Bay State Banner 4 28 2016

inside this week

Candidates can no longer ignore voters of color pg 2

A&E

business news

FERDIA WALSH-PEELO AND MARK MCKENNA STAR IN ROCK MOVIE ‘SING STREET’ pg 14

Dorchester business incubator attracting startups pg 11

plus Kimberly Conner on her film ‘Before ‘I Do’’ pg 14 ‘TRI’ movie goes the distance pg 15 Thursday, April 28, 2016 • FREE • GREATER BOSTON’S URBAN NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1965 • CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

www.baystatebanner.com

Groups form land trust network

Many see trusts as way to preserve affordable housing

By YAWU MILLER

A coalition of Boston community-based organizations is banding together to advocate for expanding community land trusts — communally-owned plots of land on which housing units are deeded permanently affordable.

The newly formed Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network includes affordable housing organizations, anti-foreclosure groups and the Urban Farming Institute.

The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, the nonprofit that owns the city’s only land trust, is helping to organize the network.

“In the long run, we’re looking at building more of a land trust movement that would help shape policy and push more resources toward this model,” said Harry Smith, who directs Dudley Neighbors Incorporated, the nonprofit division of DSNI that administers the land trust.

Network members this week

released a report by students in Tufts University’s Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department that assessed potential benefits of land trusts in Boston, along with a three recommendations on how the city can better facilitate land trusts: prioritizing publicly-owned land for land trusts; a city-backed loan fund to help with land acquisition and development costs; and technical assistance for the creation of land trusts and the acquisition of land.

Sustainability

Maureen Flynn, executive director of the Coalition for Occupied Homes in Foreclosure, said her organization is looking to the land trust model to help keep ten properties it has acquired from banks permanently affordable.

“It would be extremely helpful if the city or other entities could provide funding for technical assistance,” she said.

Flynn says she expects COHIF

See LAND TRUST, page 17

BANNER PHOTO

Rahsaan Hall of the ACLU of Massachusetts was among audience members who spoke at the Roslindale Community Center meeting.

Body camera pilot gets first community meeting

Much of usage policy remains under discussion

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Police-worn body cameras are coming to Boston. Residents were given their first public chance to add their voice on Monday night at a community meeting convened by chair of the city council’s Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, Andrea Campbell. Their concerns will affect the emerging policy for the camera pilot program.

More than 30 people gathered for the meeting in the basement of Roslindale Community Center.

Much of the audience comprised those already versed in the discussion: representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and the Boston Police Camera Action Team, as well as four members of the Social Justice Task Force, a volunteer group invited by Police Commissioner William Evans to represent

community voice in developing the pilot program. Several elected officials also joined the audience for part of the meeting.

Running the meeting and answering questions were Campbell; Tim McCarthy, vice chair of the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice; Jack Devitt, representative of the Social Justice Task Force and director of

See CAMERAS, page 10

No charter school for Bartlett Place Citing pushback, school drops bid

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

BANNER PHOTO

Site preparation work has begun at Bartlett Place.

Conservatory Lab Charter School will not come to Bartlett Place. Last week, Gary Gut, chair of CLCS’s board of trustees, sent a letter to Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation and the Boston Redevelopment Authority, declaring that the school is withdrawing its proposal to join the project. Gut cited inability to secure support from community leadership in the necessary timeframe.

“While we are confident we

could have participated in this discussion in a thoughtful way that showed that CLCS would be a community asset, ultimately, the uncertainty around the timing of this process has required us to move forward in another,” Gut wrote.

Gut told the Banner that although he believed many community members demonstrated approval of the project during several open public meetings, getting leadership on board proved to be too much of an obstacle. “[The decision was made] in response to objections raised by certain leaders in the Roxbury

community who have been promoting a different kind of development at Bartlett Place, and who did not see that the school fit the project,” Gut told the Banner. “[They] seem unwilling to bend on that. We want to respect the process and let it play out.”

Opponents of a charter school at Bartlett celebrated the move as a victory for community voice.

“Much thanks to our community and elected officials for standing up for the community’s vision,” wrote Rodney Singleton, co-chair of the Bartlett PRC in an email sent to those who had signed a petition against the school’s presence

See BARTLETT PLACE, page 13

2 • Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

Author: Candidates can no longer ignore voters of color

By YAWU MILLER

For years, as the nation’s black, Latino and Asian population has increased, candidates for national and state office have largely ignored the growing power of voters of color. Although President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 victories provided concrete demonstrations of how the clout of those voters, when paired with white progressives, could win the presidency, many national and state campaigns continue to make what political strategist Steve Phillips considers an outdated play for white swing voters.

In his book “Brown is the New White,” Phillips argues that candidates ignore at their peril the growing base of voters of color that he calls the “new American majority.”

This year’s presidential race appears to lend credence to his logic.

Bouncing back from her bruising 2008 defeat, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an early play for the diverse voter base Obama relied on in his electoral victories. Not everyone agreed with the wisdom of her strategy.

“Hillary was criticized early in her campaign for targeting voters of color,” Phillips said in a phone interview with the Banner. “The New York Times had an article saying it was a risky strategy. Hillary owes her success and will owe the nomination to voters of color.”

Hillary Clinton’s play for black voters represented a break from the 1990s playbook that her husband Bill Clinton used, publicly dissing Jesse Jackson and Sister Souljah in an apparent attempt to appeal to more conservative white voters.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders followed Hillary Clinton’s lead, albeit late in the game, adding black staffers and lining up support from luminaries like Spike Lee and Rosario Dawson.

“He’s spent 30 years representing the whitest state in the country,” Phillips says of Sanders. “You could say he’s made a lot of progress elevating people of color in his campaign. He responded positively to Black Lives Matter protesters at his campaign events. But it was too late. Clinton has been at the game longer.”

GOP gains

While Democrats may be better poised to capture the New American Majority at the national level, at the state level, the GOP has done a better job, according to Phillips.

“Many of their statewide elected officials are people of color,” he points out. “The Democrats have been lulled into complacency by having Obama at the top of the ticket.”

While Republicans began pushing right-leaning black and Latino candidates like Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Democratic strategists focused on the campaign innovations of the mostly-white

team of strategists who helped Obama get elected, ignoring the energized black and Latino electorate that secured his victory. “[T]he White House and Democratic political machine directed their attention to the wrong sectors of the electorate in 2009 and neglected the New American Majority voters who had put them in power in the first place,” Phillips writes. “As a result, progressives all paid the painful price in midterm elections in 2010 and 2014 when Republicans trounced Democrats from coast to coast.”

At the same time Republican strategists have backed candidates like Rubio, they also have been making aggressive plays to push restrictive voting laws that harken back to the pre-civil rights days.

“They have this dual track of seduction and suppression,” Phillips says. “That was the track they were on with Marco Rubio.

He had a potential appeal. They were on course to present a threat to the Democrats.”

Facing what many see as an inevitable people of color majority in the United States, which some estimate will come by the year 2044, Republicans have been more focused on demographic changes than Democrats, Phillips says.

“In many ways, they were grasping these changes and methodically responding to them better than the Democrats,” he observed.

PHOTO: COURTESY STEVE PHILLIPS

Steve Phillips

Race matters in Mass.

In Massachusetts, a state that is still 83 percent white, Democratic strategists still have not grasped some important lessons about voters of color in recent elections. Perhaps more than in any other race, the 2010 special election in which former state Senator Scott Brown won the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy underscored the importance of engaging black voters. While blacks supported former Attorney General Martha Coakley’s candidacy with 96 percent of the vote in some precincts, Democrats did little outreach in the black community during the special election. That low turnout in the state’s most reliably Democratic base was widely seen as a decisive factor in Coakley’s loss.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren reversed that trend with a campaign that specifically targeted blacks, Latinos and Asians with paid staff positions alongside extensive voter outreach and mobilization efforts in her decisive 2012 victory over Brown.

Ironically, the very concept of the New American Majority had

its roots here in Boston — one of the country’s most racially-divided cities in the 1980s. It was then that former State Rep. Mel King popularized the term Rainbow Coalition to describe the nexus of blacks, Latinos, Asians and white progressives he hoped to harness in his 1983 mayoral bid. While ultimately unsuccessful, the coalition he envisioned became the centerpiece of Mayor Thomas Menino’s electoral base, and, as the black, Latino and Asian populations grew over the next few decades, helped elect progressives like District Attorney Ralph Martin, Sheriff Andrea Cabral and incumbent Mayor Martin Walsh.

King’s Rainbow Coalition moniker lived on in Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and ’88 presidential campaigns. As with King, Jackson’s coalition was visionary, but too far ahead of its time. Nevertheless, Phillips argues, the Rainbow Coalition helped translate the energy of the Civil Rights Movement into Obama’s 2008 concrete electoral victory.

“To get from Martin in ’68 to Barack in 2008, we needed Jesse in ’84 and ’88,” he said. “It laid the groundwork.”

Political calculations

In the current presidential election, Phillips says the New American Majority can secure victory for the Democrats, but only if they play their cards right.

“At the presidential level, the biggest test will come down to the vice presidency,” he says. “It’s strictly a calculation of what you think voters will respond to. I would argue that in order to energize voters of color, they need to balance the ticket with a younger person of color for vice president.”

EXPLORE

the possibilities

at UMass Boston this summer

Register now!

Learn more at: summer.umb.edu 700+ courses to help you reach higher and look beyond Accelerate your studies Complete requirements

Session I begins: 5/31

Mornings, afternoons, evenings or online

Session II begins: 7/18

Study abroad, service learning and field study Discover the value of UMass Boston

Driving the future of learning

Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 3

Prince Hall Hotel? Freemasons consider new land use tremendous opportunities for the community and entrepreneurship for the community.”

Along with creating on-site jobs, the redevelopment is expected to draw more visitors, which would boost patronage at surrounding businesses. Moreover, the center’s restaurants and entertainment space could optimize existing foot traffic, by enticing those coming to the area for the Franklin Park Zoo or golf course to stay and spend money afterwards, Gaskin said.

The restaurants and other offerings serve the local community as well. Dining options are in heavy demand in Grove Hall, according to Gaskin: Many residents told him that full-service sitdown restaurants are a priority in the area, which is largely served by fast food venues. The center also will have space to continue and expand the sorts of community activities currently held at Prince Hall Lodge, according to Elisa.

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Prince Hall Freemasons from around the world came to Boston last weekend to celebrate the founding of their organization, the oldest black Masonry group.

While the Masons commemorated the branch’s colonial roots — beginning with an Irish soldier’s initiation of the first black Freemasons in 1775 and made official with the issuing of a charter in 1784 — members of the local Prince Hall Grand Lodge also have been looking to their lodge’s future.

Local members are considering redeveloping Prince Hall Grand Lodge in Roxbury into a combination hotel and conference center, with full-service, sitdown restaurants, lodge member Louis Elisa informed the Banner.

Prince Hall Grand Lodge has served the community for years as a site for concerts, meetings and rallies. But some say the current building does not tap the property’s full potential.

The lodge is a sizable presence on Washington Street, occupying one of only three one-acre parcels in Grove Hall, noted Grove Hall Main Streets executive director Ed Gaskin. As such, the use Masons select for the property will have a major impact on the economic development of the area, Gaskin told the Banner.

“There are not many parcels [here] that are that large. How they’re used is a determinant of the economic development of the area,” Gaskin said. “Right now we have a large parcel that is basically underdeveloped and underutilized.”

The parcel’s proximity to local attractions enhances the potential of any development on the site, City Councilor Tito Jackson said.

“There’s a great deal of potential for the space,” Jackson said. “[It is at] a very attractive location, particularly because it is blocks away from an 18-hole golf course. It is in

BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

BANNER PHOTO

The Prince Hall Grand Lodge property in Roxbury’s Grove Hall is one of the few one-acre parcels in the area.

Grove Hall, which is centrally located and very close to the airport,” he said.

Hotel-conference complex

Prince Hall Grand Lodge has established a nine-member project planning committee, and groups like Grove Hall Main Streets have participated in discussions.

Elisa is one of those planning committee members. The hotel-conference proposal is in the early concept stage, he said, and the committee is fleshing out its idea for the site before presenting it for community response.

The current proposal is for 300 parking spaces and a six-to-eightstory building that comprises a 250-unit three- or four-star hotel, conference center and at least two first-class, full-service restaurants, Elisa said. Other ideas include placing a Grove Hall history and Prince Hall Masonry history

PUBLIC MEETING

PLAN JP/ROX WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL 144 MCBRIDE STREET Upstairs Cafeteria Jamaica Plain

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Join your neighbors, the City, and the BRA on May 11th for the next JP/ROX workshop!

PLAN JP/ROX is a visioning and planning process for the area between Washington Street, Columbus Avenue, and Amory Streets in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. Since July 2015, we have explored topics such as land use, development, getting around, jobs and the people who need them. In March, we showed some early ideas for the future of JP/ROX. DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS AND ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN: On May 11th, we will have refined recommendations for the study area as a whole, and also for smaller areas within the study area. You will hear ideas that will help to inform new zoning for parts of the study area.

Open House starts at 5:30PM. A presentation will be made at 6:00PM. Open house resumes at 6:30PM to explore materials at individual stations. Spanish interpretation will be provided.

mail to:

phone: email:

MARIE MERCURIO

Boston Redevelopment Authority One City Hall Square, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02201 617.918.4352 marie.mercurio@boston.gov

BostonRedevelopmentAuthority.org Teresa Polhemus, Executive Director/Secretary

@BostonRedevelop

museum in the building and providing office space separate from the hotel-conference complex. He anticipated a cost of $40 million or more, with project completion in five years.

Local jobs

Several other uses were proposed for the site, including housing. But the hotel-conference center emerged as the greatest economic generator, Gaskin and Elisa said. Elisa expects the

hotel-conference center to generate 200 permanent jobs — more than would be gained from another option, which involves providing senior assisted living housing. With many residents commuting outside the neighborhood for work, local jobs are an especially valuable addition, Gaskin said. “[This development] has the highest and best possible return on investment,” Elisa said. “A hotel and convention center creates

Realistic project

A Marriott Residence Inn is proposed for Dudley Square, suggesting such a concept would have traction with developers, Gaskin said.

