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November 30, 2017

Hyde Park BulletinVolume 16, Issue 48

Anderson Tree Lightingbrightens up the Square

On a bright and verychilly Sunday, Nov. 26,the 37th Annual Ander-son Tree L igh t ing andStreet Festival went offi n t h e c e n t e r o f H y d ePark from 2-6 p.m., fill-i n g L o g a n S q u a r e i nfront of the BCYF/Mu-n i c i p a l B u i l d i n g a n dspil l ing over to the es-

Dancers perform in front of the Hyde Park BCYF/Municipal Building at the Anderson Tree Lighting,which garnered hundreds of residents for the annual event..

PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

Matt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldMatt MacDonaldStaff Reporter

t a b l i s h m e n t s o n l o w e rFairmount Avenue.

Bil led in local adver-tisements as Boston’s big-ges t and bes t ne ighbor-hood tree l ighting, planswere made accord ing ly,with the entire downtownarea closed off to motorv e h i c l e w i t h b l u e B P Dsawhorses.

The Tree Light ing i t -self didn’t take place un-til dusk, right around 4:30

p.m.Before then, however,

there was plenty of activ-i t y g o i n g o n i n a n daround the Munie.

The Blue Hills Bankparking lot had been con-verted for the afternoonto a mini-carnival, com-ple te wi th br ight ly l i t ,spinning kiddie rides ac-cessible with an all-pur-

36-70 Sprague IAG meetswith BPDA manager

Boston ImmigrationClinics see increased

participationPOHWER plans: Neponset River

Forum, housing affordability crisis

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The BPDA’s Lance Campbell addresses the 36-70 Sprague St. IAGCommittee and other attendees at the Blue Hills Collaborative inReadville. PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

At its most recent meeting, Alex Nadel and the POHWER Committeediscussed the affordable housing crisis and the upcoming Neponset Rivermeeting.



The POHWER (People ofHyde Park Wanting EqualRepresentation) Committeemet on Thursday evening,Nov. 16, at the SouthwestBoston Community Devel-opment Corporat ion(SWBCDC) office.

Some of the topics cov-ered in the roundtable dis-cussion format meeting fo-cused on Boston’s housingaffordabi l i ty cr is is , theFairmount Line rapid transit

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The City of Boston Officeof Immigrant Advancement(OIA) hosts two immigrationconsultation events everymonth, and while it may seemlike a recent trend due to heavynews coverage of immigrantissues, Boston has been offer-ing legal advice for a good longwhile.

“We’ve been doing it forquite some time, shortly afterSept. 11 2001 in fact,” said AnLe, OIA Policy and Communi-cations Adviser. “The publicityhas been snowballing recentlyand we saw sort of a big in-crease in attendance this past

spring and last year, so moreand more people are learningabout it.”

Le said the clinics are oftena resident’s only outlet for freeadvice on their immigration sta-tus, and have made a huge dif-ference in many Bostonians’lives over the years.

“So we’re sort of the onlyoutlet for people in the Bostonarea to ask immigration lawyersany U.S Immigration Law ques-tions under the sun,” he said.“Everything from internationalstudents who are trying to ex-plore ways of being able to stayunder different visas and find-ing work authorizations all the

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On Monday evening, Nov.27, the Impact Advisory Group(IAG) for the proposed devel-opment at 36-70 Sprague St.took place in the gym at the

Blue Hills Collaborative (20Como Rd.).

The meeting was arrangedby City Councilor TimMcCarthy and run by SeniorProject Manager LanceCampbell of the Boston Plan-ning and DevelopmentAgency. It was attended by 15-20 people, seven of whomwere IAG members. The de-velopers were not in atten-dance.

The purpose of the meeting– as McCarthy explained in his

introductory remarks – was totry to answer as many ques-tions of IAG members regard-ing how the development pro-cess works and how to partici-pate effectively on behalf ofthe neighborhood as it wears

on.The relatively unusual na-

ture of the meeting was due tothe fact that – although thedeveloper’s letter of intent wasfiled on Nov. 14, 2016 – therehad, up until Monday’s smallgathering, been only one IAGmeeting held regarding theproject.

The members – uncertainof how to proceed – had re-

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USAF Col. Paul Murphy: launched byfamily, Claire Pauley, and Hyde Park


Claire Pauley announces her former student, USAF Col. Paul Murphy, before his presentation at the mostrecent Hyde Park Historical Society meeting.


The Hyde Park HistoricalSociety gathered on Satur-day afternoon, Nov. 18 forits monthly meeting in WeldHal l of the Hyde ParkBranch of the Boston PublicLibrary.

The main i tem on i tsagenda was a 45 minute pre-senta t ion ent i t led , “OneHyde Park Kid’s TrajectorySince Kindergar ten with

Claire Pauley (in this case...)Col. Paul R. Murphy USAFvia 137 Dana Ave., HydePark, MA” – by Uni tedStates Air Force Col. PaulMurphy.

The formality of Murphymaking his slide show pre-sentation in full dress uni-form was offset by his owninformal demeanor and bythe familiarity and friendli-ness of the crowd, which in-cluded Murphy’s mom anddad, a handful of other closerelatives, and Mrs. Pauleyherself.

After Pauley had an-nounced her former pupiland took the seat of honorwithin the horseshoe oftables that formed a ringaround the presentation area,Murphy – who will be retir-ing this coming April after30 years of active service –began chronicling not onlyhis career, but – essentially– his life, so far.

Murphy started off byshowing slide of a pencilsketch drawn by himself oftwo houses next to eachother on Dana Avenue: hisown family home and that ofhis Aunt Gloria, whom hecredited with encouraginghis artistic habits.

The Colonel’s drawings,encompassing everythingfrom sketched Christmascards sent from his many dif-ferent duty stations to a largepainting of a KC 135 takingoff from the Royal SaudiAirport during the Gulf War,featured prominently in histalk, adding to the chronol-ogy of his Air Force career,as it progressed from flightschool to his current postingat the Naval War College inNewport, R.I.

In between, there weremany stops along the way,including a stop early in hiscareer in the San Francisco

Bay area, where he was inthe air when the 1989 earth-quake hit.

“We were flying over SanFrancisco and half the lightswere out and the word on theradio was that the GoldenGate Bridge had gonedown,” Murphy said. “Itdidn’t. But it looked like itmight have.”

Serving in Air MobilityCommand, Murphy drew as-signments in the MiddleEast, at the Pentagon, and atStra tegic Command inOmaha, Neb., where he wasstationed when the Sept. 11,2001 attacks took place andPresident Bush br ief lystopped in before f lyingback to Washington, D.C.

Murphy’s family was alsostarting to grow and – foreach arrow shown on one ofhis projected maps – thatmeant lots of movement andupheaval. This showed itselfmost clearly in two arrowsbased in Middle America,with one pointing West asMurphy headed to theUnited Arab Emirates for ayear and another pointedEast as his wife and kidsopted to head to Washington,D.C. until his return.

