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How will LOOK bill affect Hub schools?

Bilingual education advocates optimistic about new legislation

By KAREN MORALES

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Mayor Martin Walsh helps light the Holiday Tree in Roslindale Square.

Equity remains challenge for Walsh administration People of color still underrepresented in City Hall

By YAWU MILLER

When Mayor Martin Walsh convenes his cabinet chiefs, onethird are people of color. At meetings of the city’s department heads, more than half are people of color.

But cabinet chiefs meet no more than twice a month and department heads have no regular meeting schedule. It’s Walsh’s senior staff that has his ear, meeting with the mayor several times a week. Among

the five on that staff, all are white.

That pattern of broad inclusion where City Hall power is most diffuse and exclusivity where decisions are made replicates itself throughout city government. As the NAACP noted in its recent report card, people of color make up 53 percent of the city’s population, but 45 percent of the city’s workforce.

And the more than 7,000 people of color working in City Hall earn substantially less on average than their white counterparts.

As Walsh enters his second term in office, civil rights advocates will be looking for more substantial progress on efforts to bring equity to City Hall.

“Diversity and inclusion are not the same,” commented Boston Branch NAACP President Tanisha Sullivan. “While the administration made incremental progress in diversifying city government, it is our hope that we will see greater

See WALSH, page 6

With the recent passing of An Act Relative to Language Opportunity for Our Kids (LOOK) in the House and Senate, community leaders and educators subsequently hope to see more diversity within Boston Public Schools faculty to better educate Boston’s diverse school population, including English language learners.

The bill reverses a prior mandate that required schools to use Sheltered English Immersion as the only learning model and grants schools more flexibility in choosing alternative teaching methods.

It’s unclear whether or not BPS will continue with the SEI model or adopt other models.

A spokesman for BPS would not comment for this story. But a U.S. Federal review in 2015 found that the Boston school system failed to adequately teach thousands of students who are not native English speakers.

According to a March 2015 review by the U.S. departments of Education and Justice, 49 percent of ELL students in middle and high school grades received insufficient levels of specialized instruction, or none at all.

Bilingual advocates are hoping that BPS moves current sheltered immersion model and expands bilingual education.

BPS teacher Eleni Saridis, who studied bilingualism at Lesley University, says research has proven that it is “logically more qualifying and fitting for English language learners to be taught in both their native

language and English.”

Saridis, a BPS alumna who currently teaches high school English Language Arts and regularly works with ELL students, has advocated for bilingual education for most of her life.

“I feel free to reassure my students that I can accommodate them using their mother tongue to clarify,” she said. “But in return, I expect their diligence in learning English.”

Transfer of knowledge

One of the benefits, she said, is the transfer of knowledge from a native language to better retain English through making connections between the two.

“In many research sources I’ve read, fluent bilingual speakers outperform monolingual speakers on tests for metalinguistic skills,” she said. Simply put, fluent bilingual speakers are more equipped to think about and discuss the concept of the English language, or any language, than students who only speak one language.

The director of Boston Education Justice Alliance, Ruby Reyes, said the bill’s passage will help with the anticipated influx of new students coming from Puerto Rico. “It ensures that there’s equity for all ELL students or recently-arrived students,” she said.

Reyes said that she hopes to see BPS add more learning programs like that of the Hernandez School, a dual-language school in Roxbury that alternates between teaching in English and Spanish.

See BILINGUAL, page 10

Haitian TPS-holders face deportation Activists prepare to fight DHS decision

By KAREN MORALES

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week terminated the Temporary Protected Status of about 58,000 Haitian TPS-holders residing in the US, including an estimated 5,000 currently living and working in Massachusetts, and granted them an 18-month period to prepare for their return.

Haitian-Americans United Inc.,

a Mattapan-based non-profit organization, held an emergency press conference last Tuesday, a day after the decision was announced, at the Kay Pam Community Center in Dorchester. Activists, allies and politicians expressed their disagreement with DHS’ assessment of conditions in Haiti to justify the return of Haitian immigrants.

HAU chairman Rev. Dieufort Fleurissaint said, “While we understand that Acting DHS

Secretary Elaine Duke took the time to listen to various testimonies and to stakeholders, we also believe that there are larger immigration policy issues that still need more in-depth assessment.”

The DHS identifies several conditions for which Temporary Protected Status is granted: ongoing armed conflict, an environmental disaster, an epidemic — or any other “extraordinary and temporary conditions.”

Haiti is still dealing with the

See TPS, page 10

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IBA looks back at 50 years of community achievements The organization is rooted in Puerto Rican activism in Boston’s South End

By KAREN MORALES

For the past half-century, the community development corporation Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción has helped the Puerto Rican and Latino communities persevere and thrive in the South End. August 28, 2018 will mark IBA’s 50th year of working towards displacement prevention, anti-gentrification, education, and economic mobility in the South End and beyond.

This month, IBA launched a year-long celebration of their anniversary with a series of events leading up to it: a history forum on Apr. 11, Festival Betances on July 21–22, and the 50th anniversary gala on Nov. 3, 2018.

“As we reflect on our past and our founders, we can’t help but think about the legacy that a community can leave behind,” said IBA CEO Vanessa Calderon-Rosado. “Our founders knew that their community needed affordable housing, economic and educational programs, and residential services, but they also knew that they had the power and the will to make it happen.”

IBA’s tagline for their anniversary is “Let’s build 50,” which means, “Let’s build the next 50 years and continue to build affordable housing, learning opportunities, economic mobility and creative spaces for Greater Boston’s minority and low-income residents,” said Calderon-Rosado.

The organization announced its fundraising goal of $250,000 to carry on the mission that was kicked off with a $25,000 donation from The Boston Foundation, a longtime IBA supporter.

In addition, IBA plans to add additional units of affordable housing to its portfolio after being selected by the Boston Planning and Development Authority as the designated developer on a 146-unit affordable housing rehab project in the South End. “We’re excited about being able to preserve the affordability of all those units and keep the tenants in place,” said Calderon-Rosado.

Historic milestones

A five-foot miniature house exhibit will be installed in the community as a symbolic representation of how the contributions of many individuals can build affordable, inclusive and diverse communities. Individuals can purchase parts that will be used to build the installation. The funds will go towards supporting IBA’s programs.

IBA was established in 1968 when residents of the BRA-designated Parcel 19 in the South End faced displacement and gentrification from Boston’s urban renewal plan. They organized, protested and rallied and succeeded in gaining control over their housing.

Since then, the organization has reached many landmark achievements. Most notably, in 1970, IBA began developing Villa Victoria, a 435-unit affordable housing community, with HUD funding. Today, IBA has expanded the community to 521 affordable units.

In 1976, IBA established Escuelita Agueybana, the first accredited bilingual preschool in the state.

The Villa Victoria Center for the

Arts opened in 1986 which is “the hub of Latino arts in New England and creates social collaboration with other artists and communities,” said Calderon-Rosado.

In 1993, Residencia Betances opened its doors to serve formerly homeless and Spanish-speaking clients from the Department of Mental Health and was newly renovated last year.

And most recently, IBA merged with the ETC Development Corporation in 2013, “creating an economy to scale to take on bigger projects to better serve our families and residents,” said Calderon-Rosado. This merger has allowed the organization to take on projects like the redevelopment of the 146 BPDA units.

Remembering the past

Among those who witnessed and contributed to IBA’s growth is Puerto Rican native Jovita Fontanez. She moved into Boston’s South End during the ’50s as a child, at a time when “there was not a big Latino community.”

When the fight to save Parcel 19 occurred, Fontanez was living on Dartmouth Street, “but we were a small community and everyone was involved in the fight,” she said.

“It was an interesting time because I’m sure many of us didn’t know what we were doing but we knew we had to save the parcela,” recalled Fontanez.

Fontanez, the first Hispanic woman to serve as head of the Boston Election Comission, previously served on IBA’s board and still remains active to this day, especially when it comes to maintaining and securing funds from foundations with her passionate, yet tough-as-nails attitude.

“I’m not shy about picking up the phone and saying, ‘This is Jovita, what do you mean you’re not going to fund us?’”

Frieda Garcia, a longtime supporter of IBA, recalls the time when she first discovered the nonprofit while on assignment as a social worker for Roxbury Multi-Service Center in 1967.

It was right before IBA became officially incorporated but “it was the only agency that completely blew me out of the water,” said Garcia. “Their professionalism and record keeping was very impressive.”

Garcia has been involved with IBA since the ’70s, “but it was always in the supportive capacity when they needed bodies,” she said.

“In those days, most of the key social service agencies were in Beacon Hill or Downtown,” said Garcia. “Roxbury Multi-Service Center was the first professional agency in Roxbury, and using that as my measuring stick, I was so impressed by IBA.” Her support continued when she became executive director of United South End Settlements in the ’80s, when IBA was developing housing at full force.

Looking back at IBA’s 50 years, Fontanez said, “It’s a tribute to the strong leadership over the years, especially when things got really hard.”

She added, “With the South End getting so gentrified, to have Villa Victoria and understand its importance to the community, is just a godsend.”

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Established 1965

America is accustomed to war Is America at war? Most people would hesitate to answer this question. News reports about U.S. combat with ISIS in the Middle East create a sense of military conflict that is nonetheless remote.

When World War II broke out in Europe in 1939, the United States was not militarily involved until the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The next day Congress voted to declare war on Japan, and three days later, they declared war against Germany.

Americans had no doubt that the nation was at war. The Selective Service System was established in September 1940 and the draft was initiated to recruit the necessary contingent of soldiers and sailors.

The whole nation was placed on wartime footing. America’s industrial capacity was restructured to produce combat material. Stay-athome moms went to work in munitions factories. Products needed by the military were rationed for limited personal consumer use.

The cost of the war was about $296 billion, an extraordinarily expensive undertaking. In the equivalent of 2011 dollars the cost would be $4.104 trillion. There were substantial efforts to assure the military commitment was superior to consumer production.

Price controls prevented inflation, a great risk with full employment salaries competing for limited consumer goods. Regulations controlled excessive pricing for military equipment.

Those who were able to profiteer during World War II were ultimately caught by the tax code. Any income above $200,000 was taxed at 94 percent in 1944. The number of those paying taxes grew from 7 percent in 1940 to 64 percent by 1944.

Federal policy was both to control inflation and to pay for the war.

Patriotism of Americans during World War II was so great that the government was able to sell the public war bonds to finance the war effort. This also took consumer funds out of circulation to help control inflation. The bonds sold at 75 percent of their face value to be redeemed in 10 years with an interest rate of a mere 2.9 percent.

