itunes, college radio click on Zumix. For more information, log ontowww.italiaunita.org.“Tony’s Place” on MusicAmerica WPLM FM 99.1 - Sundays 9:00 pm–10:00 pm on MusicAmerica. Host Ron Della Chiesa presents Tony's Place.Visit www.MusicNotNoise.com.

The Stoneham Theatre presents the Tony Award-winningThoroughly Modern Millie this April. See THEATERSECTION for more details.

THE LYRIC STAGE COMPANYOF BOSTON140 Clarendon St., Boston, MA617-585-5678www.LyricStage.com

BY THE WAY, MEET VERASTARK — March 29th through April27th. In a new screwball comedy,Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrightLynn Nottage takes a funny and ir-reverent look at racial stereotypes inHollywood. By the Way, Meet VeraStark is a 70 year journey through

COMEDYITALIAN EVENTS & PROGRAMS

NICK’S COMEDY STOP100 Warrenton St., Boston, MA617-248-1976www.NicksComedyStop.com

WOMEN IN COMEDY FESTIVAL— March 21st through March 23rd.For three nights, come celebratewomen in comedy at Nick’s ComedyStop with some of the funniest womenaround. All shows are 18 and overand begin at 8:00 pm. Doors openat 7:00 pm.Visit Nick’s website formore details and information on howto purchase tickets.

CITI PERFORMING ARTSCENTER WANG270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA(617) 482-9393www.CitiCenter.org

LEWIS BLACK: THE RANT ISDUE — March 23, 2013 at 8:00 pm.Lewis Black, Grammy Award-winningstand-up comedian, is one of the mostprolific and popular performersworking today. Receiving critical ac-

CULTURALBOSTON OPERA HOUSE539 Washington St., Boston, MA617-259-3400www.BostonOperaHouseOnline.com

SLEEPING BEAUTY — March 22,2013 - April 7, 2013. Marius Petipa’sSleeping Beauty has become one ofBoston Ballet’s trademark works. Thisbreathtakingly beautiful classical bal-let is presented with lavish originalsets and costumes by David Walkerfrom the Royal Ballet. When lastpresented in 2009, The New YorkTimes raved, “exquisite.”

NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORYJORDAN HALL30 Gainsborough St., Boston, MA617-585-1260www.NECMusic.edu

JONATHAN BISS - SCHUMANN:UNDER THE INFLUENCE —March 22, 2013 at 8:00 pm. CelebritySeries presents American pianistJonahtan Biss performing Schumann:Under the Influence. Biss representsthe third generation in a musical lin-eage that stretches back to his pater-nal grandmother Raya Garbousova(for whom Samuel Barber composedhis Cello Concerto). His parents are theIsraeli-born violinist Miriam Fried andthe violist Paul Biss. He studied atIndiana University with EvelyneBrancart and at The Curtis Instituteof Music in Philadelphia with LeonFleisher. “The idea of Schumann:Under the Influence is, in a sense, to“place” Schumann — to view him notas just a happy accident, but a cen-tral and incredibly important figure inthe history of music.” – Jonathan Biss.

BERKLEE PERFORMANCECENTER136 Massachusetts AvenueBoston MA 02115www.Berklee.Edu/Events

ATLANTIC STEPS— March 23,2013 at 7:00 pm. Atlantic Steps is aninternational-touring adaptation ofthe phenomenally successful Irish

SPECIALEVENTS

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLOF BOSTON45 Matignon Rd., Cambridge, MA617-499-1451www.ISBos.org

POETS’ SPRING - PRINTEMPSDES POÈTES, BOSTON 2013 —March 29, 2013. The InternationalSchool of Boston hosts a Frenchpoetry evening mixed with music,dance, painting and drama works ofstudents and professionals. Joiningthe students will be O. Besson, cho-reographer, Boston Conservatory,S. Leventhal, violonist and musicteacher, Boston Conservatory, A.B.Amr, qanounist, M. Karaa, singer,C. Lucien and JD Joachim and C.Ribes-de Palma, poets from Haiti andFrance.

FENWAY PARK4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MAwww.RedSox.com

RUN TO HOME BASE — OnSaturday, May 4th, several thou-sand runners and walkers willhave the thrill of crossing home plateat Fenway Park while supportingwounded veterans and their families.The 2013 Run-Walk to Home Basepresented by New Balance is a 9K(5.6 mile) run and a 3-mile walk tobenefit the Red Sox Foundation andMassachusetts General HospitalHome Base Program. Participants willhelp provide much needed clinicalcare for veterans returning from Iraqand Afghanistan with combat stressor traumatic brain injury — woundsthat effect an estimated 30% of thebrave men and women who servedour nation. The run is a unique, funevent that also supports servicesand counseling for veterans’ families,research to improve diagnosis andtreatment and community educa-tion. Registered runners and walk-ers begin at historic Fenway Parkand wind their way through scenicBoston and with a timed finishat the Green Monster and a photo

GIGGLES AT PRINCE PIZZERIA517 Broadway (Rt. 1) Saugus, MA781-233-9950www.PrincePizzeria.com

DAVE RUSSO — March 29th andMarch 30th. Dave is one of the sharp-est and most exciting comics workingat Boston comedy shows. After win-ning the Boston International Com-edy Festival’s “Best New Comic” award,Dave received national attentionwhen he beat out over 5,000 enter-tainers, winning a contract on the E!Entertainment Network’s series TheEntertainer starring Mr. Las Vegas,Wayne Newton. Dave has also ap-peared on Comedy Central, NBC’s TheToday Show, The Phantom Gourmetand was hand-selected by the pro-ducer of NBC’s Last Comic Standingto perform on the TV show NESN’sComedy All Stars. With his relentlesswork ethic, this Boston comedianhas shown himself to be a perfect cor-porate entertainer. Dave Russo isan energetic, versatile entertainer, aclever comedian for hire who hasyet to meet the crowd that he can’twin over with his charm and upbeatattitude.

MUSICAGANNIS ARENA925 Commonwealth Ave., Boston617-358-7000www.BU.EDU/Agannis/

SIGUR RÓS — March 26, 2013.Sigur Rós is an ambient/post-rockband from Reykjavík, Iceland, whohave been active since 1994. Knownfor its ethereal sound, frontman JónsiBirgisson’s falsetto vocals and theuse of bowed guitars, the band’smusic is also noticeable for its incor-poration of classical and minimalistaesthetic elements. Purchase ticketsby visiting www.ticketmaster.com, bycalling 800-745-3000 or at allTicketmaster locations.

TD GARDEN100 Legends Way, Boston, MA617-624-1050www.TDGarden.com

P!NK —March 28, 2013. With spe-cial guest The Hives. P!nk’s new tour,The Truth About Love, stops in Bostonat the TD Garden. The Americansinger-songwriter has six platinumalbums under her belt along withappearances in many films. She’s soldover 40 million albums and 70 mil-lions singles in her 18-year career andis as hot as ever.

HOUSE OF BLUES15 Lansdowne St., Boston, MA888-693–BLUE (2583)www.HouseOfBlues.com

GLORIANA —March 29, 2013 at7:00 pm. Gloriana is an Americancountry music group founded in 2008.It is composed of brothers Tom Gossinand Mike Gossin (vocals, guitar), andRachel Reinert (vocals, tambourine).Before the band’s foundation, Kimballwas the 2002 winner of the competi-tion America’s Most Talented Kid anda solo artist on Epic Records. Glorianareleased their debut single Wild atHeart in February 2009, which was aTop 15 hit on the U.S. Billboard HotCountry Songs chart. The group’s self-titled debut album, Gloriana, wasreleased on August 4, 2009.

