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September 21, 2017

Hyde Park BulletinVolume 16, Issue 38

Fifth Annual Community Fun Dayheld at Martini Shell

Hyde Park sees SherrinWoods final design

Council looking atemergency preparedness

for major weather

On Saturday, Sept. 16, theFifth Annual Community FunDay was held at the Francis D.Martini Memorial Shell Parkfrom noon – 6 p.m.

Put on by the FellowshipChristian Church, it main-tained a large, family friendlycrowd that spread across thepark to enjoy amusements,games, summertime food, andmusic throughout the day.

Pastor Jenkins stood tallnear the center of the activi-ties, casual and relaxed inshorts, blue Christian Fellow-ship Church 5th Annual Com-munity Day t-shirt, and ballcap while regularly greetingmembers of his congregation(many who were wearing thesame shirt) and other well-wishers.

He spent a few minutestalking about this growingthird Saturday of Septemberevent.

“We feel that fun is impor-tant and community is impor-tant, so we bring those two

Kids at the 5th Annual Fun Day – held at the Martini Shell Park – play a super-sized version of ConnectFour. The good time put on by the Fellowship Christian Church (1415 Hyde Park Ave.) drew large crowdsof children and adults throughout the day.

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A Community Fun Day participant does a little victory dance aftersuccessfully pulling a piece (resting on the table) from a woodblocktower. Janee Jones and a teenage girl look on, amused. It all camecrashing down a few moves later.

PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

together,” he said.He shares a blessing with a

woman who stops to say hellobefore explaining the timing ofFun Day.

“The kids are going back toschool and if you’re a parent,it’s stressful,” he said. “Youspend a lot of money on books

and going to Staples and allthat, so what we try to do isjust have one day where fami-lies can come together stress-free and it’s on us.”

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As hurricanes Irma andHarvey have shown earlier thissummer, coastal cities can beseverely impacted by extremeweather events, and District 6City Councilor Matt O’Malleycalled for a hearing last weekto make sure the City of Bos-ton is ready for any such event.

While O’Malley said thecity itself has been lucky so far,he felt it was only a matter oftime before a major storm cameBoston’s way. He said the cur-rent trend of multiple “once-in-a-hundred-year” weatherevents has him deeply con-cerned.

“A little more than a month

ago I stood in this hall with allof you introducing a differenttype of hearing order and I re-marked that in the past seven

District 6 City CouncilorMatt O'Malley

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The Boston Parks and Recre-ation Department and the HatchMarketing company came to theGeorge Wright Gold CourseClubhouse in Hyde Park on Tues-day to showcase the final designfor the Sherrin Woods Urban Wildproject expected to be completedlate next June.

Local residents gathered at George Wright Golf Course to go over im-provements to Sherrin Woods.

PHOTO BY MATT ALLEN

Over the summer, the secondof the three preliminary inventorystudy meetings took place, part ofwhich involved obtaining com-munity feedback on what the newSherrin Woods layout should looklike.

Hyde Park Resident and As-sistant Director of Southwest Bos-ton Community DevelopmentCorporation Patricia Alvarez saidthat all community criticisms havebeen taken into consideration,with many of the requests influ-encing the final plan.

“I’m amazed,” Alvarez said.“It seems like they took everysingle concern and idea peoplehad about this and implemented

it into the final design. I mean,there were so many different ideasfrom so many different people,and then you have to deal with theconstraints of city funding and

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Factory Hill Neighborhood Watchfocuses on recurring traffic concerns

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The Factory Hill Neighbor-hood Watch group met at the Fac-tory Hill Playground lastWednesday evening, where theydiscussed recurring traffic con-cerns, upcoming events and adisturbing increase in overheadairway traffic.

Besides speeding and the lackof appropriate signage in variousareas of Hyde Park, one ongoinginitiative is to reduce the flood-ing problems that have plaguedEnneking Parkway for years.Hyde Park resident Scott Coeursaid the installation of multipleculverts along the parkway iscurrently in the works.

“On the Enneking Parkway,to stop the flooding that occurs,there have been culverts installedevery 50 yards to help the waterpass through,” Coeur said. “It’swork that has been needed to bedone for decades. Now, they’reshutting down River Street andthe Dedham Parkway also.”

In addition to roadway con-cerns, traffic concerns for thecommunity have now extendedto the airspace above the neigh-borhood. Many group membersbrought up the issue that airwaytraffic over Boston – more spe-cifically helicopters – appears tobe increasing as of late. However,local police did not have any in-formation to dispense on thismatter.

In other Hyde Park news, the

150th anniversary is quickly ap-proaching for the neighborhood,with people scrambling to comeup with fitting ways to celebratethe milestone.

Lisa Consalvo – Chief ofStaff for State Rep. AngeloScaccia – said that a group hasbeen formed for this very pur-pose, and is currently seeking outany and all suggestions.

“Next year is Hyde Park’s150th anniversary, so, a group hasbeen started to figure out whatthey want to do for it,” Consalvosaid. “They had a meeting backin August, and they’re havingtheir second on Sept. 27. This isbasically just to throw outideas.”

She went on to say that, at themoment, nothing about the cel-ebration is set in stone.

“They really haven’t decidedon what this is going to be yet,”Consalvo said. “They really wantpeople of all areas of Hyde Parkto get involved and throw outideas, big or small. We havepeople saying they want fire-works, trains, and castles. Anyidea is great.”

Other local efforts are alsoseeking volunteers, such as the“Keep Hyde Park Beautiful”

clean-up crew, which is alive,well, and expanding.

This anti-litter/conservationgroup focuses on efforts that canincrease the appeal of the com-munity. Founder Cathy Horn saidthat she started this group as aproactive approach to dealingwith the piling up of trash in theneighborhood.

“Basically, I started this groupbecause I got sick of seeing allthe litter and I didn’t want to justwhine about it anymore,” Hornsaid. “I put the word out aboutthis group, and a few dozenpeople got involved. We’ve beenmeeting monthly now.”

Horn went on to say that theyhave many projects in the worksand that they are always lookingfor more recruits to pitch in.

“We started a Facebook page,Twitter, Instagram, and are cur-rently working on our website,”Horn said. “We have a lot ofideas for potential projects, butwe want to get more people in-volved.”

The next Factory Hill Neigh-borhood Watch Meeting will takeplace on Oct. 11 at the FactoryHill Playground. From Novem-ber to March, they will be at theE-18 Hyde Park Police Station.

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then putting it all together in a waywhere everyone’s concerns aremet. I’m kind of amazed at whata great job they did.”

Some of the community feed-back pertained to installing a stopsign at the corner of Austin andMarston Streets for traffic cool-ing, surrounding the grounds witha perimeter fence and findingways to prevent dumping in thepark grounds.

While the issue of dumping isalways a concern for any wildlifehabitat, it is nearly impossible toensure that this will never takeplace. However, a $5,000 penaltyand strategically-placed cameraswill be used to attempt to combatand prevent illegal dumping.

As said by Hatch SeniorProject Manager Ginna Johnson,the hope for the cameras will notjust be for law enforcement to usethe video to track down perpetra-tors, but that it will also allow forneighborhood residents to partici-pate in guarding the grounds. Thecamera’s feed will be publiclyavailable on a website, to be cre-ated later, where anyone canmonitor what’s taking place inSherrin Woods.

“We love the idea of a websitewhere you guys can check the livevideos from these cameras,”Johnson said. “We think if youguys we’re able to do that it couldbe really effective. It’s unlikelysomeone will be staffed to moni-tor these videos 24/7, but you guyscould.”

The perimeter fencing sug-gested over the summer is one el-ement rejected due to it being apotential hazard to wildlife move-ment, however, a partial solutionhas been incorporated into the fi-nal layout involving fencing thecorners and the trail heads of thesite, and then using boulders as atype of perimeter fencing.

Now that the preliminary in-ventory studies are completed, thenext phase commencing soon, ex-pected to take around four weeks,is the design development portionwhich is essentially drawing upthe agreed upon layout.

This stage will be followed byanother eight-week phase totweak design drawings and ac-quire proper permits for the ac-tual construction phase.

If everything goes to plan, thenew Sherrin Woods grand open-ing will be on June 30, 2018.

Alvarez says one of the lastand more crucial elements left tocarryout is getting those in HydePark involved in maintaining thefinal product to ensure its longev-ity.

“My big concern now is get-ting the neighborhood associa-tions to work together to form aplan on how to maintain SherrinWoods once it’s all done,” Alvarezsaid. “This includes keeping itclean, educating your neighborson why not to dump and how toproperly take care of the site.That’s going to be key moving for-ward.”

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Letters to the Editor

A time for ruing?

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

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Boston gave up its oppor-tunity to lure the summerOlympics here, and it alsocancelled car racing that wasto occur downtown.

I’m not sure how manypeople regret the loss of ei-ther, but there are some ac-tions that seem fit for ruing.

