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Cardinal O’Malley meets the Boston press after celebrating Mass for Palm Sunday at the Cathedral. O’Malley recently returned from Rome, where he helped install Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis. (Patrick O’Connor photos)

RCC report details ‘serious shortcomings’ at college Howard Manly Based on the findings of an independent report headed by former U.S. Attorney Wayne Budd, Roxbury Community College (RCC) has taken steps to avoid recent administrative failures that prompted an ongoing federal probe and led to the abrupt resignation last year of former RCC President Terrence Gomes. Conducted by the law firm Goodwin Proctor, the “Budd Report” focused on the allegations of sexual misconduct and financial improprieties in the awarding of financial aid. Over the course of its pro bono investigation, Goodwin at-

torneys conducted 55 interviews and reviewed more than 100,000 documents, including email, reports and handwritten notes. Its findings include the following: serious deficiencies in policies, training and organization that left the college illequipped to properly respond to reported incidents of crime; a failure of senior administrators and staff to investigate allegations of sexual assault made by a student between the years of 2008-2011; and a failure to comply with its obligations under the Clery Act to report those allegations to the U.S. Department of Education. “The Interim President Dr. Linda Turner, backed by the

current Board of Trustees, has acted in good faith to provide full access to all information and to cooperate with all investigations,” said Board Chair Kathy Taylor. “The report details fully and explicitly the previous mistakes made by senior administrators, yet it also allows us to move forward.” In response to the findings of the report, Taylor said that RCC has changed how it investigates and discloses incidents of sexual assault on campus. RCC has also hired Visium Global, a specialist in campus safety and security, and SAKing and Associates, an independent consulting firm that specializes in workplace policies. RCC, continued to page 3

State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry is the epitome of the “New Boston.” The first generation Haitian American woman learned progressive politics in the early 1990s when she worked as a legislative aide for rising political star and then State Rep. Charlotte Golar-Richie, elected in 1994. While working constituent services, Forry learned about the multitude of issues confronting the residents of the 5th Suffolk District, everything from the need for affordable housing, health care and jobs to economic development and quality education. Forry’s political education continued when Mayor Thomas Menino tapped Richie to run Boston’s housing department and Forry agreed to come along. The next thing anyone knew, Forry, a Democrat, had launched her own campaign for the state rep seat of the 12th Suffolk District. She was elected in 2005. Having served the residents of the 12th Suffolk District — which includes the Town of Milton, and Boston’s Mattapan, Hyde Park and Dorchester — for the last eight years, Forry, 39, is now seeking the vacant state senate seat in the 1st Suffolk District that was left when Jack Hart of South Boston stepped down to take a job in the private sector earlier this year. Also vying for the seat encompassing South Boston, Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park are South

Boston’s 4th Suffolk District Rep. Nick Collins, 30, and Maureen Dahill, 43, who is known for her local blog “Lost In Southie.” The Special Election for the district seat is on April 30. On the Republican side is challenger Joseph Ureneck, a Dorchester businessman. To some observers, Forry is an ideal candidate. “She doesn’t look at people according to race or neighborhood, she looks at people regardless of race or religion and just sees people and the need,” said media and political strategist Joyce Ferriabough. “She’s part of a generation of folks who are really trying to engage in public service. I see her in the same way that I view [City Councilor At-Large] Ayanna Pressley and [District 2 City Council candidate] Suzanne Lee. They work past color barriers to serve people and it’s really refreshing to see that focus on public service rather than on political machinations.” Bill Walczak, co-founder of the Codman Square Health Center and neighborhood activist, said he too is a Forry supporter. “She is very devoted to improving the lives of those in the community, she’s supportive of community programs and, when I ran the health center, she was a big supporter of them as well as community development.” The community support is not surprising for Forry, who attended St. Kevin Grammar School, Monsignor Ryan Memorial High School and Boston College.

“She doesn’t look at people according to race or neighborhood, she looks at people regardless of race or religion and just sees people and the need.”

— Joyce Ferriabough

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Edgar P. Benjamin: philanthropist, noted attorney and banker Anthony W. Neal Edgar Pinkerton Benjamin enjoyed a long, prosperous life in Boston as a successful attorney, banker and philanthropist. T h e youngest of five children, he was born in Charleston, S.C., to an African American mother and a Hebrew father. Although he told one source his date of birth was Dec. 22, 1871, Benjamin’s age is listed as six months old on the June 23,

1870 U.S. Census report for Charleston, making it more likely that he was born around Dec. 22, 1869. His mother, Eliza H. Benjamin, brought him to Boston in 1872 with his three sisters, Charlotte, Miriam and Eva, and his brother, Lyde. Such a brave mother she was, Benjamin explained, “single-handed and alone” conquering “climate and privation so that her children might ‘get a good schooling.’”

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Eastern Bank President and CEO Robert F. Rivers recently honored Fletcher “Flash” Wiley and Bennie Wiley with their 2013 Community Advocacy Award. The Wileys received the award for their many years of business leadership and commitment to the community. (Don West photo)

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BY TIFFANY PROBASCO bodies. We’re trying to maintain what a lot of people like about this place: the cost of coming to see a good DJ or a good band is very low,” says Gilbridge. An added bonus: there is never a dress code.

Good Life Nestled on the edge of the Financial District lies a bar with two identities. Aptly named, Good Life provides two types of atmospheres: a corporate hangout by day and a bass-thumping music haven by night. You can indulge in whichever style fits your fancy.

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The Décor: The first clue that this is not your average watering hole is the artwork placed throughout the three distinct gathering areas. The spaces are curated by Lot F Gallery (lotfgallery.com) and feature works by local artists who paint street art or graffiti. The artwork changes monthly and all pieces are available for purchase. In the bar area, you’ll find ample seating at the distressed wood bar that spans the length of a mirrored wall full of spirits. If you’d like a more intimate feel, head to the corner table just by the bar’s entrance. It’s a great cove for people-watching. As you move into the dining area, there are also comfortable banquettes and tables that allow unobstructed views of the room, and floor-to-ceiling corner win-

Abstract artwork by Elizabeth Kirby Sullivan hangs on the walls of Good Life. (Tiffany Probasco photo) dows flood the space with light on sunny days. A sign that reads “Vodka Bar” leads you to the basement. They still hold vodka tastings once a month, but the rest of the time, the space provides another bar and has the most intimate seating of all the spaces. During the week and daytime, it provides seating for overflow from the dining room but by night serves as the club area. A large part of the floor is open for dancers to do their thing without obstruction. The plush black wooden benches provide respite from the dancing frenzy, though on a good night,

they’re mostly used as makeshift coat racks. On the weekends, there are three distinct DJ booths that play music from different genres. If you don’t like what’s playing in the bar, you may find something more appealing in the dining room or basement.

Drinks and Bites: When brothers Peter and Chris Fiumara took over Good Life in 2005, the menu was geared toward fine dining. Sensing a change in the area’s customer base, they decided to switch to an American bistro style. The kitchen uses local produce and cheeses for most food items. Patrons can enjoy wraps, burgers, pizzas and salads. The must-try items are the steak and cheese egg rolls. The drink menu keeps it fun with drink names like Malibu Barbie and Dirty Ol’ Shirley. In a distinct twist, the venue’s successful night life parties get their own drink added to the list. Their most popular and longestrunning night (six years), Fresh Produce is a hip hop and reggae night that features a drink comprised of Sailor Jerry rum, Peach Schnapps, banana liqueur, pineapple, lemon and orange juices.