ORPHEUM THEATRE1 Hamilton Place, Boston, MA617-482-0106www.OrpheumTheatreBoston.com

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK —March 30, 2013 at 7:30 pm. NKOTBcome home to Boston for the releaseparty for their newest record 10,which will be released on April 2nd.Their newest single Remix (I Like The)is available for purchase now. Jointhe New Kids at a rare intimate ap-pearance at the Orpheum Theatre.Visit the theatre’s website for moreinformation on the event.

show Fuaim Chonamara. FeaturingBrian Cunningham and family, it tellsthe inspiring epic story of Ireland'soldest dance form, portrayed throughthe music, song, dance, and energy ofthe Connemara region.

the life of Vera Stark, a headstrongAfrican-American maid and buddingactress and her tangled relationshipwith her boss, a white Hollywood stardesperately grasping to hold on toher career. When circumstances col-lide and both women land roles inthe same Southern epic, the storybehind the cameras leaves Vera witha surprising and controversial legacyscholars will debate for years to come.

STONEHAM THEATRE395 Main Street, Stoneham, MA781-279-2200www.StonehamTheatre.org

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE— April 18, 2013 through May 12,2013. Winner of six Tony Awards, in2002, Thoroughly Modern Millie tellsthe story of a small-town girl, MillieDillmount, who comes to New YorkCity to marry for money instead oflove. Millie samples the “thoroughlymodern” flapper life, makes friendsand finds unexpected romance. Withrousing dance numbers and toe-tap-ping music, Thoroughly Modern Millieis a thoroughly enjoyable night of the-atre. Everyone should have the op-portunity to experience live theatre.In an effort to bring the excitementof live theatre to more of the commu-

nity, the theatre offers “Pay What YouCan.” One hour prior to the firstThursday performance of eachMainstage production, tickets to thatperformance will be sold on a “PayWhat You Can” basis. Sponsored byMelrose Cooperative Bank. This offermay not be combined with any otheroffers. Subject to availablility.

AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATEROberon, 2 Arrow St., Harvard Sq.,Cambridge, MA617-547-8300www.AmericanRepertoryTheater.org

BEOWULF: A THOUSAND YEARSOF BAGGAGE — April 16th throughMay 5th. The American RepertoryTheater (A.R.T.) at Harvard Univer-sity, under the Artistic Direction ofDiane Paulus, presents A BananaBag & Bodice SongPlay, BEOWULF— A Thousand Years of Baggage, byJason Craig and Dave Malloy, co-directed by Rod Hipskind & MalloryCatlett.

PIRATES OF PENZANCE —May 10th through June 2nd. TheHypocrites’ bring their award-winning and audience favorite pro-duction from their native Chicago. Aneighty-minute exotic excursion fea-turing bathing beauties, philosophiz-ing pirates, and grown men in re-markably short shorts! Warning: Ifyou want boring, stay away; this ex-perience will cause immense joy andthe compulsion to spontaneouslysing along. Come ashore with theVery Model of A Modern Major Gen-eral, the Pirate King, and a banjo-picking Mabel. The show featuresbeach balls, sunshine (the artificialkind) and tons of fun music.

THE DONKEY SHOW – Ongoing.Bringing the ultimate disco experi-ence to Boston, this crazy circus ofmirror balls, feathered divas, rollerskaters and hustle queens tell thestory of A Midsummer Night’s Dreamthrough great ’70s anthems you knowby heart.

REAGLE MUSIC THEATRE617 Lexington St., Waltham, MA781-891-5600www.ReagleMusicTheatre.org

AN AFTERNOON WITH LUCIEARNAZ — April 21, 2013 at 3:00 pm.An Afternoon With Lucie Arnaz is cel-ebrated in the concert world for herrenditions of great pop standardsrevitalized with some stunning newarrangements, singing beautiful bal-lads, recreating her Broadway tri-umphs and entertaining audiencesworldwide with memories of aniconic childhood including a hotLatin set tributing her famous Cubanfather, Desi Arnaz.

CHARLES PLAYHOUSE74 Warrenton St., Boston, MA617-931-2787 or 617-426-6912www.Charles-Playhouse.com

BLUE MAN GROUP — Ongoing.This giddily subversive off-Broadwayhit serves up outrageous and inven-tive theater where three muted, blue-painted performers spoof both con-temporary art and modern technol-ogy. Wry commentary and bemusingantics are matched only by the inge-nious ways in which music and soundare created. The show has recentlybeen updated.

SHEAR MADNESS – Ongoing. Thishilarious Boston-set whodunit, wherethe clues change every night andthe laughs come fast and furious,is a worldwide phenomenon filledwith up-to-the-minute spontaneoushumor and quicksilver improvisationwhere the audience becomes partof the action and gets to solve thecrime.

claim, he performs over 200 nights ayear to sell out audiences through-out Europe, New Zealand, Canada andUnited States. He is one of a few per-formers to sell out multiple renownedtheatres including Carnegie Hall,Lincoln Center, Brooks AtkinsonTheatre, New York City Center, theMain Stage at the Mirage in LasVegas and most recently a sold outBroadway run at the Richard RodgersTheatre in NYC. His live performancesprovide a cathartic release of angerand disillusionment for his audience.He is a passionate performer who isa more pissed-off optimist thanmean-spirited curmudgeon. Lewis isthe rare comic who can cause an au-dience to laughwhile making com-pelling points about the absurdity ofour world. Lewis Black came intonational prominence with his ap-pearances on The Daily Show in 1996.Those appearances on The Daily Showled to comedy specials on HBO, Com-edy Central, Showtime and Epix. In2001, he won the Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards.He has released eight comedy albums,including the 2007 Grammy Award-winning The Carnegie Hall Perfor-mance. Lewis Black won his secondGrammy Award for his album StarkRaving Black. Lewis has publishedthree bestselling books, Nothing’sSacred, Me of Little Faith and I’mDreaming of a Black Christmas.

finish at Fenway’s famous homeplate. The Run-Walk to Home Baseis a wonderful opportunity to showyour support of our deserving veter-ans. And friends and family are in-vited to Fenway to cheer you on andenjoy terrific family activities. Whilerunners must be 14 and older, fami-lies of all ages may participate inthe walk. Advance registration isrequired. Visit their website atwww.runtohomebase.org for moreinformation.

HISTORY CHANNELCheck Your Local Listings

THE BIBLE — Every Sunday nowthrough March 31st at 8:00 pm. FromExecutive Producers Roma Downey(Touched by an Angel) and MarkBurnett (Survivor) comes The Bible. Afive-episode series retelling storiesfrom the Scriptures for a whole newgeneration. Breathtaking in scope andscale, The Bible features powerful per-formances, exotic locales and dazzlingvisual effects that breathe spectacu-lar life into the dramatic tales offaith and courage from Genesisthrough Revelation. This historic tele-vision event is sure to entertain andinspire the whole family. Beginningon March 3, 2013, it will air on theHistory Channel for five consecutiveSundays at 8:00 pm. Be sure to watchthis amazing series!