It was during this postingthat he caught one of hismore memorable missions:refuel ing the f l ight thatSEAL Team Six was on as itmade its way to deal withand resolve the Maersk Ala-bama hijacking.

“That was kind of satis-fying,” Murphy said. “Thereare a lot of missions that younever really get results on...but that part icular one. . .there’s a payoff.”

Currently stationed at theNaval War College, Murphywill be retiring next year andhopes to relocate back to

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HP150: big plans for abig year and beyond

“It’s a wonderful . . . dance?”

My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

Frank Capra’s “It’s a Won-derful Life” will no doubt airmany times this Christmas sea-son, perhaps even more so thanthe original “Miracle on 34Street” with Edmund Gwenn inthe role of Santa.

After decades of being rel-egated as a film with minimalinterest, Capra’s movie hasfound a new life raising thequestion of whether the worldwould be different if certainpeople had died before theirtime.

Most film goers relish therousing finale of the 1946 gem,but there’s another scene thatcaptures interest: JimmyStewart’s George Bailey jitter-bugging with Donna Reed’sMary Hatch before the dancefloor, which covers a swim-ming pool underneath, beginsto separate, thus dumpingGeorge and Mary into the wa-ter.

While the most talked aboutdance scene on the small screenis Elaine Benes convulsing inher own way to music at a partyin a Seinfeld episode, there arenumerous classical dancescenes involving couples on thebig screen, and I’m not talkingabout specific dance movies

such as “Grease,” “Footloose,”or “Dance Fever” or those in-volving Fred Astaire/DonaldO’Connor partnered with Gin-ger Rodgers/Cyd Charisse.

The question was posed toa number of Bostonians, namea favorite unexpected butmemorably uplifting dancescene involving pairs or groupsof people – thus eliminatingGene Kelly’s hoofing with anumbrella in “Singing in theRain,” Paul Reubens’s tequiladance in the biker bar in “Pee-wee Herman’s Big Adventure,”

and Jimmy Cagney’s tap-danc-ing down the steps of the WhiteHouse after his upbeat meetingwith FDR in “Yankee DoodleDandy.”

Besides “It’s a WonderfulLife,” the answers included:

* Sidney Poitier’s MarkThackeray dancing with JudyGeeson’s Pamela Dare toLulu’s hit song “To Sir withLove” in the movie of the samename.

* Al Pacino’s blind Col.Frank Slade tangoing with astranger in “A Scent of aWoman.”

* Harrison Ford’s JohnBook twirling with KellyMcGillis’ Rachel Lapp to SamCooke’s “Wonderful World” inan Amish barn in “Witness.”

* Leonardo DiCaprio’s JackDawkins and Kate Winslet’sRose dancing with emigrantsdown in steerage in “Titanic.”

* Italians dancing the taran-tella in the memorable opening,wedding scene of “The Godfa-ther.”

* Anthony Quinn defyinghis age with an exhilaratingGreek dance in “Zorba theGreek.”

And which of your favoritesdid I overlook?

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HP150 unveiled its new logo for the upcoming celebration at the Ander-son Tree Lighting on Nov. 26.

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quested a meeting withCampbell for input and adviceon different aspects of partici-pating in an Impact AdvisoryCommittee.

Both Campbell andMcCarthy – at different points– metaphorically referred tothe development process as a“marathon” with both – in theirown ways – letting the Groupknow that there were still 26.2miles to go before reaching thefinish line, whatever it may be.

Campbell, having given anoverview of the process,opened the floor for questionsfrom the Group as others lis-tened in from where they satat surrounding tables.

The questions ranged intopic, from the weight andpower of an IAG, to whetherthey had fallen behind due tolack of activity, to whether ornot the developer could sue be-cause the IAG was too slow inconvening.

Questions also came up re-garding mitigation: a word thatpopped up more than a fewtimes during the hour long ses-sion. Campbell tried to explainit analogously.

“You know every day whenyou jump in your car or youtake your dog for a walk whatyou think should probably befixed… If you think a cross-walk or some sidewalk is bro-ken in your neighborhood – ifyou’re on the IAG – it’s fair

game. It’s low hanging fruit…Bring it up.”

IAG member Mary Bender– who had a whole list of ques-tions written down – com-mented on her view of devel-opers and their role in the pro-cess.

“I take everything they saywith a grain of salt… I’m will-ing to hear their side, but Ithink we need to be aware thatthey’re being paid to representthis project and that’s theirpayday, and then they go awayand we live here.”

Campbell responded,“That’s why you’re on theIAG, to make sure a lot of theinterests and concerns youhave are addressed throughthem. You can look at them andsee their face, and have thatconversation with them. Re-ally, that’s what it is.”

In an exchange betweenBender and McCarthy, sheasked the Councilor about thepossibility of negotiating thenumber of units – currentlylisted at 521 – down, to whichhe responded openly to heridea by giving examples ofdoing this with much smallerdevelopments, such as theParkwell Nursing Home andthe derelict house located at 56Williams Ave.

McCarthy also brought uppotential traffic problems froma different angle, bringing upthe problems within the neigh-

borhood due to the school busyard by the bridge and the pos-sible alternative if this devel-opment doesn’t go through.

“Let’s just keep in mindthat it’s light industrial zoned.We could end up with anotherbus depot and a lot more traf-fic.”

Campbell also brought theschool buses up.

“You guys almost wind uphaving, like, three rush hours,four rush hours a day,” with busesreturning at odd times.

McCarthy suggested the op-tion of possibly having a build-ing dedicated to senior housing,presenting these potential resi-dents as “people who have dis-posable income that maybe aren’tleaving and coming during rushhour… who will go to our localstores, will support our neighbor-hood, will go to BC Bakery, willtake a walk. Those are thethings we have to look at.”

The meeting broke withtentative plans for a commu-nity meeting to be held in early2018

The Anderson Tree Light-ing marked the official kick-off for the build up to HydePark’s upcoming 150th birth-day celebration and longtimeHyde Park resident Bob Vance– in charge of partnership andoutreach – shared some of histhoughts on the upcomingyear and beyond.

Vance said he was drawnto the project by the goal ofcivic pride and engagementfrom all aspects of the com-munity, and he’s approachinghis task with an infectiousenthusiasm and an under-standing of some of the chal-lenges of his position.

A Board member onSouthwest Boston Commu-nity Development Corpora-tion (SWBCDC) since 2003,his experience there proved tohim “that one of the chal-lenges is to communicate...You realize that there’s a bigsection of that in Hyde Parkwhich you wouldn’t necessar-ily know by the more tradi-tional or the establishedneighborhood of Hyde Park,going back since I was here,from the 1950s up until now.You wouldn’t know thatthere’s an underserved part ofthe population. It’s not reallyprevalent. So these are thepeople I thought, this is an op-portunity to help everybodywho’s in that part of the popu-lation. What we sometimescall the majority minority.”

