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Jackson calls for halt to PLAN Dudley
Seeks three-month hold, revives Roxbury council By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
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Low-wage workers marched through downtown, stopping to protest outside businesses such as Primark and McDonald’s.
Hundreds rally for $15/hr, call on state to act on bills State House protest part of national movement By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
Hundreds of low-wage workers and supporters rallied outside the State House last week and marched through downtown streets chanting their demands for a $15 per hour minimum wage and workers’ rights to unionize. The protest followed on a morning of strikes, lobbying and other rallies across Boston, part of a nationwide movement that sparked marches in dozens of cities.
Demonstrators called for healthcare, transportation, education, airport, retail, human services and fast food workers to be paid at least $15 per hour, a level they say is necessary to allow workers to support themselves adequately, especially in a city as expensive as Boston. According to a recent Brookings Institute report, in 2014 Boston had the highest level of income inequality of any large city in America. “The cost of living goes up. Wages have to go up,” Lisa Abru, a
medical assistant told the Banner at the rally. She said she sometimes has to decide between paying a bill or buying food for her children. Several demonstrators spoke of the struggle to meet financial obligations and the family time lost to the need to work multiple jobs. They cited a lack of respect they felt from a society that values their jobs below what they consider a living wage, compounded by the stress of poverty.
See FIGHT FOR $15, page 19
Last week, City Councilor Tito Jackson challenged the validity of the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s Dudley Square planning process. Demanding greater community inclusion, Jackson fired off a letter to the BRA insisting it put immediate pause to its PLAN Dudley. Jackson, who launched his own planning initiative, Reclaim Roxbury, last November, called for a three-month moratorium on the PLAN Dudley while he restarts the Roxbury Neighborhood Council to weigh in on the decision-making process. In his strongly-worded letter, he presented a moratorium as critical to ensuring Dudley Square develop according to residents’ wants, not designs rushed through by the BRA. “We will not allow the BRA to impose its decision on us,” he wrote, lambasting the BRA’s project as “an affront to Roxbury’s residents” that “bulldozes through the community’s authority and willfully ignores the purpose of the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan.” He asserted that a deeper,
longer community process especially is needed because the BRA includes in its study area parcels that were not covered in the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan. As such, there are no previous examinations and guidance for how those properties should be developed, he said. Jackson and the BRA both seek to establish a coordinated vision to control rising developer interest in the area. BRA officials previously told the Banner that they launched an accelerated planning process in Dudley in order to get ahead of those interests. A threemonth halt would be a significant change of schedule: PLAN Dudley is expected to submit a final plan to the BRA board in August. In a statement sent to the Banner, Nick Martin, BRA director of communications, presented PLAN Dudley as representative of community wants and said the moratorium would be obstructive to this. “We launched PLAN Dudley in response to the community’s clearly expressed desire to reassess the Roxbury Strategic Master
See BRA, page 14
A Nubian Notion to close doors Dudley flagship going out of business By YAWU MILLER
For generations of Roxbury residents, A Nubian Notion’s flagship Dudley Square store has been a constant presence. Next year, however, the Abdal-Khallaq family will bring an end to the store’s nearly50 year reign as an anchor tenant in Roxbury’s commercial hub. With the ten children of the business’ late founder Malik Abdal-Khalaq all at retirement age and their progeny working in other professions, the family has
decided to scale back its operation. “We’re all aged out,” said Sharif Abdal-Khallaq, who serves as board chairman. “The work that a convenience store requires is beyond our capabilities. We’re leaving this location that we’ve been in since 1968.” The store and the name began when Houston-born Malik Abdal Khallaq opened a barber shop at the corner of Humboldt Avenue and Munroe Street, selling imports from Egypt and Sudan — silver jewelry, incense, African-themed arts and crafts.
“He would go to Egypt and Sudan with empty suitcases and come back with things,” Sharif Abdal-Khallaq said. “He put a showcase inside his barber shop. He’d take the proceeds from the sales and fly back. He kept adding showcases.” Born in Houston, Abdal-Khallaq worked as a barber when he joined the Nation of Islam there in the 1950s. As a successful business man in Houston, Abdal-Khallaq was able to support his wife and ten children. But like many blacks living in the South at that time, he decided to head north, seeking better
See NUBIAN, page 8
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Sharif Abdal-Khallaq says he’s shutting down the business, which has been in the family for more than 50 years.
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Latinas Think Big forum tackles wealth gap
Summit covers prosperity barriers and solutions By SANDRA LARSON
Latinas Think Big, a global network and online platform aiming to advance Latinas’ ventures and careers, held a national summit last week in Cambridge. The event centered on the topic of racial and ethnic wealth disparities and potential pathways to economic prosperity for Latina women in light of the wealth gap. The April 12 summit at the Harvard Kennedy School was co-sponsored by the HKS Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Degree Programs and Student Affairs and the Women and Public Policy Program along with Latinas Think Big. Ana Patricia Muñoz, assistant vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and co-author of the 2015 report, “The Color of Wealth in Boston,” discussed some sobering findings and implications of her research. Whites in Boston are far more likely than nonwhites to own all types of financial assets such as savings, stocks, retirement accounts — “by huge margins,” she noted in a conversation with Dr. Dharma Cortés. This mirrors a national wealth gap that has come to light in recent years.
In addition, nonwhites tend to carry heavier student loan and medical debt burdens, hindering the pace of asset building. The wealth gap has developed over hundreds of years, Muñoz explained, with roots in policies that include slavery, land-taking from Mexicans, redlining that prevented home loans in black neighborhoods, unequal racial/ethnic benefits from the huge public money expenditures of the New Deal, and predatory subprime lending to blacks and Latinos in the run-up to the recent recession. One of the biggest surprises, Muñoz said, was seeing that education is not the equalizer people assume it is. Blacks with bachelors’ degrees or higher have less accumulated wealth than whites that didn’t finish high school, she noted, and even with college education, blacks and Hispanics lag far behind in home ownership. Muñoz would like to see “bold, big policies” to rectify the wealth gap and break down barriers for families of color. Among her policy ideas are “baby bonds” — for instance, $20,000 or $40,000 granted to low-wealth families as a starting seed money account at birth; guaranteed employment; and stronger efforts to integrate immigrant communities into the economic mainstream.
A panel discussion with Latina leaders and entrepreneurs followed, moderated by Boston Globe editorial writer and former El Planeta editor Marcela Garcia, and talk turned to solutions and strategies.
Funding scarce
Betty Francisco, founder and president of FitNation Ventures, listed some key challenges in Latina entrepreneurial success, including access to capital. Very little venture funding goes to non-white-owned businesses, she said. Latinos tend to tap their friends and families instead, for a limited amount of funding. Francisco, who has been a lawyer and angel investor as well as a business owner, wants to start a dedicated angel fund focused predominantly on Latino-owned businesses. She is a strong proponent of “helping your own” by acquiring investment power. “Why not go into venture capital and private equity and become the one who allocates those investments?” she said. “We need to educate and train more of us to go into these careers. That’s the only way we’re going to change the way investments are done in this country.” Monica Ramirez, director of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, said she comes from a family
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Ana Muñoz (l), researcher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, discusses findings from “The Color of Wealth in Boston” with Dharma E. Cortéz at the Latinas Think Big summit April 12. of migrant farmworkers. Now, as an attorney, she has certain privileges and credibility, she said — and with that she feels a responsibility. “It’s our job to lift up others’ voices and get them into these spaces,” she said. If the opportunity arises to join a board, ask to participate on the nominating committee, advised Nathalie Rayes, U.S. public relations director for Grupo Salinas. “The nominating committee matters because you can bring other people to the table, people who look like you,” she said.
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A panel of Latina leaders discussed economic prosperity strategies at the Latinas Think Big summit April 12. (l-r) Betty Francisco, founder and president of FitNation Ventures; Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, CEO of Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción; Judith García, Chelsea city councilor; Monica Ramirez, director of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda; and Erika Carlsen, program manager at the HKS Gleitsman Fellowship and Latino Initiative. Not shown: panelist Nathalie Rayes, public relations director for Grupo Salinas, and moderator Marcela Garcia.
“Boards and jobs — that’s how we create wealth. You have to be an advocate, you have to keep pushing it, every step of the way.” Also on the panel were Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, CEO of Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción; Judith García, Chelsea city councilor; and Erika Carlsen, program manager at the Gleitsman Fellowship and Latino Initiative at the HKS Center for Public Leadership.
Opportunity knocks
In her opening remarks, Latinas Think Big Founder and CEO Angelica Perez-Litwin described her “aha moment” in founding the network, which has over 13,000 online members. She had been denied a TEDx event license, being informed that they didn’t do “ethnic groups” — despite the fact, as she noted, that Latinas were one of the fastest growing populations in the country. “When a door closes, I create a new door,” she said. “When a platform does not allow me in, I create a platform. So I’m so thankful that TEDx denied me. That gave me the impetus to create a platform to showcase the thought leadership of Latinas in this country.” Perez-Litwin urged summit attendees to ask each other what their “big idea” is and how they might support and help. “Sometimes we really don’t need any more than what we have in the room,” she told attendees as the program ended and they moved to mingle, network and enjoy a spread of food. “We could literally create an organization, a company, with all the talent we have here.”
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Mayor unveils budget proposal, warns of city’s revenue limits By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
Last week, Mayor Martin Walsh released a proposed budget for fiscal year 2017. Even as Walsh announced new initiatives, he emphasized that paying for them was only possible because the city made reductions and efficiencies elsewhere. It was by making city operations more cost-efficient “that we were able to make any investments at all,” Walsh said. Walsh’s $2.97 billion budget includes new items such as additional homelessness services, early voting and a pilot body camera program. Meanwhile, officials said they used a data-driven approach to find ways to save — such as trimming down the traditionally high levels of police overtime — to free up funds for other areas. In the FY 2017 budget, the city’s highest allocations are for education and public safety. But Walsh administration officials warned that some costs are growing at dangerous rates, especially personnel expenditures, which are driven by rising pension and health care costs, and charter school tuitions. “Personnel costs are vastly exceeding what we can absorb in the long term,” said David Sweeney, Boston’s chief financial officer, at the meeting.
BPS gets and gives
Even as city spending on Boston Public Schools increases, with the school system constituting 35
percent of the budget, BPS still faces major shortfalls. The mayor plans to roll out 200 more K1 seats this year. The budget also includes investments in the Opportunity Achievement Gap Office, data systems and transition services for special education students, as well as funding to replace expiring federal and state grants for extended hours and professional development. Meanwhile cost-saving measures include increasing the student-to-staff ratio for special education classrooms. State government contributes toward public education based on its determinations of how much it costs to educate a child adequately and how much of that cost state officials believe the municipality can cover. Not only has state aid to Boston been declining since FY 2008, the state also calculates each pupil’s funding needs as lower amount than the city does. The city spends more per pupil than any major city in the nation, city Budget Director Katie Hammer said at the meeting, although Boston also serves more special education students and has higher transportation costs than comparable districts. Some suggest Boston’s priority spending on education may be worth it. City Councilor Tito Jackson, chair of the Committee on Education, noted that Boston is nationally renowned for its SPED
services, and he raised concerns that increasing the student to staff ratio in SPED classrooms would be detrimental to that success.
Charter schools
One strain on Boston’s finances, Walsh told attendees, is charter school funding. The city’s charter tuition payments have been growing — they are 5 percent of the FY 2017 budget — while state-provided charter reimbursements have been declining. The city’s charter assessment is projected to grow 131 percent or by approximately $90 million between fiscal year 2011 and 2017, according to Sweeney. Meanwhile, for the past two years, the state has underfunded charter reimbursements by $28 million. Sam Tyler, president of Boston Municipal Research Bureau, told the Banner that this underfunding of reimbursements is felt outside of education. It prompts the city to direct a greater share of its tax revenue to education, leaving less available for other departments.