With the World War II armistice, world leaders hoped for the end of wars, especially with the development of nuclear weapons, but lasting peace is still not imminent. Five years after World War II (1941-1945) came the Korean War (1950-1953), and 12 years later the Vietnam War (1965-1975), then Desert Storm (1990-1991), the Persian Gulf War. In all of those wars, except for Pearl Harbor, the damage was inflicted on foreign soil. Then came the New York Twin Towers attack on Sept. 11, 2001. This was a new development. The attack was not by a foreign nation, but by terrorists from several Middle Eastern countries. The U.S. Congress could hardly declare war against individual terrorists.

Consequently, Congress approved an authorization for the use of military forces in Afghanistan, that had provided refuge for the terrorists.

So U.S. forces have been fighting in Afghanistan since 2001 in the longest military encounter in American history, but technically America is not at war.

Americans have now become immune to the prevalence of war.

The U.S. military budget is greater than the total of the next 11 nations that spend the largest sums on the military: China, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Russia, India, France, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Brazil and Australia. It appears that we live at a time of “wars and rumors of wars.”

“Will there ever be peace on earth?”

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Meek Mill and America’s parole system

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By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON Hip hop artist Meek Mill did more than rouse the anger of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Rap Mogul Jay-Z. Both have loudly spoken out against Mill being plopped back in prison for violations of parole stemming from a 2007 conviction for gun possession. He was sent back to jail following an arrest for an altercation in which charges were dropped and an arrest after he was seen performing dirt bike stunts in Manhattan. Mill’s two-to-four-year sentence for his parole violations cast the ugly glare back on a part of the criminal justice system that has been too often ignored, overlooked or not even seen: the blatantly racially biased parole system.

Mill’s defenders point the damning finger at the seeming injustice of his being slapped back in prison for a long stretch for relatively minor parole violations by what they call a biased female judge with an ax to grind against him. The he said, she said debate over what he or she did to wind up behind bars is not the real issue. The issue is that before he was sent back to prison he was one of millions of black men who were under the iron thumb of the parole system.

The racial disparities between blacks and whites on parole are staggering. Blacks make up more than 40 percent of all parolees in the country. In some states, the percent and number of blacks on parole is far higher. They are more likely to be on parole than whites, stay on parole for a longer time and this is where the Mills case and the plight of other black parolees are a crisis issue. They are far more likely than whites to be plopped back in prison for violations. The violations are often arbitrary, voluminous, and can be petty. The loud message that parole sends is that the parolee is completely under the control of a parole officer or agency, and his every action is being closely watched and monitored.

The upside for defenders of a tight, overbearing parole system is that this is the best way to ensure that ex-felons, especially violent ex-felons do not commit crimes again and menace society. This part makes sense. What doesn’t is that a huge number of those on parole are not violent offenders, career criminals, or pose a recidivist threat.

They are low level drug offenders or were convicted of petty crimes.

Studies have repeatedly shown that providing these individuals with job training and drug counseling programs are a far more cost-effective way to insure they do not repeat their crimes.

Then there is the widespread notion that parolees are sent back to prison because they have committed new crimes. This is not true.

A parolee is more likely to be returned to prison for any number of technical violations of their parole, which could include something as seemingly petty as being late for or missing appointments with the parole officer. In Mill’s case, the violations cited were a dispute with a fan, and a dispute over a motorbike on a street during a music video shoot. The decision to send Mill back was made by a judge. However, in most cases the decision to shuttle a parolee back to prison is made by a supervising parole officer and that decision can be at the whim of the officer.

The parole back to-prison pipeline has wreaked massive social and political havoc on families and communities. It has been a factor in the bloat in federal and state spending on prison construction, maintenance, and the escalation in the number of prosecutors needed to handle the continuing flood of criminal cases.

The stock reason for criminalizing a huge segment of a generation of young blacks is that they are crime-prone and lack family values. But reports and studies by the Justice Department, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, as well as universities and foundations confirm that broken homes and bad genes have little to do with crime rates. High joblessness, failing public schools, budget cutbacks in skills training and placement programs, the refusal of employers to hire those with criminal records, and the gaping racial disparity in the drug sentencing laws are the major reasons why far more blacks than whites are behind bars.

Mill is again one of them. The figures amply show that a broken parole system has put legions more back in jail cells. The consolation is that Mill cast the ugly glare on this.

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It has to do with oil. It’s a coverup.

The U.S. always has a way of getting in other people’s business.

Wars are never good. It’s too expensive. It costs us too much money with no benefit.

It’s not our war. It has nothing to do with us. We should bring the soldiers home.

Amina Muhammad Student Dorchester

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Francis

Ernest Jackson

We shouldn’t be there. It’s really not our fight.

I don’t think we need to be there.

It’s not our fight. Too many lives are being lost for someone else.

Kevin Burton

James Stokes

As someone who has family in the military, I don’t think we should be there. We’re losing people out there and spending too much.

Maintenance Roxbury

The parole back to-prison pipeline has wreaked massive social and political havoc on families and communities.”

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.

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THOMAS J. LYONS Today MassHousing’s Board of Directors voted to appoint Thomas J. Lyons as the agency’s acting executive director. Lyons, MassHousing’s managing director of Government Affairs and Communications, will lead MassHousing on an interim basis, while the board conducts a search for a permanent executive director. Lyons replaces Tim Sullivan, who stepped down today as Executive Director to pursue a private sector employment opportunity.

“MassHousing deeply values Tom Lyons’s commitment to public service, collaborative spirit, and ability to forge strong relationships” said Michael J. Dirrane, chairman of the board of directors of MassHousing. “Tom is well known, well liked and incredibly well respected at the federal, state, and local levels, and he brings a true sense of team to his work. He will provide important continuity and leadership as the agency searches for a permanent executive director.”

In his current role as Mass-

Housing’s managing director of Government Affairs and Communications, Lyons manages all aspects of the operations of the agency’s Corporate Communications, Marketing, Government Affairs and Comprehensive Permit divisions. He previously served, for 13 years, as the manager of MassHousing’s Community Services Department.

Prior to joining MassHousing, Lyons was the executive director of the New England Center and Home for Veterans. He has extensive experience with veterans issues, particularly in veterans housing. Lyons is currently a trustee at the Chelsea Soldiers Home, a Brighton Marine Health Center board member and a member of the Legislature’s Joint Commission on Veterans Housing and Long-Term Care Services.

MassHousing’s Board of Directors has charged the board’s Human Resources and Compensation Committee with leading the search for a permanent executive director. The

committee is comprised of Dirrane, the board’s chairman; Ping Yin Chai, the board’s vice-chairman; and Andris J. Silins, the board’s treasurer.

MassHousing (The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency) is an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts.

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Walsh

continued from page 1 inclusion of blacks and Latinos in decision-making on all matters.

We will be interested to see who is included on the ‘senior’ staff in the second term.”

Campaign pressure

During the weeks leading up to the Nov. 7 election, civil rights issues came to the fore with challenger Tito Jackson pressing Walsh on police reforms, city hiring, civil rights lawsuits filed against city agencies and a housing market that threatens to displace working-class and middle-class Bostonians of all races.

In its 2017 report card on the Walsh administration, released in October, the NAACP Boston Branch gave the Walsh administration failing grades on multiple measures of diversity and inclusion, pointing out challenges the administration faces in living up to the mayor’s campaign trail promise to build a municipal workforce that reflects the diversity of Boston’s population.

A similar report card issued by the Greater Boston Latino Network in June reached similar findings. Titled “The Silent Crisis,” the report detailed underrepresentation of Latinos in city employment rolls and leadership positions in city government. The group is still waiting to see progress, said Executive Director Marta Rivera.

“It’s not just about hiring Latinos,” she said. “Having us in positions where we can help inform policies and decisions is imperative to having a more responsive and informed government. Not

only do we lack representation, but we lack influence, as well.”

Lack of hiring power

Early on in his administration, Walsh drew some praise for assembling a diverse team of department heads. John Barros and Felix G. Arroyo, both of whom ran against Walsh in the 2013 mayoral preliminary, received positions in City Hall: Barros as chief of economic development and Arroyo as chief of Health and Human Services (Arroyo has since been replaced by former Mass Mentoring Partnership Executive Director Marty Martinez). Other high-profile people of color in the Walsh administration include Alejandra St. Guillen, who heads the city’s Office for Immigrant Advancement; Jerome Smith, head of the Office of Civic Engagement; Education Chief Turahn Dorsey and Environment, Energy and Open Space Chief Austin Blackmon.

By the time it was fully staffed in 2014, Walsh’s cabinet was 65 percent people of color — the most diverse mayoral cabinet ever. But while the chiefs and department heads Walsh appointed bring diversity to high-profile positions, most of Walsh’s chiefs — Barros, Blackmon and Dorsey included — do not control budgets or hiring in the city departments under their purview. They function more as policy advisors than as executives.

Outside of the Boston Public Schools, headed by Superintendent Tommy Chang, major departments including the Boston Police Department, Boston Fire Department and the Boston Planning and Development Agency have never been led by people of color and have workforces that are not

representative of the city’s majority people of color population.

Arguably, it’s Walsh’s senior staff — Chief of Operations Patrick Brophy, Chief of Staff David Sweeney, Chief of Policy and Planning Joyce Linehan, Corporation Counsel Eugene O’Flaherty and Chief Communications Officer Laura Oggeri — who have the greatest influence over the day-to-day decisions that Walsh makes as he governs the city of nearly 680,000.

The near absence of people of color in positions with the power to hire and promote may explain why the administration has so far fallen short of Walsh’s 2013 campaign trail promise to create a city workforce representative of Boston’s diversity. A 2014 Boston Globe analysis found that of 248 new hires listed by the Walsh administration, 59 percent of the 147 full-time hires were white, while 83 of the 101 part-time hires were people of color, including 53 part-time youth positions. In their report card, the NAACP noted that white city employees on average earn $73,001 while blacks earn on average $63,202 and Latinos, $59,710.

Latinos, too, are concentrated in low paying city jobs. Latinos make up 19 percent of the city’s population, but are just 12 percent of city employees, not including the police and fire departments, where they have far less representation.

While Latinos hold 10.5 percent of 57 executive positions in city government, five of the six Latino executives are concentrated in Health and Human Services, the sole major city department headed by a Latino.

The lack of Latino representation in the Boston Public Schools

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Santa Claus makes an appearance during the Macy’s holiday tree lighting in Downtown Crossing. is particularly acute. While they represent 40 percent of the student body, they make up just 12 percent of teachers.

“In Walsh’s second term, the administration must mount an aggressive campaign to recruit and retain Latinx teachers,” Rivera said.

Police and fire departments

While blacks and white reformers have for decades sought an independent civilian review board to investigate claims of police misconduct — a demand that resurfaced during this year’s mayoral race, Walsh has steadfastly voiced opposition to this reform.

Walsh has also balked at calls for immediate implementation of a body-worn camera program for police. While police in most major cities have body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras in their vehicles, Boston police implemented a limited, six-month body camera pilot program that ended in September.

