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Somerville mayor confronts racism ‘Black Lives Matter’ banner is part of year-long conversation on bias By YAWU MILLER
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CERO staff Jon Butler, Maya Gaul, Josefina Luna (in truck), Tim Hall, Lor Holmes and Steven Evans show off a new truck the composting firm recently purchased.
Closing the food loop: A compost firm grows CERO helps local farms produce healthy vegetables By YAWU MILLER
Every day as tons of Boston’s food waste gets hauled off to landfills, two garbage haulers with the acronym CERO divert a small portion to a farm in South Hamilton. There, microbes do the hard work of breaking down orange peels, onion skins and wilted lettuce into compost. After a year of
microbial digestion, the CERO trucks return, load up and bring that compost to Boston farms, which in turn supply local consumers with fresh vegetables. Monday worker-owners with CERO (Cooperative Energy, Recycling and Organics) led community members on a tour of two restaurants and a farm that illustrate the impact of their work. “We’re part of a bigger food-
centered economic loop,” said Lor Holmes, who leads venture development and capitalization strategies for the Dorchester-based worker-owned coop. Starting at the Haley House Café in Dudley Square, Holmes and her co-workers showed off three newly-purchased trucks used to pick up food scraps from
See CERO, page 10
A “Black Lives Matter” banner has hung from Somerville’s City Hall building throughout the last 12 months, a provocative statement at a time when people around the country are debating the role of race in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. The controversy heated up two weeks ago when police officers from across the state gathered in front of the building to protest the sign, with a contingent displaying a blue and white “Cops’ Lives Matter” banner. Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, who had the banner installed, said he was heartened by the counter-demonstration of Somerville residents who outnumbered the officers. Curtatone spoke with the Banner last week about his administration’s efforts to combat racial bias in policing and in all aspects of city government. The following interview has been edited for brevity.
What prompted your decision to hang the banner? Joseph Curtatone: When we hung the banner — it’s almost a year to the date — we did so as a community trying to understand our role in a national conversation around whether or not institutional, systemic racism exists in our public agencies, in our public
institutions. As the mayor of this city, the elected CEO, I felt it was my obligation to facilitate that conversation. And we started to do that a year ago. We’ve been having those conversations. Black Americans, and mostly black young men being shot and killed by the very people sworn to protect them, had sparked that national conflict. As a community we’re trying to understand our role in that.
What form has that conversation taken? JC: We had community leaders and activists and city staff facilitate focus groups and group meetings. We’re trying to share people’s experiences and stories in their lives, whether it was here in the city or somewhere else as members of different communities and different races, genders and religious affiliations, and how they experienced life in this city — their experiences of different city agencies and institutions. We tried to garner from these conversations ideas on how we can become more engaged, more inclusive, more understanding, better listeners. Whether there were opportunities to institute new policies or programs around those conversations. We have 11 more conversations scheduled for the fall. We wanted to start talking as
See CURTATONE, page 6
Council takes stand on Question 2 Votes 11-2 against charter expansion By YAWU MILLER
Boston city councilors voted 11-2 last week to pass a resolution against the Question 2 referendum, which calls for lifting the statewide cap on new charter schools in Massachusetts. City Councilors Andrea Campbell and Joshua Zakim cast the sole votes against the resolution, which initially was sponsored by councilors Tito Jackson and Matt O’Malley.
Jackson and other councilors who spoke stressed that they are not opposed to charters schools, but rather to the funding system that pits charter schools against the districts in which they operate in a competition for state funding. “This is not a question of being pro- charter schools or a proponent of district schools,” Jackson said. “This is a question, for us, of sustainable funding for the Boston Public Schools and also for the city of Boston.”
Jackson said charter schools cut into $158.2 million in state Chapter 70 education funding allocated to the city, in addition to costing the city $15 million in transportation funding. “Understand that this is an unfunded mandate that increases year over year,” he said, adding that the ballot question would create 12 new schools a year in the state, without providing additional funding for district or charter schools. “This is actually an issue that hurts the Boston
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At-large Councilor Anissa Essaibi-George meets with staff from the Madison Park Development Corporation at Dudley Dough in the Bruce Bolling Municipal Building in Dudley Square. A small business owner and former BPS teacher, Essaibi-George focuses on education and business issues on the council.
Councilor explores housing, small business issues in Rox. Meets with homeless students, Madison Park staff By YAWU MILLER
When Boston City Councilor Anissa Essaibi-George steps in front of the children at the Homeless Education Resource Network summer camp at the Haynes Early Education Center on Blue Hill Avenue, the questions begin flying. Essaibi-George, who taught at East Boston High School, fired off answers almost as quickly as they came. “Was it hard teaching high school kids?” one camper asked. “I think it would be harder teaching second or third grade,” the councilor responded. “What’s it like being a city councilor?” another student asked. “Being in the city council is a lot like being in high school. Lots of personalities. Lots of drama.” The visit was part of a tour of Roxbury Essaibi-George undertook recently to become better acquainted with the neighborhood. Although the Dorchester native hasn’t spent much of her career working in Roxbury, she became familiar with the issue of homeless students during her 12 years at East Boston High. “I still remember having one student who had a downtown address,” she recalls. “I asked the student where he lived. He said at Bridge Over Troubled Waters. It was a real eye opener for me.” School department officials estimate that seven percent of BPS students experience homelessness, but Eassaibi George says there is not enough of a coordinated approach to meeting the unique challenges they face. She is advocating one simple policy
change she says would make a world of difference: notifying teachers when students in their class become homeless. “I want teachers to have that information,” she said. “Right now they’re not being notified formally. Teachers can provide students with a lot of extra support.” Essaibi-George has not yet made a formal request to change BPS procedures to notify teachers, but says she plans to do so after meeting with councilors. One change the school department has made is providing a dedicated liaison in the Transportation Department who makes sure students who become homeless or are otherwise displaced during the school year receive prompt bus route reassignments. Changing a bus route can take as long as seven days. “That leads to a significant loss of classroom time,” she said.
First term
Essaibi-George won an at-large seat on the council in the 2015 election, displacing long term incumbent Stephen Murphy. A lifelong Dorchester resident, she is owner of Stitch House. The daughter of a Tunisian-born father and Polish mother, she meets biweekly with other elected officials of color representing Boston. When that group wrote a letter three weeks ago calling on the state legislature and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh to enact criminal justice reforms, including body-worn cameras for police officers and a civilian review board to investigate allegations of police misconduct, Essaibi-George did not sign on. “The timing of that particular
letter was the day after police officers in Texas were killed,” she said, adding that Boston has not suffered through police shootings of unarmed civilians like those that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement over the last two years. “I think there are certainly national incidents we need to be prepared for if they happen here, but we need to talk about what’s happening here.” Essaibi-George also opposes Ballot Question 2, which would lift the state’s cap on charter school expansion, and voted in support of a council resolution opposing the measure last week. She says the state formula, which takes funding from district schools to fund charters, doesn’t include enough reimbursements for the districts. “I think the growth of charter schools really does hurt the Boston Public Schools,” she said. “We spend millions of dollars on charter schools and really get reimbursed only a small portion.”
Small business concerns
During the tour through Roxbury, Essaibi-George began with a coffee hour with constituents at the Haley House Bakery and Café, a visit to the Phillips Brooks House Summer Urban Program at the Hennigan Elementary School on Heath Street, a lunch meeting with staff from the Madison Park Development Corporation in Dudley Square, a tour of the Roxbury Innovation Center, a visit to Horizons for Homeless Children on Columbus Avenue and a visit to the YMCA on Martin Luther King Boulevard. As a small business owner, Essaibi-George says she would
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Anissa Essaibi-George addresses students during a question and answer session at a day camp for students experiencing homelessness, at the Haynes Early Education Center. like to see all neighborhood retail districts thrive as much as the Dorchester Avenue area where her sewing and knitting supply shop is located, or Dudley Square, where new businesses are proliferating. And she wants the city to ensure that neighborhood-based entrepreneurs are able to participate. “We need to approach commercial affordability in the same way we approach affordable
housing,” she said. Essaibi-George says that she will work in the fall to develop a proposal for requiring real estate developers to set aside a portion of affordable commercial space for local businesses. It’s a demand she says she’s heard on her tours of Roxbury, East Boston and other neighborhoods. “One of the loudest messages I’ve heard was the desire to have affordable retail space,” she said.
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The U.S. needs a true patriot During World War II, American citizens established a very high standard of patriotism. To many of those imbued with those values, the remarks of Donald Trump border on treason. He publicly denounced America’s allies, openly courted Russia, a potentially hostile nation, and mocked Gold Star parents. Earlier he had insulted Sen. John McCain, who heroically chose to endure extended imprisonment with his men rather than be released by the enemy from captivity because of the military reputation of his family. That Trump’s campaign is still viable after this indicates some Americans no longer really value patriotism. The home front was an important military resource during World War II. Citizens saved tin cans and newspaper, and they accepted with enthusiasm the rationing of food, clothing, gasoline and tires. Many products were not even available as the national industrial effort was restructured to provide military material. Some truckers even resorted to horse and wagons because of the scarcity of gasoline. In the cities as well as the countryside people planted “victory gardens” to grow their own food. It is estimated that millions of victory gardens provided 40 percent of the country’s vegetables. Despite the hardships, Americans were aware that they were better off than their allies in Europe. Britain suffered an incessant blitzkrieg bombardment, and citizens in France and Italy formed groups of partisans to impede the Nazi military progress by sabotaging supply and communications systems. In Boston and along the East Coast, residents merely had to have blackout curtains to prevent visibility in a possible night time air raid. During the 1940s there was no television, no computers and no internet. Communication was by radio, newspapers and magazines or news films. During trips to the movies, short films on the war effort would provide
visual awareness of what was happening, even if the information was a bit late. There was a national effort to maintain a high level of patriotism in order to support the morale of the armed forces on the front. Fortunately, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was aware of the economic difficulties of going to war. One problem was to prevent businesses from becoming unreasonably enriched from the profits of manufacturing armaments. He constrained that possibility with excess income and profit taxes. But just as important was the possibility of inflation during wartimes. When a country’s manufacturing capacity is organized for war, then fewer consumer goods are made. Nonetheless, workers have substantial income from making guns and bombs, so they will tend to bid up the prices of the limited supply of consumer goods. To prevent this from happening, Roosevelt launched a “war bond” drive. His campaign induced citizens to save, thus removing millions of dollars from commerce that would otherwise inflate prices. Patriotism is based upon the principles of democracy and freedom that philosophically undergird the government. African Americans were among the most patriotic citizens in World War II, even though they were at that time the victims of severe racial discrimination. Blacks were nonetheless motivated by the promise of the American Dream. They served with distinction in World War II, most prominently as members of the Tuskegee Airmen. Patriotism involves more than rooting for the national team competing in the Olympics. Without the inspiration of a caring leader, the people will become self-centered and aggressively competitive. Which candidate for U.S. president is more likely to foster a caring, cooperative society with a strong spirit of patriotism? It is time for citizens to consider the consequences of a wrong decision.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sober home regulations are a start
The new regulations for operations of sober homes are a long time coming. For years now, people in Roxbury have put up with the arguing, public drunkenness, open drug use and general nuisance coming from these unregulated group homes, most of which function as nothing more than rooming houses for people who have not been given the resources they need to beat their
addiction. Because anyone can open a sober home, regardless of their ability to adequately manage the populations they attract, many of these operators have been profiting off of the addicts the court system and probation officers drop off at their doors. As much as we, the neighbors, complain, ultimately it’s the residents who are fighting addiction who are the victims of this lack of public oversight. They’re the ones
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who are quite literally dying in these homes. They’re the ones who are not getting the help they need to stay off whatever drug has them in the grip of addiction. The city and state can and should put more resources into drug treatment programs that can truly help addicts. Let’s put these sober homes out of business.
