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May 23, 2019

Hyde Park BulletinVolume 18, Issue 21

Second Annual Great Grilled CheeseFestival Comes To Hyde Park YMCA

Ariane KAriane KAriane KAriane KAriane KomomomomomyyyyyatiatiatiatiatiStaff Reporter

The second annual GreatGrilled Cheese Festival washeld in the Hyde Park YMCAgymnasium on May 19. De-spite the pouring rain outside,many Hyde Park residents andcommunity members at-tended.

The festival was afundraiser that benefits theChefs Table Foundation, a

“non-profit video productionorganization that provides edu-cational cooking shows and of-fers culinary scholarships tohomeless U.S. Veterans andhomeless young adults”.

Co-founder CarolO’Connor explained that thegrilled cheese festival helpsraise money for “culinaryscholarships for Veterans thatare in need and have a passionfor culinary arts.”

The organization, founded

in West Roxbury, was set upbecause the TV show’s liveaudience was an almost con-stant sell out. Co Founder JoeMurphy has said that they ba-sically wanted to do some-thing good with the funds theyraised, and so started thescholarship fund to do that.Now, he said they have puttheir first recipient throughthe program and are looking

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Tempers flare atReadville Watch meeting

Nearly 20 residents dis-cussed the impact of severalproposed area developments ontraffic at the Readville Watchmeeting, held Thursday, May16 at the Sunset Bocce Club.

More people were expectedto have attended, but anothermeeting held by the Depart-ment of Neighborhood Devel-opment (DND) simultaneously,neither announced in advance tothe press nor the general publicregarding the modified use ofthe former William BartonRogers Middle School forLGBT-friendly housing drewpossible attendees. The issuehad been rumored to be in theworks for several months.

“I was not aware that therewas a conflicting meeting,”Readville Watch president

Boston City Council At-Large Candidate Marty Keogh outlined whyresidents should vote for him in the coming election.

PHOTO BY MARY ELLEN GAMBON

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

Roberta Johnnene said.City Council At-Large can-

didate Marty Keogh, a nativeson of Hyde Park and now aWest Roxbury resident, was thefirst to speak about his back-ground and beliefs about devel-opment.

“Keep in mind that I grewup in Hyde Park,” he said. “Ihave been active in this com-munity for a long time, as wellas in West Roxbury.”

He told the group that hewas against any large-scale de-velopments and already hadspoken to many of the neigh-bors regarding the latest pro-posal for 36-70 Sprague St.

“I would never agree to alarge development to add to theparking problem we alreadyhave,” Keogh said. “And I alsowouldn’t put a large property on

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Memorial Day Events

The Neponset River in Hyde Park:Past, Present and Future

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Boston and Massachusetts haslong been known to spend the moston its veterans when they comehome. And for those not fortunateenough to make it back, it also re-members those lost in the line ofduty. Dozens of events arescheduled for this weekend to cel-ebrate those who paid the ultimateprice in service to their country.Most prominently, the Massachu-setts Military Heroes organizationwill have placed more than 37,000flags on the Boston Common infront of the Soldiers and SailorsMonument to remember the ser-vice members from Massachu-setts who died in the line of duty.

To find out more information orwhere you can volunteer over theweekend, go tomassmilitaryheroes.org/wp-con-tent/uploads/2019/01/Memorial-Day-2019-Flag-Garden-Volun-teer-Flyer.pdf.

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Ariane KAriane KAriane KAriane KAriane KomomomomomyyyyyatiatiatiatiatiStaff Reporter

The Neponset River Water-shed Association held a presen-tation at the Hyde Park Librarydiscussing the past, present andfuture of the Neponset River onMay 20. Many communitymembers who attended the dis-cussion have been involved inthe restoration of the NeponsetRiver.

Ian Cooke, the Executive

Director of the Neponset RiverWatershed Association, gavethe presentation. Cooke hasbeen the director since 1993and has developed theassociation’s programs, ex-panded its capabilities, and fos-tered the development of thewatershed approach in Massa-chusetts.

Cooke discussed how theriver helped shape the earlydevelopment of Boston over300 years ago. The Mother

Brook canal (which connectsthe Charles and Neponset riv-ers) was dug in 1639, makingit the USA’s first man-madecanal. The early settlers werein desperate need of a mill, sothey needed water power. “TheNeponset River was a vibrantpart of the economy 300 yearsago,” explained Cooke. Lum-ber, paper, and chocolate millswere some of the many mills

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Young residents Maxwell and Adelaide definitely approved of the offerings at the festival, if thisphoto is anything to go by.

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Henry Grew: more than just the schoolMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonald

Staff Reporter

The Hyde Park HistoricalSociety (HPHS) met on Satur-day afternoon in Weld Hall ofthe Hyde Park branch of theBoston Public Library (35Harvard Ave.).

About 25 members andguests were in attendance forSteve Morris’ slide presentationon Henry Grew, who he de-scribed as “the name of a manwe all know, but probably knownothing about” before startinginto a lecture that went just shyof an hour.

This was the second HPHSpresentation for Morris.

On April 21, 2018 – the150th anniversary of HydePark’s founding – he presenteda comprehensive slide showretrospective from 1868 to2018 that was based on the his-torical research posted to hisFacebook group, Hyde Park:Then & Now.

Morris’ presentation onGrew – while necessarily morefocused than his prior talk – stillbrought in much Hyde Park his-tory, largely because of hissubject’s impact on it.

Born in 1808 to a success-ful family of dry goods import-ers, Grew attended PhillipsExeter Academy, leaving at 16years old to go to work for cot-ton manufacturer James Read(for whom Readville is named

after), and left that employmentto start his own importing busi-ness (Chase & Grew) at 22years old.

By the time he was 33 yearsold – in 1845 – Grew had re-tired.

Longing to see the country,he hopped the train with hiswife and four children androlled from Jamaica Plain toHyde Park where, wanderingthrough the woods in StonyBrook, he found an isolatedfarmhouse, knocked on thedoor, talked to the owner, andbought it.

By the time Grew died in1892, he would own 475 acresof Stony Brook land, and 156acres of what is, today, GeorgeWright Golf Course. He wouldalso live in an estate on Gor-don Avenue, not far at all fromthe elementary school thatbears his name.

As Grew became moresettled in to life in his new com-munity, he became more in-volved in local affairs, not theleast of which was the Town’sschool system.

“He expected the educa-tional system in Hyde Park topresent model opportunities forchildren of the day and in thefuture,” Morris said of Grew’sgoals for local schools.

In 1871, the first HenryGrew School was built. Itwould, in its various incarna-tions, serve the rapidly grow-

ing Town as not only an el-ementary school, but also amiddle school and – on twooccasions – as its high school.

That same year, Grew co-founded the Hyde Park SavingsBank, which was located in theSelectmen’s Chamber (Grewhad been the Chair of thetown’s first Board in 1868, andwould serve on it again in 1873)of the Town Hall at River Streetand Gordon Avenue.

By the end of its first yearin business, there were $25,571in deposits, and – according toMorris – the bank kept movingto bigger locations as it steadilygrew more successful.