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Southwestern egg rolls are on the Good Life menu. (Photo courtesy of Good Life)

Both the management staff and owners have DJing in their background, so it’s no accident that a certain amount of detail is put into the music selection. Monthly parties take place every Wednes-

day through Saturday; each one has a different name, theme and musical genre. Jeff Gilbridge, the public relations specialist says, “We pretty much cover every musical genre in this venue, except for maybe country.” Diversity is key to the spot’s success. If hardcore techno is playing in the basement, they can cater to the more hip hop or reggae crowd upstairs and keep mostly everyone happy. As much as they work to have diverse music sets, they do have their limits. Here, the music choices are left to the professionals; the Good Life’s DJs don’t take requests. And if you consider yourself a Katy Perry minion, you’ll have to get your fix somewhere else. They’ve been able to attract DJs like Nina Sky, Maseo of De La Soul and Houston DJ Michael Watts, founder of Swishahouse Records. They like to get artists before they “blow up,” although it’s getting to be more of a challenge in the digital age. “We had Mayer Hawthorne booked four months out, and the night before he was to come here, he got booked on Jimmy Kimmel. Fortunately, he still showed up,” remembers Gilbridge. Diversity of music apparently doesn’t drive up costs. Wednesdays and Thursdays are free, and they try to keep other nights to no more than $5 with the price going up to $10 for special events. “As operating costs have increased, we have had to increase our cover charges, but it was almost across our dead

Thursday, March 28, the monthly party A Lil’ Louder (every last Thursday of the month) will give you a ragamuffin bashment of hipster meets hip hop: ‘80s babies meets ‘90s teenagers mayhem. The party starts at 10 p.m., but trust me — you’ll want to arrive earlier. No cover. Saturday, March 30, the popular dance “twerk” is getting its own festival with DJs spinning NOLA Bounce, Baltimore Club, Miami Bootie Bass, Bootie House, Chicago Juke, Reggae and Reggaeton on their two floors all night long. The cost is $5 and the party will start at 10 p.m. Recently they’ve added a weekly Tuesday for gamers of all kinds starting at 5 p.m. Patrons can go tabletop with card or board games, or go digital with video game hookups for N64, Xbox and Wii. Prizes and raffle items change weekly. The event is all ages until 10 p.m and there is no cover.

Why You Should Visit: If you’re a music lover or want to expand your musical intelligence, Good Life is the place you should check out on a regular basis. Ever heard of Moomba tone? I hadn’t either until I went there. Any night of the week you can hear something different, and you won’t have to pay an arm and a leg or wear hard bottom shoes to do it. If you’re in the Financial District during the day, know you can stop by for a drink and get a satisfying meal while you take a break from working long hours. Some may call think of the spot as a Jekyll and Hyde, but I prefer to think of it as the super hero of night clubs — a Clark Kent by day and Superman by night. Different sides of the same coin that leave room for a personal interpretation of “good.”

Good Life 28 Kingston St. Boston, MA, 02111 www.goodlifebar.com

Fresh Produce, Good Life’s most popular party, has its own drink, pictured above. (Photo courtesy of Good Life)

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Taylor said that the current board, 75 percent of which is made up of new members appointed by Gov. Deval Patrick last fall, has already begun to

revise its bylaws to play a greater role in hiring decisions and financial oversight. The Budd Report pointed out that RCC did not have a formal board committee responsible for compliance and audits, and had not updated its bylaws to reflect changes adopted in the past.

“We understand we will have to answer some tough questions, but this is a new board and a fresh start,” said Taylor. “This board fully intends to live up to its responsibilities and the challenges posed by the findings of the Budd Report by not only putting the right people, poli-

cies and procedures in place but making the necessary changes. We hope these efforts, and our commitment to exceeding what is required and expected, will be considered by the Depa rtment of Education and other governing bodies in assessing the actions regarding the college.”

He eliminates obstacles, and grants everlasting peace. If you wish to uplift yourself, knock on His door. Your foremost duty is to love Him. — Swami Muktananda

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Affirmative action still under attack Civil rights advocates awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Fisher v. the University of Texas believe the case concerns the legitimacy of UT’s affirmative action plan for admissions. However, the case actually involves an even more extensive issue — whether any such plans violate the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. An examination of the court documents by ProPublica found there is no evidence of damage to the plaintiff. In fact, the only compensation she seeks is $100 to refund her application fee and housing deposit. UT admits the top 10 percent of all Texas high school graduates. A 2008 graduate, Abigail Fisher of Sugarland, Texas did not qualify under this provision. That had nothing to do with the fact that she is white. Admissions for the remaining 841 seats were decided in accordance with a

review/point system. There was a high rate of rejection in 2008, with 168 black or Latino applicants with grades equal to or better than Fisher’s being rejected. Also, 42 white applicants with lower scores than Fisher were admitted because of socio-economic factors. According to the ProPublica analysis, there is no evidence that Fisher was displaced by a less qualified minority applicant. With insufficient evidence to support an anti-discrimination complaint, the judicial result would ordinarily be in favor of the defendant. However, this suit, backed by the conservative non-profit organization Project on Fair Representation, has already made it all the way to the Supreme Court. That alone is quite an achievement. Racial minorities should be alerted by the Fisher case and others that past gains for racial equality are under aggressive attack.

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Will Catholicism expand in Africa? The recent assembly in the Vatican of cardinals from around the globe provided an extraordinary display of the magnificence and power of the Catholic Church. While the conclave was for the very spiritual task of selecting a new pope, it was impossible to avoid considering the political consequences of the cardinals’ decision. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now known as Pope Francis, became the 266th pontiff of the church. He was also the first pope from Latin America. When one considers that the Catholic Church was founded in the Roman Empire and the Vatican is located in Rome, a pope from Argentina seems to be quite a reach. But that is not so. Latin America and the Caribbean now have 41.3 percent of the world’s Catholic population, 483 million congregants. Only 277 million Catholics now live in Europe, just 23.7 percent of the total Catholic population. There are about 1.168 billion Catholics in the world who account for 53 percent of all Christians. That number is roughly equivalent to the number of people who are unaffiliated with any religion, and it is substantially less than the 1.6 billion people who are Muslims, according to the

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. When one considers that many human conflicts erupt because of differences in religion or ethnicity, people around the world are reasonably concerned about religious conflicts. Catholics and Protestants became enemies in Ireland. Hitler tried to annihilate the Jews in Europe. Sunni and Shia Muslims are in conflict in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East. And Muslims are at war with Christians in parts of Africa. It was a smart strategic move for the Vatican to strengthen its presence in the Americas. One might expect in later years more interest in Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo already has more Catholics than Germany or Poland, both of which have been the birthplace of recent popes. Benedict XVI (2005-2013) was born in Germany and his predecessor John Paul II (19782005) was from Poland. The Middle East and North Africa are predominantly Muslim. As the Islamic influence moves south on the continent, it will be of some interest to note whether the Catholics and other Christian groups campaign for the hearts and minds of sub-Saharan Africans.