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By LEE A. DANIELS Since Donald Trump effectively won the Republican Party nomination by winning the New York primary in May, keeping up with every outrageous statement and small lie and Big Lie he utters has become even more difficult. Instead of becoming “more presidential,” as he and his aides promised then, he’s become more demagogic — so much so that some politicians and pundits are questioning his mental stability. You know things are bad when you have the diehard conservative pundit, Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post, writing, “There is something farcical about Republicans who flacked and vouched for Trump now complaining that he is ‘off message’ and fretting that he needs a ‘reset.’ They are, it seems, still in denial that they are responsible for lifting an unfit, unstable man to the nomination of a once-great party.” In fact, there’s no question about who has “lifted” Trump to this position: It’s his overwhelmingly white mob of supporters. Nor is there any doubt about why they’ve been drawn to him. They reflect what motivates Trump himself — a toxic mix of racism, sexism and a ferocious need to cruelly dominate others. The examples of this from Trump himself and his supporters began piling up from the moment he announced his candidacy in June 2015. The latest documentation comes in a video published August 3 by The New York Times of the language that pervades Trump rallies — language that is, one can say, the soundtrack of the Trump campaign. What you see and hear in the video isn’t the behavior of a political constituency. Instead, it’s behavior so reminiscent of the mobs of whites that once gathered in places like Little Rock, Arkansas, Montgomery, Alabama and Selma, Alabama and dozens of communities across the South to try their best to murder the activists of the Civil Rights Movement. Watch the video and you see people who’ve shed whatever decency they possessed and are ready to do anything evil. This is one of Trump’s greatest sins. He and his followers have revived the lynch-mob dynamic in American life. So, it’s no surprise that Trump has now drawn another gambit from the demagogue’s playbook: the stab-in-the-back charge. Last week Trump claimed that the Clinton campaign and the political establishment have “rigged” the campaign debates and the election itself against him. He said they’ve conspired to deliberately schedule the debates opposite National Football League games in order to reduce the number of people watching them — implying this was done to reduce the number of viewers watch him beat Clinton in the debates. Of course, anyone who thinks Trump could out-debate Clinton is a fool. Again and again, Trump has shown his deeply disorganized mind can barely compose two consecutive sentences that make sense. Moreover, both the National Football League and the bipartisan presidential debate commission, which set the dates of the debates last year, quickly said Trump was lying. But Donald Trump lives by lies and the purpose of his lies is threefold. First, they serve as red meat to the majority of his supporters, who, as has been evident all along, crave a steady diet of callous insults of others, brazen lies and bizarre conspiracy theories to feed their fantasies of white victimization. Secondly, Trump knows he needs to avoid debating Clinton because he can’t survive a debate focused on substantive domestic or foreign-policy issues. Finally, Trump has laid down the excuse for a November defeat — via the “stab-in-the-back” charge that demagogues have forever used to undermine electoral processes and election results in other countries throughout history. Trump long ago made clear he’s willing to trash any American institution and American tradition if he thinks he can profit from it. Of all the wrongs Donald Trump and his followers have committed against America’s national character in the past 14 months, this latest attempt to undermine the American democratic tradition may be their most damnable sin. The operative word, however, is “may” — because the frightening certainty is that neither Trump nor his mob is finished trying to build themselves up by tearing America down.
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Growing up here I loved the sense of community we had. I’m a little upset at the changes I’m seeing now. I’m praying the cohesiveness comes back.
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CELINA MIRANDA The Hyde Square Task Force’s Board of Directors is very pleased to announce that Celina Miranda has been named executive director of Hyde Square Task Force effective August 22, 2016. Miranda has spent her career engaged in work that enables underserved communities to access the resources and opportunities they need for a better future. With more than a decade of experience in philanthropy, she has helped numerous Boston nonprofits secure funding in the service of their mission. She was a member of HSTF’s board of directors from 2009 through 2014, and she knows and shares our mission and values. Miranda’s professional and educational background, along with her passion for youth, social justice and education makes her uniquely
suited to lead HSTF. Miranda joins HSTF from her position as senior program officer at the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation, where she managed grants in education and economic mobility since 2012. Prior to this, she was the vice president and charitable giving manager for BNY Mellon Public Affairs, where she helped develop an initiative focused on youth aging out of foster care. As a program associate at the Hyams Foundation, she managed youth development grants and initiatives. Miranda teaches at Boston University School of Social Work and is a trustee of the Rutland Corner Foundation, which supports girl-serving programs throughout Greater Boston. She was named a “Boston Latino on the Move” by
the Boston Business Journal. Miranda recently received her Ph.D. in social work and sociology from Boston University. Her dissertation research examined the integration of a positive youth development framework in community-based youth organizations. She earned an MSW and Ed.M. from Boston University, and a BA from Smith College in Latin American literature and Latin American studies. Kim Comart, whose leadership and commitment to our mission has been critical to our ongoing success since last September, will continue to serve as interim executive director until Miranda begins on August 22nd. Learn more about Miranda by reading our latest blog post, where we ask her questions to introduce her to the HSTF community.
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a community. We knew no better way. I sit here in this office and you can ask me, “Joe, does discrimination or racial bias exist in Somerville?” I think it exists everywhere. It’s a very humbling conversation to have. But if we don’t look in the mirror and look each other in the face and have these conversations, how will we ever know? If any segment of any community feels disenfranchised, feels that the system doesn’t treat them fairly or equitably, is biased against them, we’re never going to be the exceptional place to live and work, to raise a family that we hope to be. BANNER PHOTO
Have any policy changes come out of those conversations so far? JC: One thing was the position of diversity and inclusion coordinator. We’ve never had a diversity plan. I think everyone would agree that you want the makeup of your institutional government to reflect the face of the community. We’ve never had a concerted effort around that. One of the things that came about as a result of the conversations was that. We follow what is mandated and required under equal opportunity laws. We want to go above and beyond what we should be doing. I know we’re a very diverse community in our population and schools. A third of our population
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone says the city-sponsored conversations Somerville residents have had on racial bias led to the hiring of an inclusion coordinator. is foreign-born. We speak over 50 languages. We’re many different colors and religions. The most important thing we can do is be vigilant that we’re always representative of the people who live here.
The conversation in Somerville has been about more than the actions of the police. JC: Yes, but we have to call out what is happening. Nobody can sit this conversation out. Elected officials, communities, civic leaders, everyday folks – we can’t sit this conversation out. The facts speak for themselves that black people are arrested
more, prosecuted more, incarcerated more and shot and killed more by those sworn to protect them. That is really what sparked this. The greater, more complex issue is certainly around the inequity in different ethnic communities, communities with a strong minority population where they’re not able to achieve economic opportunity, housing opportunity, opportunities to grow with their families in healthy, productive neighborhoods. Certainly that’s a much more complex conversation. But make no mistake — we are facing a challenge in how we
police, how we train police, how we recruit, how we think about policing in the 21st century – it has to be examined. We have to call out the question: Does institutional, systemic racism and bias exist in those public institutions? We have to have that conversation. It is happening. It is real. But we certainly need to understand the more complex systems that surround our communities. From my beginning taking office here, our approach to policing has been one of my top priorities. We have literally turned upside down and rebuilt the police department around certain core principles, from reorganization and redeployment to understanding how we police. A police officer’s role is much more complex today. I have the greatest admiration for their role. We need them to be problem solvers. We need them to engage with everyone in the community to deal with issues before those issue become crimes. Our entire reform in the police department has been around adopting the most modern methods of community-based policing that President Obama’s 21st Century Policing Program has called out, such as de-escalation, demilitarization, understanding mental health issues and addiction as health problems, not as crimes. We’ve come a long way in this city. That sign stands for something much more important than what the president of the police union was
calling for. We believe we can praise what law enforcement is doing and say black lives matter, too.
Were you surprised by the negative response that the sign has generated? JC: There’s been some reaction that hasn’t really been negative, but is meant to be constructive. Some people say “I believe that black lives matter, but can’t you say ‘all lives matter?’” I think the most important thing to keep in mind is that this speaks to a classic adaptive challenge for the country. How do we pluck people’s heart strings, their values to get to the edge of their seat to engage in this conversation. There’s no sitting this conversation out. So if it causes us to be uncomfortable in a way that’s constructive, if this brings people together for dialogue, and we can collectively come to solve this problem, fantastic. Has there been some negative response? Absolutely. I’m not surprised by it. I was more inspired, though, by the positive response. Especially the way the community rallied together in the three protests — two counter-protests by the community and one by the police union — how peaceful and constructive it was. By the end of the night, there was actually dialogue happening. It’s not an easy thing to do to look in the mirror and say, “Am I part of a system that is biased toward people?” It’s not an easy conversation, but if it gets people to the edge of their seat, that’s the conversation we need to have.
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Union raises pay for hospital workers Secures $15/hr wage, benefits for employees in Steward hospital network By BANNER STAFF
Members of the health care workers union 1199 SEIU have negotiated a labor contract with Steward Health Care that will raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019 and guarantee them access to affordable health insurance. The agreement, finalized two weeks ago, will affect approximately 5,000 workers at hospitals including Carney Hospital in Dorchester, the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Norwood Hospital and St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton. It is the latest in a string of victories in a nationwide Fight for $15 campaign union activists have been waging over the last two years. “This will have a major effect in the workers’ ability to provide for their families,” said Tyrék D. Lee, executive vice president of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. “It has an effect on the communities they live in.” The workers covered by the new agreement currently make as little as $11 an hour. The agreement with Steward Health Care, the fifth largest employer in Massachusetts, is the latest victory in SEIU1199’s efforts to increase wages for its members. Other recent agreements have secured a path to a
$15 hourly wage at Boston Medical Center and South Boston Community Health Center. Lee said the higher wages 1199 members are receiving could have a ripple effect for wages in Massachusetts, where health care represents the largest sector of employment. Lee noted that the Steward Hospitals in the latest agreement are in so-called gateway cities — cities with large immigrant populations and a scarcity of well-paying jobs. “It’s about creating a better standard of living,” he said of the agreement.
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In addition to the wage increase, the contract also continues Steward’s participation in the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund — a benefit that provides free college tuition for all 1199SEIU members within Steward Health Care seeking to advance their careers in the medical field. Founded in 2006, the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund is a joint labor-management partnership between 1199SEIU and local participating health providers that enhances patient care and helps thousands of workers access new training and postsecondary certificate or degree programs. The new pact includes a 5.5 percent total across the board wage increase for union members over
three years. Workers at both of Steward’s Boston hospitals plus three others will receive a $15 minimum wage by the end of the second year of the contract (November 1, 2018). The labor agreement covers a wide range of healthcare jobs including a variety of service, clerical and technical positions. In addition to the standing joint labor-management committees through which Steward and 1199SEIU work jointly on initiatives to improve care and jobs within the hospitals, the contract establishes a compensation workgroup that will include representatives from the union membership and hospital administration. “Quality care is directly linked to quality jobs, and this contract raises standards for healthcare workers across the Steward system,” Lee said. “It ensures these dedicated caregivers will continue to have a strong voice at their workplaces and access to the training and education opportunities they need to provide the quality care their patients deserve.” “This contract builds upon the shared work that Steward and 1199SEIU members have done not only to continue strengthening the level of patient care at our hospitals – but also to provide valuable education opportunities and good jobs for the entire health care team,” said John Polanowicz, executive vice president of the Steward Hospital Services Group. “It is a reflection of Steward’s commitment to the communities we serve.” The effective dates of the contract are November 1, 2016 – October 31, 2019.
