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City dedicates square tofallen West Roxbury Marine

Allston Residents wanthomeownership for

40 Rugg Road

Dozens of residents gathered for the dedication for Marine Corporal Elizabeth Denekamp's Corner off ofGlenhaven Street in West Roxbury.

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JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

About 50 residents and of-ficials came out on Sunday forthe installation of the Eliza-beth Mackay DenekampSquare at the intersection ofGlenhaven and Paragon Road.

The installation came in di-rectly in front of Denekamp’sformer home. Denekamp diedin 2015 at the age of 92. Afterher death, her friend PrivateFirst Class Edwin “Bud”Waite started organizing withDistrict 5 City Councilor Matt

O’Malley to designate herhome square in her honor.Denekamp grew up at the cor-ner, and joined the MarineCorps at the age of 20 (afterbeing turned down at the ageof 19) and served in a clericalcapacity at Parris Island inSouth Carolina and attained therank of Corporal.

“Bud Waite I know a littlethrough the neighborhood,”O’Malley said. “You are a tre-mendous man, Mr. Waite, andyou are eulogizing your dearfriend and our dear friend insuch a special and beautiful

way and we’re all very, verygrateful for that.”

Waite said he was happy toget the approval for the square.There are hundreds of HeroSquares throughout the City ofBoston dedicated to men andwomen who died in the ser-vice, but because those desig-nations stipulated that the per-son had to die in the service, itwas difficult to getDenekamp’s honor.

“I just want to say I amhonored to have this opportu-

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Allston and Brighton residents both said they don't want more rentalsin their respective neighborhoods until more homeownership is cre-ated.


About 30 residents came bylast week’s Boston Planningand Development Agency(BPDA) meeting for the pro-posed redevelopment of 40Rugg Rd.

The project would have sig-nificant hurdles to cross on itsown – due to its requiredchange of use from industrial

zoning to residential and vari-ous other zoning variances –but residents are also concernedthat this project is all rentals,with no home ownership com-ponent.

“I see no homeownershipwe which we really need out

here, desperately I’d say,” saidresident Bob Pessek. “I see allwe’ve gotten before, landboxes, and I think it’s a little toobig.”

The proposal calls for 261rental units, and would take upan envelope of 248,088 squarefeet, with an automated park-ing structure of 46,350 squarefeet. The automated parkingstructure – which would use alift system similar to what is

currently happening in NewYork City – would also have168 spaces.

The project would requirevariances for the parking struc-ture, since it is not considered

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Two Jamaica Plainprojects on hold

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The lights are out and thes t ree t corner i s dark a tWashing ton and Greenstreets.

Mordechai Levin’s ap-proved, five-story, 45-unitapartment building at 3353Washington St. is stalleddue to a lawsuit filed onJune 15 by the Green StreetRenters Association.

Right next door the twoproposed, five-story, 58-unit apartment buildings at3375 Washington St. didn’teven get off the ground;City Realty Developmentrecently withdrew its March

7 Project Notification Form(PNF)

Cliff Kensington of CityRea l ty l ays the b lamesquarely on Plan JP/Rox

“We had to withdraw theproposal,” Kensington said,“because we were unable tocome up with a solution thatallowed us to adhere to therestrictions of JP/Rox.”

On Aug. 7, Levin, man-ager of 3353 Washington St.LLC, filed a Motion to Dis-miss in Superior Court.

“We request a hearing assoon as possible,” the Mo-tion states. “This action hasbrought to a halt progress on

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Interactive storytelling towardsocial change: as told by Hyde Park

Hyde Park Community Center/BCYF member Mia Bowen works on herprogramming skills while participating in the Identity Technology andStorytelling project.

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Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

On August 13, the IdentityTechnology and Storytellingexhibit concluded its one weekrun at the Laconia Gallery in theSouth End (433 Harrison Av-enue). The artist featured wasLina Maria Giraldo: one of tenartists in this installment of theBoston AIR (Artists in Resi-dence) program. As part of theprogram, Ms. Giraldo came toHyde Park’s Boston Center forYouth & Families (BCYF) atthe Municipal Building withthe purpose of guiding ten lo-cal kids (ranging from 10-18)and one adult (all BCYF mem-

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The 98th annual St. Anthony’s FeastWeekend hits North End streets

Local Clergy, drummers,Italian bands and buglers werejust some of the musical en-sembles that marched their waythrough the streets of the NorthEnd last weekend for the St.Anthony’s Feast.

Saint Anthony of Padua,born in Lisbon, Portugal, in1195 AD, devoted his life to ser-mon studies early on. Anthonydivided his time between help-ing the poor, evangelism andpromoting the ideology of sim-plicity in life.

In 1221, he delivered a ser-mon in Forli, Italy, that wouldbecome the cornerstone of hisreligious career. People were soastonished by the wisdom dis-

The bands came marching down the streets of the North End to celebrate the Feasts of St. Anthony over theannual three-day festival.

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MattheMattheMattheMattheMatthew Allenw Allenw Allenw Allenw AllenStaff Reporter

played by Anthony that St.Francis of Assisi asked him toreplicate it all throughout Italy.

As a way to pay tribute tothis significant Italian andCatholic figure, a weekend-longcelebration is conducted everyyear in the North End.

This year’s festivities in-cluded a public blessing of theSt. Anthony’s Statue, which wasthen marched throughout theneighborhood while accompa-nied by traditional Italian march-ing bands.

Other musicians took part inthe procession as well, includ-ing Italian-American pop-jazzartist Vanessa Racci and LouisVanaria.

The 10-hour long grand pro-cession took place on Sunday atnoon and would be capped offby the candlelit walk made withthe St. Anthony Statue Sundaynight at 10:45 p.m. back to St.Anthony’s permanent Chapter.

With the summer monthscoming to a close, participatingin a grand ceremony such as thiscan utilize the remaining hoursof sunlight left and reconnectsomeone back to the Italian heri-tage which is so prevalent in theNorth End neighborhood, assaid by Brighton residentPatricia Balasco.

“I like how authentically Ital-ian a lot of these feasts are,”Balasco said. “To no one’s sur-prise, Boston’s a very Irishplace, so I’m happy that someItalian ceremonies are still aliveand well.”

