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Education is focal point in mayoral race Jackson, Walsh take different tacks on budgeting, closures By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Education is emerging as a flash point in the 2017 mayoral race, with challenger Tito Jackson building on tensions over school funding, school closures and what some see as a lack of support for Boston’s district schools. Over the last year, Jackson rose to prominence as a Boston spokesperson for the campaign against Ballot Question 2, an initiative that would have raised the cap on charter school expansion in Massachusetts. When students protested cuts to the BPS budget last year, staging a series of walk-outs and protests that drew thousands, Jackson was a vocal proponent of increasing funding. Such advocacy earned him a Massachusetts Teachers

Association Friend of Education Award in May 2017. Facing an uphill battle in his bid to unseat incumbent Mayor Martin Walsh, Jackson seems poised to turn up the heat. At a June 30 BPS Parents for Tito Jackson event, dozens of parents turned out in support of the District 7 City Councilor. “What I really like about Tito Jackson is as chair of the [Boston City Council] Education Committee, he consistently advocated for resources for children of public schools,” said Mary Lewis-Pierce, who attended the fundraiser. Lewis-Pierce’s son is a rising sixth grader at the Hennigan, and her daughter a rising second grader at the Boston Teachers Union pilot school.

See WALSH/JACKSON, page 6

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Mayor Martin Walsh speaks during a press conference following a summit with police and anti-violence activists in City Hall.

Mayor convenes summit on surge in violent crime Participants call for long-term violence prevention By YAWU MILLER

A brazen daytime stabbing in Dudley Square last Thursday left an 18-year-old man dead and a 15-year-old facing homicide charges in an incident that highlighted a spike in violent crimes. Later that day, a man was shot to death and a teenager wounded in a

shooting on Blue Hill Avenue. Friday, Mayor Martin Walsh held a summit at City Hall with police and anti-violence activists to discuss strategies for combating the rise in shootings in Boston. In a press conference with reporters afterward, Walsh and others said they are looking at long-term strategies to help so-called at-risk youth. In the run-up to the July 4

holiday, Commissioner Evans deployed more officers to traditionally high-crime areas in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan, anticipating an uptick in violence that typically occurs at that time of year, he told reporters. “We had a lot of extra officers, but obviously that didn’t do the

See ANTIVIOLENCE, page 8

Activists denounce ICE deportations High-profile cases stoke immigrants’ fears By YAWU MILLER

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Roxana Rivera speaks as Francisco Rodriguez and U.S. Sen. Ed Markey look on.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s policy of targeting immigrants who have committed no crimes has sparked furor in Massachusetts, with two prominent cases grabbing headlines recently. In one, Francisco Rodriguez, a janitor working at MIT who applied for asylum in 2009 after

fleeing gang violence in El Salvador, was ordered out of the U.S. during a routine ICE hearing. In another, undocumented Irish contractor John Cunningham was nabbed by ICE agents at his Brighton home and deported after 18 years in the U.S. Last week, immigrant activists gathered at the Boston Irish Famine memorial on Washington Street for a rally with U.S. Sen. Ed Markey protesting

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anti-immigration legislation in Congress and what they described as the Trump administration’s “mass deportation strategy.” “We have a president who is attempting to change the very fabric of the country,” Markey said, citing the administration’s travel ban on predominantly Muslim nations, the $25 billion planned border wall with Mexico and the $7 billion allocated to ICE for detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants.

See ICE ACTION, page 16

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Urban beekeeper seeks to spread the buzz Local hives mean larger bee populations, garden growth, and, if luck holds, honey By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

“You don’t see a lot of black people beekeeping, at least not in Boston,” says Leonard Lee, one of only two people he’s aware of who are minding hives in Roxbury, Dorchester or Mattapan. The urban beekeeping ranks won’t stay so low if he has anything to do about it. Since catching the bug seven years ago, Lee’s been spreading the word, and he’s on a mission to get 10,000 people to own one hive each. Lee pauses to lift the top off a boxy wooden hive in a yard behind Dorchester District Court. His uses Langstroth hives, a design invented by a Massachusetts pastor and that involves a series of horizontally stacked square frames, made of wood and wax. With the top of the hive removed, bees are revealed crawling along the exposed structure. The insects are supposed to store honey along the frame itself. But here, inch-tall comb stretches up to fill the space between one frame and the next — a sign that the bees need more space. He’ll have to add another layer to the hive soon. As Lee scrapes away the comb, he talks. There are a lot of benefits to local honey — beyond the delicious flavor. For example, because the honey is made from local flowers, it can help those who eat it acclimate

to the pollen and lessen allergy symptoms. And siting a hive at a community garden or farm has a marked improvement on plant growth, Lee says. He keeps six hives — two behind Dorchester Court, two at his home and two at a community garden in Fort Hill. He’s also been asked to put a hive at a garden that is being built.

The honey hobby

Lee packages his honey under the label “Ruth’s Soulful Bees,” named for his late mother. He gives most of his honey away for free — beekeeping is a passion project and an environmental cause, not a business, he says. “Bees are critical for the food source,” Lee underscores. After watching a documentary on the global decline of the bee population and their vital role as crop pollinators, Lee looked to get involved. He reached out to out Noah Rich of Best Bees, a Boston company, and soon had a hive established. “He came over and thought he’d help for 10 minutes. He stayed for two hours,” Lee recalled. “Next thing I knew, I had two beehives behind my house. I was hooked.” One challenge to making it a business is that honey production is hard to predict. Lee can only collect surplus honey, after ensuring his bees have enough to feed on during the winter. Last year, Lee harvested

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Beekeeper Leonard Lee checks on one of the hives he minds behind the Dorchester District Court. 350 pounds of the sweetener from his six hives. Other years, he takes almost none. One of the great lessons he has learned over the years is to be patient and sensitive about honey collection, he says. It takes about $200 to get into

beekeeping, after which hives mostly run themselves. To get involved, you’ll need a protective suit, a hive with at least three frames, equipment such as a smoker for calming the bees and your starter bee population. One option is to

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buy a package including a queen bee and 3,000 to 4,000 other bees for installation into an assembled hive. Over the next three to four weeks, enough bees will hatch to fill the hive, Lee says, and a hive can hold more than 70,000 insects. Day to day, Lee’s happy to let nature run its course. Bees roam up to six miles to collect pollen, and if they fill their hive, some will leave to found a new colony. He checks his hives about every three weeks, to ensure water is available nearby, and looks for problems such as mites or sluggish bees. The latter could indicate the creatures have run into pesticides and are sick. In the winter he might dig out the snow to allow bees to leave for a cleansing flight. One tricky part of Boston beekeeping is that fluctuating winter temperatures can trick bees into thinking it’s spring and leaving their hives too early, when the cold still poses a danger. When in doubt, there are local beekeeping groups to offer advice, such as the Boston Beekeeping Club and the Norfolk Beekeeping Club.

Building buzz

Lee’s quest to raise awareness of urban beekeeping takes a couple of forms. He plans to enter his honey into a large farmer’s festival competition this year, and recently participated in a “Tour de Hives,” during which cyclist participants visited hives in Jamaica Plain and Mattapan. He also hopes to spread the hive enthusiasm to other groups, with plans to launch a local youth beekeepers club and conversations about creating a program for ex-offenders in Roslindale’s Boston Pre-Release Center. Lee envisions it could be a way for former offenders to learn about nature while getting a chance to give back, get involved and get a chance to build something. In his day job, Lee is the director of the state’s Division of Violence and Injury Prevention. Often at Department of Public Health meetings, he’ll bring a jar of honey. “It’s a great ice-breaker, I find,” Lee says.

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Hundreds of units planned for Roxbury’s Townsend St. By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Development firm Kensington Investment Co. seeks to turn an unused parcel in Roxbury into a mixed-used residential building with hundreds of units — something for which they will need to secure Boston Planning and Development Agency approval. KIC’s plans call for transforming the former Radius/Jewish Memorial Hospital site at 45-47 Townsend Street into a five-story, 380,000-square-foot structure. According to Jed Hresko, a Townsend Street resident who has helped organize community discussion, neighbors have mixed responses to the proposal. Many praise the diversity of the development team and the provision of affordable home ownership opportunities, but many also express concern that the influx of new residents could disrupt the neighborhood and further strain an already-challenging parking and traffic situation. One point to underscore, Hresko said, is that neighbors do not have a sense of urgency about developing the unused site — it is not largely regarded as an eyesore in critical need of a fix. “The site’s not the prettiest, but this is not a case where neighbors see this as something that has to happen,” Hresko told the Banner. “A lot of developments are sold on

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the basis of, We need to improve the neighborhood. Nobody thinks the neighborhood needs fixing. It’s a pretty nice neighborhood and people don’t want it disturbed.”

