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Mayor Martin Walsh joins Santa, IBA Executive Director Vanessa Calderon Rosado and South End residents for the Villa Victoria tree lighting ceremony.

Many fear state justice reforms will be too few

New report may bring big change or missed opportunity

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Spurred by reports of police brutality across the country, the state’s Black and Latino Legislative Caucus last July drafted a letter urging action on an agenda of policing and criminal justice reforms. The state Legislature declined to act on the proposals

before ending the session.

Now, with the legislative session re-opening in January and with criminal justice reform recommendations arriving this week from a nationally-operating nonprofit, the chance to act emerges again.

The nonprofit Council of State Governments Justice Center collaborated with local leaders over the past year to examine

Massachusetts’ criminal justice system and formulate recommendations for the legislature to consider. The working group’s explorations turned an eye to drivers of incarceration, recidivism trends and other topics.

The local CSG team included a five-member steering committee

See CSG, page 9

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Repeated cancellations of the Fairmount line in October, a T fare hike and tales of third-shift workers stranded by late-night service cuts have brought to the forefront questions on how the MBTA makes decisions — and how much disparate impact on minorities factors in.

The MBTA now is airing its policies and seeking feedback. This conversation comes at a critical time, as the agency looks to revise its bus routes, which officials say have not been updated in nearly a decade.

MBTA officials and a representative from Keolis — the private company responsible for the Fairmount cancellations — spoke to residents at the Boston Public Library branch in Mattapan last week. Officials outlined the civil rights and equity calculations currently used and sought feedback on how to improve equity impact

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The MBTA is on the edge of big changes, Brian Shortsleeve, MBTA Acting General Manager, said.

“You’re going to see over the next five years close to $6 billion of investment to the T that we think will make a big difference,” he said.

Looming large: rerouting plans. The current bus routes were drawn up at least eight years ago, and have not been revised as populations and demands shift, leaving some vehicles empty and others packed. Currently, buses on 142 out of 164 routes are not reliably on time, Shortsleeve said.

See MBTA, page 12

Fox ends 30-year legislative career Makes farewell speech from House floor

By YAWU MILLER

“God is good,” outgoing State Rep. Gloria Fox said from the rostrum on the floor of the House chamber last week in what was her last speech as the 7th Suffolk representative.

“All the time,” came a smattering of voices from the mostly African American constituents and

former staff members who came to mark the end of Fox’s 30-year career on Beacon Hill.

Fox, who first took office in 1987, drew from her life’s story — growing up in foster care in Boston and Everett, her life in Roxbury as a single mother whose entry into the world of activism came when she joined demonstrations to block the state’s plans to extend Interstate 95 through Roxbury. In

the heyday of community activism in 1960s and ’70s Boston, Fox made a name for herself by advocating on behalf of her predominantly low-income neighbors in Lower Roxbury.

After an unsuccessful 1984 run for the 7th Suffolk District seat then held by Doris Bunte, Fox ran again in 1986, prevailing in a three-way Democratic primary.

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Gloria Fox is retiring after 30 years as representative of the 7th Suffolk District.

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More accurate, less white: First Church gets a new color “We want it to be alive with many events that serve the community, including interfaith dialogues, political debate and cultural performances,” she said.

On Jan. 15, the meetinghouse will host a concert titled “Ties That Bind,” in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The program will include dance and poetry recitals.

By YAWU MILLER

For decades the First Church of Roxbury has worn coats of snowwhite paint, matching other federal style historic meeting houses in Dorchester and cities and towns throughout New England.

All that changed this year, though, when a preservationist applied an historically correct shade of white that more accurately approximates what was available when the church was constructed in 1804: a cream-colored hue with a slightly yellow tint.

Would the new (old) color ruffle the feathers of Roxbury residents who, in the New England fashion, are resistant to change? Not really, according to Mary Margaret Earl, executive director of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry, which is housed in the rectory adjoining the historic church.

“People either say they like the color, or they ask about the color,” she said. “They’re happy to hear it’s a historically more authentic color.”

Architectural conservator Andrea Gilmore chose the color from the Benjamin Moore palette, after sifting through 200 years of paint layers to find the original 1804 color. While modern paints use latex and synthetic oil polymers, paint at the turn of the 19th century relied on linseed oil.

“It has a warmer color,” Gilmore said. “Historically, it would have been considered white.”

While most of the building was stripped of its original layers of paint, Gilmore said she left a small section intact.

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The First Church of Roxbury has been repainted in an off-white shade that more closely resembles the linseed oil-based paints available at the dawn of the 19th century.

“We preserved a section of the building where the full sequence of paint from the last 200 years is present,” she said.

Those layers include gray and yellow shades the building wore in the 1800s before it was returned to white in the early 1900s.

Earl is in the midst of a funding drive to raise $3 million to renovate the First Church. The nearly-finished exterior renovations, which included replacement of window shutters and small sections of rotting wood, is projected to cost $800,000.

Interior renovations will include painting, plastering and repairs or replacement of the seating, which currently is in box pews, some of which have tattered upholstery. Repairs to

the building’s heating system were made last year. The organ was partially restored and can be played, although it does not have full functionality. Last week, the four-faced clock in the steeple tower was brought back to life. The Urban Ministry will celebrate the rehabilitation of the clock with a public event in early January, Earl said.

One part of the church that did not require renovations is the 1,500pound bell, cast by Paul Revere’s foundry, which still rings from its perch in the steeple with a tug of a 50-foot-long rope.

The physical rehabilitation of the building is happening as the meetinghouse opens its doors to a wider range of programming. Earl

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envisions the church as a site for concerts and forums. In November, the church was host to a concert by the Handel and Haydn Society, titled “Requiem for Division.” Baroque music was interspersed with references to black history and the history of the First Church, including James Weldon Johnson’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “Garrison” a poem that was read at the 1879 funeral of former parishioner William Lloyd Garrison. Local luminaries such as Angela Page, Joe Cook and Tito Jackson participated in the poetry readings.

Earl says the expanded programming is in keeping with the church building’s history as a meetinghouse for the Roxbury community.

The current meetinghouse, built in 1804, is the fifth house of worship built on the site since the Puritan founders of Roxbury erected the first church there in 1632.

The First Church currently does not host religious services, but serves as the headquarters for the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministries, a nonprofit agency that provides enrichment services for youth, emergency housing for families and other community services.

For many Roxbury residents the church, with its imposing steeple visible for miles, is a reminder of the history of the Puritan settlement.

“It’s our history,” says Dudley Square Main Streets Director Joyce Stanley, who lives in the Fort Hill section of Roxbury where the church is sited. “It’s a gorgeous building. The clock, the organ the bell, they’re all historic. It’s an important part of our community and our history.”

Gilmore, who has worked on similar meeting houses throughout New England over the last 40 years, said she finds Roxbury’s First Church stunning.

“It takes my breath away every time I come into Eliot Square,” she said.

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Activists protest Santander bank’s role in Puerto Rico debt crisis Gonzales and Garcia are both now members of the Fiscal Control Board established by PROMESA and whose membership appointments the local government was not granted power over.

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Local activists gathered outside Santander’s State Street bank branch in downtown Boston last week to decry the company’s role in Puerto Rico’s debt crisis. During the demonstration, organized by Massachusetts Jobs with Justice, protestors charged that executives from Santander — a Boston-based bank with a significant dealings in Puerto Rico —not only profiteered off the island’s financial turmoil, but also used government positions to push policies that exacerbated it. Worst of all, two of its executives are among the handful of powerful board members granted authority over fixing the crisis.

As Puerto Rico’s finances soured and loans began to look difficult to repay, the government issued more bonds to pay off interest on their debts and maintain their credit rating, and then issued bonds to pay off interest on those bonds. Meanwhile, banks like Santander earned high profits for their underwriting services on such bonds, pulling more cash from the depleting public coffers. Demonstrators say it was unethical to pursue such profit at the expense of a distressed government and that a conflict of interest was inherent due to members of government’s previous bank executive roles.

For local activists, protesting profit-hungry financiers are nothing new: this fall, they marched outside the headquarters of financial services firm USB for just such practices. But what sets Santander apart — say activists and a new report from Hedge Clippers, a group dedicated to exposing the influence of hedge funds in politics and government — is that for years, high-level members of Santander have moved in and out of powerful positions in Puerto Rico’s Government Development Bank. There they shaped economic policy in ways that favored issuing more bonds — and thus bringing more service fees to Santander and its peers. The policy behind such economic maneuvers was shaky, according to a report released from Hedge Clippers last Thursday in collaboration with Committee for Better Banks.

“Santander advised, structured and arranged much of this debt that linked investors eager for taxfree profits with desperate governments that were facing ruin,” states the report. “Much of this debt relied on controversial financial engineering, and was underwritten when the bank had conflicted

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Eroc Arroyo spoke to protesters rallying outside the Santander bank branch on State Street. relationships with the government.”

From the reports’ analysis, it appears Santander and other banks earned about $1 billion in brokering and underwriting fees on 90 debt deals. The debt issued in these deals — $61.2 billion — comprise about 87 percent of the island’s outstanding debt. While banks are not expected to work for free, activists argue that such profits are excessive and that the promise of this profit may have partially inspired governmental policy. The fees collected might have gone instead to prop up health care, schools and other public services at a time when the government was struggling to make ends meet, they write.

“Ultimately [they were] benefitting form the fiscal crisis they helped engineer,” states the report.

Now that the island’s government has failed to make ends meet — with unemployment above 12 percent, half of the residents living in poverty and the United States federal government stepping in — two former Santander executives have been appointed to the seven-member board charged with finding the solution to the debt crisis.

This, demonstrators say, is a bit like appointing the fox to guard the henhouse, then asking it to investigate when the hens disappear.

“This is a humanitarian crisis happening in our country,” said Eric Rodriguez to those gathered outside the bank last week.

exchange between Puerto Rico’s government and Santander bank.

Jose Ramon Gonzales was the head of Puerto Rico’s Government Development Bank in from 1986 to 1989, before joining Santander in 1996 and running its investment brokerage entity, Santander Securities.

In 2009, a later Santander Securities exec, Carlos M. Garcia, took the helm of the GDB, where he created a team of current and former Santander executives, the report states.

In his role, Garcia issued COFINA bonds, a new kind of municipal debt secured by regressive sales and use tax receipts. The bonds mostly were used for refinancing bonds. This meant that sales tax revenue went to pay back

bondholders, encouraging them to continue regarding the island as a good place to invest.

