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Mayor “Billy Jack” de Blasioto the Rescue

New York City’s new mayor James de Blasio, amember of Red Sox Nation from his youth has nowdecided to come to the rescue of all those workhorses who cart tourists around the Big Apple.Many vacationers would find their vacations in-complete without a horse drawn carriage ridethrough Central Park. Lots of folks are upset overthe mayor’s plan, folks like action actor LiamNeesen who is up in arms about the mayor tryingto take those horses away. Liam has shown inhis latest movies how he feels when things are“taken” from him. Billy Jack may have met hismatch. In this horse race, the odds are againstsomeone from the Peoples Republic of Cambridgebanning horses from Manhattan.

Banning the Village People?Another example of political correctness gone

amuck. Over in Fargo, N.D., a school districtbanned a first grade class from singing the VillagePeoples’ iconic YMCA at a school play becauseschool officials deemed it racists after one momobjected to the “Indian Chief,” I kid you not.

What could be more politically correct in today’sworld than the Village People still hanging in therefrom the ’70s? As a cop for 27 years, the cop was

A day of prayer and remembrance forthose who died so that we may live in peace.

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Memorial DayObservance May 26, 2014

On May 16th, the Newseumopened “One Nation WithNews for All,” a new exhibitthat tells the dramatic storyof how immigrants and mi-norities used the power ofthe press to fight for theirrights and shape the Ameri-can experience. News for Allwas created in partnershipwith the Smithsonian’s OurAmerican Journey project.

The exhibit features 60artifacts, including presspasses used by Univisionco-anchors María ElenaSalinas and Jorge Ramoswhile covering internationalnews events, and a stepstoolused by Pullman porters,black railroad car attendantswho distributed the influ-ential Chicago Defender inthe South, where Northernpapers were often confis-cated and banned by whites.Also on display in Newsfor All are a composingstick and lead type used byBenjamin Franklin to pub-lish his newspapers, Mem-

phis Free Speech publisherIda B. Wells’s diary andFrederick Douglass’s poc-ket watch, engraved “F. Doug-lass” on the back.

Visitors also will seesome of the country’s firstethnic newspapers, includingFreedom’s Journal, the firstblack newspaper, launched in1827 to fight for equal rightsand demand an end to sla-very; and the Cherokee Phoe-nix, the first Native Ameri-can newspaper, which wasfounded in 1828 to championthe rights of Indians and nowpublishes monthly in printand online. These and othernewspapers helped millionsof immigrants become partof America while keepingthem informed about theirhomelands.

The exhibit also exploresthe growing influence ofAmerica’s leading ethnicbroadcasters and newspa-pers as their reach expandsacross the country. Today,one in four Americans turns

to ethnic media for news.Ethnic television, radio andonline news outlets — fromImpreMedia, the largestSpanish-language newscompany in the UnitedStates, to the black-ownedRadio One network to the“Angry Asian Man” blog —offer different perspectiveson issues that affect theircommunities and the world,contributing powerful voicesthat reflect an increasinglydiverse nation.

“We’re honored to partnerwith the Smithsonian Institu-tion in telling the importantstory of ethnic mediathroughout American his-tory,” said Jim Duff, CEO ofthe Newseum. “By exercisingtheir First Amendmentrights, ethnic media notonly inform and educate thepublic, but also are driversof social change, fighting forequal rights and leadingcrusades against slavery,

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh andthe Boston Parks and Recre-ation Department have an-nounced Memorial Day ob-servances taking place inCity-owned parks and cem-eteries.

Every year for the past 68years, the City of Boston’sVeterans Services, in con-junction with the AmericanLegion, AMVETS, Veteransof Foreign Wars, and otherveterans’ organizations, hostsa commemorative MemorialDay Service.

This year’s Presentationof the Colors will be held onFriday, May 23rd, at 9:30am at the Sgt. Charles A.MacGillvary Veterans Me-morial Park located in theBack Bay Fens opposite therear of the Museum of FineArts and adjacent to RobertoClemente Stadium. Theevent is free and open to thepublic.

On Sunday, May 25th, aMemorial Day ceremonywill be held at Mount HopeCemetery, 355 Walk HillStreet, Mattapan, from11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The

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event will include a shortparade from inside the cem-etery gate up to the WWI andWWII Monument where theceremony will be held. Formore information, please

contact Arthur Smith ofthe American Legion at617-298-7509.

On Memorial Day, Monday,

Every Memorial Day weekend, the MA Military Heroesorganization plants a Garden of 37,000 Flags in front ofthe Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Commonto commemorate the Massachusetts service memberswho have given their lives to defend the United Statesand our freedom. The Flags will be in place through sun-down on Monday, May 26th.


Explores the Role of the Ethnic Media in AmericaOne in Four Americans Turns to Ethnic Media for News

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During past weeks we’vediscussed the leading scholarsin the Early and Golden Ageof Latin literati. We exam-ined the work of such greatsas Andronicus, Scipio, Cato,Lucretius, Cicero, Sallust,Julius Caesar, Varro, Vergil,Horace, Ovid, Titus Livy, andVitruvius.

This week we enter theSilver Age, and our firstscholarly Roman from thisera is Tacitus, whose propername is Publius CorniliusTacitus. The time and placeof his birth are not known,but are believed to havebeen prior to 61 A.D., inRome, and into an eques-

trian family. During his adultyears he was appointed tothe office of military tribuneby the Emperor Vespasian,promoted to quaestor byTitus, and then to praetor bydomitian. The last 20 yearsof his life were devoted to hiswriting, but unfortunatelyonly less than half of hiswork is available today.

Tacitus is considered to beone of the greatest of thewriters of Roman history. Hisfive major writings include:

(a) An excellent work en-titled Dialogues de Oritoribus,which relates a conversa-tion between many of theliterarians during the reign

of Vespesian, and in whichthey discuss the decay oforatory under the Empire.

(b) Vita Agricolae, a monu-mental biography writtenabout his father-in-law, thefamous Roman generalnamed Agricola, an ablemilitary commander and ad-ministrator. It is said thatthe biography is a masterlyportrayal which highlightsthe virtues of one of the mostillustrious of the Romans.

(c) The Germania, an essaydescribing the Germanicnations, which contains ageography, political outline,religious history, and socialcustoms.

(d) Annales, a multi-volumed history which con-tains the chief events occur-ring during the reign ofTiberius, Claudius, Caligula,and Nero.

(e) Historias, a secondmulti-volumed history writ-ten as a contemporary studyencompassing the timeframe from Galba to thedeath of Domitian.

It is claimed that Tacituswas a man of dignity and highmoral standards, and thatthese characteristics arereflected in his literarywork along with his integrityand his truthful nature. Hepossessed a good under-stand-ing of the humanmind and the motives forhuman conduct. It is alsosaid that he studied meninstead of events. A criticalanalysis of his work indi-cated that his style was briefand usually went directlyto the point. It also showsthe absence of monotonyor sameness, and lastly ofcourse, it shows a pictur-esque quality or character.

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Each year I see fewer and fewer men on the street wear-ing remembrance poppies on Memorial Day, since 1971celebrated on the last Monday in May. One year I couldn’teven find anyone selling “Buddy Poppies,” the paper replicaflowers that the Veterans of Foreign Wars sell to raisemoney for disabled veterans.

For more than 80 years, the VFW’s Buddy Poppy programhas raised millions of dollars in support of veterans’ wel-fare and the well being of their dependents. In February1924, the VFW registered the name “Buddy Poppy” with theU.S. Patent Office. A certificate was issued on May 20, 1924,granting the VFW all trademark rights in the name of Buddyunder the classification of artificial flowers. The VFW hasmade that trademark a guarantee that all poppies bearingthat name and the VFW label are genuine products of thework of disabled and needy veterans. No other organiza-tion, firm or individual can legally use the name “Buddy”Poppy.

When you buy your Buddy Poppy to wear this MemorialDay you will be giving material aid to a disabled veteran.And when you wear your Buddy Poppy you will remindeveryone who sees you of the meaning of Memorial Day.

The American Legion also sells crepe paper poppies forMemorial Day. That is another fine organization worthy ofyour support.

Although the United States Department of VeteransAffairs states “The wearing of poppies in honor of America’swar dead is traditionally done on Memorial Day, notVeterans Day” many of us do join our friends from theBritish Commonwealth nations in wearing the red poppyof remembrance on November 11th as well.

This Memorial Day remember those who gave the lastfull measure of devotion to the cause of liberty.

Buy a Poppy for a Disabled VetIn Flanders fields the poppies growBetween the crosses, row on row

That mark our place: and in the skyThe larks still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved, and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe Torch: be yours to hold it high!

If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

— John McCrae (1872-1918)

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Governor Deval Patrick joined MassDOTSecretary & CEO Richard A. Davey, state andcity officials to announce the start of pilotferry service from Lynn to Boston. This newferry service will open up a greater range ofeconomic and play opportunities for resi-dents of the North Shore and Boston.

I am proud to announce that ferry serviceis available from Lynn to Boston, providinggreater options for commuters from theNorth Shore,” said Governor Patrick. “Wecontinue to invest in alternative forms oftransportation, because we believe it willhelp to spur economic growth and improveaccess to opportunity across the state.”

The two-year pilot ferry service from Lynnto Boston will depart from the newly-con-structed Blossom Street Pier in Lynn andwill dock at Long Wharf in Boston with threeweekday departures to and from Bostonevery day. The Economic Development &Industrial Corporation of Lynn (EDIC) signeda contract with Boston Harbor Cruises tooperate the two-year pilot program, whichbegan on Monday, May 19, 2014 and will runthrough Friday, September 12, 2014. Ferryservice will allow up to 250 riders per trip toenjoy a 35 minute ferry ride to get to andfrom their destination.

Parking at the Blossom Street Extensionlot in Lynn will be free. Half price fares areavailable for seniors and children. Zone IICommuter Rail passes will be also accepted.

“By providing alternative transportationservice from Lynn to Boston, MassDOT con-tinues to encourage economic growth in andaround the region,” said Secretary Davey.“MassDOT is committed to enhancing ourtransportation system in a way that strength-ens our economy and quality of life.”

The ferry project has received $7.65 mil-lion, with $5 million coming from the stateSeaport Advisory Council, $2 million fromthe U.S. Department of Transportation and$650,000 from EDIC.

“Thanks to the hard work of the Lynn del-egation, local officials, the Patrick Admin-istration and Seaport Advisory Council, theLynn commuter ferry is now a reality,” saidSenator Tom McGee. “As we’ve seen hap-pen in communities like Hingham, the ferrywill not only create a group of passionatecommuters, but can spur significant eco-nomic development consisting of new res-taurants, residential, commercial, andmixed-use units. This is another big stepforward in taking advantage of one of ourgreatest natural resources, our waterfront.

FERRY SERVICE FROM LYNN TO BOSTONTwo-year Pilot Program Began Monday, May 19

I believe the potential is unlimited with fu-ture opportunities to have seven-days-perweek, year-round service and additionalaccess to the Boston Harbor islands.”

“We believe the ferry will be a catalyst forfuture waterfront redevelopment,” said LynnMayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy. “We aregrateful for the investment made by stateand federal agencies, as well as EDIC/Lynn.This has been a lengthy process, but theresult will be well worth the wait.”

In addition to ferry service, the PatrickAdministration’s investments in the regioninclude the $11.8 million Fox Hill BridgeConstruction Project on Route 107 over theSaugus River and the General EdwardsBridge rehabilitation project in Lynn andRevere, along Route 1A over the SaugusRiver. General Edwards Bridge project isexpected to be completed in July 2014. The$10.3 million investment includes the re-pair and replacement of electrical and me-chanical operating machinery of the draw-bridge, rehabilitation and architectural re-pairs to the operator’s rooms and tower andgranite and steel repairs. In June of 2014,the $4.6 million reconstruction project forRoute 129 in Lynn will begin. Work will in-clude roadway and sidewalk reconstructionalong Route 129 from Boston Street toLynnfield Street in Lynn, along with theinstallation of upgraded traffic signals alongthe corridor.

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Does it really matterwhose fault it is? Recently,Governor Susana Martinez,the governor of New Mexicostated her opinion that, ‘Toomany Americans are out ofwork and our debt is out ofcontrol.” She cut through thechase. That’s her bottomline and the bottom line ofmost Americans who are stillpaying taxes and footing thebill for all the takers outthere.

Recently, fast food workersdecided to strike across thecountry for a new $15 mini-mum wage. These workerssay they can’t support fami-lies on the current mini-mum wage they receive fromtheir employers. They alsowant to form a union too. Iam sure SEIU would love toadd them to their ranks.

However, most fast foodworkers are either youngkids in school or elderly. Thebiggest thing happening at afast food joint isn’t a burgeror fries; it is turnovers as innew workers replacing oldworkers quite rapidly.

Fast food jobs weren’tmeant to be jobs to raisefamilies on. Mostly, theywere part-time jobs by youngpeople adding to their fam-ily’s total income.

Politicians, especially lib-eral ones, love seeing fastfood workers going on strikebecause it takes the lime-light off them and how theyare failing at helping to cre-ate new decent income jobs

for working families.Fighting for higher mini-

mum wages takes the focusoff target and only helpsliberals attack the dreaded1 percenters responsible forall the ills of society.

