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Detroit is Already Crime Capital USASo Why Be Surprised

Over the Police DepartmentDetroit’s police chief had to step down recently

over embarrassment about a sexual relationshipwith a subordinate. Now Detroit is faced withsearching for its fifth police chief in four yearsand the 10th since 1991. The last chief, beforethe current one going through the revolving door,was fired following an affair with a female officer.Former NBA star and now Mayor Dave Bingthought he had it bad taking on the BostonCeltics but it looks like the city’s pistons are rot-ting away while the city barely has enoughmoney to survive. Third World countries are inbetter shape than the Motor City nowadays.

This “Pit Bull” ImageSeems Disgraceful

Lately 7-term U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano hasbeen all over southeastern Massachusetts as amouthpiece for Elizabeth Warren in her U.S. Sen-ate bid. He recently spoke with Democrats fromboth Taunton and Bridgewater and said thatBrown was pitching “a bunch of bull.” This guyloves his bomb-throwing reputation. Rememberhe’s a Somerville Democrat which is pretty closeto being either a Chicago pol or a faker fromHarvard. He also happens to be my congressman.However, when it comes to class, I knew HouseSpeaker Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr., when hewas my congressman years ago in Charlestown

The North End Celebrates

by Ellen Zappala

Zoey, 9, wishes All a Happy and Safe Halloween.Zoey belongs to Norman Herr of the West End/North End.

Over the past 19 years, theCity of Boston came togetherto build vibrant neighbor-hoods and create inclusiveopportunities for all resi-dents. Lower crime, highergraduation rates, more af-fordable housing and a grow-ing population of more than625,000 speak to our progressover the last two decades. At

the heart of all these gains isour steadfast commitment toput the people of Boston first.

The American Reinvest-ment and Recovery Act(ARRA) did just that — it putpeople first. Since its passagein 2009, Boston has beenawarded more than $300million in funds to modern-ize public housing, create

Boston a Great Bet for Federal Investing Dollars

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by Mayor Thomas Menino

green jobs, jump-start stalledconstruction, expand thereach of information technol-ogy, improve public safety andpublic health and prepareBoston students for success.

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(Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography)

It was with great pride thatthe North End celebrated itsnew landmark and embracedthe living legend, former Wel-terweight Champion TonyDeMarco, whose inspirationalcareer this new statue honors.

Dignitaries, members ofthe boxing community, fri-ends, family and fans were onhand Saturday afternoon, Oc-tober 20th, as the pride of theNorth End, Tony DeMarco,“The Flame and Fury of FleetStreet,” was honored with astatue placed at the corner ofHanover Street and CrossStreet, the Gateway to theNorth End.

Speakers related how inspi-rational Tony DeMarco’s lifeand accomplishments havebeen to everyone in the com-munity and to all of ItalianHeritage. Saturday, October20, 2012 was officially pro-claimed “Tony DeMarco Day”.

The beautifully wroughtTony DeMarco statue by re-nowned sculptor Harry Weber,whose body of work includesthe iconic Bobby Orr and DougFlutie statues, depicts theyoung champion about to con-nect with his famous lefthook. Over his career, TonyDeMarco used that punch tohis advantage as he foughteight world champions.

Although his epic battleswith Carmen Basilio are con-sidered two of the ten great-est matches in boxing his-tory, the most glorious battleof his career took place justa few blocks from his homeon Fleet Street in Boston’sNorth End. On April 1, 1955,the kid from the neighbor-hood won the undisputedWelterweight Championshipof the World with his defeatof Johnny Saxton at the Bos-ton Garden.

The North End, the city ofBoston and Italians through-out the Commonwealth cel-

ebrated that victory for daysand have always been in-spired by DeMarco’s determi-nation to win and hishumility as Champion. Withthis statue, the legacy ofTony DeMarco will stay aliveto inspire future genera-tions.

The unveiling of theDeMarco statue was the cul-mination of several years ofwork and planning by theMassachusetts Chapter ofthe National Italian Ameri-can Sports Hall of Fame.Funding for the statue cameas a gift through a most gen-erous donation from the

Privitera Family CharitableFoundation. The foundation’spresident, Philip Privitera,called it a gift for everyonesaying it was “for every oneof us who ever had a dream.”The statue is also dedicatedto the matriarch of thePrivitera family, Jennie “Jean”Privitera, wife of the foun-dation’s chairman, FrancisPrivitera, who passed awayin 2009 and in it standsas a fitting tribute to Mrs.Privitera as well asTony DeMarco, one of thegreatest and most belovedathletes ever to come out ofthe city of Boston.

Jeannine Privitera, Tony DeMarco, Presley, Philip andPayton Privitera. Seated (L-R) Regan Talbott, DottieDeMarco and Frank Privitera

Tony DeMarco Statue Unveiling

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During the past two issueswe examined the vigil andfuneral procession that wasgenerally observed in an-cient Greece. This week Ithought it might be of inter-est to outline these sameevents as they were observedin ancient Rome. I feel itnecessary to remind ourreaders once again, how-ever, the “funus” is theLatin word for rope, cable orcord. It is also the name thatwas given to the funeralrites in ancient Rome. TheirLatin word “funus,” and inturn, our English word “fu-neral,” are both derived fromthe burial procession duringthose ancient times whichemployed twisted ropes thathad been smeared with pitchand then used as torches tolight the way. Torches werenecessary because their fu-nerals took place at night.

Among the Romans, theburial of the dead was a mostsolemn duty as it was withthe Greeks. It was incum-bent upon anyone who foundan unburied body to at leastcast earth upon it threetimes. If funeral rites werenot performed, the soul of thedead person was believed to

wander homelessly uponthe earth forever. When aperson was on his deathbeda near relative caught thelast breath in his own mouthand as soon as deathcame, the eyes and mouthof the corpse were closed byone of those present. Nextcame the “conclamatio” acry or the recall of the dead,by uttering his or her namethree times in order to as-certain the fact of death. Ifthere was no answer, thenthe person was consideredofficially dead. A parallel cus-tom is still observed at thedeathbed of a Pope, but withthe addition of a good strongwhack on the head.

Immediately after deaththe body was washed withwarm water, anointed withperfumes or spices and thenclothed in a toga or robe ofoffice, if appropriate. Pre-cious ornaments and ringswere often added. The corpsewas placed on a couch andthen adorned with flowers.Among the Romans asamong the Greeks it wascustomary to place a smallcoin in the mouth of the de-ceased for the purpose ofpaying Charon’s passage

money. Charon was the fer-ryman from mythology whoconveyed the dead soulsacross the River Styx in alower world called Hades(similar to our Purgatory). InRome as in Greece, coinshave been found in themouths of many skeletons.

All of the preparations nec-essary for the proper layingout of the body were per-formed by an embalmer. Heusually made the originalcast of the death mask, butthe contract for conductingthe entire funeral was madewith an undertaker. Afterthe body was properly pre-pared and adorned it was laidon a couch of state, gener-ally in the atrium of thedomus, with the feet towardsthe door. Outside of the frontdoor they placed cypress orpine branches in order towarn those persons whomight feel polluted by enter-ing a house in which therewas a corpse. Private funer-als were conducted by thefamily of the deceased (funusprivatum), or possibly a pub-lic funeral was voted by theSenate (funus publicum).

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The Community Re-entryfor Women (C.R.E.W.) Pro-gram of the Suffolk CountySheriff’s Department hasbeen recognized with aBright Idea Award by the AshCenter for Democratic Gov-ernance and Innovation atthe John F. Kennedy Schoolof Government, HarvardUniversity.

The C.R.E.W. Program isa multi-phased, gender-specific life skills and jobplacement and healthcareservice program for femaleoffenders re-entering theircommunities from the Suf-folk County House of Cor-rection. The program is de-signed to identify and ad-dress the unique challenges

faced by female offenders,regardless of length of stay,with pre- and post-releasecase management to assistthem with achieving theirhousing, health care andcareer goals.

Bright Idea Awards aregiven to organizations andagencies from all levelsof government — includingschool districts, county, city,state and federal agenciesas well as public-privatepartnerships — and demon-strate a creative range ofsolutions to issues such asurban and rural degradation,environmental problems andthe academic achievementof students. Programs areevaluated and selected by

a team of policy expertsfrom academic and publicsectors.

Selected programs mustcurrently be in operation orin the process of launchingand have sufficient opera-tional resources. In addi-tion, programs must be ad-ministered by one or moregovernmental entities; non-profit, private sector andunion initiatives are eli-gible if operating in partner-ship with a governmentalorganization. Bright Ideasare showcased on the AshCenter’s Government Inno-vators Network, an onlineplatform for practitionersand policymakers to shareinnovative public policysolutions.

Chosen as one of 111awardees out of a field of over600 candidates, the C.R.E.W.Program was selected underthe heading of “PreventingCrime Before It Happens &Reintegrating Offenders.”Other Bright Ideas awardeeswere chosen from the fol-lowing categories: EconomicDevelopment; Energizing ourNation’s Students; Environ-mental Protection & Conserva-tion; Real-Time Data; andTransparency.

Speaking about theDepartment’s constant andtireless resolve to enhanceand upgrade programming,including those programsalready considered to be mod-els within the field of correc-tions like the C.R.E.W. Pro-gram, Director of Women’s

Sheriff’s Department C.R.E.W. Program ReceivesBright Idea Award from Harvard’s Ash Center


Recently, a friend passedalong an article, written bylibertarian author ArthurE. Foulkes, illustrating “TheMagic of Free Trade,” as pre-dicted by 19th centuryeconomist’s David Ricardo’stheory of comparative ad-vantage. The illustrationwas simple and, on the face,compelling. He gave a class-room full of fifth gradersrandomly selected gifts ofapproximately equal valueand told them they were freeto trade gifts among them-selves. Nearly all the kidsmade trades, so that whatstarted as random gifts thatgave some pleasure to eachkid, ended with each childfeeling he was better off,having traded until he gotthe gift he really wanted.Well, so far so good, butwhat happens when, as theauthor does, you try to trans-fer comparative advantage tointernational trade? Theideology breaks down whenapplied to the real world.

Free trade comparativeadvantage theory assumes aworld like that fifth gradeclassroom, where all actorsoperate under the samerules and approach the trad-ing system as roughly equalparticipants. That does notdescribe the real world, andthat is why free trade, whichis based on a good premise— the free market —, failsto delivery mutual prosper-ity as promised. The premiseof free trade is that individu-als, acting in their own self-interest, will create a moreprosperous economy, withmore opportunities for all,once market-distorting gov-ernment regulations areremoved. In Ricardo’s timethe tariff was one of the mainways governments distortedtrade. Hence, liberal (as theterm was used at the time,now we call them conserva-tive or libertarian) theoristsattacked the tariff. The situ-ation today is quite different.

Today all major tradingcountries impose many dis-tortions on internationaltrade, with tariffs being justone of many, and frequentlythe most significant, barriersto free trade. However, manyfree traders fail to takeinto account these trade dis-torting policies and scream“protectionism” wheneverthe U.S. tries to craft aremedy to offset some ofour trading partners’ tradedistorting actions. Here aresome ways in which worldtrade, as practiced, differsfrom the comparative advan-tage theory’s assumption ofroughly equal players oper-ating under the same rules.

1. Tax policy and interna-tional trading rules. Taxes,aside from the particularrate, can distort trade inmany ways by favoring ordisfavoring certain indus-tries. Even more importantin international trade is themethod of taxation and howthe World Trade Organiza-tion (“WTO”) rules treat thedifferent types of taxes. WTOrules prohibit, as a tradedistorting policy, tax rebatesor other payments to compa-nies as incentives to export.However, the WTO rulesdo make an exemption inthe case of “indirect” taxes,such as the value-addedtax (“VAT”) that all of ourtrading partners use as theirprinciple means of raisingrevenue. In practical termswhat this means is that ifyou make widgets in the U.S.you pay all of your U.S. taxesand when you ship them to,say, Germany, you also payGermany’s 16% VAT. If youmake the widgets in Ger-many you pay 16% VAT,which is rebated when youexport, and if you export tothe U.S. you pay no U.S.taxes. The result is the U.S.producer shipping to Ger-many pays full U.S. and Ger-

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OUR POLICY: To help preserve the ideals and sacred traditionsof this our adopted country the United States of America:To revere its laws and inspire others to respect and obey them:To strive unceasingly to quicken the public’s sense of civic duty:In all ways to aid in making this country greater and betterthan we found it.

A group of Italian police officers recentlyvisited Boston as part of a two-week worktrip on the East Coast. “It’s a tradition we’vebeen carrying on since 1997,” said AlbertoCaracciolo, a deputy officer based in Florencewho has been organizing the Italian policevisits for the past several years.

For 15 years, a rotating group of officershas taken part in the Columbus Day fes-tivities in New York and New Jersey and,since 2011, the group has extended its stayto include a trip to the Greater Boston area.This year 27 agents and officials weretreated to a dinner at the Paesani d’ItaliaOrganization in Somerville on October 14th,followed by an intense day of activities onOctober 15th: After visiting the Canton head-quarters of LoJack — the security systemscompany that sponsored the Boston trip —the Italian police went on to greet the NorfolkCounty Sheriff, followed by a visit at theMiddlesex County firing range. The day wastopped off with a dinner at Gennaro’srestaurant in the North End. “There’s a

professional exchange,” said Caracciolo. “Wetalk about technology and operating proce-dures with our American colleagues.” Whilein Boston, the group was accompanied byMiddlesex County deputy officers JoeChristman and Bob Malkasian.

Paesani d’Italia’s president Rocco DiRenzois working to have the group come to nextyear’s Italian Heritage Month kickoff event.“I hope we can make it happen,” saidDiRenzo. The hope is shared by membersof the Italian police who feel at home whenin the United States. Officer Laura Pratesi,of Pescara, was on her second trip toBoston. “There is such great respect forthe flag and for the institution,” she said.“We can sense the pride immigrantsbrought with them to this country.” Thetrip was even more emotional for agentErmanno Cichella of Teramo. “It was myfirst trip to the United States,” he said“It was amazing. You can see thejoy and respect in people’s eyes. It was anhonor to be here.”

Italian Police Group Visits BostonTalks in Place to Come Back for Next

Year’s Heritage Month Kickoffby Nicola Orichuia

As an aging baby boomer who survived a lot of ^%$#during the crazy sixties and remembers the equal &^$#of the post-World War II fifties when the Cold War withthe Soviet Union made us all more than a little para-noid, I am more angry than frightened today at all theturmoil surrounding us both at home with an economyso far in the tank and our position in the world so chal-lenged; we may soon be that “paper tiger” that Maocalled us decades ago.

The United States of America has never been in moretrouble than today. We keep spending money on en-titlements that we can’t sustain much longer. Yet,Democrats think the answer is to tax us more ratherthan spend our money less. A nation of dependents whorely on government for everything stands for nothing.Our democracy is at stake both at home and abroad.We find ourselves in an alien part of the world trying tofigure out what to do. Cultures are apart, not by milesbut by centuries, and we pretend both sides in this worldbattle can reconcile with one another. We apologize forhurting the feelings of those who hate us. On Septem-ber 11th this year we reaped what we sowed as Ameri-can blood was shed once again. We need to stop financ-ing those who hate us and wish us harm. We need tolet the Muslim world do what they wish without us attheir side.