In the process of doingthis, Vance has tried to go farand wide into the differentareas of Hyde Park, visitingneighborhood organizations,Churches, politicians, andcommunity leaders and willcontinue to do so as the yearchanges and the anniversaryyear begins.

“The goal is to make surethat every part of Hyde Park

– every segment, organiza-tion, even to the individuallevel – gets invited to partici-pate.”

In addition to the shortterm goal that he has for theanniversary year, Vance andHP150 also have more longterm plans.

“The long-term goal is thatthese events will bring atten-tion, and now people’s eyesand ears will be opened abouttheir community, Hyde Parkand its rich history, and thatthey’re part of this.”

Additionally, he’s hopingthat HP150 will serve as alaunch pad for any Hyde Parkorganization looking to pro-mote itself once the celebra-tion is over.

“I’m pretty sure that this isgoing to help them reach outbeyond the borders of HydePark.”

At the beginning stages ofHP150 planning, he just aboutwalked himself into the out-reach job by insisting that no-body feel left out of the party.“You’re at least invited.”

He’s realistic, however,about the difficulties of get-ting diverse communities toparticipate.

When we did some com-munity resource work, webrought in all kinds of work-shops a few times as the CDCand it was pretty difficult toorganize because these orga-nizations like the HaitianWomen and the Newcomersof Boston, certain Churches,they’re flat out busy. Theydon’t have the luxury of say-ing, ‘You can go to that meet-ing tonight, sit on this, andhave a bunch of volunteers thenext day.’”

He commented on thechanging demographics in theneighborhood in a positiveway,

“You go down to neighbor-


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way to people who are wonder-ing how to petition for theirfamily members to come to theU.S. There are people who havebeen given notices to appearbefore immigration court andare trying to figure out how theycan defend themselves topeople who are trying to ex-plore ways of finding work au-thorizations and finding immi-gration status and sometimespeople come for questions thatdon’t pertain to U.S. Immigra-tion Law at all. At which pointthe volunteer will stop the con-sultation and bring to one of ourstaff and they will help themfind the resources they forthings like social security orimmigration laws in othercountries.”

Le said they said the casesthat deal with immigrationcourt are extremely importantto the office. The outcome theseproceedings can lead to depor-tation in some cases, but under-standing of the law, as one mayimagine, greatly impacts theoutcome of any immigrationcourt proceeding. In Massachu-setts, the odds of finding andbeing able to afford adequatelegal representation in immi-gration court is 55.4 percent ac-cording to TRAC Immigration.That figure may rise now thatBoston has recently enacted the

Immigrant Defense Fund andthe donations from various or-ganizations to $1 million ear-lier this month. According tothe City of Boston, an immi-grant is able to avoid deporta-tion in 4 percent of cases wherethey do not have representation,whereas those who obtain rep-resentation have a 47 percentsuccess rate.

Le said while the two initia-tives are connected by thesimple fact they both deal withimmigration, the two areas donot coincide within the OIA.But the clinics are the best wayto start the process of under-standing one’s situation andwhere to look for representa-tion, he said.

“These two initiatives areseparate; they’re together in thesense that we are trying to in-crease access to informationabout immigration law and le-gal services related to immigra-tion, but these clinics are meantto be a one-time, short-term, 15-minute conversation to kind offigure out where one stands orspecific questions about theirsituation where it is geared toeducate out in the community,”he said. “We also do thisthrough know your rights pre-sentations.”

Le said while the consulta-tions are private and within the

bounds of attorney/client privi-lege, some participants do talkabout their experiences and hehas talked to several happy resi-dents coming out of the pro-gram.

“The consultations are pri-vate and the city stays out ofwhat is discussed, but people dodiscuss on their own situationwith you while they’re waitingto be seen - or after, typically -because either they’re happy orrelieved,” he said. “We oncehad two sisters who were outof the country for awhile andthey were concerned that theyhad abandoned their green cardstatus and after talking to ourvolunteers they discovered thatthey were in fact U.S. citizensafter one of their parents werenaturalized before they were18. That was a very happy mo-ment, and it comes up everynow and then.”

Le said there have also beeninstances where scam artistswill reach out to vulnerableresidents who may not be awareof their status and the potentialbenefits that entails. He saideducating people on their ben-efits, even if they’re not eligible

for any, can protect residentsfrom such scammers.

“There are plenty of peoplewho come trying to figure outwhat they’re eligible for and itturns out they are not eligiblefor anything, and the hope thereis that they have access to a re-liable source of information andthey don’t get scammed any-where with a possibility of ben-efits that don’t exist,” he said.

The lawyers that come inare generally immigration law-yers who work at the federalJFK building right next to CityHall. Le said they really enjoygoing to the clinics, as it givesthem a practice and a bit of freeadvertising for their servicesdown the road.

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Thousands of residents have come to such immigration clinics over the years in the City of Boston. Here,residents came by for the annual Citizenship Day panel.

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“Almost all of them aremembers of American Immi-gration Lawyers Association,which is a voluntary bar asso-ciation, and so we partner withthe local chapter here, the NewEngland chapter to recruit newvolunteers sometimes and vol-unteers sign up,” he said, add-ing that the ranks have beengrowing in the past two years.“When I first started four yearsago we tried to get two lawyersper clinic. We get four per clinicnow with the increased volun-teers. It’s definitely an intellec-tual exercise for them, too; theylove it and I’m told it can befun.”

The next two upcomingclinics will be held at the Bos-ton City Hall from noon to 2p.m. on Dec. 6 and Dec. 20.

Hyde Park, where his roots run deep.The Colonel both started and finished his presenta-

tion focusing on Claire Pauley, who for many Hyde Parkresidents is a familiar and beloved name, having taughtgenerations of local kindergarteners in her own wing ofthe Fairmount School.

Murphy looked back fondly while speaking of her slideshows, in which the entire school would assemble to geta glimpse of Pauley’s most recent travels to the four cor-ners of the Earth.

“It kind of opened up the atmosphere if you’re, like, abunch of kids from Hyde Park,” he said.

At the conclusion of his presentation, Murphy showeda photo of him and Gen. Joseph Dunford taken at therecent Semper Fidelis Dinner in Boston. There are car-toon bubbles by their heads.

Murphy: “I know you have the Russians, the Chinese,and the North Korean situation to worry about, but whatare we going to do about Claire Pauley? She’s obviouslya major national security problem.”

Dunford: “Yeah. I see what you mean. Let’s face it.She’s nothing but trouble.”

Murphy, laughing – as was Pauley – then gaveDunford’s sincere greeting.

“Semper fidelis, Claire Pauley. Thank you for youryears of dedicated service to the nation and the Hyde Parkcommunity,” he said, before presenting her with a SemperFidelis Society sweatshirt, courtesy of the Top Brass.