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continued from page1 the restaurants, hospitals, grocery stores and schools that pay them for the service of disposing of organic waste. In exchange for separating their food scraps from non-organic waste, the restaurants are able to pay far less than they would to commercial waste hauling firms. On Thornton Street in the Highland Park section of Roxbury, Haley House and Dudley Dough staff led a tour of the community garden where they and teens working with the Hawthorne Community Center grow and harvest fresh vegetables that are then used at the restaurants. On Washington Street near Shawmut Avenue, members of Alternatives for Community and Environment showed the group one of the five community farms they run using CERO-provided compost. Together, the farms produce approximately 2,000 pounds of produce, which is distributed among the community members who grow them. Finally, back at Dudley Dough, a pizza shop in the Bolling Building, the tour group feasted on pizza topped with fresh produce harvested from the Thornton Street farm. Those uneaten pizza crusts dumped in the shop’s compost receptacle? CERO will pick them up. “It’s great,” said Manager Luther Pinkney. “We’re able to get all our basil from the farm, which is big, because basil is in everything we make.” Pinkney said the farm’s eggplant also finds its way onto their
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CERO has its roots in the Boston Workers Alliance, a group founded by former City Councilor Chuck Turner to help local residents find employment opportunities. With the economic downturn in 2008 leading to a tight job market, activists with BWA turned to the green economy, first starting a firm called Roxbury Green Power, which specialized in converting waste oil from restaurant
fryers into vegetable oil-based fuel. But with tight competition from larger commercial firms, the activists turned instead to compost. The workers founded CERO as a worker-owned cooperative as a way to keep profits in the community. “By having workers in the role of owners, we’re bringing down the antiquated structure where a few people make decisions for the many,” said Maya Gaul, one of the firm’s worker-owners. “We’re asking people to educate themselves and determine their own
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Worker-owned coops like CERO are relatively rare, with only 400 thought to exist in the United States and no more than 20 in Massachusetts, according to Stacey Cordeiro, a consultant who works with the Boston Center for Community Ownership. Cordeiro, who helped CERO structure their coop, said the firm stands out because it is worker-led. “There are a lot of coops that are built to help low-income people, but they’re not often built by low-income people,” she said. So far, CERO has built up a clientele of 20 customers who pay them to haul away food waste. But the coop worker-owners say they have plans to continue to grow the business. The coop is in the process of getting state certification as a minority- and woman-owned business. Five of the eight CERO worker-owners are black or Latino and five are women. The state certification will give the group an edge when competing for city and state contracts, like schools and correctional facilities. The group also plans to create an anaerobic composting facility – a place where composting happens in sealed containers – that would allow them to process more food waste in Boston. But the coop isn’t waiting for those new developments to generate new business. They’re marketing their service to any food waste-generating business that will listen. And they’re getting bites. “We just picked up five new contracts,” Gaul said. “And we’re always looking for more.”
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Rev. Barber, in Boston, urges a moral lens on policy issues By SANDRA LARSON
North Carolina minister and political leader Rev. Dr. William Barber II electrified an overflow crowd in Boston last week as he hammered out an agenda for a “moral revolution of values” in times of pain, injustice and outrage. Barber has gained prominence among faith and advocacy communities for organizing “Moral Mondays,” weekly civil rights protest events at which thousands of clergy and activists converge on the North Carolina State House to take a stand — and in many cases, to be arrested — in the face of legislative decisions on issues such as voting rights, taxation, criminal justice and cuts to social programs. President of North Carolina’s state NAACP chapter since 2006 and co-leader of a U.S. “Revival Tour” over the past several months, Barber’s national profile rose sharply just days before his Boston appearance when he delivered a fiery ten-minute speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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At Bethel AME Church in Boston, Barber conducted a full revival that stretched well over three hours before a crowd of 600 in the sanctuary of the Jamaica Plain venue. Scores more in a nearby overflow room watched, as well as a live-stream at the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry at First Church in Roxbury. The program of music, preaching and testimony was intended to instill righteous anger and inspire attendees to go forth and mobilize converts to a new form of moral activism that crosses traditional party lines, focusing not on right vs. left, but on right vs. wrong.
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North Carolina minister and NAACP chapter president Rev. Dr. William Barber II speaks at the Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain. Barber pulled a rapt audience along with him in a forceful hourlong sermon. “The revival is to build a following — we have to have change from the bottom up,” he began. He outlined the ills of today’s political world, starting with the misrepresentation of religion by the evangelical right — paraphrasing the book of Ezekiel, he decried “the conspiracy among the false preachers and the mean politicians” — and the obscene sums of money being spent to undermine justice. “We have a heart problem,” Barber said, urging all to rise to be “moral defibrillators” of our time. “There’s something wrong with the heart,” he repeated, his voice rising in a steady crescendo. “There’s something wrong when it’s easier to get a gun than a
voting card.” Part of the evening was given over to emotional testimony from Boston area residents who described their personal experiences facing injustice: low-paying restaurant work that forces a family of five to live in a homeless shelter, a lifetime of unfair evictions, losing a 13-year-old son to violence, the dispiriting frustration of trying to land a job after a youthful drug offense. “Hear the stories,” Barber
exhorted the crowd. “This part of the program is to make you angry, with righteous indignation. We want you to hear the pain ... and be moved to action.”
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Joining Barber on stage in Boston were Revival Tour coleader Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes Jr., Sister Simone Campbell and Yara Allen, who led the singing. The event was co-hosted by the Boston NAACP chapter, the
Fight for 15 campaign, and faith communities throughout greater Boston, including Bethel AME, UU Urban Ministry and First Parish in Bedford. Boston NAACP President Michael Curry said Barber’s message of reestablishing the faith community role in addressing crucial issues is what’s needed right now. “I think people have been waiting for something like this — connecting faith to activism,” he told the Banner. “We don’ t have a lot of soul-stirring social activists now, like we’ve had throughout our history. Through his Moral Mondays movement, [Barber] is one of those,” Curry said. “As activists, we can organize and show up at hearings, but we need someone with his ability to light that fire and make people commit to the movement.” Marlena Rose, a Roxbury resident and coordinator of the Boston Education Justice Alliance, praised Barber’s ability to reach across cultures, races and ages with his message of interconnectedness. “It’s about linking education with unfair pay and unfair evictions and all the injustices. It’s time that we speak as one voice,” Rose said, as the dazzled crowd filed out after the event. “A sense of interconnectedness lightens the load for so many of us,” she added. “The system tires us out; the corporations have the money to wear us down. So this is really energizing. It’s good to know we have people to spell us sometimes in this work.”
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A creative business plan Optometrist combines art with eye care in Dudley shop By SANDRA LARSON
What’s in a name? When optometrist Lesa Dennis-Mahamed opened her new full-service eye care shop in Dudley Square’s Bolling Building last fall, she chose a name infused with multiple layers of meaning. First, she says, Gallery EyeCare pays homage to her mother. “My mother was an artist. I can remember the first time she had her artwork for public display at the Harriet Tubman House, and how excited she was,” Dennis-Mahamed says, speaking in her shop’s airy showroom. “The emotions she had are what I want to elicit from local artists by giving them a forum. So that’s why I called it ‘Gallery.’” What’s more, the name ties in with the very concept of vision. “It’s about appreciating the gift of sight,” she says, flanked by a colorful array of eyeglass frames on one side and a wall of paintings by a local artist on the other. Gallery EyeCare is the only standalone optical shop in Roxbury, says Dennis-Mahamad, who grew up in Roxbury and Dorchester, and she didn’t want it to be a “typical” shop. She has sought to make her mark by focusing on customer service and supporting local artists and the community.
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To support artists, she sells eyeglass chains made by local artisans and gives over an entire wall to rotating art exhibitions. Since opening the shop in November, she has featured work by four local artists; some have sold their very first pieces there. The shop offers frame prices and styles to fit its full range of customers, from those seeking high-end designer frames to the 80 percent who have MassHealth insurance to patients with limited funds and no insurance coverage. Many patients’ insurance plans cover eye exams, but not glasses, she says, and she makes a point to offer value-priced options, as low as $79 for frame and lenses. For her staff, after one year of work she will support their applications to be apprentice opticians. “Eventually they can take the exam and become licensed opticians, and they can take that license anyplace. So that’s one of the ways I can help my employees,” she says.
An accidental entrepreneur
For most of her 20 years in optometry, Dennis-Mahamed did not imagine hanging her own shingle. But in 2013, a co-worker at a clinic mentioned a business planning course offered by the Center for Women & Enterprise. Dennis-Mahamad decided to drop in “just to learn” — and the 12-week course changed her life. The CWE program included speakers from organizations
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www.dudleysquare.org contacted when anything came up. I called back every two months to make sure I didn’t miss anything.” Only after submitting her 50page proposal did she realize that established chains like Starbucks were also vying for the limited retail space. “If I’d known, I wouldn’t have done it!” she says. “But God kept me focused and didn’t let me get intimidated. I guess this was meant to be, and here we are.”
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including Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Nuestra Comunidad CDC and Boston Impact Initiative and covered market analysis, choosing a name, analyzing the competition and even selecting colors and logo designs. “I’d say that was a Babson [College] business course in 12 weeks,” she marvels. “After the third week, I thought, ‘I might be onto something.’” By the time she finished, her vision and plan for a Roxbury eye care shop earned her a finalist ranking in the business pitch contest. Next, she needed a location.
Here, timing and tenacity paid off. Passing through Dudley Square one day, she noticed a fence around the long-vacant former Ferdinand building. She didn’t know the Bolling Building was about to rise and become the new Boston Public Schools headquarters. But she was curious, so she jotted down the fence company phone number. A half-dozen phone calls later, she reached people in City Hall who said the new building would have retail space, but the request for proposals was yet to be issued. “I didn’t even know what an ‘RFP’ was, but I got on a list to be
The shop’s location is a big plus, she says. Customers include BPS employees, neighborhood residents and people from Central Boston Elder Services across the street. “We’re situated right next store to the busiest bus station in Massachusetts,” she says. “For a person on a fixed income trying to get downtown or to Boston Medical Center, it can be a hardship to get there and back. People come in here saying, ‘This is right down the street.’” Even before move-in, her Gallery EyeCare proposal earned Dennis-Mahamed a $5,000 award in 2014 from Dudley Square Main Streets and Private Bank of Boston for “Best New or Unique Business.” Dudley Main Streets Executive Director Joyce Stanley says an eye
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continued from page 12 clinic is a welcome addition to the area. “There are so many people who need it, being across from the Elderly building, and right here in Dudley Square. She’s bringing good quality at a good price.” Stanley knew Dennis-Mahamed’s mother, Jacqueline, who was active in Roxbury and Dorchester community service in addition to being an artist. “When people work so hard to make the community work, it’s good to see that now her daughter can be one of the beneficiaries,” Stanley says. “It’s like it comes full circle.”
Lessons from sports
Before she was an optometrist and entrepreneur, the young Lesa Dennis made a name for herself as a star basketball player for Emmanuel College, graduating in 1988 as the women’s basketball program’s leading scorer and holding that record for 22 years. In 2015, she was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Now she sees parallels between business and sports, with a shared focus on team spirit and facing the unknown.
“All businesses have the challenge of the unknown; you don’t know what tomorrow will bring. In basketball, you don’t know how you’ll need to play against that next team,” she says. “Sports takes you to a different level — mentally preparing yourself and meeting challenges.”
Continuing vision
Nine months in, Gallery EyeCare sees eight to ten patients per day for exams and has 20 to 25 people coming in with outside prescriptions or to pick up glasses, she says. She has six employees, and among them capacity in English, Spanish, Arabic and Urdu. So far, she is exceeding the expectations of her business plan, she says, though a big challenge is the long lag time for MassHealth reimbursement. She is settled enough to start envisioning the future. Near-term plans include a scholarship program for patients who are students in art or health care fields, and a project to provide free eyeglasses to low-income patients lacking insurance who tally up ten acts of kindness. A further vision is to expand her model far beyond Boston as a franchise operation. “Eventually, God willing, I would like to see Gallery EyeCare in urban areas throughout this nation,” she says.
