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Hyde Park BulletinOctober 18, 2018Volume 17, Issue 42

Weather not a factor forSherrin Woods cleanup crew

The crew for this week's Sherrin Woods Cleanup took care of several invasive trees as well as trash anddebris on the site.

PHOTO BY FITZROY ROBERTSON

JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

Despite the near-freezingtemperatures and unrelentingdrizzle on Saturday morning,more than 20 volunteerscame out to help clean upSherrin Woods in Hyde Park.

Bright and early on Oct.13, the crew from the Bos-ton Urban Wilds, within the

Boston Parks and RecreationDepartment, struck out to takedown invasive species and clearout the brush at the site.

“We do these cleanups prob-ably every week in April, May,September and October,” saidUrban Wilds Manager PaulSutton. “Then in the summer wehire the students to work Mon-day through Friday. In the springand the summer we work with a

lot of adult groups, nonprofitsand corporate volunteers.”

The cleanups spanthroughout the city, but inSherrin Woods the cleanup isto prepare the site for addi-tional renovation and restora-tion. The city has allocated$400,000 in constructionbudgeting to renovate the

Lower Fairmount Hilltalks CPA funds for

Moynihan Playground

P. J. Terranova returns to take overthe helm at Riverside Theatre Works

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The Lower Fairmount HillCommunity Group, formerlyknown as Fairmount HillSouth/Wakefield CommunityGroup, held their first meetingof the fall on Monday, Oct. 15at the Boston Police Academy.The meeting was led by com-munity member Marcia Kimm.

The community group “hasbeen wrestling with a newname,” Kimm stated, sincemany neighbors felt the titleshould be more specific. Themembers have been discussing

The Lower Fairmount Hill group, ney Fairmount Hill/Wakefield South,met on Monday and talked about securing CPA funding.

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Ariane KAriane KAriane KAriane KAriane KomomomomomyyyyyatiatiatiatiatiStaff Reporter

a name change for about a yearnow, and have been voting onit since last winter. Some com-munity members liked thename “Fairmount Hill South atWakefield”, but communitymembers ultimately decidedon the new name, “LowerFairmount Hill CommunityGroup”. Kimm plans on mak-ing a new logo for the neigh-borhood group, and membersoffered to hand out flyers toneighbors.

The hot topic of the meet-ing was the Community Pres-

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Shakespeare wrote that“All the world’s a stage.” ForHyde Park native P.J.Terranova, this quote perfectlycharacterizes his life.

Terranova, the producingartistic director at RiversideTheatre Works (RTW), knewsince age nine that he wantedto be in the theater. He had twokey mentors in his life: his fa-ther, entertainer PaulTerranova, and Riverside The-atre Works executive foundingdirector and matriarch,Marietta Phinney.

Council looks to tackledockless transit

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JefJefJefJefJeff Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf Sullivf SullivanananananStaff Reporter

On Monday, Oct. 15, theBoston City Council held ahearing on dockless bikes andscooters in the city and howthey could be regulated.

The city has seen an in-crease in said modes of trans-portation, and many residentshave become concerned withthe way some users are leavingthe bikes and scooters lyingaround.

Boston Chief of StreetsChris Osgood said the issue ofshared “micro mobility,” whichincludes docked transportationlike Blue Bikes, presents oppor-tunities and problems for thefuture.

“We know that we need tomove in ways that cause less

congestion, that cost less forour constituents and cause lessemissions,” he said. “Obvi-ously, what is also ahead are thetwo devices that are right overmy right shoulder, which arethe E Scooters, and that is whywe are putting together a re-gional framework that wouldallow E Scooters on our streetsas soon as the spring of 2019.”

Osgood said that frameworkincludes making sure eachscooter and bicycle would beavailable to residents in allneighborhoods. He also said theframework would decide ifscooters would be allowed onthe sidewalks or not. BostonTransportation Department(BTD) Commissioner Gina

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Factory Hill Neighborhood Association safety issues with police

The Factory Hill Neighbor-hood Association held a briefmeeting on Wednesday, Octo-ber 10 with about 20 membersto discuss traffic and areasafety issues as dusk turned todarkness at the park, at the in-tersection of Town andSunnyside Streets.

A woman in the Ellis Streetarea reported several incidentsof dangerous driving. She didnot give her name in case ofretaliation.

“Recently, I feel like myvoice does not want to beheard,” she said, noting thatshe has lived in Hyde Park formore than two decades.

She described being hit inthe parking lot of the Stop &Shop plaza when a “car put hiscar in reverse.”

Boston Area E 18 PoliceCaptain Joseph Gillespie

The Factory Hill Neighborhood Association met last week and talked about several crime and police issuescurrently facing the neighborhood.

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asked if the incident was re-ported and the informationtaken. She replied that she didreport the accident to the po-

lice, and there is video footage.“Since that time I have

called 911 because cars havebeen blocking my driveway,”she added. “I feel like there isa change in the environment inthe way people drive aroundhere. There is much more ag-gressiveness in drivers. They

are going at high speeds.”“Definitely report all of

that,” E 18 Community ServiceOfficer Matt Conley said.“Then we can follow up on theissue.”

“A call is worth a lot,”added FHNA president RandyHaynes said.

Traffic was a recurring is-sue during the meeting, as wasnoise and drug use behind theChanning Elementary Schoolin the early morning hours onthe weekends.

“Part of why we movedhere was because of the wideopen spaces,” Ellen Scalesesaid. “Now there are issueswith traffic and speeding.”

“We live in a growingneighborhood,” Haynes said.“We see a lot of nice cross-walks in other areas. Maybewe can see if the City can putsome here, or some speedbumps.”

Linda Rose O’Conner re-quested that a stop sign be puton Roxanna Street.

Bryan Flynn, the Hyde Parkliaison to the Mayor’s Office

of Neighborhood Services, ex-plained why that would not bepossible at this time.

“We haven’t been chosenfor the City’s Slow Streets pro-gram,” he said.

According to thewww.boston.gov website, the2018 neighborhoods chosenthis year are in Mattapan andDorchester.

He said that a lot of the “redtape lies with the BostonTransportation Department.”However, they can respond torequests from neighborhoodsif they see a high volume ofcalls from an area, and if thereis an increased demand forsafety issues such as cross-walks.

“There is power when youdo that,” Flynn said of poststo the 311 app, calls to 311, andcalls and emails to his office.“They will send me the track-ing numbers. If I have 15 to 20people calling, BTD is moreapt to put the request in. Thesqueaky wheel gets the oil.”

Flynn can be reached [email protected].

The group also reporteddrinking and smoking behindthe Channing ElementarySchool, at 35 Sunnyside Streetbetween Friday and Sundaynights “around one o’clock inthe morning on.”

Also, regarding the policereport, Conley said there wasan assault on August 29 at 14Hillis Road. A person wasshot, and an arrest was made.

On September 25, therewas a larceny on WinslowStreet of a package takenfrom a porch.

The FHNA meets everysecond Wednesday at 6:30p.m. Although meetings usu-ally are held in the park, dueto the winter, they will beheld at the Area E 18 policestation at 1249 Hyde Park Av-enue.

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

In gratitude for helping me.—D.M.T.

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Hyde PHyde PHyde PHyde PHyde ParararararkkkkkWWWWWorororororkshopskshopskshopskshopskshopsAmatucci PlaygroundCommunity WorkshopSaturday, October 27, 2018

@10:00 a.m.Amatucci Playground 1460

Hyde Park Avenue Hyde Park

Stone Hill ParkCommunity WorkshopSaturday, October 27, 2018

@ 1:00 p.m.Stone Hill Park 25 Stone

Hill Road Hyde ParkPlease join the Boston Parks

and Recreation Department fora community workshop to dis-cuss upcoming playground up-grades. We are interested inhearing about desired improve-ments to better serve neighbor-hood families.

