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Speeding, streetscapes discussedwith councilors at WalkUP

Roslindale meeting

About 50 residents came out forWalkUP Roslindale's commu-nity forum with city councilorsAndrea Campbell, TimMcCarthy and Matt O'Malleyto discuss issues facing theneighborhood.

PHOTOS BY STEVE MORRIS

MarMarMarMarMary Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen Gambony Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

About 40 people attendedthe WalkUP Roslindalemeeting on Wednesday, Jan.24 featuring Roslindale’sthree district City Council-ors.

President AndreaCampbell, Tim McCarthy,

and Matt O’Malley fieldednumerous questions from theeager crowd. The councilorsrepresent Districts 4, 5 and 6,respectively. McCarthy’s dis-tr ict covers the bulk ofRoslindale.

Sarah Lee and co-founderMatt Lawlor from WalkUPRoslindale hosted the meet-ing. The non-profit’s mission

is to promote pedestrian ac-cess and safety along withother modes of transporta-tion. By doing so, the orga-nization hopes to improvethe streetscape and environ-ment.

Campbell introducedherself as the incoming

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Medicinal marijuanamoving ahead for VFW

Zoots reopening Friday toreturn customers' clothing

Zoots is reopening on Feb. 2 to give customers their clothing back.COURTESY PHOTO


After announcing that thecompany would be filingbankruptcy last week and thatall stores would be immedi-ately shuttered, Zoots has an-nounced that it will be re-opening on Friday only to al-low customers to pick uptheir laundered clothes.

Zoots stated that the com-pany will be opening its lo-cations on Feb. 2, from 7 a.m.to 4 p.m., according to DavidMadoff, Chapter 7 Bank-ruptcy Trustee. The companystated that, despite some re-

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The medicinal marijuana dis-pensary proposed for 1524 VFWPkwy. in West Roxbury is mov-ing forward, and a city councilhearing has been called to discussthe project’s details.

The facility, proposed by Bea-con Compassion Center, will bestrictly medicinal marijuana andwill essentially – because of localand state zoning laws – be the onlymarijuana facility within a half-mile radius (1-mile diameter) inthe area. The local zoning does notallow any such facility to bewithin a half-mile radius of an-other marijuana – medicinal orrecreational – facility, and the staterequires that no facility of eithermoniker should be within 500 feetof an area where children nor-mally congregate. That includesdaycare centers, playgrounds, ball

fields, etc.At last week’s City Council

meeting, District 6 City CouncilorMatt O’Malley said he and theneighborhood have been workingwith Beacon for the past year-and-a-half, and the relevant neighbor-hood associations voted not tooppose the project on the condi-tion that it always remains a me-dicinal and not a recreational fa-cility.

“I let them know that if theywanted to introduce a facility inWest Roxbury, they’d have to doextensive outreach to the localneighborhood associations as wellas the community,” he said.“Within this time frame, they havemet with the West RoxburyNeighborhood Council (WRNC),the 1515 VFW Trailer Park –Boston’s only trailer park which Iam proud to represent, – the


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The Blue Hills Collabora-tive (BHC), which is made upof the Most Previous BloodChurch in Hyde Park, St.Anne’s Church in Hyde Parkand St. Pius Church in Milton,held its annual State of the Col-laborative meeting last Tues-day.

While much of the meetingfocused on evangelizing theyouth population into thechurch, the one subject thatdominated everyone’s mindwas the fate of the Most Pre-cious Blood Church, which has

fallen into disrepair and couldneed millions in renovations.

The problem, according toFr. Ronald Coyne, is that of rev-enue, which to some degreesparked the debate about howto bring in more parishionersfor the offertory every Sunday.Coyne said the Archdiocese“taxes” about 6 percent of theweekly offertory. Along withthat, the church annually owes$29,000 each year for opera-tional costs. The lease for theMPB School, negotiated withthe Roxbury Prep CharterSchool in the fall of 2017,

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Neponset River, zoning topics at FHNAMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonald

Staff Reporter

Developer Mike Stallings made a very brief presentation to the FHNA regarding his proposal for a singlefamily house that would be located at 101 Milton Ave. in Hyde Park.

PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

The Fairmount Hill Neigh-borhood Association got to-gether on Wednesdayevening, Jan. 24 at the Bos-ton Police Academy for itsmonthly meeting.

The main item on theagenda was a slide presenta-tion given by Ian Cooke, Ex-ecutive Director of theNeponset River WatershedAssociation, on the river andthe ongoing efforts to reduceits contamination level and tomake it a more integral partof Hyde Park.

“We really want the Riverto be a resource for the com-munity: a place where kidsand family go to enjoy them-selves,” Cooke said at the be-ginning of his talk.

Cooke’s presentationtouched on different aspectsof the Neponset in Hyde Park,including its extensivechannelization through theneighborhood in the 1950s,and the fact that FowlMeadow is the central floodplain for the Neponset RiverWatershed, acting – as Cookedescribed it – as “a big spongeprotecting the city from therunoff from upstream.”

Cooke spent most of histime, however, on the river’swater quality and water pol-lution, focusing on the BostonWater and SewerCommission’s (BWSC)method of dealing with illicitconnections.

These connections –“cross connections” – occurwhen builders mistakenlyconnect a house underconstruction’s sewer pipe tothe main storm drain pipeline,which flows directly to theRiver.

In dealing with this sort ofproblem, the BWSC traces itsway from the outfall wherethe sewage flows into the riverback through the area’s sub-drainage system: an intercon-nected loop of catch basins(storm drains) and drain pip-ing forming a “mini-water-shed” for a neighborhood.

As the BWSC movesthrough the sub-drainage sys-tem, it tests the water qualityin different manholes untilthey find one that is clean.Having narrowed the zone,dye testing is done in houseswithin that section. This in-volves the BWSC pouring dyeinto toilets to determine if thebad connection is there.

Cooke mentioned that oneof their biggest challenges isgetting into people’s houses toput the dye in.

Once a cross connected

house is found, the BWSCworks with the home owner tofix the problem.

Cooke showed on a colorcoded slide of Hyde Park thatthe BWSC has finished atleast its first drainage systemsinspections on the neighbor-hood, with the exception ofthe Fairmount Hill area. Hedid also cite several sewagedischarges in the MartiniShell area that have been

fixed in recent years.Cooke also brought up the

fact that drainage systemproblems can be recurring.

“They find something,they fix it, they think it’scleaned up,” he said. “Theycome back the next year,something else has gonewrong and they have to searchfor it again. So, they’re mak-ing progress, but not asquickly as everyone would

like.”Cooke mentioned key

sources of individual contami-nation, such as harmful liquids(paint, motor oil), trash, roadsalt, and anything else thatmight be fit through a catchbasin’s grate.

“Pet waste is a big one,”Cooke told the audience.“They know they’re supposed

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125 Amory St. goes to BPDA, but tenants still concernedRicharRicharRicharRicharRichard Heathd Heathd Heathd Heathd Heath

Staff Reporter

125 Amory St., home for45 years to 200 very low in-come elderly and disabledresidents, is in the middle ofa building boom; three, fiveand s ix-s tory apar tmentbuildings with 360 units willsprout up around them overthe coming years, the incomefrom which will go to mod-ernize and renovate the Bos-ton Housing Authority build-ing.

The new buildings andthe total renovation will bedone by a partnership of TheCommunity Builders (TCB),Jamaica Plain NeighborhoodDevelopment Corporation(JPNDC) and Urban Edge.TCB and JPNDC will mod-ernize and renovate 125Amory St. building.

Community meet ingshave been going on sinceJuly 2016 and there havebeen 20 meetings betweenthe development team andthe Tenant Task Force.

But during a conversationwith The Bulletin last week,tenants say they remain wor-ried. Twenty-five year resi-dent Gina Rector is a leaderon the task force.

“Pr ivate managementdoesn’t put anything in writ-ing,” she said. “They don’tput anything on paper about

are we going to stay, will ourrent stay at 30 percent, arethey going to move us out.”

Stephanie has lived at125 Amory for 17 years.

“Are they going to findmore market rate and weanus out?” she asked. “Wehave disabled people here inwheelchairs. What if themarket rate people don’t likethem? Will new managementput us out in five years?They want to take care of thehigh rent first.”

“New management al-ways talks about afford-able,” Rector said. “Afford-able for who? They neversay the word low income.”

Mike and Bernice havelived at 125 Amory a fewyears; Bernice since 2009and Mike moved in twoyears ago.

“I just want out of my stu-dio apar tment ,” sa idBernice. “If I didn’t take thatI’d be at the bottom of thelist.”

“Everything’s all rightwith me,” Mike sa id . “Imoved here from Roxburywhere I lived for 28 years.This is the best for me.”

Rector said people don’twant to come to meetings.

“They’re fearful,” shesaid. “They see a flyer andthey hear things but theydon’t believe it.”