The focus should beon getting the millionsunemployed back to workand quick. However, theDemocrats mantra has be-come extending unemploy-ment checks forever becausethey can’t seem to solve theproblem of our jobless recov-ery thanks to the ObamaWhite House.

In New York City, MayorBill de Blasio recently signeda new welfare reform intolaw. No longer must abledbodied childless adults needto search out employment orjob training as before. Nowthey can just sit on theirhands and get up only whenU.S. Mail shows up with theirmailed check. Why pretendfolks are looking for workwhen staying home looksmuch easier.

At some point the spin-ning must stop and ourleaders get off their @$$#$and go to work so Americanscan get back to work too.

Getting a check in themail doesn’t make thingsbetter and only increasesthe never-ending rise in thedebt. Our leaders seem realgood at working to rise thenational debt.

America needs work againfor everyone.

Too Many People are Out of Work andWashington Keeps on Spinning the Spin

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I can feel hope and free-dom crackling through theair, wafting through thebright green leaves thatwave in the trees. I can tastethe succulent flavors of asummer day whenever I biteinto a tart strawberry or thecreamy piece of a rhubarbcake, leaping like sunshinein my mouth. An electric sortof anticipation runs throughmy body as warm air driftsin through the window of myclassroom and I eagerly counthow many days are left untilthe school year ends. Sum-mer feels especially palpablethis week because Mondayis Memorial Day — perhapsthere are no more relaxingwords in the English lan-guage than “long weekend.”Memorial Day is a holidaythat reminds me of manywonderful sensations simul-taneously: the sticky-sweetsmell of barbecue, eveningsunlight peeking throughgreen trees, the laughter offamily and neighbors at cook-outs, an American flag wav-ing in the breeze. BesidesMemorial Day, this weekalso hosts another summerholiday, Ascension Day,which is widely celebrated inItaly. Collectively, these holi-days introduce the bright,long days of summer withcommunal gatherings andfriendly traditions.

Memorial Day is every bitas patriotic a holiday as theFourth of July, but in myopinion far more subtle. TheFourth of July takes place inthe height of summer, whenthe heat calls for celebra-tions that are bombastic andladen with fanfare. However,Memorial Day festivitiescause people to step out forthe summer for the firsttime, ringing with hope andexpectation and unleashedjoy. Memorial Day meansvintage Americana for me,

blueberry pies and brightflags peeking out fromwicker baskets, clear smokesnaking out from above agrill and the salty odor ofdeep blue ocean water. Oneof my favorite memories ofMemorial Day involves thetime I casually looked outthe big screen door in myfamily room on the Saturdayof that long weekend; out-side I could see vibrantyellow-green fireflies flick-ering in the soft darknessand hear the faint snatchesof an Eagles song emanatingfrom some far-off cookout.This subtle juxtaposition ofa classic summertime sym-bol — the firefly — withmusic from a quintessen-tially American band epito-mized the holiday for me.This Memorial Day, I willspend time with my family,surrounded by laughter andfood, including my corn pud-ding and a chocolate-straw-berry trifle. I will also pauseto honor the real signifi-cance of Memorial Day: pay-ing homage to the bravemilitary men and womenwho passed on, whose sacri-fices made the above men-tioned freedoms possible.

Three days after MemorialDay, on Thursday, May 29th,the holiday of Ascensionoccurs. This holiday is actu-ally part of the Easter sea-son; falling forty days afterEaster, it commemoratesJesus’ ascent into Heaven.In Italy, the festival is calledFesta dell’ Ascensione, and itis celebrated with picnicsand outdoor excursions,much like Memorial Daytraditions in this country.Italian superstition warnsagainst doing any sort ofwork on Ascension Day, soas to not disturb its holinessand this add to the sense offreedom and celebration thatcharacterizes the holiday. In

addition to traveling outsideand enjoying the spring airduring this day. Ascensionalso boasts several uniquetraditions. In Florence,Ascension Day is the timefor la Festa del Grillo, orCricket Festival, where chil-dren buy cages with picturesof crickets or toy cricketsinside, thought to be a goodluck charm. It also traditionto drink milk on AscensionDay in Italy — supposedly,milk and water acquiremagical properties duringAscension Day, and as suchit provides people with pro-tective qualities. In the Jew-ish holiday of Shavuot, cel-ebrating the time God gavethe Torah to Israel, is simi-larly celebrated by eatingdairy-based foods. La Festadell’ Ascensione, therefore,contains many symbolsthat characterize the Ital-ian summer, from cheerfulcricket toys to family mealseaten outside in the sun. Itheralds in a season of hap-piness and carefree atti-tudes with the help of natureand Earth’s bounty.

This week, Memorial Dayand Ascension Day bothprovide ample opportunitiesto revel in the summerweather. Enjoy a cookout orstroll by the cool waters of theocean, pack a picnic to eatunder the shade, or bite intoa juicy ripe strawberry. Nomatter how you choose tocelebrate, remember thatsummer is a season charac-terized by vibrant life. Simi-larly, approach all your dayswith the same gusto andoptimism as you would a longweekend. If it is one thingthat summer teaches us,with its shimmering sun-light and crowns of vegeta-tion waving gaily throughthe trees, it is that there isalways room in life for joy,nature and love.

Ally Di Censo Symynkywicz is a Graduate Student in History at the University of Massachu-setts Boston. She appreciates any comments and suggestions about Italian holidays and folk-lore at [email protected].

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The Larz Anderson AutoMuseum, one of the oldestlocations to view antiquecars in America, runs Sun-day afternoon get-togethersfrom May through October.Historically, the kickoffevent is called Cadillac Dayand this year’s first eventwas well attended with hun-dreds of Cadillac ownersshowing off their antique,special edition and one of akind Cadillacs.

I attended the kick off withseveral friends, all but oneriding in John Lombardo’s1973 Cadillac Eldorado con-vertible. The man on the farright of the picture, DickDeVito, brought a one of akind Caddy. It is a contem-porary DTS that has beenmade into a 4 door convert-ible.

During the warmerweather, I will frequent themuseum on several Sun-days, as I have a few antique

Larz Anderson Auto Museum Summer Kickoffby John Christoforo

Standing, L-R: John Lombardo and Paul Barker. Seated,L-R: Charlie Arena, yours truly, John Silva and DickDeVito.

Interim Boston Parks Commissioner ChrisCook and Boston Public Health Commis-sion’s Executive Director Dr. BarbaraFerrer, will be joined by Blue Cross BlueShield Vice President of Corporate Citizen-ship Jeff Bellows on Monday, June 2nd, from5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at Christopher Colum-bus Park in the North End to announce thelaunch of the Boston Parks Summer FitnessSeries. The three-month series will bringfree classes to parks across the City, aim-ing to activate these spaces while increas-ing opportunities for physical activity acrossall of Boston’s neighborhoods.

While Boston was ranked the sixthhealthiest city in the country in the Ameri-can College of Sports Medicine’s 2013American Fitness Index, obesity rates re-main a challenge. According to the 2012-2013 Health of Boston Report, 21% of adultsand 14% of high school students are obese.These rates are even higher among com-munities of color. Only about half of adults

in Boston report exercising regularly. By en-gaging in a city-wide effort to increase oppor-tunities for physical activity, the ParksDepartment and the Public Health Commis-sion (BPHC) aim to decrease rates of obesityfor all of Boston’s residents. In years past,BPHC has offered a multitude of free fitnessclasses, but most have been in the down-town area. By extending this opportunity intothe neighborhoods, the Boston Parks Sum-mer Fitness Series aims to further reducebarriers to active living and achieve our goal— to ensure that Bostonians across the Cityhave ample opportunity to be active.

“We know that maintaining a healthyweight and being active is so important foroverall health, but we also know how toughthat can be to achieve,” said Dr. Ferrer. “Wehope that the Boston Parks Summer FitnessSeries can be a fun and interactive way tohelp people stay on track to meet their

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cars to show. The largestevent of the summer is ashowing of Italian cars and

is called “Tutto Italiano.”More info as the weathergets warmer …

Before you finalize yourvacation plans, be sure youhave given careful thoughtto whether you need to pur-chase travel insurance.There are circumstancesthat could cause you to can-cel your trip, return homeearly or force you to seekemergency medical treat-ment while traveling. Travelinsurance may provide theextra protection you need.Better Business Bureau isadvising travelers to weighthe pros and cons of travelinsurance before going onan extensive trip.

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Reportedly, around 6:15 am on Tuesday,May 20th, a tractor trailer hauling 38,000pounds of watermelon attempted to passunder Route 1A at Day Square in East Boston headed apparently for the on-rampto Boston, but the truck met the elevatedhighway and lost. The trailer nearly foldedin half. Day Square around 9:30 am was stilla traffic mess as vehicles were beingdetoured out of the square. A flatbed trailerwas brought to the scene and the water-melons were transferred over to it and even-tually the tractor trailer was towed from thescene.

Truck crashes at Day Square constantlyhappen about a month apart as yet anothertruck thinks it can pass under the elevatedRoute 1A on its way to Boston.

Boston police responded quickly to thescene and managed to keep traffic flowingaround the crash area. However, you canbet that there will be another truck crashin the not too distant future and the near

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distance future came 24 hours later. Resi-dents of the surrounding Eagle Hill neigh-borhood have come to expect these crashesand remain frustrated that no solutionseems in sight.

Good news though. There were no reportedinjuries among the watermelons beingtransported. They will all live and be onsupermarket shelves in short order.

by Sal Giarratani

Peregrine Laziosi was born atForli, Italy in the year 1260. Hegrew up in a family that wasopposed to the Papal States andpapal rule, they were activelyinvolved in the opposition, oranti-papal party. Because ofanti-papal activity, the city wasunder the church penalty ofinterdict, meaning that Massand the Sacraments could notbe celebrated there. St. PhilipBenizi, Prior General of theServants of Mary, went to Forlito preach reconciliation. Per-egrine, who was eighteen and

very intense in his political fervor, not only heckled Philipduring his preaching, but, struck him in the face. Philip,instead of responding with anger and violence, turned andforgave Peregrine. Peregrine was so overcome by Philip’sspirit of forgiveness that he repented and experienced aspiritual conversion.

Peregrine began directing his energy into good works andeventually joined the Friar Order of the Servants of Maryin Siena, Italy. He was sent to Forli to found a new house ofthe Servite Order. An ideal priest, he had a reputation forfervent preaching and being a good confessor. It is believedthat he never allowed himself to sit down for 30 years, whileas much as possible, observing silence and solitude. Whenhe was afflicted with cancer of the foot and amputationhad been decided upon, he spent the night before theoperation, in prayer. The following morning he wascompletely cured. This miracle caused his reputation tobecome widespread

Peregrine died in 1345 at the age of 85, and he wascanonized by Pope Benedict XIII on December 27, 1726.Saint Peregrine’s Feast day is celebrated on May 1st, he isthe patron saint of cancer patients.

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Tuesday evening last week, in honor ofNational Nursing Home Week, Don OrioneHome hosted a Luau Party with live enter-tainment by Smokin’ Joe at the microphoneentertaining the large crowd in the partyroom.

This year’s theme was “Living the AlohaSpirit.” Folks were encouraged to wearHawaiian garb and most did. The placelooked straight out of an episode of HawaiiFive-O.

Luau Night will return again, so next year,you better book this night with Danno.

Great job once again by Andrea Cali andthe staff at Don Orione for a great eveningof fun Hawaiian style.

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Mike Celona, Madlyn Riley and NancyCelona, all from Orient Heights.

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mission rules against Bos-ton, but added they do havesurrounding community sta-tus. Appointed by GovernorPatrick, Massachusetts Gam-ing Commission Chair,Stephen Crosby withdrewfrom the voting process in-volving the casino becauseof conflict of interest. Wehave to wait till Septemberto see which city, Everett orRevere will be awarded thegaming license. My bet is onRevere! ... It’s absurd toargue whether the Holo-caust was real or a hoax.School administrators in LosAngeles are trying to castdoubt in the minds of 8th

graders at the Rialto UnitedSchool District run byfederal assistance. (AnotherObama bomb). If this coun-try doesn’t put a stop tothe ranting of anti-Semiticlunatics, in 100 years they’llbe arguing whether therewas a 9/11, slavery in Amer-ica, terrorists, and whetherthe Boston Marathon Bomb-ing happened ... Anotherlandmark business in Cen-tral Square bites the dust.Sonny Noto’s, formerly San-toro’s Subs (same family)doing business since theearly Fifties sold to a Latinorestaurant, leaving EastBoston for another locationin Wakefield ... Are Saudiwomen being forced to coverthemselves while living orvisiting America, or do theycover up of their own freewill? When are Americans

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World War II ended inEurope on Thursday, May 8,1945 and we looked forwardto returning to our homes.For many parents whosesons were killed in action,they had nothing to lookforward to … no one to wel-come home. Some parentswrote to their son’s buddiesasking them to visit theirson’s grave. I was one of theGI’s who received such arequest. “Before you comehome I wish you would visitmy son’s grave and say aprayer for me.”

My journey to her son’sgrave, Richard Aylward,began in October of 1945, amonth before I was due tohead back home. I had beenin Europe for close to 19months and had participatedin four battles beginningwith Normandy. I was inMunich, Germany when Ireceived her letter thatincluded the name of thecemetery located in Soisson,France. I immediately madeplans to head for Soissonwith a camera I had borrowedfrom one of my buddies. Toreach my destination, I hadto take a train to Paris toseek the help of theAmerican Red Cross to helpme get to Soisson.

