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November 9, 2017

Hyde Park BulletinVolume 16, Issue 45

Boston Renaissance Charter in Hyde Park brings communitytogether for Donuts with Dad

More than 200 fathers, grandfathers and uncles came to the Boston Renaissance Public Charter School's first-ever "Donuts with Dads" event held at the Hyde Park school onThursday, Nov. 2. The event was part of Renaissance's family engagement work - connecting the school with families and supporting fathers’ efforts to be part of students’education. Students pictured are from neighborhoods throughout the city of Boston. Students came from grades K-2 to have a little time to play, learn and discover with theirfathers, grandfathers and uncles. The school said they plan on making this event take place every year to help foster community in Hyde Park.

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HPNA discusses Father HartBridge, traffic, and

community organizations

The Hyde Park Neighborhood Association discussed a number of ongoing issues at itsmonthly meeting, including the Father Hart Bridge project, the Readville Yard 5 develop-ment and traffic.

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Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

The Hyde Park Neighborhood As-sociation gathered for its monthlymeeting on Thursday evening, Nov. 2at the Area E-18 police station.

In a lower than average turnout,about a dozen people were present inthe community room for the nearlyhour long meeting during which a num-ber of neighborhood issues were dis-cussed.

At the beginning of the meeting, fly-ers were handed out with information

regarding the BPDA (Boston Planning& Development Agency) CommunityMeeting scheduled for Wednesday,Nov. 8 regarding the Readville Yard 5development at 8 Industrial Drive.

“I know that we don’t live in thatneighborhood,” HPNA President Bar-bara Baxter said. “But I’m a firm be-liever that we have to pitch in and helpeach other out when there are prob-lems.”

On another Readville note, localresident Craig Martin gave an overview

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The 2017 election is over and done inBoston, and incumbents took back theirseats handily in this year’s contest.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh defeatedchallenger and District 7 City CouncilorTito Jackson with 70,125 votes to 36,433.A total of 108,265 ballots were cast, with707 write-in votes. Walsh said in statementsthat he is grateful to the City of Boston andhis team.

“We commit once again to be a city forall of us: to bring opportunity to every com-munity; to celebrate our immigrant heri-tage and welcome our immigrant neigh-bors; to light the way forward for our na-tion; and to make the greatest city in theworld the greatest it’s ever been,” he said.

Walsh campaigned on his purportedachievements in affordable housing,schools and crime, while Jackson heavilycriticized him on these issues. Jackson saidWalsh’s extended learned time for the BPS

Incumbents sitting pretty inBoston's 2017 election

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

took funds away and reduced the budgetsof many schools in the area, but Walsh saidthe gains outweighed the losses.

Jackson said the city still needs to ad-vocate for more funding for schools, as itis an investment in the future of the city.

“What this is about is the voice of theyoung people in the City of Boston becausewhen they walked out of school and didsomething that most adults wouldn’t do,which is stand up for public education,” hesaid. “When it gets cut, regardless of whocuts it, regardless of whether or not we likethe person cutting it, this is about fully-fund-ing the Boston Public Schools and full valu-ing the young people in the City of Bos-ton,” he said. “We don’t call the youngpeople an expense, they are an asset to theCity of Boston.”

In Jackson’s soon to be former District7, Kim Janey took the seat with 4,940 votesagainst Rufus Faulk with 3,852 votes. A

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh celebrated his reelection on Tuesday among many support-ers and city officials.

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The Massachusetts Water Resource Authority said it is nearing completion of work on the water pipe re-placement project in Hyde Park and the Parkway.

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MWRA nearly done for Hyde Park and Parkway projectJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The Massachusetts WaterResource Authority (MWRA)announced recently that they arenearing completion of the pipereplacement on the Enneking,Dedham and West RoxburyParkways on the borders ofHyde Park, Roslindale and WestRoxbury.

The replacement project,called the Southern Extra HighRedundancy and StorageProject, currently has three sepa-rate construction contracts thatwill provide more water and re-liability to Dedham, Westwood,Norwood, Stoughton and Bos-ton.

Each of the three contractshave been split, and Boston(Contract 6454 Section 111) wasthe first to start construction.

“They’re all part of one bigpipe essentially,” MWRA repre-sentative Ria Convery said.

Convery said the originalpipe was built in 1954, andthough the adjoining communi-ties of Canton and Stoughton arealso served by an offshoot thispipe (called Section 77), the lossof that pipe would result in arapid loss of service.

She said the contract itselfends in 2018, but the job essen-tially will be done when it’sdone.

It varies day to day howmuch pipe they can put in; thecontract completion date is in

August, but we think they couldbe done sooner if the weatherholds up,” she said. “They’vebeen working at a good clip, buteven if they get it all done be-fore the winter sets in the pav-ing wouldn’t start until thespring.”

The Boston contract for theproject called for 11,000 linearfeet of 36-inch diameter pipe tobe laid primarily in the Depart-ment of Recreation andConservation’s (DCR) StonyBrook Reservation. Converysaid they currently have 9,360feet of pipe laid and will con-tinue to work. Currently, thework on Enneking is nearlycomplete and the road nominallyin service, but work is continu-ing on the Dedham Parkway,and will have to rehabilitate cer-tain sections of the Boston Wa-ter and Sewer Commission’spipe there. They are also work-ing to start pressure testing anddisinfection on the pipes there.

Convery said the pressuretest and the disinfecting wouldtake a decent amount of time.After that, then they could be-gin a full repaving of the road,something residents and theiralignment systems should belooking forward to.

“It’s just a time-consum-ing process, but once they’resure it works they’ll comeback in the spring and startthe repaving,” she said.

Convery added that theweather is always an issue.

“It was 60 on Mondayand 30 on Tuesday, I meanthis is New England,” shesaid. “It also depends onwhat’s under the ground andhow quickly they can pushthe pipe in.”

The first contract, spe-cifically for the work in Bos-ton, was awarded to P.Gioioso & Sons, Inc. $11.7million. The company is also

on tap for the Contract 7504,which will go through StonyBrook on the Dedham side ofthe Stony Brook Reservationand install 10,000 linear feetof pipe. The contract hisproject required permittingfor two MassDOT bridges,including Mother Brook,along the route, and wasawarded with a total bidamount of $17.2 million. Work

has started and is expected tobe completed by Nov. 2019.

The third contract will gothrough Dedham as well, with7,100 feet of pipe goingthrough the southern portion ofDedham and into Westwoodcrossing under MBTA railroadtracks and Route 95. The con-tract will be advertised forDecember of this year.

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Nov. 11, 1918: peace and mystery

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

The world rejoiced on Nov.11, 1918: an armistice wassigned, ending World War I,which saw the deaths of 9.7 mil-lion soldiers and 10 million ci-vilians.

While most of the world re-joiced in the signing of the peacetreaty, for one Pennsylvaniafamily, whose son would spendhis later years in Plymouth thatsame date marked a tragedy and,for the rest of America, whatcould be a mystery.

Remember the end of themovie “Silkwood,” when thetitle character’s car was forcedoff the road? That movie, fea-turing Meryl Streep, KurtRussell and Cher, was based onthe actual life of KarenSilkwood, a metallurgy workerat a plutonium processing plantin Cimarron, Okla. When shestarts to raise awareness of realviolations that put herself andcolleagues at risk and receivescorporate pushback, she con-tacts a New York Times reporter.

On her way to a rendezvouswith him with incriminating evi-dence, she dies when her car ismysteriously forced off the road.No paragon of virtue herself, thisunion activist had her namesmeared both before and afterher untimely death because ofher refusal to remain mum aboutsafety violations at the hugeKerr-McGee facility. The High-way Patrol was never able toidentify the operator of the othercar in this suspicious happening.

There is sort of another par-allel to the life of this whistle-blower because it ended in thesame way - with a mysteriousone-vehicle car crash.