FREE EVENTSBOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARYNORTH END BRANCH25 Parmenter StreetNorth End (Boston), MA617-227-8135www.BPl.org/Branches/North

MARCH MONSTER MOVIES:DOUBLE FEATURES — Watch mon-ster movies every Saturday in Marchfrom 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at the NorthEnd branch of the Boston PublicLibrary.


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by Vita Orlando Sinopoli

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Vita can be reached at [email protected]

Wow! The brilliant Hillary Clinton will soonhit the speaking circuit, charging upwardsof $200,000 per speech. Her husband, Bill,gets an average of $189,000 per event.

Most politicians have four speeches: whatthey have written down, what they actuallysay, what they wish they had said and whatthey are quoted as saying the next day.

The popular Russian nationalist politicianVladimir Zhirinovsky proposed banningovereating and “excessive” sex, which heblames for Russia’s low life expectancy. “InEurope, America or Japan they live longer,”he said. “Why should we perish?”

Kicking the habit, after a British womangave up cigarettes on her 102nd birthday overfears they could shorten her life. ClaraCowell has smoked 60,000 cigarettes sinceher first one in 1931.

Street food, after Montana lawmakerspassed a bill allowing residents to bringhome and eat road-killed game such asbears and bighorn sheep. “People hit a lotof animals,” said state Rep. Steve Lavin.“there’s a lot of good meat being wasted outthere.”

Am I boring you? Hang in! Drivers in acash-strapped suburb of Houston will soonbe charged a “crash tax” if they get into anaccident. The new fee will range from $500to $2,000, depending on the severity of theaccident and will be used to cover the costof sending police, paramedics and fire trucksto the scene. “Don’t we pay them to do thatalready?” asked local motorist MeredithJohnson.

Are you still awake? Some March histori-cal events: March 3, 1931 — Star SpangledBanner was adopted as our National Anthemof the United States. On March 4, 1861Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the16th President of the United States. March10, 1876 was Alexander Graham Bell’s firsttelephone call. In 1888, March 11-14, A ma-jor snowstorm “the blizzard of ’88” strikesthe eastern United States killing 400 people.Also in the year 1888, on March 16th, LouisaMay Alcott, 56, author of Little Women andother juvenile classics, died in Concord,Massachusetts.

Ah Spring! Rosalie Cunio reminds us; thebest thing about spring is that it alwayscomes when it is most needed. Mona-LisaCappuccio says, “Another of life’s ironies isto have house cleaning, gardening andspring fever all come at the same time.”Robyn Waters says, “In the spring many ahusband is transferred from the doghouseto the garden.” Barbara D’Amico claimsspring comes unusually late or unusuallyearly every year-as usual. And ChristinaQuinlan says, “Take a lesson from spring:say it with flowers.”

Shame! Shame! The former mayor ofSan Diego has admitted to taking more than$2 million from a charity set up by her latehusband after wagering more than $1 bil-lion in the course of a decade-long gamblingaddiction. Maureen O’Connor, 66, mayorfrom 1986 to 1992, pleaded not guilty tomoney laundering, saying she turned to“grief gambling” in 2001 to deal with thedeath of her husband, fast-food tycoon RobertO. Peterson, the founder of Jack in the Boxrestaurants. O’Connor said that a braintumor caused her to lose control of her ac-tions. “There are two Maureens — MaureenNo. 1 and Maureen No. 2,” she told a newsconference. “Maureen No. 2 is the Maureenwho did not know she had a tumor in herbrain.” She has been given two years to paythe charity back and will receive treatmentfor her gambling addiction.

Bella Culo of Chestnut Hill says, “Peoplewho can afford to gamble don’t need money,and those who need money can’t afford togamble.”

A North End wit says people shouldn’t getmarried on Sunday because it’s not right togamble on a Holy Day.

For you fatheads Paul Mason is one thirdthe man he used to be, said Sarah Lyall inThe New York Times. Ten years ago, theformer British postal worker ballooned upto 980 pounds and was labeled “the world’sfattest man.” Mason started overeating in

1986 whenhe quit hisjob to care forhis arthriticmother. “Ihad all thesethings going around my head from my child-hood,” he says. “Food replaced the love Ididn’t get from my parents.” Every penny ofhis and his mother’s government checkswas spent on food and he consumed 20,000calories a day — eight times what an aver-age man should eat. Restaurants and storesferried him snacks around the clock. “Theydidn’t deliver bags of potato chips, theydelivered cartons.” His obesity left him bed-bound and in 2003 firefighters had to use aforklift to carry him to the hospital. Whenhis mother died in 2009, Mason decided toseek help. He underwent gastric bypass sur-gery, started dieting and is now down to 336pounds — one third of which is excess skin.At 52, he only wishes he’d taken actionbefore becoming the world’s fattest man. “Idon’t like that title because I wasn’t goingto be the world’s fattest man forever.”

Carlo Scostumato claims women are neversatisfied: they are always trying to take offweight, put it on or rearrange it.

According to Steven Sebestyen, “It isn’thow much a woman weighs that’s impor-tant — it’s where she carries the weight.”

Steven’s brainy and beautiful wifeTheresa says, “Many a woman’s fondestwish is to be weighed and found wanting.”

Riding high! Flying on an airplane makesit more likely you’ll suffer a bout of flatu-lence, a new scientific study has concluded.The study by a team of gastroenterologistsfound that changes in cabin pressure alterthe volume of gases in our intestines lead-ing to little eruptions. Trying to restrain thefarting from occurring, the doctors warned,could lead to “significant drawbacks,” suchas indigestion and stomach pain, thoughthey note that “proximity to other passen-gers may cause conflict and stigmatizationof the offending individual.”

Huh? A Gallup, groundbreaking survey ofmore than 200,000 Americans has foundthat 3.5 percent of the population identifiesas gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, (R-GA), said that“there are more people killed by baseballbats and hammers than are killed withguns.” This is myth. In 2011, FBI data shows8,583 people were murdered with firearms.Only 496 people were killed with baseballbats, hammers and other objects.

Some revelations about Italians! In col-laboration with the great musicologist AlNatale, the great actor Alfred Drake who wasthe star as Curly in Oklahoma and otherplays was born Alfred Capurro in the Bronx,New York. Wladziu Valentino Liberace is theson of an Italian-born father and a Polishmother. Stripper Ann Corio, the star ofBroadway’s This Was Burlesque and whoonce appeared at Boston’s Old Howard wona dance contest at the age of 15 and joineda burlesque troupe. Her mother “had neverheard of burlesque” and as Ann recalls, her“great line” that showed her approval of herdaughter’s chosen profession was: “Theylook, but no touch.” Quinton Cristy, born inBrockton, went to Hollywood at an early age,appearing as a tenor in films and sang onthe N.B.C. radio network. And one of thegreatest Italian comedians of the Americanscreen Henry Armetta was born at Palermo,Italy. Armetta made his way aboard a shipat the age of 14 as a stowaway and wasn’tdiscovered until he and the ship landed inBoston. Young Henry was turned over to thepolice. A barber, John Armato, guaranteedto give the boy a home if they would releasehim. The rest is history! Armetta made itin Hollywood! As an Italian character come-dian his services were in great demand infilms.