Speaking of his experiences with Pauley afterwards,Murphy went into a different aspect than “opening up theatmosphere” with photos of exotic places, choosing in-stead to focus closer to home.

“She was always just very patriotic,” he said. “She wasjust, like, the classic all-American kindergarten teacher. Shewas fun. She was stern. You know, you didn’t want to messup, but she made things fun. But she did instill you with the4th of July and Flag Day.”

He paused for a moment on the Library steps before con-tinuing on to the Fairmount Grille where he would be join-ing Pauley and a few friends for a drink and something toeat.

“She was awesome,” Murphy said.For more information, visit the Hyde Park Historical So-

ciety at: www.hydeparkhistoricalsociety.org.

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Boston Celtics, Arbella InsuranceFoundation honor New Mission

Collegiate Academy

Past and present members of the Boston Celtics, Lucky the Leprechaun, and Arbella Insurance Foundationrepresentatives visited the New Mission Collegiate Academy to honor it for its outstanding attendance record.COURTESY PHOTO

Boston Celtics, Arbella In-surance Foundation VIPs high-light important values such asperseverance, respect, integrity,decision-making and educationduring celebratory school gath-ering

The Boston Celtics andArbella Insurance Foundationteamed up to celebrate studentsfrom New Mission CollegiateAcademy for their outstandingschool attendance during a Stayin School assembly this morn-ing.

Celtics guard Shane Larkin,Celtics legend Dana Barros andArbella Insurance FoundationProgram Representative JennReale highlighted a VIP panelthat talked with the students

about the acronym P.R.I.D.E –perseverance, respect, integrity,decision-making and education– to promote and encouragetheir continued presence in theclassroom.

“It’s great to be here todaynot only talking about the im-portance of attending school,but also celebrating these kidsfor stepping up and meetingtheir attendance goals,” saidLarkin. “This is a great programthat incentivizes kids to stay inschool, and it’s fun to see theirexcitement during the event it-self.”

“The Arbella InsuranceFoundation is thrilled to cel-ebrate the students at New Mis-sion Collegiate Academy for

their commitment to educa-tion,” said Jenn Reale, programrepresentative at the Arbella In-surance Foundation. “As long-time partners of the BostonCeltics, we’re proud supportthe Stay in School program andwe encourage all students tocontinue to achieve successduring the school year.”

Students that met their re-spective attendance goals wererecognized on stage prior to theVIP panel’s discussion. Stu-dents then engaged the VIPs ina question-and-answer segmentprior to the conclusion of theevent.

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hoods that were, at one point, predominantly Italian, and nowthey’re primarily African American and Haitian, but you cansee that there’s a lot of pride in ownership in those homes.”

Vance’s point in that observation is that these great sec-tions of Hyde Park should feel welcome to check out what’sgoing on with HP150.

While fully acknowledging the challenges of bringingpeople together, Vance is still going to make every effort to doso. He chuckles as he makes his next statement.

“I appreciate the fact that, after all this, you can still go backto your corners and play amongst yourselves, but for this nextyear you’re going to be hearing from me pounding it in thateverybody should be paying attention to this part: your com-munity. You can decide to pick up the ball and play, or youdon’t have to.”

This pounding it in also involves pounding on doors, as Vancehas been making appointments – beginning in December – tomeet with different community leaders to pitch the HP150 idea.

The HP150 website will also be used as a community shar-ing resource that Vance hopes will take hold and grow in thelong term.

“I don’t want anyone to say – from past experience – I don’tfeel welcome, or I didn’t get invited.”

To contact Bob Vance, email him at:[email protected].

To contact HP150 visit its Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/HydePark150/


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MAYOR WALSH TOCELEBRATE COMMONTREE LIGHTING ONNOV. 30

Mayor Martin J. Walsh andthe Honourable StephenMcNeil, Premier of NovaScotia, will commemorate 100years of friendship betweenBoston and Nova Scotia at the76th Annual Tree Lighting onBoston Common on Thursday,Nov. 30, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The holiday lights through-out both parks will light up insequence shortly before 8 p.m.,when Mayor Walsh will bejoined onstage by PremierMcNeil, members of the RoyalCanadian Mounted Police andSanta Claus. The show willclose with a pyrotechnic dis-play by Atlas PyroVision.

The celebration is pre-sented by the Boston Parks andRecreation Department, titlesponsor The Province of NovaScotia, Jumbotron sponsorJetBlue, and presenting spon-sors Distrigas/ENGIE andIKEA with media partnersWCVB Channel 5, Magic106.7 FM, the Boston Heraldand the Boston Globe. Addi-tional support is provided byThe Christmas Tree PromotionBoard, XFINITY and CapitalOne.

ALLSTON/BRIGHTON

ESL CLASSAn ESL conversation

group meets at 12:30 p.m. ev-ery Monday. Come practiceyour language skills in an in-formal and friendly settingwith other new English speak-ers.

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

Help is available on a oneon one basis to get you started.Call for an appointment andask for Alan Brighton Branch

Library/40 Academy HillRoad/ (617) 782-6032.HISTORY OF BOSTON’SLIBRARIES AND HOWTHE BRIGHTON BRANCHCAME TO BE

An intriguing history of theBoston’s libraries and how theBrighton Branch came to bewith Anthony Sammarco:

Noted author and historian,Anthony Sammarco, gives anintriguing history of Boston’slibraries and how the BrightonBranch came to be. His highlyentertaining account of the be-ginnings and ultimate fate ofthe original Holton Library -now the Brighton Branch -provides an interest ingbackstory to the city of Bos-ton and its growth.

The Friends of the BrightonBranch Library and theBrighton Allston HistoricalSociety invite you to thisunique literary event. Monday,Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m., BrightonBranch Library/40 AcademyHill Road/ (617) 782-6032

CELLO CONCERT WITHELENA KORABLEVA

Award winning Cellist ,Elena Korableva,accompaniedby pianist, Sivan Etedgee, willperform works byTchaikovsky,Rachmoninov,Shostakovich Skriabin and herown compostions on Saturday,Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. at the BrightonLibrary.

BRIGHTON-ALLSTONHISTORICAL SOCIETYPRESENTS 57 READERSAND WRITERS* MAKINGIMPROVEMENTS ORIGI-NAL STORIES AND SONG

Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.,Brighton Allston Congrega-tional Church 404 WashingtonSt., Brighton. Free Admissionand Refreshments *57 Readersand Writers: Named for the 57bus route, this group writes ona selected topic and presentsto the community. (Don’t worry,there are not 57 readers per-forming.)

SCORE BOSTONWORKSHOP: STARTING ASPECIALTY FOODBUSINESS

Looking to turn your love ofbaking into a business? Haveyou considered marketing yoursecret family recipe as a spe-cialty food product? Join theHarvard Ed Portal and SCOREBoston for a free workshopabout Starting a Specialty FoodBusiness. This workshop willintroduce a variety of factorsbehind starting a successfulfood business. Attendees willalso learn about valuable re-sources in Massachusetts thatare available for manufacturing,packaging, and selling specialtyfood products.