Arriving in Paris and tiredfrom the long train ride, Iimmediately went to the RedCross headquarters forassistance on how to get toSoisson. I was informed theydid not provide transpor-tation, but I could take a busto Soisson. Tired and weary,I went to a small bus ter-minal and not knowingFrench, I relied on a pieceof paper with the name ofthe town and cemetery. Ishowed the piece of paper toa woman, who pointed outwhere the bus would leavefrom. In short, it was adilapidated bus occupied by

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civilians. There I was, theonly GI on the bus, seatednext to a woman holding ababy in her arms.

It was a slow, bumpy ride toSoisson and when we arrivedclose to Soisson, one of thebus tires blew out and welanded in a ditch on the sideof the road. We piled off thebus and I volunteered to carrythe woman’s baby. Slowly, wewalked to Soisson, about amile or so away. Entering thetown, I noticed some Frenchsoldiers and I showed themthe slip of paper. I followedthem to a small house wheretwo young French officerswere seated at a table. Oneof the French officers got upfrom the table and motionedme to follow him outside to aJeep. Off we went!

It was close to noon andthe skies were clouding up.It was a short drive to theAmerican cemetery andwhat I immediately noticedwas an American flag inthe center of the rows ofwhite crosses and Stars ofDavid. I looked around thecemetery, thinking I wouldfind a GI there, a caretaker.I discovered I was the onlyGI there! Along with theFrench officer, I began towalk between the whitewooden crosses, searchingfor my buddy’s grave. At last,I found a dog-tag nailed onthe white cross and hisname, Richard F. Aylward. Istood in front of his graveand said, “Buddy, I’m here.Your mother sends her love.”Standing behind me was theFrench officer, who washolding my camera. I askedhim to take pictures of thegrave and a few with me bythe side of the grave. I wasthe only living American inthe cemetery on that damp,drizzly late morning and Iwas getting mad as hell!Suddenly, I began to throw

a fit — a fit of anger! I beganshouting, “I made it! Youstupid bastards! I made it!”I cried, out of control. Yes,I was cursing them allfor dying. As I rambled on,the French officer wrappedhis arms around me andbegan to move me awayfrom the grave. Perhaps hesensed I was tempted toknock down all of the whitecrosses. As we walked away,I paused, turned aroundand began to shout, “Seeyou later guys!” My eyesfilled with tears, I criedunashamedly.

The young French officerbrought me back to thesmall house in the village,poured me a glass of cognacand urged me to drink it.Talking with anotherofficer, it was decided Ishould be driven back toParis. Returning to Paris,I checked-in at a hotelreserved for GI’s and aftertaking a hot bath, I crawledinto bed and immediately fellasleep.

Back in Munich, I hadthe roll of film developedand mailed the photos toAylward’s mother. Weekspassed and then a letterarrived from her thank-ing me for visiting herbeloved son’s grave andurging me to visit her andher family when I returnedhome.

Returning home, I went tovisit the Aylwards and tearsbegan to flow. I was con-tinuously hugged and kissedby the family. I did recounthow I found my way toSoisson and how I misplacedthe name and address ofthe French officer whodrove me to the cemetery.Through the years, I havebeen tempted to send somecopies of the photo he tookof me by the grave to Frenchnewspapers, hoping hewould see the photo andcontact me.

Richard F. Aylward, whowas 21 years old, was killedin action on December 2,1944. Yes, he was my buddy.As I sit here writing, I seemyself walking slowlybetween the rows of whitecrosses and begin to won-der how I managed tosurvive the war. Well, restin peace dear brothers. Youare not forgotten.

Staff Sergeant RichardF. Aylward lies in peaceamong 5,255 of our mili-tary dead at the EpinalAmerican Cemetery andMemorial, situated on aplateau in the foothills ofthe Vosges Mountains inVosges, France. On themorning of May 12, 1958,the permanent AmericanCemetery was established.Plot B, Row 5, Grave 13 iswhere Richard F. Aylwardnow lies in peace. Hail andfarewell, dear brother.

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Socially Scene Reviewed… This past week a hiddentreasure appeared and a newfavorite Socially Scene spothas been found. Lot F Galleryin the Financial District ofBoston is a one of a kind artgallery that was host to a“friendly” gathering.

This literally tucked awaygem was more than to beexpected. It was a word ofmouth invite to a galleryshow that had media expo-sure, so curiosity was high.The room was alreadypacked after only being openfor an hour. There wereestablished artists every-where, tasty complimentarybeverages and a vibe thatwas oozing creativity. Itseemed as if the crème dela crème of the art worldhad crammed in for thisshowing.

A solo exhibition withBoston’s own Percy Fortini-Wright will be on displaythrough June 27th. His workhas plenty to say with manyvariations, but what caughtSocially Scene was his Bostonand Beyond pieces. The walls

were splashed with creationsby Fortini-Wright that toldstories of our city in anearlier time. Fortini-Wrightswork demonstrates homeand city architecture of adifferent period, as well asmany current pieces tellinga story through abstractspray-paint style.

As you move through thelong room, you will find farin the back a private roomfilled with creativity by Lot FGallery owners James andKate. You could stay for dayslooking at the unique itemsdisplayed and pause in awewithin the construction.

Founded in 2009, Lot FGallery represents emergingartists both locally and na-tionally. Located in a down-town Boston loft at 145 PearlStreet, #4 Boston, Lot F Gal-lery hosts monthly exhibi-tions and openings. Lot FGallery also works with anumber of local businessesto provide art that meetstheir needs. Open Saturdays12:00 pm to 4:00 pm or byappointment by calling 617-855-9420. Lot F Gallery fea-

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Meet Mr. Chew … Apurser’s party and collectionsopen house on Thursday,May 29th.

The Museum’s collectionopens a window into howmen and women lived,worked, and celebrated lifeboth on board the USS Con-stitution and on shore. Joinin for the USS ConstitutionMuseum’s Meet Mr. Chew:Purser’s Party & CollectionsOpen House where they willintroduce you to Mr. ThomasChew and unveil his early19th-century portrait.

This annual event bringstogether nearly 200 guestsfor an evening on Boston’sWaterfront to kick-off thesummer season. Enjoy sea-worthy libations from Priva-teer Rum and meet the maneveryone is talking about —Mr. Chew.

Thomas J. Chew servedConstitution’s 1812 crew aspurser; he bought their food,sold them clothing, and paidtheir wages. Explore Chew’sextraordinary life throughthe museum’s collectionsand recognize that his storyis our story.

Start off your summer witha trip back in time, ThomasChew on Thursday, May 29th

from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm atthe USS Constitution Mu-seum Building 22 located inthe Charlestown Navy Yard.For more information ontickets or directions call617-426-1812 ext. 167.

Concerts in the Courtyard… Boston Public Library’sConcerts in the Courtyardseries returns June 4th

through August 29th, show-casing a variety of artistsand musical genres in thelibrary’s iconic courtyard atthe Central Library inCopley Square, located at700 Boylston Street. In ad-dition to Friday lunchtimeconcerts at 12:30 pm, thisseason the library now offersevening concerts on Wed-nesdays at 6:00 pm. All theconcerts are free and lastapproximately one hour.

The month of June fea-tures Berklee College ofMusic students and alumniperforming everything fromjazz, pop, and funk to workswith Arab, Latin American,and Scottish influences:Daniel Rotem Trio, Wed-nesday, June 4th, at 6:00 pm.The Trio performs originalcompositions that integrate

world influences with impro-visation and the jazz tradi-tion. KeL, Friday, June 6th,at 12:30 pm. KeL combineselements of jazz and pop withBrazilian melodies. WamburaMitaru, Wednesday, June11th at 6:00 pm. The artist’seclectic music blends funk,soul, R&B, jazz, and hip-hopas well as sounds inspiredby her African background.Jenna Moynihan and MairiChaimbeul, Friday, June 13th,at 12:30 pm. Rooted in tradi-tional Scottish and Appala-chian old-time music, Moy-nihan and Chaimbeul devel-oped a sound which cel-ebrates and explores beau-tiful melodies. The WesternDen, Wednesday, June 18th,at 6:00 pm. Deni Hlavinkaand Chris West blend folkharmonies with ambient tex-tures to produce uniquesounds and songs. AhmadEl Haggar, Friday, June 20th,at 12:30 pm. The Egyptiansinger-songwriter and oudplayer performs original songsand rearranges music fromthe Arab world to createmodern sounds. 3 Sudacas,Wednesday, June 25th, at6:00 pm. Performers at the2014 Latin Grammys withAlejandro Sanz, the groupplays both traditional andunique compositions ar-ranged for voice, percussion,mandolin, guitar, and bass.Mariam Elhajli, Friday,June 27th, at 12:30 pm. Thefolk singer-songwriter com-bines the sounds of JoanBaez and Buffy Sainte-Mariewith the crudeness of DeltaBlues.

The sound of music willbe roaring through CopleySquare all summer and wewill bring you up to date in a

later column. The completeConcerts in the Courtyardschedule, which is gener-ously sponsored by theBoston Public Library Foun-dation (www.bplf.com), canbe viewed at www.bpl.org/concerts.

Huntington Theater Pre-sents … Huntington The-atre Company concludes its2013-2014 season with SmartPeople, a sharp and provoca-tive new comedy by Hunting-ton Playwriting Fellow LydiaR. Diamond. Huntington Ar-tistic Director Peter DuBois(The Power of Duff) helms thenewest play from the authorof the Huntington’s 2010 hitproduction of Stick Fly. Per-formances of Smart Peoplebegin May 23rd at the SouthEnd / Calderwood Pavilion atthe BCA. Due to popular de-mand, the run has been ex-tended to Sunday, June 29th.

“Quick-witted, wildly intel-ligent, and as entertainingas it is unsettling, SmartPeople is Lydia Diamond’smost ambitious play to date,”says DuBois. “Her debut playat the Huntington, the wildlysuccessful Stick Fly, was firstand foremost about familydynamics, whereas SmartPeople is about big, contro-versial ideas. Yet the twoshare electrifying interper-sonal relationships amongsurprising characters that in-fuse both stories with greathumor and heart.” Hear morefrom DuBois about the pro-duction at huntingtontheatre.org/peter-smartpeople.

Smart People examines thebig question of whether ourbeliefs and prejudices arehard-wired into us by explor-ing the intersecting livesof four Harvard intellectuals— Brian, a white neuro-psychiatrist studying thebrain’s response to race; hisChinese-Japanese Americanlover Ginny, a tenured Har-vard professor of psychologywho studies race and iden-tity among Asian-Americanwomen; Brian’s friend Jack-son, an outspoken African-American surgical intern onrotation in one of Harvard’steaching hospitals; andValerie, an African-Ameri-can graduate of ART’s actingprogram. With barbed wit,Diamond explores the ines-capable nature of racism

Lot F Gallery in Downtown Boston is currently featuringPercy Fortini-Wright’s pieces Boston and Beyond also InSearch of Beyond, a spray paint on panel pictured above.

(Photo by Angela Cornacchio)

Catch budding Berklee starJenna Moynihan Friday,June 13th, at 12:30 pm with“Concerts in the Court-yard.”

(Photo by berklee.edu)



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

POWER RANGERSMEGAFORCE:

THE GREAT DRAGONSPIRIT (DVD)

Lionsgate Home Ent.Troy, Noah, Emma, Gia and

Jake must convince themysterious Robo Knight towork as a team to battlePsychoTick’s energy-drain-ing powers, ShadowSerpent’sparalyzing touch, Distractor’sgiant army of MegaMonstersand NoJokes laughter-steal-ing traps. When an ancientweapon falls into the wronghands, the Rangers willsummon the Mighty DragonSpirit to earn new UltraPowers! See the rise of a newMegaforce team in thesefour ultra-exciting episodes.

RIPPER STREET:SEASON TWO (Blu-ray)

BBC Home Ent.The job of preventing

Whitechapel from descend-ing into hell has never beenharder for Inspector Reid andhis loyal deputies. As thecentury enters its finaldecade, society teeters onthe brink of moral collapseand nowhere are the bloatedBritish Empire’s problemsfelt more keenly than in itsdark heart: the East End ofLondon. The memory of Jackthe Ripper may have faded,but the Whitechapel streetshe walked are more danger-ous than ever.

THE GOOD WITCH’SGARDEN (DVD)

CinedigmCassandra “Cassie” Night-

ingale (Catherine Bell) hassettled into Middleton and isbusy making a home ofGrey House. Her boyfriend,Sheriff Jake Russell (ChrisPotter), and his kids arehappy to have Cassie in theneighborhood, but she hasyet to gain the trust of somepeople in town. Before long,a stranger rolls into townwith papers entitling himto legal ownership of GreyHouse. Cassie is left withouta home and is convincedMiddleton isn’t where shebelongs. Ultimately, every-one will learn holding ontoo tightly to something canmake it more likely thatthing will slip through yourfingers.

MOBUS (Blu-ray)Lionsgate Home Ent.

In the high-stakes worldof espionage, Russian FSBoperative Gregory Lioubov(Jean Dujardin) will do what-ever it takes to crack an in-ternational money-launder-ing operation, and Ameri-can banker Alice (CecileDe France) is the key. Theonly problem is that Lioubovisn’t the only one after Alice.Now Lioubov must find outwhom he can trust anduse everything he knows inorder to get to the truthand bring down a powerfulRussian oligarch.