A reminder! It was on April 25, 1507, aworld map produced by German cartographerMartin Waldseemueller contained the firstrecorded use of the term “America,” in honorof Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN NAME

PIZZA GHENAPIZZA GHENAPIZZA GHENAPIZZA GHENAPIZZA GHENA “P “P “P “P “Peeza Gay naeeza Gay naeeza Gay naeeza Gay naeeza Gay na”””””Easter Ricotta Cheese Pie with Meats

FILLING MIXTURE:In a large bowl place ricotta cheese, fresh cut-up formaggio

cheese, grated Romano cheese, salt and pepper. Mix gentlywith a fork. Cut up ham and Prosciutto* slices into smallerportions and add to bowl. Add eight beaten eggs. Using afork or spoon, mix thoroughly. Gently pour filling over bottomcrust in the baking pan. Fill only about three-quarters ofthe baking pan, leaving about one inch or more from topedge of pan.

Spread top crust to about 1/8 of an inch in thickness andlarge enough to cover mixture as one piece in baking pan.Then place over mixture. With your fingers, gently crimpedges of the two crusts together and roll inward to seal mix-ture in baking pan. If desired, crimp edge portions withfork. This is necessary to prevent mixture from seepingthrough any openings while baking.

With pastry brush, spread egg wash over entire top crust.Prick three or four small openings of top crust to help mois-ture escape while baking.

Place baking pan in middle shelf of preheated 400°F ovenfor one-half hour. Then lower to 350°F and continue bak-ing for about three-quarters of an hour. Then lower oven to300°F and continue baking until the crust is golden brown.Check mixture after two hours of baking, insert a thin smallknife into center. If knife blade comes out dry, mixture iscooked.

Cool this special Easter Pie for at least eight or nine hoursfor best results. Pie is served in square portions.

Makes sixteen to eighteen portions.

NOTE: Rose (Marcantonio) Sinopoli, my sister-in-law, has beenencouraged yearly by her brother Dr. Joseph Marcantonio toprepare their mother’s (Antonietta Pisano Marcantonio) origi-nal Pizza Ghena recipe. The family traveled from Avellino toAmerica in the early l920s, settling in Boston’s North End be-fore moving to Roslindale. For many years my husband and Ihave been privileged to taste some of Rose’s delicious PizzaGhena.

Because Rose makes such a large pie each year for all mem-bers of her family, she kindly reduced the original size of therecipe so I can share this smaller-size recipe with you.

CRUST:1 cup lukewarm water2 to 3 packages dry yeast6 tablespoons vegetable oil1 teaspoon salt1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1/8 teaspoon black groundpepper

6 to 7 cups flour – preferablyKing Arthur or Gold Medal

1 beaten egg for egg wash1 9" x 12" x 3" baking pan

Pour water into a bowl. Sprinkle yeast over water. Stiruntil yeast dissolves. Add oil, sugar, salt, pepper and stir.Add flour gradually until all water is absorbed. Add addi-tional flour if dough is too soft. Work dough into a soft ball.Knead dough for a minute and then separate into two por-tions. Spray vegetable oil lightly into a bowl before placingthe two portions in it. Cover and let dough rise to twice itssize.

Spray oil lightly over entire inside of baking pan. Moistenhands with oil for ease of spreading risen dough in bakingpan. Then take one portion of crust dough out of bowl. Beginspreading and fattening it out by hand or with a rolling pin.Place it gently in the baking pan. Continue spreading byhand until the dough covers the entire inside of pan(including the four sides) all in one piece. Crust should beabout 1/8 inch in thickness. Set aside.

FILLING:8 beaten eggs1 pound ricotta cheese1 pound fresh formaggio

cheese1/2 cup freshly grated

Romano cheese1/2 pound sliced ham of

choice*

1/2 pound sliced Prosciutto*1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon black ground

pepper*Other dried cured meats

can be added such assopressata, pepperoni,and various salami slicesif desired.

ST. JUDE AND ST. ANTHONY NOVENAMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus beadored, glorified, loved and preservedthroughout the world now and for-ever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray forus. St. Jude, worker of miracles, prayfor us. St. Jude, help of the hopeless,pray for us. St. Anthony, most lovingprotector and wonder worker, prayfor us. Say this prayer 9 times a dayand by the 8th day your prayer will beanswered. It has never been known tofail. Publication must be promised.My prayers have been answered.Favor received. P.G.A.T.P.

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The past couple of weeks“I wrote about pets in thefamily. I think that this is auniversal trend as people allover the world have animalsthat live with them. For themost part they are dogs andcats, but traveling aroundthe world, I ’ve seen a fewexotic pets that might sur-prise you, but that’s a storyfor another day.

Another aspect of everydaylife is hobbies. We as Ital-ians in America have inter-ests in things that bring uspleasure with no financialrewards. I don’t know if youwould call this a hobby, butboth of my grandfathers werewinemakers. Babbononnohad stopped by the time I wasa child and just boughthomemade wine from hisbrother-in-law, Zi’AntonioCeruolo, Nanna’s oldestbrother. Babbononno consid-ered him the best wine-maker he knew. From whatI remember about the tasteof my great uncle’s home-made red, Babbononno wasright on target.

I learned how to makewine from Dad’s father.Grandpa was still makingwine when I was of age tohelp and he showed me thetricks (as he called them) tomaking good wine. Grandpamade strong red wine. Evenhis white wine was strong. Ithink he made strong winebecause he had burned outhis taste buds. He loved tocook and was a good cook,but everything he made washot. I swore that my pater-nal grandfather was Mexi-can because everything onhis table contained hotpepper.

The first time I helpedmake wine was on a Satur-day in the fall when I wasabout 10 or 11. At about6:00 am, there was a knockat the kitchen door. WhenDad opened the door, therewas Grandpa standing thereholding a sprig of about 3or 4 red grapes. Withoutsaying anything, we knewthe signal. It was time tomake the wine. Grandpa,like Zi’Antonio, prided him-self on his wine. As I said, itwas strong, but it was good.Thinking back to those days,I wonder if it was a hobby orjust part of a lifestyle theylearned in the old country.

The first generation bornhere (Mom and Dad) weremore Americanized andmost didn’t do the samethings as did their parents.Trying to fit into the Ameri-can life style, they stoppedmaking wine and most of thewomen stopped preservingtomatoes and other fruitsand vegetables. Dad took upgolf when he was in his 40s.He had played music atdozens of country clubs anddecided to try the sport as ahobby. Uncle Paul and UncleNick joined in with him, andall three became quite goodat it. Uncle Paul, before hemoved to Florida, became agolf instructor and a starterat the Colonial Country Club

Golf Course. Dad also col-lected some old Americanpaper money as a hobby butI think it was more nostal-gia than anything else.

Babbononno was a furni-ture maker during the dayand still dabbled with woodafter he retired. I rememberone summer when Mom andI were on the road with Dadas he played the county fairsthroughout the northeastwith Chet Nelson’s Band orhis own band. When the fairswere over, we headed forthe cottage in Maine. Uponreturning home after LaborDay, we discovered thatthe floors had all been refin-ished as well as the woodenkitchen set. Babbononnowanted to make sure that hedidn’t lose his touch.