Elisa considers it a large but very realistic project, and noted that there is a high level of interest in the neighborhood. He expected this to facilitate efforts to involve others on the project. For instance, the team seeks to recruit architecture students to help visualize design possibilities and create presentation boards.

GET A PHYSICAL WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE NEW CENTER FOR PRIMARY CARE AND FAMILY MEDICINE AT CARNEY HOSPITAL, OFFERING: • Convenient world-class care • Appointments within 24 hours • Expert physicians and staff • Multilingual PCPs • Free parking

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY. 617-506-4970 carneyhospital.org/pcp

4 • Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

EDITORIAL

SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

By fax: 617-261-2346 From web site: www.baystatebanner.com click “contact us,” then click “letters” By mail: The Boston Banner, 23 Drydock Ave., Boston, MA 02210 Letters must be signed. Names may be withheld upon request.

www.baystatebanner.com

INSIDE: BUSINESS, 11 • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, 14 • CLASSIFIEDS, 17

Established 1965

A dearth of depth in a complex world During the civil rights era the issues confronting African Americans were so apparent that there was little room for controversy among the leaders. Segregation, racial discrimination and the restriction of voting rights all had to go.

While leaders could disagree with the strategy to achieve those goals there was little difference of opinion on the objectives.

Now times have changed. While many problems are still determined to be racial conflicts, it should be obvious to most observers that race is not always the primary issue. The controversy is really who will control the wealth and the votes.

The nature of discrimination is often so subtle that it can be reasonably asserted that race is not at all the real issue.

how racial discrimination had adversely affected blacks. His report indicated among other facts that out of wedlock births for blacks was much higher than the rate for whites, an expected consequence of the discrimination that disrupted the formation of black families.

Rather than focus their attention around support for the family allowance plan, black leaders and liberals unleashed an attack against Moynihan and “The Negro Family” report. With this ill-advised focus on the assertion of black sexual morality, political incentive to support the family allowance plan faded in the Congress.

In a February 1967 article in Commentary Magazine, a disappointed Moynihan wrote: The moment came when, as it were, the nation had the resources, and the leadership, and the will to make a total as against a partial commitment to the cause of Negro equality. It did not do so. But it was not Northern conservatives or Southern segregationists who stood in the way. ... This time the opposition emanated from the supposed proponents of such a commitment: from Negro leaders unable to comprehend their opportunity; from civil-rights militants, Negro and white, caught up in a frenzy of arrogance and nihilism; and from white liberals unwilling to expend a jot of prestige to do a difficult but dangerous job…

“

The controversy is really who will control the wealth and the votes.”

A good example is the effort to establish the family allowance as a replacement for the traditional welfare requirement that no man be part of the household. It was expected that all men would work to support their families.

If they failed to do so, the government would contribute to the women and children, but no man could be present.

This is a rule that applied to everyone regardless of race but it was especially severe for black families since employment for the men was sporadic because of racial discrimination. From the time that he was assistant secretary of labor in the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, Daniel Patrick Moynihan advocated for the family allowance form of welfare that did not require the absence of the man from the household.

In order to gain congressional support for the family allowance proposal, Moynihan published the 1965 report on “The Negro Family” to indicate

Moynihan never gave up on the concept. In 1969, with Moynihan as his assistant for urban affairs, President Richard Nixon introduced the family assistance plan similar to Johnson’s proposal. It was designed to reduce poverty by providing a minimum stipend to families with children.

There was some immediate approval of the concept but it ultimately died.

Even with a more vibrant press 50 years ago black leaders erred on the family allowance matter.

One wonders how complex issues will be resolved in today’s technological society with even less reliance on the in-depth journalistic coverage than there was in 1965.

“I hope they think it through and get it right!”

USPS 045-780 Melvin B. Miller Sandra L. Casagrand John E. Miller Yawu Miller

Publisher/Editor Co-publisher Assoc. Publisher/Treasurer Senior Editor ADVERTISING

Rachel Reardon

Advertising Manager NEWS REPORTING

Karen Miller Martin Desmarais Jule Pattison-Gordon Sandra Larson Kenneth J. Cooper Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil Anthony W. Neal Brian Wright O’Connor Marcy Murninghan

Health Editor Staff Writers

Contributing Writers

Ernesto Arroyo Don West

Staff Photographers

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Contributing Writers Colette Greenstein Susan Saccoccia Lloyd Kam Williams PRODUCTION Daniel Goodwin Caleb Olson

Art Director Graphic Designer

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ADMINISTRATION Karen Miller

Business Manager

A fitting tribute The lives of Harriet Tubman and Andrew Jackson overlapped by twenty-three years (1822-1845). During those two decades slave-holder Jackson was President of the United States and a symbolic “remover” of thousands of Native Americans from their ancestral living places in the Eastern United States to lands west of the Mississippi.

Tubman, on the other hand, was an enslaved person in Maryland who was repeatedly beaten and even suffered brain damage from a head injury inflicted by a slaveholder. However, she

must have kept her “mind on freedom” because two years after Jackson death in 1845, she escaped from slavery in Maryland and returned many times to free others from bondage. She was so successful in guiding enslaved people to freedom that she was referred to as “the conductor who never lost a passenger.”

Unbroken by the evils of slavery, Tubman accrued nobility that was alien to national icon and slaveholder Jackson during their contemporaneous 23 years. Her nobility stemmed from her mind, spirit of endurance and vision of freedom. That same nobility prepared

INDEX BUSINESS NEWS ………………………………...................... 11 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT …………………...................... 14 FOOD ...................…………………..................................... 16 CLASSIFIEDS ……………………………………....................... 17

her for the great works of her later life and probably moved Providence to grant her sixty-eight years of life after Jackson was taken away in 1845. At 91 years of age, she died on March 10, 1913 in Auburn, New York.

To those of us familiar with her, Harriet Tubman was always noble in the pantheon of American History and certainly more so than Andrew Jackson.

Today she is nobler still as our country deems her worthy to replace Andrew Jackson on the twenty-dollar bill!

baystatebanner.com

The Boston Banner is published every Thursday.

Offices are located at 23 Drydock Ave., Boston, MA 02210.

Telephone: 617-261-4600, Fax 617-261-2346 Subscriptions: $48 for one year ($55 out-of-state) Web site: www.baystatebanner.com Periodicals postage paid at Boston, MA. All rights reserved. Copyright 2016.

The Banner is certified by the NMSDC, 2016.

Circulation of The Bay State and Boston Banner 27,400.

Audited by CAC, June 2015.

The Banner is printed by: TC Transcontinental Printing 10807, Mirabeau, Anjou (Québec) H1J 1T7 Printed in Canada

— David

facebook.com/baystatebanner

twitter.com/baystatebanner

ONLINE STATS

»M OST VIEWED ONLINE

Nubian Notion closes

» MOST TWEETED

Tito Jackson calls for halt to Dudley Plan

» MOST COMMENTED ON FACEBOOK

Nubian Notion closes

» MOST VIEWED ON FACEBOOK

Nubian Notion closes

Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 5

OPINION THE BANNER WELCOMES YOUR OPINION: EMAIL OP-ED SUBMISSIONS TO YAWU@BANNERPUB.COM • Letters must be signed. Names may be withheld upon request.

OPINION

ROVING CAMERA

Doubting black voters

Do you think Boston police should be required to wear body-worn cameras?

By LEE A. DANIELS If it’s presidential-primary time it’s a given that a significant part of the political discourse will involve dissing black voters — asserting they don’t “understand” the issues at stake and who their real political “friends” are, or are ineffective in using their voting power.

In other words, black voting patterns are widely consistently discussed as if they reflect a lack of political sophistication.

Nothing, however, could be further from the truth.

This perverted discourse almost always ignores or discounts such things as the fact that eight years ago black voters, first, effectively and quickly insured the Democratic primary contest would be between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Then, they switched massively to Obama only when he won the Iowa caucus in January 2008. They correctly saw as evidence a substantial number of white voters would support a black man for the presidency.

And this perverted discourse usually ignores the fact that the black-voter turnout, which in 2008 would surpass that of whites for the first time, had been rising significantly since Bill Clinton’s first election in 1992. In other words, it wasn’t just the imperative of electing the black presidential candidate in 2008 and re-electing the black President in 2012 that was pushing more and more blacks to vote.

In addition, black voters’ actions at the national, state and local levels are rarely discussed in terms of the consistently racist character of the GOP itself. It’s rarely acknowledged that they, shunned for a half century by the GOP, have expertly played the traditionally American two-party game within the Democratic Party to become its bedrock voting bloc. And it’s rarely stated that black voters saved the Democratic Party from collapsing during the 1980s-1990s “wilderness years” of the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

It’s also rarely stated that Jewish-Americans, too, are a reliable majority Democratic voting bloc; and that Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Muslim tAmericans have become so as well. No one questions whether these groups are too “emotionally” attached to the Democratic Party.

Such disrespect of black voters has been the standard operating procedure of conservatives since the 1960s.

But there’s another way to consider such anti-black attitudes, beyond their merely proving how persistent individual and institutional racism remains in America. That is to see them as a perverted acknowledgment that black voters are a powerful force in presidential-election politics.

Last week, again, that force was on full display in Hillary Clinton’s substantial victory over Bernie Sanders in the New York Democratic primary.

In blunt terms, Clinton swept Sanders, gaining 58 percent of the vote to Sanders 42 percent in a contest that some had predicted would be much closer. That error in judgment was likely due to mistaking the massive crowds that showed up at Sanders’s rockconcert-like rallies as consisting entirely of voters. But the primary results — which one analyst called “a devastating result for the Sanders campaign” — showed those events and the millions Sanders’s campaign spent on television and radio advertising in the state hid a hollowness at its center.

According to the exist polls, Clinton’s ground-game approach won nearly all the categories: From income groups (those voters who make under $30,000 annually to those who make over $100,000), to voters grouped by level of education, to those grouped by age (excepting the 18 to 29 cohort, which is less than one-fifth of Democratic voters).

Significantly, Clinton swamped Sanders in race and gender terms. He narrowly won the white vote on the strength of the whitemale vote. But Clinton won the votes of white women by an equal margin, and, in addition, won 75 percent of the black vote and 68 percent of the vote of other New Yorkers of color.

In other words, for all that’s said about black voters having an unthinking, “emotional” attachment to the Clintons, it appears lots of other Democratic voters in New York and the other states whose voters have given her an all but insurmountable lead for the Democratic nomination feel the same way.

So, let’s be clear about what the “feeling” is: It’s about making a pragmatic choice of who is the best person to ensure that the Presidency of the United States stays out of the grasp of the party that doesn’t deserve it and in the grasp of the party that does.

Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist, 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.

Yes. It helps them do their job better and keeps us safe.

Yes. We wore them in the military.

They have an obligation to the public to let us know what they’re doing.

Chris Anderson

Keith Bean

Billing Coordinator Brockton

Security Mattapan

Sure. They’re cops. They need to be watched. There’s no checks and balances when they abuse power.

Yes. Unfortunately, my interactions with the police have been negative. If that’s how they are as an institution, they should have to wear cameras.

Mike Greensteen

Joshua Loomis

Musician/Educator Roxbury

Bartender Roxbury

Should they have to? No. But because some officers have acted inappropriately, they should. It would show they understand they have a problem policing themselves.

Shayna Harris Housewife Dorchester

Yes. For their protection. In case something goes wrong and they’re accused of doing something they didn’t do.

Laquia Garris Student Dorchester

IN THE NEWS

WILLIAM E. DICKERSON II Carney Hospital announced the appointment of Pastor William E. Dickerson II, founder of the Greater Love Tabernacle Church in Dorchester, to the hospital’s board of directors.

“Pastor Dickerson has a deep commitment to our community and is a recognized spiritual and civic leader who has advocated for the well-being of the Dorchester community and surrounding neighborhoods for years,” said Carney Hospital president Walter J. Ramos.

“We are excited and honored to have him lend his experience and talents to the hospital’s board of directors,” continued Ramos.

Community service has remained a hallmark throughout Dickerson’s life, including having served as a youth minister, counselor and Boston Public School teacher. In 1989, he and his wife established Greater Love Tabernacle Church with a vision of addressing health care disparities and promoting economic development,

general education and social action, in addition to meeting the spiritual needs of the communities served by the church. He then founded the Family Conference in 1995, which works to promote public health through education and awareness about issues including chronic diabetes, hypertension, cancer and HIV/AIDS. Dickerson is a graduate of the Boston Latin School and holds masters degrees in counseling psychology from Cambridge College and urban ministry from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.

Since 1863, Carney Hospital has served the City of Boston and neighboring communities. Carney Hospital has received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for health care quality and safety and numerous other quality and safety awards. The 159-bed hospital has more than 400 physicians and delivers quality care to approximately 37,000 patients annually.

Carney Hospital provides Dorches-

ter and surrounding communities with convenient, local access to quality primary care, emergency medicine and a range of specialties and subspecialties including; critical care, family medicine, cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, ambulatory care and adolescent, adult and geriatric psychiatry. Carney Hospital is part of the Steward Health Care Network.

6 • Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

OPINION

An affront to Boston’s black history Newspapers still matter. In fact, the names publishers select for their newspapers are still very important. The publisher of the Boston Courant has brazenly decided to call his weekly “The Boston Guardian,” a name that is sacrosanct in Boston’s African American Community. Yet, there is no journalistic achievement of the Boston Courant to warrant the appropriation of such an historic appellation. The publisher’s decision represents a profound insensitivity both to Boston’s African American community and the history of Boston journalism.

Before television and the internet and all of the subsequent technological communication marvels, most people relied on the daily newspaper for current information. Boston was a vibrant center for journalism. A

number of dailies, mostly located on Boston’s “newspaper row” in the lower Washington Street area competed for the attention of their readers.

The Boston Evening Transcript (1830-1941) was generally accepted as the paper of record for the professional and upscale citizens. The Boston Evening Traveller (1845-1967) was considered to be the paper of the working class.

