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Samsung ad evokes racial stereotypes South Station ads envision a victim going to Alewife, a thief to Mattapan By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
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Boston Teachers Union Political Director Johnny McInnis (left) and others display signs and banners at a Labor Day rally for higher wages and union rights in Copley Square.
Workers, advocates rally for unions, pay Fast food strike, march mark Labor Day in Boston By SANDRA LARSON
On a day many New Englanders celebrate as the unofficial last day of summer with beach trips and BBQ parties, hundreds of low-wage workers and labor advocates took to the streets of Boston to call attention to their fight for a $15 minimum wage and for union rights. Marchers with bullhorns,
musical instruments and signs in English and Spanish streamed down Newbury Street past shoppers and diners at outdoor brunch tables as they made their way from a gathering on Boston Common to a rally at Copley Square. “When we fight ...” came a repeated call in the high-spirited but peaceful march, followed by the response: “We win!” At the Copley Square rally,
workers spoke about their experiences in non-union and union jobs. “Today I went on my first strike to demand $15 and a union — for me and my child,” said Christina Barnes, who holds jobs at both McDonald’s and Burger King and has an infant daughter. “With each paycheck I’m forced to make choices of which survival
See LABOR DAY, page 8
Commuters did a double take when faced with ads hanging in South Station last week. Posters that promoted a security system designed to protect cell phones in case of theft seemed to tout demeaning racial stereotypes. “We’ll keep your work stuff safe if you go to Alewife and your phone goes to Mattapan,” stated the Samsung Knox advertisements. A photo of the ad posted on the Banner’s Facebook page sparked a flurry of comments. Many said it seemed hardly coincidental that the advertisers envisioned their thief going to a station in a primarily black neighborhood, while their victim went to a station bordering two primarily white and affluent municipalities. “Advertising plays into hopes and anxieties,” wrote one commenter on Facebook. “In this case, they’re selling the illusion that an object can keep you (as an extension of your possessions) carefree in a place where the presence of black people causes you anxiety. They knew what they were doing with the names ‘alewife’ and ‘mattapan’.” “I teach in Mattapan. My lovely students and their families live in Mattapan,” another commenter stated. “Holy crap. …. A group of people discussed this idea and thought it was okay. A printing company saw the design and thought it was okay. The T saw the sign and thought it was okay. I’m sure thousands of
people have read it and thought it was okay. IT’S NOT OKAY.” Bay State Banner social media posts drew the attention of City Councilor Tito Jackson and others who complained to the MBTA, which contacted the managers of South Station to have the signs removed. According to a T spokesperson, the agency was unaware of these ads until contacted about the Banner postings. Ashkenazy, the firm that manages South Station, told the Banner last Thursday that members were in discussion with Clear Channel, the company that contracts their ads. “We are evaluating sponsor content with our ad agency, Clear Channel. There are a couple of signs that have been identified as inconsistent with our guidelines, and have been removed. We apologize for any misinterpretations,” they said in a statement to the Banner. Samsung issued an apology as well, stating, “As soon as we were made aware of the reaction to our South Station placement, we worked with Clear Channel to take the sign down immediately. We sincerely apologize to the people of Mattapan.”
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Racial stereotypes have been used by advertisers for much of America’s history. “From the beginning of the 20th century to the mid-1960s, advertising using stereotypical images of African-Americans
See ALEWIFE, page 21
Trotter’s new principal readies for school Thomas: “This is where I belong” By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
Sarita Thomas, the William Monroe Trotter K-8 School’s new principal, sat down with the Banner last week, with the first day of school just around the corner. Thomas is a Boston native and Boston Public School veteran who’s racked up more than 20 years of teaching and administrative experience. This is her first principal position and, she said, she is exactly where she wants to be.
“When I left that Trotter interview, I felt like, ‘This is where I belong,’” Thomas recalled. “I felt it in my soul.” Thomas began her BPS career teaching math at Dorchester’s Frank V. Thompson Middle School, went on to serve as dean of discipline at the Irving Middle School and later as an administrator at the Mattahunt. It was a long road to becoming a principal, and at times a struggle to keep believing that her goal would be reached. Ultimately,
she said, the path she forged let her accrue a breadth of skills she now calls upon as she and her staff ready for the new year.
Gearing up
During the end of last school year, Thomas visited the Trotter to introduce herself to teachers, both as a group and individually, and to obtain their thoughts on the school, including what practices they valued and wanted to keep, and where they saw room to improve. As this school year approaches, she and other faculty
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Baker proposes new drug-related mandatory minimum Clashes with many legislators’ push to repeal such sentencing By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
Gov. Charlie Baker proposed legislation last week that would increase the number of drug-related offenses that carry mandatory minimum sentences in the Commonwealth. His proposal comes at a time when many activists and members of the state legislature have been pushing for widespread repeal of mandatory minimum sentencing, especially for drug offenses. Baker’s proposal would apply to dealing of illegal drugs in instances where the drug use results in fatality. The person who provided the drug would be required to receive at least five years in prison and could be handed a life sentence. “When illegal drug distribution causes a death, laws that were designed to punish the act are inadequate to recognize the seriousness of the resulting harm,” Baker stated in a letter to lawmakers. Meanwhile, the state’s judiciary committee is studying a bill submitted earlier this year by Rep. Evandro Carvalho and others that would repeal mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses as well as an omnibus reform bill submitted by Sen. Sonia ChangDiaz and Rep. Mary Keefe that includes such a reform.
During a phone interview with the Banner, Chang-Diaz praised Baker’s serious attention to the opiate crisis, but said his latest proposal on mandatory minimums is contrary to current understanding of the relative utility of such policy. “Mandatory minimums are not at all valuable as a tool in the toolbox for combating opiate addiction and the drug trade. They’ve been a demonstrably proven failure from an efficiency standpoint and are very costly to the community and taxpayer,” Chang-Diaz said. “[The governor’s] mandatory minimum proposal is going in the opposite direction of the larger criminal justice reform understanding that is sweeping the nation and that we’re working on here in Massachusetts.” Chang-Diaz said she could not speculate on Baker’s thought process, but that in general, when faced with crises, there is a temptation to believe the solution lies in writing a new law. “I think when you see a problem in the world like an opiate crisis, there’s is an understandable desire and intent to do something — to throw what we got at it and see what works. Passing another law that you can charge people with feels like we’re doing something,” she said. “But we have to look at unintended consequences of putting a law on the books that I don’t think
is going to solve the problem. When you look at the root causes of opiate addiction in our state, the drivers — Do we have enough beds for people suffering from addiction? — rather than throwing them in jail, which does nothing to solve it, and then putting them back on the street.”
Political impact
Baker’s latest proposal does not derail the mandatory minimum repeal bills currently being considered, Chang-Diaz said.
Those bills seek to reform existing laws, while Baker’s measure has yet to receive implementation and so would not impact their scope. What Baker’s proposal does signal, however, is that legislators have their work cut out for them to reach understanding with the governor on the issue. A complication, Chang-Diaz said, is that it had appeared that Baker already was at that point of understanding three
years ago, when he was on the campaign trail. A 2014 Families Against Mandatory Minimums survey filled out by Baker shows that he marked “yes” to the question “Do you support the repeal of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses under Massachusetts law?” He also indicated on the survey that he opposed enacting additional minimum sentencing laws for drug offenses.
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Gov. Charlie Baker proposed applying a mandatory minimum sentence of at least five years in prison for anyone convicted of selling an illegal drug whose use resulted in fatality.
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Even the poor are entitled to justice Labor Day is a good time for working men and women to consider that the rights due every citizen do not always apply to them. With his peremptory pardon of Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, Donald Trump has demonstrated that the principle “no man is above the law” is a fraud. Arpaio had been convicted of violating a direct court order and was about to be sentenced when Trump pardoned him. In jails across the country, impoverished and legally innocent defendants sit in jail awaiting trial because they lack the funds to buy a bail bond. Every day the criminal justice system violates the principle that anyone accused of a crime is innocent until proven guilty. Those accused of a crime are supposed to be released from custody unless they are believed to be a danger to society or are likely to flee and not be present for their trial date. Some indigents are held in jail for a period longer than the sentence they would receive if found guilty. This is not a trivial problem. According to a report by the nonprofit organization Prison Policy Initiative, there are 646,000 locked up in the nation’s jails and 70 percent of those jailed are pretrial. The report found that those so incarcerated had a median annual income of $15,109, less than half the income of those their age who are on the outside. For black men, the income is only $11,275, which is only 64 percent of the income of black males 23-39 who are not incarcerated. In most jurisdictions, bail is set by the court and bail bondsmen will charge the accused 10 percent of the amount of the bail as a fee for the bond. Still, for low-income defendants, a fee of $1,000 on bail of $10,000 would be too much. The problem with the money bail system
is that poverty or affluence are the factors determining pretrial release. The amount of the bail was once considered to be the cost of issuing an arrest warrant to return a defendant to the court. Some counties have found that a substantial number of specially selected defendants can be released without risking an increase of pretrial crime by them. In that category are those with clean criminal records, older defendants and those accused of fraud and public disorder. In counties where there might be a great passage of time before the trial, it would be a violation of the civil rights of the accused to detain him for a lengthy period. Absence from work for a low-income detainee could cause him to be fired from his job, thus creating other financial difficulties for his family. An effort to modernize the money bail system in New York City has encountered great resistance from the Association of Bail Bondsmen. They have raised an image of the horrors that would result, but potentially dangerous defendants should not be released no matter how substantial the bail. A working-class American must wonder whether he really lives in the land of the free when Joe Arpaio is found guilty but is pardoned by presidential edict even before his sentence, while innocent indigents are jailed. This is a social problem that labor unions should unite to solve. The present orientation of most labor unions does not engage the support of the community at large. While people would like others to earn satisfactory incomes, since labor unions focus so intensively on the incomes of members and not general social issues, they have lost community support. Active concern for equitable criminal justice could regenerate a politically helpful broad-based support for unions.