It’s too bad the Braves lefttown for Milwaukee and ul-timately Atlanta. Philadel-phia and St. Louis also usedto have American and Na-tional League teams. Howcould we ever have let a teamwith the likes of Matthews,Spahn, Jethroe, and Burdetteever depart after the 1952season? Easy, poor atten-dance. The Braves averagehome attendance that yearwas 3,653, while the Red Soxaverage was four times largerat 14,490, having won 12more games. Every time theMass Pike takes me by BU’sNickerson Field, I rue theBraves’ departure to Wiscon-sin, but I understand it.

While the Big Dig was ex-periencing severe cost over-runs, planners were reluctantto push through their idea ofa North-South rail link, con-necting North and South sta-tions, even though they couldhave done it then for a frac-tion of the price it would costtoday. Imagine how muchdowntown traffic would bemitigated by Amtrak andPurple Line trains from thenorth passing underneath.North Shore commuterscould alight at South Stationbefore heading to the SeaportDistrict and other destina-tions. And South Shore com-

muters would not reach theend of their line at DeweySquare.

Not too many Bostoniansactually attend Patriot gamesin distant Foxboro. If the cityhad let Robert Kraft site thePatriots in South Boston or inMattapan at the site of theformer state hospital, morecity people would be able towork as ushers and in conces-sions, and the name “Bos-ton,” not “New England,”would precede “Patriots.”

Yes, I know the road in-frastructure of Morton Street,Blue Hill Avenue and HydePark Avenue, as we knownow it, could not support thePatriots in 02126, unless For-est Hills Station on the PurpleLine had been somehow in-volved in the mix, but . . . )

Drivers on the Jamaicawayknow the difficulty of stayingin their narrow lanes withouthitting huge trees on the rightor oncoming traffic on theleft. Decades ago there was a

traffic plan to have theJamaicaway one way inboundwith three much wider lanes,and then outbound on theBrookline side of MuddyRiver but Brookline wouldnever accept it. Every timesthere is a vehicular death onthe Jamaicaway, think aboutthe one-way plan.

It is also worth regrettingthat the Commonwealth chosea beautiful piece of FranklinPark to build its two hugebuildings of the LemuelShattuck Hospital. FrederickLaw Olmsted must haveturned over in his grave whenthe bulldozers savagely at-tacked a pristine piece of theEmerald Necklace.

One item that the citymight soon rue is being a one-newspaper town. Having lostthe Boston Post, the BostonTraveler, and the BostonRecord-American, the citycannot afford to be a one-newspaper town. With theowner of the Red Sox now theowner of the Globe, any newsabout the residents living in theFenway being justifiably upsetby the noise, time extension,and expansion of the summerconcerts on Yawkey Way is notreported.

And, yes, I do rue thatRoute 128/95 bisects a beauti-ful part of the Blue Hills by nothaving built a mile or so to theSouth; speaking of bisecting,it’s too bad the Bussey Roaddoes the same for the ArnoldArboretum.

Enough on ruing, or shouldwe all take a deep breath andrue the departure of a wonder-ful summer.

COME SUPPORTEFFORTS TOREDUCE CARBONEMISSIONS

To the Editor:In this time of obvious cli-

mate disruptions from overpow-ering storms, fires burning fero-ciously in the West, record-hightemperatures across the country,and faster-than-predicted sea-level rises, we should be doingall we can to reduce greenhousegas emissions and slow climatechange.

The single most immediateand significant step that the city

of Boston can take to reduce ourcarbon emissions is to adoptCommunity Choice Energy(CCE), also called CommunityChoice Aggregation (CCA) inthe more than 150 cities andtowns in Massachusetts that havealready embraced this initiative.

With CCE, the city’s resi-dents would benefit from the ad-vantages of municipal bulk pur-chasing: the ability to negotiatebetter electricity rates for longerperiods of time, eliminating theunpredictable rate spikes we arecurrently subjected to byEversource, and also the abilityto increase the amount of our

electricity coming from renew-able energy sources without pay-ing more. This is a win-win forBostonians, and the City shouldadopt CCE now.

You can help make this hap-pen by attending the CCE CityCouncil hearing on Tuesday, Oct.3 at 2 p.m. to show your support;also call your city councilor, theat-large city councilors, and themayor and ask them to supportCCE. The time is now.

To learn more about visitCommunityChoiceBoston.org.

Rickie HarveyWest Roxbury Saves Energy

COUNCILORPRESSLEY’SAVOIDANCE

To the Editor:I am a children’s advocate and

educate others about improvingchildren’s welfare. There is muchevidence that early unrecognized

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Attorney General Maura Healey has filed the nation’s firstenforcement action related to a recent (and massive) databreach that struck credit reporting firm Equifax.

“We allege that Equifax knew about the vulnerabilities inits system for months, but utterly failed to keep the personalinformation of nearly three million Massachusetts residentssafe from hackers,” Healey said in a statement.

The breach, reported earlier this month, potentially com-promised the personal information of 143 million consum-ers nationwide, including nearly three million of this state’sconsumers.

The AG’s complaint, in Suffolk Superior Court, allegesthat Equifax did not maintain the appropriate safeguards toprotect consumer data in violation of Massachusetts con-sumer protection and data privacy laws and regulations.

Proving negligence, in this case, should be pretty much aslam dunk.

Equifax, according to the complaint, left private consumerinformation exposed to intruders by relying on certain com-puter code that it knew or should have known was vulner-able to exploitation. Hackers infiltrated Equifax’s computersystem through a “Dispute Portal.” Think about that: a meansfor public complaint and concern proved the weak spot inthe firm’s’ cyber-defenses.

Why, aside from the local AG angle, are we so riled upabout this?

If you suffer identity theft, a compromised credit card, orother cyber-security headaches, the cause is usually transac-tion-specific. Not to suggest that a victim is to blame, but“someone” did “something” via an online purchase, etc. Here,with Equifax, we see a grand intrusion into our personal busi-ness by an unwanted third party.

Yes, credit ratings have a role to play. All of us who everplan to buy a car, home, or other major purchase will havethe terms and interest rates dictated by our credit worthi-ness.

Increasingly, some companies are even trying to tie creditratings to employment opportunities and hiring.

The reality, however, is that members of the public rarely“hire” a firm like Equifax. We do not ask them to collect ourdata. We don’t ask for their opinion. We don’t even havemuch of an opportunity to question their assessments.

Simply put, and frighteningly so, a private company youknow very little about has an out-sized effect on your life,liberty, and pursuit of happiness. You are nobody, unless theysay you are somebody.

There are places where privatization is a great idea. Hav-ing a company act as a dumping ground for our most sensi-tive data is not one of them. We applaud Healey for her ac-tion, no matter how easy that decision was to make.

Our message to public officials: learn the lesson. We needthem to step in where no one else can and be a cop on thebeat for protecting the personal data that falls into privatehands. We need the conversation about cyber-security to be-come one with the general public, not just a high-level, aca-demic, and technical debate.

The state and city collect volumes of data about all of us.Like Equifax, we may not even start to comprehend the trovesof personal data they have amassed. We have no doubt thatlocal officials take the security of this data very seriously,but let’s hear them tell us that, explain their protocols, anddelve into contingency and enforcement plans.

It is a question of when, not if, a government data breach(federal, state, or local) will strike. Going after private firmbreaches is important and necessary work, but we also needa critical eye watching the watchers. We deserve to knowhow prepared public officials are to protect us, even whentheir own data collection practices are what we need protec-tion from.



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DeathsABOUJAOUDE

Elias Of West Roxbury, for-merly of the South End andZahle, Lebanon passed peace-fully on Sept. 11 surrounded byhis loving family at the age of91. Beloved husband of Fahima(Mina) of 52 years. Cherishedson of the late George andHelen. Devoted father ofJocelyne Aboujaoude ofRoslindale and GeorgeAboujaoude and his wifeKathryn of Boston. Brother ofthe late Widad Charbel. Ador-ing “Giddo” of Makayla,Alanna and Elias and also sur-vived by many loving nieces,nephews, cousins and closefriends. Visiting was held at theCarroll-Thomas Funeral Home,22 Oak St., HYDE PARK. AFuneral Mass was celebrated atOur Lady of the Cedars ofLebanon Church, 61Rockwood St., Jamaica Plain.Interment was at Mt. BenedictCemetery. Elias was the proudowner of the Cedars of Leba-non Restaurant in the SouthEnd for over 20 years. He con-tinued his passion for cookingwith his family every Sundayuntil the very end. Please, inlieu of flowers, all donationscan be made to Our Lady of theCedars of Lebanon Church, 61Rockwood St., Jamaica Plain,02130.

LANGGeorge H. Of Hyde Park,

Sept. 12. Beloved husband ofElizabeth M. (McMahon) anddear father of Sharon M.Germano, and her husbandJohn, of Dedham, and Gail S.Rubenstein, and her husbandBarry, of Norwood. Dearbrother of James B. Lang ofNew Hampshire, Ann “Nancy”Flaherty of Boston, JudithLang, of Boston, Susan Abbott

of West Roxbury, and the lateGeraldine Cronin. Lovinggrandfather of Christopher,Daniel, Michael, and KatherineGermano, and Jacob and Jes-sica Rubenstein. Mass of Chris-tian Burial was at St. Anne’sChurch, 82 W. Milton St.,Readville, MA 02136. Inter-ment was in St. Mary’s Cem-etery, West Roxbury. In lieu offlowers, donations to St. Anne’sChurch (address above) wouldbe appreciated.

