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Parkway Rotary bringsValentines to German Centre

Volunteers from the West Roxbury Roslindale Rotary came out last Friday with severalvolunteers to bring flower Valentine wishes to seniors.

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JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Rotary Club of West Roxbury andRoslindale volunteered on Friday,Valentine’s Day, to head into the DeutchesAltenheim Senior Living Center in WestRoxbury and distribute Valentine’s Dayflowers to the residents there.

Rotary member Adrienne Ulrich saidthe idea was the first in what hopefully willbe many service projects for the senior com-munity. She said mostly they have been

focused on helping out at the Rose’s BountyFood Pantry with several of their servicemissions, like packing lunches for elemen-tary school students at the Hyde ParkChittick School, but she said they want tobranch out and start helping as many popu-lations in need as possible.

“Most of our projects so far have beenfocused on kids and Rose’s Bounty, so thisis our first attempt to do senior work in thecommunity and really reach out to ad-

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DCR discusses Centre andWalter St. intersection

improvements with community

More than 100 residents came out to hear the plans for the intersection at Centre Streetand Walter Street on the JP/Roslindale line.

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Ariane KAriane KAriane KAriane KAriane KomomomomomyyyyyatiatiatiatiatiStaff Reporter

Around 100 community membersgathered at Sophia Snow Place to discussCentre and Walter St. intersection im-provements with the Department of Con-servation and Recreation (DCR). The Feb.13 meeting was attended by WestRoxbury, Roslindale, and Jamaica Plaincommunity members, Sophia Snow resi-dents, and Boston cyclists. RepresentativeEd Coppinger and City Councilor MattO’Malley were also present at the meet-ing.

At the public meeting, the DCR pro-vided information and obtained publicinput on the proposed design concepts forimprovements at the intersection of Cen-tre Street and Walter Street. The DCR isworking with Transportation Engineers atHoward Stein Hudson to study and rede-sign the intersection.

The agenda included a presentation byDCR Deputy Chief Engineer Jeff Parenti,Howard Stein Hudson Traffic Engineer

Bob Stathopoulos, and Howard SteinHudson Manager for Public InvolvementNate Cabral-Curtis.

Cabral-Curtis gave a little bit of his-tory and background on Centre St.

“Centre Street was formerly desig-nated as US Route One. The designationwas removed in the late 1980s’, but Cen-tre Street’s role in the regional roadwaysystem has not changed,” he explained.Cabral-Curtis also explained that DCR’slimit of jurisdiction for Centre St. is fromthe back of one sidewalk to the back ofthe sidewalk on the other side of the street.

Stathopoulos discussed the multipleissues for pedestrians, drivers, and cyclistsat the Centre St. and Walter St. intersec-tion.

“The intersection may feel unsafe formany people,” he remarked. Multiplemeeting attendees audibly agreed with thisstatement.

For pedestrians, issues regarding theintersection include lack of sidewalks, lack

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Rep. Elugardo discusses housing, rent control at JPA meetingRicharRicharRicharRicharRichard Heathd Heathd Heathd Heathd Heath

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Rep. Nika Elugardo at the Feb. 3 Jamaica Pond Association MeetingPHOTO BY: RICHARD HEATH

Rep. Nika Elugardo (15thSuffolk District) has been inoffice one year and twomonths.

She came to the Feb. 3meeting of the Jamaica PondAssociation to talk in partabout her housing policyagenda.

She said her housingpolicy hasn’t changed, “it’sjust moving more slowly.”

Elugardo remains optimis-tic but blames housing inertiaon the fact there is not a hous-ing hero at the state house.

“Nobody is advocating fora well thought out strategy,”she said. She gave Rep KevinHonan, the long-time chair ofthe House Housing Commit-tee, a lot of credit, but added,“it’s all piecemeal.”

“Housing Committee chairHonan doesn’t want to put outa housing finance bill that willfail,” she said.

“He does think that tenantprotection is going to hap-pen.”

She said, “most housingbills are created to make surethey don’t fail.”

What Elugardo wants is anomnibus housing bill that willwork, not a bill that getsamendments tacked on later.

“Right now the negotiationof my life is to convene house

leadership to have debate onhousing. I’ve been talking tomy colleagues about this.”

Elugardo said she’s part ofa “band of bandits” which hasgrown from four to about 20.

“They really want a debateon housing,” she said, “Breakopen the culture of ‘we’re go-ing to give you a hard time’debate until a good bill ismade.

"It’s really going to be hardto convince the Speaker [Rob-ert De Leo] to agree to thisstrategy.”

In January, Elugardo andRep Michael Connolly (D.Cambridge/Somerville) filedthe Tenant Protection bill(H3924) that includes rentcontrol.

“Put rent control in the de-bate,” she said, “instead ofputting it in later.”

Elugardo admits that rentcontrol will not make rentscheaper or create new hous-ing and said she doesn’t knowmuch about the 2 percenttransfer tax for housing thatMayor Walsh favors.

“Rent control,” she said,“You’ll laugh when you readit [the 1994 bill]. It says mar-ket rate is in the best interestof all renters. That’s an out-dated concept. Strike that out.

“I’m in favor of local op-tion. Let municipalities figureit out. They can pick it up ornot do it at all. We can’t re-

turn to the rent control of the1980’s.”

Speaking on BNN after herbill was filed, Elugardo said,“We need all hands on deckwith housing. Stop the rapidrise in rents. Rent control canhelp rents move up moreslowly. It doesn’t make rentscheaper but it recognizes thathousing is a problem.”

The Rep. wants a housingbill “for all ends of the spec-trum”.

Elugardo - whose districtincludes Mildred Hailey andHeath Street Apartments- iscritical of public housing.

“Public housing was cre-ated at a time when the fed-eral housing policy was pov-erty -oriented, charity-ori-

ented. That mindset has tochange. We can’t be satisfiedwith creating ghettos, and put-ting subsidies here and there.”

Centre Street Partners isgoing to replace all 253 subsi-dized housing units one to oneand add new mixed incomehousing on the site in fivephases over ten years. A pub-lic meeting on this work washeld three days later on Feb.6.

Mildred Hailey Apart-ments –which is in the neigh-borhood where she lives- wasnevertheless on Elugardo’smind and she cane to the PondAssociation with a purpose.

“I’m focusing specificallyon Mildred Hailey. There’s alot of issues going on there. It

needs more help from thecommunity if these issues areimportant to you.”

Elugardo said she’s chang-ing her priorities in her sec-ond year to include youth.

“We’ve opened up a littleyouth center at MildredHailey,” she said. “We’d liketo match the Jamaica PondAssociation with the MildredHailey Tenant Task Force, Co-ordinate the Association withWendy Polanco, she’s the bestperson on the Task Force.”

Elugardo gave outPolanco’s cell number.

“Unlike 20 years ago, thetask force is not paid for,” shesaid. “I want to reach out to our

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Rev. Robert Jones brings blues stylings to Theodore Parker ChurchMarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambon

Staff Reporter

Bluesman Rev. Robert Jones took Valentine's Day to a new level last week at the TheoParker in West Roxbury. PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON

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People’s minds may have been on theirbeloveds in West Roxbury on the eveningof Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at theTheodore Parker Church parish hall. Butthe music of veteran blues singer, musi-cian and educator Rev. Robert Jones, Sr.had their hearts pumping, toes tapping andvoices joining in harmony as he encour-aged the 75 audience members to take partin the two-hour performance.

Jones, a Detroit native and 2018Kresge Arts Fellow, performed as part ofthe 2020 Winter/Spring Music on Centreconcert series at the church. Now in itsfifth year, it serves to bring the commu-nity together to hear a variety of culturalstyles of music as well as a fundraiser forthe church.

Past fundraisers have gone toward get-ting an accessible bathroom with a lift forthe hall, which is in the works, and light-ing for the stage, according to originatorCarol Allen. A future goal is an improvedsound system.

“We have blues, we have jazzy folk,we have traditional folk, we have Latinmusic,” Allen said. “It’s all soul-stirringand beautiful music. My mouth hurts fromsmiling so much, and that’s not a badthing.”

Allen was instrumental in connectingwith Jones, who had performed atHaverhill High School earlier in the day.In addition to being a renowned singer,songwriter and performer, he is also aneducator who is as comfortable in a class-room as on a stage. The full-time Baptistminister has taught at Wayne State andother universities. He wove lessons about

the history of blues, R&B and gospelmusic, as well as African culture and sla-very throughout his set, making it espe-cially impactful during Black HistoryMonth.