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By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON Three NFL executives and one coach recently talked candidly, while requesting anonymity, about Colin Kaepernick. Once again they hotly disputed the notion that Kaepernick isn’t unemployed because of his stance on the national anthem, his political activism, or the sense he would be a distraction. He’s not in the league, they reiterated, because he doesn’t fit into the offensive scheme that a particular team runs. It’s a football decision, pure and simple. The wrinkle this time is that the coaches and management who spoke about Kap got specific and named the teams that have been bandied about as possible fits for him, and then promptly ticked off the reasons why each of these teams took a pass. Again, the decision was purely football, rather than fear and politics. The NFL guys routinely back up their assertion that Kap is unemployed by endlessly saying, first, it’s a football decision, and second, the NFL is not racist because it is overwhelmingly black, with lots of black coaches and GMs. Many are making big bucks and often make key personnel decisions. These are tough arguments to get around. But actually, there’s powerful refutation of that takes the steam out of them. For openers, we can cite NFL owners and the Commissioner’s own words. New York Giants owner John Mara gave the first tip-off last May. He minced no words when he said that he received tons of angry fan mail warning that if the Giants dared bring Kap in, they would pay dearly for it via a fan shutdown. Mara slightly walked his remarks back months later, by saying that he expected Kap to find a spot in the league at some vague, unspecified point in time. But he was careful not to imply that that spot would be on the Giants. Next up was Baltimore Ravens owner, Steve Bisciotti. He said that the team was “sensitive” to the issue. Translated, that meant he was listening closely to the fans who, as in New York, loudly said they didn’t want Kap on the team. Team President Sam Bass doubled down on Bisciotti’s comments. He said that they were carefully monitoring fan reaction. Then there was Jacksonville Jaguar owner Shad Khan. He made news when he said that he was “open” to signing Kaepernick. But he quickly added that the decision ultimately was up to the GM and the coach. Both were stone silent on what they thought of Kap. But Khan’s stated “openness” to signing him was just PR talk, since he quickly punted the decision to others in his organization who had absolutely no interest in doing so. As for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell — for his part, he tried mightily to avoid saying anything about Kaepernick. When he finally was cornered, at first he fell back on the standard “it is a football decision” line. But in a more revealing remark, Goodell made it clear that patriotism and support for the military were a big part of the NFL’s culture. He didn’t come out and point to Kap as one who went against the grain. He didn’t have to. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did that for him when he made clear that respect for flag and country were huge concerns for his team, “America’s team.” Jones spoke for many of the other NFL owners. In the weeks since the NFL camps opened officially, rumors about Kap signing with this or that team have abounded. In each case, they ignite the inevitable brief flurry of chatter and speculation that Kap could finally find an NFL home. But in each case, the talk quickly fizzles, once there is no invitation for a tryout, let alone a signing. The owners and team managers are right, though, in one respect. Kap’s absence from the league isn’t due to any conspiracy or because the NFL inherently is racist. NFL watchers can argue that with all those big-name, big-money (including, at one-time, Kap himself) black players in the league, you can’t accuse it of being racist because Kap isn’t playing. Rather, the answer lies in the NFL’s structure. It operates not as a democracy, but as a top-down organization run by an entrenched and elite corps of billionaire owners who set league tone and policy. The NFL power brokers have the authority to enforce their take it-or-leave-it imperium on the players, fans and politicians. They don’t have to huddle behind closed doors and decide to keep Kap out of the NFL. It’s simply understood, a gentleman’s agreement if you will, that he’s not a fit for their league. This has nothing to do with on-the-field needs, and everything to do with the point that it is their league.
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Savage, interim dean of Berklee’s professional performance division. Hakim took up drums when he was five. By 10, he was touring with his father. His first big break came in 1980, when he was hired to play in Carly Simon’s band. He rose to greater prominence as member of the pivotal fusion band Weather Report. He went on to work with Bowie (“Let’s Dance”), Dire Straits
(“Brothers in Arms”), Miles Davis (“Tutu”) and Sting (“The Dream of the Blue Turtles”). His solo on “I Burn For You” from Sting’s movie “Bring on the Night” is considered one of the most powerful drum solos ever captured on film. In 1988, he became the house drummer on the NBC program “Sunday Night” (later renamed “Night Music”). His Grammy-nominated solo debut, “Rhythm Deep,” was released in 1989. In the 1990s, Hakim toured and recorded with Lionel Richie and Madonna. During this period, he explored the latest advances in electronic drums. His technological prowess established him as major innovator. In 2009, Hakim and his wife Rachel Z created the band Trio of OZ. In 2012, he recorded with Daft Punk on Random Access Memories, contributing the groove to the hit single “Get Lucky” and other tracks. In 2014, he released his critically acclaimed third solo album, “We Are One.”
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OMAR HAKIM Omar Hakim, a master drummer who played on countless hits, from David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” to Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” has been named the new Chair of the Percussion Department at Berklee College of Music. Hakim is one of the most influential and sought-after drummers of the past 40 years. Renowned for his versatility, Hakim has hundreds of albums to his credit, collaborating with scores of prominent artists including Miles Davis, Madonna, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan, D’Angelo and Bowie, who described him “a fascinating drummer, with impeccable timing” and “always fresh in his approach.” Hakim succeeds John Ramsey, who had been chair since 2008. “As one of the standard bearers of drumming and modern music for more than three decades, Omar Hakim will have an immediate and profound impact on our students and faculty,” said Ron
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Police stops still focus on blacks Last year, 70% of FIOs involved blacks; rate raises 4th Amendment concerns By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
Early this summer, Thierno Diallo, a 17-year-old, was walking home with his older brother after helping their father move items into a storage space in Dorchester. It was mid-morning, around 10 a.m. He was walking toward Roxbury Crossing, planning to drop by the bank on his way back. Police officers stopped the pair. Diallo says the officers asked the brothers for their IDs. When he asked why, the officers insisted repeatedly, and proceeded to pat the brothers down and search their backpacks. Diallo ultimately handed over his ID; the officers checked it and found no criminal record in their system. But his 23-year-old brother refused to provide ID without the officers providing justification. When the young men tried to leave, the officers followed, stopped them, and asked for both their IDs again, Diallo said. Finally, they called their father who advised them just to walk away, and this time, the officers let it be. “They made us take off our bags to check us, and checked the bags, too,” Diallo said. “I was just thinking ‘Why? What made you think we had something on us?’ There was no reason. There was no probable cause.”
Diallo says in his own Hyde Park neighborhood officers do not tend to stop people trivially. There, a number of officers are from the area and know residents, he said. But now he tries to avoid the area where he was subjected to what he says was an unjustified search. It was the first time such an incident had happened to Diallo — but accounts such as his are not uncommon. Carl Williams, staff attorney for the ACLU of Massachusetts, said when the police stop people for reasons that seem based on race, not on reasonable suspicion that they have committed a crime, it reinforces a lack of trust and a sense that the police are not there to help all residents. “Folks in the administration say, ‘How come folks in these neighborhoods aren’t telling us what happened and helping us solve crimes?’” Williams said. “Well, it’s because you searched their daughter last week. Because you pulled over their son. My personal view is that type of behavior makes it much more difficult for police to solve actual crimes being committed in our communities.”
Behind the disparities
Black residents make up 25 percent of the city population, but in 2016 made up 70 percent of those
targeted by police street-level observation, stops or searches, according to an analysis from The Boston Globe. This is not a new trend: Boston Police Department field interrogation and observations, or FIOs, disproportionately involved black individuals during 2007-2010, when 63 percent of those subjected to FIOs were black, and during 2011-2014, when the proportion was 58.5 percent, according to ACLU and BPD statistics, respectively. A police spokesperson told the Globe that FIOs are focused on areas of the city that experience higher rates of crime. (The BPD media relations office did not return phone calls for this story.) Officers said also that the racial disparity may be less than it appears, because they frequently stop, search, and observe the same individuals on multiple occasions. These individuals, they said, are certain people known to them as criminal offenders, usually as gang members. For the data to be this way, it would also mean that many of these individuals are black. “It is inappropriate to draw conclusions on the race distribution without first understanding who is FIO’d, and who is FIO’d repeatedly,” Boston Police spokesman Lieutenant Detective Michael McCarthy told the Globe. The ACLU’s Williams said this justification falls short. For one, the police do not, traditionally, seem to have been limited to stopping people who have criminal records. A report released by the ACLU
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Thierno Diallo, a 17-year-old, was stopped and searched by police while walking home. His story is not an uncommon one. that analyzed the 2007–2010 period found that police stops did not increase in proportion to crime in a neighborhood. What they did increase in relation to was the black population. When controlling for factors such as crime and gang membership, the ACLU found that neighborhoods with more black people were more likely to be focus of FIO encounters and the stops were more likely to be repeated and invasive — including more frisks and searches over mere observations, Williams said. Following this report, the BPD implemented training on racial profiling and bias and explicitly prohibited policing based on race and gender. However, the percent of FIOs that involve black residents has continued to be much higher than the representation of blacks in the city population. The Banner also reported in 2015 that the police appear to apply the label of “gang” too liberally at times, sweeping under it people with no such affiliation, as one young man said had happened to him. At the time, Makis Antzoulatos, a National Lawyers Guild member and Boston attorney, told the Banner that the police’s Youth Violence Strike Force seemed to be using a definition of “gang” dating from 1993. That definition applies to any formal or informal group comprising at
least three people with current or past criminal activity that also has claimed territory or has some sort of identifier, such as a name or colors. A person also could be labeled as a gang member if seen at least twice in the company of someone considered part of a gang. Individuals not fitting the specified criteria could be marked as a “gang associate” if the police nonetheless believe they are closely connected to a gang.
Lawful protection
On a deeper level, the accuracy of police determination of gang affiliation or prior criminal involvement is not the critical question here. Williams noted that anyone — even someone with a criminal record — is protected by the law from being stopped or searched without probable cause. Having done something wrong once is not sufficient cause to believe a person currently is doing something wrong now, he said. “Just saying ‘People are criminals. There are gangs,’” is not enough,” Williams said. “People — whether they have previous criminal records, are in a gang, or live in neighborhoods that have gangs — still have Fourth Amendment rights. People are not allowed to stop a person because they have a criminal record or because the police said they are in a gang.”