Body cameras
The Walsh administration put funding toward the anticipated police body camera pilot program, allocating half a million dollars for project management and stating expectations of acquiring the equipment free or greatly-discounted prices. Later that day, the Boston Police Camera Action Team issued a
press release highlighting a state grant that offers $275,000 to cities and towns for implementing such pilot programs. Members of the Walsh administration cautioned that implementing the pilot will require more than funding. Walsh said that official negotiations with the police unions are still needed and may include an addendum to police contracts that adds camera use as a term of employment. Boston Police Department Commissioner William Evans has dispatched a team to discuss and observe use of body cameras in North Carolina, Walsh added. The pilot is expected to provide cameras for 100 officers, Lt. Detective Mike McCarthy, BPD director of media relations told the Banner prior to the mayor’s budget unveiling. A citywide body camera implementation would come with a multimillion-dollar price tag, Sweeney said.
Dangerous dependency
Walsh’s presentation highlighted the need to generate more city funding, particularly through diversifying its revenue sources. The city’s long dependence on property tax only has increased: In FY 2002, the city received 52 percent of its revenue from property tax and 30 percent from state aid. In FY 2017, the city expects property tax to constitute 68 percent of its revenue, followed by state aid at a distant second: 15 percent. The state’s trend toward tax cuts has reduced its revenue and, with it, the funding the state makes available for local aid, Noah Berger, president of Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, told the Banner. “We’ve had a long term pattern of the state cutting state income taxes, particularly taxes the high-income people pay,” Berger said.
“The second largest revenue source for the City of Boston [state aid] is really growing very slowly in relation to expenditure growth,” Sam Tyler said. “As a result the city has had to use a larger share of property tax, which it can, but only because of the new growth.” Proposition 2 1/2 strictly curtails property tax levels in Boston. As such, the city largely increases revenue not by raising taxes but by new construction, expanding the tax base. For fiscal year 2017, the Walsh administration anticipates that new development will generate a 4.9 percent growth in property tax revenue. But officials noted that the development market is liable to change abruptly. “Having such heavy dependence on property tax is unsustainable,” Walsh said. “In a down economy it will be a problem.” Some other major cities have revenue streams that Boston lacks, such sales and income taxes, noted Walsh administration members. “We have a severely limited tool kit compared to other cities and towns,” Sweeney said. However, the mayor said any move to grant Boston such powers is unlikely to pass at the State House, and he added that pursuing full payment in lieu of taxes from property tax-exempt institutions — such universities and hospitals — could only bring minor relief. Instead, Walsh said Boston needs to appeal to the state for greater funding as well as find revenue sources that can be designated specifically for schools and transportation.
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Small contributions combat corporate political influence The enormous wealth disparity in America has become a major issue in the presidential campaign. Bernie Sanders has focused attention on the power of the wealthy to buy elections. The bedrock of his campaign is that a large number of small contributions from the average citizen will offset the huge contributions from a small number of the wealthy. He asserts that the billionaires will then no longer be able to buy politicians who would oppress the financially limited. The record since the Supreme Court approved the Citizens United case in 2010 indicates that Sanders is right. Prior to Citizens United there were legal restrictions against corporate contributions to political campaigns. In a 5-4 decision, the court retained the limit of $5,200 to a candidate but opened the door to unlimited contributions by corporations and others to political action committees — PACs. In the five years since Citizens United, super PACs have spent over $1 billion in federal elections. The fear of the progressives is that the enormous contributions from the wealthy will induce members of Congress to support programs to stifle the financial progress of the average citizen. The prospect is disturbing when one considers a report from the Brennan Center for Justice that 60 percent of the PACs’ funds spent in federal elections since 2010 came from only 195 individuals and their spouses. Another aspect of the change in the law is that it has become easier for foreign citizens and corporations to influence the outcome of U.S. elections with campaign contributions. According to the law, only American citizens and immigrants with green cards can
contribute to federal politics. The Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) also places severe restrictions on lobbyists for foreign corporations. Now with Citizens United it is much easier to circumvent these restrictions. American corporations with a substantial number of foreign stockholders can simply contribute to PACs directly. Foreign corporations with U.S. branches can have their employees who are U.S. citizens contribute. It is estimated that $7.8 million has been contributed to foreign-connected PACs during the present election cycle. Employees of foreign corporations who are U.S. citizens would not be subject to the same FARA provisions as lobbyists. A major political objective of all this maneuvering is to depress any increases in the tax rate. Conservatives in the U.S. and other industrialized nations dread taxes to finance the entitlements for citizens with modest incomes. The journalistic exposé of the leaked so-called Panama Papers details the establishment of offshore accounts for the wealthy and the politically powerful from around the world. They deposit their financial assets in what are considered to be safe sovereign nations. The objective is to protect their wealth from taxation and appropriation by government policies considered to be abusive. The news media characterized the discovery as a massive international tax avoidance scheme. The super-rich will clearly do whatever is necessary to preserve their wealth. If, as Sanders asserts, social change only comes from the bottom up, then those with limited income will have to donate even modest sums to political candidates who are committed to ending America’s crippling wealth disparity.
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Return elected school committee Lately all that we are hearing about racial issues inside Boston Latin and all we see on the TV news is City Councilor Tito Jackson who chairs the City Council’s Education Committee. Back in the day before they eliminated the elected school committee issues such as this current one would have been dealt with by members of the elected school board. Parents would have applied pressure and the elected members would have held court. Parents back then had a voice, either on the original 5-member citywide committee or the 13-member district/citywide committee.
Today, Boston has a mayoral appointed Boston School committee. I see them on BNN-TV all the time but when it comes to issues such racial ones at Boston Latin, it is City Councilor Tito Jackson taking the lead. The school board’s silence is deafening. Of what value is this school board to parents of public school students in Boston? I feel it is time to end the appointed school board and put it back into the hands of Boston voters and Boston parents once again. The children should have a voice inside the Boston School Department, with an appointed board, they are voiceless. Remember the reasons behind abolishing the election of school
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committee members? It was time to take politics out of public education. Well, how’s that been going? I see politics having an even bigger impact today than ever before. Let the people elect the school board members and stop pretending things are working well today. Things aren’t working out where and there is little pressure to improve public education. The City Council Education Committee is not the Boston School Committee and shouldn’t pretend to be. Things will never get fixed doing the status quo. They can only get worse.
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By LEE A. DANIELS The conservative movement’s war against democracy in America has erupted on two fronts within the last month in ways that sharply illuminate the threat to many Americans’ rights — especially their right to vote in many states this November. First, less than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of same-sex couples to marry, recent anti-LGBT laws hurriedly enacted in North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi, while ostensibly aimed just at transgendered individuals, actually have a much broader intent: to undermine the laws and regulations banning discrimination against bisexuals, gays and lesbians as well. Proponents of the measures, and similar ones under consideration in other states, claim they’re not discriminatory but merely seek to protect individuals’ “religious freedom.” Of course, that dodge was a pillar of the long reign of Jim Crow in the South. So, this scenario of continued widespread resistance among conservatives to a Supreme Court decision expanding democracy should seem familiar. Indeed, the story of the nonviolent struggle blacks waged from the 1940s to the mid-1960s to gain the right to vote is especially important to remember today, both in considering the new anti-LBGT reaction and on its own merits. Then, blacks and their allies among other American had to overcome the “massive resistance” of Southern segregationists, who used fear-mongering, political subterfuge, economic intimidation and outright physical violence to try to continue their evil regime. Many Americans thought that struggle had been won forever with the enactment of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. But the remarkable progress the law produced was shadowed by irrefutable proof that massive resistance to racial inclusion was continuing. Adopted in the mid-1960s by its new advocates, the Republican Party, it had just shape-shifted into more seemingly race-neutral forms. Those continual attempts to undermine the voting law were stymied — until the Supreme Court’s conservative majority in 2013 struck down the VRA’s key protective provision. The result: an intensifying of GOP-controlled state legislatures’ efforts to enact laws and voting procedures intended to limit the number of eligible black and Hispanic voters who actually get to vote. For example, it’s no coincidence that two of the most significant voting rights cases since the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision come from Texas, where the state’s Hispanic population will soon surpass that of whites. The sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dashed conservative expectations of another anti-democratic voting rights ruling from the Court in one of the Texas cases. But it will undoubtedly ratchet up conservative campaigns to block voters of color, who overwhelmingly vote Democratic, from getting to the ballot boxes. The massive election-day crisis on Arizona’s primary election day last month that left voters in the state’s Democratic-leaning areas waiting for hours to vote is a warning. There, state Republican officials, saying they needed to cut costs, sharply reduced the number of polling places in the significantly minority districts of Phoenix. The result: In those districts there was one polling place for every 21,000 voters — compared with one polling place for every 2,500 voters in the rest of the state, which is overwhelmingly Republican. Democratic Party officials and the campaigns of both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have challenged the state’s primary elections actions in court. Their lawsuits seek, among other things, to force state officials to increase the number of polling places throughout the affected districts in time for the November election. But the danger that what happened in Arizona could occur on a massive scale this November persists: There are more than 30 states whose Republican-controlled legislatures have enacted various kinds of voting restrictions in recent years. According the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, 8 of the 12 states that experienced the largest Hispanic population growth between 2000 and 2010 have enacted new restrictive voting laws since 2010, as have 7 of the 11 states with the highest African American voter turnout in the 2012 elections. In other words, the conservative movement’s use of the tactic of massive resistance against voting rights is as fierce as their use of it against LGBT rights. That fact underscores one of the most important lessons of African American history: Just because you achieve significant victories now and then does not mean the struggle is over.
Lee A. Daniels, a former reporter for The Washington Post and the New York Times, is a keynote speaker and author. He is writing a book on the Obama years and the 2016 election. He can be reached at leedanielsjournalist@gmail.com.
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KRISTIN A. TURNER The membership of the Harvard Black Law Students Association has elected Kristin A. Turner, ’17, as its president. As the organization nears its 50th anniversary, Turner says she is committed to ushering the organization into a new age by “shaping its future while honoring its past.” Turner will take the reins from the current HBLSA President, Leland S. Shelton, ’16. During his tenure, the Harvard Black Law Students Association advocated for greater diversity, inclusion, and equality at Harvard Law School. HBLSA’s General Body also elected a new slate of officers to the Executive Board, including: Jillian M. Simons, ’18, succeeding Danielle Pingue, ’16, as External Vice President; Adabelle U. Ekechukwu, ’18, succeeding Shay N. Johnson, ‘16 as Internal Vice President; Cortney R. Robinson, ’18,
succeeding Robin A. Ladd, ’17, as Secretary; and Abraham J. Williamson, ’18, succeeding Mustafa Abdul-Jabbar, ’16, as Treasurer. The Harvard Black Law Students Association was founded in 1967. Today, HBLSA has grown to become the largest chapter in the National Black Law Students Association. Numbering over 160 members annually, HBLSA reflects the strong black community that is so integral to the diversity of Harvard Law School. HBLSA exists for the support, guidance and direction of black students in their academic, professional, and social endeavors. The organization’s main function is to assist members in the development of their legal careers and to provide opportunities for exposure to various areas and aspects of the legal profession.