Apartment tower

Kensington Investment Co. acquired the land in 2015 for $5 million, according to Build Up. More recently, KIC also purchased 33-35 Townsend for about $750,000. According to a May 2017 letter of intent sent to the Boston Planning and Development Agency, KIC intends to create 322 market rate rental units — including studios and one- and three-bedrooms — on the main site. KIC states that this building would include amenities such as a café, a game room, BBQ grills, a yoga studio, an outdoor pool and co-working spaces. Construction is anticipated to run from 2019 to 2021. Such a building would require zoning exemption as it exceeds what Hresko says is a 45-foot-height limit for the site and for Roxbury in general. Developers plan to site 45 affordable homeownership units at a separate location within walking distance, likely at Bartlett Yard in Roxbury, according to Beverley

Johnson, who is handling government and community relations for the developer, and Connie Kastelnik, communications consultant, who spoke with the Banner. Johnson and Kastelnik said there will be 21 units available to those earning up to 80 percent area median income (that is, earning $57,900 per year for a single-person family or $85,700 per year for a family of four, according to the BPDA). Another 24 units will be for those earning up to 100 percent AMI ($72,000 for a single-person family or $103,400 for a family of four). Hresko said many neighbors supportive of more affordable ownership offerings, but remain uncomfortable about the geographic economic segregation.

Parking

One item of local concern is that the 322 market-rate units would rely on 217 on-site parking spaces, under plans outlined in a KIC’s May letter. While the units are within walking distance of bus service and the Orange Line MBTA, many still assume a significant number of new residents or their guests will use cars. Parking in the area already can be difficult, with many multi-unit homes on Townsend Street and little in the way of off-street parking. Townsend Street’s status as a one-way street reduces feasibility of side-street parking, Hresko said. Three nearby schools and several

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The one thing everyone really agrees on is the proposal has far too many units and therefore is far too dense.” — Jed Hresko

9-12 unit buildings that lack their own parking spaces further spike demand, and as such it is uncommon to find more than five open spaces on the street at a time, he said. Under KIC plans, each new housing unit would be allotted two-thirds of a parking space. Hresko said most neighbors’ concerns stem from the hefty unit count under current KIC plans. During one meeting of neighbors, attendees voted to say they could stomach about 166 units maximum, Hresko said. “The one thing everyone really agrees on is the proposal has far too many units and therefore is far too dense,” Hresko said. Kastelnik and Johnson said the project’s density is necessary to offset steep construction costs, driven up by the high local demand for construction materials. The total project cost, including creation of the 45 affordable units, is pegged at $150 million, Kastelnik said. In response to community concerns, the amount of parking provided was increased from the originally planned 180-space allotment up to the current 217.

Diverse team

The project boasts a team that is more than 50 percent womenor minority-owned firms. The architectural team includes Studio G Architects (a women-owned

business enterprise), Ground Inc. (a WBE) and the D/R/E/A/M Collaborative (a minority-owned business enterprise), as well as G-O Logic. Construction is managed by Janey Construction (a MBE), the legacy consultant Alfred Harris is a MBE and BevCo Associations (a WBE and MBE) is handling Article 80 Management and community and government relations. The owner developer is KIC and the Lewis Family Foundation is providing “philanthropy and community investment.” KIC states in its May 2017 letter to the BPDA that an anticipated 500 temporary construction jobs will be created, along with 14 more permanent KIC employment opportunities in 2021 with $45,000 to $115,000 salaries, as well as two to three full-time café jobs with salaries of at least $40,000 and two full-time co-working space jobs with salaries of at least $40,000.

Next steps

KIC has yet to file a project notification form with the BPDA, and among the next steps will be selection of an Impact Advisory Group. Hresko said community members have submitted to local officials the names of those they would like to see included, and meanwhile he is running an online survey to gather resident viewpoints on the project.

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A fallen leader Every year at this time it was once common for American youth to celebrate July 4th with shouts of “We’re number one!” This was an exuberant recognition of the economic achievement of the United States, as well as the nation’s commitment to the principle of democracy. The election of Donald Trump to the White House has muted this practice. Many of those involved in civil rights and the advancement of the interests of the working class and the poor were often offended by the “We’re number one!” slogan. Those chants precluded recognition of America’s shortcomings that required attention. One of the good things that Donald Trump accomplished in his political campaign is to acknowledge that the nation has flaws. His theme “Make America Great Again” affirms that the country’s ranking has fallen. According to the U.S. News and World Report, the United States is no longer number one. It ranks 7. According to the U.S. News analysis, the top 10 nations, in numerical sequence, are Switzerland, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Sweden, United States, Australia, France and Norway. Of course there are some categories in which America is in the lead, but to be out front on these items is not always complimentary. Only one industrialized country is afflicted with more adult obesity than the United States. That distinction rests with Mexico. In America, 68 percent of the adult population is overweight and 28 percent are obese. Mexico takes first place, however, with 70 percent overweight and 30 percent obese, according to a report in 2010. In another category, the rate of imprisonment, the United States is clearly the world leader. With 716

of every 100,000 of its residents in prison, the U.S. is by far the world’s greatest jailer. While the U.S. has only 4.4 percent of the world’s population it imprisons 22 percent of the world’s inmates. Despite publicity to the contrary, the U.S. is by no means the healthiest of the industrialized nations. The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council performed a study of the relative health of the U.S. and 16 other nations. The results should not satisfy objective analysts that health care in the U.S. is adequate. The countries involved in the study included the U.S. News top 10 countries as well as Portugal, Netherlands, Finland, Austria, Italy and New Zealand. All those countries had some form of universal healthcare at the time of the study except for the U.S. The Affordable Care Act had not as yet been implemented at the time of the study. The results of the study indicate the projected decline in adequate health care if the Senate proceeds with their intention to eliminate Obamacare. The U.S. has the second highest mortality rate from non-communicable diseases of any of the countries considered. According to a New York Times analysis, a 15-year-old American girl has a 1 in 25 chance of dying before she turns 50. That is twice the risk of the other countries in the group. A 2016 survey found that more than 40 percent of U.S. respondents skipped doctor’s appointments because of costs. Only about 8 percent of respondents in Britain did so. The strategy of the Republicans in the U.S. Senate seems to be to maintain the record of the U.S. with the poorest health record of the industrialized nations. No more “We’re number one!”

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More than one nightmare in NYPD slaying

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What do you think it would take to make America truly great?

By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON The slaying of veteran NYPD officer and mother of three Miosotis Familia is a nightmare for reasons that go beyond her hideous and heart-breaking murder. Start with the words of the alleged shooter, Alexander Bond, “I’m not hesitating. It ain’t happening. I wasn’t a bitch in jail and I’m not going to be a bitch in these streets.” His words speak of rage, frustration and most grotesque of all, a warped sense of what manhood is. The tough-guy street talk, posture and demeaning of women is hardly a black, jail or street thug thing. This kind of talk can be heard in many spots where guys get together. The second nightmare in Familia’s murder is that it gives some a chance to finger-point black men as being inherently, crude, sexist and violence-prone. The next nightmare is how the wanton gunning down of police officers can be twisted for crass political purposes. When police officers were slain in Dallas and Baton Rouge, police unions, waves of elected officials and Trump leaped over themselves to condemn the killings. That part was fine. But they didn’t stop there. They snidely hinted or flat out blamed variously then-President Obama and Black Lives Matter for supposedly creating the permissive and even lawless climate they claimed made it open season on cops. The swift denunciation of the murders and expression of heartfelt sympathy for the slain officers and their families by nearly all civil rights groups meant nothing to them. The condemnation of the police murders and the sympathy expressed for them by the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner also were ignored. Another nightmare is that killing police — in the crackpot, misguided belief that this somehow is payback for the police killings of innocent blacks — is dangerous and delusionary. This is the very thing that gives Trump, some police groups and conservative talking heads an even bigger pile of ammunition to scream that civil rights groups, BLM and police violence protesters have the officer’s blood on their hands. Civil rights leaders consistently acknowledge that the majority of police officers are dedicated, conscientious public servants who genuinely are committed to protecting communities from crime and violence. Black lives do matter to them. Judging from her exemplary service record, this was certainly the case with Officer Familia. There is also the recognition that officers do face real dangers. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund notes that there has been an increase in the number of law enforcement fatalities in recent years. This is legitimate cause for alarm. There’s another nightmare and that is that all it takes is the crazed act of one unhinged individual to derail the growing recognition on the wider body politic and many public officials that police violence is a major legal and public policy issue that cannot be ignored. This was certainly the case in the aftermath of the police slayings of Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile, Freddie Gray and Terrence Crutcher. The officers involved in those killings were either fired, suspended or prosecuted. Importantly, their slayings opened a national dialogue among law enforcement officials, the Obama administration, the Justice Department and many city and state officials on reforms that could be made to address the problem. They include the full authorization and use of body cameras, a grand jury system overhaul, the systematic tracking of the number of civilians killed by police officers, the appointment of independent investigators and prosecutors in officer-involved shootings and a revamp of policies and procedures on the use of and punishment for excessive force violations by officers. The nightmare is that these reforms may be in mortal peril. Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have made clear in countless statements, memos and policy directives that the federal government, namely the Justice Department, is out of the business of police reform. Hours after he took office, Trump erased the Obama administration’s White House civil rights webpage and replaced it with a bold declaration that the White House gives unreserved support to the police. The killing of officers such as Familia then can further heighten tensions between police, many of whom are already on edge, and minority communities. The killings can harden the attitudes of some police officers, thicken the thin blue line into a siege mentality of “us versus them.” This can have deadly consequences on the streets and put even more civilians in harm’s way if police officers feel that their only recourse in a conflict situation, no matter how innocuous it may seem, is to resort to deadly force. The killing of a police officer always stirs anger, outrage and fear among many officers who instantly identify with and feel the pain of a slain officer. This would escalate the vicious cycle of violence and more violence as the accepted way to handle police-civilian encounters. Familia’s murder was the worst kind of nightmare. The double tragedy is that it was not the only one.