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Growing role for computers in Massachusetts school systems By YAWU MILLER
When Boston students return to school this Thursday, most will sit in a circle or rows, in a room with a teacher and a blackboard. But across the country, a growing number of students are eschewing classrooms for computer screens as part of the growing field of personalized learning. The move toward virtual or online schools is relatively small in Massachusetts, where two online schools — TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School and Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School — last year enrolled 1,119 and 667 students, respectively. Personalized learning is somewhat of an umbrella term that encompasses virtual schools as well as brick-and-mortar schools. The basic idea is that students are able to learn at their own pace, whether through individualized instruction from a teacher, through a software program or both. While the number of students enrolled in virtual schools in Massachusetts is small relative to other states, an increasing number of students in Boston and other districts are participating in hybrid personalized learning systems — working with teachers and on computers. More than 100 Boston Public Schools teachers are working with Learn Launch, a Fort Point Channel-based firm that works with educational entrepreneurs to develop personalized learning software through an accelerator program. The program allows teachers to experiment with software as part of a personalized learning program, according to Eileen Rudden, a cofounder and board member of the Learn Launch Institute. “If a teacher in early grades wants a student’s reading scores to improve, we much recommend Lexia,” she said. The Learn Launch Institute would then train teachers in Lexia, which is a proprietary technology-based reading program based in Concord, Massachusetts that was developed 30 years ago. Lexia Learning is a company in the Rosetta Stone group of companies, which specialize in technology-based language learning, literacy and brain fitness. In a typical elementary school classroom, a teacher may have three or four workstations where students would rotate in and out
throughout the day. “Some may work on Lexia,” Rudden said. “Some might be working in a small group with a teacher.” Students typically work on computers for less than 50 minutes per 250 minutes of weekly instruction time on a subject. “At the end of the project, twothirds of MassNET teachers indicated that personalizing learning for their students had substantially and positively changed their instruction, because their ed-tech tools allowed them to see and utilize student data on a more frequent basis,” reads a blog entry about the program on the Learn Launch Institute website. The BPS system’s partnership with Learn Launch is part of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Massachusetts Personal Learning EdTech (MAPLE) Consortium. (BPS officials did not respond to multiple requests for information on the city’s participation in the program.) Currently, 31 school districts in Massachusetts are enrolled in the MAPLE Consortium, according to Kenneth Klau, who heads DESE’s Office of Digital Learning. Despite the prominence of the word in the consortium’s name, Klau stresses that technology is just one component of personalized learning. “Technology is not what comes first,” he said. “A district has to lay out its goals for personalized learning. At the end of the process [the question is asked], How do they achieve their goals? The reason why ‘ed tech’ is in the MAPLE acronym is that to do this, technology is a necessary component. Necessary, but not in itself sufficient.” The rapid growth of online learning in Massachusetts has evoked concerns from the Massachusetts Teachers Association. In a letter to Jeff Wulfson, acting director of the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, MTA President Barbara Madeloni and Vice President Erik J. Champy questioned the partnership with Learn Launch. “The MTA has long supported differentiated instruction and addressing students’ social, emotional and academic needs, the kind of personalized learning by which educators guide students as they ask questions, pursue projects, explore subjects they are passionate about, and work alone or in groups on self-designed initiatives,” the MTA leaders wrote in the Aug. 8 letter. “Putting Learn Launch in the
driver’s seat of this initiative would be akin to the Department of Public Health putting a consortium of pharmaceutical companies in charge of prescribing regulations. The fox is guarding the henhouse. This is wrong.” Rudden said it’s difficult for teachers to provide the individualized instruction called for in personalized learning without the types of technological innovations Learn Launch is pioneering. “Teachers have always been told they should be differentiating,” she said. “But they can’t go home and create 20 different lesson plans every night.”
Concerns about online schools
The blended learning strategies being implemented in the MAPLE Consortium stand in contrast to online schools, which have expanded across the nation in recent years, fueled by funding from tech firm donors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation, as well as a $500 million investment from the U.S. Department of Education during the administration of former President Barack Obama. While the term “personalized learning” is commonly used to describe individualized learning plans, it also is used loosely by proponents of online schools. According to the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, up to 10 percent of all America’s public schools have adopted some form of personalized
MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO BY JEREMIAH ROBINSON
Mayor Martin Walsh speaks with BPS Supertendent Tommy Chang at the annual Countdown to Kindergarten event at the Boston Children’s Museum. learning. At the extreme end of the spectrum, online charter schools provide instruction exclusively through computers, with limited support from teachers. Students are evaluated online, answering questions to demonstrate their proficiency in a subject. In states like Ohio, where one online charter chain — The Electronic Classroom — had 17,000 students enrolled in 2016, the growth of automated learning has sparked concern among education advocates. The corporate-funded, Washington, D.C.-based America’s Promise Alliance pegged the graduation rate for online high schools at just 40 percent, less than half the national graduation rate of 83 percent, prompting The New York Times to label them “the new dropout factories.” In Ohio and other states where online academies have grown unchecked, many employ few teachers, while at the same time collecting the same level of state and district
funding that traditional schools collect. Electronic Classroom, which enrolls 17,000 Ohio students, netted $115 million, with $23 million of that going to firms with ties to founder William Lager, a software executive, as reported in The New York Times. In Massachusetts, TEC Connections Academy has a 30-1 student-teacher ratio. The school posted a four-year graduation rate of 31.2 percent, with an additional 26.8 percent of high school students still enrolled beyond four years and 29.7 dropping out. Graduation information for Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School was not posted on the DESE website. The state’s two online schools both are rated at Level 3, putting them in the bottom 20 percent of schools in Massachusetts. Each school receives $6,700 per pupil from the sending Massachusetts school district for every student enrolled.
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items to pay for, such as food, diapers and transportation to and from work, just to name a few.” Having worked in fast food for four years, she still makes only $11 per hour, she said. Joining a union would transform her life, bringing paid family and medical leave, a livable wage and greater job security. “We deserve better,” she told the crowd, drawing applause and cheers. A janitor who works at a laboratory spoke of how for him, membership in SEIU 32BJ makes all the difference. “Because I am a union member, I can provide for my family,” he said. Organizers estimated the crowd at close to 1,000.
Making inroads
The Labor Day activities, which began with an early morning strike line of fast-food workers in front of McDonald’s on Tremont Street near the Common, come as the Fight for $15 campaign counts a number of recent victories in cities across the U.S. In May, fast-food cooks and cashiers in New York City who in 2015 won a landmark $15 an hour minimum wage secured the passage of new laws curbing abusive scheduling practices at companies like McDonald’s and paving the way for fast-food workers to join together in their own organization. The new legislation will allow workers to continue their fight for higher wages and benefits and could serve as a model for fast-food workers in
other cities. In June, Minneapolis became the first Midwestern city to adopt a $15 an hour minimum wage, raising pay for an estimated 71,000 workers. Mayors in Cleveland and Atlanta this summer announced plans to raise pay for all city employees to $15 an hour. And in August, Democrats made higher wages a central piece of their “Better Deal” economic agenda, while voters in Kansas City, Missouri, approved a ballot measure by a more than 2-1 margin to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by 2022, though a new state law currently blocks the measure from taking effect. Also in August, Duke University and Duke University Health System announced a raise to $15 per hour for 2,300 employees by mid-2019. Since launching in fall 2012, the Fight for $15 campaign says, “by convincing everyone from voters to politicians to corporations to raise pay,” the campaign has succeeded in spurring wage hikes totaling more than $62 billion for 22 million underpaid workers, including more than 10 million who are on their way to $15 an hour. “Workers have taken what many viewed as an outlandish proposition — $15 an hour — and made it the new labor standard” in such cities as New York, California, Seattle, Washington, D.C. and Minneapolis, according to a press release from organizers of Boston’s Labor Day strike and rally. Home care workers in Massachusetts and Oregon won $15 an hour statewide minimum wages, and companies including Facebook, Aetna, Amalgamated
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(above) SEIU 32BJ members and their families gathered for the Labor Day rally. (below) Workers and advocates marched from Boston Common to Copley Square. Bank, JP Morgan Chase and Nationwide Insurance have raised pay to $15 an hour or higher, the statement noted. In Copley Square on Monday, Johnny McInnis, political director for the Boston Teachers Union, held a wide hand-lettered cardboard sign reading “Boston is a union town.” BTU was among a long list of unions and other groups participating in the day’s actions, including SEIU 32BJ and other SEIU locals, the Coalition for Social Justice, Jobs With Justice, Moral Movement MA, City Life/Vita Urbana and Raise Up Massachusetts.
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TREATING KNEE AND HIP PAIN
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s we age, it is inevitable that so will our bodies – especially our joints, which undergo significant wear and tear over the years. The most common degenerative joint disorder affecting middleaged to elderly men and women is osteoarthritis, which is characterized by the breakdown
Hospital Orthopedic Surgeon Raghuveer Muppavarapu, MD. “The symptoms of osteoarthritis usually appear in middle age, but almost everyone has some symptoms of osteoarthritis, ranging from minor to severe, by the time they are 70 years old.” Common symptoms include: • Mild to severe pain in a joint, especially after overuse or long periods of inactivity, such as sitting for a long time • Creaking or grating sound in the joint • Swelling, stiffness, limited movement of the joint, especially in the morning • Deformity of the joint
and eventual loss of joint cartilage. Although there are many causes, osteoarthritis is most commonly the result of normal aging and can cause significant pain and disability. “Osteoarthritis usually affects the hands, feet, spine, hips, or knees,” explains Carney
“Some minor to moderate cases of osteoarthritis can be treated through lifestyle modifications such as weight loss, local measures heat/ice, low impact strengthening, flexibility program and bracing to reduce stress on your joints,” says Muppavarapu. “Additional measures include various over-the-counter remedies, pain medications, injections and physical therapy. Patients whose pain is not responding to the above interventions are often prime candidates for surgery.”
If medications and other comfort measures are ineffective in reducing the joint pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis, a surgical procedure may be recommended to repair, rebuild, or replace damaged joints. For some patients whose osteoarthritis is at an advanced stage, they may be a candidate for a joint replacement procedure. If you are experiencing some of the symptoms of osteoarthritis, talk to you doctor to discuss what course of treatment may be best for you.