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Roxbury’s First Church to undergo $2.2m restoration By YAWU MILLER
For nearly 400 years, generations of residents have grown up within eyesight of the towering spire of the First Church in Roxbury. With paint peeling and a 19th century interior in need of updates, the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministries, which now owns the building, is looking to bring it back to its prominent role in Roxbury history. “Our vision for this space is to return it to its status as a meetinghouse for Roxbury,” Rev. Mary Margaret Earl told community members gathered in the church during Monday’s Roxbury Patriots’ Day celebration. “We believe this can be a true cultural center for Roxbury.” Rev. Earl has launched a $2.2 million capital campaign for the renovations. She says she expects to begin work on repairing and painting the exterior of the building by the end of this coming summer. Exterior work will include repairs to the church steeple and repairs to windows and shutters. “We want it to be as beautiful as it can be to honor Roxbury,” she says. “People really love this building. We happen to be stewards of it.” The work has already begun. With a grant from the Harold
Witworth Pierce Charitable Trust, UUUM replaced the oil furnace with a gas heating system.
A gathering place
For much of the church’s history, it served a dual role, explained Thomas Plant, president of the Roxbury Historical Society. “It has served as a civic meeting space and a spiritual center,” he says. The current church is the fifth building on the site. The first church, built in 1632, served a congregation of about 30 Puritans. In 1674 a larger meeting house was constructed. That edifice burned in 1741. The next church, built that
same year, survived through the Revolutionary War, witnessing the ride of William Dawes, who passed by on his mission to warn revolutionary forces of advancing British troops — the event commemorated at Monday’s Patriots’ Day celebration. The current church was built in 1804 and is the longest-surviving building on that site. While the names of the Puritan clergy who preached on the site grace its walls, the church now belongs to the more progressive spiritual descendants of that severe sect. “You read the last names of the people in this congregation,
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continued from page 1 opportunities and living conditions. He opened the Humboldt Avenue barbershop in 1962, then added the Dudley Square convenience store and boutique in 1968. The Abdal-Khallaq family’s vision of promoting Afro-centric art and style was well-timed. The opening of the Dudley store, in the midst of the “Black is Beautiful” movement of the late ’60s and early ’70s provided Boston area blacks with the afro picks and dashikis that were staples of a conscious brother or sister’s wardrobe. During its heyday, Malik Abdal-Khallaq’s business had stores in Central Square in Cambridge, Mattapan and at 29 Newbury Street.
Malik Abdal-Khallaq’s sons and daughters helped grow the business and take it in different directions. “Everybody was involved in some form, shape or fashion,” said Jumadaa Abdal-Khallaq, who still works various jobs in the store. In many ways, Jake Abdal-Khallaq has had the most involvement, starting work in Dudley Square when he was discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 1970. His 46 years in that location have given him somewhat of a unique vantage point on the Roxbury community. “You see a little bit of everything,” he said. “People with two or three degrees and people who have spent much of their lives in prison. You learn a lot about people. You spend a lot of time listening and observing.”
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Above: The A Nubian Notion convenience store in Dudley Square, as it appeared in the 1980s. Below: The Humboldt Avenue barber shop, opened in 1962, where Malik Abdal-Khallaq first began selling African-themed gifts and jewelry.
the Orange Line Ruggles Station. Malik Abdal-Khallaq passed away in 1996. In 2013 the Ruggles Station location closed. With the renovation of the Dartmouth Hotel building that housed the Dudley Square stores, the gift shop and convenience store merged into one location.
In the first quarter of 2017, the convenience store will close. Sharif Abdal-Khallaq says he will open the gift shop in a new location with its familiar stock of silver bangles, essential oils and incense. “We’re not going out of business,” he said. “We’re going out of the convenience business.”
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While all of Malik Abdal-Khallaq’s sons and daughters had roles in the operation – from managing stores, to buying merchandise and sewing dashikis – many pursued other interests. Sharif Abdal Khallaq spent the better part of ten years in Los Angeles in the 1960s, working in research and development for the then-Northrop Corporation. “I decided to try the corporate world,” Abdal-Khallaq said. “But after my experiences with racism out there, I decided I would never work for a white man again. I decided that if my father could raise ten kids on a barber’s salary, I could survive.” Eventually, Sharif Abdal-Kallaq opened his own real estate firm, after several years of buying, fixing up and selling buildings in Roxbury. SAAK Real Estate opened in 1978 at a time when black real estate developers such as John Cruz, Ken Guscott and Richard Taylor were expanding their businesses in the Roxbury area. Their growing businesses were a boon for Abdal-Khallaq. But as his business grew, A Nubian Notion did not. Part of the challenge was that while Malik Abdal-Khallaq’s ten children were involved with the business, his grandchildren went on to other careers. “They’re educators, they’re lawyers, they’re MDs,” said Sharif Abdal-Khallaq.” They’re all professionals. We succeeded in advancing our children to the next level. None of them would leave their jobs to come down here and work.” By the 1990s, there were two locations — the flagship convenience store in Dudley Square and its gift shop annex, and a smaller store in
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Over the next six years, Boston business and residential consumers will gain a new option for highspeed broadband internet access. Mayor Martin Walsh and Verizon announced last week that Verizon is launching a $300 million effort to replace its copper-based Boston infrastructure with a new fiber optic network. At a press conference April 12, city officials announced that construction of the new network will begin as early as this summer. The fiber-optic lines will come first to Roxbury’s Dudley Square, Dorchester and West Roxbury, followed by Hyde Park, Mattapan, and other areas of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. “This will dramatically increase internet speeds for both residents and businesses,” said Walsh. “This upgrade brings many benefits to students, to seniors, to small businesses and innovators.” Walsh ticked off additional features Boston can expect, including support for new mobile hotspot lending at libraries and “smart city” technologies such as sensors to improve traffic safety along Massachusetts Avenue. Verizon and city officials emphasized a priority on serving every Boston neighborhood and the benefits of a fast fiber-optic network to small and startup businesses — a growing number of which are locating outside the city’s downtown and Seaport districts. No details were provided on the cost of Verizon’s Fios service for households and businesses, just a prediction that increased choice will drive down prices. Currently, Comcast is the only broadband option in most of Boston, with RCN available in a few areas.
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Gilad Rozenzweig, executive director of the Roxbury-based startup incubator Smarter in the City, welcomes the prospect of an additional provider and fiber-optic service. “Fios is coming, and it’s coming to Dudley first. That’s good,” Rosenzweig told the Banner. “Fiber optics will bring much faster internet, which can really help support businesses that rely on the web.” And in 2016, that means all businesses, he stressed. “You can’t do anything if you don’t have internet working,” Rosenzweig said. “It’s the number one thing for business, and that’s true even for a restaurant or a mom-and-pop store.” Daniel Noyes, co-director of the Boston-based digital equity nonprofit Tech Goes Home, reacted to the Verizon news with cautious enthusiasm. “It’s a really good step forward, but I’m not doing cartwheels in the street yet,” he said. “Competition is important for quality, but also to make it affordable. There are so many people in Boston who have the option for
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Mayor Martin Walsh, flanked by Verizon representatives and City of Boston officials, announces a partnership with Verizon to bring a high-speed fiber-optic network to Boston. internet access but can’t afford it.” Tech Goes Home offers discounted computer hardware, assistance with internet access signup, and neighborhood-based internet use training for people ranging from small children to elders. The vast majority of the families TGH serves are low income, Noyes said, with 75 percent earning less than $25,000 annually, and less than half of those households having internet access at home. “We’re seeing these digital disparities growing, with a whole population being shut out,” he said. Noyes was pleased to hear that Dudley Square would be one of the first areas to get high-speed fiber optic capability. “I think the mayor’s team should be congratulated; I think they see the importance of digital equity,” he said. “But I don’t think going from one company to two is going to change things overnight.” While libraries offer free internet access now, Noyes said that the demand is often higher than the capacity. “You get on a waiting list. And then the library closes,” he said. “I hope [the Verizon plan] leads to more affordable access at home. If you have a 10-year-old, you don’t want them doing homework at the library at night — you want them doing it at home.” It was unclear whether the fiber-optic network construction process will bring job opportunities. “Whether or not we add or create jobs remains to be seen. That depends on the success of the project,” said Verizon Wireline Network Operations President Bob Mudge. “What it will do is maintain thousands of jobs that exist today.”
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The day after the announcement, 36,000 Verizon workers throughout the East Coast went on strike, protesting a number of proposed changes to worker rights and benefits. In Boston last Thursday, local employees from the Communications Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers unions carried signs reading “On Strike: Fighting Corporate Greed at Verizon Wireless” in front of the Verizon store at 745 Boylston Street. “Someone’s gotta stand up. The whole middle class is in trouble, and it’s getting worse,” said a 54-year-old lineman who said he
is a father of three and a 20-year Verizon employee. He listed some of the worker grievances, including the company’s desire to lay off workers with 20 or more years on the job and to terminate injured workers after 52 weeks on disability and to move workers to more distant locations. A Verizon statement said the company is “seeking greater flexibility to manage and utilize its workforce to gain operating efficiencies and better customer experiences” and “looking to modernize legacy contractual provisions, some put in place decades ago.” As for the April 12 announcement, the picketing lineman said
Boston is overdue for fiber optic service. As a Braintree resident, he has multiple broadband choices, he said, including Verizon Fios. “They should have done it a long time ago,” he said. “Competition is good. Like anything, when another company comes in, it has to drive the price down.” The first Fios service will likely be available in early 2017 and it will take about six years for all Boston neighborhoods to have access. After the press conference, Walsh told the Banner he receives inquiries nearly every day about when Verizon service would come to Boston. “This is as big for the average person in a home as it is for a
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The female membership of the National Association of Asian American Professionals is growing and many of the organization’s events feature large gatherings of women.
Asian women share insights Asian American group builds women’s support network By MARTIN DESMARAIS
Women in the corporate world face many well-documented challenges, but these can be compounded more so for women of color or women that have come to the U.S. from other countries. For this reason, the National Association of Asian American Professionals has made an effort to make sure its women members have specific support that can help them overcome what can sometimes feel like overwhelming odds to success. An important part of the effort is the association’s Women in NAAAP committee, which holds programs, social events and workshops all designed to help Asian American women succeed as professional and personal leaders, as well as influence others in their community and cultures. This goal fits in line with the work of the overall association — to cultivate, support and promote Asian American professionals through professional development programs, community services engagements and industry connections. The national organization was started in New York in 1982. The Boston chapter was founded in 1992 and is currently one of the largest, with about 450 members. The women membership of the Boston chapter — now over 200 — has been growing, prompting its leaders to pay special attention to the female perspective. The first women’s initiative efforts started about five years ago. Tiffany Hu, co-director of WIN, as Women in NAAAP is referred to
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Members of the National Association of Asian American Professionals with Paul Cramer, center, co-lead of the Accenture Negotiations Center for Excellence, who spoke at a workshop last fall. within the organization, said the strength of the women’s program is in connecting the members for support. “It feels like in Boston there is not that much of an Asian American women community,” said Hu, who came to the United States from China and works at State Street. “We can use WIN as a personal network to inspire each other.” The social events WIN has held help NAAAP women members connect with each other, but
a more guided effort has gone into highlighting women role models and matching experienced businesswomen with young professionals in a mentoring network. Social events have also been organized around giving insight into U.S. culture, such as a wine tasting and a “Sports 101” night. Workshop topics have included negotiation tactics and health and wellness. As Hu sees it, women must have the skills, confidence and knowledge to compete in the corporate world
and the understanding of how to overcome and challenge perceptions that others may have of them. One of the programs NAAAP leaders have high hopes for is WIN Lean In Circle, which is just about to get under way for the second year. Inspired by the best-selling book, “Lean In: Women, Work, and The Will to Lead,” by Sheryl Sandberg, the WIN Lean in Circle is a 12-month program that brings together 8-10 women for monthly
See NAAAP, page 11
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WIN co-director Eileen Y. Lee Breger, an attorney at Hutchings, Barsamian, Mandelcorn & Robinson, said what is special about the Lean in Circle is that it is a peerto-peer mentoring group, a sounding board for ideas and a problem solving team. “On a month-to-month basis they are meeting with other intelligent women with leadership potential to talk about the challenges they face and the success they have,” Lee Breger said. “If you are going through something personally or professional there is a group of women there to support you … It does become a sisterhood and it is a bonding experience.” The group digs into some serious problems that Asian American
PHOTO: COURTESY OF SHERYL SANDBERG
women commonly face in climbing the corporate ladder. Both Hu and Lee Breger give examples of challenges that range from being soft spoken and thus not taken seriously to lacking the confidence to pursue deserved promotions to facing a hostile work environment to lack of partner support at home. “Everybody at the table has either faced or come across these kind of challenges so you know you are not alone or by yourself,” said Hu. “It is also inspiring because you hear of others who have faced
PHOTO: COURTESY OF WOMEN IN NAAAP
Above, female members of the National Association of Asian American Professionals listen to a presentation about what the organization’s women initiative can do to help them with their professional lives. Left, The National Association of Asian American Professionals Lean In Circle program is inspired by the book “Lean In: Women, Work, and The Will to Lead,” by Sheryl Sandberg. them and are succeeding.” While the first year of the Lean In Circle program is just wrapping up, the feedback has NAAAP leaders confident that it will be the core component of the WIN initiative for years to come because it has an impact on those who take part. “Where we have had the most success is building confidence in individuals,” Lee Breger added. The concept began with a pilot circle of NAAAP female leaders a
few years ago — which was so liked that the circle still meets to this day — and then was launched as one circle with association members as a test run over the last year. The circles will be kept to just 8-10 members on purpose to make it a small and intimate environment. Those that took part in the first circle ranged in age from 25 to 45 from all different industries, a diversity which is valued as a key component and will be maintained
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Roxbury now has five events a night and they conflict. Everybody wants to do something for Roxbury now, because it’s the hot item. But the folks [in the community] who make the decisions, they only have so many activists and people who can attend.”
