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Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013The death of President Nelson Mandela

brought to an end the life of a world leader dedi-cated to peace and liberty for all. Today thanksto his courage and leadership, the Republic ofSouth Africa is an economic giant not just onthe African continent but across the world. Manyother African nations which broke away fromEuropean imperialism today remain dictatorialthird world nations. South Africa is an island ofliberty on a continent filled with misery andlittle freedom. We should all remember whatMandela stood for and hope that more Mandelasare still out there. As retired Archbishop DesmondTutu has stated, “If this man wasn’t there, thewhole country would have gone up in flames.”Liberals Love Using the Race CardI heard US Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-Harlem on

the radio the other day talking about all thoseterrible Republicans he is forced to work withup on Capitol Hill. He could always leave Con-gress and go home but he loves being irrelevantand he has been quite the irrelevant old manfor a number of years lately. When he does makenews, he looks like an idiot who looks like he’sfallen and can’t find his ethics. If it were pos-sible for someone to fall off the floor, he would bethe first guy to do that.

The world has lost one of the great-est leaders and inspirations of ourtime, Nelson Mandela. He dedicatedhis life to human rights; instillingvalues of compassion, equality andfreedom and leaving a giant footprintin history. In the words of GeneralBan Ki-Moon spoken at a service inMandela’s honor, “South Africa haslost a hero, we have lost a father, theworld has lost a beloved friend and

mentor. Nelson Mandela showed us the way with a heartlarger than this stadium.” Winner of the Nobel Peace Prizein 1993, Mandela led South Africa out of apartheid and after27 years in prison became the first black South Africanpresident.

Nelson Mandela was a Xhosa born in the village of Mvezoin Umtatu which was then a part of South Africa’s Cape Prov-ince. Later in his life he said he grew up surrounded by“custom, ritual and taboo.” He was the first in his family toattend school where he was given the English name “Nelson.”He eventually attended law school at the University ofWitwatersrand where he became an activist, part of the ANCYouth League with a mission to end racism. He was arrestedin 1962 and charged for inciting workers’ strikes and leav-ing the country without permission, about a year later hewas charged with sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow thegovernment. During his time in prison Mandela obtainedhis LLB degree and became a leader advocating for prisoner’srights and saw opportunities to fight racial division withinjail. He was released in 1990 by then President Frederik deKlerk who thought apartheid was unsustainable.

In 1994 he was elected president and he made greatstrides in demolishing institutional racism in the country,but Mandela served as an admirable example long beforehis presidency, long after, and will continue to do so through-out our history.

NELSON MANDELAJULY 18, 1918 – DECEMBER 5, 2013

43rd Annual Christmas Parade

On Sunday, December 8th, the North EndAthletic Association hosted their 43rd

Annual Christmas Parade. Santa Claus ar-rived by helicopter at Puopolo Field at theNorth End Park on Commercial Street.

On hand to greet Santa were ChristmasElves, Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Wally theGreen Monster and many other Christmascharacters along with a large crowd.

Santa and all his friends made their waythrough the streets of the North End spread-ing Christmas cheer along the way.

The parade consisted of The AleppoShriners, Minutemen Brigade, the Boston

Firemen’s Band, Saint Alfios Band ofLawrence, Roberto Clemente Twirlers andthe Italian American Band of Lawrence.

Horse drawn carriages carried childrenalong the parade route along with Smokin’Joe’s Fire Engine Trucks.

This annual tradition was sponsored bythe North End Athletic Association inmemory of James “Jimmy” Pallotta.

Thanks go to the North End Against Drugsand the Nazzaro Center for their continuijngsupport. A special “Thank You” to theMayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism and SpecialEvents.

The Pallotta Family with City Councilor Sal LaMattina, State Representative AaronMichlewitz, John Romano, Robert “Ted” Tomasone, Ted’s grandson Sammy and PaulCucinatti. (Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography)

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Democrat Katherine Clarkcruised to an easy victory,capturing the vacant U.S.House seat of U.S. SenatorEdward Markey in the 5th

Congressional District. Turn-out in Tuesday’s special elec-tion was a record-breakinglow of 13% and reportedlybreaks the old record setback in 2001when U.S. Rep-resentative Stephen Lynchwon the vacant seat of thelate U.S. Rep. Joe Moakleywith a 17% turnout.

Clark finished with 66%of the vote easily defeatingRepublican Frank Addivi-nola, Jr., who received just32% of the vote. Two inde-pendent candidates also ran

Enemic Landslide for Clark in 5th District RaceDismal 13 Percent Turnout

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collecting 2% of the vote.No one seemed surprised

by Clark’s win in the end.She was supported by Demo-cratic officials, labor unionsand women’s groups and

Massachusetts Midnight BlueFifth District. Meanwhile,state and national Republi-can groups stayed out of thisrace leaving the Republicancandidate to fend for himself.

Clark is a self-describedWarren Democrat and isready with her list of liberalpriorities including climatechange, pay equality forwomen and abortion rights.

Clark must stand forre-election in the SeptemberDemocratic Primary whenshe will run for a full term.Unless the Republican Partycan find a credible candidatenext November, this seatlooks pretty blue Republicanfor some time to come.

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All that was needed was just a slight push,For the voting public to play catch up to Bush;

Eight years under Reagan they say were quite nice,And during this time Bush served as his Vice.

In the “88” campaign, George caused quite a ruckus,That’s when he defeated one Michael “Dukakis;”Asked us to make gentler the face of the world,

Then took the big office while his mouths corners curled.We know about victors who gather the spoils,

But Reagan’s farewell party consumed all the salad and oils;‘Twas the first and last supper by the cook and his mate,When put all that broccoli on George Bush’s plate.

Bush tackled the budget and the Savings and Loan,Directed them both from a porcelain throne;

Got us into a war to bail out Kuwait,While Kuwaitis went to the Riviera to wait.

His popularity plummeted by the end of his term,Saddam thumbed his nose watching oil fires burn;

The economy struggled through prolonged recession,While Bush gave away our money and called it progression.

Barbara Pierce Bush was his First Lady’s name,New York City’s much richer for her birth and her fame;

Went to South Carolina to attend Ashley Hall,Met George at a dance and had quite a ball.Graduated from Ashley that very next June,

Then to Smith College and that Northampton moon;It must have been quite a romantic setting,

Two years later she and George starred at a wedding.She was a prime asset in his Presidential race,

Could sway opposition when they met face to face;Stuck by her man on the campaign trail,

Spoke to the issues in the greatest of detail.After two terms with Nancy and the bed linens changed,

Things at the White House soon got rearranged;Barbara stood in the doorway, her thoughts were collected,

No woman worked harder to get her husband elected.We’ve heard lots of rumors, don’t know if they’re true,

When she rinses her hair does she use any blue?There’s also another that only her staff knows,

When a garment is wrinkled does she iron her clothes?They say she’s a martyr, always carries a torch,To fix leaking pipes never used it on “Georch;”

Whenever a light switch goes on the blink,She can pop in a new one just as quick as a wink.When her car won’t start, never pulls at her hair,

She just breaks out the tools and makes the repair;And when George can’t get home for snow storms or fog,

Just call in Miss Millie, they called her First Dog.When the final day comes, and her life’s work is done,

It’s possible that St. Peter will speak only in pun;After checking his BIG BOOK, you know the one,

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December 15th is Bill ofRights Day in the Common-wealth of Massachusetts, setaside to memorialize theentering into force, followingadoption by three-fourths ofthe states on December 15,1791, of the first ten amend-ments to the U.S. Constitu-tion, commonly called theBill of Rights. Incidentally,Massachusetts was not oneof the ratifying states andonly passed the amend-ments in a symbolic gesturein 1939 at the 150th anni-versary of the Bill of Rights.

At the time it was proposedthe concept of a Bill ofRights—not to mention thespecifics of what would be init—was controversial.

Some argued against theConstitution itself as defec-tive due to lack of an enu-meration of the rights of thePeople. Even as English colo-nists subject to the Crown

they had enjoyed, or at leastclaimed, the traditionalrights of Englishmen, in-cluding those set forth in the1689 English Bill of Rightsand earlier documents goingback to Magna Carta of 1215.Surely as the free citizensof a republic they ought toenjoy such an enumerationof rights.

Others argued that theConstitution was intendedto provide only for the ar-rangement of the national orcentral government of theStates within the Union andthat an enumeration of citi-zens’ rights was unneces-sary as it was the Peoplemaking the Constitutionand, therefore the Peopleretained all rights and pow-ers not specifically grantedthe national government.Alexander Hamilton madethis argument in FederalistNo. 84.

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More than 1,100 guestsgathered Thursday, Novem-ber 21, for The AmericanIreland Fund’s 32nd AnnualBoston Dinner Gala at theWestin Boston Waterfront.$2.3 million was raised forThe Worldwide IrelandFunds Promising IrelandCampaign to support non-profit organizations acrossthe island of Ireland andaround the world. The An-nual Boston Gala is one ofthe largest of The WorldwideIreland Funds’ 100+ inter-national events. The 2013Boston Gala was chaired byDes Mac Intyre, Chairmanand Chief Executive Officerof Standish, a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of BNY Mellon.The 2013 Gala honored Dr.Mary McAleese, formerPresident of Ireland, andcurrently a visiting profes-sor at Boston College. Bos-ton Mayor-Elect, State Sena-tor Marty Walsh, introducedPresident McAleese.

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On Saturday, December 14, 2013, East Boston MainStreets will host the Maverick Square Tree Lighting from6:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

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THINKINGby Sal Giarratani

OUT LOUD

L’Anno Bello: A Year in Italian FolkloreA Light in the Darkness

by Ally Di Censo Symynkywicz

Louis J. Capodilupo, Jr.“Fudgy”

2nd Anniversary2-22-39 - 12-15-11

It takes us back to brighter years to happier sunlit days and to precious moments

that will be with us always.Th ere is a bridge of

memories from Earth to Heaven above ... it keeps our

dear ones near to us.It’s the bridge that we call love.

Love, Stephen and Carol

As the month of Decembermakes its way towards thewinter solstice, I feel thedarkness begin to envelopme stronger than ever. Inthe afternoon, I look out mybig living room door to seethe sun already making itsdescent — a glowing orangeorb suspended low in the sky,shining through the wood-land trees and illuminatingthe brown leaves scatteredacross my backyard. When Ileave my university classesin the evening, I am alwaysshocked to emerge from awell-lighted building into adusky night, where both thesky and the waters of theBoston Harbor blend into aslate-gray hue. This earlydarkness drives me to thecomforts of home, to bun-dling myself up in a blanketand sipping a cup of eggnogin my comfy couch. How-ever, I also feel surroundedby the multitude of holidaylights that counteract thisdarkness: the multicoloredbulbs on my Christmas tree,the starry icicle lights hang-ing from the roofs ofhome, the welcoming glowfrom shops and restaurants.These lights, present inmany midwinter celebra-tions, speak to the univer-sal desire for warmth andsustenance during thedarkest days. They alsopromise the return of thesun, for after the wintersolstice the sun will slowlylengthen its stay in thesky. In Italy and otherparts of Europe, a specialpre-Christmas holiday,St. Lucy’s Day, encapsulatesthe central theme of lightbreaking the darkness, andits symbolic impact contin-ues to shape its traditions tothis day.

St. Lucy, whose feast dayoccurs on December 13th,was a martyr from Syracusein Sicily, and she is asthus the patron saint of thatcity. In Italy, she is knownas Santa Lucia, and hername derives from theLatin “lux,” meaning light.This name makes herespecially appropriate forthe midwinter season,where darkness cloaks the

Earth as the sun weaklylimps its way towards thesolstice. In fact, St. Lucy’sDay shares a very particu-lar connection with dark-ness — prior to the imple-mentation of the Gregoriancalendar, the winter solsticefell on December 13th, mark-ing it the darkest night ofthe year. Italians quote asaying that honors this day’straditional status: “SantaLucia, il giorno piú corto checi sia,” meaning “St. Lucy’sDay, the shortest night thereis.” Due to its occurrence ona cold night where the vel-vety black night sky seemsto cloak the world, St. Lucy’sDay brims with a numberof traditions that empha-size light. Nowhere is thismore evident than in Scan-dinavian countries, whereSt. Lucy’s Day functions asan important festival duringthe dark northern winters.There, the eldest daughterin the family rises early onSt. Lucy’s Day. She puts ona white dress with a redsash and a crown of electriccandles on her head. Shethen proceeds to wake upher family members with abreakfast of coffee and past-ries. In many Scandinaviancities, candlelit processionsare held where girls (dressedin white and red) and boys(dressed as gingerbreadmen or wearing conical hatsdecorated with stars) par-ade around singling theNeapolitan song “SantaLucia,” translated into theirlanguage. All these customsstrive to illuminate a darknight and imbue it with holi-day cheer.