As anyone in the area isaware of, the North End has al-ways been hotbed of tourism.Balasco said that even thoughshe’s from Boston, she still feelslike a bit of an outsider when-ever she comes down.

“I try to come to as many ofthese as I can during the sum-mer,” Balasco said. “It’s funnythough. I’m from Boston, but Istill feel like a tourist when Icome here. There’s at least a few

hundred, if not way more tour-ists that came to see this.”

While some may come forthe Catholic ties, or maybe theevident Italian tradition on dis-play, many Bostonians and tour-ists alike just love to take in thevibrant history that exists allover the district. This is espe-cially true in their churches.

In fact, Balasco said that thechurches are amongst her topreasons for visiting.

“The thing I like the mostabout the North End, besides thegreat food, is the colonial stylechurches,” Balasco said. “Thechurches do their best to main-tain their original structure, andyou really feel like you’re stand-ing in the same place that peoplehundreds of years ago prayedin.”

This weekend-long feast alsoserves as a family friendly envi-ronment to bring your childrenout to, as said by North End resi-dent Mario Taddeo.

“I would say it’s a pretty bigdeal,” Taddeo said. “I decidedto bring the kids out today justbecause it’s a fun chance to seethe drummers march through.It’s just a fun and family friendlyenvironment that I’d definitelyrecommend coming down to.”

Though historically, thefeasts of the North End havebeen peaceful tourist attractionsand parties for the neighborhoodresidents, recently manyyounger participants and teenshave been getting into troublewith rowdiness and publicdrinking. For the St. AnthonyFeast alone, 68 have been ar-rested or put into protective cus-tody. During earlier events andfeasts in the North End, hun-dreds were arrested, and BostonPolice and city officials began anew strategy during the St. An-thony Feast to crack down on thebehavior, which officials say isworking due to their efforts.Regardless, the feasts are com-ing to a close next week.

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Hope for the Warriors and Community Rowingconduct Veterans Rowing Clinic

Hope for the Warriors conducts a rowing clinic to reinvigorate veteran's camaraderie and strengthen theirrelationship with the community. They held a rowing event in Brighton over the weekend to this end.

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MattheMattheMattheMattheMatthew Allenw Allenw Allenw Allenw AllenStaff Reporter

Hope for the Warriors andCommunity Rowing Inc. (CRI)combined forces to hold a vet-erans rowing clinic at the HarryParker Boathouse in Brightonlast Saturday morning.

“We are a military non-profit who serve post 9/11wounded combat veterans,”Hope for the Warriors SeriesRace Manager Rebecca Herronsaid. “This is just one of thechances we get to reach out tothose we serve in the GreaterBoston area.”

Hope for the Warriors is anon-profit known for frequentlyholding athletic clinics of awide range, all of which servethe same underlying goal of re-invigorating the spirit of cama-raderie these brave men andwomen took part in while onduty.

Herron said that she sees theday’s event as a fun way to getthose that they are serving in-volved in outdoor activities thatthey may have familiarizedthemselves with while in theservice.

“We do running events,triathlons, hunting, fishing andoutdoor adventure to namesome types,” Herron said. “It’sall for the camaraderie. Mostmilitary personnel know hunt-ing and fishing, so it’s a greatway to bring them back to that.”

As said by Herron, rowingin particular is the type of groupbonding activity that could at-tract numerous local veterans inthe area, and wouldn’t qualifyas a normal everyday clinic aveteran might find being of-fered nearby.

“Rowing is just somethingdifferent,” Herron said. “Imean, everyone knows aboutrunning or biking. This is some-thing completely different anda new way to stimulate that ca-maraderie that they’ve all hadin the military. It gives them achance to learn a new sport andget out in the water. It also givesthem the chance to meet otherveterans that are in our area aswell.”

Beyond being a light work-out and a chance to interactwith other fellow servicemenclose by, the clinic also aims toinstill knowledge of rowingfundamentals into the partici-pants and function as an eventto lift spirits while those in-volved are undergoing assimi-lation to post-combat life.

The first half of the event,taking place from 9 a.m. to 11a.m., saw the veterans learningthe basics of rowing and gettingin a light workout to stretch outthe joints. The second half, tak-ing place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

saw them take their newlylearned skills to the waterfrontand actually put it to use.

However, rowing clinics, orathletic clinics in general, arefar from all that Hope for theWarriors offers. For instance,on Oct. 21 at the Boston Com-mon, Hope for the Warriors willbe holding their ASA Run forthe Warriors 5K Fundraiserrace.

Herron also wanted to takethe chance to thank CRI for alltheir contributions in makingthis day possible.

“For a great event like this,we of course want to thank CRIfor opening up their boathouseto us,” Herron said.

Herron said she feels herorganizations goal was ulti-mately achieved today, which

as previously mentioned, issimply the promotion or vet-eran togetherness.

“As I’ve mentioned already,we always do what we do forthe camaraderie,” Herron said.

“This was just a great way forthem to get together as oneagain.”


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Fairmount: not the endof the railroad line?

When I first moved back toBoston in the mid-1970s, werented an apartment on theMattapan-Hyde Park border,which overlooked two railroadtracks. Once or twice a day afreight train would rumble by,seeming to shake our building.

In years to come the MBTAwould use these tracks as partof its Purple Line for commut-ers. Known as the FairmountLine, it is the only Purple Linethat is solely within the city ofBoston.

With slightly more than2,200 commuters using the line,its riders are very fortunate. Ithas 21 trips to downtown ev-ery weekday and it operates onboth Saturdays and Sundays. Acomparison with the NeedhamHeights Line, which also servesmany Boston residents, revealsthat there are only 16 inboundtrains daily with no service onSundays.

Plagued by a rash of cancel-lations in 2016, the line hasbeen criticized for having thehighest number of cancella-tions. Some ascribe this to ra-cial prejudice as it serves ahigher proportion of minoritiesthan other purple lines; otherspoint out that this is the least

used line, and if the people incharge were to cancel a trainbecause an engineer called insick or a locomotive was notworking, it is better to cancelone here than one serving manymore commuters.