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— Louis Elisa
Who’s PLANning Dudley?
Jackson contested the idea that PLAN Dudley genuinely responds to community demand, charging that the process occurred backward, with the BRA seeking to get approval for the initiative only after launching it. “If there was actually a desire to solicit community voice, wouldn’t you have solicited voice prior to making a decision to create a special planning area?” Jackson told to the Banner. He previously said he was taken by surprise by the BRA’s initiative for Dudley Square, only learning of it during Mayor Martin Walsh’s January State of the City address — two months after Jackson kicked off his own planning meetings. Currently, PLAN Dudley is in the midst of seven public workshops scheduled before the final plan presentation. The BRA’s Nick Martin said that residents’ voices are reflected. “PLAN Dudley meetings have been well-attended, and the voices of residents are shaping the future of the community,” Martin wrote. But Jackson and several other community members expressed doubts that these meetings have captured the neighborhood voice adequately. Rodney Singleton, Roxbury resident and member of the Bartlett Yard Project Review Committee,
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Participants work on a planning exercise during a March PLAN: Dudley Square meeting. told the Banner he attended several PLAN Dudley meetings and felt that the BRA had not brought out enough neighborhood residents. “As a rule, the city is notoriously bad at getting information out to abutting communities that would be impacted by the development,” Singleton said. “If you haven’t figured out how to pull all those abutters in to talk about what’s coming, and what’s planned and haven’t engaged them to say, ‘What do you want?’ then you have a problem.“ Louis Elisa, president of the Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association, attended two BRA meetings, one on Roxbury and one more widely on Boston. “I don’t think they reached out to the community in general to let them know these things are taking place,” Elisa told the Banner. “The timing is not good. For most of the people in the community, especially in Roxbury, they work one to two jobs.” According to the BRA website, the majority of PLAN Dudley
meetings ran from 6 to 8 p.m. Elisa said 6 p.m. start times are difficult for many people, who return from work at 6:30 or 7 p.m. and who may have other commitments at home or in the community. Weekend times need to be offered, he said.
Too many
Several community members noted that both in Roxbury and across the city, there are many groups trying to achieve the same mission. “Roxbury now has five events a night and they conflict,” Elisa said. He has not been able to attend Reclaim Roxbury meetings, which also have been scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. “Everybody wants to do something for Roxbury now, because it’s the hot item. But the folks [in the community] who make the decisions, they only have so many activists and people who can attend.” Often, people have to choose between attending meetings about visioning, public safety, public health, education and parcel
developments, Elisa said. The multi-hour engagements can be difficult to manage for those who are not paid to attend, have work in the morning and have commitments at home, he added. Jorge Martinez, co-chair of the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee said that citywide, many organizations are holding their own planning meetings and that greater collaboration could produce faster results. “We have some great organizations across the city, but what we need is more coordination and more resources so we can pull our act together,” Martinez told the Banner, “There’s a lot of meetings with a lot of the same people and we need to be better focused. … we need to not waste time.” Singleton noted as well that many project review committees have been working in the communities on a smaller level for years and could be tapped for their accrued expertise and outreach abilities.
Reclaiming Roxbury?
Elisa said Reclaim Roxbury still has distance to go in regards to raising awareness of its meetings and make them easier to attend. He recommended included placing flyers around the community
and at churches, and again, holding meetings at different times. Still, Singleton said that Jackson’s Reclaim Roxbury meetings have more successfully engaged the community. “The Tito [Jackson] meetings that I’ve gone to give some substance to what we’re going to do. Those meetings have generated a lot of good work,” he said.
Neighborhood Council
Jackson aims to reinstate an 18-member Roxbury Neighborhood Council. According to Alexandra Kahveci, Jackson’s policy director, temporary RNC members likely will be elected at the next Reclaim Roxbury meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. on April 28 at Roxbury Community College. Jackson told the Banner that an election of longer-term members will happen in the fall. “It is critical that there is a body that looks at all of Roxbury, the planning and zoning in that area,” Jackson said, “and that that body be made up of individuals specifically who are from the 12 sub-districts who are in Roxbury.” Martinez agreed with the need for Roxbury to have a council. “Every neighborhood needs a council,” he said.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performs at Citi Shubert Theatre By SUSAN SACCOCCIA
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ubbard Street Dance Chicago came to town last weekend, back for the first time since 2009, to perform three shows at Citi Shubert Theatre. Presented by the Celebrity Series of Boston, the company, now in its 38th season, takes on adventurous works by living choreographers. Its program featured four works new to the company in 2015. Among its 18 dancers were two graduates of Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, Bolton native Jesse Bechard and Emilie Leriche of Santa Fe. Opening the two-hour program was “Out of Keeping,” a five-part work for 10 dancers
choreographed for the company by a former member, Penny Saunders. As an introduction to the company, the piece demonstrated elements that characterized the entire program: vigorous, athletic movement with strong, angular ensemble formations; and liquid lighting that silhouetted dancers’ muscles and immersed them in chiaroscuro interplays of darkness and light. Dramas without
plots, the works engaged the dancers in shape-shifting movements that expressed physical daring, emotion and connection. Wearing matching body suits in varied colors for the Saunders work, the dancers whirled to the floor and then sprang up as if buoyed by unseen hands. With energy and balletic grace, they turned natural, everyday movements into poetry as they walked, ran, pushed and pulled, tangled and untangled their bodies in solos and with each other. The score combined music by four contemporary composers with an 18th century piano sonata by Domenico Scarlatti. An interval of silence intensified the intimacy of a duet by Kellie Epperheimer and Jeffery Duffy. As the five women danced alongside one another in unison, their linear formation suggested a row of pulsing piano keys. Compelling but repetitive, “Out of Keeping” seemed long, and the two short works that followed the intermission offered a welcome change of pace. Attired in matching grey gym wear, two women and two men performed the gender-neutral choreography of the riveting “N.N.N.N.,” by William Forsythe,
See HUBBARD, page 16 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago dancers in “Solo Echo” by Crystal Pite.
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Ekua Holmes’ ‘Deeply Rooted’ on display
Exhibit depicts South and Fannie Lou Hamer By COLETTE GREENSTEIN
Painter and collage artist Ekua Holmes has long championed the beauty, the uniqueness and the history of Roxbury and its residents through her collages and paintings. In her latest exhibit titled “Deeply Rooted,” the Roxbury native includes collages of civil rights activist/leader Fannie Lou Hamer, her grandfather, Comado Hendrix (in a captivating portrait titled “Idyll of the South: Root of Jesse”), as well as her father’s family members. The illustrations of Hamer were initially created for the children’s book “Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement,” written by Carole Boston Weatherford. Since its November 2015 release, Holmes’ illustrations have won several national and international literary awards, including becoming a 2016 Caldecott Honor Book, a 2016 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book, a 2016 Coretta Scott King/ John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner, and a 2015 Society of Illustrator’s Original Art
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IF YOU GO The exhibit “Deeply Rooted” is free and open to the public, and runs through April 28 at
the Joan Resnikoff Gallery at Roxbury Community College’s Media Art Center, located at 1234 Columbus Avenue in Roxbury Crossing, MA.
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who also designed its taut staging. He created the 2002 work for Ballet Frankfurt, and restaged it last year with Hubbard Street for its U.S. premier. To rhythmic bursts of semi-industrial noise in the Thom Willems score, the dancers enacted “a mind in four parts,” wrestling, wrapping, knotting, tangling and unscrambling themselves until they coalesced into a tentative whole. Both poignant and funny, “A Picture of You Falling” was choreographed by Crystal Pite, who first performed it herself in 2008 at Canada’s National Arts Centre in Ottawa. She also scripted its droll voiceover, in which Kate Strong pronounces in a clipped British voice a series of staccato sentences that evoke the wounds of a painful relationship: “This is a picture of you, falling. Knees, hip, hands, elbows, head. This is how you collapse. This is the sound of your heart hitting the floor.” The voiceover alternates with the crunching mechanical sounds of Owen Belton’s spare, percussive score. Lighting by Alan Brodie highlighted only a rough black floor and the dancer, who performed on an otherwise dark stage. Jason Hortin made each joint of his body talk. Stepping into the spotlight, he cut a natty figure; but then, to the sound of a shot, he twisted, shuddered and collapsed, only to
Silver Award Winner. Approached by Marshall Hughes, Arts and Media Director, and curator Mirta Tocci about holding a solo show at the Joan Resnikoff Gallery at Roxbury Community College, Holmes knew that she “wanted it to be something special.” As luck would have it, the illustrations from “Voice of Freedom,” were returned to her, and she knew that she wanted “to share them with this community.” In a recent interview with the Banner via email (she had lost her voice prior to the interview), Holmes wrote about the significance of the exhibit’s title “deeply rooted,” her relationship with her grandfather, and what Fannie Lou Hamer represents to her.
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago dancers in “Out of Keeping” by Penny Saunders. spring up and compose himself. Again and again he crumbled and rose, each time increasingly disheveled once he was back on his feet. Finally, he turned his back and walked away. The company concluded its program with a masterpiece, Pite’s “Solo Echo.” Inspired by a Mark Strand poem, “Lines for Winter,” printed in the program, the work reflects on the end of life and the transition from knowing “the tune your bones play” to feeling “that final flowing of cold through your limbs.” Pite created the piece for seven dancers for Nederlands Dans Theater, which premiered it in 2012. Its score combines two Brahms sonatas for cello and piano performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax.
On a dark stage, lighting by Tom Visser created a constellation evoking snow or stars and illuminated the sculpted arms of the dancers. Their costumes, designed by Pite with Joke Visser, consisted of grey, unisex sleeveless tops and pants. Angular ensemble formations and solos conjured compassion, struggle, anguish and release with fluidity and grace. The sole false note was the melodramatic moment when a dancer opened his mouth in horror like the figure in Expressionist painter Edvard Munch’s iconic portrait of angst, “The Scream.” What lingers is the visceral power of the dancers and the visual drama of their final scene, as, like a stack of cards, their layered bodies united into an arc.