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LETTERSto the Editor Kudos to Harvard Coach Tommy Amaker With a record of 20-9 and one of the youngest teams in NCAA Division I basketball, Coach Tommy Amaker took Harvard to the final 32 in “March Madness,” although there was but one senior among his starting five and his center at 6’8” is only a sophomore. Mind you, he did this without his co-captains, who withdrew from the university last summer. In a college with no athletic scholarships and certainly not known for its basketball prowess, Amaker has recruited and inspired young men to compete successfully on a campus where intercollegiate games are only permitted on Friday nights and Saturdays. Moreover, by pulling back and gathering a broader perspective, we might appreciate even more the patterns of his success. In 2011, the Crimson failed to make it to post-season NCAA competition, but was invited to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). They lost to

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OPINION The GOP’s minority outreach delusion Earl Ofari Hutchinson Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee got part of it right when he tasked a handful of worried Republicans to come up with some proposals to make the party competitive again in national elections. There really were no surprises in the proposals they came up with. They included: embrace immigration reform, tout the economic struggles of the middle class and working class, and tweak the financial bigwigs and corporate elite for their obscene greed and malfeasance. Then there was their jewel in the crown proposal to ramp up efforts to woo blacks, Latinos, Asians and gays. That came complete with the claim that the party will put its money where its mouth is and spend millions running around the country talking and listening to minorities on the issues and presumably show that the GOP ‘cares’ about them too. The only problem with this scenario is it is pure delusion. The majority of Hispanic voters, for instance, are wedded to the Democratic Party, not because GOP ultra conservatives have been opponents of immigration reform, but because these voters correctly perceive that the Democrats will protect and fight for their economic interests, while the GOP does just the opposite. In fact, the GOP is not just seen as the enemy of their interests; its relentless assault on health care reform, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, its efforts to eliminate dozens of programs that directly benefit the poor and working class, and its assault on health care reform have clearly marked it as the enemy of their interests. Despite the RNC’s lip service proposal to go after corporate crooks, few minorities really believe that the GOP could possibly mean that — given its lockstep relation with, dependence on and unswerving shill for corporate and financial fat cats. This isn’t to say that there aren’t a lot of Democrats who shill for corporate and financial inter- Millions like the ests. But the Democrats at least balGOP just the way it ance that by emphasizing the role and importance of government in pro- once was, and their tecting the interests of minorities and bull-headedness working persons. In exit polls following the 2008 presidential election and virtually renders in follow-up polls and surveys, voters the GOP’s minority were asked whether they thought government or private business did outreach campaign the best at solving the country’s presslittle more than a ing economic problems. The overwhelming majority of Hispanics gave delusion. the government the nod. Poll results would not be much different for the majority of African American and Asian voters, as well as working persons who depend on the very government services, programs and entitlements that the GOP wages war against. Then there’s the other problem that the RNC would have, even if it meant every word about pushing to make diversity a reality in the party. The problem is its own party, or more particularly, the millions of GOP backers in the South and Heartland, and the gaggle of right-wing webs, blogs, and talk radio jocks who think the GOP’s only flub is that it’s not truly conservative enough. They have convinced the GOP that any retreat from its core beliefs and message will doom it to political has-been status in national politics. They warn that if the GOP suddenly starts pandering to minorities and gays, it can kiss millions of fervent supporters goodbye. Indeed, many who didn’t think Republican presidential contenders John McCain and Mitt Romney were authentically conservative enough for their tastes did stay home in 2008, and to an extent in 2012. It was evident even in the wake of the 2012 defeat, when a parade of GOP hardliners wailed that Romney and GOP candidates lost because they weren’t conservative enough, or their self-inflicted gaffe wounds did them in. They denounced any talk from the GOP party leaders of re-messaging, mounting an aggressive outreach to minorities and reversing their stance on immigration, and they won’t let up on that. There’s a well-worn history for this. Every conservative GOP candidate since Barry Goldwater’s loss to LBJ in 1964 has spouted a hard conservative line in the primaries, and then moved to the center when they want to win. Romney much too belatedly did the same. He softened his positions on immigration, was silent on gay marriage, soft pedaled his touted cuts of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and did a photo-op at a black inner-city charter school. If he hadn’t done that, he would have come close to being the Goldwater of 2012. It would have been an Obama landslide. Even if Romney had won, the 2012 election would likely have been the last national election in which a GOP white male candidate could’ve won by relying primarily on conservative white males, and rural and outer suburban white voters. The RNC understands that, and is trying to do something about it at least verbally. But millions like the GOP just the way it once was, and their bullheadedness virtually renders the GOP’s minority outreach campaign little more than a delusion. Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.

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INthe news Michael Kincade It is rare that a day is named to honor an individual, but lifelong community health advocate Michael Kincade had that recently occur after Mayor Thomas Menino proclaimed March 13 “Michael Kincade Day.” A graduate of Roxbury High School, Kincade moved to Minnesota, where he received his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Gustavus Adolphus College. Since returning home after college, he has worked with abused children and people living with HIV and AIDS and represented his community on several advisory boards. Over the past 12 years at the Alzheimer’s Association, Kincade has developed many initiatives that utilized a variety of resources. One such initiative, The African-American Community Forum on Memory Loss, became the largest event of its type in the United States and is being replicated in several different cities.

He has also been a statewide advocate for those living with autism and physical disabilities, and in 2007 began hosting what would become the award-winning TV show “AgeWise Boston.” In September of 2005, Michael was appointed chairperson

of the Boston Commission on the Affairs of the Elderly Task Force. Since 2003, he has been a volunteer basketball coach for the Roberto Clemente Youth Program. In 2011, he became a founding member and actor in the AWARE theater company.

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Healthy menus can draw from diverse traditions Dr. Huy Nguyen It was the fourth time that day that I drew a dinner plate and marked off one-half for fruits and vegetables, one-quarter for grains and one-quarter for meat and other proteins. In my pediatric clinic, I use this “plate method” to show my patients and their families how they can proportion a healthy meal. This time, though, they weren’t buying it. Manuel and his mom shook their heads and smiled as they told me that rice was always at least half of every plate at dinner. Though Manuel said he could hardly imagine eating dinner any other way, I knew something had to change for him.

to require more than my plate picture. I recalled what Vivien Morris, a registered dietician at the health commission, often says. “Healthy foods are part of every culture’s rich traditions.” So I put down my pen and asked Manual what foods his family liked to prepare. To help him, my plate drawing had to be a picture he could recognize. Framing the discussion of healthy foods in a way that speaks to each individual’s food traditions is gaining national momentum. Each year for the last four decades, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has celebrated National Nutrition Month in March as an opportunity to raise awareness of healthy eating.