The T is considering serv-ing the Foxboro area by send-ing a portion of the trains toGillette Stadium. The FranklinLine, which serves four timesas many commuters, alreadyuses the Fairmount Line tracksbut the continuation to thehome of the Patriots would uti-

lize a spur.Some are concerned that the

extension of Fairmount serviceto Robert Kraft’s kingdom,with its 21,000 available park-ing spaces, would increase thelikelihood of delays. This maybe true, given the longer a route,the more that could go wrong.But on the other hand, with sub-urbanites having much moreclout in the legislature thanBostonians, the delays might bequickly eliminated.

Then there is the fear thatby the time any proposed trainfrom Foxboro reaches the citylimits, all seats might be full,thus inconveniencing city folk.Try telling this to residents ofForest Hills, Roslindale andWest Roxbury who use theNeedham Heights Line duringrush hour. I’m not sure howmuch sympathy they wouldshow.

A number of stations alongthe Fairmount Line have re-cently been built or refurbished,the money having come fromsuburbanites’ and urban resi-dents’ pockets. Now is the timefor both to come together in acivil way to make for a betterGreater Boston by extendingthe line.

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The Boston City Councilvoted to approve a resolution insupport of extending the MBTAGreen Line service on the E Linefrom the Heath Street Station tothe Canary Square.

The resolution, introducedby District 5 City CouncilorMatt O’Malley, is part of the GoBoston 2030 Action Plan, but isput in its long-term goals of fiveto 10 years before implementa-tion. O’Malley said that sincethen, Boston senior MadisonTooney has been doing researchon how the service would affectJamaica Plain residents in Hydeand Jackson Squares, and howthe extension could seriouslyhelp to alleviate congestion andcommuter problems in the area.

“Last year, this body sup-ported a resolution unanimouslyto designate Hyde Squarethrough Jackson Square asBoston’s Latin Quarter, which isa neighborhood that reflects this

city’s rich cultural diversity witha history of decades of immigra-tion from the Caribbean, Cen-tral and South America and onein which 65 percent of its busi-nesses are owned and operatedby immigrants,” O’Malley said.“Extending streetcar service tothis area will provide a more ac-cessible route for travel and willcreate an opportunity for newcommuters to engage with vari-ous businesses within the neigh-borhood. The project wouldcover approximately .6 of a milefrom the Heath Street Train Sta-tion into Hyde Square andwould absolutely relieve thepressure building on the 39 BusRoute.”

The extension itself wouldgo down South Huntington Av-enue, for about half a mile whereit would circle around CanarySquare. O’Malley said givingaccess to the Green Line for resi-dents in the area would be aboon, especially considering theamount of development goingon there.

“This is important becausethere are literally thousands ofnew units of housing being builtalong that half-a-mile corridor,and the 39 Bus, which runsthrough most of our districts, issomething that is chronicallyunderfunded and just has beena real issue, this would help al-leviate a lot of their service,” hesaid.

O’Malley added that the cur-rent public transit option is justnot very helpful to residentsnow, and could become a seri-ous problem with the new de-velopment planned in the area.

“Today the 39 is over-crowded, inconsistently adheresto its schedule and does not pro-vide adequate service to theneighborhood,” he said. “Street-car service would more thandouble the capacity currentlybeing serviced by an individualbus.”

O’Malley said that morethan 10 years ago, there was asimilar plan to extend the HeathStreet Green Line to ForestHills.

“This does not do that; thatwould be a much more expen-sive proposal, the streets get alot narrower, there wasn’t asmuch support for that,” he said.“This does not do that, it essen-tially extends the Green Line toCanary Square and makes aloop.”

Crisis creates unity in a way that other forces cannot.The calamities wrought by Mother Nature are frequently acatalyst for that camaraderie.

What does Boston and its Bostonians have in commonwith Texas and its Texans? Not much at all. The two statesmight as well be foreign countries, culturally and politically.And yet, as Hurricane Harvey ravages the Lone Star State,our city, like so many others, is on the front line of aid ef-forts. In just one example of the city’s largesse, canned goods,diapers and more supplies are piling into City Hall, boundfor distribution in the hardest-hit areas.

Americans have an innate ability, especially in recentyears, to bicker, feud, insult, malign, and otherwise bask inthe schadenfreude of “others.” Sports, politics, and even farmore childish dividing lines empower the intolerance. Thatselfish attitude emerged even as the flooding in Texaspeaked. Some folks on the East Coast, notably New JerseyGovernor Chris Christie, have gone beyond passive-aggres-sively reminding congressmen and senators in Texas of theirvotes against releasing federal relief funds in the aftermathof Hurricane Sandy. And yes, as amazing as it is to consider,there are some online idiots declaring that the whole thingis “fake news” and an exaggerated disaster hyped by themedia to pump up ratings and readership.

Fortunately, acts of stupidity and pettiness are few andfar between. For the most part, in times like these, state bor-ders dissolve. Americans come together with no agenda otherthan to help. In a strange, sad way the grand unifier is trag-edy. Divides that typically cannot be bridged disappear, atleast for a limited time. If only compromise, understandingand goodwill were more common. If only unity wasn’t justa byproduct of death and destruction.

As for those who want to help, the city’s official drive,“Help for Houston,” ends today (Aug. 31). No word yet onwhether collections will be extended. Most wanted itemsinclude toiletries, diapers, baby formula, non-perishablefood, and new clothing and blankets,

Collection destinations are: Boston City Hall (3rd Floorlobby and 5th Floor Mayor’s Office Lobby, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.);1010 Massachusetts Ave. (5th Floor, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.); BollingBuilding (2300 Washington St., Roxbury, 1st Floor Lobby,9 a.m.- 5 p.m.); 26 Court St. (1 Floor Lobby, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.);Boston Centers for Youth & Families Headquarters (1483Tremont St., Roxbury); and all Boston Centers for Youth &Families (BCYF) sites.

For BCYF school-based sites, the hours are 2-9 p.m. ForBCYF stand-alone sites, the drop off hours are from 6:30a.m.-9 p.m.

The City of Houston has also set up the Hurricane HarveyRelief Fund to accept tax-deductible flood-relief donations.To find out more, visit the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund athttps://ghcf.org/hurricane-relief/.


RISE hosts neighborhood party

The immigrant advocacygroup Roslindale Is for Everyone(RISE) hosted a neighborhoodsummer party in the communityto get residents together and havesome fun.