The biggest fear heard

was the loss of their 30 per-cent rent.

According to KateBennett, BHA Deputy Ad-ministrator for Planning, thiswill not happen.

“The tenants will keeptheir BHA rent,” she said.“After two years the subsidywill change over to the newowners but i t will be at-tached in perpetuity to everyunit.”

One thing Bennet tstressed was the leverageBHA will have.

“We will own the land,”she said. “We will have ap-proval rights over the use ifthe owners have the idea tosell to someone else.”

The other concern of thetenants is the loss of their pa-tio space and the feeling ofbeing segregated.

“All the new buildingshave their backs towardsus,” said Rector.

The second BPDA-spon-sored public meeting – andthe fifth community meeting– was held on Jan. 23.

Noah Sawyer of TCBmade it clear that the goal ofthe new development is toprotect and renovate a newand better 125 Amoy St.

“There are a lot of differ-ent pieces,” Sawyer said.“The financial structure isone; finding the resources onthis si te to renovate 125

Amory St. Each of the newbuildings will lend supportto the $4 million renovationof the building. $250,000 pernew unit will go for 125Amory St.”

Sawyer said that 40 per-cent or 145 units would belisted as affordable, mostlyat 50 to 60 percent area me-dian income (AMI); a fam-ily of three would be eligiblei f earning $56,000 to$65,000 a year.

Stephanie Colson is amember of the IAG and arenter at 125 Amory.

“Will we all stay here?”she asked.

Dana Whiteside of theBPDA chaired the meeting.

“All residents wil l bedealt with fairly and equita-bly,” he said.

“We’re expecting that allresidents will go to backtheir apartments,” Sawyersaid.

Kendra Halliwell, seniorarchitect at ICON Architec-ture and Ian Ramey ofCopley-Wolf explained thebuilding site layout and thegreen spaces around thosebuildings including the WestDrive that will run behindthe site along an MBTA andBWSC easement. This driveis planned to connect the 125Amory complex with Jack-son Square MBTA station.

Halliwell said the devel-

opment requires six zoningvariances including height,maximum lot size and frontand rear setbacks.

Sawyer explained that theWest Drive would be a two-way, private way with pub-lic access built to city speci-fications for width and side-walk; it would extend acrossland owned by JPNDC andTCB out to Centre Street.

Ramey tried to hear theconcerns of the 125 Amoryresidents when he explainedthree options for their patiospaces, but surface parkingstill dot the interior space.

Mela Miles lives with herhusband at125 Amory St.and she feared being sepa-rated.

“There are $3,100 amonth new apartments,” shesaid. “We will be isolated bydense market rate buildings.You’re not creating a com-munity.”

But it was snow removal,loading docks, Amazon de-livery trucks and parkingthat were on the minds of theneighbors ; one man onAther ton Street wantedspeed bumps on his street.

White said the publ iccomment period ended onJanuary and he said it wasl ikely the BPDA boardwould vote on the Article 80process for 125 Amory St. atits Feb. 8 meeting.


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“Greater love than thisno (wo)man hath . . .”

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

No matter how cold the wa-ters of Dorchester’s threebeaches (Tenean, Malibu, andSavin Hill) are at this time ofyear, the temperatures are nomatch for those off the coast ofGreenland some 75 years agothis week.

It was in February 1943 thatthe U.S.S. Dorchester, as part ofa small three-ship convoy withthe same number of protectiveCoast Guard escorts, was torpe-doed in the middle of the nightand sunk, with fatalities number-ing 700, tragically matchingthose incurred by the sinkingsof the U.S.S Indianapolis and theU.S.S. Benjamin Franklin.

What made the sinking of theDorchester, formerly a luxurycoastal liner converted into anArmy transport, so tragic wasthat if the convoy had survivedthat night, it would have beennear enough to Greenland forthe seas to be monitored by Al-lied planes; it is unlikely that U-boats would have pursued theconvoy. What made the sink-ing of the Dorchester memo-rable was the fact that its fourchaplains, having given up theirown life jackets, perished as aninspirational group of four, re-minding us all that “Greater lovethan this no man hath...”

Steaming eastward fromNewfoundland, the Dorchestercarried more than 900 service-men, merchant seamen, and afew civilians. Knowing that hewas in dangerous waters, thecautious captain ordered all themen to sleep in their clothingand keep on their life jackets, asthe ship plodded on only 150miles from the American basein Greenland. Many disregardedthe captain’s order because ofthe heat down in the holdsfrom the nearby engine room;

others because of the sheer dis-comfort factor.

At five minutes before onein the morning a torpedo waslaunched, hitting theDorchester’s boiler room, de-stroying the electric supplyand releasing steam and am-monia gas. Pandemoniumsoon set in. Now in completedarkness, those sleeping intheir undies rushed topsidewhere Arctic blasts pummeledthem. These were not sailors;they were soldiers, who wereterrified already of their NorthAtlantic voyage.

Some jumped into life-boats, overcrowding them tothe points of capsizing. Somerafts were frozen; some life-boats could not be loweredbecause of the severe list.More problems ensued whensome rafts that were droppedfloated away before soldierscould get into them.

Throughout the chaos, fourArmy chaplains brought hopeand calm: Rev. George Fox,Methodist; Rabbi AlexanderD. Goode, Jewish; Rev. JohnP. Washington, Catholic; and

Rev. Clark V. Poling, DutchReformed.

Quickly and quietly, theyspread out among the terrifiedsoldiers on the listing vessel.They tried to calm the fright-ened, minister to thewounded, and point the disori-ented toward safety.

In their rush to go topside,many GI’s had forgotten theirjackets. The chaplains locateda supply in a deck locker andpassed them out. When the binwas empty they pulled offtheir own and made soldiersput them on.

Only two of the 14 life-boats actually made it into theicy seas. The four chaplainsremained on the ship’s slanteddeck, standing together, armslinked, heads bowed in prayer,as the Dorchester slipped be-neath the waves, scarcely 20minutes after the attack.

Two of the Coast Guardships in the escort rescued 200from the frigid waters, whilethe third Coast Guard shipforged on, toward Greenland,protecting the two other shipsleft in the convoy.

The chaplains’ four facesappeared on old 3-centstamps. Perhaps the U.S. PostOffice should reprint thatstamp as a reminder that dif-fering religions should reachout to all rather than trying tohurt non-members. More im-portantly, these four chaplainsshould be given considerationfor being posthumouslyawarded the presidentialMedal of Honor, thus joiningthe only chaplain for receiv-ing that distinction, Fr. JosephO’Callahan S.J., a Roxburykid and BC High grad, as-signed to the ill-fated carrierU.S.S. Ben Franklin.

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STILL ONTHE FENCE

To the Editor:After well over a year on the

table, the local city councilorhas remained perched on thefence regarding the proposal toimplant a massive apartmentcomplex on the edge of SpragueSt. in the midst of the Readvilleneighborhood. One must won-der what question he’s still

looking to have answered. At aneighborhood meeting this pastsummer his staff person wasquestioned about this circum-stance and he responded loudlythat the councilor was waitingfor more feedback from thewhole neighborhood and notjust those of us that have beenactive in the situation. Well, thatsounded like a challenge so werapidly petitioned each and ev-

ery household in the commu-nity and acquired hundreds ofsignatures from those opposedto this proposal. Each of theresidents signed a petition thatstated a request to keep this areazoned light industrial ratherthan changing the zoning toaccommodate this mammothcomplex. In the end, it wasshowed that 89 percent wereopposed, 9 percent were un-aware of the subject or neededmore information, 2 percentwere not opposed. The coun-cilor has been presented all thepages and has witnessed thehundreds from the neighbor-hood in opposition at the BRAmeetings and yet he remainsstraddled on the fence.

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We survived the State of the Union his week. Notthat there was anything unusual about the speech. Itwas a perfectly partisan affair, as expected, and as isthe case every year.

Saying we “survived” the speech is a bit unfair. Whatwe “survived” was the choice and ability to not loginto Facebook or Twitter for fear the deluge of onlinehate mail would wash over us. All that hate is, frankly,unseemly and more than a bit boring in its predictabil-ity.

But that is all people know how to do these days.Even something as fluffy, meaningless, and cute isbound to trigger someone (whether that triggering isreal or staged). Tom Brady, quarterback supreme, hadthe gall and audacity to give his young daughter acameo in the Facebook documentary he is rolling outin chapters. So, of course, one of the goons with a mi-crophone at a local sports talk station had to target her.

Dissect the situation a bit. The problem isn’t thelittle girl. The problem isn’t even Tom Brady, as be-loved a sports hero as this city has ever seen. Nope. Itwas a case of trying to be a “hot take” that stands outamong the boring pleasantries that accompany wide-eyed Super Bowl coverage. Even the remarkable pros-pect of earning a sixth championship ring had to takea backseat this week to the disgruntled sarcasm of amicrophone jockey. It is hard to imagine a more ri-diculous example of the Social Media obsessed timeswe live in than how far and wide one stupid commenthas travelled and how much discussion it has received.