What is the significance of “deeply rooted”? Ekua Holmes: We are products of our environment. We are nurtured from the soil in which we are planted. Fannie Lou Hamer was born and lived in a place called Sunflower County, Mississippi. For me, sunflowers have long been a symbol of beauty born of rugged landscapes. Sunflowers find sustenance in places that seem barren. They are not easily pulled up or cut down because they are deeply rooted in the soil. Yet, they grow tall and bright. They bring great beauty and color to the earth. I think this is a great metaphor for Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and work. At the same time, the title also speaks to my own deep roots here in Roxbury, which have provided me with support and inspiration for much of my work.
You’ve done extensive research on Fannie Lou Hamer. Was there anything about her life that surprised you or that you uncovered during the research process?
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EH: I was curious about how someone from a sharecropping plantation could grow up to be such a fearless woman, an amazing orator and gifted singer. I discovered that her mother’s influence was pivotal. She taught her to value herself as a black woman and to speak up for the weak. She also taught Fannie Lou those deep spiritual songs which she would become famous for singing at rallies and marches. I was also surprised to learn that she was in her 40s when she began her public life and work.
What does she represent for you? EH: Courage, intelligence, faith, determination and spiritual beauty. Fannie Lou Hamer represents someone who with a child’s innocent eyes saw the world was not fair and questioned it. When the opportunity presented itself, she set about making a change. She never used being too old, too tired or too poor as excuses. She let her light shine.
I was very much drawn to the collage “Idyll of the South: Root of Jesse,” and it’s my understanding that Jesse is your grandfather. I was also told that as a child you would go to Arkansas for the summer and spend most of your time with him. Is he still alive and if so, has he
seen this portrait? Did he influence your art in any way or how you see the world? EH: The title of the piece, “Idyll of the South: Root of Jesse,” refers to a biblical scripture, Isaiah 11:1”There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.” Meaning that although a family or people be cut down to the stump, new life will spring from it. My grandfather, Comado Hendrix, provided me with love and attention during my summer visits to Arkansas. He took me horseback riding, fishing and always had a smile and patience for me. In my teens, he knew me as a young woman interested in photography. I would have my camera and he would pose for me as he did in the photo this collage is based on. When he lost his eyesight to diabetes, he gifted me with a box of photos dating back at least to the 1930s which included family and friends, including my mother and father. He was the loveliest man I ever met. Although he has passed away from this life, I wanted to honor him in a work of art. Some of the other works in the exhibition are of my father’s family members who lived just one state over from Fannie Lou Hamer in Hope, Arkansas. They were having the same experiences with discrimination, violence and racial injustice. Working on this book put me in touch with that.
I noticed in many of your collages that despite the seriousness of the era in which the imagery depicts, there still seems to be a sense of hope and lightness shining through. Is this intentional and is this something you think about as you’re working on your collages? EH: Yes. This was very intentional. As a work of literature for children, I felt that this book should speak truth but also uplift and inspire. Fannie Lou Hamer’s story is not a tragedy! It is a call to action for each of us to let OUR light shine in whatever way we can for the betterment of humanity. The palette of colors — deep greens, rich golds and browns — was meant to acknowledge the dire circumstances at the time as well as the hope and light of the times. Fannie Lou’s signature song “This little light of mine” is reflected in the clothing she wears in almost every collage — bright yellow like the sunflower.
After this exhibit closes will it be displayed elsewhere? What’s next for you? EH: I love the possibilities in children’s literature for an artist! It is such an opportunity to learn. I am working on a second illustration project with Newberry winner, Kwame Alexander while looking at several other possibilities. The current show is up until April 28, 2016. There are no current plans to display the work again in Boston, but I am open and hoping to tour the collection for up to a year. So many people, young and old do not know about Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and legacy. I thank Carole Boston Weatherford for writing this book and I want to do my part to share it.
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Members of the Wage Action Coalition organized the event, in part to urge state legislature to pass proposed bills that would raise wages to a $15 per hour minimum for major retail store, fast food and Logan International Airport workers and those working as home care aides. The coalition also is willing and able to bring the fight for $15 to the public ballot, Tyrék Lee, executive vice president of Service Employees International Union 1199, told the Banner.
Sector push-out
Protestors said all workers deserve to get by, and that low-paying jobs — many of which provide food, health and education — matter. One consequence of poor wages is that they may push workers out of these fields, presuming workers have the ability to leave. Sarah Condict, a 2012 UMass Amherst graduate who entered the field of social work, told the Banner that even jobs requiring her bachelor’s degree paid her an unsustainable amount. She said that the stress of her own poverty, coupled with the stress of the job, prompted her to leave social work and move in with her mother. “I got burned out on the field of mental health … [in part because] I was struggling to survive and living in poverty myself,” Condict said. In one such job, she cared for 15 patients with schizophrenia and diabetes in a group home, and made only $13.25 per hour.
Fight to survive
Workers from a range of sectors and backgrounds spoke of struggles to get by. One of them is Nkrumah Hartfield, who works on the Merchandising Execution Team for Home Depot. Hartfield earns $11 an hour, a fifty cent raise over his hiring salary of $10.50 a year ago. Meanwhile, he told the Banner, it costs him $80 a month for transport to work — nearly an entire day’s pay. After expenses for transit, groceries, taxes and other basic necessities and along with helping to support his children, he estimated he nets about $6.50 from an eight-hour workday. He has no savings and nothing set aside in case of emergencies. Even for those making above $15, expenses can be a struggle. Sheilah Belin has four children and earns $20 per hour working fulltime as medical assistant at Boston Medical Center. She relies on an $11 per hour part-time job at the Roxbury YMCA to help support herself and her family. Affording anything extra, such as extracurricular activities for school-age children is a challenge, she told the Banner, and the long work schedule cuts away from time she has with her family, including a 20-month-old baby. “I feel if I pull back from the second job, it will be harder financially at home with my kids,” she said. An October 2015 Alliance for a Just Society report stated that a single adult needs to make $19.61 an hour to be self-sufficient in Massachusetts, and a single parent with two children needs to earn $43.30 an hour.
Disputed effects
Among the arguments made by those who oppose a $15 minimum wage are that it would raise employment costs, potentially causing businesses to cut back on hiring or raise their prices. Another is the domino effect: If wages rise for the lowest-paid, those higher up the pay scale will expect more as well. Some supporters of a $15 minimum claim that large businesses can absorb the costs, and that decent pay is necessary to ensure the best work. SEIU 1199’s Lee also said that if people who currently work multiple jobs start making a decent wage at just one, it will free up those other positions, generating more hiring.
Where they stand
Bills to raise wages at Logan Airport, big box retail stores and fast food venues are currently in the state senate. Senators Sonia ChangDiaz, Dan Wolf, Jamie Eldridge, Ken Donnelly and Pat Jehlen turned out for the Fight for $15 rally. During a press earlier this month, Senate President Stan Rosenberg voiced support for increasing the
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Above, marchers proceed through downtown streets crying chants against corporate greed and in support of higher wages and workers’ rights to unionize. Below, protesters gathered outside the state house, advocating higher minimum wage. minimum wage: “I support a living wage and we need to keep moving up,” Rosenberg said. Mayor Martin Walsh has declared support for bringing Boston and the state’s minimum wage to $15, and created a task force to examine how to implement it. The task force recommendations are expected later this year. Meanwhile, a bill in the House would raise the wage for home care agency workers. House Speaker Robert DeLeo said in the April press conference that discussing it would be premature to discuss raising the minimum wage to$15 before the scheduled increase to $11 in January 2017. Governor Charlie Baker also said that it is too early to consider a minimum wage increase past the planned $11 level, stating his support to increasing the earned income tax credit for low-income working families and job training programs as other tools to combating income inequality. “There are a lot of elements to this discussion, and certainly the minimum wage is one,” Baker said in April. “But I think Massachusetts is pursing what I would call a multi-faceted approach to this, and that’s the right way to go.”
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INVITATION TO BID The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following: BID NO.
DESCRIPTION
DATE
TIME
*WRA-4212
Purchase of Seventy-one (71) New Various Size Flood Barriers (per Specifications)
05/03/16
12:00 p.m.
*WRA-4210
Purchase of 11,000 Cubic Yards of Gravel Burrow, MA HWY Spec M1.03.0 Type B (or Equal)
05/04/16
11:00 a.m.
Purchase of One (1) New 05/04/16 Diesel Powered 12/14 Yard Dump Truck (per Specifciations)
12:00 p.m.
*WRA-4208
Supply and Delivery of Sodium Hypochlorite to Various MWRA Wastewater Locations
05/06/16
2:00 p.m.
*OP-325
Relining FRP Chemical Storage Tank
05/05/16
2:00 p.m.
*WRA-4209
Supply and Delivery Sodium Bisulfite to Various MWRA Wastewater Locations
05/06/16
3:00 p.m.
RFQ/PDam Safety Compliance and Consulting Services
05/13/16
11:00 a.m.
please
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CLASSIFIED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
request
to:
MAY 18, 2016
Every Filed Sub-Bidder must submit a valid Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility with its bid and must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance in the category of sub-bid work for which they bid.
two bathrooms, one accessible and one staff. A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016 @ 10:00 AM at the Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon Street. Meet in Gardner Auditorium. Minimum rates of wages to be paid on the project have been determined by the Commissioner of the Division of Occupational Safety under the provisions of Sections 26 and 27, Chapter 149 of the General Laws. Wage rates are listed in the contract form portion of specification book. Each general bid and sub-bid proposal must be secured by an accompanying deposit of 5% of the total bid amount, including all alternates, in the form of a bid bond, in cash, a certified, treasurer’s, or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Category of Work is:
General Building Construction
The bidding documents may be examined at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Bid Room, One Ashburton Place, 1st Floor, Room 107, Boston, MA 02108 Tel (617) 727-4003, bidroom.dcamm@state. ma.us. Copies may be obtained by depositing a company check, treasurer’s check, cashier’s check, bank check or money order in the sum of $100.00 payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No personal checks or cash will be accepted as deposits. Refunds will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or before JUNE 16, 2016 (ten business days after the opening of General Bids) otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Commonwealth.
Mass. State Project No.
BSB1206 Contract No. DC1
WE DO NOT MAIL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
General Bids at 2:00 PM:
*To access and bid on Event(s) please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com. **To obtain the complete RFQ/P MWRADocumentDistribution@mwra.com.
Sealed proposals submitted on a form furnished by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) and clearly identified as a bid, endorsed with the name and address of the bidder, the project and contract number, will be received at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance, One Ashburton Place, 1st Floor, Room 107, Boston, MA 02108, no later than the date and time specified and will forthwith be publicly opened and read aloud. Sub-Bids at 12:00 Noon:
*WRA-4211
**W301
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE
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Every General Bidder must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance for the category of work and for no less than the bid price plus all add alternates of this project, if applicable.
Massachusetts State House Gardner Auditorium Renovation Boston, MA And the following Filed Sub-Bids: Resilient Floors, Painting, Electrical. E.C.C: $1,366,923.00 The project is scheduled for 136 calendar days to substantial completion. SCOPE: Includes new seating, new carpet and resilient flooring, new conference system, new audio system, painting and infrastructure for new owner furnished/installed cameras and the renovation of an existing bathroom into
Messenger and other type of pick-up and delivery services are the agents of the bidder and the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance assumes no responsibility for delivery or receipt of the documents. Bidders are encouraged to take advantage of a rotating credit plans and specifications deposit program initiated by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance to encourage the easy accessibility of documents to contractors. Carol W. Gladstone COMMISSIONER
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Sealed General Bids for MPA PROJECT NO. M487-C1 – BERTH 4/5 FENDERING AND BLACK FALCON SHIP WATER PIPE REPLACEMENT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 021282909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016, immediately after which, in a designated room, the proposal will be opened and read publicly. NOTE:
PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE BLACK FALCON CRUISE TERMINAL, ONE BLACK FALCON AVENUE, SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016.
