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By Dan Murphy

The Friends of the Phillips Street Play Area was named a finalist this summer in Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s 2020 Garden Contest for its work maintaining the gardens at the playground.

The Friends, a neighborhood nonprofit that serves as steward of the playground, was reportedly one of five finalists in the “Store-front, Organization, or Main Street District Gardens” category, but ultimately lost out to the com-petition.

“We hope that you are proud of your gardening efforts, as being chosen as a finalist is no small feat,” Ryan Woods, commissioner of the Boston Parks Department, wrote in a letter to the Friends dated July 30. “We received a large number of applications and the selection

committee chose your garden as a top contender in its category, how-ever, this year your garden was not selected as a winner.”

Woods added, “We thank you for your effort in beautifying your green space and appreciate your participation. We encourage you to enter the Garden Contest again next year. Your hard work in car-ing for the Phillips Street Play Area has not gone unnoticed. In addi-tion, the finalist selection commit-tee and the contest judges change each year and we often see gardens move up in their rankings.”

Adam Whitney, age 13, and his 11–year-old sister, Jordan Whitney, entered the gardens at the play-ground in the contest on behalf of the Friends group. They both pitch in by watering plants and cleaning

By Dan Murphy

Hampshire House Corporation filed a compliant in U.S. District Court in Boston July 27 against its insurance providers for denying business interruption claims from the losses its restaurants have sus-tained since mid-March due to the pandemic.

The company, which owns and operates Cheers Beacon Hill, Cheers Faneuil Hall, 75 Chest-nut and 75 Liberty Wharf, is suing Allianz Global Risks United States Insurance Company, and

their subsidiaries, Fireman’s Fund Insurance and Associated Indem-nity Corporation, for financial damages to be determined by the court.

“It is so important that Alli-anz/Fireman’s is paying out the insurance policy as it keeps the Hampshire ‘family’ of employees paid and employed, which keeps families across Massachusetts fed,” wrote Markus Ripperger, president and CEO of Hampshire House Corporation. “It’s exactly

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(HampsHire House, Pg. 5)

(Gardens, Pg. 6)

Hampshire House Corp. sues insurance providers over denied business-interruption claims

Friends of Phillips street Play Area named finalist in Mayor’s garden Contest

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROB WHITNEY

Above, the upper garden at the Phillips Street Play Area.

Right, Jordan Whitney cleaning the garden.

Beacon Hill Civic Association Committees

Every spring, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering com-mittee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the committees’ reports here over the next weeks.

traffic & Parking CommitteeDuring the 2019-2020 BHCA

year, the Traffic & Parking Committee continued its work with neighbors and the Walsh Administration to create safer streets for pedestrians, cyclists and automobiles throughout

(BHCa Pg. 2)

By Dan Murphy

The Young Friends of the Public Garden are currently undertaking a “BioBlitz” with the intention of engaging the public to identify and record 2,500 observations of bio-diversity and 400 different living species during a one-month period in the Boston Common, the Com-monwealth Avenue Mall and the Boston Common.

Dr. Colleen Hitchcock, a pro-fessor in the biology department and environmental studies pro-gram at Brandeis University, out-lined the initiative Tuesday during a virtual instruction session. She

said that 1,500 observations of biodiversity and 257 species had already been recorded in the parks since just launching the BioBlitz days beforehand.

Visitors to the three parks can participate using iNaturalist – an app and website (iNaturalist.org) that Dr. Hitchcock said “was con-ceived as a Facebook for natural-ists.”

After participants makes their initial species observation using iNaturalist, they can document it, usually by photographing it, as well as provide information on who they are and where they

‘BioBlitz’ aims to identify and record biodiversity

(BioBlitz, Pg.9)

Mail-in ballots for upcoming elections areon their way

By John Lynds

Despite President Donald Trump voting by mail during elections in 2017, 2018 and 2020, POTUS has spent the past week threatening to sue states that will allow mail-in voting for this upcoming Presidential Elec-tion--falsely claiming it will lead to widespread election fraud.

While Trump has even suggest-ed the November election should be postponed, Boston is going for-ward with sending residents ‘vote by mail’ applications.

At a press conference last week, Mayor Martin Walsh said that reg-istered voters in East Boston and the rest of the city should expect to get a mail-in ballot application in the mail this week, if they haven’t received one already.

“This year, everyone can vote by a mail-in ballot,” said Walsh. “In the past, Massachusetts residents had to show that they had a dis-ability, that their religion prevent-ed them from voting in-person, or that they would be out of town on election day. This year, Massachu-setts passed legislation that waives these requirements, and anyone who requests a mail-in ballot will get one. This will help make sure everyone can exercise their right to vote during COVID-19.”

The Mayor said that it’s import-ant for residents to note that they are getting an application in the mail, and they must fill it out and send it back to the Elections Department to get a mail-in bal-lot. As of last week the City had received 4,000 applications for mail-in ballots.