Santander was among banks that received fees from the government for underwriting the issue of refinancing bonds.

Also in 2009, the governor passed a law that, the report states, “permitted the Treasury Secretary to refinance debt without considering where it would actually save Puerto Rico money.”

During this time, debt grew.

In 2011, Garcia left the GDB to return to Santander. A different Santander executive, Juan Carlos Batlle, replaced him at the GDB. At the same time, Batlle’s brother left the GDB to become CEO of Santander Securities.

Gillian Mason is an organizer for the Committee for Better Banks, which will be calling out more financial institutions for their complicities. She said Santander made it high on the list in part for its prominent presence in the state.

“Santander has a big footprint in Massachusetts,” Mason told the Banner. “We in Massachusetts have an especial obligation to keep an eye on what Santander is doing.”

Among the demonstrators’ calls: get the two Santander executives off the PROMESA board, have the bank return $1 billion to the island government and do not allow restructuring plans to plow ahead before an audit can be completed to make sense of debt and its causes.

“They’re shuffling money to the banks that they will go back to after [their work on the board is done],”said Felix D. Arroyo, Suffolk County Register of Probate.

“They must not continue to be in the government to benefit their own banks.”

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Softcore theft There is an old expression that seems to be going the way of high button shoes.

Shoppers once believed that you get what you pay for. This was an assertion that a respected brand name would provide greater quality. Sometimes you might pay a little more but you then have confidence in the value of your new purchase. There always seemed to be greater risk in shopping in small stores or for products that have not established their brand.

With heavy Christmas shopping under way, it appears that the public is no longer protected by relying on quality brands. A common scam in retail stores is to make shoppers believe that items are on sale, when the advertised price is actually what is consistently offered.

Complaints have been filed against Sears and Kohl’s for resorting to this deception.

According to reports, lawsuits have been filed for these alleged violations of the Federal Trade Commission rules.

Yet those offenses are trivial compared with the deceptions in some financial institutions. Depositors in Wells Fargo banks have been unknowingly signed up for financial services that they do not need or use. Nonetheless, the required fee is deducted from their deposit balances every month. Now it appears that there is also a surreptitious arrangement with Prudential Insurance Co. to have Wells Fargo depositors unknowingly buy an unwanted policy.

The shopper in a retail store who buys falsely priced merchandise at least walks away with a worthwhile acquisition. He or she might have paid too much for the purchase, but at least the shopper has something of value. The scammed Wells Fargo depositor has only a declining bank balance with no benefits.

There is a strong sense that American culture is becoming increasingly more predatory, a proposition that is at odds with the spirit of Christmas.

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Upscale white nationalism “Peace on Earth” is the perennial message of Christmas. It seems inappropriate to discuss the emergence of the “alt-right” during the yuletide. However, current events have created public concern over assertions of white supremacy.

Older generations think of the Ku Klux Klan as carrying the torch for such issues, but racial bigotry has become more sophisticated. A major proponent of these theories now is the National Policy Institute, a white nationalist think tank based in Arlington, Virginia. Its CEO is Richard Spencer, a 38-year-old and well-educated advocate of their racist cause.

The NPI describes itself as “an independent organization dedicated to the heritage, identity and future of people of European descent.” Few people would probably not object to organizations with the sole objective of preserving the customs and cultural identity of white European ethnic groups, but Spencer wants

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much more. He advocates a “peaceful ethnic cleansing” to end the “deconstruction” of European culture.

This philosophy is based on white supremacy and European unity, both of which are false concepts. Considerable research on genetics has been unable to establish that intellectual superiority and creativity are a function of the color of one’s skin. Also, history shows more conflict than unity among European nations. In fact, Spencer has already been banned from a number of European nations for trying to promote white nationalism there.

As leader of the “birthers” who challenged Barack Obama’s legitimacy, Donald Trump rose to prominence among white nationalists who hailed his election as president. The alt-right are conservatives who alternatively oppose racial diversity. It is critical for other citizens to confront the racist views that will divide the nation.

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What would you like to see happen in 2017?

‘I fell in love with Trump’

By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON

“I fell in love with him because he really talks about helping black people.” The “he” is President-elect Donald Trump. The man that spoke of his love fest with Trump was legendary football great Jim Brown. Brown had barely got the loving words of praise about Trump out his mouth before the predictable debate raged. The critics tore into Brown as being an opportunist, a hustler for his at-risk youth foundation, and a photo-op chaser. And these were the more charitable digs at him.

Brown is hardly the only prominent black to meet with Trump before, during and after the campaign and his election. In fact, the parade of black preachers, businesspersons, professionals, athletes and entertainers that have either trooped to Trump Tower, or met with him in highly staged and orchestrated venues, has been nothing short of breathtaking. Breathtaking, because Trump ran the most vicious, unabashed, race-baiting, Muslim, and immigrant-baiting campaign since state’s rights Alabama governor George Wallace in 1964.

But Brown and the parade of blacks that have met with Trump make the case that he is the president and that it is foolhardy to do the head-in-the-sand routine and deny this brutal reality.

They say that there are millions of dollars in contracts, business and professional opportunities, administration appointments, vital federal jobs, education, health and civil rights protection programs at stake with the Trump administration. There’s simply no way to ignore that. There’s an unarguable point to that. Trump will be at the federal helm for at least four years and that’s a lot of time to wreak irreparable program and institutional damage to those programs.

The problem — actually two problems — that Brown has, is first, after marching out of Trump Tower he made absolutely no mention of anything that Trump specifically said or did to assure that he’d commit to any specific program or initiative, or resources that would, say, boost Brown’s Amer-I-Can program.

This also applies to dozens of other programs in poor, inner city neighborhoods that mentor, tutor, and provide family support services to at-risk youth. Most of these programs are run on a shoestring budget and are one step away from closing their doors. Other than Brown gushing over Trump, there was stone silence from Trump about what, if anything, he had to offer in return for the black lovefest.

That’s even more strange, since Trump never tires of boasting that he’s a negotiator. So, if Brown, and the other blacks that flock to him do some hard bargaining with him to get his administration to commit to specific programs to aid the black poor and black businesses, then meeting him makes some sense.

This will have put Trump on the record and on the spot to deliver on the commitment. If he reneges he will be shown up for the congenital liar that many lambaste him as. As it now stands, the record of the Brown meeting with Trump is that it got Brown a few seconds face time on the news, and for Trump a chance to boast again that there are a lot of blacks that like, or even love him.

The other problem with Brown and the forays other blacks make to Trump is that they’re meeting with him at a time when he’s fast stuffing his administration with the greatest array of generals, military guys and billionaires of any administration in American history. His picks to head the Education Dept., Labor, HUD, HEW, SBA and especially the Justice Department have warred against the very programs that these departments administer. They provide the vast array of program resources, support, and protections for poor and working class blacks. A textbook example is that the day after Brown met with Trump, it was revealed that Commerce secretary-designate billionaire Wilbur Ross cheer-led 2012 GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney’s ill-informed and racial pandering quip in 2012 that 47 percent of Americans are freeloaders on the government, presumably at the expense of the tax-paying middle and upper classes.

During the campaign, Trump tailored the few pitches he made to blacks for their votes to reflect the stock GOP pro-business, free enterprise and healthy economy line as something that blacks also could and should embrace. Brown and the other black Trump admirers took that message to heart. The problem is, did Trump? Neither he nor Brown said, so we must ask, What’s love got to do with it?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.

I’d like to see and hear about a multitude of new local initiatives to combat the injustices we’re likely to see with the Trump administration.

I want to see just cause eviction, policies to support co-ops, and the Boston Resident Jobs Policy pass so people can stay in their homes and find employment.

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I hope 2017 is better than 2016. I I want to see progress in all the hope we will be alright. We just don’t freedom struggles around the world know what to expect. and increased dialogue among disparate groups so we can keep moving towards a more just world.

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I would like to see housing stabilized in Boston. People are being displaced constantly. Rent control or something like that would make it easier for people to stay in Boston.

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Hyde Park

I’d like to see 24-hour MBTA service so people can get to their night jobs.

Everything shuts down at 1 or 2 a.m. in Boston.

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IN THE NEWS

SHEILAH SHAW HORTON Sheilah Shaw Horton has been appointed Wellesley College’s vice president and dean of students.

She will begin her new role at Wellesley on July 3, 2017, the start of the 2017 academic year.

According to Paula A. Johnson, president of Wellesley College, Horton’s strong record as a leader, practitioner and an exceptional administrator make her the ideal person to “lead and inspire the College as we reimagine student life at Wellesley for the 21st century.” Johnson said. “Sheilah’s thorough understanding of contemporary issues in student affairs, together with her commitment to student wellness and to advancing equity, and her great enthusiasm for Wellesley College, make her the right person to join my Senior Leadership team and lead the College’s Student Life team.”

Horton is thrilled to have the opportunity to join the Wellesley community, where her “passion

for developing student leaders — especially women leaders — is highly consistent with the core mission of the institution.” She said, “I look forward to partnering with President Johnson and the senior leadership team, my student affairs colleagues, the world-renowned faculty and especially the bright and engaged students at this exciting time in the history of the school.”

Horton currently is in her sixth year at Loyola University Maryland, where she is vice president of student development and dean of students. She leads 15 Loyola departments that provide a wide array of programs and services designed to enhance students’ academic and personal success.

Before joining Loyola, Horton spent 25 years at Boston College, where she held a number of key positions with increasing leadership responsibilities, including serving as associate vice president and dean of students from 2008

to 2011.

Horton holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Boston College. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate students. She also is a trustee of her alma mater, Emmanuel College, which was a liberal arts college for women at the time she attended.

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In Boston, who will bear climate change burden?

Increase in extreme heat days poses threat to already-vulnerable residents

By SANDRA LARSON

Boston is in for more severe storms, damaging floods and dangerously hot days in the coming years, experts say.

“It’s very real. Climate change is already happening. There’s ample evidence of it,” says Paul Kirshen, a professor of climate adaptation at UMass Boston’s School for the Environment. Kirshen recently led a research group of experts in developing new Boston-focused climate change impact projections.

Their findings informed the first phase of the city’s “Climate Ready Boston” report issued in June.

While all Bostonians will feel the impacts of extreme weather and increased flooding, they may be felt hardest in the city’s communities of color and lower-income neighborhoods. These residents already face a slate of challenges and inequities that will make it harder to withstand heat waves and bounce back after disasters.