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BOSTON BLACK MBA POWER OF SELF WORKSHOP — JULY 21
The Boston Black MBA Association’s Power of Self Workshop
Many young urban professionals find it difficult to climb the corporate ladder while staying true to themselves. They may feel they have to wear a set of masks in order to navigate through their personal and professional lives. “The Power of Self-Awareness, Authenticity and Resilience in Career and Life” workshop hosted by the Boston Chapter of the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) addressed the challenge of how to manage work identities without sacrificing your authentic self. The National Black MBA Association’s mission is to lead in the creation of educational opportunities, professional development and economic growth for African Americans. As a premier business organization serving black professionals, the Boston chapter is committed to serving members through five pillars of engagement: career, education, entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle. The two-hour workshop, held on July 21, was sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Liberty Mutual and State Street Corporation. Nicole Roberts Jones, CEO of Fierce Factor Lab, speaker and author, facilitated the workshop. She motivated attendees to shift their vision and focus on their mission in order to succeed in various areas of their lives. Jones is known as “The Inner Catalyst” for her ability to draw out what’s best within each of her clients — to inspire, empower and transform them but also to move them into action. One of the first things she addressed in the workshop was knowing what your purpose is, which she refers to as “Your Fierce”. She told attendees that you have to activate your fierce and be an uncompromising, unapologetic, and unstoppable you, despite your environment. Jones, who resides in Massachusetts, also talked about knowing the purpose you serve at work and being the best at it. She said, “You have to focus on the problem and commit to being the answer.” Her stated goal throughout the workshop was to show individuals how to become a chess player, not the chess piece. “Focus on your own God-given gift and allow it to bring abundance to your life,” she said. Jones encouraged attendees to take action, work past their self-doubt and be their unapologetic self. Nathalie Gauthier, NBMBAA’s vice president of operations, said, “Nicole eloquently set the stage for our next programming events, where we will continue to focus on self-development. Then, our programming will target leveraging this knowledge to build a community of powerhouses and trailblazers.” The NBMBAA’s membership base consists of both MBAs and professionals who do not have an MBA, and aims to support professional and personal growth from the classroom to the boardroom. For more information, visit www.bostonblackmba.org.
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Left, Nathalie Gauthier, vice president, operations of NBMBAA - Boston Chapter. Right, Darla Pires DeGrace, president of NBMBAA - Boston Chapter. Below, keynote speaker and author Nicole Roberts Jones, CEO of Fierce Factor Lab, addresses the group.
PRESTIGE DAY PARTY — JULY 31
Prestige Day Party: Celebrating LiteWork Events’ Four-Year Anniversary
Summer afternoons and rooftop parties are definitely a must this summer. But getting together with your friends and celebrating your accomplishments is absolutely necessary. LiteWork Events hosted Prestige Day Party on July 31 at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. On the top floor overlooking the Charles River, the future of Boston celebrated the evening with glasses of champagne. LiteWork Events, known for organizing unique social events for urban professionals, recently celebrated their fourth year anniversary. Some of their past events included Must Love Beards Party, Winter Fresh Day Party and #LiteWork AfterWork Summer Happy Hour.
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Each Friday, Epicenter features a special “where to be” post on their blog to make sure every day of the week has some sort of cultural event to check out. We hope that you all can come out into the community, learn, and commemorate some influential people and events around Boston! Have something coming up that you’d like to see here? Tweet us @epicentercom #WhereToBe FRIDAY 8.12.16 Boston Caribbean Fashion Week: LIVE Art & Design Show Hosted by: Boston Caribbean Fashion Week Don’t miss out on one of the most culturally diverse and beautiful weeks dedicated to fashion from the Caribbean on the East Coast! See designers create original pieces first hand, engage in conversation about fashion and network with creatives from all over the city! This event features a fashion designer creating live artwork. There will be a brief discussion with our featured artist and then the artists will go into their workstations and create a new piece. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with the artists while they work. Featured artist is handbag designer V-LURE Designs by Stephanie Voltaire and V-Lure Designs’ collection painter Joseph Chery. Big City 101.3 FM’s Ms. Moore will be hosting the event! When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Caribbean Arts Gallery, 155 Washington St., Dorchester For tickets and more information on dates/locations/times for the rest of the Boston Caribbean Fashion Week, please visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/bostoncaribbean-fashion-weeklive-art-design-show-tickets26511205730?aff=efbevent SATURDAY 8.13.16 Boston Unplugged Live Music Benefit with Noel Gourdin Hosted by: Outside The Box Agency & Boston Unplugged The Boston Unplugged Live
Music Series Benefit provides a platform to Boston’s emerging talent with a goal to engage our community to support our all-star charities/organizations, while sponsoring creative media campaigns to drive awareness and attention to Boston Philanthropy. Hosted by Justin Springer and Sharra Gaston and featuring artists Noel Gourdin, April Stanford and Marcela Cruz and DJ Mastermillions. When:7 p.m. Where: Paramount Theater, Emerson College, 555 Washington St., Boston Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Buy tickets at www.artsemerson.org. All ticket proceeds will benefit Elevate Boston Foundation, Inc. SUNDAY 8.14.16 HipHop 4 Recovery Hosted by: Stiz Grimey Local Hip Hop artist Stiz Grimey has put together an event centering around music, substance abuse awareness and community building. Join us for the first annual HipHop 4 Recovery event to raise awareness about substance abuse. This unique event will feature free food, music, guest performers and speakers, and most importantly HELP! When: 12 p.m. Where: Washington Park, 386 Washington Ave., Chelsea For more info, please visit: www.facebook.com/ events/1054491804604775/
Hosted by: Erich Haygun & the Cambridge Arts Council Boston’s only omni-genre variety show stitched into a theatrical six-ring circus, CHEAP SEATS features 5-minute sets from local luminaries and new comers alike. Dozens of musicians, poets, comedians, dancers, visual and conceptual artists converge on Central Square for a rapid-fire round robin all over the Y Theater’s stage, floor, balconies and chandeliers. With an emphasis on reckless originality, CHEAP SEATS is the place to see veteran artists stretch their chops or be blown away by something completely unheard of. Always all ages and wheelchair accessible, this is an open source salon for the inclusive and adventurous. Sign up to perform in advance, or just show up with a guitar or a puppet or projector or piece of junk and see what happens. All ages are welcome! When: 7 p.m. Where: Y Theater, 820 Mass Ave., Cambridge For tickets and additional information, please visit: http://cheapseats.info TUESDAY 8.16.16 Café Night at RIC: Highlighting the Creative Economy Hosted by: Roxbury Innovation Center The monthly Café Nights @ RIC are energetic and dynamic events where innovators and entrepreneurs can find one another and collaborate to bring
their dreams to reality. These regular gatherings provide a space for conversations and scheduled programs to inspire a wide range of attendees from different backgrounds and industries to connect, share ideas, and grow their ventures. The Café is open to all members of the innovation community — stop by to try it out. August will highlight the Creative Economy. When: 5 p.m. Where: Roxbury Innovation Center, 2300 Washington St., Roxbury For a schedule of the night and to RSVP a spot, please visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/ august-cafe-night-ric-tickets25704337365?aff=efbevent WEDNESDAY 8.17.18 Millennial: Making and Marketing An Audio Memoir Hosted by: PRX Podcast Garage & Radiotopia Radiotopia’s newest show, “Millennial,” was developed by host Megan Tan, right out of her closet. How did she do it, and why? Megan’s presentation on making and marketing audio memoir for podcasts will dissect the anatomy of a typical episode, outline brand strategy and explore the challenges and rewards of using your own life as podcast fuel. Plus, stick around after the talk for a meet and greet with Megan, featuring a Q&A and conversation with Radiotopia EP Julie
Shapiro. Light refreshments will be served. When: 6:30 p.m. Where: PRX Podcast Garage, 267 Western Ave., Boston For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/ events/156395601452664/ THURSDAY 8.18.16 Roxbury Strong: A Story of Emergence Hosted by: Hibernian Hall Madison Park Development Corporation and Hibernian Hall invite you to a summer teen performance on the history of Roxbury since the 1960s. Hip-hop, poetry, monologues, and historic images come together in “Roxbury Strong: A Story of Emergence” to tell a powerful story about the history of one of the most vibrant and thriving areas in all of Boston. Written and directed by actor/ playwright Ron Jones with musical direction by Mike Boston. Jones did extensive background research and conducted numerous interviews with residents of Roxbury for this production. Learn more about the show in the official press release here: www.madison-park.org/press/ roxbury-strong-performed-hibernian-hall-august-18-20 Free admission in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Madison Park Development Corporation. We hope you can join us! When: 2:30 p.m. Where: Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley St., Roxbury
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‘Transparent’ takes the stage
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Faith Soloway plans a musical adaptation of the hit TV show By CELINA COLBY
In between performances of her eclectic show at Club Passim last Wednesday evening, Faith Soloway chats with friends in the Cambridge alleyway where the arts venue lives. They discuss the energy of the performers and the supportive audience who came out to support that evening’s cause: Voices United for Separation of Church and State. Soloway is not only a composer and musical extraordinaire, she’s a co-writer of the popular TV show “Transparent.” The show is based on a true story. Faith and her sister Jill had their parent come out to them when she was almost 70. To cope with and process the experience, the sisters took to the pen. Amazon picked up the proposal almost immediately. “It was a life-changing artistic opportunity for me,” says Soloway. The most challenging aspect of creating “Transparent” has been accurately portraying a transgender woman. Though Soloway is gay, both she and her sister are cis-gendered. “The most difficult part is knowing we need to be politically correct, but wanting to
get real, and sometimes ugly,” says Soloway. “We need a trans writer in the room every day, every moment.” The sisters have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the trans community regarding the show, including their parent. The one gripe they hear is that the main actor, Jeffrey Tambor, is a cis man.
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Soloway’s career in comedy began in the ’90s at Club Passim, where she would perform sketches. “My first love was musical comedy,” she says. “‘Jesus Has Two Mommies’ originated on this stage.” Last week Soloway returned to the familiar club to talk about “Transparent,” her experience writing it and her plans for the future. A number of other performers joined her, including her daughter Betsy and the Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus, a Boston-based support group designed for transitioning people looking to bolster their experience with music and community. Faith and Jill initially considered writing “Transparent” for the stage, and Faith is now working toward that as she crafts a musical adaptation of the show. The musical will
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Faith Soloway be Soloway’s signature blend of humor, heart and depth. Last Wednesday she gave the Passim crowd a preview with a song between Sarah Pfefferman and her mother. Sarah begs her mother to be less judgmental and obtrusive, saying they need to establish boundaries. Her mother responds with a chorus of “Your boundary is my trigger.” It’s at once a humorous exchange between a mother and daughter and the bleak portrayal of a mother whose children are pulling away from her. “Transparent” has broken countless boundaries in its portrayal of transgendered people in mainstream media. Soloway hopes to continue this in a positive but realistic manner. If it’s anything like her previous work, the musical will be sensitive, timely and above all, funny.
