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Faulkner Hospital plansfirst expansion since 1976

Traffic consultant David Bohn describes the second entrance to the Faulkner Hospital campusPHOTO BY: RICHARD HEATH

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Since it opened on Feb. 25,1903, the Faulkner Hospital -The Hospital on the Hill - hasbeen a Jamaica Plain institu-tion.

Established in 1896 by Dr.George Faulkner and his wifeAbby in honor of their daugh-ter Mary,who died at 37,thehospital wants to expand forthe first time since a totallynew $44 million hospitalbuilding was completed in1976.

Set on 16 acres,the FaulknerHospital wants to add a fivestory, 78-bed medical and sur-gical in-patient wing close toAllandale Street and two newgarages totaling 952 parkingspaces. It also wants to add asecond entrance drive thatwould be oppositeSpringhouse. The total cost is$250 million.

The Faulkner Hospital filedan institutional project notifica-tion form on July 26 and onAug. 14 the BPDA held the firstpublic meeting in a packed hos-pital auditorium.

It was an information-gathering meeting thatquickly turned into a free-for-all of questions and com-plaints from the affectedneighborhood of WhitcombAvenue, Malcolm Road andBrownson Terrace.

No one identified them-selves from the audience butone resident late into the meet-ing summed up the tone.

“I love the Faulkner Hos-pital,” he said. “It’s a fantas-tic hospital. I wish you could

Brighton WaterworksMuseum hosts 5thannual Waterfest

In an effort to educate resi-dents on the importance of pub-lic utilities and show them howtheir water gets to them fromthe Quabbin Reservoir, theBrighton Waterworks Museumhosted its 5th annual Waterfest.

Executive Director of theMuseum Eric Peterson dressedup as Erasmus Darwin Leavittfor the occasion, in a long

Every year the showing has gotten stronger and stronger for the eventand more activities have been added.

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beard, wide spectacles and pe-riod dress. He said the idea forWaterfest came about whenresidents and families wantedto see more of the museum.

“We want to be connectedwith our community and weknow there are lots of familieswho really like our museum,”he said. “We wanted to openeverything up so everybodycould see every single thing, top

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Music and the Macarena highlightMenino Community Center Block Party

WR residents hosting10th fundraiser for

African village

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Dozens came out for the party to have a good time and see what thecommunity has to offer.

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On Thursday evening, Aug.15, the Archdale neighborhoodwas filled with urban beats,cheering children and inspira-tional words from Mayor Mar-tin J. Walsh and new BostonPublic School SuperintendentBrenda Cassellius, as more than600 people attended the annualblock party hosted by theMenino Community Center at125 Brookway Rd.

The event, sponsored by theCity of Boston, was a time for


West Roxbury residentsEllen and Dennis McGill didn’tmean to take an entire Gambianvillage under their wing, butwhen they visited a small villagethere a little over 10 years ago,that’s exactly what happened.

Ellen McGill said she andher husband were traveling tosee a friend and met the nowmanager of the charity, BiranSallah, while at their hotel. Shesaid he asked them if theywanted to see his village, Farato.

“We naively said, ‘sure, whynot,’” she said. “We had alreadyseen some schools and housesand I was appalled at the pov-erty, but I wasn’t prepared forwhat I saw at the village.”

They saw children in rags onthe street eating green mangoesbecause there was nothing else.She said she asked Sallah if thekids went to school and howmuch it would cost. He said theannual cost to send one child toelementary school was $40 ayear.

“So I came home and talkedto my neighbors, who are reallya large part of this picture,” shesaid.

McGill said while theywanted to help right away, theydidn’t really know Sallah andthey wanted to make sure theywere doing the right thing.

First, they bought bicycles toallow the children to get to theschools, since they were a dis-tance from the village. She said

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Factory Hill Neighborhood Watch is onestep closer to applying for CPA funding

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

About a dozen people at-tended the Factory Hill Neigh-borhood Watch (FHNW) meet-ing on Wed., Aug 14 at the Fac-tory Hill Park to discuss theirwork on the application forCommunity Preservation Act(CPA) funding.

“There has been a lot ofprogress with the redevelop-ment of this area with the helpof Lisa (Consalvo),” RandyHaynes, the FHNW chair saidas he spoke of his efforts withLisa Consalvo from state Rep.Angelo Scaccia’s office. “Ireached out to Thadine Brownfrom the City’s CommunityPreservation Department, andwe have the preapplicationform submitted.”

“I touched base with Jen-nifer Norwood, the womanfrom the DCR (Department ofConservation and Recreation)on that,” Consalvo added.

“Now you just have to coordi-nate what you want.”

Some of the renovation ef-forts discussed for the statepark included leveling off thehilly land so that it would bemore easily accessible and po-lice would be better able to seeany criminal activity from thestreet. Other proposed requestsincluded lighting, tree trim-ming, playground equipment,picnic tables, checkers tablesand other amenities that wouldhighlight the park as a friendlyneighborhood gathering space.

The Community Preserva-tion Act (CPA) fund money inthis case would allow DCR topartner with the FHNW to re-ceive the funding, if the appli-cation is approved. DCRwould be the fiscal agent andoverseer. Funding must beused for capital projects, notmaintenance.

Determination of CPAfunding is based on commu-nity impact and priority, witheach neighborhood getting twoor three projects. For HydePark last year, it meant the his-toric SDA Church on RiverStreet getting a new roof; theYMCA getting open space inthe back restored, and theHyde Park Library’s openspace behind the building get-ting money to be restored.

Member Abrigal Forrestersaid he had spoken with an ar-chitect last year called OG De-signs to work on a design probono.

“Last year, we kind ofmissed it,” Forrester said. “SoI wanted to reach out to themagain. They had thought it wasa great idea, and the time iscoming around for them tosubmit designs for this year.”

He added that another ideahe had was to rededicate thepark in honor of AngeloScaccia, the long-time stateRepresentative, dependingupon the group’s input.

“We could call it ScacciaPark Hill,” he said. “I’d like torecognize him after all of hisyears of service.”

“I just think you need to fi-nalize the plans,” Consalvosaid. “You were talking about

some benches and a bandstand.But we need to get the

whole Factory Hill communityinvolved,” Consalvo said.“You have to finalize what youwant to do, so we can come upwith a figure.”

“I just don’t want to under-shoot ourselves,” Forrestersaid. “Look at all of the workthat’s being done at the skatepark. They dug that wholething up. They’re doing overthe walkways.

“This is probably the onlyblight in Hyde Park right now,”he added. “Right now the parkjust seems desolate. It doesn’tseem like it’s a family-orientedspace.”

“We do have other parksthat are blighted on the stateside,” Consalvo said. “It’s atouchy situation.”

“The second deadline is ap-proaching,” Haynes said of theCPA funding request, notingthat people are generally op-posed to parking spaces at thepark.

Forrester countered thatpeople should not be parkingin front of the houses smokingand playing loud music.

Vasco Antoni, a 40-yearcommunity resident, stressedthe need for the trees to betrimmed to see the view of theNeponset Valley and the BlueHills.

“They used to maintain it,and then it grew wild,” he said.“I think basically what we needis some TLC. The trees needto be trimmed, we need light-ing and benches, the littlethings.”

“The little things and someniceties,” Haynes added.

Antoni mentioned the appleorchard that once adorned thearea. If that could be restoredand maintained, the area couldbe a community gem.

Forrester noted that FactoryHill is part of the HeartbeatTrail, which connects all theway to West Roxbury.

“Angelo Scaccia fought forthat 35 years ago,” MartyKeogh, an At-Large candidatefor City Council noted.

Residents of Factory Hill are coordinating to figure out what their priorities are for CPA funding for thisyear's application round.