Philanthropy was also amajor endeavor for Grew. Af-ter improving his woods withtrails and bridges, according toMorris, “he invited the public– no matter who you were – tocome and walk through” inkeeping with his own methodof discovery years earlier.

This was taken to an ex-treme with James Gatley, “TheHermit of Hyde Park,” wholived in a small hut in Grew’sWoods. Grew let Gatley – de-spite his being the object ofsome ridicule and unease in thecommunity at large – continuein his home and was on goodenough terms with him to pro-vide some assistance in his taxi-dermy trade.

The underlying theme inMorris’ presentation was

Grew’s commitment to makingHyde Park a better place for allof its residents, in any way thathe could.

At the end of his presenta-tion – Morris noted Grew’slegacy – not in the school or thebank – but rather in theneighborhood’s community or-ganizations, from Keep HydePark Beautiful, to HP MainStreets, to the Chamber ofCommerce. “These guys aretaking the bull by the horns, likeHenry Grew did, and makingHyde Park a better place tolive.”

In other business of the His-torical Society (of which Grewwas a VP), the annual member-ship dues collection before thestart of the meeting was notice-

ably concerted.As HPHS President

Michael King explained oncethe meeting was called to order,this was because the restorationof the painting “View of CampMeigs from Fairmount Hill”had racked up a $2,000 bill,bringing the HPHS checkingaccount down to $163.74.

“Part of our Society’s mis-sion is to do preservation of his-toric artifacts,” he said of thework done on the painting.“Unfortunately, this historicartifact nearly broke us.”

The HPHS will be taking abreak for the summer. Its nextmeeting will be in September.

V i s i twww.hydeparkhistoricalsociety.orgfor more information.

Henry Grew

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Grew Block Party returns

The annual Grew Neighborhood Block Party served up cold drinks and hot food on Saturday to give resi-dents a bit of a break from neighborhood meetings and neighborhood clean ups.

PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN

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JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

The annual Grew Neighbor-hood Block Party hit the streetsagain on Saturday to the delightof dozens of local residents.

The party, which shut downMyopia Road running betweenAustin Street and BraeburnRoad, was a way to bring resi-dents together around some coldbeverages and hot grill food, ac-cording to founder and GrewNeighborhood Watch MemberLynda Wallack.

“It’s part of the Grew ParkNeighbors Community, and theWatch meets once a month at thePolice Station from Octoberthrough April, and this is kindof our last meeting,” she said.“Our group is Crime Watch,Safety, and beautification...We’ve been doing this five years,although we’ve missed a coupleof years because of weather andother things.”

Wallack pointed to thegroup’s latest accomplishment,which was the beautification ofthe rotary at Myopia andBraeburn Roads.

“You see where the tree andtulips are right now?” she asked.“That used to be just a big blobof asphalt. With the help of (Dis-trict 5 City) Councilor TimMcCarthy we got that garden putin.”

She added that the city doesask residents to do their part forthe rotary.

“We have to do the mainte-nance, but we got that going,”she said, and added that while itwas intended to slow down traf-fic, the result has been slow tocome. “This is Boston, I don’tknow about that. It’s prettier,definitely. We also got two speedboards put in, they flash and yousee the speed limit is 25 and theytell you how fast you’re going.”

Wallack said they’ve also


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Beyond Wilson Pickett’s timeline

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

In 1965 Wilson Pickett en-thusiastically pined to the mu-sical American nation that hewould “wait for the midnighthour.” It seems that the EncoreBoston Harbor Casino inEverett wants to go way beyondthat time to serve alcohol to itscustomers: it wants its bars tokeep serving until 4 AM.

My dear Irish motherclaimed that nothing good hap-pens in the middle of the night: the only people that should beout are fire, police, and medi-cal people (she forgot abouttruck/cab drivers and railroadstaff). And, for the most part,she was right, judging by thetime of night of most fights,stabbings, shootings, and otherforms of mayhem.

Hearing about crimes in themiddle of the night causes meto wince. Not one to forgive theheinous acts of criminal perpe-trators, I wish that the victimshad been exposed to this seg-

ment of my mother’s preach-ing.

The closing of bars cur-rently takes place at 2 AM——already too late by this oldtimer’s standards. Siding withthe current serving establish-ments, Mayor Walsh does notwant them undermined by thatplace in Everett. It’s badenough that the casino is si-phoning off other service em-ployees with its higher wages(On second thought, there is noharm for transferring employ-ees to follow the money and gowhere the pay scale is higher.) But now the casino wants tojuice up their sorry patrons un-til almost sunrise, hoping thatthey will gamble more.

If the local bars cannot stayopen until 2, why should thecasino? The Mayor is right onthis issue. He’s not looking formore money for the city; he justwants a level playing field.

Furthermore, it’s bad

enough for some Everett resi-dents with the increased traffic;now they have to tolerate ill-behaved gamblers leaving thecasino after the 2 AM last call. Will the patrons be any betterbehaved if they are allowed todrink until just before sunrise?

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DEVELOPMENT NEEDSTO BE LOOKEDAT IN TOTALITY

To the Editor:As a resident of Hyde Park,

I would like to address the pro-posed Residences at ReadvilleStation. Although a proponentof reasonable mixed-use devel-opment, I do see issues with thisproposal.

I am concerned about theinfrastructure of Readville andHyde Park. This developmentmay choke the streets and fur-ther deteriorate the Father HartBridge. There are 305 units pro-posed with another approxi-mately 500 proposed forSprague Street, resulting in 800potential housing units alongwith the additional commercialuse. Additionally, with the cri-sis of climate change, we needa green building commitmentand a move to Net Zero build-ings. This proposed develop-ment needs to incorporate sig-nificant green modifications.

Residents are being asked tolook at these projects one byone, instead of through a neigh-borhood-wide lens. We need acomprehensive planning pro-cess for Hyde Park, a vision forwhat we want to see in ourneighborhood. Numerous vari-ances are required for this pro-posal, so there must be compro-

mise with adequate communitybenefits offered before thecommunity agrees to variances.The community must be fullyengaged in this process andwhatever is built here mustmeet the needs of our neighbor-hood.

I am also concerned aboutthe affordability and unit mix.There is a housing crisis forworking families in the city, andwe need additional affordableunits to address that need. I ap-plaud Ad Meliora for includinghomeownership units in thisproposal. However, the unitmix does not reflect the needfor families given the currentproposal provides studios, oneand two BRs and a limitedamount of three BRs.

Residents have asked theBPDA to take a few simplesteps to support community in-volvement in the developmentprocess including a 30-day no-tice period for meetings andnotices provided and distrib-uted in additional languages.Can we incorporate additionalnotice measures into the plan-ning process to expand commu-nity engagement for all resi-dents?

I understand that Hyde Parkmust be willing to accept somenew housing units and workwith the BPDA to fulfill the

needs of a growing city, how-ever we must be fully engagedin a transparent process. InHyde Park we love our “smalltown in a big city”. We do notreject multi-family develop-ments out of hand, but theymust comport with the neigh-borhood. We have a way to gobefore this development fulfillsthe community’s needs. Thankyou.