St. Lucy’s Day is alsoassociated with some culi-nary traditions. In NorthernItaly, for example, childrenreceive sweets from St. Lucyon the eve of her feast day.According to local lore, shewanders across the landaccompanied by a donkeyand an assistant namedCastaldo. Children leave cof-fee out for St. Lucy, a glassfor wine for Castaldo, andcarrots for the donkey, thenquickly fall asleep, knowingthat small gifts and treatswill await them the next

morning. Sicilians eatcuccía, a dish of boiled wheatberries, on St. Lucy’s Day,or il Giorno di Santa Lucia.This dish commemoratesthe time that St. Lucy alle-viated a famine by sendingin ships bearing wheat. Thecuccía is often a sweet dishmixed with ricotta andhoney. Meanwhile, the past-ries of choice in Sweden arelussekatter, or saffron bunsdecorated with raisins. Thesaffron imbues them witha sunny, golden color, per-fectly fitted to the holiday’stheme of light and therebirth of the sun. Sincesaffron remains very expen-sive in the United States,I celebrate St. Lucy’s Dayby making delicious sweetpotato biscuits. I use arecipe that incorporatesa larger amount of sweetpotato than most others,and calls for roasting thepotato, so the biscuits notonly assume a cheerfulorange hue but burst withrich flavor. When thesebiscuits bake, I revel inthe warmth of my kitchenand the pleasing scentsthat surround me, feelingthe light and abundancethat characterizes midwin-ter festivities.

St. Lucy’s Day is a holidaythat reminds us that lightand hope persist in the world,no matter how dark thenight seems. Its traditionssurround us with candlesand food, from the glowingprocessions in Scandinaviato the gift-giving customs ofItaly to the smell of biscuitswafting from a warm oven.St. Lucy’s Day also teachesus to appreciate the verydarkness it counterbalances— a darkness that can pro-vide us with much-neededstillness and solitude duringthis hectic season, or adarkness that drives us tothe comforts of home andfamily. As the winter sol-stice approaches in thecoming weeks, we knowthat though darkness willenvelop the world for a time,and even provide its ownbeauty and benefits, thelight of the renewed sun willsoon dance in the sky. Thatis the message of St. Lucy’sDay, and on December 13th,we should all take a momentto ponder its implications ofeverlasting hope and antici-pation in our own lives.

Ally Di Censo Symynkywiczis a Graduate Student inHistory at the University ofMassachusetts Boston. Sheappreciates any commentsand suggestions about Italianholidays and folklore [email protected].

Our nation has been goingdownhill for a while nowand it would appear the elit-ist liberal political classhave decided they likethings just the way they are.When something isn’t work-ing right, they just keepdoing the same thing thatdoesn’t work over and overagain and they can’t seem tofigure out why nothing getsbetter.

Of course when most of usjust sit back and do nothingbut #^%@&, how can weblame the ruling politicalclass for pretending to ruleor even know what they aredoing.

I am starting to thinkAMERICA has a STUPIDissue going on. Those liberaldrones that many of us keepelecting into Congress or theWhite House are too stupidto figure out anything includ-ing the Obamacare website.

However, the real STUPIDcrisis we have as Pogo mightsay is: “We have met theSTUPID and it is us. I amsure by the time you arereading this the electoratein the Fifth District voted forthe latest Democratic droneon the ballot for Ed Markey’sold U.S. House seat.

What is wrong with most ofus? Have we just surren-dered without a fight? As forthe rest, they must be zom-bies just walking arounddead. Life is easy to live whenyou give up living your ownlife.

With every election cyclewe can remake the federalgovernment but we just keepelecting the same dronesand think things will change.Massachusetts is MidnightBlue today and there is littlehope for rational thinkinghere. I love going down to

Texas, I call it real Americalike Ted Cruz called it. I lovethe City of Austin, which bythe way is a Pale Blue city ina deep Red state. Down therethey seem to understand therelationship between thegoverned and the governorsmuch better. Few walkingdead down there who justshutdown their intelligencefor mere existence.

I remain a Democrat, but Inever walk dead, which iswhy I speak out on STUPIDwithin my political party. Iwas recently watching theU.S. House on C-Span, someWalking Dead Democrat wasdelivering his liberal gospelabout how no fast food mini-mum wage employee couldraise a family on that kind ofsalary. Most folks workingminimum wage are youngerpeople starting out in theirwork life. How much shoulda McJob pay. The presidentrecently threw his two centsworth in but it was less thana penny for his thoughts. Hethinks the minimum wageshould be $10. SEIU and oth-ers say $15. Why stop there,let’s go to $25 an hour? Dothese walking dead liberalsrealize that the unemploy-ment rate among AfricanAmerican youth is about 42percent? Raise the mini-mum wage to $15 an hourand Black youth unemploy-ment will hit 50 percent.

President Obama on De-cember 4th told the Americanpeople that for the remain-der of his second term, he willdo all he can to cut the mas-sive economic inequality gapin America. He’s back to hisapparent goal of Sharing theWealth. Back in 1630 whenGovernor John Winthrop was

We Live in the Days of the Walking Dead“There is no present or future, only the past,

happening over and over again, now.”— Eugene O’neill, A Moon for the Misbegotten

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Estate ofDORA I. LAVANCHA

Date of Death February 28, 2012INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner RaulLopez of El Paso, TX.

Raul Lopez of El Paso, TX has been infor-mally appointed as the Personal Representa-tive of the estate to serve without surety on thebond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5109EA

Estate ofJOSE ENCARNACION LOPEZ

Date of Death December 19, 2009INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE


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Over 200 folks filled bothfunction rooms upstairs atSpinelli’s in East Boston toenjoy a great time at the An-nual East Boston Golden AgeClub’s Christmas Party. Ev-eryone seemed to have agreat time getting togetherto celebrate another Christ-mas and New Years. Therewas plenty to eat and thanksto Alan LaBella, the enter-tainment was great asusual. Alan has a way of get-ting everyone up on the feetand onto the dance floor forendless line dancing whichthe ladies seem to so enjoy.He played a little bit of everykind of music includingthe original version of I SawMommy Kissing Santa Clausby the high pitched JimmyBoyd which, by the way, wasfirst released the same yearthat Alan the DJ was born.

A number of local electedofficials showed up or do-nated raffle ticket prizes.City Councilors Sal LaMat-tina and Ayanna Pressleyshowed up with Ayanna get-ting on the dance floor withthe ladies jumping arounddancing to the sounds of theVillage People.

It turned out to be a greatday for everyone celebratinglife in East Boston. No onewanted to leave the dancefloor but when they did,they found Day Square tobe a beautiful sunny day inDecember as they all dancedto their cars.

Golden Age Club Christmas Partyat Spinelli’s in Day Square

by Sal Giarratani

It was a full house at every table. Seated, L-R: BettyBriana, Sarah Buttiglieri and Carol LaMattina. Stand-ing, L-R: Georgann DiViccari and Phyllis Mazza.

Joe Ruggiero, III and Buddy Mangini.

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Party Platters available for all your entertaining needs

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On Saturday, December 14, 2013 from 11:00 am to3:00 pm the Casa Monte Cassino will be holding an openhouse at 11 Tileston Street, North End, Boston.

Come see this gesture of love in the midst of the NorthEnd. Meet guests and learn more about their work. Therewill be music, refreshments and raffles to help support thework of the Casa Monte Cassino.

The Casa Monte Cassino hosts families without meanswhose children suffer life-threatening illnesses that aretreated in Boston’s hospitals.

Founded by Ferdinando and Guido Vittiglio in 1987, CasaMonte Cassino served Italian families. Today the traditionis extended to embrace families in need across the world.

Nothing brightens theChristmas Season like goodmusic; whether classical,spiritual or popular, musichas the power to lift ourspirit and conjure up warmmemories adding immea-surably to our enjoyment ofthe season. Music has beenan essential part of SaintLeonard Parish throughoutits long history, it is onlyfitting that the mission ofthe Saint Leonard ChoralSociety is to celebrate thefaith and heritage of the par-ish through music.

The ninth annual Christ-mas concert hosted bySacred Heart Church willtake place this Saturday,December 14th at 6:00 pm.The Saint Leonard Choral

Society in collaboration withThe North End ChamberOrchestra under the batonof Music Director Dr. Dan

Drzymalski will present“O Holy Night”, a continua-tion of the concert series“Concerto di Italia” .

As in the past, the concertwill take place in the grandsetting of Sacred Heart’supper church located inNorth End’s historic NorthSquare. Returning as spe-cial guests will be Our Ladyof Czestochowa Parish Choirand John Paul II Children’sChoir, both under the direc-tion of Mata Saletnik.

This year’s concert prom-ises to be memorable withthe expanded Chamber Or-chestra playing the overtureform Tchaikovsky’s “TheNutcracker” and the choirsperforming musical selec-tions of the season as wellas lovely folk hymns fromItaly and Poland. As in thepast, one of the highlights ofthe concert, that never failsto delight, will be a “SingAlong” in which concertgoers will be asked to jointhe performers in song.

Following the performance,concert attendees are in-vited to enjoy light refresh-ments at a reception, justacross the street, at SaintJohn School hall.

Concert tickets may bepurchased at the doorthe night of the concert, atthe parish gift shop lo-cated in Saint Leonard’sPeace Garden or reservedby logging on to http://saintleonard.weebly.com or bycalling 617-219-3082.

Concerto di Natale (Christmas Concert) 2013by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerWayne K. Horne of Reading, PA.

Wayne K. Horne of Reading, PA has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5143EA

Estate ofNEHEMIAH CLAYTON HORNE

Date of Death July 11, 2009INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner CarlKennedy of Terrell, TX.

Carl Kennedy of Terrell, TX has been infor-mally appointed as the Personal Representa-tive of the estate to serve without surety on thebond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5156EA

Estate ofALLEANE HUBBARD-KENNEDY


LEGAL NOTICE


ALL THAALL THAALL THAALL THAALL THAT ZAZZT ZAZZT ZAZZT ZAZZT ZAZZby Mary N. DiZazzo

The Week Before Christmasin the Beauty Salon

The Velveteen Rabbit …Is currently on theCalderwood Pavilion stage atthe Boston Center for theArts located at 527 TremontStreet, Boston, through De-cember 22nd.

A nursery of toys andstuffed animals is ready tocome alive on stage for Bos-ton Children’s Theatre’smagical production of thechildren’s classic The Velve-teen Rabbit. The theatre isthrilled to bring this delight-ful story of love, friendshipand hope to Boston audi-ences in this special 5th an-niversary production.

Combining the art of pup-petry with live actors, TheVelveteen Rabbit captures theessence of the holiday sea-son with memorable charac-ters, poignant themes andbeautifully handcrafted pup-pets designed by MarjorieTudor of the Tasha TudorFamily. “Families returneach year to experience thisplay together,” said BCT Ex-ecutive Director BurgessClark. “It’s so rewarding tobe a part of a tradition thatcontinues to unite familiesand the community in sucha positive way. It’s a magi-cal experience for our audi-ences and for everyone atBCT.”

Adapted by Clark from theclassic children’s book byMargery Williams, The Velve-teen Rabbit tells the touch-ing and amusing story of afriendship and love betweena boy and his beloved Velve-teen Rabbit. Audiences fol-low the boy and his stuffedrabbit on a journey that endswith a life lesson that isguaranteed to warm theheart.

Everyone had that specialstuffed friend when theywere a kid and the holidaysare the best time to recre-ate our childhood and shareit with the current youth.For more information visitwww.bostonchildrenstheatre.orgor by calling the Box Officeat 617-424-6634, x222.

Boston Pops Hits the AirWaves … The first-ever free“Holiday Pops Stream” avail-able at www.bostonpops.orgwill feature the Boston PopsOrchestra in Christmas car-ols, popular tunes, inspira-tional choruses, fun-filledsing-alongs and glorious or-chestral arrangements un-der the direction of KeithLockhart, performances alldrawn from Boston Pops re-cordings and live broadcastsfrom Symphony Hall. Thenew Holiday Pops Streamincludes nearly three hoursof music, including selec-tions from the orchestra’sbrand-new all-live holidayalbum, A Boston Pops Christ-mas — Live From SymphonyHall, music from the 2004holiday album Sleigh Ride,and audience favorites fromperformances recorded dur-ing the last two years of Holi-day Pops concerts at Sym-phony Hall.

“There is no doubt thatthe Holiday Pops seasonat Symphony Hall is oneof New England’s greatestChristmastime traditions,so it makes perfect sense forus to introduce the first-everHoliday Pops Stream atbostonpops.org and sharethat tradition with musiclovers far and wide,” saidBoston Pops Conductor KeithLockhart. “We hope this freestream of Yuletide favoriteswill inspire thousands tovisit bostonpops.org to hearmany of the most belovedmusical selections of theholiday season performed bythe one and only Boston PopsOrchestra.