If you are experiencing joint pain or discomfort, the orthopaedic specialists at Carney Hospital can help determine the cause of your pain and design a comprehensive treatment plan specific to your individual needs. For more information about our orthopedic services, visit www.carneyhospital.org/ortho or call us at 617-506-4960.
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District 1 candidates face off in East Boston forum Development, affordable housing, crime, traffic among issues discussed By KAREN MORALES
Candidates for the District 1 Boston City Council seat participated in a public forum in East Boston last week to answer constituents’ questions about where they stand on local issues. Currently running for the seat are Margaret Farmer, Lydia Edwards and Stephen Passacantilli. The candidates discussed a wide range of topics, including climate change preparation, police body cameras, bicycling, affordable housing, gang violence and public education. The event was moderated by Marcela Garcia of the Boston Globe.
Climate preparedness
In light of Hurricane Harvey and the extreme flooding that occurred in Texas, local residents asked each candidate how they would protect East Boston, a neighborhood abutting the Boston Harbor, from experiencing the same fate. All three candidates agreed that climate change could increase dangerous weather situations in East Boston. Passacantilli said that the city is already moving in the right direction with its current Climate Action Plan. Farmer and Edwards said that there needs to be more pressure on developers and architects to
include design measures that would protect buildings from possible flooding. “The situation in Houston is a warning sign for us. It is a very real possibility,” said Edwards.
Housing
Many of the residents of District 1, which incudes East Boston, Charlestown and the North End, asked the candidates to talk about affordable housing, a growing concern in a rapidly developing area like East Boston. When asked how they would increase affordable housing options and what they think affordable means, Edwards said, “This issue sets the stage on how our platforms differ from one another.” Edwards said she would make sure Boston continues to have a middle class. To do this, she would have neighborhood associations support residents, reduce taxes to incentivize small property ownership, and increase the minimum percentage of affordable units in new developments. Farmer emphasized that she would apply more pressure on local developers, and Passacantilli related his own family’s struggle with making ends meet as tenants in the North End, noting that senior citizens are even more threatened by rising housing costs because they survive on a fixed income. On a related topic, constituents
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(left-right) Lydia Edwards, Margaret Farmer and Stephen Passacantilli are facing off in the Sept. 26 preliminary. asked how the candidates would deal with the growing number of Airbnb hosts in the area. Farmer said that Airbnb units are one of the reasons why rental properties are high in Boston, and that they should be regulated and taxed. “They are basically hotels. The city wants to use them to attract more luxury development,” she said. “I wish Airbnb would go away,” said Passacantilli. The director of operations for the Boston Transportation Department said he sees Airbnb units in the North End all the time, and doesn’t like that he doesn’t know who comes and goes in his neighborhood, especially as a father of young children. “Airbnb dictates the market but also makes the neighborhood less of a community,” he said. Edwards had a more balanced view on the issue, although not entirely forgiving of Airbnb. She said she believes the online platform for short-term lease and rental is connected to the absentee landlord issue in the city, with new units being built but not occupied. Landlords simply own them, like housing stock. “It’s become the new Wall Street, the new speculative market, which also includes Airbnb units,” she said. “It’s gotten to the point where the most valuable thing to own in Boston is an empty building.” However, Edwards said she does think it’s acceptable if people already occupying their apartment or house use Airbnb as side income. “A lot of people need the extra income to support themselves,” said Edwards. “We need a
balanced approach. I don’t want to attack Airbnb or we’ll miss the bigger picture.”
Parking and traffic
The city council hopefuls also addressed Massport’s proposed plan to add 5,000 more parking spaces on top of existing parking garages at Logan Airport. Farmer said she is against it and believes the city should exhaust all other options first, like water transportation or Silver Line bus expansion to the airport. She added that the airport’s environmental impact and local air quality should be independently studied. “I would like to see Massport as an environmental leader,” she said. Edwards said she has concerns about the idea, and that “we should be more creative about its development and location.” Passacantilli voiced similar concerns about the possible location of the new parking spaces, which could increase traffic around East Boston. All three candidates are in support of more residents bicycling as a way to decrease car traffic and pollution. Investing in more bicycle road tracks and bike safety education are issues all candidates agreed on.
Law enforcement
When asked whether the Boston Police Department should use body cameras, Passacantilli said that he would wait and see the results of the one-year pilot program first, before making any decisions. Edwards said police officers should wear them but “that
shouldn’t be the only goal.” She said she would also invest in community-building and gaining a deeper understanding into race relations. “We need to diversify the police officers. Do they look like our community?” she said. Farmer said police officers should wear body cameras because in high-pressure moments, the camera can act as the neutral third party. She also said police officers are retiring and the city is not replacing them fast enough. To combat this, Farmer suggested opening up the police exam more often and having retiring officers mentor new ones. The discussion turned to race relations and how to combat gang violence. All the candidates believe in community policing and investing in more tools that would help BPD communicate and connect better with the communities they police. Edwards emphasized free and accessible after-school activities as another important tool to keep kids busy. “Busy kids are safe kids,” she said. Farmer said she would work to increase more teen jobs. “There were 9,000 applications for summer jobs this year, but only 3,000 teens got them,” she said. “What did the other 6,000 teens do with their summer?”
Schools and colleges
All the candidates promised they would improve Boston Public Schools, with each emphasizing
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different solutions. Edwards said she would advocate for the city to enforce local college institutions to make payments in lieu of taxes, which are currently optional, to fund BPS. Under its current plan, called the Payment in Lieu of Tax program, the city requests that nonprofits with more than $15 million tax-exempt property give back to Boston in cash and community programming. These nonprofit institutions, especially colleges, don’t always pay the city the total amount requested. “Especially since college students tend to fill up housing in neighborhoods because their schools can’t house them,” said Edwards. She also said that it’s not fair that East Boston High School is measured with the same standards as Brookline High, despite Eastie High having a higher percentage of ELL students. In addition to better neighborhood schools, Edwards said she believes in more vocational training in partnership with local trade organizations, because not everyone can afford college and there should be other career options. Farmer said she would advocate for more city funds to come to East Boston schools, including through the city’s BuildBPS program. New teachers should be mentored by retiring ones, she said. Passacantilli stated that the current school lottery system is not ideal, and there should be better schools in every neighborhood. He would like to see a different school lunch vendor that would provide healthier lunches and more music and arts programs.
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Stephen Passacantilli makes a point during the East Boston forum.
Donation disclosures
Finally, candidates were asked to be transparent on whether they received any donations from building developers in their campaigns. All three stated their campaign finances could be inspected in further detail on the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance website. http://www.ocpf.us/ Edwards, an attorney, said that her former colleagues at the law firm Holland & Knight have donated to her campaign, but that 70 percent of her individual donors gave $100 or less. Farmer said she received $100
from Marc Savatsky, a local developer who served on the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association with her. In addition, she said she received two more donations from lawyers who represent developers in East Boston, but did not disclose the specific amount. Farmer stated that 75 percent of her donations are from people from the district. Passacantilli said he has accepted donations from developers, but he didn’t have the specific names or amounts with him at the time. He stated that so far, he has raised $265,000 for his campaign.
Three candidates, three platforms
The forum was a chance for voters to hear the City Council candidates address specific issues that will affect their district and compare how their platforms differ from one another. Edwards, who ran for State Senate last year, is counting on her previous record of advocacy and her willingness to look at an issue from all sides to stand out. Her campaign prioritizes accessible home ownership, improved transit options and combating underfunding of public education. Passacantilli is hoping his
current work in City Hall will instill faith in voters about his reliability and taxpayer accountability. His platform emphasizes strong family values, property tax relief for senior citizens and investment in rehabilitation programs, as someone who recovered from substance abuse himself. Farmer, who has served as president of the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association for five years, is a new player on the political scene. She runs on a platform of independence, and diverse issues such as alternative inner harbor ferry transportation, mental health support in public schools and environmental sustainability. East Boston resident Kannan Thiruvengadam told the Banner he already knew who he wanted to vote for prior to the forum. “I heard some pretty impressive things from others as well, but the one I was thinking about before I came here, actually gave even more impressive responses to some of the questions I’m concerned about,” he said. Thiruvengadam said he was glad to hear other neighbors’ concerns that he might not have thought of. “Bike lanes for example, I wasn’t thinking about that — but it’s important,” he said. However, he hopes that moving forward, the candidates will speak more boldly and honestly. “I do get the sense candidates say what they think people want to hear, “ he said. The preliminary balloting takes place on Sept. 26, at which point the field in the District 1 race will be whittled down to two candidates who will face off in the Nov. 7 general election.
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BIZ BITS TIP OF THE WEEK Traveling soon? Tips to stay sharp and avoid fraud If your suitcase is full, don’t worry — protecting yourself from fraud doesn’t mean more packing. But it does mean you should prepare for the challenge of keeping your personal info safe. According to an Experian survey, 20 percent of respondents had sensitive information like credit or debit cards, personal identification or smartphones stolen while on vacation. Fraudsters are waiting for you to slip into cruise control, so being alert can save you stress — and money. But when do you need to be on your toes and when can you kick back and relax? Let’s walk through a few travel checkpoints so you know where threats are lurking. TRAVEL PLANNING Window shopping for your perfect trip can ignite wanderlust. But keep your wits as you browse through destinations and travel offers online. You’ll want to be extra careful, especially if you plan to make a payment or provide personal information for bookings. Watch out for: n Offers for “free” trips, or travel prices that are too good to be true n Fake travel websites n Hidden costs in package deals read the fine print! n Requests for personal information WHILE YOU’RE TRAVELING You dodged the traps and booked your travel with ease. But the fraudsters haven’t called it quits, and neither should you. There are a few hot spots where you should stay alert, including: n Airports n Hotel lobbies n Public hangouts (like coffee shops or popular tourist hubs) Pickpocketing — one of the oldest scams in the book — is popular in these busy atmospheres. Avoid distractions that take your focus away from your belongings. Remember, your personal space is exactly that — personal. Protecting your digital information is just as important as your physical space. High-traffic areas may offer public Wi-Fi. These networks are an easy access point for cybercriminals. Some fraudsters even create their own hot spots and name them based on the location. — Brandpoint
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Couple opens Four Corners restaurant to meet growing demand By YAWU MILLER
Jahriffe MacKenzie and Nahdra Ra Kiros had passed the storefront restaurant in Four Corners innumerable times, en route to Allston and Cambridge in search of vegan meals. “We would go all the way to Central Square from Dorchester, just to get a decent plate of food,” MacKenzie says. Earlier this year, the Dorchester couple decided to take matters into their own hands. Ra Kiros, who owns the clothing and accessory retail business. The House of Nahdra, and MacKenzie, who owns Lawn and Beyond Organic Landscaping and fronts the reggae band Jah-N-I Roots, approached Chester Copperfield, the owner of the 340 Washington St. Oasis restaurant with a proposal for a joint partnership. Last week, the pair opened Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with stews, lentil dishes, sandwiches and wraps, smoothies, natural juices and teas. MacKenzie and Ra Kiros did no market study before opening the restaurant, but because MacKenzie had operated a vegan cafe in the Codman Square area and operates a catering side business with Ra Kiros, they figured the business would do well.