NORESamuel Of Boston, Sept. 11,

age 88. Beloved husband ofIrene (Dwyer). Devoted fatherof Albert of Weymouth,Samone Nore of Pennsylvania,Spencer of Pennsylvania andthe late Sayhoun. Loving“Dada” of eight grandchildren,two great-grandchildren andalso survived by many lovingnieces, nephews, in-laws andfriends. Visiting hours was heldat the Carroll-Thomas FuneralHome 22 Oak St., HYDEPARK. A Funeral Mass wascelebrated at Our Lady of theCedars of Lebanon Church, 61Rockwood St., Jamaica Plain.Interment was at MountBenedict Cemetery, WestRoxbury. Please, in lieu offlowers, all donations can bemade to Our Lady of the Ce-dars Lebanon Church. For di-rections and guestbook pleasevisit thomasfuneralhomes.com

WHALENMichael R. Of Roslindale,

Sept. 15, age 46. Husband ofJill (Nassor) Whalen. Lovingson of Thomas Whalen, Jr. andhis late wife Sarah(Munichiello) of Roslindale.Devoted father of ShannonWhalen of Salem and Christo-

pher of Jacksonville, Fla.Cherished brother of LisaAbdelnour of Roslindale andthe late TJ. Also survived bymany loving aunts, uncles,cousins and friends. Funeralfrom the Carroll-Thomas Fu-neral Home, 22 Oak St.,HYDE PARK, Thursdaymorning at 9, followed by aMass of Christian Burial atMost Precious Blood Church,Hyde Park, at 10. Visitinghours were on Wednesdayevening. Interment at St.Michael’s Cemetery. Relativesand friends invited. For direc-tions and guestbook pleasevisit thomasfuneralhomes.com

WYCHEElizabeth G. (Edwards) Age

93 of Hyde Park, “Betty” asshe was known by many and“Weegie” by her family,passed away peacefully atPark View Nursing Facility inBoston on Sept. 5, 2017.Betty worked and retired af-ter 25 years for Honeywell inBrighton and later volun-teered as a greeter forCarney Hospital in Boston.She enjoyed sewing, knittingand singing. She was a mem-ber of the Chapel Choir ofTwelfth Baptist Church. Sheis survived by her nephews;Gene Edwards and Swade D.Jones of New Jersey andChester Jr. of Georgia alongwith one niece, Debbie Jonesof New Jersey, one surrogateniece Ethel Pinckney ofMattapan and a host of great-nephews and great-nieces.Memorial service was atTwelfth Baptist Church, 160Warren St., Roxbury, MA02119. To post a sympathymessage visitwww.DavisofBoston.com.

COMMUNITY SENIORSThe Community Seniors

meet the second Tuesday of themonth at St. John’s parish hall,4740 Washington St., WestRoxbury, at 12:30 p.m. Newmembers welcome to join. Formore information, call Phyllisat 617-364-2280

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part at 8:30 a.m. from theShaw’s Parking Lot In HydePark.

Feb. 3 – 13, 2018: NewYork to Eastern CaribbeanDeadline for final payment isNov. 12. Any information orconcerns please call JoanneFreeman at 617-323-0071.

THE VILLAGERSThe Villagers of Roslindale

meet on the first Tuesday ofthe month in St. John

Senior Club NewsChrysostom Church Hall, 4740Washington St., West Roxbury.The social hour is from noonto 12:45 p.m. with refresh-ments. Our Dues are paid an-nually and are $10.00 permember. All inquiries, pleasecall our President DianeGrallo @ 617-323-8654 orJean Parrelli @ 617-325-4695

MIL-PAROur next Mil-Par Meeting

is scheduled for Sept. 21 andwill be a 50/50 meeting.Tickets for the Italian Party,which is scheduled for Oct.19, will be sold at this meet-ing. Please call Sal Ferlito at617-361-2845 if you are un-able to come to the meetingso that he can order the appro-priate number of lunches.

Bingo is played after allmeetings if you are interested.


several large, generator-driveninflatable amusements withlong lines of little kids waitingto give them a try. Accordingto the sign-in sheet for them,over 300 kids had put theirnames down over the course ofa few hours.

Looking around MartiniPark, Jenkins mused on this.

“It’s grown every year, butthis is probably the biggestwe’ve had,” Jenkins said.

The Community Fun Daystarts planning sometime inJune and then, in August, theysend out 21,000 direct mailflyers throughout Hyde Park,Readville, and Milton. Ratherthan being a Church event,Community Fun Day is gearedtowards the local communityat large.

In keeping with this theme,Jenkins also announced ear-lier in the festivities his plansfor the Hyde Park CommunityDevelopment Corporation(HPCDC). The goal of theHPCDC is to empower andassist the local communityand plans are for it to kick offin earnest starting in 2018.

As Jenkins described it,“Today’s just a, ‘Hello! We’rehere!’”

At the popcorn popper,there’s a small klatch of FCCt-shirt clad women at the con-trols or nearby. Alex, at thefood stand for her third year,explained why she keeps com-ing back.

“The fellowship and beingable to help the community,and being able to just openpeople’s minds to God andwhat God can do for the com-

munity,” she said. “And it’sjust fun to see people comingup and getting free food andfree fun.”

The smoke and smell frombehind the popcorn stand bil-low and waft. The two grillsare set up near the steps to theriver behind them and JakeJacobs – of Jake’s BossBarbeque – is separatingburgers and putting them onthe grill, getting ready for thedinner rush. He’s been at itsince late morning, workingwith a helper and also spend-ing some time teaching thekids how to grill

“Hey, Father Time iscatching up with me,” he said.“What do we say? Eatbarbeque and die happy.”

From behind a wall ofsmoke, the barbeque Bossadds just one more thing.

“Hey! Got a new bookcame out in July calledPitmasters... Well, it’s AndyHusbands’ but I’ve got a bigblow up in it,” he said.

Teenage girls are linedancing to the DJs instruc-tions. A group of kids areplaying catch at the bean bagtoss, every now and then hit-ting the target. Some more are

playing a super sized connectfour. Two men play checkerson a super sized 5 x 5 footboard spread out on the grass.

Adults sit around chatting.A woman with a Chihuahua,a very quiet teenage girl, andan extroverted small one workon delicately pulling buildingblocks without bringing thetower down, the small girl do-ing a little victory dancewhenever she removes onewithout it crashing down.

The woman, Jane Jones,was invited by a client to at-tend. Although not a memberof the Church herself, shehalf-jokingly thinks it over outloud.

“Hey, I might want to go,”she said. “It seems like they doa lot for the kids.”

The tower comes crashingdown behind her.

Just before 6 p.m., PastorJenkins and his wife Kendratake the stage to offer a blessingand a closing announcement, be-fore he looks to the DJ and makesa request.

“I thought you were going toplay the ‘The Electric Slide’ onetime for the old heads,” Jenkinssaid.

And so he does, and so they do.

Fun Day continued from page 1Dell Ave. residentsaddress traffic issues

Residents of Dell Avenue inHyde Park came together lastweek to discuss problems thatthey have recently been experi-encing.

The meeting was led by DellAvenue resident Hilary Croach, amember of the Dell Rock Neigh-borhood Association

Since September 2016, DellAvenue residents have been fac-ing several struggles regardingtraffic and parking on their street.Last September, the street wasresurfaced to fix a medley of pot-holes which Croach said the resi-dents appreciated. But once thestreet was repaved, the road be-came a “speedway” for throughtraffic from Hyde Park Avenue toCentral Avenue.

After the residents of DellAvenue petitioned to have theroad become a one-way, the cityaccommodated the request andthe two-way traffic was halted be-ginning June of this year. The one-way traffic flows from CentralAvenue toward Hyde Park Av-enue.

Although the problem ofspeeding was resolved, Croachsaid a new problem has surfacedfor the residents living along thestreet. He explained that the side-walks on Dell Avenue are cobble-stone and many of the residentspark their cars on the sidewalkbecause otherwise, the street be-comes too narrow to pass throughwhen cars are parked on bothsides of the street.

According to Croach, whenthe city inspected Dell Avenue tosee if making the street a one-waywould be feasible, the city discov-ered that the road had been desig-nated as a public way in 2004.Public ways, in contrast to privateways, do not allow cars to parkon sidewalks.

“In July, we started gettingtickets for parking on the side-walk,” Croach said.

According to Croach there are17 houses along Dell Avenue andnot every house includes a drive-way.

“The issue for us is how canwe be legal and still be passable,”he said.

Hilary Croach speaks about traffic problems in his neighborhood asTracy Litthcut, Bryan Flynn (Hyde Park Neighborhood Services Rep),and BPD Sergeant Dan MacDonald look on.

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A major concern for residentsis that if their cars are not able topark on the sidewalks, then emer-gency vehicles and plows in thewinter will not be able to getthrough the road.