RISE is ostensibly a politicaladvocacy group, but the organiz-ers said for this event, they justwant to have some fun and getpeople together for the last daysof summer in Roslindale.

“RISE is neighbors, and theparty is just to bring togetherpeople from the various workinggroups and to invite all our neigh-bors,” said organizer MaryHarmon. “We want as manypeople as possible to come, so wedid fliers in Haitian, Spanish andEnglish.”

Among the various activities at the RISE party was pin the heart on Roslindale, a variation of the pin the tailon the donkey game.



The group has held severalforums in the past to provide in-formation to immigrants and ad-vocate for immigrant rights. Thegroup has been a staunch sup-porter of District 7 City Coun-cilor Tito Jackson’s SanctuarySchool ordinance, as well asfierce fighters against the federalgovernment’s attempts to enlistthe aid of local law enforcementwhen Immigration Customs andEnforcement officers want todetain potential undocumentedworkers for deportation.

RISE member AndreaLesser-Gonzalez said during theparty that it was going very well,and the nearly 200 members ofRoslindale showed what commu-nity really means.

“We’re having a great time,”she said. “The point of tonightwas to get all of our communitytogether. We started about ninemonths ago as a response to adisturbing election to some of usto show that Roslindale is foreveryone and that we’re all awelcoming community, and wehave everybody here from all ofRoslindale and it’s really nice tosee.”

Gonzalez said after the elec-tion, she felt that her family wasin danger and she just had to getinto organizing to help her fam-ily and others in need.

“I couldn’t sleep at night af-ter the election, I had a lot of con-cerns for my family,” she said.“We’re a mixed-raced Jewishfamily, we had a lot of concernsfor our family and I just neededto do something. I needed tomake a difference.”

RISE member Sarah Byrnessaid getting the event togetherwas really easy, and she saidRISE really appreciated RichardChalfin’s generosity in allowinghis home to be the location of theevent.

“We had a team of six of uswho just thought it would be agood idea to bring everyone to-gether and have a social event,so the planning was pretty low-key and it was a good time,” shesaid, adding that organizing anevent without political impetus

was very helpful. “We’re reallyhappy, we’ve got well over 100people here, and it does seem likethere’s a need to just hang out andbuild relationships and otherthings can flow from that.”

Resident Cornell Coley saidhe came by because he first heardabout RISE through his work asan artist-in-residence at the Cityof Boston, and he wanted to stayconnected to the organization.

“Roslindale Main Streets firsttold me about them and I madecontact with them after,” he said.“I was doing my drum circle theTuesday before the protestDowntown on Saturday, andRISE happened to be doing theirprotest speak-out against thePresident’s lack of response forCharlottesville at the same time,so we just joined forces for that.”

Coley said his last concert inAdams Park is coming up thisSunday at 4 p.m.

Resident Jessica Mink saidshe came out because she likesthe mission of RISE.

“I’ve lived in Roslindale for30 years and I like to do stuff,and I like the idea of RISE, I livein a very integrated part ofRoslindale and I really like theRISE idea,” she said, addinghowever that the changes to theneighborhood in terms ofaffordability has made it toughfor some residents. “Even thoughthe neighborhood is changingvery fast, it’s not as for everyoneas it was 10 years ago, but we’llsee if we can keep it that way.”

Allison Friedman said shealso wants diversity inRoslindale, and moved here spe-cifically because of it, but the ris-ing cost of housing throughoutthe neighborhood and in the cityhas her concerned.

“We moved specifically intoour neighborhood because it wasa very mixed-income, mixed-race, incredibly diverse neighbor-hood,” she said. “A lot of thatdiversity has been lost even in thesix years we’ve been living in ourhouse, and we couldn’t afford ourown house now six years later. Iwould love for Roslindale to stayaffordable for everyone.”

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Unity Day at the FairmountHousing Community

Kids shoot baskets at the Fairmount Housing Community's Unity Day, an annual summertime event.PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

On Saturday, Aug. 12, theFairmount Housing Communityheld its annual Unity Day cookout in the backyard of 215Garfield Ave.

Featuring free hot dogs andhamburgers, a bouncy house andinflated basketball shootingrange, and free knick-knackgiveaways, the event was de-signed as an opportunity for kidsand families from the neighbor-hood to meet, get to know eachother, have fun, and come to-gether as one.

Sponsored by the BostonHousing Authority (BHA), thisyear’s Unity Day was organizedby Fairmount Housing ManagerSherri Adams. She started plan-ning in January, but with twenty

different Unity Days going offfrom April to September – andall of them vying for the samelimited number of vendors – itcan be a bit of a crapshootchoosing when to have it.

“You pick a day and do it andhope for the best,” she said.

It’s 3 p.m. and Adams isstanding by the back gate thatleads to an open field borderedby the backs of othertownhouses, watching a handfulof kids shoot baskets – a few ofthem jumping up onto thebouncy range and going up fordunks. Earlier there had been awater balloon fight, the evidenceof which could be seen insplotched clothing and frag-ments of colored rubber shardson the grass.

“You know, kids come, theyplay for awhile, and then theystart leaving,” Adams said.

This is her third year puttingUnity Day together for the devel-opment.

“Each year gets a little bet-ter,” she said. “The first year, Imight have had 10 people. Thesecond year, last year… Actually,last year I think I had morepeople, but I also had more ven-dors.”

This year falls somewhere inbetween.

“I wish I could get more be-cause we have a lot more kidshere, a lot more parents, and Ithink we have to find some dif-ferent stuff to get more parentsinvolved,” she said.

The typical method of get-ting people involved in thissmall, 200-unit community is

through word of mouth and thedistribution of flyers. But listen-ing to Daisy Rodriguez – sittingat a table near the grill holding afolded back magazine with apicture of Telly Savalas partiallyvisible on one of the pages – thecommunity task force waswhere much work would bedone: writing proposals, imple-menting children’s programs,bringing in college students tohelp younger kids, getting do-nations from local merchants tofund projects.

Rodriguez, in fact, raised herthree children in this community,all of whom, by their job titles,are doing well today.

“A lot of kids that were raisedhere – because of this trainingcenter – were very successful,”she said.

But she also acknowledgedthat currently, things are not asthey were.