“We had a built-in clientele,” Ra Kiros says. “We knew there is a demand.” MacKenzie adds, “We just know it’s going to thrive because we need healthy food in the community.” The pair painted the interior space orange, yellow and green, with chalkboard sections where the day’s menu items are written. They also share daily menu ideas with Oasis chef Alex Fort. The trio then cooks in the restaurant’s kitchen, which Copperfield built. Among the items appearing on last Friday’s menu were vegan mac and cheese, lentil stew and
chickpea stew, along with a dizzying array of fresh-squeezed juices and smoothies. Ra Kiros said the pricing is rooted in a sense of fairness. “When we go out to eat, we think about what is reasonable for a plate of healthy food,” she said. For example, an entree with a drink can cost between $7 and $11, depending on the items selected. The prices are competitive with other vegan restaurants in the Boston area — including Grasshopper in Allston, Life Alive in Cambridge and My Thai Vegan Cafe in Chinatown. There are
several restaurants on Washington Street, including the Garifuna Cafe several blocks to the South. But the paucity of vegan offerings in the Greater Boston area — My Thai is more than three miles away — could give Oasis Veggie Vegan Parlor a competitive advantage. Like their vegan competitors — and most other restaurants in the area — the Oasis owners don’t offer table service. Food is purchased at a counter. A half-dozen small tables and a row of stools by a window-facing counter make up the seating in the light-filled corner space. The restaurant currently relies on Whole Foods as a wholesaler, leaning heavily on the chain’s organic produce for their dishes. But MacKenzie, who was trained in agriculture by the Urban Farming Institute, says he’s talking also to local growers about supplying Oasis. Meanwhile, both MacKenzie and Ra Kiros say that the attitude with which they prepare and serve Oasis food is important to them. “The love and energy you put into the food are important,” Ra Kiros says. “If anyone is feeling frumpy, they gotta leave the kitchen. We want to build a loving environment that people can experience in Dorchester.” MacKenzie adds, “We want people to feel healthy and good about themselves when they eat here.”
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Whether you left a job because you hated it or because you were let go, it’s tough to be in between jobs. At first, it may feel like a vacation. You can go to the gym in the middle of the day. You don’t have to make small talk with Ted from accounting. But then you remember that — news flash! — you’ve got to find a job. You have to read job ads, write cover letters, customize your resume and go on interviews. Plus you have to deal with rejection — or being ghosted — over and over again. Having to face the hard facts can be daunting.
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If you were laid off, Darrisaw recommends asking your previous company if they can provide resources, such as a few sessions with a career coach, to help you navigate the jobsearch process. “If you are in between jobs for another reason, find someone who has been in the same place before,” says Darrisaw. “It will help to know that what you are going through is totally par for the course and to hear from others who have been there.”
Stick to a schedule
“The best way to stay positive and productive when you’re between jobs is to consider your job search your full-time job,” says Alison Doyle, a job-search expert at the New York City-based personal finance site The Balance. “Even though you’re out of work and may be stressed, your job search will be more effective if you have balance in your life.” Doyle says to create a schedule for your job-hunting activities like networking in person, applying to jobs online, and following up on applications and interviews. Mix it up so you don’t get bored.
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One day your goal might be to find three jobs you’re interested in, customize your resume for each job and write your cover letters. The next day you might want to go on an informational interview, go to a networking event and get coffee with a mentor. Think about your long-term goals as well. Adeshola recommends considering why you left your last job (and any previous ones) and what you want next. Ask yourself what types of responsibilities you want to have, what type of culture you want at your next company and if you want to change careers entirely.
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“When you get rejected, learn from it. If the company doesn’t hire you, you might as well learn why. That way, you can make any necessary tweaks to your resume or gain some additional experience,” says Hakim. “It’s very rare to have a block of time off in our adult lives,” says Pamela Weinberg, a New York Citybased career coach, “so use the time to gain some new skills that can help you in your next job, or to learn something you’ve always wanted to learn but haven’t had the time.” Read job descriptions to find out what your target companies are looking for — coding, grant writing, etc. — and use this time to acquire those skills.
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continued from page 1 members have gathered to collaborate and prep. Among the goals they have selected is finding ways to encourage children to rely less on teachers and be more independent when it comes to trouble-shooting, problem-solving and critical thinking. Thomas said she also wants to be sure to serve students at all skill levels and avoid focusing so tightly around students who are struggling that those ready for advanced work go underserved.
Identifying success
Thomas’s background in the classroom helps her understand teaching challenges and pressures, including the fact that teachers often fear that a new principal will come in and overturn everything. That’s not her goal at the Trotter. The school’s performance has risen and fallen over the years, dropping to a Level 4, rising to a Level 1 and then slipping again. “We’re primed and ready to get back to a Level 1 school,” Thomas said. She says she recognizes the Trotter has a supportive, collaborative team of committed teachers, including some of the same teachers who worked to pull it out of turnaround. Now she says her job is not to upend the dynamic but to help identify what worked so as to improve the Trotter’s performance
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As teachers, you’re not jotting down what you did as you do in computer programming. You just work. We need to start jotting down what we did and what was successful and not successful so we have a blueprint of what to do.”
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Through a principal’s eyes
While her teaching experience informs her work and helps her understand her educators’ needs, being a principal carries with it a distinct change in perspective. In particular, Thomas said, her view
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has shifted on money. As a teacher, she fought hard to get her children services, no matter what the cost per student served. Now, as a principal, she has to look at the financial balance, make careful choices about what the school can afford and figure out how to get the most for their dollars.
The journey
For seven years, Thomas tried to find her way into a principalship. She says some doors remained closed to her — such as development programs or fellowships she pursued that went to other candidates. But the opportunities that did materialize for her shape her vision. High among them was working at the Irving, where she witnessed how a dual-principal partnership worked. With a principal’s responsibilities divided between two people — one handling relationship-building, climate and classroom culture, and other socioemotional elements, and the other responsible for instructional aspects, including teacher evaluations — Thomas could see these two dimensions teased apart and the interplay between them. “That is what catapulted me and grew me,” she said. She then was able to sharpen her skills working in an administrative role at the Mattahunt, where she gained deeper insight into how various departments worked together. Over the years, she met colleagues working in various district departments that she now
can turn to, as needed. Earlier in her teaching career, she developed skills both in teaching children in the classroom and providing instruction to adults — two groups with very different learning needs that call for distinct approaches, she said. That experience comes in handy now. “I’m responsible for meeting the needs of adults who are responsible for meeting the needs of students,” she said, noting how the lessons from her varied background experiences weave together. Even with school doors yet to open, Thomas’s new role tested her skillset. In the second-to-last week of August — on the cusp of the school year— two teachers left. Thomas said she had to sit back, breathe and be OK with not having an immediate solution — something she learned to do as a teacher. She reached out to human resources to help arrange a smoother transition along with candidate outreach, then she turned to social media to recruit and worked with an administrator to call on promising applicants from earlier interview cycles. The team came together and — crisis averted. “We found out last Friday, and here it is Thursday and we have two candidates lined up and ready to go,” Thomas said.
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Ife Franklin is a powerhouse artist. For more than 25 years she has toiled as a creator and activist, focusing primarily on West African adire dyeing techniques. “Ife Franklin’s Indigo Project #4: Slave Cabin, Praise House and Ring Shout” debuts at Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Drive, this Sunday, Sept. 10 and will be on view for one week, through Sept. 15. For Franklin, the project is personal. The inspiration came to her in a dream. “The project is a direct gift from the old souls that were enslaved, so they can have healing,” she says. Funded by a New England Foundation for the Arts Creative City Grant, the cabin is free and open to the public. As the political situation in the United States becomes increasingly hostile, Franklin seeks peace. In a reference to the Charlottesville rally, she says, “For every incident like that we need to build a cabin. The cabin represents freedom. The cabin represents love.”
Élodie Yung stars in ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ and ‘The Defenders’ By KAM WILLIAMS
After earning a law degree in Paris where she was born and raised, Élodie Yung realized that she wanted to pursue her lifelong passion of acting, instead. That led her to study theater and earn a degree from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Meanwhile, she cultivated her karate skills, going back to 2004. Yung booked work right out of school — first, as a recurring character in the serial drama “La Vie Devant Nous” and then, in the highly-regarded drama “Fragile(s),” which premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. That led to what would be her breakout roles as Laura Maurier in the French TV series “Les Bleus,” and as the female lead in the feature film “District 13 Ultimatum,” where she showcased her extensive martial arts skills. Yung subsequently set her sights on Hollywood, where she was tapped by director David Fincher to play Miriam Wu in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” Next, she landed the lead role of Jinx in “GI Joe 2: Retaliation,” opposite Dwayne Johnson. More recently, she starred in “Gods Of Egypt,” an adventure fantasy about a petty thief who joins a mythical god on an epic quest. On TV, Yung starred as the superhero Elektra in the second season of the Emmy-nominated Netflix series “Daredevil.” She currently is reprising that role in “The Defenders,” a spinoff series which premiered on Netflix on Aug. 18.