Relax with Boston Calling Block Parties Rose Kennedy Greenway hosts live music, more on Thursdays By CELINA COLBY
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Every Thursday, hundreds of people filter through Dewey Square Park for live music, lawn games and local craft beer. Colleagues meet after work to shake off the day with a game of corn hole and a drink. Friends lounge in red Adirondack chairs to enjoy the music and each other’s company. Many viewers grab dinner from the nearby food trucks and weekly farmers market, then eat at the public café tables, well in range of the party. The Rose Kennedy Greenway’s Boston Calling Block Parties are hosted by Crash Line Productions, which produces the biannual Boston Calling music festival at City Hall Plaza. Now Bostonians can get the live concert experience in the shadow of Dewey Square’s rotating public mural, currently a typographic piece by Lawrence Weiner. The series runs every
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Boston Calling Block parties draw Bostonians out to the Rose Kennedy Greenway for games and relaxation. Thursday 5-8 p.m. through September 15. The August 11 show features Salem Wolves, a Boston-based rock band formed in 2014. They’ve been featured in the Boston Herald’s Top Songs of 2015 (beating out Justin Beiber) and were chosen that same year for a Converse Rubber Tracks recording session. On Thursday, August 18, SYM, a rock band out of
Somerville, will take the stage. The Boston Calling Block Parties are most successful at drawing in people who wouldn’t otherwise seek out local art events. Friends Charlotte Rowley and Kristie Oberg came across the concert while looking for a place to grab dinner. Rowley is a student at Tufts and Oberg
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Bourne is back
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Matt Damon returns for another riveting adventure as dashing rogue assassin By KAM WILLIAMS
A Jason Bourne movie just isn’t the same without Jason Bourne, as the producers found out the hard way in 2012 when they made “The Bourne Legacy” without the iconic title character. Fortunately, they’ve since settled their differences with star Matt Damon, who returned to reprise the role of the dashing, renegade CIA agent that he originated and played to perfection in the espionage franchise’s first three installments. The movie marks the reunion of Damon and Paul Greengrass, director of both “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) and “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007), the series’ most successful box office episodes. While this offering might not quite measure up to those in terms of high-octane action, it nevertheless makes up for the relatively subdued atmosphere with riveting cloak and dagger intrigue. The point of departure is Athens. It’s been decade since we last saw Jason. He’s now fully recovered from the amnesia that previously plagued him, yet he has remains under the radar, since he is still considered an outlaw by CIA Director Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones). We soon learn that Jason’s one ally inside the Agency, Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles), has also gone rogue. She’s off the grid in Iceland, working in concert with a WikiLeaks-style whistleblower (Vinzenz Kiefer) attempting to hack into the CIA’s computer files. Nicky eventually tracks down Jason in Greece where she slips him the key to some incriminating evidence about the Agency as well as answers about his own mysterious past. Their rendezvous, however, has not gone unnoticed by CIA analyst Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander), who was surreptitiously monitoring Nicky’s movements all along. Next thing you know, Jason finds himself on the run from a bloodthirsty assassin (Victor Cassel) dispatched by Director Dewey. Meanwhile, Lee joins the chase, too, hoping to talk Jason into voluntarily coming in from the proverbial cold. The ensuing cat-and-mouse caper proves to be a trademark globe-trotting affair, unfolding in ports-of-call all
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Very Good (3 stars) Rated PG-13 for brief profanity, violence and intense action Running time: 123 minutes Distributor: Universal Pictures
across Europe and culminating in a visually-captivating showdown on “The Strip” in Las Vegas. The film’s only distracting flaw is the sotto voce performance delivered by Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (for “The Danish Girl”) who inexplicably seems here to swallow her every word. Otherwise, the balance of the principal cast acquits itself admirably, from Tommy Lee Jones in the familiar role of an orders-barking boss, to Vincent Cassel as an appropriately despicable diabolical villain, to the inimitable Matt Damon back in the saddle as the twofisted protagonist. A flagging franchise thorPHOTO: MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO BY JEREMIAH ROBINSON oughly revived courtesy of anMayor Martin Walsh joined residents in an art project during South Street Unity Day in Jamaica Plain. other inspired collaboration by Messrs. and Greengrass. RachelleDamon Ferrell BSB_Rachelle Ferrell BSB 8/4/16 10:59 AM Page 1
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works in the financial district. Typically the duo is too busy to do active research on after-work events, but the draw of The Swinging Johnsons was too powerful to resist. Rowley and Oberg sat on the sidelines of the show, eating dinner from the ever-popular Chicken and Rice Guys food truck. The Swinging Johnsons are a versatile group that performs throughout the city. Last Thursday they adopted a classic rock vibe for the post-work crowd. “This genre isn’t something I usually listen to,” said Oberg, “But I’m really enjoying it.” Having seen what the Greenway has to offer, they’re much more likely to consider events there when making plans. Whether you seek out the Greenway, or are just passing by after work, the Boston Calling Block Parties are a great way to enjoy local bands, local brews and good company. Even better, the performances are free and open to the 21+ public.
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Bill Banfield’s Imagine Orchestra performs during Jazz at the Fort in Roxbury. (clockwise from upper left) Band leader Bill Banfield; trumpeter Rich Kelley; Ashe Gordon on viola; drummer Vlade Guigni and tenor saxophonist Carlos Averhoff.
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Say goodbye to the ‘sad desk lunch’
When you feel your stomach growl at work, it’s all too easy to grab something from the vending machine or — if you remember — to pack a cold turkey sandwich. Here are some tips to improve your mediocre midday meal: Bake up a batch of healthy chips. You can bake your own with only six ingredients. Thickly slice two pounds of potatoes and coat them with olive oil and one tablespoon of salt. Season with cayenne and ground pepper. Arrange the slices on a greased baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes until potatoes are crisp and golden brown. Then, spread them out on parchment paper, sprinkle with salt and enjoy. Stray from the PB and J. Try a gourmet chicken salad like the no-mayo Avocado Chicken Salad from Willow Tree Farm. It’s a better-for-you option, saving you calories and fat, because it’s made with Aveyo, a spread simply containing Hass avocado, white vinegar, olive oil, sea salt and lime juice. Find a new way to pack your salad. Forget about soggy, wilted lettuce. One of the best ways to pack a salad is in a quart-sized canning jar. Put your dressing on the bottom, add in your lettuce, veggies and any other salad toppings. — Brandpoint/Willow Tree Farm
EASY RECIPE
Fruit and Granola Bar Kebabs Serves: 8-10 n 4- 5 varieties of colorful fruits n Star or heart-shaped cookie cutter (optional) n 1 box peanut-free EnviroKidz Granola Bars n Kebab skewers Wash and slice fruit into bite-size chunks large enough to withstand a skewer. Use cookie cutter for fruit shape at top of kebab. Once fruit is ready, cut up granola bars, about 3 squares each, and begin layering kebabs. Serve immediately. — Family Features/Nature’s Path
SEASON’S BEST Cool off with this dish made from summer’s freshest produce
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t’s tomato season — that time of year when the garden weighs heavily with fruit and farmers’ market tables teeter with piles of glorious sun-sweetened tomatoes. It’s impossible to resist plucking and popping the juicy fruit directly in the mouth. That’s right: tomatoes are technically a fruit, which might help to explain their natural sweetness and immediate appeal for nibbling. Yet even for the most ardent tomato lovers, when tomatoes are showering us at the height of season it’s a challenge to keep up with the harvest. This recipe screams simplicity, showcasing sun-kissed tomatoes with little fuss. If you are lucky enough to have access to heirloom tomatoes, feel free to substitute them with colorful results. And if you shop with your eyes and come home with more than you can immediately use (or gobble up), store tomatoes at room temperature away from direct sunlight.
Corn and Tomato Salad n 2 ears corn, grilled n 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved n 1 bunch Italian parsley, stems removed, leaves chopped n½ small red onion, chopped (about ½ cup) n 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil n 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice n½ teaspoon ground cumin
An easier way to cut kernels from an ear of corn
Grab a large mixing bowl and a small cereal bowl. Flip the small bowl upside-down and place it inside the large bowl. Then stand the corn — shank side down — on top of the smaller bowl, hold it by the tapered end and use a sharp knife to slice down along the cob. The kernels should collect in the bottom of the bowl. — More Content Now
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n ½ teaspoon salt n ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Cut kernels from grilled corn and place in a bowl. Add tomatoes, parsley and onion. Stir to combine. Whisk oil, lime juice, cumin, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Pour over salad and toss well. Serve immediately. Serves 4. — Recipe by Lynda Balslev
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FRIDAY FRIDAY NIGHT TRAFFIC JAM Friday Night Traffic Jam — Free concerts for the community 7-9pm at Cleary Square, Hyde Park (next to the Post Office): August 12 — Opposite People (Afrobeat/Funk); August 19 — Louder Than Milk (Country Blues), August 26 — Katani Sumner & The Krew (Soul).
SATURDAY THE SHIRLEY-EUSTIS HOUSE SUMMER STAFF SERIES The Shirley-Eustis House, a National Historic Landmark house museum and carriage house in Boston, Massachusetts is pleased to announce their 2016 August Summer Staff Series Event Schedule at Shirley Place, 33 Shirley St., Boston. Saturday, August 13 at 1pm — “Colonial Cooking Demonstration” with Executive Director Patti Violette and Education Coordinator Mary Concannon. Join Patti and Mary as they discuss and prepare various colonial era dishes and beverages. $10 per person and includes house tour. Sunday, August 14 at 1pm — “Weaving, Spinning and Sewing: Textile Arts of the 18th-Century” with Executive Director Patti Violette and Education Interns Whitney Fournier and Anna Pravdica. Try your hand at carding wool and using a spinning wheel; design your own needlepoint sampler and learn about the art of using a tape loom. $10 per person and includes house tour. Refreshments will be served. Thursday, August 25 at 6:30pm — “Revolutionary Medicine: Surgeons and Butchers” with Docent Mary Kate Lang. Mary Kate will discuss common surgical methods performed by 18th-century doctors and surgeons with a focus on our own Governor and Doctor William Eustis. $10 per person. Refreshments will be served. Friday, August 26 at 1pm — “Archival Discoveries” with Curatorial Interns Jessica Muttitt and Claire Spatola will reveal items from our collections rarely seen by the public. Various documents and 1st-edition books will be highlighted. $7 Adults; $5 Students/ Seniors. Includes house tour. Admission pricing is as indicated and members are half-priced for any demonstration. For more information about Shirley Place, its architecture, residents, gardens and collections, go to www.shirleyeustishouse. org, call 617-442-2275, email us at governorshirley@gmail.com or visit us on Facebook. The Shirley-Eustis House, built by Massachusetts Royal Governor William Shirley in 1747 and later the home of Democratic-Republican Governor William Eustis in 1819 is located on 33 Shirley Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Regular house tour admission is $7 for the general public and free for House members.
TUESDAY FAMILY FLICKS AT DCR MARTINI SHELL IN HYDE PARK Meet at 1015 Truman Parkway in Hyde Park. Call 617-698-1802 for weather updates. Bring along a blanket and some snacks and enjoy a family movie under the
stars. Don’t forget bug spray too! Movies begin at sunset, weather permitting. August 16: Jurassic World, August 23: Up, August 30: Ant-man. All programs are free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Rain may cancel. For weather updates call 617-698-1802, ext. 3. Reasonable accommodations available upon request. For additional information, please call DCR Maggi Brown at 617-698-1802, ext 217 in advance.
ELMA LEWIS PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK FREE CONCERT SERIES August 16 — AJ Smooth Motown Review. Location: Pierpont Rd, behind Franklin Park Zoo next to Playstead Park at 6:30pm.
UPCOMING DOROTHY QUINCY HOMESTEAD OPEN HOUSE Saturday, August 20, 11am - 3pm. The Dorothy Quincy Homestead is located at the intersection of Hancock Street and Butler Street in Quincy. For more info, visit www. nscdama.org. A National Historic Landmark, the Quincy Homestead is significant for its role in early American history, for its architecture, and for its Quincy family association. In addition to the architecture and furnishings, docents share stories of the Quincy family during the colonial era. The tours are free. Colonial games for kids too. Enter through the driveway gate. All programs are free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reasonable accommodations available upon request. For additional information, please call DCR Maggi Brown at 617-698-1802, ext 217.