Music on Centre is an all-volunteer or-ganization of about a dozen people whohelp sell and make baked goods and setup and break down the hall.

“It’s a win-win for everybody,” Allensaid. “The community gets to see nation-ally known musicians, sometimes inter-nationally known. The church gets somemoney for the operational programs. It’salso been fun to get to know our neigh-bors. It’s a labor of love.”

“It’s good to be in the land of parkedcars,” Jones quipped, putting extra empha-sis on the “ah” sound as he smiled.

Jones has been performing around thecountry, Canada and Europe for the pastthree decades. Primarily self-taught on“about seven or eight instruments,” he saidhe first picked up a harmonica at age tenor 11.

“I was a nerd,” said Jones, an onlychild. “My grandmother, who loved manykinds of music, came home with a recordby a blues duo named Sonny Terry andBrownie McGhee, who were really iconsin the folk circuit. They rediscoveredblues. They played together like hand inglove.”

Jones began playing along with Terryon the harmonica. After saving up for acouple of years, he bought a guitar andbegan playing along with McGhee. Oneof their most famous compositions, whichhe sang, was “John Henry.” After college,he became a deejay on a Detroit radio sta-tion, which cemented his passion for mu-sic.

Some of his other influences, he said,are Mike Seeger and Willie Nelson.

During his performance, Jones playedthe guitar, fiddle, harmonica and banjo –sometimes two at a time, taking a pause onone only to sing. He said that, although heis more accomplished on the guitar, his newlove is the fiddle because of its significancein African American culture.

“It’s such a historic instrument,” he said.“Even slave narratives talk about the fiddle,because there was always a fiddle on theplantation. The master liked it, it was por-table, and it was good at dances.”

Jones’s theme for the evening was cel-ebrating diversity. The song that best ex-emplified that was “3 Chords, 5 Notes.” It

was a historical journey transporting lis-teners through nearly a century of musicfrom the Delta blues to boogie-woogie andonward to gospel. Next came a modifica-tion of the three chords and five notes tobluegrass to Ray Charles to Elvis andChuck Berry through to Motown, toppingit off with Son House’s “Death LetterBlues,” which he called a foundation forrap.

“The idea of celebrating diversity issomething I’ve been blessed with to do inschools for 20 years, to talk about the Afri-can and European influences we have inAmerican culture,” he said. “It’s a message


The ultimate reminderWe all have our remind-

ers——what groceries to pickup at Roche Brothers, whatthing-ees to purchase at Al’sHardware, what kind of plant-related items to buy at theAllandale Farm.

None of these matches theultimate reminder that is com-ing next Wednesday.

Preceded by Shrove Tues-day, also called Fat Tuesdaybecause for centuries Chris-tians prepared for the season ofLent by using up valuable meatfrom which they would be ab-staining in the days to come,Ash Wednesday marks the be-ginning of Lent. The solem-nity of the day reminds tens ofthousands of Bostonians that sooner or later, perhaps at a daythat we never expect, biblically acclaimed as coming as “a thiefin the night” and caricatured as the Grim Reaper, death will be-fall all of us. Perhaps someday city real estate taxes may be low-ered (undoubtedly not in my lifetime) or even eliminated (maybein your lifetime), but death will never be avoided.

In this day and age of being proud of affiliations—politicalparties, sports teams, alma maters, positions such as pro/anti-char-ter school, pro/anti-death penalty, pro/anti-abortion, pro/anti-roaddiets—many proudly wear their ashes on their foreheads all daylong, this year on the last Wednesday of this second month, Feb-ruary 26.

For centuries the imposition of ashes was contemporaneouswith the priestly articulation of “Remember, (wo)man, thou artdust and unto dust thou shalt return.” Indeed, it was a stark re-minder, even to children not even in their teenage years whentheir bodies would be near their best in terms of beauty andstrength, that the proverbial hour of death could never be avoided.

Nowadays, the masculine-based assertion about dust has beenaltered to be much gentler, “Go and repent” because we’re allsinners. Nevertheless, the ashen cross on the forehead, made fromburning last year’s palms from the Sunday preceding Easter, isworn proudly, not necessarily because we’re all sinners and needto repent our failings with justice and morality, but to show that,“Hey, I might not go to church much, except on Christmas andEaster, but I did go today to join the crowd of believers.”

So when we’re tempted to tell acquaintances that they havesome dirt of their forehead, just as we do when they have foodparticles on their lips, chin, or moustache, ignore that urge onFebruary 26, this year’s date of Ash Wednesday: they want towear it proudly, if not humbly, the entire day.

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

Women Amongst Us celebrating 10 years,100th anniversary of 19th Amendment


Hyde Park-founded BostonWomen Inc. will be hosting its10th annual Women AmongstUs Tea to celebrate the accom-plishments of local women andcelebrate the 100th anniversaryof the success of the Suffrag-ette Movement in the UnitedStates on March 21 this year.

The group will be honoringSally Glora, the First WomanAuditor for the City of Boston,Suffrage100MA Founder andPresident Fredie Kay Esq.,World War II Marine AlicePalumbo and Monalisa Smith,the Presidents of Mothers forJustice and Equality.

Boston Women Inc.Founder Patrice Gattozzi saidthe night was started just a de-cade ago when she was theHyde Park Main Streets Execu-tive Director.

“We just wanted celebratewomen’s history month as anevent, and we have so manywomen from our history herein Hyde Park,” she said. “Wehave famous abolitionists likethe Grimke Sisters, Temper-ance leader Mary HannahHanchett Hunt also lived inHyde Park. We have such a richhistory of women who did justsome great things.”

She added that in 1870, afull 50 years before the 19thAmendment, a group of 50women led by the Grimke Sis-ters, paraded through the streetsin Hyde Park (not yet a part ofBoston) to cast ballots.

“I mean it didn’t count, butit was a huge deal and they werereally trying to make a stand,”Gattozzi said.

Gattozzi said that about 10years ago, women’s history

Hundreds come out every year to celebrate the many accomplishmentsof women in Boston.

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wasn’t a huge focus in Boston.“Now there are a lot of other

events going on, which is awe-some,” she said. “People havestarted to recognize women’shistory and our movement. Forour event, we’ve honored An-gela Menino, women in the me-dia, women in the trades, we’vehonored first responders andother people who have reallymade a difference in our localcommunity.”

She said now that they are a501c3 Company, they havecommunity sponsors helpingthem to host the event, includ-ing Rockland Trust, Blue HillsBank and of course, Hyde ParkMain Streets. They are also be-ing supported by Effie’s Home-made Specialty Food, out ofWestinghouse Plaza in theneighborhood.

“It’s an amazing womenowned business in Hyde Park,and every year they give us alittle bit extra for the Tea,” shesaid. “We have a local photogra-pher, a young woman from HydePark named Nicole Curran. Wetry to use woman-owned busi-nesses in our celebration when-ever possible. Blue Hills has al-ways supported us, as well asHPMS and we’ve had a host ofCity Councilors support us, aswell as State Rep. Angelo Scaccia

and State Sen. Michael Rush.We’ve given them the Good GuysAward once or twice.”

Gattozzi said the event is at theGranite Links Golf Course inQuincy, and admitted while it’snot technically in the city, the soilis direct from the city.

“The Granite Links was builton the dirt from the Big Dig, sowe’re still in the city limits,” shesaid. “We’ve really tried to makeit a community event and we’realways reaching out to differentwomen in Boston. It’s a really funtime and people really enjoythemselves. Women can get to-gether and men and it’s just a timeto really enjoy one another andcelebrate the accomplishments ofso many amazing women. Everysometimes we don’t recognizethe efforts of each person, so weuse that time to celebrate eachother.”

She added that RiversideTheaterworks usually providesthe entertainment.

“And we always have peoplecome back year after yearafter,year and we’re hoping tocontinue that,” she said.

The event is scheduled forMarch 21 starting at 12 p.m. to 3p.m. for tickets and more infor-mation, go to https://www.bostonwomen.org/buy-tickets


MHC reviews redevelopment with Home for Little WanderersJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Mount Hope CanterburyNeighborhood Association(MHC) met last Thursday andspoke with representatives fromthe Home for Little Wanderersabout the group’s proposed rede-velopment of its Roslindale build-ing.

The building, for which theMHC currently uses as its meet-ing place, is old, to say the least.The basement, which has usablerooms, floods easily, the heat iscentralized, meaning you can’t turnit down or up for any individualroom and the foundations are be-coming a problem, at least accord-ing to Home for Little WanderersProgram Director MatthewMcCall and Chief of Staff SoniaPullman.