“Voters can choose which election they’d like a ballot for — the Primary Election on Sep-tember 1st; the General Election on November 7th; or both,” said

(Ballots, Pg.9)

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Beacon Hill. These efforts includ-ed engaging with the engineering team tasked with studying design changes through Beacon Hill, the Back Bay and the South End to improve connectivity for cyclists. In addition, members of the T&P Committee engaged with the city’s Chief of the Streets, Chris Osgood, to slow car traffic on the inside of the neighborhood. As a result of a confluence of factors includ-ing an overwhelmed Cambridge Street, the ubiquity of ride share apps and the utilization of map-ping technology, neighborhood streets lacking infrastructure have become unsafe with the amplifica-tion of car counts. In some ways related to this issue, the committee is among those within the BHCA pushing improvements to Cam-bridge Street in the proposed Mass General expansion that will create a healthier environment for pedes-trians and cyclists.

upcoming BHCA meetings and activities:

Beacon Hill Meet & Greet at Phillips Street Play Area: Monday, August 3rd, 6:30pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/1172039273168609/

Email the BHCA office at [email protected] or follow these FB links for details on these virtual meetings.

Zoning & Licensing Committee Meeting: Wednesday, August 5, 7pm

Join us!If you haven’t yet become a

member of the BHCA, we invite you to join online at www.bhcivic.org/become-a-member.

Your input on quality of life issues on the Hill is important to us, and we rely on you, our neighbors, to bring your com-ments and concerns to our atten-tion. By joining our membership, you strengthen our numbers and add credibility to our purpose as advocates for Beacon Hill. Please call our office at 617-227-1922 or email the BHCA Executive Direc-

tor at [email protected]

with any questions, comments or

concerns, or to learn more about

how you can get involved in your

community.

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WAITING FOR THE BIG ONEAs we are writing this, we are awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Isaias,

which is the earliest-ever ninth named storm of a hurricane season. Although Isaias was a weak Category 1 hurricane when it made land-

fall in the Carolinas and will be a tropical storm by the time it reaches us, it is forecast to combine with a storm front out of the west by the time it reaches New Jersey, bringing heavy rain to western New England and strong winds to eastern New England, similar to what Hurricane Irene did in late August of 2011.

Irene caused widespread power outages in Eastern Mass. (we recall losing all of the contents of our freezer in the basement) and the same is being forecast for Isaias, so we trust that all of our readers are prepared for some degree of inconvenience in the coming days.

Although Isaias will not cause major damage, the record number of named storms already this season gives us pause. Climate change unde-niably is occurring in ways that are not fully understood, but one thing that is clear is that the number and severity of tropical storms are on the increase.

Climate change is bringing warmer ocean temperatures, which are the jet fuel for tropical storms. And for the record, the ocean temperature in Boston Harbor these past two weeks uncharacteristically has been above 70 degrees, which is wonderful for swimmers, but a harbinger of bad things to come.

The Hurricane of 1938 still stands as the fiercest hurricane ever to strike our part of the country, a once-in-a-hundred years weather event. In terms of the odds alone, we are overdue for another major hurricane. But with the effects of climate change factored into the mix, it is clear that Mother Nature could do some serious damage if another coastal storm makes its way here.

So as with everything else in life, it’s just one day at a time as we await the inevitability of The Big One to strike.

DEATHS ARE ONLY PART OF THE COVID STORY

Whether the subject is drunk driving, gun violence, or COVID-19, the headline that grabs our attention always is the death toll, of which there tragically have been more than 150,000 of our fellow Americans from COVID-19.

However, what often goes unreported are the large numbers of inju-ries, whether caused by drunken drivers, guns, or the coronavirus, that have life-altering consequences for victims.

Recent studies have shown that even individuals who are totally asymptomatic when they contract COVID-19 still are likely to have long-term, if not permanent, damage to their heart, lungs, brain, kid-neys, and other organs.

With respect to the heart, a study revealed that more than 3/4 of a group of 100 relatively young and healthy persons who contracted COVID-19 had some degree of visible heart damage -- 76 had evidence of a biomarker signaling cardiac injury typically found after a heart attack -- two months after the virus had cleared their bodies.

We still are learning about the coronavirus, but as time goes on and as our nation lurches ahead with no strategy to contain the pandemic, thereby endangering the lives and health of all of our citizens, it is becom-ing increasingly clear that COVID-19 is a far more insidious threat than initially had been thought.

And as we learn more and more about how damaging COVID-19 can be to even healthy individuals, it is hard to imagine reopening schools and businesses without a national strategy and adequate funding to ensure the health and safety of our people.

BHCA (from pg. 1)

Chair of the Traffic and Parking Committee, Ben Starr.

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL

to the Editor,I am concerned that Gov. Char-

lie Baker is considering rolling back for all of Massachusetts when pos-itive case count for our area (Back Bay, Beacon Hill, West End, North End and Downtown) continues to be at around 10 positive cases per week. This is from the data that the Boston Public Health Com-

mission publishes each Monday. Our small businesses and restau-rants will have difficulty if they are forced to have further restrictions.

The main issue continues to be the uncontrolled spread and deaths in nursing homes. Seventy percent of the 530 deaths in July were in nursing homes. There are currently 12 people in MGH so our capacity at our hospitals is under control.

Will you please consider

advocating for “smart” shutdowns within your district and all of Bos-ton if necessary, and only close those businesses that have a link to a case temporarily? Our stores and restaurants in Beacon Hill and Back Bay have been very respect-ful of the parameters in place. It would be unfortunate to place any further restrictions on them at this point.

Diana Coldren

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The North-facing studio window in the last clue is on 124 Chestnut Street built as a stable in 1865. The Massachusetts Historic Commission identifies this as the Samuel Eliot Stable and writes that it has been, “Altered beyond recognition …” They also note it was once an automo-bile factory.

