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Rox youth report stress, distrust of police in poll
Study lead by local teens surveys youth on well-being By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
Most Roxbury youth are stressed, impacted by violence in the community and unlikely to go to the police for help, according to findings of a youth-led community self study that included 128 respondents. Among the results of the in-person survey: 85 percent
of youth respondents said they were impacted by community violence, 50 percent said that they did not feel safe in their community and 71 percent said they were stressed. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed also reported that they do not go to the police when they need help. Another aspect that stood out to researcher Coy Walker, a Roxbury and Dorchester native entering
Suffolk University for computer science, was that some youth were unaware of the resources available to them in their community. This included where they could access healthy food or find a safe place to hang out, such as a park or basketball court, he said. The survey is significant as well because it was created for
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When political comedian John Oliver recently blasted the philosophy of treating education as a competitive business and lacerated poorly-run charter schools, his broadside quickly became the most highly-visible attack on charter expansion this year. But it was far from an outlier. In blogs, national newspapers and other news outlets, journalists and commentators increasingly have been questioning the effectiveness of privately-run schools that are grabbing a widening share of public education funding in cities from New Orleans to Lawrence, Massachusetts. On the heels of calls for a moratorium on charter school expansion from the National NAACP and the Movement for Black Lives, along with 50 other civil rights organizations, such media criticism of the charter schools could signal a shift in public opinion. But whether the critical media attention will translate into votes remains an open question. According to the latest Boston Herald poll on Ballot Question 2, which would
enable charter school operators to open as many as 12 new schools a year in Massachusetts, 59 percent of Democratic voters are likely to vote in favor of the measure. Locally, a story on wealthy anonymous donors bankrolling the most prominent Yes on Question 2 ballot committee recently made its way through Boston newspapers. On August 10, Maurice Cunningham, a University of Massachusetts associate professor of political science, wrote about the opacity shrouding Great Schools Massachusetts’ funders o n WG B H ’s Ma s s Po l i t i c s Prof blog. On August 17, the Bay State Banner published a story about the money trail, as did The Boston Globe on August 20 and the Boston Herald, via an op-ed by a Taunton School Committee member, on August 23. Three days later, on August 23, the Globe printed another story on charter schools, this one highlighting a Texas study suggesting charter school education did not increase earnings or job prospects. On August 29, CommonWealth
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Elizabeth Warren’s recipe for change Senator advocates progressive policies By YAWU MILLER
While the American economy is booming, the wages and purchasing power of all but the wealthiest Americans are shrinking, jobs are being shipped overseas and college graduates are being hounded by crushing debt. But, according to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, there is a way out. “If the government has been
taken over by the rich and powerful, then the rest of us can take it back,” she said. In a speech at Roxbury Community College last week, Warren repeated themes she has been sounding since she hit the campaign trail in 2011 in her successful bid to unseat then-Senator Scott Brown. Now, after more than four years in the Senate, Warren is tying together her life story, her analysis of what’s wrong with the
economy and her prescription for fixing it into a speech, versions of which she has delivered at the Democratic National Convention and in other Massachusetts cities and towns. Drawing on her own life story growing up with a disabled father and working mother who supported her family on a minimum wage salary, Warren described how corporations and the wealthy conspired to lower their tax rates and maximize their profits at the
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MBTA janitors hold protests on imminent layoffs, hour loss By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
Members of the union representing MBTA janitors took to the Boston Common with song last week to protest pending layoffs. A few dozen janitors in purple SEIU T-shirts and several in full-body cockroach costumes gathered on the lawn by the Brewer’s Fountain Plaza where they performed a parody of “Charlie on the MBTA,” with string trio accompaniment. The lyrics criticize Governor Charlie Baker’s administration for the layoffs and predict grimy T stations to come. They followed the demonstration with a Thursday sit-in outside Baker’s office and Sunday protest outside the State House, in time for the 40th annual New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers. According to Roxana Rivera, vice president of Service Employees International Union 32BJ, 25 percent of the 300-person janitorial workforce will lose jobs or hours. Seventy-six full-time positions will be eliminated, and about a dozen of these workers will be offered parttime jobs, Eugenio Villasante, the union’s communication strategist, told the Banner. Over the past few years, MBTA payments to cleaning contractors ABM and S.J. Services rose by more than 50 percent over the amounts set in their 2013 agreements. Now, facing a $100 million deficit, the MBTA seeks to reduce costs, which the contractors say will mean a reduction in the workforce. Janitorial layoffs are expected
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SEIU janitors sang a parody of “Charlie on the MBTA” outside the State House to protest pending layoffs. to save the MBTA $4.2 million, representing 4.2 percent of its anticipated deficit or two-hundredths of a percent of its overall $20.2 billion budget. Janitors are paid $18 per hour. Precise dimensions of the layoffs are emerging, as some janitors received layoff and shift-reduction letters last week and others waited for information. The cleaning contractors signed new agreements with the MBTA in mid- and late August. Staffing changes are to be enacted September 1.
Letters sent to janitors from S.J. Services required recipients to respond within 48 hours on whether they would accept a change from daytime to nighttime shifts, which run 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Those who declined would be added to the contractor’s rehire list, in order of seniority, the letters stated. Rivera said this was too short notice for families to adjust, which may include finding childcare, and, for those moved to part-time, acquiring new health care. The retained janitors are likely to
see their workloads increase. Several received word that they would be expected to handle the cleaning for two additional T stations. Currently, keeping Haymarket Station and North Station clean between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. is the responsibility of three janitors, Rivera said. S.J. Services informed her that under the changes, one person will now handle that work. As part of workforce readjustments, S.J. Services intends to assign more workers to night shifts, when there are relatively fewer
commuters. Company President David Shea said this will allow jobs to be performed more efficiently. SEIU members have been critical about the practicality of these plans. Station bathrooms, elevators and stairs need frequent cleaning throughout the day, Rivera said. While upping nighttime staffing allows for more handling of major tasks, such as power washing, it does not reduce the regular maintenance needs of the daytime. “The bathrooms need cleaning every ten minutes,” Rivera told the Banner. “They’re not saying they want to increase the power-washing crew.” Rivera also charged that valuable time will be lost as janitors travel between an increased number of stations, delaying response to new messes, like spills or vomit. While agreements between the MBTA and cleaning contractors already are signed, Rivera says there is precedent for non-enforcement — such as was done when the MBTA funded above the 2013 contract levels. Joe Pesaturo, MBTA spokesperson, stated to the Banner that the decision to pay above the contract requirements was made by the previous administration. On Wednesday, August 24, Boston City Councilors voted to pass a resolution filed by Josh Zakim and Michelle Wu in support of the MBTA janitors. Wu and Zakim followed this with an op-ed in The Boston Globe on Tuesday. The councilors said the savings would be minimal and reduce cleanliness at a time when Boston expects an increase in commuters as its population grows.
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A troubling Trump victory in the primary The presidential election campaign will accelerate after Labor Day. Voting will then be only a short time away on Tuesday, Nov. 8, but many citizens will take advantage of early voting. It is estimated that 32 percent of voters cast their ballots before Election Day in 2012. However, even at this late date there is an unresolved question as to what enabled Donald Trump to top the Republican primary ballot in Massachusetts last March 1. Trump tallied a surprisingly robust victory in the state’s primary. With John Kasich, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz competing, Trump won with an astonishing 49.3 percent of the vote. That was his greatest margin of victory up to that time. One week later he won less of a majority with 47.3 percent of the votes against the same candidates in Mississippi. That Trump could do so well in Massachusetts, a primarily blue state, should induce Hillary Clinton supporters not to take victory for granted despite the encouraging current polling results. So how did Trump’s Massachusetts victory happen? According to many analysts, Trump’s constituents are primarily low-income, poorly educated whites. That hardly describes
Massachusetts residents. While the national income disparity also affects Massachusetts residents, unemployment in the state was only 4.2 percent as of July 21. That is less than the national rate. While Trump has support from whites with no college degree, 38 percent of Massachusetts residents from 25 years of age or older attained bachelor’s degrees in 2000. That is higher than the national average of 24.4 percent back then. Crowds appearing at rallies for Trump have demonstrated some racial animosity. While race problems still exist in Massachusetts, this state has been in the forefront of social change. This is the first state in the nation to elect a black U.S. senator. The late Edward W. Brooke was elected to the Senate in 1962 and was re-elected to a second term in 1968. Also, Massachusetts is only the second state to elect a black governor. Deval Patrick became governor in 2006 and was re-elected four years later. These elections occurred despite a black state population of only 8.1 percent. It appears that Trump brings out the worst in people and brings the worst people out. It is time to organize forces so that thoughtful people will not be surprised on Nov. 8.
Trump lies with concern for black issues Despite never demonstrating any special interest in the country’s racial problem, Donald Trump now has the audacity to assert that his election as president will benefit African Americans. “What the hell do you have to lose?” he callously asks. How arrogant for the leader of the “birther” movement, whose objective was to disqualify Barack Obama as president, to claim now that he will benefit blacks. Trump also refused to renounce the endorsement of David Duke, a prominent white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klan leader. Trump’s bigotry is not limited to blacks. He insulted Mexican immigrants to America and claimed that federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel was not qualified to decide a case against his
for-profit Trump University because he was of Mexican heritage, even though he was a native-born American. Trump was grossly insulting to the Muslim Gold Star parents of a Muslim army officer who died in Iraq. The record is clear. Donald Trump is no friend of African Americans or other people of color. No black with any sense of personal dignity or pride could consider voting for such a person. Trump did not expect an improvement in the attitudes of blacks to his candidacy. This whole gambit was to deceive well-meaning white supporters into believing he was really not bigoted. Do not be fooled. Anyone with any sensitivity to the nation’s race problem should turn their backs on Trump on Election Day.