Rich Gargiulo of 29 Dell Ave.said that a lot of the parking con-gestion comes from individualsthat do not live on Dell Avenue,but instead live along Hyde ParkAvenue. He explained that theadditional neighborhood vehiclesmake it difficult for the residentson Dell Avenue to find parkingspots near their homes.

“Meanwhile you have peoplethat are not residents parking onthe other side of the road, narrow-ing the road to the point whereFedEx trucks can’t make it past,garbage trucks can’t make it pastand God help us if there is a fireor another serious situation,”Gargiulo said.

Tracy Litthcut of the BostonTransportation Department let theresidents know that the city wouldbe happy to look into solutions,but an agreed upon plan wouldneed be presented before any ac-tion could be taken.

“We’re not going to make anydecisions for the community. Wewant the community to talk andthen come to us with a plan,” hesaid.

After listening to the concernsof the residents, Litthcut sug-gested removing parking entirelyfrom one side of the street.

“When you think about ‘Whatcan we do?’ first thing that comesto mind is just no parking on oneside of the street,” Litthcut said.

Croach said that another issuefor the street is signage. When thestreet became a one-way, a singu-lar sign was installed on the HydeAvenue entrance. But Croach saidmore signage would be helpful.

“I’ve noticed people comingin appropriately on the CentralAve. side, like a delivery truck,and then making a U-turn anddriving back down because thereis nothing indicating that the streetis a one-way,” he said.

Several Dell Avenue residentsplan to meet in the upcomingweeks to brainstorm possible so-lutions before bringing the ideasto the street as a whole and thenultimately the city for approval.


Around the NeighborhoodsCITYWIDE

RUN A 10K WITH WOMEN’SHEALTH MAGAZINE INBOSTON

Want to help fight domestichunger? All you have to do isRUN! Run a 10K with Women’sHealth magazine in Boston locatedat 671 Boylston St., Boston onSept. 23 at Marathon Sports andyou’ll instantly feed 10 people inyour own hometown. Register andreceive entry to the event, a lim-ited-edition FEED bag, FEEDbracelet and 10 meals will be do-nated on your behalf. Don’t livein one of our RUN 10 FEED 10locations? You can still participate!Sign up to run your own 10K. Toregister, visitRUN10FEED10.com.

BOSTON BLOOMS WITHDAFFODILS PROGRAMRETURNS

"Boston Blooms with Daffo-dils" beautification initiative willdistribute 20,000 daffodil bulbsthis fall to volunteers for plantingon public ways citywide.

The plantings will take placein approved locations along theCity’s public ways on the week-ends of Oct. 28 and Nov. 4. Groupswith approved planting locationswill be contacted by the Parks De-partment and given bulb pick-upinstructions and dates.

Individuals, civic associa-tions, church groups, sportsleagues, scout troops, open spaceadvocates, and parks friends arejust some examples of the volun-teers the Parks Department seeksto help in the “Boston Blooms withDaffodils” effort. Last year over100 community groups planted thebulbs distributed by the City.

Anyone interested in assistingwith planting can fill out a formonline at www.boston.gov/boston-blooms which asks for contact in-formation and identification of the

public space the applicant is vol-unteering to plant. Groups and in-dividuals are asked to use theirown tools.

Participants are also encour-aged to take photos of their groupson planting days and email themto the BostonParks and RecreationDepartment [email protected] with“Boston Blooms with Daffodils”in the subject line. Photos will thenbe available for viewing atw w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /bostonparksdepartment, the ParksDepartment website, and submit-ted to local newspapers. For moreinformation on how to participatein Boston Blooms with Daffodils,please call the Parks Departmentat (617) 961-3006.

REGISTRATION NOW OPENFOR MAYOR’S CUPSOCCER TOURNAMENT

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and theBoston Parks and Recreation De-partment have announced that reg-istration is now open for the 2017Mayor’s Cup Soccer Tournament.

This year, the Mayor’s CupSoccer Tournament will be held onthe weekends of Oct. 21 – 22 andOct. 28 - 29 at Moakley Park inSouth Boston. The Mayor’s CupSoccer Tournament offers localyouth soccer programs the oppor-tunity to compete against eachother for the right to be called thebest soccer team in Boston. Re-flecting changes implemented byUS Youth Soccer, divisions arenow grouped by grade and age.

This year’s age/grade group-ings are: Grades 3/4 (U10), Grades5 /6 (U12), and Grades 7/8 (U14)with boys and girls divisions foreach age/grade grouping. Coachesmay register their teams online at:h t t p : / / t i n y u r l . c o m /2017MayorsCupSoccer. Registra-tion is open now through Friday,Oct. 13. For more informationabout the Mayor’s Cup Soccer

Tournament, please contactWoodley Auguste [email protected] orcall (617) 961-3084.

BCYF NOW RECRUITINGFOR 2017-18 YOUTHADVISORY COMMITTEE

Boston high school studentsare invited to apply to Boston Cen-ters for Youth & Families’ (BCYF)Youth Advisory Committee(YAC). Established in September2014, the BCYF Youth AdvisoryCommittee serves as an advisoryboard to identify, discuss and in-form BCYF leadership on youthissues and programming. The pur-pose of the Committee is to instillmembers with the knowledge,skills and confidence to work incooperation with BCYF to bestserve the needs and expectationsof Boston’s youth and to empowerthem to make positive change intheir community.

The deadline for completed ap-plications is Friday, Sept. 22. Theapplication can be found atBoston.Gov/BCYF

JAMAICA PLAIN ARTISTSOPEN STUDIOS

This event is free and it show-cases the artwork of up to 200 art-ists at 40 sites including artists’ stu-dios, the historic Eliot School, theHaffenreffer brewery complex andmore. It runs from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.over the weekend of Sept. 23 - 24,2017.

Tracking down specific artists,or planning your own routethrough the event can be aided bya visit to the website:www.jpopenstudios.com. AsDuprey says: “The website letsyou preview artists and their workto help you decide where you wantto go.”

Free maps will be distributedat local JP businesses and are avail-able at information booths duringthe event at the Brewery (284Amory St.) and JP Licks (659 Cen-ter St.). Maps are also available fordownload fromwww.jpopenstudios.com. AllOpen Studios sites are MBTA ac-cessible on the Orange Line at theJackson Square, Stony Brook,Green Street and Forest Hills sta-tions as well as several bus routes.More information is available bycalling 617-855- 5767 (JPOS).

THE MAN IN THE COWBOYHAT THIS FALL

We are thrilled to announcethat there are three opportunitiesto see The Man in the Cowboy Hatthis fall! The film, a documentaryabout Carlos Arredondo, willshow at the Jamaica Plain BranchLibrary on Thursday evening Oct.5 at 6:30 p.m. Please join filmmak-ers Janice Rogovin and LauraMcLam for the screening andQ&A following.

The Man in the Cowboy Hatwill also screen at the Boston In-ternational Latino Film Festival,Sept. 28 - Oct 1.

PARKARTS WATERCOLORWORKSHOPS RETURN INSEPTEMBER

Budding artists ages 9 and upare invited to join the Boston Parksand Recreation Department for itspopular fall series of ParkARTSWatercolor Painting Workshops

during the month of September atsix Boston locations. The series offree workshops is just one of themany offerings of the 21st annualParkARTS program sponsored byHolly and David Bruce.

The workshops welcome art-ists of all skill levels to create theirown greenspace-inspired master-pieces with instruction and mate-rials provided. This fall’s featuredinstructor is Juleen Jones. Ms.Jones has a BFA in Fine Art fromMontserrat College of Art as wellas a custom painting businesscalled The Artist Touch where shetransforms rooms with faux andspecialty painting, murals, handpainted furniture, refinishing, andmore.

All classes are held from noonto 2 p.m. weather permitting. Datesand locations for the workshopsare as follows:

Saturday, Sept. 23, Public Gar-den, Back Bay

Sunday, Sept. 24, Victory Gar-dens, Fenway

For further information on theworkshops and other ParkARTSprograms, please call (617) 635-4505 or visit the Parks Departmentonline at www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment orwww.cityofboston/parks.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDFOR AARP FOUNDATIONTAX-AIDE PROGRAM

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide islooking to expand its team of vol-unteers for the upcoming tax sea-son. Approaching its 50th year,Tax-Aide offers free tax filing helpto anyone, especially those 50 andolder, who can’t afford a tax prepa-ration service. Tax-Aide volun-teers make a difference in theircommunities by assisting manyolder, lower-income taxpayerswho might otherwise miss out onthe credits and deductions they’veearned.

Tax-Aide volunteers receivetraining and support in a welcom-ing environment. There is need forvolunteer tax preparers, client fa-cilitators, those who can providetechnical and management assis-tance and interpreters. Every levelof experience is welcome. Volun-teer tax preparers complete taxpreparation training and IRS cer-tification.

To learn about our volunteeropportunities, visitwww.aarpfoundation.org/taxaideor call 1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277). AARP FoundationTax-Aide is offered in coordina-tion with the IRS.

MOVIES ON THE COMMONFriday, Sept. 22 - Frog Pond,

Boston Common, “Top Gun.”For more information please

call (617) 635-4505 or visit theBoston Parks and Recreation De-partment online on Facebook or atwww.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation.