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Council looking for alcohol at former Speedway site in AllstonJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Boston City Councilmet last week in a hearing todiscuss a home-rule petitionfiled by District 9 City Coun-cilor Mark Ciommo for a liquorlicense at the Charles RiverSpeedway.

The petition will ask theState Legislature to approve anontransferable all-alcohol li-cense to the Architectural Heri-tage Foundation for the pro-posed renovation to the CharlesRiver Speedway located at1440 Soldier’s Field Rd. inAllston.

“The Charles River Speed-way building has a long historyin Allston Brighton, dating backto 1899 where it served as theheadquarters of the Metro ParkCommission and was the cen-terpiece of the Charles Riverbasin reservation,” Ciommosaid. “The speedway slowly fellinto disrepair over the next halfcentury as park operations weremoved off to other locations...It’s a site that has been dilapi-dated for my entire life now,which is a long time.”

Senior Project Manager andDirector of Preservation at theArchitectural Heritage Founda-tion Kara Anderson said thebuilding is 100 years old

“It was built in 1899 as acompanion building for a mile-long horse and buggy racetrack

that was the centerpiece for theOlmsted Charles River Reser-vation, which is credited as thefirst public park system in theUnited States,” she said.

The Architectural HeritageFoundation was selected for theproject through an open processby the Massachusetts Depart-ment of Conservation and Rec-reation for rehabilitation andrenovation in 2014. The reno-vation will include the repair ofdeteriorated foundations, win-dows, roofs, entrances,porches, shingles, the recon-struction of the facade damagedby a fire in 2015, adaptive re-use of the interior space for re-tail and residences, and the in-stallation of a glass curtain wallin the garage and carriage baysfor year-round use, whichAnderson said will be con-verted from former horsestables.

She said there will also be aspace dedicated for one AllstonBrighton non-profit company,the rent for said space being $1per year.

“The Speedway is located ina part of Boston that is experi-encing rapid growth and changeand we see the Speedway asboth a counterbalance and com-pliment to that growth,” shesaid. “We are within very closeproximity of several major pro-posed new developments, andwe are a 10 minute walk fromBoston Landing. We are well

poised to serve thelongstanding members of theAllston Brighton Community,as well as the new demand inthis transforming neighbor-hood.”

The Foundation also statesit will keep the building as en-vironmentally sustainable aspossible – in keeping with thebuilding’s history as the HQ forthe Metropolitan Park Commis-sion and the DCR HQ respec-tively – by using green designprinciples, removing thebuilding's asbestos and leadpaint, modernizing the drainagesystem, recycling deterioratedasphalt and concrete, and willreplant trees, hedges andshrubs. As of 2018, DCR hasestimated the total work to costabout $8 million.

Anderson said the smallfootprint of the site coupledwith the fact they have to staywithin historical guidelines forthe restoration necessitate a li-quor license for the renovationand the subsequent businessventures to stay viable.

“This is a small project withthe potential for large impact,but the costs are high,” she said.“The benefits of assigning a li-quor license to the projectwould be enormous and posi-tion AHF to attract a high-qual-ity restaurant vendor to servethe community and be an an-chor for all our residents andbusinesses.”

Anderson said obtaining thelicense beforehand would allowfor a broader number of restau-rant vendors to become thatanchor for the Speedway.Ciommo agreed, saying itwould allow for the best useof the property.

“The planned restoration ofthew speedway building willhelp to revitalize this section ofAlston Brighton by creating agathering place for neighborsand visitors, opportunities forlocal artisans a s well as smallbusinesses owners as well as amix of retail and dining op-tions,” he said.

Ciommo also said the costof keeping the restoration bothin line with green design prin-ciples and the historic restora-tion regulations of the statemake the liquor license almosta necessity.

“The sustainable preserva-tion of the Speedway Adminis-tration Building in accordancewith the Secretary of InteriorStandards for Historic Preser-vation, requires adaptive reuse

of the nonprofit offices, artisanspaces or retail,” he said.

The current target openingdate for the building is May2020. The project has received$200,000 in Community Pres-ervation Act Funds and has suc-cessfully applied for State His-toric Tax credits. The Architec-tural Heritage Foundation hasstated in the past the locationfor the building will createmore than 40 construction jobs,create at least three permanentpositions related to its mainte-nance, create numerous pos-sible positions through businesstenants, support the creativecommunity of the neighbor-hood by providing affordablespace for local artisans, estab-lish a launching point and reststop in Allston Brighton fortourists exploring the CharlesRiver, and provide historicpreservation in a neighborhoodexperiencing unprecedentedgrowth and transition.

For more information on theproject itself, go tospeedwayhq.com.

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Some things my parents never taught me

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

It’s impossible for parentsand guardians to teach kids ev-erything, after inculcatingthousands of strands of properbehavior. My wonderful par-ents would fall into this falliblegroup. Here are several behav-iors I picked up as an adult onmy own or from copying oth-ers.

Never dawdle when cross-ing a street and vehicle(s) arecoming. If in a crosswalk andcars have deferred to me (theyhave to: it’s the law), I try tomove quickly. To all thosemotorists who over the de-cades had to slow down whenI have been cavalierly jaywalk-ing or casually strolling in acrosswalk, sincere apologiesare offered. Is there anythingworse than pedestrians whopurposely flaunt their right toconsciously slow vehiculartraffic?

Don’t push buttons on traf-fic lights merely for the sakeof pushing them to watch alltraffic come to an unnecessarystop.

Don’t ride bikes on side-walks: you might scare thewits out of elderly people or

young mothers pushingprams. The same utterdisregard by bicyclists prolif-erates every spring, summer,and fall on the sidewalksaround Castle Island.

Kick broken glass, nails,and screws to the curb; don’tlet them rest in the middle of aroad. Flat tires do not anymotorist’s day make.

Do not criticize addicts fortrying to live in the city’s pub-lic housing for seniors: under

President Reagan people withdisabilities—even though notseniors——are allowed to ap-ply for housing, and among thedisabilities are drug addiction. This is supposed to be for re-covering addicts but how manyseniors want to rat to the BPDor BHA if an addict falls backon a need to rob to support ahabit?

There is free daytime park-ing at meters in Boston on non-holiday Saturdays but only oncertain Back Bay streets. Themeters on the alphabeticalstreets beginning with Exeter,Fairfield, and Gloucester, be-tween Beacon and Comm Ave,do not have to be fed on Satur-days (but nighttime 6PM-8AMstill is for residents only). Itseems that the city does notenforce the meters on thoseblocks on Saturdays so thatpeople living in the area canpark worry-free, just as theycan (in more clearly markedfashion) on Sundays. But dothe free Saturday meters atonefor the recently enacted meterextortion on the other week-days where a quarter buys amotorist only four minutes?

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SURPRISED ATO’MALLEY CRITICISM

To the Editor:I was surprised to see the

letter from an “R. McMurphy”published by the BostonBulletin this past week (August8, 2019) concerning District 6City Councilor Matt O’Malley.As a long-time resident of WestRoxbury and Jamaica Plain, ithas been my pleasure to get toknow Councilor O’Malley, tosee him embrace the role of dis-trict city councilor, and to workwith him on numerous civicprojects during his tenure. It isdifficult to find a city councilorwho works harder, cares moreabout his neighborhoods, ismore accessible or more vis-ible, or spends more time andeffort to make his district andall of Boston a better place. Notonly will you find CouncilorO’Malley at nearly every com-munity event—often running totwo or three a night and morethan one can count on a week-end day in order to attend asmany as possible—where hespeaks to constituents nonstopand listens to their concerns,

but he readily provides his cellphone number to any and all.How many other elected offi-cials do you know who do that?In addition, CouncilorO’Malley holds monthly officehours in both West Roxburyand Jamaica Plain as well as onthe T so that he is easy to reachon our home turf. So I urge R.McMurphy to introduce him/herself to Councilor O’Malleysoon and get to know him andhis excellent staff, and to dis-cuss any concerns directly withthem. I am confident CouncilorO’Malley would be pleased tomeet you in person and to hearyour issues face to face. And Isuspect that such an approachwould bear more fruit than aletter to the editor cataloguingcomplaints.