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Trump peddles the plantation myth about blacks and Democrats By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON The GOP never tires of pitching the line in a presidential election year that the Democrats take black votes for granted and do absolutely nothing in return for those votes. The line goes that the Democrats’ alleged job killing, tout of entitlements, promotion of dependency and mind-numbing damp down of personal initiative have in effect created a modern-day plantation that traps blacks in perpetual poverty, horribly failed public schools, and run down crime ridden slums. They are for all practical purposes politically disenfranchised by being the handmaiden of the Democrats. Trump is the latest in the long train of GOP presidential contenders to peddle this line at campaign stops in Wisconsin and Michigan. Now Trump didn’t go much further than this and make the pledge that some of the more delusional GOP contenders have and embark on a truncated, photo-op, charm tour to court blacks. He knows that there’s no point in this given his hideous racial track record from barring blacks from his apartment buildings, to his campaign for the death penalty for the falsely accused Central Park five, to his phony, fraudulent birther savaging of President Obama. He’s earned and richly deserves the near universal loathing he gets from black voters. Yet, Trump’s point still dangles heavily in the air that the Democrats routinely engage in a crude brand of plantation politics in that they win election after election with black votes, but give nothing in return for that ever reliable support. More than a few blacks have echoed this sentiment and ferociously ripped the Democrats for allegedly asking much of black voters and giving little to them in return. At first glance, there appears to be some ammunition for Trump to get some ink with the charge. The big cities with the highest levels of black poverty, underserved public schools, and high crime, as well as thorny issues with police violence such as Baltimore and Milwaukee, have long been run by Democrats, in most cases, black Democrats. The GOP then endlessly tosses out gerrymandered figures on everything from jobs to jails to purport that blacks have supposedly fared worse under President Obama than they did under presumably GOP presidents. The absurdity of this is almost laughable. It’s even more laughable to make the case that Democrats and Democratic administrations are the cause of blacks wallowing in poverty. According to Census data on unemployment and poverty, black families’ income grew far more and joblessness dropped far faster under Democratic presidents than under Republicans. The poverty rate for blacks also showed a major plunge under Democratic administrations while it grew when a GOP president sat in the Oval Office. Democrats have gotten the black vote for nearly a half century for two brutal and compelling political reasons. The first is simple pragmatism. Most blacks rely on the Democrats and civil rights leaders to fight the tough battles for health care, greater funding for education and jobs, voting rights protections, affirmative action and against racial discrimination. Even when black Democratic politicians stumble and engage in borderline corrupt and self-serving feather their own nest antics, they are still regarded as better bets than Republican candidates to be more responsive to black needs. Black voters generally regard them as the politicians that accurately capture the mood of fear and hostility the majority of blacks feel toward the Republicans. The other is that many Democrats were the only ones that consistently fought back against Reagan, Bush Sr. and W. Bush’s draconian cuts in job, education and social services funding and programs, their retrograde nominees to the Supreme Court appointments that would roll back the civil rights clock, and their peck away at affirmative action, civil rights and civil liberties protections. The GOP’s relentless and ruthless opposition to affirmative action, its duck, dodge, dither and flat-out obstruction of any and every initiative or legislation by President Obama on jobs, the increase in the minimum wage, strengthening social security protections, the dogged opposition to a slew of Obama judicial and administration appointees, and its hectoring and harassing of former Attorney General Eric Holder. Its manic and never-ending effort to torpedo the Affordable Care Act and the slew of nakedly race-tinged voting rights suppression laws it has dumped on the books in a handful of key electoral states has tagged it as an irredeemable enemy of black voters. Blacks, however, have been very much in Trump’s political play book. He’s used them as the perfect foil with his borderline racist digs, jibes, and slurs to drive disaffected, conservative, and other unreconstructed bigoted white voters to the polls. The hit on Democrats for allegedly running a plantation with black voters is just another cynical and calculated page from that playbook.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. He is a consultant with the Institute of the Black World and an associate editor of New America Media. He is a weekly co-host of the Al Sharpton Show on Radio-one. He is the host of the weekly Hutchinson Report on KPFK-Pacifica Radio. Follow Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Twitter: www.twitter.com/earlhutchinson.
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Do you think racism has gotten worse in the United States?
I feel like racism has always been the same. Laws changed, but the way people treat people is the same as it was in the 1960s.
I think it hasn’t changed. It’s just changed its face. It has a lot to do with learned behavior between generations.
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It’s not really getting worse. It’s always been bad. Maybe it’s just coming out more. People are doing more things to make it come out.
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I think racism has always been this bad. It’s getting more pronounced. They’re trying to take back Roxbury and push us out.
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I believe it’s always been this bad. There’s always been a lot of ignorance and misunderstanding. There’s no unity between races.
Considering Trump is bringing out racism from the hearts of people, yes, it’s getting worse. But racism has always been a problem in the country.
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MICHELE ELYSE SHANNON Michele Elyse Shannon has been promoted to Chief of Schools for the Boston Public Schools. In her new position, Shannon oversees the team of instructional superintendents, formerly known as principal leaders, and supports principals and headmasters in their in their goal of eliminating the achievement gap and providing quality instruction to all students. Shannon previously served as assistant superintendent of Leadership Development. Shannon has been a teacher, school social worker, assistant principal, and principal in the New York City Department of Education. She founded Pathways College Preparatory School in New York City. Shannon was a member of the inaugural cohort of the Doctor of Educational Leadership program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. While at Harvard, she co-founded Pursue Excellence, LLC, a low-profit education
reform organization dedicated to supporting schools and districts in their use of data to improve outcomes for students. Shannon led the leadership development team for Los Angeles Unified School District for three years. She currently serves as a coach and teacher at the Data Wise Project at Harvard and on the faculty of the Summer Principals Academy at Teacher’s College. Michele is the founder of Measure Excellence Consulting, LLC an organization committed to supporting leaders, schools and districts in their efforts to engage in continuous learning and improvement. Shannon graduated from John Adams High School in Ozone Park, NY. She received her Bachelors of Science in Sociology from Bernard Baruch College in New York. She received a Masters of Social Work from Hunter College in New York and an advanced certificate in School Leadership from
the New York City Leadership Academy. Michele received a doctorate in Educational Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2013 and most recently received an advanced certificate in School District Leadership from Queens College, CUNY. Shannon lives in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
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Calls for better MBTA bias training after inspector removes black teen
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all employees are required to attend an “Anti-Discrimination Harassment and Retaliation Training” on employee’s right and supervisor responsibilities and, once in their careers, a diversity training workshop on interacting respectfully and effectively with diverse customers and MBTA staff members, according to Joe Pesaturo, MBTA spokesperson. In the latter, participants discuss barriers, common experiences and ideas for workplace improvements, and practice related skills. A combination of staff from the Office of Diversity and Civil Rights and outside contractors are responsible for conducting the workshops. In 2013, the BPD implemented a four-hour procedural justice and unconscious bias training for all new recruits and current officers, Lieutenant Detective Mike McCarthy, BPD spokesperson, told the Banner. The curriculum is based upon the work of Tracey Meares, a Yale Law School professor who also
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In late July, 16-year-old Jelani was riding the Red Line home to make his 8:30 p.m. curfew. But his trip was interrupted when MBTA officials stopped the train to remove a group of rowdy children — and then forced Jelani to leave as well, according to a complaint filed on his behalf by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice. According to the complaint, the MBTA inspector informed the teen that “everyone in that group has to get off.” Jelani and the other children are African American, but do not know each other. Jelani had been sitting alone and playing a game on his phone as he waited through the delay. He informed the inspector he was not part of the group and did not know the children, who were ages eight to ten years-old. The children backed him up. It was not until a 23-year-old white female added her voice in confirmation that the MBTA officials let the teen reboard the train. The Lawyers’ Committee alleges that the MBTA inspector assumed Jelani was part of the group on basis of his race alone. Jelani is older than the children, was not engaging with them and was not identified as part of the group by any of the three other MBTA officials involved, the complaint states. White children sitting in similar proximity to the group were not removed. Among the requested remedies: that MBTA staff undergo comprehensive implicit bias training. Unlike with explicit biases, individuals may have implicit or unconscious biases against a demographic without realizing they hold any negative assumptions or associations shaping their behaviors. This gives rise to what some, like the National Initiative
for Building Community Trust and Justice, call “racism without racists.”
Combating implicit bias
The National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice is a Department of Justice-funded project that aims to improve relationships between communities and the criminal justice system. Kim Burke, the associate project director for the Center for Policing Equity, leads the Initiative’s work on developing training to combat implicit bias. Instructors make sure training is presented as education about unconscious forces in play during an interaction, not as a character attack on an officer, Burke told the Banner. “Training is not about calling you a racist,” Burke said. “It’s about understanding that — even if you hold the most principled attitudes — there are certain situations that can make you vulnerable to negative outcomes, regardless of your values. And as a police officer, you’re chronically in those situations.” When analyzing a situation, people are more likely to fall back on shortcuts like stereotyping if they are tired, stressed, multitasking, mentally fatigued, feeling like a rookie, forced to make a quick decision or in a bad mood, Burke said. To combat this, instructors involve law officers in evaluating sample scenarios while considering what stereotypes could shape officers’ reactions, or members of the public’s reactions to them. The goal is that officers become aware of their own instincts and hidden factors that influence the behaviors of those with whom they interact. In training, they discuss strategies for handling situations in order to develop new approaches they can fall back on when forced to react quickly while in the field. In one sample scenario, a
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black person walking down the street sees a group of officers and seems to throw a small bag to the side. In another, the pedestrian is white. Officers then consider their own reactions as well as what different perceptions the white and black pedestrians may have of police and how that might guide their behaviors. The National Initiative implicit bias training comprises one eight-hour session with small group- and scenario-based discussions, and is meant to be preceded by two other units — one on repairing relationships between law enforcement and communities where there are histories of tensions, and one aimed to illuminate how officers’ interactions with members of the public can shape public perception and attitude toward law enforcement.
Boston’s training
The MBTA and Boston Police Department have bias training already in place. At the MBTA, every few years
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is involved in the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice. It includes classroom time, conversations with community leaders and dispatching new officers into communities to interact with members of the public. BPD Superintendent Lisa Holms teaches the class. Police officers and supervisors also must complete an e-learning course and exam, on awareness of biases and policing around them. To date, all officers have completed the training and/or the e-learning course, McCarthy said. Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee, said both group’s efforts do not go far enough, and that the treatment of Jelani stands as evidence of the MBTA training’s shortcoming. “The incident ... is a clear indication that whatever training [the MBTA is] using is not adequate and has failed to address the implicit bias and cultural competency requirements that the job entails,” Espinoza-Madrigal told the Banner. “What happened to our client should not have happened. If the right training and protocols were in place, it wouldn’t have happened.”
Five-year-old Bostonian plays concert at City Hall
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Five-year-old Boston resident Ashton Antoine performed a violin concert at Boston City Hall and he also published his first book, 5 My Magic Number and presented a signed copy to Mayor Martin Walsh.