“This building project we’rehelping to oversee has apparentlybeen going on for at least sevenyears,” she said, noting she justjoined the Home a few monthsago. “It’s difficult, and it’s a veryexpensive proposition and as anonprofit we don’t have unlimitedfunds, so we have brought in a part-ner to help with that. But I want toemphasize there is nothing writtenin stone just yet. We’re very inter-ested in hearing your thoughts andconcerns and really having an opendiscussion, as this project affectsus all.”

McCall said they are runningout of the useful life of their cur-

rent building on American Legionhighway.

“For those of you who remem-ber, this building used to be a hos-pital many years ago,” he said. “Wehear a lot of ‘my mother was bornhere,’ when people come in everyso often.”

McCall said the hospital con-struction kind of puts them in astrange place as well because, forinstance, there is a lot of unusablespace in the extra wide hallwaysdesigned for accommodating hos-pital beds on rollers.

“And we have bathrooms inbetween every room in here,” hesaid. “There are a lot of inefficien-cies in the space and the buildingis just very old and it’s fallingapart.”

Pullman and McCall discussed

the programming that would betaking place at the new building at780 American Legion Hwy. Theproject is being funded by 93 unitsof housing, currently slated for thelocation of the building now, andthe new Home building will goslightly north of where it is now toa current parking lot.

Residents have been histori-cally contentious when it comes tothe kind of density 93 units in fiveor six stories would bring to theneighborhood. Residents Nancyand Agostino Balzano pointed outfor instance that the shadow of thenew Home building would affecttheir greenhouse just north of thebuilding, which in the project no-tification form said was defunct.The couple pointed out that theyhave brought youngsters from the

Home to the greenhouse to inter-act with the plants before, and yetthe developer put that greenhousedown as defunct.

The developer, Four Oaks, wasnot present during the meeting andthe discussion focused on what theHome’s building would be used forif and when it was constructed.

Twenty-two units of housingare slated for the Home building,which would be supportive hous-ing for youth aging out of the fos-ter care system and need a littlehelping hand. McCall said therewould definitely be roommates,and about 38 residents would beliving full-time at the Home.McCall said the young people inthese programs, at least in his 20year experience, are very goal-ori-ented. He added to be a part of the

program one has to have at leasttaken steps to find a job, increasetheir education or enroll in voca-tional training.

“There are no parties either,”he said, adding the Home has videosurveillance. “But in reality wedon’t get a lot of alcohol in our pro-grams. We get a fair number of kidswho get caught bringing weed intothe program, and we talk to themand say, you can’t do that sort ofthing, knock it off.”

McCall added that most inter-actions involving physical violenceget one kicked out of the programimmediately, but he said that is alsovery rare.

“Many of these kids under-stand how lucky they are to be inthese kinds of programs, becausethere really aren’t a lot of them,”he said.

Residents were extremely con-cerned about the density in theneighborhood. MHC Chair RickYoder said he felt it was just toobig for the neighborhood.

“This is not the first time we’rebeing asked to take on a burdenthat nobody else wants into ourneighborhood,” he said. “It’s zonedfor two-family, 2.5 stories, and Iwill bet you that everyone in herewould be okay with going just alittle bit more than that... They’llbe more okay with a project thatwill not seriously impact 100s ofneighbors.”

MHC Chair Lisa Beatman

About 20 residents came out to hear from the Home for Little Wanderers' plan for a new facility at itsRoslindale location. PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

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Breadon looks to tackle housingaffordability for families


District 9 City CouncilorLiz Breadon called for a hear-ing at the most recent regularmeeting of the Boston CityCouncil looking to increase af-fordable housing options forfamilies in the city.

“Community is our com-mon unity that binds us to-gether, that supports us, andmakes our city stronger, moreresilient, inclusive and sustain-able,” she said.

Breadon said this is the citythat established the first pub-lic schools and libraries,helped to proliferate the abo-litionist and later the suffrag-ette movements in the UnitedStates and more.

“And more recently forequal marriage rights,” shesaid.

Breadon said that the cityseems to lead the world inmedical, technological andbiotechnological achievementsand companies, and real estatedevelopment is off the charts,but something seems to bemissing in the City on a Hill.

“This is not a tide that liftsall the boats, especially all theboats with families on them,”she said.

Breadon pointed to an in-creasing wealth gap in the city,widening education achieve-ment gap and an increasingdisplacement of families thathave been here for generations.

“For decades, citizen activ-

ists have raised the alarm aboutthe need to attract and retainfamilies in Allston Brighton,and 15 years ago this issue wasthe driving force to establishthe Presentation School Com-munity Center in Oak Square,and the campaign to save theFaneuil Branch Library fromclosure,” she said. “Thosecampaigns were shining ex-amples about how a diverse,multi-generational communitycame together to fight for thepublic good that wouldstrengthen and sustain ourneighborhood.”

Breadon said that housingfor families of middle to lowincome is a citywide issue, butfor her district of 70,000people, there have been numer-ous examples of problems aris-ing from the lack of affordablehousing.

“Our community’s been im-pacted by unbridled develop-ment, and untethered specula-tive investment, which isincentivized by a lax enforce-ment of zoning policy and thelack of a comprehensive plan-ning approach,” she said. “It isa great concern that we’re notbuilding housing that is afford-able or meets the needs of ourfamilies. We’re building thou-sands of new units in AllstonBrighton, but most areunaffordable and inappropriatefor our families. In 2016, ahousehold earning a medianincome would have to pay 63percent of its income to rent athree-bedroom apartment inAllston Brighton. The neigh-borhood has witnessed all thisdevelopment, but recent figuresconfirm the fact hat we’re justnot building enough for fami-

lies. Of the 2,100 recently-com-pleted or approved units, 62percent were studios and one-bedrooms, 31 percent weretwo-bedroom but only 7 per-cent were three-bedroom units.I’m sorry, but you can’t raise afamily in a studio apartment.”

Breadon pointed out that themedian income in Allston is$26,000 and in Brighton itsaround $50,000, and said thatmost of the new studio and one-bedroom units, which are soldto the community during theplanning phase as for youngprofessionals, go unoccupiedbecause those young profes-sionals simply can’t affordthose new units and prefer tolive in older housing stock withroommates.

“I’m calling for a hearing toinvestigate affordability andavailability of housing for fami-lies, and I call on my col-leagues, the administration andall of Boston to work togetherto keep families in our greatcity,” she said.

At-Large City CouncilorAnnissa Essaibi-George saidwhile this issue affects resi-dents in Allston Brighton, it isa citywide and statewide crisisof affordability.

District 9 City CouncilorLiz Breadon


BPDA approves senior living and multi-family projects in BrightonJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The new development at JJ Carroll will cater to hundreds of elderlyresidents. COURTESY PHOTO

The Boston Planning and De-velopment Agency (BPDA) votedto approve two projects in theBrighton neighborhood at itsBoard of Directors meeting lastweek.

The projects were thoseslated for 100-110 Lincoln St.and 130 Chestnut Hill Ave., alsoknown as the J.J. Carroll Rede-velopment.

The redevelopment consistsof 142 affordable rental units,7,000 square feet of a commonspace, an 11,000 square foot pro-gram for “All-Inclusive Care forElderly Center,” 1,000 squarefeet of commercial space and 70off-street parking spaces.

BPDA Project ManagerLance Campbell said the site wasformerly the Jewish CommunityHousing, and the site contains180,000 gross square feet of hous-ing. There will be 18 two-bed-room units and 124 one-bedroomunits.

Project Architect JonathanEvans gave an overview of theproject. He said the Elderly CareCenter offers services tailored forolder residents who will be, hope-fully, living in the development.He also said there will be 15,000square feet of open space for resi-dents of the facility and the pub-lic. He added that because of com-munity feedback, the develop-ment team at 2Life Communities

and the Boston Housing Author-ity reduced the massing of theproject for better sight lines.

“We’re really excited aboutthe 15,000 square feet of openspace on Chestnut Hill Avenue,which will feature an inter-gen-erational play space for seniors,and neighborhood kids could uti-lize to come out and play,” hesaid.

For 100 Lincoln, the projectconsists of a five-story building

with 32 two-bedroom units, 27total parking spaces and 54 bikespots.