On an unrelated topic, we pose a question. Hasflooding in Boston always been this bad and frequent?We know that even a full moon can send water wash-ing over Morrissey Boulevard. There are pockets ofpotential flooding in nearly every neighborhood.

What we are struggling to remember is how bad theFort Point Channel area, and much of Downtown Bos-ton and the waterfront, used to get. If memory serves,the parking lot of the former nightclub in the Fort pointarea used to be a bit of a nightmare. But why, we ask,is flooding rampant along Seaport Boulevard, AtlanticAvenue, Causeway Street, and even parts of Dorchester.This is not just a matter of overwhelmed storm drains.There is a virtual river running down these streets.

Maybe it was always bad, but to our best recollec-tion things are much worse these days. Is the over-de-velopment of the Waterfront to blame? City officialsneed to stop shrugging off these post-storm disastersand determine the cause of this frequent nightmare. Wehave seen the warning signs of something much biggerand disastrous afoot. We cannot afford to look the otherway and whistle past (a very waterlogged) graveyard.


GBANA talks Roxbury Prep,development and new businesses

Ariane KAriane KAriane KAriane KAriane KomomomomomyyyyyatiatiatiatiatiStaff Reporter

The Greater Belgrade AvenueNeighborhood Association, Inc.(GBANA) held their first-evermeeting on Jan. 24 at the Area E-5 Boston Police Station in WestRoxbury. The meeting was at-tended by residents, communitymembers, District E-5 Police Of-ficers, and Boston City Councilmembers Annissa Essaibi-George, Matt O’Malley, and TimMcCarthy.

Members said the purpose ofthe GBANA is to “maintain andimprove the physical and environ-mental conditions, town services,social relations, and general qual-ity of life in the neighborhood,”explained Director BrunoGiordano. He said they formed theassociation because they believednot enough people are informedabout local news. Giordano saidhe and much of the membershipfelt that residents were not as in-formed as they could be on issuessuch as new businesses, the clos-ing of businesses, construction,etc. Many residents mentionedthat they learn about communityupdates via Facebook.

“Facebook is great, but not ev-erybody has Facebook,” remarkedDirector Brian O’Connell.

“The reason we came togetheris because we have similar inter-ests about this neighborhood, andhave realized there is no WestRoxbury/Roslindale association,”stated Giordano. “We want toserve as a collective voice.”

One community memberclaimed he was surprised to hear

about a joint West Roxbury andRoslindale association.

“When I first moved here, itwas my understanding people inRoslindale didn’t want anythingto do with West Roxbury people,”he joked.

GBANA Treasurer and Direc-tor Sara Harold addressed recenturban planning and developmentof the Belgrade area.

The Boston Planning and De-velopment Agency (BPDA) ap-proved a four-story, 18-residentialunit project at 400 Belgrade Ave.(the current site of a long-vacantgas station). The constructiondates are to be determined.

At 1789 Centre St. in WestRoxbury, the project will consistof four stories, 16 residential units,one office space, and 29 parkingspots. The project has been ap-proved by the BPDA and is set tobe complete this summer.

“Lots of apartments meanslots of traffic,” commented oneresident.

Many community memberswere eager to discuss the proposedCharter School, Roxbury Prep.Officials from the school havepreviously considered having an860-student school located at 361Belgrade Ave. CouncilorO’Malley told residents that theschool plans to submit plans to theBPDA within the next fewweeks.

Neighbors believe this spot isthe “wrong site for a school” andwill cause a lot of unnecessarytraffic.

“The numbers the schoolgave us regarding traffic, buses,and public transportation do notseem reasonable,” McCarthysaid.

O’Malley and McCarthy saidthey are currently against theproject, but said they “cannotspeak for the mayor.”

Officer Edward Roach readmembers a three month policereport for the Belgrade area. Re-ports included several robberies,house break-ins, larcenies, andcar break-ins.

“Most cars that are brokeninto were left unlocked,” Roachsaid. “Most locked cars that arebroken into have valuables leftin plain sight.”

One resident commented onthe traffic violations on the WestRoxbury Parkway, includingspeeding and cars running redlights. Other community mem-bers mentioned the low numberof State Police Officers in thearea.

Another hot topic was theopenings and closings of busi-nesses in Roslindale Square. Arestaurant named “Shaking Sea-food” will be opening in Aprilacross from Adams Park. Theeatery will feature a fusion ofCajun and Vietnamese seafoodand is currently seeking to obtaina liquor license.

Unleashed by Petco hasclosed, and the building has beenpurchased, although it is unclearwho has acquired it.

Any person over 16 years ofage who resides in or who ownsresidential property within theGreater Belgrade Avenue Neigh-borhood Association area is eli-gible to become a member. Thereis currently no charge to becomea member, and members will beable to vote in future meetings.For more information, visitwww.GBANA.org.

Residents came out for the first meeting of a dual Roslindale and WestRoxbury neighborhood group.

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Charles River Spring Valley Neighborhood Association, as well as theWest Roxbury Civic Improvement Association (WRCIA).”

WRCIA Vice President Tim Sullivan said they were informed ofBeacon’s promise to remain medicinal. The WRNC almost decided torescind its support for the facility when Beacon representatives saidthey did not want to discount a recreational license, as it would allowthem to sell what would amount to over-the-counter balms and salveswithout an interested party having to get a prescription, but Beaconheld true. Sullivan said he hopes they continue, and that either he orWRCIA President Marty Keogh will be present at the hearing when itis scheduled.

“As long we stick to the letter and they promise they’re going tostick to medicinal sales, then I have no opposition to it,” Sullivan said.“My big thing was, we were hearing from other people that they weregoing to try to expand to recreational marijuana and the WRCIA wastotally against that so we only submitted a letter of non opposition aslong as they stuck to their word.”

All the neighborhood organizations voted not to oppose on thecondition that it would be a medicinal facility and Sullivan said that hewas glad, as it would remove the possibility of a future recreationalfacility in the neighborhood, and since Dedham has put a moratoriumon recreational facilities, it doesn’t seem likely that a cross town com-petitor will add to that either.

“It sets that buffering zone where you can’t have a future medicalor recreational or any other kind of marijuana dispensary within a halfa mile and at least it’s medicinal and that will eliminate any otheroptions of another marijuana dispensary coming in that zone,” Sullivansaid.

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Airbnb ordinance could run into problems


Boston Mayor Marty Walshproposed last week a new city or-dinance that would help to regu-late the city’s growing short-termrental market, best known to con-sumers through Airbnb.

The regulations would putmore of a burden on corporatehousing interests than residentstrying to make some extra cashwith extra rooms, and would, inhis words, help keep a lid on thecity’s rent prices.

The ordinance proposes newfees on three tiers, which are alimited share unit, which consistsof a private bedroom or sharedspace in the operator’s primaryresidence, in which the operatoris present during the rental. Thefee associated with this classifi-cation would be $25 per year. Ahome share unit would consist ofa whole unit available for a short-term rental at the primary resi-dence of the operator (unit inwhich operator resides for at leastnine months out of a 12-monthperiod). The fee associated withthis classification is $100 peryear. The last, and probably mostcontroversial designation wouldbe the investor unit, which con-sists of an entire unit availablefor a short-term rental in a wholedwelling that is non-owner andnon-tenant occupied. The fee as-sociated with this classificationis $500 per year.

The ordinance would also re-quire Airbnb to register each unitwith the city and each unit wouldhave to be in compliance with lo-cal codes and prohibit any unitwith outstanding housing, sani-

tary, building, fire or zoning-codeviolations from being listed.

Enforcement becomes aproblem, however, and District1 City Councilor and former Of-fice of Housing Stability DeputyDirector Lydia Edwards said thecouncil will definitely have to digdeep in that regard when discuss-ing this ordinance. She said thecity’s Inspectional Services De-partment (ISD) would be incharge of enforcement for bothunits registered to any particularshort-term rental company andthe condition of those dwellings.

“ISD has readily admittedthat is a daunting task alreadywith housing unit complianceand now we’re going to be add-ing another layer of investigationfor ISD,” she said.

Downtown NeighborhoodAlliance Treasurer ArturoGossage has been working onthis issue for a while inChiantown, trying just to iden-tify current short-term rentalunits. He has said in previousmeetings and statements thatsometimes, whole buildings canbe dedicated to short-term rent-als, essentially destroying the gigeconomy intent of the idea andturning it into illegal hotels runby corporate interests.