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youth study continued from page 1
and by Roxbury youth, allowing for an insider perspective to guide the questions and approach, those involved in the project said. The findings focus on factors impacting health and well-being and will be presented for discussion this Saturday at the Dudley Library.
Center for Promise
A five-person team of local youth ages 16 to 25 developed and conducted the survey under The Center for Promise, a collaboration between Boston University’s School of Education and America’s Promise Alliance. The Center’s mission is to identify and combat obstacles to reaching high school graduation and college and career success “They’re trying to figure out what resources young people, especially in urban areas, need to thrive,” Melissa Maharaj, a consultant on the project, told the Banner. “Health and wellness is filling in a piece of the puzzle for them.” Four other communities across the nation were chosen as sites for similar surveys. This October, representatives from each study will present at a summit in Washington DC, after which action plans may be created to follow-up on the findings, Maharaj said.
Police help
Youths’ statements in the survey that they would not turn to the police for help reflect trends others also have noted. Stephanie Berkowitz, director of external relations for the Center for Teen Empowerment, had not
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seen the study but said that youth who reported a distrust of police is not surprising. She said that although relations are better in Boston, national media coverage on police conduct in other cities has contributed to a negative perception of police overall that leaves many residents wary. “There is a lack of understanding in the community, clouded by national media coverage, about police in the Boston area and the way that things are different here in terms of the type of policing,” Berkowitz told the Banner. Work remains to be done to build understanding between the police department and community members, she said. A 2008 study administered by the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center to 1,878 Boston high school students found black and Latino youth reported less trust of police than white and Asian counterparts. While 71 percent of white and 64 percent of Asian youth in Boston said they trusted the police, that sentiment dropped to 43 percent and 35 percent for Latino and black youth, respectively, according the 2010 Boston Public Health Commission report. In the 2008 Harvard study, on average across the city 43 percent of youth reported trust in the police. The highest levels were in the neighborhoods of West Roxbury (80 percent) and Allston/Brighton (67 percent) while Dorchester and Roxbury had the
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lowest levels of trust: 33 percent and 32 percent, respectively. Forty-one percent of youth in Mattapan, 37 percent in Roxbury and 34 percent in Dorchester said they would not report a crime.
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The way the study was conducted and will be presented are other important factors, many said. The survey was developed by the same demographic as those under scrutiny, allowing researchers to develop more relevant questions. The research team included two high school students, two college students and one unemployed young person. “A lot of the times, the people who come up with the questions aren’t really in touch with what they’re researching,” Walker said. Linda Sprague Martinez, an assistant professor at Boston University, was engaged in training and supporting the survey researchers in conceptualizing health topics, creating a survey and analyzing data. The youth perspective brought a nuance and connections that an adult-constructed study on the topic might miss, and allowed them to phrase questions in a way that resonates with those being questioned, she said. “When it comes to health and well-being, adults are often deciding for young people what’s important to focus on,” Sprague Martinez told the Banner. “One of the most important pieces [of this study is] young people are really deciding and giving a voice to what the health priorities are and how they see them.” Another aspect: the results will be presented for the community, something that researchers who
study the community too often skip, Walker and Sprague Martinez said.
Action steps
The Center for Promise and America’s Promise Alliance seek to generate impact by bringing to light information on the state of young people’s lives and the kinds of supports society can provide, Jonathan Zaff, Center for Promise executive director, said. Information gleaned from the wellness study will be distributed among the network of more than 400 organizations that constitute America’s Promise Alliance as well as to the neighborhood, Zaff said. The findings can be a tool for community organizations and government officials to guide their approaches, Sprague Martinez said. “The idea is two-fold,” Zaff told the Banner. “Information across
all these [study] sites will be able to amplify a national message about what young people need across the country in wellness. Also they’re trying to drive that information back into the community, so that the community can understand more fully about what’s needed to implement better supports in Roxbury.” Any specific action plan on the health and wellness youth survey will not be known until after findings are presented in October, Maharaj said. Maharaj engaged on a similar Center for Promise study a few years earlier that focused on high school dropouts. That analysis generated recommendations to teachers and community workers for keeping youth in school and creation of spaces for young people to share their experiences with school administrators, she said.
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Masqueraders with Cumm Cross Productions wear the blue, yellow and black colors of the Bajan flag during Boston Caribbean Carnival.
Glitter, sequins and soca: Carnival brings color to Roxbury Roxbury turns out for the sights, sounds, ambiance of Boston Caribbean Carnival By YAWU MILLER
Playing masquerade with Soca & Associates for the second year in a row, Samuel Trotman seems singularly un-phased by the hot sun and the unwieldy heft of a 12-foottall steel-framed costume, with yards of brightly-colored fabric, feathers and sequins. To the uninitiated, Caribbean Carnival might appear nonsensical, with thousands of mas band participants and spectators dancing behind flatbed trucks bearing walls of speakers that blare out soca tunes with enough bass to vibrate Trotman’s sequins from a distance of 30 feet. But Trotman and his fellow mas band members enjoy every moment of it. During this year’s annual Caribbean Carnival, they’re given license to let loose, all color and character, flair and fun. The yearly parade culminates in a competition between the masquerade or mas bands during which they are judged on the costumes and overall presentation as they dance to Trinidadian soca music — a blend of African rhythms, calypso and reggae influences. A woman with a large pitcher of beer and a bag of plastic cups pours one for Trotman, who is looking
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Samuel Trotman wears gold glitter and a hefty costume as part of Soca & Associates’ 2016 presentation, “Bijoux: Glitz and Glamour.” He won best individual male in the Kings and Queens competition last week.
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Politics
As is the case every year, Carnival starts with politicians and city officials, sans glitter, leading the parade. Mayor Martin Walsh and Police Commissioner William Evans answer questions from reporters. Almost all of them about crime. None of them about Carnival. Walsh, Sheriff Steven Tompkins, state reps Liz Malia and Dan Cullinane city councilors Ayanna Pressley, Tito Jackson and Anissa Essaibi-George march at the head of the parade. The Save Our Public Schools float urges a “no” vote on Question 2 (charter school expansion). Keen political observers posted anywhere along the parade route (and anyone with a working nose) may pick up a strong public sentiment to vote “yes” on another ballot question which would legalize an unofficial Carnival tradition. In a few moments, the political component of the parade is over. The sound trucks are fired up and the crowd swells with enthusiasm. After all, it’s the masquerade bands that have Roxbury residents lining the streets.
Highlights
Wilma Clouden, a D’Midas and Associates mas player, shows off her award-winning, gravity-defying costume, featuring a lime green insect-like alien creature towering ten feet over her shoulders. D’Midas won this year’s competition with its superb costumes and otherworldly theme: “A Space Fantasy.” Dynasty International fills the streets with brilliantly-hued feathers, continuing their longstanding tradition of Native American cultural appropriation. New to the tradition, seven-month-old Noah Lewis sleeps through the din like only a baby can as his mother Josie and an S. A. M. H. CORPORATION
Above, left: Masqueraders with Dynasty International’s feather-laden presentation. Above, right: Dankye Connor with the Socaholics masquerade band. Below: Masqueraders and revelers fill the streets during Boston Caribbean Carnival. accomplice push his wheeled teepee up Warren Street. “What I thought was special this year was that Cumm Cross Productions came back,” said Michael Smith, whose website chronicles Boston’s Caribbean Carnival, from band launches to after parties. “We need them to stick with it.” Last year, Cumm Cross and the long-dominant T & T Social Club both sat out, thinning the talent pool considerably. This year, the Cumm Cross resurrection appeared sto celebrate the 50th anniversary of Barbados’ independence from British colonial rule with brilliant blue and yellow costumes bearing the colors and trident from the island nation’s flag. In a near tragedy, D’Horizon’s king failed s to materialize by the ohso-early 1 p.m. start time, apparently suffering complications from early morning revelry. But all is not lost! In the spirit of Carnival, costume repairman Patrick Daniel steps in, gamely dragging along the 18-foottall orange dragon, whose head magically bops to the soca beat. Daniel, visiting from San Antonio, Texas, has been designing, assembling and repairing costumes for D’Horizon since his boyhood. For a dyed-in-the wool mas player, dancing with a 100-plus-pound steel framed dragon is, apparently, not a big thing. “This is in the blood,” he says, grinning.
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If you missed this year’s Boston Caribbean Carnival, many of the same mas bands will be appearing at the Cambridge Carnival Sunday, Sept. 11. And this time, we might see the real D’Horizon king. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.
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“You can’t cut back on child care or health insurance,” Warren said. “You either take on a lot more credit card debt or you go belly up on your mortgage.” Ultimately, Warren said, the country’s priorities have shifted. “We went from being a country that strengthened its middle class to one that bet on its wealthiest people and hoped that it would trickle down to the rest of us.” Warren demonstrated how the bank regulation and anti-trust laws instituted after the 1929 stock market crash prevented major crashes from happening until the 2008 crash, which created massive job losses, foreclosures and other negative outcomes for low-income people. Warren blames the 2008 crash on deregulation of the financial institutions that she says
caused the crash. “They loaded up on risk and put us all in danger,” she said. “We all know how that turned out.” Warren’s prescription for fixing the U.S. political system and the economy includes increased regulation of corporations, banks and financial institutions, more investment in education and investments in clean energy. As an example, Warren said closing a tax loophole that allows businesses to write off executive bonuses could save the federal government $55 billion in revenue. “With that, everyone on Social Security could get the same percentage pay raise that top executives got last year,” she said. That sum could also allow everyone with college loans in the U.S. to refinance at a lower rate,
she added. Warren said her ideas are not simply progressive. “These are American values,” she said. “It’s Congress that’s out of step because they have sold themselves to special interests. Lobbyists and P.R. firms have convinced Americans that the situation we are in is inevitable and there’s nothing we can do about it.” Warren told the audience that change is possible, so long as people are willing to work for it. “You can’t win what you don’t fight for, and you can’t make progress if you don’t aim high,” she said. She urged the audience to ask prospective candidates to take stands on four key issues: overturning the Citizen’s United law that removes campaign contribution and reporting limits for large corporations; increased taxes on the top 10 percent of earners for infrastructure and education; increased regulation of banks and financial
institutions; and strengthening rights for all Americans — including their right to join unions. Warren has given a version of last week’s speech in Worcester, Lowell, New Bedford, Somerville and Pittsfield. An aide to the senator said Warren has not decided whether she’ll give the speech in other states. In a statement sent to the Banner, Warren said her aim is to spark conversation about how to rebuild the middle class. “This presentation grows out of work that I’ve been doing for more than 20 years on the challenges facing America’s working families,” she said in the statement. “It’s a chance to have a deeper conversation with people here in Roxbury and across Massachusetts about what’s gone wrong with our middle class and what we can do to rebuild it. Ultimately, I’m hopeful because the things that are broken are things that we can fix — we just have to decide to get out there and do it.”