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By Lauren Bennett

Mayor Walsh held a press con-ference on Friday, July 31, where he provided updates on the City’s COVID-19 efforts, as well as invit-ed Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius to speak more about the status of the BPS reopening plan.

COVID UPDATESWalsh said on Friday that the

seven day daily average of new cases remains “very low,” as does the number of COVID patients in hospitals. He said that while there has been a “small uptick” in the number of cases in the state, it is not currently a cause of concern.

“Compared to the rest of the United States, Boston and the Commonwealth are working extremely hard to make sure we keep these numbers down,” Walsh said.

He said that so far, $33 million has been raised for the Boston Resiliency Fund, and more than $24 million has been distributed to nonprofits and organizations serv-ing youth, families and seniors.

More than 1500 meals a week are being distributed to the City’s seniors, and Lyft drivers have delivered more than 2000 bags of food at no cost to the City, Walsh added, which helps keep these

drivers employed. Additionally, 100 food pantries and 18 farmers markets are open in the City.

Other food access measures include working with Project Bread to increase SNAP enroll-ment. “Food access is an equity issue and we’ve been addressing it for a long time,” Walsh said.

He also added that the new mobile testing team will be in dif-ferent neighborhoods across the city every two weeks, bringing tests to areas that need it the most. “Testing is one of the best tools we have for stopping the spread of the virus,” Walsh said.

The City will also be hosting a series of virtual panels about how the virus has impacted its big-gest sectors, including hospitality, construction, retail, and the IT/tech industry. These forums will be “geared towards” college and job training programs, Walsh said, and experts in the industries will be able to share latest market trends as well as answer questions.

Walsh also spoke about the importance of filling out the Cen-sus so the city is not undercount-ed, as funds are needed to support every Boston resident.

“We need people to fill out the Census,” Walsh said. “Everyone counts equally in our democracy.”

BPS UPSATES

Walsh announced last week that BPS was looking at a hybrid model for students in the fall, where they would be split into groups and alternate remote learning and in-person learning. Parents would have the option to have their chil-dren learn entirely remotely.

“Keeping our kids safe is the number one priority,” Walsh said last Friday. “We’re planning for every scenario. We know that we will not start school this year with all in-person learning.”

Walsh made it clear that he does not want to see “an issue” made out of reopening schools. “Let’s think about how we reopen schools safely.” He said if schools can’t be reopened safely at all this fall, they will have to be reopened at some point so the discussion needs to start now about how to do it in the best, safest way.

“We are not these other states where they’re seeing surges,” Walsh said, “and quite honestly, public employees and people are being completely ignored by gov-ernments in these other states. You are not being ignored here in Bos-ton.”

BPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said that “it was’t easy pivoting in four short days to ensure food access to our fami-lies, to reinvent a whole new way of educating children; while also giving them the technology while we were sheltering in so they could continue their learning at home.”

She said that since schools

closed in March, more than 32,000 Chromebooks and almost 1.4 mil-lion meals have been distributed to students across the City. She added that more than 14,000 contacts with students have been made to provide support for mental health.

“We learned a lot,” she said of this past spring’s remote learning experience. “We know now that many students struggle in this new way of learning,” and families need more guidance to help their students at home.

“It is clear that the best place for children to learn is at school, in a classroom, with their teacher,” she said. “But…we will only bring them back if it’s safe to do so. Safe-ty is our top priority.”

Cassellius said that BPS has been “planning for months” and gathering data from students, fam-ilies, and staff through surveys, as well as walking through schools, looking at blueprints, and “evalu-ating our spring remote learning.”

She said that facility concerns such as water temperature, bath-rooms, fixing windows, and order-ing HVAC units is something that is being addressed by BPS, as is working on signage.

She said meetings on reopen-ing safely have included voices of families, students, teachers, school leaders, the Nurses Faculty Sen-ate, and other stakeholders. She said they are hard at work on the hybrid model as well as focusing heavily on the remote learning aspect, as a switch may have to be

made to completely remote learn-ing should the virus worsen in the communities.

She said that parents will be able to choose between either the “hybrid or remote model without losing their spot at their school,” and a survey will be released soon asking parents which they prefer for their children.

“Over the last several months, we have witnessed the inequalities that existed in our community, but have become exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Cassellius said. “As we reckon with decades of racial inequality and a systemic oppression and as we ban together in a call to action so our children inherit a better, fairer, and more just society, and as such, we at BPS are keeping equity at the center and are committed to rectifying the barriers and inequalities that exist in our policies, in our prac-tice, and one by one, because our children deserve the opportunity and the access to an excellent and equitable education.”

She said that reinventing edu-cation is something that has to be done, because “we can’t just throw up our hands and do nothing.” She said that “our children don’t get a rewind. There’s no do-over.”

Walsh again asked for the reopening of schools to not be a political issue, and to “keep the kids at the forefront” of the con-versation.

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Walsh gives COVID-19 updates, Cassellius discusses BPs reopening plan


By Dan Murphy

An illustrated timeline on dis-play at Old South Church, in Cop-ley Square, chronicles its 350-year history to date while shedding new light on the role the church and its congregation have played in shap-ing the annals of both Boston and the nation.