The seasonal music of theBoston Pops will welcomevisitors to Faneuil Hall Mar-ketplace as part Boston’snewest holiday tradition,BLINK!, a six-week long lightand sound extravaganza.Returning for a second year,BLINK! is a state-of-the-artmusic and light show boast-ing over 350,000 LED lightswhich dance across the his-toric marketplace in time tocelebrated renditions of Holi-day Pops tunes. BLINK! playsevery half hour, from 5:00pm to 10:00 pm throughJanuary 5th.

Nothing says Christmaslike lights, Santa and carol-ing, so be sure to set asidesome time to see BLINK andcatch the Pops stream live.

A Grinch Classic … CitiPerforming Arts Center in-vites families to participatein workshops inspired byDr. Seuss’ How the GrinchStole Christmas throughDecember 22nd.

Citi Performing Arts Cen-ter will present free eventsat Faneuil Hall Marketplace,Boston Centers for Youthand Families (BCYF) sitesand Boston Public Library

branches across the city. Ledby Citi Center’s TeachingArtist Toni Bee, the activi-ties include readings of Dr.Seuss’ How the Grinch StoleChristmas!, audience mem-ber performance interac-tions and take-home activi-ties. Participants will alsohave the chance to win theirown copy of Dr. Seuss’ HowThe Grinch Stole Christmas!.

The performances arewide spread for all the chil-dren of the city to enjoy andhere they are: Boston Quincy’sPlace, Faneuil Hall Market-place on Saturday, Decem-ber 14th from 11:00 am-12:00 pm and Saturday, De-cember 21st from 11:00 am-12:00 pm. BCYF HenniganCommunity Center on Fri-day, December 13th from4:30–5:30 pm. Roxbury Bos-ton Public Library, DudleyBranch on Saturday, De-cember 14th from 1:30–2:30 pm. Cambridge Boys andGirls Club of Cambridge withCommunity Arts Center onMonday, December 16th from4:30–5:30 pm. North EndBCYF Nazzaro CommunityCenter on Tuesday, Decem-ber 17th from 3:30–4:30 pm.South Boston BCYF CurleyCommunity Center on Wed-nesday, December 18th from3:30–4:30 pm. West RoxburyBCYF Ohrenberger Commu-nity Center on Thursday,December 19th from 4:00–5:00 pm. East BostonPublic Library, East BostonBranch on Friday, December20th from 3:00–4:00 pm.Dorchester Boston PublicLibrary, Lower Mills Branchon Saturday, December 21st

from 1:00–2:00 pm.All workshops are free and

appropriate for all ages andno registration is necessary.For more on Citi PerformingArts Center’s year-roundcommunity outreach andeducation programs, visitciticenter.org/education.

A Tasty Treat to Compli-ment Your Time in the City… Bondir is a cozy, farm-house style restaurant with28 seats and a small fire-place salon. The menusshowcase the pastoral andmarine bounty of our NewEngland region and offer afinely curated selection ofAmerican and Europeanwines and beers. Chef JasonBond has spent 20 years inrestaurants refining his tech-nique and style. They offer— vegetables picked thesame day, fish hours out ofthe ocean, pasture-raisedmeats — change daily andwill always be tasteful inpreparation and presenta-tion. Bondir is located at279 Broadway Street inCambridge. You can checkout more of the menu atwww.bondircambridge.com orcall 617-661-0009 to makereservations.

SociallyScene

by Angela Cornacchio

The Velveteen Rabbit willcome to life on stage at theBoston Center for the Artsthrough December 22nd.

(Photo courtesy ofodcdance.org)

‘Twas the week before Christmas when all through the salonThe scissors were clicking; the mad rush was on.The hairdressers were busy primping the coifs;Perm odor, tinting, hair spray — what cough?

The nail-techs stayed sitting; painting their art,And the patrons were in and out like a dart.

The receptionist was praying for the end of the day,While just out the window she noticed a sleigh.

And in walked a lady all covered in flour;She said she’d been baking for hours and hours.

“I’ve seen to the children, but what of myself?“My husband’s been busy and couldn’t spare an elf.

“My nails are all broken; my hair feels like glue;“I hope there is someone who can make me feel new.”With that gleam in her eye it was hard to say “no” —

Mary volunteered for the job — ho, ho, ho!Shampoo, shampoo, how do you do?Rollers and gel — need the dryer too.

With a trick of her brush she was coiffed in a flash;Manicured, painted, and dried in a dash.

Her nails were all shiny — painted “jungle-red.”The smile on her face left nothing unsaid.

As she waved us good-bye, Merry Christmas to all,Everyone stopped to see the great haul.

While out the window we all began to peerAt a giant sleigh and eight strong reindeer!

Our lady hopped right in and with a nod to goOff went her chariot above all the snow.

Jingle, jingle, jingle you can hear the bells ring.It was a sight to behold there were songs to sing.

Buona giornata and God bless the United States of America!

Read prior weeks’ “All That Zazz” columns atwww.allthatzazz.com. Mary is a third-generation cosmetolo-gist and a Massachusetts distributor of Kosmea brand rosehip oil products. She may be contacted at (978) 470-8183 [email protected].

Ciao bella,I would like to wish all my readers and my

comrades at the Post-Gazette Buon Natale. MayGod bless you all in the New Year.

Please enjoy this poem as it is a parodyand can be read like “A Visit from SaintNicholas.” Christmas in its beauty is theseason to make time for people. Peopleyou don’t even know. Make time.

— FOR YOU WHO APPRECIATE THE FINEST —

THE

Johnny ChristyOrchestra

MUSIC FOR ALLOCCASIONS 781-648-5678

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerTomeki Barnes of Henderson, TX.

Tomeki Barnes of Henderson, TX has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4676EA

Estate ofOREA LEE GRANT

Date of Death April 25, 2009INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerRonald Hall, Sr. of Augusta, GA.

Ronald Hall, Sr. of Augusta, GA has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4685EA

Estate ofPATRICIA ANN HALL

Date of Death October 5, 2011INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE


Mrs. Murphy . . . As I See It

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Santa Claus stopped by Spinelli’s in Day Square last Tues-day night to give gifts to East Boston special needs mem-bers from the East Boston Association of Retarded Citizens(EBARC). The annual holiday event, started by longtimeKiwanian Frank Durante, drew more than 80 members fromKiwanis and the East Boston-Revere Rotary Club, as wellas family and friends.

The Kiwanis Club and the K-Trust Scholarship Committeepresented donations to support the work done by EBARC,and a special presentation naming a star in the memory ofrecently passed EBARC President Charlotte DeSimone wasmade to her family.

Holiday music by Anthony Moulaison and a performanceby dancers Kamyla Acetty, Jordyn DiBattista, Krista Lawson,Victoria Mulugeta, Emily Straccia, Leah Toto and SarahWhitehouse from the Studio Dance Complex in Revere high-lighted the evening.

The Kiwanis Club holiday canned food drive continuesuntil Christmas to benefit East Boston residents throughthe Grace Church food pantry, as well as the MeridianHouse. Non-perishable items can be dropped off at all threelocal East Boston Savings Bank branches, as well as at theEast Boston Social Centers in Central Square, Carmella’sMarket on Cottage Street and the Grace Church on SaratogaStreet.

Kiwanis clubs around the world are proud partners withUNICEF in the global initiative to eradicate fatal diseasesin children around the world. The East Boston Kiwanis Clubis supporting this effort by raising funds for The EliminateProject with the goal to eliminate maternal and neonataltetanus in mothers and their babies around the world. Tothis end, the club is hosting a winter indoor half ball tour-nament on Sunday, January 26, 2014 from 11:30 am to2:30 pm at the Marty Pino Community Center on BoardmanStreet. For more information on this tournament or otherKiwanis Club activities, please contact Clark Moulaison at617-699-7121 or [email protected].

Kiwanis Club to Hold Christmas Caroling atDon Orione Home and Half Ball Tournament Events

East Boston Kiwanis Club HostsHoliday Party with EBARC

On Thursday morning, December 5th, Joe Young, ownerof the Elite Restaurant located in Day Square, East Bostonwas shocked to find his Christmas tree outside the restau-rant had been stolen sometime late Wednesday night orearly that morning. The tree was wired to the shop not sothat it wouldn’t be stolen but that the wind wouldn’t knockit to the ground.

Young takes pride in his long-time East Boston eateryand has decorated his business for over a quarter-centuryand he says this is the first time in all those years thatsomeone has vandalized his Christmas decorations.

He is bringing another tree to replace the original andwill not let anyone break his Christmas spirit.

Vandals Steal ChristmasTree from Elite Restaurant

by Sal Giarratani

Christmas time last December at the Elite Restaurant.

It’s that happytime of the yearand I’d liketo recommend

a great night of entertain-ment! Hollywood starChazz Palminteri bringshis critically acclaimedautobiographical one manshow “A Bronx Tale” to LynnAuditorium for One Nightonly on February 28, 2014.For tickets and info, visitwww.lynnauditorium.com .Produced by David R. OriolaManagement. Don’t knowwhat to give that hard to buyfor person? Give them aticket to A Bronx Tale. ... It’snow countdown till Christ-mas and stores are filledwith bargains. Remember toshop East Boston and supportyour local merchants, avoidthe crowds at the mall andyour shopping experiencewill not be as stressful ... Forthat hard to buy for personwith a sweet tooth, a sugges-tion: Give them a containerof St. Emilion Macaroonslocated at 149 Everett Streetin East Boston. The honeyalmond cookie treats arebaked fresh daily and willserve as a unique gift ... Af-ter the holidays snow birdswill be packing for their tripSouth and Eastie will looklike a ghost town. Traffic isless than usual and peoplecan relax after the hecticholidays ... Renzo Pizza andBar, located on RevereBeach Boulevard, Revere, isoffering a great deal for theholidays. They are offeringEarly Bird specials betweenthe hours of l:00 pm-2:00 pmfor lunch; 4:00 pm-6:00 pmfor dinner; and late birds canenjoy 10:00-11:00 pm spe-cials. The menu is exten-sive, the prices are greatand the place is fun. If you’recoming in with a big partyI suggest you call for reser-vations at 781-284-5600 ...Since pot (marijuana) wasvoted in, two separate groupsare vying to bring medicalmarijuana dispensaries toEast Boston and Revere bor-ders. Centers for AlternativeMedicine Inc., have appliedto open shop on McClellanHighway, while MA Care

Connect Inc., wants to opena stone’s throw away on thesame highway. Where is theoutrage from the East Bos-ton and Revere communi-ties? As we ALL KNOW thereare abuses in every system,expect the abusers to comeout in full force when doctorsbegin prescribing medicalmarijuana. The pot plantswhen built will have a 10feet fence with razor wire ontop surrounding them. Whatdoes that tell you? The dis-pensaries are cautioningthemselves against break-ins. It’s been reported dis-pensaries will be growing2,500 plants of various mari-juana species, enough tokeep the two cities high!Where is the clergy on thisone? The clergy organizedagainst a casino, but al-lowed two dispensaries toslip by and be built in theircommunity. We understandpot use was voted in, (for thepurpose of medical use only)!However, why are they beingbuilt in our densely popu-lated neighborhoods? Whathappened to protection forthe neighborhoods from ourpoliticians? Naturally anyupscale community wouldnot stand for this! So, dumpon East Boston and Revere!The people haven’t seen any-thing yet! Just Wait! I wouldrather have a casino on ev-ery corner, than pot parlors!Once again, the ultra liberalloonies have won out! ...Hats off to Elite Donut who

decorates their window forevery holiday. This year, asalways the quaint coffeeshop has X-mas lights out-lining the exterior and aChristmas tree in front withlights meant to brighten upDay Square at night andbring on the Christmascheer! However, the treewas stolen two days afterbeing displayed and anothertree has since replaced theoriginal one! ... Speaking ofDay Square, there are morevagrants and trash pickersroaming around. Peopleparked on MBTA benchesgoing nowhere and druggieswandering the streets atnight. With the amount ofbusinesses and homes inthe area more police patrolsare needed at night, espe-cially at this time of theyear! ... A thumbs up forCuchiello’s old-fashionedbakery in Day Square. Cus-tomers come from all over tobuy their Italian bread ...

Till next time!

WWW.BOSTONPOSTGAZETTE.COMRun date: 12/13/13

LEGAL NOTICE

To the DefendantThe Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce

requesting that the Court grant a divorce forIrretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage 1B.