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Franklin’s cabin burns the victim narrative to the ground. “My ancestors didn’t just live in misery,” she says. “They had joy and self-love and that’s how they survived.” She’s taken a conversation that’s uncomfortable and made it accessible and positive. Half of the new cabin will be made in adire and half will include space for visitors to write notes to their ancestors. The first iteration of the cabin now resides in the permanent collection of the Fitchburg Art Museum. It’s a fully three-dimensional structure, made entirely of fabrics dyed with traditional indigo processes. For the latest version, Franklin taught classes on dyeing at the First Church in Roxbury, with the finished fabrics donated back into the artwork. The conversation around the piece is just as important to the work as the physical structure and the dyeing process. Franklin recalls the dialogues and relationships that emerged
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‘Unconditional Love’ Season two of local web series set to air By CELINA COLBY
When native Dorchester filmmaker Joseph Goncalves produced the first season of his web series called “Unconditional Love,” he had no idea where it would go. The show follows a black gay couple and their best friend as they navigate the challenges of youth, relationships and faith. After a lot of hard work and the support of a crowdfunding campaign, season two will air on Oct. 1. For Goncalves and staff writers Thomas Mason Jr. and Han’Naeh Belser, representation was key. “It’s important for people to see themselves reflected back to them,” says Goncalves. “As a black man, you already come into this world with so many stacks against you.” He wanted to illustrate the difficulties faced by marginalized groups on the main stage, rather than in a supporting character who never sees full development. The series, which can be viewed Sundays at 6 p.m. on
YouTube, was filmed in Boston, and many of the actors represent local talent. Its first season received substantial acclaim, securing an Indie Series award nomination and acceptance to the My True Colors festival in New York. Goncalves hopes an improved reputation for the Boston art scene will be part of the show’s impact. “I hope people see that there’s a lot going on here in Boston and all art is worth sharing,” He said. The artist-turned-producer studied English at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and began his career in theater. While in school, he wrote, directed and produced two performances at Dorchester’s Strand Theatre. Now he works for City Hall by day and pursues his artmaking by night.
Stage work
His previous productions served as a partial trial run for “Unconditional Love.” Produced on stage rather than on screen, “Through Struggle, I fought. I conquered” is an autobiographical story based on his experience as a writer growing up with a single mother. His desire to describe, and perhaps overcome, challenging circumstances through art is admirable and well documented. For a young man with talent, Goncalves, 25, has a sophisticated vision. The series thrives
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www.youtube.com/channel/UCghqFgfD0eL2uHHtGmL3cw on a balance of sharp, emotional shots and moody, artistic frames marked by a shallow depth of field. The work has few trappings of a budget production and thrives on Goncalves’ clear artistic vision. As the series premiere draws near, Goncalves is thankful for his team and excited by the repercussions generated by his work. “I hope people see themselves in the story and know that it’s OK to be different and to be true to yourself.”
Philip Ng stars as Bruce Lee in “Birth of the Dragon.”
Philip Ng stars in ‘Birth of the Dragon’ By KAM WILLIAMS
Based in Hong Kong, Philip Ng is a martial arts master who works in film and television as an actor, action director and fight choreographer. Trained in Ving Tsun kung fu [Wing Chun], he is a 6th-generation disciple of Choy Li Fut kung fu. Among his previous film credits are “Wild City,” “Zombie Fight Club,” “Sifu vs. Vampire,” “The Man from Macau,” “Once Upon a Time in Shanghai,” “Young
and Dangerous: Reloaded” and “Naked Soldier.” Ng immigrated to the United States from his native Hong Kong at the age of 7, then began his martial arts training under the supervision of his father, sifu [teacher] Sam Ng, a 5th-generation practitioner of the Choy Li Fut system. Later, to further his martial arts education, he traveled back to Hong Kong and became a student of sifu Wong Shun Leung, who trained him in Ving Tsun
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continued from page 17 kung fu tirelessly until his untimely passing in 1997. Returning to the U.S, Ng earned his master’s degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, during which time his training and sparring with other martial stylists gained him skills in the arts of jujitsu, eskrima, and Western boxing. He continues to spread his mentor’s teachings with the help of his father through the Ng Family Chinese Martial Arts Association. In addition to his work in film and television, Ng has written articles for various national and international martial arts periodicals, and he also serves as an official for national and international martial arts competitions. Here, he talks about making his North American film debut as Bruce Lee in “Birth of the Dragon,” a biopic about the legendary martial arts icon.
What interested you in “Birth of the Dragon”? Philip Ng: The fact that it’s a kick-ass kung fu movie inspired
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by the real life event of Bruce Lee’s challenge match against Wong Jack Man. While the outcome is still debated, the fight definitely gave Bruce the impetus to further evolve his fighting method and training methodologies. The events leading up to, including, and after the said fight cumulate in an entertainingly-romanticized kung fu fable that still manages to be true to the spirit of who Bruce Lee is, cinematically.
Which do you admire more about Bruce Lee, his martial arts prowess or his movie career? PN: I believe Bruce Lee placed martial arts first in his life, and everything else branched off from his passion for it. Being a martial artist first, I’ve always found his ideas regarding the martial arts to be revolutionary and proven correct repeatedly with the advent of MMA and other similar combat sports that continue to illustrate the realities of combat and the best strategies for success that he had advocated over four decades ago. In terms of film, Bruce paved the way for all of us martial arts actors the world over. He took a revolutionary step in martial arts choreography by making a shift to something more like an
How did you prepare to play Amelia?
continued from page 17 Here, Yung talks about both that show and her new film, “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” where she plays Interpol Agent Amelia Roussel opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds.
What interested you in playing Amelia? Élodie Yung: First of all, I wanted to do this comedy because Ryan [Reynolds] and Sam [Jackson] were attached to it, as well as Salma Hayek. And when Gary Oldman joined the cast, I felt that I just had to be a part of a project filled with people that I really admire. I also liked the script, which I found to be a very clever comedy in the way they reversed the male-female dynamic. There are no damsels in distress in this movie. Instead, Salma’s character is shouting at Sam’s all the time. And I’m giving Ryan lots of directions and telling him what to do. I love that aspect of the movie, and I thought it was an inspired idea to pair Ryan and Sam. They had great chemistry and were really funny together.
EY: Since she’s an Interpol agent, I had to make sure I knew how to handle a weapon. And to make sure it looked realistic, we had someone on the set to make sure I held the gun correctly. I’d been working on TV series [“Daredevil”] where I did a lot of action, so I just needed to stay in shape by running and going to the gym every day, but nothing too crazy.
You have an intriguing background in that you not only studied acting and law but earned a black belt in karate. How do you explain that mix? EY: Well, karate was something I did as a kid, because I grew up in a part of France that wasn’t so nice. My father suggested I try it, and I really enjoyed it and the competition. Later, when I studied law at the university, I didn’t have much time for anything else. And acting happened sort of randomly, because I needed to make money. I didn’t really want to be an actress, at first, but I stuck with it because I really liked it.
Tell me a little about reprising the role of Elektra on the new, Netflix
actual fight while keeping the movements stylized enough to be entertaining, cinematically.
How did you prepare to play the role? Did you watch all of his films? PN: I would say I’ve been unwittingly preparing to play him my whole life. My extreme interest in and curiosity about the legendary Bruce Lee and his ideas encouraged me to read all of his available writings and to watch all available footage of him. I have trained Wing Chun extensively with his instructor [Wong Shun Leung] under Grandmaster Ip Man. Plus, having worked in the action movie industry in Hong Kong for the last 15 years as both an actor and martial arts choreographer on over 35 film and television productions afforded me not only the skill set to confidently film a kung fu movie, I have also worked with many people who were close with Bruce and shared with me many of their anecdotes. After being selected to play him, I began preparing by specifically studying his speech patterns and how he moved while not engaged in combat, as I was already familiar with the way he moved when he fought.
What was harder to get down, his personality or his fighting style?
taught me, hands-on, and guided me into the martial arts world.
PN: I’m pretty comfortable with filming onscreen combat, since I’ve been doing that professionally in Hong Kong for the last decade and a half. So, merging what was written and what I had been preparing to do justice to his cinematic personality was the greater of the two challenges.
You have done stunt work, choreographed fights and acted. Which is your favorite? PN: That’s like comparing apples and oranges. But, at the same time, they’re just different cogs in the same engine. I like performing and also like designing the performance.
You started studying martial arts at an early age. Did you have an icon who inspired you back then?
What message do you want people to take away from “Birth of the Dragon”?
PN: Outside of people I watch on film, the ones that really inspired me were the people who actually
PN: See with your eyes and not with your ears.
spinoff series, “The Defenders.” Didn’t your character die on the old series, “Daredevil?” EY: Yes, but Alexandra, played by Sigourney Weaver, brings me back to life. This time, I’m basically teaming up with some other superheroes to save New York from a threat.
You’ve been very successful in action films. However, you are obviously very intelligent and versatile. Are you concerned about becoming typecast? What would be your dream role? EY: I would love to try something besides the action genre, like playing a lawyer. I’m really willing to play anything. I’m drawn to complex characters, and I’m up for any type of challenge. So, hopefully, my next role will be very interesting. But you never know what you’re going to get.
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Artisans assist in assembling Ife Franklin’s slave-cabin-inspired project.
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ritual practiced by slaves wherein people move in a circle stomping feet, clapping hands and shouting or praying aloud. Franklin encourages guests to wear all white, and to bring flowers or dessert to share with others. “All these different people come together and develop these wonderful organic relationships,” says Franklin. “I want people to feel love and connection.”
continued from page 17 during her dyeing classes. For her, seeing that connection happen across a span of different communities was as much a work of art as a painted canvas. The celebration on Sept. 10 will include food, community conversation and a ring shout, a spiritual
This has certainly been a banner year for female empowerment films: “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” “The Beguiled,” “Wonder Woman” and “Girls Trip,” to name a few. EY: We talk a lot about it. This is a good thing for us. We have as much to offer as men.
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e can just cut straight to the point, because there isn’t much time. We are surrounded. Behind the usual pleasantries, your neighbors are probing you for weakness, trying to decide who among you or your spouse would be most likely to break, and accept a bag-load. Gangs of farmhands will soon be roaming the streets, leaving zucchinis on porches and in unlocked vehicles. One way or another, you have or will have zucchinis on your hands. And that’s why I’m here. There is your pep talk; the ideas are out there. Oh, are they ever.