(Note: this workshop is NOTgeared for people consideringopening a restaurant)

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Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 5,2017 8:30 - 11 a.m. at theHarvard Ed Portal 224 WesternAvenue, Allston, MA 02134

HYDE PARK

MAYOR’S ENCHANTEDTROLLEY TOUR

Please join us on Friday,Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. The Mayorwill be in attendance, and thetree will be lit in Wolcott Squarein the Readville section of HydePark.

FRIENDS OF THE HYDEPARK LIBRARY HOLIDAYSALE

Located at the Menino Hallon Friday, Dec. 1 and Saturday,Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Christmas decorations, art, jew-elry, candles, collectibles, booksand more! Everything is new orslightly used.

Raffle, Red Sox Sports Bag,Sports/Fitness Gift Basket, anda $25 gift card to Pizzeria Uno.Raffle ticket information at-

tached to this email.Also there will be a Hyde

Park Neighborhood ConcertSeries: Classical Strings withTanya Maggi, David Russell,and guests on Dec. 2 at 3 p.m.at Menino Hall.

CHESS AND CHECKERSWITH CHARLIE

Children are welcome tocome and learn to play chess orcheckers with Charlie Cleary onSaturday afternoons at 1-4 p.m.Sponsored by the Friends of theHyde Park Branch Library. Noregistration required. Locatedat the Hyde Park Branch of theBoston Public Library.

WEST ROXBURY/ROSLINDALE

ROSLINDALE VILLAGEMAIN STREET HOSTS 2NDANNUAL HOLIDAY MAR-KET ON BIRCH STREET

This December brings thereturn of Roslindale VillageMain Street’s Holiday Marketon Birch Street, a festive eventto bring residents, visitors, andlocal businesses together to cel-ebrate and shop for the season.The Holiday Market will takeplace on Thursday, Dec. 7 from4 to 8 p.m. on Birch Street be-tween Corinth and South streets.Birch Street will be closed totraffic for this special event.

Visitors can enjoy treats fromthe Whoo(pie) Wagon foodtruck, free hot chocolate, holidayclassics sung by caroling groupSongful Artists, and play-basedactivities for all ages, in collabo-ration with local groupRoslindale Wants to Play. JPHonk Band will performthroughout the Village and at theCommuter Rail Station, and thefolk-rock band Rock ‘n RollDreamers will play inside Emer-ald Society Building during theevent.

The Holiday Market will alsofeature over 20 visiting vendors,offering everything from Frenchsoaps, to art and prints, pottery,locally-made honeys and sauces,jewelry and accessories,children’s books and clothes, andmore. Vendors will be located in-side the Emerald Society Build-ing at 10 Birch St., as well as twovacant storefronts at 22 Birch St.and 756 South St.

As a special attraction thisyear, owners of the newly-an-nounced brewery, DistractionBrewing, will be at the site oftheir future business at 2Belgrade Ave. for a meet andgreet.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH – ACOMMUNITY SING WITHTHE SLY VOXES

Please join us for Handel’s

MESSIAH - A Community Singwith the Sly Voxes on Friday,Dec. 1, 2017, 8 p.m. at TheRoxbury Latin School locatedon 101 St. Theresa Avenue,West Roxbury, MA 02132.

HANDMADE, LOCAL ANDFAIR TRADE FEATUREDATTHEODORE PARKERCHURCH WINTER FAIRSATURDAY, DEC. 2, 10-2

West Roxbury, Massachu-setts – Theodore ParkerChurch’s Winter Fair will fea-ture, a children’s craft table,hand-made gifts, local preservesand Fair Trade coffee, cocoa,chocolate and olive oil. TPCelves have gotten together tocreate unique items such ashand-painted wrapping papermade from recycled architect’sdrawing, one-of- a-kind wreathsand hand-made knitted and holi-day items. Children are invitedto come and make cards, deco-rations and other gift items.(Photos of wrapping paper andchildren’s activities are attachedbelow.) We’ll have live music,many gift items crafted by con-gregation members and bakedgoods and beverages for sale.The location of the fair is:Theodore Parker Church 1859Center St. West Roxbury, Mass.For more information:www.tparkerchurch.org

FREE DROP-INHOMEWORK HELP

Boston Public Library loca-tions offer free after-schoolhomework help and mentorshipprovided by trained, high-achieving high school students.Homework Help is availableMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday,and Thursday afternoons be-tween 3:30 and 5:30 p.m., Sept.18 through May 24. Open to stu-dents in grades K-8. No regis-tration is required. Program isnot available on Boston PublicSchool holidays, early-releasedays, or long weekends.

Homework Help mentortrainings provided by HarvardUniversity’s Public School Part-nerships Team, the developersof SmartTalk, a program thatuses research-based tools, strat-egies, and resources to supportstudents during homework time.Located at the West RoxburyBranch of the Boston Public Li-brary.

SANTA SCAMPER5K ROAD RACE

Race Day Registration andPre/Post Race Festivities Regis-tration and pre/post race festivitiesat the Irish Social Club, 119 ParkSt. in West Roxbury, just a blockfrom the race start/finish. Our RaceDay Logistics page will keep youup to date! Race Course Start/fin-ish at Parkway CommunityYMCA. Rolling course thru theWest Roxbury neighborhood ofBoston.

On Dec. 10, 2017 the 5K willstart at 11 a.m. The Kids Run at10:15 a.m.

The Parkway Running Club(PRC) of West Roxbury, Mass. hashosted an annual Santa Scamper 5kroad race since 1994. This raceraises money for the Boston GlobeSanta Fund, a charity to supportchildren of need in Massachusetts.

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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.

To the Doctor: I just moved here from Florida and my friends tell me that my 2015 rear-drive HemiDodge Challenger is not a good car to drive in the snow. What do I need for winter driving and, is it true myChallenger is not a good winter car? Are all-wheel-drive cars that much better in inclement weather?

From the Doctor: Rear-drive cars are not the best cars for winter driving. Snow tires will make a bigdifference, although you will have to buy a set of four. You can buy a tire and wheel package all mounted –they even come with tire pressure monitors. There are companies that sell tires online that will ship right toyour local shop who will then put them on your car. Some shops will even store your other tires for the winter.

Driving in the snow can be challenging and you should practice starting from a stop, stopping, skiddingand turning in a big, empty parking lot. If you do need to drive in the snow, always be alert of the roadconditions. Ease on the brake when stopping and ease on the gas pedal when accelerating. The HemiChallenger is a great, fun car to drive, except in the snow. There is no substitute for all-wheel-drive when itcomes to traction in inclement weather conditions. In a perfect world, it would be great to have a second all-wheel-drive vehicle or at least a front-drive car for the winter. If you live in an area where you could call aride service, this could be another option for snow days.