The Boston Post (1831-1956) made a run at becoming a national paper and reportedly reached a circulation of one million in the 1830’s before it expired. The Boston Journal (1833-1917) ultimately merged with the Herald (1873- present) as did the Traveler.

At the turn of the century in 1900, none of the competing newspapers focused much

attention on the African Americans who faced extraordinary racial oppression throughout America at that time. Even though the Black population of Boston was only 2 percent of the total then, racial discrimination was pervasive enough to warrant greater journalistic oversight.

William Monroe Trotter, a recent graduate of Harvard College, decided to launch the Boston Guardian in 1901. For the rest of his life, and until his death in 1934, Trotter became Boston’s champion of racial equality.

Upon his death, Trotter’s brother-in-law, Charles Steward (Harvard ’96) continued to publish the Guardian until old age made the burden too much to carry.

Understandably, black elders in Boston hold the Boston Guardian in the highest esteem.

Guardian Publisher Charles Stewart in front of the newspaper’s Lower Roxbury office.

Partners H

William Monroe Trotter The prospect of that name being sullied is offensive to those who have had to contend with so much for their equality over the years. The Boston Globe (1872present) and the Boston Herald

have survived Boston’s journal- APPRO istic maelstrom. The Publisher of the now defunct Boston Courant can certainly select a more appropriate name from the city’s rich newspaper row history.

Help Us Learn More About Sleep!

If you are: 55-70 years old Non smoker Healthy and taking no medication You may be eligible for a 37-day sleep research study at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. There will be a 4-6 week screening period. Must be willing to spend 37 consecutive days and nights in our facility.

Receive up to $10,125

Call 617-525-8719 or email sleepstudy@partners.org

Be a part of it. Buy a home.

You can do it, MassHousing can help. #safemortgages #communitypride #settingdownroots #homebuyerresources #Massachusetts

LOOK FOR MORE STORIES AND UPDATES ON OUR WEBSITE BAYSTATEBANNER.COM

www.masshousing.com/homeownership Mission. Valu

www.masshousing.com/homeo E Q UA L H O U S I N G

OPPORTUNITY

Connect with the Banner Follow us on

Like us on

@baystatebanner

BAY STATE BANNER

twitter

facebook

www.baystatebanner.com

Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 7

Shelter residents give councilors insight on homelessness

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Several city councilors gathered at St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children recently to hear from those personally affected by homelessness. Shelter guests and representatives of nonprofits spoke at the hearing, convened by City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George, chair of the Committee on Homelessness, Mental Health and Recovery.

The problem is growing, especially for families. According to the latest Annual Homeless Census, the number of homeless families in Boston increased by 25 percent over the previous year. According to school department data provided

by Councilor Essaibi-George’s office, the number of homeless children in Boston Public Schools nearly doubled between spring 2014 and March 2016.

As women at the hearing recounted their trials, it soon became clear that not all shelters offer the same quality of services and care. Helping people back on their feet after homelessness may include such varied steps as offering job and life skills training, providing tailored support and timelines and creating safe, supportive communities.

Growing problem

As of March 2016, there were 3,933 Massachusetts families living in shelters, according to information provided by Essaibi-George’s office. A further 689 families could not secure shelter space and currently are housed in hotels and motels.

Boston accounts for a high share of the state’s homeless population: As of January 2016, 38 percent of those dwelling in Massachusetts shelters were from Boston, according to the councilor’s office Richard Ring is the president of FamilyAid Boston, an organization that operates shelter units and helps provide emergency responses and rapid re-housing.

Recently, the organization’s efforts have been forced to grow as homelessness surges, he said.

“In the last few years, each of these programs that I have cited has been required to expand its capacity to meet the growing demand of homeless families,” Ring testified at the hearing.

Pushed out too soon

With so many in need and waitlisted for services, there can be a pressure to move families quickly from shelters to apartments. But, some cautioned, pushing people on too soon can simply create the appearance of a fix, with them winding up back in shelters.

Sabrina, a woman who stays at Crossroads Family Center, said she first entered a shelter 15 years ago. The shelter put her into the first housing option available and helped her pay rent for a year. This fell short of what she says she actually needed. At that time, Sabrina was a young single mother with no experience of what holding onto an apartment entailed, she said.

Without guidance, she lost the apartment by the year’s end.

“I didn’t know the basics of running a home,” she told hearing attendees. “They [shelter staff ] were so interested in getting me into a house, that I went into the first thing that was open, which set me up for failure. …

According to school department data provided by Councilor Essaibi-George’s office, the number of homeless children in Boston Public Schools nearly doubled between spring 2014 and March 2016.

BANNER PHOTO

Sometimes we need more structure and a little bit more help.”

Recognizing such needs, Mercedes Tompkins, chief development officer at Brookview House, said that the nonprofit works to help individuals gain the life skills they require to become financially independent and maintain permanent housing. For some, who may have never lived alone or had employment, that means teaching the ins and outs of keeping a job or an apartment.

“If you’ve never seen someone get up to go to work in the morning you don’t know those norms,” Topmkins noted at the hearing.

While families usually stay one-and-a-half to two years in Brookview, Tompkins said, recently the administration has been urged to truncate the process.

“The pressure to house now is so intense,” she said. “There are close to 5,000 families who are homeless, surfing couches, who are at risk. There’s a pressure to figure out what’s the quick fix.”

A shelter that shelters

Poorly-run homeless shelters can heap further trauma on their guests. Yanira, a young woman who spoke at the hearing, said she and her daughter were traumatized when their shelter caught fire. Tara Zaniboni recounted being housed in a motel where she felt unsafe and drug use was rampant.

Many speakers pointed to St. Mary’s Margaret House residence as a model of success — a home that goes beyond merely housing women to become a community.

Here, many women testified, they felt safe and supported by staff and other residents.

“I really feel comfortable living here,” Yanira said.

Zaniboni said that she began to withdraw, following the deaths of her mother and her son’s father.

But Margaret House’s staff noticed and pushed her to move forward in life. Now she is in a job readiness program that she says is giving her skills and hope for the future.

“If I wasn’t here, I don’t know how I would have taken the last six months of my life,” Zaniboni said.

“The staff took the initiative to step up and push me to do something for myself.”

Tools for success

Along with life skills, education and job readiness are critical factors to advancement, said Deidre Houtmeyers, president of St. Mary’s Center.

“Education — we know that is their ticket to self-sufficiency, bar none,” she said.

St. Mary’s is among the organizations that provide career training. In Boston, where rent vastly fast-outstrips wages, it

At St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children, City Councilors Frank Baker, Annissa Essaibi-George and Matt O’Malley heard accounts from individuals who are homeless or work with such issues. is especially important that job preparation goes beyond minimum wage work, noted FamilyAid Boston’s Ring. Houtmeyers seemed to agree. She said the training programs set sights beyond fast food work, including teaching computer skills and giving graduates certificates testifying what they have learned.

Past that haunts

Other hurdles remain. CORI and credit score checks can dredge up past incidents and, in some cases, block people from actions that lead to regaining stability. Negative information lingers on a credit report for seven years, and employers, landlords and housing authorities may request to view such reports.

“It’s not easy to get an apartment when they look at your

credit,” Brookview House’s Tompkins noted.

During her statement, Sabrina said she is going back to school and has an upcoming job interview, but fears her old mistakes will bar her way.

“I’ve matured and I’ve become a stronger woman, and I know more now, but because of what the paper says, I’m still sacrificing and struggling for [events from] years ago, when I was a young mother learning,” Sabrina said. “I wish housing wouldn’t deny families for background things if they’ve worked on it. … There are a lot of us that are really, really trying. Society has us in a place where we can’t move.”

Politicians move

Recent actions could bring some relief.

The morning after the St. Mary’s hearing, Mayor Martin Walsh presented a budget proposal that designates an additional $1.3 million to combating homelessness. The new funding will provide for implementing — and staffing — a system for greeting each new guest that enters a shelter, evaluating his or her needs and creating plans to meet them. It will also support rapid rehousing rental assistance and providing hotel and motel rooms for families ineligible for placement in state shelters.

Earlier this month, City Councilors Ayanna Pressley and Andrea Campbell filed an ordinance would prevent employers from considering credit scores in decisions around hiring, promoting and discharging employees.

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Throughout May, join us in celebrating and learning about the diversity of traditions, histories, and struggles within the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Thu, May 5, 6pm-7:30pm Boston Asian American Film Festival screening of East of Hollywood, followed by a directors talk Tue, May 10, 11am-1pm Real Talk panel luncheon with Asian American Youth Workers Tues, May 17, 5:30pm-7pm Beats Outside the Box performances & workshop featuring Gene Shinozaki and Kit Pang Wed, May 25, 6pm-7:30pm Asian Americans & the Model Minority Mutiny, an anti-racism workshop with the Sticky Rice Project All events are free and open to the public.

Details & RSVP at northeastern.edu/crossing

1175 Tremont Street, Roxbury • 617-373-2555 • MBTA: Ruggles Station AAPI hertiage month ad.indd 1

4/21/16 1:46 PM

8 • Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

@baystatebanner

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

BayStateBanner

Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 9

To the Members of the Roxbury Community: Over the past several months, we have had an incredible opportunity to meet and speak with many members of the Roxbury community around our vision for a new home for Conservatory Lab Charter School (CLCS) in Bartlett Place. These were vibrant discussions and our school community was richer for each and every one of them.

While we continue to believe CLCS fulfils a number of the major education, economic development and cultural goals of the Roxbury community, the Board of CLCS has regretfully decided to withdraw our proposal. In public meetings, private conversations and door-to-door outreach to local residents, business owners and civic leaders, we heard an enormous amount of enthusiasm for our proposal and the benefits it offered. We want to thank the existing members of the CLCS family – our parents and students (many of whom are Roxbury residents), staff, and others – who voiced their public support for the project. And we value the new relationships we built and the support we earned from other members of the community.

At the same time, we heard loud and clear that there were concerns: around the process, the overall fit of a school within the original plan for Bartlett Place and the larger vision for community development in and around Dudley Square. A community dialogue around many of these topics is ongoing and we respect the integrity of that process. Unfortunately, the uncertainty around the timing of this process and our need to have clarity around next steps has required us to move forward in another direction.

We are enormously disappointed to be taking this step – there was so much excitement among our students and staff about a future for CLCS in Roxbury. Rest assured, the Board and leadership of CLCS remain committed to creating a school community that is welcoming and accessible to the children of Roxbury, even as we set aside our Bartlett plans for now.

The passion and commitment of Roxbury residents to achieving the best outcome for their neighborhood is nothing short of inspiring. We look forward to listening carefully and participating in these discussions in the months ahead.

Sincerely,

Gary F. Gut and Diana Lam Board Chair and Head of School

10 • Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

cameras

AT A GLANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE MEMBERS INCLUDE: n Jack McDevitt, Northeastern University

continued from page 1

Northeastern University’s Institute on Race and Justice; and Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George. Campbell said she aims to present a draft policy for public feedback before implementing the pilot — which may mean body-worn cameras are not tried out until June or July. Two more community meetings were scheduled for this week as well as a public hearing in May, with more to be added as necessary, she said.

While many officials and task force members seemed to expect the pilot would lead into a full camera roll-out, several also said that would hinge on continued public support.

“If we don’t get the pilot program right, it can jeopardize having a final program,” Campbell said.

Many details — such as how long footage would be stored and the nature of privacy protections — remain under debate. Officials and task force members said they welcomed community response on such topics. They also urged attendees to regard the pilot as a chance to gather information and test-drive logistics, usage policy and equipment, and not see practices used in the pilot as dictating what any final body camera program will be.

The concretes

The BPD and social justice task force have reviewed camera policies in other cities, including Las Vegas and New York City, in shaping their discussions about the pilot.

According to information presented at the meeting, 100 patrol officers across the city — including those from drug and gang

director of Institute on Race and Justice and associate dean of research and graduate studies n Darnell Williams, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts president and CEO n Rev. Jack Ahern, Holy Family, St. Peter and Blessed Mother Teresa parishes pastor n Michael Curry, NAACP Boston branch president n Susan Young, Hyde Park resident n Josh Dohan, Committee for Public Counsel Services public defender n Rev. Mark Scott, Azusa Christian Community pastor n As well as six police command staff members and ten other non-police community members

NEXT UP n Community meeting: Thursday, April BANNER PHOTO

Jack McDevitt, Social Justice Task Force member and City Councilors Andrea Campbell and Tim McCarthy answered questions at the meeting. units — will be equipped with the devices for six months. Campbell emphasized that the cameras will be deployed in neighborhoods beyond Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan, with task force member Rev. Mark Scott proposing East Boston and Charlestown.

Cameras will be used to film interactions between officers and civilians such as those occurring at vehicle stops, person stops and searches, arrests and use of force incidents. In addition to interactions where recording is required, “Officers will have discretion to turn the camera on during any citizen contact the officer deems appropriate” and may, at their discretion, turn the camera off to protect

sensitive or confidential information, according to a fact sheet distributed at the meeting.

Because requiring officers to wear the cameras would necessitate a change in the collective bargaining contract, the pilot relies on volunteers, said Josh Dohan, task force member and public for Committee for Public Counsel Services.

Many attendees, including Shekia Scott, co-founder of BPCAT, and members of the ACLU, regarded using volunteers as a worrisome practice and pointed out that a measure to improve police accountability is unlikely to capture the main perpetrators of misconduct if it only applies to those who want to participate.

“The reason a child learns to love school.”

Karen Manning, Master’s Candidate School of Education

Karen knows who she wants to be. Do you?

With a great faculty, flexible programs, affordable tuition, and campuses across the state, Cambridge College is the right place to become who you truly are.

CambridgeCollege.edu 1.800.829.4723

Where you come to be.

Speaking to the Banner before the hearing, Rashaan Hall, director of the Racial Justice Program of the ACLU of Massachusetts, said a pilot that equips only volunteers is a major concern of the ACLU. “It’s harder to really accurately assess the effectiveness of the cameras when it’s only on the officers who are intentionally being a part of this process,” he said.