“Our hope is that it tells the story not only of the church, but also of Boston,” said Rev. Nancy S. Taylor, the church’s senior minister and CEO, as well as a resident of Back Bay, in describing the instal-lation that adorns the church’s sanctuary. “ I think that it’s really surprising to a lot of people that the church and its congregation have had such a huge influence on American history.”

The timeline is broken down into 30-year increments, with a single panel dedicated to each of the church’s12 eras, beginning with “Born in a Storm (1669-1699)” and ending with “A New Millennium (1999-2019),” and it incorporates Ben Franklin, who worshipped and was educated there as a child, as well as Phillis Wheatley, who would become the first published African American author, among the historical fig-ures who were at one time mem-bers of the congregation.

Elizabeth Morgan, chair of the church’s Tell the Story Task Force of the 350th Anniversary Com-mittee and a South End resident, said the origins of the timeline date back about three years as part of a larger commemorative project, which also includes the

recent publication of “Old South Church in Boston: 1669-2019, A Concise Theological, Histori-cal, and Whimsical Encyclopedia by its Members, Ministers, and Friends” – an illustrated, 696-page book that culls 400 essays on the noteworthy events and individuals that collectively tell the church’s story. (The book is available for purchase at https://tinyurl.com/OSC-Encyclopedia.)

Assembling the timeline proved to be a particularly daunting task, however, Morgan said, because limited space meant that the story told in the exhaustive book needed to be drastically reduced in scope.

“It was challenge deciding which stories to tell and what ones would be of the most inter-est,” Morgan said. “Then we had to find a way to visually show the stories and condense [each one] into a couple of sentences. We sometimes spent hours debating [the language] – that was really challenging.”

A family tree inside the time-line also traces the myriad other churches and organizations that

Old South Church has helped father, including the African Amer-ican, the YMCA and City Mission, among others.

The Anniversary Committee settled on the timeline concept after rejecting an earlier proposal to tell the church’s story via larg-er-size murals in the upstairs meet-ing rooms.

“We didn’t want the church to end up looking like a museum,” Morgan said, “but we wanted to share some of this information with the public.”

The Anniversary Committee then commissioned Joshua Cleav-er, a Connecticut-based graphic designer and artist, to develop the timeline, as well two other on-site installations - a mural in the alcove that weaves together images of significant figures and events from the church’s history in chronolog-ical order, as well as “wallpaper” in the lobby waiting-area that arbi-trarily assembles some of the most striking images from the church’s

the reason that we purchased the policies to start with. We had to furlough 250 people we employ, and are suffering millions in losses, in this generally very trying time. We are trying to survive this as a small business that has been in the neighborhood for over 50 years.”

While Hampshire House Cor-poration did receive money from the Paycheck Protection Program, Ripperger said the funding “was used to reduce layoffs, not subsi-dize the insurance industry, valid insurance claims and the insurance carriers’ bottom line.”

Hampshire House’s insurance “provides blanket coverage lim-its of $10,860,000 for business income losses and expenses,”

according to the lawsuit, and “[t]here is no exclusion in the poli-cy for lost business income and expenses caused by emergency Orders restricting Hampshire’s business activities at their proper-ties.”

Tucker Merrigan, an attorney representing Hampshire House and a principal with Boston-based Sweeney Merrigan Law (swee-neymerrigan.com), said, “This is a breach of contract case; there is no virus exclusion and no basis to deny [the claim].”

Sabrina Glavan, an Allianz spokesperson, said the company has “no comment” on the matter at this time.

HampsHire House (from pg. 1)

Virtual Public Meeting

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Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary

Zoom Registration Linkhttps://bit.ly/3gewXo9

Wednesday, August 196:00 PM - 8:00 PM

MGH Clinical Building

Project Proponent:Mass General Hospital

Project Description:This is a public meeting focused on the topic of historic preservation in regards to the proposed MGH Clinical Building project. The meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. Please register for this meeting at the following link: https://bit.ly/3gewXo9

Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) has postponed all in-person BPDA-held public meetings regarding Article 80 development projects and planning initiatives.

mail to: Edward Carmody Boston Planning & Development Agency One City Hall Square, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02201phone: 847.542.2065email: [email protected]

Illustrated timeline chronicles Old south Church’s 350-year history

The “wallpaper” found in the lobby waiting area of Old South Church that assembles some of the best images from the church’s collection.

“Born in a Storm (1669-1699)” – the first of 12 panels that together chronologically recount the history of Old South Church.

collection against a background that simulates the appearance of stained glass.

Moreover, Cleaver deigned two decals emblazoned with quotes from Rev. George A. Gor-don, a former minister at Old South Church, and Ola Eliza-beth Winslow, the historian who penned the book commemorat-ing the church’s 300th anniversa-

ry, that decorate the alcove near the entrance while a third quote above an ascending staircase near the front door from 19th century American poet John Greenleaf Whittier declares: “So long as Bos-ton shall Boston be, And her bay-tides rise and fall, Shall freedom stand in the Old South Church, And plead for the rights of all.”

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up the gardens on a regular basis.“As one of the original found-

ers of the Friends group, I am very proud of the efforts of everyone in the Friends group - especially my kids - in keeping the Phillips Street Play Area clean and safe for all the residents of our neighborhood,

and in keeping our garden space beautiful,” wrote their father, Rob Whitney, of Phillips Street.