Gossage said that the recentlegislation passed in San Fran-cisco – a city with still with thehighest rent in the country asBoston has fallen from third tofifth in 2018 according toApartmentlist.com – could workto help Boston to regulate short-term rentals in a better, if not per-fect way. The rental company, inthis case Airbnb, registers eachunit with the city through the en-

tity renting the space, with simi-lar regulations as those proposedby Walsh, but though Walsh’sproposal uses taxes and registra-tion to keep a lid on the short-term rental market, while in SanFrancisco, registration requiresliability insurance, building andhousing standards compliance,condo board agreements and co-operative housing rules.

Both Edwards and At-LargeCity Councilor Michelle Wustated they oppose the idea thatan investment class will just al-ways be something the city hasto deal with in short-term rent-als, and said that the 90-day limitof renting – as proposed by theordinance – would still allowcorporate interests to both makea boatload of money and keepthose units off the market – short-term and long-term – for 270days. She said that if a corporateinterest wanted to continue andjust do short-term rentals for$205 a night for 90 nights maxi-mum, that’s still $18,450 ofyearly income. Keeping that unitoff the long-term market wouldalso artificially inflate rent costsin the city, something Walshstated this ordinance is trying tostop.

“You take that $18,450 anddivide it by 12, that’s a monthlyrent of $1,500,” she said. “What’sthe incentive for me to not justdo Airbnb, even if it is 90 days?I’m really concerned about that...I am also concerned about legiti-matizing and assuming we havea whole corporate class statusand level for short-term rentals.”


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

In gratitude for helping me.—K.P.

PRAYER TO ST. RITAPray for us St. Rita and assistus in our needs, that we mayface all seemingly impossibletasks with faith, patience, andcourage each day.

Holy patroness of those inneed, St. Rita, as humble, pure,and patient, whose pleadingsare almost irresistible to God,obtain for us our requests(favors), be gracious toward usfor the greater glory of God.Amen.

In Thanksgiving, K.P.

CITYWIDE

MPO MEETINGMPO meeting takes place on

Thursday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m. Lo-cated at the State TransportationBuilding at 10 Park Plaza • Con-ference Rooms 2 & 3

Estimated duration: twohours and 45 minutes, expectedending at 12:45 p.m. PleaseNote: This meeting will be pre-ceded by a Unified PlanningWork Program (UPWP) Com-mittee meeting beginning at 9a.m.

VALENTINE’S DAY COMESEARLY TO ONE OF THE“MOST ROMANTICPLACES” IN BOSTON

Christopher Columbus ParkTrellis Becomes a Tunnel ofLove on Feb. 10, 2018. The trel-lis will be decorated for the en-tire month of February withcupids and lighted hearts, and onSaturday, Feb. 10, each end ofthe trellis will become a heart-shaped entrance, with five-foot-

tall, handmade “conversationhearts” lining the walkway. Visi-tors who venture into the Tunnelof Love should expect a few sur-prises as well.

The event is free and open tothe public. Valentine’s Day visi-tors are invited to tag @foccp intheir Columbus Park Valentine’sDay photos. #lovefoccp.FOCCP’s Art Curator, RobynReed, created the Valentine’sDay-inspired trellis design. “Co-lumbus Park is gorgeous year-round, but by February, we allneed some extra beauty to get usthrough the end of winter,” Reedsaid. “I look forward to seeingmany happy couples walkinghand-in-hand under the hearts.”

ALLSTON/BRIGHTON

ESL CLASSAn ESL conversation group

meets at 12:30 p.m. every Mon-day. Come practice your lan-guage skills in an informal andfriendly setting with other newEnglish speakers.

HARVARD CAREERS INCONSTRUCTION INFOR-MATION SESSIONS FORA L L S TO N - B R I G H T O NRESIDENTS

Are you considering a careerin the building trades but don’thave any experience? TheHarvard Careers in ConstructionProgram (HCCP) provides train-ing, resources, mentoring, workexperience, and job search assis-tance in preparation for theBuilding Pathways Program andBuilding Trade Apprenticeships.HCCP aims to help participant’ssecure gainful, long-term em-ployment in the construction in-dustry. You must be an Allston-Brighton resident or Ed Portalmember to participate. Join usfor an information session tolearn more and apply!

Please sign up by visitinghttps://edportal.harvard.edu/event/harvard-careers-construc-tion-information-session

Event takes place on Wednes-day, Feb. 7, 2018, 6 to 7 p.m. lo-cated at Harvard Ed Portal, 224Western Ave., Allston

BEGINNING INTERNETCLASS/MYSTIFIED BYTHE NET? DON’T KNOWHOW TO SURF?

Help is available on a one onone basis to get you started. Call

for an appointment and ask forAlan Brighton Branch Library/40 Academy Hill Rd./ (617) 782-6032.

HYDE PARK

FREE DROP-INHOMEWORK HELP

Boston Public Library loca-tions offer free after-schoolhomework help and mentorshipprovided by trained, high-achiev-ing high school students. Home-work Help is available Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs-day afternoons between 3:30 and5:30 p.m., Sept. 18 through May24. Open to students in gradesK-8. No registration is required.Program is not available on Bos-ton Public School holidays,early-release days, or long week-ends. Homework Help mentortrainings provided by HarvardUniversity’s Public School Part-nerships Team, the developers ofSmartTalk, a program that usesresearch-based tools, strategies,and resources to support studentsduring homework time.

RESERVATION RD. PARKCOMMUNITY MEETING

The Boston Parks and Rec-reation Department invites thepublic to the second in a seriesof meetings to discuss upcomingimprovements to ReservationRoad Park located at 151 Reser-vation Road in Hyde Park. Welook forward to hearing yourthoughts on the renovation ofthis park including the skate

park, artificial turf field, naturalareas, and parking lot. For fur-ther information or to requestmeeting translation services,please call (617) 961-3019.

Meeting takes place onWednesday, Feb. 7 from 6:30p.m. to 8 p.m. Located at theBCYF Hyde Park CommunityCenter 1179 River St., Hyde Park

WEST ROXBURYROSLINDALE

BOSTON’S WARD 20DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

Boston’s Ward 20 Demo-cratic Caucus will be Saturday,Feb. 3 at 9:30 a.m. at the Area E-5 Police Community Room(1708 Centre St. West Roxbury).The caucus is being held to electdelegates to the June 2 Demo-cratic State Convention inWorcester.

The caucus is open to all reg-istered Democrats residing inBoston’s Ward 20.

Doors to the caucus open at9 a.m.

MAYOR MARTIN J. WALSHAND BOSTON PUBLICLIBRARY HOST SECONDCOMMUNITY MEETINGON DESIGN FORROSLINDALE BRANCHRENOVATION

Under the leadership ofMayor Martin J. Walsh, and to-gether with the Mayor’s Officeof Neighborhood Services andCity of Boston’s Public FacilitiesDepartment, the Boston PublicLibrary will host the secondcommunity advisory commit-

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A Racism in Boston (RIB)meet-up was held on Jan. 29 atthe River Grille. This is the firstRIB meeting to take place inHyde Park.

RIB meet-ups are small, in-formal neighborhood meet-upsto discuss Racism in Boston andgetting to know “others not likeus” in local communities. Thesemeetings were sparked by theBoston Globe’s Spotlight Serieson Racism in Boston printed lastDecember.

The meeting was held by co-organizer Quaime Lee, a 30-yearresident of Hyde Park whoworks in the Boston area, andAndy Ober, Pastor of HighrockSouthwest Boston Church.

“We want to hear stories,build relationships, and get feed-back from the community,”Ober said.

Lee encouraged attendees todiscuss what racism in Bostonmeans personally, and to talkwith each other about race anddiversity in Boston. Lee de-scribed the meet-up as “prettyinformal” and encouraged dis-cussion within small groups.

“Challenge yourself in newways,” he told participants.

Ober discussed howchurches try and help heal ra-cial tension, but also how theyhave cause racial divide over thepast years. He quoted Martin

Luther King, Jr.: “Sunday morn-ing is the most segregated hourof Christian America.”

Others discussed why Bos-ton is known as the “most racistcity.”

One mother, who is a parentto interracial children, told hergroup that she wants “her kidsto grow up with a healthy senseof identity.” She said she wantedto learn more about the racialhistory of Boston, like eventssuch as the Boston Busing Cri-sis.

One attendee was in kinder-garten during the Boston BusingCrisis. She recalls people throw-ing rocks at her bus, and did notunderstand why people were try-ing to stop her and her friendsfrom getting an education.

“Unfortunately, in this dayand age, we still have to discussthese issues,” remarked the Hyde

Park native. “A lot of tensionshave been brought to the surfaceduring this Trump era.”

Some people noted the“white flight” (the move of whitecity-dwellers to the suburbs toescape the influx of minorities)within the Boston Public Schoolsystems. Minorities make up 80percent of Boston Public Schoolstudents, possibly due to the factthat many white families choseto send their children to privateschools.

Another participant discussedrocks being thrown at his housewhen he moved to a majoritywhite part of Boston back in the1990s.