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Julian D. Rainey: War veteran, city attorney, Democratic campaign leader and staunch proponent of anti-discrimination legislation By ANTHONY W. NEAL
Julian David Rainey was at one time the highest paid black man in public service in all of New England. Born April 3, 1888, in Weldon, North Carolina, he was adopted by carpenter David Rainey and his wife, Anna, of Norfolk County, Virginia. He received his early instruction in the public schools of Portsmouth. Rainey also attended Norfolk Mission College — a school for black students, founded in 1883 by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. He later spent two years at the College of the City of New York and, in 1915, enrolled at Harvard’s graduate school as a special student. That same year, as a Republican from Ward 18 Rainey made an unsuccessful bid to become state representative. At that time, he resided at 60 Windsor Street in Roxbury. After acquiring his bachelor of laws degree from Suffolk Law School in 1917, he enlisted as a private in the National Guard Reserve and served with the 367th U.S. Infantry in France during World War I. Rainey rose to the rank of first lieutenant. He was honorably discharged on May 20, 1919. After joining the Massachusetts Bar on November 8, 1919, Rainey established a law practice
at 54 Devonshire Street. In 1922, he married 19-year-old Dorothy Esther Akiman of Roxbury, and they moved into an apartment at 552 Massachusetts Avenue in the South End. One daughter, Patricia “Pat” Theresa Rainey, was born of their union on April 27, 1925. A stunning beauty, in the late 1940s she became a famous showgirl, jazz singer and actress, and was said to be romantically involved with King Farouk of Egypt and boxer Joe Louis. Rainey joined the Suffolk Law School faculty for one year in 1924. That year, he also successfully represented African American physician Dr. Andrew Berkley Lattimore in a liable suit against the Boston American, a local newspaper that had defamed the doctor. Rainey and W. E. B. Du Bois were friends and corresponded with each other on occasion. The attorney eventually left the Republican Party to become a Democrat and was named national director of the black division of Alfred E. Smith’s 1928 presidential campaign committee. In 1930, Mayor James Michael Curley, a Democrat, appointed him assistant corporation counsel for the Law Department of the City of Boston, making him the highest paid black man in public service in all of New England. Rainey earned $5,000 a year defending
the city against claims for property damage and personal injury. He held that position for four years. Two years after appointing him, Curley explained why: “With half a dozen others Rainey induced 2,400 colored Republicans in Boston to vote Democratic ballots at the last election, so I thought he had earned a position of honor and importance in City Hall.” Rainey, however, was not the first black person the mayor appointed assistant corporation counsel. In fact, during his first term as Boston’s mayor, Curley selected the first African American for that post on December 24, 1917. His name was Lucius Sumner Hicks, an honors graduate of Boston Latin School, who had attended Harvard and acquired his law degree in 1908 from Boston University School of Law. Rainey’s wife, Dorothy, died in Boston in 1932. The following year, he married his second wife, Gwendolyn Peterson, a native of New York. They had one daughter together, Sheila Emily Rainey, who was born on September 23, 1934. The lawyer worked as special attorney in the office of the U.S. attorney general and also served as a special advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. On March 6, 1936, Joseph D. McGrath, acting on behalf of the president, chose him as an alternate delegate-at-large to the Democratic
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for nurses. He noted, “Intelligent white people and colored people have signified their desire that this bill shall pass. The Democratic leadership of the Senate has expressed its determination to support this bill. It is now up to the Republicans to show where they stand in the fight against discrimination and intolerance in Massachusetts.” On March 13, 1945, he appeared on behalf of the local branch of the NAACP at a Massachusetts legislative hearing and testified in support of a measure prohibiting racial discrimination in employment. Rainey was a Mason and also a member of the William E. Carter Post, the American Legion and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. In the last years of his life, he took up residence at 30 Abbotsford Street, Roxbury, where he died on March 30, 1961.
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“It’s like comedy hour in here,” said Carlene O’Garro, her work associates at Delectable Desires Pastries laughing in agreement. “We’ve talked about how we should probably have our own YouTube channel.” O’Garro is a pastry chef and owner of the bakery nestled on Centre Street, West Roxbury’s main commercial thoroughfare. Although customers shouldn’t expect a YouTube series anytime soon, a second location is slated to open in South Station this fall. She co-manages the store with fellow baker Danielle McLean. Two other baker women make up the close-knit team that spends endless hours making extravagant cakes and baking indulgent treats. “We all work well together and we all have a sense of humor, so that’s great,” said McLean, who has been with the pastry shop for more than a year. “Because we all love what we do, it’s different from just punching in and punching out.” Delectable Desires Pastries has been operating as a brick-andmortar shop since January 2015. Before that, O’Garro had been baking as a wholesale professional since 2007, her career rooted in childhood memories and an appetite for passion. She showed a keen interest in baking at the age of four
as she observed her mother in the kitchen. When O’Garro was around eight years old, she recalls watching her mother add a dash of liquor to the cake batter and starting to experiment with ingredients on her own. “She gave me creative freedom,” O’Garro said. When she grew up, the Mattapan native studied biology and psychology at Jacksonville University, and engaged in baking as a hobby. At that time she was gearing up for a legal career, having been accepted at Suffolk
University Law School, but then — a change of heart. “I worked a little bit in corporate and was like, ‘Yeah this isn’t for me,’” O’Garro recalled. “I didn’t feel fulfilled.” Thinking back to shared moments baking with her mom, she enrolled in a one-year program at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. Instead of staying up late poring over legal cases, she decorates cakes into the early hours of the morning. “I like to come in at 12 or 1 in the morning and decorate,” O’Garro
said. “It’s just when all my creative juices are flowing.” After graduating from her culinary school program, O’Garro began concocting a plan to run a wholesale bakery business. “I just made pastries, and literally went door to door to different cafés, handing out samples,” she said. “I typed up a product guide, and sold things for 50 cents.” She also joined CropCircle Kitchen, a shared-use kitchen
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booth inside the bus terminal of South Station, across from the CVS. O’Garro said that a variety of items will be offered there, but they also will stick to their popular scones, muffins, cakes and cupcakes. She hopes to generate more wholesale and catering clients, including corporations, from the South Station perch.
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Police union seeks court injunction to halt body camera program ACLU says cops want long-guns, body armor, but no accountability By BANNER STAFF
The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association last week filed papers in Suffolk Superior Court seeking an injunction to stop the department from ordering police officers to wear body cameras as part of a pilot program scheduled to begin Friday, September 2. BPPA officials took the move after the city implemented a mandatory program after no officer volunteered for the program.
BPPA officials blasted city officials for “unilaterally” moving ahead with the pilot program after they had negotiated a deal with the union. “We worked hard with officials of the city and the department to bring the citizens of Boston a body camera pilot program that made sense and protected everyone’s rights,” BPPA President Patrick Rose said in a statement. “The city and the union agreed from day one that the best way to go was to make it a voluntary
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program. The BPPA can’t stand by and allow the city to blatantly violate the agreement it signed just over a month ago — we had to act and act quickly to prevent this miscarriage of justice.” An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts decried the union’s injunction. “This is a sad day for the city of Boston. The police have gone to court to block a body camera pilot program that has been designed to protect the people of Boston by improving police accountability,” said ACLU of Massachusetts legal director, Matthew Segall, in a statement. “Their complaint nowhere
mentions the risk that civilians, especially those in communities of color, will be harmed if this program is blocked. Worse yet, this lawsuit is part of an alarming pattern. Zero police officers volunteered to wear body cameras. Zero volunteered for the city’s mediation program. Yet the police union has requested long guns and body armor. So this is a police organization that has seen fit to demand instruments of violence and to block instruments of accountability.” After months of negotiations, the parties signed a Memorandum of Agreement on July 12, 2016. The city agreed to select 100 officers from a pool of
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volunteers to wear body cameras during the six-month pilot program. When insufficient officers volunteered, the BPPA sent out a call for officers to step forward, but only days later, the BPD announced that it was converting to a mandatory program. The BPPA immediately filed a grievance and asked the city to agree to an expedited grievance arbitration process to resolve the matter as quickly as possible. The BPPA also invited the city to renegotiate the agreement in light of the unexpected lack of volunteers, but only on the condition that the pilot program was placed on hold during renegotiations. The city refused both offers and has told the BPPA that it still aiming for a start date of Friday. While the 125 police officers ordered to participate in the program are complying with the order and have already undergone training, the BPPA is asking the Superior Court to enjoin the pilot program until either the arbitration process is completed or the parties negotiate a new agreement. Segal said the union’s lawsuit goes against the will of the city’s residents, many of whom support the idea of body-worn cameras. “This pattern raises the question whether real police accountability is even possible in Boston,” he said. “It is for the court to decide whether this lawsuit should prevail under the law of collective bargaining. But it is for the people to decide how long this situation can be tolerated.”
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Markees Christmas shines in ‘Morris from America’
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Discovered from his web series on YouTube by director Chad Hartigan, 16-year-old actor Markees Christmas never dreamed of becoming an actor growing up. “I didn’t know this was what I wanted to be. When I was younger like every other kid my age I wanted to be a rapper or something,” said Christmas by phone recently. The Los Angeles native, making his film debut, gets to live out his dream as a rapper (albeit in a small way) in Hartigan’s feelgood coming-of-age tale “Morris from America.” In a breakout performance, Christmas stars as 13-year-old Morris Gentry who relocates to Heidelberg, Germany, with his widowed dad, Curtis, played by Craig Robinson (NBC’s “The Office” and “Mr. Robinson”). An aspiring rapper, Morris finds it challenging to fit in with his schoolmates, and to complicate matters, he falls hard for his 15-year-old classmate Katrin (Lina Keller).
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Christmas found his way into acting purely by default. “It started off with me not doing too well in school. And like, they basically told me, ‘It’s almost the end of the year. We have a school play coming up and your grades are horrible.’ So basically, if I didn’t do that school play I would have been in sixth grade again. I told them ‘That’s not going to happen,’” said Christmas. So Christmas found himself auditioning for “the smallest role,” in the school play — that
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Three young men mourn the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. in this photograph featured in “Vision and Justice: The Art of Citizenship” at the Harvard Art Museum.