THE BASE BID WORK INCLUDES: CONCRETE AND TIMBER DEMOLITION AS NECESSARY, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL MATERIALS (EXCEPT FOR COATED STEEL PIPE PILES) RELATED TO THE FOUR (4) PILE SUPPORTED CONCRETE FENDERS (FENDERS “L”, “M”, “N” AND “O” AND REMOVAL OF SIX (6) OF THE 8’-2” DIAMETER X 13’-1” LONG FOAM FILLED MARINE FENDER FROM THE MAIN BERTH FOR RE-INSTALLATION AT THE FOUR (4) NEW FENDER LOCATIONS, STORE TWO (2) REMAINING 8’-2” FENDERS AT A LOCATION TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE OWNER, CONCRETE REPAIR AT BOLLARDS AND BOLLARD RE-INSTALLATION, INSTALLATION OF SIX (6) NEW 10’-0” DIAMETER X 18’-0” LONG FOAM FILLED MARINE FENDERS AT MAIN BERTH. THE ADD-ALTERNATE #1 WORK INCLUDES: CONCRETE AND TIMBER DEMOLITION AS NECESSARY, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL MATERIALS (EXCEPT FOR FOAM FENDERS) RELATED TO STEEL PIPE PILE SUPPORTED CONCRETE FENDER “K”. REINSTALLATION OF ONE OF THE STORED 8’-2” DIAMETER X 13’-1” LONG FOAM FILLED MARINE FENDERS FROM THE MAIN BERTH. THE ADD-ALTERNATE #2 WORK INCLUDES: ALL WORK RELATED TO WATER LINE RELOCATION AND REPLACEMENT. THE ADD-ALTERNATE #3 WORK INCLUDES: CONCRETE AND TIMBER DEMOLITION AS NECESSARY, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL MATERIALS (EXCEPT FOR FOAM FENDERS) RELATED TO STEEL PIPE PILE SUPPORTED CONCRETE FENDER WITH LOCATION OTHER THAN ENDER “K”. REINSTALLATION OF ONE OF THE STORED 8’-2” DIAMETER X 13’-1” LONG FOAM FILLED MARINE FENDERS FROM THE MAIN BERTH. Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016. Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. The estimated Base Bid cost is $1,320,000 The estimated cost for Add-Alternate #1 is: $284,000 The estimated cost for Add-Alternate #2 is: $450,000 The estimated cost for Add-Alternate #3 is: $284,000 A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub-bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub-bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and/ or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.
LEGAL NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT OFFICE, SUITE 209S, LOGAN OFFICE CENTER, ONE HARBORSIDE DRIVE, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 021282909 AT 9:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016.
that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Vyola J. Little of Norton, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in an unsupervised administration.
The work includes: RECEIVING, STORING AND INSTALLATING TWO (2) NEW OWNER-SUPPLIED NATURAL GAS-FIRED SNOWMELTERS; REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF TWO EXISTING IN-GROUND DIESEL-FIRED SNOWMELTERS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTUCTURES INCLUDING UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS AND CONCRETE MELTING PITS; CONSTRUCTION OF TWO (2) NEW SNOWMELTER INFRASTRUCTURES INCLUDING UTILITY CONNECTIONS; UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE PIPES AND APPURTENANCES; OIL/WATER SEPARATORS; NATURAL GAS PIPING AND GAS PRESSURE BOOSTERS; PRIMARY ELECTRICAL SERVICE INCLUDING TRANSFORMERS, PRIMARY SWITCHGEARS, ELECTRICAL PANELS AND CONCRETE ENCASED ELECTRICAL DUCTBANKS; PROVIDING NEW COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PLACEMENT OF HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENTS AND PLACEMENT OF CEMENT CONCRETE APPROACH SLABS AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING.
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 05/12/2016. 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.
Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016. Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. The estimated contract cost is TWO MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,450,000.00). A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and/ or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $10,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details. This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than FIVE AND SIX TENTHS PERCENT (5.6%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible. This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in Article 84 of the General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000. Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance, Auto Liability Insurance, and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details. This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than SEVEN POINT SIX PERCENT (7.6%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible. This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of NonSegregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000. Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA CONTRACT NO. L1281-C4, AIRFIELD WIDE SNOWMELTING SYSTEM UPGRADE – PHASE I, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016, immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.
Docket No. SU16C0073CA
SUFFOLK Division
In the matter of Damien Saeed Haubourg of Mattapan, MA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all persons interested in a petition described:
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: March 31, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all persons interested in a petition described: A petition has been presented by Keesha Rue requesting that Keysean Reginald Horsley be allowed to change his name as follows: Keysean Markel Rue IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 05/05/2016. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: February 26, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: April 14, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU16P0702EA
SUFFOLK Division
Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Devon Wayne Vassell Date of Death: 05/10/2015 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Vyola J. Little of Norton, MA requesting
Docket No. SU13P1810GD
Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Resignation of a Guardian of an Incapacitated Person In the Interests of Desmond Springer Of Roxbury, MA RESPONDENT Incapacitated Person/Protected Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Leon PJ Drysdale of Manchester, NH in the above captioned matter requesting that the court: Accept the Resignation of the Guardian of the Respondent. The petition asks the court to make a determination that the Guardian and/ or Conservator should be allowed to resign; or should be removed for good cause; or that the Guardianship and/or Conservatorship is no longer necessary and therefore should be terminated. The original petition is on file with the court. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 05/12/2016. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the avoenamed 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 bhlaf of 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: March 30, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
Damien Blaise Olu Dara IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 05/26/2016.
Docket No. SU16C0058CA
In the matter of Keysean Reginald Horsley of Mattapan, MA
A petition has been presented by Damien Saeed Haubourg requesting that Damien Saeed Haubourg be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows:
MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY
LEGAL
SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU16P0551EA Estate of PEDRO A. ALVES, JR. Date of Death 11/14/2015
INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner MANUEL A. ALVES of BOSTON, MA a Will has been admitted to informal probate. MANUEL A. ALVES of BOSTON, 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.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU13P2898EA
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication
Docket No. SU16D0119DR
Bartee-Harvey, Shakeeda
vs.
A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy has been filed by Roger White of Dorchester, 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 Roger White of Dorchester, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve 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 04/28/2016. 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.
The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Shakeeda BarteeHarvey, 27 East St., Boston, MA 02122 your answer, if any, on or before 06/16/2016. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 31, 2016
Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
East Main Apartments is a community that will be seven buildings with 188 units surrounding a separate clubhouse and pool for community use. Units include in-unit Washer and Dryers and fully appliance kitchens. There is free surface parking and garage spaces are available for a fee. 47 of the 188 apartments are affordable units that will be rented to households with annual incomes not exceeding 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) adjusted for family size as determined by HUD. The first affordable units will be ready in June/July 2016. The 80% AMI Income Limits are as follows: $46,000 (1 person), $52,600 (2 people), $59,150 (3 people), $65,700 (4 people), $71,000 (5 people), $76,250 (6 people) A Public Information Session will be held at 5:30 pm on May 9th, 2016 in the Norton Public Library (68 East Main Street, Norton MA) Completed Applications may be mailed, faxed, emailed, or delivered in person. Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be received by 2:00 PM on June 1st, 2016.
REAL ESTATE
The Lottery will be held on June 14th, 2016 at 5:30 PM in same location as the info session above.
WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 17, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
For Applications and Details on the Lottery or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 617.782.6900 or go to www.s-e-b.com/lottery. For TTY Services dial 711. Free translation available.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
1BRs @ $1,080, 2BRs @ $1,257, 3BRs @ $1,413 No Utilities included
Harvey, Jay
To the Defendant:
To all interested persons:
East Main Apartments Norton, MA
Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing
Estate of Albert White Date of Death: 08/28/2013
REAL ESTATE
DOCKET NO. SU16P0759PM
Applications and Info Packets also available in the Norton Town Hall, and the Norton Public Library (68 East Main Street, Norton). Library Hours: M,Tu,Th 10-7, W 10-3, F-Sa 10-2
In the matter of: James J. Gibbons, Sr. Respondent (Person to be Protected/Minor) Of: Boston, MA CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO G.L c. 190B, §5-304 & §5-405 To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by James J. Gibbons, Jr. of Lexington, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that James J. Gibbons, Sr. is in need of a Conservator or other protective order and requesting that (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Conservator to serve With Personal Surety on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, that a protective order or appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed conservator is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 05/19/2016. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.
MARSHFIELD HOUSING OPPORTUNITY PURCHASE PROGRAM ROUND 11 The Marshfield Housing Partnership is accepting additional applications from qualified applicants for grants to assist them in purchasing an existing market rate home or condominium in Marshfield. A deed restriction will be recorded on each unit purchased with a grant to secure affordability in perpetuity. MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNTS
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.
Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU16P0753GD
Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of Rose Barbosa Of Mattapan, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Dept. of Mental Health of Westborough, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Rose Barbosa is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Donna Reed of Mattapan, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondant is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 05/19/2016. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. 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: April 07, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
2 Bedroom
3, 4, and 5 Bedrooms
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
MAXIMUM HOUSE/CONDOMINIUM AMOUNTS
Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: April 07, 2016
SUFFOLK Division
1 Bedroom
Bedrooms
Sale Price
Maximum Grant
Affordable Price After Grant
1 BR Condo
$226,600
$80,000
$146,600
1 BR House
$258,700
$80,000
$178,700
2 BR Condo
$264,100
$100,000
$164,100
2 BR House
$300,100
$100,000
$200,100
3 BR Condo
$308,000
$120,000
$188,000
3 BR House
$341,400
$120,000
$221,400
4 BR House
$359,600
$120,000
$239,600
5 BR House
$378,000
$120,000
$258,000
MAXIMUM ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME 1 Person
2 Person
3 Person
4 Person
5 Person
6 Person
7 Person
8 Person
9 or more
$51,150
$58,450
$65,750
$73,050
$78,900
$84,750
$90,600
$96,450
Please call
Subject to periodic change by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Net family assets may not exceed $75,000. Households interested in applying should attend one of the two informational sessions being provided. Informational sessions will be held at the following locations: Thursday, April 21, 2016, 7:00 PM: Hearing Room # 2, Marshfield Town Hall, 870 Moraine Street, Marshfield Saturday, April 23, 2016, 10:00 AM: Hearing Room # 2, Marshfield Town Hall, 870 Moraine Street, Marshfield A lottery will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 7:00 PM at the Marshfield Town Hall, Hearing Room # 3, to select grant recipients. Successful grant recipients are required to have at least one family member attend and complete a Homebuyer Education Workshop. For additional information or to receive an application please contact either the Marshfield Housing Authority (781-834-4333) or the Marshfield Housing Coordinator: (781-834-1051). Applications are also available outside the Town Clerk’s Office, Marshfield Town Hall. All applications must be received and date stamped by the Marshfield Housing Authority no later than 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, May 6, 2016. Marshfield Housing Authority 12 Tea Rock Gardens Marshfield, MA 02050 The Marshfield Housing Partnership has an obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants if they or any family member has a disability. If needed, language assistance is provided at no cost to the applicant. MHOPP Funding was made possible by the Town’s adoption of the Community Preservation Act
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Southborough Affordable Housing Four 2 Bedroom Townhomes Price: 169,600
Job’s Fishing Neighborhood at Mashpee Commons Mashpee, MA
Affordable Rental Housing Plainville, MA
Woodland Meadows 9-11 Oak Hill Road
1BRs @ $1,033*, 2BRs @ $1,224*
*Rents subject to change in 2016 when HUD Publishes 2016 AMI. Tenants will pay own Electric Heat, Gas Hot Water, Electricity (including cooking). Property pays for Water and Sewer
Public Information Meeting 6:30, Thursday, May 19, 2016 Southborough Town House Application Deadline June 11, 2016
Job’s Fishing Neighborhood at Mashpee Commons is a 52 unit rental apartment community located across 8 distinct buildings in the new phase of Mashpee Commons located at the intersection of Rte 28 and Rte 151. 13 of these apartments will be made available through this application process and rented to households with incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. Configured within eight large buildings reminiscent of historic Cape Cod, these units will include all the comforts of home: Full kitchens with all major appliances, Hardwood floors; tile in the bathrooms, Washing machine and dryer, Energy efficient heat-pump HVAC, Large windows with copious natural light, Convenient parking.