“These conversations are longoverdue,” noted one attendee.

For more information on RIB,visit the Racism in Boston (RIB)Spotlight Series Meet-Ups groupon Facebook.

A few dozen Hyde Park residents came out for the first meeting of Rac-ism in Boston on Monday night.

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DeathsCUSSEN

Kathleen C. (Joyce) ofGlastonbury, Conn., formerly ofReadville, and Dublin, Irelandpassed away on Jan. 25, 2018.Daughter of the late Joseph andRoseanna (Flood) Joyce. Be-loved wife of the late John J.Cussen. Devoted mother ofTheresa Sheppard and her hus-band Robert of New Jersey, JohnCussen and his wife Mary Ellenof Virginia, Elizabeth Burnhamand her husband Daniel of Con-necticut, and Joseph Cussen ofConnecticut. Loving grand-mother of Brian Sheppard, andJack, Tom, and Bill Cussen. Sis-ter of Kiernan (Tess) Joyce,Johnny Joyce, and sister in lawPeg Joyce all of Dublin, Ireland,sister in law Catherine “Dolly”and Con Kelly of Belmont,Mass. Predeceased by herbrother Frank Joyce and sister inlaw Carmel Joyce. Survived bymany loving nieces and nephewshere and in Ireland. A visitationwas held at the P.E. Murray - F.J.Higgins, George F. Doherty &Sons Funeral Home 2000 Cen-tre St. West Roxbury. A FuneralMass was in St. Theresa of AvilaChurch, West Roxbury. Inter-ment was at St. Joseph Cemetery,West Roxbury.

FINNMichael C. Age 45 of West

Roxbury, died suddenly on Jan.20, 2018. Beloved son of Joan(O’Connor) Finn of WestRoxbury and the late Thomas A.Finn. Brother of Kevin, Maryand her husband Thomas Ashe,Thomas C. and his fiancée Jes-sica Lopez and Joanne and herhusband Paul Canavan all ofWest Roxbury. Sorely misseduncle of Kelsey, Brendan, Kevin,James, Siobhan, Mary Kate,Connor and Thomas. Also sur-vived by many loving aunts,uncles, and cousins here and inIreland. Funeral was from theWilliam J. Gormley FuneralHome, 2055 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. Interment was at St.Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flow-ers, donations in Michael’smemory may be made St. JudeChildren’s Research, 501 St.Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105or at stjude.org.

HARDING

Rosa M. Of Roslindalepassed away on Jan. 26, 2018.Beloved wife of the late JosephF. Harding (M/Sgt. USAF Ret.)

Devoted mother of PatrickHarding, Kathleen Parlee and herhusband Doug, and JosephHarding Jr. all Roslindale, andthe late Michael Harding. Lov-ing grandmother of Christopher,Michael, Lilly, Maddie, and Miaand great-grandmother of Logan.Funeral was from the P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F.Doherty & Sons Funeral Home,2000 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. A Funeral Mass wasin St. John Chrysostom Church,West Roxbury. Interment was atSt. Joseph Cemetery, WestRoxbury. Guestbookpemurrayfuneral.com. P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins George F.Doherty & Sons West Roxbury617-325-2000

KELLY

Bernard M. Retired BostonPolice Officer Of West Roxbury,formerly of Jamaica Plain, Jan.24. Beloved son of the late Tho-mas M. and Josephine(Connolly) Kelly. Brother ofMary P. Bartsch and her husbandPaul of South Dennis, John F.Kelly and his wife Lee of Land-o-Lakes, Fla., Joseph D. Kellyand his wife Linda of Tucson,Airz., Paul G. Kelly and his wifeLinda of Mansfield, Ann L. Kellyof South Dennis, and the lateThomas and Richard Kelly. Alsosurvived by many loving niecesand nephews. Bernard was agraduate of Newman Prep. Fu-neral was from the P.E. Murray-F.J. Higgins, George F. Dohertyand Sons Funeral Home, 2000Centre St. A Funeral Mass wasin St. Theresa Church, WestRoxbury. Interment was at Mt.Benedict Cemetery, WestRoxbury.

LAVOIECatherine F. (Mulry) Of

Tewksbury, formerly of WestRoxbury, Jan. 16, 2018. Belovedwife of the late Eugene Lavoie.Loving mother of EdwardLavoie and his wife Teresa ofTewksbury and the late EugeneLavoie. She is survived by herdaughter-in-law, StephanieLavoie, of Florida. Cherishedgrandmother of Dennis and hiswife Aine of Nashua, N.H.,Daniel and his wife April ofBridgewater, Michelle and herhusband Micheal Housman ofDracut and Susan Lavoie ofBurlington. She is also survived

by many great-grandchildren andher very special niece, MarieMaguire. Relatives and friendsvisited with the family in theWilliam J. Gormley FuneralHome, 2055 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. Interment followedin New Calvary Cemetery. In lieuof flowers, donations inCatherine’s memory may bemade to the American Heart As-sociation, 300 5th Ave.,Waltham, MA 02451 or atheart.org. For directions andg u e s t b o o k ,www.gormleyfuneral.com. Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600

LEYDONMary E. Of Mission Hill, 85,

passed away peacefully on Jan.21, 2018 at the Beth Israel Dea-coness Medical Center in Bos-ton. Mary was the eldest daugh-ter of the late Daniel J. Leydonand Elizabeth M. (McDonough)Leydon of Mission Hill. She issurvived by her loving brotherThomas G. Leydon of Holbrookand predeceased by her dear sis-ter, Ann M. (Leydon) Knight,devoted brother Joseph D.Leydon and loving sister Jean F.(Leydon) Mattson. Mary is alsosurvived by her dear sister-in-lawDoris Leydon of Woburn andmany devoted nieces and neph-ews who will miss her greatly.Mary was a teacher in the Bos-ton Public Schools for over 41years, teaching at the MartinMilmore Elementary School forseveral years before moving upto the middle school level at theWilliam Howard Taft MiddleSchool in Brighton as both ateacher and administrator. Visit-ing hours were held at the Rob-ert J. Lawler and Crosby FuneralHome, 1803 Centre Street,WEST ROXBURY, MA 02132A Funeral Mass was held at theBasilica of Our Lady of Per-petual Help (Mission Church).The interment followed immedi-ately after the funeral at the NewCalvary Cemetery in Roslindale,MA. Donations in Mary’smemory may be made to theMission Grammar Fund in sup-port of the Mission GrammarSchool of Our Lady of PerpetualHelp, 94 St. Alphonsus St.,Roxbury, MA 02120. Completeobituary atlawlerfuneralhome.com

McGEEJoan P. (Flavin) Of West

Roxbury, Jan. 27, 2018. Belovedwife of John E. McGee. Lovingand devoted mother of BobbyMcGee and his wife Siobhan ofNorwood and the late StevenMcGee. Cherished Nana ofJohnathan and Bobby, Jr. ofNorwood. Also survived bymany nieces and nephews. Fu-neral was from the William J.Gormley Funeral Home, 2055

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Centre Street, WESTROXBURY. A Funeral Servicewas in the Funeral Home. In lieuof flowers, donations in Joan’smemory may be made to the Na-tional Multiple Sclerosis Society,P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY10163 or atnationalmssociety.org. For direc-tions and guestbookwww.gormleyfuneral.com. Wil-liam J. Gormley Funeral Service617-323-8600

McLAUGHLINGertrude F. Of West

Roxbury, Jan. 25, 2018. Beloveddaughter of the late Grace M.(Sullivan) McLaughlin. Belovedand admired by an extraordinaryextended family of four genera-tions of cousins, lifelong friends,new acquaintances and care giv-ers touched by her good humor,sprit, and faith that better dayslie ahead for all. Visiting hourswas in the Robert J. Lawler &Crosby Funeral Home, 1803Centre St., WEST ROXBURY.A Mass of Christian burial wascelebrated in the Holy NameChurch, Tuesday. Interment wasat St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieuof flowers, donations may bemade in Gertrude’s memory tothe Holy Name Church, 1689Centre St., W. Roxbury, 02132.www.lawlerfuneralhome.com

OLBRYSFrank Retired Detective,

BPD, of Hyde Park, Jan. 20,2018. Beloved husband of MaryE. (Geishecker) Olbrys. Devotedfather of Joseph E. Olbrys andhis wife Barbara of Dedham,Karen E. Milo and her husbandDavid of Rowley, Anne P.Olbrys, and James F. Olbrys andhis wife Patricia Ann ofNorwood. Loving grandfather ofKariane Gentry, Amanda Olbrys,Jillian Olbrys, Megan Olbrys,and Ava Milo. Brother of LillianPeluso of Lynn. Also survived bynumerous nieces and nephews.Visiting hours was at the GeorgeF. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Can-non Funeral Home, 456 High St.,DEDHAM. Funeral was fromthe funeral home followed by aFuneral Mass in St. AnneChurch, Readville. Intermentwas in Knollwood MemorialPark, Canton. Online guestbookand directions at gfdoherty.com.George F. Doherty & SonsDedham 781-326-0500