“The face of Fairmount haschanged,” Rodriguez said. “Alot of people don’t want to par-ticipate any more. They’ve got-ten older. We have a lot of newtenants coming in that aren’taware of how the communityruns… The younger people, youknow. This is one activity that isdone to kind of bring all the com-munity together so they can meetone another.”

Adams – listening toRodriguez – continued.

“The younger crowd justdoesn’t have any interest in doinganything in the community, andthat’s what we’re trying to getthem to focus on and to try to bemore involved,” Adams said.“Because if they’re more in-volved, they’ll have a lot of sayas to what goes on and how thingshappen in the community. This isone of the best developments thatBoston Housing has.”

Crossing Garfield over toBow, a thin, youngish womanmoves in the opposite direction,back to the cookout, stopping be-fore she passes, “This is the bestdevelopment in Boston Housing.”

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ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON:09/21/2017WITNESS, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this CourtDate: August 16, 2017

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Everyone has some sort of badhabit, some idiosyncrasy that makesthem unique.

Some people twirl their hair,while others bite their nails. In a largercontext, as we have seen in recentevents in our country, what can startwith one generation holding a preju-dice can devolve into policeshootings and xenophobic riots.

Artist Dexter Roberts, a long-time Hyde Park resident, decided toconfront racial stereotypes in his cur-rent exhibit: “The Uncomfortable:Habits to Change Habits.” Robertswill hold a closing reception and po-etry reading confronting this topic,presented by Artists-at-Large, at theHyde Park Library on Thursday,Aug. 31.

Roberts recently explained thesignificance of each of his paintingsto a group of about 20 people at anopening reception at the library.

“This exhibition is about differ-ent encounters and relationships, andparticularly, about the avoidance ofthose relationships, based on the dif-ferences we may have,” explainedRoberts, who was born in Guyana.“It portrays life from an African-American perspective. But some ofthe pieces also illustrate black-on-black prejudice.”

One of his favorite pieces that il-lustrates this concept, Roberts noted,is called “Helping Hand.”

“It shows a poor black man froman apartment building with his handopen,” Roberts said. “On the right,

there is a wealthy black businessmanin a fancy gray suit. He is comingfrom a shiny yellow office building.The lines on the wealthier man’s sideare crisper and well defined, whilethe other side is blurred. The rich manis handing the other man money, andthe other man’s hand is outstretched,willing to accept the helping hand.”

“There is a stereotype withwealthier black men that, ‘Well, Iworked hard to make it. Why can’tyou?’” Roberts explained. “Yet onthe other side, there is the feeling thatthe rich don’t care about their broth-ers once they get out of the hood. Iwanted to break that image. That iswhy the orange is in the center, show-ing the blending of the two worlds,the willingness to come together.”

Roberts, a self-taught artist, saidhe first began drawing at a youngage by imitating comic books. Thisstyle is evident in “Stories,” one ofthe most powerful paintings.

“When you look from far away,it seems like a black person is hold-ing a newspaper in front of his face,”he said. “But if you look moreclosely, your eyes will direct youthrough the blocks of characters thatlook like figures in a story.”

The images show a family gath-ering. Someone goes out to meetfriends. Other people approach, anda conflict ensues, as the waving armsdemonstrate. By the last block, oneperson is laying on the ground, pre-sumably dead.

“This painting almost makes methink of hieroglyphics,” said LarryJohnson, a local artist who came toview the exhibition. “His overall

style is great, with very geometriccomposition and use of color.”

“This piece is wonderful be-cause it’s so expressive,” added PatTierney, owner of Tierney RealtyGroup and a supporter of HydePark’s arts community.

Thomas “Tommey” Seggers,founder and president of Artists-at-Large, said he has known Robertsfor a decade and was happy to pro-mote his art.

“His use of metaphor is whatdrove his work,” he said. “I love theflow of color. What piece is my fa-vorite? The whole exhibit is my fa-vorite!”

Roberts wanted to show

people of all races that AfricanAmericans should pursue theirdreams and not be bound by theirculturally defined roles.

“Before, if you were tall and Af-rican American, people assumedyou were going to be a basketballplayer,” Roberts said. “Just like ifyou were blonde and thin, peoplewould expect you to become amodel.”

In two paintings, “Dare To” and“Why Not?” Roberts has AfricanAmerican men in activities onewould not normally see: jumpingout of a parachute and playing cro-quet.

“Box Cutter” shows a young

Dexter Roberts showed residents his pieces regarding race relations in the United States at the Hyde ParkLibrary recently.

PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON

African American man in a doo-ragholding a remote control in front ofa robot, directing its movements.

“It looks at first like they are con-tained in a box,” noted Roberts.“But the far-right side is blue with agreen base to show the grass andthe sky. The teen designed the ro-bot, and they are moving forward.

“Nowadays, anyone should beable to do whatever they want,” hecontinued. “No dream should beimpossible, no matter who you areor where you come from.”

“Some of the paintings are kindof mysterious,” said Don Schwartz.“They can mean a lot of differentthings to different people.”


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the projec t tha t wi l l in-crease market rate and af-fordable housing stock inthe city of Boston.”

Al l f ive tenants havebeen relocated; some, likeJobs for Justice, with thehelp of Levin.

3353 Washington St. wasapproved by the Bos tonZoning Board of Appeals(ZBA) on May 9. The fourGreen Street renters, JessicaRicker, Benjamin Mauer,Jonah Rapino and HelenMatthews, contend that thevote was in violation be-cause zoning variances aregranted only if the boardfinds that the developmentwill not be injurious to theneighborhood or cause sub-stantial hardship.

The Green Street Rentersmaintain that they were in-jured and that the ZBA took“unlawfu l ac t ion .” TheRenters sued the ZBA, say-ing that Levin’s develop-ment will dramatically in-crease rents resulting in abreakdown of diversity in

the Green Street neighbor-hood and will create an eco-nomic burden which willfo rce them out o f the i rneighborhood.

Levin, through his attor-neys White and WilliamsLLC, does not agree.

“This is a speculative ar-gument,” the motion states.“Plaintiffs rely on pure con-jecture and speculation andthis will not do. They haveno direct facts to supportrent increases or characterchange. It’s an imaginativel i s t o f po ten t ia l conse-quences.”