“The project site consists ofone parcel, approximately 13,382square feet, and currently containsa one-story building that is beingused for light industrial purposes,”said BPDA Project Manager John

Campbell. “The project contains32 homeownership units, as wellas four (Inclusionary Develop-ment Policy income-restricted)units. In addition, there’s $50,000committed in community benefitsand mitigation funding for im-provements to the PortsmouthStreet Playground, located nearthis project in Brighton and fund-ing for the Boston TransportationDepartment and the Boston Pub-lic Works Department for the

Allston Brighton Mobility Study.”Campbell went on to say that

the project has support from theBAIA as well as from residentswho came out to meetings.

“The development team wasalso very responsive to staff rec-ommendations throughout the re-view process,” he added.

Attorney representing theproponent Greg McCarthy, JohnPulgini, said the idea was to re-place an underutilized commer-cial/industrial site with housing.

“It’s no longer in use, it wasa shipping and transport com-pany, and we want to transformit into 32 residential condo-minium homeownership units,”he said. “We went through a ro-bust community process, meet-ing several times with direct abut-

ters to get their support.”Pulgini pointed out that the

street has several housing devel-opments already even though thearea has not been zoned that way.Pulgini said there will also beabout 50 construction jobs cre-ated for the project, and men-tioned that the location is a shortwalk from the Boston LandingCommunity Rail Station.

“That makes it perfect forresidential,” he said.


Around the NeighborhoodCITY

UPCOMING EVENTS ATFRANKLIN PARK ZOO

- Solve the case at FranklinPark Zoo’s ZOOdunnit event dur-ing February school vacation weekFebruary 17-23rd.

- Get ready for a wild party!Lion brothers, Dinari and Kamaia,are celebrating their 11th birthdayon March 7 and you’re invited tojoin in on the fun.

- On March 14 join the St.Patrick’s Day celebration, com-plete with green-themed animalenrichment.

- Dance and limbo your waythrough the Tropical Forest at the21+ event on March 21!

ALLSTON / BRIGHTON

ICE SKATINGNew Learn-To-Skate classes

for children, ages 4 to 18. Classesat Brookline/Cleveland CircleReilly Memorial Rink, 355 Chest-nut Hill Avenue, are also avail-able. Classes are held on Thurs-days at 4:00 p.m., Fridays at 4:00p.m. and Sundays at 1:00 p.m.

Use figure, recreational orhockey skates. Beginner, interme-diate and advanced classes are

available. For information and to regis-

ter, call Bay State Skating Schoolat 781-890-8480 or visit online atwww.BayStateSkatingSchool.org.

23RD ANNUAL TASTE OFALLSTON WILL BE HELDSATURDAY JUNE 20, 2020!

Our annual Taste of Allston,which highlights the delicious res-taurants of Allston and also thediverse business mix, will be heldon June 20th! There will be livemusic, lawn games, and plenty offamily-friendly fun, so bring thewhole crowd! Early Bird Ticketsto go on sale in March!

BRIGHTON ALLSTONHISTORICAL SOCIETY

Presents: Ghosts & Shadowsof Automobile Row: Common-wealth Ave Tuesday, Feb. 25,2020 @ 7 PM. At the BrightonMarine Health Center. 77 WarrenSt. 3rd Floor Entrance from therear. Free event with refreshments

PROGRAMS ATTHE BRIGHTON LIBRARY

PLAYGROUPSEvery Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. -

Parent-child playgroup for Allstonand Brighton families! Allston-Brighton Family SupportNetwork weekly playgroup forcaregivers and their children 1-4years old. Enjoy structured freeplay, stories, circle time songs, andparachute play. For more informa-tion, please contact Elayne Baskinat 617—474-1143. Ext. 404.

HYDE PARK

FHNA’S LITERARY EVENTThe Fairmount Hill Neighbor-

hood Association’ s next meetingon February 27 at 7 PM at theBoston Police Academy will spot-light local author, Michael

Boudreau , author of “Last Rideinto Readville.” Michael is agraduate of Hyde Park HighSchool and has lived in varioussections of Hyde Park includingReadville, cited in the book’s title. The book contains many, many,many references to sites, streets,businesses while it chronicles adysfunctional local family. It’s aninteresting must read for all HydeParkers and available at the HydePark branch library. The FHNAwould like to invite all HydeParkers to this presentation andmeet and greet. See you then!

BOSTON WARD 18 TOELECT DELEGATES TODEMOCRATIC STATECONVENTION

Registered Democrats inBoston’s Ward 18 will hold a cau-cus on Saturday, March 7, 2010 at10:00am at the Hyde Park Munici-pal Building, 1179 River Street,Hyde Park, MA to elect delegatesand alternates to the 2020 Massa-chusetts Democratic State Con-vention.

This year’s state conventionwill be held May 30, 2020 at theTsongas Center in Lowell.

The caucus is open to all reg-istered and pre-registered Demo-crats in Boston’s Ward 18. Pre-reg-istered Democrats who will be 16 byFebruary 15, 2020 will be allowed toparticipate and run as a delegate or al-ternate. Boston’s Ward 18 can elect53 delegates and 8 alternates to theConvention.

Youth, minorities, people with dis-abilities, and LGBTQ individuals whoare not elected as a delegate or alter-nate may apply to be an add-on del-egate at the caucus or atwww.massdems.org.

Those interested in getting in-volved with Boston’s Ward 18 Demo-cratic Town Committee should con-tact Rob Consalvo, Ward CommitteeChair, [email protected].

BROOKWOODCOMMUNITY FARM

Brookwood Community Farmis currently accepting supportingmemberships and registration forfarm shares. This non-profit farm-ing operation on the border ofMilton and Canton cultivates 5acres using organic practices. More information can be found atwww.brookwoodcommunityfarm.org.

JAMAICA PLAIN

FALLS PREVENTIONCLASSES FOR SENIORS

Many older adults experiencea fear of falling. People who de-velop this fear often limit their ac-tivities, which can result in physi-cal weakness, making the risk offalling even greater. A Matter ofBalance: Managing ConcernsAbout Falls is a program designedto reduce the fear of falling andincrease activity levels amongolder adults. Classes run for 8weeks and include fun videos,group discussion, a safe surround-ings survey, and mild exercise toincrease strength and flexibility. Itis offered at no charge. Those us-ing a cane or walker will also ben-efit from this program – it is a greatclass to help improve your balanceand self-confidence.

Location: Springhouse SeniorLiving, 44 Allendale Street in Ja-maica Plain

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

Class Dates: March 5th – April23rd, 2020

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

WEST ROXBURY /ROSLINDALE

WEST ROXBURY LIBRARYPoetry Contest for All AgesThe Friends of the West

Roxbury Library presents the 31stAnnual Poetry Contest for AllAges. Submissions are due by Fri-day, March 20. This year’s themeis “Space.” Awards ceremony to

be held on April 30 at 6:30 pm atthe West Roxbury Library. Poemscan be submitted either by emailt [email protected];by mail to Poetry Contest, WestRoxbury Branch Library, 1961 Cen-tre St, West Roxbury, MA 02132;or delivered by hand to the poemdrop box in the West Roxbury Li-brary. Learn more about the contestat www.friendsofthewrlibrary.org

READ IT AND MEET!Book discussion on Stories from

the Shadows by Dr. Jim O’Connellon Tuesday, March 24 at 7 pm at theWest on Centre, 1732 Centre St,West Roxbury. (author will not bepresent) Sponsored by the Catholiccommunities of West Roxbury,Roslindale, Jamaica Plain and HydePark. Adults of all faiths invited toshare thoughts on this collection ofstories from Dr. O’Connell’s 30years of caring for the homeless inBoston. Book available fromamazon.com and is also in the Bos-ton Public Library system. Registra-tion is required to reserve a seat atWest on Centre. Contact Mary Cam-pion at 617-323-4410 [email protected] registration fee but we ask thatyou bring a $5 gift card to DunkinDonuts on the day of the event tosupport Dr. O’Connell’s ministry.

FRIDAY NIGHTJUSTICE FILM SERIES

Harvest of Empire: The UntoldStory of Latinos in America exam-ines the role of the U.S. economicand military intervention in trigger-ing an unprecedented wave ofLatino migration that continues totransform the U.S. socio-economicand cultural landscape. Be advisedthat there are some disturbing scenesin this film.

Friday, February 28, 2020 @7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30) Freeadmission, popcorn, and beverages.Appropriate for high school age andolder

For other films in this series,go to www.tparkerchurch.org.

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Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus, in the pastI have asked You for manyfavours. This time, I ask youthis very special one (mentionfavour). Take it, dear Heart ofJesus, and place it within Yourown broken heart where YourFather sees it. Then, in Hismerciful eyes, it will becomeYour favour, not mine. Amen.Say for three days, promisepublication and favour will begranted.