The radical Islamists are at war with us and we pre-tend that is not the case. The War on Terror continuesbut all we hear from our leaders is the lament, “Can’twe all just be friends?” These radicals are not ourfriends and we must defend our values and Americanlives with vigor. The present situation in Afghanistanneeds to end today, not in 2014. If that part of the worldis in turmoil, which it has been for centuries, let themkill each other to their heart’s content.

The whole world changed on Tuesday morning Sep-tember 11, 2001 and the sooner our leaders understandthat the safer we will all be. We can never go back toSeptember 10th again. The latest killings in Libya onthe anniversary of 9/11 were not a coincidence, this

America Needs Another Reagan,Not Another Carter

by Sal Giarratani


The Monastery of Saint Clarewill be holding their annual

Poor Clare Christmas Bazaaron Saturday, November 10th

from 9:00 am to 3:00 pmat the monastery at

920 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain

For more information, please callSister Clare Frances McAvoy at 617-524-1760

Italian Heritage Monthand the Dante Alighieri So-ciety present Spajazzy, aJazz concert at the DanteAlighieri Society on Friday,October 26th starting at7:00 pm at 41 HampshireStreet in Cambridge.

The concert is free andopen to the public. Comewatch Mark Greel, TinoD’Agostino and Sergio Bellottientertain with Spajazzy, amix of Italian melodies andJazz while also learningabout the Italy Music Camp.At the end of the concert,there will be light refresh-ments and the musicianswill talk about music oppor-tunities at the Italy MusicCamp 2013.

Spajazzy and Italy Music Camp

The evening is being coor-dinated by Lino Rullo, Presi-dent Emeritus, IHM andDante Alighieri Society alongwith Sal Bramante, Vice-President, IHM and DanteAlighieri Society, SpencerDiScala, President DanteAlighieri Society and LuisaMarino, Vice-President Cul-

tural Affairs, Dante AlighieriSociety. For more informa-tion on the event, call theDante Alighieri Society at617-876-5160. For more in-formation on Spajazzy or theItaly Music Camp, pleasevisit their websites atwww.ItalyMusicCamp.comand www.Spajazzy.com.

During November, the Bos-ton Public Library will run athree-week drive to encour-age the return of overduematerials to its shelves. Anyoverdue book, CD, or DVDreturned to a Boston PublicLibrary location from No-vember 1 through Thanks-giving will have the associ-ated fine cleared. This is ineffect for library users of allages whether a book is oneday late, one year late, ormore. If an item is perma-nently lost, users will beresponsible for paying onlythe replacement cost.

“The Boston Public Libraryoffers something of value toeveryone, and this overduebook drive makes one ofthe best deals in town evenbetter,” Mayor Thomas M.Menino said. “I encourageBoston residents to visittheir local branch, returnany overdue items they mayhave, and continue to takeadvantage of the Library’sexcellent programs andservices.”

“Sometimes fines stoppeople from using theirlibrary,” said Amy E. Ryan,President of the Boston Pub-lic Library. “This campaignis about welcoming ourbooks back and about wel-coming people back. We seeit as an opportunity to saythank you to our users andto make it easier for themto be part of the everydaylibrary community.”

The overdue book driveapplies only to the actualreturn of physical materialsfrom November 1 throughThanksgiving. Library userswith outstanding fines onalready-returned books willbe asked to clear theirrecord the usual way: by pay-ing their fines.

This is the largest overduebook drive in Boston PublicLibrary history. In January2002, the City of Boston of-fered a “duty-free” weekendin honor of Mayor ThomasM. Menino’s third inauguralcelebration to encourage thereturn of overdue materials.

During the blizzard of 1978,overdue fines were tempo-rarily lifted following intensestorms. In November 2008,all youth fines were wipedfrom the library’s records,but that effort did not requirethe return of materials asthe 2012 overdue book drivedoes.

The overdue book drivecomes in advance of theBoston Public Library’splanned computer upgradein December which involveschanges to its acquisitions,cataloging, and lending sys-tem. “Having these overduebooks come back to thelibrary in November will beof great help to us in trans-ferring the most accuratedata to the new system inDecember,” said MichaelColford, Director of LibraryServices. “Even as our usersmay be thanking us forclearing a fine when theybring back an overduebook, we’ll be thankingthem for helping update ourinformation.”

Boston Public Library LaunchesThree-Week Overdue Book Drive in November

Overdue Books, CDs, DVDs Returned from November 1through Thanksgiving will have Associated Fines Cleared


THINKINGby Sal Giarratani

OUT LOUD

I love politics and havebeen a political activist since1960 when, as a 12-year-old from Boston’s South End,I organized the neighborhoodkids in a de facto “Kids forKennedy” group. We wouldparade around the neighbor-hood streets yelling, “Allthe way for JFK!” Duringone of these marches westopped outside Bernstein’sin Worcester Square bring-ing our campaign to all thosetaxicab drivers and CityHospital staff inside drink-ing their lunches. My father,by then, had already worked16 of his 35 years as a medi-cal worker at the hospital.Everyone knew him and,like-wise, everyone got toknow me too.

My first political momentwas in 1955 when, as an 8year old, I met the legend-ary James Michael Curleyduring his last run for mayorin 1955. He failed to makeit into the general electionbut still picked up a mil-lion votes as an 81-year-oldcandidate. He told me Ishould run for office. I finallydid in 1995 over in Quincywhen I ran for School Com-mittee. I didn’t get a millionvotes but did pick up, count‘em, 2,232 votes. My great-est Rocky Balboa moment inpolitics was on January 19,2010 when the all butwritten off Scott Brown wonan upset victory over a verysurprised Martha Coakley.Over the years of doing poli-tics, I’ve been more likea .500 big league pitcher. Iwin. I lose. I’ve helped Demo-crats. I have helped Repub-licans. I also have supportedindependent campaigns too.When it comes to ideology, Iam pretty much a moderate.I have never aspired tothe extremes of the spec-trum. I am not a kneejerkanything. My heroes grow-ing up were mostly Democratuntil George McGoverncame along in 1972 andseemed to radicalize theparty into a bunch of leftwing nuts. I thought JimmyCarter was a nice guy buthorrible as Commander inChief. I slowly became whata member of Democratsreferred to as a “ReaganDemocrat”.

Still, to this day, I seemyself as a protégé of bothJack and Bobby Kennedy,perhaps, more Bobby. Hisshort-lived presidential cam-paign of 1968 gave me somuch hope for the future,but all that hope seemedshattered in all that vio-lence during that year.

Back in 1992, I liked RossPerot. In 1996, I slid more tothe right and Pat Buchananbecause I was tired of thesame old rhetoric that neverfixed things. Last timearound when I had a chanceto vote for President Obama,I passed on it. I didn’t thinkhe was ready. After thesepast almost four years, I wasproven correct. I settled for

McCain in 2008 knowinghe was going down. Thistime around, Romney mayget my vote but I am lesshappy with him than Iwas with McCain four yearsago. I remember GovernorRomney and thought hestunk in office. When itcomes to principled posi-tions, he has been pro-choice in the past andnow says he’s pro-life. I thinklike someone recentlystated, he was actuallyjust multiple choice. Wait fortomorrow, he may changeagain.

I still can’t vote for Obamabecause he simply hasno idea what to do exceptmake good speeches, butonly if the teleprompter ison. As far as Joe Biden isconcerned, the legacy ofSpiro Agnew is lookingbetter. There must be some-thing in the waters down inDelaware and Maryland.

I will be glad when all thesenegative ads leave myTV set. Both sides are hor-rible at it. Obama seemed tobe blaming Romney for awoman getting cancer whichis about as low as it can go.Some of Romney’s ads arejust as bad. The ads fromBrown and Warren are alittle better but all this nega-tivity is one factor in why sofew people vote with or with-out a voter ID card. I do haveto say Democrats do producethe worse and most despi-cable negative campaignads.

Here in Massachusetts,the message from Demo-crats is vote for Warren,she’s a Democrat. Not ex-actly the best reason to votefor anyone. Right now hercampaign is nervous. Itseems many Democratswho like Obama are votingfor Brown for US Senate.These folks know thatBrown has been a goodmoderate voice in the U.S.Senate for Massachusetts.He is not a right wing nut asmany liberal Democratsmake him into. If JackKennedy were alive today,he would be a Brown Demo-crat. If Kennedy were run-ning for president today, theDemocrats wouldn’t evennominate him.

Massachusetts needs morediverse voices on CapitolHill which is why I am alsopushing Richard Tisei overU.S. Rep. John Tierney upon the North Shore. I am nota Tea Party anything. I sup-port many of this group’sprinciples but not every-thing. Their voice is neededin the national discussion ofwhere America is headed.

I hope people vote becausethat is our role in a repre-sentative democracy. We arethe government and it willbe as good or bad as we allowit to be. Either we run it or itruns us. Vote as if your lifedepended on it because itreally does in many variousways.

Soon it Will All be Over

Historically, little has beenrequired regarding thedisclosure of fees within re-tirement plans. From planinvestments to record keep-ing and third-party adminis-tration services, there areseveral types of fees involvedin maintaining a retire-ment plan and uncoveringthe fees for all these compo-nents may require substan-tial effort. The U.S. Depart-ment of Labor recently en-acted new regulation thatbecame effective July 1,2012, with the goal to in-crease fee transparency. Forplan sponsors and plan par-ticipants, this is fantasticnews. However, the newregulations come with somecaveats as well.

By July 1st, plan sponsorshad to receive an ERISASection 408(b)(2) disclosurenotice from all “coveredservice providers” — whichtypically includes invest-ment providers, bundledrecord-keepers, third-partyadministrators, broker-dealer and Registered Invest-ment Advisors. This ruleaffords plan sponsors (often abusiness owner or HR per-son) an exemption from theprohibited transactions rulesunder ERISA which ordi-narily prevents payment bya plan to a party in interest,provided that the arrange-ment for services is neces-sary and deemed “reason-able” when considering thecompensation paid and ser-vices provided.

To assist plan sponsorswith assessing the reason-ableness of service providerarrangements, this new feedisclosure must describeboth direct and indirect com-pensations that covered ser-vice providers receive fromproviding services to anERISA qualified retirementplan, as well as sub-transferagency fees and overlookedor not understood previ-ously. As a result, most plan

sponsors will see fees forwhich they were previouslyunaware they were beingcharged and this may lead toquestions. Arm yourself andlearn about different fees,especially if you are a busi-ness owner and want to beable to clearly and accu-rately answer questions fromyour employees.

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This begs the question ofhow to prepare yourself, asan ERISA plan sponsor (oftena business owner or HR),your organization’s retire-ment plan. Under ERISA, afiduciary can be personallyliable in the event improperactions occur within theplan. It is your responsibilityto make sure that you un-derstand your duties includ-ing your fiduciary responsi-bilities under these two newfee disclosure rules. If youhave not had a recent analy-sis of your plan, the first stepshould be talking to yourcurrent provider and at leastone outside independent ven-dor. It is important to speakwith an Independent partybecause they will be able toprovide an unbiased analy-sis. This can help you evalu-ate the reasonableness ofyour retirement plan’s fees

and how your plan’s invest-ments perform relative toothers in their peer group.This approach, in essence,should provide an “applesto apples” comparison of yourcurrent service providers in-vestment options againstwhat is potentially availableto you. Next, talk to yourrecord-keeper and third partyadministrator and ask howthey will be handling the newfee dis-closure requirementsso you can take steps to pre-pare our 404(a)(5) participantdisclosure.

Talk with your financialadvisors as well and makesure there is a process foranswering any questionsthat may arise when thisinformation is disclosed. Ifyour plan service providerscannot provide you with therequired fee disclosures, itis your fiduciary responsi-bility to determine if con-tinuing a relationship withyour provider is reasonable.If not reasonable, then youshould consider terminationof that service arrange-ment. If you are a partici-pant, you should become in-formed about what informa-tion your plan is required todisclose and how to interpretthe various fees and relateddisclosures. First, if yourplan has a financial advisoryou should learn whetherthey are acting in a fiduciarycapacity as an investmentadvisor and can provide in-vestment advice on a levelfee basis, or whether theyare acting as a broker on acommission basis. It shouldgo without saying, but thebrokers’ incentives mightnot align with your goals.Request to sit down withyour plan’s financial advisor(if possible); if you are pay-ing for the service, youshould take advantage ofit. Ask them about all theassociated fees and howthe plan is performing inaddition to the performanceof your own investments.Also consult an outsidesource and compare per-formance of similar invest-ment alternatives andrelated fees. If you thinkthe plan warrants review,express your particular con-cerns to your plan sponsor,as they have a fiduciaryresponsibility to ensure theyare acting in the best inter-est of the participants.

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The annual “NEAD Back toSchool Party” brought outover a one hundred kids andparents on Sunday after-noon to the Improv Asylum,sponsor of the event, in con-junction with North EndAgainst Drugs. The specialImprov Comedy Show wasfree to all North End fami-lies, students, Eliot Schooland St. John School kidsalong with NEAD sponsorsand their families. Pizza wasprovided by Pizzeria Reginaand there was musical en-tertainment by NEMPAC.

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it’s what Michelle Obamaadvises parents to do!According to Michelle, onlyhave a Halloween party ifyou’re serving veggies andfruit! While the Obama’sserve up high calorieentrees and goodies at theirlavish parties, they expectthe public to observe theirwishes. The Obama’s wantto help insurance compa-nies cut costs!!! ... The timehas come for Boston cityofficials to do somethingabout Pit Bulls. After avicious attack by two PitBulls in the Sumner Streetarea recently, Mayor TomMenino and Boston CityCouncillor Sal LaMattinawant owners of Pit Bullsto register dogs with thecity and require owners tomuzzle their animals whenin public. That’s not anunreasonable request. PitBulls terrorize people andother animals by nature andmore than some are notpeople friendly, only true totheir owners ... A proposedupscale floating restaurantfor East Boston. How inter-esting! Plans for a floating

restaurant to be anchored offthe magnificent Piers Parkon Marginal Street called“The Mooring” may becomea reality! The floating res-taurant would be accessibleby a free water shuttle alongEastie and South Bostonprovided by the restaurant ...Do you know why hospitalsinsist that many terminalpatients return home to die?It’s because if they pass inthe hospital the hospital’sliability insurance goesup! God forbid an insurancecompany doesn’t make ahuge profit at the end of theyear!!!! ... Cops surroundedan out of state car (New Yorklicense) Monday in CentralSquare. According to on-lookers, two men were hand-cuffed and taken away afteran intense investigation bypolice ... It’s beyond the callof duty! I’m talking aboutunion workers that werethreatened with fines of upto $150.00 if they didn’thold signs or work for (D)granny Liz Warren’s electioncampaign at least one day.If granny wins, she canthank the unions! Unionsare dominating the electionsand influencing the voters!Barack Obama was electedmostly due to union backingand by people on government

assistance! Hollywood actorsand actresses belong tounions, and they are back-ing Barack! ... An example ofhow the unions operate: Awoman belonging to theTeacher’s Union dining atthe Port Hole in Lynnrecently stopped at a tablewith people supportingSenator Scott Brown. Sheinterrupted and said shewas voting for granny Liz.When asked why, she saidshe was in the Teacher’sUnion, and that is whatshe was told to do! Now weknow why education is sobelow average in this coun-try! Teachers aren’t allowedto think for themselves, sohow can they teach childrento do so???? ... Some areasof Massachusetts were re-jected by the MassachusettsGambling Commission be-cause the statute reads theIndian Tribes have to getthe highest percentage ofthe take! Governor DevalPatrick has to go back to thedrawing board and come upwith a solution. It should bethat cities and towns in Mas-sachusetts mostly impactedby casino gambling get thebiggest piece of the pie! Itpays to be Indian, just askGranny Warren!!!! ... Till nextweek!