It seems that Alvin Boyer, amachinist and an engineer whofounded his own company, pat-ented numerous small items justafter the turn of the century. Afan of auto racing, Boyer mostsignificant inventions neverachieved patent status, becauseit would have changed the auto-motive world.

That invention mixed waterand gasoline and yield 45 milesto the gallon, an unheard ofnumber of mpg’s in the WorldWar I period (but not to ownersof Priuses and other hybrids to-day).

After water was pumped outof the car’s radiator and forced

it into a special tank over themanifold, the scalding liquidwas injected with a secretchemical catalyst that permit-ted - and this tests credibility -gas and water to mix.

Excited by favorable test re-sults in an Olds, a Pullman, aMaxwell, a Firestone-Colum-bus and a Ford, Boyer hired apatent attorney.

It seems that one refineryoffered him $50,000 to keep theinvention off the market, a hugeamount of money in those days.But Boyer refused the payoutbecause he wanted his inven-tion to improve mileage andconsequently lessen expensesfor all drivers.

All of this would come to,literally, a crashing end on thefirst Armistice (now Veterans’)Day.

Out for a ride with his sonsand having picked up a hitch-hiking sailor on a clear day,Boyer was abiding by the 25mile per hour speed limit whenhis 1916 Ford suddenly jerkedto one side because the steer-ing will mysteriously did.Boyer died in the overturnedcar, which had been tested justbefore the lethal ride and wasfound to be in perfect workingorder.

Application for the patentnever occurred. Did the speci-fications all go the grave withBoyer and/or was his attorney’sintegrity compromised? We’llnever know.

The City of Boston Commu-nity Preservation Committee(CPC) is now accepting appli-cations for four open positionson the committee, a nine-mem-ber board that recommendsprojects to the Mayor and theCity Council for CPA funds.Applications for the committeeare available here, and must besubmitted by Thursday, Nov. 9,2017.

Working closely with theCPC Director, the Committeewill study community preserva-tion needs and make recommen-dations on how CPA fundsshould be allocated. The fund-ing of any project requires a rec-ommendation from the commit-tee and appropriation by theCity. The committee’s annualwork includes approving an ad-ministrative budget for the Com-munity Preservation program;developing an annual commu-nity preservation plan; review-ing project applications andmaking funding recommenda-tions.

The Community Preserva-tion Committee, which was cre-ated by ordinance, is a boardconsisting of nine total mem-bers. Five members, by statute,

are representatives of City enti-ties, including the Boston Land-marks, Conservation, and Parksand Recreation Commissions, aswell as the Boston Housing Au-thority and Boston Planning andDevelopment Agency board.

The remaining four mem-bers are appointed by the Bos-ton City Council with the fol-lowing requirements for each ofthe seats:

One seat requires expertisein open space, housing, and/orhistorical preservation; one seatrequires expertise in develop-ment, business, finance, and/orconstruction; the two remainingseats will be for individuals witha history of community involve-ment

CPC members serve as un-paid volunteers for a term ofthree years with a maximum oftwo terms. All CPC membersmust be Boston residents.

In November 2016, Bostonvoters approved adoption of theMassachusetts CommunityPreservation Act (CPA), whichwill generate millions of dollarsof revenue to be used for the cre-ation and acquisition of afford-able housing, historic preserva-tion, open space and recreation.

In July 2017, Mayor Walshannounced the selection ofChristine Poff to serve as theDirector of the CommunityPreservation Committee, whichaims to shape the future of in-vestments in Boston’s neighbor-hoods with funds contributedthrough the Community Preser-vation Act (CPA).

The Director of the CPC isresponsible for managing all as-pects of the CPA Program, in-cluding staffing the CPC; coor-dinating the application processfor granting CPA funds; manag-ing the CPA budget and CPAgrants; and managing specialprojects related to the CPA. TheDirector works closely with stafffrom City departments, as wellas members of the community,to determine need, ensure trans-parency in the application pro-cess and funding awards, andcomplete annual reports on CPAprojects and expenditures.

Applications are availablehere, and must be submitted byThursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Formore information on the Com-munity Preservation Act, pleasevisit https://www.boston.gov/fi-nance/community-preservation

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For many years, there has been little in the way of sus-pense or shock when it comes to Boston’s local elections.This year was different.

Well, of course there were pundits and educated observ-ers who prognosticated things before they unfolded. The re-election of Mayor Marty Walsh was anti-climactic. Ed Flynnrepresenting Southie? His road to the Council was a longtime coming (and ultimately deserved), but his surnamecertainly helped his odds this year more than it has in thepast.

Consider the true game changer: six women of color wereelected to the City Council.

However, let’s step back a bit and look at the Mayor’srace. Tito Jackson had a good showing, and hopefully willretain a role of prominence and importance in Boston poli-tics. He ran up against a longtime truism of Boston politics:it is incredibly challenging to unseat an incumbent Mayor.

As the reign of Mayor Menino showed (aside from hisconsiderable skill set), Boston voters usually crave consis-tency. Despite occasional talk to the contrary, we seldomact on “throw the bums out” rhetoric. We seek steady handsfor a steady ship.

It cannot be understated or forgotten, however, that Walshsorely tested the idea that winning the first election was thehardest part of being a long-term mayor. His bungles weremany; the recovery landings shaky. Two years ago we wouldhave forcefully argued in favor of a one-term departure witha mere four words: “Teamsters,” “Olympics,” and “GrandPrix.”

Walsh has recovered since then, stopped being enticedby the hollow prospect of a big, quick win for the city and/or his legacy, and buckled down on matters of importanceto everyday life. We remain skeptical and critical, yet hope-ful he stays on track throughout a new term.

As for the newly-diversified City Council, there is muchto be enthusiastic about, and a bit of needed caution.

The good: this is an elected body that more closely re-sembles the demographics of the city. The “old Boston”evolved into a minority-majority city and its governance tooslowly, incrementally adapted. This election gave that tran-sition a big push.

Representing all people of all diverse backgrounds is im-portant for our city’s future. For too long, too many havehad too few voices at the table.

However, let’s not fall into the trap of letting social jus-tice rhetoric replace what is practical and best for the city.The new council must focus on solving problems and meet-ing needs, not just appealing to whatever soapbox issueemerges. Yes, the white males of the council need to heedthat advice as well.

Diversity can bring much needed debates and necessarycreativity, but also unproductive distractions. Maximize the firsttwo; resist the third.

This is an executing time for Boston. Congratulations to allwho won on Tuesday night, incumbents and challengers alike.


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Wounded Warrior AmputeeFootball Team looking to make a

memory on Veterans Day

Former Patriots great Drew Bledsoe will be playing in Saturday’s gameat Xaverian Brothers High School pitting the Wounded Warriors Ampu-tee Football Team against New England’s NFL Alumni.

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The Wounded Warrior Am-putee Football Team (WWAFT)will play a flag football gameagainst New England’s NFLAlumni this Saturday atXaverian Brothers HighSchool in Westwood beginningat noon.

Since its inaugural game inIndianapolis during Super BowlWeek in 2012, this will be the17th meeting between theWounded Warrior Amputees,comprised of men and womenwho have lost a limb while serv-ing the country in Iraq or Af-ghanistan, and some iteration ofNFL Alumni.

The WWAFT is the creationof Volunteer Executive DirectorChris Visser, a longtime pro-ducer with Fox Sports until his2013 retirement, who wasbrought on in part thanks to hisexperience with NFL players.

“Everyone makes this com-ment that football players are‘warriors’ and – to a man – everysingle NFL player I’ve workedwith or known over the last 35years would tell you, ‘No, we’renot warriors,” Visser said.“Those guys are warriors.’”

Seeing what he called “agreat, synergistic fit” betweenNFL players and wounded war-riors, Visser was spurred intoaction while putting on a 2011golf tribute for 9/11 survivorsfrom western Massachusetts (heand his sister, sportscaster Lesley,hail from South Hadley). Duringthe proceedings, he was intro-duced to a couple of militaryamputees who made an impres-sion on him.