“Everyone will be affected by climate change, some people disproportionately so,” says Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, minister at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, who has been an outspoken leader on climate change. “We need to make sure that no one is sacrificed, no one drowns, no one dies alone in their home of heat exhaustion.”

Not just the floods — the heat

Sea level rise and vulnerable coastal homes and property often come to mind first in regards to climate change, but extreme heat — the leading weather-related cause of death in the U.S. — may be a more immediate threat in densely-populated city interiors like Boston’s.

“We are on the edge of one of the hotter zones in the city,” says David Queeley, director of Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation’s Eco-Innovation Initiative in Dorchester. “So for us, the issue isn’t necessarily sea level rise — it’s heat. As those 90-degree days go up, it’s going to be harder and harder for people to get around. Where will people go to cool off, and how do we begin to cool off the neighborhood as a whole?”

Boston’s temperature has topped 90 degrees an average of 11 days annually over the past several decades. This past summer there were 20 such days. By 2030, experts say up to 40 scorchers per year could be the new normal. And when today’s teens are senior citizens in 2070, summer in the city could be nonstop swelter, with possibly three straight months of days over 90 degrees, including up to 33 over-100-degree days.

Elders, pregnant women, young children and people with disabilities and respiratory conditions are especially vulnerable to the impacts of extreme heat and extended heat waves.

In addition to the health dangers, White-Hammond says she worries about the effects of increased heat on water bills, water scarcity and food access.

“For some people, this is their access to healthy food,” she says, recalling how last summer’s heat took a drastic toll on her

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Boston communities rise to the challenge

Boston is a city of neighborhoods, with diverse enclaves containing both deeply-entrenched and newly-arrived residents.

As various city agencies work to stay ahead by creating climate change plans — Climate Ready Boston’s newest report was released Dec. 8 — community leaders are ramping up resident involvement to ensure that the most vulnerable Bostonians won’t be overlooked.

Diverse voices are crucial in devising responses that protect all residents.

In Roxbury, Alternatives for Community and Environment has long been championing environmental justice through fights like keeping hazardous waste out of Boston’s low-income communities and pushing for fair public transit access.

To ACE executive director Kalila Barnett, climate change planning is one more area for grassroots vigilance.

“When plans are being made at the city and state level, factors that create an unfair impact have to be taken into account, so that already-burdened communities will not also bear the heaviest burden of climate change,” she says.

ACE is part the Green Justice Coalition, a group of Boston-area environmental, community and labor groups. Formed in 2008, GJC is committed to creating green jobs in home-weatherization projects and is now zeroing in on “energy democracy,” to ensure that not only the wealthy benefit from the opportunities of clean energy like wind and solar.

“As we make a shift to renewable energy,” says Barnett, “if there’s still a big economic gap and continuing racism and oppression, then we’ve still failed.”

Other place-based organizations in Boston are involving local residents in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions — the

PHOTO: SANDRA LARSON

David Queeley of Codman Square NDC describes the 13-block Eco-Innovation District in Dorchester.

THE NUMBER OF VERY HOT DAYS WILL INCREASE

issues and put them up front,” he emphasizes.

For example, house-to-house survey of East Boston’s older housing stock helped identify a simple heat relief fix: opening the upper sash of double-hung windows. And neighborhood canvassers are able to take note of residents who would need assistance in an evacuation, or a wrench to turn the gas off.

Calling communities of faith and color * Baseline represents historical average from 1971-2000.

Upper values from high-emissions scenario. Lower values from low-emissions scenario.

Extreme heat days in Boston will increase as climate change progresses. The effect will be less severe if greenhouse gas emissions are deeply reduced in the coming years.

DATA SOURCE: ROSSI ET AL. 2015/IMAGE: CITY OF BOSTON’S CLIMATE READY BOSTON REPORT

culprit behind climate change — as well as ease climate impacts. As an added benefit, some of these projects bring savings to households in need.

In Codman Square, Queeley helps residents of the 46-acre “Eco-Innovation District” secure low-cost or free home weatherization retrofitting. His group is also working to put more trees and water-collecting rain gardens in the neighborhood, among other projects.

Across town in diverse and immigrant-rich East Boston, an area vulnerable to flooding as well as rising heat, local organizers are aware of their neighborhood’s unique risks, says Chris Marchi,

director of community building and environment for Neighborhoods of Affordable Housing.

“There are some underlying challenges in East Boston that make the prospect of climate change effects more scary,” he says. “People are just establishing themselves in this country, so they don’t have an extensive safety net. They’re working in lowwage industries. There’s linguistic isolation.”

Marchi says it’s clear that residents are concerned about climate change, but they need to know actions they can take now, ideally ones that bring benefits in the present and future, he says.

It’s important to “take community

Even with Boston’s rich array of grassroots groups and several city agencies led by people of color, the face of climate adaptation still is typically white. Rev. White-Hammond says she finds herself often the only African American in the room for important discussions on environment and equity.

“We need to grow the number of climate leaders in our community and get them at those tables,” she says.

In January, White-Hammond will begin a Barr Foundation -funded fellowship to work with the Green Justice Coalition. There, she will focus on expanding her work organizing communities of faith, particularly black churches, to engage with environmental issues.

She’s confident that her communities, once called, will come on board.

“I don’t think the problem is a lack of interest,” she says. “People are engaged. They want to garden, they want to save energy. They get

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continued from page 6 it, and they’re willing to change.

I‘ve found that if you give people a way to engage, they respond in a lot of different ways.”

City initiatives

Community leaders interviewed by the Banner generally say the city is doing good work to address climate issues. Many praise the city’s new Office of Resiliency and Equity, made possible by a Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities initiative grant, and particularly its director, Atiyah Martin.

A Boston native and woman of color, Martin, whose previous experience includes directing the Office of Public Health Preparedness at the Boston Public Health Commission, appears tailor-made for her unique role of advancing racial equity as a foundation for the city’s resilience to stresses and disasters.

Her department’s recently released “Blueprint” outlines an ambitious strategy to embed racial equity across an array of city initiatives including climate preparedness, as well as aging, small business and transportation.

Climate Ready Boston’s newest report acknowledges potential inequity in climate response.

The report includes neighborhood-level vulnerability analyses along with a set of short- and longterm resilience strategies.

Keeping tabs on city response

Will the reality of city actions match the ideals of the resilience blueprint?

Boston’s communities of color are ever-wary, with wounds still raw from historic city planning injustices such as the failed I-95 expansion plan that decimated black neighborhoods, and current fears that gentrification and new development are exacerbating the city’s troubling income inequality.

Barnett of ACE is concerned about the “digital divide” in light of how much the city’s information strategy relies on the Internet.

“

Everyone will be affected by climate change, some people disproportionately so.

We need to make sure that no one is sacrificed, no one drowns, no one dies alone in their home of heat exhaustion.”

and pavement, relative lack of tree canopy and densely clustered buildings create a known “urban heat island” effect that also means less cooling relief at night.

A recent Trust for Public Land report on mitigating the urban heat island effect in Boston includes a Heat Vulnerability Index analysis revealing census tracts that may be at a particular disadvantage in rising heat, based on factors such as a high number of disabled and elderly residents and elders living alone, low tree cover and lack of access to air conditioning.

Of 11 census tracts showing the highest heat vulnerability, five are in Roxbury. The rest lie in Mattapan, East Boston, Chinatown, South End, Fenway and Roslindale.

“There’s been so much focus on Boston along the waterfront,” said Darci Schofield, TPL’s Urban Program Director for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “And it is a major issue. However, there are some climate risks happening today in the urban core, in communities of color, relating to heat and to transportation.”

As part of its “Climate-Smart Cities” program, TPL has developed a Boston-specific mapping tool to examine where temperature hot spots or flood zones overlap with social vulnerability or critical infrastructure. The maps can help prioritize where to implement solutions such as bolstering transit access or increasing tree cover. The “Decision Support Tool” was designed with city governments in mind, but is accessible to the public as well.

Dec. 2, 2016 Study area High

SOURCE: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND © 2015

Boston neighborhoods Moderate to high

A map generated from the Trust For Public Land’s Climate Smart Cities™ interactive tool shows how Boston’s temperature hot spots overlap with census tracts in which the majority of residents are people of color.

GLOBAL WARMING AND SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS THE VAST MAJORITY OF SCIENTISTS HAVE AGREED FOR DECADES that carbon dioxide

(CO²) and other gases emitted when fossil fuels burn act as an atmospheric trap for heat, known as the “greenhouse effect.” Increased emissions of these greenhouse gases have led to abnormal global warming. This slow warming may be imperceptible year-to-year, but over time causes sea level rise from warming water and melting ice, along with weather

Moderate

changes and hotter local temperatures.

Climate change is evident already, but how much global temperature will rise and how severe the effects will be are still uncertain.

The answers depend on how much nations cut greenhouse gas emissions by reducing oil and gas use, and whether adaptation efforts such as increasing tree canopy, creating cooling green space and preparing for rising seas can temper the impact.

The Boston climate projections depict three scenarios, with the most optimistic assuming significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions and the worst-case scenario assuming “business as usual” with emissions continuing to increase.

The best hope now, Prof. Kirshen and others say, is to reduce or slow climate change.

But it can’t be stopped. Because of the greenhouse gases released already, the warming effect will continue for centuries at least.

— Mariama White-Hammond, minister, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church “How many people may be missed if [communication] doesn’t happen through other means?” she asks, questioning also whether information is conveyed adequately in multiple languages.

In another potential gap, Barnett notes she has not seen anything addressing climate change in the city’s planning for Roxbury’s Dudley Square.

“That seems shortsighted,” she says.

White-Hammond wonders how well the best of equity intentions can be enforced across the city’s myriad departments.

“Atiyah Martin has an amazing lens on equity,” the minister says, “but it needs to trickle down to everything the city is doing.”

Some temper concern with hope that the climate change challenge represents a chance for the city to get things right.

“There’s a tendency in all cities to think of their downtowns as the most valuable areas,” says Codman Square’s Queeley. “I say the measures in Boston should be put in place in the most vulnerable neighborhoods first — and there’s an opportunity [now] to begin to do that.”

This story by Sandra Larson was written with support from the New America Media Climate Change in Communities of Color Fellowship Program.

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continued from page 1 perennial candidate and, in recent years, poorly-resourced challengers who failed to come close to unseating her.

During her three decades in office, Fox distinguished herself as a staunch advocate for human service providers.

“I started out as what we called a poverty warrior,” she said.