Jessica Ricker, who livesat 190 Green St., explainedthat they do have evidence.

“Rent increase i s no tspeculation,” she said. “Ourrents have increased andwill increase according tostatements from our land-lord . Also , the bu i ld ingacross the street is quotinghigher rents to new appli-cants.”

Represented by Drohan,Tocchio and Morgan PC ofHingham, the Renters statethat they are also abutters to3353 Washington St. andwill be adversely affectedby traffic, parking and shad-ows.

Levin wants the case dis-missed because of “failureto state a claim.”

“Plaintiffs rent at 180–190 Green St.,” the motionstates. “They are not abut-ters. They live on the oppo-site side of Green Street.”

The motion includes anexhibit showing the locationof 180-190 Green St. withthe 3353 Washington St .site.

“They are residents whoseek to rehash generalizedconcerns that were raised,”the motion states, “and theyspeak only as communitymembers. They can’t showinjury to the neighborhoodas a whole.”

In what may turn out tobe a judicial tape measureruling, the Renters main-

tain that they do live within300 feet of the development- the legal def ini t ion ofabutter.

“I can see i t from myfront door,” Ricker said.

The plaintiffs seem to bealone. The Union AvenueNeighborhood Association,which opposed the devel-opment, did not join thesuit

The f e i s ty Ne ighbor-hood Al l i ance , wh ichplayed a starring role indelaying the Plan JP/Roxdecision, also has stayedout. Carolyn Royce is oneof the leaders of ESNA, anAlliance member.

“The Green Street Rent-ers invited the Alliance toa meeting,” she said. “Theyshared their complaint andbrought us up to date onwhere things stand with thecourts. They asked us forhelp and fundraising.”

Lawsuits cost money. Sofar the Renters have raised$7,500.

“The fou r o f u s a r elucky,” Ricker said. “Wehave some funds to startthis litigation and the timeto fund raise the rest.”

The second legal fee in-stallment of $7,500 is dueand a fundraising event isscheduled for Sep t . 7 a tThe Space, 128 BrooksideAve.

The Inspect ional Ser-vices Department did notrespond when asked abouta court date.

Meanwhile next door,City Realty is reconsider-ing i ts 3375 WashingtonSt. project and a revisedPNF in light of the Plan JP/Rox guidelines.

“We finally had to with-draw the PNF when it be-c a m e a p p a r e n t t h a t w ewouldn’t be able to pro-ceed without s ignif icantchanges,” Kensington said.“For now, we are goingback to the drawing boardand evaluating our optionson how to proceed.”

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3353 – 3375 Washington St.: Two developments planned for this site have been stopped: one because of alawsuit; the second because of the steep affordability requirements in Plan JP/Rox.

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nity to say a few words today,”he said. “I am especially happyto have put my two cents worthinto this whole thing, I feel prettygood about that.”

Waite said Denekamp was ahero to him, and her years of ser-vice to the Marine Corps, return-ing veterans and him personallywas an amazing and honorablesacrifice.

“I have known Betty and herfamily for many years, andthey’re an outstanding bunch,”he said. “I had met Betty at someveterans function or somethinglike that, I don’t really remem-ber at this time it was so long ago,but Betty and I would spendhours talking about our times inthe service. I was in the Army,and she was in the Marine Corps,but I always forgave her for that.”

Waite said her friend dedi-cated almost all of her life to serv-ing others.

“She was a quiet, unassum-ing person who never madewaves, she was an inspiration toall she knew, and all who knewher,” he said. “I admired her asmy hero, she was very dedicatedand faithful to her Marine Corps,and remained active in the

Women’s Marine Corps Associa-tion. She was an outstanding citi-zen, she joined the Corps in 1943at the age of 20; she just had todo what she could do whenWWII broke out around theworld. She just couldn’t do noth-ing. She remained in the servicefor about another two and a halfyears, she came home, marriedHerman Denekamp, and raisedthree great daughters, Linda andSandy from West Roxbury andCindy from Stoughton. She livedhere on this corner of Paragonand Glenhaven Roads for mostof her life.”

Waite added that she not onlyserved the Armed Forces, sheserved her community with tire-less dedication.

“A graduate of the RoslindaleHigh School, she was also a vol-unteer for many, many years atthe West Roxbury VA Hospital,she gave almost 70 years of ser-vice to her community, state andnation, and she always lived bythe motto Semper Fi throughouther life,” he said. “Thank youBetty, I salute you.”

Denekamp’s daughter, LindaDenekamp, said she didn’t knowher mother as a hero in her early

parts of life, but that changed andshe’s come to know the contri-butions her mother made, andhow they’ve affected women allover the U.S.

“So many people she servedwith fought in WWII on the ac-tive lines, but growing up I didn’tthink of her as a hero, she wasjust a mother,” she said. “It wasdifferent having a mother whowas a marine for sure; I didn’tappreciate it until later years.”

Linda Denekamp she realizedher mother’s own contributionsand became intensely proud ofher, as she helped to pave the wayfor women in the U.S. ArmedForces.

“Then when I realized whatshe did do in paving the way forwomen in so many ways, frombeing first in service back in thosedays, now women are in allbranches of the service, it’s re-markable. To going away fromhome when the barracks wereonly outfitted for men, there wereno women barracks back whenshe served, wearing pants, every-thing, I mean WWII was an in-credible time, so I really appre-ciated what she did and gave upas the years went on.”

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Denekamp served the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII and then served all over the Parkway in any capacityshe could for almost 70 years.

PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVANregular parking by the zoningcode. The building is also is toohigh for the zoning code at 60feet, and has a floor to area ratio(FAR) of 3.6 in an area zonedfor 1.0 (though it was mentionedin the Project Notification Formthat a recent planning study fromthe city recommended that theFAR be in the range of 1.25 to3.25) and a height limit of 60 to110 feet (whereas the zoningcode stipulates a height of 35feet). The project would, at aheight of 69 feet, also need a vari-ance for height.

Allston Brighton CommunityDevelopment Corporation(ABCDC) board member An-thony D’Isidoro pointed out thatwhile the community has its ownproblems with this particularproject, the fact that it has beenpiled on to so many other projectsin the area has them concernedabout traffic safety.