The Kiwanis Club of East Boston will con-duct a canned food drive on Thursday, Octo-ber 25, 2012, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm atShaw’s Supermarket in Liberty Plaza. Thefood drive will benefit the food pantry at theGrace Church Federated in East Boston.

Shaw’s customers are asked to purchasecanned foods, pastas and other dried goodsand drop them off at the Kiwanis tablethat will be set up outside the exit doors.The Kiwanis will also accept monetary

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was a planned attack on theUnited States of America.Four Americans are deadand all we get is PresidentObama tongue-lashing hisRepublican opponent. ThePresident’s anger needs tobe vented at the enemy notat a political opponent at theNovember 6th election. MittRomney may have gottenhis timeline mixed up, butnot the message delivered toradicals before the stormingof the embassy in Egypt orthe killings in Libya. Themessage was clear, we wereapologizing for a movietrailer that hurt the feelingsof Muslims and attackingfreedom of speech forAmericans.

We need not empowerthose who hate us throughour perceived weakness.America needs to stand tall.Back in 1979, we had aweak president and saw bothan ambassador murderedand hostages taken. Todaythrough the same kind ofweak leadership, we see thebeginnings of history repeat-ing itself.

I applaud Mitt Romney forspeaking out. He was out-raged and it showed. Mean-while our president mumblesalong. The Obama WhiteHouse needs to stop makingexcuses for those who com-mit violence. So does Secre-tary of State Hillary Clinton.There is no excuse for kill-ings and violent protests. Toexcuse is to invite violence.We excuse and they retali-ate. Why are we shocked?

While the liberal newsmedia attacks Romney formisspeaking, none questionwhy the president decided togo ahead with the taping ofhis upcoming appearance on

CBS-TV’s “60 Minutes.” Isthis president ever not incampaign mode? Also, ChrisMatthews on MSNBC was inhis silly state of mind, ridi-culing Romney for standingup and speaking out againstweakness in the face of vio-lence seemed stupid. Rom-ney may have erred in histimeline, but the apologyto Muslim radicals is anactual fact not GOP make-believe. Jim Braude andMike Barnicle reportedlywere just as bad, blamingeverything on that Californiafilm-maker and his anti-Muslim movie trailer onYouTube. How about blamingthe violence on those whoare violent? Why do liberalmedia outlets continue notto see what the rest of thecountry is seeing?

The threats we face todayaround the world are fargreater than those per-ceived back in the fifties andsixties when we saw the So-viets as a threat to worldpeace. I am much moreafraid today because today’senemy is a far more danger-ous one and centuries apart.As dangerous as the Krem-lin was once perceived, atleast America shared morewith them than what dividedus from them. We can’t saythat anymore, can we?

Chris Matthews maybeslap-happy with MittRomney’s goof but he shouldbe more worried about theinaction of the Obama WhiteHouse in the face of this on-going struggle with radicalIslamists. It was this lazyattitude that led to what hap-pened on September 11,2012. We bury our dead. Dowe now bury our headsagain?

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As soon as I flip my cal-endar page to the first dayof October, I know that I haveentered one of my favoritetimes of the year. Eversince I put on my first witchcostume at age two, I fellin love with the holidayof Halloween. When I wasyounger, my favorite aspectsof Halloween were the copi-ous amounts of candy andchoosing which Disney prin-cess to emulate. Nowadays,I find so much more aboutthe holiday to love — barebranches silhouetted againsta silent night sky, the aromaof pumpkin bread bakingin my kitchen, the eerieluminarias lining my fiancé’sdriveway, the way trick-or-treaters’ faces break intopeppy grins when I dropsnacks in their bags and thespine-tingling realizationthat there is still so muchmystery in the world. Ofcourse, one thing that hasnever changed is my devo-tion to chocolate, especiallyReese’s Peanut Butter Cups.However, my new-found ap-preciation of the holidayteaches me to look beyondthe blatant commercial-ization of Halloween andembrace the lessons itteaches us about family andremembrance.

Halloween is an ancientfeast, one which resonatesin our collective psychedue to its connections to theharvest, darkness and theapproaching winter. Origi-nally celebrated by the Celts,Halloween was previouslycalled Samhain (pronouncedsow-en, where the “sow”rhymes with “cow”), a namewhich roughly translates to“summer’s end.” The Celtsbelieved that Samhain ush-ered in the dark half of thecalendar and it may havefunctioned as a celebration

marking the New Year. Sup-posedly, the veil between theworld of the living and theafterlife proved particularlythin during these tenebrousnights, and spirits, both goodand bad, walked the earth.In order to frighten theevil spirits, the Celts lit bon-fires, wore masks and dis-guises and carved gruesomefaces on turnips. The frag-ile distinction between therealms of the living and deadpermitted the Celts to par-ticipate in divination activi-ties, many of which soughtto predict the success ofnext year’s harvest or ofa romantic prospect. Theseancient traditions infuse ourmodern Halloween festivi-ties with a supernatural edgeand continue to manifestthemselves in the Americancustoms of telling ghoststories, wearing costumesand carving jack-o-lanterns.Halloween also has anItalian connection, as thepopular game of bobbing forapples may come from thefeasts honoring the Romangoddess Pomona, protector oforchards.

Indeed, Halloween hasbecome a somewhat popularholiday in Italy now andlate-October visitors in largeItalian cities will see shopslined with smiling pump-kins, pointy witch hats andblack cat decorations. How-ever, the main Italian holi-days focusing on remember-ing the dead remain thefeasts of All Saints’ Day andAll Souls’ Day, which fallon the two days followingHalloween. These two cel-ebrations are intrinsicallylinked to Halloween; in fact,the contemporary name Hal-loween means “All Hallows’Eve” or the night before AllSaints’ Day. The custom oftrick-or-treating may even

originate from the oldEnglish practice of soulingin which people would walkdoor to door on the eve of AllSouls’ Day and receive apastry known as a soul cakein exchange for prayers forthe dead. Still, All Saints’Day and All Souls’ Day serveas distinctive holidays inItaly where they are respec-tively known as Giorno diTutti Santi and Giorno deiMorti and contain their ownproper traditions. My fatherand my grandmother alwaystell me of childhood visitsto the cemetery on theseholidays during which theywould clean the graves andlight candles in remem-brance of the deceased. Insome areas of Italy, food isleft outside overnight onthe eve of All Souls’ Day sothat the wandering spiritsmay have something to eat.In other parts of Italy, peoplebake special cookies andbiscuits to mark the occa-sion of All Souls’ Day.

I truly believe that theCelts and the Italiansmade an astute observationwhen they devoted the latterhalf of October to honoringtheir long-gone ancestors. Indays of cold and darkness itis important to take comfortin the pleasures of familyand memories of the past.This lesson particularlyserves modern life well,when we are often so preoc-cupied with overly busyschedules and stress overminute details. Halloweenallows us to pause andhonor the presence and thewisdom of the ancestorswhich came before us. Itprovides us with a sense ofbelonging and imbues uswith an unshakable feelingof community, past andpresent, which will help usweather the approachingwinter. There is a profoundmeaning in the midst of ourHalloween traditions and, tome, it is as comforting as athick slice of pumpkin breador a sincere thank youfrom a beaming, costumedchild.

Ally Di Censo is a GraduateStudent in History at the Uni-versity of Massachusetts Bos-ton. She appreciates any com-ments and suggestions aboutItalian holidays and folkloreat [email protected].

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The tempo of parish lifepicks up sharply in autumnand what better way to wel-come home vacationers thanthe annual Saint LeonardParish dinner dance. Thisyear’s event took place onSaturday, October 20th, as inpast years, it was held at theAll Hands Club, U.S. CoastGuard Base, North Endwhere parishioners fromSaint Leonard, Sacred Heartand Saint Stephen’s, couldcome together in a congenialatmosphere of good food,pleasant surroundings andfine music.

A cocktail hour at 6:30 pmgave attendees an opportu-nity to socialize and resumeold friendships and check outsome of the many items gen-erously donated for silentauction. Following cocktails,Father Antonio, Pastor ofSaint Leonard Parish, greetedthe guests and thanked themembers of the ActivitiesCommittee for their contin-ued support. He then intro-duced Father Claude Scrima,Parochial Vicar, who gavethe blessing.

A delicious dinner, servedby Marty’s Caterers of Stone-ham, included an assort-ment of appetizers followed

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Later in the fall, the an-nual Saint Leonard ParishChristmas Concert andParty will take place onSunday, December 16th at4:00 pm; as in past years, theperformance will be held inthe beautiful setting of theSacred Heart upper church,12 North Square, NorthEnd. The concert will featurethe Saint Leonard Parishchoir, The Polish Choir ofOur Lady of Czestochowafrom South Boston and theChildren’s Choir of SaintJohn School under the di-rection of Dan Drzymalski.Following the performance,concert attendees are in-vited to a Christmas party atSaint John Hall adjacent tothe church. Tickets for theconcert will be available inthe near future.

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With Halloween just daysaway, I took some time toresearch some of NewEngland’s best screams andscares for the whole family.Take your pick or visit themall, but either way be sureto join the fun.

Witch’s Woods Scare ….Witch’s Woods is a genuineHalloween attraction if youare looking for a hauntedhayride along with goblins,monsters and more. Withso many things to see, itwill be hours of horrificentertainment.

Their haunted hayride isabout a 20-minute tourfilled with adventure andfear for ages 6 and up. Holdon tight as you will encoun-ter attacks from the witch,zombies, ghouls, ghosts andmaybe a creature you havenever seen before. You can’trun from the goblins duringthe hayride, the only hopeis that your guide can out-drive them. General Admis-sion will also grant youaccess to three hauntedhouses. Night-mare Man-sion is the main attractionwith screams around everycorner. Castle Morbid is adark dungeon where themost gruesome await yourarrival. Anyone can get in,but getting out of Castle Mor-bid is just pure luck. The 3DKeepers Crypt haunted house

has gremlins and scary spir-its lurking everywhere youturn. With 3D images jump-ing out, you’ll have a hardtime distinguishing what’sreal until you feel themcreep down your neck! Thisis not your average hauntedhouse it’s a terrifying walkinto the next dimension ofhorror! In addition to thehayride and haunted houses,you can also have two self-guided attractions. The JackO’ Lantern Jamboree is anensemble of professionallycarved pumpkins in a neonlit display. Horrorwood Cham-ber of Chills is decorated withscenery and creations fromyour favorite classic Hallow-een films. Keep your eyesopen and hands free, someof these characters mightcome to life and they’ve be-come very hungry caged intheir glass jail cells. Thisone of a kind adventure isshaping up to be the top at-traction for Halloween inNew England, be sure tocheck it out! You may neverthink about Halloween thesame again. Will you enterthe woods?

Witch’s Woods is located at79 Powers Road, Westford,MA just minutes fromBoston. You can find moreon all the festivities atwww.witchswoods.com or call(978) 692-3033.

Mark your calendar forZoo Howl at Franklin ParkZoo …. Halloween doesn’thave to be just for the kids,the animals want to showoff their costumes too. NewEnglanders are invited totrick-or-treat at the zoo.Screams, scares and ani-mals lurk around every habi-tat on the Trick-or-TreatTrail! On October 27-28,2012 from 11:00 am–3:00 pmat the Franklin Park Zoothere will be haunted hap-penings offered throughoutthe day; creepy crafts, ghoul-ish games, costume contestsand a haunted maze.

Be sure to stop by the mainstage to see Radio Disney getinvolved with the spookyfun. The Puppet ShowplaceTheatre and Catching Joywill also be attending onSaturday, October 27 for pup-pet-making and Halloweencrafts! The resident animals

will also be getting prizes asWhole Foods Market, Woburnwill be donating pumpkinsas a special gift. If you needa break from all the walking,hayrides provided by PineMeadow Farm will also beavailable from 10:00 am–3:30 pm Everyone loves thezoo and with it spiced upHalloween style its easy tosay, don’t miss Zoo Howl!

Franklin Park Zoo haspartnered with Green Hallo-ween for this year’s attrac-tion. Green Halloween is anon-profit, grassroots initia-tive to encourage communi-ties to celebrate healthierand more sustainable holi-days, starting with Hallow-een. For more informationabout Green Halloween visitwww.greenhalloween.org.

Zoo New England managesFranklin Park Zoo in Bostonand Stone Zoo in Stoneham.Accredited by the Associa-tion of Zoos and Aquariums(AZA). Zoo New England’smission is to inspire peopleto protect and sustain thenatural world for futuregenerations by creating funand engaging experiencesthat integrate wildlife andconservation programs, re-search and education.

Zoo Howl will be held onOctober 27th and 28th at1 Franklin Park Road, Bos-ton. For more informationcontact 617-541-5466 orwww.franklinparkzoo.org

Boston by Foot PresentsBeacon Hill with a BOO ….On October 31st at 5:30 pmtake a tour if you dare. Thisis a onetime only eventtaking place right on Hallow-een and it’s something youjust don’t want to miss. For25 years, this walk has beenthe starting point for theperfect Halloween in Boston.

Meet your guide at thesteps in front of the Massa-chusetts State House on Bea-con Street and walk over tothe dark side on All Hallows’

Eve. Hear stories of ghosts,murders and mayhem thathaunt this quiet neighbor-hood while strolling amongstthe Halloween decorationsalong with all who come toBeacon Hill every year tocelebrate. If you have neverbeen to Beacon Hill on Hal-loween, this is one of thosemust-see events in Boston.

This Halloween eventhighlights Beacon Hill’s en-chanted heritage of mysteryand suspense. Visit the homeof the murdered GeorgeParkman and learn whathappened to his dismem-bered body. See where theQuakers were hung, famousmen buried and many morescenes and screams. Youjust may run into ghosts oflawyers and ministers, mur-derers who walk in theirsleep and stranglers. Joinone of the many spirits on ajourney through the trueand morbid tales that hauntBeacon Hill.