2016 PARKARTS BOSTON CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department are proud to present the 2016 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Festival on Tuesday, August 23, at Franklin Park in Dorchester from 10am -1pm. ParkARTS is made possible in part through the generosity of Holly and David Bruce. Children and families from throughout Boston have the opportunity to participate in a variety of free activities from various exhibitors including Cambridge Science on the Street, a show by Rosalita’s Puppets, ParkARTS arts and crafts, the Bubble Guy, ReadBoston Storymobile, Mass Hort, Boston Children’s Museum, New England Aquarium, and more. The August 23 event will also include book giveaways from the ReadBoston Storymobile, exploring a Boston Fire Department fire truck, identification kits from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, a visit from the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit and dance performances. The location of the festival is on Pierpont Road off Circuit Drive, near the back entrance of the Franklin Park Zoo. By MBTA, take the Orange Line to Forest Hills and the #16 bus to the Zoo. By car, the park can be reached from Blue Hill Avenue, Seaver Street, or Circuit Drive. There
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Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Movie Nights, part of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s ParkARTS program, will give residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy popular films under the night skies in city parks in August and September. All shows begin at dusk (approximately 7:45pm) and are sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and Northeastern University in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment with media support by the Boston Herald and HOT 96.9. Additional support is provided by Verizon Fios. Free popcorn will be provided by AMC Loews Theatres. Dates, locations, and movies are as follows: Thursday, August 11 — M Street/Medal of Honor Park, South Boston “Minions.” Monday, August 15 — Ringer Playground, Allston “Shaun The Sheep.” Wednesday, August 17 — Eden Street, Charlestown “The Good Dinosaur.” Thursday, August 18 — Fallon Field, Roslindale “Big Hero 6.” Monday, August 22 — East Boston Stadium, East Boston “Up.” Thursday, August 25 — Ramsay Park, Roxbury “Zootopia.” Monday, August 29 — Harambee Park, Dorchester “Monsters University.” Thursday, September 1 — Draper Playground, West Roxbury “The Lego Movie.” Movies on the Common: Friday, September 9 — Frog Pond, Boston Common “Minions.” Friday, September 16 — Frog Pond, Boston Common “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Friday, September 23 — Frog Pond, Boston Common “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” For more information please call 617-635-4505 or visit the Boston Parks and Recreation Department online on Facebook or at www.boston.gov/parks. is ample free parking and the park is ADA compliant. For further information, call 617-635-4505 or visit www.boston.gov/parks or www.facebook.com/ bostonparksdepartment.
PARKARTS CITYWIDE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is proud to announce the 2016 ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concert Series made possible by Berklee College of Music, The Friends of Ramler Park, and the Fenway Civic Association. The ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concerts continue at 6pm on Tuesday, August 23, with the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band Jazz Ensemble at Christopher Columbus Park, 110 Atlantic Ave., North End. All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge. For more information or a full schedule of events, please call please call 617-6354505 or visit the Parks Department online at www.cityofboston.gov/parks or www. facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment.
FREE SHAKESPEARE AT DCR MARTINI SHELL PARK Cymbeline, King of Britain Presented by the Brown Box Theatre and DCR. August 24, 7:30-9:30pm at DCR Martini Shell Park at 1015 Truman Parkway in Hyde Park. Public transportation encouraged. Limited parking. Public transportation encouraged. Join us for a theatrical feast that blends tragedy, comedy and romance into an enchanting Shakespearean fairytale.
Recreation Department in partnership with title sponsor Bank of America. Additional support is provided by media sponsor the Boston Herald, night sponsor AARP Massachusetts, and Polar Beverages. The Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series closes August 24 with the classic Philly soul of Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes. For more information, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617- 635-4505, visit www. facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment, or go to www.cityofboston.gov/parks.
THROUGH BARBED WIRE PRESENTS 4TH FRIDAY SERIES Monthly prose/poetry participatory event focused on the voices of prisoners, through their writings, speaking to family, friends, youth and allies in the community about prison reality and their lives in it. Audience participation encouraged. Light refreshments. Created and directed by Arnie King. August 26, 7-8:30pm at the City School, 614 Columbia Road at Uphams Corner, Dorchester. Please enter at the rear on Ramsey Street. Wheelchair accessible. Near MBTA buses #15, 16, 41, Red Line JFK stop and Commuter Rail. For more infomation: through barbedwire@yahoo.com or visit www. arnoldking.org; tel. 857-492-4858. Cost: Donation.
FRANKLIN PARK FROM “A” TO “Z” On Sunday morning, September 4 at 8am, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is offering a guided walk entitled Franklin Park from “A” to “Z.” A National Park Service ranger will lead a 90-minute exploration of the area of Franklin Park that designer Olmsted originally called the Ante-Park (“A”). It later became an area defined in significant part by the Franklin Park Zoo (“Z”). This walking tour will be held rain or shine and is FREE and open to the public. No advance registration is required. The meeting place is at the rear “Giraffe” entrance to the Franklin Park Zoo. Parking is available near the Giraffe Entrance along Pierpont Road. For further information, please call Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at 617566-1689 x 216 or visit www.nps.gov/ frla. The Franklin Park from “A” to “Z” tour includes stops at the Valley Gates, the Playstead Overlook, White Stadium, the Long Crouch Woods, and the old Bear Dens. This “Ante Park” section of Franklin Park was envisioned by Olmsted for more active forms of recreation and larger gatherings, whereas the “Country Park,” where the present day’s Golf Course, Schoolmaster Hill, and Wilderness are located, was intended for more passive forms of recreation.
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DOROTHY CURRAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES The Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series returns for another great season of outdoor music to entertain music fans of all ages on City Hall Plaza. All shows begin at 7pm.The series is presented by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment, and the Boston Parks and
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Public Schools, it hurts the current charter schools in the city of Boston,” he said. “The people who are putting this forward are pitting us against each other, which is unfair.” Arguing against the resolution, Campbell, whose district includes Dorchester and Mattapan, said she heard from many parents who complained about a lack of choices for their children. “I must represent all parents, regardless of where their children go to school,” she said. Charter schools receive state funding on a per-pupil basis. When a student enrolls in a charter school, the state redirects Chapter 70 education aid to the charter, taking the funds from the district. While state law mandates that district schools be compensated for a portion of the funds lost to charters, the Legislature has repeatedly underfunded those reimbursements. “The state has not upheld its end of the bargain,” O’Malley said. In arguing against Question 2, council members mostly argued that the measure would have adverse effects on the BPS budget. At-large Councilor Ayanna Pressley said increasing the number of charters in Boston without increasing state funding would unleash a “tsunami of devastation on our public schools.” Campbell and Zakim did not speak in favor of the ballot question, but argued against the council taking sides. Campbell suggested that councilors instead lobby at the State House for more school funding. Zakim said it was too soon for the council to take a position.
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City Councilor Matt O’Malley makes the case for a resolution against Ballot Question 2, which would lift the statewide cap on charter schools in Massachusetts. O’Malley co-sponsored the resolution, which passed 11-2. “I’m personally undecided about Question 2,” he said. “It’s a little bit early in the process.” At today’s council meeting, about 20 charter school supporters wearing blue and white Great Schools Massachusetts T-shirts stood during the debate on Jackson and O’Malley’s measure, at one point marching in place. Afterwards, one charter school parent said she was disappointed in the vote. “When it’s election time, they crawl through our neighborhoods and ask for our support,” said
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Daphne Lawson, a parent of two students at KIPP Academy. “I’m glad they took a roll call so we know who to get out of office.” The Boston City Council vote comes as the television advertising war heats up. Save Our Public Schools, the Massachusetts Teachers Association-backed coalition organized in opposition to question 2 is airing a television ad as part of its $12 million campaign to defeat the ballot measure. Great Schools Massachusetts, the pro-charter expansion campaign, recently reserved $6.5 million in
advertising as part of its $18 million campaign to lift the state-imposed cap on charter school expansion. The $30 million ballot campaign will be the most costly in Massachusetts history. And that funding doesn’t include the more than $7 million in charitable dollars tied to New York hedge funds that were pumped in to pro-charter groups last year, according to Maurice Cunningham, an associate professor of political science at UMass Boston who posted his accounting of the contributions on
WGBH’s website. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in public school spending that charter expansion opponents say would constitute public funding of privately-run schools. “Nobody is against charter schools,” said former teacher and education activist Bob Marshall, speaking after the council vote. “But this ballot question has taken on a life of its own. You have people in the background who work for hedge funds who are trying to privatize the public school system.” The influence of these groups has been felt by a wide range of Boston elected officials, many of whom have received campaign contributions from the pro-charter group Democrats for Education Reform. In making vocal its opposition to Question 2 the Boston City Council joins more than 50 school committees, the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, the Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association and the Massachusetts Municipal Association — an association of boards of selectmen and other municipal government representatives — who have done so. Also last week, members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People voted in favor of a resolution calling for a moratorium on the expansion of charter schools in the United States, citing fiscal mismanagement, punitive disciplinary policies and a lack of local municipal control over the management of the schools. The Movement for Black Lives — which is affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement — called for a moratorium on the expansion of charter schools.
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MONEY TALK
FINANCIAL LITERACY CONFERENCE
OCT. 15, 2016
BUILDING BLACK WEALTH
SPONSORED BY:
OUR EVENT PARTNERS: ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, REGGIE LEWIS CENTER, EPICENTER COMMUNITY CENTER, NAACP OF BOSTON AND WZBR RADIO
THE BAY STATE BANNER ALONG WITH OUR EVENT PARTNERS are hosting an all-day financial literacy conference to engage with our community about building wealth. Sign up for one or several workshops that will be taking place throughout the day at the Reggie Lewis Track and Field and at Roxbury Community College. EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE WORKSHOPS: Personal Finance: u How to manage student loans
and income-based repayment plans u Obtaining, reading and understanding
credit reports u Bankruptcy – legal debt relief
and how to provide a fresh start! u Ujima Project and Boston NAACP workshops
that address the question of what is the role of investment in creating wealth. How does one become an investor? Understanding the process of business creation. u How to create wealth using
Roth IRA and Mutual Funds u How to get a home mortgage
u Maintain the value of your home
with home improvements u How to finance college education u How to repair your credit u Learn strategies for smart shopping habits.
How to be a wise consumer! Entrepreneurship u Raising Capital; investors, angels and loans u BREAD workshop u Building your networks u SBA Lending Programs u Legal Advice for Startups u Hear from local entrepreneurs about
how they launched their businesses.
THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED — To register, visit https://bannermoneytalk.wordpress.com Saturday, October 15th 8:30 a.m. – Registration Begins at Reggie Lewis Track and Field House 9:00 a.m. – Morning panel discussion on causes and remedies for the disparity in wealth between black and white Bostonians 10:00 am – Workshops begin
Lunch – Lunch options include food trucks that will be parked on the RCC campus, Reggie Lewis Track and Field consession stand, or pre-order your lunch from Haley House when registering for the event online. Lunch is not free and cost is based on which option you choose.
For sponsorship information or if you are interested in hosting a workshop please contact Sandra Casagrand at Sandra@bannerpub.com or 617-936-7797
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INVITATION TO BID The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following: BID NO.
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DATE
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*WRA-4270
Temporary Flow Monitoring and Data Collection for Various MWRA Wastewater Sites
08/22/16
3:00 p.m.
*WRA-4268
Purchase of Two (2) 36” Double Disc Vertical Vales with 6” Bypass Valve Kennedy (or Equal)
08/24/16
11:00 a.m.
*WRA-4267
Purchase of Rooftop Air Conditioning Units
08/24/16
2:00 p.m.
*WRA-4269
Supply and Delivery of Sodium Hypochlorite to the Deer Island Treatment Plant
08/24/16
2:00 p.m.
*OP-329
Nut Island Headworks Freight Elevator Modernization
08/25/16
2:00 p.m.
**7523
RFQ/P Commonwealth Avenue Pump Station Improvements Design, ESDC/REI Services
09/09/16
11:00 a.m.
*To access and bid on Event(s) please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com. **To obtain the compete RFQ/P MWRADocumentDistribution@mwra.com.