To the Doctor: I have seen a lot of very small battery jump boxes and would like to get your opinion onthem. Do they really work on jump starting a car with a dead battery?

From the Doctor: The good news is that a good quality, small battery jump box does work. I have three ofthem – I keep one in my boat, one in my wife’s car and one in my garage. The small boxes also come withcables to charge cell phones and more. The average cost for a good jump box that will fit in most glove boxesis $100. You must make sure the jump box is fully charged – it should be checked and charged every 90 days.

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.

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Elks host seniors for Thanksgiving

The Boston Elks Lodge #10hosted its 44th ThanksgivingService in West Roxbury forresidents in Boston on Thanks-giving morning.

The dinner went from 11a.m. to 2 p.m., for those attend-ing. However, the service isprovided to many more whocan’t attend, according to orga-nizer Andy Schell. Schell hasbeen at the helm of the eventfor decades, and said the din-ner is just an amazing time, but

while organizing a dinner ofsuch size can be tough, gettingmeals out for those who cannotmake it is even tougher.

“We delivered more than300 meals to people who can’t

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

More than 100 visitors came to the Elks in West Roxbury and volunteers delivered more than 300 meals onThanksgiving all over the city.

PHOTO BY JEFF SULLIVAN


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Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services

Criminals are increasinglytargeting people age 65 orolder for personal identitytheft. In 2014 alone, therewere 2.6 million such inci-dents among seniors, accord-ing to the Department of Jus-tice.

A growing offshoot ofidentity theft is healthcarefraud, which can result whensomeone unlawfully uses an-other person’s Medicarenumber. Medical identitytheft can lead to inaccuraciesin medical records, which inturn can result in delayedcare, denied services andcostly false claims.

That’s why Medicareworks with the Department ofJustice, taking aim squarelyat would-be thieves. In thelargest law enforcement ac-tion against criminals fraudu-lently targeting the Medicare,Medicaid and Tricare pro-grams, 412 people around thecountry, including 115 doc-tors, nurses and other li-censed medical profession-als, were charged in 2017with bilking U.S. taxpayersout of $1.3 billion.

The next big fraud-fight-ing push is well underway —

and its focus is protecting thepersonal information of se-nior citizens by removingtheir Social Security numbersfrom Medicare cards.

People with Medicaredon’t need to take any actionto get a new Medicare card.Beginning in April 2018, theCenters for Medicare & Med-icaid Services (CMS) willmail out newly designedMedicare cards to the 58 mil-lion Americans with Medi-care. The cards will have anew number that will beunique for each card recipi-ent. This will help protectpersonal identity and preventfraud because identi tythieves can’t bill Medicarewithout a valid Medicarenumber. To help with a seam-less transition to the newcards, providers will be ableto use secure look up toolsthat will support quick accessto the new card numberswhen needed.

Healthcare fraud drives upcosts for everyone, buthealthcare consumers can bean effective first line of de-fense against fraud. Followthese tips to help protectyourself:

Do * Treat your Medicarenumber like a credit card. *When the new card comes inthe mail next year, destroyyour old card and make sure

you bring your new one toyour doctors’ appointments.* Be suspicious of anyone of-fering early bird discounts,limited time offers or encour-aging you to act now for thebest deal. That’s an indicator

of potential fraud becauseMedicare plans are forbiddenfrom offering incentives. *Be skeptical of free gifts, freemedical services, discountpackages or any offer thatsounds too good to be true.

* Only give your Medicarenumber to doctors, insurersacting on your behalf ortrusted people in the commu-nity who work with Medi-care, like your State HealthInsurance Assistance Pro-gram (SHIP). * Report sus-pected instances of fraud. *

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Elks Thanksgiving continued from page 9Medical Theftcontinued from page 1

Check your Medicare state-ments to make sure thecharges are accurate.

Don’t * Don’t share yourMedicare number or other per-sonal information with anyonewho contacts you by telephone,email or approaches you in per-son, unless you’ve given thempermission in advance. Medicarewill never contact you uninvitedand request your Medicare num-ber or other personal information.* Don’t let anyone borrow or payto use your Medicare number. *Don’t allow anyone, except yourdoctor or other Medicare provid-ers, to review your medicalrecords or recommend services.

* Don’t let anyone persuade youto see a doctor for care or ser-vices you don’t need. * Don’taccept medical supplies froma door-to-door salesman.

Learn more about how youcan fight Medicare fraud atMedicare.gov/fraud, or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). You can also visit a lo-cal SHIP counselor, who canprovide free, one-on-one,non-biased Medicare assis-tance.

With a common sense ap-proach to protecting health in-formation, senior citizens canbe effective partners in fight-ing Medicare fraud.

make it here, too,” he said.“Ethos does the delivering andwe do the cooking.”

Schell said he’s glad to seeso many returning faces everyyear, both recipients and volun-teers. Dozens of volunteerswere seen scurrying back andforth from the tables to thekitchens to make sure everyonegot their fill.

“It’s going fantastic, we en-joy running it every year for theseniors, they have no place togo most of them, so we do theright thing and we feed them,”he said.

Resident volunteer JanetGalvin said she came becauseshe was thankful for her ownsituation and really just wantedto help make someone else’sThanksgiving a bit brighter. She

said she and her husband havedone it for well over a decade,and the feeling of giving backto so many people is an amaz-ing thing.

“We’ve been doing this offand on for maybe 10 years, ifnot longer,” she said. “It makesyou feel so good, it really does.These people, especially theelderly, but even the handi-capped who have no place togo, I think this is wonderful.And then there’s the Elks;they’re a wonderful organiza-tion anyway, but they just can’tdo enough, they’re always try-ing to do more for folks in thecommunity. You can see ithere, it’s just amazing.”

Resident Peter Low said itwas his first time volunteering,and he was amazed at the com-munity spirit at the dinner.

“Just being able to giveback and being able to helpout, and also being able to find

an organization that does somuch for the community. Imean, this is just amazing forthem to be able to put to-gether,” he said.

Ellen Yessayan and her hus-band, Ara, volunteered thisyear, and said it is always anamazing experience.

“It being Thanksgiving,you know, all told we haveenough to be thankful for. Wehave three healthy children, wehave jobs and a roof over ourheads, so for people who needa little something, we’re happyto be here,” she said.

Ara said they found outabout the event from friendswho had volunteered in thepast.

“We just wanted to help outanyone who needed it, andhelp out any way we can,” hesaid. “It’s a great time;everyone’s having an excellenttime.”

GO-GO SENIORSGo-Go Seniors Meetings are on the First

Tuesday’s of every month. We are lookingfor new membership and our annual mem-bership dues are $8.00. All are welcome.Meetings located at the Municipal Build-ing on Hyde Park Avenue at noon in HydePark.