Mimi Turchinetz, EsqHyde Park

PLEASE SUPPORTROXBURY PREPEFFORTS

To the Editor:As a lifelong Roslindale

resident who believes that pub-lic schools DESERVE our en-thusiastic support, I heartilyapprove of the proposedRoxbury Prep school movinginto my neighborhood!

My family and I weighedthe pros and cons of the pro-posal for about a year, and I amhappy that Roxbury Prep lis-tened to neighborhood con-cerns and tweaked their origi-nal proposal. I haven’t heardanything that makes this pro-posal unworkable, and I amexcited by their plans. I ex-pected the “not-in-my-back-yard” response that typicallymeets any new project, thoughI was horrified at commentsfrom some community mem-bers about “those kids,” asthough they are not our kidsfrom Boston. Students’ needstrump any inconveniences thatopponents may cite.

Despite the fact that this use

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In this edition, in honor of that guy on “Jeopardy who hasbeen so outrageously cleaning up monetarily, we present an-other potpourri of ideas and opinions.

To start with, it seems that there is a movement afoot torename Dudley Square as “Nubian Square.”

Sure. Why not?While something akin to reparations is a frustrating con-

cept, at least from our personal perspective, this is a perfectway to honor a common, and often under-served, demo-graphic.

This neighborhood belongs to the folks who live there.They have a complete right to name their own neighborhood.We owe them at lease that. End of any debate.

IF YOU BUILD IT…The world is praising the death of famed architect I.M.

Pei. As well they should for his contribution to his profes-sional field. Let us not, however, extend that praise to one ofhis monuments of the brutalism style: Boston City Hall.

Simply put, our City Hall is an ugly, off-putting barrier toour seat of local government and all the civic engagement itentails.

Love the architect; hate the building.

EVERYBODY WANTS SOME (POWER)So, everyone wants to run for an at-large seat on Boston

City Council. It is not a surprising development. Given themultitude of problems facing our city, many of these issuesare inoperative for our citizenry.

There is no doubt that racial identity is a catalyst for theidea. Good. As we said earlier, a neighborhood has the rightto name and identify its own community’s racial and demo-graphic identity. Electing its own representative candidatesis a big step in the right direction.

Roxbury and Chinatown have no need or desire to hearabout the struggles faced by Michael Flaherty as his familyponders what to do with too many cars on their property.

There are, thus far, about 65 candidates for the variousposts. It truly is amazing.

Among those running are Ricardo Arroyo, the son offormer Councilor Felix Arroyo, the council’s first Latino mem-ber; and Maria Esdale Farrell of Hyde Park, an educationadvisor to McCarthy.

They, and many others, will face off against a plethora ofballot-seekers.

Choice is a very good thing; and the more the merrier.Folks need direct representation; they should get it; and theyshould demand it at the ballot box.

A field of candidates this large can be a confusing mo-rass. We are confident, however, that voters are up to thechallenge.

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Residences at Readville Station getsreduced, but community still divided

Mary Ellen GambonMary Ellen GambonMary Ellen GambonMary Ellen GambonMary Ellen GambonStaff Reporter

About 100 people came to bewhat was at times an explosivemeeting regarding the latest de-velopment proposal for the com-plex known as the Residences atReadville, held Tuesday night atthe Blue Hills Collaborative at 20Como Rd.

While the meeting started offas a presentation on the reduc-tion of apartment units, what de-veloped was a tale of twoReadvilles. One side favored newhousing that would entice youngprofessionals. The other did notwant to see the character of theirneighborhood or its environmentaltered. Developer Jordan D.Warshaw proposed 247 apart-ments on the 36-40 Sprague St.site, compared to 398 on that sitebefore. There will be two build-ings, each with five stories. Thisproposal does not include 50-70Sprague St., as the previous ver-sion did.

The original process began inNovember 2016, when Warshawsent a Letter of Intent to theBPDA for the proposed devel-opment of 30-70 Sprague St. with521 middle-income apartments infour buildings.

The community balked at a

major complex coming into a resi-dential area of primarily one- andtwo-family homes. Several meet-ings were held last year.

Lance Campbell, seniorproject manager for the BostonPlanning and DevelopmentAgency (BPDA), moderated themeeting, which ran for more thantwo hours. He explained that allprevious comments for andagainst the project are still on file.

“If the project ever needs togo to the next level, everything isdocumented,” Campbell said.

“The project before you is avery different one than the oneyou saw before,” Warshaw said.“When we first came in, the ideawas to find a large piece of landand build a development adjacentto the commuter rail. We thoughtabout it in the macro perspective.

“If people like the develop-ment, we may come back in fiveyears and propose a developmentat 50-70 Sprague St.,” Warshawsaid. “I want to be very clear; weare not here for Phase One ofPhase Two.”

The new development willhave a common green area in thecenter. There is more greenspacealong the edge, as well as a dogrun.

Inside, there will be aworkspace area, a gym and acoffee shop. High-quality appli-ances and granite countertops willbe included. The building will beLEED gold status.

City Councilor Tim McCarthywas the first to speak in favor ofthe new proposal.

“This has been an incrediblylong process,” he said. “It hasbeen contentious at times, but itis a process that needed to bedone.

“I think we can all agree thatthe project is all about numbers,”he said, be it of units, cars or park-ing spaces.

What he hopes the project willcreate is “a vibe that you feel inother neighborhoods.”

“My concern is that six per-cent of the district, give or take,is between 25 and 35,”McCarthy said. “This is the gen-eration that will live here, whowill buy $14 margaritas, who willgo to Riverside Theatre Worksand create that synergy.”

Several people in their 30stalked about how the project ap-pealed to them, noting the WeWork space and the design.

Justin Murad, who is runningfor the District Five seat, said hehad mixed feelings.

“Being a part of this commu-nity I can see what the concernsare from both sides” he said. “Be-ing a young professional and notseeing much happening in HydePark makes me see this projectas Hyde Park and Readville’ssaving grace.”

Pat Tierney, a local residentand real estate developer, notedup front that she is the mother-in-law of the attorney on theproject, John Pulgini, for transpar-ency purposes.

“My world is a world of realestate,” she said. “When I first

met Jordan, I thought he was go-ing to put up white walls and abox.”

After talking with him, shelearned that he had an affinity forHyde Park because his daughtertook gymnastics classes atBroderick’s.

“He is the one developer whocame to this community and of-fered more than a payday to him-self.”

The other side was not con-vinced. Many expressed theirconcerns about the 50-70 SpragueSt. being developed.

“This project I have issueswith,” said lifelong Readville resi-dent Mary Bender. “This is disin-genuous if not downright false.”

Rep. Angelo Scaccia said hewas concerned with the numberof area developments proposedsimultaneously. These include theformer Rogers School and the pro-posed development at 1717 HydePark Ave..

“When I look at this letter, itsays 247 units will be built at thistime,” Scaccia said. “How manyunits can still be built? I’m notclear.”

His bigger concern was“piecemeal projects,” for which heblamed the BPDA.