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ision and Justice: The Art of Citizenship,” on exhibit at the University Teaching Gallery at Harvard Art Museums through January 8, 2017, explores the relationship among art, justice and African American culture in the United States from the 19th through the 21st century. A small but impactful show, the images range from documentary photographs of the civil rights movement to more symbolic visualization of the continual struggle for equality. Curator Sarah Lewis, an assistant professor in the departments of History of Art and Architecture and African American Studies, draws inspiration from Frederick Douglass, who spoke frequently about the power of images. Douglass was the most-photographed American of the 19th century and understood that in an increasingly media-centric world, being well-portrayed in pictures could mean the difference between respect and restriction. That idea becomes more forceful in our modern age of social media and 24/7 news cycles. “Vision and Justice” provides a peek into the depicted world of African Americans at pivotal points in racial history. Some images are expected, perhaps even required, such as a photograph of a protest march to Selma and several portraits of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Others beg for a closer look. “Kitchen of a Farm Security Administrator’s Tenant Purchase Client, 1939” by photographer Russell Lee shows a woman with her back to us, standing in the corner of an all-white kitchen. The pose makes the subject anonymous against the white backdrop, perhaps a reference to her anonymity in a white-favored world. The photograph’s title further isolates her from us, describing the scenario in the most distancing way possible, prioritizing the space and introducing the FSA lessor before the female tenant. One strength of the exhibit: the range of images. One wall is taken up almost exclusively by a large Kara Walker print. “African/American, 1998” shows the silhouette of a black woman scantily clothed and lying upside down on the white canvas. She wears a long beaded necklace and armbands that could be decorative bangles — or shackles. Walker’s signature cut-paper silhouette style is a reference to popular 19th century portraiture, typically favored by wealthy white patrons. The image is both elegant and jarring. Walker herself described the piece as “your essentialist-token slave maiden in midair.” Glenn Ligon’s 1988 work “Condition Report” is a similarly minimalist yet powerful piece. The diptych features two prints with the words “I am a man” on them. This is a reference to placards used by black sanitation workers during their nonviolent protest for better rights in 1968 Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. The right-hand print of the duo has an overlay of condition comments on it, pointing out cracks, smudges and other wear and tear. These reflect both the deconstruction of the artwork and of the morale of the original protestors, who fought so long for so little.
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‘Southside With You’ revisits Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date could barely contain himself. So, she had to politely remind him of the office’s strict rule against fraternizing among associates. NeverWho would ever think of making a movie just about Barack theless, when she refused to consider a romantic rendezvous, he (Parker Sawyers) and Michelle pitched her on the idea of attendObama’s (Tika Sumpter) first date? Richard Tanne would, that’s ing a business meeting with him. Once Michelle grudgingly who, and he makes an impressive agrees, Barack arrives late, yet is directorial debut with “Southside too cocky to be embarrassed about with You,” an inspirational biopic either his tardiness or the gaping chronicling a very eventful day in hole in the floor of his rusty jalopy. the lives of the future president What the skeptical object of his and first lady. affection doesn’t know is that he The story unfolds in Chicago has added a picnic, a museum and during the summer of 1989 when Michelle was already employed as a movie to their planned itinerary. Again, Michelle balks, but conan attorney and living back home sents only after reminding her with her parents (Vanessa Bell self-assured suitor that “this is not Calloway and Phillip Edwad Van Lear). Barack had just finished his a date.” Nevertheless, the smoothtalking chain smoker presses on first year at Harvard Law School with his own agenda, with the and had landed an internship as Art Institute of Chicago being her assistant at her prestigious, their first port-of-call. And while white-shoe firm. perusing paintings by the legendApparently, he was so instantly ary Ernie1Barnes, began smitten with AD Michelle thatBanner he bt Half Page Bay State 16.qxp_Layout 8/19/16Barack 4:04 PM Page 1
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Very Good (3 stars) PG-13 for smoking, a violent image, brief profanity and a drug reference Running time: 84 minutes Distributor: Miramax / Roadside Attractions
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Parker Sawyers (right) and Tika Sumpter stars as Barack and Michelle Obama in “Southside with You.” broaching personal subjects. The two continued to get to know each other over sandwiches in the park, with the discussion touching on everything from family to faith to blackness to the meaning of life. So, Michelle had a decent measure of the man by the time they headed to the South Side rec center where Barack had once worked as a community organizer. The icing on the cake proves to be an inspirational speech that’s
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nothing short of presidential which he delivers there to the discouraged denizens of the crumbling ’hood. Michelle’s floodgates finally open, undoubtedly helped along by one woman’s (Deanna Reed Foster) approval of her as the first sister she’s ever seen Barack with. Next thing you know, the two lovebirds head to the theater to see Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” before capping off the evening with a little canoodling while sharing an ice cream cone.
“Southside with You” is a syrupy soap opera readily recommended for ardent Obama admirers. The predictable love story has a tendency to telegraph its punches, since its familiar plotline sticks to what’s already public knowledge. Overall, this plausible account of the blossoming of love between Barack and Michelle serves up a pleasant if sanitized version of their romantic launch en route to an historic rendezvous with destiny.
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Prison or death Anna Deavere Smith stars in show on racial inequality in education By CELINA COLBY
“Prison or death. There’s really no other opportunities for boys and men of color,” says Anna Deavere Smith in character as Michael Tubbs, a city councilman from Stockton, California. In her latest performance, “Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education,” showing at A.R.T. until September 17, Smith plays a series of real-life characters speaking on the schoolto-prison pipeline and the racial inequality in education. The documentary-style monologues were based upon interviews Smith did with each subject. They cover a spectrum from men in prison and children in overly-policed schools to political figures and parents. A call to action on behalf of the students handcuffed daily for minor infractions, the show is a critical example of contemporary racial discourse. What makes the show particularly vibrant is that the characters are real people with real opinions. In some cases, they conflict with each other. We hear from a therapist who explains how historical trauma can contribute to children
acting out in the classroom. A prison inmate promptly follows by saying that therapists can be tricked. The underlying goal is equality and fair treatment, but every character looks to get there in a different way. Smith as Jamal-Harrison Bryant, the preacher at Freddie Gray’s funeral, confronts the severity of the situation head on: “I don’t know how you can be black in America and be silent. Not with our children getting gunned down in the street.” Not only is the show barrier-breaking in content, the format takes the play from an arms-length call for action to an active search for a solution. The first half of the show features Smith embodying different characters and performing jarring monologues on racial prejudice in the education system. Musician Marcus Shelby supports her with on-stage instrumentals. The second half is interactive, involving the audience directly. The audience breaks into groups at different locations throughout the A.R.T. compound for intimate discussion of the content they’ve seen. Rather than passive viewers, this gives audience-goers a hand in the performance, providing a
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Anna Devere Smith’s “Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education” sheds light on the school-to-prison pipeline in the United States. unique experience for each. Aided by a discussion leader and refreshments, each breakout group focuses on a different quote from the performance, offering personal experiences and viewpoints. This interactive component also imitates the ideal classroom, where opinions are aired judgment-free and students can be both analytical and empathetic. That’s precisely the kind of classroom to which many African American children in underprivileged communities are denied access. Smith transitions gracefully and convincingly between characters,
with enough humor mixed in to keep the material from pushing the audience to despondency. “Notes from the Field” is full of hard-hitting moments. Smith’s monologue as Cheryl Hendrickson, an educational specialist, recounts seeing one of her former students at a prison many years later. She is crushed that this talented boy and aspiring author has fallen victim to the system, but he is elated. “I got into Jamestown,” he says to her. “I’m gonna be a writer.” This image hits home like a swift knife to the gut. For this boy, and many other children, getting
into a good prison or staying alive past 25 are easier dreams than college or professional success. The discussion leaders in the breakout sessions suggest that audience members consider this a starting point to doing more. That may be as simple as noticing racism, or as dramatic as joining protests and advocating for equal education policies. Smith as Abby Abinanti, chief judge of the Yurok tribe, reminds us that change doesn’t have to mean arrests and funerals. “You don’t have to give up fighting,” she says, “You have to give up fist fighting.”
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of Travis Younger in Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun.” According to Christmas, the school had edited the role so much, that he ended up playing the father, Walter Younger. What he didn’t know was that by taking on the role of Walter, he was about to embark on his future career path. His mother invited Matt Hill, his big brother from the Big Brother program, to attend the school’s talent showcase. Of that performance, “Matt came to see that I could do a little bit of acting, and he liked what he saw and he asked me ‘You’ve got to do this show with me. You’ve got to do one of these videos with me,’” recalls Christmas. They ended up making several videos together titled “Markees Saves” and “Markees Vs.” which created quite a buzz online and landed them an invitation to host their videos on Channel 101 in Los Angeles.
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Edgar Ramirez and Robert De Niro star in “Hands of Stone.”
Career of boxing legend Roberto Duran revisited in revisionist tale of redemption By KAM WILLIAMS
Roberto Duran (Edgar Ramirez) is considered by most fight experts to be, pound for pound, one of the greatest boxers of all time. The intimidating icon earned his nickname “Hands of Stone” by virtue of his prodigious displays of punching power. Born in Panama in 1951, Roberto exhibited promise from the moment he first entered the ring at the age of 8. He turned pro at 16 and assumed the World Lightweight title at Madison Square Garden in 1972 after Ken Buchanan (John Duddy) failed to answer the bell for the 14th round. Roberto went on to knock out over 50 foes en route to compiling an impressive 62-1 record as a lightweight before moving up in weight class.