Jan. 3: Annual Christmas Party At Vic-tory Grille in Dedham, Mass. Cost to be de-termined.

Jan. 7-10: Atlantic City, N.J., staying atthe Tropicana Hotel. For any further infor-mation, please contact Joanne 617-323-0071

MIL-PAR SENIORSOur next Mil-Par Meeting is scheduled

for Jan. 18 and will be a 50/50 meeting. Ifyou haven’t bought your tickets for theChristmas Party scheduled for Dec. 10,please call Peggy Lydon or Josie Pero. Wewill not have another meeting before theparty and you don’t want to miss this event.

Please call Sal Ferlito at 617-361- 2845if you are unable to come to the meeting sothat he can order the appropriate numberof lunches. PLEASE NOTE: All of ourmeetings will be held at the Blue Hills Col-laborative, previously known as St. Anne’sSchool. We will continue having meetingsthere until the renovations are done at SaintPius X Church and hall.

Bingo is played after all meetings if youare interested.

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proposal in the Massachu-setts House of Representa-tives, and the Hyde Park/Mattapan Neponset RiverNeighborhood Forum.

The housing affordabilitycrisis was a constant theme,with meeting chair Alex Na-vel frequently stepping tothe front of the room toscribble talking points onposter sized post-i t padsstuck to the wall.

These ranged from poten-tial strategies to lobby for af-fordable housing – includingreaching out to other com-munity organizations withsimilar goals – to housingstatistics, which included theconcept of the “hiddenhomeless,” or those over theage of 25 who are forced to

l ive a t home and conse-quent ly s l ip through thecracks because they neitherrent nor own.

An additional (unforced)housing cr is is s ta t is t icbrought up by Navel ad-dressed economic inequality.

“Boston is now currentlythe single most unequal cityin the country,” Navel said.“The difference between therich and poor in Boston hasfinally surpassed San Fran-cisco and New York for thefirst time this past year.”

Commit tee memberArielle Spivey brought upthat Boston is the seventh-most unaffordable city inNorth America and thenwent on to add that if NewYork City had been taken asa whole – instead of brokendown into boroughs as thecited survey had done – Bos-ton would have gone up tofourth on the list.

As things were left re-garding this discussion, thenext POWHER Housing Fo-rum is tentatively scheduledfor late March at a locationto be determined.

Regarding the NeponsetRiver Forum, which isscheduled for Thursday,Nov. 30 from 6:30 p.m. -

POHWER continued from page 18:30 p.m. in the CommunityRoom at 912 River St. (be-hind Perfect Dental) planswere put into place to can-vass the East River Street/Metropolitan Avenue area inthe days leading up to themeeting itself. Additionally,efforts are being made to in-volve other institutions andorganizat ions in theNeponset River area.

The Forum – featuringthe Neponset River Water-shed Association, BostonWater and Sewer, and theDept. of Health – will focuson the Neponset’s history, itsongoing contamination is-sues, the work currently be-ing done to fix it, and whatthe Hyde Park/Mat tapancommunity can do to helpout.

In a holdover from theDoyle Playground Transfor-mation held back on Sept.30, a second vision for theplanned mural and a Phase 2planning meeting is tenta-tively scheduled for some-time in March.

The next POHWER meet-ing is scheduled for Thurs-day, Dec. 14.

For more informat ionabout POHWER, contactAlex Navel a [email protected] or at646-918-0614.To advertise, call (617) 361-8400


pose $1 ticket.There were also carni-

val style snacks writ largeon midway style trailers,including the ever-popularpopcorn, cotton candy andfried dough, and the notquite as popular – giventhe weather – sno-cones.

S p o n s o r e d b y B l u eH i l l s B a n k , a s w e l l a sHyde Park Main Streets,t h e Y M C A , t h e B C Y F(Boston Centers for Youth& F a m i l i e s ) , C o m m o n -w e a l t h B a n k , a n d t h eBoard of Trade, their pres-ence was seen and fe l t ,from the carnival set-up tofo ld ing t ab le se t -ups tos i g n a g e t h r o u g h o u t t h eday.

This was also the casefor the HP150 Committee,as it officially kicked offits run-up to Hyde Park’ssesquicentennial celebra-tion in the spring of 2018by setting up a table ando f f i c i a l l y u n v e i l i n g i t slogo.

As part of its marketinge f f o r t , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e sg a v e a w a y H P 1 5 0f r i s b e e s , n o t e p a d s , a n dother items to any passers-by who happened to takea moment to s top by a ttheir table and chat.

From the event’s kick-o f f t h r o u g h t h e Tr e eLigh t ing Ceremony, thel i ve en t e r t a inmen t t ookp l a c e o n t h e M u n i c i p a lBuilding’s broad porch, asa constant parade of sing-ing and danc ing g roupsha i l i ng f rom the DanceA c a d e m y, t h e O ’ D w y e rSchool of Irish Dancing,t h e R i v e r s i d e T h e a t r eWorks, and the RooseveltSchool all took turns per-forming before the audi-ence that had packed ontoa n d a r o u n d t h e L o g a nSquare traffic island.

Down Central Avenueand into the Munie via itsside door, there’s an unex-pected crowd of childrenjust inside, waiting to siton Santa Claus’ lap, whileparents wait to take pho-tos.

Past the Letters to Santat a b l e a n d t h r o u g h t h eclosed doors leading to thefront section of the build-ing, the source of that con-stant parade is everywherein both sight and sound:small packs of uniformlyand brightly clad girls andfewer boys stretching, tap-ping in p lace , s i t t ing incircles, standing in lines,or pressed against the win-dow to watch the show out-s i d e a s th e m a i n d o o ropens, a troupe marches ine x c i t e d l y, a n d a n o t h e rmarches out with butter-flies.

There are several adultscoordinating and oversee-ing things. One of them,Dawn Stamatos, has threeof her kids, longtime mem-bers of the Dance Acad-emy, performing.

“These older girls yousee here all started whenthey were young,” Stamatossaid. “And they come backevery year and they helpout a t the rec i ta l s , theychaperone the k ids . I t ’slike a huge family.”

Now living in Foxboro,they all still come back toHyde Park at this time ofyear – by Stamatos’ esti-mate – 14 years more orless. She touched on thedifferent reasons why.

“It’s just fun,” Stamatossaid . “ T h e k i d s h a v e ablast. They get to see SantaC l a u s . T h e r e a r e r i d e s .There’s food. And they getto hang with each other...T h i s i s t h e i r c h a n c e t ohang out with their friendsfrom Boston.”

The sun is beginning toset and the crowd is begin-ning to expand around theAnderson Tree in front ofthe Munie at the corner ofRiver and Central. EmceeJulie Beckham (from BlueHills Bank) announces eachtroupe from the reviewingstand in front of it.