“As soon as I met them, I re-alized that there was more thatwe could do, more that could bedone to help raise awareness forwhat these guys are goingthrough,” Visser said.

Through them, Visser got in-volved with media outreach foran amputee softball team and,shortly after that, he formed hisfootball team, putting on games2-3 times a year, including theSuper Bowl.

“It’s not hard for us; witnessthe fact that Drew Bledsoe’s fly-ing all the way back from Wash-ington for this game,” he said.“It’s not hard for us to try to coaxa few NFL alumni to come outand help us honor these woundedwarrior amputees.”

The WWAFT has held a fewits 16 games at large venues, butmost have been played at highschool stadiums in cities andtowns across the country, fromArizona to Texas, Louisiana toVirginia and beyond. Speakingabout the incongruity of the team

playing mainly at high schoolfootball fields while also appear-ing at the last six Super Bowls,Visser laughed.

“I don’t want to sound corny,but that’s part of the point,” hesaid. “The point is: a communitystanding up, rising up to honorthese men and women.”

Focusing in on the upcominggame at Xaverian, he continued.

“I just think that this is achance for – what I hope will hap-pen in Norwood and Dedhamand Westwood and the commu-nities in the area – this is a chancefor these local communities toshow up,” he said. “To use aphrase: represent. To come outand visibly show their respect forthe service and sacrifice of thesemembers of the military.”

This game at Xaverian cameabout because of Visser’s longfriendship with Don Hasselback,whose two sons attended the highschool, and because of his rela-tionship with former New YorkGiants fullback and graduateGreg Comella. According toVisser, within five minutes of in-troducing himself to CoachCharlie Stevenson, he was told,“We would be honored to hostyour tribute.”

The game itself is made upof two 30-minute halves, with thecore of the Wounded WarriorAmputee Football Team made upof between 15-20 players and ad-ditional local amputees encour-aged to join in.

Players are flown in for theweekend from their different re-gions of the country and in addi-tion to playing the game, willmake a nice time of it.

This weekend, the WWAFTwill go to Quincy Market on Fri-day night and then attend theBoston Bruins game vs. theToronto Maple Leafs on Sat-urday night before flying homeon Sunday.

Former NFL player andcoach Dick Jauron will coach theteam for the game.

The 30 or so NFL alumni –with the exception of Bledsoe –will all be local, with around 15

of them coming from BostonCollege.

Joe Bellino – Heisman win-ner, Naval Academy graduate,Vietnam veteran, and former Pa-triot – will coach New England’sNFL Alumni for the game.

Marathon amputees, sup-ported and befriended duringtheir rehabilitations by some thesame wounded warriors who willbe playing, will be at the gameto cheer them on.

Before the game, fans will beable to go onto the field to minglewith players, coaches, localsports celebrities, and whoeverelse happens to be there.

“The game is part of it, andit’s fun, but it’s just more abouteveryone being together,” Vissersaid.

Proceeds from the event willgo toward funding the next game(at Super Bowl LII in Minne-apolis), but the prime beneficiarywill be Sierra Delta: The ServiceDog Network for Veterans.

“We are trying to call moreattention to the need for servicedogs,” Visser said. “Dogs canprovide so much help, comfort,assistance to, whether it’s mili-tary dealing with TBI or CTE, orcivilians dealing with somehealth issues. More can be donein this area, I believe, and that’swhy we adopted this cause.”

In keeping with that theme,any attendees bringing dogs tothe game will be allowed in freeof charge.

Also, parents attending with achild who is wearing a uniform ofany kind (team jersey, Scouts,Marching Band, etc.) will be al-lowed in free of charge.

Speaking of what he is hopingfor on Saturday, Visser brought upa special expression for him.

“My late mother used to say,‘Make a memory,” he said. “Makea memory.’ and I’m hoping that thecommunities will make amemory.”

Tickets cost $10 for adults.Children, students, and militaryfamilies may enter free of charge.

For more on this event, visitwww.wwaft.org.

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for 150th HP Anniversary

On Saturday, Nov. 4 ,about 15 members of theHyde Park Historical Soci-ety gathered upstairs in WeldHal l in the Hyde ParkBranch of the Boston PublicLibrary for its monthly meet-ing.

The main i tem on themeeting’s agenda was theSociety’s preliminary plansfor Hyde Park’s 150th Anni-versary, which will be hap-pening in 2018.

Its most fully developedgoal for the celebration, asit stands now in its basicform, is to plant 150 treesthroughout the neighbor-hood through October ofnext year.

As summed up by SocietyVice President Tom Sullivan– who has been in contactwith the City of Boston Ar-borist – everyone involved isworking on it and “we’re onschedule.”

Aside from that basic treeplanting plan, suggestionsand ideas for fine tuning itwere exchanged and built onthroughout the meeting.

The idea was put forwardto dedicate each of the 150trees to worthy and notewor-thy residents throughout thehis tory of the town andneighborhood, with the sug-gestion made by Society cu-rator John Thomson to havea commemorative plaque foreach one.

Society Pres identMichael King, when in-formed by Sul l ivan thatthere might not be 150 pub-lic spaces available in HydePark for these new trees,

suggested the opt ion ofplanting them in front of thehomes of those who theywould be dedicated to.

“That would lend a littlehis tor ical authent ic i ty,”King said. “They are stillpublic spaces; people willwalk down the street. I don’tthink we should turn ClearySquare into the Black Forest.But putting the trees in frontof the homes... We certainlyhave at least 100 historicalhomes that really would beenhanced.”

King added another keypoint.

“We could also try to getthe present owners and oc-cupants to water the trees,which is really important,”he said.

Less formed ideas havingto do with the tree plantingconcerned funding – Kingsuggested hitting up MayorMenino’s old campaign warchest, until he was informedthat it had been in all likeli-hood dissolved – and plant-ing addi t ional t rees andbuilding a pocket park on thegrounds of the HPL.

With the 150th Commit-tee looking toward the His-torical Society to hold anumber of activities, stillmore incubatory plans werefloated, including bringingin guest speakers (Readvillenative Dan Rhea was men-tioned) and generating pub-licity on local cable net-works.

“As part of our 150th An-niversary, I think we shouldreally try to make a mark onHyde Park,” King said .“Hyde Park has certainlymade a mark on all of us, andwe can return the favor.”

At Saturday’s meeting, HPHS President Michael King outlined plans for planting 150 public trees through-out Hyde Park in celebration of its 150th Anniversary in 2018.

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A more cantankerous sug-gest ion was made byThomson, in relation to theextensive renovation of theMain Branch and the poorcondition of the floors in theHPL, proposing that throughthe HPL’s Board of Trustees,they try to get new floors in-stalled by the end of the150th year.

“Seeing $70 million onthat wonderful Downtown,and yet they can’t f ind$10,000 for this type ofthing,” Thomson said. “Ithink this is a travesty.”

In additional Hyde ParkHistorical Society news, itwas agreed that the Societyshould be accepting histori-cal Hyde Park documentsand artifacts from the peopleof Hyde Park who may be in-terested in donating them tothe HPHS collection.

In December, the HPHSwill be celebrating its 140thbirthday.

In other birthday news,John Thomson celebrated his94th on Nov. 4 and, when hearrived a few minutes late(after waiting 45 minutes forthe bus), the meeting wastemporarily paused for thegroup to serenade him with“Happy Birthday” and “ForHe’s a Jolly Good Fellow.”

The Hyde Park HistoricalSociety will meet again inNovember when Air ForceColonel Paul Murphy – de-scribed by King as being “adistinguished alumnus of (cu-rator) Clare Pauley’s kinder-garten class” – will be theguest speaker.