The Complaint is on file at the Court.An Automatic Restraining Order has been

entered 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 requiredto serve upon Jake H Gao, 473 WalthamStreet, West Newton, MA 02465 your answer,if any, on or before January 2, 2014. If you failto do so, the court will proceed to the hearingand adjudication of this action. You are alsorequired to file a copy of your answer, if any, inthe office of the Register of this Court.

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

Date: November 19, 2013

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate


Middlesex Probate and Family Court208 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02141

(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13D2893DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY

PUBLICATION AND MAILINGJAKE H GAO

VSSUMEI ZHENG

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the estate ofMichelina Lonardo of Boston in the County ofSuffolk.

A Petition has been presented to said Courtby the Executive Office of Health and Hu-man Services of Boston in the County ofSuffolk. Praying that this Honorable Courtseeks Order(s) for payment of the MassHealthClaim from the Estate of Michelina Lonardo(the “Estate”), that: 1. The Administrator of theEstate, John Lonardo, SHALL PAY the amountof $43,673.80 (the “Payment”) owed in medi-cal assistance, plus accrued interest toMassHealth; 2. The Estate and/or counsel forthe Estate shall forthwith make all reasonableefforts to clear title with respect to the transfer ofreal estate in the name of the decedentMichelina Lonardo at the time of her death,with an address of 459 Meridian Street, EastBoston, MA 02128, as required under G.L. c.202, Section 1, by making payment to the ex-tent possible, to MassHealth from the moniesalready received from Robert Constantino forsaid transfer in the amount of $93,500.00,which includes $50,000.00 which was purport-edly paid to counsel for John Lonardo, Attor-ney Marc Chapdelaine of 539 Lincoln Street,Saugus, MA 01906; 3. If the monies set forth inparagraph 2 are not available in for full pay-ment, and, in any event, have not been paid toMassHealth within 10 days of this order, theremaining amount owed to MassHealth at thattime shall be paid as follows. The additionalmonies that would be due to John Lonardo forthe transfer of real estate, from Plaintiff, RobertConstantino shall be paid by Plaintiff, RobertConstantino to MassHealth rather than to De-fendant, John Lonardo, for the MassHealthclaim; 4. If the monies set forth in paragraphs 2and 3 are insufficient to pay the MassHealthclaim with interest within 60 days of the date ofthis Order, Robert Constantino and/or JohnLonardo shall mortgage or sell the Estate’sinterest in the real estate with an address of459 Meridian Street, East Boston, MA 02128;and 5. Such other relief as the Court deemsmeet.

If you desire to object thereto you or yourattorney should file a written appearance insaid Court at Boston before ten o’clock in theforenoon on the 2nd day of January, 2014, thereturn day of this citation.

WITNESS, HON. JOAN P. ARMSTRONG,First Justice of said Court, this 3rd day ofDecember, 2013.

Patricia M. Campatelli, Register of Probate


Probate and Family CourtSuffolk Probate and Family Court

24 New Chardon StreetBoston, MA 02114

(617) 788-8300Docket No. SU09P2808EA

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerJose L. Gomez of Weslaco, TX.

Jose L. Gomez of Weslaco, TX has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4680EA

Estate ofMARIA LUISA GOMEZ

Date of Death May 15, 2008INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerJerry W. Gossett of Ottawa, IL.

Jerry W. Gossett of Ottawa, IL has been in-formally appointed as the Personal Represen-tative of the estate to serve without surety onthe bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5149EA

Estate ofNORMA JEAN GOSSETT

Date of Death January 7, 2009INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE


Save Time, Trouble and Worry ...Have Spinelli’s CaterYour Holiday Parties

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781-592-6400Happy Holidays

St. Agrippina’s member-ship held its 19th annualChristmas Program for NorthEnd children on Sunday,December 8th. The programonce again, was a huge suc-cess! Santa Claus arrivedat St. Agrippina’s Chapel viafire engine. There were manyfamilies anxiously waitingfor his arrival, while holidaymusic played. Santa Claus

St. Agrippina’s 19 th Annual Christmas Program

All the glory that was Rome ..... Pompei

Bistro • Beer • Wine

(Photos by Rosario Scabin,Ross Photography)

took an individual picturewith each child, gave him orher an age appropriate gift,a balloon and a gift bagfilled with school suppliesand candy treats for over125 children. Santa’s friendsBatman and Blades from theBoston Bruins made specialguest appearances. The Bos-ton Celtics Cheerleadersmade their annual visit

to the program and addedplenty of smiles and goodwishes to the families of theNorth End. A very merry goodtime was had by everyonethat attended.

The membership wouldlike to thank the followingfor their support of the pro-gram, Councilor LaMattina,State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz,Knights of Columbus, NorthEnd Against Drugs, GreenCross Pharmacy, VFW Post144 North End, Al Dente’s,Benevento’s, Mangia Mangia,Monica’s, Rodman Insur-ance, Fisherman’s Society,Biancos Sausage Company,Millinium Cleaners, Balloonsover Boston, Mikes Pastry,Umberto’s Pizzeria, NorthEnd Fire Station, HillsidePress, Marina Ortega of theBoston Celtics, Post-Gazetteand Patty Papa of the May-ors Office of Special Events

The membership of St.Agrippina’s Society is veryproud of their Christmas Pro-gram for North End childrenand would like to wish every-one a safe and happy holiday.We thank everyone for theirparticipation and we lookforward to seeing everyoneat our 100th Annual FeastJuly 31st thru August 3rd.Viva St. Agrippina!

(Photos by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography)

North End Beautification Committee

Christmas Tree Celebration

(L-R) Patricia Thiboutot, Santa Claus, Alison Seavey andDavid Grant

(L-R) State Rep. AaronMichlewitz, Santa andPatrick Lyons.

The North End Beautifi-cation Committee recentlyheld their 3rd AnnualChristmas Tree celebra-tion at the corner ofHanover and CrossStreets. The celebrationfeatured Santa, carolersand refreshments. Thetree and decorations werefunded by the committeewith help from the NorthEnd Chamber of Commerceand Caffe Paradiso donatedhot chocolate and cookies.

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerCameron Scott of El Paso, TX.

Cameron Scott of El Paso, TX has been in-formally appointed as the Personal Represen-tative of the estate to serve without surety onthe bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4947EA

Estate ofGREGORY SCOTT

Date of Death February 13, 2012INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerBarbara A. Ward of Little Rock, AR.

Barbara A. Ward of Little Rock, AR has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5129EA

Estate ofCHARLES D. WARD


PUBLICATION NOTICE

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The time has come, the walrus said,

TO TALK OF MANY THINGSof shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings

by Sal Giarratani

QUINCY’S 61st ANNUALCHRISTMAS PARTY

GREAT AGAIN

The City of Quincy onceagain put on a great Christ-mas Party held this year onSunday, December 1st downon Hancock Street fromQuincy Center to NorthQuincy. It was a bit damp butthe weather didn’t damperthe spirits of parade-watch-ers enjoying it all.

IF YOU’RE ANIRISH MUSIC FAN,CHECK THIS OUT

I saw it last week on theInternet. Seamus Moore anIrish singer/comic has abrand new video called NeverLook Down on Your Ass. Thelyrics are funny to the pointof hilarious. There’s one linethat goes, “Sometimes youhave to ride your ass to Sun-day Mass.” Before you starttelling me to go to confes-sion, the ass in question hasfour legs and a tail. Check itout.

THE LAST HOT DOGHAS LEFT THE STANDOver the Thanksgiving

Day holiday weekend, Sulli-van’s has closed up shop forthe winter. This place hasbeen at Castle Island inSouthie for over 60 years. Ican’t wait for February whenthe place re-opens for an-other great hot dog season.

COMING TOLYNN AUDITORIUM

The Fab Four called thebest Beatles show is comingto Lynn on February 6th. B.B.King is due there on April13th. For more details, go tolynnauditorium.com.

TUSKEGEE AIRMENINDUCTED INTO

BOSTON ENGLISH HIGHHALL OF FAME

Two local Tuskegee Air-men were inducted into theBoston English High Hall ofFame during this year’sEnglish High Alumni Home-coming Banquet on Octo-ber 24th at Lantana’s inRandolph. Lt. Col. EnochWoodhouse, Class of ’44 andLt. Col. Leo Gray, Class of ’42were honored by the EnglishHigh Alumni Associationand City Councilor CharlesYancey for their services tothe citizens of Boston and allof America.

PUERTO RICANVETERANS MEMORIAL

FIRST IN NATIONSeveral weeks ago, Boston

dedicated a first in the na-tion memorial park honoringPuerto Rican veterans whohave served their country in

both war and peace. Themonument is located at thecorner of West Dedham andWashington Streets. As mylong-time good friend Rep.Jeffrey Sanchez stated atthe dedication, “Today is agreat day for Puerto Ricansin the City of Boston. It is aday when we can celebratewho we are.”

I am especially and per-sonally proud of this newhonor for Boston’s PuertoRican Community. Growingup in Boston the only PuertoRicans I knew were my AuntBlanca Gonzales and myfour first cousins from RioPiedras who would come forfamily visits often, beforeBoston’s Puerto Rican com-munity was in its infancy.

My Uncle Joe Harringtonmet his wife during WorldWar II where he served atSan Juan during the War.

PLASTIC BAG BAN -COMING TO BROOKLINEPlastic bags and polysty-

rene containers are now get-ting banned in the PeoplesRepublic of Brookline. GoGreen liberals are out tosave the world again and usfrom ourselves. This pastJune on vacation in Austin,Texas, I discovered that Aus-tin is now the latest city inAmerica to do likewise. Mostshoppers will now travelmiles away to supermarketsnot controlled by the City ofAustin because they liketheir plastic bags.

You can bet even liberalgreenies from Brooklinewill find their way over tosupermarkets just over thetown line where freedomstill rules at the checkoutcounters.

QUOTE TO NOTE“The two greatest things ever

are to love and be loved inreturn.”

— Nat King ColeA CHRISTMAS CONCERT

WITH TAJCIA story on the true mean-

ing of Christmas set to stun-ningly beautiful music willmake an indelible impres-sion on the audience. See iton Friday, December 20th

at 7:00 pm at St. Gregory’sChurch in Dorchester LowerMills. For more information,go to stgregorydec20.bpt.meor call 617-298-2460.COMEDY DEN IN BOSTON

Smoothie’s own MarkRiley did a great stand upshow at the Comedy Den onHigh Street in Boston overthe Thanksgiving weekend.Those who were there flee-ing the turkey, turkey stew,turkey soup and turkeysandwiches had a greatt ime.

STILL GOT TIME FORSTEVE SWEENEY

Charlestown’s own andnow Quincyite SteveSweeney will be yukking itup at Laugh Boston onBoston’s Seaport December

19th-21st. More informationat laughboston.com.

SANTA GOT NAUGHTYSanta Claus got a little

naughty according to newsreports and the police downat the Hanover Mall. He gothimself arrested for pinch-ing a female elf. Naughty,naughty Santa! There willbe plenty of coal in hisstocking this year. He is dueback in court on ChristmasEve. Only good news for thekids of Plymouth County, helooks like an ID thief too. Heain’t the real Santa. ThankGod.

NAZZARO CHRISTMASPARTY DECEMBER 18th

This year’s Nazzaro Cen-ter Christmas Party for chil-dren and teens will takeplace on Wednesday, Decem-ber 18th. Rumor has it thatSanta Claus recently in-formed the Center that hewould be arriving around1:00 pm from the North Pole.He said he had a great timelast year and can’t wait to re-turn.

QUINCY REMEMBERSPEARL HARBOR

The Quincy VeteransCouncil conducted a WreathLaying Ceremony to “Re-member Pearl Harbor” onSaturday morning Decem-ber 7th, the 72nd anniversaryof Japan’s sneak attack atPearl Harbor which broughtthe U.S. into World War II.OFFICIAL TREE LIGHTING?

Once again, politically cor-rect Boston Politics cel-ebrated Boston’s official treelighting at Boston Commonlast week. Since I don’t go to“tree lightings,” I wonderedwhat kind of tree they werehonoring with lights. Was ita maple tree, perhaps oak orhow about a weeping willow,since I weep at all this po-litical correct ^%#@. I thinkthey should light a chestnuttree since I often wonderedwhat roasted chestnutswould look like in public. Toobad our pols don’t have anychestnuts of their own.