A virtual awards ceremony for the Garden Contest is set to take place later this month, according to the city.

Above, Adam Whitney watering the garden.

Right, the upper garden at the Phillips Street Play Area.


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By Dan Murphy

As the ongoing restoration of the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common progresses, the sculpture’s stonework is being disassembled bit by bit before the bronze sculpture can be removed as one piece and taken off site to be refurbished.

“We’re in the process of care-fully removing every stone at the plaza level – railings, urns and other elements - and last week, we took off the top of monument with the capstone,” Ben Rosenberg, a principal at the structural-engi-neering firm Silman Associates’ Boston office, said Friday. “Then we’ll work down, removing stones from the back and the sides.”

The approximately $3 million restoration of the bas-relief mon-ument that pays tribute to the first Northern black volunteer infantry unit enlisted to fight in the Civil War and was created by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens marks a unique partnership between the Friends of the Public Garden, the City of Boston, the Museum of African American History and the National Park Service.

During this phase of the project, supplemental steel will be installed within the monument itself, fol-lowed by the installation of a protection system for the exist-ing beams within the plaza. The monument will also undergo a “cathodic protection run,” Rosen-berg said, during which an electric current will be discharged through its steel beams to prevent addition-al corrosion (although the method can’t remedy existing conditions).

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The Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common undergoing restoration work.

Restoration on shaw 54th Memorial moves forwardThe monument will also be “ret-

ro-fitted seismically” to withstand earthquakes, Rosenberg said.

“We think about the project as having interrelated scopes that dance around each other as the work proceeds,” Rosenberg said.

“To date, we’ve really concen-trated on the beginning of stone removal to clean and replace it and the initial stages of bronze res-toration, such as documenting and photographing [the sculpture] and protecting it in advance of taking it

off site to get it restored.”Once all the bronze work is

revealed and accessible, Rosenberg added, a steel cage will be installed around the sculpture before it can be removed and transported to Skylight Studios in Woburn for

refurbishing.Restoration work on the Shaw

54th Memorial commenced at the end of May after construction restrictions due to the pandemic were lifted, and it’s expected to wrap up around November.

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By Lauren Bennett

The City Council Committee

on Ways and Means held a lengthy

hearing on July 28 regarding Bos-

ton Police Department (BPD) over-

time, after which many councilors

still had many questions regarding

different aspects of the BPD struc-

ture and overtime.

Committee Chair Kenzie Bok

assured the councilors and the

public that these questions will

be part of an extensive follow-up

with the appropriate departments.

The City Council voted to pass

the proposed budget for Fiscal

Year 2021 in June, which calls

for the reallocation of $12 million

in police overtime. Bok said she

believes it’s the Council’s “respon-

sibility” to ensure that the admin-

istration follows through and real-

izes this savings.

Councilor Andrea Campbell

started by saying she would have

liked to see even more money

removed from the police budget,

and stated that she has seen an

“uptick in homicides and stab-

bings” in her district of Dorches-

ter and Mattapan. She said that

she has heard conversations in the

community that the lowering of

the overtime budget is leading to

less police officers out in the com-

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Community Corner

Beacon Hill Civic Association

Committees

Every spring, the Beacon Hill

Civic Association publishes its

Annual Report covering com-

mittee accomplishments during

the past year. We’ll be sharing the

committees’ reports here over the

next weeks.

Parks & Public Spaces

Committee

The Parks & Public Spac-

es Committee is charged with

monitoring the condition of our

neighborhood’s greenspaces, pri-

marily the Common, the Public

Garden and the Esplanade. We

(BHCA Pg. 4)

COOLING OFF ON THE COMMON

(PoliCe, Pg.6)

PHOTOS BY D. MURPHY

The Tadpole Playground, which remains a popular destination for families from Boston and beyond. City Council holds lengthy

hearing on police overtime

By Times staff

A truck carrying an oversized

metal frame cut a swath through

the neighborhood on Wednesday,

July 22, at about 8:30 a.m., top-

pling a tree and spinning a postal

box around on the sidewalk near

the corner of Revere and Garden

streets in the process.

A reader who alerted us to this

matter said she has observed count-

less over-sized vehicles “get into

trouble” while cutting through the

neighborhood during the 20 years

she has lived on Beacon Hill.

“It makes me wonder why,

at the least, there’s no signage at

the corner of Charles and Revere

streets that warns drivers of

what lies ahead,” Deborah Holt

wrote. “Full-sized tour buses (of

which there have been several) and

very large trucks cannot negotiate

the turns required to exit down to

Cambridge Street or up to Myrtle

Street. Revere Street is especial-

ly susceptible to being used as a

cut-through by unfamiliar drivers

because of the direct access from

Storrow Drive. There should be

signage that strongly warns driv-

Truck cutting through neighborhood leaves destruction in its path

(TruCk, Pg. 12)

By Seth Daniel

Capt. Robert Ciccolo comes

from a long line of police officers

in his family, but that didn’t mean

he knew he wanted to be a police

officer too.In fact, the 37-year veteran said

it took him awhile to decide his line

of work, which was cemented after

joining the Boston Police Cadet

program in the 1980s. Now, he is

the new leader of the Charlestown

and Downtown Police Area (A-15

and A-1), coming from a supervi-

sory role on the Night Command

for the North of the City – which

included Charlestown.