PIEROWAY

May “Nana May” Age 85. Alifelong resident and former“mayor” of Roslindale, died Jan.22, 2018 peacefully at home sur-rounded by family, after a year-long battle with pancreatic can-cer. Beloved wife of the late Rob-ert B. Pieroway. Devoted motherof Robert J.Pieroway (Ret. Sgt.BPD) and his wife MariePieroway of Roslindale, andSharon (Pieroway) Ellis ofFranklin. Sister Kenneth Westand his wife Jean of WestRoxbury/Franklin, Lois Morse ofEast Bridgwater, Edna Buckleyof Wilbraham and the late Rob-ert, Warren and Donald West.Loving grandmother of MathewR. Pieroway (BPD) and his wife

Jessica Pieroway, Richard B.Pieroway and his wife Hillary,Nicole M. Pieroway, Ryan Ellisand his wife Amanda GarrodEllis and Amanda Ellis. Maywas a loving women with a car-ing heart, fondly known to allas “Nana May,” survived byseven great-grandchilden andalso many nieces and nephews.May dedicated her life to herfamily and community, was avery active member of theRoslindale Community. Mem-ber of the Roslindale Paradecommittee for over 25 years,was the 2004 Grand Marshallof the Roslindale Parade,which she was so proud of.Retired from City of BostonParking and Transportation anda long time member of the Ho-tel and Restaurant union Local26. Funeral was from the P.E.Murray - F.J. Higgins, GeorgeF. Doherty & Sons FuneralHome, 2000 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. Interment was atSt. Joseph Cemetery (St. JamesApostle), West Roxbury. Ex-pressions of sympathy may bemade in May’s memory to“Cops for kids with Cancer”Canton Police Dept. 1492Washington St. Canton, MA02021. For directions andg u e s t b o o kpemurrayfuneral.com P.E.

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ROONEYRobert M. Of Roslindale,

died suddenly Jan. 26, 2018.Beloved husband of Sheryle(Groves) Rooney. Cherishedfather of Jacquelyn Decker andher husband Robert of Millisand the late Suzanne L.Rooney. Loving grandfather ofAva Grace Decker. Son ofKathleen (Higgins) and thelate John Rooney. Brother ofJohn Rooney of New Hamp-shire. A Funeral Mass forBobby will be celebrated in St.John Chrysostom Church,4750 Washington St., WestRoxbury on Thursday, Feb. 1,2018 at 10 o’clock. Relativesand friends are kindly invitedto attend. In lieu of flowers,donations in Bobby’s memorymay be made to Ryan’s An-gels, 74 Pine Ridge Rd., Read-ing, MA 01867 or atryansangels.com. Forguestbook, please visi t :www.gormleyfunera l .comWilliam J. Gormley FuneralService 617-323-8600

SAVIOLIAlexander M., Jr. Marine

Vietnam Veteran Of WestRoxbury, Jan. 22, 2018. Be-loved husband of Jayne E.

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Prayer to the Blessed Virgin(Never known to fail!)

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt.Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assist mein this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea,help me and show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heaven and Earth,I humbly beseech thee from thebottom of my heart to succor me inmy necessity (make request). Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh Mary, conceived withoutsin, pray for us who have recourse tothee (three times). Holy Mary, I placethis cause in your hands (threetimes). Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days and then you mustpublish and it will be granted to you.

Grateful thanks. —K.P.

(Nisbet). Devoted father of Jo-seph J. and his wife Lauren ofWestford and Alexander M. IIIand his wife Laura of Nashua,N.H., devoted son ofAlexander M. Savioli ofHarwich, Mass. & Florida, andthe late Anna (Donovan), lov-ing grandfather of Giulianaand Tatum. Brother of GaetanoSavioli of Kentucky, brother-in-law of Lynda and her hus-band Buddy Packer ofDorchester, William Nisbet ofFlorida and his late wifeCorinne Nisbet, Ron Nisbetand his wife Jane Muto ofFramingham, Arthur Nisbetand his wife Joan Nisbet ofFlorida, Ed Nisbet of Hudsonand his late wife Janice, andthe late John Nisbet. Also sur-vived by many nieces, neph-ews & caregivers. Funeral wasfrom the PE Murray, George F.Doherty & Sons Funeral Home,2000 Centre St., WESTROXBURY. A Mass of ChristianBurial was at St. JohnChrysostom Church, 4750 Wash-ington St., West Roxbury. Ma-rine Vietnam Veteran, RollingThunder & Bridges for Fallen.Expressions of sympathy may bemade in Alexander’s memory tothe Bridges for Fallen, 12Windsor Way, Harwich, MA02645.For directions &guestbook pemurray.com PEMurray-FJ Higgins


council president, succeedingRoslindale resident and at-large councilor Michelle Wu.

She is a key supporter ofthe Vision Zero program,which would implementmore speed bumps to curbspeeding and improve pedes-trian safety. One of her pre-vious positions was with theMassachusetts Department ofTransportation (MassDOT).

“I’ve already done walk-throughs of the business dis-trict,” McCarthy said, notinghis involvement withRoslindale Vil lage MainStreet (RVMS) and theLongfellow Area Neighbor-hood Association (LANA)over his past terms. “And weall have areas of expertise. Ifan environmental issuecomes up that I can’t solve,Matt (O’Malley) is the go-toguy. I work with Andrea(Campbell), as she is thevice-chair of the CommunityPreservation Committee andPublic Safety Committee,which I chair.”

O’Malley, who grew up inRoslindale, said he was in-spired to become involved inpoli t ics when his familyhosted a house party for then-City Council candidate andfuture Mayor Tom Menino.

“It’s my eighth year on theCouncil, despite my relativeyouth,” he said. In his mostrecent term, O’Malleypointed to his being able topass the citywide plastic bagrecycling ordinance and therenovation of the JamaicaPlain library.

Traffic safety, on the mainstreets as well as side streets,was a major focus. Part of theproblem, McCarthy noted, isthat people are speeding onthe side streets and using

them as cut-throughs.“Here Officer O’Mara

will stand in between twocars going 30 miles perhour,” he said. “He goesaround Kittredge, Glendowerand Poplar in a CrownVic(toria). The police areaware of the problem.”

Campbell responded thatshe, like her colleagues, hasput in budget requests forfunding for money for the Vi-sion Zero program. This pro-gram also hinders speedersby discouraging distracteddriving, such as motoristsusing cell phones and texting.

“However, we don’t wantto be fighting to share theseresources,” she said. “Itwould be great if these civicassociations could come to-gether and apply together forthese resources.”

If neighborhoods are notselected for the Vision Zeroprogram, Campbell stressedthat these areas may receivesome corrective changes.

“I did an executive hear-ing about this a year ago,”O’Malley said. “There is asense of urgency now.”

O’Malley also describedcreative initiatives like vir-tual speed bumps and “don’tblock the box” that are mak-ing an impact for pedestriansand safety vehicles.

Cliffmont Street, a sidestreet at the intersection ofCanterbury and Poplar streetsat the Sacred Heart School,was brought to McCarthy’sattention by new homeownerSondra Newman.

“The street is a mess,”Newman said. “There are al-ways cars speeding goingdown the street. Then thereare cars dumping in thatapartment building late atnight. And then we had thatbig flood when we lost ourwater for hours.”

A woman named Sarahsaid that, on the KeepRoslindale Quirky Facebookpage, “there is a picture ofTom Menino standing inRoslindale Square. Thestreetscape of RoslindaleSquare is exactly the same.Are they ever going to redoit?”

McCarthy responded witha qualified “yes.” However,because of the city’s limitedresources, it would take“magical Jedi forces” to getevery desired improvementmade.

Although there are manythings that could be improved,the city’s bridges have to bethe top priority, according toMcCarthy.

“The bridges haven’t beendone in decades,” he said. “Ifa bridge doesn’t get repaired,it’s going to go into the wa-

ter.”He also said that other

neighborhoods are upset be-cause Roslindale has had somany improvements to itsparks, the planned libraryrenovation, and the vibrantMain streets district.

Lisa Beatman ofRoslindale said that pedes-trian and traffic safety areequally important.

“If I see someone in acrosswalk, I am almost afraidto stop, because a car will tryto pass me on the right. I’veseen cops do it.”

“Don’t speak up all atonce,” she challenged thecouncilors.

“I want to see the term‘Boston driver’ become syn-onymous with safety and ci-vility,” O’Malley said. AreaE-5 police are very proactivein enforcing the road rules, ac-cording to O’Malley.

Beatman asked if morecould be done about drivereducation, whether in schoolsor in other avenues.