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of marked crosswalks, and longwalks to nearby crosswalks.There are no lane markings andlong queues turning in and outof Walter St. for drivers. For cy-clists, there are no westboundconnections from Walter to Cen-tre St. The lack of crosswalks wasone of the main concerns formeeting attendees.

“What is the DCR’s prioritywith this project?” questionedone community member. Parentiexplained that safe access is theirnumber one concern. He alsoread the DCR mission statement:“To protect, promote and en-hance the commonwealth ofnatural, cultural and recreationalresources for the well-being ofall.”

After the presentation, meet-ing attendees split up into“breakout groups” to view anddiscuss three proposed designconcepts. Cabral-Curtis met withcommunity members to explainthe street redesign concepts, an-swer questions, and listen to feed-back. Meeting attendees werealso encouraged to write theirfeedback on sticky notes and postthem on the design concept post-ers. Stathopoulos explained thatthe designs/ideas are “not set instone” and the DCR “wants to getcommunity input”. All three con-cepts included more pedestrianconnections and crosswalks.

One of the Centre St. andWalter St. intersection alterna-tives presented was a “round-

about alternative” - this designincludes a rotary, rectangularrapid flashing beacons, andcrosswalks. Pros of this designinclude the shortest crossings forpedestrians and bicycles, im-proved pedestrian and bicycleconnectivity, an off-road bicyclefacility through the intersection,separated bike lanes, and reducedvehicle speeds. However, thereare many cons of this design - itis the most expensive alternative,it requires a large amount of earthwork to build, it includes the leastamount of usable green space, itcould confuse users who are un-familiar with roundabouts, itcould cause difficulty to exit theSophia Snow driveway, and themulti-lane roundabout creates a“multi-threat” scenario for pedes-trians and bicycles at crossings.

Most of the meeting attend-ees were not happy with this plan.“A rotary is the least friendly topedestrians,” commented onecommunity member.

“Please, no more rotaries!”stated a West Roxbury resident.

Another meeting attendeestated that “rotaries in Boston arehorrible and dangerous for every-body!”

The second design concept in-cluded 2 two-stage bicycle left-turnboxes and a buffered bike lane.Pros of this concept are stagedcrossings for pedestrians, least de-lay for vehicles and bicycles, andpedestrians being able to cross oneleg of travel lane at a time. Cons of

the design are greater impacts toparking and no vertical separationfor bicycles. One meeting attendeecommented that this design was the“best option”. Another meeting at-tendee remarked that the conceptis “poor for parking”.

The third design had the mostusable green space, the least com-plicated intersection, separated bi-cycle lanes, and an exclusive pe-destrian phase that would removeconflict with turning vehicles. Thisoption would also most likely bethe cheapest alternative. Negativesof this design concept are impactsto traffic operations, delays for bi-cyclists, and longer crossing dis-tances for pedestrians. A few meet-ing attendees believed the laneswere too narrow.

The information presented atthis meeting, including the conceptdiagrams, are posted on the DCR’swebsite at www.mass.gov/dcr/past-public-meetings. The public is in-vited to provide feedback about thedesigns, with a deadline of Mar. 5,2020. Comments may be submit-ted online at www.mass.gov/dcr/public-comment or by writing tothe Department of Conservationand Recreation, Office of Pub-lic Outreach, 251 CausewayStreet, 6th Floor, Boston, MA02114.

For questions, concerns, orto be added to an email list toreceive DCR general or project-specific announcements, [email protected] or call617-626-4973.

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pointed out that they had just received $2.7 million from the Mayor’srecent allocation of affordable housing funds, but Pullman pointedout it’s somewhat of a drop in the bucket just for their building.The idea is they’re using the 93 units of housing to fund the newbuilding for the Home. The Home’s new building, she said, isexpected to cost around $30 million.

McCall and Pullman said the current programming is fundedthrough endowments and trusts that the Home has accumulatedover the years, but also said they almost never dip into the prin-ciples of those funds; just take out interest. McCall said someactually require that the principle stay untouched, as one woman’sbequest to the Home did (as well as requiring that the Home placeher oil portrait somewhere prominent on the property). They saidthey would be very reluctant to dip into the principles, since laterthey would not have the funding for their current programming.

“We can only build this building once, and we won’t get an-other for 100 years,” McCall said.

McCall said much of their current programming is dedicatedto Boston Public Schools, serving as the outpatient clinic for com-munity mental health for local individuals and more than 100 BPSschool programs.

“By many magnitudes, we are the largest providers of thoseservices in the city and the vast majority of BPS services comefrom us,” he said.

He said they also provide preschool services throughout thecity.

“That’s when you see the itty bitty’s here,” he said.McCall said they have preschool placement programs, com-

munity trauma programs, Community Service Agency programs,supportive housing, therapeutic after school programs, and men-tal health programs as well.

“You can tell I’ve been here a long time,” McCall said.McCall said the new building is designed to more efficiently

provide space for those programs mentioned above, as well as acommunity space for neighborhood associations like MHC to meet,and the addition of a medical outpatient clinic, which would be anadditional service. McCall and Pullman said that that providerwas originally going to be the Dimock Health Center, but as oflast week they had to pull out. McCall said they have several otherinterested providers, however.

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DeathsDiPIETROGabriel A. Of West Roxbury,passed away peacefully sur-rounded by his loving family onFebruary 14, 2020. Cherishedhusband of Angelina(DiCenso). Loving father ofLisa Gentile and her husbandJohn of West Roxbury andSteven DiPietro and his wifePamela of Sudbury. Devoted“Papa” to Michael Gentile andhis wife Brianna of Coventry,CT, Matthew Gentile and hisfiancée Lyanh of North Provi-dence, RI and Andrew and Jus-tin DiPietro, both of Sudbury.Doting great-grandfather ofWillow and Piper Gentile, bothof Coventry, CT. Dear son-in-law of Isolina DiCenso. Alsosurvived by his brotherGaetano DiPietro and sisterFilomena DiPietro of Italy andseveral nieces and nephews. Aproud member of the Laborers’International Union, Local 223,for over 50 years. A Mass ofChristian Burial was held onWednesday, February 19th inSt. John Chrysostom Church.Interment Forest Hills Cem-etery. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions in Gabriel’s memory maybe made to either Boston Col-lege University Mission andMinistry for Corporal Works ofMercy, or Marisa’s Missionhttp://marisas-mission.org/ Forg u e s t b o o k ,www.gormleyfuneral.com Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Ser-vice 617-323-8600

DONAHUEMelissa J. (Anderson) Of WestRoxbury, formerly of Plymouthand South Boston, passed awayon February 12, 2020. Wife ofMichael J. Donahue. Devotedmother of Jack and LeoDonahue. Visiting Hours onSunday, 3 to 7PM, in theO’Brien Funeral Home, 146Dorchester St., SOUTH BOS-TON. Complete notice on Sat-urday.

ESSEXJohn D. Jr. Of Hyde Park andDedham, February 14th, age64. Beloved son of Veronica M.(Chase) of Hyde Park and thelate John D. Essex, Sr. Also sur-vived by many cousins. Memo-rial Service will be held at alater date to be announced. Forguestbook or obit info, pleasevisit thomasfuneralhomes.com

JORDAN

Margaret R. (Driscoll) OfRoslindale, February 15, 2020.Loving mother of Michael Jor-dan and his wife Amanda ofNorwood and Daniel Jordan ofBoston. Loving Nana ofAngelina Jordan. Sister ofMaureen Dalton of Norwoodand her late husband Earl, thelate Daniel Driscoll and his sur-viving wife Angela of Cotuit, thelate William Driscoll and his sur-viving wife Ellen of Foxboroughand the late Robert Driscoll. Alsosurvived by many loving niecesand nephews. A Funeral Masswas held on Wednesday, Febru-ary 19th in Holy Name Church.In lieu of flowers, expressions ofsympathy may be made tocjdfoundation.org Forg u e s t b o o k ,pemurrayfuneral.com P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins George F.Doherty & Sons West Roxbury617 325 2000

LARRUBIA

Aida Marie (Fernandez) ofAshland, 92, formerly ofRoslindale, passed away peace-fully at home on February 16,2020 with her loving son Josephand daughter in law Cheryl byher side. She was predeceased by

her husband Jose D. Larrubia.She is survived by her son Jo-seph A. Larrubia and wife Cherylof Ashland, daughter OlgaMcGillicuddy of Bellingham,sisters Marta Hernandez of CT,Nilda Giscard of Cuba, threegrandsons, a granddaughter andnieces and nephews. Visitinghours at the P.E. Murray-F.J.Higgins, George F. Doherty &Sons Funeral Home, 2000 Cen-tre St. West Roxbury on Friday,February 21, from 9-11am fol-lowed by a funeral service in thefuneral home at 11am. Relativesand friends are kindly invited. Atthe request of the family the in-terment will be private. For di-rections, guestbook and fullobituary, pemurrayfuneral.com.