The Police Department, which has a workforce that is 66 percent white, may soon lose many of its officers of color to retirement. The Fire Department, which is 72 percent white, similarly faces a declining population of black and Latino workers. The NAACP noted that neither department has a strategy for increasing black and Latino representation “linked to clear, measurable, or reportable goals and timelines.”

In the Police Department,

city officials are fighting several high-profile discrimination lawsuits that have cost the city millions of dollars to defend, including a suit charging the department used a hair test for drugs known to cause false positive results among African Americans and a lawsuit charging a pattern of discrimination against black recruits in the Police Academy.

“Of the almost 30 police officers on the BPD Command staff, only two are Latinx,” Rivera said.

“Sadly, the most recent class to graduate the Police Academy does nothing to improve Latino representation on the force.”

When Walsh is sworn in to his second term in 2018, he will face what many describe as a city at a crossroads, with a booming real estate market that threatens to widen the gulf between the haves and have-nots and a City Hall where inequities in pay and power often break neatly along race lines.

Sullivan says the mayor’s actions during his second term in office could go a long way toward creating more equity.

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Playworks coach brings physical education to Boston school kids

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Recreational play might seem like an innate behavior in every child, but for Fidelis Teixeira, site coordinator for Playworks New England, this isn’t always the case in his line of work.

Teixeira, known among students as Coach Fidelis, is in the business of having fun. More specifically, he trains teachers, recess monitors and children on how to play, whether it be kickball, four-square or other lesser-known activities like “Mr. Fox” or “sprout ball.”

In his third year working with Playworks, he serves also as a mentor for Boston’s public school kids, aiming constantly to prove that work and play can co-exist in a way that enhances learning and health.

A regional branch of a national nonprofit, Playworks New England brings play and physical activity into elementary schools in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire through onsite training.

Teixeira provides training and onsite assistance in four Boston schools: Michael J. Perkins Elementary School, Boston Green Academy, Joyce Kilmer K-8 School, and Boston Renaissance Charter School.

“Play can have an incredible impact on children and schools — a trickle-down effect, if you will,” said Teixeira. “After a year of Playworks programming, kids walk down the hall differently. Kids relate to their peers and teachers differently. They communicate

better. They can resolve many conflicts on their own.”

For city kids, especially ones who were born with technology right at their fingertips, guided coaching on physical play can be crucial.

“I had no recess ever, in my life,” said Teixeira, who attended the Boston Renaissance Charter School from kindergarten through seventh grade when it was previously located in a high-rise building in downtown Boston. “We didn’t have a yard for recess.”

He added, “I was never a huge athlete as a kid, until I got to high school and played sports. But if I would have had recess, it might have exposed me to being part of a team.”

Teixeira’s alma mater relocated to Hyde Park, where they now have outdoor space for recreation.

For many other city elementary and middle school kids, however, “You’d be surprised at how many of them don’t have any idea how to play a game in a group,” he said.

“They’re so used to having a basketball to themselves [in street pick-up games].”

It wasn’t until 2013 that Boston Public Schools officially mandated a recess requirement of at least 20 minutes for all schools serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

Child development

The games Teixeira teaches are focused on developing cooperation and teamwork and touch upon different social-emotional learning skills such as communication and conflict resolution.

For example, one of Teixeira’s

favorite games to play is sprout ball, which entails having to take three steps before throwing a ball at someone to get them “out.”

He said, “Sprout ball is all about spatial awareness and honesty.

You have to admit when you get tagged by a ball.”

Every Wednesday, all Playworks coaches are required to attend staff training. The training includes learning new games to play or learning how to work with different types of schoolchildren.

“We’ve been taught how to work and play with kids who might have faced some type of trauma, which is a little different from how you normally play,” said Teixeira. For example, avoiding contact sport activities would work best with children who have experienced physical trauma.

Although each child is encouraged to participate in the recess activities, “All the games are challenge by choice,” said Teixeira.

He added, “A lot of them have never heard of these games, but if you have a little group going and they see you playing, more kids will come and join in — no matter how ridiculous they think you look.”

Caroline Barclay, Playworks New England program manager, said, “We like to stay away from the word structure. But we think of ourselves as a way to provide different choices for kids to play.”

For many schoolchildren, recess is the only time during the day when they can socialize and have an outlet for their energy.

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Extreme vetting of visitors moves forward under a new name ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft, to develop algorithms tracking visa holders’ social media

By GEORGE JOSEPH PROPUBLICA

The Department of Immigration & Customs Enforcement is taking new steps in its plans for monitoring the social media accounts of applicants and holders of U.S. visas. At a tech industry conference last Thursday in Arlington, Virginia, ICE officials explained to software providers what they are seeking: algorithms that would assess potential threats posed by visa holders in the United States and conduct ongoing social media surveillance of those deemed high risk.

The comments provide the first clear blueprint for ICE’s proposed augmentation of its visa-vetting program. The initial announcement of the plans this summer, viewed as part of President Donald Trump’s calls for the “extreme vetting” of visitors from Muslim countries, stoked a public outcry from immigrants and civil liberties advocates. They argued that such a plan would discriminate against Muslim visitors and potentially place a huge number of individuals under watch.

ICE officials subsequently changed the program’s name to “Visa Lifecycle Vetting.” But, according to the ICE presentation, the goal of the initiative — enhanced monitoring of visa holders using social media — remains

the same.

Speaking to a room of information-technology contractors, hosted by the Government Technology & Services Coalition, Louis Rodi, deputy assistant director of ICE Homeland Security Investigations’ National Security Program, said the agency needs a tool equipped with “risk-based matrices” to predict dangers posed by visa holders, with the social media of those considered a threat under continuous surveillance throughout their stay in the U.S. “We have millions and millions and millions of people coming every year, and subsequently departing, so we have to be smart about it,” said Rodi to a room of representatives from companies like Microsoft, Accenture, Deloitte and Motorola Solutions. “And I’m sure there are tools out there that can help.”

Non-stop monitoring

For this targeted group of visa holders, ICE’s online monitoring of public social media posts would be large-scale and non-stop. “Everything we’re dealing with is in bulk, so we need batch-vetting capabilities for any of the processes that we have,” said Rodi. Alysa Erichs, ICE Homeland Security Investigations’ acting deputy association director for information management, told attendees that

ICE hopes to get automated notifications about any visa holders’ social media activity that could “ping us as a potential alert.”

ICE spokeswoman Carissa Cutrell stressed to ProPublica that the Department of Homeland Security has not actually begun building any such program. “The request for information on this initiative was simply that — an opportunity to gather information from industry professionals and other government agencies on current technological capabilities to determine the best way forward,” Cutrell wrote in an email. The program would require clearance from numerous DHS units, including the Privacy Office and the Principal Legal Advisor, before it could be implemented, according to a federal official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

In his speech, Rodi referred to meetings ICE has had with companies but did not mention any frontrunners. The major tech companies present at the conference, including Microsoft, Accenture and Deloitte, either declined to comment or didn’t respond to ProPublica’s request to comment about their level of interest in providing technology for the vetting program. Microsoft has opposed Trump’s immigration policies, and several Microsoft researchers have publicly called for ICE to stop spying on

visitors’ social media.

ICE is already monitoring some social media at eight Homeland Security Investigation posts internationally, Rodi said, and the plan is to expand to more sites. In response to a question posed by ProPublica from the audience, he stated that the department was open to other social media monitoring techniques, such as link analysis (which helps authorities map out applicants’ online connections), so long as they solely rely on public posts.

The ICE officials emphasized the Trump administration’s strict stance. “This administration is big on immigration enforcement, so we’re not going to look the other way like we have in the past when we have overstays,” said Rodi. “Maybe it’s an administrative violation — it’s still a crime.

These people need to pay. They can’t get away with it.”

A necessary evil?

Some analysts argue that gathering social media data is necessary. ICE already has a tool that searches for connections to terrorists, according to Claude Arnold, a former ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agent, now with the security firm Frontier Solutions. But, he said, potential terrorist threats often come from countries, such as Iraq or Syria, that provide little intelligence to U.S. authorities.

As a result, in Arnold’s view, social media information is all the more important.

Privacy advocates take a darker view. “ICE is building a dangerously broad tool that could be used to justify excluding, or deporting, almost anyone,” said Alvaro Bedoya, executive director of Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy & Technology. “They are talking about this as a targeted tool, but the numbers tell a different story.”

Bedoya noted that the program outline originally anticipated that the monitoring would identify 10,000 high-risk visa holders a year. That suggests the pool of people under social media surveillance would be many orders of magnitude larger.

(ICE officials did not address this point at the conference.)

Last week, a coalition of

academics and technologists warned in a public letter that ICE’s interest in using big data algorithms to assess risk is misguided, given how rare it is for foreign visitors to be involved in terrorist attacks in the U.S. That means there’s little historical data to mine in hopes of using it to design a new algorithm. The letter cited a Cato Institute analysis that found that the likelihood of an American dying in a terrorist attack on U.S. soil in any given year was 1 in 3.6 million in the period between 1975 and 2015.

Cathy O’Neil, one of the signatories to that letter and author of “Weapons of Math Destruction,” told this reporter in August that any algorithm a company proposes would come built-in with some very human calculations. “At the end of the day, someone has to choose a ratio,” she said. “How many innocent false positives are you going to keep out of the country for each false negative?”

Thus far, social media monitoring of visa applicants has not identified any potential threats that wouldn’t have turned up in existing government databases, Rodi acknowledged. “We haven’t found anything that would preclude someone from getting a visa through social media alone,” he said. “But, you never know, the day may come when social media will actually find someone that wasn’t in the government systems we check.”

That argument doesn’t placate those who believe ICE’s vetting is already exhaustive. Social media surveillance would be difficult to carry out without collecting collateral data on thousands of American citizens in the process, said Rachel Levinson-Waldman, senior counsel to the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program.

“Generally, with surveillance technologies, they are adopted for national security purposes overseas, but are then brought stateside pretty quickly,” she said, citing practices first honed overseas, such as intercepting cellphone calls. “So once there’s some kind of dragnet surveillance tool or information collection tool in place for one purpose, slippage can happen, and it will expand and expand.”

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‘Standing orders’: An approach to overdose prevention The epidemic of opiate overdoses in Massachusetts has abated somewhat this year, and the reduction may be due in part to the widespread availability of naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan. Opioids can slow or even stop one’s breathing when taken in excessive amounts or mixed with alcohol or other drugs.

Naloxone is a lifesaving antidote. It blunts the effect of opioids and can restore normal breathing. In fact, carrying naloxone, which is widely available, allows anyone to be prepared to respond if they witness an overdose.