PETER SIMON:THROUGH THE LENS

(2-DVD)MVDvisual

This 2-DVD set is packedwith over 300 images, and

many interesting anecdotesfrom behind the scenesthat helped to create PeterSimon’s classic body of work.Photo enthusiasts, especiallybaby boomers, will followhistory in Simon’s first DVD.His work has appeared inTime, Newsweek, People, Vil-lage Voice, Atlantic Monthly,Cape Cod Life, Boston Maga-zine, New York Magazine, TheNew York Times, and RollingStone. From his 1962-65 “ALook Into My Father’s Eyes,”— ‘Lessons from my fatherin the darkroom and throughthe lens, to his stops onMartha’s Vineyard, Jamaica,and a travelogue of imagesacross the universe, Peterhas seen it all!

DYNASTY:SEASON EIGHT -

VOLUMES: ONE & TWO(2-DVD)

CBS DVD + ParamountThe addictive, primetime

soap opera that quicklybecame a 1980s hit returnswith this two-volume collec-tion. Featuring a legendaryensemble cast including JohnForsythe, Linda Evans, JoanCollins and Jack Coleman,the pop culture phenomenoncenters on the conflicts, pas-sions, drives and tensions ofthe Carringtons. As the pow-erful, rich and greedy oilfamily struggles to maintaintheir position of wealth andpower in the world, a tug-of-war between family empiresbegins to get down and dirty.Volume two leads up to acliffhanger finale, as fastand fatal as a bullet from agun.

DOCTOR WHO:THE WEB OF FEAR (DVD)

BBC Home Ent.The classic 1968 ‘Doctor

Who’ six-part adventure hasbeen restored and digitallyremastered, thanks to thediscovery of some missingepisodes last year. In orderto escape an attack in space,the TARDIS makes an un-scheduled landing and endsup deep inside the LondonUnderground. Here the trav-elers soon find themselvesengulfed in a thrilling battlewith the Great Intelligenceand the Yeti; a deadly enemyset to invade the Earth. Butas events take a turn for theworse, it becomes clear thatthe golden prize is not justthe Earth, but the Doctor’smind as well!

CALL ME CRAZY:A FIVE FILM (DVD)

Sony Pictures Home Ent.Through five shorts named

after each of the title char-acters — Lucy, Eddie, Allison,Grace and Maggie — power-ful relationships are builton hope and triumph raisea new understanding of whathappens when a loved onestruggles with mental ill-ness. The star-studded castincludes Jennifer Hudson,Sarah Hyland, Melissa Leo,Sofia Vassilieva, OctaviaSpencer, Brittany Snow,Jason Ritter, Jean Smart,Lea Thompson, Melanie Grif-fith, and Chelsea Handler.

WWW.BOSTONPOSTGAZETTE.COM

JOE COOL IS BACK HOMEIf you have missed having

Joe Cool around, I have gotgood news, he is back in theNorth End and he says “forgood.” Back on SalutationStreet where he was bornback in 1956. He was missedduring his most recentVegas years, but that is nowthe past. I caught up withhim and his wife last weekat My Cousins Place. Thisplace isn’t Contrada’s tohim, but it will have to do.Of course, my most recentsighting, Joe was sittingnext to another NorthEnd icon Johnny “Shoes”Cammarata. Some things inthe North End never change.

ON STRIKEFOR FIFTEEN BUCKS

Recently, fast food workersacross the country went onstrike to protest low wages,demanding $15 an hour.Folks working at a downtownMcDonalds and two BurgerKings, including one on Mor-rissey Boulevard in Dorches-ter took part in the walk-off.

In a number of cities, con-gressmen and city council-ors joined the strike lines.Once again showing politi-cians find it hard to avoid agood photo op for themselves.

JOE JORDAN, R.I.P.Recently Former Boston

Police Commissioner JoeJordan passed away. TheSouth Boston native took thereigns in 1976 when MayorKevin White appointed himto the top cop job in Boston.He served his city well,especially during the hotdays of anti-busing whenJudge Arthur Garrity forcedhis desegregation order onthe City of Boston. Jordanwas Supertendent-in-Chiefwhen busing began and twoyears later was police com-missioner. He helped keepthe city together and dida lot of positive leadershipduring a horrible part ofBoston’s history that changedthe city forever. And with

hindsight has been honoredas a true Boston hero. Heleft office in 1983 whenMayor Ray Flynn appointedMickey Roache as the newpolice commissioner.

Ray Flynn recently opined,“He (Jordan) was in a toughsituation, but the law camefirst with Joe. He was fairand professional and proudof his South Boston roots,but the safety of the childrenwas his first priority.”

MOHEGAN SUN IS AMUSICAL WORLD TOOThis weekend at Mohegan

Sun, you can catch my favor-ites Rod Stewart and Santanaon May 25th ... June 21st, itis Earth, Wind & Fire. Go tomohegansun.com.EAST BOSTON ATHLETIC

BOARD BANQUETCOMING UP

The East Boston AthleticBoard will be hosting their64th Annual Banquet ofChampions on Monday,June 23rd at Spinelli ’s inEast Boston. Scholarshipsand awards will be presentedat this time. More on thisevent to come right here.Stay tuned.

THE POOL ISALMOST HERE AGAINGood news, winter has

scrammed out of here. It is

Joe Cool is back on NorthEnd soil again. Looks likehe even lost some weighttoo.

Mirabella Pool registrationtime once again. You cansign up right now over atthe Nazzaro Center. Betweennow and June 20th, thereare discounts available foradult and young adult rates.Check it out and tell Carl,Sal sent you.

I love the Mirabella Pool,having great fun with thegang at poolside. Gigi isalready priming his tan overat his Nazzaro Center sidegarden. He will be the “TanMan” again in no time.

SOUTH BOSTONCOLLABORATIVE

FUNDRAISERDon’t forget the South Bos-

ton Collaborative Center’sAnnual Spring Fundraiseron Thursday, June 5th start-ing at 6:00 pm at the IronWorkers Local 7 Union Hallon Old Colony Avenue. Forfurther information, pleasecall 617-534-9500.

BOSTON MARATHONJIMMY FUND WALK

The Boston MarathonJimmy Fund Walk presentedby Hyundai is seekingwalkers. The one day walkfor cancer is set for Sunday,September 21st. It is a fund-raiser to fight cancer atDana Farber. For more info,go to JimmyFundWalk.org orcall 866-531-9255.

“LIFE SCIENCECORRIDOR” PROPOSED

ALONG RED LINEMayors from several cities

are trying to retain andgrow economic developmentalong the MBTA’s Red Line.Mayors from Boston, Brain-tree, Cambridge, Quincy andSomerville aim to promote aparthership to create a “LifeScience Corridor” along theRed Line corridor.

As Mayor Marty Walsh ofBoston stated, “Our citiesalone perform quite well,but collaboratively we willcontinue to transform theeconomic prospects for thelife sciences section of theGreater Boston region”

May 26th, services will beheld at Fairview Cemetery,45 Fairview Avenue, HydePark, at 11:00 am. The day’sactivities begin with an8:00 am service at the Fogg-Roberts American LegionPost 78 located at 56 HarvardAve., in Hyde Park.

From there participantswill march to a Mass atMost Precious Blood Parishat 43 Maple Street and thenreturn to the Post for thestart of a tour of local vet-eran’s squares. The proces-sion will end up at the CivilWar Memorial at FairviewCemetery for the closingceremony at 11:00 am. Formore information, pleasecontact Andy Murphy of theFogg Post at 617-364-1636.

In addition, a MemorialDay observance will also beheld on May 26 at EvergreenCemetery, 2060 Common-wealth Avenue, Brighton, at10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Forfurther information, call theCity of Boston’s CemeteryDivision at 617-635-7361.

Additionally, Honor & Trib-

ute: Memorial Day Concertwill be held at 7:30 pm to9:00 pm on Monday, May 26th

on the Boston Waterfront atChristopher Columbus Park

• Memorial Day Observances (Continued from Page 1)

and will feature the BostonChildren’s Chorus and theMetropolitan Wind SymphonyOrchestra. The concert isfree.


NOWPLAYING

UPTOWN & DOWNTOWN

MUSICHOUSE OF BLUES15 Lansdowne Street, Boston888-693-2583www.HouseOfBlues.com

DANITY KANE — May 30. DanityKane is an American girl group com-prising of founding members AubreyO’Day, Aundrea Fimbres, ShannonBex and Dawn Richard. Formed onthe third iteration of MTV’s Makingthe Band reality TV series in 2005,they were soon signed to Bad BoyRecords by Diddy. Danity Kane’s self-titled debut studio album was re-leased in 2006 and achieved successin the U.S., shipping a million copiesdomestically, while spawning twosingles with top 10 single “Show Stop-per” and the ballad “Ride for You.”Their second studio album, Welcometo the Dollhouse, was released in 2008,following the release of their secondtop 10 single “Damaged.” The bandbecame the first female group in Bill-board history to debut their first twoalbums at the top of the charts.

TD GARDEN100 Legends Way, Boston617-624-1050www.TDGarden.com

LADY GAGA — June 30. One ofthe top global touring acts of our time,having sold nearly 4 million ticketsduring her first 3 tours, Lady Gaga ishitting the road in support of her newalbum ARTPOP. Live Nation GlobalTouring announced that Lady Gaga’sartRave: The ARTPOP Ball will beginMay 4th in Ft. Lauderdale. The tourwill include several cities that havenot hosted Lady Gaga before as wellas cities that missed her tour in 2013following a hip injury, which forcedher to cancel.

GILLETTE STADIUM1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA(800) 543-1776www.GilletteStadium.com

JAY-Z & BEYONCE — July 1. Onthe Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay Z inpartnership with #BeyGood benefit-

Don’t miss Tales of Olde on May 28th at Great Scott. Checkout the MUSIC SECTION for more details.

(Photo courtesy of Mark Davidson)

ting the Shawn Carter Foundation.Jay-Z and Beyonce are heading outOn the Run this Summer, bringing theirsuperstar talent to stadiums acrossthe nation. Easily this generation’smost iconic power couple, Mr. and Mrs.Carter have teased us since 2008 bymaking guest appearances on eachother’s solo albums, but this is thefirst time you can see the two togetherin one flawless show, which will in-clude smash collaborations such asCrazy in Love, Deja Vu and the epicDrunk in Love. A dream come true forfans of the married couple, this is theclosest to perfection we can imagine!

GREAT SCOTT1222 Commonwealth Avenue,Allstonwww.GreatScottBoston.com

TALES OF OLDE — May 28. Indiefolk-rock band Tales of Olde mix ear-nest songwriting, tight musicianshipand beautiful harmonies creatingsonic atmospheres that toe the linebetween folk and pop. With a viralYouTube cover of Justin Timberlake’s“Pusher Love Girl” and countless soldout Boston hometown shows undertheir belt, Tales of Olde are offeringthe first taste of their forthcoming fan-funded EP with the new single, “Why.”This album release party promises tobe a blowout.

THE HANOVER THEATRE2 Southbridge St., Worcester877-571-SHOW (7469)www.TheHanoverTheatre.org

GHOST THE MUSICAL —June 5-8. Relive the iconic andmagical moments from the Oscar-win-ning movie “Ghost” in a brand-newBroadway musical. Ghost the Musicalbreathes glorious new life into atimeless love story. The musicalfeatures an original pop score frommultiple Grammy Award-winnersDave Stewart, one half of the 80s popduo the Eurythmics, and Glen Ballard,co-writer with Alanis Morissette onthe multi-platinum album Jagged

THEATER

bums, which went on to win eightGold Records, five Platinum recordsand five Grammy Awards. His role onTV’s I Spy made him the first African-American to co-star in a dramatic se-ries, breaking television’s racial bar-rier and winning three Emmy Awards.In the 1980s, he again rocked the tele-vision world with the The Cosby Show,a gentle, whimsical and hugely suc-cessful series that single-handedlyrevived the family sitcom (and rescuedNBC). With hit movies like Uptown Sat-urday Night and best-selling books likeFatherhood, Bill Cosby is quite simplya national treasure with the uniqueability to touch people’s hearts.

WILBUR THEATRE246 Tremont St., Boston, MA617-248-9700www.TheWilburTheatre.com

BOB NEWHART — May 30. Notedfor his deadpan and slightly stammer-ing delivery, Newhart came to promi-nence in the 1960s when his albumThe Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhartwas a worldwide bestseller andreached number one on the Billboardpop album chart. The follow-upalbum, The Button-Down Mind StrikesBack! was also a massive success, andthe two albums held the Billboardnumber one and number two spotssimultaneously. Newhart later wentinto acting, starring in two prize-winning situation comedies, first aspsychologist Dr. Robert “Bob” Hartleyon the sitcom The Bob Newhart Showand then as innkeeper Dick Loudonon the sitcom Newhart. Newhart alsoappeared in film roles such as MajorMajor in Catch-22 and Papa Elf in Elf.He provided the voice of Bernard inthe Walt Disney animated films TheRescuers and The Rescuers DownUnder. In 2013 he guest starred inthree episodes of The Big Bang Theory,for one of which he won his firstPrimetime Emmy Award on Septem-ber 15, 2013.