HYDE PARK

CHESS AND CHECKERSWITH CHARLIE

Children are welcome to comeand learn to play chess or check-ers with Charlie Cleary on Satur-day afternoon at 1 p.m. at the HydePark Branch of the Boston PublicLibrary located on 35 Harvard

Ave., Hyde Park. Sponsored bythe Friends of the Hyde ParkBranch Library. Free to all.

PLAY AND LEARNBLOCK PARTY

Come play, build, and learn to-gether at a block party – librarystyle. Playing with blocks providesopportunities to learn about mathand science, pre-reading skills, so-cial skills, and motor skills. Vari-ous building blocks will be avail-able including wood blocks, mag-netic blocks, KAPLA blocks, softblocks, and baby blocks. No reg-istration is required. The blockparty takes place on Saturday,Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at the HydePark Branch of the Boston PublicLibrary.

GRAND OPENINGTHE SWITCH CO-OP

The Switch Co-op, 21Fairmont Avenue, Hyde Park, willhold its Grand Opening EventWednesday, Oct. 4, from 6 p.m.to 9 p.m. Be sure to mark your cal-endar so you won’t miss thisevening of art, food and music!See the works of over 25 artistsand craftspeople, including paint-ings, photography, prints, sculp-tures, pottery, jewelry and more.This is a FREE event and the pub-lic is invited. Email:[email protected] Website:www.theswitchcoop.com andcheck out The Switch Co-op onFacebook too!

F.E.N.C.E.A Domestic Violence Aware-

ness Event presented by BlackLipstick Conversations, Inc. starttime is 1 pm - 4 pm on Oct. 7.Located at the Hyde Park Library,Menino Room.

AFTER SCHOOLTUTORING PROGRAM

The BCYF Hyde Park Com-munity Center will offer an After-School Tutoring & EnrichmentProgram once again this year. Isyour child grades ONE throughSIX? Is he/she in need of Readingor Math Help? How about Home-work help? Then this After-SchoolProgram is for you!! Drop by andpick-up your registration packet atthe BCYF Hyde Park CommunityCenter (“MUNI”) 1179 River St.Hyde Park or for more informa-tion please call us at (617) 635-5178. This program is made pos-sible by The City of BostonMayor’s Office of Boston Centersfor Youth & Families

WEST ROXBURYROSLINDALE

41ST ANNUAL BAZAAR &FOOD FAIR PLANNED

St. George Antiochian Ortho-dox Church of Boston is proud toannounce their 41st Annual Ba-zaar & Food Fair to be held at theircommunity center locatd at 55Emmonsdale Rd., West Roxbury,on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20and 21 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. andSunday, Oct. 22 from noon – 3p.m. Free Admission Wheel Chairaccessible. Full Kitchen serviceand take-out available. AuthenticMiddle Eastern Cuisine and

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years we’ve had 14 ‘Once in aHundred Year’ weather events onplanet earth,” he said. “Astound-ing. Since that time, the numberhas increased to 16. In fact, we’vehad two Category 4 hurricanescome into the United States in a10-day period, and we’ve neverhad two Category 4 hurricanesin the same year; now we’ve hadtwo in a week and a half.”

O’Malley said he wants to goover much of the local infrastruc-ture in the city and make sure thelower areas of the city are pre-pared for flooding, as well asmake sure emergency measurescurrently in place make sense.

“This order will address thecurrent local emergency evacua-tion plan and physical infrastruc-ture in the case of a naturalweather catastrophe in our city,it will identify a potential reduc-tion in funding assistance thatmay be curtailed in the nationalbudget and it will ensure safetyand protection of the residents ofthe City of Boston from the im-pacts of global climate change,”he said. “We are witnessing thedevastating effects of man-madeclimate change, I am happy todebate this issue with anyone,anywhere, anytime, but I cer-tainly agree that man-made cli-mate change does have a directincrease in major weatherevents... We’ve all seen those

evacuation routes, they went upmaybe 15 years ago and I’m notquite sure where they go. Onesends me to Dedham, one toBrookline; we need to talk aboutwhat our plan is.”

O’Malley added that the cityhas been able to avoid the majorstorms of the past few years, butpointed out that if Tropical StormSandy had struck the city at hightide, it could easily have been farworse than New York or NewJersey in terms of flood damage.

“We have been incrediblylucky despite the fact that we areincredibly susceptible to the im-pact of climate change, so it is asa city with rising sea levels, weare prepared for extremeweather,” he said. “According toClimate Way Boston, over theentire 20th century, sea levelsrose more than nine inches rela-tive to land; however, by 2030,another eight inches will rise...By 2050, sea levels may rise oneand a half feet higher than in2000, and by 2070 they may beas much as three feet higher thanjust 17 years ago.”

District 7 City Councilor TitoJackson added that the economicand social justice issues facingthe city and the country right noware only exacerbated by naturaldisasters.

“We also know with each oneof these disasters, it actually

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inches up poverty by 1 percentnationally,” he said. “With justeach one, and disproportionately,those who are poor are hurt more.One of the things I would askCouncilor O’Malley to look atthat we are not in the City ofBoston is we just approved folksto be on the Zoning Board, andwe know if there’s 36 inches ofwater at the Seaport, when youstand at the Convention Center,you are way higher than you arethan when you’re in the SeaportDistrict. We know that area willbe flooded if we do nothing.”

Jackson pointed out that inCalifornia, it’s illegal to build abuilding not resistant to earth-quakes, and said such a policy forhurricanes should be imple-mented here in Boston.

“We need to reevaluate ourzoning code, and I know we’rehaving a huge boom in develop-ment right now, but if we knowthat the water is coming, why isit that we are doing nothing toupgrade the zoning code to en-sure that the buildings have theinfrastructure needed to ensurethey will be here in perpetuity?”

Jackson added that if thosebuildings wash away, so does thetaxes generated by them.

“Our body really needs tolook at the rules and regulationsthat guide us so we are prepared,”he said.

Are you looking to make adifference in your community?Can you volunteer for a fewhours to help the environment?We need people like you!

The Neponset River Water-shed Association, along with anextraordinary group of local vol-unteers and partners, is sponsor-ing their annual Hyde ParkNeponset River Cleanup on Sat-urday, Sept. 23 from 8:30 a.m.-1p.m.

This important annualcleanup brings together peoplefrom across the region in an ef-fort improve parts of theNeponset River that often go un-noticed. In addition to increas-

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ing awareness of the river, theevent helps to promote its use asa recreational resource for every-one.

“The clean-up is an opportu-nity for area residents to spendsome time outdoors and exploreparts of the Neponset River thatthey may not normally see. Thiswill give people a chance to getin touch with a piece of natureright in their own back yards.”said Hyde Park’s MarthaMcDonough, the primary orga-nizer of the event.

Pre-registration is helpful forplanning purposes, but lastminute walk-ins are also wel-come. People can sign up by

emailing or calling AnnieO ’ C o n n e l lo’[email protected] 781-575-0354 x306, or by going tothe website www.neponset.org/volunteer and using the on-lineregistration form.

Volunteers are asked to meetat 8 a.m. at the Martini Shellparking lot, 1015 Truman Park-way, Hyde Park, where they willget assigned to a clean-up site.

Please bring water, sun-screen, hats, work gloves, appro-priate footwear (no sandals) andwork clothes that can get dirty.Snacks will be provided. No oneunder the age of 15 please.

O'Malley said that the city needs to look at its evacuation routes and emergency plans, as many residentsdon't know where the evacuations routes even lead.

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MHMC still not convinced on 920 American Legion planJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

More than 60 residents piledinto the Home for Little Wander-ers conference room on AmericanLegion Highway last Thursday tohear a proposal from City Realtyregarding the company’s pro-posed project on 920 AmericanLegion Highway.

The proposal was a rehash ofa proposal presented in Decem-ber, with minimal changes to thedesign of the building itself. CityRealty representatives said theyworked mostly on the drainageissues facing that area of Ameri-can Legion, as District 5 CityCouncilor Tim McCarthy pointedout, the April storm of 1996 im-pacted the area severely.

“I was out here in ‘96 as aneighborhood coordinator, andthere were people all over theplace with boats trying to helppeople out,” he said. “I remem-ber that flood, and that’s whereyou’re getting this angst and ner-vousness.”

Steve Sawyer of Design Con-sultants said they worked to im-prove the drainage on thisproject, but also looked at theproblem of the Stop and Shopparking lot, which he said drainedall its storm water into a culvertacross the street from the plaza’sgas station.

“It’s 11 acres of impervioussurface,” he said. “What they didwas they took the storm water

and concentrated it into that onearea. I’m not sure that drainagedesign would happen now, typi-cally what you would do thesedays is try to do smaller featuresscattered throughout the site.Spread it throughout the site soit wouldn’t concentrate in on lo-cation, but unfortunately withStop and Shop, that’s exactlywhat happened.”