At one time naloxone was administered by trained health providers only, but the burgeoning epidemic called for another approach. Available in nasal form, naloxone is easily administered by people without medical training and obtainable without a prescription at most pharmacies across the state. The medication is sprayed into each nostril of the patient and has no abuse potential. It usually takes up to eight minutes to work. Generally one dose is sufficient, but in some cases, such as after a massive intake of opioids, another dose may be necessary.

Alexander Y. Walley, M.D., M.Sc., the associate director of Faster Paths to Treatment at the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center, spearheaded the efforts to make naloxone available to the general public. Walley is also the medical director of the Opioid Overdose Prevention Pilot Program with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and

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Addiction providers at the Office Based Addiction Treatment at Boston Medical Center. (l-r) Ludy O. Young, MEd, LADC I, Supervisor for BMC’s Project ASSERT; Alexander Walley, MD, MSc, Associate Director of Faster Paths and Founder of BMC’s Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service; Colleen LaBelle, MSN, RN-BC, CARN, Director of BMC’s OBAT Program.

published a study on its impact.

The program was designed to examine the effect of overdose education and nasal naloxone distribution (OEND) on rates of death from opioid overdose. The participants — people who used opiates and their family or friends — were educated on the risk factors associated with overdose. They were also trained to prevent, recognize and respond to opiate overdoses by such measures as rescue breathing, calling 911 and

administering naloxone.

Walley found that death rates from opioid overdose were reduced in communities that implemented the training. “The greater the implementation, the greater the impact. It appears that OEND is a promising, scalable and affordable tool to save lives from opioid overdose,” Walley told Boston Magazine.

The study by Walley had a trickle-down effect. In 2014, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts DPH

authorized “standing orders” for the dispensing of naloxone rescue kits in local pharmacies. Standing orders means that prescriptions from one’s physician are not necessary to receive naloxone. It is available not only to people at risk of experiencing an opiate overdose but also to people in a position to assist them should an overdose occur. Each naloxone rescue kit contains two pre-filled syringes of naloxone, two atomizers and information on overdose

prevention and naloxone administration. By December 1st of this year, the Commonwealth mandates that all pharmacies honor standing orders for naloxone.

Between December 2007 and March 2014, the OEND programs implemented by the Massachusetts DPH trained over 22,500 potential bystanders and documented over 2,655 opioid overdose reversals. It is hoped that once standing orders are universal in the Commonwealth the number of reversals will increase substantially.

Traci Green, Ph.D., deputy director of the Injury Prevention Center at BMC, is one of the forces behind wide availability of naloxone, and helped make it obtainable at drugstores and community organizations across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Increased availability, however, does not always translate to accessibility. Barriers may still exist. That is one focus of Green’s MOON (Maximizing Opioid Safety with Naloxone) Study. The purpose is to learn more about barriers that may inhibit access to naloxone in pharmacies. It will also examine the public’s perception of opioid safety and the role of the pharmacy in public health intervention.

BMC was the first hospital in the city to make naloxone available in the emergency department, according to a report published by Green for the Injury Prevention Center at BMC. The hospital took it a step further, and since January 2015, has been providing naloxone rescue kits to anyone who asks under a standing order from Dr. Walley.

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Wadner Oge, a Boston attorney, offered legal insight on the situation at the press conference.

“This is not the end of it,” he said about the DHS decision. “It’s the beginning of the fight.”

Oge said the best strategy to fight the decision will be for TPS recipients to pursue multiple paths towards gaining legal permanent residency, and “at the same time, we need to organize the movement to get Congress to act.”

There have been a number of bills proposed recently by members of Congress to protect TPS recipients from deportation.

The American Promise Act of 2017 was introduced on Nov. 3 by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY).

On Nov. 14, Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) sponsored the Act to

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Sustain the Protection of Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017, or simply the ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017.

And then there’s the SECURE Act, or the Safe Environment from Countries under Repression and in Emergency Act, proposed by Maryland Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin on Nov. 16. The bill would make immigrants with TPS eligible to apply for legal permanent residency after three years.

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work in every profession and they are the fabric of the community,” said Oge. Geralde Gabeau, executive director of Immigrant Family Services Institute, said that TPS holders in the U.S. are parents of over 275,000 children.

“We are very concerned about breaking families up,” she said.

“Haiti is in a situation that makes it difficult for people to return and live in,” she added, “and the country is not ready to handle the return of all 58,000 Haitians. Their infrastructure is too weak.”

Holden Pierre, a 24-year-old TPS beneficiary, shared his personal story of coming to the U.S. from Haiti at 7 years old with his mother. “TPS has allowed me to work and get involved in my community, mentoring other young men,” he said.

Pierre said he looks after his younger siblings, who are U.S. citizens.

“Their dreams can fall apart if my mom and myself are not there to support them,” he said.

“My mom, since she has been here, has worked hard for 10 or 15 years to have the American Dream of buying a home,” Pierre added.

“What’s going to happen to her home?”

Also showing their solidarity with HAU at the press meeting were Patricia Montes from Centro Presente, the Latin American immigrant organization, and Roxana Rivera, vice president of the 32BJ SEIU labor union.

“It is our responsibility and obligation to work with you,” said Montes. “Centro Presente represents over 1,000 people from El Salvador and Honduras who have renewed TPS for the past 20 years.”

Montes said the nonprofit would extend the same type of support for Haitian TPS holders.

Said Rivera, “We will work with you to make sure there is a permanent solution for the folks who contribute to the day-to-day life of our state in various service industries.”

HAU is planning to host another rally to support Haitian TPS holders on Jan. 10, 2018.

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“Anything that supports the development of a child is always beneficial, and being able to have their language as well as another language accessible is incredible,” she said. “It only improves a child’s learning and it only makes them want to learn more.”

Improved academic support

School Committee member Alexandra Oliver-Davila, cochair of the Greater Boston Latino Network and Director of the youth development organization Sociedad Latina, is excited about the improved academic support ELL students will be able to receive.

Sociedad Latina provides programming for youth and families from Boston’s Latino and Mission/Roxbury communities. Although the majority of the programs’ participants are Spanish-speakers, kids of various cultures are included as well.

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Saridis said she wants to let her students know that dual language education is a privilege now that Massachusetts legislation has been able to do away with the SEI model.

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Sweet success A village of experts and peers helps a Dorchester baker grow her business

By SANDRA LARSON

Two days before Thanksgiving, Teresa Maynard, founder of Sweet Teez Bakery, sounded happily frazzled. With her year-old business still a solo operation, she had created and delivered 200 apple and sweet potato mini-pies to Capital One Bank’s cafe in the Back Bay, each packaged in its own container to be given out as a free holiday treat. That was after nine dozen mini-pies and nine dozen pumpkin cupcakes went to the bank’s Downtown Crossing cafe.

For other customers in the past few weeks, she’d made 40 full-size pies, dozens of mini-pies and some cakes, and donated 144 chocolate and lemon cupcakes for a local school fundraiser.

And just when she thought the pre-Thanksgiving rush was over, family came calling.

“I have made so many pies this past weekend,” said the self-taught baker, who grew up in Dorchester’s Codman Square neighborhood surrounded by her large extended Jamaican family. “Today, I thought I was done, and then my aunt called and asked what I’d be bringing for Thanksgiving dinner.”

All of this is a labor of love for Maynard, who in early 2016 left a full-time job as assistant director of fundraiser and user support at Harvard University’s development office to pursue this dream.

“It’s the holidays, and I’m a baker,” she said simply.

As of this month, Sweet Teez has been operating for a full year out of a shared kitchen space at CommonWealth Kitchen in Dorchester, taking online and phone orders for her custom cakes, cupcakes, pies, brownies and pastries. She makes her confections light and delicious with her “secret sauce” — avocado oil — and “real ingredients” like butter and vanilla. All of her products are nut-free.

A year is long enough for Maynard to start understanding the rhythm of the seasons, for instance, the predictably abrupt respite that follows the holiday season.

“In January, everyone’s on a diet,” she explained. “And then it’s

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The holidays are here again. It’s that time of year when you get together with family and friends, take some time away from work and live out the definition of “it’s better to give than receive.” And, if you’re like many Americans, this is also the season when you give a little too much and find yourself over budget on your holiday spending.

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Clean house. As you’re picking up your house and getting ready for guests to come over, take a good look under the couch cushions for spare change, and don’t forget all those things you’re moving to the basement. Add up that spare change to put toward your holiday budget. And, could you move some of your possessions out the door instead? Craigslist, eBay and Facebook all make selling your old possessions easier than ever. And don’t forgo the traditional garage sale — one successful Saturday could give you the money you need to enjoy the holidays without debt concerns.

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Sweet Teez continued from page 12

Valentine’s Day, and they give up.

So in January I get a lot of paperwork done.”

A turning point

As a young adult, Maynard did not set out to start a business.

Leaving Dorchester for college in New Rochelle, New York, she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications, focusing on advertising, marketing and graphic design. Following that, she worked in health care marketing and project management in New York before she moved with her husband and children back to Boston, where she worked at the Brookline Housing Authority and then Harvard.

In her mid-30s, with three young children, she took some time off while recovering from an illness. Having space to pause and take stock, she realized she was ready for a big change.

“I started looking at my life, and I said, ‘I don’t want to sit here and run reports anymore.’”

As a lover of baked goods and a person with a nut allergy, whose daughter also has allergies, Maynard had long been frustrated at the lack of good bakeries in her neighborhood.

“I was out on sick leave for a while, and I would walk around and think, ‘Why don’t we have this in our neighborhood, things like I see in Harvard Square and Brookline?’” she recalled. “And I thought, ‘I’m going to do this.’

She left her job in January 2016.

“My husband said I had one year to do this,” she recalled, and by fall she had been through several types of training, won a pitch contest, incorporated the business and had her space at CommonWealth Kitchen.

In November, Sweet Teez was born.

“Then December was crazy,” she recalled. “And I still didn’t believe I had my own business.”

Within a few months, Maynard’s products garnered recognition. At the 2017 Boston Food and Wine Expo, she sold all of her cupcakes and “tipsy cake” made from her Jamaican grandmother’s recipe. At the New England Dessert Showcase, her offering — “a simple dark chocolate cupcake with chocolate ganache and a little sea salt” — won first place for best chocolate dessert. These early successes are still bringing in customers and sales, she said.

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I started looking at my life, and I said, ‘I don’t want to sit here and run reports anymore.’…

You don’t know me, but I’m a rule follower, so this is very uncomfortable — but I decided to step out on a limb and follow my passion. And I’ve loved every minute of it.”