By the time he retired in 2002, Roberto also would hold the world welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight titles. But despite that incredible feat, he appears fated to be best remembered for crying “No mas!” before quitting midway through his Welterweight World Championship rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard (Usher Raymond). And although he would eventually return to the ring, that one display of cowardice effectively overshadowed his sizable subsequent achievements. Written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz (Secuestro Express), “Hands of Stone” is a reverential biopic that humanizes Roberto while putting a positive spin on his indelible stain. This version of his story blames Duran’s failing on his parasitic manager, Carlos Eleta (Ruben Blades), as well as on
pressure from the big fight’s promoter, Don King (Reg E. Cathey). Here, we’re treated to the backstage specter of a burnt-out Roberto bemoaning his being exploited. “I worked all my life. I didn’t have any fun when I was a kid.” Truth be told, not only did he begin boxing young, but he married at an early age, too, at 17. And his wife Felicidad (Ana de Armas) was only 14 when they tied the knot. FYI, the couple went on to have 8 children and are still together 47 years later. If the movie has a flaw, it’s in the fight scenes, which leave a lot to be desired. Anyone expecting cinema verite on the order of “Rocky” or “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award in 1981, is destined to be disappointed. Speaking of De Niro, he plays the legendary Ray Arcel who came out of retirement over
death threats from the Mafia to train a teenaged Duran. Before you can say “Burgess Meredith,” he whips the promising protege into fighting shape, and it’s just a matter of time before his diamond in the rough’s rags-toriches dream becomes a reality. Overall, a touching, revisionist tale of redemption, presenting the sensitive side of a pulverizing pugilist.
AT A GLANCE “HANDS OF STONE”
Very Good (3 stars) Rated R for sexuality, nudity and pervasive profanity In English and Spanish with subtitles Running time: 105 minutes Distributor: The Weinstein Company To see a trailer for Hands of Stone, visit: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=cNzXeY9OBxI
The videos also garnered the attention of director Hartigan who reached out to Hill with an opportunity for Markees to audition for a feature film role. That role was Morris Gentry. Christmas initially thought that the audition was a joke. “… I kind of thought he [Matt] was kidding so I wasn’t taking it serious until he really gave me a script to look at. He sent me the script and I was like ‘What is this?’ He’s like ‘This is what I was telling you about the other day.’ ‘I thought you were kidding,’” said Christmas. “But, I got down to it. I thought it was a joke but it ended up not being a joke. I was excited especially when I got the part.” After having completed his first film role, Christmas definitely plans on continuing with acting. “I fell in love with the process of just making a movie, just being there, just watching everybody do their job. And when we’re together it was just beautiful to me. I kind of fell in love with the set life; it’s where I want to be,” the budding actor recalls. When asked about his next project, he responded, “Like I would tell anybody else asking me that question. I really don’t know. I mean that’s God’s plan. I’m just strapped up for the ride.”
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he school year is underway with a flurry of new class schedules, soccer practice and Friday-night football games. So while you’re angsting over backpacks and overpriced books and uniforms, something seasonal and comforting will surely hit the spot at dinnertime. Head to the market and buy some ripe tomatoes—then crush them with your hands into a big bowl, and use them in either of these recipes that are breezy, quick and screaming with a fresh tomato taste.
Pasta with Tomatoes, Brie and Basil (top) n 4 large ripe tomatoes (about 1 pound), crushed n 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil n 3 garlic cloves, chopped n ½ teaspoon salt n Freshly ground black pepper
n 1 2 ounces short pasta (such as campanelle), cooked and drained n 8 ounces Brie cheese, room temperature, cut into small pieces n 1 cup small basil leaves
Crush tomatoes in a bowl with your hands. Add oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss in pasta, cheese and basil. Let stand 30 minutes. Mix gently. Serves 6.
Shrimp with Tomatoes, Basil and Feta (above) Serve over hot cooked orzo. n 2 teaspoons olive oil n 1 pound medium raw shrimp, peeled n 3 large ripe tomatoes (about 1 pound), crushed n ¼ cup torn basil leaves n 4 ounces feta cheese
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp and sauté until pink, about 3 minutes. Crush tomatoes in a bowl with your hands. Add to pan with basil; toss. Serve over orzo and sprinkle with feta cheese. Serves 4.
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National Restaurant Association data confirms that chefs and consumers are on the same page when it comes to offering better nutrition for kids at restaurants. Healthful children’s meals have become a top culinary trend. Healthy Dining founder Anita Jones-Mueller, MPH, has provided simple tips to help parents find more healthful kids’ meals: Seek out high-quality ingredients: Look for options that are made with unprocessed ingredients and have a flavor profile kids will love. Give salmon kabobs or grilled chicken strips a try. Opt for more fresh veggies and fruit: Look for kids’ meals that include salads, dippable sliced fruit or steamed vegetables. Fresh ingredients provide different textures that will keep young diners interested in their food. Go for creativity: Kids have sophisticated palates so give them the opportunity to try new things. From bento boxes and kid-friendly sushi to turkey sliders and creative noodle bowls, chefs are thinking beyond the traditional to create fun and memorable items. The National Restaurant Association’s Kids LiveWell program showcases restaurants that meet strict nutritional criteria for children’s foods. Find Kids LiveWell restaurants at healthy diningfinder.com or download the mobile app for quick reference on the go. — Brandpoint
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SATURDAY COUNTERPOSE Celebrate another successful season of Yoga for Older Adults at our first yoga and storytelling workshop this Labor Day weekend! On Saturday, September 3, Earthseed Yoga and Friends of the Parker Hill Branch Library will host Counterpose, a interactive learning environment for both seniors and youth. Invite an older adult (ages 50+) or young person (ages 5+) you care about to join us to talk about and explore yoga practices and principles to keep us healthy as we grow and age. This free workshop takes place from 10am to 1pm at BPL Parker Hill, 1497 Tremont St., Roxbury/Mission Hill and will include conversation, yoga poses, writing, deep breathing, listening, meditation and a light meal. RSVP by phone at 617-4273820, by email at earthseedyogi@gmail. com, or online at earthseedyoga.com.
SUNDAY 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 617-566-1689 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.
UPCOMING JOLT: GUNS RACE AND IMMIGRATION Simmons College presents Jolt: Guns Race and Immigration, a three-person exhibition of photographs, mixed media and installation by Jordan Kessler, James Montford and Yu-Wen Wu, from September 8-October 6 at the Trustman Art Gallery, located on the fourth floor, Main College Building, 300 the Fenway in Boston. A reception with the artists will be held on Thursday, September 8 from 5-7pm. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Jolt is curated by Trustman Gallery Director B. Lynch. Jordan Kessler’s Lead and Silver photographic series explores facets of gun culture using absence. His images of perforated targets and gun cases lacking their armaments create formally beautiful photographs. The
Planetarium of Black Indian Constellations is an ongoing series of mixed media works by James Montford. Montford uses improbable imagery of astronauts floating in the vastness of space. Yu-Wen Wu’s Migration series explores the American dream of a better life, and the harsh necessities that drive immigration with all its perils and promises. Wu uses maps and data to create elegant depictions of Chinese-American immigration patterns. The Gallery continues its Lunchtime Lecture Series on Wednesday, September 21 from noon-1pm with a presentation by Professor of Political Science Ben Cole, who will discuss Elections and Instability, the Mischief of Faction, followed by questions and conversation. Trustman Gallery hours are 10am- 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. The gallery is free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible. For more information, contact Marcia Lomedico at 617-521-2268, or visit the Trustman Art Gallery website at www.simmons.edu/ trustman and visit us on Facebook.
PARKARTS WATERCOLOR PAINTING WORKSHOPS Budding artists ages nine and up are invited to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for its popular fall series of ParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops during the month of September at six Boston locations. The series of free workshops is just one of the many offerings of the 20th annual ParkARTS program sponsored by Holly and David Bruce. The workshops welcome artists of all skill levels to create their own greenspace-inspired masterpieces with instruction and materials provided. This fall’s featured instructor is Juleen Jones. Ms. Jones has a BFA in Fine Art from Montserrat College of Art as well as a custom painting business called The Artist Touch where she transforms rooms with faux and specialty painting, murals, hand painted furniture, refinishing, and more. All classes are held from 12 noon to 2pm weather permitting. Dates and locations for the workshops are as follows: Saturday, September 10 — Christopher Columbus Park, North End; Sunday, September 11 — Public Garden, Boston (meet at George Washington statue); Saturday, September 17 — Blackstone Square, South End; Sunday, September 18 — Schoolmaster Hill, Dorchester; Saturday, September 24 — Muddy River, Fenway; and Sunday, September 25 — Highland Park, Roxbury. For further information on the workshops and other ParkARTS programs, please call 617-635-4505 or visit the Parks Department online at www.facebook.com/ bostonparksdepartment or www.cityof boston/parks.
LEO VILLAREAL’S LIGHT MATRIX The MIT List Visual Arts Center invites you to an artist talk, dedication ceremony, and reception for MIT’s newest installation of public art on campus. Leo Villareal’s Light Matrix (MIT), 6pm, Tuesday, September 13. Join us for a talk given by Leo Villareal in Bartos theatre followed by a reception in the lobby of the building E52. 6pm — Talk by Leo Villareal in Bartos Theatre, Build-
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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, 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.
ing E15. 7pm — Dedication of Light Matrix (MIT) and reception in lobby of Building E52. The talk is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Reserved seating is available for members of our Director’s Circle. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leo-vil lareal-artist-talk-and-dedicationtickets-27004499184.
SENIOR SUPPER Carney Hospital presents a Senior Supper on Wednesday, September 14, 3:30-5:30pm, Cushing Auditorium - $5. Topic: “The Basics of Joint Aches and Pains” Dr. Muppavarapu. RVSP to Doctor Finder – 1-800-488-5959, Please indicate Chicken or Fish. For additional information contact Barbara Couzens at 617-506-2197. Carney Hospital Cushing Auditorium 2nd Floor, 2100 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester.
THE ARTIST’S VOICE: NICHOLAS NIXON AND ABELARDO MORELL Nationally recognized photographers Nicholas Nixon and Abelardo (Abe) Morell join Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator at the ICA, in a conversation about art, photography, and life in New England. This special event is organized to accompany the exhibition First Light: A Decade of Collecting at the ICA, which includes photographic works by both artists. September 15 at 7pm. Free admission, first come, first served; tickets available two hours prior to start of program.
TAI CHI: MOVING FOR BETTER BALANCE This FREE evidence-based workshop focuses on preventing falls and improving balance through the regular practice of Tai Chi. Participants will learn 8 single forms, derived from the traditional, well known, 24-form Yang Style Tai Chi. The forms are tailored to older adults who wish to improve balance and mobility, and consequently, reduce the risk of falling. Classes meet twice a week for 12 weeks and is designed for beginners. Location: Curtis Hall Community Center, 20 South St. in Jamaica Plain. Day and Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-2pm. Dates: September 15 through December 1. For more information or to register for this workshop contact Ann Glora at 617-477-6616 or aglora@ethocare.org.
ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, the largest and longest-running festival of its kind in the U.S., will be in Boston for a special two-day showcase of environmental film on September 28 and 29, presented by Bank of America. Four exceptional environmental films addressing the science and impacts of climate change, water scarcity, and the dark side of technology, will have their Boston premieres at Kendall Square Cinema, each followed by discussions with filmmakers, scientists, and environmental experts. The Festival is a part of HUBweek, which celebrates innovation and creativity at the intersection of art, science, and technology. For the second year, Bank of America is teaming up with HUBweek as a presenting sponsor to bring unique programming and experiences to the Boston community. General admission tickets are $8. Student and military tickets are $5. For additional information and to purchase tickets, visit www. dceff.org/Boston.
ONGOING FROM STAGECOACH TO SUBWAY: THE WEST END STREET RAILWAY Public transportation has shaped life in Boston and its neighborhoods since the first English settlers arrived in the early 17th century. Its evolution over the course of more than 200 years is a fascinating tale of continuously rising demand, financial and logistical challenges, and technological advancements. A new exhibit at The West End Museum recounts the phases of development since the 18th century through graphic panels and artifacts like trolley tickets, stock certificates, conductor buttons, tokens, photos and original articles. From Stagecoach to Subway: The West End Street Railway runs through September 17 in the Museum’s Members Gallery. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. The West End Museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the history and culture of the West End neighborhood. The Museum’s permanent exhibit, “The Last Tenement,” highlights the immigrant history of the neighborhood through its decimation under Urban Renewal in 1959; two additional galleries feature
rotating exhibits. The Museum is located near North Station at 150 Staniford St., Suite 7. Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12-5pm; Saturday 11am - 4pm. Admission is free.
STAR GAZING AT THE OBSERVATORY The Public Open Night at the Observatory is a chance for people to observe the night sky through telescopes and binoculars and see things they otherwise might not get to see, and learn some astronomy as well. Wednesday nights from 8:30-9:30pm, weather permitting, Coit Observatory at Boston University, located at 725 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, right above the Astronomy Department. The stairwell to the Observatory is on the fifth floor right next to room 520. More Info: Call (617) 353-2630 for any questions.
1-3 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUPS With free play, circle time, and parent discussion, Playgroups are a wonderful place for you and your toddler to connect with each other and with other families. Your child will develop social and emotional skills, early literacy, gross and fine motor skills, and experience art and sensory materials. This group is for parents and their children ages 1-3 years. Thursdays 9:30-11:30am, Georgetowne Homes Community Room, 400A Georgetowne Dr., Hyde Park. More Info: Visit http://familynurturing.org/dropins/1-3year-old-playgroup-1; For more times and locations, visit http://familynurturing.org/ programs/parent-child-playgroups.
SHELBURNE COMMUNITY CENTER TEEN PROGRAM: “FREE” for teens ages 13 to 17 years old. Homework Assistant, Computer Classes, Rock Wall Climbing, Field Trips, Sports and Recreation and much more. Hours: Monday - Thursday 2:30-7pm, Fridays 2:30-9pm. For more information contact: Ricky Lambright or Tomeka Hall at 617-635-5213. The John Shelburne Community Center is located at: 2730 Washington St., Roxbury.
FREE ADULT COMPUTER CLASSES Times: Monday & Wednesday - 6-7:30pm, Tuesday & Thursday - 12:30-2pm. For more information contact: Owen Corbin at 617-635-5213. The John Shelburne Community Center is located at: 2730 Washington St., Roxbury.
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Magazine published a piece by John Walsh, former chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, in which he argues against passing Question 2 on the grounds that it would financially damage school districts and local communities do not have a say on whether charter schools get built. In the view of Dan Kennedy, associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, thus far local reporting largely has taken a pro-charter school perspective. “I think local media in general has been very pro-charter school and very anti-teachers union for quite a long time,” Kennedy said. He also disclosed that his wife is a unionized public school teacher. “The Globe or CommonWealth Magazine or the Herald, they all have a certain value set, which is to say, that they have a position they believe in,” Matt O’Neill, a political consultant not engaged by either ballot campaign, told the Banner.
Recent stories could signify that news writers’ perspectives on the issue are shifting. “Even The Boston Globe, which has consistently covered charters favorably, reports that the money behind Question 2 is hidden from public view,” Diane Ravitch, New York University education research professor, stated on her education blog. The flurry of local media scrutiny on the impact and financial ties of charter expansion proponents comes in the midst of what is likely to be the most expensive ballot campaign in state history. However, not everyone agrees on what impact that may have at the ballot box, come November.
Newspapers’ impact
Question 2 is the type of complicated issue for which voters are likely to turn to newspapers for untangling and guidance, Northeastern University’s Kennedy said. “No one needs The Boston Globe to tell them who to vote for for president, but when it comes to charter schools, people are going
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Articles vs. ads
TV ads may be able to reach voters better than news articles. Nearly all voters concerned on Question 2 are reachable via TV ads, but not necessarily by news media, BU’s Carroll said. Campaign advertising has a further advantage: It can drown out news coverage through the sheer frequency with which it pushes a narrative, political consultant Matt O’Neill said. “The media has its influence and certainly does impact some of the voters, but not to the magnitude that millions of [advertising] dollars can on a consistent and repetitive basis,” O’Neill said. His expectation: Victory likely will go to the side with the bigger budget — and thus the greater ability to influence public perspective. Great Schools Massachusetts has promised $18 million to advance the Yes on 2 campaign, while teachers unions have promised $12 million to advance No on 2. Combating advertising dollars would require news organizations to launch a massive editorial effort, Carroll said. O’Neill agreed. “The only way the media will impact the [ballot] outcome beyond the resources that are going to be put out there by the pros and cons [on Question 2 campaigns] is if they make it a front-page story virtually every day. And that’s not the media’s job,” he told the Banner. The occasional story is not enough to sway votes significantly. As of August 25, 79 out of the 315 school committees in the state passed resolutions against raising the charter cap. In early August, the Boston City Council voted to oppose passage of Question 2, and last Wednesday City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George called for a hearing to explore the financial impacts of raising the charter cap.
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*To access and bid on Event(s) please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com. ADVERTISEMENT The North Attleborough Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Door Hardware Replacement Project at 667-2 Elm Terrace & 667-3 South Washington Street Development for the North Attleborough Housing Authority in North Attleborough Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by Antonio Gomes Architect. The Project consists of: Base bid to remove and replace 50 existing door locks. Alternate 01 to install new automatic door hardware at two entrance doors. Alternate 02 to remove and replace one existing door lock. The work is estimated to cost $ $ 35,146 including all alternates. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.l49 §§26 to 27H inclusive. General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 8, and publicly opened online, forthwith. All bids shall be submitted electronically online at www.Projectdog.com no later than the date and time specified above. Hard copy bids will not be accepted by the Awarding Authority. Tutorials, instructions and videos on how to complete the electronic bid documents are available online as well as in the Instructions to Bidders. For assistance, call Projectdog, Inc at 978-4999014 (M - F 8:30AM - 5PM). General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the North Attleborough Housing Authority. Bid forms and contract documents will be available at www.Projectdog.com or for pick-up at: Projectdog, Inc, 18 Graf Road, Suite 8 Newburyport, MA 978-499-9014 (M - F 8:30AM - 5PM). Go to www.Projectdog.com and click Sign Up for free, or login with your existing account. Enter Project Code 814821 in the project locator box. Select “Acquire Documents” to download documents, review a hard copy at Projectdog’s physical location, or request a free project CD. There is a plan deposit of $25.00 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to Projectdog, Inc. Refundable deposits must be a certified or cashier’s check. This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets for general bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within ten (10) days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of Projectdog, Inc. Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $25.00 per set, payable to Projectdog, Inc., to cover mail handling costs. The job site and/or existing building will be available for inspection at 10 A.M. on August 31. For an appointment call Dan Ouellette at 508-695-5142. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1450-C1, TERMINAL E ROADWAY SIGNAGE – STATIC TO DYNAMIC, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 021282909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 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 CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 9:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016. THE SCOPE INCLUDES THE PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) DIRECT-VIEW SURFACE MOUNTED DEVICE (SMD) 3-1 OUTDOOR LED DISPLAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISPLAYING THE NAMES OF ALL INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES LOCATED IN TERMINAL E AT THE BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE WORK INCLUDES ELECTRICAL, MISCELLANEOUS METAL, AND ROADWAY WORK ZONE SAFETY SET-UP. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL LABOR, MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FOR THE COMPLETE, PROPER INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THE WORK AS INDICATED, REQUIRED OR IMPLIED BY THE DRAWINGS AND AS SPECIFIED HEREIN. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016. Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.
The estimated contract cost is FOUR HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($414,000.00). A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details. This Contract is 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 NOTICE TO TRADE CONTRACTORS REQUEST FOR TRADE CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from TRADE CONTRACTORS interested in performing trade work for M425-C2, SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION CENTER. 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 SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT TRANSPORTATION CENTER, D STREET, SOUTH BOSTON, MA. 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 class of work: Elevators. The contract includes the following scope of work: Three 9 stop 3,500lb Electric Traction elevators. This scope of work is in support of the construction of a 1,550 space parking garage over the existing Interstate 90 tunnel structure built by the Central Artery and Tunnel Project (CA/T) on Massport’s Core Block parcel in South Boston. The project site is bounded by World Trade Center Avenue on the west, the Silver Line World Trade Center Station and ramps to the north, D Street to the east, and DB Street (interstate highway access ramp) and the Massport Haul Road to the south.
LEGAL 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 September 8, 2016, by contacting Susan Brace at 617-568-5961 or via email at sbrace@ massport.com A Project Briefing will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at 11:00 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. Seven (7) copies of a bound document each limited to 20 sheets (40 pages), 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 Tuesday, October 4, 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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Virginia Cash-Kemp Date of Death: 05/16/2016 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by David B. Kemp of North Andover, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that David B. Kemp of North Andover, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 09/22/2016. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 11, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
The estimated cost of the trade contractors’ portion of this phase of the Project is approximately $1,215,000 and the construction duration for this phase is approximately twelve (12) months. The estimated value of work to be performed by trade contractors is as follows: Trade: Elevators.……………………………………………$1,215,000 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 construction of parking garages and terminal buildings. 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
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Docket No. SU16C0328CA In the matter of Asad Samuel Goodlow of Boston, MA
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all persons interested in a petition described: A petition has been presented by Satta M. Moiforay requesting that Asad Samuel Goodlow be allowed to change his name as follows: Asad Samuel Moiforay IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 09/08/2016. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 5, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
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Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Trinh Huyen Tran
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To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN.