Peru and still is a healthier alternative to white rice. There are other healthy changes that he and his family could make at mealtimes, too, like baking chicken instead of frying it, adding more veggies, and serv-

ing water or low-fat milk instead of soda. Manuel’s story shows that taking individual responsibility for our health is important. But at the Boston Public Health Commission, we know that’s not the whole story. We are committed to prioritizing strategies that focus on the larger community and on the societal factors that influence health. We attend community health fairs, and we support programming, like walking groups, cooking classes, com-

munity gardens and farmers markets throughout Boston. To accomplish our mission of building a healthier Boston, we need engaged families like Manuel’s, but we also need engaged communities. There is a lot more work to do, but working together with our neighbors, we’re making progress every day. Dr. Huy Nguyen is the medical director at the Boston Public Health Commission and a pediatrician at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center.

Framing the discussion of healthy foods in a way that speaks to each individual’s food traditions is gaining national momentum. His 15-year-old sister was being treated for obesity-related diabetes, and at age 8, Manuel already weighed what an average 12-year-old does. In the back of my mind were some unsettling statistics from the new Health of Boston, an annual report prepared by the Boston Public Health Commission and released earlier this month by Mayor Thomas Menino. Detailing the latest health trends of Boston’s residents, the report highlights a difficult challenge: Compared to the city’s white residents, blacks and Latinos have poorer health outcomes, including higher rates of obesity. While 16 percent of white adults in Boston are obese, that rate jumps to 26 percent for Latino residents and doubles to 32 percent for black adults in the city. Helping Manuel and his family beat the odds was going

This year’s theme, “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day,” draws on diverse ethnic traditions for healthy menu ideas and other nutrition education. Here in Boston, we are constantly working to help our diverse residents make healthier choices for themselves and their families. Through our blog, Facebook page and Twitter account, we share information about healthy recipes and nutrition tips, free and low-cost physical activity opportunities in neighborhoods around the city, and links to other resources. Manuel and his family realized that by increasing the amount of cooked dried beans in his favorite rice and beans dish, he could reduce the amount of rice on his healthy plate. He also agreed to give quinoa (say “KEEN-wah”) a try. This fluffy seed with a mild nutty flavor was once a sacred food of the ancient Incans of

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Mr. Drew Hughes-Brock (second from left) was presented the Alfreda Harris Award at the annual city league all-star basketball game last Saturday, March 23 at Northeastern. School committee woman Alfreda Harris presented the award, named in her honor in recognition of her commitment to student success in the classroom, community and athleticism. Hughes-Brock is a teacher at the O’Bryant School and just completed his first year as boys basketball coach. (Patrick O’Connor photo)

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Age-old fairy tale enchants with grace, timeless beauty

Youthful Misa Kuranaga is Princess Aurora in Boston Ballet’s “The Sleeping Beauty,” at the Boston Opera House through April 7. Susan Saccoccia A timeless love story. Ravishing music. Superb choreography. One of the most beautiful and moving works of classical ballet, “The Sleeping Beauty” has it all. The Boston Ballet brings its strengths to the stage in a captivating production at the Boston Opera House through April 7. Marius Petipa’s “The Sleeping Beauty,” is alive and well with the power of fairy tales to captivate, excite and stir emotion. The dancing is not merely decorative — although there is plenty of eye candy in its interwoven lace-like lines. The choreography also expresses individual personalities and dramatizes a battle between light and darkness in which desire, tempered but not muted, triumphs.

The Boston Ballet has presented this production twice before, in 2005 and 2009. The production is faithful to the original choreography crafted by Petipa in 1890, when he was ballet master of the Imperial Theatre (today, the Mariinsky Ballet) in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Boston Ballet Orchestra, conducted by its music director, Jonathan McPhee, performs the magnificent score by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Deft lighting by John Cuff refines faces and intimate gestures as well as the ballet’s panoramic formations and grand stage pictures, as screens rise and fall to transform a stately garden into a forest or a vine-shrouded castle. The company’s dancers rotate among the roles in the production, which lasts about two hours and 45

minutes with two intermissions. On Friday evening, Misa Kuranaga and Jeffrey Cirio were well matched as Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré. Both are small in stature and project unforced sweetness. In the prologue, the king and queen christen their infant princess in a garden overlooking a grand pathway of trees. A clique of dancing fairies presents gifts, led by the Lilac Fairy, performed by an elegant and commanding Lia Cirio. The mood changes with the arrival of her nemesis, the evil fairy Carabosse, attended by a quartet of horned, rat-like creatures. A beauty with a mane of red curls, pasty white makeup and a sparkling black gown, Erica Cornejo’s Carabosse is an electrifying presence, exuding Goth glamour.

Erica Cornejo is commanding as the furious Carabosse in Boston Ballet’s “The Sleeping Beauty.” (Rosalie O’Connor photos) Overlooked on the guest list, Carobosse vents her fury with a curse: On her 16th birthday, Princess Aurora will prick her finger on a spindle and die. The Lilac Fairy concocts an antidote: Instead of dying, the princess will fall into a 100-year sleep and then wake to the kiss of a handsome prince. Act I is the 16th birthday party of Princess Aurora, where an ensemble of maidens bearing garlands of flowers forms a human carousel. The princess’ high-spirited solo is an aria to youthful joy. The choreography and music slow to reveal her jubilant and tender nature. Textured melodies of the glockenspiel, violins, piano and harp accompany her light-hearted pirouettes and leaps. Kuranaga’s performance makes us care about

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this young woman. A test of a dancer’s skill as well as the grace and self-possession of a young lady coming of age, the Act I Rose Adagio sequence is one of the most challenging in classical ballet. As she greets a succession of four princes, the princess withdraws her hand from one suitor and extends it to the next, all the while standing tiptoe on one foot. A hooded Carabosse sneaks in and presents the princess with a bejeweled spindle. Kuranaga shows Aurora’s bewilderment and bravery as she pricks her finger, shrivels and then resumes dancing only to drop, apparently dead. True to her word, the Lilac Fairy casts the princess and the court into a spell of protective slumber and wraps the castle in vines. In Act II, 100 years later, Jeffrey Cirio’s Prince Désiré is alone in a forest. He has sent his companions off to hunt without him. His face is downcast — but not for long. In an enchanting scene, the Lilac Fairy arrives on a cloud of seafoam, transported in a blue sailboat adorned with a crescent moon. She tells the prince the story of Aurora, and conjures a vision of her. Recognizing the princess as the fulfillment of his longing, the prince travels with the Lilac Fairy to the castle. After a final skirmish with Carabosse, he enters and with a kiss awakens Aurora and her kingdom. Act III celebrates the wedding. Among the guests are fairy tale royalty, including Puss n’ Boots, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. Particularly beguiling is the sassy duet between Puss n’ Boots and the White Cat (Rie Ichikawa and Altan Dugaraa) who nuzzle, rub and slither their way down the receiving line. Aurora and Désiré perform a sublime pas de deux. Kuranaga conveys Aurora’s new serenity. The spectacular leaps of Cirio’s prince are more than a bravura demonstration. They are an expression of joy. The two unite in a pose of astonishing beauty. Princess Aurora rises aloft in the arms of Prince Désiré, her legs intertwined and branching upward in an image of exaltation.

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COMMUNITYVoices ‘Common good’ needs investment of the state and all of its people Andrea Cabral The conventional political wisdom that the Commonwealth’s taxpayers will not stand for a reasonable increase in the personal income tax to invest in Massachusetts’ future is wrong. As shown by a diverse and burgeoning chorus of voices from around the state, the people of Massachusetts understand that the embrace of greater revenues must happen and cannot be half-hearted. An alternative plan that supports limited growth but kicks the rest of that badly dented can down the road is no alternative at all.