BARBRA STREISAND –BACK TO BROOKLYN

(DVD)Columbia Records

For two magical nights in2012, Barbra returned to herroots and brought her magicto Brooklyn to perform forher friends and fans. Thisawesome DVD provides bio-graphical video and stillphotos of Streisand’s earlycareer. Streisand performssongs by Andrew LloydWeber “As If We Never SaidGoodbye,” Alan & MarilynBergman’s “Nice ‘n’ Easy/That Face/The Way HeMakes Me Feel,” along withRodgers/Hart’s “Bewitched,Bothered and Bewildered,”Jimmy Webb’s “Didn’t We,”and the original movie scoreof the late Marvin Hamlisch’sgem, “The Way We Were.”This collection is filled withhighlights, a duet with Il Voloon “Smile,” plus a medleywith trumpet player ChrisBotti on “What’ll I Do/MyFunny Valentine,” plus twotunes from the film ‘A StarIs Born’ — “Lost Inside ofYou” and the classic “Ever-green.” Barbra duets withson Jason Gould on “HowDeep Is The Ocean” and hesolos on “Nature Boy” and“This Masquerade,” plusBarbra’s hit “People,” smell-ing the roses via “Here’s toLife,” and the magic endswith “Some Other Time.”Super!

OFFICIAL 2013 WORLDSERIES FILM (Blu-ray)Major League BaseballProductions-Lionsgate

Home Ent.This team had personality,

grit, AND beards. With tough,charismatic stars and freshleadership from G.M. BenCherington and ManagerJohn Farrell, the Boston RedSox surprised the baseballworld and dominated theAmerican League on itsway to a 2013 World Serieschampionship. Adding favor-ites Mike Napoli, ShaneVictorino, Jonny Gomes andKoji Uehara to Boston main-stays, Dustin Pedroia, DavidOrtiz and Jon Lester, the RedSox were ready to face theclass of the National League— the St. Louis Cardinals forthe World Series champion-ship. With veteran hittersand young, hard-throwingpitchers, the Cardinals hadthe lead over the Red Soxtwo games to one, beforeBoston won three straightgames to clinch the cham-pionship at Fenway Park forthe first time in 95 years.Comprehensive highlights,exclusive access and inter-views and the thrilling storyabout Boston’s 2013 WorldSeries championship win!

BOSTON RED SOX 2013WORLD SERIES

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Home Ent.An unbelievable 8-disc set

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of the Fall Classic, as wellas the pennant-clincher,ALCS Game 6 — featuringShane Victorino’s grandslam. Relive every momentof the 2013 World Seriesstarring the charismaticcast of Dustin Pedroia, DavidOrtiz, John Lackey, KojiUehara, Jon Lester andJonny Gomes. From Lester’sdominant pitching to openthe World Series, to Victor-ino’s clutch hitting to closeit, as Manager John Farrell’sRed Sox played with a fireand grit that overpowered theSt. Louis Cardinals. Domi-nant pitching performances,an unhittable closer andan otherworldly performancefrom World Series MVPDavid Ortiz, as Bostonbrought home yet anotherWorld Series championship– the third championship inten years for the Red Sox.

THE SECRET WORLDOF SANTA –

ELVES IN TOYLAND/A PRESENT FOR SANTA

(DVD)CinedigmEnt.

Just in time for Christmascome a pair of 2-Disc collec-tions from ‘The Secret Worldof Santa.’ Curious whatSanta and his nine reindeerand the Elves do the other364 days of the year? ‘Elvesin Toyland’ has Santa andhis team on the search forperfect toys for all the boysand girls on his Nice list.Journeying into a place fullof magic, they discover theevil Gruzzlebeard has cast aspell on all the toys, bring-ing them to life. Now Santaand his elves must undo thisevil spirit before it’s too late!The only person who neverreceives any presents forChristmas is Santa. Untilchildren from a nearby vil-lage meet with the Elves andwork together to makeSanta a gift. Then, the evilGruzzlebeard unleashes twogiant termites on Santa’shouse and they eat almosteverything before they arecaptured, but not before theyeat Santa’s special suit withmagical powers. When Santaawakes, he finds a presentfrom the children who hadtheir special gift plannedwhen hope was almost lost.Merry Christmas!

SAVING SANTA (Blu-ray)Anchor Bay Ent.

At the top of the North Pole,Bernard (Martin Freeman),and a low-ranking Elf inSanta’s organization, dreamsof one day joining Santa’selite team of great inven-tors — the very elves whomake the magic of Christ-mas possible! But when oneof Bernard’s wacky inven-tions accidentally revealsthe secret location of Santa’sworkshop to an eccentricbillionaire scoundrel (TimCurry), Santa and Christ-mas itself are in jeopardy— leaving Bernard to timetravel (again and again) torescue Santa in time forChristmas!

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerElizabeth J. Wright of Wilmington, MA, a Willhas been admitted to informal probate.

Elizabeth J. Wright of Wilmington, MA hasbeen informally appointed as the PersonalRepresentative of the estate to serve withoutsurety on the bond.

The estate is being administered underinformal procedure by the Personal Represen-tatives 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.




(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4975EA

Estate ofFRANCIS G. SCOTT

Date of Death August 17, 2013INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE


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UPTOWN & DOWNTOWN

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

BEYONCE — December 20th. TheMrs. Carter Show World Tour starringBeyoncé is extending its successfulglobal run with additional dates, in-cluding another stop at TD Garden.The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour isthe biggest tour of 2013, with itsexplosive special effects and intricate,strobe-laden light show, is an artistictriumph and the entertainer’s mostambitious undertaking to date. It isbigger in scope than any of her previ-ous shows, fittingly designed for thevastness of arenas and stadiums.

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA— December 22nd. Trans-SiberianOrchestra (TSO) will celebrate theirfirst 15 years of touring with an en-core and final performance of theirmulti-platinum rock opera, The LostChristmas Eve. TSO’s 2013 wintertour began on November 13th, play-ing over 100 shows in 67 citiesacross North America, presented byHallmark Channel. Live Nation isproud to welcome TSO when theyreturn to Boston for two spectacularshows at the TD Garden. TSO, whosephenomena has grown year after year,has played over 1,500 shows for morethan 10 million fans in the past 15years and quietly became one of theworld’s biggest arena rock acts. Theunprecedented fan driven growthis a testament to TSO founder PaulO’Neill’s vision of “Rock Theater,” theperfect amalgamation of Broadwaystorytelling with the spectacle of rock.

JAY Z — January 18th. JAY Zannounced the confirmed dates forthe North American leg of his“Magna Carter World Tour.” The newdates, which follow the tour’s inter-national run, began on November 30th

and will include a stop at TD Gardenin Boston. JAY Z recently released thenow double platinum “Magna Carta... Holy Grail,” and just wrappedup the sold out “Legends of theSummer” stadium tour with JustinTimberlake.

“The Sicilian Corner” 10:00 am to 12 Noon every Friday with hosts TomZappala and Mike Lomazzo and “The Italian Show” with Nunzio DiMarcaevery Sunday from 10:00 am-1:00 Stpm. 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 RocGardarco Mesiti 11:00 am-1:00 pm Sundays90.7 FM or 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. Visitwww.MusicNotNoise.com.

ITALIAN RADIO PROGRAMS

Don’t miss “First Night” this New Year’s Eve around thecity! Check the SPECIAL EVENTS SECTION for moreinformation.

COLONIAL THEATER106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA617-482-9393www.Boston-Theater.com

I LOVE LUCY — Now through De-cember 22nd. I Love Lucy Live on Stageis the brand-new hit stage showadapted from the most beloved pro-gram in television history! It’s 1952and you are a member of the DesiluPlayhouse studio audience awaitingthe filming of two hilarious and oh-so-familiar I Love Lucy episodes. Acharming host entertains and enlight-ens you to the behind-the-scenesfilming process of this brandnew thing called “television,” theCrystaltone Singers perform advertis-ing jingles in perfect ’50s style har-mony and the side-splitting antics ofAmerica’s favorite foursome — Lucy,Ricky, Fred and Ethel — are presentedlive on stage and in color for the veryfirst time! It’s a one-of-a-kind theatri-cal experience TV Guide’s WilliamKeck calls “the most entertaining stageproduction I’ve seen in years —including Broadway!” The truth isin the title — whether young orold, everybody really does love Lucy!This show is a Season Special andis not part of the Season Package.

50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL —January 7 and 8, 2014. The hilariousparody of the Fifty Shades of Greyphenomenon, will premiere at the CitiEmerson Colonial Theatre for twonights only. A sexy, hysterical musi-cal romp, 50 Shades! The Musical is alaugh out loud night of fun that youwon’t want to miss! A resounding hitin Chicago and New York, and at theEdinburgh Fringe Festival, 50 Shades!The Musical opens with a ladies bookclub deciding to read Fifty Shades ofGrey. Through their interpretation ofthe novel, the audience is lead onan uproarious rollercoaster ride ofthis unlikely bestseller. The show isfull of dance numbers and originalsongs delivered by an outrageous castwith a live, on-stage band. For moreinformation call 866-348-9738.

ONCE — January 7th-19th. Winnerof eight 2012 Tony Awards includingBest Musical, ONCE is a truly originalBroadway experience. Featuring animpressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instru-ments onstage, ONCE tells the en-chanting tale of a Dublin street musi-cian who’s about to give up on hisdream when a beautiful young womantakes a sudden interest in his haunt-ing love songs. As the chemistrybetween them grows, his music soarsto powerful new heights ... but theirunlikely connection turns out to bedeeper and more complex than youreveryday romance. Emotionally capti-vating and theatrically breathtaking,ONCE draws you in from the very firstnote and never lets go. It’s an unfor-gettable story about going for yourdreams ... not living in fear ... and thepower of music to connect all of us.

AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATEROberon, 2 Arrow St., Harvard Sq.,Cambridge, MA

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

THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD —Now through January 19, 2014. Inthis spectacular rendition of the En-glish legend, the notorious RobinHood and his band of merry men stealfrom the rich, but refuse to share withthe oppressed peasantry. As thewicked Prince John threatens all ofEngland, it is down to Marion to boldlyprotect the poor and convert RobinHood from outlaw to hero. First seenat the Royal Shakespeare Companyin 2011, this new production is filledwith high adventure, epic romance,amazing fight choreography, and anoriginal score inspired by contempo-

THEATER

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE — Febru-ary 27th. The Emmy and Grammyaward winning musician will bring hiscaptivating live show to fans with aworldwide tour that kicked off onOctober 31, 2013 in Montreal, QCwith scheduled dates in SouthAmerica, Europe, Australia and NorthAmerica through 2014. The 20/20Experience World Tour is promotedworldwide by Live Nation Global Tour-ing. The musical journey that startedwith The 20/20 Experience contin-ued with the worldwide release ofThe 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 onSeptember 30, 2013.

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

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE —December 13th. The undisputed bestrock record of the year ... Like Clock-work was produced by founder JoshuadeHomme and Queens of the StoneAge, recorded by Mark Rankin withadditional engineering by AlainJohannes and Justin Smith, at Josh’sstudio, Pink Duck, in Burbank, CA. ...Like Clockwork is the sixth QOTSAalbum and the band’s first U.S. #1album. Rightfully hailed in RollingStone as one of The 50 Greatest LiveActs Right Now, QOTSA, comprisedof Homme and cohorts Troy VanLeeuwen, Dean Fertita, MichaelShuman and Jon Theodore, is deliv-ering the world’s premiere live rockshow nightly and will be stopping inBoston.

ARCTIC MONKEYS — February 6th.With special guest Deerhunter. En-glish indie rock band that formed in2002 in Sheffield. Band members are:Alex Turner (lead vocals, lead/rhythmguitar), Jamie Cook (rhythm/lead gui-tar), Nick O’Malley (bass guitar, back-ing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums,backing vocals). The meteoric rise ofthe Arctic Monkeys began in 2005,when they drew a sold-out crowd tothe London Astoria, using little morethan a self-released EP. Severalmonths later, Whatever People Say IAm That’s What I’m Not became thefastest-selling debut album in Britishhistory. 2013 has been a monumen-tal year for the Arctic Monkeys.

rary British folk music.Written by DavidFarr, directed by Gisli Orn Gardarsson,and original music by Stu Barker.Single tickets on sale now.

LYNN AUDITORIUM3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA781-599-SHOW

A BRONX TALE — February 28.See the classic coming of age storybrought to life in the original, auto-biographical, one man show. Writtenand performed by Academy Award®nominee Chazz Palminteri, A BronxTale tells the story of a young boy froma working class family who witnessesa murder and is introduced to theworld of organized crime. After pre-miering in Los Angeles in 1989, theshow moved to New York City for acritically and commercially successfuloff-Broadway run. The stage produc-tion was subsequently adapted intoan acclaimed motion picture as Rob-ert De Niro’s directorial debut. Afterthe film’s worldwide successPalminteri brought the show back toNew York for a Broadway run withfour-time Tony Award-winner JerryZaks as director.

U.S Armed Forces past and present,United States Coast Guard, HonorGuard U.S.C.G.B.B., North End U.SCoast Guard, Base Boston, MA. Withthe choirs of Holy Trinity GermanSingers, South End St. JohnChildren’s School Choir, North End andthe Eastwood Productions Duo pro-viding music plus a visit from Santa!Hosted by: Friends of Richard Cardi-nal Cushing Memorial Park, Inc. Freeparking Charles River Park Plaza un-der garage, see Norman Herr for pass.