Rickie HarveyJamaica Plain

RESPONSE TO AUTUMNGOULD MCLAUGHLIN

To the Editor:I’m concerned about the re-

sponse from Autumn GouldMcLaughlin of NorthwindStrategies regarding the project

at 361 Belgrade Avenue,Roslindale where she says that50 “Supporters” of the HighSchool Project came out to at-tend the ZBA appeals hearingon July 30. That’s great, but Iwill bet they were NOT directabutters to this project. I amalso concerned about the “Over2,300 neighbors and BostonResidents recorded in support”of the project. How many ofthese 2,300 people are directabutters and live within the af-fected neighborhood to thishighly opposed project? Also,the letter indicates that RoxburyPrep is committed to buildinga permanent home for its highschool because its students cur-rently attend classes at twoseparate locations. I have al-ready been told that this projectis too small to combine all thestudents they will have at theschool so it doesn’t even solvetheir problems to begin with.

I think at this point, it’s hightime that the school revisit otheroptions for this massive projecton such a small piece of prop-erty and I also think it’s timethat the direct-abutters and sur-rounding neighborhoods to thisproposed project are finallytaken seriously and taken intoconsideration the most. It is,after all, the lives of the directabutters that this project willaffect the most. Thank you.

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The Boston City Council re-cently held a hearing to appro-priate funds for nine building re-pair projects in the Boston Pub-lic School (BPS) district and,during last week’s regular CityCouncil meeting, voted to ap-prove said funds.

The city is looking to spendabout $12 million for boiler, win-dow and door replacementsprojects at the Rafael HernandezSchool in Egleston Square,Patrick Lyndon School in WestRoxbury, Donald McKay Schoolin East Boston, James OtisSchool, Josiah Quincy School inthe South End and the John D.O’Bryant School of Mathemat-ics and Science in Roxbury forthe 2020 round. As part of theMassachusetts School BuildingAuthority’s (MSBA) Acceler-ated Repair Program (ARP), thecity will be reimbursed for theprojects at an estimated $7 mil-lion.

The city is also expending$400,000 for feasibility and orschematic design studies to startthe MSBA’s process for the ARPat the McKinley K-12 in theSouth End, Curley K-8 in SouthBoston and The Mary LyonSchool in Brighton, which wereall approved by the MSBA in2019.

District 9 City Councilor andWays and Means CommitteeChair Mark Ciommo recom-mended passage of the funds andthe Council voted unanimouslyto appropriate and expend themoney.

Public Facilities Chief ofStaff Brian McLaughlin said atthe hearing the city has a goodhistory with MSBA projects,both with the ARP and the Coreprogram, which funds districtsfor new construction of schools.He said the Josiah Quincy Up-per School is currently goingthrough the process with that pro-gram.

“We’ve worked extensivelywith the MSBA for ARP in thelast four years,” he said.

The Rafael HernandezSchool, the Patrick LyndonSchool, the Donald McKaySchool and the Josiah QuincySchool will all have their boilersreplaced and the O’Bryant andOtis Schools will have windowreplacements. Construction is setto begin next summer. The nextstep, McLaughlin said, is for theBoston City Council to vote toapprove the funds necessary forthese projects.

McLaughlin said the city hasreceived more than $40 millionin reimbursements from theMSBA for more than 25 projectssince 2015. The total of the re-pairs during that time was $60million.

He did say that the reimburse-ment level for funding has gonedown by 4 percent, from 65 per-cent reimbursement to 61 per-cent.

“It used to be as much as 75percent to 90 percent,” saidCiommo.

McLaughlin said that for coreprojects there are “extra points”a municipality can submit to earnmore reimbursement from thestate, and they did get 70 percentreimbursement for the DeeborneSchool reconstruction.

District 2 City Councilor Ed-ward Flynn asked if these werethe only schools that qualified forthe program, and McLaughlinsaid they’ve been movingthrough the system based mostlyon need and the schools identi-fied were most likely to get fund-ing approved. He also said be-cause of certain requirements ofthe program, like the buildingsmust be 20 years or older, someschools become eligible for theprogram as the years go by.

“With certain requirements,some of the schools aren’t eli-gible in say 2018, but they willbe in 2019,” he said. “In the pastwe’ve looked to limit our submis-sions to the MSBA to somewherebetween six and 10. That’s inde-pendent of other projects we’reworking on outside of the MSBAwith the BPS, including roof andwindow replacements.”


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The music was loud and the dancing proud on Sunday as the 34thAnnual Dominican Pride Parade traveled through 2.7 miles of Bos-ton. The parade was set up by Dominican immigrants who wanted tocelebrate their history and culture.

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BPDA approves 43 Lochdale,50 Leo Birgminham


The Boston Planning andDevelopment Agency(BPDA) approved twoprojects, one in Roslindaleand one in Brighton, at itsmonthly meeting on Thurs-day, Aug. 15.

The proposed project at 43Lochdale Rd. in Roslindale isslated for 38 rental units, sixof which will be income-re-stricted Inclusionary Devel-opment Policy (IDP) units,and the developer has agreedto pay $60,000 in public realmimprovements. The new four-story building is set for a cur-rently vacant site, and the ga-rage for the building will beable to house 39 vehicles. Thepublic improvements will in-clude several pedestrian im-provements to Lochdale, in-cluding the construction of anew sidewalk, two new cross-walks and five new pedestrianramps. The building is slatedjust north of WashingtonStreet just south of the ArnoldArboretum.

BPDA Project ManagerAisling Kerr said the commu-nity has not been opposed tothe project, and it helps to in-crease affordable housing tothe project.

“The BPDA hosted a con-structive public meeting withthe Roslindale community onMay 28, 2019, to discuss the

proposed project, which re-sulted in an increase in afford-able housing to six IDP units,or almost 16 percent of thebuilding’s total units,” shesaid.

Kerr added all publicrealm improvements will besolely funded by the devel-oper.

“These improvements willcreate valuable connections tobus service, while providingfor increased accessibility andpedestrian safety along thisstretch of Washington Street,”she said.

Architect David Fried saidthe area is currently in an un-derdeveloped area with nosidewalks, but is about half amile from the Forest HillsMBTA Station.

“That’s about a 10 minutewalk and there’s also a con-nection to the Arboretum atthe end of Kitson Road,” hesaid. “Our proposal is to havea building that fronts bothLochdale Road and Kitson,and we’ll have a green spacethat buffers between the threefamily residential homes (onWashington) and our prop-erty.”

For 50 Leo BirminghamParkway, the BPDA voted toapprove 49 home-ownershipunits, with six income-re-stricted units, as long as thedeveloper contributes$111,000 to the IDP fund (inlieu of building more IDP

units).The building will comprise

six stories at 48,645 squarefeet. The unit mix is antici-pated to consist of 12 studios,21 one-bedroom units, 13two-bedroom units and 3three-bedroom units, alongwith parking for 52 vehiclesand about 54 on-site bicyclestorage spaces.