Beacon Hill tour is onOctober 31st, begins on time,lasting about ninety min-utes and will be offered rainor shine. Arrive ten min-utes before start time toensure you get the fullexperience. For questionsand tickets you can contact(617) 367-2345.

Haunted Harvard Square…. If you can’t get to Beacon

Hill for a scary stroll not toworry, Harvard Square has afew tales to tell of its own. OnHalloween (October 31st) youcan take a guided tour ofanother ghostly neighbor-hood in Cambridge.

What better way to cel-ebrate the Halloween sea-son than to hear tales of theghastly deeds and wanderingspirits that haunt the brickbuildings and gravestones ofHarvard and Old Cambridge?You will meet outside theT Station by the visitor in-formation kiosk and Out ofTown News for this 90-minute guided walking tourthat will send shivers throughyour body as you listen to sto-ries of gruesome murders,dismemberments and otherthings that go bump in thenight around Cambridge andon campus. Harvard profes-sors have been known toexplore the shadowy secretsof the yard and some evenafter death. After this touryou’ll never again feel com-pletely alone while passingthrough Harvard Square!

To get a full listing of thetour you can call 617-520-4030 or visit www.cambridgehistor ical tours.org/tours/haunted-harvard-tour. The funwill begin at 2138 BrattleStreet, Cambridge, MA.

The Haunted Ship …. TheHaunted Ship at the USSSalem has pulled into theport. Step aboard this over-sized tower of terror and seeif you’ve got what it takes tosurvive the Haunted Ship,and this year proves to bechallenging.

The Haunted Ship at theUSS Salem is a month ofpure horror and suspense,guaranteed to send a chilldown your spine. Walk thedecks of a once mighty 716-foot battleship that is nowharboring lost spirits and thedemons that torment them.Legend says it happened af-

Witch’s Woods, Westford,M A

Come see the ghosts and goblins that haunt HarvardSquare on Halloween.

(Photo courtesy of Haunted Harvard)

Step aboard if you dare and can handle the scare.(Photo courtesy of The Haunted Ship productions)



The time has come, the walrus said,

TO TALK OF MANY THINGSof shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings

by Sal Giarratani

THE END OF SMOKINGBARS IS NEARING

I recently attended a func-tion at Stanza dei Signariover on Hanover Street inthe North End of Boston. I hadnever been in a smoker’s barbefore and had no idea whatto expect. I thought I wouldsmell plenty of cigar odorsbut I didn’t. The place obvi-ously has a good venting sys-tem. The place looked cool.There was a section behinda closed door where guys weresmoking expensive cigars,watching a football game anddrinking Bourbon. Not bad.The whole downstairs lookslike every guy’s image of aman cave. It had the feel ofa place cut out of the insideof a mountain, a cave like Isaid. Soon, though, thanks tothe Boston Health Depart-ment, these cigar bars willbe banned in Boston. Thisis another attempt by gov-ernment to protect us fromourselves. We have come along way since Paul Revereended his midnight ride.SALESIANS BOYS & GIRLS

CLUB PASTA NITEDon’t forget Pasta Nite at

the Salesians. This is a greatannual fundraising event. Iwas there last year. You helpout a great place and whenyou leave you aren’t hungryanymore either. Tell FatherJohn that Sal from the Post-Gazette sent you. What adeal for only ten bucks.Don’t forget, November 2nd

from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.ROSLINDALE

OPEN STUDIOSOnce again, Roslindale

Open Studios has returnedfor another year. This isyear number 8 for this eventwhich will feature over 100local and visiting artists in40 locations. This event issponsored by the RoslindaleArts Alliance and will beheld on November 3rd & 4th

from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm.Remember, you will findart around every corner ofRoslindale. For further infor-mation, please log on toRoslindaleOpenStudios.org.

I LIKE CAPUANO BUTThere are times he seems

too big for himself as whenhe becomes a surrogate forElizabeth Warren in her cam-paign against U.S. SenatorScott Brown. He plays thatclass warfare stuff too farwhen he actually makes funof Brown’s daughter Ariannaand her show horse. He sayshe owns a Ford Escape andhis son has a dog. I’m sur-prised he didn’t make hismetaphor better by saying heonce drove a Ford Pinto. Thisrace should be about theissues facing all of us, butit has come down to don’tvote for Brown because hisdaughter owns a horse whenI can only afford a crummydog. I think, perhaps, whatCapuano’s district needs isa bit of fresh air. Maybe, after seven terms, Cap’s get-ting a bit stale. That lineabout pushing back on familymembers who like Brownseemed sorta un-Christian-like, especially being madeinside a place called Portu-guese Holy Ghost Society

Hall. Sounding tough doesn’tmake you right. However,it can also be counter-pro-ductive. Perhaps, the con-gressman’s recent campaignrhetoric might serve as a re-minder that term limits isn’tsuch a bad idea, huh?

NON-STOP TO WHERE?The other evening coming

home through the Callahantunnel, I noticed an airlinead on a billboard facing meat the start of the McClellanHighway Route 1 announc-ing you could now get dailynon-stop flights to Milwau-kee. I had to wonder whothey think is glad that Loganfinally has non-stops to thiscity. I myself have to think,isn’t January or February agreat time to vacation inMilwaukee, NOT. I have tothink the last time I was inthe City of Beer had to beNEVER. My late brotherDominic went there once onbusiness for two days andtook in a Brewers-Red Soxgame since he could neverafford to see the Brewers atFenway Park.FLOATING RESTAURANTPLANNED FOR EASTIEIf Boston Harbor Cruises’

principal owner Rick Nolanhas his way, there will be arestaurant anchored just offPiers Park. Recently, he andHarry Collins pitched theiridea at a meeting of theJeffries Point NeighborhoodAssociation. If it comes topass, the name of the placewill be dubbed “The Moor-ing.” The more I hear of thisidea, the better I like thesound of this restaurant onthe water.

SAD TIMES FORCHARLESTOWN

The charging of a long-time City Hall guy fromCharlestown reportedly forpossession of kiddie porn onhis home computer has ap-parently ripped the neighbor-hood apart. He comes from aprominent political familyand had been a good friendand ally of the mayor. Hestarted off back in 1984shortly after Ray Flynn cameinto office as mayor. I knowhim and many of his familymembers from my years ofliving in Charlestown doingpolitics. This terrible news

story once again points outthe effect this kind of crimehas on so many innocentfolks. Shame and anger al-ways rise to the surface fromit all. We live in a not so niceplace sometimes and cannever lower our guard in theprotection of our children.Criminal minds seem every-where, but that’s the worldwe live in today.

GATEWAY TO 24SOUTHIE APARTMENTSDown on West Broadway

years ago, old St. Peter andPaul’s Church was turnedinto condo units and nowthe original Gate of HeavenChurch may be turned intoapartment units thanks toplans by South Boston devel-oper Jon Cronin to convertthe former Archdiocese ofBoston property at 616 East4th Street into 24 residentialunits. The 4-story building,the original Gate of HeavenChurch, was built in 1863and became the parish hallin 1900 when the currentchurch replaced it. Cronincalls the original parishchurch, “A beautiful oldbrick building in a greatlittle neighborhood with won-derful neighbors.” Report-edly, the exterior of thebuilding will be preserved.For the neighborhood, theinflux of parking is a majorconcern. The archdiocese isalso in talks with anotherdeveloper that would convertthe former Gate of HeavenSchool building into moreapartments in this SouthBoston neighborhood.PUT THOSE RUMORS TO

RESTThose rumors making

their way around District 1that Sal LaMattina was goingto be leaving office haveabsolutely no merit. This Salwas talking to that Sal inquestion and he told me thathe loves his job represent-ing constituents in District1 and has no plans whatso-ever in giving up his seaton the Boston City Council.Personally, I was greatlyrelieved to hear that newssince I think Sal has beenan excellent District 1 citycouncilor and has alwaysbeen a voice and a vote forhis district.

ELIKEH - BETWEEN 2 WORLDSAzalea City Recordings

Elikeh is an eight-member group, part of Washington DC’scross-cultural Afropop sound, fronted by bandleader andsongwriter Massama Dogo. The album title “Between 2Worlds” couldn’t be more appropriate as Elikeh’s sound ofAfrican pop, reggae vibes, plus the African-inflected funkand blues easily straddles two continents. Check out thebreezy reggae mind-opening cut, “No Vision,” followed by theorgan and beats of “Know Who You Are,” the powerful “Alonye,”the spirited “Olesafrica” and the soaring “Fly To The Sky.”Dogo focuses on the causes of poverty and inequality in hishomeland Togo, with the moving “Foot Soldier,” the groove of“Eh Wee,” taking Afro-soul legend Geraldo Pino’s hit “LetThem Talk” to new heights, plus jam guitar master JohnKadlecik’s groove titled “Nye’n Mind Na Wo” and it all comesto an end with “Nye Dji.” Catch this ear-opening group ‘live’at Lizard Lounge, 1667 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, on ThursdayNovember 1 at 9:00 pm. Musical strains of Fela Kuti &Bob Marley!

FRANKENWEENIE - UNLEASHEDWalt Disney Music

Karen O, lead singer for the rock band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs,wrote and performs “Strange Love” for Disney’s highlyanticipated movie, “Frankenweenie”. The 14-track compi-lation of music from and inspired by the film also includes,“Electric Heart (Stay Forever)” by Neon Trees, plus MarkFoster’s “Polartropic (You Don’t Understand Me),” the haunt-ing “Almost There” (Passion Pit), as the Plain White T’s bor-row the Ramones’ “Pet Sematary” and Kimbra molds a beauty,“With My Hands.” AWOLNATION spills the beans with“Everybody’s Got A Secret,” as Kerli brings “Immortal” to life,followed by Grace Potter/The Flaming Lips on “My Mechani-cal Friend” and the Imagine Dragons conjure up “Lost Cause.”The chilling “Underground” is delivered by Grouplove allwhile Skylar Grey is “Building A Monster,” Robert Smith isperforming the classic “Witchcraft” and Winona Ryder sings“Praise Be New Holland!”

JEFF HOLMES QUARTET - OF ONE’S OWNMiles High

Pianist, composer, arranger and trumpeter Jeff Holmes isa local guy (Lynnfield, MA) joined by Adam Kolker (tenor/soprano saxophone & bass clarinet); James Cammack(acoustic/electric bass); and Steve Johns on drums. Jeff setsthe pace with a perfect recipe for “Macaroons,” working hardwith no respite on “Labour Day,” the tender, beautifulstandard “Poinciana,” stopping to toss a bouquet to his wifeDawning for whom he wrote “The Senses Delight” and theenergetic “One For C.J.” marks the midpoint. Second halfbeauties have, “Waltz #3,” plus the title track “Of One’sOwn,” one of the five penned by Holmes, along with the prettystrains of “Rose On Driftwood” and from “The Sound of Music,”the popular “So Long, Farewell.” The quartet does a wonder-ful job exploring a variety of jazz styles, balancing improvinterplay and arranged ensemble!

BUTTER - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACKLakeshore

“Butter” is a comedy about sex, power and spreading thewealth. The soundtrack is just as smooth, with a diverselineup of songs and artists. The craziness starts with Fitzand the Tantrums who deliver a pair of interesting tracks,“Pickin’ Up The Pieces” and “Winds Of Change,” the festive“Celebrate” (Imani Copola featuring Tim Myers), the tastytrack “Bread and Butter” (Hugo), then the starry-eyed Con-stellations sing a musical tribute to “Felicia” and Jonsi stepsup to suggest “Go Do.” Second half happenings include theband Orleans’ hit “Still The One,” the Hot 8 Brass Band doesan instrumental remake of Marvin Gaye’s classic “SexualHealing” and a dose of royalty as King Harvest bestows thehit “Dancing In The Moonlight” on our ears. The beat goeson as JD and the Straight Shot serve up “Little White Lies,”plus the soulful Raphael Saddiq keeps in step with “KeepMarchin’” and Mateo Messina & The Menahan Street Bandspread the word on the goodness of “Butter (The GreatestGift In Life).” An exciting soundtrack with a slice of some-thing for everyone!

LIVEWIRE - LIVIN’ Way Out West“Livin’’ is a 10-song menu that evolves into tasty country

songs and the group’s debut on Way Out West Records.LiveWire is Andy Eutsler, lead vocals/acoustic guitar; BobbyDegonia, electric and acoustic guitars; Danny Bell, electricrhythm, acoustic guitars and backing vocals; AdamHagerman, drums; Cory Shultz, fiddle; and Landon Rolfe, bassguitar. Eutsler and Bell had a hand in penning six of thesongs, while Country star Chris Young contributed theopener “Don’t Nothin’ Take My Breath.” The coveting of agood friend’s girl on “Don’t Make Me Love You” shows thediversity of LiveWire and their ability to deliver energy andtenderness without missing a beat. The title track “Livin’”smacks of a life gone well, followed by memories of a pair oflost loves on “Better” and “Whiskey Sunday.” The threats of‘a family’ man soars with “I’ll Go To Prison,” the twangy“History” reminds us how fragile love is, plus the truth-be-told “Lies.” LiveWire’s ability to relate to love, life and familycontinues with “What Makes You a Man” and the final tracktells of courage mustered and romance busted with “Gone.An impressive album that should earn LiveWire a solid spotin country music rotation with several great cuts!

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In Loving Memory of

ROBERT SORRENTINOHosted by the Sorrentino Stompers

Please join us on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at

the Knights of Columbus located at 545 Medford

Street in Charlestown.

There will be appetizers, music and an

opportunity drawing. Costumes are optional

but strongly encouraged. The party starts at

7:00 p.m. Tickets available at the door.

All proceeds will be donated to the Jimmy

Fund. The Jimmy Fund was founded in

1948 and since then has supported the

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UPTOWN & DOWNTOWN

WITCH’S WOODS79 Powers Road,Westford, MA 01886(978) 692-3033www.WitchsWoods.com

Witch’s Woods Haunted Hayrideand Halloween Screampark is onlyminutes from Boston in Westford, MA.Our haunted hayride is about 20 min-utes long and is a fright filled adven-ture for ages six and up. You can’trun from the zombies during the hay-ride, you’ll only escape if your tractordriver can outdrive them. Hold on andbrace yourself for attacks from thewitch, zombies, ghouls, ghosts andmaybe even something else that hasno name. If you are looking for thelongest haunted hayride in NewEngland and the only haunted hay-ride in Massachusetts, look no fur-ther than Witch’s Woods. Generaladmission also includes access tothree haunted houses. NightmareMansion is our featured hauntedhouse, with screams around everycorner. Castle Morbid is a dark dun-

HALLOWEENgeon that will change the way youthink about haunted houses. Anyonecan get in, but getting out of CastleMorbid requires nerves of steel. Our3D Keeper’s Crypt is a terrifying walkinto the next dimension of horror!This haunted house has gremlins andscary furry things lurking in everyarea. With 3D images popping out ofthe walls, you’ll have a hard timedistinguishing what’s real until youfeel the cold breath on your neck!It’s beyond a haunted house, in 3D!In addition to our haunted hayrideand haunted houses, we also havetwo self-guided attractions. The JackO’ Lantern Jamboree is a collectionof professionally carved pumpkins ina brightly lit display. HorrorwoodChamber of Chills features vignettesfrom horror films, decorated withscenery and characters from yourfavorite classic Halloween films.Don’t let your guard down yet, someof these characters might come to lifewhile you watch, and they’ve becomevery hungry trapped in their glass jailcells. Will you enter the woods? Willyou face the unknown with courage,cover your face in fear, or screamuncontrollably?