Robert Orthman, a WURsteering committee memberand a RVMS board member,discussed housing solutions,such as Air B&B and otherinitiatives.

“It was great to have Coun-cilor Campbell here, espe-cially now that she is thecouncil president,” Orthmansaid. “It was an opportunity toget an overview ofRoslindale’s needs morebroadly as the budgetary pro-cess begins and discretionaryfunding opportunities are dis-cussed.”

He added that these issueshave a significant impact onthe vitality on the businessdistrict and the surroundinghousing stock.

One of the main pointshe thought was importantwas the recen t ly imple-mented dedicated bus lane onWashington Street. Orthmansaid he hopes it will be ex-panded and replicated as“part of a transformative pro-cess.”

“The key to any meetingsuch as that is to ensure thateverybody knows that we areall rowing in the same direc-tion,” McCarthy said after themeeting. “Making Roslindalesafe for all people, whetherthey’re walking, driving orriding a bike, is crucial in anysuccessful neighborhood.

“As walking and bikingbecome more popular, thecity of Boston is going to ad-just to accommodate thosepeople as well as the drivers.In the very near future, wewill need to redesignRoslindale Village to makesure that it is safe for every-body.”

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[email protected] and we will do our best to get your questions answered.

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

Ask The Doctor2017 KIA Niro Touring

This hybrid/crossover hatchback seats four with comfort, plus has ample cargo room in the rear. Fold the backseats down and you get even more room. Under the hood, all maintenance points are clearly marked and there isplenty of room for access. The redesigned front grille and fascia look great; the doors open and close with a solid feeland sound. A look inside and you see a well-thought-out dash with easy to use controls (you do not need a collegedegree to understand how to operate them). There is a large, center 8-inch touchscreen display with multiplefunctions, including a Harman Kardon premium audio system. The dual zone heat/AC is controlled with a simpletemperature knob and two buttons for the fan speed. The center console houses the heating and cooling buttons forthe leather front seats as well as a button for the heated steering wheel. Some readers will think I have an obsessionwith a heated steering wheel – if you never drove a car with a heated wheel, you would not understand. It’s like nothaving A/C in the summer.

Steering hub controls are at your fingertips and the driver’s seat has power adjustments. A push-to-start button,blind spot detection, front/rear parking assist, rear cross traffic alert, power moon roof, power folding heatedoutside mirrors with turn signals, roof rails, rear spoiler and privacy glass, plus a lot more are all standard equip-ment. There is a 10-year/100,000 mile limited power train warranty, a 10-year/100,000 mile battery warranty, anda 5-year/60,000 mile limited basic warranty. All this and an EPA rating of 46 city, 40 highway, combined 43 MPG.Base price is $29,650 (destination fee: $895). The car has ample power and has a real 6-speed dual clutch automatictransmission. It is quiet over any road conditions and handles corners like a sportscar. There is one option that ourtest car had called the Advanced Technology Package for $1,900 that includes HID headlights that really light upthe road, autonomous emergency braking, forward collision warning, lane departure warning, smart cruise control,115-volt inverter, and wireless phone charger.

I never thought that KIA or any company could produce a quality car like this for $30,000. Other car manufactur-ers should take note of just how fine this car is.


ports to the contrary, customers will still be charged for theirlaundered clothing at all of its 17 store locations, two ofwhich, in West Roxbury and Allston, are in the City of Bos-ton.

“In the event that you do not pick up your garments onFriday, they will be transported to a central storage location,and made available at a later date,” Madoff said in a state-ment.

Zoots also confirmed that it will be finishing its homedelivery orders this week and will be delivering all garmentsfrom its central Brockton location by the end of the week.

Madoff said in separate statements that though they areworking to make sure that the company’s former employeesget paid, nothing is yet set in stone, even after employeessaw their last paychecks bounce. Madoff said he was hope-ful that money from Friday’s pickups could balance the booksin employees’ favor.

Many residents feel that they were not given good enoughwarning about the bankruptcy, and the company could havegiven advance warning to customers that it may shut down,but didn’t, presumably because executives thought that woulddecrease business further and prematurely cause bankruptcy.Many residents have pointed out that the company still pickedup home delivery clothing bags on Jan. 19, the same day itannounced its bankruptcy.

The lack of communication caused confusion on Jan. 19,when customers went to pick up their clothes to find all storesclosed, with no explanation on the stores themselves. Zootsrepresentatives and Madoff could not be reached for com-ment before the Bulletin’s deadline.

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raised about $16,000. ButCoyne said despite that deal,they haven’t been able to comeup with the funds.

“I’ve been going to the dio-cese begging them to forgivethat debt and they said abso-lutely not, because they knowwe have that money in thebank,” he said, adding that thecollaborative has about $6.5million saved at the currentmoment, which has in turn beenfunding the operational costs.Coyne said they raise about$10,000 a year on that interestfrom the bank.

Resident John McCormackpointed out that they could bedoing a lot more with some bet-ter investment.

“You have $6 million of in-vesting power,” he said.“You’ve got to get a much bet-ter interest rate, 5 percent per-haps even 10 percent in certaincircumstances. If we think ofthose percentages and look atthe money on account rightnow, we might be able to pullin $300,000 in interest incomealone every year.”

McCormack also said theycould put the funds into an en-dowment, which would dedi-cate the interest to specific in-terests dictated by the BHC.

“We’re losing out becausewe’re being told we’re not asuccessful parish and there’s astream of money out there thatwe’re not capturing,” he said.

Finance Director JohnMatthews said yes, they havethought of reinvestment in thepast to help ease the parish’sfinancial woes, but warned the

more potential return, the morepotential risk.

“The Finance Council willguide the process and the pas-tor on what we should do,” hesaid. “How risky do we wantto go? It’s not something thatI’m not in favor of, but it’s morea question of do we have peoplewho could help us to find thebest vehicles to invest in? I’mnot opposed to it, if you can tellme we have a better opportu-nity with this firm or that firmand we can pull money out ofit, we’re not tied to the archdio-ceses on that. Though I don’thave the expertise and wewould need people who do.”

One resident pointed outthat they would also have to payan investment broker to handlethe account.

“If you think they’re goingto work for $20,000 a yearyou’re sorely mistaken,” shesaid.

It was previously estimatedthat the church of MPB wouldneed about $5 million in re-pairs, which Coyne was notnecessarily opposed to payingwith the $6.5 million. But thoserenovations would close thechurch for a period of time, los-ing parishioner income. A planwas floated at a recent publicmeeting to renovate the top ofthe church into apartments topay for the renovations of thechurch, but residents pointedout at the meeting that solutionwould have the same problem.Resident Alex Thomas alsopointed out that the renovationsdon’t necessarily have to bedone in a single go.

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MPB Church continued from page 1“We just need a church

that’s not leaking right now,” hesaid. “If we just do it piecemealwe could do it. The windows,the paint, they’re both fine; wejust need the roof fixed. If wecould just start working, wecould do it, but everybody’sscared. So when you’re scaredyou’ve got to start doing thingsto get things going, and I’mscared to death we’re going tolose that church.”


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tee meeting to discuss the de-sign for the estimated $6.4mil l ion renovat ion of theRosl indale Branch onWednesday, Feb. 7, at 6:30p.m. at the branch’s locationat 4246 Washington St. Thearchitectural firm of LeersWeinzapfel Associates (LWA)will update the community onthe design progress to date,and how the new design willbetter serve the Roslindalecommunity and patrons of thelibrary. All are welcome.

More information on theRoslindale Branch renova-tion, including the presenta-t ion from the f irst designmeeting held this past fall,and additional capital projectscan be viewed viaw w w . b p l . o r g /branchcapitalprojects.

HEALTHY LIVINGSPEAKER SERIES

Dr. Jay Zampini will bediscuss ing how the spineworks when i t is workingwell, aging normally, and mal-functioning. Dr. Jay Zampiniis a spine specialist and surgeonat Brigham and Woman’s Hos-pital and the Brigham andWoman’s Faulkner Hospital. Asa spine specialist, Dr. Zampinitreats nearly all conditions thatcause back and neck pain aswell as those conditions thatcause compression of the nervesin the spine, such as sciatica,spinal stenosis, and arm pain.

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m.Light Dinner will be served.This is a free event.

Located at DeutschesAltenheim – German Center,2222 Centre St., West RoxburyFor more information: 617-325-1230FOCUS ON BROOK FARM

PHOTOGRAPHY ANDARTISTS’ EXHIBIT:DEADLINE EXTENDED

Brook Farm in WestRoxbury, the most influentialutopian community of 19th cen-tury America, has long inspiredwriters, artists, and intellectuals.New Brook Farm invites thecommunity to continue the tra-dition this winter by submittingphotos, artistic representations,prose, poetry, and musical worksinspired by this historic place tothe third annual FOCUS ONBROOK FARM event.