Regardless of real or perceived political risk, the Legislature has an obligation to act as a collective to ensure the safety and quality of the Commonwealth’s future. The argument for sufficient and sustainable investment in the systems we know have a preventative effect on crime, spur job creation, increase our competitive advantage in innovation and enable our residents to move safely throughout the state is a strong one. When placed in the context of $11.5 billion dollars of budget cuts over the preceding six years, such investment is both wise and timely. Unfortunately, the din created by the mere mention of raising taxes effectively drowns out substantive discussion about what specifically is being proposed and why. Too often, the easy “pointcounterpoint” story gets the most coverage. Sensible dialogue about taxes is not enhanced when the same groups and individuals offer predictable (and intractable) opposition and never workable alternatives. Regardless of real or perceived political risk, the Legislature has an obligation to act as a collec-

tive to ensure the safety and quality of the Commonwealth’s future. Even if some voters disagree with the results of that action, all voters understand the importance of elected representatives working in good faith to advance statewide interests. When Gov. Deval Patrick, quoting Oliver Wendell Holmes, refers to taxes as “the price of civilization,” it is not just rhetoric. In contrast to other forms of government, our democracy’s uniqueness derives from how it consistently balances individual good against the common good. As the preamble to the Constitution makes clear, it also imposes upon the governed an almost fiduciary duty to advance the common good. That is no small thing. The common good is supported by the common wealth, mostly in the form of taxes. Neither democracy nor the individual opportunities for success that we so closely associate with it are self-sustaining. In other words, individual good and the common good are symbiotic, not mutually exclusive. There has been an unprecedented effort over the last two decades to elevate the individual good at the expense of the common good. One unfortunate result among many is that we have fallen far behind other, less prosperous, less democratic countries that made such investments years ago and are now reaping the benefits of that foresight. Indeed, the quality of our democracy depends on our willingness as individuals to invest in the common good. Sustainable improvements to infrastructure, education, transportation and communication — the very purpose of Gov. Patrick’s budget — do just that. Perhaps, when our existing transportation system is virtually inoperable, our roads and bridges impassable and the advances we have made in education fade away while job growth grinds to a halt, there will finally be a “good” time for individual lawmakers to vote to raise taxes. By that time, however, it will be too late. Andrea Cabral is the Massachusetts Secretary Of Public Safety.

(L) Darnell Williams, president and CEO of Urban League of Eastern MA (ULEM) and (R) Richard E. Holbrook, chairman and CEO of Eastern Bank, are joined by the Oladipo sisters (L to R): Oladunni, 14, and Olayeni, 12. The sisters were featured performs at the 21st annual ULEM Awards Gala held at Lombardo’s in Randolph on Saturday, March 16. ULEM honored community and corporate leaders, including Dr. Carol R. Johnson, superintendent of Boston Public Schools, who received the Lee F. Jackson Achievement Award. Mayor Thomas Menino was seen among the many political and business attendees. (Don West photo)

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Payday loans persist despite broad, growing opposition Charlene Crowell In today’s challenging financial times, the cost of living finds many consumers with an ongoing financial challenge to hold on until their next payday arrives. Even worse, when banks peddle predatory payday loans, they pose serious threats to their customers’ financial well-being. Marketed under names like “direct deposit advance,” these loans are easy to get, but hard to pay off. As consumers get ensnared by the debt trap, banks reap repeating cycles of quick cash. In its latest report on bank payday lending, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) found that although participating banks claim that their payday loan products are only for short-term emergencies and carry marginal risks, the real-life experiences were opposite. Instead, the typical bank payday borrower: • Is charged an annual percentage rate (APR) that averages 225-300 percent; • Took out 19 loans in 2011, spending at least part of six months a year in bank payday debt; and • Two times more likely to incur

overdraft fees than bank customers as a whole. • In addition, over one in four bank payday borrowers is a Social Security recipient. This last finding comes on

1. A minimum loan term of 90 days with affordable installments; 2. An APR of 36 percent or less; 3. Underwriting based on an ability to repay; and

Marketed under names like “direct deposit advance,” these loans are easy to get, but hard to pay off. As consumers get ensnared by the debt trap, banks reap repeating cycles of quick cash. the heels of a key administrative change for seniors on Social Security. As of March 1, all Social Security payments are issued electronically. And although seniors have specific protections from payday lending on prepaid cards, no comparable protection exists on checking accounts. CRL’s report also calls for regulators to take immediate actions to stop banks now offering payday loans from engaging in this form of predatory lending. Additionally, CRL calls for the following terms on small loan products:

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letter stated, “and, rather than promote savings, make checking accounts unsafe for many customers. They lead to uncollected debt, bank account closures, and greater numbers of unbanked Americans. All of these outcomes are inconsistent with both consumer protection and the safety and soundness of financial institutions.” Space will not allow for the full 278 signatories to be identified. But they do include many national and statewide organizations including: AARP, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, the Black Leadership Forum, NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and CRL. In closing the coalition of concern warns, “Please move quickly to ensure that payday lending by banks does not become more widespread and to ensure that those banks now making payday loans stop offering this inherently dangerous product.” Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending.

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All ab about Benjamin Benjamin Bratt talks about his latest outing as El Topo in action thriller “Snitch”

Kam Williams Born in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 1963, Benjamin Bratt’s career has successfully spanned movie and television for over 25 years. His résumé includes the critically acclaimed “Piñero,” a powerful portrayal of poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero; Steven Soderbergh’s “Traffic”; and “The Woodsman,” a festival and critical favorite starring Kevin Bacon. Television audiences recognize Bratt from his award-winning role as Detective Rey Curtis on NBC’s long-running drama “Law & Order.” He also starred in A&E’s miniseries “The Andromeda Strain,” based on the novel by Michael Crichton, which garnered seven Emmy nominations. Additionally, he served as series lead as well as producer on A&E’s “The Cleaner.” A veteran of dozens of films, Benjamin’s other work includes “The River Wild” opposite Meryl Streep; “Blood In, Blood Out” with director Taylor Hackford; “Clear

and Present Danger” with Harrison Ford; “Abandon” opposite Katie Holmes and the screen adaption of Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “Love in the Time of Cholera.” In “La Mission,” Benjamin reteamed with his writer/director/producer brother Peter Bratt to star in and produce a story which recalls the culture, people and beliefs of their childhood in the Mission district of San Francisco. He and Peter joined with producer Alpita Patel to form 5 Stick Films, a production company geared toward films of conscience, to tell stories with passion, vision and personal reflection. Bratt is married to actress Talisa Soto Bratt. They live in Los Angeles with their two children, Mateo and Sophia.

What interested you in “Snitch”? A few things, actually. I really liked the script. [Director] Ric Waugh happens to be an old friend of mine. We sort of came up to-

gether. His father, the great Fred Waugh, was the stunt coordinator on the first series I ever did, “Nasty Boys.” And Rick, believe it or not, was a kid who happened to be a great stuntman. It was a family business for him and his father and his brother. Since we became friends way back when, I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to come full circle working together again, but in an actor/director relationship. You might look at my part on the page and think, hmm, it’s a little small, and maybe not worth flying to Shreveport three times for just a few days’ worth of work. But the truth of the matter is I was excited to reconnect with him and also to play a part that certainly looms large over the story as a kind of ominous presence of danger, not unlike the role I played in “Traffic.”