GUIDE TO ANNUAL HALLOWEENACTIVITIES IN SALEM, MAwww.HauntedHappenings.org3-D Haunted House at Salem’s 13Ghosts131 Essex Street978-744-0013Salems13ghosts.com

High-tech 3-D glasses bring thewalls and floors awash in 3-D artworkto life. Frightfully fun! Buy a comboticket with our ghost tour and save!Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery285 Derby Street978-740-0500NightmareGallery.com

Salem’s highly acclaimed cinematicmonster museum is VERY CREEPY(and family friendly) by day then be-comes HAUNTED by Hollywood’s fa-vorite movie monsters in the after-noons on weekends. Combinationtickets available!Eerie Evenings at the Witch HouseThe Witch House310 Essex Street, Salem978-744-8815WitchHouse.info

Eerie Evenings-Tales at the WitchHouse, 17th century mansion of aWitch Trials judge. Featuring all newghostly stories performed by beauti-fully costumed actors in a darkened,authentic setting.The Haunted Neighborhood at theSalem Wax Museum288 Derby Street, Salem978.740.2929SalemWaxMuseum.com

Salem’s #1 rated haunted attrac-tion! Savor famous Maine apple buns,kettle corn, and other treats. Opendaily. Extended weekend hours. Sa-lem Wax Museum of Witches & Sea-farers – Salem’s Original Wax Mu-seum. Come face to face with notablefigures of 1692 depicted by life-likeLondon made wax figures.

Salem Witch Village – A mysticaljourney led by practicing witches sepa-rating the myths and reality of witch-craft in the ancient and modern world.

The Haunted Witch Village –Salem’s largest Haunted House. Af-ter the Witches leave the Village thedarker side of our maze comes alive;ghouls and goblins come out to scareall who dare!

Frankenstein’s Laboratory –Salem’s #1 Ranked Haunted House –inspired by the classic period of liter-ary horror. Step into the dungeon andenter the notorious chambers of Dr.Frankenstein.

The Candlelit Ghostly Tour – Awalking tour through the streets ofHistoric Salem’s most hauntedhouses. Learn the history and horrorof the Witch City.

Within the Witching Hour – A livespell-casting presentation by a prac-ticing witch who will take you throughall the steps of creating a magicalcircle for you to join in and releaseyour own spell.The House of the Seven Gables115 Derby Street, Salem978-744-0991www.7Gables.org

Discover a house made famous byfiction. Admission includes guidedtours, Hawthorne’s birthplace, gar-dens and museum store. Continuoustours daily 9:30am – 7:00pm.Legacy of the Hanging JudgeThe House of the Seven Gables115 Derby Street, Salem978-744-0991www.7Gables.org

Named one of the 2005 Top 100Group Events by the American BusAssociation! In 1692 the Salem WitchTrials wrought havoc on a small NewEngland Community. Relive theseevents — in their own words! Thisshow takes place in the NathanielHawthorne House, where you will beinterrogated by magistrate, JohnHathorne, Hawthorne’s great-greatgrandfather, who is infamous for hisrole in the condemnation and deathsof so many people. From there, en-counter the tormented, the accusedand their accusers in this interactivetheatrical experience. Beware, youmay find yourself being accused of“writing in the devil’s book!” Reserva-tions highly recommended.Salem Witch Museum19½ Washington Square North,Salem, MA978-744-1692www.SalemWitchMuseum.com

The Salem Witch Museum pre-sents one of the most tragic and en-during events in American history ...The Witch Hysteria of 1692. Interestin what happened 300 years ago re-mains high and in fact keeps growing.Our exhibit: Witches: Evolving Percep-tions traces the myths of this mysteri-ous religion. From midwives and heal-ers to witch hunts and Wiccans … doyou believe in witches? Don’t answeruntil you see Salem’s most visitedmuseum.

Spirits of the GablesThe House of the Seven Gables115 Derby Street, Salem, MA978-744-0991www.7Gables.org

Guilt! Greed! Revenge! Enter theworld of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s bur-dened characters from his classic TheHouse of the Seven Gables, as theyhaunt the hallways of their eeriemansion. Witness two families en-tangled in a curse as Matthew Maulecondemns Colonel Pyncheon with thevery words destined to become his fateand follow his family for nearly 150years; “God will give you blood todrink!” Travel through this house atyour own risk, for as long as there is aPyncheon descendant inside, onlydarkness and death will fill its walls.Reservations highly recommended.The Witches Cottage978-825-0222www.WitchesCottageSalem.com

Salem’s only LIVE 4D witchcraft andghost experience. Five star rating onTripadvisor.com. Explore the world ofthe Salem witchcraft hysteria, ghosts,and the supernatural with startlingspecial effects and creatures thatmake their way INTO the audience,scaring you right up close! This su-pernatural show is a must see for anyvisitor.Witch Dungeon Museum16 Lynde Street, Salem978-741-3570www.WitchDungeon.com

An award winning live re-enact-ment of a 1692 witch trial — plus aguided tour through the dungeon.Witch History Museum197-201 Essex Street, Salem, MA978-741-7770www.WitchHistoryMuseum.com

The untold stories of 1692 are toldthrough a live presentation and aguided tour featuring life size scenes.Witch House310 1/2 Essex Street, Salem, MA978-477-8815www.WitchHouse.info

17th century home of WitchcraftTrials Judge Jonathan Corwin.Salem’s only remaining structure withdirect ties to the tragic events of 1692.Explore architecture, furnishings andlifestyle of the the Corwin family. Alsotrial history, strange remedies andsuperstition in early colonial Salem.

PETCOBunker Hill Mall5 Austin St., Charlestown, MA,617-242-2093

HOWL-O-WEEN DOG COSTUMECONTEST — Saturday, October 27,1:00 pm–4:00 pm. Bring your pet intheir Howl-o-ween costume andenter to win a gift basket of goodies.All participants receive a FREE 4x6photo of their pet and a bag of treats!!!Winner is chosen by a panel of StoreAssociates.

IMPROVBOSTON40 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA617-576-1253www.ImprovBoston.com

GOREFEST X: 28 DAYS LATTE— Now through October 31. No showscheduled for Monday, October 29 —ImprovBoston’s 10th Annual Hallow-een Horrorshow is a brand new musi-cal comedy from writer/lyricist DonSchuerman and composer SteveGilbane. The Zombie Apocalypse isupon us and a bunch of hipsters andtwo senior citizens are trapped insidea coffee place as they fight back therampaging hordes. The show is drip-ping with tasteless dialog, juvenilehumor and memorable music. Likeevery GoreFest, this year’s show fea-tures copious amounts of fake blood,gore and other bodily fluids, not all ofwhich ends up on the actors.

THE ESTATEOne Boylston Place, Bostonwww.TheEstateBoston.com

SINNERS & SAINTS HALLOW-EEN BASH — Saturday, October 27,8:30 pm — The Estate is hosting aghoulish cocktail reception, featuringcomplimentary light hors d’oeuvres forthe first hour, a costume contest withmore than $1,000 in prizes, compli-mentary body painting, a DJ, dancingand more.

BUNKER HILL MONUMENTCharlestown, MAwww.CharlestownMothersAssociation.org

27TH ANNUAL CHILDREN’SHALLOWEEN COSTUME PARADE —Wednesday, October 31 — The 27thAnnual Children’s Halloween Cos-tume Parade at the Bunker Hill Monu-ment will be held on Wednesday,October 31. We will gather at theMonument at 5:00 PM, and the paradewill begin at 5:30 PM. Costumes areencouraged for ALL ages! Some of thefun things in store for this yearinclude: A performance by the YAKDance Crew from 5:00-5:30. This is afantastic break-dance dance crewfrequently found performing in frontof large crowds at Faneuil Hall. Glownecklaces and trick or treat bags willbe distributed prior to the parade; Theparade will start at the front of theMonument with The Tony Barry Bandand the Monument Square Wizardleading the way — keep an eye outfor a juggling unicycler and a stiltwalker along the route! We will con-tinue with an extended parade to theTraining Field and up MonumentAvenue. This is a great area foryounger kids. Mr. Ron the Balloon Manwill return and this year we’ve addeda haunted, but not spooky, house;and of course, trick or treating aroundthe Monument, Training Field andMonument Avenue will continue!

LYNNARTS25 Exchange Street, Lynn, MA781-205-4010www.ArtsAfterHours.com

EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL —Based on the series of films of thesame name, Evil Dead: The Musicalwill be yet another destination onthe North Shore for Halloween 2012.Come enjoy all the blood you canhandle in this hilarious adaptationas a group of friends head off in tothe woods, some turn into Candariandemons while another fights forhis life. They sing songs such as“All the Men in my Life Keep Get-ting Killed by Candaraian Demons,”“Look Who’s Evil Now,” and “Dothe Necronomicon.” Don’t missthis groovy, bloody, Ashy musicalexperience this Halloween in Lynn.

COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA617-734-2500

HORROR MOVIE MARATHON —October 27, 11:50 pm — The 12thannual event features 12 hours ofmovies, beginning with a doublefeature of The Exorcist (1973) andThe Thing (1982).

NAZZARO CENTER PLAYGROUNDNorth Bennet and Prince Streets,North End, Boston, MA

THE 7TH ANNUAL HAUNTEDHOUSE CARNIVAL — Friday, Octo-ber 26, 2012 from 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm.Sponsored by Roc Teen Saturday,there will be a haunted house, freepumpkin patch, super slide, moonwalk, Regina’s Pizza, face painting,pumpkin carving, hot chocolate,bounce obstacle course, balloons andcandy treats! It’s all about family fun.Free and open to the public.

THE 27TH ANNUAL CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN COSTUMEPARADE will take place on Wednesday, October 31 atthe Bunker Hill Monument. This is a do-not-miss event.For further details see description.

(Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography)

ITALIAN RADIO PROGRAMS“The Sicilian Corner” 10:00 am to 12 Noon every Friday with hosts TomZappala and Mike Lomazzo and “The Italian Show” with Nunzio DiMarcaevery Sunday from 10:00 am-1:00 pm. Go to www.1110wccmam.com.“Italia Oggi” Sundays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm with host Andrea Urdi1460 AM www.1460WXBR.com.“Dolce Vita Radio” DJ Rocco Mesiti 11:00 am-1:00 pm Sundays 90.7 FMor online www.djrocco.com.“The Nick Franciosa Show” Sun-days from 12 Noon to 3:00 pm onWLYN 1360 AM and WAZN 1470 AM.“Guido Oliva Italian Hour” 8:00 am–9:00 am Sundays on WSRO 650 AMand online at www.wsro.com.“Radio Italia Unita” - Thursdays 2:00 pm–3:00 pm on www.zumix.org/radio or itunes, college radio click on Zumix. For more information, logonto www.italiaunita.org.“Tony’s Place” on MusicAmerica WPLM FM 99.1 - Sundays 9:00 pm–10:00 pm on MusicAmerica. Host Ron Della Chiesa presents Tony's Place.Visit www.MusicNotNoise.com.

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(In White Sauce)

Baby talk! The U.S. birthrate fell last yearfor the fourth year in a row, dropping to itslowest level on record. Demographers sayhard times are causing women to postponehaving children.

Well, there will be less need for babysitters.For the record, there is an art to babysitting.It isn’t easy to watch TV, read a book andeat a sandwich while the kids are crying.

Wow! A total of 67.2 million people watchedthis year’s first presidential debate on TV,making it the most watched first debatesince Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan’sonly debate in 1980. The TV audience waslarger than for any of President Obama’s2008 debates, either of his conventionspeeches or any of his State of the Unionaddresses.

A tip for wine drinkers. You’ve probablytried putting white wine in the freezer tochill it quickly. To speed the process further,wrap the bottle in a wet kitchen towel beforeplacing it in the icebox. The quick-freezingtowel will drop the wines’s temperature to50 degrees in just 30 minutes. To removethe towel once it’s frozen, just run the bottlebriefly under the tap.

Speaking of wine, this was usually thetime of the year many individuals madea barrel or more of the wine. Yes, they pur-chased the grapes fresh off a train inChelsea. My stepfather employed a coupleof young Italians to create the wine. Thewine cellar still exists in his home but thebarrels are empty.

Reminder! Remember you never, neverdrink wine while eating a salad. Wine isnot compatible to vinegar. This is why saladsare usually served at the end of your maincourse.

Thanksgiving Day lies ahead! Ah, there’snothing like Thanksgiving in an Italianhome. We begin with antipasto and calzone,followed by chicken escarole soup. Next,ravioli, chicken cutlet Parmigiana or vealcutlet Parmigiana or manicotti with cutlets.Finally, the roasted turkey! “How much morecan we eat?” Eat! Eat! Enjoy your Thanks-giving Day!

Carlo Scostumato says, “Scientists tell uswe are what we eat. Nuts must be morecommon in diets than we thought.”

Bella Culo of Chestnut Hill agrees withCarlo. “There are many nuts out there!”

Stay asleep! Tossing and turning all nightslows you down so much you might noteven notice it! Participants in a study pub-lished in the Journal of Vision had theirsnooze time cut from ten hours per night toa scant six — and that messed up theirperformances on simple computer tasks.“Especially if people do that on a regularbasis, they may not realize how impairedthey are by their own sleepiness,” saysJeanne Duffy of Brigham and Women’sHospital in Boston.

So how do we fall asleep? In brief, we readin bed. Off goes the night lamp and now wethink of the night in Bastogne, Belgiumwhen we were assigned to stand guard dutyin a blizzard! There we were freezing withicicles hanging from our nose! The Ger-mans would shoot up flares and, of course,if they spotted movements they would be-gin to shell the area. Frankly, we were readyto move in order to stop the suffering andthen we felt the presence of my father whoencouraged me to stop worrying. I wouldsurvive! All we kept thinking of was beinghome in a warm bed. So here we are today!

The 1 percent who are also the 47 per-cent: The Congressional Research Servicefound that 2,362 people legally collectedunemployment benefits in 2009 despiteliving in households with income of $1 mil-lion or more.

A lot of American families are so poor theyhave only one automobile and one boat.

Paul Waters of Swampscott says, “The poorcomplain about the money they can’t get andthe rich complain about the money theycan’t keep.”

The astute and charming Lucille A.Monuteaux thinks it’s pretty hard to tellwhat brings happiness; poverty and wealthhave both failed.”

Congratu-l a t i o n s !Drew Barry-more has be-come a par-ent for thefirst time according to YahooNews.com.The actress, 37, gave birth to OliveBarrymore Kopelman, her daughter with artconsultant husband Will Kopelman. TheCharlie’s Angels star said recently that shewould take a break from acting to raise herfamily. “I’m happy in my own life,” she said.“I don’t need to play at being someone elseright now.”