Beyond these things,there was no time for hob-bies. It was time with thefamily that was important.When the three generationswere all together for a holi-day feast, at some point,Babbononno would sit backin his chair with a glass ofwine on the table next tohim and a stogie in a nearbyashtray. He would sit therewith his arms folded over-seeing his kingdom. I wouldnever have thought aboutthat image, but one eveningwe were at Sal DiDomenicoSr.’s. Four generations of hisfamily were there for a gettogether. I think it was rightafter his son, Sal Junior,became a state senator. BigSal sat in the corner of thedining room with his armsfolded overseeing the family.I knew at that point thatthere was no time for hob-bies, it was family, familyand family.

I didn’t really pick up ahobby until I was in my 50s.I had tried tennis and wasOK at it, nothing to writehome about. I even tried golfbut didn’t like it that much.It, to me, was a nice longwalk interrupted by a littlewhite ball. Racquetball nextgrabbed my interest but thattoo was just a passing fadthat reminded me of thehandball matches at Shay’sBeach in East Boston whenI was a kid.

Then, I really found ahobby that was an outgrowthof a boyhood love, cars. I wasalways aware of the style ofcars, how they ran andwhich were expensive andwhich ones were not. My lovefor cars found me learninghow to drive when I wasabout 13 or 14. By the timeI was 16, I didn’t have to

take driving lessons to get alicense, I just had to memo-rize the book.

I first decided to take up oldcars as a hobby when thekids were small and we werein Florida visiting UncleNick and Aunt Dorothy onesummer. We were staying onthe beach and I was head-ing over an intracoastalbridge to meet Uncle Nicksomewhere on Route 1, Fed-eral Highway. I had justcrossed over the bridge andwas passing a boat yardon the left which had a signover the entrance, “UnderNew Management.” Next tothe entrance I saw two orthree muscle cars from the’60s and a pink 1959 CaddyEldorado convertible, all withfor sale signs on them. Mycar took an automatic leftturn into the parking lotand I went in to speak towhom-ever owned the cars.It turned out to be the newowner who had just pur-chased the boatyard, and asa result, was cash poor. Ilooked at the Cadillac andfell in love with it. It hadbeen done over and lookednew. We bargained for about20 minutes and his lowestprice was $15,000.

Later, when I returned tothe beach, I told Lorettaabout the car. She thought Iwas crazy, stating I had mynewly widowed mother tohelp out and two kids inprivate parochial school. Hercomment was, “We can’tafford a toy like that.” Beforewe came home, I returnedto the boatyard and toldthe new owner I couldn’tbuy the Caddy, and thankedhim anyway. Once backhome, I began subscribing toold car magazines. Everytime there was an ad for a’59 Caddy, I showed it toLoretta as the price seemedto multiply for an Eldorado ofthat vintage.

That next spring, after myLittle League team won asqueaker from the top teamin the town, I brought themto an ice cream shop for atreat. There was a car showin the parking lot and Ifell in love with a 1966Thunderbird with a for salesign on it. Loretta felt guiltyabout depriving me of theEldorado and asked me tofind out the price. The carneeded some work but theprice was within my reachand within a few weeksbought the car.

TO BE CONTINUED …

GOD BLESS AMERICA

My 1966 Thunderbird.

Demetri Martin will be taking stage with his uniquestandup comedy at the Wilbur Theatre this month.

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and the magical score makethis full-length story balletan enjoyable experience forthe whole family.

This timeless fairy taleclassic that features lavishscenery, costumes and abrilliant score by Boston Bal-let Orchestra will debut onMarch 22nd through April 2nd.All performances of TheSleeping Beauty takes placeat The Boston Opera Houseand for a full listing of showsand times you can visitboxoffice.bostonballet.org. Forticket information contactthe Boston Ballet box officeat 617-695-6955.

Demetri Martin TakesOver The Wilbur … On Fri-day, March 22nd for back toback shows Martin will bringhis hilarious stand up to theWilbur Theatre Boston.

Demetri Martin rose torelative obscurity when hestarted doing stand-upcomedy in New York City atthe end of the 20th Century.Later he became a writer atLate Night with Conan O’Brienand then a regular performeron The Daily Show with JonStewart. In 2003, Demetriwon the Perrier Award at theInternational Fringe Festi-val for his first one-manshow, If I. He released a com-edy album called TheseAre Jokes and then createdand starred in his own tele-vision series called ImportantThings with Demetri Martin.Demetri Martin Person isconsidered by many to behis longest and only hour-long stand-up comedy spe-cial. Martin has appearedin movies as an actor, most

recently in Steven Soder-bergh’s Contagion and mostlengthily in Ang Lee’s Tak-ing Woodstock. His first book,This Is a Book by DemetriMartin is a New York TimesBestseller. Demetri hasbrown hair and he is allergicto peanuts. You can find himat www.demetrimartin.com,or at www.facebook.com/demetrimartin, on Twitter@demetrimartin and in vari-ous places in the actualphysical world.

Demetri Martin brings hisone of a kind comedy to theWilbur Theatre Boston onMarch 22nd with a 7:30 pmshow running until 9:30 pmand an encore from 10:00 pmto 12:00 am. The WilburTheatre is located at 246Tremont Street Boston, MA02116. For tickets you cancontact the box office at1-800-745-3000.

The North End to HostEaster Party … On Satur-day, March 30th NEAD willbe holding its annual EasterParty at the Nazzaro centerfrom 10:00 am–12:00 pm.The event is once againsponsored by NEAD boardmember Michael Giannasoliin memory of FlorenceGiannasoli. There will beEaster egg coloring andphotos with the EasterBunny from 10:00 am to11:00 am. City Councilor SalLaMattina is once againsponsoring the puppet showthat will begin at 11:00 am.There will be free goodiebags for all the kids. NEADasks that you “Please comeand enjoy the day withus”!

PRAYER TO ST. JUDEMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus beadored, glorified, loved and pre-served throughout the world nowand forever. Sacred Heart ofJesus pray for us. St. Jude,worker of miracles, pray for us.St. Jude, help of the hopeless,pray for us.

Say this prayer 9 times a day andby the 8th day your prayers will beanswered. It has never beenknown to fail. Publication must bepromised. My prayers have beenanswered. L.M.D.S.A.D.

PRAYER TO ST. JUDEMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus beadored, glorified, loved and pre-served throughout the world nowand forever. Sacred Heart ofJesus pray for us. St. Jude,worker of miracles, pray for us.St. Jude, help of the hopeless,pray for us.

Say this prayer 9 times a day andby the 8th day your prayers will beanswered. It has never beenknown to fail. Publication must bepromised. My prayers have beenanswered. L.M.D.J.J.S.


the City of Washington fromMarch 12th-24th at a venuenear you. Who wants to missLa Soif Du Monde or as we sayin English, A Thirsty World?How about Beijing Besiegedby Waste or Lost Rivers? Anddon’t forget the official auto-motive sponsor of this filmfest is GM as in GovernmentMotors.

Frat BrothersFight for Change

A recent Boston Herald storyon Emerson College sopho-more Donnie Collins whoseinsurance company recentlydenied him coverage for agender transition surgery.The story highlighted how hiscollege fraternity Phi AlphaTau banded together andbrought all kinds of stereo-types by helping Donnie raisethe money and the money iscoming in. Who would havethought that a college frater-nity would be helping Donnieborn a girl to get his gendersurgery? It would be almostlike seeing Archie Bunkerafter Edith passed away mar-rying a black woman.

I found this a positive storybut also thought had Donniejust married a spouse andkilled her, he could get theDepartment of Corrections topay for the whole surgerywithout needing to raise adime. File this story Band ofBrothers.