— Teresa Maynard

ON THE WEB Sweet Teez Bakery: https://www.sweetteezbakery.com Sweet Teez on Instagram, Twitter, FB: @SweetTeezBakery ENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING Center for Women & Enterprise: www.cweonline.org CommonWealth Kitchen: www.commonwealthkitchen.org Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice: http://lawyerscom.org WE BOS: http://we-bos.com Babson College WIN Lab: www.babson.edu/Academics/centers/cwel/educational-programs/win-lab Cultivate Small Business: http://icic.org/cultivate-small-business/

It takes a village

Maynard counts among her blessings a wealth of programs that have provided training, support and new networks of experts and fellow entrepreneurs.

“I grew up here in Dorchester, and I’m no different from anyone else,” she said. “But when you dig, you really do find opportunities, and people who can help you.”

First there was the Center for Women in Entrepreneurship, where she enrolled in a business planning class. She gained a business plan but still needed guidance specific to getting a food business rolling.

“I read an article about Mei Mei [food truck], and how they worked in CommonWealth Kitchen — and I thought ‘I’m going to call them.’” It turned out that they were launching their Food Biz 101 course. “It saved my life. I learned about entity formation, scaling recipes and all the things I knew nothing about. At the end I did a pitch, and when I ended up winning, I was shocked! But that was a great confidence boost.”

Following Food Biz 101, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice’s Access to Business Law seminar and pro bono legal support helped her master the legal aspects of business startup and take the necessary steps to get Sweet Teez incorporated.

She took a pricing workshop and got logo and website help through the City of Boston’s Women Entrepreneurs Boston (WE BOS) program. There, she learned about a Babson College program called

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Applying to WIN Lab brought benefits even before she started the program. Upon learning about Sweet Teez’s cupcakes, the interviewer placed an order for Babson-logo cupcakes, and now, Maynard said, the college has Sweet Teez “on cupcake retainer” for repeated orders.

Maynard is part of the first cohort of Cultivate Small Business, an initiative offered by Santander Bank in partnership with the Initiative for a Competitive Inner

City, CommonWealth Kitchen and Babson College to provide nine months of training, support and capital grants for established but early-stage women, minority and immigrant entrepreneurs in low-income neighborhoods. That program began in October and will continue to June.

Through these Babson-based programs, she is gaining more sophisticated skills in defining a growth strategy. She is learning customer acquisition strategies and has learned to say no to some opportunities that may seem too good to pass up, but would actually not be cost-effective.

Taking a breath

Hectic as running a business can be, Maynard finds that she actually has more time to spend with her three children, now ages 10, 8, and 3.

“I drop them off at school now, and am available to attend plays or play with them after school,” she said. “And when you’re at a high stress very demanding job, you’re present-but-not-present. And kids grow up so fast, so I’m not willing to give that up for work.”

But the greatest satisfaction may be the very essence of her business: spending time baking and bringing pleasure to others with her creations.

“I love the smell of baking. I love the look on people’s faces when they taste my baked goods.

It’s intoxicating,” she said.

Compared to having a steady job, the lack of income is hard sometimes for a new entrepreneur,

Maynard said. “But I would say the biggest surprise is my ability to actually run this business. Entrepreneurial confidence can’t be taught.

I’m the CEO of this company. It’s mine. I’ve made a lot of money for other people. I can make that for myself. There’s no job in this company I haven’t done. When I have employees down the line, I can tell them, ‘I’ve done that.’”

Next up: ‘Grow, grow, grow’

Sweet Teez’s capacity now is technically about 240 cupcakes per day, but is limited by lack of staff. By six months from now, Maynard would like to have one or two people working for her and have production up to at least 1,000 per week.

“Even having two part-time people would be life-changing,” said the holiday-busy baker.

But her vision is bigger than that. She wants to “grow, grow, grow,” she said. She is envisioning a flagship shop in Codman Square and her own production space, and is working on getting a wholesale license and expanding her catering opportunities.

Talking with Maynard, you might guess that with her passion, energy and outgoing personality, starting a business would be the most natural and easy of decisions. But it was more complicated than that.

“You don’t know me, but I’m a rule follower, so this is very uncomfortable — but I decided to step out on a limb and follow my passion,” she said. “And I’ve loved every minute of it.”

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Boston’s biggest hitters stepped to the plate to build a better future for urban youth It was a home run for the Roxbury-based The BASE, who achieved a $1 million fundraising goal with thanks to an exciting announcement

by Juma Crawford, newly promoted President of the Lewis Family Foundation, to ‘close the gap’ at their annual fundraiser on November 16th. Over 500 guests packed the Reggie Lewis Center including Governor Charlie Baker and Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy to support The BASE founder Robert Lewis Jr. and applaud his dedication to changing mindsets and harnessing the talent of today’s urban youth to build a better environment of success for generations to come.

Keynote speaker Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College stressed the importance of creating better the education opportunities for urban youth.

“These are not Democratic or Republican values. Not black or Latino or white values,” he said.

“They are OUR values. If we can come together on our shared values, and ensure the next generation has a better life, we have to do that. The point is simply this. Next must always be better than now.”

This event came just one week after The BASE made an announcement that it will be opening a BASE Chicago on the West Side in 2018, with a $150,000 investment from Theo and Paul Epstein of the Foundation To Be Named Later.

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5) Governor Charlie Baker spends time with BASE baseball and softball players. 6) BASE Board Chair John Cook of UBS (2nd from left), with Robert Lewis, Jr. and Governor Baker and Baseball and Softball coaches and players. 7) Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell with BASE alumni Eddie Funes and Ilonka Perello.

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The Modernist Mind

LATIN AMERICAN ABSTRACT ARTIST ESTEBAN LISA MERGES INTELLECT WITH CREATIVITY

By CELINA COLBY

hrough Dec. 10, the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College displays “The Abstract Cabinet,” a dynamic exhibition of works by Spanish-Argentine modernist painter Esteban Lisa. A forerunner of Latin American abstraction in the early 20th century, Lisa reveals an intimate knowledge of color, shape and movement in his paintings.

The small scale of Lisa’s paintings draws viewers in for a more concentrated analysis.

Lisa was a private, intellectual artist during his lifetime and many of his works display a kind of calculating creativity, as he uses his paints to work through his thoughts.

“Lisa’s works, painted on cardboard and scraps of paper, reveal in small scale his theories on the cosmos and the dialectic among aesthetics, philosophy, and science,” notes Curator Elizabeth Thompson Goizueta in a press release. “His abstractions explore visually infinite interpretations of form and color based on his intellectual theories.”

The pieces in “The Abstract Cabinet” range from Lisa’s early forays into abstraction in the 1930s to later paintings focused on pictorial movement in the 1960s. Viewers can see the marked change in his interests and attitude over the years. The early paintings feature a muted, earthy color palette and more explicitly defined shapes, perhaps influenced by viewings of Spanish cubism. Later works are bright and frenetic, more akin to Kandinsky than Picasso.

His 1935 piece “Composición (Composition)” features three curved rectangles in shades of burnt red and green positioned

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ON THE WEB For more information about Esteban Lisa and “The Abstract Cabinet” exhibit, visit: www.bc.edu/sites/artmuseum/

exhibitions/lisa/

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(above) Esteban Lisa (1895–1983), Composición (Composition), c. 1940, oil on cardboard, 30 x 23 cm, private collection. (top) Esteban Lisa (1895–1983), Acto espacial (Spatial Act), January 1, 1955, pastel on paper, 30 x 23 cm, private collection.

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Squares of color and light Jamaica Plain mosaics celebrate Latin culture

By CELINA COLBY

Jamaica Plain artists Richard Youngstrom, Fiona O’Connor and Andrea Tamkin partnered with Hyde Square Task Force recently to bring a community-made mosaic to the Church of the Blessed Sacrament’s plaza. Funded by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ Creative City grant, the project brings visual public art to JP’s lively Latin Quarter.

The semi-permanent mosaics, featured in both mural form and on the square’s outdoor picnic tables, depict maps of the neighborhood and culturally significant items. One square depicts a dove and a pineapple, symbols of peace and hospitality, and bears the words, “Stop Violence, Create Peace.” Another shows a map of the land between the Jackson Square T station and Hyde Square.

Youngstrom says, “It’s detailed enough that you might be able to put your finger on where your house is if you live in the neighborhood.” The mosaics not only bring beauty to the square, but also foster a sense of community pride.

Though the artists did most of the assembly, Hyde Square Task Force students and other

ON THE WEB For more information about Hyde Square Task Force, visit: www.hydesquare.org

community members helped brainstorm the subject matter for each piece. Hyde Square Task Force also hosted a number of free mosaic classes throughout the summer to educate the public on the process. In a press release, Tamkin said, “Working in mosaics is very meditative, it’s like solving a puzzle. I love seeing how the pieces fit together, creating a surface reflecting light in a magical dance.”

Andover Newton Theological School in Newton donated the Italian glass tiles for the project.

They arrived at the school in the 1980s due to a shipping error and had been sitting in the basement ever since. The 200 pounds of tile were pre-cut in mosaic size pieces, which lent themselves perfectly to classes for newcomers unfamiliar with glass cutting.

Youngstrom has been working in mosaics for 15 years, and wanted to bring more visual art to Hyde Square Task Force’s performance-heavy programs. “Mosaic art lends itself to public art projects because it’s not only beautiful,

(right) Community members place tiles on a mosaic. (below) A mosaic map of Hyde Square.

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FILM REVIEW

Returning WWII vets forge unlikely friendship across color line in ‘Mudbound’

By KAM WILLIAMS

Dateline: Mississippi, 1946 — which means many of the Magnolia State’s native son soldiers are making the adjustment back to civilian life after serving overseas during World War II. But the fighting isn’t over for Sergeant Ronsel Jackson (Jason Mitchell), a black man reluctantly returning to the repressive Jim Crow system of segregation.

As a returning soldier, Jackson figures it’s reasonable to expect equality and all the rights of citizenship, racist traditions notwithstanding. After all, he had been willing to die for his country. So, when he arrives home, he boldly enters the local general store through a door reserved for whites.

Despite still wearing his Army dress uniform, the proud veteran is greeted with a hateful warning snarled by a seething customer.

“You’re in Mississippi now, [Nword]! Use the back door, if you

ON THE WEB ‘Mudbound’: Excellent (4 stars) Rated: R for nudity, ethnic slurs, brief profanity

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don’t want any trouble.” Jackson obliges grudgingly, ostensibly less fearful of direct harm from the elderly white man than of the veiled threat leveled should he have the temerity to cross the color line again.

Jackson can’t afford to take any chances, because the intimidating bigot is Pappy McAllan (Jonathan Banks), the patriarch of the family which owns the farm on which Jackson’s parents (Mary J. Blige and Rob Morgan) presently reside as sharecroppers. Pappy’s elder son, Henry (Jason Clarke), subsequently pays the Jacksons a visit, demanding an apology for the transgression.