When you play a hardcore bad guy like El Topo, is it a different mindset from when you play someone in law enforcement?

One might think so, but, surprisingly, the answer is “No.” I think most law enforcement people would tell you that there’s a very fine line between going one way or the other. On some level, as a career criminal, you’re a soldier. And certainly a police officer also has that soldier’s “us or them” mentality where the delineation between black and white is very clear. My brother-in-law happens to be a detective on the East Coast. Having played a man in uniform several times, it’s always been a fascination for me. And I’ve spent hours talking to him over the years about the mindset of someone on the force, and it’s very clear. There’s no gray area in law enforcement. Evil exists in the world and it must be dealt with. And those on the side of good can feel righteous in their approach to eliminating evil. There’s no ambiguity there. So, in the case of someone like El Topo, it’s not so much that he’s evil, but that the director is very keen to point out that he’s a man, a father,

just as Dwayne Johnson’s character is. He has a job to do. He’s a businessman. Yes, he happens to sell drugs but, at the end of the day, he has to get the job done and take care of his family. I thought that was a unique take on this kind of villain. Although we don’t get to spend much time with him, we get the sense that, yes, he’s capable of a great deal of violence, and yet, he’s just taking care of business.

What message do you think people will take away from “Snitch”? I think the message that resonates most, and definitely the one that resonates with me and my wife as parents, is that there is no length that is too great to go to in order to protect your child. So, it’s fascinating to see how Dwayne Johnson, who is a formidable, mountain of a man, is reduced to feeling powerless when his son is suddenly in danger. It’s very compelling to watch the process Bratt, continued to page 12

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of his coming to terms with what he has to do to get his boy released from jail.

How difficult is it to switch from doing a TV role to a big screen movie role? Which do you prefer? I’d have to say that acting is acting, and that you always want to convey a sense of honesty and authenticity. So, I approach both in a similar way. For me, though, the great joy of doing this film was that there was so much gravi-

tas to my role. In fact, I feel that I do my best work when the stakes are a lot higher, where I play the heavy, like I did in “La Mission,” a movie my brother directed.

Is there a remake of a classic you’d like to do with a role for yourself in mind? I think every actor would like to be in some version of “The Godfather.” So, if they’re doing “Godfather IV,” sign me up. [Laughs]

How has acting changed for you over the years and how have you managed to

mix comedy with drama so successfully? Good question. I think that I was hungrier when I was younger, and it showed in my work on some level. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown a lot more assured about what I’m doing. I call upon my training, my research and my life experience. That’s the good news about getting older. Your life experience really informs the work that you do in front of the camera, and even more so onstage. That comfort level enables an actor to be more at ease. Being a greater risk-taker comes from the experience of taking on roles, and it shows.

Bratt as cartel kingpin Juan Carlos ‘El Topo’ Pintera in action thriller “Snitch.” (Photos courtesy of www.snitch-movie.com)

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Bratt said he enjoyed acting in “Snitch,” as seen above, because “there was so much gravitas” to his role.

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Recently-elected Morehouse Col lege President Dr. John Wilson Jr. (third from left) attended the Morehouse Glee Club’s spr ing concert with other Boston dignitaries at King Chapel on Sunday, Feb. 17. (Brent Clarke photos)

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COMMUNITY Calendar Saturday March 30 The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes The friends of the Fields Corner branch will host a free presentation about how the world has kept Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation alive through movies and television; refreshments will be served. 11am, Fields Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library, 1520 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester. The Mothers of Freedom: A Historic Walk through 19th Century Beacon Hill At 12 noon. Celebrate Women’s History Month by joining rangers from Boston African American National Historic Site on this free Beacon Hill walking tour that highlights the vital role of African American women and their allies in the struggle for social justice and equality in the years preceding the Civil War. The tour will examine the critical role that these women played on the Underground Railroad and in the Abolition Movement, and highlight their contributions to education and community aid and uplift. Tours begin and end in front of the Museum of African American History’s African Meeting House on Smith Court on Beacon Hill. Tours last 60 minutes. The tours are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call 617-742-5415 for more information or visit www. nps.gov/boaf. For more information on The Museum of African American History, please visit www.maah.org. Simmons College/Beacon Press Race, Education and Democracy Lectures Co-sponsored by the Boston and Cambridge Public Schools. Lecturer: Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Chairperson of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Topic: Standing Up for Justice/Creating Opportunity, March 30, 10am – 12pm, Standing Up For Justice: My Life as a Twelve-Year Old Activist in the Birmingham Children’s Crusade; 1–3pm, Educating Achievers in Math, Science and Technology; April 4, 4:30–6pm, Raising a Generation of Achievers in Math, Science, and Technology — It Takes a Village/via SKYPE. For more information and to register, visit www.raceandeduca tion.com. Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston. Contact: Theresa Perry, theresaaperry@ gmail.com; 617-521-2570. Free and open to the public.

Upcoming Vento Chiaro The Boston-based woodwind quintet acclaimed nationally for its technical virtuosity, intrepid take on the classical repertoire, and educational mission will perform a free concert on April 16 at 5pm in Chelsea, MA at Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC),

Chelsea Campus, Community Room. The concert is sponsored by the Free For All Concert Fund, which ensures that all Bostonians have access to high quality classical music in perpetuity.

From North Square to Old North Church: A Paul Revere Walking Tour The Paul Revere House and the Old North Church are pleased to offer a new guided walking tour of North End sites related to Paul Revere, ending with a visit to the church’s bell-ringing chamber and the story of the Midnight Ride. Participants will gain a hands-on understanding of both Revere’s life in the neighborhood and what actually happened on April 18, 1775. Families with children in grades 5-8 are encouraged to attend. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 617-523-2338. $10 Adults, $6 Children (ages 5-17). A self-guided visit to the Revere House is included in the admission price. Tuesday, April 16, 23:30pm. The Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, Boston. Boston Debate League’s (BDL) Public High School Debaters Boston City Councillor Charles C. Yancey and the Boston City Council will host the Boston Debate League’s (BDL) Public High School Debaters on Wednesday, April 17, 5:30-7pm, in the Iannella Chambers on the 5th Floor at Boston City Hall. The debate, which is open to the public, will focus on whether or not the US federal government should increase investment in its transportation infrastructure. Two teams of debaters (one which will argue for increased investment and the other against increased investment) will be judged by a distinguished panel of Boston leaders and former debaters. National Poetry Month: Open Mic Night Thursday, April 18, 5:307:45pm; Showcasing a night of poets and singers. M.C. for the evening is Art Collins. At the Dudley Branch Library, 65 Warren St, Roxbury. Open and free to the public. Call if you want to participate — 617-442-6186. bobrauschenbergamerica Tie a string to something, and see where it takes you. The biggest thing is don’t worry about it. You’re always gonna be moving somewhere … Join us on a kaleidoscopic road trip through an American landscape filled with hopes and dreams, violence, chicken jokes, ill-conceived business ventures, backyard barbeques, and love stories. An invigorating 3-D mash-up of low and high culture inspired by pop artist Robert Rauschenberg, bobrauschenbergamerica romps through an America both actual and mythical with song, dance, and the sheer exhilaration that comes from living in a country where people make up their lives as they go. Along the way, we encounter bathing beauties and

lady truckers, derelicts and wouldbe farmers, lovers, more lovers, and, of course, Mom. April 18 at 8pm, all tickets $1! Tufts University Medford/Somerville Campus. Balch Arena Theater Box Office — 617-627-3493.