“My biggest concern, and thisisn’t really direct at this devel-opment team specifically, it’smore a question to the BPDA,”he said. “Unlike the New Bal-ance development, where youhad a pretty substantial site withone developer as part of thatproject, the community did agreat job of insisting taking acommercial area and transform-ing in to a residential/office areaand with the extra pedestrian traf-fic, bicycling and car traffic whathave you, there was a need totransform the streets that werebuilt primarily for commercial toa more residential use. The di-lemma we have here is we havea site area Braintree Street,Everett Street, Cambridge Street,Franklin Street, that is undergo-ing transformative change.”

D’Isidoro went on to say thatthe entire area would need to bechanged, as there is also a devel-opment within the property (20Penniman) already under con-struction, with many nearby de-velopments.

“More than ever with this sitethis is going to be a primarily resi-dential location and what assur-ances does the community havethat the city is going to look atthe entire street grid of this largesite and ensure that a completestreet strategy is implemented

based on sidewalks roads turn ra-diuses, bump-outs, you name it,to make it safe?”

Boston Transportation De-partment (BTD) Senior Trans-portation Planner Bill Conroywas at the meeting, and said thedepartment is looking intenselyat the area.

“We know there’ve beenmassive changes along that cor-ridor,” he said. “So we’re look-ing at how we’re going to reformthat streetscape and we’re work-ing with the different developerson that.”

For instance, Conroy saidthey are looking at the intersec-tion of Denby and Braintreestreets to see if making Cam-bridge a one-way street down toDenby makes sense. He addedthat the proposed 1,000-unit de-velopment at 60 Everett St. at theformer Stop and Shop had notbeen in their plans before it wasproposed.

“We thought it was going tobe a supermarket there, not asmall town,” he said. “So we re-ally have to roll up our sleevesand think how the whole streetgrid is going to work... We havea map showing all of the projectscoming together, so it’s not go-ing to be a perfect storm.”

Residents were also con-cerned about the affordabilityaspect of the project. Represen-tative for the development teamDaniel Cence said they would beadhering to Boston Mayor MartyWalsh’s inclusionary develop-ment policy (IDP) to have 13 per-cent of the units be designated af-fordable within 70 percent of thearea median income (AMI). Butresident Christine Varrialepointed out that the AMI of thearea is skyrocketing, and manycannot afford the affordableunits.

“Who do you think this de-velopment is for?” she said.“Who do you think are the peoplewho are going to live here, be-cause it’s definitely not thepeople of Allston Brighton.People are going to move be-cause they can’t afford to stay indevelopments like this, how arewe going to have neighborhoodstability if everyone’s going tomove?”

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The project itself would have 261 units, the added traffic of which hasresidents concerned, but BTD representative Bill Conroy assured resi-dents they are taking all new developments into consideration.

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The available option packages are many. The Cold Weather Package with heated front seats, heated steeringwheel, and windshield wiper de-icer is $745; the Advanced Safety and Lighting Package includes advanced brakeassist, lane departure warning, full speed forward collision warning, automatic high beams, and Bi-Xenon HIDheadlamps for $895; the Safety and Security Package gives you blind spot and cross path detection, rear park assistsystem, rain sensitive windshield wipers, and security alarm for $895. Another popular option package at $645 (thePopular Equipment Group) gives you 8-way powered driver’s seat, 4-way powered lumber adjust, remote starter,and auto-dimming rear view mirror; for $695, the Beats Premium Upgraded Audio System is worth every penny.The bottom line is, this is a true multipurpose vehicle that looks, handles and rides great under all road conditions.

Junior Damato began servicing vehicles in 1969. He owns a 10-bay auto repairservice center in Hyde Park and an 8-bay center in Middleboro. Junior is anASE-certified Master Technician, ASE-certified L-1 and ASE-certified Natural Gas.

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CCCCClllll assassassassassiiiiifffff iiiiieeeeedsdsdsdsdsbers) through an ambitiousproject in interactivestorytelling towards socialchange. Every Tuesday and Fri-day afternoon – from Januaryuntil the end of May – Ms.Giraldo would meet with hersmall group (with some assis-tance from Andres Vargas) inthe computer lab of the Munieto help them to understand dif-ferent aspects of computer cod-ing. The purpose of this wentfar beyond simply learningabout how computers work.“I’m always looking for differ-ent ways of recollecting sto-ries.” Ms. Giraldo – an interac-tive media artist – is standingin the atrium of the gallery nextto a 16”x20” photo of a girl atwork over an electronics bread-board (which looks just like aminiature cribbage board) withthe wires and resistors pinnedinto the tiny holes reminiscentof the guts of an old pocket ra-dio, an LED bulb shining brightred. On the shelf below it restsa rectangular, and none toosturdy looking cardboard box(about the size of an egg box)with a microphone and asmaller juice box sized rectan-gular outcropping fastened tothe top and wires and resistors– much like those in the photo– connected underneath. Ms.Giraldo’s concept was two-pronged. “The whole idea is tocreate. Instead of being con-sumers, be makers. And createownership with the project. Atthe end, our final goal was to

create video cameras to inter-view members of the Hyde Parkcommunity.” Closely inspect-ing that cardboard box – actu-ally one of four video camerasmade by the group – a tiny lens(as might be found on a laptop)peeked out of the juice box.Preparing to build their cam-eras, the group learned aboutcoding on extremely inexpen-sive pieces of electronic equip-ment, chief among them a ba-sic computer (in actuality theessential pieces of amotherboard) called a Rasp-berry Pi. In doing so, anothergoal was achieved. “They havegood and bad moments, youknow… The good thing abouttechnology is that they learnproblem solving. It’s very im-portant to have now. You needto think outside of the box.”Throughout the gallery, thereare many photos to accent thefour cameras on display, butthere are also projected wallimages: poetry, images, phi-losophies. All discernable withsome focus. All exercises incoding brought to fruition. Thissummer evening – despite thelarge Hyde Park contingencypresent – none of the kids havemade the trip to the South End.But the one adult participantstands near his photo listeningto what Ms. Giraldo has to say.She gestures his way. “Mr.Borgard… I’ve never asked hisage.” She starts laughing. “It’sall right.” “And I won’t.” Mr.Jean B. Borgard (age unknown)