“The Sicilian Corner” — 10:00 am to Noon every Friday with hosts TomZappala and Mike Lomazzo and “The Italian Show” with Nunzio DiMarcaevery Sunday from 9:00 am to Noon. Go to www.1110wccmam.com.

“Italia Oggi” — Sundays 11:00 am to Noon with host Andrea Urdi1460 AM. Go to www.1460WXBR.com.

“Dolce Vita Radio” — DJ RocGardarco Mesiti 11:00 am-1:00 pm;Sundays 90.7 FM or online www.djrocco.com.

“The Nick Franciosa Show” — Sundays from Noon to 3:00 pm onWLYN 1360 AM and WAZN 1470 AM.

“Guido Oliva Italian Hour” — 8:00 am–9:00 am Sundays on WSRO650 AM and online at www.wsro.com.

“Tony’s Place” on MusicAmerica WPLM FM 99.1 — Sundays9:00 pm–10:00 pm on MusicAmerica. Host Ron Della Chiesa presents Tony'sPlace. Visit www.MusicNotNoise.com.

“L’Italia Chiamo Italian Radio Show” hosted by StefanoMarchese and Emanuele Capoano — Thursdays 2:00 pm–4:00 pm.Visit www.zumix.org/radio or litaliachiamo.wordpress.com; email:[email protected]. Tel. 857-334-0868.

ITALIAN RADIO PROGRAMS

MUSEUMSMUSEUM OF SCIENCE1 Science Park, Boston, MA617-723-2500www.MOS.org

PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME— Pandas are a lovable, iconic, and —unfortunately — highly endangeredspecies. In Pandas: The Journey Home,meet the dedicated team workingtirelessly to save these captivatingcreatures from extinction. Filmmak-ers were granted unprecedentedaccess to the China Conservation andResearch Center for the Giant Pandato tell the story of our furry friends.The pandas’ fascinating habits andunique personalities will leave youwith a huge appreciation for theanimals and the individuals work-ing to protect them. Witness anincredible story of survival and fallin love with these black and whitegentle giants on the IMAX Domescreen!

2THEXTREME: MATHALIVE! —Opens May 25th. 2theXtreme:MathAlive! is a highly entertaining,interactive exhibit that lets visitorsexperience math in action. It bringsto life all the different types of math-ematics at work behind video games,sports, design, music, entertainment,space, robotics, and more. Innovativetechnologies create fun experiencesthat help you understand how mathis used in countless ways. Six themedsections with hands-on examplesshow the relevancy of math to reallife: “Outdoor Action,” “Build YourWorld,” “Future Style,” “Kickin’ It,”“Game Plan,” and “Robotics andSpace.” Throughout the exhibit, you’llbe accompanied by the BotZ, threemath-loving virtual guides. Withquirky personalities and kid-friendlylanguage, the BotZ make mathemati-cal concepts more accessible toyounger visitors.

SPECIALEVENTS

HYNES CONVENTION CENTER900 Boylston Street, Boston617-954-2000www.MassConvention.com

STAR TREK CONVENTION —June 21-22. The 2014 Star TrekConvention will include a great listof celebrities and offer attendeesan off-the-hook, sensational week-end to remember. They are thrilledto add one of their favorites to theguest celebrity list, which alreadyincludes three captains, nine totalguests and some fantastic eventsand attractions — priced at an

DANCE

COMEDYREGENT THEATRE7 Medford Street, Arlington781-646-4849www.RegentTheatre.com

JOE AVATI “BACK TO BASICS”WORLD TOUR — June 14. Joe Avatiis one of Australia’s top comedy ex-ports sitting just behind Kath and Kim,Chris Lilley and Barry Humphries. Heis also the world’s number one sellingbilingual comedian. His massive cultfollowing sees him crisscross theglobe performing his unique brand ofcomedy (performing in both Englishand Italian) on both sides of theAtlantic where he sells out in theUnited Kingdom, The United Statesof America and Canada. This putshim into an elite group of comediansalongside the likes of Jerry Seinfeld,Russell Brand, Robin Williams, BillCosby, Billy Connolly and BarryHumphries. Joe Avati has beendubbed “the biggest comedian you’venever heard of,” cleverly stayingunder the radar and sidesteppingthe limelight avoiding the mediaattention.

CITI PERFORMING ARTSCENTER, WANG THEATRE270 Tremont Street, Boston617-482-9393www.CitiCenter.org

LEGENDS OF BOSTON COMEDY— June 14. This amazing lineup starsBoston comedy superstar LennyClarke, “The Godfather of BostonComedy,” Don Gavin, “The FunniestMan You’ve Never Heard Of,” KennyRogerson and hometown favoriteTony V. See the comedians thatushered in the golden age of Bostoncomedy! Never once giving up on theirlove for comedy has put these fourperformers in the icon category forcomedy fans of all ages. They are readywith hilarious material, impeccablestage presence, and some of the bestBoston accents you’ve ever heard.

CASINO BALLROOM169 Ocean BoulevardHampton Beach, NH603-929-4100www.CasinoBallroom.com

BILL COSBY — August 16. Overthe past century, few entertainershave achieved the legendary statusof William H. Cosby Jr. His successesspan five decades and virtually allmedia, remarkable accomplishmentsfor a kid who emerged from humblebeginnings in a Philly project. In the1960s, his stand-up act was a coast-to-coast sensation, spawning a stringof hilarious, best-selling comedy al-

Little Pill. The musical’s tale of ever-lasting love is thrilling entertainmentfor audiences of all ages. Adapted fromthe hit film by its Academy Award-winning screenwriter Bruce JoelRubin, Ghost the Musical followsSam and Molly, a young couple whoseconnection takes a shocking turnafter Sam’s death.

STONEHAM THEATRE395 Main Street, Stoneham781-279-2200http://StonehamTheatre.org

THE SECRET GARDEN — Nowthrough June 8. Mary Lennox, ayoung orphan, is sent to England tolive with her reclusive uncle andsickly cousin. When this neglectedchild discovers an equally neglectedgarden, she begins to bring life (and abit of magic) back to both the gardenand her uncle’s manor. This lushBroadway musical won 3 TonyAwards, including “Best Score of aMusical.” Directed by Caitlin Lowansand Weylin Symes.

BOSTON OPERA HOUSE539 Washington St., Boston, MA617-259-3400www.BostonOperaHouseOnline.com

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA —June 26 through July 20. A mysteri-ous deformed musical genius stalksthe Paris Opera, passing his time ter-rorizing the members of the companyand its owners. But when he hearsthe beautiful and innocent chorus girlChristine Daae sing he falls in love,teaching this young soprano to singthe Music of the Night. Believing himto be her guardian angel, Christineblossoms under his tutelage. But whenshe becomes engaged to anotherman, he hatches a terrifying plot tokidnap her, and he will murder any-body who gets in his way. AndrewLloyd Webber’s smash musicalizationof the Gaston Leroux novel won the1988 Tony Award for Best Musical.Now a new era beckons for Broadwaymegahit Phantom — beginning withthe launch of a national tour of anewly reimagined production.

amazing deal for full days of liveentertainment.

CAFE FLEURI, LANGHAM HOTEL250 Franklin Street, Boston617-451-1900www.Boston.LanghamHotels.com

DECADES OF DECADENCE —Every Saturday through June 28.The Chocolate Bar at The Langham,The acclaimed dessert paradise bringsmore than 200 pounds of chocolateto diners, and to celebrate the land-mark anniversary, Excutive Chef MarkSapienza and Pastry Chef Ryan Pikepresent “Decades of Decadence,” fea-turing the most popular desserts fromthe past 25 years. With a DJ spinningfun upbeat tunes, the all-you-can-enjoy Chocolate Bar feature sta-tions with varying levels of chocolateintensity and flavors. There is also anadult chocolate cocktail menu featur-ing cocoa-infused martinis.

MARINE INDUSTRAIL PARKSouth Boston877-613-0134www.Boston-Theater.com

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - AMALUNA— May 29-June 15. Amaluna invitesyou to a mysterious island ruled bygoddesses and guided by the cycles ofthe moon. Their queen, Prospera,directs her daughter’s coming-of-ageceremony in a rite that honours femi-ninity, renewal, rebirth and balance,marking the passing of these insightsand values from one generation to thenext. In the wake of a storm caused byProspera, a group of young men seekrefuge on the island, triggering anemotional story of love betweenProspera’s daughter and a brave youngsuitor. But their love will be put to thetest. The couple must face numerousdemanding trials and overcome daunt-ing setbacks before they can achievemutual trust, faith and harmony.

WILBUR THEATER246 Tremont Street, Boston617-248-9700www.TheWilbur.com

JEFF TIMMONS OF 98 DEGREESPRESENTS “MEN OF THE STRIP”— June 13. Jeff Timmons, found-ing member of the internationallyacclaimed, multi-platinum, GrammyNominated selling group 98 Degrees,teamed up with Glenn DouglasPackard, Emmy nominated choreog-rapher to the biggest names in theentertainment industry, to assemblethe hippest, hottest and sexiest maleentertainers for a fresh take on the“Male Revue.” This show is all aboutthe ladies, we picked a variety oftalented sexy guys to each girls liking,the music is what girls dance to andthe moves are going to make thewoman scream. It’s all about theGIRL POWER!” For more informationon “Men of The Strip” go towww.MenoftheStrip.com.

THE CROSBY WHISTLE STOP24 Roland Street, Charlestown, MAwww.BostonSwingCentral.com

SWING DANCE EVERY FRIDAYNIGHT — Come and check outBoston’s most exciting swing dance.Conveniently located in SullivanSquare less than a 5 minute walk fromthe T, with free parking also avail-able. A killer line up of DJ’s and livebands every Friday night. Beautiful3,000 sq ft dance hall with exposedbrick. A beginning lesson is includedin the price of admission from 8:00-9:00 pm prior to social dancing from9:00 pm-12:00 am. No partner or priorexperience is required. All ages anddance levels welcome.

HEALTH &FITNESS

HYNES CONVENTION CENTER900 Boylston Street, Boston617-954-2000ww.MassConvention.com

HEALTH AND FITNESS EXPO —June 14-15. The Health and FitnessExpo offers fun activities with lots ofinformation on products and servicesthat relate to healthy living. Freehealth screenings, free fitness activi-ties, cooking demonstrations, celeb-rity appearances, talks given by BMCdoctors and education and informa-tion about health, exercise and more.Don’t miss this opportunity to learnabout health and wellness while hav-ing FUN with your friends and family!For a complete schedule of events,exhibits, speakers and celebrity ap-pearances, please visit the officialHealth & Fitness Expo website:bostonhealthexpo.com.


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by Vita Orlando Sinopoli

COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

ZUCCHINI WITH EGGSZUCCHINI WITH EGGSZUCCHINI WITH EGGSZUCCHINI WITH EGGSZUCCHINI WITH EGGSIn a Light Tomato Sauce

1st Generation

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a delightful recollection

of her memories as a child

growing up in

Boston’s “Little Italy”

and a collection of

Italian family recipes

from the homeland.

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Watch your mouth: Russian PresidentVladimir Putin has signed a new law ban-ning profanity in movies, plays, books andother cultural works. Existing books andmusic won’t be censored, but will be slappedwith a label reading “Contains obscene lan-guage.” Cinemas will not be allowed to shownew films that include swearing, and punkbands that sing profane lyrics could be finedor arrested. In the past, Putin himself hasbeen known to have a foul mouth. He oncesaid he would kill Chechen militants evenwhen they were sitting “on the crapper,” andhas told reporters, “You must always obey thelaw, not just when they’ve got you by the balls.”

Bella Culo of Chestnut Hill says, “Peoplewho spout filthy language in public are tres-passing on our eardrums, and we don’t likeit.”

Strictly for the birds! A California woman hasfound herself trapped in a real-life version ofThe Birds after about 300 black birds beganflying into her home every single night.Shirley Brown said the birds fly down herchimney at sundown, scatter throughout thehouse, and perch on every available surface— kitchen countertops, the TV, and evenceiling fans. “The most horrifying thing isthe mess they are making” she said. “Theypoop.” The birds leave in the morning, onlyto return when it gets dark. “I am thinkingthat with the weather change they will goaway.” Brown said, “I hope.”

Wow! More than 100 people who attended ameeting of the nation’s top food safety expertsin Baltimore have fallen ill — with suspectedfood poisoning. Some of the experts developednausea and diarrhea just hours after eatinga meal at the Food Safety Summit, and adozen more got miserably sick over the nextfew days. Health officials are now examiningthe Baltimore Convention Center’s kitchens.“We’re not trying to hide anything.” said thecenter’s head. “None of us are very happy.”

Since Obamacare’s exchanges becameavailable, the percentage of Americans whosay they lack health insurance has droppedto 13.4 percent, down from 15 percent inMarch and a peak of 18 percent in late 2013.

Mama Mia! The rate of maternal mortality— the number of mothers who die duringchildbirth has climbed by 1.7 percent inthe U.S. since 1990, even as it dropped by3.1 percent across the developed world.Researchers blame poor people’s lack ofaccess to prenatal care.

Dead issue! In 77 percent of the executionsin the U.S. since 1977, the condemned in-mate was sentenced to death for killing awhite person. Yet blacks make up about 50percent of all homicide victims.