LoVUOLOGilda E. Of Norwood, passed

away on February 11, 2020 at theage of 95. Daughter of the lateSam and Mary (Balestra)LoVuolo. Loving sister of thelate Eleanor Cochran, EmilyCarchedi, Edmund LoVuolo,Virginia LoVuolo, Muriel“Dolly” McIntosh and Maurice“Sonny” LoVuolo. Also survivedby many loving and devotednieces, nephews and specialfriends all whom she loveddearly. A Funeral Mass was heldon Saturday February 15, 2020at St. Catherine of Siena ChurchNorwood. Burial will be at High-land Cemetery Norwood. In lieuof flowers, donations may bemade in her name to the OldColony Hospice, 321 ManleyStreet, West Bridgewater, MA02379. www.Kraw-KornackFuneralHome. FamilyOwned And Operated. 781-762-0482

McDONNELLPatrick “Noel” Of West

Roxbury, February 14, 2020.Beloved husband of Phyllis(Larkin). Cherished father ofMarie McDonnell of WestRoxbury, Raymond and his wifeBarbie of Stoughton, David andhis wife Joyce of Mansfield, andAndrea McKenna and her hus-band Sean of West Roxbury.Loving “Grampa” of Allison andAudrey McDonnell ofMansfield, Eileen and JaneMcKenna of West Roxbury andBridget McDonnell ofStoughton. Dear brother of Mary

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

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

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

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

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Deaths continued from page 10Carragher, Kathleen Carragherand the late Nan O’Hara andFrank McDonnell, all of Co.Armagh, Ireland. Also survivedby many nieces, nephews anddear friends. A Funeral Mass washeld on Tuesday, February 18thin St. Theresa Church. IntermentSt. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, donations may be madeto St. Jude Medical Children’sResearch Hospital, 501 St. JudePlace, Memphis, TN 38105-1905. For guestbook,www.gormleyfuneral.com Will-iam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600

McLAUGHLINRose (Menz) Of Reading,

February 12, 2020, at age 94.Beloved wife of the late WilliamJ. McLaughlin. Cherishedmother of James McLaughlinand his wife Diane, JohnMcLaughlin and his wife Vir-ginia Valentine, AnnMcLaughlin, and RobertMcLaughlin and his wifePornpen. Devoted grandmotherof 7 and great-grandmother of 4.Dear sister of the late Paul Menz,Eleanor Menz, Catherine Scholl,Louise Fraher and MarjorieTrainor. Also survived by manyloving nieces and nephews. AFuneral Mass Celebrating Rose’sEternal Life was held on Satur-day, Feb. 15th in St. AthanasiusChurch, Reading. Interment willbe held in Forest Glen Cemetery,Reading. Please consider dona-tions in memory of Rose to theFriends of Reading Public Li-brary, 64 Middlesex Ave., Read-ing, MA 01867 or atwww.readingpl.org or St.Athanasius Church Fund, 300Haverhill St., Reading, MA01867. To send a memorial con-dolence, www.barilefuneral.comor www.facebook.com/


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Novena to St. ClareAsk St. Claire for three favors,1 business, 2 impossible. Saynine Hail Marys for ninedays, with lighted candle.Pray whether you believe ornot. Publish on the ninthday. Powerful novena. Say“May the Sacred Heart ofJesus be praised, adored,glorified, now and forever,throughout the whole world.Amen.” Your request will begranted, no matter howimpossible it may seem.

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Novena to St. JudeOh Holy St. Jude Apostle and Mar-tyr, great in virtue and rich inmiracles, near Kinsman of JesusChrist faithful intercessor of all whoinvoke your special patronage in timeof need, to you I have recourse fromthe depths of my heart and humblybeg to whom God has given suchgreat power to come to my assistance.Help me in my present and urgent pe-tition. In return I promise to makeyour name known and cause you tobe invoked. Say three Our Fathers,three Hail Marys and three Glorias.Publication must be promised. St.Jude pray for us and all who invokeyour aid. Amen. This must be said fornine consecutive days. This Novena hasnever been known to fail.

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MYCROFTLoretta A. (Manning) Long-

time resident of West Roxbury,formerly of Jamaica Plain, Feb-ruary 12, 2020. Daughter of thelate Joseph and Helen (Downey)Manning. Beloved wife of thelate Walter J. Mycroft, Sr. “Pee-wee.” Devoted mother of WalterJ. Mycroft “Peewee Jr.” and hiswife Meagan of NC; Kim M.Mycroft of Foxboro; KellyMycroft Stroud and her husbandLarry of NC; Sherry L. Mycroftof Medfield; Cheryl A. Mycroftof Medfield. Loving Nana ofSean, Jordan, Hayley, Tahlia,Tyler, Timothy, Ariana, Marcus,Joshua and Declan. Sister ofAlice Alker, Deborah Dorseyand the late Joseph Manning,Elizabeth Givens, Ellen Higgins,Anne McKenzie, JosephineManning, Catherine MacIntyre,Barbara Genovese, ThomasManning, Robert Manning andRichard Manning. Also survivedby many nieces and nephews. AFuneral Mass was held on Tues-day, February 18th in Holy NameChurch, West Roxbury. Inter-ment in St. Michael Cemetery,Roslindale. For guestbook,pemurrayfuneral.com P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins George F.Doherty & Sons West Roxbury617 325 2000

PADOVANOCarl A. Of Hyde Park, passed

peacefully on February 11th, sur-rounded by his loving family atthe age of 79. Beloved husbandof Marianne (O’Brien) of 57years. Devoted father of LynneAdams and her companionStephen of New Brunswick,Canada, Ann Marie Baggs and

her husband Carl of WestRoxbury, Anthony and his wifeMary of Avon, and CarlaSpellman and her husband Brianof Medway. Cherished brother ofStephen of Florida, RosemaryCapobianco of Rowley, Victorand his wife Linda of Carver,Joan Hartford of Foxborough,Rena Bognanno and her husbandJoseph of Canton, and the lateAnthony. Brother-in-law ofPatrick O’Brien and his wifePamela of Marshfield. Loving“Grampy” of six grandsons, fourgreat-grandchildren, and alsosurvived by many nieces, neph-ews and friends. A Mass ofChristian Burial was held onMonday, February 17th at MostPrecious Blood Church, HydePark. Interment will be private atthe family’s request. Please, inlieu of flowers, all donations canbe made to The MyastheniaGravis Foundation. Forguestbook, please visitthomasfuneralhomes.com

STEVENSMarie T. (Kenney) Of West

Roxbury, passed away peacefullyat home on Sunday, February 9,at the age of 86. Wife of the lateJames E. Stevens, daughter of thelate John and Mary (Kelly)Kenney of Brookline, and sisterof the late John Kenney and hislate wife Patricia of California. Agraduate of Regis College, Classof 1954. She had a 44 year careerin Probation, retiring as ChiefProbation Officer of the DistrictCourt of Newton. She became thefirst female Chief when appointedto the position in 1977. A FuneralMass was held on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 18th in Saint Theresa’sChapel, West Roxbury. Inter-ment Saint Joseph Cemetery. Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600

St. Jude’s NovenaMay the Sacred Heart of Jesusbe adored, glorified, loved andpreserved throughout theworld, now and forever. Sa-cred Heart of Jesus pray for us.St. Jude, worker of miracles,pray for us. St. Jude, helper ofthe hopeless, pray for us. Saythis prayer 9 times a day. Bythe 9th day your prayer will beanswered. It has never beenknown to fail. Publicationmust be promised. Thank youSt. Jude. My Prayers were an-swered.

In gratitude for helping me.—T.D.S.


community for help.”“One of the big problems there is hunger,” the Rep said. “Give

them Stop and Shop cards to the mothers and grandmothers.”Pond Association member Micah Sachs said he would call

Polanco and see what she needs.Another member David Moir advised caution.“The Association needs more research,” he said. “Let’s meet

again and prepare a report.”Board member Kevin Moloney made a motion that “not more”

than $500 go to the task force; the motion passed 11 to 1.Elugardo said this is an election year.“I don’t know if I have an opponent yet,” she said. “If I do I’ll

replace meetings like this with door knocking in the neighbor-hoods.”