In the event of inclementweather the meeting will beheld at the Boston Police De-partment District E-18 locatedat 1249 Hyde Park Avenue.

For more information,please call Cathy Baker-Eclipseat the Boston Parks and Recre-ation Department (617) 961-3058 or email [email protected]

Zoo Howlreturns to

Franklin Park ZooPopular Halloween event

to be held October 27 and 2811:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Thrills, chills, and ani-mals await you at FranklinPark Zoo’s annual Zoo Howl!During this popular Hallow-een event, children through-out New England are invitedto trick-or-treat among theanimals at the Zoo. Otherhaunted happenings includecreepy crafts , ghoulishgames, costume contests anda haunted maze! Throughoutthe day, guests can learnabout the importance of en-richment as they watch asmany of the animals receivepumpkins as enrichmentitems

Friendsgiving atFranklin Park Zoo

Learn about family dy-namics in the Animal King-dom

Whether it’s finding food,protecting one another, orsimply a form of housing,many of the animals that liveat Franklin Park Zoo dependon their unique family dy-namics to survive. Did youknow Prairie dogs haveunique “barks” to warn theircolony from different preda-tors, or that ring-tailed le-

Franklin Park Zoo Events

murs keep their tails raisedlike flags to keep group mem-bers together when traveling?Discover more about thesespecial relationships as wecelebrate Friendsgiving at theZoo on Saturday, November

17. Watch as some of the ani-mals receive festive enrich-ment, and learn more aboutthese unique bonds at theeducation station. There willalso be zookeeper chats anda fun craft to take home. No-vember 17, 2018 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.

Franklin Park Zoo 1Franklin Park Road Boston,MA 02121. For ticket infor-mation, please visi twww.franklinparkzoo.org 617-541-LION

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Letters to the Editor

How we’re creating moreaffordable housing

MCCARTHY OPPOSESSPRAGUE ST. PLAN

Dear Neighbor,We as property owners

have the right to a full vettedprocess when requesting avariance to build on our as-set. Whether you are buildingseveral structures, adding adeck to your home, or ex-panding your living space,this process is your right.

My role as your BostonCity Councilor is certainlymultifaceted - supporting anddelivering basic city services,attending meetings to be yoursounding board for issues,deliberating on a $3. 3 billionbudget, and guiding youthrough any issue to makeyour life a bit easier. I havesaid from the beginning, myroots are deep here in District

5, and “What you see outsideyour front door matters tome” has become our motto.

When I worked for MayorRay Flynn, then Boston Po-lice Commissioner MickevRoache came to Readville toattend an event. He said tome, “Readville is Boston’sbest kept secret.” Maureen

Mayor’s ColumnMartinWalsh

Boston is going through aperiod of historic growth—the kind our city hasn’t seenin decades. More people arechoosing to put down rootsand start families here. Morebusinesses are choosing toopen their doors here. Stu-dents from all over the worldcome to attend our universi-ties and colleges each year. AsBoston grows, we must keepour focus on the families andcommunities that make ourour city the diverse, welcom-ing and world-class place it is.To do that, residents must beable to afford to live here inthe city they love, familiesmust be able to grow, andyoung people must be able tomake our city their home.

To achieve that, we’reworking hard to increaseBoston’s affordable housingstock — that includes build-ing housing across a range ofincomes, and focusing on en-suring there are income-re-stricted homes being builtthroughout Boston.

Just last month, we in-creased our overall housinggoals from creating 53,000units to 69,000 units by 2030to meet Boston’s growingpopulation and increase thenumber of housing opportuni-ties available to residents.These new housing goals,which were first set in 2014through our housing plan,build on our commitment to

increasing access to homeownership, preventing dis-placement and promoting fairand equitable housing access.

As we build more housingin Boston to relieve housingpressure, our regional partnersare also working to ensuretheir cities and towns keep upwith the demand for afford-able housing. Boston can’t dothis alone — and that’s whyI’m proud earlier this month,I joined leaders from 14 sur-rounding communities whoare part of the Metro MayorsCoalition to announce a newregional housing productiongoal for coalition cities andtowns to meet the demands ofa robust regional economyand a growing population inBoston and surrounding areas.Together, the 15 members of

the Metro Mayors Coalitionannounced a target to create185,000 new units of housingacross the region by the year2030.

We are at a pivotal time inGreater Boston as oureconomy continues to growand thrive, and more peoplemove to our communities. Iknow housing is the numberone concern for so many fami-lies in Boston, and addressingit is my top priority. Of the69,000 new units that will becreated by 2030, 15,820 ofthem will be income re-stricted. By 2030, the totalnumber of income-restrictedhousing units in Boston willbe nearly 70,000. We are alsocommitted to acquiring 1,000market-rate rental units fromthe housing market and mak-ing them income restrictedunits.

If you think finding afford-able housing, or becoming ahomeowner, isn’t a reality foryou — explore the resourcesthe City of Boston offers.Take a home buying class.Apply for an affordable homebuying opportunity. Apply foran income-restricted apart-ment. All our resources areavailable at https://www.bos ton .gov/depar t -ments/neighborhood-develop-ment, and we’ll continue towork hard to make sure allfamilies who want to live inBoston are able to.

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My Kindof Town/Joe Galeota

DupedAs kids, we all thought that

television advertisements end-ing with “Satisfaction guaran-teed, or your money back” wasfailsafe: it was a win-win situ-ation. After a while the adsstipulated that shipping andhandling for the original mail-ing were not included in themoney-back part of it. Then itbecame known that trying toget one’s money back became,for the most part, a long and ar-duous effort. Eventually olderpeople did not fall for the ruseany more: with age comes wis-dom. But there was always thenext generation, who could be

fooled, as P.T. Barnum oncepostulated.

In my eighth decade I fellvictim to a questionable bank-ing procedure. On-line banks,it seems, have better interestrates than brick-and-mortar in-stitutions. Having been in-formed that an investor couldsomewhat easily—either to-tally on-line or by a partial tele-phone conversation—extractone’s funds from on-line moneymarket accounts, I went aheadand set up such an account. Some federal agency was there

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SCHOOL DAZE

Editorial

You are forgiven if the City’s plan for school infrastructure isoverly confusing and, perhaps, may even strike you as contradic-tory.

In recent days, there have been multiple reports of both schoolclosings and grand opening plans. The Boston Globe summed itup this way: “Boston plans to build or renovate a dozen schools.”Over at Universal Hub, a different take: “BPS plans to shut WestRoxbury high schools; more schools could follow.”

So which is it? Well, in the grand tradition of Boston’scluelessness when it comes to its school system, the current, evolv-ing plan calls for both shuttering and opening schools.

Yes, there are closures in the works. Urban Science Academyand West Roxbury Academy will close in June, because of whatinterim Superintendent Laura Perille described as their deterio-rating conditions. The McCormack Middle School in Dorchesteris also on the potential chopping block.

What the City takes away, it also gives. Mayor Walsh hasannounced plans to spend as much as $1 billion to rebuild andreconfigure 125 schools. An early recipient of that funding: thebrand new Boston Arts Academy in the Fenway.

We do not dispute that tough decisions are par for the coursewhen managing a school system as large as the one Bostongrapples with. We do, however, have questions.

What will happen to the 750 students, many of them withspecial needs, who will be displaced from their schools in WestRoxbury?

Are some students, under this new plan, rewarded with stabil-ity while others face uncertainty and being pushed into class-rooms throughout the system?

Why is the city, according to its current strategy, so focusedon closing middle schools?

Is either extending lower-grade schools to eighth grade, orstarting secondary schools as early as seventh grade, a smart movethat is in the best interests of students?