Sawyer said there’s a 36-inchdiameter overflow pipe that col-lects all the storm water, whichis then fed directly into the StonyBrook Culvert, which was whatflooded in 1996. Project ownerJosh Fetterman said they canonly improve the drainage ontheir site and cannot help withStop and Shop, but Sawyer saidhis current calculations and twoinfiltration systems in the newrental complex, if approved,would actually improve drainageon the site. He said on theCummins Highway side of thebuilding they will have threerows of 60-foot long, 48-inch di-ameter perforated pipe to infil-trate into the groundwater thereand another smaller system un-der the lower parking lot onAmerican Legion. He added theywill be putting in rain gardensaround the site to aide in drain-ing and filtering the water on thesite.

“We’ll be reducing the flow onAmerican Legion dramatically,”he said.

Residents were still not happy

about the project on the whole.Many residents pointed out thatthe parking ratio for the currentplan was, in their eyes, notenough. The project calls for 116parking spaces, for a parking ra-tio of 1.4 spaces per housing unit(85 total units, 38 one-bedroom,39-two bedroom and eight three-bedroom). Residents said thatwith more than 40 two-bedroomand three-bedroom units, they felttoo many people would havemore than one car and exacerbatethe current parking problem onAmerican Legion Highway andthe surrounding neighborhoods.

“There’s not one more spot onAmerican Legion Highway foranother car,” said residentMaureen Donafine. “There’s just

not, and you’re going to be takingaway a few spots (two total) withthe garage entrance.”

Development Attorney JeffDrago, of Drago and Toscano As-sociates, said the data currentlycollected for Boston residents justdoesn’t show that new residentsare coming into the neighbor-hoods with two or three vehicles.

“If we have any more parking,we would have more parking thanmost of the housing projects in theCity of Boston,” he said. “We cantweak that for you, but at a cer-tain point, the Boston Transpor-tation Department won’t allow usto add more.”

Resident John Sullivan saidany such large development willcontribute to an already over-

stocked neighborhood.“Our neighborhood is trashed

right now with parking problems,what are you bringing to theneighborhood? What is City Re-alty bringing to our neighbor-hood?” he asked.

Fetterman said he will beworking with the Impact AdvisoryGroup once the project enters theBoston Planning and Develop-ment Agency (BPDA) Article 80Large Project Review process tosee what kinds of community ben-efits could be worked out with thecity.

“I don’t want to tell you whatwe’re going to do for the neigh-borhood, I want you and the folksinvolved in the process to tell us,”he said.

Residents were still not pleased with the proposed development on American Legion Highway.

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Pastry, American Foods andPastry, Country Store, PhotoBooth, White Elephant table andmuch more. Do your ChristmasShopping here at St. George. Pur-chase galaxy Raffle Tickets to winfabulous prizes. There’s some-thing for everyone at the St.George Church Bazaar! For moreinformation, Please call the churchat (617) 327-6500. Proceeds tobenefit church projects. Thankyou!

LOBSTER DINNERSPONSORED BY THEST. GEORGE ORTHODOXCHURCH OF BOSTONADULT FELLOWSHIP

LOBSTERDINNER spon-sored by the St. George OrthodoxChurch of Boston Adult Fellow-ship on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 from5-7 p.m. at the St. George Com-munity Center, 55 EmmonsdaleRd., West Roxbury. Menu: Twoboiled lobsters, chowder, bakedpotato, dessert and coffee. Price:$25. Children under 12, (1 lob-ster), $15. Fish Dinner available,$15. Take-out orders will also beavailable. Reservations must bemade by calling Michel/EvelynEasa (617) 266-0065 or Pat Ayoub(781) 326-6755. (If a machine an-swers be sure to leave your nameand number). Reservations are amust! Deadline for reservations isThursday, Sept. 28. Friends, neigh-bors , parishioners, all are wel-come!

CHILDREN/YA USEDBOOK SALE!

The Friends of the WestRoxbury Library is hosting theirannual Children/YA Used BookSale! Date and Time: Oct. 21 from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: WestRoxbury Branch Library: 1961Centre St., West Roxbury. De-scription: Books for All (Young)Ages at Great Prices. Free kid-friendly entertainment at 11:30.

THE FRIENDS OF THEWEST ROXBURY LIBRARYIS HOSTING THEIRANNUAL MEETING

The Friends of the WestRoxbury Library is hosting theirAnnual Meeting featuring BenMezrich, author of Woolly (TheTrue Story of the De-Extinction of

One of History’s Most IconicCreatures)

Thursday, Oct. 19, Reception:5:30 p.m., Author talk: 6:30 p.m.,Location: West Roxbury BranchLibrary.

Science fiction becomes real-ity in this Jurassic Park-like storyof the genetic resurrection of anextinct species - the woolly mam-moth - by the bestselling authorof The Accidental Billionaires andThe 37th Parallel.

This wild and wondrous taleintertwines the looming threat ofglobal warming, miraculous newadvances in science and technol-ogy, heroic fossil hunters whobattle polar bears and extreme con-ditions, and the brave new worldthat arrives with mankind’snewfound ability to control the ge-netic code of every living creature.

NEW BROOK FARM’STHIRD ANNUAL “FOCUSON BROOK FARM” ARTSEVENT

On Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. New BrookFarm’s Third Annual “Focus onBrook Farm” Arts Event NewBrook Farm, Inc. invites the com-munity to gather at the Brook FarmHistoric Site on Sunday for an af-ternoon of history and tours withcostumed guides, refreshments,and information on their third an-nual “Focus on Brook Farm”(FBF) event. FBF is an opportu-nity for photographers, writers,and visual and performing artiststo create works inspired by thenatural beauty and history of theBrook Farm site. Participants of allages can submit their creationsthroughout the fall and early win-ter. A jury will select works in allmedia for exhibitions and presen-tations in local venues. FBF willculminate with a reception for allparticipants in early spring. Focuson Brook Farm III will take placeon Sunday, Oct. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m.at the DCR Brook Farm HistoricSite, 670 Baker St., West Roxbury.The event is free; donations arewelcome. A rain date will be an-nounced. Brook Farm was an in-fluential transcendentalist utopiancommunity in the mid-1840s. Fa-mous visitors and residents in-cluded Margaret Fuller, RalphWaldo Emerson, Rev. TheodoreParker, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

The farm was later used as a CivilWar training camp and an orphan-age. The property is now ownedby the Mass. Department of Con-servation and Recreation. NewBrook Farm, Inc. is a non-profit,all-volunteer neighborhood orga-nization that seeks to raise aware-ness of the important history andnatural beauty of the Brook Farmsite and create a demonstrationgarden on the site. For more infor-mation, visitwww.newbrookfarm.org, email [email protected], or call617-694-6407.

ART EXHIBIT: “GETTINGTO KNOW YOU THROUGHOUR CULTURES”

As part of the Friends of theRoslindale Library race and inclu-sion programming, the RoslindaleBranch of the Boston Public Li-brary announces an upcoming artexhibit, “Getting to know youthrough our cultures”. Receptionis Thursday, Oct. 19, 6:30-7:30p.m. The art will also be availableas part of the Roslindale OpenStudios on Saturday, Oct. 22 un-til 2 p.m. http://www.roslindaleopenstudios.org.Exhibit runs from Oct. 9 throughNov. 18. Located at 4246 Wash-ington St., Roslindale.

The cultures of Roslindalecome from all over the world. Art-ist participants include: Dan Jay,Nina Lev, Dianne Zimbabwe ,Phyllis Bluhm, Greg Jundanian,Catherine Jaggi, Michele Audetand Lilly Harrison. More infoabout Friends of the RoslindaleLibrary at http://www.friendsofroslindalelibrary.org

PRESCHOOL OPENINGSThe BCYF Ohrenberger

Community Center Preschool hasspaces available in our Tuesdayand Thursday program. The Pro-gram is offered from Septemberthrough June, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for 3& 4-year-olds. The program is de-signed to promote emotional, so-cial, and physical development.The daily schedule includes timefor group activities, stations, gymtime, outdoor play, story time inthe school library, crafts, free play,baking and daily snacks. For moreinformation contact Grace at 617-635-5183.

41ST ANNUAL BAZAAR &FOOD FAIR PLANNED

St. George Antiochian Ortho-dox Church of Boston is proud toannounce their 41st Annual Ba-zaar & Food Fair to be held at theircommunity center located at 55Emmonsdale Rd., West Roxbury,on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20and 21 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. andSunday, Oct. 22 from noon to 3p.m. – FREE ADMISSION/WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.Full kitchen service and take-outavailable. Authentic Middle East-ern Cuisine and Pastry, AmericanFoods and Pastry, Country Store,Photo Booth, White ElephantTable and much more. Do yourChristmas shopping here at St.George. Purchase Galaxy Raffletickets to win fabulous prizes!There’s something for everyone atthe St. George Church Bazaar! Formore information, please call thechurch at (617)327-6500. Pro-ceeds to benefit church projects.Thank you!