“We don’t want toManhattanize Readville,” Scacciasaid. “This project is not going tobreak the back of Readville, butthe combination can be devastat-ing.”

“What is in it for the neighbor-hood besides more traffic?”asked Readville Watch presidentRoberta Johnnene.

Warshaw responded thatthere will be traffic signaling addedto Sprague St. There also will benew residents who will contributeto the area economy.

“So we are getting no park andno wetlands protection?”Johnnene continued. “You didn’tanswer my question.”

Al Micozzi said he was sur-prised at the low turnout at themeeting because he dropped 800flyers. “Not one person wantedthis project,” he said. “My viewwas this meeting was stacked.”

“This project continues toreally rip the communityapart,” District Five CityCouncil candidate MimiTurchinetz, said.

While she approved of theLEED standard, she said it didnot address the need for af-fordable housing and did noth-ing to protect the urban wilds.

“I would say that Jordanhas been doing a good job, butthat we are at an impasse.”

While the new commentperiod ends May 31, Campbellsaid he was open to extendingthe comment period.

After the meeting,Warshaw said he can under-stand the community’s appre-hension because it is the firstmajor development.

Warshaw emphasized thereare no plans to develop on theother parcel.

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Bike share expansion and start of2019 bike program series announced

Mayor Martin J. Walsh todayannounced an additional 50 sta-tions and 540 bikes will be addedthis year to Bluebikes, expand-ing the City’s bike share infra-structure.

Boston’s Bluebikes expan-sion will take the total of bikesin the city to 2,400 and stationsto 230 by the end of 2019, mark-ing the highest number of pub-licly available bikes and stationsin Boston’s history. An additional$1 million of capital fundingfrom the Mayor’s proposedFY20 budget will bring bikeshare to parts of Boston for thefirst time with stations beingadded in Dorchester, Roslindaleand West Roxbury. Tomorrow,Boston will celebrate NationalBike to Work Day with an eventat City Hall Plaza, which willmark the beginning of Boston’s2019 Bike Program Series, a fullcalendar of programming thatspans from May to October.

“I am excited to be expand-ing our Bluebikes program to al-low for even more of our resi-dents and visitors to take advan-tage of our bike infrastructure,which we’re continuing to priori-tize by building new protectedbike lanes throughout Downtownand our neighborhoods,” saidMayor Walsh.

Feedback from residents andcommunity organizations has in-formed the locations of the sta-tions. New stations this year willbe installed near communityhealth centers, with financial sup-port from Blue Cross Blue Shieldof Massachusetts. City invest-ments have brought bike share tonew neighborhoods as well asadded necessary capacity in jobcenters, commercial corridors,and high-density residentialneighborhoods. For the newly-announced expansion areas insouthern Dorchester, eastRoslindale, and West Roxbury,the Boston Transportation De-partment will be hosting the fol-lowing public meetings:

* Roslindale: June 6, 6:30p.m., BYCF Menino, 125Brookway Rd

* Dorchester: June 12, 6:30p.m., All Saints Church, 209Ashmont St

* West Roxbury: June 13,6:30 p.m., BCYF Roche, 1716Centre St

BTD is also meeting withneighborhood associations in theexpansion areas of Dorchesterand Roslindale. Informationabout the full planning processand proposed stations can befound at boston.gov/bike-share-expansion.

Blue Cross Blue Shield ofMassachusetts, through itsBluebikes title sponsorship, hassupported the massive expansionof the public bike share programin Boston, Brookline, Cam-bridge, and Somerville. Thisyear, as the health plan enters thesecond year of its six-year part-nership, BCBSMA is makingadditional investment in Bostonto ensure bike share access atCommunity Health Centers.

Mayor Walsh’s FY20 budgetproposal includes a total of $10.6million for spending on bike in-frastructure, including more than$1 million in new funding goingtowards accelerating the designand construction of major bikecorridors. The City’s FY20-24$2.78 billion CapitalPlan dedicates $1.15 billion toimplement the core initiativesoutlined in Go Boston 2030, theCity’s transportation plan. Spe-cific bike projects that will beadvanced include the SouthwestCorridor Extension, an on-streetbike connection between theSouthwest Corridor Path, Down-town and Beacon Hill; and Mas-sachusetts Avenue between Co-lumbia Road and Harrison Av-enue.

Prior investments have ad-vanced multiple bike laneprojects that are now completed,under construction, or in design,including the South Bay Harbor

Trail, Summer Street in FortPoint, Brookline Avenue in theLongwood Medical Center, andparts of Cambridge Street inAllston.

For more information onBoston’s bike programs, pleasevisit boston.gov/departments/boston-bikes. Bluebikes monthly,daily, and single trip passes, areavailable at bluebikes.com


Boston’s own Junior Damato, “The Auto Doctor” has agreed to field auto repairquestions from Bulletin and Record readers. Please forward your questions to

[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 DoctorTo the Doctor: I’ve had nothing but problems with the radio in my 2017 Chevy Suburban for the past 2 1/2years. The radio cuts out multiple times while driving, and it’s been in the shop more than five times to befixed. But each and every time I get the truck back, the radio continues to cut out. It’s frustrating that I paid$65,000 for a vehicle and have to use my phone for music. Do you have any suggestions as to what theproblem could be – and how to get it fixed?

From the Doctor: There are a few updates that are dealer downloaded for radio. The problem is the radiois not just a radio anymore, it is a computer processor. If the vehicle is still under warranty ask the dealer toexchange the radio versus just sending it out for service. This is what I would suggest. You may also want toinvolve customer service at Chevrolet with this problem.

To the Doctor: I have a 2009 Chevrolet Traverse and it is the most unfriendly car to do simple maintenanceto, such as changing a battery, a headlight bulb or brake light. To change the battery it’s under the passengerseat – it’s not easy; replacing a headlight you need remove a portion of the wheel well – that’s insane! And toreplace a brakelight, you have to unscrew the light assembly from the outside. Has Chevy made these vehiclesany easier since I bought my 2009 model?

From the Doctor: Vehicles are built in ways I do not understand. Yes, something that should be a simplemaintenance item is not easy. Some vehicle headlight replacements involve removing the front bumper cover,not just the inner fender well. The rear taillight replacement involves removal of the taillight assembly onmore than just your Chevrolet. I am in favor of moving the battery from the hot, under-hood temperatures tounder the floor board or into the trunk. They did move the battery to left front under the computer; to replaceheadlights some have a removable access cover that simply is a 1/4 turn to remove.

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JIMMY FUND5K & FUN RUN

Join friends and family forthe inaugural Jimmy Fund 5K &Fun Run presented by Bayer,Sunday, July 21, 10:00 a.m.Choose between a 3.1-mile runor a half-mile fun run, aroundBoston’s scenic MillenniumPark, 300 Gardner Street, WestRoxbury. Registration is $35 foradults and children age 13 andolder, and $15 for children ages3-12. All participants receive anonline fundraising page to helpthem raise money to support theirrun. Individuals who raise over$100 will receive an official racetech shirt. Race entry includesadmission to the post-race party,including complimentary foodand two Harpoon adult beveragetickets for 21+ entrants. For moreinformation and to register visit:www.jimmyfund5k.org.