Midnight Ride Storytelling Program Find out what really happened on Paul Revere’s ride! Separate the facts from the myths, then retrace Revere’s route from his home to the banks of the Charles River. Participants don hats and carry props as they go, taking on the roles of Paul and Rachel Revere, their children, British soldiers, rowers, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Particularly appropriate for kids in grades K-4. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 617-5232338. $4.50 for each adult and child age 5 and up. Friday, April 19, 10:30am – 12pm. The Paul Revere House, 19 North Square, Boston. Freedom Rising: The 150th Anniversary of The Emancipation Proclamation and African American Military Service in the Civil War In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation several Greater Boston educational, historical and cultural organizations are collaborating to present Freedom Rising: The 150th Anniversary of The Emancipation Proclamation and African American Military Service in the Civil War from May 2-4. Freedom Rising takes place throughout Greater Boston with lectures by Pulitzer PrizeWinning Historian Eric Foner and others, a Symposium focusing on the hemispheric impact of the Emancipation Proclamation, and Roots of Liberty, a performance with special guests Danny Glover, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and author Edwidge Danticat exploring the impact of the Haitian Revolution on the antislavery movement and the Civil War. All events are free and open to the public. No reservations necessary. For more information, to RSVP, or to join a mailing list to keep informed about Freedom Rising, the general public should visit Freedom Rising2013.com. To attend any of the events on May 2-4, please RSVP by April 26.

Ongoing Point and Counterpoint Simmons College presents Point and Counterpoint, an exhibition of paintings and prints by Juan José Barboza-Gubo, Jennifer R. A. Campbell and Sydney Hardin through April 1 8 at the Trustman Art Gallery, located on the fourth floor, Main College Building, 300 the Fenway in Boston. Closed April 15. The exhibit is free and open to the public. “Impressions of the Voyageur” The Multicultural Arts Center will be hosting an exhibition of photography by artist Lucy Cobos titled “Impressions of the Voya-

geur” running through April 5. “Impressions of the Voyageur” is a collection of photographs taken by the artist over a period of two years. During this time she travelled all over Massachusetts photographing hulls of boats guided by the desire to experiment with the abstract images she saw within them. Her odyssey resulted in documentation of a series of distinctive imprints of the hulls. Lucy Cobos graduated from the New England School of Photography. She went on to establish the first photography department at the NBC affiliate station in Boston. For 10 years she created imagery for billboards, media publications, exhibits and animation and received awards from the broadcast design industry for her photography work. She currently lives in Cambridge and works primarily as a commercial portrait photographer. Her interest in fine art portraiture led her to a commission by the Berklee College of Music to photograph faculty jazz musicians. Gallery website: www.multiculturalartscenter.org/ galleries, Artist website: www. lucycobos.com. FREE and open to the public.

Hans Tutschku: Unreal Memories The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University presents Hans Tutschku: Unreal Memories, a sound installation conceived for the rooftop of the building, occurring from through May 29. Specially conceived for the rooftop of the Carpenter Center of the Visual Arts in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the building, Unreal Memories is composed of transformed voices from many different cultures. Original recordings serve as models for computer transformations that create an imaginary intercultural journey, where voices from elsewhere come together. They call us, they celebrate, they open a short sonic window into our busy everyday lives. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge. “Dance with Books” Monday afternoons from 3:30 -5pm, through June. “Dance with Books” gets kids and parents participating in dance, fitness, and literacy activities that include: Dance Games and Improvisations, Dances from Different Countries and Books about Dance. “Dance

with Books” is designed for Ages 4-12. Parents are welcome to participate. The classes are taught by Sharon Shakur, MA, an expert in Dance Education. The Dance Complex located at 536 Mass Ave., Cambridge close to the Red Line “Central Sq” T stop. Contact Ms. Shakur at 323-570-6649; website: www.academyofdance andchoreography.blogspot.com or on Facebook enter in the search box Academy of Dance and Choreography. Price is $10 per child per class. Great news! When the Parent participates too, the fee is still just $10 which includes both Parent and Child. Bonus! Siblings in the same family pay only one $10 fee. Handreach Beatbrigade Drum Circle First Tuesday every month. Handreach Beatbrigade Drum Circle starts up for the fall from 7-9pm. No Charge! Bring a drum! Director Cornell Coley facilitates improvisational drumming, drawing from African and Latin traditions as well as certified drum circle facilitation techniques and healing drum strategies. Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth St., JP. Contact: Cornell Coley www.afrolatin.net. 617-298-1790 cc@afrolatin.net. Families Creating Together Families creating Together is an ongoing free class for children ages 5 and up. Come create art with your children every Tuesday from 3-4pm at the Family Resource Center at 1542 Columbus Ave., Jamaica Plain/Roxbury. Please call 617-522-1018 if you have any questions. Wheelchair accessible. West African Drum class Master Senegalese drummer Mamadou Lynx Ndjaye teaches all level of Djembe drumming. Thursdays from 7:30-9pm. English High School, 144 McBride St., Jamaica Plain. Contact: 617-359-1552 for further information. $10. Toddler Drum Circle Toddler Drum Circle series with Cornell Coley will run every Saturday during the school year. 9:30-10:30am. Songs, stories, puppets, drumming and cultural info! Ages 1 – 4 yrs old! Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth St., Jamaica Plain. Contact: Cornell Coley www.afrola tin.net 617-298-1790 cc@afrola tin.net. Cost: $8, $5 for sibling.

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Tuskegee mayor tells parish to strive for self-sufficiency Banner Staff Johnny Ford, mayor of Tuskegee, Ala., recently spoke at Grace Church of All Nations in Dorchester and pushed a message of progressive public policy, personal social uplift and the importance of community and church relations. “I am glad to be here at Grace Church this morning,” said Ford, the founder of the World Confer-

ence of Mayors and co-chairman of the National Policy Alliance, a consortium of 12,000 elected officials that consults with President Barack Obama. “And I note that this church is open to the community. Many churches are walled in. But this church is open to the community.” Talking for nearly an hour, Ford exhorted the congregation to focus on the importance of

public policy in uplifting the state of African American communities across the country. A minister at the Mount Olive Missionary Church founded by former slave and civil rights advocate Booker T. Washington, Ford also urged the audience of over 600 to strive for racial independence and selfsufficiency. “We can not be satisfied until every American who wants to

work will have an opportunity to work — in particular minorities — because black folk are not lazy,” Ford preached. “We helped to build this country. We don’t want to be on welfare …Welfare is nice for those who need it, but give me a job. We want to work and stand up on our own two feet. Take care of our own family. Give me an opportunity to earn my way in life.” Ford was on a roll. “I want our young people,” he said, “when they walk out of college, to say to America ‘Move out my way. I don’t want you to give me anything. I’ll get it for myself.’ I want our young people to say that ‘I am not going to stand around on the street corners of America, throwing my big