Project Manager Kerr saidthere will also be numerousfunds contributed by the devel-oper for community benefitsincluding a $30,000 contribu-tion to the Boston Parks andRecreation Commission’sFund for Parks for improve-ments and maintenance for thePortsmouth Street Playgroundand Murray Field, which theproject site abuts, a $25,000contribution for implementa-tion of transportation improve-ments resulting from theAllston Brighton MobilityStudy, which is presently be-ing conducted by the BPDA,and $10,000 to the Friends ofBoston Latin School Crew forimprovements to the Boat-house on Soldiers Field Road.

Attorney Jeff Drago, ofDrago and Toscano, repre-sented the developer City Re-alty and went through theproject, and said the area ismostly commercial with someresidential behind it. The ex-isting structure houses StuartGlass Service, which he saidis relocating.


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KHPB and Green Team team up


Keep Hyde Park Beautiful(KHPB) has been cleaning upthe neighborhood for more thantwo years now, and shows nosigns of stopping.

You might have seen themalong Truman Parkway,Meadow Road, Hyde Park Av-enue or around the MartiniShell with bags and bags oftrash and litter. But one thingthey’ve not yet done is team upwith the Southwest BostonCommunity DevelopmentCorporation’s (SWBCDC)Green Team.

KHPB members Joseph andJanet Smith said the collabora-tion was a match made inheaven. They descended on theHyde Park Avenue MunicipalParking Lot on Thursday morn-

ing with about eight membersof the Green Team, the secondsuch clean up this summer.

“At some point this summerI thought geez, wouldn’t it begreat to get someone to helpus?” Joe said. “So we asked theCDC if they could get theGreen Team to help us and theydid.”

The SWBCDC Green Teamhas been around for 10 yearscleaning up forested areas inand around Hyde Park. Theymost recently cleaned upSherrin Woods, which JanetSmith mentioned she saw theproduct of at the group’s walkthrough of the park last week.The program is a job readinesstraining program, and paysyouth to clean up local areasand teaches them how to com-port themselves in the realworld.

“I really do enjoy it, and Iwas really interested in comingout here and trying to better theenvironment in any way I sawpossible and I thought this wasa great opportunity, especiallybecause I get to work withkids,” said Green Team mem-ber Rhonda Grent. “I really en-joy that aspect of it and I reallywanted to find a way to giveback in some way and this re-ally kills two birds with onestone.”

Smith said the work wasgreat, but there are alwayslimitations. He said he wasconcerned with the weed andbrush situation going on at theparking lot’s islands.

“There’s things we can doand things we can’t do,” he

said. “It’s been left out for solong, it really needs someheavy-duty weed whacking.We really can’t manage that, itneeds some skillful peoplewho understand. We’re doingsome weeding along some ofthe smaller pockets, which isreally making a difference, butwe need some help. That’s whyI’m still reaching out to the cityto have someone come downand deal with this. I’ve got fourdifferent 311 complaints inover 60 days. It’s still all open,no response.”

Joseph Smith said there issome confusion between theCity of Boston and the BostonTransportation Department asto who is responsible for theparking lot’s care and mainte-nance.

“Originally, it was the De-partment of Transportation,but now they’re telling me it’snot something they do anylonger,” he said.

Smith said they’ve got sev-eral clean ups planned for thelate summer and fall, and ifyou’re interested in helpingout, go to keephpbeautiful.org.

Several members of theGreen Team said they got in-volved for different reasons.

“I got placed here bySuccesslink, which is a com-pany that places minors intojobs, and they placed me herebecause they had some open-ings,” said Roman Santiago.“It’s great so far.”

Brothers Trevon andXavier Levon said they likedthe work and like to get out-side.

“My brother did it a fewyears ago and he just found itrandomly so I thought I’d do ittoo,” said Trevon. “I thoughtit’d be a good try for my firstjob.”

“I found them at a job fairand it’s pretty cool,” said WillLopez.

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Members of the Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation Green Team and Keep Hyde ParkBeautiful teamed up this year to spruce up the municipal parking lot near the Hyde Park Library.



they visited the next year andstarted fundraising for tuition.

“We got up to $100 per kid,”she said. “We have been send-ing about 100 kids to school forat least nine years now and inthe process we built a tiny li-brary on the side of Biran’shouse, and the building cost forthat was about $1,000 at thetime... I asked my friends andneighbors to donate books andwe’re still absolutely inundatedwith books, because shipping isa problem, but we take as manyas we can.”

McGill said the library is ahuge hit with the kids. Whenthey started the local schoolonly had two children’s books.

“Not only do they rarelyhear children’s stories, but theynever even get to see or holdbooks,” she said. “The kids

were so excited when weopened the library, they wereshaking. We packed so manykids in the library, I mean wehad 50 kids in a 10-by-10 roomjust shoulder to shoulder read-ing.”

The yearly fundraiser at thecouple’s house has also starteda small business loan programfor women in the village aswell.

“Many sell vegetables atthe local market or they growthings and prepare them to sellat the local high school,” shesaid. “It’s not enough to sup-port the family, but it gets alittle bit extra.”

One of the major successstories is Musa, then a childwho is now a grown adult.McGill said Musa startedlearning to read at 12 and was

one of the youngest freshmenever to attend Gambia Univer-sity.

“Nobody ever gets into theuniversity on their first try, andhe was 17 and he got in,” shesaid. “Most freshmen arearound 22 or 23 because ittakes them that long to be ableto pass the entrance test, sohe’s absolutely brilliant.”

He now holds a degree inBusiness Administration.

The party is scheduled forSunday, September 8 from 3p.m. to 5 p.m. at 186 StratfordSt. in West Roxbury (with arain date of Sept. 15). Theevent will feature a bake sale,silent auction and traditionalAfrican cuisine. For more in-formation on the program anhow to donate, go tofutureforfarato.com

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The local neighborhood fundraisers have helped hundreds of children in Gambia go to school. Later, someof them continue their education at the University of Gambia.

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Keogh later gave a presentation as to why he should bea choice on preliminary election day next month.

“My main issues are traffic, public safety, developmentand affordable housing,” said Keogh, a Hyde Park native.“Traffic is such a huge issue, especially around here withthe construction. I came to ask you for your support.”

Maria Esdale Farrell performed double duty, represent-ing District Five City Councilor Tim McCarthy as well asrunning for his seat, for which he is not seeking reelection.

“Education is always going to be at the forefront of thingsthat are important to me,” Esdale Farrell said, noting thatshe has been McCarthy’s education advisor for five and ahalf years. “It’s been incredibly enlightening and haschanged my life. We are building a generation of youngchildren that we want to grow old with.”

She also wants to work on addiction, mental health is-sues and responsible development.

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residents to celebrate the sum-mer, learn about a variety ofCity resources, and engage infun activities for children, suchas face painting, games andeducational opportunities.

Brookway Rd. was linedwith a series of informationtables to educate residentsabout everything from immi-gration and veterans services tohealthy food options. The otherside had activity for kids, in-cluding a Twister-type gamecentered on healthy foodchoices.

New Boston Public SchoolsSuperintendent BrendaCassellius arguably was the lifeof the party. She called peopleto the center of the blocked-offstreet to join her in a fewdances, including the“Macarena,” the “ElectricSlide” and the “Cha Cha Slide.”

“If I had known, I wouldhave worn my dancing shoes,”Cassellius said with a laugh.

She was escorted throughthe crowd by BPS Chief of Staffand former District Five CityCouncilor Rob Consalvo. Shespoke with dozens of parentsand students about their goals

for the upcoming school year.“This is such a wonderful

event and a great opportunityto get to know the community,”Cassellius added.

Walsh did not give a formalspeech. Instead he spent aboutan hour taking selfies withpeople and mingling with thecrowd. He spoke with onegroup of kids about his experi-ences growing up in Dorchesterand encouraged them in theirendeavors.