How will teachers be reassigned?What effects will all this have on exam schools (if any)?To what degree is deferred spending in maintenance respon-

sible for the poor condition of many schools?In the coming weeks, expect plenty of discussion on this evolv-

ing school plan, both favorable and irate. When it comes to localeducation, there is no way to please everybody. Many mayorsand school superintendents have learned that the hard way overthe years. What we do hope is that our elected officials craft andpitch a defendable plan, one that makes sense both fiscally andeducationally.

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RVMS participating in Partners In Preservation As a participant of the 2018

Partners in Preservation cam-paign, Roslindale Village MainStreet is encouraging the pub-lic to visitVoteYourMainStreet.org/Bos-ton to secure funding to helppreserve the Roslindale Con-gregational Church, UCC(RCC) by installing a lift, ramp,and handicapped accessiblebathroom. A lift that enablespeople to access both the base-ment and the main floor willensure that this community-ori-ented building can fully wel-come and be accessible to allfor generations to come, whilepreserving the main facade ofthe building and its historic in-tegrity as a building that hasalready served the communityfor over 125 years.

RCC is a place that matters:an Open & Affirming church,welcoming all, and a pillar ofcommunity support. Serviceprojects include the RoslindaleFood Pantry (50 years). RCChosts community meetings forAlcoholics Anonymous, Adop-tive Families, Roslindale IS forEveryone (RISE), Jazz, OpenStudios, and more. This acces-sibility project will enable RCCto increase community eventshosted and participation forthose with disabilities and/ormobility issues in Roslindale.

American Express and The

National Trust for HistoricPreservation, in collaborationwith Main Street America, an-nounced today that their annualPartners in Preservation cam-paign is headed back to MainStreet with a focus on sites thatcelebrate diversity and the fightfor equality.

Partners in Preservation is acommunity-based partnership,created by the National Trustfor Historic Preservation andAmerican Express, to raiseawareness of the importance ofpreserving historic places andtheir role in sustaining localcommunities. To-date, it has

committed over $22 million insupport of more than 200 his-toric sites across the country.Drawing on the success of the2017 program, this year thecampaign will award $2 millionin grants to historic sites onAmerica’s Main Streets. Eachof the 20 sites featured in thecampaign played a role in thedevelopment of a diverse nationor the struggle for equal rights.

Partners in Preservation:Main Streets seeks to inspirelong-term support from localcitizens for sites on MainStreet. Each local partner is re-ceiving an initial grant of

$20,000 to increase publicawareness of the importance ofthese historic places and buildgrassroots support for theirMain Street district. The pub-lic will decide which historicsites will receive a share of $2million in preservation fundingby voting for their favorite mainstreets through October 26 atVoteYourMainStreet .org,hosted by media partner Na-tional Geographic. Winnerswill be announced on October29.

Partners in Preservation:Main Streets Open HouseWeekend

Roslindale Village MainStreet will host an Open HouseWeekend event on October20th for the public, highlight-ing the importance of MainStreet preservation efforts inBoston. Roslindale VillageMain Street is one of twentydiverse and historic Main Streetdistricts across the country par-ticipating in the Partners inPreservation: Main StreetsOpen House Weekend.

As part of Roslindale Vil-lage Main Street’s Open HouseWeekend, residents and guestsof Boston will not only learnabout this important accessibil-ity project, but attendees willalso enjoy Roslindale OpenStudios that same weekend( h t t p s : / /roslindaleopenstudios.org/).The Roslindale CongregationalChurch, UCC is one of thegroup sites and will showcase10 artists, live music, and theRCC Café.

Open House Weekend ac-tivities in Roslindale VillageMain Street are one of manylocal events taking place na-tionwide on October 20th and21st.

For more information and tovote daily for the RoslindaleCongregational Church, UCCthrough October 26, visitVoteYourMainStreet.org/Bos-ton.

Residents can vote for projects in their neighborhood with this Partners in Preservation program to providefunding for historical sites.

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The Blue Hills Catholic Collaborative fundraiser was held in Readville last week and raised thousandsfor the parish in Hyde Park and surrounding communities. Father Coyne organized the event and is nowlooking towards this year's Annual Collection, which will be held on Oct. 27 and 28. The collection willlook to help restore and maintain the group's churches, the Saint Anne Parish, the St. Pius X Parish andthe Most Previous Blood Parish. For more information, go to bluehillscollaborative.org.

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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.

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 Doctor2018 VW Tiguan 2.0T SE 4Motion

Since its multi-vehicle diesel problems, Volkswagen has redesigned and repowered theirvehicles with powerful and efficient gas engines. The 2018 Tiguan has all of that and more. It is areally comfortable and good looking mid-size SUV with third row seating available in the 4Motionmodel. The one engine is a 2.0 liter, turbo-charged 184 horsepower via an 8-speed automatic (nota CVT). I do like the idea of a multi-speed transmission versus the CVT transmission, even thoughthe CVTs have improved. The 4Motion is a permanent all-wheel-drive system. I did turn thesteering wheel all the way, each way, very slowly and did not feel any tire binding.

VW has redesigned this and other models to attract new buyers and I have to say, the style of allof these vehicles is very modern. Open the hood and yes, there is room for easy service – nothingis jammed into a small engine compartment.

The Tiguan has all the style and comfort an owner would want. The dash layout, radio and heatcontrols are all in reach. The push-to-start feature in my opinion, is great and we will see it in themajority of vehicles in the next two years. The Tiguan is available in either FWD or AWD, like ourtest car. The base FWD starts out at $24,595 (destination fee: $900). The top-of-the-line SELPremium 4Motion is $37,550.

Our test SE 4Motion’s base price is $31,775. Optional equipment included the panorama rooffor $1,200 and Habanero orange metallic paint for $295. The heated seats and steering hubcontrols are standard in this model. EPA: 21 city, 27 highway MPG. The bottom line: I like whatVW has done in a short time to turn the company around.

Fiandaca said that currently,cyclists are allowed on side-walks.

“We do encourage them toutilize the bike lanes to createa low-stress network and re-duce conflicts with pedestri-ans,” she said.

The question of clarificationbetween these motorized scoot-ers and mopeds and motorizedwheelchairs became an issueduring the hearing. Osgood alsoreminded the council that un-der current state law, E Scoot-ers are classified as motorizedscooters and would requirethings like brake lights, turnsignals, have to operate be-tween sunrise and sunset, andwould require helmets.

“These are things which areobviously done in the name ofsafety and if the vehicle types

do not meet MassachusettsState Law, they would not besomething we would be able topermit on our roads,” he said.

Director of Active Transpor-tation Stefanie Seskin said mo-torized scooters and mopeds arenot allowed on sidewalks, butmobility aide devices are. Re-gardless, councilors and offi-cials agreed that E Scooterswould not be allowed on side-walks.

Mayor’s Office of Personswith Disabilities CommissionerKristen McCosh said that thecurrent speed limit for motor-ized wheelchairs or mobilityaide devices is 7 miles per hour.She said she is concerned withboth the bicycles and the scoot-ers, as they can block sidewalksfor disabled persons who can-not move them out of the way.Fiandaca said the speed limitshe foresees for such scooterswould be far lower than the carand vehicle speed limits.

Osgood said penalties, tick-ets, vehicle impounding and en-forcement are all still beingworked out. He said he hopesto have the framework doneduring the winter.

Government RelationsManager for the E Scootercompany “Bird” Hannah Smithsaid the company utilizes whatit calls a Bird Watcher Program,in which people patrol streetsand would work with the BTDto make sure the scooters arenot impinging on public ways.She said they also provide rev-enue sharing with cities itworks with and, for a city likeSanta Monica, keeping in mindthat the fleet size can change,it provides hundreds of thou-sands of dollars a year that canbe utilized for shared street in-frastructure.

Brighton resident Olivia Ri-

chard and member of MassAdapt, a disability advocacygroup, said she has negativefeelings about the scooters, tosay the least.