To contact the Hyde ParkHistorical Society, visi twww.hydeparkhistoricalsociety.org.


Around the NeighborhoodCITYWIDE

COPLEY SQUARE TREELIGHTING NOV. 27

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, theBoston Parks and RecreationDepartment, and The Friends ofCopley Square welcome theholidays with the annual CopleySquare Tree Lighting on Mon-day, Nov. 27, from 5 p.m. to 6p.m.

The free event will featureappearances by NECN’s JennyJohnson, Santa Claus, andRudolph along with musicalperformances by the BostonChildren’s Chorus, the BostonPops Brass Quintet, and BerkleeCollege of Music studentsBritani Washington and SamRobbins.

The Old South Church bellwill toll when the tree is illumi-nated. Light refreshments willbe provided by local businessesNew England Coffee,DAVIDsTEA, DASANI SPAR-KLING, HP Hood LLC, andNew England Dairy & FoodCouncil. The Fairmont CopleyPlaza will host a family recep-tion immediately following forall in attendance. The receptionwill include cookie decorating,photos with Santa and treatsfrom the Fairmont CopleyPlaza.

Even more festivities willtake place in and around CopleySquare on Nov. 27. The BostonPublic Library and The CateredAffair will host a Storytime andCandy Cane Tea at the libraryfrom 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thetea is free but reservations arerequired by calling (617) 859-2272.

For additional informationplease call the Boston Parks andRecreation Department at (617)635-4505. To learn more aboutThe Friends of Copley Square,please visit

www.friendsofcopleysquare.org.MAYOR WALSH LIGHTSCOLUMBUS PARKTRELLIS NOV. 20

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, theFriends of Christopher Colum-bus Park, and the Boston Parksand Recreation Department willhost the 15th annual lighting ofthe park’s signature trellis onMonday, Nov. 20, beginning at5 p.m.

Located at 110 Atlantic Ave.on Boston’s historic waterfront,Christopher Columbus Park istransformed into a holiday won-derland when the park’s 260 feetof trellis are set aglow with50,000 blue lights along with 14decorated trees near Tia’s, theMarriott Long Wharf Hotel, andthroughout the park.

Entertainment will be pro-vided by students and instruc-tors from the North End Musicand Performing Arts Center,Berklee College’s own SamRobbins, singer Sharon Zeffiroperforming a selection of holi-day classics, and special guestsSanta Claus, Rudolph, andFrosty. Refreshments, holidaytreats, and giveaways will beprovided by the Marriot LongWharf Hotel, HP Hood LLC,Joe’s American Bar & GrillWaterfront, New England Dairy& Food Council, and Magic106.7.

For more information on theTrellis Lighting, please call(617) 635-4505 or visit the Bos-ton Parks and Recreation De-partment on Facebook or atwww.boston.gov/parks.

COLLEGE PREPPROGRAM AT BOSTONUNIVERSITY ACCEPTINGAPPLICATIONS!

Boston University UpwardBound is currently accepting ap-plications for their collegepreparation program from 9th

and 10th graders. UpwardBound serves 86 Boston PublicHigh School Students by pro-viding academic instruction, tu-toring, social enrichment andpersonal support. This includesMCAS English, Math and Sci-ence prep, along with the SATs.The program is free and now hasopenings. The priority applica-tion deadline is Dec 1.

The high schools served byUpward Bound are BrightonHigh School, The English HighSchool, Community Academyof Science and Health,Margarita Muniz Academy andSnowden International HighSchool at Copley. 9th and 10thgrade Boston Public School stu-dents living in Dorchester, EastBoston, Mattapan, and Roxburycan also apply. Program servicesinclude an academically inten-sive six-week summer residen-tial program (where studentsstay at Boston University!) andan afterschool program of tutor-ing and academic courses dur-ing the school year. UpwardBound services are located onthe Boston University campus,which provides students withaccess to the University’s re-sources. For an application andmore information on the pro-gram contact us at 617 353-5195or [email protected].

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JORDAN MARSH: NEWENGLAND’S LARGESTSTORE/ RENOWNEDAUTHOR AND HISTO-RIAN

Jordan Marsh: NewEngland’s Largest Store/ Re-nowned author and historian,Anthony Sammarco, talks abouthis book. Thursday, Nov. 16 at6:30 p.m. Brighton Library/40Academy Hill Road/(617)782-6032. Jordan Marsh opened in

1851. The store unveiled thenovel concept of departmentshopping under one roof. It at-tracted shoppers by offering per-sonal service with the adage thatthe customer is always right,easy credit, art exhibitions andmusical performances. By the1970s it had become a re-gional New England icon andthe largest department store inthe nation. Author and histo-rian, Anthony Sammarco re-veals the fascinating historyof Boston’s beloved JordanMarsh. All are welcome.

ONE CITY ONE STORYJoin us Nov. 15, Wednes-

day morning 11:15 a.m./Brighton Library/40 AcademyHill Road as we discuss theshor t s tory Relat iv i ty byDaphne Kalotay, the featuredselection of the annual OneCity One Story annual eventoffered through the BostonBook Festival. Free Copies ofthe story are available at thel ibrary. All are welcome(617) 782-6032

CLASSICAL MUSICTHROUGH THE AGESWITH THE BOSTONPHILHARMONIC

As part of Boston Mosaic,the Boston Philharmonic pre-sents an interactive concert ofclassical music through theages. Enjoy the music, try aninstrument, and learn moreabout where they come from.Suitable for all ages! The pro-gram wil l feature: JosephHaydn, Quartet: Op 76. No. 4Claude Debussy: Quar te t(first 2 movements) DmitriShostakovich, Quartet No.3(f i rs t 2 movements) . TheEvent takes place on Monday,Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at theBrighton Library.

HYDE PARK

SAINT ANNE’S LEGEND-ARY HOLIDAY BAZAAR

On Saturday, Nov. 11 from10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saint Anne’sPar ish , 20 Como Rd.,Readville, will host its annualbazaar. This popular commu-nity event was revived twoyears ago. Saint Anne’s, SaintPius the 10th, and Most Pre-cious Bloody parishes formthe Blue Hills Catholic Col-laborative. This year’s high-lights include awesome raffleprizes, cash, gift baskets ga-lore, an over loaded White El-ephant table, holiday novel-t ies , books , toys , games,beautiful handmade items andof course FOOD. The baketable’s homemade treats arealways to die for. Lunch itemswill be available, along withpopcorn and the world famousfried dough. At five o’clock apasta dinner will be servedfollowed by the raffle draw-ings. There will be fun activi-ties for the youngsters andvisits from a jolly guy in a redsuit. Mark your calendars andprepare to have fun, meet oldfriends and make new ones atthe Saint Anne’s Bazaar. We’llsee you there!

WEST ROXBURYROSLINDALE

44TH ANNUAL WILLIAM S.CONLEY THANKSGIVINGDINNER

On Thanksgiving Day theExalted Ruler, Richard Disalvoand the Boston Elks #10 inviteall senior citizens to the 44thThanksgiving Dinner at thelodge located at 1 Morrell St.,West Roxbury behind the WestRoxbury VA Hospital. Doorsopen at 11a.m. and dinners willbe served at noon. FREE! ForMeals to go, get in touch withETHOS at 617-522-6700.

SANTA SCAMPER5K ROAD RACE

Race Day Registration andPre/Post Race Festivities Reg-istration and pre/post race fes-tivities at the Irish Social Club,119 Park St. in West Roxbury,just a block from the race start/finish. Our Race Day Logisticspage will keep you up to date!Race Course Start/finish atParkway Community YMCA.Rolling course thru the WestRoxbury neighborhood of Bos-ton. Chip timing

On Dec. 10, 2017 the 5Kwill start at 11 a.m. The KidsRun at 10:15 a.m.