Goes in everything Anyone with access to a web browser can search for “zucchini ________”. Fill in the blank with whatever you have on hand, or whatever you can imagine. And if you draw a blank, reverse the question and try to name a food, any food, that cannot be made with zucchini. You can’t. Bread, soup, salad, pasta (as in, shredded into noodles) or steak (fried, grilled, broiled or breaded). Parmesan, ratatouille and other Italian ways, as well as Thai style (in curry), Vietnamese style (with cold noodles), Chinese style (with oyster sauce), Russian style (fried) or Ari style (chocolate zucchini mayo cake). In fact, since it is my style, why not start with that Chocolate Zucchini Mayo Cake? It is so simple. Step 1: Prepare chocolate mayo cake batter* Step 2: Mix grated zucchini into the batter before baking it Step 3: Proceed *I got my chocolate mayo cake recipe from the jar of Hellmann’s mayo that we always had in the fridge growing up (this was one of several recipes that rotated through the labels on such jars). But the essence of mayo cake is you substitute mayo for the eggs and oil in virtually
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Squash is incredibly versatile, which is great because it’s everywhere any cake, including from a mix. The shreds of zucchini melt into the batter, where they act as the secret glue behind the moist glitter. They don’t interfere with the baking process, and they add moisture, fiber and density to the finished product, even while hiding in the background. Consider peeling the larger individuals, as squash skins will toughen as they age.
COOKING The benefits of cooking sous vide style Sous vide cooking refers to the method of cooking food in a temperature-controlled water bath, often in vacuum-sealed bags. Ideal for a range of dishes, from meat to fish to vegetables, this method has several benefits over traditional cooking methods. A few such benefits, according to Serious Eats: n All guesswork is gone when it comes to sous vide cooking; you’ll get consistent results without needing to use a thermometer, and never again will you need to cut open the meat while cooking to see if it’s done. n Not unlike a slow cooker, a sous vide allows you to conveniently cook on your own schedule, heating your food until you’re ready to finish cooking and serve. n By cooking meat at the lower, more stable temperatures of a sous vide, you’ll get tender, juicy cuts of meat cooked perfectly edge to edge.
Main course In summer, my quick and tasty go-to recipe is one that works with the honker monsters of summer, with no need to peel them. It works equally well in a pan, under the broiler or on the grill. Slice a large zucchini thickly, up to an inch, and lay the slices on a tray. If there is room, add thick slices of onion as well. Sprinkle zucchini lightly with salt on both sides, and then pour on some olive oil (about ∑ cup for a decent-sized one), white balsamic vinegar (1 tablespoon), red balsamic (1 teaspoon) and soy sauce (1 tablespoon), and many hard shakes of garlic powder. Turn over the zucchini slices as a way of mixing the marinade and coating the slices, and then let them sit for a moment while you heat up your grill/pan/broiler. Don’t mess with the onions: Just leave them on the tray while you flip around the zucchini, and transfer them gingerly to the heat when it’s ready. Lay the zucchini and onions on the heat, and cook them until soft. In a pan they need no extra oil. On the grill, where they can be placed among the hamburgers, beware of flare-ups. At the other end of the size spectrum, if you are so lucky to acquire some, are the baby zucchini, finger-sized individuals that still have beautiful, edible flowers attached. They would do fine in the above marinade, as would any size of summer squash, but because they are so delicate they’d be more effectively enjoyed by a slow, gentle frying in butter, intact with the flowers on. Turn when brown, and add minced garlic before the final minutes of cooking. Or, if you want to batter-coat and deep-fry them, I most definitely won’t stop you.
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Summer is full of big meal events, but that doesn’t mean it has to be full of long preparation times. Follow these tips from www.connectedwomen.co to make your meal prep a breeze. n Buying meat in bulk makes it easy to save money and allows you to weigh, package and season in one sitting so you’re ready for every meal afterward. n Make use of tools like blenders and vegetable choppers to make your prep easier. If you have a job, chances are there’s a tool that can help. n Use a slow cooker to help you prep for meals while you sleep. Add all your ingredients the night before and by the time the big event arrives you’ll be ready.
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n Makes 2 dozen cookies n ½ cup butter, melted n 1 egg n 1 teaspoon vanilla extract n ¼ cup Sugar In The Raw + ½ cup Stevia In The Raw Bakers Bag n 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour n ½ teaspoon baking soda n ½ teaspoon salt n ½ cup macadamia nuts n 1 cup chocolate chips Preheat oven to 375 F. In a large bowl, beat together the melted butter, egg, vanilla extract and the Sugar In The Raw/Stevia In The Raw Bakers Bag combo. Meanwhile, mix dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt) in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir well to combine. Slowly add nuts and chocolate chips until well combined. Drop the dough in spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. — Brandpoint
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of the Ad Club, New England’s trade association for the marketing, and communications industry. In general, she said, the use of stereotypes in ads has greatly declined as social media attention and national conversations make agencies increasingly sensitive to their messages’ implications. “We’re all exposed to international brands and the world is shrinking through social media,” Kiely said. “However, you still see stereotyping in advertising. You still see the dumb husband who can’t do anything right at home.
You still see the perky mother who’s thrilled her floors sparkle. We have a way to go as far as gender and race being stereotyped in advertising. ... In general though, people are way more focused on ending that.” Kiely said that the Samsung ad seemed to be an attempt to add local flair — something advertisers do to try to appear to relate to audiences — but was handled in a deeply misguided way. “I think advertisers have to be hyper-sensitive. … Advertisers really need to check what they’re
doing and look at their own bias,” Kiely said. “We have to pay attention because it does matter. Another two minutes spent on that [Samsung Knox] ad, and they’d say, ‘That’s profiling.’ … With social media and everything that’s happening in the country, everyone’s on high alert for something like this.” All ads go through many hands before approval and release, she explained. One step that would help? Better diversifying the advertising industry, whose ranks remain largely homogeneous.
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I think advertisers have to be hypersensitive. … Advertisers really need to check what they’re doing and look at their own bias.” — Kathy Kiely
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A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street Traffic Signal Improvements project in Boston, MA. WHERE:
Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM), 2nd Floor 88 Warren Street Boston/Roxbury, MA 02119
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street Traffic Signal Improvements project. All views and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible. PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of improving safety and operations for all users; i.e. bicyclists, pedestrians, and motor vehicles and transit users. The project will connect traffic signals along the Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street corridors to the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) Traffic Control Center at City Hall, allowing real-time adjustments of traffic signal timing for operational and incident management. Although bicycle and pedestrian accommodations are presents along the corridor, the existing non-compliant wheelchair ramps and pedestrian crossings will be reconstructed. A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The city is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be discussed at this hearing. Written views received by MassDOT subsequent to the date of this notice and up to five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing shall be displayed for public inspection and copying at the time and date listed above. Plans will be on display one-half hour before the hearing begins, with an engineer in attendance to answer questions regarding this project. A project handout will be made available on the MassDOT website listed below. Written statements and other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, oral statements made at the Public Hearing regarding the proposed undertaking are to be submitted to Patricia A. Leavenworth, P.E., Chief Engineer, MassDOT, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Roadway Project Management, Project File No. 606134. Such submissions will also be accepted at the hearing. Mailed statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be postmarked within ten (10) business days of this Public Hearing. Project inquiries may be emailed to dot.feedback.highway@ state.ma.us This location is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857-368-8580), fax (857-368-0602), TTD/TTY (857-368-0603) or by email (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us). Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten (10) business days before the meeting. In case of inclement weather, hearing cancellation announcements will be posted on the internet at http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/ JONATHAN GULLIVER ACTING HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR
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MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1500-C1., LOGAN OFFICE CENTER CAFETERIA IMPROVEMENTS, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 021282909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly. Sealed filed sub-bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017, immediately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub-bids will be opened and read publicly.
In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. The estimated contract cost is EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($800,000). In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Sub-bidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and a SubBidder Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the subbid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal. Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub-contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when subbids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub-bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details. Filed sub-bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work:
Kickham Apartments are located at 190 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA Morse Apartments are located 90 Longwood Avenue, Brookline, MA Sussman Apartments are located at 50 Pleasant Street, Brookline, MA O’Shea Apartments are located at 61 Park Street, Brookline, MA Services will include design, cost estimates, preparation of bidding/contract documents, assistance in bidding, and contract administration. The total construction budget for all projects is $446,000. Electronic bidding through BidDocsOnline.com is planned. Proposals must be received by 4:30 PM, September 26, 2017. A briefing session and site visit is scheduled for September 12, 2017 at 10:30 AM at 190 Harvard Street, Brookline. Attendance is not mandatory. To obtain an application package contact Sharon Cowan, Director of Modernization, preferably by email to scowan@brooklinehousing.org or call 617-731-9551. MBE/WBE and Section 3 business concerns are encouraged to apply. PUBLIC NOTICE BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY D/B/A BOSTON PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROPOSED MINOR MODIFICATION TO SOUTH END URBAN RENEWAL PLAN, PROJECT NO. MASS. R-56 FOR PARCEL 200 Public Notice is hereby given that the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a the Boston Planning & Development Agency (“BRA”) will consider at its scheduled meeting on Thursday, September 14, 2017, starting at 3:30 P.M. in the Board Room – Room 900, 9th Floor, Boston City Hall, One City Hall Square a proposed minor modification to the South End Urban Renewal Plan regarding Parcel 200. Said minor modifications will allow the Boston Medical Center to occupy a portion of the Crosstown project on Parcel 200. Upon modification of the South End Urban Renewal Plan, the BRA will enter into an Amendment to Ground Lease by and between the BRA and Crosstown Center Hotel LLC allowing the Institutional Use. This Public Notice is being provided in accordance with a certain “Conciliation Agreement” by and among the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the BRA and others, dated as of January 16, 2001. Brian P Golden, Director, Boston Planning and Development Agency Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub-bid of any subtrade where permitted by Section 44E of the above-referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids. This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than THREE POINT SEVEN PERCENT (3.7%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible. This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of NonSegregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000. Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The work includes: THE WORK INCLUDES THE RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING LOGAN OFFICE CENTER CAFETERIA. THE KITCHEN LAYOUT, FLOOR, WALL AND CEILING FINISHES WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED. SOME EXISTING COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW CASEWORK AND EQUIPMENT. SOME EXISTING KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WILL BE STORED ON-SITE FOR RE-INSTALLATION. MEP/FP SYSTEMS IN THE KITCHEN WILL BE MODIFIED FOR THE NEW LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT LOADS.