CHRISTMAS

SPECIALEVENTS

FIRST NIGHT BOSTONBoston

FIRST NIGHT BOSTON — FirstNight takes place on December 31st,New Year’s Eve. It is the country’s old-est and largest New Year’s arts festi-val. First Night 2014, the 38th Anni-versary edition will be taking placein Boston. Attendees purchase an of-ficial button, which is the equivalentof a ticket, for indoor events. Outdoorevents are free. The button is also adiscount pass, with businesses offer-ing benefits both before and after NewYear’s. First Night includes numerousindoor and outdoor activities, exhib-its, and performances, for people ofall ages. Among the numerous eventstaking place are: Festival of Interna-tional Short Films and midnight fire-works.

RITZ CARLTON10 Avery Street, Boston MA

HOT COCOA BAR — Saturdays,December 7, 14 and 21. Escape thewinter chill at Avery Bar, sit by thefireplace and warm up with a cup ofhot cocoa. Choose from white, milk ordark chocolate then top your cocoawith a selection of candies, cookiesand creams, served with scrumptiousholiday sweets and pastries. Thehotel’s pastry chefs offer festive tipsfor children who will delight in deco-rating their own gingerbread men. Forreservations call (617) 574-7184.

CHILDREN’S ART CENTRE36 Rutland Street, East Bostonwww.uses.org

STUDIO@36 ART MAKING BEN-EFIT — Adults enjoy art making, adultbeverages, and networking in theheart of the South End! This sessionfocuses on a block printing for theholidays which will expand your cre-ativity in our historic Children’s ArtCentre. All proceeds directly supporthigh quality arts education andprogramming for children and fami-lies regardless of ability to pay.

NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE62 Dunham Road, Beverly, MAwww.NSMT.org

A CHRISTMAS CAROL — ThroughDecember 22nd. Based on theCharles Dickens classic, A ChristmasCarol tells the tale of curmudgeonlymiser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is vis-ited by the ghosts of Christmases Past,Present and Future hoping to changehis destiny and save his soul. Thisbrilliant musical, an original adapta-tion written for NSMT audiences, fol-lows Scrooge through a series ofstrange and magical journeys, wherehe ultimately discovers the true spiritof the holiday season.

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

CHRISTMASTIME — ThroughDecember 15th. The one BostonChristmas spectacle guaranteed towarm any heart! Children of all agesare enchanted by Santa’s Workshop,Teddy Bears’ Nutcracker, Parade of theWooden Soldiers, Victorian Christ-mas, precision dancers and The LivingNativity. Our cast of 200 comes giftwrapped in fabulous holiday sets andcostumes — all backed by a full liveorchestra.

RICHARD CARDINAL CUSHINGMEMORIAL PARK1 Bowdoin Sq. & Cambridge St,West End, Boston

18TH ANNUAL CHRISTMASTREE BLESSING AND LIGHTING —December 14 at 6:00 pm. Norman Herrinvites you to attend in memory andhonor of His Eminence Richard Car-dinal Cushing, Thomas M. Menino,Mayor of Boston, Maribeth K. Ustach(“Miss Betty”) and friends from theBoston Finish Line (Boston Strong),

RYLES JAZZ CLUB212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge

LANCE MARTIN BAND — Decem-ber 21. This month will have a specialguest with the Lance Martin Band atRyles. This is a flute led jazz/funkband out of Boston metro. The LMBhas been together in Boston since1982. This band has performed withthe intent to whip an audience into afrenzy. The combination of jazz, funk& gospel is called Physical Jazz,which is the title of lance’s latest CD.The music and the flute performanceswill hopefully dispel any preconceivednotion on how a jazz flute shouldsound.

BOSTON HARBORCurley Community Center 663Columbia Road, Carson Beach,South Boston

ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S SWIM —January 1, 9:00 a m. A tradition of theL Street Brownies for over 100 years.Take a chilly swim in the Boston Har-bor to celebrate the New Year! Joinover 500 other swimmers.

Top of the Hub will welcome the New Year with afestive evening-long celebration on Tuesday, Decem-ber 31st, beginning with a Welcome Cocktail Recep-tion at 7:30 pm featuring a Chef’s Selection of passedhors d’oeuvres plus a Seafood Display. A seated FiveCourse Dinner follows at 8:30 pm with a dazzlingChampagne Toast at Midnight. Guest check-inbegins at 7:00 pm. Top of the Hub is located on the52nd floor of The Prudential Tower, 800 BoylstonStreet, Boston, in the heart of Boston’s historic BackBay.

Entertainment for dancing will be provided by TheBob Nieske Group featuring vocalist Maggie Galloway.

Tickets for the evening are pre-paid and non-refundable. The evening is a 21+ event, seating islimited. Reservations are available by calling therestaurant directly at 617-536-1775.

General Manager Raphael Oliver commented, “NewYear’s Eve stands out as one of the most popularnights of the year at Top of the Hub. This year will beno exception with a night of dinner, dancing, superbservice, a remarkable view and the chance to cel-ebrate the transition into the New Year with friendsand family. Our staff takes enormous pride in pro-viding our guests with an evening to remember.”

Discounted parking is available in The PrudentialCenter Garage.

TOP OF THE HUBUshers in 2014


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Hillary Clinton may be our next President!Gee, should she become our next Presidentwe will recommend that she appoint EastBoston’s Diane J. Modica, an astute attor-ney, as one of her assistants.

Weirdos! A group of Harvard University stu-dents sneaked onto Yale’s campus and gavefake tours to prospective students. The guidestold touring families that Yalies are “stu-pider,” “less successful,” and “less attractive”than their Harvard peers.

Moron! A Connecticut woman admittedphoning bomb threats to three courthousesbecause she was running late and wanted topostpone her hearing on a minor criminalcharge. Jennifer Chirico, 31, now faces upto 10 years in jail.

Che puzo! Concern over toxic garbage in theMafia-plagued City of Naples has flared upagain, thanks to the recently declassifiedtestimony of a former mob boss. TheCamorra, an organized crime gang has con-trolled waste removal in the Camania regionfor decades and disputes have often left thecity clogged with piles of stinking trash. Now,Mafia informer Carmine Schiavone says hisgroup has been burying or burning moun-tains of toxic waste — even imported nuclearwaste — in impoverished suburbs for de-cades. The Lancet has reported elevated can-cer rates in what it calls a “Triangle of Death”around Naples. “Central and local govern-ments have underestimated this problem fordecades,” local priest Maurizio Patriciello toldThe Wall Street Journal.

Bow! Wow! A Colorado schoolgirl was ableto give her teacher the oldest excuse in thebook when her dog actually ate her home-work. Payton Moody, 13, had just finishedbuilding her science class project — a candy-covered volcano held together by 50 metalpins — when her yellow Lab, Reggie, found itand scarfed down the whole thing. The doghad to undergo surgery to have the pins re-moved from his stomach. Moody remade herscience project, using glue this time. “I gotan A,” she said.

Useless information: King Tut’s tomb con-tained four coffins. The third coffin was madefrom twenty-five hundred pounds of gold andin today’s market is worth approximately $13million. Catherine the Great relaxed by be-ing tickled. Louis XIV bathed once a year. Hehad 40 personal wig makers and almost 1,000wigs. And Anne Boleyn, Queen Elizabeth’smother, had six fingers on one hand.Leonardo da Vinci spent 12 years paintingthe Mona Lisa’s lips. He could also write withone hand and draw with the other at thesame time. Reminder! Artist ConstantinoBrumidi fell from the dome of the U.S. Capi-tol while painting a mural around the rim.He died four months later. Worth repeating!Hitler and Napoleon both had only one tes-ticle. To think, you could not call Clark Gablea stinking actor. Gable used to shower morethan four times a day. And Elizabeth Taylorhas appeared on the cover of Life magazinemore than anyone else.

News from Saudi Arabia. Saudi women justcan’t win, said Sabria S. Jawhar. A fewmonths ago, after years of struggle, we werefinally granted permission to practice law andargue cases in court. That seemed to be ahuge step toward addressing the bias of theSaudi domestic courts, “which heavily favormen in custody, alimony and divorce cases.”But now reality has set in. When one of thefew women granted a law license appearedbefore a judge, he “kicked her out of the court-room” because she was not accompanied byher guardian. According to the law, a womanneed not have her guardian’s permission totake a job, but many private companiesrequire it nevertheless. Theoretically, awoman may drive if she has a foreign license,but last month such women were arrestedanyway. “If the various ministries can’t en-force their rulings giving women their basicIslamic rights, then why bother with thefarce?”

Behind the bars! At least 3,278 Americansare serving life sentences without parole forsuch nonviolent crimes as cursing at a po-liceman and selling $10 worth of drugs. Morethan 80 percent of these life sentences are

the result ofm a n d a t o r ys e n t e n c i n glaws.

Making his-tory! The113th Congress is on course to pass less leg-islation than any Congress in history. So far,it’s passed only 49 laws. The “Do Nothing”Congress denounced by President HarryTruman in 1947 passed 906 laws.

Mamma mia! A Chicago-born man who wentmissing three decades ago was reunited withhis mother after a traumatic trek to the U.S.from Mexico. David Amaya Barrick, 37, wasa toddler when he was taken by his father toMexico in 1979. This month he was pickedup by the Border Patrol in California, havingbeen beaten and robbed. When he informedagents he was born in a Chicago hospital,they tracked down his mother, Kathy Amaya,who immediately flew from her home inChippewa Falls, Wisconsin, to meet him inSan Diego. She brought him home for a fam-ily Thanksgiving. “We have some catchingup to do,” she said.

Wee bit of Italian Americans in sports. RockyMarciano is the only undefeated heavyweightboxing champion in history. Boxing managerAngelo Dundee, born Angelo Merena, Jr., in1921, trained and managed 15 world cham-pions, including Muhammad Ali. CharlesAtlas, born Angelo Siciliano, was dubbed“America’s Most Perfectly Developed Man” byPhysical Culture magazine. In 1990, Mary LouRetton, born Mary Lou Rettoni, became thefirst female gymnast and the youngest ath-lete ever inducted into the Olympic Hall ofFame. Matt Biondi has set four World Recordsand is believed to be the fastest swimmer ofall times. Hank Luisetti, three-time All-American, was the first basketball player touse a one-handed shot. And SusanNotorangelo holds the fastest transcontinen-tal record for cycling across the United States.

For the record, during World War II, an es-timated 1.2 million of Americans of Italiandescent served in the U.S. military, consti-tuting one of the largest segments of the U.S.combat forces of about 12 million. However,elderly Italian mothers and fathers were notallowed to visit their sons in the U.S. armedforces, who were assigned to military instal-lations. As “enemy aliens,” Italians were re-quired to register at the nearest post office,carry identification cards and report all jobchanges. They could not travel more than fivemiles from their homes, had to adhere tocurfews and were forbidden to own guns, cam-eras and short-wave radios. And the Immi-gration and Naturalization Service heldnearly 3,300 Italians in internment campsfor varying lengths of time during the war.Shortly after the United States declared waron Italy in 1941, the federal government clas-sified more than 600,000 Italians living inthe United States as “internal enemies.”

Wee bit of show business reminiscing withthe stately musicologist Albert Natale. At agefive, Mickey Rooney made his motion picturedebut as a midget in “Not To Be Trusted,” in1925. “My Way” was originally written bythree French song writers. Paul Anka wrotethe English lyrics and Boston’s Don Costacreated the arrangement for Frank Sinatra.Frank Sinatra’s recording of “Summer Wind”was featured prominently in the film “ThePope of Greenwich Village.” When LarryClinton decided to form his own band, hechose his own composition “The DipsyDoodle” as his theme song. However, he wasunable to record it because Tommy Dorsey,who also worked for RCA Victor, had alreadydone so. Les Brown’s band was organized atDuke University and was known as the“Duke Blue Devils.” According to JerryColonna, Bob Hope — his middle name isMoney, that’s what he loves best. And BetteDavis, said, “Faye Dunaway is the mostunprofessional actress I ever worked with,and that includes Marian Hopkins even!”Vittorio DeSica tells us, “I never forget theSophia Loren of the early days in Italy. Butas she has grown into more of a lady, she isless of a comedienne. Che peccato.AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN NAME

setting up Massachusetts asa commonwealth, he triedsharing the common wealthand it didn’t work out too well.Socialism doesn’t work thatwell except for the walkingdead who like to take butrarely give.

America today has over21 million unemployed folkswho either can’t find work orwho are so frustrated theygave up looking. Thenthere’s the 47 and growingmillions on food stamps.