Be aware, 54% of Americans support thedeath penalty for convicted murderers,including 82% of Republicans and 53% ofDemocrats of those who support capitalpunishment, 74% say they want executionsto continue even if the condemned sufferextreme pain and struggle for breath for morethan 20 minutes before dying.

Good news for employees! U.S. employersare giving workers more flexibility, with two-thirds now allowing staffers to occasionallywork from home, up from 50 percent in 2008,and 38 percent allowing employees to workfrom home regularly, up from 23 percent justsix years ago.

A tip for tippers! Researchers found thatpeople in the Northeast and urban areas tendto tip better than those in the South or ruralregions, but that almost one third of U.S.adults are unaware that 15 to 20 percent isthe general norm for gratuities.

Advice for you table servers. Tell the peopleyou are serving that you are a “tip top waiterand if you don’t tip me, I blow my top!”

A new French study has found that femaleworkers get more stressed during businesstravel than their male counterparts, mainlybecause of fear of flying and of renting a car,while male travelers are most troubled byflying coach.

Bow wow! When Chuck and Elicia Jameswent to their local animal shelter to get theirdaughter a new dog for her 10th birthday, theyweren’t expecting to find their own dog, whichhad gone missing during Hurricane Sandy.

The New Jer-sey familywas heart-broken whenReckless dis-appeared overa year and a half ago. “It was like losing afamily member,” said Chuck. At the SPAC,the first dog they were introduced to lookedjust like their old terrier pit bull mix, andReckless immediately recognized them. Hejumped three feet in the air,” said Chuck.“there wasn’t a dry eye in the place.”

The brainy Kyle J. Waters of Swampscottsays, “Another reason why a dog is man’sbest friend is because he’s not always call-ing for explanations.”

A British cop had to beg an arrestedsuspect’s mom for a lift to the police stationbecause he’d lost his car keys. She agreedto drive the officer and her son who werehandcuffed together to the station in herhatchback’s rear seat.

A Chinese hen was hit by a car going 70miles per hour and survived. “I thought itmust be dead, but then I heard a cluck-cluck-ing,” said driver Huang Lingyong, who foundthe bird embedded in his bumper.

Weak ankles, after Italian researchersrevealed that cracks had appeared in theankles of Michelangelo’s David,” and that themarble statue carved in 1504 — could sooncollapse under its own 5.5 ton weight.

A real idiot! A Florida teen was arrested afterhe posted a video titled “Me driving like anidiot,” in which he crashed into four vehiclesand injured five people, including himself.“We certainly appreciate it,” police said of the18-year-old’s video.

Ready for this? Monica Lewinsky broke heralmost decade long silence to speak out abouther affair with former President Bill Clinton.It’s “time to burn the beret and bury the bluedress,” the former White House intern wrotein a 4,300 word article for Vanity Fair, refer-ring to the now infamous stained outfit shewore during an intimate encounter withClinton. “Sure, my boss took advantage ofme,” said Lewinsky, 40, “but I will alwaysremain firm on this point: It was a consen-sual relationship.” But she felt “suicidal” andhumiliated after the fling was made publicand blames the affair for ruining her chanceat a normal life. “I, myself, deeply regret whathappened between me and PresidentClinton,” she wrote, “Let me say it again: I,myself, deeply regret what happened.”

Proprio Stonzo says the three chief causesof divorce are men, women and marriage.

Show business reminiscing with thestately musicologist Albert Natale. ShelleyWinters reported “Frederic March was ableto do a very emotional scene with tears inhis eyes and pinch my fanny at the sametime.” According to Bob Hope, “Bing Crosbyand I weren’t the types to go around kissingeach other. We always had a light jab for eachother … One of our stock lines used to be“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for Bing, andthere’s nothing he wouldn’t do for me. Andthat’s the way we go through life — doingnothing for each other.” And here is whatWilliam Holden said about Humphrey Bogart,“I did a movie with Bogart, Sabrina. It provedto me that in Hollywood, stars don’t just growold, they grow paranoid. Bogey was suspiciousof my and Audrey Hepburn’s every move.Why? We were younger than him.” And RockHudson said, “I’m in love with Julie Andrews,yes. There’s nothing I wouldn’t say to herface — both of them.”

Wee bit of Italian American history.” Itwas in 1951, Giancarlo Menoitti writes Amahland the Night Visitors, the first opera com-posed for television. Menotti’s classicappeared on Christmas Eve. And in 1962,President John F. Kennedy spoke before aColumbus Day audience: “My grandfatherJohn Fitzgerald, mayor of Boston, claimedthat the Fitzgerald’s descended from theGeraldini family of Venice.” In 1969, racecar driver Mario Andretti gets his first winat the Indianapolis 500, establishing a newspeed record.

AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN NAME

In a saucepan, sauté onion in oil until opaque. Addcut-up ripened tomatoes or four ounces of crushed tomato.If a heavier sauce is preferred use a four-ounce can tomatosauce instead. Cover and simmer about eight to ten min-utes.

Wash and cut zucchini lengthwise in half. Then cut eachhalf lengthwise again. Slice each zucchini portion into to1-inch pieces and set aside. Add chopped zucchini and somedried or fresh basil to the saucepan. Add water if more liquidis desired and bring to a boil. Stir and cover. Allow zucchinito simmer in tomato for about five minutes. Then crackeggs and gently drop each egg from its shell into thezucchini/tomato mixture. If possible try not to break upegg yolk once it is in the saucepan. Cover and simmerslowly until zucchini is tender and eggs are hard-boiled.

Serves two.

NOTE: This is a recipe prepared originally in our home withthe elongated light green squash called “Cucuzza.”

From the time I was twelve years old, my parents grew thisvegetable each summer in their vegetable garden. The seeds,passed on to them by relatives and paesani, had originallycome to this country from Sicily.

I have seldom seen this Cucuzza in produce counters of today.I know that it is still grown in home gardens by paesani (home-town friends of my parents) who dry and store some seedsafter each summer’s harvest.

Though zucchini is a great replacement in this recipe, I some-times yearn for the sweet taste of the long cucuzza.

2 medium-size zucchini (notpeeled)2 large ripe tomatoes or a

four-ounce portion crushedtomato

1/3 cup olive oil1 chopped medium onion1 teaspoon dried basilSalt2 or 4 eggs

Vita Sinopoli has been contributing her recipes tothe Post-Gazette for 15 years. Vita passed away onMarch 18, 2014 and she will be greatly missed byeveryone. We will continue to publish her countlessrecipes, a gift she left behind and a token to rememberher by.

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Celebrity Series of Boston… This is Dmitri Hvorostov-sky’s third appearance withthe Celebrity Series of Bos-ton. Siberian baritone DmitriHvorostovsky has establishedan extraordinary interna-tional career, performingregularly on the prestigiousconcert stages and operahouses of North America,Europe, and Asia. His dis-tinctive voice, incomparablelegato, and breath controlplace him at the forefront ofleading baritones in theworld today. His opera reper-toire, apart from Verdi,ranges from Mozart toProkofiev. Roles for which heis most noted include: Contedi Luna in Verdi’s Il trovatore,Posa in Verdi’s Don Carlo,the title role in Verdi’sRigoletto, Prince Yeletsky inTchaikovsky’s Pique Dame,and the title role in Tchaik-ovsky’s Eugene Onegin.Recent additions to his rep-ertoire include Renato inVerdi’s Un ballo in Mascheraand the title role of Verdi’sSimon Boccanegra.

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It was 1961 and I wasteaching at Hyde Park HighSchool. In an attempt to earna master’s degree, I begantaking graduate courses atmy alma mater, Boston State.Since my sophomore year atBoston State (now U-Mass,Boston), I was playing musicwith any bandleader thatcalled. For the most part,the major portion of theplaying I did was with theKen Reeves Orchestra. Theleader, a man who opposedmy first job with the unit hewas playing with or leading,now requested my serviceseach week. His name wasDon Ellis, a tenor sax playerwho had memorized thou-sands of songs and could playa dance, wedding, or any kindof a reception without a pieceof music in front of him.

During my second sum-mer with the Reeves office,Don Ellis, pianist Hank Gils-dorf, drummer Al Priest andI played weekends at theChatham Bars Inn in Chat-ham. Ellis put me in as oneof the drivers with the stipu-lation that I pick him up anddrop him off. I lived in EastBoston at the time and he inArlington. Each Friday after-noon, I would be ready tohead to the Cape after pick-ing Don up and we wouldwend our way through theFriday afternoon traffic head-ing south. Because Don ledbands for the Reeves officeand Ken Reeves catered toold Boston society, Don usedEllis as a professional name.I didn’t know that his reallast name was Alessi until Isaw his driver’s license oneday. When I questioned himabout it, he admitted he wasItalian, “I’m not only Italian,I’m Sicilian. Reeves wants allof his leaders to have Anglosounding names so, I useEllis.

Playing for the folks whovacationed at the ChathamBars Inn was easy. The man-agement put us up, fed us inthe main dining room fromthe guest menu and allowedus to drink on the house. Ididn’t drink, but a couple ofthe other musicians madeup for it. Although they werenever drunk, they playedGershwin or Cole Portertunes with a glow that only80 proof could cause. What Ialso enjoyed was my shareof the tips. There was a largebrandy snifter located on thepiano and Hank the pianistwould always put a couple ofdollars in it before we beganto play. When someone wouldapproach us with a request,a tip was often given to us,

and as we were packingup for the night, Don Elliswould count out the moneyand divide it four ways. Formost of the guests at theresort, money was not aproblem and we did ratherwell satisfying their musicalrequests.

Well, that first summerseason came to a close andwe played our last weekendaround Labor Day. When Idropped Don Ellis off, he saidhe would be calling. Thisseemed strange, as I usuallyreceived my assignments viaphone calls from the bookerat the Reeves office or via aweekly postcard which listedthe jobs, locations and timeframes.

Each time I returned home,I had to have a glass of winewith Babbononno who livedthe life of a musician vicari-ously through his grandson.He had long since stoppedplaying but wanted to remainpart of the business throughthe stories of his sons, UnclePaul and Uncle Nick, hisson-in-law my father, andme .

Later in that Labor Dayweek, I received a call fromDon Ellis asking me if I coulddrop by his house duringthe week. When I was ableto sit with him over coffeeand cake, he told me that hewas leaving the Reeves officeafter decades of leading bandsfor Ken Reeves. He had madecontact with the owner ofCarroll’s Restaurant in Med-ford. They were setting upthe down stairs area of therestaurant as a function roomand Don was going to be theirmusical director for eventsbooked in that room. Donwould be taking pianist HankGilsdorf with him but noone else from the Reeves of-fice was interested. He hireddrummer Rene Jacques, andif I wanted to join them asthe bassist, this would be thenucleus of the band thatwould play all of the functionsheld downstairs at Carroll’s.On many occasions, theband would include trum-pets, trombones and or othersax players. Don had musicstands made up for the stageand always had music for thetunes we played but he neverneeded the music himself.Everything we played wasmemorized.

I stayed with the bandfor about a year or so. Theonly nights that I couldn’twork were the nights I wastaking my graduate courses.I tried to take courses thatwere offered in the after-noons or during the eve-

nings of the early part of theweek. This allowed me to beable to play about five nightsper week and both Saturdayand Sunday afternoons. As aresult, I was making moremoney as a musician than asa fledgling teacher. Once Ifinished my courses, I beganto think about expandingmy horizons musically. As aresult, I began making con-nections in New York hopingto break into the jazz circlesthere. At the same time, Igot hooked up with a come-dian I had known at BostonState, Bob Blasser. He wasdoing comedy shows locallyand was also trying to makesome headway in New York.

Bob, an ex seminarian, wasfriendly with Cardinal Cush-ing and each time a Catho-lic serviceman was killed inVietnam from the local area,the Cardinal would put ashow together as a fund-raiser for the soldier’s fam-ily. We were the show. I wasasked by Bob’s music direc-tor to join the band lastminute and when Bob andI saw each other, it wasthe renewal of a friendshipstarted back at Boston State.Within a year, the musicdirector and Bob had a fall-ing out and he quit. I wasasked to take over and be-came the music director ofthe Bob Blasser Show. Later,as we became involved in theNew York scene, we becamepartners in the productionend of things.

On my own, I began work-ing with some of the jazzmusicians in New York. Itdidn’t hurt that I was JohnnyChristy Jr., or that I wasNick Conti’s nephew. BothDad and Uncle Nick had repu-tations that were held inhigh esteem both here andin the Big Apple. This openedthe doors in New York, butfrom that point on, I had toprove myself, and hopefully,I did.

With Bob Blasser, playingthe shows for Cardinal Cush-ing, it led to him makinginroads for us in New York.We did shows there and aswriters and actors, becameinvolved with Candid Camera.Babbononno thought I wascrazy, but when I told himwhat the money was like hebacked off. Alan Funt, thehead guy for Candid Camera,set us up with writing andperforming in a commercialfor Alka Seltzer. This ledto an interview with OttoPreminger who opened afew doors for us in Holly-wood. But, I’m out of spaceand that’s a story for anotherday.

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always my favorite charac-ter. What baby boomer outthere doesn’t still love danc-ing to the Village People andhaving great fun doing ittoo?

People in North Dakotaneed to get a life if an IndianChief bothers them.