“I’ve lived a life of giving and sharing. This particular position as a state representative has allowed me to provide resources and support to the community that has adopted me.”

Her commitment to anti-poverty work has earned her the admiration of human service advocates.

“Our experience has been that Representative Fox has been a tireless, consistent and authentic advocate for human services,” said Michael Weekes, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Council

CSG

continued from page 1 comprising Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Chief Justice Ralph Gants, Senate President Stan Rosenberg and House Speaker Robert DeLeo. They were joined by a 25-member working group that included elected officials and state and local stakeholders.

A long time coming

CSG’s report was slated for release this Wednesday. Speaking to the Banner on Monday, state Rep. Russell Holmes said the upcoming legislative session represents a critical window for enacting change, and if the opportunity is not fully realized, it may not come again for years. The CSG report release focuses political will and energy on criminal justice — a level of attention that Holmes predicted is likely then to swing away, with no follow-up criminal justice investigation on the horizon.

“If we don’t do it now, my concern is it won’t be done for another ten years,” Holmes told the Banner.

“People will say, ‘Well, Massachusetts had its turn at criminal justice reform.’ … We won’t have momentum to go back to this in two years.

We need to address this now, because this is when it’ll have the attention of everyone in the building.”

The Caucus’s July letter called for items such as implicit bias training for police officers; establishment of special independent

I started out as what we called a poverty warrior. I’ve lived a life of giving and sharing. This particular position as a state representative has allowed me to provide resources and support to the community that has adopted me.”

— State Rep. Gloria Fox

of Human Service Providers, an umbrella group for human service nonprofits and their employees. “I think her legacy of achievement addresses needs across the commonwealth.”

Fox portrays her work as “a life of giving and sharing.”

Inside the House chamber, she said she has worked to keep relations cordial, even when she has been at odds with her colleagues and legislative leadership.

“I have been challenging to work with at times,” she said.

“Sometimes we’ve had serious debates and conversations. I consider it a human exercise to disagree and not be disagreeable.”

Caucus shake-up

Fox is one of three members of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus who are leaving the Legislature at the end of the year. Springfield Rep. Benjamin Swan is retiring after 22 years in the House. He is being replaced

by Springfield City Councilor Bud Williams. Lawrence Rep. Marcos Devers, first elected in 2010, lost a four-way race in the Democratic primary to immigration lawyer Juana Matias.

“We are looking forward to new members from Boston, Lawrence and Springfield,” said state Rep. Russell Holmes, chairman of the caucus.

“We’re excited for the new energy.”

But Holmes notes that the three departing legislators together represent 59 years of seniority.

“It makes a big difference when it comes to chairmanships and committee assignments,” he said. “It could pose a big challenge for us.”

Early years

Fox’s career has stretched back from the heyday of what then was the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus, when her colleagues, including representatives Mel King and Saundra Graham and Sen. Bill Owens, pressed forward with an aggressive civil rights agenda, to the current era of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.

ending long mandatory minimum would help drive legislative action, jail sentences for nonviolent drug and said that it is important to put offenses; promoting, creating and forth additional legislation, should funding substance abuse treat- anything be missing from the CSG ment programs to be used instead recommendations.

“Hopefully with their recomof incarceration; increasing funding for in-prison drug abuse and mendations, we’ll be able to plow mental health services, education ahead with several [legislative and job training; increasing fund- recommendations],” she told the ing to re-entry programs providing Banner. “Having a report like this job training and placement, drug is very important — it does push treatment, mental health services the agenda.”

Dorcena Forry highlighted and housing support; reducing potential employers’ access to ap- change to mandatory minimum plicants’ criminal record informa- sentencing laws as one priority tion; and streamlining and sim- measure. Also high on the Cauplifying parole eligibility and the cus’s list: a halt on prison construction and implementation of parole-granting system.

The letter is signed by Sean intervention and prevention meaO’Malley, Boston’s Archbishop; sures — including providing social Robert McManus, Bishop of emotional counseling in schools Worcester; Mitchell Rozanski, with high levels of absenteeism.

Bishop of Springfield; and Edgar Holmes said he and others seek to Broad agenda sought While the report’s upcoming da Cunha, Bishop of Fall River. ensure that racial impact of crimrelease represents opportunity for The clerics cite a report finding inal justice policies is covered in change, it also has generated wide- that inmates wait on average 206 sufficient depth.

James Mackey, community orspread concerns that it will not be days between receiving parole and actually being released and they ganizer and coordinator for Opcomprehensive enough.

Last week, the Jobs Not Jail coa- say the recommended reforms are portunity Youth United, launched lition held a rally in Boston, during critical steps in helping many of- a series of “Stuck on Replay” which members called for items fenders become productive mem- events designed to generate community discussion on incarcerthey hoped would be included or bers of society.

Speaking to the Banner on ation, recidivism and related receive legislative action. Among the items: eliminating mandatory Monday, several elected officials said issues and amplify their voice. minimum sentences for nonviolent they were committed to pushing The timing of the Stuck on Replay drug offenses and expunging juve- forward legislative action, not lim- series was designed to coincide ited to the CSG recommendations. nile misdemeanor records.

Partners Human Research Committeewith the CSG’s work.

Among items Mackey would On Dec. 6, four Roman Catho- Black and Latino Caucus members Date were slated to Effective meet with the House like to see include: steps to remove lic bishops sent a letter to the local APPROVAL Tuesday to discuss po- the burden of probation fees — CSG steering committee, urging speaker on 8/11/2015 the report and legislation to sup- tential for bringing a broader menu which drain money from those already struggling to find emport at minimum several reforms, of reforms, Holmes said.

Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry ployment — and more convenient if not go beyond them. The reforms sought by the bishops are: said she expected the CSG report access to counseling centers for prosecutors to investigate police-involved shootings; data collection and sharing of police pedestrian and traffic stops, including information on race; and funding for trauma support.

For months, elected officials pushing for criminal justice reform were met with advice to wait until the report’s release. Now that time has come and, Holmes said, with word emerging that the report is less extensive than hoped, many do not want reform to end where the report does.

“On so many things, it’s been said to us ‘Let’s hold on, wait and see what the report says.’” Holmes recounted. “We want other things included other than just what’s in the report.”

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“She’s been in my life forever,” said state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, who recalled Fox visiting his class at the Umana High School in East Boston. “She always had words of encouragement for us. She was committed to making sure there were more people of color in elected office.”

Fox told her fellow legislators and supporters she plans to remain politically active and work with the National Caucus of Black State Legislators and other groups.

“I’ve been a part of this building, and the feeling of that will live with me forever,” she said. “I love what I do. Service has been an important part of my life.”

While Fox has honed her speechmaking skills during her decades on the House floor, her farewell speech, though peppered with goodbyes and fond memories of life in the State House, was brief. She thanked her fellow legislators and House Speaker Robert DeLeo before ending with her signature sign-off: “God is good! Thank you.” those released from prison. At one Stuck on Replay event, formerly incarcerated attendees highlighted the important role of such counseling centers in helping them secure housing, education and employment. Mackey also said improving education can help prevent criminal justice involvement.

The CSG team

Holmes and Mackey expressed concerns that the CSG groups’ membership lacks racial diversity, which Holmes said could undermine people’s views of the legitimacy of the report produced.

Mackey also said he hopes that the CSG incorporated feedback from formerly incarcerated individuals, including about anti-recidivism programs that were effective for them.

Mackey expressed concern that the CSG team’s work was guided by pre-existing priorities and may not have sufficiently engaged the local community. At CSG meetings he attended, audience members were barred from asking questions or speaking.

“No community input is allowed at meetings,” Mackey said.

“Why is this the process?”

A member of the CSG’s press office said the committee engaged more than more than 25 advocacy organizations in the state and interviewed currently incarcerated individuals.

No members of the Black and Latino Caucus served on the CSG steering committee or working group.

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A life insurance policy can be the difference between financial security and disaster for families whose primary breadwinner passes away unexpectedly.

A significant loss of income can leave uninsured families struggling to pay bills, including final expenses. This is particularly serious when you consider that nearly half of all Americans don’t have enough emergency savings to cover three months worth of expenses, and more than a quarter have no emergency funds at all, according to a Bankrate survey.

Still, life insurance isn’t the answer to all of life’s financial challenges, especially if you buy a policy without fully understanding how it works, or what life insurance can and can’t do for you.

Here are five things your life insurance company won’t always tell you about life insurance:

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Not everyone needs life insurance. While most people can probably benefit from having life insurance, it’s not for everyone.

For example, most financial experts agree the majority of people don’t need to buy life insurance for their kids. The purpose of life insurance is basically to: replace lost income (most kids have no income); pay final expenses (they’re likely to be manageable); or accrue cash value. You may think a whole life policy could give your child money toward his or her education once the policy matures. However, there are other ways to save for a college education that offer tax benefits a whole life policy doesn’t.

Likewise, if you’re a young worker with no dependents and no debt, you might not need life insurance right now.

You could put what you’d spend on premiums into your retirement savings. Or, if you’re older with no dependents and already have a legacy set aside for your descendants, you might choose other types of investments.

However, anyone who has debt and dependents could probably benefit from having life insurance protection.

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Online tools can help you figure out how much life insurance you really need. Years ago, people relied on their insurance agent or company to advise them on how much life insurance to buy. The internet has made it easy to know exactly how much death benefit you really need.

Online tools and “robot advisors” have become very useful resources for helping consumers figure out how much life insurance is appropriate for their unique circumstances. A quick web search for “life insurance calculator” will yield numerous results, including calculators not provided by insurance companies or anyone in the insurance industry.

3

No single “best” type of policy fits everyone. Life insurance comes in three basic types: term (the cheapest kind, it has an end date), whole (costs more, has no end date, accrues cash value and premiums are fixed) and universal (also permanent and accrues, but with premiums that can vary).

Insurance agents are happy to sell you any kind of policy, but of course their commission rewards are greatest when they can sell you more expensive policies.

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Douglass Williams’ new MIDA restaurant is a logical extension of his passion for pasta.

A new pasta partnership Chef-entrepreneurs open eatery on Roxbury/South End border

By KAREN MORALES

For Douglass Williams, Italian cuisine is the most relatable food in the world. Perhaps it’s the comforting flavors of olive oil and Parmesan, or the versatility of pasta, but Williams believes it can bring people together.

MIDA, which is Italian for “he gives me,” is a new restaurant venture by Williams and Brian Lesser.