The plot thickens when Pappy’s

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Actors Rob Morgan and Jason Mitchell portray father and son in “Mudbound.” younger son, Jamie (Garrett Hedlund), a decorated Air Force pilot, comes back to the plantation with some new notions about race relations. He’s suddenly pro-integration after having fought alongside some brave Tuskegee Airmen.

Thus unfolds “Mudbound,” a searing Southern saga based on Hillary Jordan’s best-selling, first novel of the same name. The movie marks the sophomore offering from director Dee Rees, who made her impressive debut

with “Pariah” in 2011. Here, she coaxes a career performance out of Mary J. Blige, who might very well be remembered come awards season.

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Q&A

Cory’s story! Cory Hardrict stars in the film ‘Destined’

By KAM WILLIAMS

Born and raised in Chicago, Cory Hardrict immersed himself in the arts at an early age. His passion and talent led to an enviable and enduring movie and television career.

His big screen credits include “Gran Torino,” “Brotherly Love,” “American Sniper,” “Spectral,”

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“Crazy/Beautiful,” “Naked,” “Battle: Los Angeles,” “Never Been Kissed” and “He’s Just Not That into You,” to name a few. Meanwhile, he’s appeared on such TV shows as “Law & Order,” “ER,” “Boston Legal,” “Cold Case,” “The Shield,” “Saving Grace,” “Heroes,” “Dark Blue” and “CSI: NY.” Here, he talks about playing both lead roles in the new film,

“Destined,” a coming-of-age saga revolving around alternate possible paths followed by a youngster trying to make it out of the ghetto.

What interested you in “Destined”?

Cory Hardrict: The material!

Getting a chance to play two characters in a film was something I couldn’t pass up. Both worlds with two different meanings.

Being able to show different sides to a story.

How would you describe the film in 25 words or less?

CH: I would describe “Destined” as a groundbreaking, innovative slice-of-life adventure that reflects

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the times we live in now.

The movie has two lead characters, Sheed and Rasheed, and you play them both. Was it hard playing people with such different personalities?

CH: The characters were shot like two separate films. But it still had its challenges grounding them. Living in such different worlds kept it simple and real.

What was it like being directed by Qasim Basir, whose movie, “Moozlum,” received such critical acclaim?

CH: Working with Qasim was great. He’s a calm director who loves the arts and has a great vision of what he wants to accomplish. He has a very bright future!

Cory Hardrict stars in “Destined.”

How did you get along with Hill Harper, Zulay Henao and the rest of the cast?

with Robert Christopher Riley, who’s an amazing actor.

CH: Hill Harper was awesome, and he’s such a positive guy. When he speaks, everyone listens, and you can take some key gems and apply them to your life. Zulay was cool to work with. She is passionate about her craft. The whole cast was wonderful, and I had great chemistry

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What message do you think people will take away from “Destined”?

CH: The message I hope people will take away would be that choices and decisions can make or break you. They can alter the next 30 years of your life.

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The mosaics were approved for two years of display time, though Youngstrom expects them to last much longer. The picnic tables will be brought indoors during the

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continued from page 15 next to each other. They sit on an olive green backdrop. Here Lisa dips his toes into abstraction. He uses nonrepresentational shapes, some of which are cut off by the edges of the canvas. He plays with medium, using oil on cardboard, and experiments with color in his subtle gradations.

By 1968, Lisa has plunged headlong into the pool of abstraction with “Juego con líneas y colores (Playing with Lines and Colors).”

Sketchily painted on paper, these vibrant strokes in a bright and extensive color spectrum read as contemporary even in 2017. The

winter and returned as weather warms up in the spring.

In a press release, O’Connor said, “We hope that visitors connect to Hyde Square as an active and energetic place, filled with people, color, music and food from Latin America.

We hope the mosaics add to the welcoming place the church plaza has been in the community for decades.” shift in styles also alludes to an intellectual illumination, a freedom of thought and ideas.

“The Abstract Cabinet” is the first exhibition of Lisa’s work in New England. The exhibit is titled and modeled after Soviet artist El Lissitzky’s 1920s installation of his constructivist work in small rooms, which he called his “Abstrakte Kabinett.” For northeastern U.S. audiences, it may be the first introduction to one of Latin America’s most important modern painters.

Goizueta says, “Lisa advanced a utopian vision of mid-century Latin American abstraction. Lisa’s private archive of paintings has now posthumously been displayed around the world to great acclaim, and his role is being fully recognized.”

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Sweet potatoes and yams, we use the words interchangeably. However, not everyone knows the difference between the two.

The so-called yams you buy at the grocery store with the red skins and orange interiors are really a variety of sweet potatoes. True yams are native to Africa and belong to the yam family (dioscoreaceae), whereas sweet potatoes belong to the morning glory family (convolvulacea).

Because 95 percent of yams are consumed in Africa, it’s likely that you’re eating a sweet potato. In fact, next time you’re at the store, look closely. The USDA requires so-called yams to also be labeled as “sweet potatoes.”

NACHOS Unique nacho recipe Even at their most basic, with cheese and some salsa, nachos are amazing.

This simple snack has become a staple of American cuisine, according to CNN. There are hundreds of variations on nachos, but here’s one truly unique idea for your next plate of nachos: Pizza nachos.

Drizzle some red sauce on a plate of chips, sprinkle some mozzarella and top it off with your favorite pizza ingredients for a fusion of America’s two favorite foods: Pizza and nachos.

CANNING Preserve seasonal flavors through the joy of canning Canning makes it simple to preserve our favorite summer flavors. These tips from Newell Brands and FreshPreserving. com can help you get started. n Always preserve in the jar size indicated in a tested and approved recipe. You can always safely go down, but you cannot go up in jar size. n Whether you are filling the jars or allowing them to cool, always place your hot jars on a towel to prevent thermal shock. n Jars with a straight neck and body are freezer-friendly, while jars that curve out from the lid are not safe.

EASY RECIPE Make your own hummus It seems like hummus has conquered the snack aisles, according to Huffington Post. It’s even better when it’s made fresh. Here’s a recipe you’ll want to save: Ingredients: 1 can of chickpeas with the liquid, ½ cup of tahini, ¼ cup of olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic, juice of one lemon, salt and pepper to taste.

Put all the ingredients into a food processor and blend until the mixture is a smooth puree. Depending on your tastes, you can then stir in your favorite ingredients, such as roasted green chilies or pine nuts.

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Pure indulgence

Magic, mountains and tasty morsels in Lake Tahoe

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Like the opening of a theater curtain, misty rain set the scene to unveil the Nevada side of majestic (and state-dividing) Lake Tahoe. The scent of damp pine needles permeated the clean, crisp air that led me through regal redwoods and noble pine trees to the billion-dollar view at the Edgewood resort. This stage of seemingly endless lake was set against a hazy backdrop of mountains.

Tahoe’s extraordinary natural beauty is in juxtaposition with its storied past as a mecca for casino life.

Legendary celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe joined equally legendary mobsters to sip martinis and cavort at roulette tables. In fact, although Tahoe’s elevation is 10,000 feet, it is suspected to be the home of numerous missing mobsters wearing cement shoes at the lake’s bottom.

The nearby Montbleu Hotel whispers of such secrets past, which I felt all around me as I dined on a red leather banquette behind a red velvet curtain at Ciera Steak & Chophouse. I imagined Frank and Marilyn here, especially when dessert arrived: a plate of chocolate-covered strawberries presented in a fog of dry ice.

Magical. A few post-prandial rounds of roulette later, I became convinced I was channeling the Rat Pack.

Back at Edgewood, the cacophony of casino life disappears. This property is all about golfing (Tiger Woods is a fan) in a serene setting with fresh mountain air, and marveling at sunset views over the lake.

At The Edgewood Restaurant, my senses were heightened by French martinis and fabulous Sonoma pinot noir. It was a challenge to concentrate on my scallops over cauliflower puree as the burst of golden sunset all but dominated my attention. Once the sun went down, I was better able to focus on my sea bass in lobster bisque, with a hash mixed with giant shrimp, and my companion’s halibut in citrus-ponzu sauce and grilled Little Gem lettuce.

Off-resort, breakfast at the iconic greasy spoon Red Hut Café introduced me to bacon and pecan waffles.

I was happy to burn off the calories by taking a memorable Jet Ski ride on the lake. I rented mine at the Zephyr Cove Resort. Later, at the no-frills Zephyr Cove Restaurant, I bit into a spicy, crispy salmon sandwich on a bun that rivaled the recommended chocolate milkshake.

Yes, dessert with my sandwich was quite the indulgence, but isn’t that what resort vacations are all about?

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n Fresh salmon n Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Blackened Redfish Magic seasoning n Shredded romaine lettuce n Tomato n Brioche bun Cut the salmon on the bias so it fits better on the bun and so it gets more seasoning and more crusted outside to enhance the texture. Dip it on both sides with blackening spices. Place in sauté pan and cook 5 minutes on high heat and flip; repeat.

Griddle the sliced tomato to concentrate the flavor a little, and add Chef Keith’s secret weapon, the Garlic Parmesan Spread, on the bun before griddling to give a nice, nutty, toasted cheese-and-garlic crust to the bun.

Garlic Parmesan Spread Blend the following ingredients and spread a tablespoon on each sandwich. n ¼cup mayonnaise n 3 oz. Parmesan cheese, grated n 1 tablespoon garlic, minced — Courtesy of Chef Keith Roberts, Zephyr Cove Restaurant

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LEGAL

LEGAL

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY

The Consultant shall direct the Electrical Contractor to survey each manhole to verify the location, cable routings, the number of spare conduits and their destination, the condition of the manhole, the condition of the cables and the cable types and sizes.

petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. MPA Contract No. L1516-C1, OLD TOWER AND TERMINAL C PIER D ROOF REPLACEMENTS, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018, immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

Sealed filed sub bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018, immediately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub bids will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017.

The work includes REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING ROOFING SYSTEM, FLASHINGS, INSULATION, AND ASSOCIATED WORK; REPAIR AND REPLACE DECKING AS REQUIRED; AND INSTALL NEW INSULATION, PVC SINGLE PLY MEMBRANE SYSTEM, AND FLASHINGS. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017.

Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form.

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Assessment Management and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of ROOFING. The estimated contract cost is ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,833,500.00).

In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Sub-bidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal.

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

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 TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000.00). Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

Filed sub bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work:

PLUMBING

$42,100.00.

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

This Contract is 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.

All work shall be performed under the supervision of a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer in the State of Massachusetts.

The contract will be work order based, and Consultant’s fee for each work order shall be negotiated. However, the total fee for the contract shall not exceed $850,000.00 (Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars).

A Supplemental Information Package will be available, on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017, on the Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http:// www.massport.com/massport/business/bids-opportunities/capital-bids as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, and on COMMBUYS (www.commbuys.com) in the listings for this project. If you have problems finding it, please contact Susan Brace at Capital Programs SBrace@massport.com The Supplemental Information Package will provide detailed information about Scope Of Work, Selection Criteria and Submission Requirements.