“Policing wasn’t always my first

choice,” he said. “I was a young

man who wasn’t sure where I

wanted to go. It wasn’t like all

my life I wanted to be a cop like

Captain Robert Ciccolo.

Being Safe and Feeling Safe

Capt. Ciccolo new leader of downtown police district

(CiCColo, Pg. 9)

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Staff Report

On Friday, the American Fed-eration of Teachers (ATF) Massa-chusetts Executive Board, made up of elected representatives of the 23,000 AFT members state-wide, voted to call for a remote start to school this fall, citing the rising levels of COVID-19 transmission in Massachusetts, lengthy delays in obtaining test results, and the lack of hot water, adequate ventilation, and space for social distancing in school buildings.

“We miss our students terribly, and we all wish we could be back in the classroom with them. But it’s become clear in the last few weeks that an in-person return to schools would unacceptably put the health and safety of our students, their families, and ed-ucators at risk. Parents, grand-parents, and educators – may-be even students – would die,” said AFT Massachusetts Presi-dent Beth Kontos. “Community

transmission of COVID-19 is on the rise again in Massachusetts, and lengthy delays in testing mean we won’t know whether a sick student has the common cold or the deadly virus. In the schools AFT Massachusetts rep-resents, especially in Boston and our Gateway Cities, years of chronic underfunding have left us with unsafe school facilities: windows that don’t open, bath-rooms that lack hot water and soap, ventilation systems that need upgrading, and nurses that treat sick students in converted closets with no room for social distancing. We’ve outlined a se-ries of criteria that districts and the state must meet before it is safe for students and educators to return to the classroom, and it’s clear that a period of remote learning will be necessary before those criteria are met. Now, we must focus on working with our local school teams to redesign re-mote learning so that it works for all students.”

AFT Massachusetts is the statewide affiliate of the Ameri-can Federation of Teachers, and represents educators in many of the state’s major cities, including Boston, Lawrence, Lowell, Ev-erett and Lynn. In its statement, the union cited the effective re-production rate of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, which is current-ly above 1.0, meaning that the virus is spreading, not being con-tained. According to the COVID Act Now model developed by experts from Georgetown Uni-versity and Stanford University, ‘the total number of active cas-es in Massachusetts is growing at an unsustainable rate.’ On Sunday, the state’s positive test rate jumped to 2.65 percent, its highest level since mid-June.

AFT Massachusetts outlined several public health and safety criteria that the union believes are necessary in order for in-per-son learning to resume:

• Community transmission of COVID-19 is under control in

the region.• There is a public health infra-

structure to support effective dis-ease testing, surveillance, tracing and isolation in schools.

• All staff who are at high risk have access to remote work as-signments.

• The district and school have funded safeguards and imple-mented protocols, including the below essential components:

*6-foot physical distancing*Face coverings provided by

schools to all students and staff, from Kindergarten up

*Adequate personal protective equipment provided to staff

*Access to hand-washing fa-

cilities with consistent 100oF de-gree water and soap

*Resources and staffing to clean and sanitize facilities

*Necessary updates to ventila-tion and building systems to en-sure safe levels of air flow

*Adequate space for nurses to isolate potentially infected stu-dents

*Paid sick time to ensure that no educator or staff member brings COVID-19 into school

• AFT members and leaders, families and community partners are included in the reopening planning process.

ADMINIstRAtIVE AssIstANtThe Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) is a proactive volunteer organization of neighbors helping neighbors. We are seeking an

administrative assistant to support the BHCA’s executive director to carry out the association’s mission, which is to preserve and enhance

the quality of life on Beacon Hill. The candidate should be friendly and outgoing, and enjoy working with volunteers, BHCA members and Beacon Hill residents. He or she should be highly motivated

with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, self-direct-ed, able to juggle multiple tasks and be comfortable with database systems. This is a full-time position and the annual starting salary is

the mid $30s.

Duties include:• Assist the executive director by preparing materials and reports for

the board of directors and committees need to effectively accomplish their work.

• Act as the first point of contact for the office; help resolve BHCA member and resident concerns and complaints about quality of life issues on Beacon Hill.

• Assist the membership committee with member solicitations, annual membership drives, sending out appropriate membership materials, implementing special membership events and new member receptions.

• Assist the treasurer and bookkeeper with some bookkeeping func-tions, including making bank deposits, handling credit card transac-tions and invoices.

• Maintain member records on Charityproud database, create and provide reports to the board and committees, and help the BHCA increase its use of the database as a valuable reporting tool.

• Manage member communications, including sending group emails/email marketing, updating the website, social media accounts, and sending invitations to events.

• Occasional support for evening meetings and several weekend events throughout the year.

• Order supplies, maintain office equipment and filing, and act as office liaison with vendors.

•When needed, assist with receptionist duties for building.

Required qualifications:Desirable qualifications:

To apply for this position please sent resume and cover letter by August 20, 2020 to: patricia.tully@

bhcivic.org.

AFt Massachusetts calls for remote start to school this fall

By Dan Murphy

While the free music series GroundBeat has returned for a third season, the concerts are tak-ing place virtually this year, instead of on the Charles River Esplanade, due to the ongoing pandemic.