REGISTRATION OPENFOR PARKS DEPART-MENT SUMMER SPORTSCENTERS The Boston Parks and Recre-ation Department is pleased toannounce that the White Sta-dium, East Boston, and SouthBoston Sports Centers are nowopen online for registration.

The Sports Centers offer freesummer camp alternatives toBoston youth who might other-wise have no opportunity to at-tend such programming. Eachlocation offers instruction in anumber of popular sports fromJuly 8 through August 16. AllSports Centers are offered freeof charge to Boston residents andopen to boys and girls ages 7 to14.

Parents may register theirchildren for just one week or theentire summer. For more infor-mation about the White Stadiumand South Boston Sports Cen-

ters, please call (617) 961-3084or email

[email protected]. For more information about theEast Boston Sports Center,please call (617) 961-3085 ore m a i [email protected].

Please note that lunch will beprovided but participants mustprovide their own transportationand pre-registration is requiredfor both groups and individuals. For more information or to reg-ister online please go toapm.activecommunities.com/cobparksandrecdepart/home.

FUN FOR ALL: 16THANNUAL HALEY HOUSEBLOCK PARTY!

Mark your calendarsfor Haley House’s 16th AnnualBlock Party and Fundraiser! OnSaturday, June 1, 4-7pm, all areinvited to a day of fun with thewhole family on MontgomeryStreet (between DartmouthStreet and Union Park Street) inthe South End.

REGISTRATION NOWOPEN FOR BOSTONNEIGHBORHOODBASKETBALL LEAGUE

The Boston Parks and Rec-reation Department has an-nounced that registration is nowopen for the 50th annual seasonof Boston’s favorite summer bas-ketball league, the BostonNeighborhood BasketballLeague (BNBL), kicking off onMonday, July 8.

BNBL is the oldest munici-pal basketball league in the coun-try serving young men andwomen in three divisions eachfor boys and girls: 13 and under;15 and under; and 18 and under.

Encompassing recreation,sports, and community engage-ment, BNBL’s real value is inhelping make Boston happierand safer in the summer months

by providing a physical outlet foryoungsters throughout the city. Over 1,500 players on 150 teamswill participate in this year’sleague at 20 sites throughout thecity. BNBL is played at BostonCenters for Youth & Families(BCYF) community centers andselected city parks. The 2019BNBL season ends with thechampionship games played inmid-August.

To register online for BNBLgo to https://apm.activecommunities.com/c o b p a r k s a n d r e c d e p a r t /Activity_Search. BNBL alsooffers a free Pee Wee Develop-mental Program for boys andgirls ages 6 to 11 offered at vari-ous locations across the city inDorchester, Mattapan,Roslindale, South Boston, WestRoxbury, and Roxbury. This pro-gram teaches young players thebasics of basketball in a fun andnon-competitive setting. Regis-tration for Pee Wee BNBL isdone on-site at the Pee Wee lo-cations.

For more information, pleaseemail Charlie Connersat [email protected] orcall (617) 961-3093.

ALLSTON / BRIGHTON

BOOKDISCUSSION GROUP

A book discussion groupmeets at the Brighton Library/40Academy Hill Road (617) 782-6032 on the last Wednesday ofeach month at 11:15 am..

The featured selection forMay 29th will be PereGoriot by Honore de Balzac.Copies of the book are availableat the branch. Everyone is invitedand new members are welcome.

BEGINNINGINTERNET CLASS

Mystified by the net? Don’tknow how to surf? Help is avail-

able on a one on one basis to getyou started. Call foran appointment and ask for Alan.Brighton Branch Library/40Academy Hill Road/ (617) 782-6032

ESLCONVERSATION GROUPS

Two ESL conversationgroups meet at the Brighton Li-brary;: One on Monday eveningat 6:15 pm; The other on Tues-day afternoon at 1 pm. Comeand practice your language skillsin an informal and friendly set-ting with other new Englishspeakers. Brighton Branch Li-brary/40 Academy Hill Road/(617) 782-6032.

JAMAICA PLAIN

JPNDC ANNUAL MEETINGJPNDC is moving forward

like never before. On May 30,we’re celebrating the work oftransforming lives, ourdeepened roots in Jamaica Plain,and our role in buildingan equitable Boston. We hopeYOU are there!

LGBT FLAG RAISINGFriday, May 31st | 2:00 pm

Come see the LGBT flag raisedhigh at Goddard House. Therewill be food and music, as wellas a brief speaking program fea-turing several community lead-ers.

OUT ON THE DECK BBQSaturday, June 15th | 11:00

am Enjoy a celebratory barbecueon our back deck!

White PartyThursday, June 27th | 6:00

pm Come party with GoddardHouse and wrap up LGBT PrideMonth in style. Dress to impressin your best white outfit!

HYDE PARK

HYDE PARK LIBRARYANNUAL BOOK ANDMEDIA SALE

The HPL will hold the annualbook and media sale on the lowerlevel of the library on Thursday,June 6th from 5:00 pm to 7:45pm for members. For the publicon Friday, June 7th from 10:00am – 3:00 pm and on Saturday,June 8th from 10:00 am to 3:00pm. Saturday, everything will be½ price.

OPEN MICAT THE SWITCH

Musicians, poets and per-

formers are invited to perform atSwitch Artist Coop Gallery onWednesday, May 29th from7:00- 9:00 PM. Everyone gets aturn performing in this low-keyand welcoming environment lo-cated at 21 Fairmount Ave, HydePark.

BCYF PROGRAMS -SUMMER CAMP 2019

The BCYF Hyde Park Com-munity Center is currently ac-cepting applications for our sum-mer camp. Our summer camp isfor 7 – 12 year olds and runs fromJuly 8th through August 16th.Hours are 8:30-am-4:30pm withextended hours available. Stopby the community center to pickup your application!

The programs are being of-fered at the BCYF Hyde ParkCommunity Center, 1179 RiverStreet, Hyde Park, MA 02136.Call for more information 617-635-5178.

WEST ROXBURY /ROSLINDALE

ANNUAL SPRINGPLANT SALE

Roslindale Green & Cleanwill be holding its annual springplant sale on Saturday, June 8from 10 AM to 1 PM. in thedriveways of two of our boardmembers (three houses apart) at53 Prospect Avenue (sun lovingplants) and 5 Sheldon Street(shade loving plants) 4 blocksfrom Roslindale Village.

We’ll be selling plants, at bar-gain prices, from our own mem-bers’ plant divisions, includingperennials, edibles, and shrubs,some decorative garden itemsand even some gardening books.Come early for the best selection.

Roslindale Green & Cleanuses all money it makes for con-tinuing to add to, support, andmaintain Roslindale’s greenspaces. Please join us for this funevent.

To donate plant divisions oranswer any questions, e-mail usat [email protected].

BLOOD DRIVEStop by West on Centre on

June 1st from 9-3 for the blooddrive to benefit BostonChildren’s Hospital. Your dona-tion could save a life!