INVITATION TO BID
Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda
• Replacement of Boilers and Domestic Hot Water Storage tanks at Kickham Apartments • Replacement of a Domestic Hot Water Heater at Morse Apartments • Replacement of Roof top fans at Sussman Apartments, Morse Apartments, and Kickham Apartments • Overhaul of Generator at O’Shea, Morse and Kickham Apartments • Replacement of Electrical circuit panels at Morse Apartments
HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING $167,500 TILE $80,300 ELECTRICAL $108,900 PLUMBING $25,000
NOTE: PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT ONE HARBORSIDE DRIVE, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AT 10:00AM LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017.
Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017.
The Brookline Housing Authority is soliciting proposals for the professional services of an engineer(s) for various projects at a number of its Federal elderly/disabled housing Developments:
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all persons interested in a petition described: A petition has been presented by Megan N Collazo requesting that Megan Nicole Collazo be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows: Nicole Charlotte Voss IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 09/21/2017. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 16, 2017 Terri Klug Cafazzo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division
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Mayor Joseph A. Curatone and Street Realty Inc. are pleased to announce 56 Income-restricted units located at
Montaje, Assembly Row
449 Canal Street, Somerville First Units Ready For Occupancy In EARLY 2018 www.s-e-b.com/property/montaje/ Unit Type
Minimum Gross Annual Income
Area Median Income
Studio
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1 BR
$18,408 $36,200
2 BR
$21,576 $41,400
80%
No. of Units
Monthly Rent (not including utilities nor parking)
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2
$1,039
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7
$767
80%
6
$1,141
50%
2
$899
4
$1,350
35 Units in Tower Studio 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR
NCDF will be accepting applications for the Workforce Housing program at Houghton Village. We currently have one 3-bedroom affordable apartment available and will be establishing a waiting list for the remaining 2, 3 and 4-bedroom Workforce Housing units (10 apartments total).
$18,720
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2
$780
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$19,176
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9
$799
$36,200
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11
$1,173
$22,488
50%
6
$937
Household Size
2 person
3 person
4 person
Income Limit
$62,550
$70,350
$78,150
$41,400
80%
4
$1,388
$25,416
50%
2
$1,059
$46,550
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1
$1,572
* Tenants are responsible for paying the full amount of rent each month. Rents are not based on each applicant’s income (unless they already have a Section 8 voucher or similar). Tenants will be responsible for paying all their gas (not in tower), electricity, water and sewer. No parking spots are included in the rent but parking spots are available for the reduced rate of $50-$75/mo. MAXIMUM Gross Annual Income Limits No. of people in your household
For units set at 50 % AMI
For units set at 80% AMI
1
$36,200
$54,750
2
$41,400
$62,550
3
$46,550
$70,350
4
$51,700
$78,150
5
$55,850
$84,450
6
$60,000
$90,700
Info Sessions: Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 6 to 7:30 pm And Thursday, Oct. 19 6-7:30 in the Auditorium of the East Somerville Community School. Applications will be made available at the conclusion of the first information session. Application Deadline: application must be completed and delivered by 2 pm on Monday, Nov. 13th, 2017 To: SEB, 257 Hillside Ave, Needham, MA 02494 The Lottery will be held in December, 2017 For Lottery Information and Applications, or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, go to Montaje.Affordable@gmail.com or call (617) 782-6900 (x1 and then x2) and leave a message.
Households must be income eligible for the program: 2-bedroom, 1.5 bath apartment (current rent $1,758 per month):
3-bedroom, 2.5 bath unit (current rent $2,032 per month): Household
3 person
4 person
5 person
6 person
Income Limit
$70,350
$78,150
$84,450
$90,700
4-bedroom, 2.5 bath unit (current rent $2,267 per month): Household
4 person
5 person
6 person
7 person
8 person
Income Limit
$78,150
$84,450
$90,700
$96,950
$103,200
Rents are established at below market rates and do not change based on applicant’s income. Water/sewer and trash collection included in rent, all other utilities paid by tenant.
Rental applications will be available: Monday, September 18, 2017 through Friday, September 29, 2017 Application packets can be obtained by: • Downloading on the internet at www.ncdfinc.org; • Telephone at 617-244-4035 X29 /TDD 800-439-2370; • In person at the Newton Free Library during usual business hours, 330 Homer Street, Newton Centre; • In person Tuesday’s and Thursday’s only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Management Office at Houghton Village, 37 Hamlet Street, Newton Centre. Applications must be received by mail, fax or hand delivery in the Houghton Village management office by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 29, 2017. Eligible applicants will be notified in writing of their control number at least 10 days in advance of the lottery which will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at The John W. Weeks House, 7 Hereward Road, Newton Centre, MA 02459. Applicants do not need to be present. Newton Community Development Foundation, Inc. does not and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, pregnancy, disability, perceived disability, sexual orientation, race, national origin, citizenship, religion, color, marital status, veteran’s status, genetic background, familial status, gender identity and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law.
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PROJECT MANAGER SOUGHT Madison Park Development Corporation (MPDC) seeks a Project Manager to join our active real estate team and manage several affordable housing renovation and new construction projects. MPDC is an established community development corporation (CDC) that serves the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. Since our founding in 1966, we have developed over 1,400 units of affordable rental and homeownership housing and 90,000 square feet of commercial space. The project manager will engage in many facets of the real estate development process, including financing and budgets, design and construction, marketing and lease-up, legal and regulatory processes, permitting and zoning. We seek an individual who brings some experience in construction or design oversight, and will complement the skills of other members of our department. See www.madison-park.org for a full position description. Submit a resume and a cover letter documenting your experience and salary requirements to: Ann L Silverman Consulting, madisonparkprojectmanager2017@gmail.com. Madison Park Development Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Roxbury residents, people of color and women are encouraged to apply.
HELP WANTED The Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM) in Roxbury is seeking a
PART TIME BOOKKEEPER/ASSISTANT to the Finance Director (25 hours/week)
This position includes: • Processing accounts payable checks and online payments • Interfacing with staff responsible for invoices • Serving as point of contact for vendors • Processing accounts receivable including rental contracts and billing • Recording cash receipts • Processing donor credit card payments • Depositing checks remotely • Entering journal entries to spread expenses across departments • Maintaining all accounting files and other records • Assisting on annual audit • Providing payroll support • Reconciling select balance sheet accounts monthly Job Requirements: • Minimum AA in accounting with a 3.0 GPA or higher • Minimum 3 years of bookkeeping experience, preferably in a nonprofit environment • Working understanding of accrual accounting Competitive Salary and Benefits. To apply, please send your resume and cover letter by September 15, 2017: Monique Veale, HR MVeale@uuum.org and copy Rachel Shapiro, Finance Director: rshapiro@uuum.org
The Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM) is seeking candidates for the position of BUS DRIVER AND FACILITIES ASSISTANT The driver will transport students from our afternoon program Monday-Thursday evenings and for special events and outings at a variety of times, including on weekends. This position also provides support to the Facilities Manager, by staffing the building on Sundays and some later evenings as requested. Approx. 18 hours per week.
Key elements of the role include: • Driving students home after youth programming. • Staffing building on Sundays • Staffing building occasionally for evening events. Applicants should be an excellent driver with a valid MA License, responsible and work well with young people. Competitive wage being offered. To apply, please send your resume and cover letter ASAP to Monique Veale, HR MVeale@uuum.org
The first 52 affordable units will be rented to households with annual incomes not exceeding 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) adjusted for family size as determined by HUD. The 80% AMI Income Limits are as follows: $47,600 (1 person), $54,400 (2 people), $61,200 (3 people), $68,000 (4 people) *Income Limits are subject to change upon HUD publication of 2018 AMI A Public Information Session will be held at 6 pm on September 11th, 2017 at Billerica Public Library (15 Concord Road). Completed Applications may be mailed, faxed, emailed, or delivered in person. Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be received by 2:00 PM on October 20th, 2017. The Lottery will be held on Nov 13th, 2017 at 6 PM in same location as the info session above. For Applications and Details on the Lottery or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 617.782.6900 or go to www.s-e-b.com/lottery. For TTY Services dial 711. Free translation available. Applications and Info Packets also available in the Billerica Public Library (15 Concord Road). Hours: M-Th 9-9, F-Sa 9-5, Su 1-5
HELP WANTED CODMAN SQUARE NDC DIRECTOR OF SYSTEMS AND DATA MANAGEMENT Senior level, experienced, organized and methodical person capable of working collaboratively, across multiple lines of business/departments, to coordinate the development, implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures and to develop appropriate systems, protocols and forms in support of achieving of organizational goals and objectives sought. Position is key to providing parameters for decision making, meeting regulatory, legal, contractual, and other requirements and increasing efficacy and efficiency at the departmental and programmatic goal level. This position provides all staff and the Board with an understanding of the “ways of doing things” within CSNDC. Systems, policies and procedures developed, including databases, may be agency-wide or department-specific, to facilitate staff and Board understanding of who CSNDC serves and the outcomes and impact these services have on clientele. Bachelors or Masters degree in Business, Management, Information Technology or related field, with at least 5 years of relevant experience, including demonstrated experience developing policies, procedures, systems and databases required. Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Access, or other spreadsheet and data management programs or software required. Proven experience in achieving results, working in tandem with a diverse senior management team also required. Coaching experience desired. Must have excellent organizational skills, keen listening skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills. Send resume by September 22 to Marcos Beleche, Codman Square NDC, 587 Washington St, Dorchester, MA 02124 or to marcos@csndc.com. Visit www.csndc.com for full job description. No phone calls please. Women and people of color encouraged to apply.
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