The Parkway Running Club(PRC) of West Roxbury, Mass.has hosted an annual SantaScamper 5k road race since1994. This race raises money forthe Boston Globe Santa Fund, acharity to support children ofneed in Massachusetts.

VETERANS DAYPROGRAM ATDEUTSCHES ALTENHEIM

Deutsches Altenheim willhold its annual Veterans Day re-membrance program on Satur-day, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. Pleasejoin us at 2222 Centre St. inWest Roxbury as we pay tributeto the men and women of theUnited States Armed Forces.Admission is free and refresh-ments will be served.

HOLY NAMECHRISTMAS BAZAAR

On Saturday, Nov. 11 from9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 535 WestRoxbury Parkway, Parish HallGet a jump start on your Christ-mas shopping while having funwith family and friends. On Sat-urday, Nov. 11, Holy Name Par-ish School will be hosting its an-nual Christmas Bazaar featuringholiday shopping, photos withSanta Claus, plenty of great fooditems, raffle prize opportunities,fun children’s activities andgames, hair braiding, face paint-ing, our annual Cake Walk, Bas-ket Raffles and more. You’ll alsohave the opportunity to purchasegifts from local businesses likeTop it Off and Fabutique, as wellas many talented crafters offeringunique, homemade items. Pro-ceeds from the day’s event willgo towards Holy Name ParishSchool. So bring the kids, tell afriend, drive a neighbor, stop byfor an hour or join us for the en-tire day – it’s sure to be a fun-filledevent.


Local firefighter hosting basketball tournament for cureJefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Local firefighter Jorge Diazsaid he’s well aware of the can-cer risks his job entails, andsaid this year he decided to dosomething about it.

“The Boston Fire Depart-ment deals with its membersbeing diagnosed with canceralmost on a daily basis,” Diazsaid. “What better way to raisemoney than to get firefighterstogether and play? I have beena Boston Firefighter for sixyears; we are all too familiarwith the Fire Department’s on-going battle with cancer. Wehave lost too many brothersand sisters to cancer and wecannot stop fighting back.Raising funds for cancer re-search is a great way to helpfind a cure and stop losing ourloved ones to this devastatingdisease.”

The first ever Fast AttackCharity Basketball Tourna-ment will take place on Sun-day, Nov. 19 at 9 a.m. at theArchdale Community Centeron 125 Brookway Rd. inRoslindale. Diaz said he has apersonal connection, as his fa-ther was diagnosed with stage4 lung cancer about three yearsago.

“We were at the Boston

Medical Cen-ter and thedoctors toldus to start get-ting all the fu-neral arrange-ments in or-der and makesure every-thing is readywhen he goesbecause hedoesn’t havemuch time,”he said. “Wet r a n s f e r r e dhim to theDana-Farber Cancer Instituteand they said that was non-sense, they had a few morethings to try. After two years ofbasically being bedridden, he’sup and driving and doing thingshe wasn’t doing before.”

Diaz said he was so grate-ful that he started looking forways to help Dana-Farber domore, and he came up with theFast Attack Charity BasketballTournament. He said becauseDana-Farber was able to helphim and his dad, he wants themto help as many people as pos-sible.

“I try to donate as much as Ican, so I came up with the tour-nament,” he said. “I don’t likejust asking people for money,so I’d rather give them some-

thing to do.”Diaz said he also wanted the

event to work towards commu-nity building. He said the eventwill be family friendly andhopes to have more than eightteams face off in a single-elimi-nation challenge.

“You’re not only donatingto Dana-Farber, but you’re get-ting in time you can share withyour coworkers against otherdepartments,” he said. “I wantit to create a friendly rivalrybetween the departments, makesure they have a good time andhave the tournament grow yearafter year. I’m just trying toraise as much money as pos-sible. Dana-Farber has done alot for me and a lot for a lot ofother people. I can’t do much,

but I’m tryingto do some-thing.”

Diaz saidhe’s workingto make theday a goodtime for ev-eryone, say-ing that if thekids aren’t bigb a s k e t b a l lfans then theywould haveother activi-ties to takepart in.

“I’m going to have someonethere to entertain them whiletheir parents play,” he said.“We’re going to have a 50/50

raffle, the Red Sox donated anautographed picture of BrockHolt, and I’m still working toget donated items. I’m stillbrainstorming ideas for kids’activities too.”

Diaz said he’s reached outto 20 departments so far andmay reach out to the BostonEMS and Police Departments,to give the tournament an extralittle piece of rivalry betweenthe teams.

“Eventually I would like toexpand to figure out how to ex-pand from outside the city andhave the state come in, but I’mtaking small steps for now,” hesaid.

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

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Deaths DeNAPOLIPaul D. Of Hyde Park,

passed peacefully surroundedby his loving family at the ageof 64. Beloved husband ofElaine (McClutchy) of 29years. Son of the late Domenicand Carmella.Devoted father ofMary Beth DeNapoli ofLowell, Lauren Lamm and herhusband Joshua of Quincy,Melissa DeNapoli, Alexanderand Brandon all of Hyde Park.Brother of D. Edward ofRoslindale and Richard and hiswife Linda of Millis. Also sur-vived by many loving nieces,nephews’ aunts, in-laws and

friends. Funeral was fromCarroll-Thomas Funeral Home,22 Oak St., Hyde Park, Mass.A Mass of Christian Burial wasat Most Precious BloodChurch, Hyde Park. Intermentwas private at family’s request.Paul was a long time employeeof the Boston Water and SewerCommission and a proud CoastGuard Veteran. In lieu of flow-ers, all donations can be madeto www.danafarber.org Carroll-Thomas Funeral Home

GALBATOVincent A. Of Fairhaven,

formerly of Hyde Park, Oct. 29,age 93. Beloved husband ofEileen A. (Leahy) of 70 years.Devoted father of Daniel andhis wife Karen of N. Easton,Vincent of Fairhaven, Brian ofFlorida, Debra Costello and herhusband Daniel of Hyde Park,Lynda Galbato and her spouseMichelle of Abington and thelate Eileen Galbato. Cherishedbrother of the late CarmellaZalewski and Clara Akusis.Loving “Papa” of 11 grandchil-dren, 12 great-grandchildrenand also survived by many lov-ing nieces, nephews, in-lawsand friends. Funeral was fromthe Carroll-Thomas FuneralHome, 22 Oak St., HYDEPARK. A Mass of ChristianBurial was at Most PreciousBlood Church, Hyde Park. In-terment was at New CalvaryCemetery. Vinny was a formerGrand Knight of Readville K ofC and very active in Hyde ParkLittle League. Please, in lieu offlowers, all donations can bemade to: www.michaeljfox.org. For directions &guestbook, please visit:thomasfuneralhomes.com

FIRNSTEINCharles F. U.S. Army Vet-

eran Of Hyde Park, Oct. 1. Be-loved husband of Joan A.(Bresnahan). Devoted father ofJennifer Phelan and her hus-band Dan of Westborough,Lauren Firnstein of Hyde Park,Jeffrey Firnstein and his wife

Sally of West Roxbury and thelate Matthew ThomasFirnstein. Brother of Robert J.Firnstein of Hopkinton. Grand-father of Charles and Siobhan.A Mass of Christian Burial willbe held Friday at Most PreciousBlood Church, 37 Maple St.,Hyde Park at 10 o’clock. Visit-ing hours will be held at theLaughlin, Nichols &Pennacchio Funeral Home, 34Oak St., HYDE PARK, Thurs-day from 4-8 p.m. Military hon-ors will be held at the Massa-chusetts National Cemetery inBourne, Friday at 2 p.m. Rela-tives and friends invited. LateVietnam Army Veteran, recipi-ent of the Air Medal. Late mem-ber of the Fogg-Roberts PostAL and the DAV. Retired em-ployee US Postal Service. Ex-pressions of sympathy may be

JANSKYJune V. (Culbert) Of Hyde

Park, passed away peacefullyafter a long illness on Nov. 1,2017, with her loving family ather side. She was born andraised by her mother, IdaCulbert, in Rahway, N.J. withher siblings, Robert, Fred, andDonald. June relocated to Mas-sachusetts in the early 1950s,where she met and married herhusband of 64 years, AllanJansky, before his passing in2015. She is survived by herloving son and daughter in law,Allan and Anita Jansky ofSaugus; daughter and son inlaw, Linda and John Fortier ofFoxboro; and her belovedgranddaughter, Lindsey Fortierof Foxboro. Friends and fam-ily are invited to pay their re-spects on Sunday, Nov. 12,from 1-5 p.m., with words ofremembrance at 4:30, at theFolsom Funeral Home, 87Milton St., DEDHAM. In lieuof flowers, donations in honorof June may be made to theAlzheimer’s Association ofAmerica, 309 Waverley OaksRd., Waltham, MA 02452. Forobituary, guestbook, and direc-tions, please visit website.