SMA FATHERSBENEFIT DANCE

The SMA Fathers will beholding their annual benefitdance on Friday, June 7th, 2019at the Irish Social Club in WestRoxbury from 7:00 pm – 11:00pm. Admission is $15.00 andtickets are available at the door.Raffles and Door Prize. All pro-ceeds support SMA Fathers’ mis-sionary work. Contact Rev.Brendan Darcy at (781) 326-3288 or Pat and Josie Casey at(781) 329-0530


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Carol A. (LeBlanc) Of HydePark, May 15th, age 79. Be-loved wife of the late DonaldF., Sr. Mother of Dianne M.Shaughnessy and her husbandJoseph of Canton, David A.Cronin and his husband CarlPetit of Cedarville, Denise E.Khalifa and her husband Rafikof Hyde Park, Dana L. Cronin-Kuk and her husband Ernest ofStoughton, and the late DonaldF. Cronin, Jr. Loving nana ofJoseph, Patrick, Andrew,Nicholas, Jasmine, Emma, andthe late Christopher, and great-nana Carol of Maddie, Joseph,and Isla. A Mass of ChristianBurial was held on Tuesday,May 21st in Most PreciousBlood Church. In lieu of flow-ers, donations in Carol’smemory may be made to theGirl Scouts of America, 265Beaver St., Waltham, MA02452. Interment private. Forguestbook or directions:thomasfuneralhomes.com

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In Brighton, there will be a Memorial Day Service will be held at11:00 am on Monday May 27th, at Evergreen Cemetery, Common-wealth Avenue, Brighton to remember all veterans especially the menand women from Allston and Brighton who made the supreme sacri-fice in the service of our country. Prayers will also be offered for thosecurrently serving overseas, for their safety and safe return. CelebrantMonsignor James P. Moroney, presiding.

WEST ROXBURYThe West Roxbury VFW Post 2902 will host its regular Memorial

Day Service at 9 a.m. on May 27 at the Gardens Cemetery at 670Baker St. in West Roxbury. The honor guard will include James Rob-erts, Robert Ryan, Frank Farry, Richard Walsh, and John Sullivan alongwith the Leathernecks Honor Society. Guest Speakers will includeRev. George Evans, State Sen. Michael Rush and George Moses.

HYDE PARKIn Hyde Park, the Fogg-Roberts American Legion Post 78 will be

hosting its regular Memorial Day Services starting at 8 a.m. at its loca-tion at 56 Harvard Ave. Schedule is as follows:

8:05am: Jack Moran calls out / thanks distinguished guestsPlay Reveille -Flag Raising: Raise & then Lower Flag to Half Mast

- Robert Gear Commander: United They Stood - reading: Bill MacIver.Chaplain Prayer: Commander in memory of Donald Norton. The StarSpangled Banner will then play. Jake Comer PNC and then Rep AngeloScaccia are scheduled then to speak/Claire Pauley – 2 minute speech.Moran will read out the roll call of the fallen as follows:Gordon HMacIver, Paul L Girard, Robert W McQueen, Arlene F Barry, An-drew Murphy JR, Joseph L Bedard, Donald J Norton,Joseph E Hayes,Stephen L Ferris, and Charles Powers

8:50am: Head to Church then back to Post for short break.10:30am – Salute 7 Squares on way to Fairview Cemetery Civil

War MemorialFairview Schedule11:00am – Post assembles at Fairview Cemetery – Chaplin arrivesChaplin – PrayerReading of the DeceasedAuxiliary President & Commander place wreaths at MonumentColor Guard fires volleyTaps playedReading – Mother of the VetSpeakers = TBD - 5 minutes each12:00PM – Return to Post for BarbequeCITYMassachusetts Fallen Heroes will be holding its annual Memo-

rial Day remembrances on May 27 at the Massachusetts FallenHeroes Memorial at 85 Northern Ave. The remembrance will goon all day.

Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and the Institute of Contempo-rary Art (ICA) of Boston will both be offering free admission toactive serving members of the military on Memorial Day as well.

The nonprofit Boston by Foot will also be offering historic toursof the city’s more Revolutionary past throughout the weekend. Goto bostonbyfoot.org for a list of upcoming tours.

DEDHAMDedham will once again conduct the annual John A. Barnes, III

Vigil. This year the vigil will start at 7:00 AM on Sunday, May the26th and run through 7:00 PM on May the 26th, for a total of 12hours. Members of the elite New England Chapter# 9, John A.Barnes, III chapter of the 1730 Airborne Brigade Association willonce again stand a silent twelve hour vigil at the monument of JohnBarnes to honor his act of bravery, sacrificed his life at the youngage of 22.

For this act of bravery, John was posthumously awarded ourNation’s highest medal for valor, (THECONGRESSIONALMEDAL OF HONOR). For the last twentythree years members of the New England Chapter# 9 of the 173DAirborne Brigade Association have stood a twenty-four / twelvehour silent vigil to honor John Barnes’s act of heroism. Attached tothis cover sheet is information about John Barnes to include hiscitation for his award of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Thisyear will be the twenty-fourth year that this vigil has been con-ducted by the local chapter# 9 of the 173D Airborne Brigade Asso-ciation who are all combat veterans.

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Calendar continued from page 8THE 26TH ANNUAL CORRIBCLASSIC 5K ROAD RACE/WALK

The 26th Annual Corrib Clas-sic 5k Road Race/Walk Sunday,June 2, 2019 Billings Field,Lagrange Street , West RoxburyStart time 12:00pm sharp. Regis-tration is now OPEN!!! Race isSunday June 2, 2019! The BestDay in West Roxbury/ParkwayArea! Together, we have raised over$1M for local youth programs andcharities! Lagrange Street WestRoxbury, MA 0213 First 500 Pre-registered race entrants receive T-shirts. Post-race cookout and cel-ebration. Trophies and gifts to topdivision finishers. $30 online, mail,or drop off at the Corrib Pub. Onlineregistration:www.coolrunning.com

CORRIB KIDS FUN RUNSunday June 2, 2019 at 10:00

AM Billings Field, Lagrange StreetWest Roxbury 4-12 years of age.First 100 Pre-registered receive T-Shirts. Free to register! Mail regis-tration by May 27 to ;Kids Fun Run195 Stimson St. West Roxbury, MA02132

FAREWELL TO WESTROXBURY HIGH

A dance for all alumni to cel-ebrate the school is planned forSaturday, June 15 at Moseley’s onthe Charles in Dedham. Free ad-mission from 6 to 11 p.m. Therewill be a DJ, pizza and snacks andsome entertainment. Cash bar too. Past and current members of thefaculty and staff will be on handtoo.

ANNUAL PAULHARRIS DINNER

One June 7th @ 6:00 PM TheParkway Rotary Club will host itsannual Paul Harris Dinner at TheStratford Street United Church, 77Stratford Street, West Roxbury.

Gather with local community

leaders, volunteers, and citizens aswe create connections across ourcommunity to address food insecu-rity in Boston. We will learn to-gether what food insecurity lookslike: from hungry children attend-ing the Chittick Elementary School,to veterans, to elderly, to the manyindividuals and families who cometo Rose’s Bounty Food Pantry eachmonth. We will also share conver-sation, meet new people, and cel-ebrate the difference Rose’s Bountyis making in our local Parkwayneighborhood.