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MELVIN POINDEXTER Melvin Poindexter was elected national committeeman for the Massachusetts Democratic Party earlier this year, the first African American to hold such a position. In this role, Poindexter is one of a few super-delegates who vote for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Party. The national committeemen are also among the 425 delegates who vote in the Democratic primary to nominate the party’s presidential candidate. Poindexter was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved to Boston in 1984. Poindexter became active in the Democratic Party in 1991, working to register and turnout voters of color in that year’s gubernatorial race. Poindexter was elected to the Massachusetts Democratic Party affirmative action at-large representative in 2000. He served as co-chairman of the party’s Affirmative Action Outreach Committee from 2004-2006, helping to bring more people of color into the Democratic Party and was chairman of the 2008 Massachusetts National Delegate Selection Committee. Poindexter has also served as vice president of the NAACP Brockton chapter and a board member of the MA Bay State Stonewall Democrats.

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Walsh/Jackson continued from page 1

Lewis-Pierce said Jackson understands the social and emotional supports and services city children need, spotlights underfunding — such as high schools struggling to afford sufficient librarians, nurses and counselors — and has a strong track record of showing up for school committee votes and advocating at the State House. In the other camp is Walsh supporter Chris Thompson, whose son attends grade 6 at the Joseph Lee K-8 and has an autism spectrum disorder. Thompson told the Banner he feels his son is wellserved and that it now is easier to get help. He said Walsh stands out for a high level of involvement with youth and youth programs. “I think Mayor Walsh would do an immaculate job,” Thompson said. “When I first started off, I couldn’t get my son into programs and it was difficult finding help.”

Budget battle

The 2016 walk-outs were in protest of a funding shortfall that demonstrators said would have caused losses to classes, teachers, extracurricular activities or, in some cases, entire programs. Teachers spoke of the cumulative effect of what they said was years of underfunding. Walsh revised the budget, producing one that instead decreased the funding schools receive to serve children with autism spectrum disorders and emotional needs. As a result, class sizes increased by about one student. This year, the proposed budget provides lower levels of direct funding to about 49 schools

due to their smaller enrollments. In June, Jackson was the only city councilor to vote against this budget, charging it fails to adequately support schools. Jackson maintained for both budget years that higher funding was possible. He previously said that millions designated in 2016 to repair the North Avenue Bridge as part of an enticement to General Electric should have gone to schools instead. In a recent Banner phone interview, Jackson said he again believed the school budget could be increased without harming other departments. He said better education support would generate savings by lowering instances of dropping out — which correlate with lower earnings, lower civic engagement and greater likelihood of incarceration — and decreasing public safety issues. “In a Jackson administration, education as a priority means that other parts of the budget will actually be helped, not hurt, by increases in education. We are seeing an increase in shootings in the city right now. Increases to education and funding for youth programming are things that actually help reduce the burden on the public safety budget,” Jackson said. “You either pay now or you pay later.” Walsh argues that schools are more than adequately funded, and that rising costs must be reined in. During an interview with the Banner at City Hall, Walsh said that changes to funding for autistic students and those with emotional impairments have not pushed class sizes above state recommendations, did not impact individual education plan funding (which is centrally budgeted) and was paired with other special

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Tito Jackson speaks during a 2016 student rally for school funding. education investments. His office notes that BPS spends 45 percent more per pupil than districts regarded as comparable, although measurement was did not include information on the academic performance of those districts.

School needs and extras

When asked during the Banner interview if all schools should be guaranteed a nurse, librarian and/ or arts and music programming — things Jackson has called for — Walsh said that in an ideal world, such provisions would happen.

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But in a world with limited money, Walsh said, it is not his place to tell principals how to spend the budgets they receive. He said that some schools may elect to have teachers double as librarians or to bypass certain non-core curriculum offerings in order to focus or specialize in other programming— for instance, STEM or arts. “We can’t paint it with a broad brush and say every school should have this or that,” Walsh said. “School leaders make decisions and what happens is, political people say, ‘The mayor cut the budget. The school department cut the budget.’ … I shouldn’t be telling the principal how to spend the money in their school.” Nurses, however, are budgeted centrally, and thus BPS administration, not school principals, determine their staffing. Additionally, some educators say their school ought to receive budgets that can fund all the offerings they deem important to a quality education, instead of

forcing principals to pick which important programs to keep. Walsh’s administration has focused on expanding extended learning time and the Excellence For All program, which prepares students for exam schools. Jackson calls for instituting free bus passes for all students so transit expense is never a reason for absenteeism and for extending computer science classes to all grades K-12. Both candidates said they want to expand and bolster vocational technical education, including by increasing private partnerships with Madison Park Technical Vocational High School. Walsh’s office said one-time city and state investments to Madison Park have improved the facility — including renovation of the welding shop — and a state grant underwrote a culinary arts program. Jackson said he wants more facility upgrades; an on-site bank, hair salon and car repair facility; and adult workforce

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training offered in the evenings. Jackson and Walsh both advocate for expanded access to quality pre-kindergarten seats, with Jackson saying Walsh’s progress on this is too slow.

Staff diversity

According to BPS statistics, 86 percent of students identify as black, Latino or Asian, while 37 percent of the teaching staff is of color. Walsh says his administration has been working hard to increase the proportion of educators of color, while Jackson says efforts do not go far enough and that the previous administration made greater strides. Jackson said he would bring deeper data gathering and analysis of recruitment and retention numbers, as well as aggressive, country-wide recruitment of teachers of color and those who are bilingual, in order to attain educators with backgrounds not readily found in local masters’ degree programs. The Walsh administration’s efforts include a shift to hire staff earlier in the year, as well as talent development programs to train high school students and community members for teaching jobs. These include a nine-month training program for “racially, culturally and linguistically diverse” local residents or BPS paraprofessionals and substitutes in order to become novice teachers, and a separate training program for diverse community members seeking to become paraprofessionals. Jackson said a program to train paraprofessionals to become full-time teachers would be useful. The Walsh administration’s nine-month teacher training program graduated 95 people over three years, of whom 49 percent have received placement. The paraprofessional program graduated 35 people over two years, of whom 48 percent received assignments. A seven-year program for BPS high school students in 2016 included 38 students, of whom 50 percent were black and 42 percent

Latino. Other programs are aimed at networking or training current teachers for advancement. Such efforts seem to be having an impact: According to the Walsh administration, people of color were hired disproportionately often in 2015-2016, with black candidates comprising 10 percent of applicants and 18 percent of new hires, and Hispanic candidates occupying 6 percent of the applicant pool yet 11 percent of new hires. Black BPS teachers are 30 percent less likely to voluntarily resign than white teachers, according to information provided by Walsh’s office. This year, 40 percent of BPS principals are black, 11 percent Hispanic, 1 percent Asian and 47 percent white.