Here, Dohan urged attendees to see the pilot as a measure to gather information and said any final policy would not be volunteer-based.

“In a pilot, without collective bargaining, you’ve got to go with who volunteers, and then you’ve got to understand the limits of the data you’re collecting,” Dohan said.

“We have to be realistic that it’s all a prelude to mandatory comprehensive body camera usage, assuming everybody is still on board for that after the pilot.”

In the meantime, program managers will solicit 200 volunteers, with half reserved as a camera-free control group and the others equipped, according to McDevitt. This will give them similar groups to compare — i.e., the kinds of officers willing to try cameras — even if it may not capture the impact of camera usage on officers who have received the most misconduct complaints.

They also will look at the complaint history of officers to see if there is a difference between those who are and are not volunteering, McDevitt said. He told the Banner he did not anticipate any difficulty finding enough volunteers, although he did mention that out of New York City’s more than 34,000 officers only 54 volunteered for its body-worn camera pilot program.

In addition to policy, the pilot also will assess the practical side of the program. Officers will use camera equipment from at least two vendors, to compare effectiveness, and will evaluate two forms of storage: both cloud-based, via a network of servers, and at police headquarters. An analysis of the financial and operational aspects of the program is expected to be completed in the next six months, said John Daley, chief technology officer with the BPD. The majority of the costs, McCarthy noted, will be for handling data, including storage and encryption.

Anthony Braga, professor at Rutgers University and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University, will conduct the cost-benefit analysis and effectiveness

28th, 6 to 8 p.m. at First Parish Church of Dorchester, 10 Parish St, Dorchester n Hearing: Tuesday, May 3, 4 p.m. at City Hall evaluation of the pilot. Among the considerations Braga will examine are citizen complaints, use of force, community satisfaction and police-community interactions, according to the fact sheet.

Lingering questions

Many important policy details have yet to be worked out, including under what circumstances cameras should be turned off, and whether camera deployment should focus on the units that engage in more frequent stops and difficult situations or be widely distributed.

Among the questions raised: How long should footage be stored?

An undercover detective, who opposed cameras, said at the meeting that an effective program would have to retain videos for years.

“We get complaints in police department that are four or five years old,” he said.

Another officer stated that there is no time limit after which complaints cannot be filed against an officer. According to McDevitt, under most pilot programs, if footage has not been flagged as the subject of a complaint or use of force it will be destroyed after three to six months, while flagged videos will be retained forever.

“I don’t think we have a policy yet but we have lots of questions about what should be in the policy,” McDevitt said.

Meanwhile, BPCAT, in conjunction with the ACLU, presented city officials with a camera usage policy last August, which BPCAT members have said was developed through months of outreach to residents and which responds to questions and concerns and met widespread community approval.

Next up

Movement is underway to secure equipment and their implementation: Police union contracts expire June 30 and the BPD is negotiating the use of body cameras into the next ones, McCarthy said.

Campbell also said a request for proposals was just issued for body camera vendors.

Next up is a city council hearing on May 3 at 4 p.m. Segun Idowu, co-founder of BPCAT, and Hall said a hearing would be especially significant, in part because everything will be on the record, and, he added, would likely produce more answers on the pilot policy.

“To have no answers at all is mindboggling,” Idowu told the Banner after the hearing.

Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 11

BUSINESSNEWS CHECK OUT MORE BUSINESS NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/NEWS/BUSINESS

www.baystatebanner.com

BIZ BITS TIP OF THE WEEK

Top tips for recycling tossed-aside tech Do you know what to do with that old computer monitor sitting in storage?

What should you do with a retired PC or tablet? If the items cluttering your home were newsprint, plastic bottles or aluminum cans, you would know exactly what to do with them — recycle! But if you’re unsure how to recycle technology, you’re not alone.

Nearly 80 percent of American households have old technology sitting around, according to a recent survey by Staples.

Most people with old, unused tech devices have one to five pieces they’d like to get rid of, but less than half know how to recycle it, the survey found.

“You make a lot of changes when you’re trying to live a greener lifestyle, from recycling all the plastics your family uses to choosing more energy-efficient appliances,” says Toni Hammersley, blogger at A Bowl Full of Lemons.

“Fortunately, you can also green your digital life by recycling old technology you no longer use. Staples will take a slew of your old and unused technology products right in-store for free to help you responsibly and easily recycle.”

Recycling technology is good for the environment, the EPA says. Valuable resources like metals, plastics and glass can be reused; every 1 million cellphones recycled yield 35,000 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold and 33 pounds of palladium, according to the EPA. What’s more, recycling or donating electronics reduces consumption of natural resources, greenhouse gas emissions, and air and water pollution associated with making new materials.

Hammersley, an organizational expert, offers some tips for recycling tech: n You can recycle old office technology that no longer works for free by taking them into your local Staples.

The store will accept the computers, monitors, printers and numerous other types of electronics for recycling — free of charge. For more information on the program and a list of tech items that can be accepted into the free recycling program, visit Staples online. n You can also trade in eligible technology to receive a Staples eCash card that you can use toward your next in-store or online purchase. The laptop that’s too slow for your gaming activities might qualify for a trade in and get a gift card to put toward new technology or anything else you need within the store. n Equipment that still works can also be donated. Goodwill accepts technology items for repair and recycling and schools, churches, charities and other community organizations in your area may accept older tech that’s still usable. You can also find computer donation organizations with a simple online search. Before you donate any piece of technology, be sure that the organization can use it and you won’t burden them with items they might have to recycle. Also be sure to delete all your personal information, including files, documents and apps that may contain personal information. Staples provides this service in stores through their Tech Services.

“Clutter of any kind can stand in the way of organization at home or in the office,” Hammersley says. “Recycling is one of the most efficient, cost-effective and environmentally responsible ways to get rid of any kind of clutter — including old technology.”

— Brandpoint See BIZ BITS, page 12

PHOTOS: MARTIN DESMARAIS

Fields Corner Business Lab co-founder John Maudlin (left) and office coordinator Shadrach Jean at some of the dedicated workstations in the lab.

Success in Fields Corner Dorchester business incubator attracting startups

By MARTIN DESMARAIS

When Travis Lee and John Maudlin started Fields Corner Business Lab in Dorchester two years ago they envisioned it becoming a beating heart of the area’s growing small business community. At the time, it was the kind of wishful thinking expected of any startup entrepreneur, but now, with 30 businesses and about 60 people working out of the 8,000-square foot facility on the top floor of the historic Lenane Building, their vision has become a reality.

According to Maudlin, about half the businesses that work out of the business lab are owned and operated by Dorchester residents, and most of the businesses provide services to customers in the area.

Since the lab opened in the spring of 2014, he said this has been one of the consistent drivers of interest in the Fields Corner Business Lab space — local entrepreneurs want to work where they live.

“The majority of the people here are not just excited about Dorchester they are also excited about Fields Corner,” said Maudlin.

However, what Fields Corner Business Lab offers is also very appealing as its real estate space keeps the cost down for fledgling businesses. Entrepreneurs can work out of the lab for as little as $125 a month. The lab offers space through three models: private offices, dedicated workstations and flexible workspace. Dedicated desks go for about $300 a month and private offices, with several desks, start around $650 a month.

Digital audio technology company Lumit has an office in the Fields Corner Business Lab with three desks. The company first moved into the lab in August 2015 and has moved to add more desks as it has grown.

Some businesses share private offices with other businesses and some use all the desks.

Flexibility is a major selling point but there isn’t much cheaper workspace of its kind in all of the city.

“Our desire is that it is always affordable to work here,” Maudlin said.

Fields Corner Business Lab borrows elements of what is commonly known as a business incubator by providing workspace for entrepreneurs and small businesses with shared office amenities including conference rooms, a printer/ copier room, reception area and a kitchen. The power of the incubator model is that startup businesses are able to have an office space out of the home with access to all

the necessary office amenities, but without having to rent or lease an entire office to do so, saving a lot of money in the process.

Training on tap

In addition to office space and amenities, the lab also offers access to training and coaching for small businesses, partnering with local small business support organizations including SCORE and the Boston Impact Initiative to do so.

What is also somewhat unique is that, while the incubator model has become famous and flourished in the technology industry, the Fields Corner Business Lab has a wide variety of businesses.

These include Baraka Wellness, which provides wellness training

to at-risk individuals and communities; Intercultural Productions, a video production business; Lumit, an audio technology company; Mobile Cuts, a mobile barbershop; One Goal Graduation, a nonprofit that helps underserved students enroll in college; and Visions Inc., a diversity training company.

Shadrach Jean, Fields Corner Business Lab’s office coordinator, said that most entrepreneurs looking at the lab are very excited about the concept and, frankly, a little bit surprised to find something like it in Dorchester.

“The lab gives the area a different reputation,” Jean said. “The idea of something you would see

See FIELDS CORNER, page 12

Thursday, March 31, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 17

12 • Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

BUSINESSNEWS CHECK OUT MORE BUSINESS NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/NEWS/BUSINESS

“

Fields Corner continued from page 11

in Kendall Square being here is exciting to people. People say, ‘OK, there is really something good here.’”

Jean tours potential renters around the lab and he said they also always pick up on the energy of the place with so many passionate entrepreneurs working together in close proximity.

Mobile Cuts founder Montrez Williams, who started his mobile barber shop business in January 2015 and has been working out of Fields Corner Business Lab since October, said this sold him.

“The No. 1 thing I like about this space is you have a place full of entrepreneurs that are creative — there is an energy here,” said Williams, a Dorchester native.

He also said his business benefits from the support platform in place at the lab from the office amenities to the mentoring support and connections from Lee and Maudlin, all of which is helping him grow Mobile Cuts.

“It just makes your operation better,” Williams added.

No limits

Lumit founder Wake Anderson has seen the Fields Corner Business Lab’s flexibility already benefit his digital audio technology business. Since he started working out of the lab in August 2015 his business has grown and

PHOTO: MARTIN DESMARAIS

John Maudlin co-founder of Fields Corner Business Lab, which opened in Dorchester two years ago.

moved from a smaller space in the lab to a dedicated office with three desks.

A Northeastern University graduate, Anderson lives in Brighton and has been working on Lumit for several years. He is straightforward in admitting that the Fields Corner Business Lab was the most affordable option to have office space outside of his home. And he sees this as necessary while his business grows.

“We work with people abroad and mostly over the Internet so you could do this from anywhere,” Anderson said. “But to have a home base and a physical presence is better.”

He also credits the business

lab leaders for helping Lumit get accepted to MassChallenge, a business accelerator program.

Most of the dedicated workspace at Fields Corner Business Lab — and its dozen offices — are full, but there is turnover almost monthly so there is always opportunity for more businesses to come in.

“If something becomes available there is someone there to grab it really quickly,” Maudlin said.

One of the interesting aspects about the business lab is that Lee and Maudlin are helping the businesses that fill their space to be successful and grow and have to move out to find larger office

Biz Bits

The majority of the people here are not just excited about Dorchester they are also excited about Fields Corner … Our desire is that it is always affordable to work here.”

continued from page 11

THE LIST According to Forbes, The Fastest Growing Public Tech Companies in 2016 are: 1. GrubHub 6. Ellie Mae 2. Artista Networks 7. Synchronoss 3. Facebook Technologies 4. Veeva Systems 8. EPAM Systems 5. Synaptics 9. Skyworks Solutions Incorporated 10. LogMeIn

NUMBER TO KNOW

170-200

— John Maudlin

accommodations. They see this as a good thing for Dorchester, especially if the businesses set up shop locally.

“It is bittersweet because we are sad to see them go but if every business grows out of the Fields Corner Business Lab we would be happy,” Maudlin added.

For Maudlin, in this way, the more the Fields Corner Business Lab succeeds the more Dorchester’s small business community continues to grow, and he is happy to play his part.

“We are thrilled by the success we have had so far,” he said. “We created this space, but our members are really the ones that make it what it is.”

A single mobile device failure can have a big impact on a company’s productivity and bottom line, according to a study by Kyocera Communications. These losses can be measured in the “Cripple Ripple Effect,” which describes how expenses go far beyond replacement costs when a smartphone fails. Time is money, and each single device failure can cost an organization as much as 170 to 200 minutes in lost mobile-worker productivity and internal support.

— Family Features

TECH TALK Intel will cut about 11 percent of its workforce worldwide — 12,000 jobs — through both voluntary and involuntary departures. The company said the cuts will provide about $1.4 billion in savings as it reorganizes due to a decline in PC sales. Intel is a leading supplier of computer chips but it’s hoping to refocus on its most profitable lines of business such as making processors for data center computers and Internetconnected devices.

— More Content Now

BANNER BUSINESS DIRECTORY GET YOUR BUSINESS IN OUR LISTINGS: EMAIL ADS@BANNERPUB.COM • $250 FOR A 30-WORD LISTING IN PRINT FOR SIX MONTHS

ACCOUNTANT ACCOUNTING SERVICES Focusing on small businesses. I can assist you with the following services: Daily, weekly, or monthly bookkeeping. Accounts receivable and accounts payable, financial statements.

Call Irving Randolph (978) 454-4397

AUTOMOTIVE HICKS AUTO BODY, INC 10 Talbot Ave, Dorchester, MA 02124 Repair, refinish damaged vehicles.

Complete interior and exterior recondition/detail.

24 Hour Towing.

(617) 825-1545; fax (617) 825-8495; www.hicksautobodyinc.com

CATERING HALEY HOUSE BAKERY CAFÉ Breakfast Specials, Signature Muffins and Scones, À la Carte Breakfast, Lunch Package Deals, Wrap and Sandwich Platters, Steamin’ Hot Entrees, Soup and Salads, Pizza, Side Dishes, Appetizers, Desserts, Beverages and more. To place an order call catering line Monday through Friday 8 am–4 pm at (617) 939-6837

CONSTRUCTION KERRY CONSTRUCTION, INC 22 Sylvester Rd, Dorchester. Interior & Exterior Painting; Replacement Windows & Doors; Carpentry; Roofing; Gutters; Masonry; Kitchens; Bathrooms; Vinyl Siding. Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured. Call James O’Sullivan (617) 825-0592

Want your ad included?