Tickets at $30 a person and canbe purchased at the door the day ofthe event or from a Rotary mem-ber. [email protected] for moreinformation.

LOBSTER DINNERLobster Dinner sponsored by

the St. George Orthodox Church ofBoston Adult Fellowship onFriday, June 7, 2019, from 5:00-7:00PM at the St. George Commu-nity Center, 55 Emmonsdale Road,West Roxbury. Menu: Two boiledlobsters, cole slaw, baked potato,dessert and coffee. Price: $25.95.Children under 12, (1 lobster),$15.95. Fish Dinner available,$15.95. Takeout orders will also beavailable. Reservations must bemade by calling Michel/EvelynEasa (617) 266-0065 or Pat Ayoub(781) 326-6755. (If a machine an-swers be sure to leave your nameand number). Reservations are amust! Deadline forreservations June 6, 2019. Friends,neighbors, parishioners, all are wel-come!

ROSLINDALEGARDEN TOUR 2019

A tour of six private RoslindaleGardens presented by RoslindaleGreen & Clean. Saturday June 22,2019 at 11AM-4PM. Tickets $15before June 16, $20 week of the

event. To purchase tickets or more

information, visitwww.roslindalegreenandclean.org

Tickets may also be purchasedin person at the Roslindale Farm-ers’ Market on June 8,15,22, and atJoanne Rossman-Purveyor of theunnecessary & the irresistible, 6Birch St, Rosindale

Tour begins at Adams Park,Farmers’ Market (WashingtonStreet at Cummins Highway,Roslindale Village). The GardenTour benefits the continued im-provements to the public greenspace in Roslindale.

Current Sponsors:Golden OakSponsor: Linda Burnett, Realtor/Insight Realty Group, CopperBeech Sponsor: Christie Dustman& Company, Inc.

For Information about becom-ing a Roslindale Garden TourSponsor and the benefits, pleasecontact: Joan Linden,[email protected]

ROSLINDALE HIGHSCHOOL REUNION

A reunion for all who attendedRoslindale High School and theClass of 1969 takes place on Sat-urday, June 22 at the West RoxburyElks Club, 1 Morrell Street from7 to 11:30 p.m. Send a check for$40. To Roslindale High SchoolReunion c/o Maria Bennett P.O.Box 365858 Hyde Park, MA02136. Include an e-mail addressand year of graduation. Updatescan be found atroslindalehighschool.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDARSAnna’s Pals 2nd Annual Char-

ity Golf Tournament is rightaround the corner. Monday June24th at George Wright GolfCourse. 8am Shotgun Start.Raffles ~ Closest to the Pin ~ Fun.Register now atwww.annaspals.org/events

a postage stamp sized lot.“My number-one priority is to represent the views of my

constituents, should I win,” he continued, noting he is the onlyParkway candidate in the at-large race. “But I wouldn’t go backon my values.”

Community and environmental activist Martha McDonoughpraised Keogh for rolling up his sleeves and pitching in at thevery first Neponset River Cleanup, despite wearing a suit.

This version of the proposal focuses on the 36-40 SpragueSt. address and reduces the number of buildings from four totwo. There will now be 247 apartments.

Concerns were raised that the development team might laterreapply to develop the other part of the parcel.

“This has been a significant movement on the project,”Johnnene said. “I am not going to infer bad intent.”

Al Micozzi said that no developments should be put in untilthe current traffic problems in Readville are resolved. He andCouncilor Tim McCarthy debated about the type of develop-ment that would best serve Readville’s future.

“If anyone is for this development, I would love to hear,”Micozzi said. “I have not seen anyone stand up and say thedevelopment is good.”

“We have been doing this process for three years,” McCarthysaid of the Sprague St. development, which now has been re-duced in size twice. He also stressed that many of the peoplefrom the generation that will move there will use public tran-sit, Uber, bicycles and walk.

McCarthy noted that neighborhoods like Lower Mills havebeen revitalized with development and quality restaurants likeYellow Door Taqueria.

He added that when he was with the Readville Neighbor-hood Association 35 years ago, he lobbied for this land to begiven to the City by the Department of Conservation and Rec-reation (DCR).

McCarthy also noted that he advocated for the funding forthe redesign of the traffic pattern for Wolcott Square, whichis set to begin.

“I would rather see residential traffic than Amazon trucksor traffic from the bus yard,” McCarthy said, stressing thatnew residents will go to the local restaurants and the the-ater.

“It doesn’t matter where the traffic comes from,” CraigMartin said. “It matters that it’s there.”

Martin said he went around the neighborhood askingpeople if they were against the development, and 89 percentagreed.

“Craig’s numbers are nonsense,” McCarthy said. “Howdo you present a petition, when you say that parking is go-ing to bring down the neighborhood and then ask people tosign it. Of course people will sign it.”

Johnnene said that, while Lower Mills was a good ex-ample of redevelopment, Readville has a different set of geo-graphical circumstances.

“You can’t move the railroad tracks, and you can’t widenthe roads,” she said. “You can’t do the infrastructure changesyou can do in other neighborhoods.

McCarthy did note that the bid has gone out for theWolcott Square redesign project, including new synchronizedtraffic lights and a new sidewalk on Hyde Park Ave.

“One thing I can say about the safety improvements isthat it’s going to be exponentially better,” added Bryan Flynn,the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services Hyde Parkliaison.

A few residents were concerned about other developmentprojects, including the Father Hart housing project, creat-ing density in the area.

McDonough said she recently went on a tour of the area.“You have a blind curb cut, and on the opposite way you

have a hill,” she said. “No one was pleased. During the first75 minutes there was one Acela train and two commuter railtrains, so you couldn’t talk and couldn’t hear.”

“We need to work together to find a balance,” Johnnenestressed. “The City does need housing. We need to makeconstructive efforts here. Let’s go to the meetings and askthe hard questions.”

The next meeting will be Wednesday, June 20 at the Sun-set Bocce Club at 6:30 p.m.

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for more.Many people bought tickets

online, while others purchasedtickets at the event. Most at-tendees heard about the eventthrough word of mouth. Thefestival was family friendly,and included cold drinks, des-sert, Roslindale Farmers Mar-ket regular Davey the Clown,face painting, live music,raffles, and an assortment ofgooey grilled cheese sand-wiches. There were many typesof grilled cheese sandwiches tochoose from, including hamand cheese, tomato and cheese,muenster, American, cheddar,and provolone.

Raffle prizes included aRon’s Gourmet Ice Cream giftcard, Papa Gino’s three largepizza passes, four admissionpasses to the movies, a gas grillfrom Home Depot, a $150Roche Bros gift card, and an allyou can eat Tex’s BBQ gift cer-tificate. Bake ‘n Joy (located onComo Rd in Hyde Park) pro-vided desserts for the festival.

“This is a great event forkids,” said community memberAngela Collins, who broughtchildren ages two, seven, 11,

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and 12. “I wish it was a nicerday outside, I think more peoplewould have come.”