The Hyde Park Youth Bas-ketball Association will holdplayer evaluations and ex-tended registration on Saturday,Nov. 18 at the Hyde Park Mu-nicipal Building. The evalu-ation originally scheduled forSaturday, Nov. 11 has been can-celled due to the holiday. Play-ers may register between the hours of 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The sched-ule for player evaluations on both these dates is as follows:

9 a.m. – 9-year-olds; 10 a.m. – 10-year-olds; 11 a.m. – 11-year-olds; noon – 12-year-olds; 1 p.m. – 13-year-olds; 2 p.m. –14-year-olds.

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of the issues with Yard 5 in regards to National Grid possibly dump-ing contaminated dirt onsite and disrupting the neighborhood aroundthe clock. He was also asked to recap the Traffic Meeting regardingthe Father Hart Bridge that had been held a few weeks earlier.

In his recap, he went over the proposal to put lights on either sideof the bridge. He also shared the suggestion given by a resident atthe Oct. 10 meeting to combine the two bus stops on the Hyde ParkAvenue side of the bridge and in Wolcott Square and to create atransportation hub in the commuter rail parking lot located on theopposite side of the railroad tunnel from the Square.

Martin also mentioned the proposal made to use Jeremiah HurleyPark as a turnaround for the bus, as opposed to the hairpin U-turnmaneuver that it is currently forced to use.

“I think the big thing, like Craig says, would be if there would beany way – I’m sure the MBTA’s not going to allow it – of moving thebus stop into the car lot,” said one attendee of the meeting. “Andthen that frees up all of Wolcott Square because it doesn’t hurt busi-nesses.”

Keep Hyde Park Beautiful member Joe Smith also recapped theCostume Clean-Up on Oct. 28, while reiterating the group’s pur-pose, and its experiences when visiting other neighborhood associa-tions.

“We’ve been out to a lot of neighborhood associations but, un-fortunately, they think we’re coming to clean up their neighborhood,and what we’re trying to impress upon them is that we are an effortthat would like them to take some responsibility for their own neigh-borhoods,” he said.

Overall, however, he was satisfied with KHPB’s progress.“I think we’re getting some publicity that we mean business and

are here to stay,” Smith said.Regarding neighborhood problems, Business Street residents at

the meeting complained about the consistent speeding and recklessdriving occurring on their street, while suggesting as a solution thepossibility of making it one way.

Community Liaison Stephen Maguire, from District 5 CouncilorTim McCarthy’s Office, gave an overview of the process.

“For a one way, you need 71 percent of the entire street to agreeupon it,” he said, noting that this would include businesses, resi-dents, tenants, and landlords to agree.

Maguire also announced that 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. resident parking isscheduled to go into effect for Maple, Oak, and Pine streets begin-ning on Monday, Nov. 13. This will be for weekdays only, and wasdone in response to Hyde Park Station commuters taking much ofthe street parking in that neighborhood.

The neighborhood started the process about eight months agoand it too required a 71 percent vote.

Parking stickers can be obtained by visiting City Hall, or by vis-iting City Hall to Go, which is parked outside the BCYF/MunicipalBuilding from noon - 2 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month, andfrom 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month.

In the police report, three drug arrests were made between Oct.19 and Oct. 25 within about a two block range between B Street,Rite Aid and McDonald’s.

On Oct. 26, there was an attempted larceny of a copper down-spout from a house on Maple Street. The following day, down-spouts were damaged at the Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Pub-lic Library.

In a final item of note, there will be a Hyde Park 150th Anniver-sary planning meeting on Thursday, Nov. 9 at the BCYF/MunicipalBuilding at 6:30 p.m. Ideas and volunteers are welcome.

The next Hyde Park Neighborhood Association meeting will beon Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.

HPNA continued from page 1 Clare Avenue Neighborhood WatchAirs Grievances over MBTA Buses

Residents of Clare Avenue met and discussed ongoing issues from theRoute 32 bus.

PHOTO BY MATTHEW ALLEN

The Clare Avenue Neigh-borhood Watch met last weekat 194 Clare Ave. to air outgrievances regarding certainHyde Park MBTA buses –Route 32 in particular – andto review the area’s recent po-lice log.

The ever-growing problemof overcrowding on the buswas the main issue discussedat the meeting. Many resi-dents voiced their displeasurewith the MBTA on the sub-ject.

“It just seems like the 32fills up to quickly,” Group Co-Leader June Picket said. “Ithink it’s because of all theschool kids. Maybe they needto alter the bus schedule to ac-commodate all those kids bet-ter.”

Massachusetts DemocratState Rep. Russell Holmes, inattendance at the meeting, at-tributed this to the high usagerate of the Hyde Park Avenueroute.

“The 32 bus is one of thebusiest in the system,” he said.“If it's rush hour, the 32 busis going to be packed. I mean,it’s literally one of the top 10busiest bus routes in the en-tire state.”

Holmes continued by say-ing that adding more 32 buseswould worsen road conges-tion.

“They can’t add morebuses because of headway,”he said. “We have to get thebuses down the street; this isa very busy street we are try-ing to get it down during themiddle of rush hour. Addingmore would just bunch themall together.”

“So, if you’re already see-ing them bunched, what thatwill do now by adding less ofa cycle time, runway time, orheadway time, is not going tosolve it,” Holmes elaborated.“If we can get the buses

through that zone, they canturn around and come onback.”

As with most CANWmeetings, District E-18 Bos-ton Police Officer PaulBroderick reviewed the recentpolice log for the area.

The Walgreens parking lotat 980 American Legion High-way was the location of bothdrug crimes that took place,with one even involving a vic-tim being arrested on Oct. 12and charged with possessionand intent to distributeoxycodone.

In the only instance of arobbery for the month, thevictim met two subjects viaCraigslist on Oct. 27, at aHyde Park Avenue address tosell his cell phone.

When he got to the meet-ing location, suspect No. 1took the phone, refusing togive it back, while the secondsuspect made threats to thevictim.

The suspects left the im-mediate scene, but remainedin a close by area, allowing forpolice to find them and arrestthem soon after this all oc-curred.

Although there were noshootings reported for the pastmonth, Picket said she wasconcerned about all the gunviolence in Boston as of late.

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“There are an awful lot ofshootings going on around thecity,” Picket said. “I’m gladthat nothing I’ve heard hascome up in Hyde Park but, Imean, they’ve been happeningin Milton, Jamaica Plain andDorchester. It just seemsthey’ve ramped up a lot.”

District E-18 Sgt. DanielMacDonald, who attended themeeting along with Broderick,addressed her concerns whiletrying to put her mind at ease.

“Yes, it does seem that way,especially if you’re listening tothe news,” MacDonald said. “It(shootings) usually does influxup and down, but there is norise in Hyde Park.”

In a last item of note, at theprior Clare Avenue meeting,Group Co-Leader RosaMachado had expressed con-cerns regarding the continua-tion of the group, which hasbeen in existence for ten yearsrunning.