Unified enrollment, charters and school closings

The William Rogers Middle School, Elihu Greenwood Leadership Academy, and the Mattahunt Elementary School closed during Walsh’s time in office. Jackson said these closures should have been avoided, while Walsh said they were non-ideal yet necessary reactions to the Rogers’ severe under-enrollment and the Greenwood and Mattahunt’s failing and near-failing statuses. Further school closings are on the table — Walsh says he is looking to redesign and update schools, which could mean discontinuing use of facilities that prove too old for cost-effective renovation or that are unable to be expanded to provide space for programs such as science labs. Jackson also voiced support for facility upgrades and said Walsh has been too slow in enacting his BuildBPS 10-year facilities master planning process, which launched in 2015 and released its plan this year. Jackson also said people should not forget the now largely-discredited McKinsey report commissioned by BPS in 2016, which suggested the district save money by closing 30 to 50 school buildings deemed “under-enrolled” based on a calculation that appeared to presume hallway and other non-classroom space could seat children, and disregarded teacher-student

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Mayor Martin Walsh greets students at the Boston Public Schools for the 26th Annual Stay in School event at the Reggie Lewis Center earlier this year. ratio standards. Some parents feared it was part of a plan to close district schools and convert them to charter schools. Both Walsh and Jackson opposed passage of state ballot Question 2, which would have lifted the cap on charter schools. Jackson continues to oppose the Boston Compact’s proposed unified enrollment system under which parents would apply to BPS and charter schools through the

same process. He called the Compact “a secretive, not transparent organization that is also made of people who seek to compete with the Boston Public Schools,” and said that BPS should focus on its own schools. Meanwhile, Walsh said unified enrollment would level the playing field by providing all parents with an easy opportunity to apply to both such schools. Walsh noted to the Banner that politicians in general ought

not to politicize education decisions, while Jackson continues to hammer home that Walsh’s handling of education is one of his key criticisms. “Politicians using schools as a political tool is unfortunate,” Walsh said. “Don’t use the kids as a political ploy.” “Walsh has continued to turn his back on the students and parents in Boston Public Schools,” Jackson said.

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trick,” Evans said. “At the end, we all pray that for the next six to seven weeks and the rest of the year, we don’t lose another young kid to violence in our streets.” During the Dudley stabbing Thursday morning, two officers were on foot patrol in the area. During the Blue Hill Avenue shooting that afternoon, officers were 50 yards away from where the victims were shot. “We had a lot of extra officers out there, but obviously, that didn’t do the trick,” he said. The increased police presence comes in the midst of a 30 percent increase in nonfatal shootings over last year. Walsh said participants in the hour-and-a-half long summit

meeting Thursday talked about how to bring resource to young people who are at risk of perpetrating or being victims of violent crime. “We talked about focusing on those 12- to 14- year-olds,” Walsh said. “Some of them are too old for summer camp and some are too young for work. We’re focusing on kids who don’t have employment and making sure we get jobs for them this summer. The conversation really was about how we can resolve some of the issues without policing.” Along with the mayor and police brass, representatives of the NAACP Boston Branch, the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, community-based organizations and clergy attended the meeting. “We spoke about the importance of collaboration,” said Rufus Faulk, former director of the Boston

Ten Point Coalition. “This isn’t a one-weekend phenomenon. These are experiences that people in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan have been dealing with for 35 years. It’s important that we become innovative and leave the egos behind to sustainably address the issues that impact our community.” The meeting included groups and individuals who have worked closely with the police and Walsh administration along with some who have been sharply critical, including Bishop Felipe Teixeira and Larry Ellison, President of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers. “Today isn’t about any differences we have,” Ellison said. “Today is about working collectively on how we can quell the violence in the city. My organization looks forward to standing together

with the city in helping all of our residents to make sure that not only do we have a safe summer, but all year it’s safe for people to walk around the city of Boston.” In addition to providing services to youths who are not in summer camps and do not have jobs, Walsh said the participants are collaborating on a comprehensive plan on preventing violence that he said would be completed by Wednesday of this week. As part of that still-forming plan, Walsh said street workers and trauma counselors will work with the district captains in the areas most affected by violence. “Some of these are repercussion shootings, and we want to prevent that,” Walsh said. Additionally, Walsh said, street workers will work with teens in Department of Youth Services

facilities to help expand their options when they’re released. “When they come out, we’ll put them on a pathway to success,” he said. While many of the programs available to teens already exist, Walsh said street workers can better target at-risk individuals to help enroll them in youth centers where they participate in sports programs and other activities. “It’s about getting more kids engaged, more kids busy, more kids in a gym, more kids in a pool, more kids in positive activities,” he said. Walsh also said city officials are looking to work more closely with the state, noting that he had an 11 p.m. conversation with Gov. Charlie Baker Thursday about working with the Department of Children and Families and working more closely with the Probation Department to coordinate services for teens.

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Baker’s reform proposals would make big change to MassHealth By JULE PATTISON-GORDON

Late-in-the-game proposals from Charlie Baker’s administration attempted to rein in state budget costs by reducing MassHealth enrollment eligibility. In a June 20 letter to the legislature, whose budget was due about a week and a half later, the Baker administration outlined a package of proposed changes to the state’s health insurance system for low-income, disabled and elderly people. Health care advocates said they appreciated the tricky financial situation but noted that the moves have serious implications on people’s well-being and called for robust, public discussion. “The governor seems committed to universal coverage and we’re pleased that he continues to do that but we think there’s a better way to do universal coverage than what he’s doing in this package,” Brian Rossman, research director for Health Care for All, told the Banner. The package came in response to legislators’ request that the administration find ways to control current and future MassHealth spending. MassHealth represents about 40 percent of the state budget, with the vast majority of the cost increases due to enrollment growth, according to the state. On Friday July 7, state lawmakers voted against the proposals reducing MassHealth eligibility for many families (as well

as a proposal that would establish a new dental provider type), but supported a fee on employers to help pay for state health care costs. Some legislators said they rejected the proposals because they were not given sufficient time for evaluation or public debate. The budget now goes to Gov. Baker to sign or send back. If the proposals had passed, about 140,000 low-income adults without disabilities would be transitioned off of MassHealth and onto commercial plans available through the state Health Connector. Non-disabled adults with access to employer-sponsored plans regarded as affordable would be unable to opt for MassHealth. These and other pieces of the policy proposals appeared to be part of a thrust to make employers — and not the state — pick up more responsibility for employee coverage. Other changes were intended to take advantage of federal subsidies. In her June letter, Kristen Lepore, state secretary of administration and finance, strongly advised passing all the reforms together instead of picking and choosing, in order to achieve a balance budget and sustainable system. According to the state, the reforms generate fiscal year 2018 savings of about $114.6 million, with an additional $200 million gained in revenue, and about $88.3 million in savings in FY2019, when some of the

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Eligibility rollback

Under now-rejected policies outlined by Lepore, non-disabled adult members of two-person households with incomes over 100 percent of the federal poverty level (incomes between $16,240 and $21,600, according to The Boston Globe) no longer would qualify for MassHealth. This pool includes about 140,000 people, of which an estimated 100,000 are parents. They would have to use ConnectorCare commercial plans, with higher costs and less expansive coverage, advocates say. In the switch to ConnectorCare programs, the affected individuals would lose coverage for some services such as dental care. They also

would experience higher out-ofpocket costs such as co-pays and deductibles, and may have to start paying premiums, said Health Care For All’s Rosman. “The worst impact applies to low-income parents,” said Rosman. “For these low-income families, having to pay out of pocket will really hurt their ability to get the health care they need.” According to the state, this transition would allow for maximum use of federal subsidies, and reduce instances of individuals cycling between MassHealth and ConnectorCare as their income fluctuates. Another suggested measure

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The city of Boston’s Office of Economic Development has launched a series of small business workshops in Mattapan. The weekly series, which began June 20 and runs through Aug. 15, is part of a traveling Small Business Center that will provide neighborhood-located workshops for small business owners and people considering starting businesses. The initial nine-week series in Mattapan will be followed by similar series in East Boston and Roxbury. Boston is home to 40,000 small businesses that generate $15 billion in annual revenue, according to the city. Entrepreneurs of color comprise 32 percent of all Boston businesses, generate $2.7 billion in revenue and employ 32,000 people. Thirty-five percent of small businesses in Boston are women-owned. Still, the local small business ecosystem contains some gaps in equity and opportunity for would-be entrepreneurs. The city’s 2016 citywide small business plan identified the creation of a Small Business Center as a strategy to help remedy such gaps, including access to public and private small business resources; professional networking opportunities for entrepreneurs of color, immigrants and women; and technical assistance on relevant legal, operational, financing and licensing issues for business startups. The Mattapan series began last month with two workshops at the