Ready for this? A mother may hope thather daughter will get a better husband thanshe did, but she knows her son will neverget as good a wife as his father did.

Some interesting, useless information!Mozart is buried in an unmarked pauper’sgrave. And Mozart wrote the nursery rhyme“Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star” at the age offive.

Before the turn of the century newspaperswere called tabloids, chronicle, gazettes, etc.Most had local stories and far away storieswere quite old because it took a while forstories to travel (and of course, they weresubject to changes from hand to hand). Withthe advent of the teletype, stories could bebroadcast all over at unheard of speed. Sev-eral of the papers started carrying a sectionwith stories from all over, north, east, west,and south — and that’s why they are callednews papers.

It was in 1896 the Post-Gazette came intothis world. To think, it was in 1896 the firstunderground rail service on the Europeancontinent began at Budapest where a 2.5-mile electric subway goes into operation.And also under construction in Boston wasan underground rail service. It would be in1897 when it was finally in service.

Oscar winning actress Goldie Hawn, 66,comes clean! The great actress is anaccomplished ballerina. Her dad, Rut, isdescended from Edward Rutledge, the young-est person to sign the Declaration of Inde-pendence in 1776. She refuses to wed herboyfriend of nearly three decades, KurtRussell, because she prefers to be knownas his girlfriend. Goldie got a shock at thebirth of her daughter Kate Hudson. She wasfirst told her baby was a boy! She has fourgrandsons who call her “Gogo,” her nick-name from when she was young. She has anew book called 10 Mindful Minutes, whichteaches parents and educators about yogaand meditation for kids.

You name it! Chinese parents aren’t doingtheir children any favors by giving themunusual names, said Bai Ping. For centu-ries, Chinese parents named their childrenfor desirable attributes, using charactersthat meant happy, strong or healthy, orfor things in nature like flowers, trees oranimals.

A wee bit of show business reminiscingwith the stately musicologist Albert Natale.Bandleader Ray Anthony began playingtrumpet at age five in his father’s AntoniniFamily Orchestra. Harry James was barelya teenager when he joined the BennyGoodman band in December, 1936. Band-leader Jan Savitt’s father played in TsarNicholas II’s Imperial Regiment Band. Hisfamily moved to the United States in 1914.Savitt was a child prodigy on violin. Hits:“It’s a Wonderful World”, “Mexican Shuffle”and “Make Believe Island.”

Al Natale reports, the hits of the Post WorldWar II, were, “It’ Been a Long, Long Time,”recorded by Harry James & his Orchestra.“Oh! What It Seemed to Be,” sung by FrankSinatra. “Seems Like Old Times,” by VaughnMonroe. Perry Como had two hits: “Prisonerof Love,” and “Some Enchanted Evening.”Tony Martin made a big hit with “There’sNo Tomorrow.” Remember, these are someof the songs of the Post World War II era.Let’s not forget other favorites of that periodsuch as the Pied Pipers singing “My Happi-ness” and Buddy Clark’s “Peg O’ My Heart.”

AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL NAME

Remove any skin from salmon steak. Cut up into one-inch portions. Wash and set aside. Remove skin and washshrimp. Set aside in a separate bowl. In a skillet, softenbutter and then add oil to heat. Add chopped garlic andsimmer for a few seconds. Do not brown garlic. Lower heat.Add salmon pieces and toss until all pieces begin to whiten.Then add shrimp and toss until all shrimp turn pink.Remove from heat. Add clam juice, parsley, and chives toshrimp and salmon. When mixture comes to a boil, addwine. Bring to a slow boil again. Then remove from burner.Cover and set aside.

Cook linguine according to directions on the package.When pasta is almost cooked, add chopped chives to shrimpand salmon mixture and begin to heat on a separate burner.After straining pasta, place into a serving platter or bowland add shrimp and salmon broth from saucepan. Top eachserving with shrimp and salmon pieces. Serve withpreferred grated cheese.

Serves four.

NOTE: In the past, we have enjoyed littleneck clams withlinguine in our home, but occasionally I change the recipeslightly. I use salmon and shrimp in place of littleneck clams.I add butter to the recipe along with some chives and wine fora different flavor. This is served with warm garlic bread, afresh green salad, and white wine.

4 tablespoons butter ormargarine

4 tablespoons olive oil4 cloves of chopped garlic1/2 pound medium shrimp1/2 pound salmon1 pound linguine2 bottles clam juice

1 tablespoon choppedparsley

1 tablespoon chopped chives3 tablespoons white wineSaltRomano or Parmesan grated

cheese

• What are These Fees (Continued from Page 4)and poor performance hinderthe growth of your retire-ment assets and thus thelifestyle you may hope tohave in retirement. This ismoney you will not be ableto make up and it is impor-tant to ensure you are maxi-mizing the effectiveness ofyour plan. The first step toaccomplishing that is under-standing it.

While the changes cominginto effect are a step in theright direction, there is stilla gray area for certain fees.

It is important to understandfully what you are paying,from transaction costs of theunderlying mutual funds(the cost for a mutual fundto trade, highly affected byturnover ratio) to the recordkeeping fees within theplan. Not a lot of time or en-ergy is required to be edu-cated in this arena and thatsmall amount of time is oneof the best investments youcan make as it can have adramatic effect on how youlive your life in retirement.

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Time to change the subject.I’ve brought you up to dateabout the family and it’s timeto return to the past.It was October of 1950 andHalloween was coming. Ibelonged to the Boy Scouts atthe St. John PortugueseChurch on Saratoga Street,not too far from Day Square.The scoutmaster, FredMarino, told us at a meetingthat he would like to have acostume party at the nextmeeting due to the fact thatit coincided with Halloween.The heads of our scout troopeach spoke about the re-quirements for the comingparty. We listened to the as-sistant scout masters PeteBartolo and Tony Abbatessaexpound on what Mr. Marinohad said and then broke intoour patrols to discuss thematter. I was a member of thePanther Patrol which wasproven by the arm patch onthe shirt part of my greenuniform.

John DiNocolantonio wasthe leader of our pack andwe members of the packdiscussed our plans with him.On the way home, I wonderedwhat I could put together fora costume. Back then, youdidn’t buy a costume at Tar-get, Walmart, TJ Maxx orMarshalls. You improvised.When I got home, Babbo-nonno and Nanna were in thekitchen and I told them aboutthe plans for the party. Nannaoffered to find an old sheetand make me a ghost out-fit. Then, in Italian, Babbo-nonno mentioned what hadhappened on the night ofJanuary 17 of that year. Hetold me the story of how agroup of robbers held upthe Brinks depository at600 Commercial Street inBoston’s North End.

He added that they got over$1.2 million in cash, $1.5 mil-lion in checks and money or-ders and a stack of invest-ment securities. He madesure I knew that it was thelargest robbery in the historyof the United States up to thatpoint. If you subtract the pyra-mid schemes of Charles Ponziand Bernie Madoff from themix, I think the Brinks Jobis still number one.

Babbononno had read aboutthe robbery in all of the Bos-ton daily papers and the twoItalian papers he was ad-dicted to Il Progresso and LaGazzetta. (the Post-Gazette) He

was fascinated with the re-ports that came in at leastonce per week. Here it wasten months later and no onehad been caught. I thankedBabbononno for the informa-tion and then asked what ithad to do with a Boy Scout Hal-loween party. He respondedwith, “Jenny, we goin’ amake-a you up ah be one ovada gangstaz. Dissa be you cos-tume-a foh da Boy Scoutza.”Nanna yelled, “Michele, tu seipazzo.” (Michael, you’re crazy)Me, I loved the idea. For thenext week, we planned my get-up for the forthcoming party.

Babbononno, at 4' 11", wasmy height. He supplied thepants which were the rightlength but very large inthe waist. A belt took careof that problem. He had an oldwhite shirt that had seen bet-ter days and Nanna dyed itblack. Dad gave me an oldwhite tie and Mom came upwith a small grey vest fromone of my uncle’s long-aban-doned suits. Babbononnomade holes in the shirt col-lar and gave me a collar pinto place under the knot of thetie. He came up with an oldfedora with a large brim and Itraded a school chum some-thing for a shoulder holsterand a toy gun. I put fifty centstogether, headed to a halfprice store that was next toLenny’s Spa on MeridianStreet and bought a rubbermask and a rubber cigar stubthat I could clench betweenmy teeth with about an inchsticking out from the slit I cutin the mouth area. Themask was that of a bum orhobo. The nose portion wascrooked and the face lookedlike it needed a shave andthe eyebrows definitelyneeded a trim. I would even-tually do some work on themask to make it look evenmore sinister, but that waslater in the week.

The owner of the storewanted 75 cents for the twoitems, 50 cents for the maskand 25 for the cigar stub. Imentioned how many timesI had shopped in his store andall of the things I had boughtand then added, “Sir, I onlyhave 50 cents for every-thing.” My bargaining skillswon out and I got both itemsfor the 50 cents.

One more thing wasneeded. I found an old bookbag I had used to carry myjunk in for school. It was like

a brief case and I added on apiece of cardboard to the frontpanel of the carrier. On thecardboard was printed in largeletters, “Brinks.” Nanna founda pair of old white gloves thatno one was using and thatcompleted the costume.

The afternoon of the partyarrived and I slowly andmeticulously dressed in thepieces that had been puttogether for my costume. Iwas going to walk to the party,which was held at the churchhall-several blocks away fromEutaw Street, but Dad washeading out to play a functionwith his band and offered mea ride. As I entered the hall,everyone stared at me. Manyof the kids had parents, broth-ers and sisters accompany-ing them and I said hello toall I saw.

Well there was music andfood for us. Someone hadbrought records and welistened to the hits of 1950s:“Rag Mop” by the AmesBrothers, “Chattanooga ShoeShine Boy” by Red Foley, “If IKnew You Were Comin’ I’d ABaked A Cake” by EileenBarton, “Mona Lisa” by NatKing Cole and “Good NightIrene” by Gordon Jenkins. Ayoung girl who had a crushon me asked me to dance; Ionly danced once with her.She had more hair on herlegs than I did. I was moreinterested in the food as Ihadn’t eaten supper spendingthe dinner hour dressingmyself for the party.

As the party began windingdown, Mr. Marino announcedthat they were going to havea contest with prizes going tothe best three costumes. PeteInterbartolo from my PantherPatrol came over and whis-pered in my ear, “You ain’tgonna win.” I was undauntedand paraded around floor ofthe hall showing off my cos-tume, occasionally taking outmy gun, which happened tobe a water pistol. I don’t haveto tell you what I did to someof my friends, includingPeter, from that point on.

When it was over, theannouncements were madeand I heard Mr. Marenoyell, “The prize for the bestcostume goes to JohnnyChristoforo.” I truthfully don’tremember what the prizewas, but as we were cleaningup the hall, someone said,“There was a little guy stand-ing near the door who lookedlike George Burns.”

I turned to look, and therewas Babbononno hidingbehind the door. (He did looka little like George Burns!)When he saw people staringat him, he tipped his hat andyelled, “Buona sera,” andwent outside to wait for hisgrandson. The next day, I wasthe talk of the gang thatattended the Barnes MiddleSchool. That was 62 yearsago, and I wish I couldremember what I won as aprize. By the way, my birth-day was on Sunday the 21st. Iturned 73 years old. Maybe bythe time I’m 90, I’ll retire.

GOD BLESS AMERICAJOHNJOHNJOHNJOHNJOHN

ter a journey over the Ber-muda Triangle, some say itsimply sank itself to hell. Theonly thing you can count onis that you are sure to leavewith a terror of your own.

You can risk your soulon Thursday-Sunday from6:30-9:30 pm until Octo-ber 31st when the ship willyet again set sail. You canfind it at 739 WashingtonStreet, Quincy, MA. For moreon this scare scene visitwww.hauntedship.com or call617-474-7900.

With all going on in thearea for this Halloween holi-day there is still great “ArtsAround Town” for all whoneed a nice night out.

CHICAGO comes to Bos-ton …. With two cities so richin culture the Broadway hitCHICAGO is a reason to getout to the theatre. ChristieBrinkley, one of the world’smost well-known super-models, will make her highlyanticipated Boston debut inCHICAGO. Catch her star-ring with John O’Hurley asBilly Flynn for a limited sixshow extravaganza at the

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Citi Wang Theatre Novem-ber 1st through the 4th.

There’s never been a bet-ter time to see CHICAGO,Broadway’s smash hit. It’s astory of sin, corruption and allthat jazz, CHICAGO has ev-erything you could want in amusical. It has one of a kindknockout dancing tied into aheart pounding tale and oneshowstopper after another.

With a legendary book byFred Ebb and Bob Fosse,music by John Kander andlyrics by Fred Ebb, CHICAGOis the winner of six 1997 TonyAwards including Best Musi-cal Revival and the GrammyAward for Best Musical CastRecording. Whether you’relooking for your first Broad-way musical or are a regularon the scene, you want toexperience the show live onstage like you’ve never seenit before. CHICAGO alwaysdelivers.

You can catch CHICAGOthe Musical at the WangTheater. For information onthis short-lived show youcan visit www.citicenter.orgor call 617-482-9393.

tial of federal investmentdollars, the Boston HousingAuthority (BHA) recentlyreached a major milestonein successfully spendingdown $40 million in compet-itive ARRA grants. The re-sults are an award-winningredevelopment at the OldColony public housing devel-opment in South Boston,ultra-green rehabs at hous-ing developments in JamaicaPlain and the South End andgreen, healthy, affordablehousing for residents. As ofMarch 2012, ARRA-fundedBHA projects accounted forthe creation of nearly 600full-time jobs.

Using approximately $4million in federal funding,another project currentlyunderway with the BHA isa comprehensive servicescenter for frail elders at itsAmory Street Elderly/Dis-abled Development. Operatedby Upham’s Corner HealthCenter’s Elder Service Plan,the full-service center willallow frail elders and peoplewith disabilities over the ageof 55 to remain living inde-pendently in the community,rather than in a nursinghome. In addition, BHA willmodify one additional floor ofthe existing Amory Streetdevelopment for clients thatwill benefit from on-site 24-hour care and services. Ser-vices to residents will includeprimary care, specialty care,prescription drugs, homehealth services, rehabilita-tive services, respite careand transportation assis-tance. These services, aswell as medical monitoringand treatments, structuredactivities and exercise willbe provided at no charge toresidents.