EMAIL ADS@BANNERPUB.COM

FINANCIAL PLANNING & INVESTMENTS LURIE DAVIS WEALTH MANAGEMENT Lurie Davis, Registered Investment Adviser Investments, Financial Planning, Mutual Funds, Debt Management, Roth IRA, 529 College Savings Plans and Life Insurance.

(781) 595-0396; ldwm@comcast.net; 40 Baltimore Street, Lynn MA 01902

DAILY GENERAL COUNSEL, PLLC Finally, small businesses can get help from a smart and experienced business lawyer at an affordable price, on a One Day and Done™ basis. n Business Formations n Contracts n Customer/Vendor Disputes n Employee Issues n Employment Manuals www.DailyGeneralCounsel.com; Email: info@dailygc.com; Phone & Fax (800) 296-7681

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS OPHTHALMOLOGISTS FIRECODE DESIGN LLC.

195 Dudley Street Roxbury, MA 02119 617-442-CODE(2633) Roxbury’s #1 Fire Extinguisher & Fire Sprinkler Company Inspections, Maintenance, Sales, Installation FREE Workplace Fire Extinguisher Training (some restrictions apply)

HYPNOSIS

MUTARE HYPNOSIS LLC Live a Fuller Life Professional Hypnotists for weight loss, tobacco, stress, fears, chronic pain and illness, dental concerns, self-esteem, salesmanship, sports, leadership, test jitters. Downtown Boston or by Skype.

(617) 266-3057; www.MutareHypnosis.com.

LAWYERS LAW OFFICE OF VESPER GIBBS BARNES & ASSOCIATES 10 Malcolm X Blvd, Boston, MA 02119; (617) 989-8800; Fax: (617) 989-8846.

Attorneys Vesper Gibbs Barnes and Felicia E. Higginbottom, practicing in the areas of Real Estate (Buyer/Seller), Landlord/Tenant, Probate, Family Law (Divorce/Child Custody and Support), and Personal Injury.

Open M-F, 9 am-5 pm.

URBAN EYE MD ASSOCIATES. P.C.

183 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115 720 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118 (617) 262-6300; (617) 638-8119; www.urbaneyemd.com. Benjamin Andrè Quamina, M.D.; Lawrence I. Rand, M.D.; Clifford Michaelson, M.D.; Chukwuemeka Nwanze, M.D.; Purvi Patel, O.D. Treating: Glaucoma, Cataracts, Diabetes, Ocular Plastic/Cosmetic Surgery and other vision threatening conditions and diseases.

Offering: Routine Eye and Contact Lens Exams

REALTOR BERNICE OSBORNE, SRES, REALTOR PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES Residential, Commercial, Land, Estate sales and short sales, 14+ years of experience.

Serving Greater Boston and surrounding areas.

SRES® Seniors Real Estate Specialist specializes in working with seniors (persons 50+) and their caregivers.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Direct: (617) 804-5789 Office: (617) 696-4430 Email: Bernice.Osborne@nemoves.com, Web: www.nemoves.com/Bernice.Osborne

REMOVAL SERVICES FREE TREE WOOD REMOVAL Good hardwood only.

Call Akee Roofing (781) 483-8291

ROOFING AKEE ROOF REPAIRS Roof Leaks repaired, Gutters repaired, cleaned, and replaced, Flatroofs replaced. Free estimates.

Call (781) 483-8291

SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SKILLED NURSING & REHAB CENTER Proudly serving the Community since 1927

BENJAMIN HEALTHCARE CENTER 120 Fisher Ave, Boston, MA 02120. www.benjaminhealthcare.com; Tel: (617) 738-1500; Fax: (617) 738-6560.

Short-term, Long-term, Respite, Hospice & Rehabilitation.

Tony Francis, President & CEO, Notary Public

SNOW REMOVAL KERRY CONSTRUCTION INC Snowplowing / sanding / salting driveway’s and parking lots bobcat and loader services roof shoveling, fully insured (617) 825-0592

$250 FOR A 30-WORD LISTING IN PRINT FOR SIX MONTHS

Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 13

Bartlett Place continued from page 1

on the site.

For months, PRC members maintained firm opposition to CLCS’s inclusion on the parcel.

They asserted that the school does not fulfill economic development and wealth generation requirements put forth in the project’s Request For Proposals.

A stronger point of tension: PRC members charged that the way CLCS was introduced into plans circumvented community process. Singleton said that the voice of PRC members — appointed by the city to represent the community in the development efforts — had been ignored, as CLCS representatives continued to push promotion of the school.

“It was a hard-fought battle,” Singleton told the Banner. “I think they got the message that there were enough people that were really against it.”

Director David Price previously presented the school as critical to the success of the Bartlett Place Project.

At a January public meeting, Price said the Bartlett project would rely on funds from CLCS’s land purchase to build other site elements in time to meet the needs of the area’s current residents.

CLCS was to pay $2 million, which would replenish already-spent development dollars, according to Singleton.

“The price [CLCS] will pay for land will help us build out affordable housing and small and

local business spaces on schedule,” Price said at the Jan. meeting. “The school can help stave off gentrification.”

Price also told the Banner at that time that if Nuestra Comunidad cannot provide housing units within four to five years, by the time they become available current residents who might have used them may have found themselves displaced by rising rents.

Singleton, however, took a different perspective. He said the loss of Conservatory Lab money will not prevent the project’s success.

“There was never any risk of the project not happening because of the school not happening,” Singleton told the Banner. “It’s not going to stop it in its tracks. It may take a little bit longer.”

Loss of CLCS will not reduce the number of units and retail square footage set forth in the plans, but may mean that the housing rolls out on a slower schedule, missing the market at its hottest, he said.

“It’s not that we’re not going to get [housing] when we need it,” he said.

“We’re going to get it. It’s just not going to be as easy for them to sell.”

Moving forward

Now that Conservatory Lab has pulled out of the plans, Singleton said the PRC is free to examine many new ideas, including whether to forgo finding a replacement anchor entity and instead expanding retail or housing.

Meanwhile, CLCS administration will continue looking for a permanent home. Gut said that nothing is definite but that there is interest in a site in Roxbury, Dorchester or Jamaica Plain, based on the students’ residencies.

Verizon workers on strike Labor activists picket in front of Verizon’s Boston Street location, joining 36,000 other strikers across the country in the largest U.S. strike action in four years.

The strikers walked out after negotiations broke down. The communications giant has been consolidating and outsourcing jobs in its call centers.

Bartlett without CLCS

Nuestra Comunidad, which has maintained that CLCS does offer economic generation, issued a statement with partner Windale Developers saying that the loss of the school represents a missed economic opportunity.

“The school had the promise to be a unique economic catalyst by attracting and supporting local small retail businesses, creating a new community center, supporting local vendors and enhancing our vibrant arts community. We understand and respect their reasons for withdrawal,” the statement read.

Nuestra Comunidad Executive

BANNER PHOTO

INSIDE NEXT WEEK!

» BUSI

or can A BUSINESS Myou n Do A Gneed A Zmore I N Ecapital more cash flow FOR URBAN C youOmanage M Mexisting UNITIES ? effectively OF NEW ENG LAND

SECURING CAPITAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS

NESS BITS, TIP

2016

S, TRICKS AN

D THE LATEST

THINGS YOU

AT TO WEAR NOW: NEW RULES FOR IN LEGAL ADVICE TERVIEWBUSIN ATTESSIRETRENDS

NEED TO KNOW

NUMBERS TO KNOW

n How do you define your need?

Do you need money to expand or as a P28 cushion against risk?

BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/BANNERBIZ n How urgent is your need? You can obtain the best terms when you anticlooking than rather needs your ipate P6 for money under pressure.

YOU’VE SU RVIVED A FEW n How great are your risks? All SCRE PH MANAGER ENINGS, AND NOW ONE businesses carry risks, and the P13 TH The idea is IS to You’ve done READY TO SEE YOU E HIRING degree of risk will affect cost and camaraderie foster a culture of col tho lab practiced ans rough research on theIN PERSON. available financing alternatives. will support — and theoretically, com oration and we com ring pan the ent y, questions and the most commo fortable dre P42 n In what state of developm ss Thanks to se notions. ask face-to-fac figured out some gre n interview is the business? Needs are most at tries have beetech’s influence, most oth to figure out e. There’s really only questions to critical during transitional stages.

FREQUENTLY AS THE REASON one thing left idea of a job n going more casual, er indus: What will and so the you wear?

HILE POOR MANAGEMENT IS CITED MOST can You the will did purposes thin ate what For close n k a arr formal attire the financing is perfectly pre answer is pretty sim can seem like iving for an interview NING uate or ill-timed BUSINESSES|FAIL, capital be used? Any lender will LEARinadeq sse in kind of a dis everyone we d and tailored suit. ple: A dark, ENTREPRENEURSH.IPWhether you’re starting a business or expanding connect. be requested for require that capital It’s wh ars second the THE NEW UN as a way to take Don’t bet on to a job interview. Rig at After unea needs.and ial.

IFORM: “I’m essent it “The Girlfriend MBA”very specific is l ht? it. called capita I m. ss ready opt nt progra busine and sufficie for seeing wome one, logy the state of your industry? things like a Where desk second-bigg rthing the world’s a of learning about techno is n pen What n em dre my ation out cil plo ss there, intimid ski and yees in the rt, almost always their risk and lever-coffee with girlfriends. From pre-20 stable, or lgrowth conditions the mining est diamond, shares in traditional ma blouse and blazer (ins blazer, or to small firms by reducing : make it more like having with entrepDepressed, tead of) the blouses and show up to work in ties 00s would reneurs from severa tching busine co There are two general types of financing money g to they have available. workin approaches funds the hee different began aging I require Me , ss suit now khakis, ls, you might grew. from n, she 32 percent mpany Lucara soare money, work sought those same ts, college students, Businesses that l studenneeds equity and debt financing. The more see em be d adding wearing bla says, are now more com ,” Carr says. role Additional equity cancountr and sources. ies, including high schoo taugh m in Brazil business, t a progra zer sneakers and s today heading to ployees in such as friends, or equity, you have invested in your million to th a value of $150 ss owners. I even prosper while work in jea others are in decline will views and soms and button-down shi monly hooded sweat non-professional investors MBAs andorbusine Sao Paulo. . If your firm in , ns, e company. ma slums rts or s, etim ny industry shi to s, favela the easier it is to attract financing em the interrts. And wit es — gasp — ployees (an funding terms. better interview roo relatives, employees, customer often receive for Entreto young people inside h should the stands you so d debt, em to y’re which al equity ms of plo E2B, are app s ratio ng entering yers) tak capitalist has a high roach to or lly, this model of teachi colleagues, although ventureI call seasonal But what you without ties! business ng. Typica , if your n Is your of teachi attire in the workplace attire, the ing the casumodel probably seek debt financing. However Most really depend should wear to you to Business.inWe flip the cyclical? inte recommende rs specialize the most common source. needs for financing g to develpreneu Seasonal fundin of debt to r d “I don’t bel rview room is changi Most industrie up with ideas, search for company has a high proportion company cul s on the job you’re app job interview d Loans reneurss.come one or a few closely related decideterm. entrep We short ers. are generally equity before but it is dyi ieve the suit is comple ng, too. lying for, the ture and the to five-yearthen search for custom equity, you should increase your threeand — s preferop as ng, idea capitalist such tely begin ind their venture industries Kim we and ustry at dead — for cyclical Zoller, it’s not a slo way you with an idea, Kalei Carr, wh tod. Rather than start advanced potential you borrow additional money. That w dea this aroun Dallas-based CEO of Image Dynam large. solution. to support a old companies that have the to turn searchnforarea designed constructio of jeoparics that specializeo runs a consulting firm th,” says s a problem and won’t be over-leveraged to the point national ers who have image, tells company that coaches , a custombusinesse become major regional orwith rt. business through depressed periods. for women. s in image and person in Atlanta a exe dizing your company’s survival. provide advice and suppo onmanagement and clothin story of working with cutives on al branding Mentorse profits. and return higher-than-averag haveisboys you financyour where , debt for strong g dance Vans, a sho How l sources com n many schoo are directly, pany made There It’s like a middle e boarding cul You may contact these investors need tontbring You importpop most the ial other. is the ula commerc on Manageme loans, r tur team? girls and by skatee of the 199 investroom and their ing: banks, savings THE OLD UN of the uni-money sources. side commby told they typically make one ss although 0s. busine in the adv Zol with Business IFO assessed ler anc RM: Carr, wh er. It’s the same ant elementhas problems licenses SBAtogeth finance companies, and the Small The sides a pod de facto job e of a meeting with Vansaid she was ments through referrals. both unitymost importantly, how .