ROSE’S BOUNTY FOODPANTRY IS OPEN

On Oct. 14 from 2-4 p.m. andOct. 17 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.,Rose’s Bounty food pantry is opento local residents in need. Pleasebring bags and ID. Anyone inter-ested in donating or volunteeringcan reach us [email protected] Locatedon Stratford Street United Church77 Stratford St. (at Anawan Ave.)West Roxbury

BEGINNING SENIOR YOGAHands to Heart Center’s Senior

Yoga Classes incorporate gentletouch, gradual stretching, con-nected breathing, deep relaxationand community building. Chairsand props are provided to keep ev-eryone safe and supported—noneed to bring a yoga mat and ab-solutely no yoga experience is re-quired. The class will take placeon Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. lo-cated at the West Roxbury Branchof the Boston Public Library.Please sign up at the West RoxburyBranch or call 617-325-3147.

FINAL READING IN THEO.W.I.(BUREAU OF THEATRE)

Final Reading in the O.W.I.(Bureau of Theatre) Spring/Sum-mer second Saturday Reading Se-ries TWO SHIPS PASSING Twosisters collide in October 1962.The two Ship sisters have beenpassing for white since childhood.Doris has been married into aprominent Boston family for tenyears now and Loreen is about tobe married to a distinguished WestAfrican scholar and diplomat. Ithad been planned for Doris’ hus-band, Dan, to walk her sister downthe aisle, but Loreen has invitedtheir estranged father to attend thewedding with the intention of ask-ing him to walk her down the aisleand thereby giving away both ofthe Ship sisters. A welcome changeof pace from politically correctblack-and-white solutions to theproblems of blacks and whites.

The reading will take place atRoslindale Branch Boston PublicLibrary on 4626 Washington St.,Roslindale, noon. For more infor-mation please [email protected]

REGISTRATION ONGOINGFOR SEPTEMBER ADULTCATHOLIC EDUCATIONCLASSES AT ST. JOHNCHRYSOSTOM PARISH

On Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10:30

Calendar continued from page 8a.m. sessions will begin for adultsin the community who are think-ing about becoming Catholic. Thisprogram is called RCIA and is anopen, welcoming, small group dis-cussion on faith. Sessions are heldat St. John Chrysostom Parish,4750 Washington St., WestRoxbury. Please contact MaryCampion, Pastoral Associate to reg-ister in advance. Call 617-323-4410 or [email protected].

MY LIFE, MY HEALTH: ACHRONIC DISEASESELF-MANAGEMENTPROGRAM

My Life, My Health is a free 6-week informative, interactive work-shop, designed for adults who livewith the daily challenges of one ormore ongoing health conditions. Itgives people with chronic condi-tions (such as high blood pressure,arthritis, heart disease, cancer, de-pression, asthma, etc.) and/or theircaregivers the knowledge and skillsneeded to take a more active rolein their health care. The book, Liv-ing a Healthy Life with ChronicDisease is provided for each par-ticipant. Anyone from any neigh-borhood can attend.

Location: BCYF Roche Fam-ily Community Center, 1716 Cen-tre St. in West Roxbury

Day and Time: Wednesdaysfrom 1:30 to 4 p.m.

Start Date: Oct. 4, 2017For more information or to reg-

ister, contact Ann at 617-477-6616or [email protected]

BCYF DRAPER POOL WILLBEGIN SATURDAYOPERATING HOURS

The BCYF Draper Pool, 5279Washington St. in West Roxbury,now making the pool available toswimmers six days a week from 9a.m to 4 p.m. For the completeschedule of swim programming atthe pool, visit Boston.Gov/BCYF

3RD. ANNUAL HEALTH FAIRPlease join us on Sept. 27, 2017

from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. for the Ameri-can Arabic Benevolent Association,Inc.(AABA) Cheriton Grove/Heights Apartments 3rd. AnnualHealth Fair. The event will be lo-cated on 18 Cheriton Rd., WestRoxbury.

MAYOR OF ROSLINDALECONTEST FORROSLINDALE DAY PARADE

The 42nd Annual RoslindaleDay Parade will take place on Sun-day, Oct. 1, 2017, stepping off at 1p.m. from Washington Street inRoslindale Village. The parade willproceed up South Street, toBelgrade Avenue, taking a right atWest Roxbury Parkway, throughGottwald Rotary, to Centre Street,to South Street, and ending at FallonField. This year the Parade willhonor as Grand Marshals GlennWilliams and Sacred Heart Schoolin recognition of their 100th Anni-versary.

In addition to parade partici-pants, the Committee is seekingcandidates to join in our 19th An-nual “Mayor of Roslindale” Con-test which will run through the endof September. The winner of thecontest will be honored in the Pa-rade on Sunday, Oct. 1.

For information about the con-test, as well as Parade participationopportunities for your organizationor business, please visitwww.roslindaleparade.com, e-mailto [email protected], orcall 617-327-4886.

Boston’s own Junior Damato, “The Auto Doctor” has agreed to field auto repairquestions from Bulletin and Record readers. Please forward your questions to

[email protected] and we will do our best to get your questions answered.

An Affordable Commuter CarRecently, I drove a 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage GT powered by a 1.2 liter, 3 cylinder engine

with a whopping 78 horsepower and a revised CVT transmission with sport mode.The car is above being basic transportation. It seats four and there is plenty of room for

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This is not the old econo box of years gone by. There is electric power steering, LEDand HID lights, and even a rear spoiler. The ride was smooth and quiet at all speeds,with some engine noise under full acceleration (and there is an engine sound differencewith the 3 cylinder versus a 4 cylinder). Gas mileage: 37 city, 43 highway, combinedaverage of 39 mpg. I drove the car for a week from Lakeville to Hyde Park – approxi-mately 70 miles a day – and my gas cost was $15.94. MSRP: $16,495 with no optionalequipment (destination fee: $835). The base 5-speed manual transmission Mirage’sMSRP is $13,395 (plus destination fee). Engine transmission and assembly are inThailand. Power train warranty: 10 years/100,000 miles.

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Readville Yard 5 focuseson National Grid

State looking at rapidtransit options for Fairmount Line

Hyde Park Launches150th Anniversaryplanning meeting

Hyde Park will celebrate its150th Anniversary as an incor-porated town in 2018. Plan-ning and brainstorming cel-ebration ideas will begin onWednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 at6:30 p.m. with the initial Cel-ebration Idea Sharing event atthe Hyde Park CommunityCenter. The event is open toany and all people that have

ideas on how to celebrate the150th Anniversary of HydePark in 2018. A series of IdeaSharing meetings will takeplace over the next few weeks,along with Idea Boxes placedaround locations throughoutHyde Park. The goal is to in-clude as many ideas and vol-unteers as possible in the cel-ebration next year.



On Monday, Sept. 20, fromNoon until 2 p.m., a public hear-ing was held by the Joint Com-mittee on Transportation in RoomA1 of the State House.

The meeting drew a standingroom crowd, and discussed Bill#H2723 concerning the IndigoLine (better known as theFairmount Commuter Rail Line).

This bill – filed by State Rep-resentative Evandro Carvalho(Fifth Suffolk District) is, as hedescribed it, fairly straightforwardin its goals:

“What the bill actually does isjust ask for a pilot to increase thefrequency (of the train). Insteadof every hour, every 30 minutes,make it every 15 minutes.”

He said it also seeks to im-prove payment compatibility withbus and rapid transit lines, allow-ing riders to use the CharlieCard payment system.

“The bill’s pretty simple inwhat it does,” Carvalho said to theCommittee, “It’s a pilot, so thatmeans it’s in draft, so that meansit’s flexible in session. I’m hop-ing that we can continue to workon this in bringing rapid transit tothe neighborhood.”

In his remarks – which wentslightly longer than three minutes,the rough time limit for speakers– he cited a statistic that served asmajor motivation in his advocacyof the project:

“I filed it because of a studyfrom Harvard that said that com-muting time is the single mostimportant factor in people beingable to get out of poverty. Noteducation, not public safety andsome of the other big issues thatwe think of.”

He illustrated his point bybringing up an all-too-commontransit scenario:

“If you take an hour, two hoursto get the bus, then you’re not be-ing productive.”

Three other people – repre-senting different aspects of sup-port for the bill – joined Carvalhoat the front table. Each took a turnmaking remarks of their own, allof which related to theRepresentative’s theme.

Sue Sullivan, Executive Di-rector of the Newmarket BusinessAssociation, which represents –

by her count – 235 area businessesand 28,000 blue collar jobs, saidthe organization s focused on tran-sit and productivity:

“It is a crime that these peoplein this corridor cannot get to thesejobs without taking two buses anda subway to get there, and it takesan hour-and-a-half, or they haveto take the commuter train.”

She brought to mind a visualreference as she went on:

“If you take a look at theMBTA’s spider map of Boston,you will see that there is a big hole,and that hole runs right down theFairmount Corridor. It makes ab-solute sense that we should havemore frequent transportation onthis line.”

Pamela Miles – Chairwomanof the Fairmount Indigo TransitCoalition and Lead Organizer ofthe Four Corners Action Coalition– brought her years of involve-ment with the project to the table:

“We have worked for over 20plus years – actually 30 years –all of which have been put intobringing the Indigo Line to frui-tion, and the goal was to have ahybrid rapid transit type line thatwould run along this line.”