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The Small Business Center staff at the Mattapan Public Library: (l-r) Gabriela Herrera, Spanish interpreter; Thomas McDonough, Neighborhood Business Manager; Bea Dambreville, Administrative Assistant; and Esther Paul, Haitian Creole interpreter. Mattapan Community Health Center — “Is Entrepreneurship for You?” and “Starting a Small Business: Big Legal Questions” — and a session at the Mattapan Public Library called “Financial Check-up.” All sessions are free and open to anyone interested. Irene Harris, 42, of the South End, is considering starting a foot

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I feel it’s really good ground to start on. It’s good to get prepared, so when the day comes where a location is ready for me, I’m ready to go forward. ... There’s a lot of legal issues. I wish the city would make it easier, make people feel like it’s not a huge mountain to climb.” — Irene Harris

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reflexology business. Her brother heard about the upcoming Mattapan workshop and suggested she attend, she said, and she came to the Big Legal Questions session on June 27. The legal workshop included two presentations: one by a lawyer covering topics such as choosing a name that’s not in use elsewhere and navigating the city’s licensing process, and one by a small business owner sharing tips on the “nitty gritty stuff you have to look for when signing a business lease,” as Harris put it. “He had very good insight into how we should negotiate a deal and how to look at the small print,” she said in a recent interview. “What I took away from that is, ‘Don’t rush.’ Initially I was rushing, feeling I need a space [right away]. Now I feel that if I don’t have a space yet, it’s not meant to be.” Harris said she appreciated receiving expert information as well as learning about many other

small-business-development 2016 Citywide Small Business Plan:

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boston.gov resources available for free to small business, such as SCORE, which offers mentoring by retired businesspeople. She hopes to attend additional workshops as the Small Business Center series continues. “I feel it’s really good ground to start on,” Harris said. “It’s good to get prepared, so when the day comes where a location is ready for me, I’m ready to go forward.” Another takeaway, Harris noted, was that starting a business is not easy. While she praised the Walsh administration for offering the workshops, she hopes the city will continue to make the business startup process easier to navigate. “There’s a lot of legal issues. I wish the city would make it easier, make people feel like it’s not a huge mountain to climb,” she said.

Upcoming Tuesday sessions in Mattapan include “Lean Business Planning” (July 18), “Resources for Immigrant Entrepreneurs” (July 25), “Access to Capital” (Aug. 1), “Running a Food-Based Business” and “Starting a Restaurant” (Aug. 8) and “Winning Public Contracts & Growing Your Business” (Aug. 15). In a Thursday session on July 20, the nonprofit Tech Goes Home will cover small-business-relevant technology topics. For more information, contact Shaina Aubourg at 617.635.4164 or shaina.aubourg@boston. gov, or register online at https:// www.boston.gov/departments/ small-business-development/ small-business-center. The Small Business Center series stems from the citywide small business plan and Imagine Boston 2030. The program is supported by the City of Boston and Bank of America, which has provided a $100,000 grant supporting the launch of the City of Boston Small Business Center as well as a series of neighborhood recognition events aimed at raising the visibility of local businesses.

shifts about 230,000 parents and caretakers with incomes less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level from the standard MassHealth program to CarePlus. According to Rosman, the problem is that the latter program is intended for childless adults and has fewer benefits. There also is the risk that individuals may be switched into programs that will cease to exist. Should the Congress eliminate or repeal the Affordable Care Act, ConnectorCare and CarePlus could be eliminated, Rosman said. That could throw these customers’ coverage into uncertainty. Other measures would deny MassHealth eligiblity to low-income adults who have the option of an employer-sponsored plan. Lepore noted that since 2011, commercial coverage enrollee counts have declined, while MassHealth enrollment numbers have grown.

Optional benefits

Bill Henning, co-chair of Disability Advocates Advancing Our Healthcare Right at the Boston Center for Independent Living, and Rosman separately told the Banner that they are concerned over a proposal allowing the state to remove certain optional benefits from MassHealth coverage. In MassHealth, the state has elected to include certain benefits beyond the basic Medicaid program requirements, such as dental care, prescription drugs and personal care services for people with disabilities. Henning said that maintaining such benefits is essential to many who currently are covered. “These are categorized as ‘optional’ benefits under Medicaid, but no one would think they were optional for low-income folks, which includes many people with disabilities and seniors,” Henning said. “The benefits package is great at MassHealth and it serves a lot of poor people who may not get like coverage in private insurance.” Rosman also expressed concern about allowing such changes to be conducted outside

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Employers and dental therapists

Some advocates — and, ultimately, the state legislature — found attractive a temporary measure that would increase employer’s participation in health care coverage for a two-year period. During that period, Employer Medical Assistance Contributions, which help subsidize state healthcare for low-income residents, would increase. Additionally, employers would pay extra for each of their non-disabled workers on state-supported healthcare, i.e., MassHealth or ConnectorCare, during those two years. The latter is not a new idea and it earned praise from some advocates. Both of the temporary employer assessment increases were passed by legislators. Rosman also spoke in support of a proposal, later rejected by the legislature, that would have created a health care provider class for so-called dental therapists — that is, dental health practitioners who are of a lower level than traditional dentists and may be more willing to accept MassHealth. Rosman said this measure could bring dental care access to many low-income people.

More deliberation

Speaking last Thursday, Rosman, Henning and Matt Selig, executive director of the Health Care Law Advocates, said they respected the financial pressures behind the proposals but hoped for thorough discussion of possibilities before such a significant changes be approved. “We [HLA] are hoping that this proposal is a starting point and we’re ready to work with the administration and the legislature and other advocates and business groups and providers and carriers and consumers who we represent … to try to find an alignment of the programs going forward that we think is satisfactory to everybody,” Selig said.

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n July 15, Dianna Williams and her team of talented dancers from the Lifetime series “Bring It!” twirl their way into the Boch Center Wang Theatre for a live show. Williams (Miss D) opened her studio in 2001 and pioneered the genre of hip-hop majorette dancing. Since then she’s won more than 100 trophies and 15 grand championship titles. The 2016 live show garnered over 70,000 audience members. The “Bring It!” television show follows the dancers in Miss D’s troupe as they train for and participate in competitions. Williams has been dancing since she was four, but for her, the troupe isn’t just about learning the majorette skills. “I think it’s important that young girls feel like they have control over their destiny,” she says. Williams used dance as a way to grow her own confidence and sense of self as an African American woman. Now she helps her dancers, mostly pre-teen and teenage women, to be comfortable in their own skin. In addition to the athletic component, the show features the dancers (called Dolls) relationships with their mothers as well. This adds a second layer of positive female role models. Williams says there’s an element of

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Dance troupe leader Dianna Williams brings her show from “Bring It!” to the Boch Center Wang Theatre this Saturday.

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tough love to her teaching style. “They have to understand and appreciate the sacrifices that we all have made for this team,” she says. Williams says the live show has a much more tangible energy than the television show. While the TV content is as much about relationships and stories as it is about dance, the live show is a performance of skill. In this way, it’s equally appealing to fans of “Bring It!” and dance enthusiasts. The hip-hop majorette style that Williams’ studio cultivates is a mix of traditional

majorette dancing and contemporary moves. Majorette historically conjures images of baton-twirling and parade-marching. By incorporating hip hop moves, Williams has taken a more formal, almost rigid, dance style and given it rhythm and flow. While winning or losing a given competition is a big focus of the “Bring It!” television show, the live show focuses on the technique of the dancers and the confidence of the young women performing. “I’ve always marched to my own drum,” says Williams. “People want me to drive at ten and two, walk in a straight line and tame my hair. I go my own way, and I teach my girls to go their own way too.”

Last week Mass Humanities funded community readings of Frederick Douglass’s speech “The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro,” in response to the Fourth of July festivities. This is the ninth year of these readings, which take place from the Berkshires to the Cape for a full week. The abridged version of the speech is divided into 53 sections, each read by a different person. Rose Sackey-Milligan, senior program director at Mass Humanities, says, “The hope is that people will reflect on the piece, not only for its strong oratorical style but on how it relates to where we are in our nation.” Sackey-Milligan says this year felt markedly different from other readings. At the Monday, July 3 reading across from the state house, an enormous crowd gathered. More young people were present than ever before. Supporters held “Black Lives Matter” signs. Readers spoke with a passion and projection that previous years lacked. This year more than ever, Douglass’s words resonated with the citizens of Boston.

Beyond the speech

Though most of the programming was a reading of the “Fourth of July” speech, some towns went off-script. In Worcester, Worcester Roots and Future Focus Media Cooperative hosted a scripted mock trail debating the legality of slavery under the American constitution. Testimonies from American history were interwoven with pop culture references for an engaging debate. The Friends of the Edgartown Library had their speech read by representatives from all six towns in Martha’s Vineyard, a display of unity and community. In a time when the meaning and value of being American is daily questioned, Douglass’s words are more relevant than ever.