– a computer instructor at theCommunity Center – was askedabout his biggest challenge. “IfI tell you, will you believe me?The biggest challenge was to sitthere with those little childrenand see them performing, youknow, as well as you do.” Helooks at the same cardboardbox described earlier. “It wasan eye opener for me to see thatit is true that you can use any-thing that apparently doesn’thave any worth – any value –and make something very im-portant out of it.” It’s just ashard to believe it’s a video cam-era. “Wow! That’s the conceptof one of those kids.” All fourcameras were used for the eigh-teen interviews conducted, withall video editing handled byMs. Giraldo. This was done forvariety, but also as a failsafe:the cameras had no realviewfinder making the possibil-ity of lopping an interviewee’shead off more of a possibility.Aside from that, the micro-phones also would sometimesfail, making spare cameras agood idea. The interviewsthemselves were conducted bythe three or four members ofeach sub-group. LongtimeHyde Park resident Bob Smithdescribed how it went. “Thekids were taking turns loopingoff on a script that they hadbeen given to follow. Whenthey stalled, Lina Maria wouldinterrupt to get them to moveon… She asked the final ques-tions to sum up everything,”In the main exhibition room –where the remaining camerasand wall images are – there’salso a big, flat screen televisionplaying snippets of the inter-views conducted. Name cap-tions and occupations appear aseach interviewee comes up.Two people sit in chairs, wear-ing headphones, watching andlistening. Ditra Edward –Rhode Island Foundation Inno-vation Fellow – appears onscreen as Ditra Edward (coin-cidentally wearing the sameblouse) enters the room. Afteran initial exclamation of recog-nition and some laughter, shelooks at herself onscreen. “Assoon as I walked in I was like,‘Oh, no. I’m not sure now.’”After another burst of laughter,she goes on. “I was very takenaback because when you seetheir work on the little screen,it’s not the same thing. To seethis. Up on the wall. That’s justamazing to me.” Through theearphones, there are immedi-ate voices with faces: Mr.Smith, Mr. Borgard (also aninterviewee), Ms. Edward,two librarians, many vaguelyfamiliar people from all walksof life, talking about theirlives in Hyde Park as it is now,as it was then, as it becomeswhat it will be.

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SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17C0292CA

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

Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

In the Matter of: Shujing JinOf: Allston, MA

To all person interested in petition described:A petition has been presented by Shujing Jin requesting that:

Shujing Jin be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows:Emma S. Zhao

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

ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON:09/21/2017WITNESS, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this CourtDate: 08/21/2017

Terri Klug Cafazzo, Register of ProbateBoston Bulletin, 08/31/2017

ADMINISTRATON CITATIONSURROGATE’S COURT – DUTCHESS COUNTY

File No. 2017-348

CITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

By the Grace of God Free and Independent

TO: HELEN E. (FISCHBACH) MATTSON; aka SUZANNAH HOWARD; akaSUZANNAH HOWARD-MATTSON; potential heir to the decedent Albert B.Stridsberg, and to the heirs and distributees of HELEN E (FISCHBACH) MATTSONaka SUZANNAH HOWARD, aka SUZANNAH HOWARD-MATTSON, and if saiddistributees be dead, their legal representatives, distributees and successors in interest,and all of whom are unknown and whose names and addresses are unknown andwhose names and addresses cannot be found with reasonable diligence.

UPON the petition duly filed by Roger C. Stridsberg, who is domiciled at 4591 ElanCt., Columbus, OH 43225:

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court,Dutchess County, at 10 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, New York, on Thursday, October26, 2017 at 9:30 AM, why a decree should not be made in the Estate ALBERT B.STRIDSBERG a/k/a ALBERT BORDEN STRIDSBERG, lately domiciled at 135 MainSt., Apt. 501, Poughkeepsie, New York in the County of Dutchess, granting Letters ofAdministration upon the estate of the decedent to ROGER C. STRIDSBERG or tosuch other person as may be entitled thereto.

HON. JAMES D. PAGONES, Surrogate

Erica DeTraglia, Esq., Chief Clerk

Dated, Attested and Sealed, August 3, 2017

Hyde Park Bulletin, 08/17/2017, 08/24/2017, 08/31/2017, 09/07/2017

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court – Probate and Family Court

CITATION Docket No. SU17A0064ADG.L.c 210, §6

Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.Boston, MA 02114(617) 788-8300

In the matter of: Ellington McCollum Pease

To:any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for adoption

of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.A petition has been presented to said court by:

Katherine Lamar Pease of West Roxbury, MAAngela Marie Iozzo of West Roxbury, MA

Requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to

If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorneyif you are an indigent person.

An indigent person is defined by SJC Rule 3:10. The definition includes but is notlimited to persons receiving TAFDC, EACDC, poverty related veteran’s benefits,Medicaid, and SSI. The court will determine if you are indigent. Contact an AssistantJudicial Case Manager or Adoption Clerk of the Court on or before the date listedbelow to obtain the necessary forms.

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUSTFILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Boston ON OR BEFORETEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 10/19/2017

Witness, Hon. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this CourtDate: August 14, 2017

Terri Klug Cafazzo, Register of ProbateWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin,

08/24/2017, 08/31/2017, 09/07/2017


SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17D1544DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING

Rhonda Coward-Eleazar vs. Craig EleazerSuffolk Probate and Family Court, 24 New Chardon St., Boston, MA 02114

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

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

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

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Rhonda Coward Eleazar,21 Castlegate Rd., Boston, MA 02121 your answer, if any, on or before 09/14/2017.If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of thisaction. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of theRegister of this Court.

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.August 14, 2017

Terri Klug Cafazzo, Register of Probate CourtWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 08/31/2017


SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17D1184DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING

Melanie Craig-Caseus vs. Anthony John CraigSuffolk Probate and Family Court, 24 New Chardon St., Boston, MA 02114

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

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

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

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Melanie Craig-Caseus, 45Greenowood Ave., Hyde Park, MA 02136, your answer if any, on or before 10/05/2017. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of thisaction. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of theRegister of this Court.

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.August 24, 2017

Terri Klug Cafazzo, Register of Probate CourtHyde Park Bulletin, 08/31/2017

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