40th Anniversary ofWatergate

Memories of Watergate andthe forced resignation ofPresident Richard M. Nixoncame back to me recentlywhen I read the recent obitu-ary of Jeb Stuart Magruder,a key figure in the Watergatemess back in 1974. He wentto prison and later becamea minister. He passed awaylast week at age 79. Heworked in the White HouseCommunications Office andalso served as a deputy cam-paign manager for the 1972Nixon re-election campaign.In that role, he allegedlyhelped engineer the break-in at the Democratic Party’soffices in the Watergatecomplex.

Years later, Magrudercharged that Nixon person-ally ordered the break-in.Most of us, myself includedwere bummed out by Water-gate. It took me a while toget over it. Such a stupidthing to do, especially whenthere was no way for GeorgeMcGovern to win that year.I Don’t Care if Sam is Gay,but Can He Play Football?

I have long since gottenover the issue of gay athlet-ics coming out of the closet.I am still not that comfort-able with gays kissing upwith each other on camera.I don’t think ESPN was

too unhappy when the firstopenly gay to be drafted inthe NFL kisses his boyfriend.I think Sam personally cando what he wants, but othershave a right to voice theiropinions too, but in politi-cally correct America, wesuffer from a new liberalMcCarthyism. If you dis-agree you are a bigot or ahater.

Miami Dolphins DefensiveBack Don Jones decided totweet away his disapproval ofthe kissing. He thought hehad the First Amendment onhis side, but he ended up

getting fined by Miami andordered to go to a trainingprogram for “education.”

I hope Sam makes the Ari-zona Cardinals because inthe end being gay has noth-ing to do with playing football.Either he can or he can’t. Hisprivate life is his private lifeand so too should Don Jonesand his tweets whether youagree with him or not.

Quote to Note“Too many Americans are

out of work and our debt is outof control.”

— Susana Martinez,Governor of New Mexico

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THE ELIXIR FOR LONGEVITY: TO GO BEYOND 140?Experiments frequently conducted on mice in labs world-wide have made possible to extend life expectation 30 to40% on average. Italian Researcher Pier Giuseppe Pelicci,working and coordinating research at the European Insti-tute of Oncology in Milan, stated that experiments havedemonstrated that aging can be extended even hundredsof times. Researchers at California’s Buck Institute havemanipulated two genes of the ‘C-elegans’ worm. The twogenes respectively sense how much insulin and how manyamino-acids are in the human body. The first — insulin —had been able to prolong life 30% (in the C-elegans worm),but the other by a whopping 100%. By manipulating thetwo genes researchers expect a life expectancy of 130%,instead they got a very surprising 500%, as it was announcedand explained by the researcher-coordinator Pankaj Kapadi.

For a man, such result would mean a life expectancy ofabout 400 years! Claudio Franceschi, aging expert at theUniversity of Bologna, is working on ways to prolong lifeeven further (beyond the theorized limit of 400), is also thecoordinator of an European project, the ‘Nu-age,’ a memberof the specific ‘human’ side, is studying the over 105 (thecentenary that is becoming too common). However, he findsit nearly impossible to manipulate the genes in man, butare able to get control of other factors.

Researchers are also pursuing the study of plants to iso-late substances that can slow down aging. Pelicci has alsodiscussed three other ways: the first is to determine howmuch glucose is present in the organism; the second isthe gene (the two mentioned above) that feels the body’samount of amino-acids; and the third (the gene Sirt 1) thatdetects the amount of calories (in the body) is essentiallyof primary importance to find an alternative to the ma-nipulation of genes. One is the limitation of calories, i.e.,the reduction of food intake to near starvation. But thisalternative looks unappealing, for it provokes serious col-lateral effects. Hence the interest in the study of plants. AsPelucci explains, they have learned to live for centuries. Afew even opine by saying that some plants can live forever!

Many companies are studying plants hoping to find sub-stances that can provide longer life, and give the discov-erer a patent! A few decades ago, the molecule ‘resveratrol,’which is found in red wine and in red grapes, was hailed asan elixir of long life. Meanwhile investors are pumpingmillions in the hope of finding, even within the next two-three years, the miraculous elixir. Stay tuned!

poverty and injustice.”“This is an exciting new

partnership between theNewseum and the Smith-sonian’s Our American Jour-ney program, an immigra-tion and migration initia-tive,” said Michelle Delaney,senior program officer at theSmithsonian. “Objects andstories in the exhibitionconfirm ethnic media aretime capsules of history andtell the story of the nation wemake together.”

Newseum-produced videosin the exhibit feature news-makers reading the words ofpioneering ethnic journal-ists and explore the roletoday’s ethnic media play incovering major news events.Interactive elements of theexhibit will encourage visi-tors to explore ethnic mediathroughout the country, andto pose for “selfies” in frontof a portrait wall, allowingthem to share their photosand contribute to an onlinegallery.

“News for All” will be on dis-play at the Newseum throughJanuary 4, 2015.

ABOUT THE NEWSEUMThe mission of the News-

eum is to champion the fivefreedoms of the First Amend-ment through education,information and entertain-ment. One of the top attrac-tions in Washington, D.C.,the Newseum’s 250,000-square-foot news museumoffers visitors a state-of-the-

art experience that blendsnews history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. The NewseumInstitute serves as a forumfor First Amendment study,exploration and education.The Newseum is a 501(c)(3)public charity funded bygenerous individuals, cor-porations and foundations,including the Freedom Fo-rum. For further informa-tion, visit newseum.org orfollow us on Facebook andTwitter.

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Founded in 1846, theSmithsonian tells the Ameri-can story through exhibits,research and public pro-grams. It is the world’s larg-est museum and researchcomplex, consisting of 19museums and galleries, theNational Zoo and 9 researchfacilities. In 2013, the Smith-sonian welcomed 30 millionvisitors through its doors and140 million visitors to its web-sites, including the popularseriouslyamazing.com site.The total number of objects,works of art and specimensat the Smithsonian is esti-mated at 137 million. “Newsfor All” was created in con-junction with the Smith-sonian project “Our AmericanJourney,” which focuses onimmigration and migration.For more information, visitsi.edu.

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The 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP, the greatestand grandest tournament on the planet isless than three weeks away. This year’scompetition will be staged in Brazil, the cur-rent record holder with five tournamentwins. Brazil should prove to be an excitinghost with the country’s rich footballing his-tory. The Brazilians or the Seleção (Selec-tion) will kick off the tournament on Thurs-day, June 12th versus Croatia in Sao Paulo.

Of greater interest to myself, and, un-doubtedly you the reader is the schedule forthe Italian national team and that of theUnited States. The Azzurri (Blues) are posi-tioned in Group D and will kick off theirWorld Cup versus England on Saturday,June 14th at 5:30 p.m. The rest of the Groupstage games for the Italians will be versusCosta Rica on Friday, June 20th at 11:30 amand finishing with Uruguay on Tuesday,June 24th at 11:30 am.

An early look at the schedule and oppo-nents looks like a difficult draw for the

Azzurri. England and Uruguay both bring topend talent laden rosters.

For the United States, it will be a fartougher task to advance from group play. Theboys in Red, White and Blue drew into GroupG with Ghana, Portugal and Germany.Ghana has given the U.S. fits in the pasttwo Cup tournaments and figures to do thesame this summer. Portugal and Germanyare currently ranked 4th and 2nd respectivelyin the sometimes overrated Fifa worldrankings. The United States will open ver-sus Ghana on Monday, June 16th at 5:30 pm.Their next test will be versus CristianoRonaldo and the Portuguese on Sunday,June 22nd at 5:30 pm and close out groupplay versus the Germans on Thursday,June 26th at 11:30 am.

All Group stage games for both Italy andthe United States will be broadcast on ESPN.

A look at the rest of the World Cupgroupings…

with Christian A. Guarino

2014 FIFA World Cup GroupsGROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D1 Brazil 1 Spain 1 Colombia 1 Uruguay2 Croatia 2 Netherlands 2 Greece 2 Costa Rica3 Mexico 3 Chile 3 Ivory Coast 3 England4 Cameroon 4 Australia 4 Japan 4 Italy

GROUP E GROUP F GROUP G GROUP H1 Switzerland 1 Argentina 1 Germany 1 Belgium2 Ecuador 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Portugal 2 Algeria3 France 3 Iran 3 Ghana 3 Russia4 Honduras 4 Nigeria 4 USA 4 Korea Republic

Next week will be the start of a two-part series on the history of the Italian NationalTeam, from modest beginnings in 1910 through four glorious World Championships.

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EXTRA InningsInningsInningsInningsInningsby Sal Giarratani

Nolan Ryan’sFirst No-hitter

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryanthen with the Angels pitchedthe first of a record sevenno hitters beating the Royals5-0 on May 15, 1973. Twomonths later, he tossed hissecond no-hitter.Joe DiMaggio’s 56 Game

Hit Streak BeganJoltin’ Joe DiMaggio began

his 56-game hitting streakagainst the White Sox onMay 15, 1942 going one forfour with one RBI.

Number 500 for MantleMickey Mantle hit his

500th home run off knuckle-ball relief pitcher Stu Millerof the Orioles on May 14,1967 at age 34 nearing theend of his great career in1969 at age 36. He was oneof the greatest home runhitters of all time when heretired and despite all thehome runs hit and recordsbroken since, I still think hewas one of the greatest. Hewas truly a natural and

never cheated to make hisrecords. At his prime he wasan even six feet tall andweighed all of 200 pounds.He and Willy Mays, HankAaron, Ernie Banks, HarmonKillerbrerw, Eddie Matthewswere real home run champs.

Two Great StrikeoutKings

Back in 1968, a youngLuis Tiant of the ClevelandIndians on the way to hisfirst 20 game winning sea-son and 1.62 ERA threw 35strikeouts in 2 consecutivegames in the month of May.In 2000. Pedro Martinez forthe Red Sox also threw 35strikeouts in two consecu-tive games in the month ofMay.Pesky Had a Pesky Great

Day Back in ’46Johnny Pesky, shortstop

for the Red Sox scored sixtimes setting the AL recordin a 14-10 win over Chicago.He went 4-for-5 with a walkand two RBIs and matchedMel Ott’s NL mark for mostruns scored in a game.The Great Satchel PaigeAt age 42 the great Satchel

Paige finally got to his goalof becoming a Major LeagueBaseball pitcher and at anage when most pitcherswere retiring. The ClevelandIndians were in a dogfightwith the Red Sox for the 1948AL pennant race and cameto depend upon this rookieoldster to get them there.Thanks to the color line, hespent his prime pitching inthe Negroes League. TedWilliams once said, ‘Satchwas the greatest pitcher in

baseball.” Joe DiMaggioadded, Paige was “the bestand fastest pitcher I everfaced.”

He was the first NegroLeague pitcher elected tothe Hall of Fame in 1971. Inhis rookie season 1948, hecame up in July and went6-1 with a 2.48 ERA with twoshutouts too.

At the age of 59, he cameout of retirement in 1965and pitched two scorelessinnings of relief against theRed Sox as a member of theKansas City Athletics.

Paige lived his life to thefullness and once said, “Worklike you don’t need money.Love like you have neverbeen hurt. Dance likenobody’s watching.”

We can only imagine whatkind of career he would havehad had he not been forcedto watch Major League Base-ball as an outsider. Racismprevented all baseball fans ofseeing perhaps the bestpitcher whoever pitched.

Mickey MantleSatchel Paige

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To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce

requesting that the Court grant a divorce forIrretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage 1B.

The Complaint is on file at the Court.An Automatic Restraining Order has been

entered in this matter preventing you from takingany action which would negatively impactthe current financial status of either party.SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and requiredto serve upon Patricia Ridge, Esquire, JohnMackey & Associates, 14 Norwood Street,Everett, MA 02149 your answer, if any, on orbefore June 30, 2014. If you fail to do so, thecourt will proceed to the hearing andadjudication of this action. You are also requiredto file a copy of your answer, if any, in the officeof the Register of this Court.

WITNESS, HON. EDWARD F. DONNELLY, JR., First Justice of this Court.

Date: May 16, 2014

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court

Middlesex Probate and Family Court208 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02141

Docket No. MI14D1711DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY

PUBLICATION AND MAILINGJEAN FRITZ GERALD MICHEL

VS.CLAUDIA EUNICE CAMPBELL

LEGAL NOTICE

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The June 2 kick-off eventwill feature two free classesopen to all fitness levels. Ahigh-energy, 30-minuteZumba class will be followedby an additional half-hourBoot Camp session. Theclasses will provide an intro-duction to all that the series

has to offer Bostonians thissummer — from salsa danc-ing to yoga, tai chi to ZumbaGold (a lower-impact Zumbaclass designed especially foractive older adults). Fitnessclasses will be offeredthroughout June, July, andAugust at parks across thecity.

All attendees at the kick-off event will receive a freepedometers provided by BlueCross Blue Shield, resourcesand activities provided byCity Sports, and healthy re-freshments furnished by ClifBar and Polar Beverages. Ad-ditionally, free water bottlerefills will be provided cour-tesy of the Boston Water andSewer Commission’s newmobile Boston Water Trailer.Information on healthy eat-

ing, active living, as well ascopies of the Boston Centersfor Youth and Families 2014Summer Guide will also beavailable at the event.