Every Monday in August from 5 to 6 p.m., the Esplanade Associa-tion presents local artists perform-ing different music styles in part-nership with BAMS (Boston Art & Music Soul) Fest – a nonprofit that sponsors an annual festival, as well as other signature events and stra-

tegic partnerships, to break down racial and social barriers in the arts across Greater Boston.

“This would’ve been third year of this free concert series in the park, and as more and more peo-ple have enjoyed it each year, we really didn’t want the pandemic to cause its cancellation this year,” said Michael Nichols, executive director of the Esplanade Associa-tion. “We worked with a number of partners, especially BAMS Fest, to move event virtual this year and we really think it will provide a

number of nights of enjoyment for people of all ages.”

Each virtual concert features two artists or groups curated by BAMS Fest, with Valerie Ste-phens and The Mastadonis Project scheduled to perform Aug. 10, and Oompa and DJ Real P on deck for Aug. 17.

All performances will take place virtually on Zoom, and guests will receive a specific Zoom link prior to each event. To receive the link, pre-register at esplanade.org.

groundBeat holds concert series virtually

made the observation. This evi-dence can include images of spe-cies tracks, feathers or waste, “or any evidence of living creatures,” Dr. Hitchcock said.

The visitors are then asked to name the species to the best of their ability, Dr. Hitchcock said, or

get it to the family or genus level using automated recognition tech-nology.

Dr. Hitchcock said the infor-mation is the disseminated to the Encyclopedia of Life, as well as the Global Diversity Information Facility (GBIF) - a research infra-

structure that houses this data.“The primarily goal is to con-

nect people with nature,” Dr. Hitchcock said of the BioBlitz, “and people just need to get out for an hour or two to record these species.”

BioBlitz (from pg. 1)

Walsh. “Independent voters who want to vote in the primary must check a party box. They should then sign the form, and drop it in the mail. No postage is needed.”

Applications to request a mail-in ballot must be received by Wednesday, August 26 for the State Primaries, and October 28 for the General Election.

“Voters who would rather go to their polling place in-person can still do so,” said Walsh. “The City of Boston Elections Department is adding COVID-19 protocols on social distancing, sanitizing proce-dures, and the proper use of PPE in their training for poll workers.”

In addition, the City will hold Early Voting again this year. Early

voting for the Primaries will hap-

pen August 22nd through August

28th; and for the General Election,

it will run October 17th through

October 30th.

To learn more about mail-in

ballots and the upcoming elec-

tions, visit Boston.gov/elections.

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By Penny & Ed Cherubino

Have you ever used watermel-on as an ingredient rather than as something you just eat by the slice or in pieces? Ever since the popu-larity of watermelon and feta sal-ads, recipe developers, food writ-ers, chefs, and home cooks have been finding ways to include the refreshing taste of watermelon in their menus.

skewers and CupsBack when we were feeding the

race crew on a sailboat, we often prepared food on skewers or in cups to let the eaters keep one hand for the boat and one hand for their food. Today those ideas are ideal for an alfresco, socially-distanced, meal with friends you are ready to see under your comfort level guidelines.

Certainly, the salads below can be layered in jars for individual servings. The fruit salad can be served on skewers by alternating pieces of fruit and securing the soft ones, like the watermelon, with sturdy grapes or apple pieces on either side. Drinking out of mason jars has become more popular over the past few years so those could let you prepare individual

agua frescas or cocktails.

saladsA hollowed-out watermelon

can make the perfect container to bring a fruit salad to the table. Think of the ingredients you see in pre-made fruit cups to come up with great mixes. We like to add grapes, fresh pineapple, and slic-es of whatever seasonal gems are in our fruit bowl. If it’s an adult party, you can spike the fruit salad with something like limoncello or rum. If it is for everyone, a bit of honey and some fresh mint will work.

Make your own version of a savory watermelon salad by choosing a green like arugula, watercress, or spinach as a base, topping that with cubes of melon and your choice of cheese. You can use the traditional feta, goat cheese, small mozzarella balls, or if you are grilling some nicely grilled halloumi.

As cucumber lovers, we’re going to try a recipe we found while researching this topic for a water-melon and cuke salsa. The main ingredients were cut salsa size and seasoned with minced jalapeño, red onion, cilantro leaves, and lime juice.

DrinksWatermelon is perfect to

turn into an agua fresca, Mex-ico’s famous fruit drink. The technique for this refreshing beverage calls for a blender. Puree the fruit, add up to twice as much water, a little sugar, and some lime juice. Blend again, pour into a tall glass, garnish with more lime and enjoy. In Latin countries, every-

one has their own recipe and name for this drink. People make it to their own taste, depending on the flavor and sweetness of the fruit.

For cocktail hour, we love the idea of adding pieces of watermel-on and fresh mint to an inexpen-sive cava or prosecco.

Choosing a WatermelonLike many other fruits, a water-

melon should feel heavy for its size. Look at the spot where the fruit rested on the ground. It’s called a field spot and should be

a creamy color not white or pale green. A deep, creamy color means the melon was allowed to ripen on the vine and develop a rich, sweet flavor and full nutrition.

Yes, in addition to their value as a way to hydrate yourself in hot weather, watermelons are nutri-tious. According to Self Magazine’s nutritional data guide, watermel-

on is “very low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. It is also a good source of potassium, and a very good source of vitamin A and vitamin C.”