Thanking everyone, she excused herself to speak at the Ward19 Democratic meeting at Roslindale House on Poplar Street.

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Hyde PHyde PHyde PHyde PHyde Pararararark Yk Yk Yk Yk Youth Baskouth Baskouth Baskouth Baskouth Baskeeeeetball Wtball Wtball Wtball Wtball Week 9eek 9eek 9eek 9eek 9The Hyde Park Youth Bas-

ketball Association (HPYBA)season is in the final stretch.With only two games left it iscrunch time as teams prepare forthe playoffs. The two divisionsseem to have a big gap betweenthe top of the standings and thebottom. The players of the In-structional Division for 6-9 yearolds at the Ohrenberger Commu-nity Center are sad that the sea-son is almost over but have allagreed to keep working on theirgame until next season. The RayFoley and Craig Curran sawsome exciting, high scoringgames. We are excited to seewhat these last two weeks willlook like for the teams.

Foley Division Results

Darkside 50 - 3-Pointers 49What an incredible game this

was, especially for the five play-ers that showed up for the 3-Pointers this week. The first seedDarkside went out to an earlylead but it was the drive in the 3-Pointers that left the score soclose. The 3-Pointers were ledon offense by Freddy Johnsonand Andrew Igharo who scored15 and 14 points respectively.They were able to control thepace of the game in the secondhalf. It was the defensive effortof Alex Francios who kept theteam in the game. Alex got intofoul trouble in the first half butwas able to keep composurewhile Nathaniel Bodden steppedup to help in the second half. TheDarkside were able to pull offthis win behind the leadership ofJay Jackson who scored 24points and directed his team-mates on offense and defense.He was able to find Justin Elowon some give and gos to the bas-ket and Phalen Browne played ahuge role on defense again thisweek with a handful of blockedshots and some forced turnovers.

The 3-Pointers hope that thisdrive will continue as they pre-pare to face the Hoyas next week,and the Darkside are one stepcloser to finishing in first andwill keep those dreams alive witha win against the Cowboys nextweek.

Cowboys 55 - Hoyas 50It looked like the Hoyas had

this game in the bag but the Cow-boys had something else in mind.The Hoyas went out to an earlylead behind the scoring of LouisGerrado who had 19 points andCorey Cunnif who had 11 points.Barron Langston played toughdefense for the Hoyas holding offthe fast breaks of the Cowboys.The fourth quarter was like awhole different game for theCowboys who scored 23 points.They were able to find Christo-pher Martinez in the paint and hescored 23 points for the game.Isaiah Figueroa also found hisshot in the second half scoring12 points for his team. It was ateam effort on defense to keepthe Hoyas off of the free throwline while forcing turnovers thatsealed the deal for the Cowboys.The Hoyas hope they will havea different result next weekagainst the 3-Pointers and theCowboys hope they can keep thismomentum going as they prepareto take on the Darkside.

Foley Division StandingsW L T

Darkside 8 1 03-Pointers 6 2 1Cowboys 2 6 1Hoyas 1 8 0

Curran Division Results

3-Pointers 28-Blue Devils 12Another tough match for the

Blue Devils this week against the3-Pointers. Even though thescore did not end up in their fa-vor, they played extremely as ateam. Yamil Araujo led the teamin scoring with 6 points withJeymiGuirado, Jayden Omoruyi,and Jaden Pinet all scoring 2

points. On defense it was VasaniFigueroa who had another weekof exceptional play, making itdifficult for the 3-Pointers todrive the ball on his defensiveside. The 3-Pointers got out toan early lead and never let upbehind the orchestration ofDesmond Monterio and JaydenRaymond who scored 8 and 6points respectively. The otherfour players this week were alsoable to score points showing thediversity of plays that the 3-Pointers have in their book. Ondefense, it was JeremiahAndrade who made the baselineimpossible to get to and JoshuaTorres who was able to get a fewsteals in this game. The BlueDevils look to regroup as theyprepare to take on the Raptorsnext week, and the 3-Pointerswill keep this momentum goingas they practice for their gameagainst the Sonics.

Sonics 14-Raptors 13What a way to end this

weekend’s basketball games.Neither team could buy a basketand this game came down to thefinal two minutes and an ex-tremely clutch basket. The Rap-tors had the lead for almost theentire game. They were led byBJ O’Neil who scored 9 pointsand Alex Diaz who ran the of-fensive plays from the top of thekey. On defense Isaac Josephand Nathan Etienne stopped theSonics from driving to the hoop.This was an uphill battle for theSonics. Quinton Avevor took thereins for the team developingplays and leading the team inscoring with 8 points. Defen-sively, it was RichmarchExantusand Gideon Egbon who kepttheir team in this game. Thegame was decided by GideonEgbon who got an offensive re-bound and put it right back upscoring the game winner withless than a minute to go. TheRaptors look to work on theirtwo minute drill this week inpractice as they prepare for theBlue Devils, and the Sonics willride this high through to theirgame against the 3-Pointers.

Curran Division Standings

W T L3-Pointers 7 1 1Sonics 6 3 0Blue Devils 2 6 1Raptors 2 7 0


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vanced aged seniors and do some-thing wonderful for them,” shesaid.

During the event, she said itwas an amazing experience.

“It’s been wonderful,everybody’s really excited to seeus and happy we’re here and de-lighted to have us as a commu-nity group do more for the com-munity here,” she said.

Ulrich said she comes to theAltenheim as an audiologist, andwhen she floated the idea to theGerman Centre’s leadership theywere all in.

“I’m here pretty regularly andI’m a doctor of hearing and im-balance disorders, so I have apretty good relationship with thestaff here and so this seemed likea logical place for us to start,” shesaid.

Ulrich said it was fun for theirmembership as well. MemberArlene Hanafin said she grew upin volunteer service, and this wasa great way, she felt, to pay offthe debt younger people owe toseniors.

“I grew up doing some typeof service. I was the general man-ager for my kids T-Ball for yearsand when my kids got to a certainage, I stopped volunteering,” saidHanafin. “I knew I needed to giveback, I have a great life and Ishould help other people. I thinktoday is a fabulous idea, and Ithink our seniors areunderappreciated. They took careof us and now it’s our turn to take

care of them.”Deutches Altenhiem CEO and

President Michael Lincoln saidwhen the Rotary came to him withthe idea, they were excited.

“It’s fantastic, it’s communityoutreach that the German Centrehas integrated into,” he said. “It’sreally nice.”

Lincoln spoke as he helpedRotary members carry the gallonbuckets with water and flowers tomore than 200 residents.

“I knew they were coming andI just wanted to greet them andsay thank you, but Rotary beingas active as they are, they juststarted going on their own,” hesaid with a laugh. “I just had tocorral them and say, ‘ok, this isthe way to go,’ and I just didn’twant them to get lost.”

Lincoln said he would defi-nitely be open to hosting this event

and others like it in the future.“It is a good community orga-

nization, and we already havemembers from the St. TheresaSchool come in once a month, andwe’d obviously welcome the Ro-tary to come more often. I thinkwe had somebody from Rotarycome in last year to talk about abook he wrote, so we’d be morethan happy.”

Lincoln said any other orga-nization looking to help out ismore than welcome to contact theGerman Centre.

Resident Peggy Marino saidshe loved getting a Valentine.

“They’re beautiful, the flow-ers are good and I love the idea,”she said.

For more information andmore ways to volunteer with theRotary go toWestRoxburyClub.org.

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West Roxbury Roslindale Parkway members donated their time duringValentine's Day to bring a little color to the residents of the German Centre.

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that people need to hear, so it’s my job to let them know.”One African influence Jones educated people about was an in-

strument he played called the banjar, a precursor to the banjo. Partdrum, part string instrument, it was used to send messages thatwhite people could not understand during slavery.

Another way slaves communicated escape routes was throughspirituals, he said. Canaan was a disguise for Canada, while theJordan was the Mississippi River.

Jones wove a historical tapestry through his music, bridgingdiverse musical styles with inflections of humor. He also did im-personations of Elvis, Ed Sullivan and a stirring rendition of howAretha Franklin could turn the word “Amen” into a two-minutemelodic voyage that nearly raised the rafters.

Jones engaged the audience throughout, encouraging them tosing along to “My Girl,” “Amazing Grace” and “Oh, Irene.”