The restaurant is located at 782 Tremont Street in the South End, on the edge of Roxbury — a distinction of neighborhoods that was not lost on anyone, Williams said.

Despite economic and racial divisions, “What can bring two sides together?” he asked. “I thought about what I like to do the most, what I like to serve the best, what I like to teach people the most, and I said, ‘Pasta.’”

Williams’ theory about Italian food being widely loved is an educated one, drawing on 13 years of chef experience, including five whirlwind years traveling the world. Originally from Atlantic City, his culinary roots are in Boston where he first worked at Radius and then at Coppa, where he “just fell in love” with the process of making pasta, he said.

He left Coppa to go to Thailand.

“

What can bring two sides together? I thought about what I like to do the most, what I like to serve the best, what I like to teach people the most and I said ‘Pasta.’”

— Douglass Williams

IF YOU GO MIDA is located at 782 Tremont St., Boston. For more information on MIDA and to make a reservation, visit www.midaboston.com

“I wanted to learn more about other cuisines and see how that relates,” he said. He taught Thai locals how to make pasta, and learned how to make rice-based noodles. Then came a stint in New York City, where he worked at Paul Liebrandt’s Corton. Liebrandt, in 2000, was the youngest chef ever to earn a three-star review from The New York Times, at age 25.

Teamwork

Williams then spent some time in Paris, further refining his skills. “What I learned the most was that everybody there owned restaurants at 26 or 28 years old.

And I said, ‘What am I doing here?’” He returned to Boston

with one goal in mind.

Opening MIDA with Lesser was something he could not have done by himself, said Williams.

“Having a good partner really, really helps. And getting people to be honest with you, hiring the right people from the start,” he said. “You need to let people help you.”

Williams reached out to the Boston-based Restaurant Investment Group, a collective of restaurant and financial consultants spearheaded by real estate lawyer Dan Dain that provides access to capital and financial expertise to young chefs.

“We had conversations, tastings, and lessons on what needed to be done, as far as financial

commitment, contracts, personal commitments, everything,” said Williams. MIDA is RIG’s first investment so far, with other restaurant openings in the works.

Getting started

Williams is excited about the increased interest in restaurant investment in Boston, despite the common belief that they’re risky ventures. “There’s this revelation that restaurants are actually bringing business and revenue into a neighborhood and actual wealth that wasn’t there before,” he said.

MIDA has 70 seats, including 12 at the bar, which is open until 1 a.m. Monday to Wednesday, and until 2 a.m. Thursday to Saturday.

Williams works with sous chef Brian Paszko, seven cooks and 15 waitstaff.

As the former space of Cluckit!

— and before that Estelle’s Southern Cuisine — Williams was able to keep costs low by adding paint, fixtures, mirrors and a few kitchen supplements. “Everything was kind of in here already,” said Williams. “That’s a key piece when opening a restaurant. Some people want to take everything out, rip it apart, and break down too many walls.”

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With the help of MIDA General Manager Seth Gerber and community leaders like Malia Lazu of Epicenter Community Inc., the location of the space was carefully considered to determine the restaurant’s concept. Lazu, who is a strong proponent of equitable liquor licenses in the city, helped Williams acquire one for MIDA. Gerber wants MIDA to activate the South End block and become a gathering place for those in search of an inspired meal.

“We put the concept to the space because the space to the concept doesn’t really work,” said Williams. “You think about what the neighborhood wants.”

ple, depending on a lot of factors like your age, health, why you need life insurance, and how long you need it. To ensure you’re getting the best value, understand the policy and how it works for you before you buy.

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Inspired menu

What the neighborhood may want is whole roasted parsnip and Spanish octopus served with white romesco and horseradish. Or the steak marinated in chimichurri sauce with “the best potatoes you’ve ever had,” said Williams.

The menu will evolve and vary according to what New England farmers source that season. “We use what we can get,” said Williams. “It’s the sensibility of the Italian, not so much just traditional Italian.”

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Your term life policy doesn’t (always) have to end. Term life is cheapest because it has a definitive end date.

Term life aims to provide insurance for when you most need it, such as until your kids finish college. However, most term policies sold today are convertible — at the end of the initial term you can either continue with a new term (at a higher rate), or convert the term policy to whole life (also at a higher rate).

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You may be able to sell your term policy for cash. If you’re a senior and you own a convertible term policy that will soon expire, you may think your choices are limited simply because there was no “cash value” built up in the policy over the years.

Your life insurance company is unlikely to tell you otherwise and, in fact, many insurers prevent their agents from informing you of any alternatives to either letting the policy expire or converting it to a more expensive new policy. But the truth is that you may be able to unlock the value in your policy by selling it to outside investors for a lump-sum cash payment.

According to the Life Insurance Settlement Association, in the right situation, a policyholder can turn a term life policy into cash in their hands, provided that it is able to be converted to a new policy and has a death benefit of at least $100,000.

By selling your life insurance policy, you can

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burdened?” Paget-Seekins said.

Audience members noted that when one bus or train is late, it can throw off an entire trip, causing passengers to miss transfers.

continued from page 1 Also on the horizon: an influx of new buses, infrastructure investments and plans to move to all-electronic fare collection — which, if not done carefully, could burden those without easy access to credit or technology.

The T is considering as well how to restore some level of late-night service and examining why trains were cancelled repeatedly on a commuter rail line that serves a primarily minority neighborhood with a scarcity of other transit options.

Major changes

The MBTA strives to balance demand for vehicles to arrive reliably on schedule with the demand for them to arrive frequently, officials said.

One fix is to add a new bus to a route. However, if no new resources are available, the T may choose to schedule buses less frequently and allot each one more travel time — and thus more wiggle room in case of traffic or other holdups — to improve the timeliness of its arrivals, said Laurel Paget-Seekins, MBTA director of research and analysis. Or the T may run buses on the line more frequently, but accept risks that they will not meet scheduled bus stop times as reliably.

The Mattapan meeting in part was held to gather feedback on how to set priorities and what to consider when making changes.

When the MBTA makes service changes that it deems major, it is required to assess whether minorities or people with low incomes will be disproportionately burdened,

Public comments

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During a meeting with MBTA officials at the Mattapan branch of the Boston Public Library, attendees spoke of their personal experiences — and trials — commuting. whether intentionally or not, in order to comply with Title VI. This federal civil rights law prohibits programs or activities that receive federal assistance from acting in ways that are discriminatory, based on race, color or national origin.

The MBTA also must assess if any changes will primarily benefit just one group of riders, said Miles Walters, MBTA Title VI specialist.

The first step: determining if the proposed change — such as adding a new bus, eliminating a route or adjusting fares — counts as significant enough to trigger an equity assessment. Such determinations are based on how long riders have to wait for a vehicle and how much the route mileage is expanded or truncated.

Walters said any fare changes and any major route changes will qualify for equity analysis. Such major changes include altering a route’s length by at least 3 miles or 25 percent, or changing the amount of hours a vehicle operates per week by at least 10 percent.

During the public comment period, Mela Miles from the Greater

Four Corners Action Coalition said that the MBTA should not dismiss concern for those minorities being burdened by a change, even if more are aided. For those who receive service reduction, it could mean being forced to rely on routes served only once an hour, she said.

Measuring equity

Currently, when the MBTA considers making a change, it assesses the net number of minority riders impacted compared to the overall number of minority riders to see if disproportionate percentage would be affected, Paget-Seekins said.

MBTA members also look to see if only one demographic is the major beneficiary of an adjustment.

However, Paget-Seekins told the Banner, the agency does not yet include in its decision-making an examination of the severity of the benefit or burden. For instance, reducing service on a line that comes every ten minutes places less of a burden than reducing service on a line that comes once an hour.

“Right now, it’s kind of a binary: Do they benefit? Are they

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Keolis’s Fairmount cancellations

By October 22, Keolis Commuter Services had cancelled Fairmount trains 17 times that month, going by the count reported by The Boston Globe.

Rita Hardiman, Keolis’ chief diversity officer, said cancellations came after coaches that had been sent out for inspection returned without the certification papers, and so had to be sent out again. However, she acknowledged that her company should not have chosen to direct the bulk of the equipment shortage to the Fairmount line.

“In a one-week period, there were five trains cancelled five days in a row on the Fairmount line, which was unacceptable,” Hardiman said.

The company has since revised its policies and no longer will cancel a train for more than two consecutive days, Hardiman told attendees.

One resident said that even before Keolis, the Fairmount line seemed unduly subject to cancellations during rush hour and on Patriots game days.

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Mattapan resident Joyce Durst expressed what seemed to be modest concerns: “All I’m interested in is, Can I walk to the stop, get on the T and get where I’m going in a reasonable amount of time?” she said.

She recommended the T prioritize sufficient coverage area, then that buses and trains arrive when the schedule says they will.

Several attendees said that service has not always matched the lifestyles of those in the surrounding neighborhood. The area around Forest Hill is home to many nurses, cafeteria workers and other late-shift employees who work 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., not 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and need transportation schedules to reflect that.

Similarly, people who work on the weekends struggle with reduced bus service, said a 48-yearold resident of Mattapan.

“There’s a high population that works on the weekend,” he said.

Also deserving consideration: which age groups are served. One attendee, who identified herself as Tiffany from the Talbot Norfolk Triangle, said Mattapan has many active elderly residents who need enclosed bus stops. Robert, the 48-year-old resident, said buses also must be large enough to accommodate wheelchairs and baby carriages.

Several audience members called as well for greater communication between the MBTA and Boston Public Schools so that children are not counted as late when

held up by delayed buses. Some also called for free passes for all students to ensure safety and that traveling to jobs, internships and extracurricular is not a financial barrier.

Paget-Seekins said some progress was made — student passes now function every day of the week, year-round.

Mela Miles recommended continuous dialogue with community members — including at least four meetings per year and creation of a community advisory committee — so that discussion is not held only when problems occur.

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Inside the ApARTment New gallery pushes boundaries of the white cube

By CELINA COLBY

A R E A, Boston’s newest gallery, radiates an intimate, homey warmth, largely due to the fact that it’s located in co-founder Aynel David Guerra’s apartment.

When Guerra and partner Jessica Jama-Nussenbaum developed the space, they wanted to create a less sterile experience than the typical white cube setup. Guerra hosts groups of scheduled visitors in the space on the weekends for what feel more like parties than curatorial tours. Glasses of wine in hand, guests mingle, learn about the artists from Guerra, and discuss the work at hand.

“I wanted a space where people could connect with each other,” says Guerra.