“No one is a fan of this tech-nology in my community,” shesaid. “It’s another piece of tech-nology that we are getting leftbehind on. I can’t use it; myfriends can’t use it, what’s thepoint? It’s like Uber and Lyft,where we had to bully them af-ter the fact into providing mini-mal service. I got to see theseBird and Lime Scooters in liveaction when I went to Denver,and rider behavior is differentthan what you think you canordinance and legislate. I sawpeople riding it everywhere andanywhere, and I saw very littlehelmet usage.”

Director of Livable StreetsAlliance Stacy Thompson saidthat these transportation tech-nologies can be beneficial, butshe does have some worries.

“One of the first things to con-sider is what is the appropriaterole and possible burden on mu-nicipalities as we continue topartner with more companies likethis,” she said. “Companies relyon the use of public space, spe-cifically our streets. Proactivelyputting in regulation to ensureour cities are not on the hook fordealing with complaints, brokendevices and other unforeseen is-sues is really important... I wouldsay that this has happened to a cer-tain extent, in terms of Ant Bikesbeing thrown down. We know wecan have undue burdens.”

Thompson said that the cityshould be considering regulatingthe size of each fleet with a capbased on need. She said also thatthe city needs to consider makingsure that options are available toresidents in every neighborhoodand not just to a select few.


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At 45, he now is achieving atrifecta in his career. For the firsttime since he premiered onBroadway in “Jesus Christ Su-perstar,” he is returning to thestage in the RTW production of“A Chorus Line,” which runsfrom October 26 through No-vember 4.

Terranova is also this seasontaking over the reins of RTWfrom Phinney, who is retiringfrom the company she started 37years ago. He now has earned thetitle of Executive Artistic andEducation Director. Over thecourse of his career, he has takenthe time to produce, direct andteach the craft to which he hasdevoted his life.

“For 17 years, I have been onthis side of the table,” saidTerranova. “I have alwayswanted to do ‘A Chorus Line.’In all these years, it has neverbeen done on this stage. I feel likeperforming it with the originalchoreography was essential, es-pecially for the iconic moments,such as, ‘I Hope I Get It.’”

He noted that “A ChorusLine” won a Pulitzer Prize in1976 for drama. It also won nineTony Awards.

Serendipity played a factor inthis decision as well.

“Pam Scheiber, who workswith Riverside, was a first re-placement in the Broadway pro-duction and was a dance cap-tain,” Terranova said. “So whenI told her that I wanted to do it, Itold her I really wanted to haveher direct it.”

In addition, Terranova wasable to procure the costumesfrom the original Broadwayshow.

“My heart is really in this pro-duction,” he said. “I actually au-ditioned and got the role of Paul.I have a four-page monologue.Who does that in theater, espe-cially nowadays?”

Another factor influencinghis decision to return to the stagewas the passing of his father onMarch 15.

“My dad had given a benefitperformance for the theater inFebruary,” Terranova said. “Thisproject came about at a time inmy life when I really thought,‘Life is short.’ I am doing this forhim.”

“His dad had been such a bigpart of the theater,” Phinney said.“All three of his children havebeen involved. And P.J. was myfirst student.”

Phinney started the theater inher backyard on River Street,hence the name.

“I was a music teacher then,but when the school year ended,the kids were begging me thatthey needed a place to go to con-tinue,” she said. “Mother Brookis right in my backyard. So I heldthe theater in the yard, down bythe riverside.

“I knew early on that he hada special talent,” she continued.

“I remember when he strutted upto me, stuck out his hand, shookit firmly, and said, ‘Hello, Mrs.Phinney. My name is P.J.Terranova, and I’m very pleasedto meet you.’ He had pizzazz.”

After graduating from BostonLatin School in 1990, Terranovastudied acting at Emerson Col-lege, where he was also a mem-ber of The Emerson Dance Com-pany. “I took ballet and vocal les-sons on the side,” he said. “I be-gan teaching young students herewhen I graduated, and then I gotthe call on December 1, 1994.”

His training preparedTerranova for the role of a life-time, joining the cast of “JesusChrist Superstar” as King Herod.

“I toured all over the countryand Canada,” he said. “The great-est part was touring alongsideCarl Anderson and Ted Neeley,who played Jesus and Judas, re-spectively, in the film and stageversions.”

“My proudest moment waswatching P.J. go out to deliver hisfirst lines,” said Phinney, her faceradiant. “I was sitting in thewings between Jesus and Judas.”

Terranova later toured withother musicals, working with thelegendary Eartha Kitt andMickey Rooney in “The Wizardof Oz” and with Maurice Hinesin “Guys and Dolls”

In addition, he has workedwith the likes of Kelly Clarkson,Patti Labelle and, his idol, Jen-nifer Holliday, who starred in“Dreamgirls.”

After this success, Terranovareturned to his roots to teach atRTW, later producing shows andbecoming artistic director as wellas teaching at the school.

Over the course of the pastyear, Phinney and Terranovahave made significant cosmeticimprovements to the historicbuilding, which was onceFrench’s Opera House. It sur-vived two fires over the courseof its history, in 1915 and 1983.The facelift was part of the ulti-mate goal of the pair for the pastfive years – to proclaimFairmount Avenue as the “Av-enue of the Arts.” Phinney andTerranova currently are workingwith the City and communitygroups to bring this dream to life.

“You have the FairmountGrille here at one end, which hasmusic and art at the restaurant,”Phinney said. “You have River-side as the anchor. There are ex-citing things gong on with TheSwitch, Antonio’s Bacaro andthe Everett Square Theater. Wehave a great arts communityhere.”

Terranova also is working ongrooming the next generation ofstars.

“At Riverside, we are notonly teaching these kids actingand vocal lessons,” he said. “Iam teaching them what it takesto get a role. I never got thatguidance in school. I am show-

ing them how to present them-selves as soon as they walk intoan interview.”

Phinney recently was hon-ored with a lifetime achievementaward from EMACT, the East-ern Massachusetts Associationof Community Theatres, for hercontributions to both RTW andthe field of musical theatre.

“It was a total surprise toMarietta,” said Terranova. “Itold her to come to the awardsnight with me, not knowing thatshe was being honored.”

“When they started readingthe biography, I wanted to getup and say, ‘Hey, that’s mylife!,’” she said with a laugh.“Then I said, ‘Well, I have tomeet this woman. Next thingyou know, they called my name,and so many of my friends andstudents were there. It was anhonor.”

Reflecting on her tenure atthe theater as Terranova lookedforward, Phinney said she keepsa pair of rose-colored glasses onher dresser.

“People may think I view theworld with rose-colored glasses,because I look at the positive,”she said. “But when I look atwhat we have done at Riverside,we have created roots here. Weare a family. Some of our studentshave gotten married. Our mottohere is, ‘Only those who see theinvisible can do the impossible.’”

For more information andtickets, go towww.rtwboston.org.

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THOMAS M. MENINOYMCA ANNUAL GALA &AUCTION

Friday, October 19 at 7:00pm. Blue Hills Country Club,Canton, MA. Auction benefitsthe Thomas M. Menino YMCA’sAnnual Fund. Ymcaboston.org/menino/auction

HYDE PARKLIBRARY EVENTS

Thursday, October 18 @ 2:30pm – Teen Anime Club

Saturday, October 20 @ 1:00pm – Chess and Checkers withCharlie

Monday, October 22 @ 6:30pm – Bedtime Stories

Tuesday, October 23 @10:30 am – Preschool Story Time

Tuesday, October 23 @ 2:30pm – Teen Video Game Club

Wednesday, October 24 @10:30 am – Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, October 24 @11:30 am – Baby & Me StoryTime

Thursday, October 25 @ 2:30pm – Teen Anime Club

Saturday, October 27 @9:30am – Morning Block Party

Saturday, October 27 @ 1:00pm – Chess and Checkers withCharlie

HYDE PARK YOUTHBASKETBALLASSOCIATIONREGISTRATION

The Hyde Park Youth Bas-ketball Association will hold reg-istration for the 2018-2019 sea-son each Saturday in October:

* Saturday, October 20th,Saturday, October 27th

* Boys and girls between theages of 6-14 may register at HydePark Municipal Building be-tween the hours of 9:00 AM and

12:00 noon.Fees for the season range

from $50-60; parent signaturesare required. For moreinformation, check out theleague website at:HydeParkYBA.com.