Suit,” notes cast titled “Beyond the o hosts interview — s bosses — es, rs. The business Perhaps ncomm Compani Administration are the most common ntand entrepreneu ns Investmety tha solutio not Bu Business a find “Yo Small sin t to can the standard u have ess wear have for both me need in , and they rarely solved does your “intervie Many state and local governments butfinancing need to bents thatinvestme ideas,for n says. “We we to know your audien a suit. which make venture capital have great your s. Family plan? If ce, entrepreneursmesh business sui and women — a conser w uniform” business with small business lending program each sitting in their cubicles; suit, they’re re told, ‘If you come ” Zoller t with dress vative dark small businesses. to connect with s are ers. They need plan, write in los goi business sho a custom we have e and ng don't es fav ari you cash ss to members, friends and former associate or or ng limited think you don heels somew a they are.’” learn the busine CEOs, they when capital ’t know wh will want to see your She pegs the here between 2008 — began to Businessts talk with one. Lenders Our studen U.S. Small all potential sources, especially o tive solutions. Be- growth of Zoller and NADINE BOONE has been with theother. industry. Thi change to the rise and 2010. they come up with innova for thearestart-up experience planthere ers. andofthen 10 years requirements are smaller. model customand of the tec dress for the Carr agree that the bes s sector Administration for over 16 years. She has been the major t policy is to company, we make sure interview at start apurchases your business before they finance it. being anti-corporat has made a mantra h Traditionally, banks have fore weguaranty and analyzing OF ity reviewing for TOR Specialist, lea ma Loan a DIREC as st out lly NEW e, one THE funding. than the peo of right down Their notch more encourages ivS princibusiness tUMAS MCCO smallIS ofRMICK RIN c source deficiencies for the purchase of to ple e compliance a com jea resolve n wh AT cul and R ns identify to n pan o tur CENTE already and T-shirts. e that o y. On offerURSH c ble to offices aren’t PRENE :been a short-term lender as IP it possiGuaranty Is– National g THE role In tech, pal inhas entrehair down, ce you get the job, you work for the dENTRE 7(a) loans in the Office of Financial Assistance believes that of credit and Car lofts or other really offices anymore. even the can entrepreneurship? trenBOSTO N. The Cent teacha certificate loans,erseasonal lines et — you see ing demand at the compan r says. If you’re unsure let your :a possibility mindsthinkin They’re open floo Purchase Center in Herndon, Virginia. Boone earned The key thing is to teach t learning howyto and equipp is abou urshi With a gros Yes! Loans for loans for machiner prene rpose single-pu ing to start by n ongSBA loan commercial and ind r plans, which combin rs; youinformatio ager you’ve y dress, ask the recruit how people She is work of completion from Omega Performance in Commercialhave to have all the answe e value.have to ust more For e creat reluctant rial been bee and er or manty don’t at tive n generally rtuni lea in $341 billion, s domestic product of disrup from Christopher oppo ment. Banks touch with. st aesthetica including g/ appreciate n. This is how ov/financinBiz kinds, firms.

Small Business in March 2013 and graduated would be a possible solutio www.sba.g of all visit urs The SBA programs, lly.

The prene you Denmark ran y’ll small entre to r Bits is use probably initiative. of whata Bachelor of promote offer long-term loans bring an we teach is to have d by permis for ked on top Newport University in Newport News, VA, with tion happens. One of the ways preneurs who a second entre banks index.html es or sion encourag urs,” program of More Con innovaMarketing. “intraprene ss world, with — Bret Silverb guaranteed lending . The Center isloans tent Now Science degree in Business Administration and ts help solve real problems in the busine companies time overall straight year and sixth erg, Monster.c long-term mindset tolenders to makeWom studen innovative en. had a real business and non-bank we le, for om in p examp For Cam Forbes 2015 sors. ess Boot mentoring from profes than a million running a Busin bu more list of sin lose to farm es large s-friendly co issue that was causing a cows, and did untries.

P22 | MAY sted 2016 had a problem with sick | BANNER 44 did you getBIZintere How dollars a year. The farmer sick cows from contaminating other Banner to prevent the how Biz_5-5-1 up know to in entrepreneurship? came not ts love I . studen 6.in Smith dd 13 AM major at were dying. The 4/19/16 10:46 I was an art and psychologylife and I have a talent for cows. As a result, the cows ing using technology to address to MAY 2016 | includ create and bring visions BAYSTATEB with some brilliant ideas, chip in the re design ANNER.COM BannerBiz_5-5-16.indd 44 they thought to implant a into computer and softwa /BANNERBI the problem. For example, executing a vision. I fell Z | 13 rature. All the cows would by fire. The computer m tempe their baptis re of kind measu a was would cows that by accident. It computer games. would light up the collars for chip order the huge and , a got collars for have “day-glow” design, company I worked easily identified and know be not could did they who so ate sick the1ones that were I worked with an MIT gradu very little about computers. This BannerBiz_5-5-16.inon dd cows. y knew ARAIS knew 4/19/16 icated separated from the health DESMbut IN design 10:45 AM MAI RT it was like to explain compl BYand experience taught me what d how to speak “geek” andED 4/19/16 10:45 AM for promoting I learne ERR tor.

What are your plans LY REF things in simple terms. a transla being of ON COMM made rs at UMass Boston?

INGaS,career IEThave reneu TH OLentrep have OF HN three d They “CEO.” SinceINTthen, TECstarte ERNe CIO of two TH NEWand Boston students!

HE becam OSEnies I am loving the UMass are E OF compa develop to all After that, IAS at sm , IS ON IOTworke spirit. So many of them n helpin ” gththem d atE Babso TO I also a natural entrepreneurial “BIG DATA, my. g off as a happen, companies. econo ENDSng, LIK to school. They make it for the newgh t shru OGYofTR teachi working full-time and going come their way. We are putting a new way ne 500. owners mi rtu ess may Fo that e sin les th bu unity despite obstac only for ach ns to future I have them out in the comm concep yourt approera ey about tio onme Tell that spirit to practical use. making presentations, coming up op rship. big-m cations for s, o-dayreneu y-tentrep has impli m daing to teach talking to business owner ms in Boston.

But fro ies, IoT a book called “Year of 50,nitI wrote ns for real proble portu I turned solutio op for When had et with . people ess Minds ise is and M y sin pr of MBA: bu ter ng for years, the capacit beenenbloggi .” I had allest I think of it as a new kind skills and confidence, and A Action to I was on my book e sm refers When even thwhen a book. business , IoT write and to terms mesimpleI would success, B is Boosting askedIn on thow to start Interne mye advice to th liar le tdown Fagmi nnec n wouldcoscribb wome is Action for results. this tour, de gettin acce ’t ss. n dweren vices toI realize l an wome art that ro d of sm nt d co and es aneek pilot a business,devices for a five-w phon mente cedllwith So I experi othoferinformation.am ay of s are kind wing arr er ex ple

» MAY 2016

MULTIPLE FINANCING OPTIONS AVAILABLE

SOCIAL SECURITY

W

TQHAE INTERNET OF THINGS

Q&A

SS RAH BUSIBYNEDEBO ER UMIGER & CONSLEIPZ IMPACT

a gro consum es and touches IoT also s to watch TVs, but dely in and light

s 2016 MAYen ed wi BANNER BIZm| ov 34 |vic IoT is us de es fro ercially, shipping

AUGUST SMART LOCK

LIFX CONNECTED LIGHT BULB

AM 4/19/16 10:46

Y OF E; COURTES U RTESY OF JUN OF ROK M TOP) COUOF APPLE; COURTESY PHOTOS: (FRO RTESY BELKIN; COU

nt and ks. Comm door loc l equipme rnessing es, hospita vernments are ha jet engin s smart . City go York City’ 34ment d w ge -16.ind l.

Ne na , BannerBiz_5-5ma ey are ful example th for en — wh y IoT, too uenced rt the cit infl ale ’t at isn th little that trashcans be ll wi . rch Soon there IoT connectivity r, IT resea way by late last yea in some lion st released be 6.4 bil In a foreca there will 2016, an in predicted de er wi rtn firm Ga use world e number things in t year. Th connected nt over las 20. of 30 perce lion by 20 n increase ch 20.8 bil d $1 billio ed to rea es toppe cted vic de is predict d is expe g on IoT st time an Spendin lion by for the fir bil 15 $3 20 d in an dollars this year out down .4 billion lit just ab to hit $1 ers are sp umers ese numb g by cons 2020. Th n spendin to imle betwee using IoT es ess the midd busin services. nding by

Q A

COCOON HOME SECURITY

UMASS BOSTON

A

THE AUTHOR AND TEACHER BRINGS HER PLAY:5 NOSUP STASORT KER EATS SP AR SM TO UMASS BOSTON

Q A

WITH HIS FORTON POIN THE WEB T GYM, EVERYBODYFIGH TS, THE SON OF THE FORMER HEAVYW EIGH IS PUTTING INTO PRACTICE LESSON T CHAMPION S LEARNED IN BOXING AND BUSINESS

PHOTO: COURTESY OF

TQ

george foreman iii FREEIMAGES. COM/ JESP ER MARKWA RD OLSEN

ERIN McCORMICK: TEACHING THE POSSIBILITY MINDSET E

$150 millio n

TOP) FREEIMA GES.COM/ NILAMA;

LOOK FOR BANNER BIZ IN NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE OF THE BANNER

MAY

Before inquiring ask yourself the following:

PHOTOS: (FRO M

famous fighter shows how boxing and business run in the family n A giant leap forward: With her fitness startup, Betty Francisco urges children to Reimagine Play n Sweet success: Chocolate Therapy points to the health benefits of the confection n Plus: Advice, profiles, case studies and today’s top trends from local business professionals

trendiREIMnBETTAGINgY FRANE PLAYCISCOAREANDON THE FOREFRONT OF FITNESS WH

A CLOSER LOOKabout financing,

NADINE BOONE

OF

n George Foreman III: The son of the

CAPITAL | SMALL BUSINESS LOANS

FINANCING:

‘SWEET REMEDIES’ P36

PLAY STRONG. PLAY HARD. PLAY MORE.

COURTESY OF SONOS; OF LIFX COURTESY FROM TOP) OF AUGUST; COURTESY COURTESY

The Banner’s business magazine returns with more stories and features you won’t want to miss:

FRAMINGHAM’S CHOCOLATE THERAP Y OFFERS

$341

Billion

14 • Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT FIND OUT WHAT’S HOT IN THE CITY THIS WEEKEND: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT — CLICK WHAT’S HOT IN THE CITY

The cast of “Sing Street.”

PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

www.baystatebanner.com

Q&A

The wizardry of Kimberly

Writer/director/ author/producer Kimberly Conner is the founder of Predestined Arts & Entertainment

By KAM WILLIAMS

g n i ‘s street’

actors discuss starring roles in coming-of-age film

By COLETTE GREENSTEIN

F

or me, I think this comes from my parents just to go for everything. I think that’s why I was so busy as a child as well. I just auditioned for everything,” said actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo on what made him audition for director John Carney’s (“Begin Again,” “Once”) coming-of-age film “Sing Street.” He added, “When an audition sounds remotely for me, I just go for it. My mum and dad pushed me, and I’m glad they pushed me to do it.”

Since the age of seven, the Irish singer, musician and actor has performed as a soprano soloist. He was coached by his mother, soprano Toni Walsh, and grew up subsequently winning numerous national vocal competitions. At the age of 12 he toured throughout Ireland in the production of Mozart’s Magic Flute with the Opera Theatre Company. By the time he was 14, he had formed his own band playing blues music. “I spent loads of time busking, playing on the streets

and making a bit of pocket money with my band,” recalls Walsh-Peelo.

For Mark McKenna, who developed a love of music and acting from a young age, he landed the role of ‘Eamon,’ Conor’s soon-to-be bandmate, through the insistence of a friend convincing him to audition for “Sing Street.” McKenna’s friend, who was also trying out for the movie, gave him a lift to the audition where they waited in line for about an hour and a half to two hours,

according to McKenna.

He went into the audition not thinking that he would be selected to star in the film. “It was like two minutes and then they emailed me and asked for a picture. And, then when I sent them the picture they asked me to go for the character and I just kept getting call backs from them, and eventually just got the part,” said the actor, who makes his feature film debut in the drama.

Shot in Dublin, Ireland and inspired by Carney’s life and love of music, “Sing Street” tells the story of 14 year-old Conor in 1980s Dublin who’s looking for a way to break free of his strained family life, while trying to adjust to a new and tough inner-city public school. Every day is a new day of torture for him until one day when Conor spies Raphina (Lucy Boynton) across from his school. He boldly approaches her, and in trying to impress the aspiring model, he invites her to star in his band’s music

videos. The only problem is that he’s not part of a band — at least not yet.

Since starring in “Sing Street,” both Walsh-Peelo and McKenna’s lives have changed somewhat. Their faces have become more recognizable back home, and even a few of McKenna’s friends have been teasing him a bit about becoming famous. Of his newfound notoriety, McKenna states that “the main thing that I’ve found that has changed is walking around Dublin somewhere, anywhere. I see people staring at me and I’m like ‘do I look weird?’”

But for now, both actors are working on maintaining a sense of normalcy which includes continuing with both acting and music. As to what’s next for the both of them, Walsh-Peelo said that “we’re taking it slow and we’re both in a really great place. We’ve just done this awesome film and we’re both been really adapted.

Acting is something we’re both going to do. We both love it.”

An honors graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Kimberly Conner has been a finalist in several screenwriting competitions, including the Hollywood Black Film Festival, the Urban Media Makers Film Festival in Atlanta, and the Screenwriting Program at the University of Southern California.

Her directorial debut, “This Life Ain’t Pretty,” was based on a true story. The socially-conscious short film challenges stereotypical beliefs associated with HIV/ AIDS in young, black, heterosexual America.

Conner’s first full-length feature, “Jump In,” revolved around a law school graduate/single-mom’s quest to pass the bar exam. En route, she is blindsided by the unthinkable, family ties are pushed to the limit, and astounding revelations unfold.

Here, she talks about her new film, “Before ‘I Do,’” an ensemble drama which is set to premiere in her hometown of Springfield, Illinois, on April 30 at the Hoogland Center For the Arts.

What inspired you to write “Before ‘I Do’”?

Kimberly Connors: My desire is for everyone to discover their passion. Life is short. It is my hope that people will watch this film and vow to follow it. So often, we do not do that. Fear holds us back. We listen to the opinions of others instead of listening to that voice inside of us. Film is the vehicle that I use to convey what I feel is a very important message.

Why did you pick a firefighter for your protagonist?

KC: I love firefighters. I respect what they do. It takes a special person to run into a burning house to save someone that they

See CONNER, page 15

ON THE WEB To see the trailer for “Before ‘I Do,’” visit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVf6N6Ln0oQ

Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 15

ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT CHECK OUT MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT

Q&A

‘TRI’ movie goes the distance

By COLETTE GREENSTEIN

Set against the backdrop of The Nation’s Triathlon in Washington, D.C., the film “TRI” is a testament to the human spirit triumphing over adversity.

Jensen Jacobs stars as ‘Natalie,’ a medical technician, who has a history of not finishing things.

All of that changes one day when inspired by a cancer patient, she signs up for her first Triathlon.