Do Democrats really be-lieve having so many mil-lions depending on the gov-ernment is actually a goodidea? Recently, I heard afriend tell me that for every$1.00 spent on welfare, thegovernment gets a $1.75 inreturn. He said he heardformer Speaker Nancy Pelosisay it. Actually, she said forevery dollar spent, the gov-ernment got a $1.40 return.

Where do these people get

their numbers and facts?Hey, the Walking Dead maybuy these bogus ideas butthose of us still alive from theneck up know better.

Ask yourself this. Is ourcountry going in the right di-rection? Sixty-six percent ofliberals say yes while 71percent of independentsthink otherwise. I am withthe otherwise.

It is time to end STUPID inAmerica by becoming aninformed and involved citi-zen. Don’t just accept any-thing someone tells you (evenme). check it out and see foryourself.

As the grandchild of immi-grants who came to Americato give their children andgrandchildren a better lifethan theirs, I see it asour responsibility to passon to the next generationan America better than theone we have today. Strivingalways to be better.

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SFINGISFINGISFINGISFINGISFINGI “sfeen-gee”Fried Dough Christmas Treats

In a ten-inch bowl, mix yeast with lukewarm water. Stirto dissolve yeast. Add oil. Gradually add flour, cinnamon(optional) and salt, blending all ingredients to form a SOFTdough. Cover and let rise to double its size.

Punch down and let rise again. Repeat two more times.

FRYING: Heat oil in small deep fryer or saucepan untilhot.

With teaspoon, drop portions of mixture into hot oil. Theywill fall to bottom and rise slowly. Remove with slotted spoonwhen golden brown all over. Place in large bowl. Sprinklewith granulated sugar. Serve hot or cooled.

NOTE: Though this delightful treat was also served in manyhomes for Easter, I remember especially waiting to see Mamamix her dough at Christmas time. Zio Nino and Zia Marianna’s(Papa’s uncle and aunt) top-floor apartment became a gather-ing place for relatives and friends on many holidays. What Iremember most was seeing Zia Marianna, Mama and otherwomen help fry the Sfingi. The odor of frying dough was evi-dent in the apartment and throughout the corridors of39 Charter Street. My cousins and I served the hot, fried, sug-ared dough to guests arriving for supper The youngsters whohad not fallen asleep after supper were welcomed to the roundkitchen table again. We joined our parents in the games ofLotto (Bingo) with the other guests. A display of fruit, nuts,Cannalicchi, Cassattedi, Sfingi, or Strufoli remained availablefor all to enjoy until we departed for home.

3 yeast packets (¼ oz. each)2-1/2 cups lukewarm water

(105 to 115°F)2/3 cup vegetable oil3-1/2 cups flour

2 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon saltA sprinkle of cinnamon

(optional)

FOR FRYING:1 quart vegetable oil

1 four-quart saucepan ordeep fryer


Right now, it’s about a weekand a half before Christmasand my grandparents, at thispoint in time, began to buythe non perishables thatwould be on the dining roomtable Christmas Eve andChristmas day. On his wayhome from work, Babbo-nonno would make a side tripto the North End and buy thethings that wouldn’t go badover time. He would buy nuts,dates and figs that wouldfollow the main meals onboth Christmas Eve and day.Seeing he had a sweet tooth,there was a candy store onSalem Street that could puta dent in his wallet. He wouldcombine both American andItalian candy in his orderjust in case we kids didn’tlike the Italian stuff, but weliked anything.

Next, Babbononno wouldcheck out the meat mar-kets on Hanover and SalemStreets and order thingshe wouldn’t be picking upuntil around the 23rd or 24th.He would do the sameat Giuffre’s Fish Marketwhich was just outside theSumner Tunnel. ChristmasEve is traditionally all fish,and Babbononno wanted tomake sure he could obtaineels and the fishes he con-sidered the best for Decem-ber 24th, so he would orderthem. From there, he wouldhead to a store to buy Ital-ian coffee and biscotti thataccompanied espresso afterdinner. On his way to meetup with his friends for acup of coffee or a drink, mygrandfather would stop atthe liquor store on HanoverStreet and buy a bottle ofItalian brandy, and maybeStregla and Galiano, thesweet after dinner drinksthe ladies might enjoy. Oncehe would leave his friends,it was a tossup as to whetherhe would take the T to gethome or stick his thumbout in front of the SumnerTunnel and hope someonewould give him a lift to EastBoston.

Nanna and my motherwould do the same with theEast Boston vendors aroundthe same point in time. Theywanted to make sure theirorders could be accommo-dated when the time came.There was one thing leftbesides the perishable foods,and that was solely up toBabbononno to take care of.My great uncle Tony’s home-made wine.

Uncle Tony or Zi’Antoniowas Nanna’s brother andBabbononno’s best friend.My grandfather consideredhim the best winemakeron the East Coast and wouldbuy a couple of gallons ofZi’Antonio’s best when eitherDad or one of my uncles coulddrive him to Orleans Streetin East Boston, where UncleTony lived.

None of my relativesin Babbononno’s generationdrove. They relied on theirsons to drive them whereever they had to go. Backthen, the women didn’t drive

either. Mom got behindthe wheel of Dad’s ’49 Chevyonce, but gave up after acouple of minutes and Dadwas grateful she quit.

When it was time tobuy the wine, usually myfather would take Babbo-nonno to Uncle Tony’s. Bothmy great uncle and grand-father would sample the vin-tages and Babbononno wouldchoose the ones he wanted.During the selections, thetwo of them would samplethe various wines that weredisplayed on the kitchentable. This meant, that bythe time we were ready tohead home, Babbononno wasfeeling no pain and neitherwas my great uncle.

I remember one episode inparticular. Dad drove Babbo-nonno to Uncle Tony’s and Itagged along hoping some ofmy cousins might be around.None were and I wound upsitting at the kitchen tablewith the old timers and Dad.One of Zi’Antonio’s sons washome, John Ceruolo. CousinJohn had been blinded yearsearlier and lived with hisparents for safety’s sake. Hewas standing up leaningagainst the kitchen stove.To get to the sink, anyoneheading in that directionhad to pass by John. Seeingthat Babbononno wanted towash out his glass after eachtype of wine he sampled,he had to pass Cousin John.The first few times therewas no problem, but afterthe wine started to take ef-fect, Babbononno would banginto John with, “Oh scusa,Giovanni.” The contact wasmade both on route tothe sink and on the wayback. Finally, in exaspera-tion, Cousin John yelledout, “Zio Mike, who the hellis blind here, you or me?”Dad laughed but I was afraidto open my mouth. Needlessto say, by the time we gotBabbononno back home, itwas time for a nap.

Later in the week, it wouldbe determined who wouldbe at the dinner table onChristmas Eve and Christ-mas Day. Once this wasestablished, the lists couldbe completed that woulddetermine how much foodto order. Of course, if Nannaand Babbononno were goingto have a table of 12 people,Nanna and my mother wouldcook for about 20, just in case.

When Christmas was abouttwo or three weeks away,our phone would ring off thewall. Band leaders and con-tractors would call lookingfor Dad to play just about ev-ery type of Christmas partythat could be planned. Somewere down town office par-ties with two or three musi-cians playing music ofthe season. Dad bookedin everything he could spac-ing the events out so theywouldn’t overlap. Some ofthem were so close, Dad hadto hire a chauffeur to gethim from one place to an-other on time. Even backthen, parking in downtown

Boston was next to impos-sible. Dad’s driver would stopin front of the building wherethe office was located andDad would run inside carry-ing his bass violin. As soonas he was in the right office,the cover would come off thebass, the other side menwould get ready and themusic would begin. Oneyear, the Globe did an articleon Dad calling him Boston’sbusiest bass player.

This routine would con-tinue for Dad, Uncle Pauland Uncle Nick throughthe afternoon of ChristmasEve. At around 4:00 pm, theoffices would empty outand the men in my familywould head home. Chancesare they rested or nappedbefore it was time for thetraditional Christmas Eve atNanna’s table. Gone wouldbe the tuxedos worn thatafternoon. In place of theblack bow ties would beChristmas neckties that wereapropos for a Christmas Evedinner.

We would feast on the va-riety of fish that Nanna, Momand Babbononno cooked.Babbononno would have toskin, clean and cook theeels as no one else wouldtouch them. As a matter offact, I can’t remember any-one except Babbononno eat-ing eels.

While the men of thefamily waited for the differ-ent courses to be served,they discussed the placesthey had played for thosetwo or three hour Christmasparties. Sometimes com-plaining, sometimes brag-ging about the sidementhat were with them. This isthe way it was all throughChristmas season when Iwas a kid and the money Dadand my uncles made put thefood on the table.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

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Talking about his arro-gance, he recently joked onradio that we should do ev-erything by executive orderand just foil those mean-hearted Republicans. Be-sides being arrogant, he alsoacts like a stupid hypocrite.Back in his younger days inCongress during Watergate,wasn’t he all over PresidentNixon for having abused theOffice of President? Oh, waita minute, I forgot, Nixon wasRepublican. That made allthe difference in the word forCharlie.

Obamacare WebsiteHacker’s Dream

The Obamacare websiteis reportedly not a securewebsite and with all the sen-sitive personal health infor-mation being collected, itseems to me to be violatingthe federal HiPPA regula-tions and also Massachu-setts state privacy laws.

Why wouldn’t the federalAffordable Health Carewebsite not be a secure site?Makes no sense to me.

Tony MusanteActor from “Toma,” 77Actor Tony Musante a rug-

ged looking Italian Americanwho was seen on stage, TVand movies has passed awayat age 77. In 1973, he wasoffered a role in a new TV copshow on ABC called “Toma”

about a renegade detective.He agreed but only to oneseason. The show did wellbut after one season he quit.After he left, the show wasremade for another actornamed Robert Blake. Thatwas “Baretta” and it ran from1975-78.

Capitol Hill Riled byRussian Copter Order

Pentagon officials report-edly bypassed U.S. companieswhen it wanted to outfitAfghanistan security forceswith new helicopters buyingdozens of Russian MI-17rotorcraft costing more than$1 billion. Senior Pentagonofficials attempted to assuremembers of Congress that atop secret 2010 study showedthe MI-17s to be the superiorchoice but many members ofCongress seemed not to bebuying what the Pentagonwas selling them up on Capi-tol Hill. The contract wasreportedly signed two yearsago under a veil of secrecy.U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas the #2 GOP leaderstated, “Why are we buyingRussian helicopters whenthere are American manu-facturers that can meet thevery same requirement?”

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerMary Garcia of Manvel, TX.

Mary Garcia of Manvel, TX has been infor-mally appointed as the Personal Representa-tive of the estate to serve without surety on thebond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4673EA

Estate ofISRAEL GARCIA, SR.

Date of Death September 6, 2009INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerMartha Garcia of Fabens, TX.

Martha Garcia of Fabens, TX has been in-formally appointed as the Personal Represen-tative of the estate to serve without surety onthe bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5058EA

Estate ofROBERTO GARCIA, JR.

Date of Death October 13, 2009INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICE

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

requesting that the Court grant a divorce forIrretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage 1B

The Complaint is on file at the Court.An Automatic Restraining Order has been

entered 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 requiredto serve upon Josefina Ramirez, 4 HarmonyLane, Apt. A, Framingham, MA 01702 youranswer, if any, on or before January 14, 2014.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: December 3, 2013.




617-768-5800Docket No. MI13D4649DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY

PUBLICATION AND MAILINGJOSEFINA RAMIREZ

VSJOSE M. BRITO

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LEGAL NOTICE

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

by the plaintiff seeking a modification. You are required to serve upon Roland

Jurmaine, Esq, attorney for plaintiff whoseaddress is 227 Chelmsford St., Chelmsford,MA 01824 - 978-250-4980 your answer, if any,on or before January 14, 2014. If you fail to doso, 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 at Cambridge.

WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI,Esquire, First Justice of said Court atCambridge this 3rd day of December, 2013.




617-768-5800Docket No. MI11D4701DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY

PUBLICATIONCHRISTINA HENRY A/K/A RICH,

PLAINTIFFVS

WILLIAM HENRY, DEFENDANT

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerJohn C. Evans, Jr. of Coatopa, AL.

John C. Evans, Jr. of Coatopa, AL hasbeen informally appointed as the PersonalRepresentative of the estate to serve withoutsurety on the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4663EA

Estate ofCARRIE M. EVANS

Also Known AsCARRIE MAY MC SWAIN,

CARRIE MAY EVANSDate of Death September 20, 2003

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In boxing circles the argu-ments have gone on fordecades and will go oninto eternity over the ques-tion of who would havewon in contests betweenthe greatest championsof all time? Could JackDempsey have outgunnedJoe Louis? Would Ali’s speedhave been enough to bluntMarciano’s power? WouldMarvin Hagler have beencompetitive with Sugar RayRobinson? Arm chair enthu-siasts have climbed out oftheir seats and stood noseto nose in heated argu-ments about these never tobe seen bouts. They stir upthe blood in anyone who fol-lows boxing. It is great funto speculate on these dreammatches.