For the foreseeable future,the meetings will continue at194 Clare Ave., the next ofwhich will be held on Dec. 6.

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Last Saturday saw pump-kin guts fly to help the Cityof Boston reduce waste andraise awareness on the impor-tance of composting.

The City of Boston and theMassachusetts EcovationCenter held a pumpkin smash-ing session in conjunctionwith City Soil on AmericanLegion Highway on Saturday.Residents picked up baseballbats and did what is normallyconsidered vandalism, but itwas all for a good cause.

City Soil Director BruceFulford said the event was tohelp raise awareness morethan anything else.

“It’s awesome and it’sgreat, and the quantity ofpumpkins getting smashedmake a small amount of bet-ter quality compost, richer,more nutritious for the plants,but it’s the kind of communityengagement that’s really im-portant to let the communityunderstand this resource,” hesaid. “It’s a lot of fun, it’s edu-

cational, and the weather co-operated fabulously.”

Susan Cacino, the City ofBoston’s Recycling Directorsaid though the nitrogen pro-vided by the pumpkins willgive the compost a bit of aboost, the event will help thecity to get to zero waste byraising awareness of the needto reduce the waste stream.

“In the fall it’s mostlyleaves that get picked up forleaf and yard waste collection,which is mostly a brown ma-terial for high carbon, but thepumpkins represent a nitrogenmaterial which is a nice addedingredient which will help ac-celerate the decompositionprocess because it’s balancingout the carbon,” she said.“We’re trying to build aware-ness about the city’s ZeroWaste Plan, and we’ve got toraise awareness about how toreduce waste in the city andeventually eliminate it.”

Fulford said he was reallyhappy to facilitate the eventwith the city, and said hethinks it will go a long way tohelping to reduce the waste

stream and get more ideas intothe process.

“So what we want to do,as a number of cities andcountries around the worlddo, is they integrate their mu-nicipal composting with edu-cation and community en-gagement, so this is a reallygood event that the city hasbrought to this project andwe’re just helping out,” hesaid.

City of Boston Superinten-dent of Waste Reduction RobDeRosa said they are cur-rently starting work on the2019 waste collection and dis-posal contracts, and they wantto try to get curbside pickupfor composting for this up-coming contract.

“We’re in the infancystages of it right now, becausethe contracts expire in 2019,so right now we’re right in theexploratory phase,” he said.“We have a consultant to helpthe city look into zero wasteplanning... They’ll come upwith some ideas to have a

Smashing pumpkins for compost

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Dozens of residents came out on Saturday for the first-ever Massachusetts Ecovation Center's PumpkinSmash. The event was held to help raise awareness and provide some much needed nitrogen in the center'scompost. PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

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Neponset dumping bigissue at Pierce Street

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Residents voiced their concerns on Tuesday regarding the illegaldumping still taking place at the Neponset River.

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The Pierce St. Neighbor-hood Watch held theirmonthly meeting on Nov. 7at the Hyde Park FoursquareChurch. Hot topics for themeeting included recentcrime, illegal dumping, andthe Boston Clean EnergyCoalition.

A big point of discussionat the meeting was the ille-gal dumping taking place atthe Neponset River, whichhas been a concern to resi-dents for many years now.One community member hasfound many toys and diapersin the river, and has seenpeople dumping items suchas yard waste, landscapingmaterials, and even a mat-tress.

“Make sure to take pic-tures and report it to the po-lice when you see illegaldumping taking place,” Dis-trict E-18 Boston Police Of-ficer Paul Broderick told thePierce St. NeighborhoodWatch.

The meeting opened withOfficer Paul Broderick read-ing the monthly police re-port. This included two do-

mestic assault and batteries,two breaking and enteringincidents, five larcenies, noauto thefts, no drug inci-dents, and one robbery,where $8,500 was stolen.

“It feels like there’s beenmore crime than usual,”noted one concerned resi-dent.

The meeting was at-tended by James Michel andthe Steering Team for theBoston Clean Energy Coa-lition (BCEC). The BCECwants to create a space thataccelerates efforts in Bos-ton to transition to a clean,green economy. BCEC cur-rently focuses on halting theexpansion of fracked gasand other fossil-fuel infra-structure while promotingnet-zero carbon standardsfor the built environment.

Michel had good news toshare regarding the BCEC.

“Last month, the CityCouncil held a public hear-ing to consider authorizingthe adoption of CommunityChoice Energy (CCE) inBoston. The next day, theCouncil voted unanimously


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The Boston City Councilhad some tough words for theBoston Public Schools (BPS)Transportation Departmentlast week after they say sav-ings promised in the FiscalYear 2017 budget have notbeen realized.

The BPS Transportationbudget for the 2017-18 schoolyear was $104 million, and theBPS promised a savings of$10 million. The 2018-19school year budget has risento $116 million for transpor-tation. At-Large City Coun-cilor Annissa Essaibi-Georgesaid she is calling a hearingwith BPS to figure out the dis-crepancy.

“During this most recentprocess for the FY18 budget,there were some things thattook us by surprise and one ofthose items was that the cityand the school departmentdidn’t realize the savings thatwe had anticipated as a coun-cil within the transportationportion of the budget,” shesaid. “I think it’s incrediblyimportant to review the bud-get, especially with theschools being such a largeitem of the city’s budget and,in particular, the transporta-tion budget is such a largeitem.”

BPS recently told the Bul-letin that they are on track fora savings of $3-5 million fromthe MIT implemented systemof algorithms and bus routechanges that had also helpedto reduce bus delays. Essaibi-George said the new systemhas not gone far enough.

“I will note, and I thinkmost of us have seen the mostrecent reports that one out of10 school buses is late, arriv-ing to school every day and asa recent participant in atten-dance symposium for theBPS, I know how important itis for our kids to be on timefor school every day, not rush-ing in at the last minute asthey won’t be prepared fortheir academic studies for theday,” she said.

District 7 City CouncilorTito Jackson said this is thelatest in a series of misstepsfor the BPS TransportationDepartment.

“We’ve been misled again.Folks came to this body andtold us that we were going tosave $10 million last year, andwe were told this year that wewere going to have savingsand we know that not only dowe not having savings, wehave worse service,” he said,adding that just last year theBPS took seventh and eighthgraders off the BPS transpor-tation system to be moved bythe MBTA, like high schoolkids currently are. “We have

an increase in cost with lessservice to our young people.”

Jackson also pointed outthat the MIT process wasimplemented without any in-put from the public.

“The process that occurredwith the MIT implementation,families were not includedand communities were not in-cluded,” he said. “By the way,the bus drivers, the peoplewho actually drive the buseswere not actually to the tableon this issue.”

Jackson said that there arecurrently constituents whohave had to move due to un-foreseen circumstances, andthe bus roster doesn’t keep up.He said one constituent wasdisplaced by fire and now hasto take somewhat extreme ac-tion to get her child to schoolevery day.

“We now have a constitu-ent who Ubers her child toschool every day; she can’t af-ford it, but she’s doing whatshe has to do,” he said. “Wecan’t delay.”

District 5 City CouncilorTim McCarthy said he washappy the city partnered withMIT for the increased effi-ciency, but felt that for his dis-trict in Roslindale and HydePark, there is a glaring prob-lem that seems to be a root forall the issues currently facingthe BPS Transportation De-partment.

“I was happy that the ad-ministration went forwardwith MIT to try to alleviate aproblem that’s been happen-ing since 1974,” he said. “Iwould also argue that one in10 buses are late becausethey’re traveling fromReadville to East Boston, andwe talked about this at the lasthearing. Literally, from theReadville Yard, you couldprobably kick a soccer ballinto Dedham; it is the worstspot you could possibly havea bus yard. It doesn’t makeany sense to transport 300buses from there.”

McCarthy said the busesalso add to the congestion inthe area for everyone and canmake more than students latefor their appointments.