BCYF HYDE PARKCOMMUNITY CENTER

Youth Basketball Skills &Drills Is your child looking toimprove their basketball skills?Enjoy a little competition? Bringthem by the community centerTuesdays from 6:00-7:30pm andwe can help them reach theirgoals! For children ages 8-13,cost is $25 shirts included.

Robotics Club: Does yourchild like math & science? Arethey interested in building?Have them stop by the teen cen-ter on Tuesdays after school &they can learn how we can usecomputer programs to create andoperate basic robotics. Contactthe community center for moreinformation.

Pickleball Clinics & OpenPlay The new up and comingsport for people of all ages!Pickleball combines tennis &ping pong in a new and creativesport. Come by for lessons onhow to play the game.Mondays,Instructional from 3-5 ages 8-14.Sundays, Open play from 10-12noon ages 18+.

Senior Drop In An opportu-nity for local seniors to socializewith others, enjoy coffee andpastries, and participate in activi-ties (board games, cards, mov-ies, guest speakers and more).Fridays, 10:00- 11:30 am.

Tiny Tots This parent andchild class is ideal for children18 months – 3 years. Enjoy bothfree play and teacher directedactivities which will include songtime, parachute play, gross mo-

tor activities, story time andmore!! Wednesdays from 9:30-11am. $50.00 per 8 week ses-sion.

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YMCA BASKETBALLJUNIOR CELTIC'S YOUTHDEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

YMCA of Greater BostonJunior Celtic’s Youth Develop-ment Basketball League is Re-cruiting Future All-Stars Reg-istration is Open through Oct.31

Calling all youth basketballplayers! The YMCA of GreaterBoston, in partnership with theBoston Celtic’s ShamrockFoundation, is kicking-off of anew youth basketball develop-ment league for 1st through 4thgraders. All YMCA membersare invited to play in the eight-week program, which startsNov. 3, at select YMCA branchlocations. Registration is opennow through Oct. 31.

The goal of the league is toteach youth players the valuesof the Boston Celtics with anemphasis on health. The clinicschedule includes a mix oflarge group activities and exer-cises, small break out drills,friendly competitions and im-provement-based games.

How it works: Premiereyouth basketball coaches willdivide participants into instruc-tional and recreational teamsbased on age. A current Celticsplayer and other VIPs will bein attendance to engage withplayers and participate in ac-tivities. Sportsmanship, posi-tive attitude, work ethic andprimarily FUN is encouragedthroughout the season. Eachparticipant will receive a spe-cial edition Jr. Celtics shooting

shirt and team photo. For more information, to

register, or to see if and when aclinic will be offered at aYMCA of Greater Bostonbranch near you, visit: http://ymcaboston.org/programs.

BAY STATE SKATINGSCHOOL IS CELEBRAT-ING 50 YEARS! NEW

Learn to Skate classes areongoing at the Brookline/Cleve-land Circle Reilly, Newton/Brighton Daly and Jim RocheRinks. Classes are for children,ages 4 to 18. Separate skillclasses are held at the beginner,intermediate and advanced lev-els. Skaters can wear eitherhockey skates or figure skates,and helmets are required for ages4 through 9. Each class includesa small group lesson and a su-pervised practice period.

Newton/Brighton Daly Rinkon Nonantum Road, classes onSaturdays at 1 PM start October27th and Sundays at 1 PM startOctober 28th.

Brookline/Cleveland CircleReilly Memorial Ice Rink at 355Chestnut Hill Avenue classesSundays at 1 PM start October21st, Thursdays at 4 PM startOctober 25th and Fridays at 4PM start October 26th.

Jim Roche Arena, WestRoxbury is located at 1025 VFWParkway. Classes are Sundays at4 PM starting October 21st.

Come join the fun at theBrighton Daly Rink, ClevelandCircle Reilly Rink, Jim RocheArena or at any of the other 8local area rinks.

To register for classes or forany additional information,please call the Bay State Skat-ing School at 781-890-8480, orv i s i twww.BayStateSkatingSchool.org.

GIRLS ON THE RUNGREATER BOSTON TOHOST SNEAKER SOIREE

Lace up for Girls on the RunGreater Boston’s inauguralSneaker Soiree on Thursday,November 8, at the Omni ParkerHouse in Boston! Proceeds fromthe evening of dancing and cheerwill support Girls on the Run, alife-changing, non-profit pro-gram that inspires girls in gradesthree through eight to be joyful,healthy, and confident with a fun,experience-based curriculumthat creatively integrates run-ning. More than 1,000 Boston-area girls will participate in ourprograms in 2018.

The Sneaker Soiree kicks offat 6 p.m. at the historic OmniParker House in downtown Bos-ton. Early-bird tickets are $100and on sale through October 20;after that, tickets will be $125.The night will feature horsd’oeuvres, drinks, music, and asilent auction—items up for bidinclude Red Sox and Bruins tick-ets and signed memorabilia,overnight stays in Boston andPortland, Alexis Bittar jewelry,museum passes, wine tastings,and many gym and shopping ex-periences.

For a fun twist, guests areencouraged to wear sneakerswith their cocktail attire to em-body the Girls on the Run val-ues of joy and strength. To learnmore about the Sneaker Soireeand to purchase tickets for thisyear’s event, pleasevisit 501auctions.com/gotr.

BCYF CAMP JOY WINTERPROGRAM NOWACCEPTINGAPPLICATIONS

Boston Centers for Youth &Families (BCYF), the City ofBoston’s largest youth and hu-man service agency, is now ac-cepting applications for theCamp Joy Winter Program toBoston residents with disabilitiesbetween ages 8 and 22. Fortwelve years, the program hasprovided structured, weekly op-portunities on Saturdays for par-ticipants and their families tomake new friends, have fun,learn and grow.

BCYF has provided thou-sands of children and youth withspecial needs with enriching op-portunities through Camp Joywhich has been operating a sum-mer program since 1946. TheWinter Program is an extensionof Camp Joy, focusing on thesame principles of inclusion,learning, and fun. Both CampJoy and Winter Camp Joy are ledby trained, highly skilled pro-gram staff who create a safe andnurturing environment for par-ticipants. While this program isspecifically available for resi-dents with disabilities, it is alsoopen to all youth between theages of 8 and 14.

The program will run twoSaturdays a month (except forholiday weekends) from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. at BCYF Curtis HallCommunity Center in JamaicaPlain. The program is scheduledto run from October 20 throughMarch 30. The cost per child forthe entire length of the programis $150. Program participantsmust be between the ages of 8and 22, be able to interact in a4:1 participant to staff ratio andbe a Boston resident (proof ofresidency will be requested).Transportation is not providedand a completed application isrequired.

For more information and theapplication please go toBoston.Gov/BCYF-Camp-Joyor call 617-635-4920 x2402.