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TOWN OF ARLINGTON MENOTOMY WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM 20 Academy Street, Suite 202 Arlington, MA 02476 Legal Advertisement TOWN OF ARLINGTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Menotomy Weatherization Program is accepting sealed proposals from contractors for heating system efficiency modifications including repairs, cleaning, tuning and burner/system replacements for the HeartWap (HWAP) Program as well as accepting proposals from asbestos abatement contractors. The service area is Arlington, Cambridge, Lexington, Belmont, Somerville, Watertown and Waltham. The accepted proposals will be for the HeartWap Program years: October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018. Requests for information for the HeartWap Program may be made to Michael DiNicola at 781-316-3434. Or mdinicola@town.arlington.ma.us. All proposals must be in our office — The Menotomy Weatherization office at 20 Academy Street, Suite 202, Arlington MA 02476 — no later than Friday September 30 2016 All proposals are subject to price negotiation. The Menotomy Weatherization Program reserves the right to reject any and all proposals deemed best for the Program. Small and minority firms are encouraged to apply. This advertisement is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the invitation to bid. An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA CONTRACT NO. AP1701-C1, FY 17-19 HANSCOM/WORCESTER AIRFIELD PAVEMENT REPAIRS-TERM CONTRACT, L.G. HANSCOM FIELD, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS AND WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER, 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, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016, immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly. NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM IN THE CIVIL AIR TERMINAL AT L.G. HANSCOM FIELD, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS AT 1:00 PM LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2016. The work includes CRACK FILLING, PATCHING, MILLING AND SEALING OF BITUMINOUS AND CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; REHABILITATION OF IN-PAVEMENT LIGHTS; PAVEMENT MARKINGS; DRAINAGE PIPE: AND DRAINAGE STRUCTURES AND UTILITY CASTING ADJUSTMENTS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS. Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016. The estimated contract cost is ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($1,500,000.00). 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. A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities sat-
isfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $10,000,000.00. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details. This Contract is 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
LEGAL exclusive of covers and dividers and resumes which shall be limited to one page, shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 ½” x 11”) and shall be addressed to Mr. Houssam H. Sleiman, P.E., CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs, and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Friday, September 9, 2016, at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submittal that exceeds the page limit set here or that is not received in the Capital Programs Department by the above deadline shall be rejected as non-responsive. Questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing and directed to cpbidquestions@massport.com with the Project name and number included in the subject line of the email. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Pilgrim Trinitarian Congregational Church, 540 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA, is seeking qualified restoration firms for work on the building’s tower. The scope, without limiting the generality thereof, shall consist of furnishing all labor, tools, equipment, material and supervision to provide: A complete job consisting of removal and in-kind replacement of limited flashing assemblies, as well as repairs to the slate roof of the tower, abutting gutters, doors and windows, and brick masonry walls, as needed. This property is listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The project is being partially funded by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. All work must be performed in accordance with the documents prepared by Ward Hamilton, M.Sc. Historic Preservation, and meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The work is anticipated to commence no earlier than September 1, 2016, and must be completed by November 30, 2016. A pre-bid meeting will be held at the church on August 15 at 10:00 am. Deadline for Proposal submittal is 12:00 noon on September 1, 2016. Minority and Women-owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids. For a PDF copy of documents contact Ward Hamilton at (877) 622-8973 or ward@wardhamilton.com.
NOTICE TO TRADE CONTRACTORS Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
REQUEST FOR TRADE CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from TRADE CONTRACTORS interested in performing work for MPA CONTRACT NO. L1430-C2, POST SECURITY CONCOURSE FROM GATES 37/38 TO THE FOOD COURT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA. The Authority is seeking Qualification Statements from Trade Contractors who have a demonstrated experience in the construction and implementation of similar work in terms of scale and complexity as required for the Terminal B, Pier A, Gates 37-38 Connector at Logan International Airport. In accordance with Massachusetts construction manager at-risk requirements, MGL Chapter 149A Section 8, Qualification Statements are being requested from trade contractors capable of performing the following classes of work: Waterproofing, Dampproofing and Caulking; Miscellaneous and Ornamental Metals; Acoustical Tile; Tile; Terrazzo; Resilient Floors; Glass & Glazing; Painting; Plumbing; HVAC; Electrical; Fire Protection; and Elevators (escalators). The contract includes the following scope of work at Terminal B: 1) Provide a secure side connector, an egress stair upgrade, and a new bathroom at Connector Gates 37 and 38; and 2) Public concourse ceiling and MEP replacement, and install two escalators. The estimated cost of the trade contractors’ portion of this phase of the Project is approximately $7,622,000 and the construction duration for this phase is approximately 16 months. The estimated value of work to be performed by trade contractors is as follows: Waterproofing, Dampproofing and Caulking $45,000 Miscellaneous and Ornamental Metals $124,000 Acoustical Tile $1,790,000 Tile $159,000 Terrazzo $487,000 Resilient Floors $30,000 Glass and Glazing $322,000 Painting $58,000 Plumbing $165,000 HVAC $1,750,000 Electrical $1,634,000 Fire Protection $258,000 Elevators (Escalators) $800,000 The Authority is implementing this project in accordance with MGL Chapter 149A, Sections 1 thru 13. This selection of trade contractors conforms to MGL Chapter 149A, Section 8, subsections (b) to (k) inclusive. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) will be utilized to prequalify trade contractors capable and experienced in the renovation and upgrading of terminal interior space of airports. The Authority shall utilize a two-step process including the prequalification of trade contractors based on an evaluation of the Statement of Qualifications received in response to this solicitation, followed by an Invitation to Bidders that will only be issued to the prequalified trade contractors. A Prequalification Committee consisting of four representatives, one each from the Designer and the CM at Risk and two Massport staff. This Prequalification Committee will be conducting a qualifications-based evaluation of submittals received from interested trade contractors in order to identify prequalified trade contractors who will be invited to respond to a written Invitation to Bidders. Please note that the Authority is not utilizing this process to prequalify subcontractors who are not trade contractors which shall be done separately in accordance with MGL C149A, Section 8, subsection (j). Qualification Statements shall be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria; (1) Management Experience; (2) Project References including a Public Project Record and (3) Capacity to Complete including a demonstration that the contractor has the financial stability and long-term viability to successfully implement the Project. A Supplemental Information Package that discusses these Evaluation Criteria and the Prequalification Process in more detail as well as any other requirements for the Qualification Statements will be available to interested parties beginning August 10, 2016, by contacting Susan Brace at 617-568-5961 or via email at sbrace@ massport.com A Project Briefing will be held on August 15, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. in the Capital Programs Department, Logan Office Center, 2nd floor, 1 Harborside Drive, East Boston, MA. Attendance at the briefing is not mandatory, however, it is strongly encouraged in order to best familiarize your firm with the project details and the prequalification process. Six (6) copies of a bound document each limited to 20 sheets (40 pages),
SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU99P1436
Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Resignation of a Guardian of an Incapacitated Person In the Interests of David Austin Of Boston, MA RESPONDENT Incapacitated Person/Protected Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Leon P. Drysdale of Manchester, NH in the above captioned matter requesting that the court: Accept the Resignation of the the Guardian of the Respondent. The petition asks the court to make a determination that the Guardian and/ or Conservator should be allowed to resign; or should be removed for good cause; or that the Guardianship and/or Conservatorship is no longer necessary and therefore should be terminated. The original petition is on file with the court. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 09/08/2016. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the avoenamed person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on bhlaf of the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 01, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. 16W1057 Summons By Publication Celeste Gonzalez, Plaintiff(s) v. Pedro Aybar, Defendant(s)
To the above named Defendant(s): A Complaint has been presented to this Court by the Plaintiff(s), Celeste Gonzalez seeking a Complaint for Custody-Support-Parenting Time, pursuant to G.L. 209 (c). You are required to serve upon Celeste Gonzalez — or attorney for plaintiff(s) — whose address is 3 Mecalf Court, #713, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 — Phone # your answer on or before 1st day of September, 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 in the office of the Register of this Court at Boston. Witness, Joan P. Armstrong, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this 20 day of June, 2016. Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Court
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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.
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Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: July 19, 2016
Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
Estate of Leroy Jacobs Date of Death: 07/23/2007
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Loralean Brown of Stoughton, MA requesting that Laverne Robinson of Manassas, VA be removed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate. Also requesting that: Loralean Brown of Stoughton, MA be appointed as Successor Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve With Personal Surety on the bond. You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on 09/01/2016. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: July 21, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU16D0923DR
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Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Lucien Gilles
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Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of Osazee Egharevba Of Boston, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Julie Egharevba of Boston, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Osazee Egharevba is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Julie Egharevba of Boston, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 09/08/2016. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.
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The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under G.L. c. 208, Section 1 B. 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: Donald J. Bertrand, Esq., Law Office of Donald J. Bertrand, 1651 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, MA 02126 your answer, if any, on or before 09/22/2016. If you fail to do
The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: July 28, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
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Soaring ceilings, spacious floor plans, extra-large windows and exposed brick are some of the dramatic elements to cherish in brand-new apartment homes built in a refurbished cotton mill building in Lowell’s historic downtown area. Apartment homes will be available January/February 2017. Gas heat and gas hot water are provided. Resident is responsible for electrical cooking, air conditioning and general electricity including fans for circulating heat. 50 Apartments Reserved as affordable for those who qualify under 60% AMI Income limits below:
One Person Four Persons
$38,340 $54,720
Two Persons Five Persons
$43,800 $59,100
Three Persons Six Persons
$49,260 $63,480
Studio rent: $892 1 BR rent: $875 to $941 2 BR rent: $1100 to $1118 3 BR Rent: $1282 7 Apartments Reserved for those who qualify under 30% AMI income limits below: One Person Four Persons
$19,150 $27,350
Two Persons Five Persons
$21,900 $29,550
Three Persons Six Persons
$24,650 $32,580
2 Bedroom rent: $503 3 Bedroom rent: $571 There is no subsidy available for these apartments
Applications will be distributed at the Mass Mills Leasing Office, 150 Mass Mills Drive, Lowell beginning Monday July 25th. The hours are Noon to 4pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Noon to 6pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Applications will also be available by mail by calling 978-479-4839 TTY-800-439-2370 Minimum Income requirements apply (not applicable for applicants in possession of a housing voucher). Voucher holders are encouraged to apply. A team of specialists will be available from Monday, August 15th through Saturday, August 20th to assist you in completing the application on a personal level. An informational session will be held on Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 at 6pm to 8pm at Mass Mills Leasing Office. Applications will also be distributed at that time. Deadline for receipt of completed applications is 4pm on Thursday, September 8th or postmarked September 8th. Resident selection will be based on a lottery which will be held on Tuesday September 20, 2016 at 10am at Mass Mills Leasing Office, 150 Mass Mills Drive, Lowell, MA. Massachusetts Mills III offers free oral translation services. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities is available.
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Public Information Meeting 6:30 p.m., Monday August 15, 2016 Stevens Memorial Library, 345 Main St. Application Deadline September 10, 2016
Natick Affordable Housing Rental and Homeownership Units 11 and 42 South Avenue Units Distributed by Lottery
1 person household: $46,000 2 person household: $52,600 3 person household: $59,150 4 person household: $65,700 5 person household: $71,000 6 person household: $76,250
Units distributed by lottery.