“Always give it your besteffort,” he said. “Stay in schooland work hard. You can do any-thing you dream of.

“Look at me,” Walsh toldthem. “I dreamed of becomingMayor, and here I am. You cando it. Just keep working hard.”

“This is a great event,” headded as he stepped away fromthe group. “I love being outwith the people. I come to thisevent every year, and it’s a tre-mendous group of people. It’sa great event for us, a greatevent for the police, and a greatevent for the community.”

Walsh visited the LivableStreets table, where advocateswere seeking community input

Residents danced the night away and had free food provided by the BCYF Center. The BCYF hosts numerousblock parties all over the city in the summer.


on options for transportationimprovements for Roslindaleand Jamaica Plain. One pro-posed option was extending theOrange Line to RoslindaleSquare. Another was for im-proved bike lanes, while a thirdwas to extend the Green Linefrom Heath Street to EglestonSquare.

“We are excited to be a partof this event,” said Louisa Gag,the Public Policy and Opera-tions manager of LivableStreets. “We are hoping to getpeople’s feedback on how tomake this community safer, notonly for cars, but for pedestri-ans and bikers as well.”

Boston Center for Youth &Families Commissioner Will-iam Morales stressed the im-portance of events like this foruniting the community with thecommunity center and provid-

ing the link to city services.“I think that, in this day and

age, it is so important to haveblock parties and fun eventswhere the community can comeout and meet the Mayor andother officials,” he said. “Wecan promote the services weoffer, and we can all have agood time.”

Yari Sanchez of Roslindaleand her young daughter, Emiya,were enchanted by the sea crea-tures presented at the New En-gland Aquarium table.

“This is really cool andsomething I never expected,”Yari said. “But I think Emiya isa little scared.”

“We have a lot of fun doingthese events,” said NoraDoherty, the Program Educa-tion Specialist at the New En-gland Aquarium.

Lisa White from the HealthyBaby Health Child programsaid she was happy to tellpeople about the food serviceprograms her organization of-fers.

“There are so many re-

sources that are available to thecommunity,” she said. “Tonightwe brought information right tothe people.”

Rotarians Jeanne DuBoisand Penelope Tzougrosmanned the watermelon table.

“The Rotary is delighted todo anything for this community,and we are happy to be able toparticipate,” Tzougros said.

“What a perfect night forthis great event,” DuBois said.“There is no place that I wouldrather be.”

Sister Nancy Braceland vis-ited friends at the communitycenter before mingling with theguests.

“I think there is no betterway to spend a summer nightthan being out with the people,”she said.

“I definitely thought thiswas a lot of fun and really cre-ative,” said Sean Fagan of EastBridgewater, who helped oper-ate the Busy Bee Jumper snowcone truck. “We definitelydon’t have block parties likethis in East Bridgewater.”

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh also stopped by to celebrate with residentsof Roslindale.


Superintendent of Schools Brenda Cassellius and Rob Consalvo stoppedby to revel in the festivities as well.


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Mary E. (Bennett) OfWalpole, formerly of HydePark, August 13, 2019, age 91.Beloved wife of the late JohnT. Carter. Loving mother ofJohn T. Carter and his wife,Arleen (Hart), of Walpole,Mark F. Carter and his wife,Carole (Ferraro), of Groton,and Karen E. Carter and herhusband, Stephen Johnson, ofWalpole. Cherished grand-mother of Matthew A. Carter ofGroton, Michael C. Carter ofWalpole, and Lauren C. Carterof Groton. Sister of the lateWilliam Bennett. All Serviceswill be private at the request ofMary’s family. In lieu of flow-ers, memorial donations may bemade to the MassachusettsAudubon Society, 208 SouthGreat Road, Lincoln, MA01773. Arrangements by JamesH. Delaney & Son FuneralHome, WALPOLE.

CASCIANOIrene Irene Catherine

(Gioiosa) Casciano, 90, passedaway peacefully on Tuesday,August 13, 2019 at the Com-munity Hospice House inMerrimack, NH after a periodof declining health. Born onJuly 21, 1929 in Boston, MA,and grew up in Hyde Park, MA,Irene was the daughter of thelate Salvatore and Catherine(Bellew) Gioiosa. Irene waspredeceased by her first hus-band Remo “Ray” Bambiniwho died February 8, 1959 andwith whom she married on Sep-tember 12, 1953, in Hyde Park,MA. She was also predeceasedby her son, Paul Bambini, whopassed away on April 13, 2000in Nashua. Irene was a gradu-ate of Hyde Park High Schoolin Hyde Park, Massachusetts.She was a loving wife andmother. Irene was a communi-cant of The Immaculate Con-ception Church in Nashuawhere she had volunteered as aCCD teacher. She loved longwalks on the beach, bowling,skiing, playing tennis and wasan avid art collector. She willbe greatly missed. Survivorsinclude her husband Alfred“Al” Casciano, of Nashua andwith whom she married on June14, 1964 in Hyde Park, MA;son, Peter Bambini of Nashua;daughter, Patricia Casciano ofNashua; three sisters, JeanDiSanto of Canton, MA,Beverly Jeanetti of Hyde Park,MA and Shirley Peznola ofWest Roxbury, MA and manynieces and nephews. VisitingHours: Will be held on Wednes-day, August 21, 2019 from 3:00pm - 6:00 pm at the Davis Fu-neral Home, One Lock Street,NASHUA, NH 03064. Rela-tives and friends are respect-fully invited to attend. A Fu-neral Mass will be celebrated

Saturday, August 24, 2019 at10:00 am at Immaculate Con-ception Church, 218 EastDunstable Road, Nashua, NH03062, followed by burial atEdgewood Cemetery 107Amherst Street, Nashua, NH03064. In lieu of flowers, thoseplanning an expression of sym-pathy are asked to consider thefollowing: The CrotchedMountain Foundation, 1361Elm Street, Manchester, NH03101, Catholic Charities ofNH, 215 Myrtle Street,Manchester, NH 03104 andHome, Health and HospiceCare, 7 Executive Park Drive,Merrimack, NH 03054. Anonline guestbook is available atwww.davisfuneralhomenh.com.(603) 883-3401. “One MemoryLights Another.” Davis FuneralHome 603-883-3401.

EARLYJosephine A. (Stanley) Of

Dorchester, longtime residentof Quincy, passed away on Fri-day, August 16, 2019, follow-ing a battle with Cancer. Shewas 76. Born in Boston, daugh-ter of the late Warren and Anna(Iannaco) Stanley. Josephineworked for many years as awaitress at the Parker House inBoston, and later in life as abartender at the Dublin Housein Dorchester. Through herwork, she formed many closeand lasting friendships.Josephine enjoyed cooking andhome decorating, as well asbeing with friends, family, andher late canine companion,Butchie. She was a former long-time member of the WestRoxbury Elks. Josephine wasthe beloved wife of 14 years ofStephen A. Azar of Quincy, andthe sister of the late Warren“Shorty” Stanley, Jr. Josephineis survived and will be missedby many loving in-laws. Fu-neral from the Keohane FuneralHome, 785 Hancock Street,QUINCY. Services Thursday,August 22, at 9:30 AM from thefuneral home, followed by aMass of Christian Burial at St.Mary’s Church, Quincy at10:30 AM. Cremation will fol-low. In lieu of flowers, expres-sions of sympathy may be madein Josephine’s memory to theAmerican Cancer Society, 30Speen Street, Framingham, MA01701. See www.Keohane.comor call 1-800-Keohane for di-rections and online condo-lences.