Located on the border of Roxbury and the South End, the gallery looks to expand artwork beyond the trendy SoWa haven.

“We’d like to support a community that doesn’t see art often,” says Guerra. A R E A is based on collaboration. In addition to hosting viewings of the current show, the gallery will feature events like concerts, performances and parties. In January a group of Boston Ballet dancers are taking over the space for a one-of-a-kind presentation. In this way, Guerra and Jama-Nussenbaum are making arts accessible to all audiences, without the barrier of high ticket prices.

Shattered myths

The current exhibition, “El Yuma,” features a roster of Cuban artists depicting their idea of American life. A Cuban native, Guerra wanted to represent this volatile and crucial period of change in Cuban-American relations. The works are a mix of sculpture, painting, video and mixed-media, and many of the artists have never been to the U.S. Ángel Ricardo Ríos created two piñatas of Mickey and Minnie Mouse with cold, blackened faces. They’re displayed with a video of Mexican children wildly beating two similar piñatas. “It’s an invitation to witness the assassination of an American symbol,” says Guerra. The display is violent and jarring, particularly to an audience who is used to seeing these characters as wholesome, albeit consumerist, symbols of American culture.

While Ríos works on a broad scale, Mari Claudia Garcia created an art piece from a very

See A R E A, page 15

PHOT0: ROSALIE O’CONNOR, COURTESY OF BOSTON BALLET

Delia Wada-Gill and Paul Craig in Mikko Nissinen’s “The Nutcracker.”

Holiday spirit on stage Boston Ballet performs

‘The Nutcracker’

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hrough Dec. 31, the Boston Ballet is performing Mikko Nissinen’s renowned rendition of “The Nutcracker.” The famed ballet, originally performed in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1892, has been shaped and updated over time to create the magical, humorous childhood fairytale performed at the Boston Opera House.

The coming-of-age story is told through the eyes of young Clara, who is transported into a fantasy world where she’s exposed to new places and experiences and begins to understand romantic love. Because her journey is an imaginative one, everything is skewed through the lens of naiveté and inexperience. When the Nutcracker Prince comes to life, he leads an army of soldiers in battle against a slew of giant rats. For a young girl in the 19th century, rats and soldiers would have been two known quantities of evil and good.

Sayre Powell played an innocent and lovable Clara, and Boris Richir portrayed a Drosselmeier who was at once comedic, caring and a little ominous. The set design by Robert Perdziola created a beautiful escape from the dreary Boston snowscape. Most notably, as Clara and the Nutcracker Prince enter his kingdom, they float down into a heavenly set of clouds and gilded gates. The result is a dreamlike, painterly world with all the elegance and cheek of a Fragonard painting.

Timeless beauty

“The Nutcracker,” as a ballet adaptation of the Prussian novel, was introduced to England in 1934 and the United States in 1944 and, with significant changes to Westernize the story, became a

See ‘NUTCRACKER,’ page 15

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Actors Russell Hornsby, Jovan Adepo star in film version of August Wilson’s ‘Fences’

By COLETTE GREENSTEIN

“He wrote such deep, three-dimensional complex characters that in order to service the role and service the work and the material, you have to dive in. You have to be Troy. You have to be Lyons. You have to be Cory,” said actor Russell Hornsby of “letting go” and immersing himself in his character Lyons in the film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play “Fences.” Hornsby and his “Fences” co-star Jovan Adepo sat down with the Banner last month as part of the promotional tour for the film.

He went on to add, “In other films or whatever, they’re archetypes, so you kind of have to add some hot sauce to it, add some pepper in there, and put your own little thing. You don’t need to add nothing. It’s right there. It’s ready to serve and ready to eat. So, all you have to do is lend yourself to it. That’s the beauty,” described the actor of August Wilson’s words and writings.

Hornsby, who starred alongside

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in the 2010 Broadway revival, reprises his role in the Washington-directed film which opens in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day. The film also stars Stephen McKinley Henderson (Jim Bono), Mykelti Williamson (Gabe) and Saniyya Sidney (Raynell).

“Fences” is the story of Troy Maxson, a married sanitation worker in 1950s’ Pittsburgh, who once dreamed of being a professional baseball player but was too old when the major leagues began admitting black players. Frustrated by the lack of opportunities and relegated to the role of a garbage man, Maxson lashes out at those closest to him and makes a decision that threatens to tear his family apart.

A graduate of Boston University, Hornsby is best known for his roles as Eddie Sutton on ABC Family’s “Lincoln Heights” and as Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC series “Grimm.” He also starred in the HBO drama series “In Treatment,” opposite Gabriel Byrne.

See ‘FENCES,’ page 15

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(L-R): Jovan Adepo and Russell Hornsby pose at the the LA Guild Screening of “Fences” at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Nov. 5.

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continued from page 14 Jovan Adepo, who is known for his role as Michael Murphy on HBO’s “The Leftovers,” stars as Cory Maxson, Troy (Washington) and Rose’s (Davis) son and half-brother to Lyons (Hornsby). “Fences” marks his feature film debut.

Stepping into the role of Cory with the original cast members from the 2010 revival was “initially very nerve wracking” for the British-born Adepo — in part due

‘Nutcracker’ continued from page 13

wildly popular holiday tradition.

The original Russian ballet was set in Moscow and utilized many famous characters from Russian folklore. Masha (Clara) was the center of an elaborate, fantastical reverie. Where the Boston Ballet version adds a heavy dose of wink-and-nod humor, the

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continued from page 13 personal place. She conducted interviews with all of her family members, from youngest to oldest, and created a video piece around their answers. Subtitles run underneath nonspeaking shots of each relative. “This

to the pressure that he was putting on himself to meet the challenges of performing. But he came through it by making sure he was prepared for the role and doing the work, stated the actor.

One of the blessings of working on the film for Adepo was not only the advice he received from his fellow actors but also the opportunity to rehearse with them, and to sit and watch them prepare. “It was like a master class — getting to watch all of these talented actors do their thing and try to contribute where I could,” summed up Adepo.

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You don’t need to add nothing. It’s right there. It’s ready to serve and ready to eat.

So, all you have to do is lend yourself to it.

That’s the beauty.”

— Actor Russell Hornsby on August Wilson

original was heavy on the drama.

Contemporary versions of the show do preserve Tchaikovsky’s iconic score.

There’s little room for innovation in the famed “Nutcracker Suite” and the performance, conducted by Genevieve Leclair, though technically precise, felt routine rather than enthusiastic. Recurring favorites, Mother Ginger and Bear, both played

by Alexander Maryianowski,

brought both a sophisticated comedy for the adults and playfulness for the children.

This is the fifth year of the performance under the choreographic direction of Nissinen and the production still finds ways to keep a classic story fresh. The talented cast again and again brings the magic of ballet and the holiday spirit alive in a fantastical world of tulle, royalty and a very stubborn dancing bear.

piece really touches me because my family is still in Cuba,” says Guerra. “What they know about the U.S. comes from what I tell them.” After hearing their different views on the United States, viewers are encouraged to write a postcard to one or multiple of the family members. The postcards will be sent to the family in Cuba to create a dialogue between the

two spaces.

Boston’s small size allows the art scene the opportunity to forgo competition and to instead focus on community. That’s exactly what Guerra and Jama-Nussenbaum’s bold, bonding experiment achieves. “This is not a place for awkwardness,” says Guerra.

“Have some wine. This is your home too.”

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Please note time change. Moderate walk, about 4 miles. Walk the wooded trails of Massasoit State Park. We’ll take the Healthy Heart Trail to Middle Pond Trail, to Woods Trail. Meet at main parking lot at 1361 Middleboro Ave in East Taunton. Saturday, December 24 at 9am. *Note 9am start time.

The Southeastern Massachusetts Adult Walking Club meets each weekend on either a Saturday or Sunday at 1:00 for recreational walks. This club is open to people of 16 years of age and older, and there is no fee to join. Walks average 2 to 5 miles. New walkers are encouraged to participate. The terrain can vary: EASY (mostly level terrain), MODERATE (hilly terrain), DIFFICULT (strenuous & steep).

Walks will be led by a park ranger or a Walking Club volunteer leader. Occasionally, the Walking Club meets at other DCR sites. Some DCR sites charge a parking fee. The rangers recommend wearing hiking boots and bringing drinking water on all hikes.

8-week program designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. Classes include fun videos, group discussion, a safe surroundings survey, and mild exercise to increase strength and flexibility. BCYF Grove Hall Community Center, 51 Geneva Ave. in Dorchester. Wednesdays from 10am - 12pm, January 11-March 1.

For more information or to register for this workshop contact Ann Glora at 617-4776616 or aglora@ethocare.org.

CHRONIC PAIN SELFMANAGEMENT PROGRAM Chronic pain and discomfort limit activities adults may enjoy. This FREE 6-week

workshop teaches adults suffering from chronic pain simple techniques to better manage their pain, improve sleep, increase energy, eat healthier, and more.

Classes are highly participative, where mutual support and successes build a participants’ confidence in their ability to manage their health, and maintain active and fulfilling lives. Includes a mild, strength and flexibility exercise routine and a lifestyle manual with exercise DVD. BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center, 20 South St. in Jamaica Plain. Thursdays from 9:30am - 12pm, January 12 - February 16. For more information or to register for this workshop contact Ann Glora at 617-477-6616 or aglora@ethocare.org.

TAI CHI CLASSES FOR SENIORS This FREE evidence-based workshop focuses on preventing falls and improving balance through the regular practice of Tai Chi. Participants will learn 8 single forms, derived from the traditional, well known, 24-form Yang Style Tai Chi. The forms are tailored to older adults who wish to improve balance and mobility, and consequently, reduce the risk of falling. Class meets twice a week for 12 weeks and is designed for beginners. Twelfth Baptist Church, 160 Warren Ave. in Roxbury.

Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-2pm, January 30 - May 3.

For more information or to register for this workshop contact Ann Glora at 617-4776616 or aglora@ethocare.org.

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Left: Breakfast inside Hotel Hermitage, under the dome designed by none other than Gustave Eiffel. CHARLENE PETERS PHOTO Below: Fillet of sole lacquered with citrus, sweet potatoes and cabbage prepared by Chef Marcel Ravin, Le Blue Bay in Monaco. BLUE BAY RESTAURANT COURTESY PHOTO

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hen I was a little girl, every year at Halloween I would adorn my brunette hair with a tiara my mother wore at her high school prom in the 50s. Later, when my son traded in his Skee Ball tickets to gift me a plastic, multi-colored jeweled tiara for my birthday, that tiara lust returned. Ten years later, I re-married and wore a tiara covered in rows of cubic zirconia.