Messenger Woods at 21 Messenger Street Six Affordable Rental Units (1 ADA)
MAX INCOME 1—$46,000 3—$59,150 2—$52,600 4—$65,700 5—$71,000
One 1BR Unit: $1,273 per month Five 2BR Units: $1,404 per month
Information Session: April 14, 2016, 7:00 pm,
Assets to $75,000 Units by lottery 1st Time Homebuyers
Plainville COA, 9 School Street, Plainville MA 02762
For Info and Application: Pick Up: Southborough Town Hall, Planning Office or Public Lib. Phone: (978) 456-8388 Email: maureen@mcohousingservices.com
Applications accepted through: May 19, 2016 1:00PM Maximum Income: 80% of area median income Minimum Income: No more than 35% of an applicant’s gross income can be spent on rent
Application available online at: www.mcohousingservices.com
MAXIMUM Household Income Limits: $47,550 (1 person), $54,350 (2 people), $61,150 (3 people), $67,900 (4 people)
Application and Information: Housing@Sudbury.Ma.US
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
A Public Info Session will be held on May 6th, 2016 at 3:30 pm at the Mashpee Public Library (64 Steeple St)
278 Old Sudbury Road, Sudbury, MA 01776, 978-639-3373
Turtle Brook Condominium, Turtle Brook Rd, Canton 8 AFFORDABLE TOWNHOUSE CONOMINIUM UNITS TO BE SOLD BY LOTTERY
Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be received, not postmarked, by 2 pm on June 6th, 2016
2-Bed, 2 Bath Units $185,200 1175-1200 sf ~ Max Income: 1 Person - $48,800 3 Persons - $62,750 2 Persons - $55,800 4 Persons -$69,700 Asset Limitation - $75,000, as defined Other Restrictions Apply
The Lottery for eligible households will be held on June 21st at 4:30 pm at the same location as the info session. 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 and leave a message. Applications and Information also available at the Mashpee Public Library on 64 Steeple Street (M 10-5, Tu 12-7, W 10-5, Th 12-7, F+Sa 10-5)
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April 13, 2016, 6PM-8PM
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Applications at: Canton Town Hall, Town Clerk’s Office or Canton Public Library, Reference Desk Or Write To: JTE Realty Associates, LLC, P. O. Box 955, No. Andover, Ma. 01845 Or e-mail: turtlebrook@jterealtyassociates.com 978-258-3492 MAILING ADDRESS MUST BE PROVIDED App. Deadline Rec’d by: May 9, 2016
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Income Limit:
5 Units w/ 1 BR
$ 161,600
Up to 80 %
15 Units w/ 2 BR
$ 189,600
Up to 80 %
2 Units w/ 3 BR
$ 217,600
Up to 80 %
4 Units w/ 1 BR
$ 210,800
Up to 100 %
14 Units w/ 2 BR
$ 245,700
Up to 100 %
3 Units w/ 3 BR
$ 287,700
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Asset, Use and Resale Restric�ons Apply Requirement: First‐Time Homebuyer Preference: Minimum 1 Person Per BR in Unit Size Applying
MAXIMUM INCOME Per Household Size
Contact Darrell Ramsey (617) 903-2000
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Mosaic on the Riverway News Ad for BFHC Final Approval 80 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA 02115
News Ad For Sizing & Final Quotes Updated 2.4.16
(8) One-Bedroom (48) Two-Bedroom & (4) Three-Bedroom apartments (4) of the One-Bedroom apartments have a preference for disabled households requiring wheelchair accessibility Maximum household income limit 30% & 60% of HUD Boston Median Income HH Size
30%
60%
1
20,700
41,400
Up to 100 %
2
23,650
47,200
1
$ 48,800
$ 68,950
3
26,600
53,220
2
$ 55,800
$ 78,800
4
29,550
59,100
3
$ 62,750
$ 88,650
5
31,950
63,840
4
$ 69,700
$ 98,500
5
$ 75,300
$ 106,400
6
34,300
68,580
6
$ 80,900
$ 114,250
7
$ 86,450
$ 122,150
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: APRIL 25 to MAY 9, 2016
Informational sessions: Thursday, April 14th at 6:00 p.m. at RTH Community Center, 20a Vining Street, Boston Monday, April 18th at 1:00 p.m. at POP Allston, 89 Brighton Ave, Boston
Pick‐Up at Office: RE/MAX Des�ny, 363 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:30 am ‐ 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday: 10:30 am ‐ 2:30 pm Online: www.MosaicAFFCondos.com ‐ Online Registra�on Required Applica�ons Also Available at 2 Informa�on Sessions:
Applications may be picked up from Wingate Management: RTH Community Center: 20a Vining Street, Boston, MA 02115 April 4, 2016 - April 28, 2016 Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Thursdays: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Saturdays: from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Deliver to Office: RE/MAX Des�ny, 363 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:30 am ‐ 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday: 10:30 am ‐ 2:30 pm Applica�ons delivered by mail must be postmarked no later than May 23, 2016 Applica�ons may be delivered in person during the office hours listed above For more info or reasonable accommoda�ons for persons with disabili�es, please call 617.804.7877
WWW.MosaicAFFCondos.com Equal Housing Opportunity
Accessible Building, Units Adaptable by Buyer
Wollaston Manor 91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170
Senior Living At It’s Best Affordable Housing Opportunity in Boston Final Proof Required Prior to Print/Online
Up to 80 %
DEADLINE for COMPLETED APPLICATION: MAY 23, 2016
Includes: n Heat and electricity n Private bathroom n Off-street parking n Close to commuter rail and Red Line n Cable ready n Share kitchen and living room Serious inquiries only No couples
HH Size:
Sat. April 30, 2016 10 am ‐ 2 pm RTH Community Ctr., 20a Vining Street, Boston, MA Wed. May 4, 2016 3:30‐7:30 pm Egleston Library, 2044 Columbus Ave, Roxbury MA
Share an apartment 1000 per month
Application Return RTH Riverway Management Office in person or via U.S. Mail to 747 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 or emailed to MosaicApts@wingatecompanies.com Deadline: Completed applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. or have a postmarked date of Friday, May 6th, 2016.
A senior/disabled/ handicapped community 0 BR units = $1,027/mo 1 BR units = $1,101/mo All utilities included.
Call Sandy Miller, Property Manager
#888-691-4301
Program Restrictions Apply.
Parker Hill Apartments Brand New Renovated Apartment Homes Stainless Steel Appliances New Kitchen Cabinets Hardwood Floors Updated Bathroom Custom Accent Wall Painting Free Parking Free Wi-Fi in lobby Modern Laundry Facilities
Two Bedrooms Starting at $2200 888-842-7945
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MEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY
RECEPTIONIST Medford Housing Authority seeks a qualified full time receptionist for busy front office. Pleasant manner and good communication and computer skills required. Bi-lingual (Haitian Creole) is highly desirable. Resume and cover letter by April 29, 2016 (or until filled) to 121 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155
HELP WANTED Project Hope Job Posting Family Support Specialist The Family Support Specialist provides supervision and support to parents and children residing at the Project Hope shelter from 4:00-8:00 pm Monday through Thursday. S/he will offer guidance to families and assist with the structure of the shelter during these hours.
Qualifications: n Experience or knowledge of working with homeless families and children n Knowledge of early childhood development n Bi-lingual preferred Please submit cover letter and resume to Peggy Comfrey: pcomfrey@prohope.org
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Mobilizing Communities, Building Careers, North Suffolk Mental Health Association has a common vision for improving the communities we serve. For more than 50 years, we’ve been helping individuals with mental health, disability, substance abuse, and other daily challenges achieve independence and explore possibilities. A career here is a commitment to opportunity, with a focus on a future of progress and change. Join our dedicated employees to help shape the future of the community we care so deeply for.
We are seeking an Outreach Worker to work with the STEPRox Recovery and Support Center.
Rapid career growth potential
In this position you will:
Are you a “people person?” Do you like to help others?
n Understand the participatory process at STEPRox and support the Center staff to promote and implement. n Coordinate of peer involvement in community events. n Assist with data collection and support evaluation process. n Assist in the review and analysis of outreach program effectiveness. n Assist in the development of educational materials and marketing of events. n Participate in distribution of information (i.e. brochures, event announcements etc.). n Coordinate the ordering of materials and supplies. n Attend and participate in applicable external meetings and trainings.
Full-time, 12-week training plus internship. Job placement assistance provided. Free training for those who qualify! HS diploma or GED required. Free YMCA membership for you and your family while enrolled in YMCA Training, Inc. Call 617-542-1800 and refer to Health Insurance Training when you call
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Central Transportation Planning Staff System Administrator The Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking a systems administrator to work in our Information and Technology and Services (IT&S) Group. The selected candidate will help administer CTPS’s computer and network infrastructure, participate in our strategic-planning initiatives and serve as a backup webmaster. For details about this position, please visit www.bostonmpo.org. Send your resume and cover letter to Recruitment Director, CTPS, 10 Park Plaza, Ste. 2150, Boston, MA 02116, or recruitment@ctps.org. Applicants must have legal status for working in the US. AA/EOE.
Central Transportation Planning Staff Transportation Improvement Program Manager (Transportation Planner) The Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking a transportation planner to manage its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). This individual will be responsible for all aspects of the annual update of the TIP document and will perform other planning and technical support services, as needed. For details about this position, please visit www.bostonmpo.org. Send your resume and cover letter to Recruitment Director, CTPS, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150, Boston, MA 02116, or recruitment@ctps.org. Applicants must have legal status for working in the U.S. AA/EOE.
Program Location: STEPRox Recovery Support Center 9 Palmer St. Roxbury, MA 02119
How to apply: North Suffolk offers a comprehensive benefit package which includes medical/dental insurance, 403(b), FSA, and generous paid time off. Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to: North Suffolk Mental Health Association, Attn: Recruiter, 301 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150; Fax 617-912-7971, Email: gethired@northsuffolk.org NSMHA is an Equal opportunity employer.
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Career Collaborative is a FREE program that helps you:
• Find full-time employment with benefits such as vacation days, paid holidays and tuition reimbursement • Create résumés, references and cover letters • Interview with Boston’s leading employers You may qualify if you: • Want a full-time job • Are between 25 and 55 • Are legal to work in the U.S. Information Sessions every Thursday at 1:00 PM. Career Collaborative 77 Summer Street, 11th Floor Downtown Crossing, between Macy’s and South Station (617) 424-6616 www.facebook.com/careercollaborative We look forward to working with you!
HELP WANTED Project Hope Job Posting Housing Search Specialist The Housing Search Specialist will be responsible for locating apartments in the Metro Boston area for families who have applied for Emergency Assistance at the Dudley Square DHCD office and have enrolled in the Prevention and Diversion Programs. This person will utilize existing community connections and develop new ones with landlords and property owners in order to assist families in locating apartments and securing stable housing.