EOUSELila Of Hopedale, formerly

of West Roxbury, August 10,2019. Loving daughter of thelate Anthony and Wadea(Matook). Dear sister of RoseSaltzman and her husband Iraof West Roxbury and the lateAnthony Eouse Jr., GeorgeEouse, Mitchell Eouse, Emily

Schroeder and JeanetteBoudreau. Also survived byseveral loving nieces and neph-ews. Funeral Service from theKfoury Keefe Funeral HomeWest Roxbury 617-325-3600.Interment Fairview Cemetery.

GEARYWalter J. Age 83, of West

Roxbury, passed away on Au-gust 16, 2019. Beloved husbandof the late Mary (Foley), andloving father of Kevin Geary ofWest Roxbury and StephenGeary and his wife Elizabeth ofRiverview, Florida. Devoted“Grampy” of Brendan andLillie Geary. Brother of DavidGeary of Marshfield, FrankGeary of Stoneham, and the latePauline Butterfield of Badger,Iowa. Also survived by manynieces and nephews. Funeralfrom the William J. GormleyFuneral Home, 2055 Centre St.,WEST ROXBURY, Thursday,August 22nd, at 9am, followedby a Funeral Mass in St.Theresa Church at 10am. Inter-ment St. Joseph Cemetery. Fordirections and guestbookwww.gormleyfuneral.com Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600.

GIBBONSEdward F. Age 89, of

Braintree, formerly of HydePark and Milton passed awayAugust 16th. Beloved husbandfor 61 years of Irene (Susi).Father of Kevin Gibbons ofCanton, Edward Gibbons andhis wife Maureen of Kingston,Susan Elmasian and her hus-band David of Braintree, andCathy Shannon and her hus-band Paul of Stoneham. Grand-father of Karlee Chirillo andBrady Gibbons, Curtis, Corey,and Casey Gibbons, Michaeland Thomas Elmasian andDaniel, Kelly and Jennifer Sh-annon. Brother of the late MarieGibbons. Funeral from theAlfred D. Thomas FuneralHome, 326 Granite Ave.,MILTON. Burial Blue HillCemetery, Braintree. VeteranUnited States Air Force. Dona-tions may be made in hismemory to Hospice Services ofMassachusetts, 391 Broadway,Everett, MA 02149. For com-plete obituary and guestbooksee www.alfredthomas.comAlfred D. Thomas FuneralHome (617) 696-4200.

HAGGERTYPhil Age 28, of East Boston,

and originally fromNorthampton, MA, passedaway unexpectedly August 10,2019. He will be greatly missedby his family and friends wholoved him dearly. Phil was atalented musician and a found-ing member of the very popu-

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lar emo-indie band Somos. Hismusic touched thousands offans and will continue to liveon. Phil was a social justiceactivist and fought his entirelife for equality for all people.He loved going to the beach,spending quality time with hisfamily and many friends, andcheering for his beloved Dal-las Cowboys and BostonCeltics. He was the loving part-ner of 5 years of OliviaMignosa, the devoted son ofTabitha (Matson) Black ofRoslindale, Rick Haggerty ofNorthampton, and his dearbrothers, Patrick Haggerty andJoey Haggerty, both ofNorthampton. Phil is also sur-vived by numerous cousins,aunts, uncles, and his fur ba-bies, Max & Lola. PhilHaggerty forever! Funeral fromthe Alfred D. Thomas FuneralHome, 326 Granite Ave.,MILTON.

HULTMANHelen E. (Keskula) Of

Norwood, formerly ofRoslindale, July 15, 2019. Lov-ing daughter of the late Madisand Mathilde (Pihlemets)Keskula. Beloved wife of thelate Carl A. Hultman. Devotedmother of Karen L. Hultmanand her life partner RichardCoker of Norwood, Diane E.Bragg and her husband Davidof Norwood, and the late JohnM. Hultman. Loving grand-mother of Charles andMeredith Bragg. Dear sister ofthe late Elmer, Henry, and Rob-ert Keskula. Kind aunt to hernephews and niece. Helen wasa Registered Nurse and a 1955Graduate of Mass. GeneralHospital. Funeral from theKraw-Kornack Funeral Home,1248 Washington St.,NORWOOD. Interment will beprivate. Relatives and friendsare kindly invited to attend. Inlieu of flowers, donations inHelen’s name may be made toRosie’s Place, 889 HarrisonAvenue, Boston, MA 02118, orEmmanuel Lutheran Church.kraw-kornackfuneralhome.com

McNEILEvangeline M.

(McPherson) Of Groveland,MA, formerly of Walpole andHyde Park, on August 11, 2019,aged 84 years. Beloved wife ofthe late John F. McNeil. Lov-ing mother of Suzanne C.M.Meyer and her husband, Peter,

of Reading and J. RalphMcNeil and his wife, Susan, ofGroveland. Cherished grand-mother of Emma K. McNeil,Duncan T. McNeil, the latePatrick McDonough, and thelate Thomas McDonough andgreat-grandmother of DeclanMcDonough. She was prede-ceased by seven brothers andsisters. All services are privateat the request of Evangeline’sfamily. In lieu of flowers, me-morial donations may be madeto Merrimack Valley Hospice,360 Merrimack Street, Building9, Lawrence, MA 01843.Delaney Funeral Homewww.delaneyfuneral.com

NAGLECarol Augusta 70 year be-

loved bride of the late RussellJ. Nagle, she passed awaypeacefully in her sleep at homein West Roxbury, on Wednes-day, August 14th 2019, at age90. Daughter of Dorothy(Sullivan) and Charles Lacy ofBrookline, MA. Belovedmother of 8, due to the supportof her family, Carol was ableto reside in her home until pass-ing. Her children are MarthaNagle of Needham, John andhis wife Barbara Nagle ofWindham, NH, Carol and herhusband Bob Hanson ofNorwood, Charles and his wifeMarie Nagle of Weymouth,Janet and her husband Bill Poloof Newton, Russell and his wifeVeronica Nagle of Lancaster,Robert and his wife Judy Nagleof Newton, and Vincent and hiswife Sandra Nagle of Melrose.Grandmother to 19 grandchil-dren; Christiane Desire deSaravia, Jacquelyn Chenard,Nicole Chenard, David Nagle,James Hanson, AlexanderNagle, Andrew Nagle, LaurenKremer, Renee Mosier, JoanneMarovelli, William Polo, Jo-seph Nagle, John Nagle,Stephen Nagle, Daniel Nagle,Robert Nagle, Jr., TimothyNagle, Kelly Nagle and RyanNagle. Great-grandmother to 8lovely children. Carol was oneof the six Lacy sisters ofBrookline. Survived by MaryShepherd of South Carolina,Augusta Lacy of Osterville, andKatherine Ryan of Florida, pre-deceased by Dorothy McCannand Beatrice Doucet. Carol, a

graduate of St. Mary’s HighSchool in Brookline, attendedRegis College in Weston, MA.While in college, she met andfell in love with Boston Collegegraduate Russell Nagle. Theywere wed while attending col-lege. Children and supportingthe family business were herfocus for many decades, guid-ing her children throughschools, colleges, and startingtheir own families. Carol lovedgardening and animals. Sheloved her time with family atthe beach and lake. Funeralfrom the Robert J. Lawler andCrosby Funeral Home, 1803Centre St., WEST ROXBURY.Interment St. Joseph Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made in Carol’s nameto the Pine St. Inn, 444 HarrisonAve., Boston, MA 02118,www.pinestinn.org

OLIVERDavid Y. “Dave” Of

Roslindale, passed away sud-denly on August 10, 2019 at age29. Beloved son of Sally “Sue”Oliver and the late Harold LeeOliver of Roslindale. Cherishedbrother of Leslie Oliver and hersignificant other EdwardHenderson of Rockland, LoriOliver of Worcester, LindaChiappini of Carver, HaroldOliver of Bridgewater. Mostloving uncle to his nephewVinny, who will miss him im-mensely, his Aunt Dianne andher husband AlexanderKohnert of CT, several nieces,nephews and cousins. Funeralfrom the Robert J. Lawler andCrosby Funeral Home, 1803Centre St., WEST ROXBURY.In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made in Dave’smemory to The Local 103,Brotherhood Fund, 256Freeport Street, Dorchester,MA 02122.