And then Marty Walshappea r s i n t he c rowd ,s lowly mak ing h i s waythrough it and up the stairsas a scrum of city politi-cians and Hyde Park mov-ers and shakers quickly fillthe stand behind him.

Fr. Coyne g ives h i sblessing.

“What we have in com-mon i s ou r human i ty. . .Make us aware that no mat-ter how many people livewi th in ou r communi ty,there is only one of us. MayYour unconditional love beevident in al l of us ,” hesaid.

Santa Claus makes hisgrand entrance f rom theback room th rough themain door as he’s sung anddanced in w i th “San taClaus is Coming to Town,”waves to the crowd andfinds an available spot atthe edge of the crowdedstage of dignitaries.

Wa l sh makes a b r i e fspeech, the countdown be-gins, a little girl pulls theswitch, the l ights go up,and then a cheer does, and“Joy To The World” plays,and then “Deck the Halls.”

“It felt great because,um, it’s my first year and Ifelt a lot of attention doingit,” said Lydia Mariano, whohad the honors of pulling theswitch.

She was up there on be-

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Dancers perform in front of the Hyde Park BCYF/Municipal Building at the Anderson Tree Lighting.PHOTO BY MATT MACDONALD

Dance troupes line up in thelobby of the Munie while wait-ing to perform at the AndersonTree Lighting.


half of the BC Bakery (27Como Rd.) one of the old-est businesses in the neigh-borhood at over 100 years old.

“Her Papa owns i t , ”Frances Mariano chimes in,standing next to Lydia.

“Best bread in Town,”adds Frances, Lydia ’sGrandma.

It’s dark now, and cold,and the crowd is quicklydispersing, but the carouselkeeps twirling as bundledup little kids are helped ontoand off of the ponies, caughtup in the excitement of theday and season.


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Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court Probate and Family Court

CITATION ON PETITION FOR DOCKET No.SU17P2447EAFORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: Diane Johnson Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.

Date of Death: 07/24/2017 Boston, MA 02114617-788-8300

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

Ellen Fisher of Stuart, FLrequesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief asrequested in the Petition.The Petitioner requests that:

Ellen Fisher of Stuart, FLbe appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in anunsupervised administration.

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

Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 12/26/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline bywhich you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to thisproceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followedby an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, actionmay be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THEMASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)

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

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: November 14, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 11/30/2017


SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU17P1498GDCITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TOTO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304

In the matter of: Barbara Noble RESPONDENTOf: Hyde Park, MA. Alleged Incapacitated PersonTo The named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filedby

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital of Milton or Milton, MAIn the above captioned matter alleging that Barbara Noble is in need of a Guardianand requesting that(or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardianto serve Without Surety on the bond.

The petition asks the Court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, thatthe appointment of Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian isappropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request forcertain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or yourattorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00A.M. on thereturn date of 12/21/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date bywhich you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you failto file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matterwithout further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or yourattorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of yourobjection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-

named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairsor both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone maymake this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-namedperson cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this CourtNovember 14, 2017


Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court

Probate and Family Court DepartmentSuffolk Division Docket No.SU13P2413PM

CITATION ON PETITION Suffolk Probate and Family CourtFOR ORDER OF COMPLETE 24 New Chardon StreetSETTLEMENT Boston, MA 02114

617-788-8300Estate of:Enny Foppiano

A Petition for Order of Complete Settlement has been filed by:Regina Towne Bragdon of Lowell, MA

requesting that the court enter a formal Decree of Complete Settlement including theallowance of a final account and 2nd Account and other such relief as may be requestedin the Petition.

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at theCourt. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorneymust file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00a.m. onthe return day of 12/15/2017.

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

Witness, Hon. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this CourtDate: November 08, 2017



INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE DOCKET No.SU17P1989EA

Estate of: Charlotte Fellman Suffolk DivisionAlso Known As:Date of Death: May 9, 2017

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition ofPetitioner Emily T. Wollock of Upton, MA

a Will has been admitted to informal probateEmily T. Wollock of Upton, MA

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

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

Hyde Park Bulletin, 11/30/2017

NOTICE OF SERVICEOF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

DURHAM COUNTY

IN THE DISTRICT COURT

17CVD1032

BETHEA VS. NOTICE-BETHEA

Lorraine Notice-Bethea:

Take notice that a pleading seeking aFinal Divorce, Equitable Distribution,& Interim Distribution with attorney’sfees has been filed in the above-entitledaction. The nature of the relief beingsought is as follows:

That the bonds of matrimony whichheretofore existed between the partiesbe dissolved and that the Plaintiff begranted an absolute divorce from theDefendant. That the Court determine themarital and divisible property of theparties and make an equitabledistribution of said property and grantan unequal distribution in favor of thePlaintiff pursuant to N.C.G.S. §50-20 et.seq.; That the Court make an interimdistribution that the marital home isPlaintiff’s sole property and that theDefendant be instructed to take stepsnecessary to have her name removedfrom the deed; That the Court orderDefendant to pay Plaintiff’s reasonableattorney fees; That the costs of thisaction be taxed to Defendant; That theCourt grants such other relief to thePlaintiff as the Court may deem just andproper. You are required to make defenseto such pleading not later than January14, 2018 and upon failure to do so theparty seeking service against you willapply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 30th day of November, 2017.

Nicholas DowgulFelton Banks, PLLC7406 Chapel Hill Rd., Suite HRaleigh, NC 27607

West Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin,11/30/2017, 12/07/2017, 12/14/2017


INFORMAL PROBATEPUBLICATION NOTICE DOCKET No.SU17P2213EA

Estate of: Hattie Pearlene Kea Suffolk DivisionAlso Known As: Hattie P. KeaDate of Death: July 22, 2017

To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition ofPetitioner Philip Parker of San Antonio, TX

a Will has been admitted to informal probatePhilip Parker of San Antonio, TX

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

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

Boston Bulletin, 11/30/2017


SUFFOLK Division Docket No. SU13P0668GD Docket No. SU13P0669PM

CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF AGUARDIAN OF AN INCAPACITATED PERSON AND/OR CONSERVATOR

In the Interests of: Alice Callahan RESPONDENTOf: Holyoke, MA. Incapacitated Person/Protected Person

Suffolk Probate and Family Court24 New Chardon St.Boston, MA 02114

To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed byEdward Callahan of Easthampton, MA

In the above captioned matter requesting that the court:Terminate the Guardianship and/or Conservatorship

The petition asks the Court to make a determination that the Guardian and/orConservator should be allowed to resign; or should be removed for good cause; or theGuardianship and/or Conservatorship is no longer necessary and therefore should beterminated. The original petition is on file with the court.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or yourattorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00A.M. on thereturn date of 12/25/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date bywhich you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you failto file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matterwithout further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or yourattorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of yourobjection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICEThe outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-

named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairsor both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone maymake this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-namedperson cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of said CourtDate: November 13, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo, Register of ProbateWest Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin, 11/30/2017


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