ACHIEVING ENERGYEFFICIENCY

Launched in August 2010with recovery funds, theRenew Boston Energy Effi-ciency Program served low-to middle-income residents,who historically have had a

low rate of participation inenergy efficiency programs,as well as small neigh-borhood businesses. In resi-dential households, ARRAfunds led to more than 8,000comprehensive energy au-dits and 1,700 no-cost homeinsulation services installed,resulting in more than$2 million in savings annu-ally for residents. Overallhome insulation installa-tions have quadrupled in2012, and for small busi-nesses, ARRA dollars fundedno-cost energy efficiencyservices for 700 smallbusinesses, saving them$650,000 annually.SUPPORTING COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENTFor 10 years, Foodie’s

Urban Market has served theSouth End community fromtheir store on WashingtonStreet. Known for both a di-verse selection of groceryitems and an unwaveringcommitment to the localcommunity, Foodie’s recentlycompleted construction on apreviously vacant 8,500-square-foot storefront inSouth Boston, with the helpof a $50,000 ARRA-fundedsmall business loan throughour office of business devel-opment. Construction iscomplete and I’m excited tojoin owners for a grandopening next month. Uponopening, Foodie’s will create40 new jobs for the neighbor-hood.

From children to seniors,public housing tenants tocommunity health profes-sionals and constructionworkers to neighborhood en-trepreneurs, recovery dollarshave put shovels in theground, people back to work,and improved the lives ofcountless individuals andfamilies across Boston. To-gether, we’ve shown the na-tion what extraordinaryprogress can be made bycombining a local, results-oriented agenda with federalaid.

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and Capuano doesn’t evencome close to him as a mem-ber of the U.S. House.

It is Time for Obama toGet off Sesame Street and

Back to Main StreetSince President Obama’s

horrible showing in his firstdebate with Mitt Romney hehas mentioned Big Bird andElmo at least 13 times ina 7 day period. He thinks do-ing this will make Romneylook bad for his idea of end-ing support for both PBS andNPR. Meanwhile, the Chil-dren’s Television Workshopwhich produces “SesameStreet” has demanded thatfolks behind pro-Obama TVcommercials stop using im-ages of Big Bird in theirnegative Romney ads.

Apparently, liberals will goto no limits in bashing Rom-ney while never mentioninghow the President plans torevive the economy or Libyaor gas pump prices. Justtreat voters like children.How about making Big Birdthe next Secretary of Educa-tion? How about Cookie Mon-ster at Agriculture? Kermitat the EPA? How about MissPiggy as Secretary of State?How about Thomas to runAMTRAK? Oh, I better stopwith this; I could go on for-ever. Starbucks can makemillions selling coffee butPBS can’t do without a por-tion of the $444 million theyget every year?

Recently, while campaign-ing out in California, Obamasaid, “What we don’t need isfour more years of the samepolicies that got us into thismess in the first place.” Lis-ten, I am no pinhead butthere must be bigger mindsthan mind who can trans-lates what the above quotemeans in plain English. Thequote sounds like some-thing back from 2008 whenPresident Bush had beenblamed for everything underthe sun. What policies ishe talking about recently?Whose policies? His? Some-body else’s? It makes nosense but then again heseems stuck in political traf-fic on Sesame Street at themoment. If he thinks this isgoing to work, he hasn’tseen the “Dead End” upahead.

By the way, I wonder if thepolicy he is talking about is

the fact that unemploymentremains nearly the sametoday as back on January 20,2009 when he came intooffice? If that’s true, I wantto also know where I canget my $1.84 per gallon gastoo.

I read a great letter to theeditor in the Merrimack Jour-nal, a New Hampshire news-paper, from Ernie Jeffreywho opined, “If PresidentObama and Vice PresidentJoe Biden are put back inthe White House, this coun-try in less than two years willgo the route of Weimar, Ger-many, where we will need awheelbarrow full of money tobuy a loaf of bread…Is thiswhat America wants?”

Boston Sports ClubsRan Great Newspaper

“Election” Advertisement“Politicians, stretch prop-

erly before you put your footin your mouth.”

CongressmanFrank Guinta, R-NH

is My Kind of PoliticianTwo years ago up in

New Hampshire’s 1st District,Guinta pulled off an upsetby defeating the district’sincumbent liberal Demo-crat. She’s been runningever since to regain her seat.This year hopefully Guintawill get re-elected handily.He is a common sense con-servative who understandswhere New Hampshire livesand works. Recently, I readone of his commentaries onstanding up for small busi-ness and it was super.Society’s foundation is builton small business. Whenit prospers, we all prosper,but when small businessesstruggle, our economystruggles too.

Recently, the National Fed-eration of Independent Busi-ness presented Guinta withits “Guardian of Small Busi-ness Award” in recognitionof his voting record andefforts on behalf of smallbusiness.

Boston Globe StoryConfirms Movie Had

Nothing to Do With ItAccording to a Boston

Globe news story on October10, the US State Depart-ment knew from almost theget-go that that anti-Muslimmovie trailer had nothing todo with the violence andkillings of our ambassador

and three other Americansback on September 11. Yet,we know that both press sec-retary Jay Carney and ourUN ambassador Susan Ricewere telling reporters every-where in ear sight that theviolence was over thatcheap homemade movie.This question posed by PatBuchanan on the SeanHannity Fox show begs ananswer. Did Carney andRice knowingly continue alie and if they did, who toldthem to do so?

“The Nation” Got itWrong as Usual

You would think a uselessrag around since 1865 wouldknow better but why let ap-parently the truth get seem-ingly in the way of a goodstory. I picked up a copy ofthe October 8 issue and theeditorial is entitled “MuslimRage & U.S. Policy”. It startsoff on the wrong foot,“How did a short, crude pro-paganda trailer — of obscureprovenance, with no connec-tion to any US governmentagency, or even, any signifi-cant media outlet — lead toanti-U.S. rioting across theMuslim world? That’s whathappened on the eleventhanniversary of 9/11 after thetrailer appeared on YouTube.”The truth is the movie hadabsolutely nothing to do withthe deadly violence on Sep-tember 11, 2012.

Quote to Note“Teamwork is the fuel that

allows common people to pro-duce uncommon results.”

— at entrance to the48/88 building at HendrickMotorsports

“Forward”to What and from What?President Obama’s cam-

paign slogan “Forward”? Whatexactly does it mean? Goingforward from what? Goingforward to what? I’ve neverfelt comfortable with theword since most of the timewhen I think of it I thinkeither Karl Marx or V.I.Lenin. This term goes backto the late 19th century andinto the early 20th centurywhen it was a code wordfor “Marxist revolution” andnow it is a campaign sloganfor president. I find theword offensively un-Ameri-can. Words never happen byaccident and words have realmeaning.

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Program Services ChristinaRuccio was appreciative ofthe recognition.

“Over the past two years,the Suffolk County Sheriff’sDepartment and ProjectPlace have worked hard atimproving our employmentand job training componentsfor women, because we knowthat the likelihood for womento re-offend decreases ifthey’re gainfully employed,”said Ruccio. “This award isa testament to that hardwork.”

According to StephenGoldsmith, Director of theInnovations in GovernmentProgram at the Ash Center,agencies like the SuffolkCounty Sheriff’s Departmentand its C.R.E.W. Programstand out because of theirabilities to achieve excel-lence while working withinbudgetary limitations.

“Government innovationdoes not require endlessresources and generousbudgets,” Goldsmith said. “Asexemplified by this year’sBright Ideas, some of ourcountry’s smartest innova-tions can in fact reducegovernment’s size whileserving our citizens moreefficiently and effectively.”

The Ash Center for Demo-cratic Governance and Inno-vation advances excellence

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in governance and strength-ens democratic institutionsworldwide. Through its re-search, education, interna-tional programs and govern-ment innovations awards,the Center fosters creativeand effective governmentproblem solving and servesas a catalyst for addressingmany of the most pressingneeds of the world’s citizens.For more information, visitwww.ash.harvard.edu.

man tax, while the producerin Germany who ships to theU.S. pays no tax. This is atrade distortion of consider-ably magnitude, but if youpropose, as I do, to impose aU.S. tax to offset it (thus cre-ating the “roughly equalpartners playing under thesame rules” world assumedby comparative advantagetheory) I’ll be branded a “pro-tectionist” and lectured aton the theories of AdamSmith and David Ricardo.

2. Social legislation. Inthe U.S., through our demo-cratic process, we enact lawsand regulations that distorttrade by forcing employers toabide by certain standardsregarding labor conditions,environmental protection,and consumer safety. Theseare constraints that a profit-maximizing firm might,absent government interfer-ence, eschew. Whatever onethinks of any particularregulation — too lax or toorigid — collectively theyexpress what Americansbelieve is the minimumacceptable level of conductand forbid trade in domesticgoods or services violatingthose standards. However,under WTO rules, the U.S. isseverely circumscribed as toimposing any limitations onimports from other coun-tries that have lower stan-dards. It is true that some ofour free trade agreementscontain labor, environmen-tal and sanitary provisions,but even they are slight inmany cases compared toU.S. rules. And such inter-national standards as thereare, are denounced by “freetraders” as trade distortingpolicies, rather than beingrecognized for what they are,attempts to create at leastsomewhat similar rules forthe different players, again,a basic assumption of, not aderogation from, “compara-tive advantage” theory. Intheory one could calculatethe advantage lax rules con-fer on a trader and impose acountervailing “social” tariff.To the extent that we believethat our laws implementminimum humane stan-dards, a good case could bemade that we should do so.However, I admit that anysuch calculation of socialtariff could be abused in atrade distorting way. Never-theless, the recognition thata nation, such as the U.S.,which bans slavery, ishighly censorable when itimports the products offorced labor, ought to besomething we can discuss.But, alas, we cannot, or atleast without being called a“protectionist” who wants totake us back to the days ofSmoot-Hawley (the high tar-iff of the 1930s).

3. Currency manipula-tion, government sub-sidies and other trade dis-torting government ac-tions. Mitt Romney has said,repeatedly, that as Presi-

dent, he will, on day one,label China a currencymanipulator. “Sticks andstones” aside, the determi-nation that China underval-ues its currency to promoteexports in a market distort-ing way will be meaningfulonly if followed up by imposi-tion of a trade remedy, in theform of countervailing dutyor quantative limits, to “levelthe playing field.” But con-sider the case of vehicletires. The U.S. InternationalTrade Commission (hardly aprotectionist body) foundmarket disruption due toundervalued tires of Chi-nese origin and PresidentObama responded with tem-porarily increased tariffs. Itwas an action explicitly per-mitted under WTO rules andChina’s WTO accessionagreement as a mechanismto counter China’s trade dis-torting policies. Free trad-ers, including some I other-wise respect, cried “protec-tionist!” Classical econom-ics teaches that, over time,government manipulation ofthe market will be too costlyto maintain, but in themeantime such policies,while they increase ourimports from China, do notpromote “free trade.” Quitethe opposite, they are anti-free trade, if you under-stand “free trade” as freeingmarkets to compete in theabsence of government-imposed distortions.

And that leads to my con-clusion: Today’s “free trad-ers” do not believe in freetrade. They believe in maxi-mizing imports. They dis-agree with America’s sociallegislation, but not having amajority to overturn ourchild labor laws, anti-pollu-tion laws and product safetylaws, they seek to get aroundthem by having us importeverything from nations thatlack such regulations.That’s why for all their talkabout the benefit to theAmerican consumer of morecheap stuff, they say verylittle about foreign marketopenings for Americangoods. True free trade wouldbe reciprocal. In fact, thereare many world marketsthat U.S. companies wouldlove to get into, but cannotdue to tariff and non-tariffbarriers. Free traders, if theyreally were free traders,would be complaining aboutthose real foreign barriers tofree trade. Instead all theircomplaints are about theU.S. imposing, or even con-templating imposing, sometrade remedy, recognizedunder international law asan appropriate free trade-consistent, response to an-other nation’s anti-freetrade actions. “Free trade,”as practiced in Washington,is one of the biggest fraudson the American people. Itdistresses me that manyotherwise thoughtful con-servatives have embracedthis flawed ideology.

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Getting a LittleBaseball Fatigue

This past baseball seasonfelt like Purgatory here inBoston as the Red Soxseemed pathetic from begin-ning to end. I thought theending to the 2011 seasonwas bad but this whole sea-son was even worse. BobbyValentine was not the man-ager most of us thought hewould be. I couldn’t even sayhe was better than TerryFrancona. I expected morefrom Bobby but either hedidn’t have it or upstairsdidn’t want him to have it.Either way, he had to go. Youjust can’t sit in the dugoutand smile or whine to report-ers following games. Thisteam is still full of too manycrybabies, has-beens andfakers. We will probably endup keeping David Ortiz eventhough I wish we didn’t haveto. We still need more pitch-ing. We still need anotherslugger on this team. Westill need lots of help. Too badwe let Adrian Beltre go be-cause he was great in Texasthis year, homers, RBIs anda great average.

Alfredo Aceves has to go.Hopefully, a healthy Baileycan be a good closer. DaveBard looks like he’s toast.We need better relief. Weneed better starters. ThankGod the Dice-K era hasended. We also need JonLester to be Jon Lesteragain. A 69-93 record

reminds me of the bad olddays before 1967. Speakingof 1967, if that was theImpossible Dream team,2012 was the ImpossibleNightmare team. Oh, theydidn’t raise ticket prices for2013. How could they? Thatwould have been addinginsult to injury.

One more thing, the lastidea they should have hadwas to bring back JasonVaritek in any team capac-ity. I can’t believe anyonewas actually consideringhim as the new manager.Didn’t our former captainhelp sink the ship in 2011?Sometimes you just have tolet go of the status quo andthink out of the ballpark. Ohyeah, also when will theowners stop pretending oursellout record streak is stillintact. This is nothing morethan some new kind of math.Empty seats and sellouts donot go together.

As Far asPost-Season Goes

All my favorite teams areout of the picture, Oakland,Cincinnati and Washington.I’m not watching baseballanymore. I’m glad that theIndians have given TerryFrancona another chance tomanage again. Of course,the Indians are not as strong

as they once were. Franconahas been around for a goodwhile and is a good baseballguy. He needs to learn fromSeptember 2011 though andnot fall into being too nice amanager because all you getfrom that are tire marks onyour back.

I’ll Be Back Next WeekNext week I shall return a

little more rested and lessfatigued about the 2012 sea-son. This past summer Inever got to play in my soft-ball league. Too many inju-ries. I am hoping to returnto the West End SoftballLeague next season when Iwill be celebrating my 65th

birthday using my five dol-lar first baseman’s mitt Ipurchased at Raymond’sback in 1965. Hope, afterall, does spring eternal. Thatand fewer injuries too.

An Impossible TypoMany Red Sox fans found

that typo quite quickly inmy last column. On this one,I feel like Bill Bucknerin Game 6 back in 1986when that grounder slippedthrough his legs into rightfield. I somehow, back in1997 when this commentarywas first written, missedthe typo and I repeated thetypo again this year. I liketo call them typos becauseit sounds better than sayingI committed errors. Some-how, I mixed up two Red SoxNation legends: “The Mon-ster” Dick Radatz (1962-65)and “Dr. Strangelove” DickStuart (1963-64). Stuart hit75 homers in his two sea-sons here and also about75 errors while Dick Radatzearned about 75 errors,which were not countedthen, with his 4-21 record inhis first three seasons withthe Sox. Sorry!