I would like to take an-other approach that I thinkcould prove as interesting.Since it is a well knownaxiom in boxing that stylesmake the fight, let’s playwith the idea of matchingsome of the greats againstthe not so greats based thatidea.

I’d begin with a matchthat very well may have hap-pened if the champion hadn’tretired. Rocky Marciano vs.Floyd Patterson. While it isfully acknowledged Marcianowas one of the greatestand Patterson does not rankanywhere near that class,this still would have beenan interesting matchup be-cause of Patterson’s incred-ible hand speed. I believePatterson would have comeout very fast in the first

round and would landheavily on Rocky. Marcianowould have had difficultycoping with Floyd’s handspeed over the first fewrounds before finally wear-ing Patterson down and scor-ing a knock out. I think thiswould have been and inter-esting, though short, boutwith Rocky taking a fairamount of punishment for abrief time.

Next on my list is JerseyJoe Walcott vs. MuhammadAli. Walcott is a greatlyunderestimated championwho was one of the mostbrilliant boxers ever to stepinto the squared circle. Hecould move, feint, parry,punch and slip punches. Hehad great hand and footspeed. He was a much bet-ter technical boxer than Aliand would have given TheGreatest fits in the ring.Based on Ali’s performanceagainst Jimmy Young, I be-lieve Walcott had an excel-lent chance of defeating Aliby decision. It would comedown to whether or not Aliwould be able to intimidateJersey Joe.

There is much talk abouttoday’s heavyweights beingbigger and stronger thanthose in the past and thusbetter. This will be the sub-ject of a future column. For

Primo Carnera

Jersey Joe Walcott

Dream Matches Most Haven’t Dreamt Of

Boxing RingsideWITH BOBBY FRANKLIN

Floyd Patterson

Rocky Marciano vs. Roland LaStarza.

Wladimir vs. Klitschko

now I would like to add tomy list of not so dreamedfor fights Primo Carnera vs.Wladimir Klitschko. Carnerahas long been consideredone of the least talentedof all the heavyweightchamps, but I would arguehe stacks up very wellagainst Klitschko. Theywould match evenly inheight at 6'6" with Primohaving an advantage inweight by about 25 pounds.Take some time and watchclips of Carnera on Youtubeand you will see a fighterwith much more mobilitythan Wladimir. Primo alsofaced much stiffer competi-tion, being stopped by JoeLouis and Max Baer whilebeating Jack Sharkey andTommy Loughran. Klitschkohas been kayoed by the likesof Corrie Sanders andLamon Brewster. Carneraalso had more ring savvythen Wlad, being able to feintand counter punch withmore skill and also was ableto move on his feet muchbetter. Klitschko is very slowon his feet and quite stiff.Primo also responded muchbetter when under fire,showing poise and couragewhen hurt where Wlad hastrouble keeping it togetherwhen tagged. I would pickCarnera by a knock out inthe middle rounds of thismatch up.

Of course, this is all specu-lation and fun, but it is in-teresting and fun to playaround with the idea of thesekind of matchups.

Here are a few more foryou to ponder: Hagler vs.Hugo Corro, Jack Sharkeyvs. Ali, Schmeling vs. Frazier,Marciano vs. Carnera.

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerFelicia Lamb of Fort Worth, TX.

Felicia Lamb of Fort Worth, TX has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5155EA

Estate ofCHARLES A. BURNETT

Date of Death January 20, 2009INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerMarlene Shane of Daisetta, TX.

Marlene Shane of Daisetta, TX has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4678EA

Estate ofGARNETT LEE CAUDELL, JR.


PUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerMary A. Cieslak of Cleveland, OH a Will hasbeen admitted to informal probate.

Mary A. Cieslak of Cleveland, OH has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5138EA

Estate ofSTEPHEN R. CIESLAK


LEGAL NOTICE

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerDermont Allen of Fort Worth, TX.

Dermont Allen of Fort Worth, TX has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5059EA

Estate ofCHARLA RUTH CLEARE

Date of Death April 26, 2009INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerFrances R. Cutright of Chandler, TX.

Frances R. Cutright of Chandler, TX hasbeen informally appointed as the PersonalRepresentative of the estate to serve withoutsurety on the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4638EA

Estate ofDONALD E. CUTRIGHT

Date of Death October 11, 2008INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerPamela J. Forrester of Indianapolis, IN.

Pamela J. Forrester of Indianapolis, IN hasbeen informally appointed as the PersonalRepresentative of the estate to serve withoutsurety on the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4948EA

Estate ofMARK E. FORRESTER

Date of Death June 26, 2011INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

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by Richard Preiss

HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUB

SET FOR LIFE BUTUNSETTLED IN NET — It’seasy to remember formerBoston University star goalieRick DiPietro.

There he was patrolling theBU nets back when the lastdays of the 20th century werefollowed by the first days of the21st. It was then that DiPietrowas the talk of the town,allowing only one lonely goalduring the storied BeanpotTournament in 2000 as heturned away shot after shotto lead the Terriers to thetitle and haul the hardwarehome.

After all, not only did JackParker’s crew take the tour-nament trophy back to Com-monwealth Avenue that yearbut DiPietro also had somenice shiny objects glisteningat his residence, having beennamed both the tournamentMVP and the winner of theEberly award as the event’soutstanding goalie with a skyhigh .981 save percentage.

By the time that seasonwas all over the formerSt. Sebastian’s School net-minder had been namedHockey East’s Rookie of year,his team’s co-MVP and hadalso been selected for the con-ference All-Rookie Team andto the All Hockey East SecondTeam.

And perhaps he savedhis most memorable perfor-mance for last, stopping awhopping 77 out of 80 shotsin a 3-2 quadruple overtimeloss to St. Lawrence Univer-sity in the NCAA RegionalFinal. That’s right, he evenhad a way of making setbacksmemorable.

Yes sir, the college hockeyworld seemed to be revolvingaround DiPietro during thosefirst few months of 2000. Andthe NHL scouts sure stoodup and took notice. Why,when the NHL draft camearound in June, the firstname mentioned by Com-missioner Garry Bettman onstage was none other thanthat of Rick DiPietro, whichhad been tops in the thoughtsof Bostonians for quite sometime and now was first in theminds of hockey fans acrossthe vast expanse of NorthAmerica.

The team that picked theLewiston, Maine native firstoverall was the New YorkIslanders. And yes, there wasa Boston connection. FormerBruins player Mike Millbury,better known as a TV analystthese days, was the IslandersGM at the time and wastedno time in taking the topplayer in his home region.

It would be a long pro-fessional relationship, lastinguntil July of this year. Butunlike the storybook chron-icle that DiPietro authored inhis college days, the profes-sional portion of his careerwould not be nearly as bright.

For the first several yearsDiPietro alternated betweenthe Islanders and the minors.Eventually he was called upfor good during the 2003-2004season and went on to be-come the starting goalie forTeam USA at the 2006 Olym-pics in Turin, Italy.

It was about six monthslater that DiPietro hit thefinancial jackpot, signing a15-year, $67.5 million con-tract with the Isles in Sep-tember, 2006. We, of course,are against such lucrativelong-term contracts in sports.Often, the athlete’s perfor-mance does not meet thelofty ideals, particularly inthe latter years of the pact.In addition, remember thatthis money has to comefrom somewhere. Higherticket and concession pricesoften are the result.

From that September day itwas a long downhill slide.DiPietro was sidelined byvarious injuries over theyears following the contract’ssigning (two concussions, ahip injury, plus two knee sur-geries and a groin injury).Those injuries meant that henever realized his full poten-tial. He appeared in just56 games over the course ofhis final five seasons on LongIsland.

Finally, this past July, theIslanders bought out theremaining years of the con-tract. The terms? DiPietrowill receive annual paymentsof $1.5 million through 2029— for not playing hockeywith the Islanders. With theright financial advisor toguide him in investments,32-year-old Rick DiPietro isset for life — never having tobe employed unless hewishes to be.

And apparently he does.Late in October DiPietro swal-lowed his pride and signeda professional tryout contractwith the Charlotte Checkers,the AHL affiliate of the Caro-lina Hurricanes.

He saw his first action thenight before Halloween whenhe stopped 25 of 29 shots dur-ing a 5-2 loss to the GrandRapids Griffins. There weremore games but apparentlythings didn’t work out, withthe former star owning a0-4 record to go with a 5.18goals against average anda less than acceptable .846save percentage. Two daysbefore Thanksgiving, theCheckers released him fromhis contract (per DiPietro’srequest) and the one-timestar was once more on theoutside looking in at thegame he had played since hewas a child.

There’s still a glimmerof hope but it’s fading fast.The contract was good for25 games so there’s a veryslight chance he could comeback. But we doubt it. Forthe record, what was prob-ably the last time DiPietrosuited up for a professionalhockey game came on Sun-day, November 24th whenhe made 26 saves in a4-3 loss to Rockford. It was farremoved from those twomemorable nights at theBeanpot so many years agoand the glamorous life of theNHL that many thought washis destiny.

It was the swan song of RickDiPietro, a once shining starin hockey’s grand galaxy, nowfading into the darkness of along winter’s night.

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerCalethia L. Butts of Athens, GA.

Calethia L. Butts of Athens, GA has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P5124EA

Estate ofMICHAEL TERRELL ARNOLDDate of Death August 3, 2007

INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner TinaRaby of Rockford, IL.

Tina Raby of Rockford, IL has been infor-mally appointed as the Personal Representa-tive of the estate to serve without surety on thebond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4684EA

Estate ofLORETTA M. BAYNE

Date of Death November 8, 2010INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerCynthia K. Wilson of Huntsville, TX.

Cynthia K. Wilson of Huntsville, TX has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4687EA

Estate ofZACHARY ERWIN BIBBS

Date of Death January 9, 2012INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner LauraBlount of Augusta, GA.

Laura Blount of Augusta, GA has been in-formally appointed as the Personal Represen-tative of the estate to serve without surety onthe bond.





(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P4950EA

Estate ofTHOMAS E. BLOUNT, JR.

Date of Death November 14, 2009INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Run date: 12/13/13

A Petition has been presented in the abovematter by the Co-Personal Representatives,Charles Peterson and Jennifer LeMasurier,praying for license to sell at a private sale orpublic auction - certain real estate of said de-ceased wherefore your petitioners prays thatthey may be authorized to sell said real estatesituated in Wilmington of said deceased at aprivate sale or public auction..

If you desire to object to the allowance ofsaid petition, you or your attorney must file awritten appearance in said Court at Cambridgeon or before 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon ofDecember 27th, 2013.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadlineby which you must file a written appearanceand objection if you object to this proceed-ing. If you fail to file a timely written appear-ance and objection followed by an Affidavitof Objections within thirty (30) days of thereturn date, action may be taken withoutfurther notice to you.

WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI,First Justice of said Court,this 29th of November, 2013




208 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02141

(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI13P3755EA

Estate ofDORIS G. PETERSON

Date of Death April 4, 2013Late of Wilmington

in the County of MiddlesexSALE OF REAL ESTATE

BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

LEGAL NOTICE

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYTHOMAS P. GLYNN

CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITYNOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Run date: 12/13/13

Sealed General Bids for MPA CONTRACT NO. L1185-C1, CARGO BUILDING 57 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Offi ce, Suite 209S - Logan Offi ce Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.Sealed fi led sub-bids for the same contract will be received at the same offi ce until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014, immediately after which, in a designated room, the fi led sub-bids will be opened and read publicly. NOTE: PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013.The work includes INSTALLATION OF NEW HYDRAULICALLY CALCULATED AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CARGO BUILDING NO. 57. REMOVAL OF EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND FIRE ALARM DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED CEILING WORK.Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013.Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Offi ce, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certifi cate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certifi ed in the category of FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. The estimated contract cost is TWO MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,600,000.00).In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, fi led Sub-bidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certifi cate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The fi led Sub-bidder must be certifi ed in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal.Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub-contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for fi ve (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub-bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to fi ve (5) percent of the sub-bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certifi ed check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualifi ed to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifi cations, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.Filed sub-bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work: ACOUSTICAL TILE $255,000 ELECTRICAL $358,000The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub-bid of any sub-trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids.This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than THREE PERCENT (3%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.This Contract is also subject to Affi rmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affi rmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affi rmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifi cations (Executive Order 11246).The General Contractor is required to submit a Certifi cation of Non-Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certifi cation where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Offi ce at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.

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