He also was not afraid to get political. One of his most popularcompositions was “Lightin’s Barack Obama Blues.” While it cel-ebrated the first African American president, it lamented that no mat-ter what he did, “somebody’s still gon’ be mad at you.”

Rev. Anne Bancroft, pastor of the Theodore Parker Church, saidshe was thrilled to have the concert series, and Jones in particular.

“One of my goals is to help this congregation be a resource to thecommunity that’s beyond who we are as a church, that really drawspeople in for all kinds of things,” she said. “We center around spirit,justice and arts. I really think it’s great that we are bringing in peopleto learn stuff that they wouldn’t otherwise see or hear.”

Bancroft thanked Jones for “bringing the spirit a little bit east.’“I think these days, we could all use a little uplift,” she said.She added that the Sunday service, which Jones attended, cel-

ebrated the 15th and 19th amendments and particularly honoredAfrican American women who have influenced history.

“Music is a universal language that deepens communication,”said Roslindale resident Joanne Prince. “And he gave us a historylesson.”

“I just thought the depth and breadth of the whole historicalstory and the way he put it into context was awesome,” DavidHolzman of Roslindale said. “The music itself was great. And itwas really fascinating the way he could impersonate so many dif-ferent styles and people. It was a great way to spend an otherwisecold night.”

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ICE SKATING New WINTER Learn-to-Skate

classes for children, ages 4 to 18start soon at the ice rink in WestRoxbury. Classes at the Jim RocheArena, 1255 VFW Pkwy, start Sun-day, March 1st for 5 weeks, at 4:00p.m. Classes are also available at10 area rinks. Use hockey, recre-ational or figure skates. Beginner,intermediate and advanced classestaught. For information and to reg-ister, call Bay State Skating Schoolat 781-890-8480 or visit online atwww.BayStateSkatingSchool.org. Celebrating Over 50 years!

PARKWAY YOUTH SOCCERLEAGUE IS ACCEPTINGAPPLICATIONS

Parkway Youth Soccer Leagueis accepting applications for the2020 season. Games begin in April.There will be 2 seasons, spring andfall, played at Millennium Park,West Roxbury. Applications may bedownloaded and printed from the‘parkwaysoccerwestroxbury’ siteon Google. Applications may alsobe picked up at the Roche FamilyCenter, Phil’s Barber Shop in WestRoxbury, Elie’s Barber Shop inWest Roxbury and Sebastian’s Bar-ber Shop in Roslindale.

Parkway Youth Soccer is inits 42th season. Children born be-tween Jan 1, 2005 and Dec. 31,2015 are eligible to play in the regu-lar league. High school studentsborn between 2002 and 2004 areeligible to play in the Senior Divi-sion. Applications received afterFeb. 28 depend upon availability ofspace. For more information, con-tact 617-962-4271.

PARKWAY CONCERTORCHESTRA - MARCH 8

Parkway Concert Orchestracontinues its 75th anniversary sea-son with ‘Sounds of the SymphonyOrchestra’ on Sunday, March 8 at3:00 p.m. at Holy Name ParishUpper Church, 1689 Centre Street,West Roxbury. Music DirectorThomas Kociela will conduct alively program including the firstmovement of Schubert’s Sym-phony in C major, selections fromElgar’s Enigma Variations, musicfrom ‘Hamilton’ and ‘The Soundof Music’ and the finale fromTchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.The program will feature MoisesCarrasco in Giovanni Bottesini’sDouble Bass Concerto No. 2 in Bminor.

To enhance your concert expe-rience, the performance features apre-concert talk (from 2:35 to 2:50)with Resident Conductor Brian

Bell.This concert is presented by

Holy Name Enrichment Programand is sponsored by Vogt RealtyGroup in memory of Gene and AnnVogt. During intermission, the au-dience will have a chance to meetand learn about the orchestra instru-ments at an instrument petting zoo.Concert admission is free. Doorswill open at 2:30 p.m. For moreinformation, please call 617-792-4277, visit the orchestra’s web sitea t h t t p : / /www.parkwayconcertorchestra.org/content/2019Season/19-20 or visitus on Facebooka t w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /parkwayconcertorchestra.

MARDI GRAS PARTYThe Stratford Street United

Church & Grace Community Bos-ton hosts a Mardi Gras Party withfull brass band

Pastor Rev. Abigail A. Henrich,along with lead musician DavidLeach, will lead a Mardi Gras ser-vice, complete with a full brassband. They will combine the tra-ditions of Fat Tuesday with AshWednesday, exploring the intersec-tion of music and the sacred. Newtraditions will be offered, includingsacred donuts. If you wonder justwhat a sacred donut is, come andfind out! Everyone, regardless of re-ligious identity, is welcome to en-joy the great music.

West Roxbury, MA, February25th @ 7:00 pm

The service is free and open tothe public. Children are welcome.There will be a child friendly activ-ity.

THE VILLAGERSThe Villagers of Roslindale meet

on the first Tuesday of each monthfrom 12-3 at St. John ChrysostomChurch Hall, 4740 WashingtonStreet, West Roxbury.

Social hour is 12-12:45 with re-freshments followed by a meeting,raffles and bingo. Occasional daytrips and dinners are planned. Ourdues are $10.00 per member paid an-nually. All inquiries, please call DianeGrallo at 617-323-8654 or JeanParrelli at 617-325-4695.

PARKWAY LITTLE LEAGUEREGISTRATION ANDOPENING DAY PARADE

Calling your future All Stars! Registration is currently underway forthe 2020 Parkway Little Leaguespring season, which will kick off withthe 68th annual Opening Day paradeon Saturday, April 11th. Players aged4-12 who live or attend school within

the Parkway area are eligible to par-ticipate. Early registration is encour-aged to avoid late fees and to guaran-tee your spot. For more informationand to register online please visit https://www.parkwaylittleleague.org today.Additional questions can be emailedto [email protected]. Register now for another exciting andfun season down at the complex!

PARKWAY BABE RUTHREGISTRATION ANDTRYOUTS

Parkway Babe Ruth is lookingforward to their 51st Season withBabe Ruth in the Parkway area. Players age 13 -16 are eligible tocontinue their baseball after complet-ing Little League. Final tryouts forthe upcoming 2020 Season will beheld on March 28th and 29th from11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at WestRoxbury High. Anyone interestedin playing must register at https://w w w. l e a g u e l i n e u p . c o m /formpreview.asp?sid=343224062&url=pbrl&FormID=98056. Additional information can reachu sat [email protected] orvia our website https://w w w. l e a g u e l i n e u p . c o m /welcome.asp?url=pbrl

TERRY KITCHEN JOINSRIOT IMPROV FOR SONGSTO SCENES

Saturday February 29 at TheRozzie Square Theater

Award-winning singer/songwriter Terry Kitchen will joinRiot Improv for ‘Songs to Scenes’on Saturday February 29 at theRozzie Square Theater, 5 BasileStreet, Roslindale. Kitchen will beperforming songs from his new CDNext Time We Meet, which willthen be turned into scenes by RiotImprov. The show begins at 8 PMand admission is $15 ($10 stu-dents). Tickets are available atwww.theriottheater.com or at thedoor.

Riot Improv is a hilariousimprov comedy group produced bythe Riot Theater Company, one ofthe co-owners of the Rozzie SquareTheater in Roslindale. The veterancomedians of Riot Improv performweekly shows at the RozzieSquare Theater and present Songsto Scenes the last Saturday of eachmonth. This month, Riot Improvis teaming up with award-winningsinger/songwriter Terry Kitchen tocreate improv comedy inspired bythe emotions, images, lyrics, andrhythms of Terry’s musical perfor-mance.

Called “one of New England’sbest songwriters” by The BostonGlobe, Terry Kitchen creates songsthat are portraits of ordinary peopleand emotions, captured with ex-traordinary compassion, honestyand humor. He’s been performingon folk stages across the countrysince the 1990s, releasing 12CDs, including his latest, NextTime We Meet, which is al-ready being heard across theUS and Canada on folk radio.His songs have won the Mid-Atlantic and USA Song Con-tests and been runner-up in theJohn Lennon Song Contest,and have appeared in numerousfilms.

In the 1980s he was theleader of the groundbreakingBoston band Loose Ties, whoseexperiences he recounts in hisnovel Next Big Thing, called “agreat debut novel” by The SanFrancisco Book Review.

More on Terry atwww.terrykitchen.com

For more information on RIOTIMPROV call 617-942-0294 orvisit www.theriottheater.com.

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