In recognition of the unique nature of the project and the services required to support it, the Authority has scheduled a Consultant Briefing to be held at 11:00 A.M. on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017, at the Capital Programs Department, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128. At this session, an overview of the project will be provided, the services requested by the Authority will be described, and questions will be answered.

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

This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018, at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confidential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ZONING HEARING The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a public hearing will be held on December 13, 2017, at 9:30 AM, in Room 900, Boston City Hall, in connection with Text Amendment Application No. 475 and Map Amendment Application No. 704, filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Said applications would amend Article 50 and Map 6A/6B/6C, Roxbury Neighborhood District, to establish a new area where Planned Development Areas (PDAs”) are allowed, to be named Rio Grande, located within the Roxbury Neighborhood District as well as establishing a maximum allowed Floor Area Ratio of 8 and an allowed maximum Building height of 300 feet for a proposed PDA on this site.

A petition has been presented to said court by Barlinda Annette Cook of Boston, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to Terrance Isiah Goodwin-Cook.

If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorney if you are an indigent person.

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

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

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 01/18/2018.

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 14, 2017

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

Estate of Susan Sybil Bagowitz Date of Death: 08/02/2016 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will has been filed by Iris Truell of Boston, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Iris Truell of Boston, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in an unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 12/25/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

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

WITNESS, HON. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 13, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

In the matter of Emily Venice McFarlane

DESCRIPTION

WRA-4459 Supply and Delivery 900,000

Gallons of Hydrogen Peroxide

Deer Island Treatment Plant

DATE

TIME

12/12/17

12:00 p.m.

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

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

CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6

Docket No. SU17A0114AD

In the matter of Victoria Delores Cook-Sisson CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6 To Keyetta Cook Of Parts Unknown and Carl Sisson Of Parts Unknown any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.

A petition has been presented to said court by Barlinda Annette Cook of Boston, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to Victoria Delores Goodwin-Cook.

To any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.

A petition has been presented to said court by Dawn Cecile Moore of Mattapan, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorney if you are an indigent person.

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

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

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 01/11/2018.

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 6, 2017

If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorney if you are an indigent person.

SUFFOLK Division

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

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

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

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 01/18/2018.

To the Defendant:

The Airport electrical distribution system consists of approximately 87 feeder cables, 500 manholes, 38 substations and 90 buildings throughout the airport. Many are in the Security Identification Display Area requiring a TSA Security Badge.

The Consultant shall demonstrate experience in several disciplines including but not limited to surveying and documenting the layout of an underground electrical system to determine the cable routing from the source station to the building distribution substation. Work shall include creating documentation in MS Office and AutoCAD that can be maintained and updated by the Authority’s staff.

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 14, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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

Docket No. SU17A0115AD In the matter of Terrance Isiah Cook CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6

To Keyetta Cook Of Parts Unknown and The Unknown Father Of Parts Unknown any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. L1351 15KV MANHOLE SURVEY UPGRADE CABLE REPLACEMENT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. The Authority is seeking qualified Electrical Engineering firm or team, with proven experience to provide professional services to document the underground electrical 15KV and 5KV cable system at Logan Airport. The firm will include an Engineering Firm and an Electrical Contractor to survey each electrical manhole, all of which are located at Logan International Airport. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner.

Docket No. SU17A0049AD

SUFFOLK Division

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

Docket No. SU17P1948EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication

A copy of the petitions and a map of the area involved may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Commission, Room 952, Boston City Hall, between 9 AM and 5 PM any day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

For the Commission, Jeffrey M. Hampton Executive Secretary

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Docket No. SU16D1621DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Keicia Wideman

vs.

Rickey Wideman

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage 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: Keicia Wideman, 264 Geneva Avenue Boston, MA 02121 your answer, if any, on or before 12/28/2017. 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: October 2, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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BANNER CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL

LEGAL

LEGAL

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

In the matter of Joseph G Brown Of Mattapan, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Pamela Walker, 80 Hiawatha Rd., Mattapan, MA 02126 your answer, if any, on or before 12/28/2017. 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.

SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU16P2855GD

In the interests of Jahvell Omari Brown Austin of Boston, MA Minor NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor 1.

2.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 12/20/2016 by Jahtajia E Austin of Boston, MA will be held 12/06/2017 08:30 AM Motion Located at 24 New Chardon Street Boston, MA 02114 (Probate Dept).

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

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

3.

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

4.

Counsel for Parents: If you are a parent of the minor child who is the subject of this proceeding you have a right to be represented by an attorney. If you want an attorney and cannot afford to pay for one and if you give proof that you are indigent, an attorney will be assigned to you. Your request for an attorney should be made immediately by filling out the Application of Appointment of Counsel form. Submit the application form in person or by mail at the court location where your case is going to be heard.

5.

To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Department of Mental Health (Boston) of Westborough, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Joseph G Brown is in need of a Guardian and requesting that (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 12/28/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

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

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

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 16, 2017

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

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

Date: October 31, 2017

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

SUFFOLK Division

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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

Docket No. SU17D2070DR

Pamela Walker

vs.

Docket No. SU17P2477GD

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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

Docket No. SU17P2149GD

Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of Nehemiah Allen Of Roxbury, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital of Jamaica Plain, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Nehemiah Allen is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Emmanuel Allen of Dorchester, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 12/19/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing

IMPORTANT NOTICE

James Bogorty

To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

Witness, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 21, 2017

The Complaint is on file at the Court.

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

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

WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.

Date: November 09, 2017

Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304

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.

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BPDA Income Restricted Homeownership Opportunity 50 Liberty 50 Liberty Drive, Boston, MA 02210

BPDA Income Restricted Homeownership Opportunity Telford 180 180 Telford Street, Boston, MA 02134

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4 Income Restricted Homeownership Units

6 Income Restricted Units

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# of Units

# of Bedrooms

AMI

Price

1

1 Bedroom

80%

$179,600

2

2 Bedrooms

80%

$214,300

1

3 Bedrooms

80%

$246,500

Maximum Income Limit

4 Income Restricted Homeownership Units

# of Units

# of Bedrooms

Percent of Median Income

List Price

2

2

100%*

$277,100

1

3

100%*

$315,100

1

2

120%*

$337,900

2

3

120%*

$383,500

80% AMI

*Minimum Income Limits Apply

1

$57,900

Maximum Income Limits

2

$66,200

Household size

100% AMI

120% AMI

3

$74,450

1

$72,400

$86,900

4

$82,700

2

$82,750

$99,300

5

$89,350

3

$93,100

$111,700

6

$95,950

4

$103,400

$124,100

5

$111,700

$134,050

6

$119,950

$144,000

To complete the application online, please visit: www.50LibertyLottery.com To have a hard copy of the application sent to your mailing address, please call: 781-992-5305 Applications will also be available in person on the following dates and times:

Households may request an application from Monday, December 4, 2017 – Friday, December 15, 2017 through the following methods: To complete the application online, please visit: www.Telford180Lottery.com To have a hard copy of the application sent to your mailing address, please call: 781-992-5301

Time

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Date

Time

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Applications will also be available in person on the following dates and times:

Thursday, December 7, 2017

3:00PM - 7:00PM

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Friday, December 8, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Thursday, December 7, 2017

3:00PM - 7:00PM

Saturday, December 9, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Friday, December 8, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Saturday, December 9, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Completed applications must be returned by the deadline: Online applications must be completed by December 22, 2017 remit paper copies by mail only: Postmarked no later than December 22, 2017 Maloney Properties, Inc., Attention: 50 Liberty Lottery 27 Mica Lane, Wellesley MA 02481 Selection by lottery. Asset, Use & Resale Restrictions apply.

Preference for Boston Residents. Preference for Households With at Least One Person Per Bedroom. Preference for First-Time Homebuyers.

For more info or reasonable accommodations, call Maloney Properties, Inc. at 781-992-5305 | MA Relay 711 | Email: 50Liberty@maloneyproperties.com Equal Housing Opportunity

# of Units

# of Bedrooms

Percent of Median Income

List Price

1

1 Bedroom

80%*

$179,600

1

1 Bedroom

100%*

$239,000

1

2 Bedrooms

80%*

$214,300

1

3 Bedrooms

100%*

$315,100

*Minimum income floors of 80% AMI Maximum Income Limits

Date

Location: Lobby - One Marina Park Drive, Boston, MA 02210

www.30BStreetLottery.com

www.Telford180Lottery.com

Household size

Households may request an application from Monday, December 4, 2017 – Friday, December 15, 2017 through the following methods:

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

Location: 404 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02134 Completed applications must be returned by the deadline: Online applications must be completed by December 22, 2017 remit paper copies by mail only: Postmarked no later than December 22, 2017 Maloney Properties, Inc., Attention: 180 Telford Lottery 27 Mica Lane, Wellesley MA 02481 Selection by lottery. Asset, Use & Resale Restrictions apply.

Preference for Boston Residents. Preference for Households With at Least One Person Per Bedroom. Preference for First-Time Homebuyers.

For more info or reasonable accommodations, call Maloney Properties, Inc. at 781-992-5301 | MA Relay 711 | Email: Telford180@maloneyproperties.com Equal Housing Opportunity

Household size

80% AMI

100% AMI

1

$57,900

$72,400

2

$66,200

$82,750

3

$74,450

$93,100 $103,400

4

$82,700

5

$89,350

$111,700

6

$95,950

$119,950

Households may request an application from Monday, December 4, 2017 – Friday, December 15, 2017 through the following methods: To complete the application online, please visit: www.30BStreetLottery.com To have a hard copy of the application sent to your mailing address, please call: 781-992-5306 Applications will also be available in person on the following dates and times:

Date

Time

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Thursday, December 7, 2017

3:00PM - 7:00PM

Friday, December 8, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Saturday, December 9, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Location: Boston Public Library - South Boston Branch 646 East Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127 Completed applications must be returned by the deadline: Online applications must be completed by December 22, 2017 remit paper copies by mail only: Postmarked no later than December 22, 2017 Maloney Properties, Inc., Attention: 30 B Lottery 27 Mica Lane, Wellesley MA 02481 Selection by lottery. Asset, Use & Resale Restrictions apply.