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PROBATE ANDFAMILY COURT

CITATION GIVINGNOTICE OF

PETITION FORAPPOINTMENT OFA GUARDIAN FORINCAPACITATED

PERSON PURSUANTTO G.L. c. 190B,§5-304Docket No. SU20P1221GDIn the matter of: Magdalena GoodePierceRESPONDENTAlleged IncapacitatedPersonOf: Boston, MATo the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Massa-chusetts General Hospital of Bos-ton, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Magdalena Goode Pierce is in need of a Guardian and requesting that (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appoint-ment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to

do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this

court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 08/13/2020. This day is NOT a hearing date,

but a deadline date by which you have to file the written

appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the

written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this

matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the

written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written

affidavit stating the specific facts

and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return

date.IMPORTANT NOTICE

The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take

away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about

personal affairs or financial af-fairs or both. The above-named

person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-

named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a

lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.

Date: July 23, 2020Felix D. Arroyo,

Register of Probate8/6/20

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Suffolk ProbateAnd Family Court24 New Chardon St.Boston, MA 02114CITATION GIVINGNOTICE OFPETITION FORAPPOINTMENT OFCONSERVATOR OROTHER PROTECTIVEORDER PURSUANTTO G.L. c. 190B,§ 5-304 & § 5-405Docket No.SU20P0981PMIn the matter of:Carolyn IshamOf: Jamaica Plain, MATo the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital of Jamaica Plain, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Carolyn Isham is in need of a Conservator or other protective order and requesting that Timothy I Isham of Cape Coral, FL (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Conser-

vator to serve Without Surety on the bond.The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, that a protective order or appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed conservator is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court.You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 08/27/2020. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appear-ance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attor-ney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial af-fairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: July 28, 2020Felix D. Arroyo,Register of Probate

8/6/20BH





PETITION FORAPPOINTMENT OF

A GUARDIAN FORINCAPACITATED

PERSON PURSUANTTO G.L. c. 190B,§5-304Docket No. SU20P1219GDIn the matter of: Christine KaneRESPONDENTAlleged IncapacitatedPersonOf: Boston, MATo the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Beth Israel D. Medical Center of Bos-ton, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Christine Kane is in need of a Guardian and requesting that George Rodriguez of Quincy, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond.The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appoint-ment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 08/13/2020. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial af-fairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a

lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: July 23, 2020Felix D. Arroyo,Register of Probate

8/6/20BH






PERSON PURSUANTTO G.L. c. 190B,§5-304Docket No. SU20P0985GDIn the matter of: James BartolucciRESPONDENTAlleged IncapacitatedPersonOf: Boston, MATo the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Massachusetts General Hospital of Boston, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that James Bartolucci is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Janice Leblanc of Lowell, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appoint-ment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this

court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 08/27/2020. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial af-fairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: July 28, 2020Felix D. Arroyo,Register of Probate8/6/20BH






PERSON PURSUANTTO G.L. c. 190B,§5-304Docket No. SU20P0766GDIn the matter of: Kathleen GriffithsRESPONDENTAlleged IncapacitatedPersonOf: Boston, MA

To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Massa-chusetts General Hospital of Bos-ton, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Kathleen Griffiths is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Karen Ke-arns, Esq. of Cambridge, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appoint-ment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 08/18/2020. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial af-fairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: July 27, 2020Felix D. Arroyo,Register of Probate

8/6/20BH

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LEGAL NOTICES

By John Lynds

After reporting a seven percent increase in the COVID-19 infec-tion rate in Beacon Hill two weeks ago the infection rate here has only risen slightly.

According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday Beacon Hill, as well as the North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown the infection rate rose only 1.5 percent since last reported.

On Friday the BPHC released

its weekly COVID-19 stats by neighborhood that tracks infection rates and COVID testing results in Boston neighborhoods.

The BPHC data released last Friday showed Beacon Hill, North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown had an infection rate of 93.1 cases per 10,000 residents, up from 91.7 cases per 10,000 res-idents two week ago.

The number of confirmed cases in the area increased from 511 cases two weeks ago to 519 cases.

However, compared to other neighborhoods Beacon Hill,

North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown have the second lowest infection rates among resi-dents second to only Fenway.

Beacon Hill is also still well below the city’s average infection rate of 207.4 cases per 10,000 res-idents.

The stats released by the BPHC as part of its weekly COVID-19 report breaks down the number of cases and infection rates in each neighborhood. It also breaks down the number of cases by age, gender and race.

Last week the BPHC report-

ed that 9,148 Beacon Hill, North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown residents were tested for COVID-19 and the data shows that less people tested positive than two weeks ago. Two weeks ago 2.1 percent of those tested in the area were COVID positive but last week only 0.9 percent tested positive, a 57 percent decrease.

Overall since the pandemic began 5.9 percent of Beacon Hill, North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown residents were found to be COVID positive. This was down from 6.5 percent

reported last week. The statistics released by

the BPHC as part of its weekly COVID-19 report breaks down the number of cases and infection rates in each neighborhood. It also breaks down the number of cases by age, gender and race.

Citywide positive cases of coro-navirus rose 2 percent last week from 13,995 cases to 14,271 cases. So far 10,309 Boston residents have fully recovered from the virus and five additional residents died last week bringing the total of fatalities in the city to 732.

COVID-19 update for Beacon Hill

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