Can’t Dictate to the WorldSays Hagel

Our new U.S. Defense Sec-retary Chuck Hagel prom-ises to renew old U.S. alli-ances and forge new oneswithout attempting to “dic-tate to the world.” When wasthe last time we could dic-tate to the world? We get in-sulted all the time from ourIraqi and Afghan allies. Hagelwas a Vietnam veteran andshould know better than tomake such a silly sound-bite. Let’s hope he will bebetter than I think he willbe. Any Republican Obama

nominates for any officehas to be held suspect. If itwasn’t for Harry Reid’s Demo-crats, he wouldn’t have beenconfirmed.

Conservative JusticesRethinking Voting Law

RestrictionsConservative Supreme

Court justices appear to besignaling doubts about theongoing validity of a key partof the 1965 Voting Rights Actwhich would end a century ofattempts by many Southernstates to block blacks fromvoting. During fractious oralarguments, the nine justiceshave agreed to consider theclaims made by ShelbyCounty that Section 5 of theVoting Rights Act was nolonger necessary five de-cades later. This county inthe Deep South has longedchafed at Section 5 as un-necessary. Liberals are stillfighting the Civil War today;I guess enough of themhaven’t seen Lincoln themovie yet. We are the UnitedStates of America and weare 50 states deserving thesame equal treatment un-der the law.

Maybe it is Time toDump DOMA

Back in 1996 Democrats,liberals and President BillClinton supported the Fed-eral Defense of Marriage Actthat barred gays from gettingmarried. Nowadays as morestates legalize same-sexmarriage, they are beingjoined by many businessesright here in Massachusettslike State Street and East-ern Bank who have urgedthe U.S. Supreme Court tostrike down DOMA. It is asure bet that the Supremeswill probably nullify the 1996laws and we will just have tomove on without making ascene. Personally, I haveknown many gay coupleswho have married and as faras I am concerned, it is nobig deal. These people that I

know are warm and lovingcouples. They are not out tomake a political statement.Live and let live, I say.

Is Bratton Ready toNYPD Blue Again?

A news report stated thata former NYPD commis-sioner years ago by the fa-miliar name of Billy Brattonwould consider a return tothe Big Apple and has metwith several candidates formayor. Bratton said, “I’d belying if I said it would not beof interest.” Bratton, 65, wascommissioner from 1994 to1996 under Mayor Rudy Guil-iani. Bratton has also beenBoston police commissionerbefore going to New York. Hebecame chief of police in LosAngeles in 2002. He also wasnamed police chief of theBoston University Police andwas heralded for turning thatschool’s public safety officeinto a full-fledged urban col-lege police department.

He is currently consultingwith the Oakland Police De-partment and also in De-troit. He also has his ownsecurity consulting company.

Should Dollar TreeSuccess be a Surprise

in this Economy?I love the Dollar Tree Store

where everything is actuallya dollar. Business is boom-ing across the country in thecompany’s 4,671 stores. Myfavorite is over behindSuffolk Downs on the EastBoston/Revere line. It seemsto be benefitting from recentpayroll tax hikes and thesluggish economy. Consum-ers are cash strapped andthese cut-rate stores aredoing well. Dollar Tree isleading the pack but FamilyDollar and Five Below arealso doing pretty well too.Bigger names like JCPenney, Walmart and Targetaren’t doing that bad but arefeeling the soft economy asshoppers are getting used tobeing bargain hunters again.

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To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerJohn Karras of Arlington, MA. A Will has beenadmitted to informal probate.

John Karras of Arlington, MA has been in-formally appointed as the Personal Represen-tative of the estate to serve without surety onthe bond.

The estate is being administered underinformal procedure by the Personal Represen-tative under the Massachusetts Uniform Pro-bate Code without supervision by the Court.Inventory and accounts are not required to befiled with the Court, but interested parties areentitled to notice regarding the administrationfrom the Personal Representative and canpetition the Court in any matter relating to theestate, including distribution of assets andexpenses of administration. Interested partiesare entitled to petition the Court to instituteformal proceedings and to obtain ordersterminating or restricting the powers of Per-sonal Representatives appointed under infor-mal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will,if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court

Probate and Family CourtMiddlesex Division

208 Cambridge StreetEast Cambridge, MA 02141

(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P0390EA

Estate ofNICHOLAS KARRAS

Date of Death October 25, 2012INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 3/15/13

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerJohn J. Ahern of Medford, MA. A Will hasbeen admitted to informal probate.

John J. Ahern of Medford, MA has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P0450EA

Estate ofLOUISE A. CROWLEY

Date of Death November 23, 2012INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

of the Blessed Virgin Mary,attending Mass, receivingHoly Communion, medita-tion, spiritual reading, fast-ing, penance, reciting therosary and special prayers.Still, Louise managed to findtime to maintain her house-hold, entertain guests andnurture Michel, her thir-teen-year-old son, with spe-cial needs. Throughout allthis activity, Louise realizedshe needed spiritual guid-ance. This was to come fromher friendship with Vincentde Paul; it was about theyear 1625. Over the next fouryears, Vincent and Louisecommunicated often throughletters, Vincent helped guideLouise to greater balance ina life of moderation, peaceand calm. In 1629, Vincentinvited Louise to get in-volved in his work with theConfraternities of Charity.Her intuition led her to un-derstand that it was timeto intensify her ministrywith the poor and needy per-sons, while still maintain-ing a deep spiritual life.Louise, at age forty-two, com-municated her aspiration toSaint Vincent. By the end of1633, he too had receivedthe guidance needed forthem to bring the Daughtersof Charity into existence,dedicated to the corporal andspiritual service of the poor.

At first they served theneeds of the sick and poorin their homes. In time theirwork became well knownand the Daughters were in-vited to Angers to take overmanagement of the nursingservices of the hospital there.This was the first ministryoutside of Paris. Louise in-stituted collaboration amongthe doctors, nurses and oth-ers to form a comprehensiveteam. This model was highlysuccessful and is still in usetoday by the Daughters ofCharity. Under the guidanceof Louise de Marillac, theDaughters expanded theirscope of service to includeorphanages, institutions forthe elderly and mentally ill,prisons, and the battlefield.The Daughters of Charitywere unlike the establishedreligious communities at

that time. Up to this point,all religious women werebehind cloister walls andperformed a ministry of con-templative prayer.

After increasingly illhealth, Louise de Marillacdied on March 15, 1660, sixmonths before the death ofher dear friend and mentor,Vincent de Paul. She wassixty-eight years of age. Bythe time of her death, theDaughters of Charity hadmore than forty houses inFrance. They have subse-quently made foundationsin all parts of the world.

Saint Louise de Marillacwas canonized by PopePius XI on March 11, 1934.She is the co-founder withSaint Vincent de Paul of theDaughters of Charity.

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In 1775 we started a Revo-lution to kick out a king whothought Americans did notneed due process and that hewas all-powerful. Followingthat Revolution, we createda government with a Consti-tution to protect the peoples’rights. The Constitution andthe Bill of Rights ensure ourliberties are guaranteed fromany future despot trying tomimic King George III. TheUnited States of America wascreated to give people limitedgovernment and individualliberties that cannot betaken away by anyone.