SAVAGENorman J. Norman J. Sav-

age, of Stoughton, formerly ofSharon passed away on Tues-day, August 13, at 72 years ofage. Devoted son of Lillian(Gass) Savage and the late A.David Savage. Beloved hus-band of Judith Savage. Lovingfather of Matthew Savage & hiswife Kelly of Roslindale andJenna Savage of Roslindale.Cherished grandfather of EvyLee Savage & Charlie MorganSavage. Dear brother of Amy

Beckley and her husband Jack.Services were at SchlossbergSolomon Memorial Chapel,824 Washington Street, CAN-TON. Interment at Sharon Me-morial Park, Sharon. In lieu offlowers donations may be madeto the Lewy Body DementiaAssociation (https://w w w. l b d a . o r g / d o n a t e ) .Schlossberg Memorial Chapel“Family Owned” 781-828-6 9 9 0www.schlossbergchapel.com

WHITEEllen C. “Nellie”

(Connolly) Of Hyde Park, for-merly of County Cork, Ireland,passed peacefully on August12th surrounded by her lovingfamily, at the age of 99. Be-loved wife of the late CharlesE. White (BPD). Devotedmother of Mary Harrington andher husband Timothy of CountyCork, Ireland, Philip White andhis wife Elizabeth of Monroe,CT, Charles J. White and hiswife Stephanie of Hyde Park,

Ellen White and her husbandRichard Horn of PomptonLakes, NJ, Christine White ofHyde Park, and the late MichaelJ. White and his surviving wifeKathleen of SC. Cherished sis-ter of Mary McDermott ofBrighton, James Connolly andDavid Connolly, both of Ire-land, and 6 deceased brothersand sisters. Loving “Nana” of16 grandchildren and the lateMatthew White. Also survivedby 29 great-grandchildren,many loving nieces, nephews,in-laws, and friends. Funeralfrom the Carroll-Thomas Fu-neral Home, 22 Oak St., HYDEPARK, Friday, August 23rd, at9 a.m., followed by a Mass ofChristian Burial at St. Anne’sChurch, Readville, at 10 a.m.Visiting Hours, Thursday, Au-gust 22nd, from 4-8 p.m. at thefuneral home. Relatives andfriends invited. Interment atKnollwood Memorial Park,Canton. For directions andguestbook, please visitthomasfuneralhomes.com

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build 20 buildings. But all you’redoing is adding to the trafficproblems of the neighborhood.It’s fear beyond belief of whatyou can possibly bring here. Youhave to live here to understand.”

Susan Dempsey, Vice Presi-dent of Brigham and Women’sFaulkner Hospital explained the952 parking spaces to serve 78new in-patient private rooms,bringing the total to 249.

“There’s been no enlarge-ment of in-patient beds since1976,” Dempsey said. “The 259beds in 1976 have actually gonedown to 171 because of the roomsizes, narrow corridors and thevariety of required support ser-vices.”

“We can’t add any morebeds,” Dempsey said. “We’re at85 percent occupancy, which isas full as it gets.”

“The 1973 garage has out-lived its usefulness,” she said.“We’ll build the new garage intothe hill to keep the views of thepatients who are on the sixth andseventh floors. Almost all of thenew garage will be under-ground.”

“Most of the parking is forpatients and guests,” she said.“We have a shuttle service foremployees from 5:30 a.m. until8 p.m. and three off-site parkinglots. We also have a shuttle to theBrigham and Women’s Hospitalon Longwood Avenue.”

The Faulkner leases 252 off-site parking spaces for employ-ees. Sixty at the Corey Streetcommuter rail station in WestRoxbury; 72 at TrinityChurch(1195 Centre St.) and 120spaces at 3841Washington St.outside Forest Hills.

Dempsey said that Faulknerowns 1245 Centre St., the formerSpaulding Rehab Hospital,which it uses for back officespace. “ We have no plans to ex-pand the hospital there,” she said.

David Bohn is the traffic en-gineer consultant from VBH andit was largely his meeting.

“We filed a PNF to describe

in general what is proposed,”Bohn said. “We’ll prepare ascoping study to understand theimpact of this project on the ex-isting transportation system.”

“The goal is to keep the pa-tients going to procedures andservices to have parking withoutwaiting,” he said.

There’s extreme crowding forservices,” he said. “Quite an in-creased activity for in-patient ser-vices. We’re at capacity.”

A Springhouse resident wascritical of the second entranceplan.

“Traffic on Allandale Streetis a nightmare already,”he said.“A second road will create an-other back-up. I really want to un-derstand that second entrance.”

“The driveway has outlivedits usefulness since 1976,” Bohnsaid. “The thinking behind thesecond driveway is to take someof the burden off Allandale street.Use more space on Allandale.”

“Also the new drive will pro-vide a four-way intersection op-posite Springhouse,” Bohnadded.

“Then you’ll have to add atraffic light,” said Will Holton aSpringhouse resident.

“This won’t work without atraffic light.”

“The thought process is to usethe second entrance for employ-ees,” Bohn said. “Not driving di-rectly into the public garage. Itwill provide a relief valve. Thenew garage will be tucked intothe hill.”

The question was raisedabout Faulkner Hospital’s mo-tives.

“What’s the justification forthis expansion?” one residentasked. “Are you just trying tomake more money? This willlook like any other hospital inBoston.”

Dempsey was honest.“We’re at full capacity,” she

said. “We pay in lieu of taxes $1.4million to the city,” Dempseysaid, “Half in cash and the otherhalf in community benefits.”

Some benefits she listed in-cluded senior programs,dietaryprograms, yoga, preventativehealth screenings and schoolpartnerships, one of which is withthe Manning School.

Not many seemed impressed.“What is the benefit to our

neighborhood to have a largehospital?” asked one neighbor.“With a large noisy power planton Whitcomb Avenue. And theconstruction will last fouryears?”

“You’re not being very cre-ative,” said one woman. “In 10years you’ll be back saying youneed another 500 parking spaces.You’re not thinking beyond justbuilding another garage. Think‘how can we fulfill our missionwithout a garage?’ ”

The architects, NBBJ, werenot present. There was no de-scription of the new in-patientbuilding which will be five sto-ries facing Allandale Street on thesouth side of the front pavilion.

The first floor will be radi-ology and extended recoveryrooms. There will be threefloors of in-patient beds, 26 oneach floor. According to thePNF, the corridors of the 1976inpatient wing are too narrowand “don’t provide sufficientspace for today’s technologies,patient care protocols, higherstaffing levels, clinical careprovisions and infrastructuresupport.”

The addition will be con-nected to the Main Building oneach floor.

Edward Carmody, the BPDAproject manager for the Faulknerexpansion, told the audience thatanother public meeting would beheld sometime after January2020 once the scoping analysishad been completed that willinclude all pubic comments.

The BPDA board is likely tomake decision on the expansionplan in April 2020.

The Faulkner gave a presen-tation to the JP Zoning commit-tee on August 21.

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old pumping station with hugemechanical workings. Gearsand sprockets twice the size ofan average person dot the insideof the Roman-esque buildingarchitecture, and Peterson saidthat was intentional in the de-sign.