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Muralist works with and for incarcerated women By CELINA COLBY

Last week artist and activist Ann Lewis began work on “See Her,” a public mural at 808 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End. The temporary mural, up until October 2018, is being created in partnership with the women of the McGrath House, a reentry facility where incarcerated women serve the final six months of their prison sentences. In this way, the creation of the mural serves as both a rehabilitation tool and a commentary on our culture of incarceration. Lewis and her team constructed the 42-foot-by-38-foot mural using paint and photographic imagery aimed at depicting the inherent strength and potential of women. Lewis says she uses photographs because she’s not much of a portrait painter. “I like being able to use the likeness of a person to honor who they are,” she says. The dominant image is a face, half shielded by collage. It’s the face of McGrath House resident Laura Minot. Lewis says Minot struck her right away as an outgoing, entrepreneurial spirit. As for shielding her face, it wasn’t just for Minot’s privacy. “I wanted to simulate the

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Ann Lewis’s work, “See Her,” goes up on the side of 808 Tremont Street in the South End. idea of how hidden people are in the criminal justice system, and how easy it is to ignore them,” Lewis says.

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The mural serves as the first piece of artwork in the non-profit organization Now + There’s Year of the Woman programming. Now + There Executive Director

Kate Gilbert says, “When the election results came in I felt even more compelled to exhibit women artists, artists that use their work to lift other women up.” Two other female creatives will follow Lewis later this year, including Boston’s own Elisa Hamilton. Gilbert says the public art

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continued from page 13 process requires a significant amount of trust in everyone involved. Lewis came to her with a concept, but it wasn’t until the artist hosted workshops with the McGrath residents that a formal design for the mural was drawn up. Lewis consolidated the collage elements favored in the workshop to make the finished piece. Below Minot’s jaw zig-zags a climbing wall of black and white pattern that looks like a maze. A clear nod to the convoluted justice system, the eye-reeling pattern softens next to the bright red patches of color that catch the viewer’s eyes. Lewis hopes by the end of the project people will be less judgmental of those involved in the criminal justice system. “There are a lot of people assuming that because they went to prison, they’re bad people,” she says. “I think ‘See Her’ will make people realize that these people are part of their communities.”

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“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? …To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity … are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety and hypocrisy — a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages.” Sackey-Milligan says equally important to the reading of Douglass’s words is the

reflection thereafter. Many towns held discussions after the readings, encouraging their populations to consider what works still needs to be done. The readings of Frederick Douglass’s speech serve not only as a reminder that the Fourth of July wasn’t a day of freedom for everybody, but also as a means for bringing our communities together. Sackey-Milligan says, “Because of our current political climate, the discontent, the fear, the angst, that feeling of connection is becoming more crucial.”

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Select Thursdays this summer, 5–9pm July 13/July 27/August 10 Tickets are free but limited to Museum capacity and can be picked up at the door each free evening. Education and community programs are generously supported by the Barr Foundation, Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation, Lenoir Charitable Trust, Liberty Mutual Foundation, Janet Burke Mann Foundation, New Balance Foundation, Rowland Foundation, Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust, the Succop Family Charitable Foundation and the Yawkey Foundation. Studio activities are generously sponsored by Linda N. Cabot and Ed Anderson. These programs are supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, administrated by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.

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TIP OF THE WEEK Preserve herbs in ice cubes While some people choose to dry herbs, there’s another preservation method that’s fast and makes storage simple — all you need is olive oil and an ice cube tray. Step 1: Remove stalks and roughly chop herbs into large pieces. Step 2: Fill each ice cube section halfway with chopped herbs. Step 3: Top with with extra virgin olive oil. Step 4: Cover with plastic wrap and freeze overnight. Step 5: Lift out frozen herb blocks and transfer to a freezer-safe bag or container for storage. The next time you cook and want some extra flavor, all you have to do is grab a cube or two.

EASY RECIPE Bring summer greens to this vitamin-rich veggie bowl For your next Meatless Monday dinner, this colorful, fuss-free entree puts your garden greens in the spotlight, thanks to this recipe featured in the cookbook “Conveniently Vegan,” spotlighted by The Vegetarian Resource Group. Bulgur, Corn and Greens n 1 cup bulgur n 2 cups water n One 10-ounce box frozen corn kernels (or, kernels scraped from one ear of fresh corn) n ½ pound greens (kale or collards), rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces n ½ teaspoon cumin n 2 tablespoons lemon juice Following the package instructions, cook the bulgur in a large pot of boiling water. Add the remaining ingredients and heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve warm.

FOOD SAFETY Meat: Is it done yet? In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made changes in their recommended cooking temperatures for meats. Here’s what you need to know: Cooking whole cuts of pork: The USDA lowered the recommended safe cooking temperature for whole cuts of pork from 160 degrees Fahrenheit to 145 degrees Fahrenheit with the addition of a three-minute rest time before carving or consuming. Cooking whole cuts of other meats: For beef, veal and lamb cuts, the safe temperature remains unchanged at 145 degrees Fahrenheit, but the department added a three-minute rest time as part of its cooking recommendations. — Brandpoint

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BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES n 30 medium cucumbers n 10 medium onions n 4 tablespoons salt Slice the cucumbers and onions, sprinkle with salt, and let sit for an hour. Then drain. Meanwhile, make a spiced vinegar with the following: n 5 cups vinegar n 2 teaspoons celery seed n 2 teaspoons ground ginger n 1 teaspoon turmeric powder n 2 tablespoons mustard seeds n 2 cups honey Bring the spiced vinegar to a boil. Add cucumbers and onions and bring back to the boil. Simmer 10 minutes. Seal in sterilized jars. Process for 10 minutes in a water bath at a simmer.

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pring is the time for planting. Autumn is when we put things in jars. So goes the conventional wisdom, anyway. But the reality is, one can surely plant after the summer solstice has passed, and pecks of pickles can be packed before the equinox. Now, as summer heats up, you can plant seeds, counterintuitively, for cool weather crops like radishes, spinach, lettuce, radicchio and other greens. Summer will be gone in the blink of an eye, leaving these plants robust and ready to cruise into winter — possibly with the aid of garden blankets and hoop houses and other forms of wintergreen shelter. If you already planted your entire garden and didn’t allot space for a winter patch, you can almost always squeeze a few plants in the gaps, keeping in mind how future growth and harvest of other crops might create or close opportunities. Plant your seeds in wet soil, and keep them wet in the days that follow, as they sprout into little plants. Careful: if you forget to water even for a day too many in the summertime heat, they could fry. And while the time for planting has not yet passed, the time to harvest and preserve is already upon us, if you’re so inclined. Fall, according to conventional wisdom, may be the time for marathon canning sessions, for steaming kettles and a kitchen buried with harvest. But once you’ve got a few of those marches under your belt, you’ll appreciate the concept of pacing oneself through the growing season. A few here and a few there, whenever the opportunities present themselves, will leave you in good shape by summer’s end.

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My garden, bless its heart, lends itself to small batches. It is not the world’s most productive piece of ground, but it tries hard. Most of what it does produce is quickly gobbled up, and hardly any gets put up. What does comes from off-site, usually the farmers market. It’s the rhythms of the market that determine whether I’m making salsa, ratatouille, peach jam or bread and butter pickles. These days are good for cucumber pickle-making, because they are really coming on strong. At my market, the Russian cucumber growers are hauling big loads of little picklers, and they are ready to move them along at a decent price for a bulk deal. Now, when it’s early in the canning

season, you have an opportunity to figure out how you prefer your pickles. Do you want Russian style (dill, horseradish leaf ), or perhaps sour, which is fermented rather than pickled with acid? One of the easiest ways to get started on the pickle path is with a simple batch of fridge pickles, which are little more than cucumbers, vinegar, sugar, salt, and perhaps dill or other herbs. As they aren’t sealed in jars or processed with heat, fridge pickles are crispier than normal pickles, and are thus a treat of summer. The easiest way to make fridge pickles is to eat the pickles from a jar and replace them with fresh cucumbers, whole or sliced. When you’re ready for something a bit more advanced, consider the recipe that was the context for my first stab at pickles: bread and butter pickles from “Stocking Up” (Rodale), a book that has long been a go-to manual for ideas on putting up anything that grows (plus recipes for head cheese and whatnot).