I have to admit when Ithink of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul,R-KY, or his father U.S. Rep.Ron Paul, R-Texas, some-times I think tin foil but notat this time. Rand Paul elo-quently stated, “No Ameri-can should ever be killed intheir house without a war-rant and some kind of ag-gressive behavior by them.I will not sit quietly and let(Obama) shred the Constitu-tion. No person will be de-prived of life, liberty or prop-erty without due process.”

Wasn’t Obama among

those who argued that hold-ing prisoners of war inGuantanamo violated UnitedStates law? Didn’t he pushfor civil trials for enemycombatants? Remember how9/11 mastermind KhalidSheikh Mohammed almostended up in a Manhattancourt room before Washing-ton came to its senses? Therecent letter from Eric Holderquoted above seems to showthat the mass murderer of3,000 innocent people at theWorld Trade Center hasmore rights than all of us.

There’s lots of hypocrisygoing on here among theLiberal Establishment. TheConstitution should neverbe seen as an impedimentto the power hungry. Kudosto Paul and also to U.S. Sen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for stand-ing up for the Constitutionand the right not to be takenout by their own governmentwithout due process and thelaw. Why are so many Demo-crats up on Capitol Hill silenton this issue of drone strikesand the right to take outAmericans on U.S. soil be-cause one person (Obama)

deems them enemies of thestate? Back when water-boarding was the hot topic,Democrats were all over end-ing such torture. What giveshere? We seem to also havean imperial presidency. Weare supposed to be a demo-cratic republic but questionsof drones being used righthere doesn’t sound veryAmerican to many today.

America is changing andI wonder what our foundingfathers would be saying todayif they were here experienc-ing what we are experienc-ing. I can hear Ben Franklinnow saying, “We dumpedKing George for this?” Ormaybe, James Madison add-ing in, “Don’t let anyone editthe Bill of Rights.”

Limited government meansjust that, limited. Our voicesand votes in Congress bet-ter get their act together.Protect the Constitution.Serve the people. As some-one said some 60 years agofollowing World War II, “Gov-ernment is our business. Itwill be as good as we want itand as bad as we allow it.”

Don’t allow it!

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner LauraKuhns of Pembroke, MA.

Laura Kuhns of Pembroke, MA has beeninformally appointed as the PersonalRepresentative of the estate to serve WithoutSurety on the bond.

The estate is being administered underinformal procedure by the Personal Repre-sentative under the Massachusetts UniformProbate Code without supervision by the Court.Inventory and accounts are not required to befiled with the Court, but interested parties areentitled to notice regarding the administrationfrom the Personal Representative and canpetition the Court in any matter relating to theestate, including distribution of assets andexpenses of administration. Interested partiesare entitled to petition the Court to instituteformal proceedings and to obtain ordersterminating or restricting the powers ofPersonal Representatives appointed underinformal procedure. A copy of the Petition andWill, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.


Middlesex Probate and Family Court208 Cambridge Street

East Cambridge, MA 02141(617) 768-5800

Docket No. MI13P1014EAEstate of

DOROTHY A. LARKINDate of Death April 7, 2008

INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

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EXTRA InningsInningsInningsInningsInningsby Sal Giarratani

Bill O’Connell, R.I.P.Growing up in Boston, I

watched the local news formostly the sports report andBoston had two of the bestsportscasters on the TV newsin both Don Gillis and BillO’Connell. Gillis died a fewyears back. Besides doingthe TV sports on Channel 5,he also did the Saturdaycandlepin bowling show too.However, I always liked BillO’Connell who had beenaround it seemed foreverand a day. In 1980, he movedfrom weekend sportscasteron Channel 5 to the Monday-through-Friday guy at Chan-nel 7. He had a long careeron both radio and TV andworked at Channels 5, 7 and56 before returning to hisradio roots where he hosteda jazz show late at night onWPLM 99.1. He passed awayin Naples, Florida at age 81.

He started his broadcast

career at WBET-AM inBrockton back in the early’50s where he worked onseveral local radio stations.Don Gillis was his mentorand both moved from radiointo television. In 1966, hebegan working at the oldWHDH-TV, Channel 5 andalso, like Gillis, hosted aTV candlepin bowling show.At the end of 1980, O’Connellswitched to WNAC-TV, Chan-nel 7. In 1984, he switchedover to WLVI-TV, Channel56 when it started the TenO’clock News and alsostarted airing spots onWFCC-FM in Chatham in1987. He resigned fromChannel 56 in November1987 and finished his broad-cast career playing jazz frommidnight to 6:00 am onWPLM, 99.1 where he con-tinued to also do sports.

At his wish, his ashes areto be scattered on a Martha’sVineyard beach.

Ramirez Headed toTaiwan?

Former Red Sox sluggerManny Ramirez has made averbal agreement (I wonderin what language?) to signwith the EDA Rhinos of theChinese Professional Base-ball League in Taiwan. Hisdeadline was March 7th if aMajor League team didn’tsign him up. He turns 41years old on May 30th andhasn’t played in the Majorssince April 2011 when hegot suspended for testingpositive a second time for aPED. Rather than serving

the 100 day suspension andreturn to the Rays, he re-tired. He did sign with Oak-land last year, but never gotbeyond Triple A. He thenplayed in the DominicanWinter League but it seemedhe was unwanted in theMajors. He does have 555homers and probably thinkshe is Hall of Fame material.If I were a voter for Hallstatus, I would vote no onManny. Just say it is Salbeing Sal.

Fastball Pitching andFast Car Driving?

Boston Red Sox have ahotshot pitching prospect in23-year-old Drake Britton.He is down in Ft. Myersat his first big leaguecamp and got himself ar-rested on March 2nd just be-fore dawn on misdemeanorcharges of reckless driving,property damages and anOUI according to the LeeCounty Sheriff’s Office. Thearrest report says he was inhis Chevy Silverado drivingthrough the Town of Esteroand clocked at 111 mph ina 45 mph zone. After a shortpolice chase, he came to astop. When asked by thedeputy sheriff for his license,he handed over his debitcard. He was taken to jail.Three days later, the RedSox optioned him to theDouble A Portland Seadogs.

Last season he finished4-7 with a 3.72 ERA in 16starts striking out 76 in 84.2innings. Put this story in thestriking out department.

by Richard Preiss

HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUB

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LEGAL NOTICE

To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce

requesting that the Court grant a divorce forDesertion and/or Irretrievable Breakdown ofthe Marriage 1B. The Complaint is on file at theCourt.

An Automatic Restraining Order has beenentered in this matter preventing you fromtaking any action which would negativelyimpact the current financial status of either party.SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required toserve upon: Alfred B. Taylor, Esq., Law Officeof Alfred B. Taylor, 875 MassachsuettsAvenue, #31, Cambridge, MA 02139your answer, if any, on or before April 5, 2013.If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to thehearing and adjudication of this action. Youare also required to file a copy of your answer,if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI,First Justice of this Court.

Date: February 22, 2013

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate


Middlesex Probate and Family Court208 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02141

(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI12D1352DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY

PUBLICATION AND MAILINGROSE WAIRIMU KIMANI

VSJACKIE LARRY WELDON

LEGAL NOTICECommonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial CourtProbate and Family Court Department

MIDDLESEX DivisionDocket No. 09D-1169

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONANA PAULA MUZZI MENDES,

PLAINTIFFv.