Joining a support group of triathletes, Natalie not only learns the ins and outs of training for a triathlon, but most importantly she discovers her own strength and the ability to push forward and through life’s challenges.

Jacobs — who was in Boston for the screening of the drama at the Boston International Film Festival on April 16 — spoke to the Banner about tackling the role of Natalie, training for the film, and why she’s inspired by The Rock.

What made you want to take on the role of Natalie and be in this film?

Jensen Jacobs: When I first heard about somebody casting the movie about triathletes, I was really interested in it as an actress because I’m also pretty athletic. The way I actually got hooked up getting called into the casting office was an actor friend of mine saw pictures of me doing a race on Facebook and recommended me to the casting office.

The story itself as you know is really, really inspiring. It’s about Natalie [is] the character that I play. She never finishes anything.

She never completely gets to her goal. She always talks herself out of it, so I was really interested in the fact that this was about her finishing it, and finishing it with the help of a team around her. I also really love that it was about a woman going out and doing this too. That was really interesting to me.

Did you find any similarities between you and the character Natalie?

JJ: Yes. Actually, I’ve had a similar experience with my career.

I guess. I’ve been too afraid to pursue it full-time until recently so I kind of related to her in that

PHOTO: COURTESY PREDESTINED ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Kimberly Conner on the set of “Before ‘I Do’.”

PHOTO: RED ZEPPELIN PRODUCTIONS

Jensen Jacobs stars in “TRI.”

A CLOSER LOOK ”TRI” is set for a theatrical release this summer.

aspect because I talk myself out of things, and stuff like that. So, I know what that feels like.

Was there anything that you learned about yourself that kind of surprised you in taking on this role?

JJ: Yes. Just even the experience of being on the set with everybody and learning from the other triathletes. I think one of the main messages of this movie is not only about believing in yourself but seeing how you can get that encouragement from the others around you. So that was an interesting experience for me, because the storyline also focuses on a bunch of other characters and their reasons for doing the race. I kind of learned to look to the people around me, and on a film set it’s a team effort too. I think I just learned to look to the people around me to help boost me up and to inspire myself.

I noticed on your Twitter page that you’re a huge fan of The Rock. There was something that you said on your page that you looked to him as your hero for inspiration. What is it about him that you find inspirational?

JJ: I think more than anything it’s his attitude about everything. He just seems like such a nice guy and he’s so grateful and he works really hard. He seems very generous and very humble at the same time, and I love someone that works that hard, is that driven to get things done, but can also be so humble.

He’s a hero of mine.

How did you prepare for the role?

You actually filmed at the race. Was that done over a few days or one continuous filming?

JJ: We filmed certain scenes that were supposed to be in the race on different days but there was one main day where we filmed in D.C. at The Nation’s Triathlon. We were in with the other racers and it was a beautiful thing to see all that happen, but it was also really high pressure because we’re in there with this whole crew and there are all these people that have worked so hard to be in the race. So, we were very cautious not to get in their way too.

As far as preparing for it, I have run already. So, I was comfortable with that. I was a fairly strong swimmer. But, strangely enough it was the biking. I had never ridden a bike with the pedal clips before. I never even thought of that as a thing that would be hard. It was very hard to learn, like I fell a lot. [Laughs].

What do you hope that audiences take away from seeing this movie?

JJ: I hope that people take away that they’re capable of anything and that you don’t have to do anything by yourself; that there are people around you that will help you get there, and help boost you up. I hope people are also inspired by the fact that everybody has their own story and their own goals and reasons why they do things. I just hope people are inspired to try something new that they haven’t tried before and believe in themselves.

Labor institute marks one year

Conner

continued from page 14 don’t even know. I admire that.

As a kid, the fire chief lived right across the street from us. At the time, it seemed like an easy job. I never really saw the dangers, just the glamour of it all. He’s retired now, but he still lives in the same house, across the street from my Dad. I found it intriguing. I wanted to show what it’s like to be a firefighter, so I spent time with several different departments, talking with and observing firefighters to give the story credibility and to shed elements of truth throughout the film.

How would you describe your main character, Caleb?

KC: Caleb is complicated. Beneath it all, he’s a good guy. But, he’s jaded. He wants to move on after being ditched at the altar, but he’s stuck there. Life suddenly forces him down a narrow path, but he comes out wiser, ultimately.

The film is rich with characters and subplots. Would you consider it fair to describe it as similar to a soap opera or romance novel?

KC: It’s fair to say that the film plays out somewhat like a romance novel. If it’s compared to a soap opera, it would have to be an urban soap opera. It has a lot of twists and turns, just like in real life.

What’s your target audience?

KC: My target audiences are women and men, age 24-45, African-American, Latino, and white, and middle age and older adults, age 50-70, white, African-American, and Latino.

What message do you want people to take away from “Before ‘I Do’”?

KC: Pursue your passion, despite what others think. It may not be popular. It may not make sense. Life can change in the blink of an eye. Seize every opportunity.

Take the risk.

This is your third film. How would you describe your evolution as a writer/director?

KC: With each film, I’m learning, growing stronger, as a writer and as a businesswoman. Each film should be better than the last.

I see evidence of that in my work.

I’m building a team, not just producers and crew, but with repeat investors that believe in my work and my message. It’s a process.

After I complete each film, I make a list of the lessons that I learned on that production, things that I could improve upon. I ask myself questions like, “What can I do smarter? What can I do better?

What do I need in order to be a successful?” Then, I apply those lessons to the next production.

You’re already in pre-production on your next two movies, “Lipstick” and “Macabre.” What are they about?

KC: “Lipstick” is a suspense thriller about a serial killer that targets male victims, spinning investigators through a myriad of twists and turns. “Macabre” is a psychological joy ride.

With so many classic films being redone, is there a remake you’d like to make?

KC: Yes, absolutely. I’d love to do a modern day “Out of Darkness.” The film starred Diana Ross, and came out years ago.

Mental illness is a topic that deserves more attention and that I’d like to take on through film.

SUDOKU ANSWERS FROM PG 17

PHOTO: COURTESY APRI

Labor activists and elected officials turned out for a fundraiser marking the first year of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, which works to build bridges between labor activists and the black community. The event was attended by over 200 hundred representatives of community groups, elected officials and black and white labor leaders.

16 • Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

FOOD Bon appetit CHECK OUT NUTRITION AND HEALTH NEWS ONLINE: BAYSTATEBANNER.COM/NEWS/HEALTH

www.baystatebanner.com

EASY RECIPE

French flair makes this salad a hearty meal

BY THE EDITORS OF RELISH MAGAZINE

T

he French call this a salad; we call it dinner.

Granted, we took some liberties with the traditional salad, adding potatoes to make it heartier. Use a sturdy lettuce. Slightly bitter greens, like frisée or romaine, play off the crisp bacon, creamy eggs and warm potatoes to create a delicious meal.

The salad is popular throughout France, particularly in the small eateries known as bouchons in Lyons, a city in the Rhone-Alps region.

Key to the salad is the poached egg. You can use an egg poacher, of course, but if you don’t have one, go freestyle. Bring a pot of salted water barely to a boil. Crack the eggs one at a time into a small cup and slide the egg gently into the water. The freshest eggs work best here, as their whites will hold together better.

Cook the eggs for 2 or 3 minutes, then use a slotted spoon to remove from the water.

Salade Lyonnaise n 3 bacon slices n 2 russet potatoes, cut into ½-inch cubes n 2 leeks (white part only), sliced n 3 tablespoons olive oil n 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar n 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard n ¼ teaspoon salt

Homemade creme fraiche n 1 cup heavy cream (not ultra-pasteurized) n 1 cup dairy sour cream Whisk together in a bowl. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and let stand

n Freshly ground black pepper n 4 cups frisée or curly endive n 4 poached eggs (cooked about 2 minutes) n Shaved Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (optional) Cook bacon in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat until done, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon, reserving fat. Add potatoes to the pan;

cook 5 minutes. Add leeks and continue cooking until potatoes are done, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.

Combine oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in a bowl; whisk well.

Toss frisée with dressing. Place on serving plates. Top each serving with potatoes, egg, crumbled bacon and cheese, if using. Serves 4.

— Recipe by Laraine Perri

in the kitchen or other reasonably warm spot overnight, until thickened.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, after which the creme fraiche will be quite thick. The tart flavor will continue to develop as it sits in the refrigerator. Good for at least two weeks in refrigerator. Makes 2 cups.

Use as a thickener for soups or sauces, as a dessert topping, or in boiled recipes as it will not curdle. Stir a few spoonfuls into butter-warmed vegetables for a simple sauce. Whisk some into salad dressing for extra flavor and texture.

— More Content Now

Pineapple Jerk Chicken Serves: 6 n 1 cup long-grain rice n 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces n 1 teaspoon Jamaican jerk blend seasoning n 1 tablespoon vegetable oil n 1 medium onion, diced n 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks in 100 percent juice, drained n 1 can (15.5 ounces) Goya black beans, drained and rinsed n 1 can (4.5 ounces) Old El Paso chopped green chiles n ½ cup Jamaican jerk marinade Prepare rice according to directions.

Sprinkle chicken with jerk seasoning. In 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, cook chicken pieces in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. With slotted spoon, remove chicken to plate.

Using drippings remaining in skillet, cook onion over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Add chicken pieces, pineapple chunks, black beans, green chiles and jerk marinade. Over high heat, bring to boil; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 10 minutes until chicken is tender, stirring occasionally.

Serve chicken mixture over rice.

— Family Features

THE DISH ON …

RELISH PHOTO

UPCOMING EVENTS AT HALEY HOUSE BAKERY CAFÉ THU 4/28: Lyricist’s Lounge from BDEA, 7 pm FRI 4/29: Dinner and a Movie, presents Wounded Places: Confronting Childhood PTSD in Americas Shell-Shocked Cities. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2541725 THU 5/5: Jazz By Any Means Necessary with the Fulani Haynes Jazz Collaborative, 7 pm FRI 5/6: Teachers Are Awesome, 5-10 pm SUN 5/8: Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet, 10:30 am/12:30 pm/2:30 pm (tickets: HHBCmoms.bpt.me)

Come By The Bolling Building to check out our new enterprise, Dudley Dough Haley House Bakery Cafe - 12 Dade Street - Roxbury 617 445 0900 - www.haleyhouse.org/bakery-cafe

“The Elements of Pizza: Unlocking the Secrets to World-Class Pies at Home” by Ken Forkish The Elements of Pizza breaks down each step of the pizza-making process, from choosing a dough to shaping your pie to selecting cheeses and toppings that will work for your home kitchen setup.

Forkish offers more than a dozen different dough recipes — same-day “Saturday doughs” that you can make in the morning, levain doughs made from a naturally fermented yeast starter, and even gluten-free dough — each of which results in the best, most texturally sublime crust you’ve ever made at home.

— Ten Speed Press

TIP OF THE WEEK

Easy ways to eat more fruits, veggies If adding more produce to your daily diet seems like a daunting task, rest assured that one solution is right in your pantry: canned foods.

Because cans seal in foods’ nutrition, freshness and flavor, they are one of the best ways to get more produce picked at its peak to your table. Plus, canned produce is on par nutritionally with fresh and frozen counterparts, and in some cases even better.

For more information about the benefits of canned foods, as well as recipe inspiration, visit CansGetYouCooking.com.

— Family Features

Thursday, Thursday,April April28, 28,2016 2016 •• BAY BAY STATE STATE BANNER BANNER •• 17 17

land trusts LEGAL continued from page 1

will need help drawing up land leases, legal fees associated with acquiring land, appraisals and other challenges unique to land trusts.

Department of Neighborhood Development Director Sheila Dillon said the city’s Housing Innovation Lab, a program aimed at developing innovative solutions to Boston’s housing crunch, is exploring how to help promote land trusts in Boston.

“The city is supportive of the land trust model, which has worked for decades with DSNI,” she said.

“Not only is it an effective tool to create affordable housing, it’s a way to build community as well.”

Dillon said the city also is prioritizing affordable housing on much of the publicly-owned land it is selling.

“Much of the city-owned land

we put out is for affordable housing and it’s deeply discounted,” she said. “We are working with forprofit and nonprofit developers to see how we can support private land acquisition.”

Time-tested model

Under the land trust model Dudley Neighbors Incorporated uses, the nonprofit owns the land on which buildings sit and leases it to the building owners. The owners buy homes at discounted prices, and their equity in the homes is limited to what they put in, plus modest gains in value.

Owners may choose to pass the home on to their children. If they sell it, deed restrictions limit the sales price to an affordable rate, keeping the home permanently affordable.

While owners can build modest equity, they cannot reap the windfall associated with rising values in the speculative real estate market.

The model ensures that communities remain stable, Smith said.

“Our families have a very low turnover rate,” he said. “In the last 25 years, there have only been four foreclosures.”

There are 226 units of permanently affordable housing in DNI’s land trust, which covers 30 acres.

In addition housing, the DNI land trust also includes several small parks. DNI is planning to add 12 more affordable homes to the land trust on parcels it is acquiring on Magnolia Street.

In addition to DNI and COHIF, the Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network includes Chinatown Community Land Trust, City Life/Vida Urbana, Mattapan United, New England United for Justice, The Urban Farming Institute, Greater Bowdoin/Geneva Neighborhood Association, Alternatives for Community and Environment and Boston Tenant Coalition.

LEGAL

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

Health care leaders

LEGAL

MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO BY ISABEL LEON

Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission host a luncheon for area hospital presidents. (left-right) Dr. Paula Johnson, President of the Board of the Boston Public Health Comm and chief of the Division of Women’s Health Brigham and Women’s Hospital, BPHC Executive Director, Monica Valdez-Lupi and Walsh.

FUN&GAMES SUDOKU: SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 15

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL

LEGAL

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

Docket No. SU15A0055AD

In the matter of Brunberg, Syonah Anjouinette CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6 To Petronia Thames and Brandon Brunberg and any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.

An indigent person is defined by SJC Rule 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receiving TAFDC, EACDC, poverty related veteran’s benefits, Medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent.

Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager or Adoption Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed below to obtain the necessary forms.

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 05/19/2016.

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

Date: March 7, 2016

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

A petion has been presented to said court by Patricia Thames-Key of Dorchester, MA and James Thames-Key of Dorchester, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to Paisley Syonah Thames-Key. If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorney if you are an indigent person.

LEGAL

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

Docket No. SU16C0114CA

In the matter of Daniel Isaiah Robinson of Boston, MA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all persons interested in a petition described: A petition has been presented by Daniel I Robinson requesting that Daniel Isaiah Robinson be allowed to change his name as follows: Dashaye Mizhari 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: April 4, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

18 • Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

LEGAL

LEGAL

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU15A0056AD

SUFFOLK Division

In the matter of Thames, Shariona Niara CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6 To Petronia Thames and Brandon Brunberg and any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.

A petion has been presented to said court by Patricia Thames-Key of Dorchester, MA and James Thames-Key of Dorchester, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to Shariona Niara Thames-Key. If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorney if you are an indigent person.

An indigent person is defined by SJC Rule 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receiving TAFDC, EACDC, poverty related veteran’s benefits, Medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent.

Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager or Adoption Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed below to obtain the necessary forms.

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 05/19/2016.

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

Date: March 7, 2016

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU15D2353DR

SUFFOLK Division

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Rivera, Gladys

vs.

Ozuna, Benjamin

E.C.C: $823,782.00 This project is scheduled for 180 days to substantial completion. Scope: renovations will occur in three (3) occupied stories and one (1) garage level.

A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016 @ 10:00 AM at site.

Meet in lobby of McCormack Building. Contact Jeff Novak at 857-204-1379 or Bob Gray at 857-204-1481.

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 bidding documents for this project are available in DCAMM’s E-Bid Room at no cost to the bidder. For more information on accessing the E-Bid Room go to www.mass.gov/dcamm/bids. The documents can also be may be examined at the DCAMM Bid Room, One Ashburton Place, 1st Floor, Room 107, Boston, MA 02108 Tel (617) 727-4003, bidroom.dcamm@state. ma.us. A limited number of paper copies and CDs are available. Paper copies may be obtained by depositing a company check, treasurer’s check, cashier’s check, bank check or money order in the sum of $50.00 payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No personal checks or cash will be accepted as deposits. Refunds for paper copies will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or before JUNE 17, 2016 (ten business days after the opening of General Bids) otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Commonwealth.

WE DO NOT MAIL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. 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 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

To the Defendant: 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: Gladys Rivera, 295 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 your answer, if any, on or before 06/09/2016. 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: April 19, 2016

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU16D0544DR

SUFFOLK Division

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Beauge, Camille Marganique

vs.

Dilone, Jean Michel

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SOLICITATION FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECTS In accordance with MGL Chapter 30, Section 39M½ and Chapter 149A, Section 15½, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is seeking to hire Owner’s Representatives for projects with estimated costs of over $50 million. The Authority proposes to use both Federal and State funds for these contracts. The amount of $3,000,000, with $1,000,000 available for each of the three consultants selected, has been budgeted for this project.

The Owner’s Representatives will perform duties on various projects, including peer review of design, management of cost recovery and value engineering, and oversight of design, bidding and construction. Each Owner’s Representative must be a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts and have a minimum of five years experience in construction and construction supervision.

This project is state and federally funded. There is no DBE Goal associated with the Owner’s Representatives project.

This is not a request for proposal. The MBTA reserves the right to cancel this procurement or to reject any or all Statements of Qualifications.

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN.

Francis A. DePaola General Manager

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Camille Marganique Beauge, 40 Hiawatha Rd., Apt. 3, Mattapan, MA 02126 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 30, 2016

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CLASSIFIED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE 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:

MAY 19, 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.

General Bids at 2:00 PM:

JUNE 3, 2016

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.

The Category of Work is:

General Building Construction

Mass. State Project No.

DCP1422 Contract No. HC1

Accessibility Upgrades – John W. McCormack State Office Building, One Ashburton Place Boston, MA And the following Filed Sub-Bids: Miscellaneous & Ornamental Iron, Electrical.

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 TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($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.

Filed sub bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work: $ 3,530,000.

HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING MISCELLANEOUS AND ORNAMENTAL IRON $ 90,000.

53,000.

PLUMBING $ ELECTRICAL $ 351,000. $ 54,000.

FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEM The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub bid of any sub trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids.

This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than TWO AND NINE TENTHS PERCENT (2.9%) 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 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

http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/current_solic itations/

Stephanie Pollack Mass DOT Secretary & CEO

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.

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 complete request for qualifications can be found on the MBTA website.

Please use the following link:

To the Defendant:

The Complaint is on file at the Court.

LEGAL

INVITATION TO BID The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following: BID NO.

DESCRIPTION

DATE

TIME

*WRA-4214

Purchase of One (1) New Diesel Excavator Loader (per Specifications)

05/10/16

12:00 p.m.

*WRA-4215

Purchase of One (1) New Diesel Powered 10-Wheel Dump Truck with 26-Ton Telescopic Boom/Catch Basin (per Specifications)

05/10/16

12:00 p.m.

*WRA-4213

Purchase of One (1) 50kVA and One (1) 30kVA Uninterruptable Power Source (UPS) (per Specifications)

05/10/16

1:00 p.m.

**6385

RFQ/P Rehabilitation of Sections 23, 24 and 47 Water Mains Design ESDC/REI Services

05/25/16

11:00 a.m.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1018-C2, HVAC EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT – TERMINAL B & C, 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, JUNE 1, 2016, immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

Sealed filed sub bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016, immediately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016.

THE WORK INCLUDES THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF HVAC EQUIPMENT, ASSOCIATED MODIFICATIONS TO PLUMBING, FIRE PROTECTION, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THE WORK SHALL INVOLVE INTERIOR BUILDING DEMOLITION, AND NEW STEEL AND CONCRETE FRAMING TO SUPPORT THE NEW EQUIPMENT. Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 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.

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. The estimated contract cost is SIX MILLION, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 6,123,000.00) In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Subbidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal.

Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

*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.

please

email

request

to:

REAL ESTATE

Share an apartment 1000 per month 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

Like us on

FACEBOOK

Serious inquiries only No couples Contact Darrell Ramsey (617) 903-2000

BAY STATE BANNER

Thursday, April 28, 2016 • BAY STATE BANNER • 19

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS

REAL ESTATE

HELP WANTED

Wollaston Manor

Parker Hill Apartments

Project Hope Job Posting

Data Specialist

91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

Brand New Renovated Apartment Homes

Senior Living At It’s Best

Stainless Steel Appliances New Kitchen Cabinets Hardwood Floors Updated Bathroom Custom Accent Wall Painting Free Parking Free Wi-Fi in lobby Modern Laundry Facilities

The Part-time Data Specialist will be responsible for using Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) software to monitor data quality and report on outcomes for Project Hope programs, particularly our homelessness prevention and diversion program. S/he will assist with providing ETO technical support to staff and generating reports to track program performance and fulfill funder requirements.

A senior/disabled/ handicapped community 0 BR units = $1,027/mo 1 BR units = $1,101/mo All utilities included.

Qualifications: n Knowledge of and experience with ETO or similar case management software n Strong data analysis skills n Familiarity with EA shelter system and homelessness prevention programs

Call Sandy Miller,

Two Bedrooms Starting at $2200

Property Manager

#888-691-4301

888-842-7945

Program Restrictions Apply.

New Jobs In Fast-Growing

Please send cover letter and resume to: pcomfrey@prohope.org

Companies Now Hiring

MRCA Summer Program Activity Coordinator 2016

HEALTH INSURANCE FIELD! MEMBER SERVICE CALL CENTER REPS Rapid career growth potential

Are you a “people person?” Do you like to help others?

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

Are you interested in a

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

Program eligibility includes:

Mosaic on the Riverway 80 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA 02115

Affordable Housing Opportunity in Boston (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

• • • • •

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

For more information and to register for the next Open House please visit our website at www.prohope.org/openhouse.htm or call 617-442-1880 ext. 218.

30%

60%

1

20,700

41,400

2

23,650

47,200

3

26,600

53,220

4

29,550

59,100

5

31,950

63,840

6

34,300

68,580

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 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 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.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

@baystatebanner

Overview: Mandela Residents Cooperative Association, Inc. (MRCA) has been operating a Summer Drop-In Activities Program for Mandela Homes’ children, ages 7-13. MRCA is seeking to hire a qualified Individual who has at least two years experience working with either a summer day camp or after-school program. Any individual applying for this position must enjoy working with children and who believes in the worth of each child’s natural abilities and potentials.

The ideal candidate will have the overall responsibility for the Summer Drop-In Program so the candidate must be a take charge self-starter, well organized and able to put together an exciting and enriching program. The Activity Coordinator will be a member of MRCA’s Administrative Team and has the additional responsibility for the supervision of the Summer Interns and Youth Workers and is able to implement a safe and secure environment for our children and workers.

This position is seasonal, starting June 13th and ending August 30th. The position is a 30/ hour week. Salary is based on experience.

MRCA supports our employees receiving a living wage.

In keeping with the laws of Massachusetts mandating that any individual working directly with children and youth requires before any offer of employment will be contingent upon a drug screening and CORI. Please email resumes, cover letters and references to mandelamrca1855@gmail.com and call 617-445-7768 for questions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Maximum household income limit 30% & 60% of HUD Boston Median Income HH Size

HELP WANTED

ADVERTISE

YOUR CLASSIFIEDS WITH THE BAY STATE BANNER (617) 261-4600 x 7799 • ads@bannerpub.com Rate information at www.baystatebanner.com/advertise

TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT MANAGER The Transportation Contract Manager at the Massachusetts Port Authority manages Massport’s Logan Express Facilities via contracted parking and facility operators and other vendors. Prepares Request for Proposals (RFPs) and manages the operator selection process for Logan Express and the Airport Shuttle Bus Services. The Transportation Contract Manager manages the Administrative Function of the Private Carrier Operators including oversight and management of the Gatekeeper Database. Manages operations at the Woburn Regional Transportation Center and manages the facility via oversight of the Parking and Facility Contractor Management Team.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, finance,

transportation management or airport planning (or related field) required.

EXPERIENCE: 5-7 years’ relevant experience, preferably in

Sales Assistant Magic 106.7/WMJX FM is looking for an outgoing sales assistant.

Responsibilities include working directly with salespeople to develop PowerPoint proposals/promotional packages, typing copy, pitches and other various correspondences; maintaining media sales kits plus support materials and other duties assigned by Sales Manager.

Ideal candidate must be creative, organized and have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to juggle multiple tasks with great follow-through, work well under pressure and be proficient with Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Photo Editor. Must have at least two (2) years office experience and be a college graduate. Prior experience in the media industry a plus.

Position is full time and includes benefits. Qualified applicants send a cover letter and resume to: hr@greatermediaboston.com ~ No phone calls, please! ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer

transportation or airport environment required. A minimum of 5 years’ prior experience in transportation and/or project/program management required. A minimum of 5 years prior experience in budget management is also required.

UNIQUE EXPERTISE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATIONS: 1. Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and database applications required.

2. Demonstrated experience in writing detailed Requests for Proposals for Transportation related services.

3. Demonstrated experience conducting research and analyzing data.

4. Demonstrated skills in written, graphic and oral communications.

5. Demonstrated skills in contract budget management.

6. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with diverse groups.

7. Ability to prepare presentation graphics and materials.

8. Ability to pass a Massport controlled substance test and security background checks.

9. Demonstrated knowledge of statistical analysis techniques.

10. Demonstrated knowledge of travel demand forecasting.

For a more detailed job description and to apply, please visit www.massport.com or use the URL below and click on the job title you are interested then click on the “Apply” link! http://agency.governmentjobs.com/massport/default.cfm

HURRY! O F F E R E N D S M AY 1

XFINITY SPRING

The Voice available on XFINITY TV app

XFINITY X1 will change the way you experience TV. Make the switch today and start saving.

X1 isn’t TV as usual. It’s a smarter, faster and easier way to access your entertainment. With the X1 voice remote, you can find shows, change channels and more, all by speaking into your remote control. Use Smart Search to find your favorites faster by searching live TV, XFINITY On Demand™ and the X1 DVR™ all at the same time. And with America’s Fastest Internet according to speedtest.net, everyone can surf, stream and download like never before.

Take advantage of this special offer right now, and see why there’s never been a better time to start experiencing X1.

Ask how to upgrade and get a

Get started with the

89

X1 Triple Play

$

99

a month

included for 1 year

FOR 2 FULL YEARS with a 2-year agreement

X1 DVR™ service or a FREE Samsung Galaxy Tab A with the XFINITY Complete XF Triple Play

HURRY! This special offer ends 5/1.

Call 1 - 800 -XFINITY or visit xfinity.com today.

Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. New residential customers only. Limited to Starter XF Triple Play with Digital Starter TV, Performance Pro 75 Mbps Internet and Unlimited Voice services. Early-termination fee applies if all XFINITY services are cancelled during the agreement term. Equipment, installation, taxes and fees, including regulatory recovery fees, Broadcast TV Fee (up to $5.00/mo.), Regional Sports Fee (up to $3.00/mo.) and other applicable charges extra, and subject to change during and after the promo. After applicable promo, or if any service is cancelled or downgraded, regular rates apply. Comcast’s service charge for DVR service is $19.95/mo. (includes HD Technology Fee). May not be combined with other offers. Internet: America’s Fastest Internet based on testing reported at Speedtest.net/awards/us. Actual speeds vary. Voice: Service (including 911/emergency services) may not function after an extended power outage. © 2016 Comcast. All rights reserved. Speedtest is a trademark of Ookla, LLC. Used under license. Samsung and Galaxy Tab are registered trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. NBCU celebrity endorsement not implied. All networks are divisions of NBCUniversal. © NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

DIV16-2-203-AA-$89TPsale-A7

C6ST153_NED_SpringSavings_10x15.75.indd 1

3/31/16 11:44 AM