Six years later, living in Paris and about to celebrate another birthday, I headed to Monaco for the weekend to celebrate with my friend and birthday twin Alexa. It was a lovely train ride along the French Mediterranean coastline to the tiny, independent city-state. It was here at the Hermitage Monte-Carlo, a Belle-Epoch jewel, where I was once again inspired to take on the role of a princess, sans tiara and title. The title, of course, belonged to royalty, but I was the one staying in one of Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s top 10 hotels in France.

As soon as we checked in, my invisible tiara was set in place as I pulled open the shutters to a panoramic view of the Mediterranean and a larger marina dotted with yachts.

Reluctantly, Alexa and I departed our palatial quarters to continue our princess fantasy with dinner at Elsa restaurant at Monte Carlo Beach Hotel. Chef Paolo Sari serves 100-percent organic food that has gained Elsa a Michelin star. Each tasting plate was a masterpiece adorned with edible flowers. To break the illusion seemed disrespectful, but we eventually disrupted the artistic plates to devour the culinary magic.

The next day, Chef Marcel Ravin created a Michelin-starred gastronomic experience during our birthday dinner at Blue Bay Restaurant. All princesses begin dinner with Champagne; we were no exception.

The 5-course Escapade menu on the terrace began with bubbly and a plate of mango and passionfruit soaked in vodka and vanilla syrup. Italian Vermentino wines paired well with green papaya spaghetti, served carbonara-style. My palate escalated to elite status with the taste of white truffle slices from Alba, Parmesan cheese with Jubugo ham, sea bass served in a sweet pot and John Dory fish.

I didn’t need a tiara to feel like Monaco’s Princess Charlene, because everywhere I turned I was treated like royalty.

In a quest to sate her thirst for the exotic, Charlene Peters has become a passionate world traveler and sensorial scholar. In 2014, she traded her north of Boston home and career at GateHouse Media to live a year in Paris, where she studied food, culture and communication and was the Paris correspondent for Forbes Travel Guide. From Paris, she re-located to Napa Valley and is thrilled to revive her syndicated Taste of Travel column to share new insights into taste.

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Bring balance to family dinners A delicious and nutritious dinner seems like the last thing on everyone’s mind during busy weeks throughout the year. Registered dietitian and cookbook author Carolyn O’Neil offers a few quick, simple tips: Follow guidelines. Americans are only meeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate recommendations for vegetables, fruit, proteins, dairy and grains seven days out of the year. By pairing frozen meals and pizzas with fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, you can build a family meal that meets the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Start with sides. When meal-planning, don’t forget to think about how you’ll round out your meal with vegetables, fruits, grains and low-fat dairy for a balanced diet.

— Family Features/Stouffer’s

EASY RECIPE

Sweet Pea Hummus n 2 packages (9 ounces each) frozen sweet peas, thawed n 3 garlic cloves, chopped n 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil n 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice n ¹⁄16 teaspoon table salt n Freshly ground black pepper, to taste n 1 cucumber, sliced into ¼-in rounds Place peas and garlic in food processor; with processor running, pour oil through food chute in slow, steady stream, processing until smooth.

Stir in lemon juice and salt; season with freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Cover and chill 2 hours.

Serve with cucumber slices.

— Family Features/Stouffer’s

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Fillet of Sole

Sauce with Citrus Fruits

Serves 4 n 1½ pounds sole, filleted n ½ pound white fish n 1 cup cream n ¹⁄³ cup egg whites n 1 tsp. salt n 1 tsp. pepper n 1 tsp. nutmeg 1. Remove the skin from the sole.

2. M ake a thin stuffing by mixing the white fish, cream, egg whites, salt, pepper and nutmeg.

3. S pread the stuffing on the fillets. Roll the fillets in aluminum foil and cook for 20 minutes at 140 degrees F.

n 2 cups of sole heads n 2 cloves garlic n 1 sprig of thyme n 6 shallots

n 2 carrots n 2 stalks of celery n 10 peppercorn seeds n 6 ¹⁄³ cups veal stock

Reduction: n 1 ²⁄³ cups carrot juice n 1 ²⁄³ cups juiced pomelos n ½ cup lemon juice (or grapefruit) n 2 tablespoons sugar n 1 ²⁄³ cups orange juice 1. Brown the sole bones then add herbs.

2. Deglaze with reduced juices then add veal stock.

Simmer for 30 minutes.

2. Strain with a cheesecloth and keep warm.

3. Garnish with baked sweet potatoes cooked in orange juice and butter, then puree.

4. Use 1 cup of boiled, salted cabbage and garlic cloves for dressing the plate.

4-6

A green bean pod contains 4 to 6 beans.

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LEGAL LEGAL NOTICE MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 1200 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (the “MBTA”) hereby solicits Letters of Interest (LOI) from firms or teams (“PM/CM Entities”) interested in participating in the Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals (RFQ/P) for Program Management/Construction Management (PM/CM) Services related to the procurement and implementation of future design and construction of the Green Line Extension Program.

This project is funded using federal funds. The DBE goal is three-percent (3.0%).

The complete Solicitation can be found on the MBTA website. Please use the following link: http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/ current_solicitations/ On behalf of the MBTA, thank you for your time and interest in responding to this Letter of Interest.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Brian Shortsleeve Acting MBTA General Manager and Rail and Transit Administrator Stephanie Pollack MassDOT Secretary and CEO LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. A351-S2, FY16-19 CONSTRUCTION SAFETY SUPPORT SERVICES AT MPA FACILITIES. The Authority is seeking qualified multidiscipline consulting firm or team, with proven experience to provide professional services consisting of construction safety inspection services associated with monitoring construction activities including but not limited to fall protection, confined space entry, electrical safety, Lockout/ Tagout (LOTO), personal protective equipment, scaffolding, aerial lifts, hoisting equipment, earth moving equipment, ladder safety, asbestos abatement, as well as conformance to safety plans. Such services shall be provided on an on-call, as-needed basis, throughout all Massport facilities.

The Authority expects to select one (1) consultant. However, the Authority reserves the right to select a different number if it is deemed in its best interest to do so. Each consultant shall be issued a contract in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000). The services shall be authorized on a work order basis.

A Supplemental Information Package will be available, on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, on the Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http://www.massport.com/doing-business/_layouts/CapitalPrograms/ default.aspx as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, and on COMMBUYS (www.commbuys.com) in the listings for this project. If you have problems finding it, please contact Susan Brace at Capital Programs SBrace@massport.com The Supplemental Information Package will provide detailed information about Scope Of Work, Selection Criteria and Submission Requirements.

In recognition of the unique nature of the project and the services required to support it, the Authority has scheduled a Consultant Briefing to be held at 8:00 AM on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the Bid Room at the Capital Programs Department, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128. At this session, an overview of the project will be provided, the services requested by the Authority will be described, and questions will be answered.

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April 1, 2017-March 31, 2018. For further information, please contact Vroselyn Benjamin, Senior Program Manager, at vroselyn.benjamin@boston. gov.

INVITATION TO BID

BID NO.

DESCRIPTION

DATE

TIME

WRA-4320

Purchase of S10 316SS Grooved Pipe and Fittings (or Equal)

01/04/17

11:00 a.m.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANGEMENT & MAINTENANCE

On Thursday, January 5, 2017 on behalf of Mayor Walsh and the City of Boston Neighborhood Jobs Trust, the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) will issue an open and competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) for services under the Neighborhood Jobs Trust (NJT). The RFP solicits proposals for job training services. Programs funded through the RFP will provide low and moderate income Boston residents with training that leads to employment. You can download the RFP online at owd.boston.gov. A bidder’s conference will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 10:00am in the 9th floor Board Room located at the Boston Planning & Development Agency, One City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend; accommodations for persons with disabilities available upon request. A Letter of Intent to Bid (provided in the RFP) should be submitted by Tuesday, January 17, 2017; Proposals will be due Friday, January 27, 2017 by 5pm.

The NJT RFP is to identify programs for funding for fiscal year 2017, from

NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor 1.

Request for Qualifications for Construction Management at Risk Services DPH - Jamaica Plain Campus, Tower Building Phased Renovation, Boston, MA Massachusetts State Project No. DPH1641 DC1 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through its Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM), requests that qualified and experienced firms submit a Statement of Qualifications and required information to the DCAMM Bid Room no later than 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

This project is a phased renovation of an approximately 208,000 GSF, eight-story building that contains laboratory, administrative and research space.

This Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) is the first phase of a two-phase procurement process as set forth in M.G.L. 149A. DCAMM is prequalifying firms interested in providing public CM at Risk services for the project through the RFQ process. DCAMM will evaluate submitted SOQs based upon the identified evaluation criteria as set forth in the RFQ and will select those respondents it deems qualified. Only those respondents deemed qualified will be invited to submit a proposal in response to a detailed Request for Proposals (“RFP”), which will be issued in the second phase of the procurement process. The project delivery method for construction will be public CM at Risk with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (“GMP”) under M.G.L. 149A. Firms interested in being prequalified must demonstrate and have completed at least one project of a similar cost, complexity, type, and size as this project. CM firms interested in being prequalified must have also successfully completed at least two (2) prior complex laboratory projects that included the construction of Bio-Safety Level Three (BSL3) laboratories. CM firms interested in being prequalified must have also successfully completed at least two (2) large complex, phased renovation projects that remained occupied and fully operational throughout construction. The prior experience requirements for 1) complex lab projects with BSL3 labs, and 2) complex phased renovation projects that remained operational throughout construction, can be met by experience on either projects that meet both criteria or separate projects that meet on or the other. The prior CM-at-Risk projects must have been completed within the last ten (10) years.

At the time a CM firm submits the Qualifications Statement, it must have a DCAMM Certification in the Contractor Category, “General Building Construction”, with a single limit greater than the Estimated Total Project cost of $54,870,396. See www.mass.gov/dcam/certification for certification forms and the required Update Form.

The RFQ Informational Meeting will be held on January 5, 2017 @ 11:00, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108, Conference Room 220.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

DOCKET NO. SU15P1637PM

In the matter of: Grace Marie Gambardello Protected Person/Disabled Person/Respondent Of: Dorchester, MA CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF CONSERVATOR’S ACCOUNT To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, you are hereby notified pursuant to Rule 72 of the Supplemental Rules of the Probate & Family Court, that the First account(s) of Jean M. Gambardello of Dorchester, MA as Conservator of the property of said Respondent has or have been presented to the Court for allowance.