Volunteer Tamaro Snogreprovided face painting for thekids. She painted anything thekids asked for - dogs, butter-flies, tigers, etc. – to the appar-ent delight of those seeking herservices.

District E-18 Boston PoliceDepartment Sergeant DanielMacDonald was present at theGreat Grilled Cheese Festival,and said it was a great event tobring the community together.

“I like to support commu-nity events,” he stated. “This isfor a good cause, so I hope wecontinue to do it.”

The grilled cheese festivalwill take place in three more lo-cations in Boston. On June 2, itwill take place on 12 South St.in Jamaica Plain. On June 9, thefestival will be held in AdamsPark in Roslindale. On June 15,it will take place on the St.Theresa’s Church lawn in WestRoxbury. For more informationand tickets, visitChefsTableFoundation.org.

Roslindale's Davey the Clown, famous for his Appearances

at the Roslindale Farmers Market, took center stage at the festival.PHOTO BY ARIANE KOMYATI

located along the river.Cooke also discussed more recent history of the Neponset

River. In the 1960s, there was a plan for Interstate 95 to con-tinue from Route 128 in and through Boston, re-routing a mileof the Neponset River and filling the extensive marshes of theFowl Meadow. Fowl Meadow (which is located along theNeponset River) was spared from the bulldozers due to organi-zations, such as the Watershed Association, rallying to stop theconstruction and save the nature and wildlife. This avertedenvironmental tragedy is a positive example of the crucial rolecitizen activists play in protecting and restoring the NeponsetRiver Watershed.

In 1974, the Neponset Conservation Association developedan eight million dollar proposal to improve the lower NeponsetRiver. “The proposal didn’t pass, but it created a guideline forthe watershed efforts we see today,” explained Cooke. The im-provement plans included creating fish ladders, establishingcanoe launch areas, improving river border lands, creating 25miles of walking paths, and restoring salt-marshes.

Today, the Neponset River Watershed Association is in-volved in water monitoring, habitat restoration, land protec-tion, water conservation, stormwater partnerships, and rivercleanups. The association organizes two major river cleanupsa year. Cooke showed photos from previous cleanups. The de-bris included shopping carts, tires, abandoned automobiles, andconstruction materials.

“We’ve made a lot of progress, but there is still more wewant to accomplish,” stated Cooke. The Neponset River Wa-tershed Association would like to remove the old dams in theriver and bring back migratory fish. Before this can be accom-plished, tons of toxic PCB-contaminated (polychlorinated bi-phenyls) sediments lodged up against the dams must be cleanedup. Under state law, the current owners of land from which thePCBs originated are liable for the cleanup costs. Due to thefact that many industrial companies located on the NeponsetRiver and its tributaries used PCBs at some time in the past, itis not easy to identify those responsible.

Cooke also stated that climate change will be a big chal-lenge for the future of the Neponset River. “With climatechange, flooding is going to be a challenge,” he explained. “Inless than 50 years, so called ‘100 year’ floods will be happen-ing every 25 years.” Droughts will be a problem as well. Com-munities must be vigilant and learn to use water more effi-ciently.

“At the end of the day, the work we are doing is for thefuture generations,” remarked Cooke. “We want people to beable to enjoy the river.”

The Neponset River Watershed Association is a grassroots,member-supported conservation group working since 1967 toclean up and protect the Neponset River, its tributaries andsurrounding watershed lands. For more information, visitwww.neponset.org.

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of the site may cause me some small annoyances, as I live just offBelgrade, a couple of blocks away, I still support this project be-cause THESE KIDS ARE OUR KIDS and we owe them the bestresources that we can possibly give them. It would be extremelyhypocritical of us to proclaim ourselves supporters of public educa-tion but then quibble over a few parking spaces or increased traffic.

I travel by the site every day, whether by foot, bus or car, andBelgrade has really been under utilized for years. I was a patron ofClay Auto before it closed, which opened up this parcel at 361Belgrade Ave, and frankly I’d be happy if they had stayed. Sincesomething else will inevitably open there, I’d rather see a schoolthan more apartments or stores. It is commercial land and well-suited to a multi-story structure, and anything that goes in there willbring some level of traffic and parking. It seems a small price to payto be able to give public school kids a better facility!

Rozzie hasn’t had a public high school in decades, and now thatthe only public high school in West Roxbury is closing, our areadeserves to have at least one option for our neighborhood kids. Iappreciate the rigor and high behavioral standards that Roxbury Prepoffers, so I think they would make a great neighbor and option forour kids.

It is sad to hear that Roxbury Prep has searched for years for apiece of property to develop, and that they presently make do byusing two buildings, miles apart, and without basic resources like acafeteria or gym at either location. Please support their efforts tofind a permanent home for these public school students, and turnthis vacant property into a beautiful school which would be anasset for the Roslindale community!

Pam FairRoslindale

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continued from page 3been able to garner volunteers forclean up of the local SherrinWoods Urban Wilds as well.

“We’re working on the UrbanWilds property,” she said. “Ourgroup specifically works right onthe corner of Austin and West. Wecleaned that up, and Urban WildsDirector Paul Sutton got us goingon that. We put in new plants andwe love working with Paul. He’slike Johnny Appleseed.”

She added it’s a great way tomeet your neighbors, and said shehas made several good friendsalong the way.

“We’ve had members join; Imet Lily through this picnic acouple of years ago and we’vebecome very good neighbors,”she said.

Resident Joan Guagenti saidshe attends the neighborhoodmeetings, but coming out to justtalk and grill is a much more re-laxing and enjoyable time.

“This is actually my first timeat this, I’m a member of the neigh-borhood association and I’ve beenworking to get the water up forthe Urban Wild on the corner,” shesaid. “You know it’s a good breakfrom cleaning up the Urban Wildsor going to meetings. I mean it’snice you get to go to meetings andtalk with your neighbors aboutneighborhood things, but to justcome here and see people bringtheir kids, things are much morerelaxed; it’s just really nice to talkto everybody.”

Resident Lilyan Berkem saidshe’s been a longtime resident,though she’s only joined the groupin recent years. She said they’vebeen able to do a lot of good.

“This is my second time, Imissed the one from last year,” shesaid. “I believe in this neighbor-hood group. I’ve been here for thelast 35 years, and a couple of yearsago the group passed fliers aroundand I came and that’s how I metLynda. She’s the one who got meinvolved and we got to address alot of the problems in Hyde Park.And the party is pretty good too.”

Resident John Bannon said hejust moved to the neighborhoodfrom Jamaica Plain, and he’s al-ready seen a difference.

“We were living in JP for 12years and we had been inSomerville for a while before that,but we love it here so far,” he said.“We’ve been really happy with theneighborhood.”

Resident Guylene Muzac saidshe’s always stuck at work whenthis event takes place, so she’sglad she finally got to come out.

“I was always working so Inever had a chance to make it,”she said. “The only thing for meis I’m always working. I’m reallyglad I got to come so we canmingle with the neighbors andenjoy the sun.”

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