11 South Avenue Apartments One 1 Bedroom Apartment Rent: $1,394
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For Info and Application Availability: Pick Up: N. Andover Town Hall, - Town Clerks Ofc, Public Library & Leasing Office, 4 Berry St. Phone: (978) 456-8388 TTY/TTD: 711, when asked 978-456-8388 Email: lotteryinfo@mcohousingservices.com
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PUBLIC NOTICE REVERE HOUSING AUTHORITY (RHA) OPENING OF STATE-AIDED AND FEDERAL-AIDED FAMILY HOUSING WAITING LISTS ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR BEDROOMS
One, Two & Three Bedroom Apartments in a BRAND NEW modern community! Anticipated Move-In Date: Winter 2017 Affordable, Reduced Rent, and Voucher Programs -An Equal Housing Opportunity-
On August 29, 2016, the Revere Housing Authority will be accepting applications to establish waiting lists for its state-aided family housing for two, three and four bedroom program and its federal-aided family housing for one, two, three and four bedroom programs. All completed applications in the RHA’s possession by 4:30 pm on September 26, 2016, will be placed on the waiting list by lottery, not by the order in which the applications are received by the RHA. All applications will be given equal consideration in this lottery method. Priorities and preferences will be applied according to law and regulations and will determine the order in which offers are made. Eligible applicants will be placed on an existing waiting list.
Heat and Hot Water Included! Off-street parking, fitness center, community room, resident business center, central laundry, on-site management & 24-hour emergency maintenance! Applicants for all units will be chosen through a lottery which will be held 10/18/16.
Office hours for the RHA are monday though Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am to 1:30 pm. Interested persons may apply in person or obtain an application by mail by calling 781-284-4394 ext 216. Universal standard applications and universal emergency applications and federal applications are available by mail from the RHA or may be printed from the RHA website: www.revereha.com. Universal standard applications and universal emergency applications may also be printed from the Department of Housing and Community Development website: www.mass.gov/dhcd. Applicants who submit an emergency application must also submit a standard application. State Chapter 705 and Chapter 200 and Federal Chapter 14-1 and 14-2 family public housing net income limits:
Applications for the Lottery will be accepted from 8/1/16 - 9/30/16
Monthly Rent for apartments without Section 8 PBVor MRVP PBV
The lottery will be done by a random computer selection process on September 27, 2016. A written description of the lottery procedures is available at the RHA offices at: 70 Cooledge Street, Revere MA 02151. After the completion of the lottery, the RHA will continue to accept applications. All applications received by the RHA after September 26, 2016 will be placed on the master ledger in chronological order by date of application after the established list by lottery.
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$884*
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3 Bedroom
$1,210*
LOTTERY APPLICATION DEADLINE 9/30/16
*Rents include deductions for utility allowances and are subject to change. There are 15 units with Section 8 PBV and MRVP Project Based Subsidies. Rent for these units will be 30% of household adjusted gross income. Preference will be given to homeless applicants. INCOME LIMITS Project Based Section-8
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In addition to income eligiblity, applicants for federal-aided housing will be required to provide proof of us citizenship or eligible immigration status. Please note: Incomplete applications will not be placed on the waiting list. All applicants must be income and status eligible to be placed on the waiting list. More information on eligibilty and the written description of the lottery procedure are available upon request. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
1—$51,150 4—$73,050 2—$58,450 5—$78,900 3—$65,750 6—$84,750
HUD published gross income limits effective 3/28/16. Subject to change annually. Minimum Gross Annual Income Limits Based on Bedroom Size (for apartments without Section 8 PBV or MRVP PB): Size
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Section-8 Voucher Holders Encouraged to Apply (Participants in Project-Based Subsidy Programs and Voucher Holders are Exempt from Minimum Income Requirements)
Attend our Informational Meeting 8/18/16 | 4 pm - 6 pm To be held at the Barnstable Town Hall TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION or reasonable accommodation: email: VillageGreen@HallKeen.com Application available for download at www.VillageGreenHyannis.com Call: (508) 534-9643 TDD: Call 7-1-1 Visit: 767 AA Independence Drive Barnstable, MA 02601 Also available at the Barnstable Town Hall and Sturgis Library Applications must be fully completed and received or postmarked by September 30, 2016. Mail completed applications to: Village Green 767 AA Independence Drive Barnstable, MA 02601
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REOPENING WAIT LIST
Roxse Home Apartments will be accepting applications for 2 bedroom family housing units under the Section 8 Program. Eligible applicants will be placed on an existing waiting list by random order via a lottery, not by the order in which the completed application is received. There are no units available at this time. Applications will be accepted from Monday, August 8, 2016 and ending on Monday August 29, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. (the “lottery period”) either in person or via the mail. They must be received or postmarked with a date of August 8th through August 29th. Applications after this date will not be accepted for the lottery. Please note that office hours for Roxse Homes Apartments are: Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Office will be open until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 16, 2016. The lottery selection will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Noon; you do not need to be in attendance for the selection process since you will be notified of your position on the waiting list. Interested applicants may apply in person at the site located at Roxse Homes,1042 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, or retrieve an application from either South End Public Library, 685 Tremont Street, Boston, MA (Hours- M-W-Thurs. 10-6; Tues 12-8; Fri 9-5; Sat.9-2 and closed Sun.) or by downloading the application at www.PeabodyProperties.com. Completed application should be submitted to Roxse Homes at 1042 Tremont Street, Boston in person or by mail by Monday, August 29, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. NOTE: Applications will not be sent or received by fax or e-mail. Please call in advance at (617) 242-4016 or MA TTY: Dial 711 or 1.800.439.2370 if a reasonable accommodation request is needed or assistance with Limited English proficiency. All applicants must be determined eligible in accordance with the Department of HUD regulations and must meet the family size requirements for a designated bedroom size as well as Income Limits (as of 3/28/16)*: maximum income of all family members. The waiting list will remain open after the lottery period and applications will be processed in order of Maximum Income Maximum Income receipt from that point forward. 30% AMI 50% AMI HH# $20,650 $34,350 1 *Median income levels, rents & utility allowances are subject to $23,600 $39,250 2 change based on HUD guidelines (HUD.gov). Please inquire in $26,550 $44,150 3 advance for reasonable accommodation. Info contained herein $29,450 $49,050 subject to change w/o notice. 4
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#HH 1 2 3 *Median income levels, rents & utility 4 allowances are subject to change based on 5 HUD guidelines (HUD.gov). Please inquire in advance for reasonable accommodation. 6 Info contained herein subject to change w/o notice.
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Program Rents* Type $1258 110% $1176 80% $946 60% $473 30% 30% MRVP ** $1575 110% $1406 80% $1135 60% $568 30% 30% MRVP ** $1840 110% $1312 60% 30% MRVP ** Heat & HW Included **MRVP rent determined by CTI
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Applications available beginning 8/8/16 at: • Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer St., Community Development Office, 3rd floor (#309) • Haverhill Housing Authority, 25 Washington Square #C • The Hayes at Railroad Square, 14 Granite St., Haverhill; or online LiveHarborPlace.com; or by phone 781.794.1000 (TTY 711) Mail completed application to: Peabody Properties, c/o HP Lottery, 536 Info Session: Granite St., Braintree, MA 02184; or email 8/30/16 - 4 & 6 P.M. to harborplace@peabodyproperties.com; Lottery Drawing: or fax: 781.794.1001 10/19/16 - 11 A.M. Deadline: Postmarked by Oct. 4, 2016
Both events held at Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main Street, Haverhill, MA
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Income Limits (as of 3/28/16)*: 60% AMI 80% AMI 110% AMI $35,340 $46,000 $64,790 $40,380 $52,600 $74,030 $45,420 $59,150 $83,270 $50,460 $65,700 $92,510 $54,540 $71,000 $99,990 $58,560 $76,250 $105,600
30% AMI $17,700 $20,200 $22,750 $25,250 $28,440 $32,580
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APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AUGUST 8, 2016 – SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Applications may be picked up in-person at or can be requested to be sent by mail by telephone or email request from: 702 WASHINGTON STREET, DORCHESTER, MA 02124 (617) 825-8888 or codmansquare@winnco.com TTY/TDD: (800) 439-2370 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tuesday, Thursday 9:00 am – 8:00 pm Saturday 8/27 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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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.
Information sessions:
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 and Monday, August 22, 2016 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at 31 Ellington Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 Reasonable accommodations made.
SELECTION WILL BE BY LOTTERY ALL LOTTERY PARTICIPANTS SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF THE LOTTERY RESULTS BY MAIL To be included in the lottery, applications must be returned to the address listed above if in person by 4:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2016, or by mail to the address listed above, applications must be postmarked by September 15, 2016. Use and Occupancy Restrictions Apply. 5 apartments have preference for households requiring an accessible unit 5 apartments are set aside for formerly homeless families Income restrictions apply. Whittier Place Apartments and common areas are smoke-free
For more info or reasonable accommodations, call WinnResidential at 617-825-8888 TTY/TDD: (800) 439-2370 Equal Housing Opportunity
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The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the regional planning agency for Metro Boston, seeks a Grant Management Coordinator to assist the Senior Grant Management Coordinator in the management of emergency preparedness grants. Regional collaboration is a key goal of MAPC’s long-range regional plan, MetroFuture, and MAPC plays a lead role in coordinating regional emergency preparedness activities in Massachusetts, specifically for the Northeast Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council (NERAC). For further detail on MAPC and MetroFuture please visit www.mapc.org and for more information about NERAC visit www. nerac.us. Duties include: Work with project stakeholders to research and develop project ideas to meet identified gaps in emergency preparedness; Complete justification documents necessary for project approvals with state and federal agencies; Drafting detailed scopes of services for the procurement of various services needed by stakeholders in the region. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in homeland security, business administration, non-profit management, finance, public policy, grant management or emergency management, plus at least 2 years of relevant work experience. Strong writing skills required. Able to analyze and solve problems independently in a resourceful and innovative manner. This is a full time position with an excellent state employee benefits package. Starting salary will range from $48,000 to $53,000 depending on qualifications and experience. This position is exempt under the guidelines of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Position is open until filled. Candidates must have legal authorization to work in the USA and a valid driver’s license and/or the ability to arrange transportation to meetings in different parts of the region. MAPC is an EOE/AA employer. MAPC takes pride in the diversity of its workforce and encourages all qualified persons to apply. PLEASE SEE COMPLETE AD AT www.mapc.org (Jobs at MAPC) AND APPLY AT LINK SHOWN THERE. Posted 8/2/16. Thomas Hauenstein, Operations Manager.
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Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator Braintree Housing Authority is accepting resumes for the fulltime position of a Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Coordinator for its federally funded Section 8 HCV Program. The role of the FSS Coordinator is to promote the FSS Program through outreach/ recruitment to HCV participants. Persons in this position are responsible for the administration and coordination of the FSS program including interpreting complex program requirements, interviewing clients, computing FSS escrow accounts, completing annual and interim certifications, coordinating with outside organizations, agencies and employers, and maintaining files on FSS participants. Preferred requirements include a degree in human service and knowledge of the Section 8 program rules and regulations. Excellent benefit package. Please submit resume and cover letter to Lauren Murphy, Executive Director, Braintree Housing Authority, 25 Roosevelt Street, Braintree, MA 02184 or Lmurphy@braho.org. EOE
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Real Estate Director Sought The Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAID) seeks a Real Estate Director to join our organization, and lead our affordable housing and real estate development activities. VietAID has pursued a transit-oriented real estate development strategy that links housing, small business development, and transit assets and opportunities to build a vibrant, diverse and sustainable community in the Fields Corner area of Dorchester.
National Sales Coordinator Greater Media Boston seeks a National Sales Coordinator for their National Sales Department. Candidates must be positive, creative, organized, selfmotivated and able to work with a winning sales team. Responsibilities include reviewing radio promotion requests from national advertising agencies; creating/ managing execution of promotions from start to finish including recaps; inputting sales orders; daily communication with advertising buyers and sales reps across the country; and assisting National Sales Manager as needed. Candidate must have excellent Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills and can juggle many tasks. Advertising agency, advertising sales and/or broadcast experience a plus, but not required. If qualified, send a cover letter and resume to: hrjobs@greatermediaboston.com. ~ No phone calls, please! ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer WBOS 92.9 / WKLB 102.5 / WMJX 106.7 / WROR 105.7 / WBQT 96.9
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