Carvalho’s pilot project – ifapproved – would, in fact, achievethat long sought goal, but Mileschose to concentrate most of hertime on potential threats againstit:

“Right now, there’s somethinggoing on with the Line where itcould be converted back to a com-muter rail service, which wasnever the plan.”

She went on to talk about theidea that’s been circulating to ex-tend the Fairmount Line toFoxboro:

“MassDOT has put togethera pilot to send the line down (toFoxboro) and turn it back into acommuter rail, and not to bring tofruition the promised Indigo Linethat was supposed to be launchedwhen our fourth station was builtout.” In 2019, the last station isscheduled to be completed.

She made one last point:“The commuter rail is defined

as a service that goes from 10 milesoutside of the city. This line is only9.2 miles long, and it only runswithin the city so, if this bill ispassed... it will provide a lifelineand the service to the communitythat we so desperately need.”

There City of Boston Trans-portation Commissioner GinaFiandaca – who had also spokenon behalf of the bill at the hearing– went into more detail regardingMayor Walsh’s interest in theplan:

“This was part of our Go Bos-ton 2030 long term mobility planthat we released in March,” shesaid.

In the two-year run up to thelaunch, the Mayor’s Office en-gaged with the public extensivelyand the Fairmount Corridor wasidentified as fitting with the plan’sgoals for all of the reasons previ-ously mentioned. When Carvalhofiled H2723, he said he reachedout and found that Mayor Walshwas “closely aligned behind thespirit of the bill.”

Representative Carvalho alsotalked about how he became in-volved with the Indigo/FairmountLine:

“What alerted me to this issuewas the DMU’s (Diesel MultipleUnits, a type of train) that thePatrick Administration put in thecapital budget to get these trainsthat were supposed to increase thefrequency and run rapidly. Andthen the Baker Administrationcame in and pulled that plan. Sothat’s what flagged it for me, andthen I realized that folks had beenworking on this issue for muchlonger.”

The DMU plans were aban-doned when it was found that thestations would require extensivework to lower the platforms forthe DMUs. A plan to have shortercommuter rail trains put there in-stead was floated, but nothing asof yet has come of it. As of thedate of publication, no date hasyet been scheduled for a vote onBill H2723.

The Readville Yard 5 devel-opment held an Impact AdvisoryGroup (IAG) meeting on Mon-day evening, Sept. 18, at 65Sprague St.

The project was originallyapproved by the Boston Redevel-opment Authority (BRA, now theBoston Planning and Develop-ment Agency) in 2014. Thismeeting had to do with a Noticeof Project Change (NPC) filed byHighland Yard 5 Associates, onAug. 17, 2017.

The change being proposeddecreases the project’s total grossfloor area from 333,925 squarefeet to 249,845 square feet, elimi-nating one of the buildings in theoriginal proposal, thus reducingthe number from six to five.

The site plan entrance is fromSprague Street with Buildings Ethrough A progressing deeperinto the lot in a fan shape withthe right side running parallel toMilton St. .

With the creatiion of a newfour-acre lot, First Highlandfound a new and viable tenant forit: National Grid.

This set the stage for whatturned out to be the only topic ofthe meeting: National Grid’splanned use for those four acres.The two-person IAG steered thepresentation toward the details ofthe deal and parked it there untilnearly the end of the 45-minutemeeting.

The Group’s main concernwas with the lot potentially be-ing used to store contaminateddirt taken from job sites aroundthe city.

It kept referring to rumors thatthe Readville lot would, in fact,

be the new storage site and keptlooking for unequivocal confir-mation from First Highland thatit wouldn’t be.

In answering, First HighlandVice President Matt O’Connorstarted off in broad strokes aboutreceiving reassurances from Na-tional Grid. When the questionwas posed again, Principal PeterMurphy confirmed that contami-nated dirt would not be comingin, before qualifying it:

“There is dirt that will comeback to the site. We can get youclarification on the precautionsand the steps they’ll take to en-sure you that it won’t be contami-nated.”

O’Connor got specific:“Our lease agreement with

them would be that they cannothave a negative environmentalimpact on the property.”

He went on:“The material that is being

stored here is screened and isclean material. The only thingthat they would actually move asa dirty soil is regulated by MassDOT, is regulated by the State,and requires manifests even totouch it and move to locations.”

Frank Garibaldi was stillskeptical:

“I think what we’re trying toget at is, if you say one thing hereand the project gets approved,and all of a sudden everythingchanges, and your paperwork isall above board that you’re stor-ing it and getting rid of it, that’snot the issue. We don’t want ithere, period. That’s the assurancewe want.”

This reopened the door, withmembers of the small audience

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developmental experiences thatdo not satisfy children’s needscan later contribute to personaland social problems includingviolence when they becomeadults.

At-large Boston City Coun-cilor Ayanna Pressley is Chair ofthe Council’s Healthy Women,Families, & Communities Com-mittee, which is concerned withall public health matters includ-ing promoting efforts to reduceviolence.

On April 7, 2017, I emailedLuv Villar, Pressley’s scheduler,saying I had an idea for theCouncil concerning the welfareof children. I asked her to let meknow when I could have a brieftelephone call with the Coun-cilor. After checking withPressley, Villar later told me Iwould be called on Saturday,June 24. When I called on June23 to confirm, I was told thatPressley would not call me thenext day.

I called the offices of otherat-large City Councilors andasked how long I would have towait to receive a five minutetelephone call from each coun-cilor. Responses were no longerthan a few days.

I made numerous other at-tempts at communicating withPressley’s office. My last emailon Aug. 10 received no response.To summarize, I tried in vain forover four months to share infor-mation with Pressley that wouldserve the interest of public healthand her Council Committee. Inat least 15 instances, I receivedno response from her office, bro-ken promises, and at least onefalse statement. Boston residentsdeserve better.

Ronald GoldmanBoston

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court – Probate and Family Court Department

SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17D1882DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING

Robin V. Nixon vs. Shawn NixonSuffolk Probate and Family Court, 24 New Chardon St., Boston, MA 02114

To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a

divorce for irretrievable breakdown.The Complaint is on file at the Court.An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you

from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status ofeither party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Robin V. Nixon, 36 WilliamsSt., Roxbury, MA 02119-1176 your answer, if any, on or before 11/02/2017. If youfail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. Youare also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register ofthis Court.

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.August 23, 2017

Terri Klug Cafazzo, Register of Probate CourtWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 09/21/2017

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

CITATION ON PETITION FOR DOCKET No. SU17P1838EAFORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: William Lobar Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.

Date of Death: 08/04/2017 Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

To all interested persons:A Petition for Formal Probate of Personal Representative has been filed by:

Ken W. Shulman of Boston, MArequesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief asrequested in the Petition.The Petitioner requests that:

Ken W. Shulman of Boston, MAbe appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in anunsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICEYou have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the

Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 10/19/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline bywhich you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to thisproceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followedby an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, actionmay be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THEMASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)

A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervisedadministration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with theCourt. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding theadministration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition theCourt in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assetsand expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.Date: September 07,2017

Terri Klug Cafazzo, Register of ProbateWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 09/21/2017

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE DOCKET No.17P1420

Estate of: Jean Balaguer Falaise Suffolk DivisionAlso Known As:Date of Death: January 28, 2017

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition ofPetitioner Marie E. Falaise of Melrose, MA.The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal

Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervisionby the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, butinterested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the PersonalRepresentative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includingdistribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled topetition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating orrestricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure.A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

West Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 09/21/2017


SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17D1139DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING

Theodore R. Clark vs. Toshiva N. ClarkSuffolk Probate and Family Court, 24 New Chardon St., Boston, MA 02114

To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a

divorce for irretrievable breakdown.The Complaint is on file at the Court.An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you

from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status ofeither party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Theodore R. Clark, 474George Towne Dr., Hyde Park, MA 02136 your answer, if any, on or before 10/19/2017. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of thisaction. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of theRegister of this Court.

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.August 22, 2017

Terri Klug Cafazzo, Register of Probate CourtHyde Park Bulletin, 09/21/2017


SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU16C0456CA

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR Suffolk Probate and Family CourtCHANGE OF NAME 24 New Chardon St.

Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

In the Matter of: Noel Edwin WilliamsOf: Hyde Park, MA

To all person interested in petition described:A petition has been presented by Noel E Williams requesting that:

Noel Edwin Williams be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows:Noel Edwin Williams Mercado-Perez

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUSTFILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Boston

ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON:10/19/2017WITNESS, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this CourtDate: September 14, 2017

Terri Klug Cafazzo, Register of ProbateHyde Park Bulletin, 09/21/2017

getting involved, as well.Murphy again offered an an-

swer to the repeated questionwhile also offering the rationalefor working out a deal with Na-tional Grid:

“We understand your con-cerns there. That isn’t our under-standing of the site at all, or ac-cording to our contract... Butkeep in mind, too... that it wasjust an opportunity to have acredit tenant that wanted to be inthis location, ” before offering hisreason for agreeing with the IAG:We still have our intention tobuild everything in front of that,so we don’t want to have that asa dump site.”

Though challenging, themeeting remained amicable, withboth sides in agreement about theplans for the rest of the develop-ment and about continuing towork together as the projectprogresses.

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