Qualifications: n 3-5 years of housing search experience n Experience in advocating for clients n Bi-lingual preferred Please submit cover letter and resume to Peggy Comfrey: pcomfrey@prohope.org
Hoyle, Tanner & Associates Inc., A New Hampshire based civil engineering firm, is seeking to fill the following positions:
SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER with 10 to 15 years of proven experience to join our Transportation Services Group in any of our New England offices. Candidate must have strong technical capabilities, the desire to lead small project teams and demonstrate successful past performance leading all aspects of roadway projects for municipalities and state agencies. BSCE with PE and significant business development experience a must. (Career Code: TMC40416) TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER with 4 to 10 years of experience to add to our Transportation Services Group in any of our New England offices. Successful candidate must have demonstrated technical capabilities, strong oral and written communication skills with experience preparing designs and supporting documents on roadway projects for municipalities and/or state agencies. Experience using GPS data collectors, GIS, drainage analysis tools and 3D roadway design drawing software on MicroStation with In-Roads or AutoCAD with Civil 3D platforms. BSCE with PE required. (Career Code TMC20416) TRANSPORTATION JUNIOR CAD TECHNICIAN: Candidate must demonstrate a sound work ethic, technical capabilities and be willing to work on a project team. This is an entry level position and we will train the successful candidate if necessary. This position requires preparation of CAD drawings on roadway projects for municipalities and/or state agencies. (Career Code: TMC30416) TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING INTERN: Responsibilities include assisting engineers with roadway design projects, quantity calculations, hydraulic analysis, CADD plan preparation, GPS and site fieldwork. The preferred candidate will be in their third year or entering their fourth year of their B.S.C.E. coursework with an anticipated graduation date of May 2017 with E.I.T. Coursework pertaining to civil engineering with transportation focus such as: roadway and stormwater design, surveying, traffic, hydraulic/ hydrologic analysis required. Prior CAD and/or construction experience helpful. (Career Code: TMC10416) Hoyle, Tanner embraces a culture of learning and provides both on-the-job and off-site training opportunities. If you are interested in joining our team please forward your resume with a cover letter citing career code to: Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc., 150 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101, or e-mail jhann@hoyletanner.com. Visit www.hoyletanner.com for these and other exciting career opportunities! We are AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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FRIDAY EARTH DAY FAMILY NATURE EXPLORATION Meet at DCR Brookwood Farm at 11 Blue Hill River Road in Canton. Friday, April 22, 1-2pm. Join us for an Earth Day exploration of the senses. We’ll enjoy the sights, smells, sounds and feel of the great outdoors on this interactive hike for families. Ages 6 and up.1 hour. Wear sturdy footgear and carry drinking water on all hikes. Dress in layers for maximum comfort. Consider sunscreen and tick repellant. Children must be accompanied by an adult. We will hike unless the weather is severe. If weather conditions are questionable, please call the Events line at the reservation headquarters at 617-698-1802. Reasonable accommodations available. For accessibility questions, please email Maggi.Brown@ state.ma.us.
THROUGH BARBED WIRE PRESENTS 4TH FRIDAY SERIES 7-8:30pm: Monthly prose/poetry participatory event focused on the voices of prisoners, through their writings, speaking to family, friends, youth and allies in the community about prison reality and their lives in it. Audience participation encouraged. Light refreshments. Created and directed by Arnie King. Friday, April 22, South End Technology Center, 359 Columbus Ave, Boston. For more info: throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com or visit www.arnoldking.org; tel. 857-492-4858. Cost: Donation.
SUNDAY PICS IN THE PARKS Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department invite Boston residents to participate in the free Pics in the Parks photography workshops taking place on select Sundays in April and May from 3-4pm. Individuals of all ages and skill levels are welcome to bring their cameras and participate in these informal sessions led by a photography instructor. Participants will learn techniques for taking impressive photographs of Boston’s scenic parks as well as be given a theme to focus on each Sunday. Select photos may be chosen for an exhibit at Boston City Hall. Dates and locations are as follows: April 24 — Franklin Park Bear Cages, 25 Pierpont Rd., Dorchester; May 1 — Lagoon Bridge, Boston Public Garden, 4 Charles St., Boston. For more information please visit the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at www.facebook.com/bos tonparksde partment or www.cityofbos ton.gov/parks. Participants must bring their own equipment and can register via email by contacting mavrick.alfonso@ boston.gov.
MONDAY THE RHYTHM OF OUR STORIES The Rhythm of Our Stories: Songs, Movement, Games — April 25, May 2, from 5:30-7:30pm at Jamaica Plain Community Center (Curtis Hall), 20 South St., Jamaica
Plain. FREE workshops from Families Creating Together with award-winning teaching artist and drummer Cornell Coley who mashes up storytelling with drums and percussion — songs, movement, games. Experience stories with a live pulse and ambient sound. Find your storytelling rhythm! Presented in English, Spanish and American Sign Language (upon request). Wheelchair accessible. Child care provided. FCT is a program of Community Service Care/Tree of Life Coalition. To register and for more information call 617-522-4832 or email mfcabrera53@ gmail.com. Additional information at www.familiescreatingtogether.org.
UPCOMING
THURSDAY, APRIL 21
FAIRY HOUSE BUILDING WORKSHOP Spring is in the air and so is the reappearance of magical woodland creatures in the New England outdoors. In order to accommodate the local elf and fairy community, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be co-hosting their third annual Fairy House Building Workshop with the Franklin Park Coalition on Thursday, April 21, from 10am - 12 noon at Schoolmaster Hill in Franklin Park. Local children and families are invited to welcome the magical creatures by building homes for them. Spring is the best time to build fairy houses, experts say, providing the magical creatures with shelter for the coming summer months and the flitting season that begins in late May. This free family event will include storytelling and books from ReadBoston, plant education from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and face painting. Children are encouraged to wear their favorite fairy and elf costumes to encourage their tiny guests to alight in Franklin Park. Natural materials will be provided, and youngsters are welcome to explore their surroundings to find natural elements such as sticks, stones, and leaves to adorn their fairy houses. Located in Franklin Park’s historic 220-acre forest among oak and pine trees overlooking the William Devine Golf Course, Schoolmaster Hill provides the perfect location for fairy and elf habitat that recognizes their connection to the earth by utilizing building materials from the woods around them. Schoolmaster Hill is located on Circuit Drive between the William Devine Golf Course Clubhouse and Shattuck Hospital. For more information, please call the Franklin Park Coalition at 617-442-4141, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-9613047, or visit online at www.cityofboston.gov/parks or www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment.
BLUE HILLS RESERVATION Moderate walk, some hills, 4 miles. Old Rte. 128 to Beech Hollow and Doe Hollow. Return via the green dot trail. Saturday, April 30, 1pm. Meet at the Houghton’s Pond main parking lot at 840 Hillside St. in Milton. 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.
DROP INTO ART Danforth Art Museum\School will continue its monthly tradition of hosting a free afternoon of art and art-making for children and their accompanying adults. On the first Sunday of the month, May 1, from 2-4pm, families are invited to enjoy current exhibitions, tours, and hands-on activities in the museum galleries and art school studios. Each month features a different theme inspired by artwork on view in the museum, and use a variety of artist materials. Drop Into Art is sponsored by Impact Framingham and the MutualOne Charitable Foundation. For more information on Danforth Art Museum\School, please visit www.danforthart.org or call 508-620-0050.
ONGOING REMNANTS Simmons College presents Remnants, a site-specific installation of sculpture by Hannah Verlin, through May 25 at the Trustman Art Gallery, located on the fourth floor, Main College Building, 300 The Fenway in Boston. A reception from 5-7pm will be held on Thursday April 21, with an artist talk at 5:45pm. Closed May 20. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Hannah Verlin’s Remnants, using spare materials, references New England’s connection to the sea. Using the height and light of the Trustman
Art Gallery, her site-specific installation carries the weight of history via delicate form and obsessive markmaking. Verlin’s work and graceful installation only emphasizes how much interpolation we must do to identify with the past. Trustman Gallery hours are 10am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. The gallery is free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible. For more information, contact Marcia Lomedico at 617-521-2268, or visit the Trustman Art Gallery website at www.simmons.edu/trustman.
YOGA FOR OLDER ADULTS AT BPL PARKER HILL Practice gentle yet energizing standing & seated (chair yoga) poses and movements to maintain strength & agility as you age. Learn deep breathing & meditation techniques to increase memory & focus and achieve emotional balance. Connect with other older adults age 50+ to cultivate a community of elders inspired to enhance their health, wellness & wisdom with yoga. These classes are free and open to the public. Saturdays, 10-11am, through May 28; there is no class on May 14. Parker Hill Branch Library, 1497 Tremont St., Roxbury (Boston’s Mission Hill); take the MBTA to Roxbury Crossing, Ruggles or Brighams Circle stations, or bus routes #39 or 66. Some on-street parking is available. To RSVP, call head librarian Katrina Morse at 617-427-3820, email earthseedyogi@ gmail.com, or visit earthseedyoga.com.
WAITING FOR CHANGE Through June 24 the Multicultural Arts Center will host local artist Barbara Trachtenberg as she tells her stories of Cuba. Daily Havana tumbles life onto the streets where bikes, wagons and hawkers of handmade brooms fill streets too narrow for the painted cars of the 1950s. People wait by day in thought and shadow for something unexpressed. Cubans are patient and used to disappointment and overripe fruit. Tourists bring nostalgia for a simpler life — neighbors looking out for each other and time to just be. The idea of Disconnect reflects both a time warp and Cuba’s ration on virtual constant contact. Patterns repeat themselves in metal and metaphor—grids, a scrapped bedspring
by an ornamental grille, lacework at a window, neighborhood networks — the web of woven patterns that record history and keep people inside and out. The past and the future resound. These are the snippets of live in Cuba you can expect to visit in Trachtenberg’s work. Waiting for Change reception will take place Thursday, May 19 from 6-8pm. Step into Havana and see what daily life is like for those living, visiting, working, and playing. Cuba is waiting for change, and so are we. Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge. Galleries and reception are FREE and open to the public. Regular Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10:30am - 6pm.
BELONGING: A RETROSPECTION Through June 24 the Multicultural Arts Center will host “Belonging: A Retrospection” in the Upper Gallery. This show brings to life the incredible fiber work of Boisali Biswas. A studio artist working in mixed-media fibers, Biswas is originally from India with her formative years spent at Visva-Bharti International University. Her pieces display underlying influences of the captivating traditional patterns and techniques and usage of stunningly rich array of colors in Indian art. The subject matter itself, soul-searching. A reception will take place Thursday, May 19 from 6-8pm. Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge. Galleries and reception are FREE and open to the public. Regular Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10:30am - 6pm.
SCHOOL DAYS IN THE WEST END EXHIBIT The West End Museum is set to host a new exhibit honoring the neighborhood’s rich history of education. School Days in the West End runs through July 9, in the Museum’s Main Exhibit Hall. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Between 1800 and 1975, no fewer than 20 schools called Boston’s West End home. Following urban renewal, the last school in the community — the Peter Faneuil School — closed, and there has not been another public school in the West End or Beacon Hill since. Still, the neighborhood boasts a robust history of education, with several scholastic firsts. School Days in the West End recounts that exceptional past through graphic story panels, artifacts, photographs, report cards, textbooks and more. In 1821, one of the first public high schools in America, English High School, opened in The West End. The Abiel Smith School was the first building in the country raised to be a public school for African Americans. The Phillips School became one of the first integrated schools in Boston in 1855. And the kindergarten program started in 1870 at the Somerset School predates the claim of Susan Blow’s St. Louis kindergarten as the first in the US in 1873. School Days in the West End is free and open to the public during regular Museum hours. The Museum is located near North Station at 150 Staniford St., Suite 7. Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12-5pm; Saturday 11-4pm.
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