Preference for Boston Residents. Preference for Households With at Least One Person Per Bedroom.Preference for First-Time Homebuyers. For more info or reasonable accommodations, Call Maloney Properties, Inc. at 781-992-5306 | MA Relay 711 | Email: 30BStreet@maloneyproperties.com Equal Housing Opportunity

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BPDA Income Restricted Rental Opportunity Waterstone at the Circle 385 Chestnut Hill Avenue Boston, MA 02135

Affordable Rental Housing Opportunity/ Selection By Lottery

1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS

www.WaterstoneLottery.com

700 Washington Street Lynn, MA 01902

12 Income Restricted Homeownership Units

Rents: # of Type Apts. Gross Rent

Applications available beginning 11/30/17 thru 1/26/18 at • Lynn Housing Authority, 10 Church St. • Lynn Public Library, 5 N. Common St. or by phone 781.794.1038 (TTY 711) or online at LiveGateway-North.com Mail completed application to: Peabody Properties, Inc. c/o Gateway Lottery, 536 Granite Street, Braintree, MA 02184 or email to gatewaynorth@peabodyproperties.com

1BR 1BR 1BR 2BR 2BR 2BR 3BR 3BR 3BR

4 10 2 5 31 5 1 4 1

Program Type

$1,358 $1,164* PBV Rent** $1,629 $1,396* PBV Rent** $1,882 $1,613* PBV Rent**

100% 60% 30% 100% 60% 30% 100% 60% 30%

* Utility allowance to be determined & deducted from gross rent allowable ** Rent share determined by PHA based on income of applicant

Deadline: Postmarked by 01/26/18

Income Limits (as of 4/14/17)*: #HH 30% AMI 60% AMI 100% AMI 1 2 3 4 5 6

$21,700 $24,800 $27,900 $31,000 $33,500 $36,000

$43,440 $49,680 $55,860 $62,040 $67,020 $72,000

$72,400 $82,800 $93,100 $103,400 $111,700 $120,000

INFO SESSION:

Maximum Income Limits HH size

Up to 70%

1

$50,700

70%

2

$57,950

70%

3

$65,200

# of Units

# Bedrooms

Rent*

% Income

8

1 Bed

$1,267

4

2 Bed

$1,448

*Minimum income limits apply

Households may request an application from Monday, December 4, 2017 – Friday, December 15, 2017 through the following methods: To complete the application online, please visit: www.WaterstoneLottery.com To have a hard copy of the application sent to your mailing address, please call: 781-992-5303

Applications will also be available in person on the following dates and times: Date

Wed., Dec. 6, 2017 | 3 & 6 P.M. North Shore Community College, McGee Building Gymnasium E119, 300 Broad Street, Lynn, MA

LOTTERY DRAWING:

Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018 | 11 A.M. Location To Be Determined

Time

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Thursday, December 7, 2017

3:00PM - 7:00PM

Friday, December 8, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Saturday, December 9, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

4

$72,400

5

$78,200

6

$84,000

Location: 2001 Beacon Street, Suite 208 Boston, MA 02135 Completed applications must be returned by the deadline: Online applications must be completed by December 22, 2017 remit paper copies by mail only: Postmarked no later than December 22, 2017 Maloney Properties, Inc., Attention: Waterstone Lottery 27 Mica Lane, Wellesley MA 02481 Selection by lottery. Asset, Use & Occupancy Restrictions apply.

Applicants must be 62 years or older. Preference for Boston Residents.

Preference for Households with at least one person per bedroom.

For more info or reasonable accommodations, call Maloney Properties, Inc. at 781-992-5303 | MA Relay 711 | Email: Waterstone@MaloneyProperties.com Equal Housing Opportunity

Rents, utility allowances & income limits based on HUD guidelines & subject to change. Please inquire in advance for reasonable accommodation. Info contained herein subject to change w/o notice.

TENNEY PLACE APARTMENTS PHASE II 505 West Lowell Ave., #2204, Haverhill, MA Anticipated Move-in Date – Spring 2018 BRAND NEW MODERN COMMUNITY

56 Affordable One, Two & Three Bedroom Apartments Heat & Hot Water Included Smoke Free Community | Fitness Center Resident Lounge | Central Laundry Business Center | Planned Resident Activities | On-Site Management 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance

Tenney Place Apts Phase I

Select apartments sensory and mobility adapted.

MONTHLY RENTS: 1 Bedroom $938 | 2 Bedroom $1,124 | 3 Bedroom $1,278

AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING LOTTERY 1 AND 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS

CUSHMAN HOUSE 67 NORTH STREET, MEDFIELD

Applications are now available for two affordable rental units in this new eight unit development in Medfield.

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES, RENTS AND APPLICATION PROCESS To be included in the lottery, applicants must be income eligible and must submit a complete, signed application with all required documentation prior to the application deadline. Maximum Income includes gross annual income from all sources for all adult (18 years or older) members of the household.

Rents listed do not include utilities, which will be paid by the tenants.

Maximum Income (80% AMI) Household Size

Maximum Income

1

$54,760

2

$62,550

HUD published effective 4/14/2017. Subject to change annually.

3

$70,350

Minimum Gross Annual Income Limits Based on Bedroom Size: 1 Bedroom $27,540 | 2 Bedroom $32,760 | 3 Bedroom $37,620

4

$78,150

Subject to change annually. Residents are responsible for electric cooking and other electricity

Maximum Gross Annual Income Limits Based on Household Size: 1p: $36,840 | 2p: $42,060 | 3p: $47,340 | 4p: $52,560 | 5p: $56,820 | 6p: $61,020

Section 8 Voucher Holders Encouraged to Apply.

Subject to adequate payment standard.

Participants in project based subsidy program and mobile voucher holders are exempt from minimum income requirement.

There are 8 units set aside for incomes that are at or below 30% of area median income.

These units will be covered under a Project-Based Section 8 contract. Rents for these units will be 30% of household adjusted gross annual income. Preference will be given to homeless applicants.

30% INCOME LIMITS BY HOUSEHOLD SIZE 1p: $18,450 | 2p: $21,050 | 3p: $23,700 | 4p: $26,300 | 5p: $28,780 | 6p: $32,960 Applicants (for all 56 units) will be chosen through a lottery which will be held

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS 1 Bedroom 1 Bath, 700 Sq. Feet - $1,452 2 Bedroom 1 Bath, Accessible, 740 Sq. Feet - $1,611 Both units feature in-unit washers and dryers and free on-site parking Cushman House is a smoke-free building Pets are not permitted

Information Session:

Monday December 4, 2017, 6:00 PM

Lottery Drawing:

1/10/18 at the Haverhill Public Library at 1:00 PM.

Thursday, January 11, 2018, 6:00 PM

APPLICATIONS FOR THE LOTTERY MUST BE FULLY COMPLETED AND RECEIVED BY 12/31/2017.

Both events to be held at Medfield Town Hall 2nd Floor Meeting Room 459 Main Street, Medfield

All applicants must meet the property’s Resident Selection Plan criteria.

Applications will still be accepted after the lottery and will be placed on the waiting list.

To receive an application by mail: CALL: (978) 872-1100 | TDD: CALL 7-1-1 or email TenneyPlace@Hallkeen.com Visit www.TenneyPlace.com to download an application.

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BPDA Income Restricted Homeownership Opportunity Port 45 Lottery 45 West Third Street, South Boston, MA 02127 www.Port45Lottery.com

13 Income Restricted Homeownership Units

Maximum Income Limits

# of Units

# Bedrooms

Percent of Median Income

List Price

1

1 Bedroom

80%*

$179,600

3

1 Bedroom Plus

80%*

$179,600

2

1 Bedroom Plus

100%*

$239,000

3

2 Bedroom

80%

$214,300

4

2 Bedroom

100%*

$277,100

Household size

80% AMI

120% AMI

1

$57,900

$72,400

2

$66,200

$82.750

3

$74,450

$93,100

4

$82,700

$103,400

5

$89,350

$111,700

6

$95,950

$119,950

*Minimum income floors of 80% AMI Limits

Households may request an application from Monday, December 4, 2017 – Friday, December 15, 2017 through the following methods: To complete the application online, please visit: www.Port45Lottery.com To have a hard copy of the application sent to your mailing address, please call: 781-992-5304 Applications will also be available in person on the following dates and times:

Goddard Highlands Phase 2 in Stoughton

AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOTTERY www.s-e-b.com Eighteen 4BR Single Family Homes for $257,400

Date

Time

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Maximum Household Income Limits: Maximum Allowable Income Limits: $54,750 (1 person), $62,550 (2 people), $70,350 (3 people), $78,150 (4 people), $84,450 (5 person), $90,700 (6 people), $96,950 (7 people), $103,200 (8 people) The Maximum Household Asset Limit is $75,000.

For more information on the Development, the Units or the Lottery and Application Process or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, please visit: www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call 617.782.6900x2. A Public Info Session will be on December 4th, 2017, 2017 at 6 pm in the Stoughton Town Hall (10 Pearl Street, 1st floor Fitzpatrick Room). The lottery will be on February 6th, 2018 at the same location.

Applications and Required Income Documentation must be received by 2 pm on January 19th, 2018. Applications postmarked by January 19th, 2018 must be received no later than 5 business days later.

Applications and Info Packets also available in the Stoughton Public Library (at their temporary location at 529 Washington Street, Stoughton).

Hours: M-Th 9-9, F 9-5, Sa 9-5

Thursday, December 7, 2017

3:00PM - 7:00PM

Friday, December 8, 2017

10:00AM – 2:00PM

Saturday, December 9, 2017

10:00AM - 2:00PM

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Completed applications must be returned by the deadline: Online applications must be completed by December 22, 2017 remit paper copies by mail only: Postmarked no later than December 22, 2017 Maloney Properties, Inc., Attention:Port 45 Lottery 27 Mica Lane, Wellesley MA 02481 Selection by lottery. Asset, Use & Resale Restrictions apply.

Preference for Boston Residents. Preference for Households With at Least One Person Per Bedroom. Preference for First-Time Homebuyers.

For more info or reasonable accommodations, call Maloney Properties, Inc. at 781-992-5304 | MA Relay 711 | Email: Port45@maloneyproperties.com

This is a lottery for the 18 affordable Single Family Homes being built at Goddard Highlands Phase 2 (near 70 Kelsey Drive, Stoughton MA). These 18 homes will be sold at affordable prices to households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income. The first affordable homes will be ready early 2018.

The affordable homes at Goddard Highlands Phase 2 consist of three house types of 1,816 sq. ft., 1,872 sq. ft. and, 2,016 sq. ft. All house types have 2.5 baths, two surface parking spaces (no garages) and unfinished basements.

Homes feature 4BRs, central A/C, forced hot air heating, hardwood flooring in Dining Room, Foyer and Kitchen, Ceramic Tile floors in bathrooms, and carpeting in all remaining areas. Goddard Highlands is a new community that will eventually consist of 112 beautiful single-family homes (42 homes were already built in the first phase) on beautiful wooded lots in Stoughton, Massachusetts. Located only minutes from downtown Boston, Routes 24 & 128, and the Stoughton commuter rail station, Goddard Highlands offers a unique opportunity for the discerning homebuyer who desires ultimate convenience.

Location: Boston Public Library - South Boston Branch 646 East Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127

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