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Marjorie (Jones) Of HydePark, passed peacefully after abrief illness on October 13 atthe age of 92. Beloved wife ofthe late John W. Devotedmother of Susan Rodels ofHyde Park, Nancy Brennan ofWest Tisbury, and the late JohnJr. and Michael Brennan. Cher-ished sister of Marvin Jones ofSC. Loving “Grandma” of 7grandchildren, 6 great grand-children, and also survived bymany loving nieces, nephews,in laws and friends. A Mass ofChristian Burial was held onOctober 11, 2018 Most Pre-cious Blood Church, HydePark. Interment at Blue HillCemetery, Braintree. TheBrennan Family ran Hyde ParkSports for many years and sup-ported many Hyde Park YouthSports. For guestbook pleasevisit thomasfuneralhomes.com

BROWNEugene H. “Harry”

“Brownie” “Gene” 86, of HydePark formerly of Dorchesterpassed away October 9, 2018.Beloved husband of more than60 years to Carol Brown(Blaney). Devoted father toMarie “Gina” Brown of Hyde

Park and Paul E. Brown and hiswife Cathy of Kernersville, NC.Grandfather of Ashley, Amandaand Christopher Brown andNathan and Meghan Dollarhite.Son of the late William andEleanor (Dicks) Brown.Brother of the late MaxwellBrown. Also survived by manynieces and nephews. Born andraised in Roxbury. He servedhis country with honor in theU.S. Navy during the War inKorea. Eugene was a sheetmetal worker for many yearswith Local #17. He also workedfor the MBTA for many yearsbefore finally retiring in 1997.He enjoyed traveling andspending time with his family.Relatives and friends are re-spectfully invited to attend hisFuneral Service was heldonTuesday October 16th atHamel-Lydon Chapel, Quincy.Interment with Military Honorsfollowing at Mount Hope Cem-etery in Roslindale. For moreinformation and online condo-lences please visitwww.HamelLydon.com. In lieuof flowers, donations can bemade in Eugene’s memory tothe Dana-Farber Cancer Insti-tute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston,MA 02284-9168.

McCORMICKAnn W. “Tish” Of Boston,

passed peacefully on October 8surrounded by her loving fam-ily at the age of 68. Devoteddaughter and caretaker of thelate Helen and RichardMcCormick. Treasured andfun-loving sister of Bill and hiswife Patty of TN, Jean Griffinand her husband Michael ofMilton, Pattie of South Bos-ton, Tom of South Boston,Richard “Rico” and his wifeMaura of South Boston, andJohn and his wife Sarah ofTN. Tish was adored by hermany nieces, nephews, greatnieces, and great nephews,and a special thanks to hersister in law Maura for hercare, friendship, and love. AMemorial celebrat ion ofTish’s life will be forthcom-ing. Tish was a long-timeemployee of C.H. PowellCompany. The generationsof Powells held a specialplace in her heart. Please, inlieu of flowers, all donationsin Tish’s memory can bemade to Jump Start , 308Congress St., Boston, MA02210. For online guestbookplease visitthomasfuneralhomes.com

Social Security Announces 2.8Percent Benefit Increase for 2019

Social Securi ty andSupplemental Security In-come (SSI) benefits for morethan 67 million Americanswill increase 2.8 percent in2019, the Social Security Ad-ministration announced to-day.

The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)will begin with benefits pay-able to more than 62 millionSocial Security beneficiariesin January 2019. Increasedpayments to more than 8 mil-lion SSI beneficiaries will be-gin on December 31, 2018.(Note: some people receiveboth Social Security and SSIbenefits). The Social Secu-rity Act ties the annual COLAto the increase in the Con-sumer Price Index as deter-mined by the Department ofLabor’s Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics.

Some other adjustmentsthat take effect in January ofeach year are based on the in-crease in average wages. Based on that increase, themaximum amount of earningssubject to the Social Securitytax (taxable maximum) willincrease to $132,900 from$128,400.

Social Security and SSIbeneficiaries are normallynotified by mail in early De-cember about their new ben-efit amount. This year, forthe first time, most peoplewho receive Social Securitypayments will be able to view

their COLA notice onlinethrough their my Social Se-curity account. People maycreate or access their my So-cial Security account onlineat www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

Information about Medi-care changes for 2019, whenannounced, will be availableat www.medicare.gov. ForSocial Security beneficiariesreceiving Medicare, SocialSecurity will not be able tocompute their new benefitamount until after the Medi-care premium amounts for2019 are announced. Final2019 benefit amounts will becommunicated to beneficia-ries in December through themailed COLA notice and mySocial Security’s MessageCenter.

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ervation Act (CPA). In Novem-ber 2016, Boston voters ap-proved the Community Preser-vation Act (CPA) by voting“yes” on Ballot Question 5.The city of Boston finances theCPA fund in part by a 1% prop-erty tax-based surcharge onresidential and business prop-erty tax bills, which began inJuly of last year. This revenuefunds initiatives around Bos-ton, which include affordablehousing, historic preservation,open space, and public recre-ation. A CPA group met withcommunity members fromHyde Park over the summer todiscuss possible projects.

Community memberNathaniel Thomas was in-spired to submit a plan to up-grade Moynihan Playgroundafter learning that many par-ents take their children to play-grounds in neighboring com-munities, such as Milton. Par-ents have commented thatthere are more items for theirkids to play with at other play-grounds, and Moynihan play-ground is not compliant withtoday’s playground standards.

“The initial plan was tosubmit a CPA application toadd play-value. Prior to sub-mitting the application, DCRdecided it was best to furtherevaluate. DCR staff and I thenconducted a site visit withCouncilor McCarthy’s officeon the 11th to confirm the new

play area. The area agreed topreserve trees and is mostlyflat. The new area is intendedto be more interactive and isplanned to include a netclimber and hill-slide,” ex-plained Thomas. “DCR andcity staff are now committedand collaborating for the playarea. Next steps are to finalizeDCR’s plans for a design toprovide a more comprehensiveapplication during the nextCPA round.”

The community group ap-plauded Thomas for taking ac-tion to make a positive changewithin the neighborhood.“This proves that one personcan make such a big differencein our community,” Kimmstated.

Stephen Maguire, the Com-munity Liaison from Coun-cilor Tim McCarthy’s office,was present at the meeting.Maguire stated that CouncilorMcCarthy has spoken outagainst the Sprague St. project,and that he has concerns aboutthe developers not listening tothe concerns of neighbors.Many community membersagreed and are pleased withthis news. “We need develop-ments that are more family fo-cused in Hyde Park,” remarkedKimm.

Officer Broderick read thepolice report, which coveredincidents from August 1st toOctober. Neighbors were con-

cerned with the multiple re-ports of domestic assault andbattery. There were also a fewreported incidents of packagesbeing stolen from porches.

Kimm reminded attendeesof the upcoming “Keep HydePark Beautiful” events, in-

Lower Fairmount continued from page 1cluding a Costume Cleanupand Planting Day on Nov. 2,Planting Winter Greens inHyde Park Main Street Plant-ers on Nov. 11, and a WreathDistribution on Nov. 24. Formore information on up-coming Keep Hyde Park

Beaut i fu l even ts , v i s i twww.keephpbeautiful.org/events.html.

For more informat ionabout the Lower FairmountHill Community Group andfuture meetings, [email protected].


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Chef/Owner Steve LaCountof Chiara Bistro shares hischef’s tip for Chicken under aBrick. Chef Steve shares an-other tip of his: how a food millcan be used to make purees,mashed potatoes, cooked pump-kin, carrots, potato gnocchi andmore. Co-host Carol O’Connorvisits John Grasso of The Half-way Cafe; he shares the historyof The Halfway Cafe, andshares some funny stories withCarol. Carol and Joe explainsthe mission of the Chefs TableFoundation and how the Foun-dation wants to help others.