Christopher ColumbusPark is located at 110 Atlan-tic Avenue in the North End.The Boston Parks SummerFitness Series is offered bythe Boston Parks and Recre-ation Department and theBoston Public Health Com-mission with support fromBlue Cross Blue Shield ofMassachusetts.

For a full schedule of Bos-ton Park Summer FitnessSeries classes go towww.cityofboston.gov/parksor www.bphc.org. For up-dates, follow @HealthyBoston,@BostonParksDept, and#BostonMoves on Twitter.

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerChristopher A. Viklund of Watertown, MA,Petitioner Jennifer A. Smith of Acton, MA.

Christopher A. Viklund of Watertown, MA,Jennifer A. Smith of Acton, MA have beeninformally appointed as the PersonalRepresentatives of the estate to serve withsurety on the bond.

The estate is being administered underinformal procedure by the Personal Represen-tatives under the Massachusetts UniformProbate Code without supervision by the Court.Inventory and accounts are not required to befiled with the Court, but interested parties areentitled to notice regarding the administrationfrom the Personal Representatives and canpetition the Court in any matter relating to theestate, including distribution of assets andexpenses of administration. Interested partiesare entitled to petition the Court to instituteformal proceedings and to obtain orders termi-nating or restricting the powers of Personal Rep-resentatives appointed under informal proce-dure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, canbe obtained from the Petitioners.


Probate and Family CourtMiddlesex Division

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(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI14P1534EA

Estate ofCLAIRE MARIE VIKLUND

Also Known AsCLAIRE MARIE BANDLOWCLAIRE MARIE VICKLUND

Date of Death March 1, 2014INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICE

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To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of PetitionerMariann Gobbi of Nashua, NH.

Mariann Gobbi of Nashua, NH has beeninformally appointed as the Personal Repre-sentative of the estate to serve without suretyon the bond.

The estate is being administered underinformal procedure by the Personal Represen-tative under the Massachusetts Uniform ProbateCode without supervision by the Court. Inven-tory and accounts are not required to be filedwith the Court, but interested parties are entitledto notice regarding the administration fromthe Personal Representative and can petitionthe Court in any matter relating to the estate,including distribution of assets and expensesof administration. Interested parties are entitledto petition the Court to institute formal proceed-ings and to obtain orders terminating or restrict-ing the powers of Personal Representativesappointed under informal procedure. A copy ofthe Petition and Will, if any, can be obtainedfrom the Petitioner.


Probate and Family CourtMiddlesex Division

208 Cambridge StreetEast Cambridge, MA 02141

(617) 768-5800Docket No. MI14P1751EA

Estate ofANN BONNIE BLANCHETTE

Also Known AsANN B. BLANCHETTE

Date of Death August 13, 2011INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

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To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce

requesting that the Court grant a divorce forIrretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage 1B.

The Complaint is on file at the Court.An Automatic Restraining Order has been

entered in this matter preventing you from takingany action which would negatively impactthe current financial status of either party.SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and requiredto serve upon Zuriashwork Dubero, 21 WaldenSq. Rd, #608, Cambridge, MA 02140 youranswer, if any, on or before June 16, 2014. Ifyou fail to do so, the court will proceed to thehearing and adjudication of this action. You arealso required to file a copy of your answer, ifany, in the office of the Register of this Court.

WITNESS, HON. EDWARD F. DONNELLY, JR., First Justice of this Court.

Date: May 5, 2014

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate


Middlesex Probate and Family Court208 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02141

Docket No. MI14D1549DRDIVORCE SUMMONS BY

PUBLICATION AND MAILINGZURIASHWORK DUBERO

VS.AFEWORK JEMANHE

LEGAL NOTICE

BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, MAY 23, 2014

by Richard Preiss

HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUBBoxing RingsideWITH BOBBY FRANKLIN

The 1960s and ’70s areconsidered by many boxingfans as the golden age ofheavyweight boxing. Thenames Ali, Frazier, Fore-man, Quarry, Ellis, Norton,Young, Shavers, Lyle, andmany others will always beremembered. I’m not sure ifit was exactly the golden age,but it certainly was a periodof the most competitivematches in heavyweight his-tory. Fight fans argue overwho was the greatest boxer,the greatest slugger, whohad the best jab, hook, righthand, the hardest puncher.Opinions differ on all ofthese categories, but in onedepartment all boxing fansare in agreement. Whenit comes to who had thebest chin, the name GeorgeChuvalo is always the onethat comes out on top.Chuvalo fought nearly all ofthe top heavyweights of theday over the course of 20years. He lost close deci-sions to Floyd Patterson (ARing Magazine Fight of theYear) and Oscar Bonavena,won a decision over Cleve-land Williams, and kayoedJerry Quarry. In that timehe was never knocked offhis feet. That is an amazingaccomplishment when youlook at the people he fought.George had a total of 93 boutsand was only stopped on twooccasions, against two of themost devastating punchers ofthe time: Joe Frazier andGeorge Foreman. He won 73fights with an amazing 64 ofthose wins coming via knockout. Chuvalo gave Muham-mad Ali 2 very tough battles,the first being for the cham-pionship over 15 rounds.

Now, George Chuvalo haspublished the story of hislife. He was born in 1937,the son of Croatian immi-grant parents who hadsettled in Canada. Not beinga very good student, Georgelearned the value of hardphysical work early in life.At 12 years of age he steppedinto a boxing gym for thefirst time. Believe it or not,

Chuvalo was a stick andmove boxer during the earlypart of his career. He wouldlater change to the brawlingstyle he is best rememberedfor when he realized he hadsuperior strength and punch-ing power over most of hisopponents.

George built up an impres-sive record early in hiscareer against solid compe-tition. He actively cam-paigned for a match againstanother up and coming starby the name of Cassius Clay,but Clay wanted nothing todo with him at that stage ofhis career. A few years later,after Clay, now Ali, hadbecome champion, George’smanager got a call offeringChuvalo a shot at Ali and theHeavyweight Title. The onlycatch was, George had to beready for the bout in onlythree weeks. It seems thatAli and Ernie Terrell hadsigned for a fight to beheld in Toronto. Terrell hadpulled out and the pro-moters needed a last minutereplacement. Chuvalo wasmore than happy to step in.In a fight that went the fulldistance, Ali showed his bril-liant speed and reflexes, butGeorge was not intimidatedand gave Ali plenty to handlewhile punishing him to thebody. George loves to tellpeople that after the bout hewent dancing with his wifewhile Ali went to the hospi-tal because he was urinat-ing blood from the damagecaused by the body puncheshe absorbed.

This fight sealed Chuvalo’sreputation as a force to bereckoned with.

Ali loved giving his oppo-nents nicknames, and itis interesting reading howAli came to bestow the moni-ker “The Washerwoman” onGeorge. Instead of taking of-fense at the name, Chuvaloused it as a way to drumup publicity by staging acouple of events attired in awasherwoman’s garb. Kind ofan odd thing for one of thetoughest guys in the world to

be doing, but it was effective.Chuvalo’s accounts of his

many fights are interestingto read, as well as the manycharacters he was associ-ated with during his longcareer, some very shady andsome downright comical. Hisrelationship with his man-ager Irving Ungerman wasquite rocky and strainedover the years. He speakswell of his very loyal trainerTeddy McWhorter, who wasby his side for most of hiscareer. He wasn’t crazyabout Rocky Marciano.

A lot of the book is choppy,and at times there is waytoo much information aboutwhat went on during train-ing. I’m not sure if it is reallynecessary to get into thedetails of how wet dreamsmay or may not affect aboxer’s performance, and ofthe measures taken to pre-vent them.

The toughest chapter toget through is the one aboutGeorge’s family life. Hisyoungest son, a heroin ad-dict, committed suicide. Twoother sons died from over-dosing on drugs, and hisfirst wife, Lynne, committedsuicide. Chuvalo discussesall of this and the pain hesuffered while coping withit, but I also got the sensethere is more to the storyas he excuses a lot of bad be-havior on the part of allinvolved including himself.He remarried shortly afterhis wife’s suicide and saidhis new wife, Joanne, is thereason he didn’t take his ownlife. This chapter left mequestioning the character ofthe man outside of the ring.

As boxing autobiographiesgo, this is not one of the best,but Chuvalo fans will enjoyreading George’s side of thestory about his many greatfights. He also goes througha list of questions he is oftenasked. It is very interestingto hear whom he considersthe best defensive fighter heever fought. I agree with hisassessment on that one.

I can’t highly recommendthis book, but if you are aChuvalo fan it is worth read-ing, just be ready to be a bitdisappointed by him.

CHUVALOA Fighter’s Life

The Story of Boxing’s Last Gladiator

BOOK REVIEW:

By George Chuvalo with Murray Greig • Harper Collins

Chuvalo vs. Ali 1st fight.

George Chuvalo today.

The photographs in both theGlobe and Herald captured themoment in a timeless for-ever. There they were in thebench area — the Bruinsplayers and coaching staff —their heads and eyes liftedskyward, much like the in-credulous earthlings depictedin those old black and whiteflying saucer movies.

However, the B’s were notgazing up at an unidentifiedflying object (UFO) but a sta-tionary, suspended one — theJumbotron — upon which analien tale was displayed.

For there, in the closingmoments of Game 7 withMontreal, the reality of theunexpected was about to land.The B’s, the best team in theleague and the winners of thePresident’s Trophy for amass-ing the most points over therigorous 82-game schedule inthe 30-team league, wereabout to be eliminated in thesecond round.

By their arch enemy — theCanadiens — no less. Theend came despite the fact thatthe B’s had not one, but twochances to put the only teamfrom Canada participating inthe 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffsaway for good. In tennis, it’scalled double match point.

But the Bruins couldn’t takeadvantage — not even afterthe series had been reducedto a best-of-three affair withtwo of those games in Boston.

“When you look at our teamand the way we play we area team that usually canwear other teams down andcreate more scoring opportu-nities — which we just didn’tdo,” explained Bruins Presi-dent Cam Neely at a pressconference five days after theB’s were sidelined for thesummer.

“We just didn’t play our typeof hockey that you saw overthe course of the regular sea-son. We weren’t getting pucksin properly, we weren’t get-ting them in deep. We weren’table to create any type of cyclegame that we usually do. Wedidn’t have multiple opportu-nities. When we were in thezone it was usually one anddone.”

Earlier, on Breakup Day,two days after they wereeliminated, B’s coach ClaudeJulien, indicated it was aseries that featured frustra-tion and disappointment. “Iknow it’s frustrating foreverybody,” said Julien, whohas been behind the Bruinsbench since 2007. I think ourplayers are extremely disap-pointed. They feel they let thecity, our fans and everybodydown. I know that for a fact.“I’ve heard from a lot of theplayers and our guys takepride in representing this cityand this organization. Therewere huge disappointmentsafter the final game.”

GM Peter Chiarelli indi-cated that the team is in goodshape going forward and thatwhile there will be somechanges, he described themas tweaking rather thanwholesale in nature.

One player that might be onthin ice is veteran ShawnThornton, beloved by many

B’s fans because of his physi-cal, enforcer style of play. Heis also 37, on the downwardslope in terms of hockey play-ing years remaining.

“I thought he had an up anddown year,” noted Chiarelli.“He isn’t just a fighter be-cause he contributed on hisline. But there is definitely atrending away from that style.”Chiarelli indicated that hewould meet again with Thorn-ton, who lives in Charlestownand really wants to stay inBoston.

Another player who camein for comments was BradMarchand. Chiarelli indicatedthat Marchand may have tochange part of his game byfinding a balance betweenhis aggressive, agitator styleand being “a real good hockeyplayer. We have to dial backsome of that stuff,” saidChiarelli.

So, it’ll be a longer summerfor the B’s this year. Remem-ber, that the B’s lost in the2013 Stanley Cup Final onJune 24th. This year, theGarden ice was removed onMay 19th. The core of the teamshould remain the same. Theoverall goal is that next yearthe final results will bebetter.

SETTLING FOR SIXTH? —Hey, maybe not. Just becausethe Celtics only captured thesixth pick in NBA draft lotterydoesn’t mean that somethingwas lost. There may well besome real good talent outthere when you get past thefirst five. The one we likebest is Larry Bird who wasselected sixth overall in the1978 NBA draft. And then in1996 Antoine Walker alsowas chosen as the sixth man.

Paul Pierce was even fur-ther down the list — 10th in1998.

But we digress. The C’s alsohave the 17th pick in thisyear’s draft, scheduled forJune 26th in Brooklyn. Well-known NBA players who werenot chosen until #17 includeShawn Kemp in 1989 andJermaine O’Neal in 1996.

So, you just can’t tell.Anyone selected could riseto the occasion over timeand become an NBA All-Star.It’s also true that anyoneselected could fail to measureup and be gone from theleague within a year or two.

The selections are basedpartially on numbers —which can’t measure effort,heart, attitude and motiva-tion. And in the end those arethe attributes — when com-bined with skill — that willdetermine winners or losersin the league.

IN MEMORIAM — Remem-bering Red Sox Spanish lan-guage play-by-play radio an-nouncer Juan Pedro (PapaOso) Villaman on the ninthanniversary of his passing(May 30, 2005). He died in anearly morning car accident onRoute 93 in Wilmington whileen route to his home inLawrence following a Red Sox-Yankees weekend series inNew York. He was 46 and inhis eighth season with theSpanish language broadcastsat the time of his passing.