Age, Income, and other eligibility requirements apply.
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.
Please call 617-427-8194 for additional information and to request an application. TDD: (617) 469-5800
You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Trinh Huyen Tran, 1158 Blue Hill Ave., Dorchester, MA 02124 your answer, if any, on or before 10/13/2016. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: July 28, 2016
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In the matter of Jason Marques Cunningham of Mattapan, MA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all persons interested in a petition described: A petition has been presented by Jason M. Cunningham requesting that Jason Marques Cunningham be allowed to change his name as follows: Jason Marques La Force IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 09/08/2016. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 5, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
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SUFFOLK Division
Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Jackline Wiltshire
vs.
Staphanas Wiltshire
To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Steven L. Kornstein, Esq., Law Offices of Steven L. Kornstein, 15 Court Square, Suite 1150, Boston, MA 02108 your answer, if any, on or before 10/20/2016. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 9, 2016
Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU16P1789EA
SUFFOLK Division
Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Mary Magdalene Rogers Date of Death: 03/13/2016 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Marvin V. Taylor of Mattapan, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Marvin V. Taylor of Mattapan, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 09/22/2016. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 11, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
UPCOMING LOTTERY: $490,000 NEWLY REHABBED 2 FAMILY 139 STOUGHTON STREET, DORCHESTER
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1. Be a 1st time homebuyer & complete an approved homebuyer education class; 2. Have a minimum household size of one (1) person per bedroom; 3. Meet income and asset requirements.
MAXIMUM HOUSEHOLD INCOME: 2 person: $78,500 3 person: $88,300 4 person: $98,100 5 person: $105,950 6 person: $113,800 Mortgage, deed, owner-occupancy, and other restrictions apply. There is a preference for households of three or more persons for 139 Stoughton Street. Requirements are subject to change.
Buyer selected by lottery: applications due September 16, 2016 Applications are available in person at the Boston Home Center, 26 Court Street, Boston; on-line at www.bostonhomecenter.com; or by calling 617-635-4663.
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Mascuppic Village Dracut, MA 5 Beautifully designed attached condominiums 55+ households to be sold by Lottery Sale Price $169,200 with 1543 sq. ft. 2 1/2 Baths 2 Car Garage Eligibility Criteria 1. At least one household buyer is 55 years old. 2. Asset/equity limit up to $275,000 3. Gross Household Income Limits: 1 person: $46,000 2 person: $52,600 3 person: $59,150condominiums 5 Beautifully designed attached 4 person:to$65,700 55+ households be sold by Lottery Sale Price $169,200 with 1543 sq. ft. Deed Restricted/Income andGarage Asset Eligibility 2 1/2 Baths 2 Car Public Information Meeting: 6:00 p.m., Monday, September 6, 2016 at Dracut Town Hall, Eligibility Criteria Chambers 1.62AtArlington least one Street—Selectmen’s household buyer is 55 years old. Application Deadline: 30, 2016 2. Asset/equity limitSeptember up to $275,000 3. Gross Household Income Limits: Open House Sunday, September 18, 2016 1 person: $46,000 12:00 p.m.—2:00p.m. 2 person: $52,600 780 Nashua Road, Unit 15 3 person: $59,150 Directions: From Route 3, take Exit 2 in New Hampshire. Turn 4 person: $65,700 right off exit. At third set of lights bear Left on Dracut Road which becomes Road. Driveand 3 miles and Mascuppic Village DeedNashua Restricted/Income Asset Eligibility isPublic on theInformation right OR From Lowell MAp.m., take Meeting: 6:00 Mammoth6,RD to Nashua RDTown Hall, Monday, September 2016 at Dracut 62 Arlington Street—Selectmen’s Chambers For information: For program program Application Deadline:information: September 30, 2016 Maureen Maureen O’Hagan O’Hagan Call: (978) 456-8388 Call:Open (978)House 456-8388 Email: Email: lotteryinfo@mcohousingservices.com lotteryinfo@mcohousingservices.com Sunday, September 18, 2016 Pick Town Hall, Pick Up: Up: Dracut Dracut Town Hall, Town Town Clerk Clerk Office, Office, 12:00 p.m.—2:00p.m. Public and Senior Center Public Library and Senior Center or 780Library Nashua Road, Unit 15 or Web: www.mcohousingservices.com Directions: on From Route 3, take Exit 2 in New Hampshire. Turn on Web: www.mcohousingservices.com right off exit. At third set of lights bear Left on Dracut Road which becomes Nashua Road. Drive 3 miles and Mascuppic Village is on the right OR From Lowell MA take Mammoth RD to Nashua RD
Wollaston Manor 91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170
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A senior/disabled/ handicapped community 0 BR units = $1,027/mo 1 BR units = $1,101/mo All utilities included.
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This position will assist with the rent collections and the monthly recertification process.
1BRs @ $1,319*, 2BRs @ $1,444*, 3BRs @ $1,573* *Utilities not included. Tenants will pay own Gas Heat, Gas Hot Water, Electricity (incl. cooking), and Water. Rents subject to change with publication of HUD 2017 AMI. The Heights at Amesbury is a 240 unit rental apartment community. 60 of these apartments will be made available through this application process and rented to households with incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. Unit Features include granite kitchen countertops, stainless steel kitchen appliances, shaker kitchen cabinets with 42” uppers, vinyl plank flooring, walk-in closets, ceramic bathroom floors, in unit washer and dryers and private balconies. Living areas will feature 9’ ceilings. MAXIMUM Household Income Limits: $51,150 (1 person), $58,450 (2 people), $65,750 (3 people), $73,050 (4 people), $78,900 (5 people) and $84,750 (6 people) A Public Info Session will be held on Oct 4th, 2016 at 6:00 pm at Amesbury City Hall (62 Friend St, Amesbury, MA) Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be received, not postmarked, by 2 pm on November 2nd, 2016
For Lottery Information and Applications, or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, go to www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call (617) 782-6900x1 (then x6) and leave a message. Applications also available at Amesbury Public Library on 149 Main St (M-W 10-8, Th-Fr 10-5, Sat 10-1)
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MAXIMUM Household Income Limits: $51,150 (1 person), $58,450 (2 people), $65,750 (3 people), $73,050 (4 people), $78,900 (5 people) and $84,750 (6 people)
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For Lottery Information and Applications, or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, go to www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call (617) 782-6900 (x1) and leave a message. For TTY Services dial 711. Free translation available. Applications and Info also available at the Hopkinton Public Library at 65 South Street (temporary location). Library Hours (M/W/F 10-8, Tu/Th 10-5, and starting in Sept open on Sat 10-4)
The candidate should be familiar with the Section 8 program. Resumes may be submitted by email to: wblaser@trinitymanagementcompany.com or by fax to 617-731-6481. EOE
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A Public Info Session will be held on Sept 14th, 2016 at 6:00 pm in Hopkinton Town Hall, 18 Main Street. The Lottery will be held in the same location on Nov 2nd, 2016 at 6 pm.
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First Affordable Units Will Be Ready For Move-In Jan/Feb 2017
Modera Hopkinton is a 280 unit rental apartment community located in Hopkinton on Lumber Street. 70 of these apartments will be made available through this application process. The development features an expansive clubhouse with, Children’s playroom, Tech lounge, Spacious club-quality fitness center and yoga studio, saltwater swimming pool and sun deck, Connections to nature trails surrounding property, and Bike storage. Unit feature stainless steel appliances, in unit washer and dryer, and generous closet space. Please see www.ModeraHopkinton.com for more details on the development and the units.
Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be received, not postmarked, by 2 pm on Oct 18th, 2016.
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Affordable Housing Lottery The Heights at Amesbury 36 Haverhill Road, Amesbury, MA
Affordable Housing Lottery For program information: Maureen O’Hagan Call: (978) 456-8388 Email: lotteryinfo@mcohousingservices.com Pick Up: Dracut Town Hall, Town Clerk Office, Public Library and Senior Center or 1BRs @on$1,287*, 2BRs @ $1,541*, 3BRs @ $1,777 Web: www.mcohousingservices.com *Rents subject to change in 2017. Utilities not included. Tenants will pay own Gas Heat, Gas Hot Water, and Gas Cooking and Electricity
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Send cover and resume to Susan Egmont, Egmont Associates at segmont@egmontassociates.com.
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Government Affairs Specialist The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) seeks candidates for the position of Government Affairs Specialist, who will join the agency’s Government Affairs Department. The Government Affairs Specialist is a core member of MAPC’s legislative team, which advocates on a wide range of issues with legislators on Beacon Hill and occasionally on federal issues. MAPC, established by statute in 1963, is the Regional Planning Agency (RPA) serving the people who live and work in metropolitan Boston, an area of 3.2 million people with 101 cities and towns. Our mission is to promote smart growth and regional collaboration. We are guided by MetroFuture: Making a Greater Boston Region, our regional policy plan for a more sustainable and equitable future, which was adopted in 2008, and by the agency’s Strategic Plan, which was adopted in 2014. For more information about MAPC, MetroFuture, and the Strategic Plan, visit www.mapc.org/about-mapc and www.mapc.org/metrofuture. Duties include: Develop elements of the agency’s legislative agenda, along with policy and advocacy strategies, including leading advocacy efforts on key issues; Prepare and draft testimony and correspondence to legislators, meet with legislators and legislative staff; Convene groups of municipal officials and other allies to design programs that address issues common to the region. Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree in public policy, planning or a related field; and Broad knowledge of state, local and federal government functions, including a general understanding of municipal governance and finance, with Massachusetts State House experience preferred; At least 3-5 years of related experience preferably in a public policy arena, or an equivalent combination of skills and experience. The starting salary ranges from $50,000 to $55,000, depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full time exempt position. MAPC offers excellent Massachusetts state employee benefits as well as a flexible, supportive, and family-friendly work environment and a commitment to continued professional development. PLEASE SEE COMPLETE JOB AD AT www.mapc.org AND APPLY AT LINK SHOWN THERE. Please attach a cover letter, resume and writing sample. A review of applications will begin immediately. The position is open until filled. Candidates must have legal authorization to work in the USA and 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. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce and encourage all qualified applicants to apply. Posted 8-17-16; Thomas E. Hauenstein, Manager of Operations.
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