SANDRO EMIR COMARELLA,DEFENDANT

To the above named Defendant:A Complaint has been presented to this

Court by the Plaintiff, seeking a Modificationof Custody.

You are required to serve uponAna Paula Muzzi Mendes, 15 Beulah Street,# 02, Framingham, MA 01701 your answeron or before April 8, 2013. If you fail to do so,the court will proceed to the hearing andadjudication of this action. You are alsorequired to file a copy of your answer in theoffice of the Register of this Court atCambridge.

WITNESS, Hon. Peter C. DiGangi,Esquire, First Justice of said Court atCambridge, this 25th day of February 2013.

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register ofProbate Run date: 3/15/13Run date: 3/15/13

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerAnnabelle G. Terzian of Arlington, MA:

Annabelle G. Terzian of Arlington, MA hasbeen informally appointed as the PersonalRepresentative of the estate to serve withoutsurety on the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P0505EA

Estate ofJ. GARRETT TERZIAN

a/k/a GARRETT TERZIANDate of Death August 12, 2012

INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

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To all interested persons: A Petition hasbeen filed by Laurence D. Brodkin of MillValley, CA requesting that an Order ofComplete Settlement of the estate issueincluding to approve an accounting, compelor approve a distribution, adjudicate a finalsettlement and other such relief as may berequested in the Petition.

You have the right to obtain a copy of thePetition from the Petitioner or at the Court.You have a right to object to this proceeding.To do so, you or your attorney must file a writtenappearance and objection at this Court before10:00 am on March 27, 2013.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadlineby which you must file a written appearanceand objection if you object to this proceeding.If you fail to file a timely written appearanceand objection followed by an Affidavit ofObjections within thirty (30) days of the returndate, action may be taken without further noticeto you.

WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI,First Justice of this Court.

Date: February 20, 2013

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register ofProbate


Middlesex Probate and Family Court208 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02141

(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI12P0774EA

Estate ofMARJORIE I. BRODKIN

Date of Death December 16, 2011CITATION ON PETITION FOR

ORDER OF COMPLETESETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

LEGAL NOTICE

Latest polls show Sulli-van’s support growing asRepublicans do not want tosquander this opportunity toget back into the US Senatefrom Massachusetts. Repub-licans are still hurting fromthe loss of US Senator ScottBrown who was defeatedlast November by ElizabethWarren. Latest news showsthat Democrats are view-ing Sullivan as the GOPfrontrunner and negative

campaigning has alreadybegun.

Democrats appear con-cerned about Sullivan’spopularity down on theSouth Shore after hishaving served severalterms as state representa-tive from Abington. Thisregion of the state has hadpolitical impact in recentelections.

Sullivan has also chosenPaul Moore who will be serv-ing as his campaign man-ager. Moore most recentlyserved as campaign man-ager for Richard Tisei’sfailed U.S. House race up inthe 6th district on the NorthShore.

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He virtually grew up in anNHL locker room. He playedfor one of the most respectedcollege programs in the coun-try. He scored the winninggoal in overtime in one ofthe most important collegetournaments.

And yes, he finally becamea Bruin — just like his father.

But all stories do not havefairytale outcomes and thesaga of Chris Bourque, theson of Bruins Hall of Famedefenseman Ray Bourque, isone of those.

Chris Bourque grew upin the Boston suburbsand graduated from CushingAcademy where he wasnamed New England PrepSchool MVP in 2004. Fromthere it was on to Boston Uni-versity for additional coach-ing under veteran mentorJack Parker, known for run-ning one of the best collegeprograms in the country.

Although he played in 35games in the single seasonhe played at BU, he will al-ways be remembered for onegoal. It was the one thatspelled victory in the 2005Beanpot championship gamefor the Terriers.

Northeastern and BU weretied at 2-2 at the end of regu-lation in the 53rd Beanpot titlegame. Play had gone back andforth in the overtime sessionfor over 14 minutes whenBourque, a 19-year-old fresh-man at the time, backhandeda rebound shot into the netto give BU the win.

“It was everything I thoughtit would be,” said Chris, a for-ward who would wind up with10 goals and 13 assists overthe course of the season. Theplace was rocking, the fanswere great and we won. It wasan unbelievable experience.”

The following season foundBourque, who had beendrafted 33rd overall inthe 2004 NHL draft by theWashington Capitals, play-ing briefly for the PortlandPirates before shifting over tothe Hershey Bears — wherehe would be a mainstay forseveral seasons.

He would play four NHLgames for Washington duringthe 2007-2008 campaign, abrief interlude while playing69 more for Hershey.

Early in the 2008-2009season he was claimed offwaivers by Pittsburgh andproceeded to play 20 gamesfor the Penguins, while alsoseeing action in 49 matchupswith Hershey.

There followed a year over-seas and then another yearwith Hershey in 2011-2012— a year he led the AHL inscoring with a career high 93points in 73 games.

In truth, a pattern seemedto have developed. Every timethat Bourque essentiallyspent close to a full season inHershey he was a goal scorer(five 20 plus goal seasons) andpoint producer. But when hestepped up to the big timethings stalled out.

And that in a nutshell iswhat happened on CausewayStreet.

After being acquired in atrade back in May, he played

full-time in Providence ear-lier this season because ofthe NHL lockout. There hesaw action in 32 games wherehe amassed eight goals and20 assists.

Called up to the abbreviatedtraining camp in January,Bourque was elated. “It was adream come true when I gottraded here. I grew up want-ing to be a Bruin and it seemspretty close to becoming areality.”

Indeed, in the Bruins loneexhibition game, a 7-5 loss toProvidence at the Garden, hestood out by scoring a goaland adding two assists.

“It was great,” said Bourqueat the time. “It’s somethingthat I’ve always dreamed of— putting on that Bruinssweater and skating onGarden ice. It felt great tofinally do it.”

But then the regular sea-son began. And, and … Well,let’s just say it was a bit of astep down. By the time GMPeter Chiarelli made thedecision to place him onwaivers in early March,Bourque had played in 18 con-tests for the B’s, scoring justone goal to go with threeassists recorded over thatspan. In his 53 career NHLgames, he was 2-6-8.

Any NHL team could haveclaimed him off waivers butnone did. He reported to Provi-dence the next day.

But he went down with anote of encouragement fromthe man behind the bench —Bruins head coach ClaudeJulien.

“It doesn’t mean his timehere is over,” said Julienin a press conference. “Heknows that it took a little bitof time to find his game. Itwas coming around a little bit.He knows that his last gamewasn’t his best either.”

Julien took note of the wayBourque had played in Provi-dence during the lockout.“When you look at the way heplayed in Providence, he’scertainly a guy you can’tcount out of your lineup here.Right now, it could just be abump along the way. If weneeded a guy to be called up,I would have no issues see-ing him back here.”

With that kind of positivesendoff, one might expect thatBourque will rejoin the B’sbefore the season ends. Hecould but the truth is thatBourque, now 27, is on thenorth side of starting an NHLcareer. There are a numberof promising players who areyounger.

In reality he is a fringeplayers caught in a no man’sland — a bit too good for theAHL but not quite goodenough for the NHL. He won’tbe an embarrassment in thebig time — indeed there couldbe isolated moments that arememorable.

But overall, the record saysthat he’s not quite goodenough. And that, plus thereality that there are probablyfewer days remaining inhis pro career than thosealready experienced, is notan equation that is full ofpromise.

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