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FALL FROLIC: A FREE“SHARE THE HARBOR”CRUISE TO SPECTACLEISLAND ON OCTOBER20TH

Save the Harbor/Save theBay in partnership with BostonHarbor Now, the MassachusettsDepartment of Conservationand Recreation (DCR), and theNational Parks Service (NPS)will host a free “Share the Har-bor” cruise to Spectacle Island onOctober 20th. This special tripwill extend the season for the pub-lic to enjoy this unique piece ofthe Boston Harbor Islands Na-tional and State Park Reservationsare required for this free cruise. Re-serve your spot at https://tinyurl.com/sharetheharbor-10-20-2018

BOSTON JEWISHFILM FESTIVAL

30th ANNUAL FESTIVAL:NOVEMBER 7-19, 2018

This is where Boston JewishFilm started. Now presenting morethan 60 screenings throughoutGreater Boston, our Festival is avibrant destination for viewingthought-provoking films and newmedia, and for lively post-screen-ing conversations with filmmak-ers. FESTIVAL TICK-ETS ON SALE NEXT WEEK

ALLSTON / BRIGHTON

“MAKE A DIFFERENCE INALLSTON BRIGHTON”

“Make a Difference inAllston Brighton” is both a vol-unteer drive and a way to honorall of the great volunteerism inAllston/Brighton.

The Sisters of Saint Josephon Cambridge Street in Brightonon Monday October 29, 2018,6:15 p.m. - 8:00

Twenty Allston/Brighton or-ganizations will have tables andhope to recruit more volunteersfrom the community. There willbe a half hour program withspeakers (a motivational volun-teer, Tony D’Isidoro from ACA,and possibly City Councilor At-Large Annisa Essaibi George),and a slide show of so many greatmoments between volunteersand the people they serve: immi-grants, seniors, families, patients,etc.

There will be food and everyvolunteer will receive a buttonthat says “I make a difference.”

BAHS RESERVOIR TOURFollowing the Clues: A Walk

Through the History of theChestnut Hill Reservoir.

The Chestnut Hill Reservoirwas designed to be much morethan a place to hold Boston'swater supply. Take a walk besideit with landscape historian (andBAHS board member) jenniferWilton and look for clues to itspast from original pictures andplans and the pieces that still sur-vive.

Saturday, October 20th @2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Meet at the edge of the Res-ervoir, next to the intersection ofChestnut Hiil Driveway and St.Thomas More Road. The walkwill be held rain or shine.

BRIGHTON MAINSTREETS’ GALA &CASINO NIGHT

Friday, November 9, 2018,6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. You’re in-vited to our Roaring TwentiethParty!

Join us in celebrating our20th Anniversary. It’ll be a ripROARING, raging, hootenanny,box social of a good time. TestLady Luck at a casual blackjackor poker table (there’ll be rou-lette and craps too if you find thatthe bees knees). And of course,it wouldn’t be a true ProhibitionParty without plenty of local eats,and a sip or two of some gigglewater. Even though we’re tell-ing you where to find our speak-easy, you’ll need to RSVP for thepassword to get in. RSVP TO-DAY! Gala Tickets: $75.00 (in-cludes “funny money” for casinogames, music, a small-plate styledinner, and a drink at our speak-easy) And did we mention, youcan store your Model A in theparking garage next door forFREE? Get Tickets WGBH 1Guest St, Brighton

VOTE EARLY BOSTONThursday, October 25, 2018,

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Honan-Allston Library (Vote in Commu-

nity Room) 300 North HarvardSt. Allston, MA 02134., Saturday& Sunday, October 27, & 28,2018, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Jack-son Mann School (Vote in Audi-torium) 500 Cambridge St.Allston, MA 02134

BRIGHTON BRANCHLIBRARY EVENTS

An Autumn Concert withJacqueline and Michele AronsJacqueline and Michele Arons,a mother-daughter piano andvocal concert duo, will performa medley of classical and Broad-way compositions with musicfrom different cultures and eth-nic traditions thrown in for goodmeasure. October 27, Saturdayafternoon at 2 pm

Book Discussion Group Abook discussion group meets atthe Brighton Library,40 Acad-emy Hill Road (617) 782-6032on the last Wednesday of eachmonth at 11:15 am.. The fea-tured selection for October 31stwill be No Ordinary Time byDoris Kearns Goodwin. Copiesof the book are available at thebranch. Everyone is invited andnew members are welcome.Beginning internet class Mysti-fied by the net? Don’t know howto surf? Help is available on aone on one basis to get youstarted. Call for an appointmentand ask for Alan. (617) 782-6032ESL Class An ESL conversationgroup meets at 6:15 pm everyThursday evening. Comeand practice your language skillsin an informal and friendly set-ting with other new Englishspeakers

JAMAICA PLAIN

CHRISTMAS BAZAARThe Poor Clare Nuns will

hold their annual Christmas Ba-zaar on Saturday November 17,2018 from 9 am to 3 pm at TheMonastery of Saint Clare, 920Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA02130.

SPRINGHOUSE SENIORLIVING EVENTS

Tai Chi – Every Thursday at3:00 pm

Second Wind A CappellaTuesday, October 23 at 3:30 pm

WEST ROXBURY/ROSLINDALE

WRFORPHARVEST BRUNCH

The West Roxbury Friend’sof Rosie’s Place invite you to its26th Annual Harvest Brunch andRaffle on Sunday, November 4thfrom 10:00-12:00 noon. Thisworthwhile fundraiser supportshomeless and poor women,Rosie’s Place Food Pantry,Roslindale Food Pantry andsends homeless and poor chil-dren to summer camp. It will beheld at the Irish Social Club, 119Park Street, West Roxbury. Giftcertificates from some of yourfavorite local restaurants andshops will be raffled-off. Join thefun and connect with yourfriends and neighbors overbrunch while helping out a ben-

eficial cause. Admission is$20.00.

You may pay at the door, bycheck to WRFORP, PO Box320076, West Roxbury, MA02132 or by credit card on ourw e b s i t ewestroxburyfriendsofrosiesplace.org.

If you need additional infor-mation, please call 617-3317290 and be sure to check outour Facebook page and like usat facebook.com/WRFriendsRosies@WRFriendsRosies.

HOLY GHOST FATHERSBENEFIT DANCE

The 34th Annual BenefitDance to aid the Holy Ghost Fa-thers’ Missions will be held at theIrish Social Club, 119 Park St.,West Roxbury, starting at 8 p.m.on Friday, November 2. Therewill be music by the Andy HealyBand, the Greene-O’LearySchool of Irish Dance, refresh-ments, and raffles. Tickets are$10 and may be purchased at theDoor on the night of the dance. For information, call CathyCoppinger at (617-323-2800) orFr. Peter Nolan at St. Theresa’sRectory (617-325-1300).

WEST ROXBURYLIBRARY EVENTS

ANNUAL MEETING - OnThursday, October 18, BostonGlobe advice columnistMeredith Goldstein will talkabout her book, Can’t Help My-self: Lessons and Confessionsfrom a Modern Advice Colum-nist. The best-selling book is adisarmingly honest memoirabout giving advice when you’renot sure what you’re doing your-self. For over nine yearsMeredith has provided guidanceand sympathy to many peoplethrough her Love Letters columnin the Globe.

Can’t Help Myself is the ex-traordinary (and often hilarious)story of a single woman navigat-ing her mercurial love life, and amoving and poignant portrait ofan amazing community of big-hearted, love-seeking allies.While Meredith gives advice toreaders, they in turn provide herwith insights that enrich her life.The program will run between 6and 8 PM on Thursday, October18, at the West Roxbury BranchLibrary on Centre Street. Themeet-and-greet session begins at6 and the presentation starts at6:30. The event is free and opento the public and refreshmentswill be served. For more infor-mation please call (617) 469-0044.