Due to this winter’s severeweather, the deadline for submis-sions is extended to Monday,Feb. 12.

New Brook Farm’s selectionteam will choose works that rep-resent the many faces of the sitefor public exhibition and perfor-mance. Photos of the site and ofworks inspired by the site will beexhibited at Brookline Bank,West Roxbury, from Feb. 25through March 24. All works willbe displayed and participants willbe honored at a reception thisspring, date to be announced. Inaddition, New Brook Farm willpost all works and images ofworks submitted on the website.

All works must have a con-nection to the Brook Farm siteand its history. Brook Farm His-toric Site is located at 670 BakerStreet, West Roxbury. Visit theNew Brook Farm website,newbrookfarm.org/focus-on-brook-farm-iii-deadline-ex-tended, for guidelines and instruc-tions for submitting your works.You may also [email protected] or call617-694-6407.

New Brook Farm, Inc. is anall-volunteer, non-profit organiza-tion. Its mission is to share infor-mation and raise awareness of the

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historical, social, archaeological,and environmental significance ofthe Brook Farm site, to promotethe arts and host communityevents while connecting visitorsto the beauty and history of BrookFarm, and to create a sustainabledemonstration farm on a smallportion of the site. Brook FarmHistoric site is owned by the Mas-sachusetts Department of Conser-vation and Recreation.

POETRY WORKSHOPSFOR ALL AGES

The Friends of the WestRoxbury Library are sponsoringa Poetry Workshops for all ages,led by Poet Mary Pinard. Dis-cover inspiration in everydaythings, memories of the past andhopes for the future. Learn andapply important tools for poets:vivid words, rhythmic sounds,lists and traditional forms. Spaceis limited, so please register to-day! To register by email, sendyour name, phone number and/oremail address, and session num-ber (below) to:[email protected] register at the front desk of theWest Roxbury Branch Library(1961 Centre St., West Roxbury).Workshop sessions will be heldSaturday, Jan. 27, with a poetryreading by workshop participantson Saturday, Feb. 3. Further de-tails below.

ONE-ON-ONE COMPUTERASSISTANCE

One-On-One Computer As-sistance are on Wednesdays from3-4 p.m. Please call 617-325-3147 to reserve a 30-minute in-formal session with a librarian.Bring your device or use a librarylaptop (library card required).Beginners are welcome. This isa free service.

to pick up after their pet... sothey have a nice little plasticbag and they don’t want tocarry it, and they’re not quitesure what to do.”

Cooke punctuated this bydescribing a recent catch ba-sin cleaning in Milton duringwhich about 1,000 bags of dogwaste were removed from it.

“And, obviously, theywere sort of well intentioned.They just weren’t adequatelyinformed,” he said.

Having clarified neighbor-hood catch basins drain di-rectly to the Neponset, Cookerecommended that residentstry to keep their yards cleanin order to reduce harmfulrunoff to storm drains as wellas not putting anything in thecatch basins that shouldn’t bein the river.

Additionally, he went overthe least polluting types ofroad salt (calcium magnesiumacetate (CMA) and calciumchloride) and the most corro-

FNHA continued from page 2sive (sodium chloride) as faras the winter months go.

Cooke also suggested ei-ther pouring water that hasbeen polluted in some way ei-ther down the sink or into thegrass.

“Nature has a pretty im-pressive capacity to cleanthings up if you give it achance,” he said.

He also advised that dump-ing can be reported to theBWSC.

In other FHNA news, acouple of zoning matters wereaddressed.

The owners of the propertyat 892 Metropolitan Ave. haveredrawn their plans, but thehouse is still scheduled to bemoved, with a new one to bebuilt next to it.

When new plans are filed,a new comment period will berequested.

Mike Stallings, the devel-oper of 101 Milton Ave. wentbefore the Association to de-

scribe his project: a proposed2,500 square foot Victorian re-quiring a frontage variance.

An abutters meeting hasbeen held at which, accordingto Tim McCarthy’s Commu-nity Liaison Steve Maguire,there were about 10 present withthe “majority in favor, two orthree opposed.”

A zoning hearing is scheduledfor March 6 at City Hall.

In additional announcements:The Boston Parks and Rec-

reation Department will hold ameeting at the Municipal Build-ing Community Center (1179River St.) on Wednesday, Feb. 7at 6:30 p.m. regarding the Reser-vation Road Skate Park renova-tions.

Officer Matt Conley was an-nounced as the newest additionto the community police contin-gent for Area E-18.

The Fairmount Hill Neigh-borhood Association will nextmeet on Wednesday, Feb 21.

Legals

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE DOCKET No.SU17P2573EA

Estate of: Renee C. Aprille Suffolk DivisionAlso Known As:Date of Death: March 9, 2017

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition ofPetitioner Denise M. Tierney of Hyde Park, MA

a Will has been admitted to informal probateDenise M. Tierney of Hyde Park, MA

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

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

Hyde Park Bulletin, 02/01/2018

CITY OF BOSTON

To the Public Safety CommissionCommittee on LicensesBuilding Department Boston, MA December 28, 2017

APPLICATION

For the lawful use of the herein-described building, and other structure, application ishereby made for a permit to erect a private - garage with 113 parking spaces located inan underground garage at 3686-3688 Washington St.

and also for a license to use the land on which such building or structure is/ or is/ to besituated for the KEEPING - STORAGE and of: 2,260 gallons of fuel

Location of land 3686 – 3688 Washington St. Jamaica Plain, 02130 Ward 11Owner of land Residences at Forest Hills Station, LLP c/o Criterion DevelopmentPartners 1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 280, Waltham, MA 02451

Dimension of land Ft. front 341ft Ft. deep 328ft Area sq. ft. 105,975 sq.ft.Number of buildings or structures on land, the use of which requires land to belicensed OneManner of keeping fuel in the tanks of vehicles

City of Boston. In Public Safety Commission February 28, 2018. In the foregoingpetition, it is hereby ORDERED, that notice be given by petitioner to all personsinterested that this Committee will on Wednesday the 28 day of February at 10:00o’clock A.M., consider the expediency of granting the prayer of said petition whenany person objecting thereto may appear and be heard; said notice to be given by thepublication of a copy of said petition with this order of notice thereon in the BulletinNewspapers and by mailing by prepaid registered mail, not less than 7 days prior tosuch hearing, a copy to every owner of record of each parcel of land abutting on theparcel of land on which the building proposed to be erected for, or maintained as agarage is to be or is situated. Hearing to be held 1010 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA02118.

A true copy,Attest: Brigid Kenny, SecretarySean C. Lydon, ChairmanJoseph FinnGina N. FiandacaCOMMITTEE ON LICENSES

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At the BRA meeting on Jan. 10,he watched as State Rep.Angelo Scaccia, also aReadville resident, staunchlyvocalized opposition to thiscolossal change to his neighbor-hood. State Sen. Michael Rushalso pronounced all his con-cerns and told us after the meet-ing that he greatly opposed thisconcept. The city councilor hasin the past neighborhood meet-ings proclaimed that Hyde Parkis due for a “transformation”but this writer wishes to remindhim that we simply employedhim to represent us. He was notelected to lobby his personalthoughts in City Hall becauseif that was the case we mighthave sought an individual with

a resume that included a wellestablished professional careerthat would be pertinent to a“transformation.” No, we hiredhim to present our thoughts toCity Hall and it’s well time hedoes such.

Craig MartinBoston

NOT SUCH ABAD IDEA

To The Editor:The idea for charging Bos-

ton residents for neighborhoodparking stickers is not as out-landish as when you first hearthis idea, but I do believe be-fore we start tweaking withthese parking stickers we

should do a comprehensiveparking study citywide.

For instance, Boston’sNorth End, according to cityofficials, has issued 3,602 resi-dential parking permits but hasfewer than 2,000 legal spacesto park. Should the city cap per-mits handed out to neighbor-hood residents or just allow asituation where there are 1,400extra vehicles looking for those2,000 spaces? Same goes foreach of the city’s neighbor-hoods.

City Councilor MichelleWu reportedly is looking atthese resident parking permitsand wondering if they shouldbe free or come with a fee. I dolike the idea of allowing Bos-ton residents to have the abil-ity to perhaps pay a fee for a

citywide resident parkingsticker. I currently have an EastBoston sticker, but when I visitthe North End or Charlestown,I get treated like an out-of-towner. The same is true for anyBoston resident visiting friendsin East Boston.

Parking is not a right foundin the Bill of Rights. It is alwaysfirst come, first serve. I likehaving a free East Boston park-

Letters continued from page 4ing sticker, but I would gladlypay a nominal fee to park in anyBoston neighborhood because Iam a citizen of Boston and notjust East Boston.

I am concerned that it soundslike a money grab, but as longas Boston residents are served,sometimes things come with acost. Better than parking in anexpensive garage, isn’t it.

Sal GiarrataniEast Boston

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