“This is the flagship stationbuilt in 1887, and it’s next tothe 1870 reservoir, and we’reactually right next to the 1848Cochituate Aqueduct, and theseplaques (he said pointing infront of the building) were puthere to commemorate that greatevent, which brought water tothe City of Boston for the veryfirst time,” he said. “It really le-gitimized the city in manyways.”

Peterson said the signifi-cance of accessible and afford-able water for residents is of-ten taken for granted, but it wasa monumental undertaking,which is presumably why thecity looked to build its water in-frastructure with an eye tomonuments.

“It’s a basic right, but in the1840s, that was fought over interms of who was going to con-trol it,” Peterson said. “Shouldyou have to pay for your wa-ter? Of course, in the end it wasdetermined that you would, butit was created as a public pri-vate entity, as opposed to someplaces where it was a privateentity, and that didn’t work toowell because people gotscalped. So it was a public goodand the City of Boston quicklyrealized that was essential andit’s part of the social contract.The building here kind of rein-forces that.”

Peterson said the responsefrom the community has beenamazing for the event itself.

“We have more than 50people helping us out with thisevent, and we have started todevelop partnerships all aroundthe community from MIT toUnicef, and all of that makes usfeel like we’re doing our job,”he said.

Education Director TracyLindboe said the event hasevolved over the years, andthey’ve learned a lot as theywent.

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Members of the museum dressed up as "Water Heroes" for the day,including Executive Director Eric Peterson, above.


“The first time we did it, itwas a part of Free Fun Friday,and it was just a lot of chaos,”she said. “We didn’t really havea theme, but as we’ve gone yearafter year, we’ve kind of honedit in to this message of water he-roes. This year we wanted to in-clude our local partners, like theMassachusetts Watershed Re-source Authority or Unicef, andwe wanted to have that messageof how people are protectingwater, and how you at home canprotect water, and even havesome folks who are workingabroad to protect water.”

The day featured dozens ofactivities for children, but alsoexperiences for adults.

“We don’t normally open upour basement, the stairs are alittle steep and things like thatso we’re having some controlledexperiences to see some more ofthe place and we’re hoping todo more of that in future,” shesaid.

Resident Lilian Wang andher daughter Indigo said theyhad a great time at the event, andLilian said it was good to seeeducation on how everydaytasks can have an impact onwater quality. She said she’s gladpeople are coming around.

“This is a great way to edu-cate people on how not to usefertilizers or over-salt, andthings like that,” she said.

Resident Charles Terrell saidhe lives in Brookline and has al-ways driven by the Museum, butnever had a chance to check itout.

“It’s been on my list of thingsto do and I just saw this open-ing here today and I pulled in,”he said. “I’ve done a couple oftours inside now, it’s incredibleand beautiful. I’ve learned agreat deal about things I wouldhave never thought about be-fore. I’m going to tell myfriends.”

Resident Suzette Gonzalessaid her daughter was volunteer-ing so she thought she’d checkit out and support her and thegrandkids.

“It’s been fun and I saw abunch of machines inside and itwas very interesting,” she said.

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HOMELESSNESS 50YEARS IN THE MAKING

To the Editor:The Boston Herald has

been reporting on the troubledarea near Boston Medical Cen-ter, nicknamed the MethadoneMile. The recent uptick innews coverage was due to anattack on a corrections officergoing to work at the South Bayfacility. However, the issue ofthe homeless, drug addicts,drug dealers and the mentallyill has been 50 years in themaking.

It all began as a positivestrategy in dealing with drugaddiction when the first metha-done clinic opened in the base-ment of the Boston City Hos-pital Out-patient buildingacross from Worcester Squarein the South End. It eventuallyhad to be moved over protestsfrom the Worcester Squarecommunity, and was re-locatedover on Frontage Road awayfrom any neighborhood.

Over the years, with orwithout Long Island as an es-cape hatch, the drug addictedcommunity grew, adding thehomeless and mentally ill un-til it was so visible it becameknown as Methadone Mile.Politicians over the years havetalked about doing something,but mostly it is just spoutingbefore TV cameras.

Nearby neighborhoodshave been complaining for de-cades to little avail. When thecity most recently did some-thing, the choir of criticscouldn’t wait to attack. Whydid the police take wheelchairsaway from the homeless? Whydid the police arrest so many?

Why did the police make aclean sweep of the area? Onand on the critics questioned.

Something has to be doneabout this area where the walk-ing dead just roam day andnight making the area unsafefor others and unsafe for thosewho roam themselves. I wasalso appalled to hear that Suf-folk County D.D. RachaelRollins criticized the police forits latest action.

Perhaps, instead of becom-ing the voice of those who callMethadone Mile home, sheshould be offering solutions tothis issue rather than slammingthe Boston PoliceDepartment for doing what itcould in making the area saferfor all. It is easy to criticize,much harder to offer solutions.

This past Sunday morningI was over in the South Endgetting breakfast at Mike’sCity Diner and as I was pass-ing through the green lawnin front of the Moakley Build-ing at BMC, I noticed a num-ber of homeless smoking anddrink beer right across thestreet from Worcester Square.Then I saw a BUMC policeofficer head in their direction.They all got up and left thearea. I call this good policing,stopping a problem before itstarts. I am sure MethadoneMile began with a handful offolks that only grew when theywent unchallenged.

It won’t be easy or quick fora problem five decades in themaking to solve, but you haveto start somewhere.

Sal GiarrataniEast Boston

A BRIEF OVERVIEWOF THE 60 PLUSVETERANS GROUP

To the Editor:The 60 plus Veterans Group

was initiated over 30 plus years.One of the original founders isCharles E. Dawson of Boston.Mr. Dawson had served in thearmy during WWII and KoreanWar from 1944 – 1956. Uponbeing honorable discharged andbeing home was like being alonenot having any one that couldidentify with his tour of duty.Ultimately, he was able to meetother veterans that he could so-cialized and enjoy their com-pany and reminiscence about themilitary and benefits that veter-ans weren’t aware of. Many vet-erans were from various compo-nents of the military such as: theTuskegee Airmen, Vietnam vets,Korean vets and differentbranches of the military.

Since its inception, the groupmeets weekly on Wednesdaysfrom 10am – 12 noon at theTwelfth Baptist Church, 150Warren Street, Roxbury.

The group offer socializationand inspiration for veterans tocome together. Occasionally, aspeaker from health clinic to dis-cuss the quality of health and lifeattends. We do an outing atHoughton Pond for the seniorsand we provide an all-day cook-out and a delightful way to en-ergized and socialization withseniors. We also do a Thanks-giving luncheon in Novemberfor seniors which is held atTwelfth Baptist Church withcatering, teachers, and studentsfrom Madison Park High Schoolto assist with the serving. Whenthe students finish serving ev-eryone, we give each of them astipend and a certificate of ap-preciation. We donate schoolsupplies to a school in the com-munity that is dealing with adeficit in school supplies. Wedonated money to Puerto Ricofor the devastating disaster lastyear. Finally, we have an annu-ally luncheon in June at a hallto bring the community togetherand help us to support and raisemoney to help seniors and thecommunity. Having the lun-cheon in June provides revenueto do for others.

We are a 501c3 nonprofit.Therefore, we are asking fordonations to continue to buildand advocate for the community.Clearly, we are all veterans,more than one hundred sixmembers, but twenty membersstrong with one female who ispresident. Our position is toplan, socialize and work hard tomake sure we continue to reachout to help others.

We are always recruitingnew veterans. Qualifications tobecome a member are to be hon-orable discharged from the mili-tary with a DD214 and willingto attend meeting and help us togive back and continue to grow.

Patricia OdomBoston

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