CONCERT FEATURINGFOLK GROUP MUSTARD’SRETREAT WITH MARCIAFELDMAN

Friday, October 19, 8:00 p.m.at Theodore Parker Church,1859 Centre Street, WestRoxbury “Music to cure whatails you.” For the past four de-cades, Mustard’s Retreat hasbeen entertaining audiences withtheir special brand of folk mu-sic. Highly acclaimed not only assongwriters, but as interpreters oftraditional and contemporarysongs and stories, their show isfull of enthusiasm, good humor,and fine musicianship. Multi-in-

Calendar continued from page 8strumentalists (guitar, electricbass, dulcimer, mandolin, har-monica, and penny whistle), thetrio’s large repertoire draws onthe dual influences of the folk re-vival of the ‘60s and the explo-sive singer-songwriter move-ment. Their latest album, “MakeYour Own Luck,” released insummer 2018, recently reached#6 on the national Folk DJ chart.Marcia Feldman is an accom-plished guitarist and singer fromWestwood. In addition to herversatile, elegant vocal style, sheplays soothing classical guitarmusic at the bedside for peopleat the end of life and runs a pal-liative care program in a retire-ment village. She also performsin churches and coffeehouses.Tickets $20; $10 under 18; $40maximum per family.Reserve your tickets [email protected] orpurchase at the door from 7 pmon the evening of the show. Call617-327-0542 for more informa-tion. Plenty of free parkingnearby.

FRIENDS OF THE POOR5K WALK

Make a positive differencein the lives of those in need inour community! The St.Vincent de Paul Conferences inthe parishes of St. JohnChrysostom, Holy Name, andSacred Heart are sponsoringThe Friends of the Poor 5KWalk on October 21st from1:00-3:00. The Walk will beginand end at the traffic circleacross from the Holy NameChurch in West Roxbury. Walk-ers can register and financialcontributions made to the St.Vincent de Paul conference inthe parish of choice. We needyour help to foster a life givingcommunity. All contributionswill be used to help the less for-tunate. Questions and concernscan be voiced by contacting theSt. Vincent de Paul conferenceat St. John Chrysostom, HolyName, or Sacred Heart ParishCenter.

42ND ANNUAL BAZAAR &FOOD FAIR PLANNED

St. George Antiochian Or-thodox Church of Boston isproud to announce their 42ndAnnual Bazaar & Food Fair tobe held at their communitycenter located at 55Emmonsdale Road, WestRoxbury, MA, on Friday andSaturday, October 19th and20th from 10:00AM to9:00PM and Sunday, October21st from 12PM – 3:00PM –FREE ADMISSION/WHEEL-CHAIR ACCESSIBLE. Fullkitchen service and take-outavailable. Authentic MiddleEastern Cuisine and Pastry,American Foods and Pastry,Country Store, White ElephantTable and much more. Do yourChristmas shopping here at St.George. Purchase GalaxyRaffle tickets to win fabulousprizes! There’s something foreveryone at the St. GeorgeChurch Bazaar!

For more information,please call the church at(617)327-6500. Proceeds tobenefit church projects.

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to protect out-of-state investors, right?Although feeling a tad of guilt at betraying the bank that has

been my stalwart rock ever since an aging, compassionate CeliaYoffe marched my wife and me down to her local bank to procurea mortgage for us some 44 years ago (when no other bank wouldaccommodate us), I still felt comfortable about doing businessfrom a distance.

The on-line bank was connected to my credit card company,which has served us well over the decades, no matter what theproblem was. The assumption was made that the on-line bankingaccount would do the same.

Au contraire. When time to extricate the funds——fortunatelynot for a sudden financial problem——the extraction became longand arduous. All sorts of barriers were raised seemingly to thwartthe transfer of funds to a brick-and-mortar financial institution inour neighborhood over a procrastinated three-week period.

When informed of our tribulations, our local banking peopleseemed to give me an “I told you so” look, and right they were.

On-line banking may work for a lot of people, but as for me, Idon’t think so.

“Caveat emptor” is a well-known adage for buyers; there hasto be a Latin noun for “investor” to follow the Latin “caveat” orperhaps “investor” did not exist in Caesar’s time. In any event,an ancillary intention as a result of our whole banking hassle isnow to keep local people employed.

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trailheads (signs leading intothe trails), remark the trails andbring back the wetlands in thearea.

The cleanup is progressingslowly but steadily as thegroups keep coming on the siteto make it shovel-ready.

“Today we have volunteersfrom the Charles River Water-shed Association,” he said. “Wehave some area residents andwe also have the AmericanPhysical Therapy Association.”

Sutton said regardless of theweather, many brave souls hadthe moxie to make the cleanuphappen.

“I’m really impressed thatthey came out to join us, we relyso heavily on volunteers andthis makes all the difference,”he said. “We’re working out-side what was our constructioncontract area, and this is reallygoing to advance us quite a bitas far as recreation work. So thearea we’re working on today,we’re cleaning up trash, remov-ing construction debris andwe’re raking it out so it can be

seeded. We’re hoping to finishthat this month.”

Sutton said they’re in thetail end of the season, but theymight be holding anothercleanup at the Allandale Woodsin West Roxbury this comingweekend.

West Roxbury resident Jen-nifer Bottomley and JamaicaPlain resident Colleen O’Briensaid they came out to help raiseawareness of the need to vol-unteer and as part of the Physi-cal Therapy Association’s vol-unteer program for PhysicalTherapy month.

“It’s our PT day of service,and we have a few physicaltherapists here giving back,”O’Brien said. “You’re defi-nitely getting your workout andstaying active.”

Bottomley said even thoughthe weather wasn’t really coop-erative, it was still a great look-ing park for the city.”

“It’s beautiful out here, andthe trees are here whether it’sraining or sunny,” she said.

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Volunteers from the neighborhood and local organizations all pitched in to make Sherrin Woods a morewelcoming place for residents.

PHOTO BY FITZROY ROBERTSON

Keep Hyde Park BeautifulCathy Horn said they werehelping to restore the naturalbalance of the area through re-moval and restoration.

“We’re helping to do therenovations here and the big partof it is not just the new thingsthey’re building, but it’s alsotaking out all the dead stuff andold stuff so new growth can hap-pen,” she said. “Right nowwe’re chopping up all these in-vasive trees they cut down andwhen you cut them into goodlengths they can decompose andhelp fertilize the new growth.”

Resident and SouthwestBoston CDC member PatAlvarez said it was her first timein the Sherrin Woods and shewas amazed with the area.

“I didn’t know it existed, butI’m a fanatic about keepingthings need and clean,” she said.

For more information on theSherrin Woods project and othercleanups, go to boston.gov/en-vironment-and-energy/urban-wilds-initiative www.RoslindaleOpenStudios.org

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and I chose to raise our sonshere because we believed thatthis neighborhood, where sheand I grew up, was the bestplace to buy a home and raisetwo boys. Readville, how-ever, is no longer a secret. Wehave tracks of land unlikeanywhere in the City of Bos-ton, land that is becomingharder and harder to come by.Industrial development is be-ing pushed to the far cornersof the City as residentialbuilding continues to flour-ish. This land is prime prop-erty. Thus, I will continue towork to do what is best formy neighborhood; I will con-tinue to focus on our needsand concerns; and I will al-ways be a steward of a fairand transparent process.

I have fulfilled my duty assteward of the City ofBoston’s long and arduousprocess regarding theSprague Street Development.I’ve met with the develop-ment team on several occa-sions in an effort to mediateconstituent concerns, opin-ions and suggestions; I’ve lis-tened and responded to hun-dreds of voices – both for andagainst. During this process,I have been under great pres-sure to make a statement re-garding where I stand on thisproject. I always felt grand-standing or making a prema-ture decision during the pro-cess for headlines is not pro-fessional and doesn’t servemy neighborhood. My role isto provide an opportunity forvoices to be heard, on bothsides of an issue. I refused toweigh in because I believethat we all should have ouropportunity to make our case.As a Readville resident, thisproject would affect my fam-ily as much as anyone read-ing this today. But after meet-ing on October 1, it is clearto me that the developmenttram has failed to make a caseto Readville and our Dedhamneighbors that this planwould benefit our commu-nity. Therefore I will not besupporting this project as itwas presented.

Sincerely,Timothy P. McCarthy

City Councilor, District 5

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