You have the right to object to the account(s). If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 01/05/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to object to the account(s). If you fail to file the written appearance and objection by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you, including the allowance of the account(s).

Additionally, within thirty days after said return day (or within such other time as the Court upon motion may order), you must file a written affidavit of objections stating the specific facts and grounds upon which each objection is based and a copy shall be served upon the Conservator pursuant to Rule 3 of the Supplemental Rules of the Probate & Family Court.

You have the right to send to the Conservator, by registered or certified mail, written request to receive a copy of the Petition and account(s) at no cost to you.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person.

Docket No. SU16P2235GD

In the interests of Jocarri Aaron Browne of Dorchester, MA Minor

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Carol W. Gladstone, Commissioner

PUBLIC NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) For Job Training Services funded by NEIGHBORHOOD JOBS TRUST (NJT)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 021282909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confidential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.

MAYOR’S OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (A division of the Boston Planning & Development Agency) _______________

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

To access and bid on Event(s) please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com.

The Request for Qualifications may be downloaded from http://www.com mbuys.com and from DCAMM’s E-bid Room or copies may be obtained by contacting the DCAMM Bid Room, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108, 617-727-4003, bidroom.dcamm@state.ma.us on or after Wednesday, December 21, 2016.

CITY OF BOSTON _______________

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 29, 2016

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following:

By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at www.massport.com. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 10/11/2016 by Jennifer R. Browne of Dorchester, MA will be held 12/30/2016 08:30 AM Motion Located at 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114, 3rd Floor.

2.

Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response, you need to:

File the original with the Court; and Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

3.

Counsel for the Minor: The minor (or an adult on behalf of the minor) has the right to request that counsel be appointed for the minor.

4.

Presence of the Minor at Hearing: A minor over age 14 has the right to be present at any hearing, unless the Court finds that it is not in the minor’s best interests.

THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE: An important court proceeding that may affect your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this notice or other court papers, please contact an attorney for legal advice.

Date: October 11, 2016

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU16P2632EA Estate of Odessa Marie Cumberlander Date of Death May 27, 2016

INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Kenneth Cumberlander of Mattapan, MA. Kenneth Cumberlander of Mattapan, MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

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

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU16P2689EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Delois Burnett Date of Death: 10/12/2016 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by LaTonya Burnett of Boston, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that LaTonya Burnett of Boston, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE You 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 attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 01/05/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 29, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department DOCKET NO. SU15P1636PM

SUFFOLK Division

To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, you are hereby notified pursuant to Rule 72 of the Supplemental Rules of the Probate & Family Court, that the First account(s) of Jean M. Gambardello of Dorchester, MA as Conservator of the property of said Respondent has or have been presented to the Court for allowance.

Lakeview Estates Off Silver Lake Road, Bellingham Public Information Meeting 6:30 pm, Thursday, December 29, 2016 Bellingham Town Hall Application Deadline January 19, 2017

You have the right to object to the account(s). If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 01/10/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to object to the account(s). If you fail to file the written appearance and objection by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you, including the allowance of the account(s).

Additionally, within thirty days after said return day (or within such other time as the Court upon motion may order), you must file a written affidavit of objections stating the specific facts and grounds upon which each objection is based and a copy shall be served upon the Conservator pursuant to Rule 3 of the Supplemental Rules of the Probate & Family Court.

You have the right to send to the Conservator, by registered or certified mail, written request to receive a copy of the Petition and account(s) at no cost to you.

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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Living rooms and bedrooms are carpeted. All houses have central air/central heat and unfinished basements.

Maximum Household Income Limits: $46,000 (1 person), $52,600 (2 people), $59,150 (3 people), $65,700 (4 people), $71,000 (5 people), and $76,250 (6 people) The Maximum Household Asset Limit is $75,000.

For more information on the Development, the Units or the Lottery and Application Process or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, please visit: www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call 617.782.6900x2. A Public Info Session will be on January 24th, 2017 at 6 pm in the Marion Public Library (8 Spring Street Marion, MA). The lottery will be on February 28th, 2017 at the same location.

Applications and Required Income Documentation must be delivered, not postmarked, by 2 pm on February 14th, 2017.

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MAXIMUM Household Income Limits: $51,150 (1 person), $58,450 (2 people), $65,750 (3 people), $73,050 (4 people), $78,900 (5 people) and $84,750 (6 people) Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be received, not postmarked, by 2 pm on February 16th, 2017.

A Public Info Session will be held on January 10th 2017 at 5:00 pm at the Medford Fire Department (0 Medford Street in the Arthur Dello Russo Community Room). The Lottery will be held in the same location on March 7th, at 6 pm.

For Lottery Information and Applications, or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, go to www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call (617) 782-6900 (x1 and then x7) and leave a message.

Applications and Information also available at the Medford Public Library on 11 High St. Library Hours (M-Th 9-9, Fri 9-6, Sat 9-5)

HELP WANTED

Director of Development Project Hope, a multiservice agency in Roxbury, MA seeks a Director of Development to create and execute a comprehensive fundraising program for the organization. The Director of Development along with a Development staff will cultivate, solicit and engage foundations, government agencies and individual donors as well as manage fundraising events. Qualifications include at least 5 years of experience fund-raising for nonprofits.

Please submit cover letter including salary requirements with resume to: pcomfrey@prohope.org.

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Dorchester, MA

Busy Management Office seeks full time receptionist with excellent communication skills. Clerical and computer skills are necessary. Duties include answering telephone, greeting clients, collecting rents, data entry, filing. Must have HS Diploma/ GED – bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Send Resumes to Human Resources, United Housing Management – 530 Warren, Dorchester, Ma 02121 no later than Friday, December 30, 2016 – Fax: 617-442-7231.

United Housing Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer

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Healthcare CAREER? Project Hope, in partnership with Partners HealthCare and Boston Medical Center, is currently accepting applications for a FREE entry level healthcare employment training program.

Program eligibility includes: • • • • •

Have a high school diploma or equivalent Have a verifiable reference of 1 year from a former employer Pass assessments in reading, language, and computer skills Have CORI clearance Be legally authorized to work in the United States

For more information and to register for the next Open House please visit our website at www.prohope.org/openhouse.htm or call 617-442-1880 ext. 234.

United Housing Management is currently seeking

the professionals below. Please forward resumes no later than December 23, 2016 to 530 Warren Street, Dorchester, MA 02121 or fax to 617-442-7231.

Property Manager:

The successful candidate will be a motivated team player with a minimum of 5 years of experience in managing at least 150 units with Project Based Section 8 and Low Income Housing Tax Credit; must have the ability to interpret and analyze financial projection; strong organizational and written communication skills are a must. Proficiency in Spanish is a plus. Certification as a Property Manager and Tax Credit Specialist are required.

Transportation is a must.

Maintenance Technician:

The ideal candidate will have 3 years of experience in two or more phases of building maintenance repairs including boilers, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, plastering, locks; must be dependable and self-motivated with excellent customer service skills. Will be required to provide scheduled nights and weekends coverage. Bilingual is a plus - transportation is a must.

United Housing Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The first apartments will be ready for occupancy in April/May 2017 with the majority of units coming online through the summer and fall of 2017.

Modera Medford is a 297 unit rental apartment community located in Medford at 5 Cabot Road. 30 of these apartments will be made available through this application process. Unit features include fully applianced stainless kitchens, moveable kitchen islands, quartz counter and island tops, in unit washers and dryers, and include one parking spot.

$51,150 $58,450 $65,750 $73,050 $78,900 $84,750

For Info and Application: Pick Up: Bellingham Town Hall, Town Clerks Office and Public Library Phone: (978) 456-8388 Email: lotteryinfo@mcohousingservices.com

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Parker Hill Apartments

MAX ALLOWABLE INCOME 1 person household: 2 person household: 3 person household: 4 person household: 5 person household: 6 person household:

Assets to $75,000 Units distributed by lottery First Time Homebuyers

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person.

If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 29, 2016

Bellingham Affordable Housing 7 Two and Three Bedroom Single Family Homes Prices: $196,000 and $229,900

In the matter of: Joseph Gambardello Protected Person/Disabled Person/Respondent Of: Dorchester, MA CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF CONSERVATOR’S ACCOUNT

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HELP WANTED

Do you want an exciting job fighting for racial justice, free speech, freedom from discrimination, and protection from government abuse?

The American Civil Liberties Union of MA is hiring a

Volunteer Coordinator.

The position is temporary.

For complete job description and instructions on how to apply, visit:

ACLUM.org/about/ jobs-fellowships/ No calls or faxes please.

Executive Director Executive Director Medford (MA) Housing Authority. The MHA has 699 Federal Public Housing units and 987 Section 8 units and 168 State units. Approximately 40 staff.

Deadline January 10, 2017.

Full profile, anticipated salary, position description, and instructions for applying available at: www.collinscenter.umb.edu.

The Medford Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.

The EVA Center Is Hiring Do you have a personal history or knowledge about sexual exploitation?

Do you have lived experience?

Join our growing team!

The EVA Center is a survivor led exit program that offers respectful, long term, holistic, comprehensive exit services for women wanting out of sexual exploitation (prostitution/trafficking). We are looking for survivors with knowledge and experience in advocacy to become part of our growing team and further our mission of ending sexual exploitation. Since 2006 we have worked with hundreds of women, offering comprehensive, holistic services, information and resources.

Positions are based in Boston but will require local travel and some evenings and weekends. Qualified candidates should have an understanding of women’s issues within a human rights based and social justice framework.

Positions include: n Housing Program Coordinator n Peer Advocate/Substance Abuse Specialist n Peer Advocates (full and part time) For job descriptions, go to www.casamyrna.org/employment To apply please send a resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in being part of this project to: cherie@evacenter.org

Family caregivers needed support.

Our leaders delivered.

844,000 Massachusetts residents care for older parents, spouses, and other loved ones, helping them to live safely and independently at home. These family caregivers have a huge responsibility and, thanks to our elected leaders, they now have more support.

A new law called the CARE Act helps family caregivers—from the moment their loved ones go into the hospital to when they return home. AARP Massachusetts fought for the CARE Act because supporting family caregivers is a top priority for all of us.

AARP Massachusetts thanks Governor Charlie Baker, Senator Linda Dorcena Forry, Representative Chris Walsh, and the entire Massachusetts Legislature for supporting family caregivers and the CARE Act. Share your thanks.

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