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Standing a block away from the site of the Boston Massacre, an event many mark as the opening salvo in the American Revolution, Markey called on union members and immigration activists to rebel against the Trump policies. “It begins here,” he said. “We were the origin of the American Revolution, of the abolition movement. It started here. We are the revolutionaries. We are the people who stood up for those most in need, since the beginning of our country.” Roxana Rivera, who heads the SEIU 32BJ local, said legislation in Congress poses a threat to cities like Boston that refuse to cooperate with the ICE push to detain and deport undocumented workers who have not committed criminal offenses. “The two House bills would financially punish welcoming cities just for following the constitution, and create a system for the mandatory long-term incarceration of thousands of immigrants, some of whom may be guilty of no more than a traffic offense,” she said. Eva Milona, executive director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, called on local elected officials to fight the Trump administration’s immigration policies. “These bills are the reflection of President Trump’s costly and cruel approach to immigration by scapegoating immigrants; undercutting local law enforcement and prosecution efforts; giving even more authority to immigration enforcement agencies ICE and DHS; and ramping up deportations beyond the currently outrageous levels,” she said. Milona added that while most

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We need all our Massachusetts elected officials — at the state and federal level — to stand up for immigrants.” — Eva Milona, executive director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition

Massachusetts congressional representatives are supportive of immigrant rights, representatives William Keating and Stephen Lynch voted for a law that would impose harsh penalties on immigrants who are deported, then re-enter the United States illegally. Lynch also supported a law that would bar immigrants from access to health coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act. “We need all our Massachusetts elected officials – at the state and federal level – to stand up for immigrants,” she said. Milona and other speakers also urged Massachusetts legislators to pass the Safe Communities Act, which would ban Massachusetts participation in any Muslim registry, ensure basic due process rights for anyone detained for immigration status violations and bar police departments from participating in immigration enforcement activities. “Massachusetts needs to lead by example,” Milona said. “That is why I urge all our elected officials: Listen to your constituents and fight back against any attempt to scapegoat immigrants.”

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GOP health bill — how we got into this mess By PAUL KLEYMAN, NEW AMERICA MEDIA

Amid all of the scoreboard coverage of the Republicans’ American Health Care Act (AHCA) — they have the Senate votes, they don’t have the votes, how many millions will be stranded without insurance — few lines of type have delved beneath the partisan debates as sharply as Christy Ford Chapin did in her New York Times op-ed June 19, headlined, “How Did Health Care Get to Be Such a Mess?” “The problem with American health care is not the care. It’s the insurance,” Chapin begins. Her essay comes on the eve of the GOP’s promised release of its secretive overhaul of American health care. But, while almost everyone agrees that health care in the United States is broken, neither the national media nor political leadership have added much to the public’s understanding of how basically flawed the system is, how it was destined to become so costly, while healing so few compared with health care outcomes in any other advanced economy.

Back to the future, pre-1965

Even Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Starr, co-editor of the progressive American Prospect magazine, was alarmed enough to warn that the Republicans’ behind-closed-doors drive to pass a bill before the July 4 break would go well beyond returning the nation to the pre-Obamacare era. Starr believes the bill could return the future back to before Medicare and especially Medicaid were passed in 1965. Starr worries that congressional Republicans are not only acting to

repeal President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), but aim to restructure Medicaid into a program with federal-budget caps so tight it would break down one of the principal Great Society health protections of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Medicaid and the Medicare program have been fundamental to health care in the United States since 1965. Although Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s bill is only being unveiled this week, with a vote expected as early as next Tuesday, according to various media sources, the version that the House enacted this spring would virtually eliminate Medicaid’s stature as an entitlement program. “Entitlement?” That’s certainly a reviled locution, but despite Medicaid’s many flaws, here’s what the Republican reversal of the program would mean to millions of people ranging from low-income rural kids to Native American health care providers to seniors in nursing home dementia units. In effect, states would get a lump sum each year for their estimated number of low-income Medicaid recipients, and individuals would get a modest tax credit, instead of ACA’s subsidized premiums. The bill tells sick or injured people, “We’re so sorry you’re ailing, but federal funding is now so short that we’ve run out of money until next year. So, we have to say no, even though the old Medicaid program said your condition would have entitled you to the care you need.” How did we get here? Starr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Social Transformation of American Medicine, which was just

updated in a new edition, shows that unlike any other advanced economy, the United States instituted a small-business model of medicine that promised to preserve the autonomy of individual doctors — and hold government and corporate medicine at bay.

had diverse ways of organizing and paying for medical care.” As for a better way, she documents how 100 years ago, physicians established the particularly elegant model of a prepaid doctor group. Unlike today’s physician practices, this provided patients comprehensive, integrated care in one place, with treatments across medical specialties by doctors who met regularly to review treatment options for chronically ill patients and those with difficult cases. About the only place in American medicine where that happens today is in better palliative care programs for the terminally ill. In short, good old American know-how was working well a century ago.

Both parties ‘stumbled’

Chapin, author of Ensuring America’s Health: The Public Creation of the Corporate Health Care System (Cambridge University Press, 2015), picks up from Starr. A health-policy historian at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, she writes, “Both parties have stumbled to enact comprehensive health care reform because they insist on patching up a rickety, malfunctioning model. The insurance company model drives up prices and fragments care. Rather than rejecting this jerry-built structure, the Democrats’ Obamacare legislation simply added a cracked support beam or two.” Obamacare deserves qualified credit: 20 million Americans gained health insurance, although millions more remain unprotected. Health plans were subsidized, but even without the Supreme Court decision undercutting mandated participation by everyone, little was done to more than slow escalating costs. So many convoluted compromises. Chapin explains that the American Medical Association, in particular, lobbied successfully to undermine effective models of care developed early in the last century in communities nationwide: “Unions, businesses, consumer cooperatives and ethnic and African American mutual aid societies

Private insurance deciding your care

But in the first half of the 20th century, the AMA became powerful enough to stop President Harry Truman’s universal health care plan and other public health funding efforts until Johnson took the national helm in the wake of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. What Chapin encapsulates so clearly is the AMA’s rickety design “to keep the government out of their industry was to design a private sector model: the insurance company model.” That model was economically dysfunctional from the start because, Chapin goes on, leading to convoluted workarounds that would eventually have insurance middlemen making medical decisions based on factors such as pre-existing conditions. The AMA’s insurance device was covering more and more people as the 1960s got underway, writes

Chapin: “But private interests failed to cover a sufficient number of the elderly.” Still, the entrenchment of so many private insurance interests was powerful. Although the medical association could not halt Johnson’s “Great Society” juggernaut, the Democratic Congress then structured the new Medicare program, Chapin wrote, “around the insurance company model.” Medicaid offers a different kind of helping hand. It also passed in 1965, although with a more conservative and racist structure as a means-tested poverty program. Each state determines payment rates and eligibility limits, although under important but minimal federal requirements. Under the current Medicaid rules, a state can add coverage levels or benefits over the basic federal limits, but once it does, it must provide that care to anyone who qualifies. Hence the wide disparities between, say, more generous Minnesota and impecunious Mississippi. But even within a particular state’s limits, the Medicaid program can’t simply stop providing essential treatment to someone for, say, a stroke because the government hit a budget cap. The flaws in Obamacare, which also revamped the U.S. health care system along private insurance lines, are deep. The Commonwealth Fund’s Sara R. Collins told PBS’s Charlie Rose (June 19) that short of a major shift to another model, such as single-payer health care, ACA is about as good a health program as a commercial insurance-based model can get, with plenty of room for bipartisan improvements. That is, the kind of bipartisan cooperation we’re not likely to see soon. Meanwhile, the nation’s health care future is up to the U.S. Senate.

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Invites you to a Public Information Meeting for the Symphony Station Accessibility Project Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 6:30 – 8:30 PM Berklee College of Music 1140 Boylston Street, Boston MA As part of the MBTA’s System Wide Accessibility Program, the MBTA is studying how to provide full accessibility to Symphony Station on the Green Line. This study includes the design of four new elevators, along with significant station modifications consisting of raising boarding platforms, new egress points at the platforms, a renovated station lobby, and reconditioning of the currently defunct restrooms. A team of consultants has been hired to select a preliminary design for the retrofitted station. It includes lead structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti and lead architect DHK Inc, both of Boston. It is anticipated that modifications to the station, associated with construction and final build out, will have an impact on the existing streetscape in the area. The MBTA has allocated approximately $5 million for the design of the station. The construction cost is anticipated to be approximately $45 million, which is proposed to be funded by a Capital Funding Request starting in the 2019 Fiscal Year. For more information, please contact Nathaniel Cabral-Curtis, the project’s public involvement manager, at ncabral-curtis@hshassoc.com or by phone at 617-348-3336. The meeting location is accessible. To request language or access accommodations, please contact MassDOT’s director of Civil Rights at 857-368-8580, TTD/TTY 857-368-0603, Fax 857-368-0602 or by email at MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us.