“I have a ton of traffic

problems in my area, and Iknow that everybody has traf-fic problems,” he said. “Wehave 300-plus buses; that’s300-plus drivers driving theircars into the yard, and that’s300 buses leaving, severaltrips a day back and forth andthen they all leave again.We’re talking about 2,000trips coming throughoutneighborhood.”

At-Large City CouncilorMichael Flaherty said he stillsees problems with BPS’check of the bus rosters.While the district said theyhave been making improve-ments to their roster systemand have eliminated dozens ofstops from many routes, hesaid there are still buses stop-ping to pick up students whohave notified the BPS thatthey are no longer taking thatbus.

“I witnessed firsthand be-cause my children attend theBPS; you get the notice justbefore school starts as towhether or not you want totake advantage of school trans-portation and you clearly letthem know that you don’t, andyet my kids were on the list forthe entire school year,” he said.“It’s completely wasted.”

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total of 8,901 votes were castwith 109 write-in votes.

In District 1, Lydia Edwards,former Deputy Director forHousing Stability, won the dis-trict against Steven Passacantilli6,897 to 6,168 in a close race totake over for current councilorSalvatore LaMattina. A total of13,081 votes were cast with 17write-in votes.

“Thank you to all of our sup-porters who made tonight’s vic-tory,” she said. “I couldn’t havedone this without you.”

In District 2, currently vacantafter councilor Bill Linehan va-cated his seat early to pursue pri-vate consulting, son of formerMayor Raymond Flynn EdwardFlynn also had a close race with7,458 votes against MichaelKelley’s 6,950 votes. A total of14,458 ballots were cast with 50write-in votes.

Incumbents took home theirseats in the other district races,with Josh Zakim beating KristenMobilia in District 8 with 3,995votes against her 1,936. In Dis-trict 9, Mark Ciommo beat Bran-don Bowser with 4,672 votes to2,911.

Incumbents also took therace in the At-Large race, withMichelle Wu, Ayanna Pressley,Michael Flaherty and AnnissaEssaibi-George handily takingthe win. Wu came in with64,978 votes, Pressley with57,479, Flaherty with 51,621and Essaibi-George with45,524. Althea Garrison andDomingos DaRosa were thetwo challengers to go overdouble digits, with Garrisontaking 18,239 votes andDaRosa taking 11,634. WilliamKing took 8,756 votes and PatPayaso took 6,113.

to do so, and Mayor Walshsigned the authorization,”Michel stated. CCE willprovide affordable, cleanenergy to all Bostonians.

The CCE leverages thepurchasing power of thecity to find an energy pro-vider with more wind or so-lar sources. Currently, thecity’s default providerEversource has 7 percentrenewable energy, and thiswould push it up another 5percent to a total of 12 per-cent, with an opt-in optionfor 100 percent renewable.For more information aboutthe BCEC, visi tBostonCleanEnergyCoalition.orgor email Michel [email protected].

The last topic of discus-sion was the 3rd AnnualHyde Park Thanksgiving In-

terfaith Service, which willbe held at Family Life Fel-lowship on Friday, Nov. at7 p.m. Pastor Karen askspeople to bring nonperish-able items to the service, asthe church will be collect-ing them as well as a free-will offering for the HydePark food pantry again thisyear. The churches expectedto be represented this yearare Hope Baptist, Hyde ParkPresbyterian, Church BlueHills Collaborative, NewHope Baptist, and FamilyLife Fellowship.

The next Pierce St. Neigh-borhood Watch meeting willtake place on Tuesday, Dec.5. For more information on theefforts to clean up the Neponsetand ways you can help to keepthe river free of pollution, goto Neponset.org.

Buses and student transportation are not up to snuff according to theBoston City Council.

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Pumpkinscontinued from page 12more global perspective.We kind of get set in ourways here and that will helpus to come up with somenew ideas.”

DeRosa said they’vecome a long way in wastereduction, citing the ex-amples of the yard and leafwaste pickup that now takesplace every fall.

“We added four weeks toleaf and yard waste collec-tion in 2014, we put a com-plete ban on yard waste (inthe regular trash stream),we used to basically justcollect it and throw it in thetrash, but our currentmayor, Mayor Marty Walsh,said nope, it’s got to gowhere it’s supposed to goand he told us to leave it onthe curb and that’s whathappened,” DeRosa said.“We’ve seen the volumesincrease over the past fewyears quite a bit.”

Resident Kyle Davissaid it was his first time outat the Ecovation Center, buthe was happy to see somany having a good timeand letting off a bit ofsteam. He said he’d love tocome back and learn more.

“It’s great, it’s good tosee people come out and letout some of this week’s rageon some pumpkins, it’s re-ally a great site,” he said.

Boston’s Chief ofStreets Chris Osgood saidthe program is a great ex-ample of how the city canwork with public and pri-vate composters to make abetter, cleaner and moreproductive city.

“We’re very fortunate tohave collaboration betweenthe City of Boston and CitySoil to take organics out ofthe residential waste streamand return them to compostand put them to things likecommunity gardens in thecity,” he said. “We’re happyto support this event thatboth highlights one elementof organic waste for thistime of year, which ispumpkins, and bring to thesite here and allow them tobecome compost.”

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court – Probate and Family Court Department

SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17C0105CA

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

Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

In the Matter of: Adam James KehoeOf:

To all person interested in petition described:A petition has been presented by Adam K. Kehoe requesting that:

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ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON:11/23/2017WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this CourtDate: October 20, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateBoston Bulletin, 11/09/2017

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

CITATION ON PETITION FOR DOCKET No.SU17P2332EAFORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: Gayle Beverly Luciano Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.

Date of Death: 07/30/2017 Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

To all interested persons:A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representativehas been filed by:

Daniel P. Luciano of North Attleboro, MArequesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief asrequested in the Petition.The Petitioner requests that:

Daniel P. Luciano of North Attleboro, MAbe appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety onthe bond in an unsupervised administration.

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

Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 12/07/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline bywhich you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to thisproceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followedby an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, actionmay be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THEMASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)

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

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: October 30, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateHyde Park Bulletin, 11/09/2017

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court

Probate and Family Court DepartmentSuffolk Division Docket No.SU16P2910EA

CITATION ON PETITION Suffolk Probate and Family CourtFOR ORDER OF COMPLETE24 New Chardon StreetSETTLEMENT Boston, MA 02114

617-788-8300

Estate of: Ruth G. Hogardt

A Petition for Order of Complete Settlement has been filed by:Donald R. Hogardt of Needham Heights, MA

requesting that the court enter a formal Decree of Complete Settlement including theallowance of a final account and other such relief as may be requested in the Petition.

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at theCourt. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 12/13/2017.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a writtenappearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file atimely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objectionswithin thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without furthernotice to you.

Witness, Hon. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this CourtDate: November 01, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of Probate

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The Trial Court Probate and Family Court

INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE DOCKET No.SU17P2254EA

Estate of: Caroline Lander Suffolk DivisionAlso Known As: Caroline R. Lander/Caroline Rolls LanderDate of Death: August 24, 2017

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition ofPetitioner Jeffrey B. Lander of Westfield, MA

a Will has been admitted to informal probateJeffrey B. Lander of Westfield, MA

has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to servewithout surety on the bond.

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

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

CITATION ON PETITION FOR DOCKET No.SU17P2164EAFORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: Elizabeth G. Wyche Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.

Date of Death: 09/05/2017 Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

To all interested persons:A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of PersonalRepresentative has been filed by:

Peter Murfitt of Hyde Park, MArequesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief asrequested in the Petition.The Petitioner requests that:

Jonathan J. Davey of Quincy, MAbe appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in anunsupervised administration.

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

Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 12/19/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline bywhich you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to thisproceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followedby an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, actionmay be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THEMASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)

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

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: November 07, 2017

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