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The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. W212-D1 CAT III AND ASSOCIATED TAXIWAY ALTERNATIVES, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING, PERMITTING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT (ORH), WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. The Authority is seeking qualifi ed multidisciplinary consulting fi rms/teams, with proven experience to provide professional services including environmental permitting and aviation planning and related design services for the upgrade of Runway 11 from Category I to Category III Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), including all required infrastructure and NAVAIDS. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority, the FAA, environmental regulatory agencies and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner.Runway 11-29 is 7,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. At present, Runway 11-29 is equipped with FAA instrumentation referred to as Category I (CAT I) which allows arrivals during poor visibility down to 1,800 feet runway visual range (RVR). Massport has determined that seeking to upgrade ORH’s all-weather capability including needed supporting technical and taxiway infrastructure is a safety and operational priority for the airport. Additionally, access to the Runway 11 end currently requires back-taxiing approximately 3,000 feet on the runway itself. Likewise, this main runway must serve as a taxiway after arrival on Runway 29. New supporting taxiway infrastructure for access to and from Runway 11 is essential for facilitating the installation and operation of a CAT III system. A critical component of this effort is extensive coordination with the FAA given the goal that the FAA will take-over and maintain the ILS/CAT III system once installed and accepted by the FAA.The consultant shall demonstrate experience in several disciplines, including but not limited to, federal and state environmental permitting, aviation planning, FAA regulations, civil, structural and electrical engineering, cost estimating, construction phasing, sustainable design, and community outreach.The scope of work shall include, but not be limited to data collection, aviation industry analysis, computer modeling and simulations, preliminary design, prepare and fi le all applicable environmental permit applications including a joint MEPA/NEPA review, and conduct public outreach and meetings. Consultant will be required to prepare and assess alternatives to the proposed project including environmental impact assessments with careful consideration to avoidance, minimization and mitigation strategies.The contract will be work order based, and Consultant’s fee for each work order shall be negotiated; however, the total fee for the contract shall not exceed $2,500,000. This selection may result in a continuance of services after the preliminary design and permitting process to include fi nal design and construction related professional services; or a separate solicitation may be made for said services, whichever the Authority deems is in its best interest.Each submission shall include a Statement of Qualifi cations that provides detailed information in response to the evaluation criteria set forth below and include Architect/Engineer & Related Services questionnaires SF 330 (www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486) with the appropriate number of Part IIs. DBE Certifi cation of the prime and subconsultants shall be current at the time of submittal and the Consultant shall provide a copy of the DBE certifi cation letter from the Supplier Diversity Offi ce, formerly known as State Offi ce of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA) within its submittal. The Consultant shall also provide an original and nine copies of litigation and legal proceedings information, signed under the pains and penalties of perjury, in a separate sealed envelope entitled “Litigation and Legal Proceedings”. See www.massport.com/ doing-business/Pages/CapitalProgramsResourceCenter.aspx for more details on litigation and legal proceedings history submittal requirements.The submission shall be evaluated on basis of: (1) project understanding and technical approach to this project. (2) current level of experience and knowledge of the team for similar projects, particularly the Project Manager, (3) geographic location and availability of the Project Manager and other key personnel to be assigned to the project, (4) experience and expertise of subconsultants, (5) familiarity with environmental regulations and permitting agency coordination (6) experience in applying FAA airport design standards and requirements including siting, installation and maintenance of critical NAVAIDS (7) cost management and scheduling capabilities, (8) DBE and affi rmative action efforts, (9) current level of work with the Authority, (10) past performance for the Authority, if any, (11) experience with sustainable design concepts, and (12) community and agency outreach capabilities.The selection shall involve a two-step process including the shortlisting of a minimum of three fi rms based on an evaluation of the Statements of Qualifi cations received in response to this solicitation, followed immediately by a fi nal selection of the consultant by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to request technical proposals from shortlisted fi rms and/or interview the fi rms prior to fi nal selection, if deemed appropriate.By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at www.massport.com. The exception to this standard agreement is the insurance requirement of $1,000,000 of commercial general liability. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage.Submissions shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 1/2” x 11”), no acetate covers. Ten (10) copies of a bound document and one PDF version on a disc each limited to: 1) an SF 330 including the appropriate number of Part IIs, 2) resumes of key individuals only each limited to one (1) page under SF 330, Section E, 3) no more than ten (10) projects each limited to one (1) page under SF 330, Section F, 4) no more than 3 sheets (6 pages) of information contained under SF 330 Section H addressing the evaluation items (except for the litigation and legal proceedings history), and 5) no more than 2 sheets (4 pages) of other relevant material not including a 2 page (max.) cover letter, SDO certifi cation letters, covers, dividers, and other required information.Two prior studies were performed by the Authority regarding this ORH issue which the Authority will provide in electronic format, upon request, by contacting Susan Brace at [email protected]: 1) Draft Report from The Louis Berger Group, Inc., titled “Worcester Regional Airport Category II/III Feasibility Study”, dated February 2003, 2) Final Report from Stantec Consulting Services Inc., titled “Runway 11 Category III Approach Feasibility Study Update, Worcester Regional Airport”, dated October 10, 2012.By providing this information, the Authority in no way attests to the accuracy of the information provided therein.This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Offi ce Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confi dential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.All questions relative to the submission shall only be directed to Luciana Burdi, Deputy Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs at [email protected].

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HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUBCORNER TALK by Reinaldo Oliveira, Jr.

Congratulations! We are here in the NorthEnd in Boston to celebrate undisputed, home-grown, World Welterweight Champion Tony“Fame, Flame and Fury of Fleet Street”DeMarco on this highly deserved recogni-tion bestowed upon him. The Pride of FleetStreet honored all in attendance with hispresence and words, Thank you wife DottieDeMarco and honored husband TonyDeMarco, World title Contender JoeDeNucci and wife Barbara DeNucci. WorldChampion Tony DeMarco and Joe DeNucciwere both managed by Rip Valenti andtrained by Sammy Fuller. Also in atten-dance were great individuals such asrecently honored South Boston Hall of FameInductee Peter Welch, Francis “Mickey”Roache, John Sullivan, Johnny Cirigliano,Al Valenti, Joseph Allessandro, FrankPrivitera and family, Frank Zarba, FilippoFrattolli, Frank Iivorciani, RichardTorsney, Mickey Finn, Ed Fitzgerald, TomMartini, Bob Russo Executive Director N.E.Golden Gloves, Jean Russo, TommyConnors, Louis Lanci, Rome Olympic GoldMedalist Skeeter McClure, Matt Troiani,Chris and Janet Sarno and the many othergreat individuals honoring 1955 Fight ofthe 20th Century fighter Tony DeMarco.Another great time at Filippo Ristorante &Functions. It’s great there!

To Peter Welch and Bob Ellis: Congratu-lations on your inductions into the SouthBoston Sports Hall of Fame. Your partici-pation and experience in Golden Glove Box-ing Tournaments. Successful, GoldenGlove Champion Peter Welch also fought

as a professional boxer. Now owner of thePeter Welch Gym in South Boston. ThePeter Welch Gym has produced many cham-pions. After retiring from professional box-ing undefeated, Peter Welch continued onin the sport he loves, as did Bob Ellis. Ascoaches, both helped others do the best theycould. Their pupils climbed into the “Ringof Growth!” in becoming the best. Both lovethe sport, helping champions grow in knowl-edge and in ability. To help achieve successin the sport of warriors. Thank you for help-ing others do better.

At Jimmy’s Hot Dogs’ owned by JamesGouveia. This is a great family. The food iswell liked. This is an often visited estab-lishment. U.S. Senator Scott Brown stoppedin. In attendance are: “We the people!”Remembering a saying heard many yearsago? “You’ll never know where you’re go-ing to until you remember where you camefrom!” It was an honor speaking with andlistening to Senator Scott Brown. JimmyConnors, Joe Gomes and I are very im-pressed with Senator Brown. He’s a verypersonable gentleman. An individual who Ibelieve cares for the U.S. and has the bestinterest of US at heart. God be with you inthis election. My personal belief is thatSenator Scott Brown has the interest of theUnited States and Massachusetts at heartand in his thoughts. I personally believe inelecting knowledgeable individuals to rep-resent US. Let’s take care of Massachusettsand the United States properly. A strongUnited States of America can and willachieve extraordinary goals with properleadership, thus helping Massachusetts,the United States and the World be and dothe best it can. As another saying in boxinggoes, “You can never tell a great fighter un-til they’ve got knocked down.” Lift up allAmericans who’ve gotten knocked down inrecent times financially and in life. TheUnited States once #1 economically, now Ibelieve we are #12 or 13 in world econom-ics. The United States in dropping to thelow economic position it’s currently in is notgood for US. We look to our leaders in gov-ernment for proper leadership and direction.Let’s “resume our vision for the future ofUS.” We can do it. As in boxing, rememberthat the only World Heavyweight Championto retire undefeated at 49-0-0, 43 kayos wasWorld Heavyweight Champion great ofBrockton, Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano!“The Rock” with his great ability, team oftrainers, control of opponents throughstrength, desire and style, used hisstrengths to achieve victory. He defeatedall opponents, and retired as the only Unde-feated World Boxing Heavyweight Championin history. “Zero Losses!” He did the besthe could and achieved unheard of achieve-ments in boxing. The Rock showed in hisgreat career that he could accomplish vic-tories and remarkable feats. Featsunaccomplished by any other World Heavy-weight Champion. Heavyweights of now arenot too big. He made “fighters fight hisfight!” Undisputed World WelterweightChampion Tony DeMarco is one of only twofighters in the 20th Century to fight a Fightof the Century in the 100-year long 20th

Century. Boston and Brockton Massachu-setts are great cities.

UPCOMING FIGHTS:October 27th

HBO Saturday, from Turning StoneCasino, New York: Thomas Dulorme vs.Luis Carlos Abregiu, Miguel Vasquezvs. Marvin Quintero and Maurico Herreravs. Harim Mayfield.

PPV Aviator Sports Complex, New York:Sadim “World Kid” Ali vs. Jermaine White,Santander Silgado vs. Gary Gomez, Curtis“Showtime” Stevens vs. TBA. MichaelConstantino vs. TBA.

World Welterweight Champion Tony DeMarco Statue Unveiling

Congratulations to Peter Welch and Bob Ellis

At Jimmy’s Hot Dogs with Senator Scott Brown,Jimmy Connors and Joe Gomes

Upcoming Fights

MEMORIES TINGED WITHSADNESS — It was a differ-ent time in a different sportbut your faithful correspon-dent was there that day whenAugusta, Georgia native LarryMize made his amazing shotfrom off the 11th green todefeat international star GregNorman at the 1987 MastersTournament.

The shot came on thesecond playoff hole of thestoried tournament some 25years ago as Mize wrote astorybook ending to the taleof a hometown boy whoreturned to claim success, asomewhat updated version ofwhat Francis Ouimet accom-plished almost a century agowhen he defeated British prosHarry Vardon and Ted Ray ina playoff at the Country Clubin Brookline to win the 1913U.S. Open.

We remember Mize jump-ing for joy as he was instantlyvaulted into worldwide fame.Receiving, among other ben-efits, unlimited eligibilityto compete in the historicevent.

But there was another per-son with Mize that day, some-one who had been with himfor all 74 holes of the tourna-ment. That would be caddieScott Steele, who was “onthe bag” when the localhero made his historic shot.He received no recognitionfrom the media and becamea “forgotten person” whenpeople recall that memorablemoment.

Larry Mize is now on theChampions Tour, golf’s seniorcircuit. But Steele remainedon the main PGA Tour. Hewas still doing what he loved,being a caddie, when he suf-fered a heart attack on Octo-ber 14th in the parking lot ofthe Greater Hickory Golf Clas-sic in North Carolina. He diedfive days later.

Only 55 at the time ofhis passing, he had traveledthe world and had morewonderful experiences thanmany people who live farlonger.

OPENING NIGHT NEARS —Head coach Doc Riversaddressed a number of topicsas the schedule of preseasongames came to a close withan 88-79 loss to the Philadel-phia 76ers at the Garden onOctober 21st. The setback leftthe C’s with a 3-5 recordat the end of the warm-upschedule. Of more impor-tance was the fact that Riversgot to see his new players ingame situations and how theyworked with the veterans.

“I like the team,” saidRivers, in a press conferencefollowing the Philadelphiacontest that left the C’s withmore than a week to get readyfor the October 30th regularseason opener at Miami.

“I think we will still have tobe a better defensive teamconsistently to be a greatteam,” continue Rivers, whois starting his ninth seasonon Causeway Street, “and Ithink there’s a lot of growthin our team. So how fast wedo it, who knows? We’ll figurethat out as the season goesalong. But if we do grow in all

the different ways we can play,then I think we can be very,very good.”

The phrase “as the sea-son goes along” serves to re-mind us that this will be aregular length NBA schedule,stretching from late Octoberto mid-April, not the com-pressed four-month, 66-gameslate that saw teams playingfour (and sometimes five)games per week last season.Although longer in duration,this should be easier for theveterans to adjust to and itprovides a better opportunityfor the team to come throughthe regular season in goodshape for the playoffs.

Rivers gave the team twodays off after the Philadelphiagame before preparation be-gan in earnest for the first fewgames of the regular season.

“This isn’t football wherewe’re getting ready for theMonday night game,” saidDoc. “We’re getting ready for82 games. Obviously we haveto prepare for the first game(at Miami) but we’ll also betalking about the secondgame (the home opener at theGarden against Milwaukeeon November 2) plus the thirdgame and the fourth game.You really tend to work on yourown stuff more than that ofthe opponents.”

As for the final few exhibi-tion games after returningfrom Europe, Rivers said, “Ithought Kris Joseph (rookiefrom Syracuse) played ter-rific. He’s a good offensiverebounder at his position, soyou know that I like him.”

Rivers indicated “Jeff Greenalso stood out, probablymore than anybody else. Ithought he established him-self with everybody, which Ithough was very importantfor him to do. We can tellthem how good he is, but hehas to show them and Ithought he did that.”

The coach indicated thatGreen is “comfortable in hisgame. He understands howto score, how he can scorethrough our offense. The guyslike him. He likes them. Ithink last year, even thoughhe didn’t play, it probablydid him a world of good justbeing around the guys andthey accepted him. I thinkall that helped him. And nowhe’s got a chance to do reallywell.”

KEEPING TABS ON FAB —In a recent article that ap-peared in the Syracuse Post-Standard, the paper that cov-ered Celtics’ rookie Fab Melowhen he was in college, it wasstated that the center doesnot drive, will earn about$1.25 million this year, willprobably spend most of theseason in Portland, Mainewith the Celtics’ NBA Devel-opmental League team andoften plays FIFA13 as his pre-ferred video game.

The paper stated that dur-ing training camp he wasdriven around the Bostonarea by former Syracuseteammate Kris Joseph, whowas drafted by the C’s in thesecond round last June. Melowas the 22nd overall selectionin the first round.

Jimmy Connors, Reinaldo Oliveira Jr.,United States Senator Scott Brown, andJoe Gomes, at Jimmy’s Hot Dogs, with“We the People!”

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