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In the matter of: Richard S Fiore RESPONDENT (Person to be Protected/Minor) Of: Roslindale, MA CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO G. L c. 190B, § 5-304 & § 5-405 To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Thomas W Fiore of Roslindale, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Richard S Fiore is in need of a Conservator or other protective order and requesting that (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Conservator to serve With Corporate Surety on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, that a protective order or appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed conservator is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 07/27/2017. 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. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: June 19, 2017. Terri Klug Cafazzo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU04P2364AD1 Citation on General Probate Petition Estate of George Williams Date of Death: 04/22/1994

To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Delores T. Wiliams of Roxbury, MA and Sharon Boyle of Boston, MA requesting to compel payment claim and sale of real estate. a.

To the extent that available funds exist, the Estate of George Williams and/or any individual who may have received distribution of Estate property/proceeds, shall pay to the Executive Office the sum of $76,772.44 plus additional statutory interest;

If available funds do not exist, the Estate shall make all reasonable efforts to sell the Decedent’s interest in said Property in the Estate as required under M.G.L. c. 202, §1 and make payment to the Executive Office as soon as funds are available; and

All other equitable relief as this Court deems meet and just.

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

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10:00 a.m. on 08/29/2017. 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 date, action may be taken without further notice to you. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: June 29, 2017. Terri Klug Cafazzo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU17D0851DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Ivanna Karyz Cora-Reyes

vs.

Carlos Jose Reyes

To the Defendant: Carlos Jose Reyes The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Iliana Diaz, Esq., ID Law, P.O. Box 391, Avon, MA 02322, your answer, if any, on or before 08/31/2017. 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.

Docket No. SU17D0673DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Derek Liverpool

vs.

Adrienne Liverpool

To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage pursuant to G.L. c, 208 Sec. 1B. 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: Derek Liverpool Morton Dr Building 65, Apt 209, Mattapan, MA 02126 your answer, if any,on or before 08/31/2017. 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: June 30, 2017 Terri Klug Cafazzo Register of Probate

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: June 21,2017. Terri Klug Cafazzo

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REOPENING WAIT LIST

Pondview Apartments will be accepting applications for 2 & 3 bedroom family housing units under the Section 8 Program. Eligible applicants will be placed on an existing waiting list by random order via a lottery, not by the order in which the completed application is received. Applications will be accepted from Thursday, July 13, 2017 and ending on Friday, August 11, 2017 either in person or via the mail. They must be received or postmarked with a date of July 13th through August 11th. Applications received after this date will not be accepted for the lottery. Please note office hours for Pondview Apartments: Open Monday thru Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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The lottery selection will be held on Tuesday, August 29th at 10:00 a.m. at the Julia Martin Library, 90 Bickford Street, Jamaica Plain; you do not need to be in attendance for the selection process since you will be notified of your position on the waiting list. Interested applicants may apply in person at the site located at Pondview Apartments, 564 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, or retrieve an application from Julia Martin Library, 90 Bickford Street, Jamaica Plain; or by downloading the application at www.PeabodyProperties.com. Completed application should be submitted to: Pondview Apartments at 564 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 in person or by mail by Friday, August 11, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. NOTE: Applications will not be sent or received by fax or e-mail. Please call in advance at (617) 522-4520 or MA TTY: Dial 711 or 1.800.439.2370 if a reasonable accommodation request or assistance with limited english proficiency is needed. Income Limits (as of 4/14/17)*: All applicants must be determined eligible in accordance with the Department of HUD

HH# 1 2 3 4 5 6

Maximum Income 50% AMI

$36,200 $41,400 $46,550 $51,700 $55,850 $60,000

regulations and must meet the family size requirements for a designated bedroom size as well as maximum income of all family members. The waiting list will remain open after the lottery period and applications will be processed in order of receipt from that point forward. *Median income levels, rents & utility allowances are subject to change based on HUD guidelines (HUD.gov). Please inquire in advance for reasonable accommodation. Information contained herein subject to change without notice.

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This is a lottery for the 4 affordable homes available at Woodmere at Brush Hill. These 4 homes will be sold at affordable prices to households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income. It is anticipated that the first affordable homes will be ready Fall/Winter of 2017.

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Call today to schedule an Information Session: 617-542-1800

For details on the development, go to www.WoodmereAtBrushHill.com For details on the lottery, go to www.s-e-b.com

Funding and enrollment based on eligibility

2BR homes are 1,290 sqft, 3BR homes are 1,490 sqft. All homes have 2.5 baths, two garage parking spots, first floor master suite with walk-in closet, vinyl flooring in foyer/laundry/ bathrooms/kitchen and carpeting in bedrooms/living room/ dining room, Whirlpool white appliances, and central A/C.

Applications and Required Income Documentation must be delivered, not postmarked, by 2 pm September 6th, 2017. A Public Information Session will be held on August 2nd at 6 pm in Milton Public Library (476 Canton Ave). The lottery will be on September 27th, 2017 in the same location. Applications and Info Packets also available at: Milton Public Library (476 Canton Ave) Hours: M- W, 9-9, Th 1-9, F 9-5:30, Sa 9-5, Su 1-5)

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For more information on the Development, the Units or the Lottery and Application Process, please visit: www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call 617.782.6900 (press 2 for homeownership and then press x1).

Full time Executive Director Qualified housing professionals are invited to apply for the position of Executive Director of this mid-sized housing authority consisting of 3 sites in Belmont, MA and a small HCV program managed by an outside contractor. The Executive Director is responsible for management of all operations associated with the housing stock, supervision of administrative and maintenance staff and reporting to the Board of Directors. Minimum requirements include 4 years public housing experience or comparable experience in the private sector, ability to receive the designation of PHM within 1 year of employment, excellent understanding of the needs of low income households and ability to work with Town officials and local businesses. Also required is excellent experience and knowledge with regulations and directives of DHCD. This is a full time position with some night meetings. Salary commensurate with DHCD guidelines and individual’s experience. To receive a detailed job description, please contact 617 484-2160. Please submit a cover letter, salary requirements and a resume to: Belmont Housing Authority, 59 Pearson Road, Belmont, MA 02478. All applications must be received or postmarked no later than July 24, 2017. Belmont Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Executive Director

Households cannot have more than $75,000 in assets. Maximum Household Income Limits are: $54,750 (1 person), $62,550 (2 people), $70,350 (3 people), $78,150 (4 people), $84,450 (5 person), $90,700 (6 people)

Single family home in Dorchester~1250 sf

HELP WANTED

he Natick Housing Authority (NHA), Natick, Massachusetts is seeking a highly qualified and experienced candidate for the position of Executive Director. The Executive Director leads a staff of 5 administrative staff and 7 maintenance staff and is overseen by a 5-member board that meets monthly. The successful candidate must have a demonstrated ability to motivate, supervise and evaluate staff and to respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive inquiries and complaints. The NHA owns and manages 517 units which are subsidized by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including 305 Chapter 667 (elderly) units; 52 Chapter 200 (family) units; 102 Federal Section 8 Vouchers (HCVP); 13 MRVP and AHVP State rental vouchers; 37 Chapter 705 (family) units; 8 Chapter 689 (group home) units; and in 2018, an additional 10 Chapter 689 (group home) units. The candidate for this position should have a strong working knowledge of federal and state public housing, modernization/capital programs, and leased housing laws and regulations with both DHCD and HUD programs. A Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Management Business, or a related field is a prerequisite for the position, along with a minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience of a staff of five or greater. The successful candidate must hold a Public Housing Management (PHM) certificate or be able to obtain the certificate within one year of employment. In addition, the Executive Director must possess a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation. Preferred candidates should have demonstrated executive level experience in working with municipal, assisted or public housing in Massachusetts, collective bargaining contracts, finance, public procurement, and planning, or a combination of similar experiences that demonstrate an ability to perform the above. The salary range is $87,345-$91,877.

Please submit resume and cover letter to David P. Parish, Natick Housing Authority, 4 Cottage Street, Natick, MA 01760 or D.Parish.nha@gmail.com. By 4 PM, Friday, July 28, 2017.

Homes are sold by lottery. Only qualified applicants may enter. The property is deed-restricted; owner-occupancy and rental requirements apply. Qualified applicants must be first-time homebuyers and complete an approved homebuyer education course prior to closing. Minimum household size requirement is number of bedrooms minus one, but a preference is given to households with one person per bedroom. Income limits for qualified buyers are based on 80% and 100% Area Median Income Limits as defined by HUD. This information is subject to change. Preference given to Boston residents.

This position will be opened until filled. The Natick Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

*Please note: for 58 Mascot & 23 Dumas, the minimum household size is two persons, with a preference for three or more persons.

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