Elected and appointed officials appear at Grace Church of All Nations recently for a Sunday service focusing on social justice. (L to R) Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins, Dorchester Juvenile Court Judge Leslie Harris, Retired Roxbury District Judge Milton Wright, Retired Chief U.S. Federal Judge Joyce London Alexander Ford, Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford and Archbishop A. Livingston Foxworth of Grace Church (above). (Kevin Peterson photo)

black fist up in the air with nothing in my fist, nothing in my head and nothing in my pockets.’ We want our rightful place in this society.” Ford admonished the congregation to focus on preserving past political victories, including the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Earlier this month, Ford explained, “We marched from Selma to Montgomery commemorating the 48th anniversary … of that march. At the same time that we were marching, the United States Supreme Court was considering the Voting Rights Act in terms of whether or not they should strike [it] down. “Were it not for … the Voting Rights Act, I could not stand here as mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama. And so we must not be satisfied with being on the mountaintop. We must still cross one more river. We must cross the river and make sure that the Voting Rights Act is extended and maintained.” A super delegate for President Barack Obama last year, Ford encouraged the congregation to press for progressive public policy and get involved in community building. “We have elected Barack Obama as president of the United States of America,” Ford said. “And we are proud of that. But we can’t be satisfied with that. Still there is work to be done in this country. And the president can’t do all for us, we must join with him and do it ourselves and move our country forward.” Ford was speaking as a participant in Grace’s 50th anniversary. Other speakers will include former Ambassador Charles Stith, Morehouse President Emeritus Dr. Robert Franklin and Reverend Jeremiah Wright.

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Descendants of abolitionist giants and the first black northern Civil War troops attended the recent opening of Museum of African American History’s exhibit, Freedom Rising. At the event, Boston Postmaster James J. Holland unveiled the new Emancipation stamp and presented commemorative plaques (front, L to R): Holland; Frances and Harold Pratt, descendant of Norwood Penrose Hallowell, Massachusetts 54th regiment second-in-command; Winifred Monroe Howard, granddaughter of Henry A. Monroe, Massachusetts 54th drummer boy; Edith Griffin, (descendant of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison; Sharon Lucas, Mrs. Howard’s niece; Frank Garrison; Edith Walker, descendant of abolitionist John J. Smith; and Faith Lucas, Mrs. Howard’s great niece. Behind the descendants were renowned historian Dr. Lois Brown, executive director Beverly Morgan Welch, event co-host Frieda Garcia and State Rep. Byron Rushing. (Photo courtesy of Museum of African American History)

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He was convinced that the teachings and training of “the best mother that ever lived” had been the “foundation stone” upon which his success was built. Benjamin graduated from the Sherwin Grammar and English High schools and was president of the Sherwin School Association. His chosen calling was to become an attorney; thus, he attended Boston University School of Law and graduated in 1894. He and 58 other proficient young men — including African American Curtis J. Wright — were formally admitted to the Massachusetts Bar on Aug. 6, 1894. He took the oath that day as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. of the Supreme Judicial Court presided. Benjamin desired working for a first-class law firm for a year or two but found available positions few and far between and entirely without compensation. His mother must have taught him a valuable lesson in self-reliance. In 1914, he wrote, “With a loan of 20 dollars, a desk, and a couple of chairs as office equipment, I started out, and have remained in the same building but in larger quarters to the present time.” Benjamin set up his law office at 34 School St. in Boston in 1894, where it remained for more than 20 years. One month after his admission to the bar, he advertised his law practice in The Woman’s Era — the magazine of African American journalist Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin. Benjamin handled both civil and criminal cases, but the criminal matters comprised only a small part of his caseload. Nonetheless, the criminal cases were always more conspicuous to the general public. In 1896, he gained admission to the United States Supreme Court Bar, and he eventually became sole counsel to many large firms, corporations and business associations. Making and keeping three resolutions enabled Benjamin to enjoy a successful legal career. First, he never solicited work or patronage. “It must come unsought on my part,” he insisted. Most of his clientele came from the ranks of strangers. Second, he vowed to give each client his best work and his best judgment, even if the latter meant dissuading that client from litigating. And finally, he showed loyalty to his clients and to the ethics of his profession.

Oddly enough, at that time, a large part of Benjamin’s business came to him through a Southern white man who had resided in Boston, and whose friendship he found invaluable. A South End leader, Benjamin was most active in public affairs as a member of the Ward 18 Republican Committee. On Aug. 13, 1896, he spoke at a rally at the Ebenezer Baptist Church to ratify the nomination of William McKinley and Garret Hobart as the Republican Party ticket for president and vice president of the United States. McKinley and Hobart were elected to their respective offices, but tragically, both died while in office.

Benjamin had political ambitions. He was nominated several times as a Republican Party candidate for the Boston Common Council and the House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for state representative from the Eighteenth Suffolk District on Nov. 2, 1897. Three years later, at a meeting held at Young’s Hotel, a special committee of 25 — one member from each of the 25 city wards being present — cast a total of 227 votes in his favor, selecting him as the party candidate from the Eighteenth Ward for the Boston School Board. Again, however, he lost the election.

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Series March 30, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. A Lecture by Professor Yusuf Nuruddin “Blacks in the White House”

April 11, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. A Lecture by Professor Jemadari Kamara & Professor Tony Van Der Meer “A Dual Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X”

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Benjamin and Miss Minnie K. Skanks of Massachusetts announced their wedding engagement in the “Table Gossip” section of the Boston Sunday Globe on Dec. 20, 1896. The couple married in 1899 and rented a home at 23 Westminster St. In April of that same year, she gave birth to their daughter, Mildred. Edgar Benjamin and African American attorneys Clement G. Morgan and Clifford H. Plummer defended Boston Guardian editor William Monroe Trotter, Martin Granville and Bernard Charles on Aug. 5, 1903, after each had been charged with creating a disturbance at a meeting in the Columbus Avenue A.M.E. Zion Church on July 30, at which Booker T. Washington was guest speaker. In 1914, Benjamin expressed his views concerning Boston’s black men. He said, “The Negro asks, insists, and only wants his manhood rights. He is content to have the same reward and the same punishment meted out to him as to a white man.” Benjamin pointed out the crucial but often ignored connection between employment discrimination and crime. “True, there is prejudice, and [a black man] is barred from most all employments,” he said, “and yet is expected to be as law-abiding as a white man.” Benjamin observed, “The difficulties in meeting this requirement are great, but still the Boston Negro is making a creditable showing, is increasing and prospering.” In one of his more interesting cases, he successfully defended Rev. Cassius A. Ward against the charge of being an imposter. Rev. Ward served as pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, having been its minister for nearly 12 years. He

had been arrested and charged with illegally performing a marriage ceremony. Certain foes in his flock — those opposed to his administration — insisted that he was not a regular ordained minister of the gospel but had been defrocked. On the charge Rev. Ward pled not guilty. Benjamin tried the case before Judge J. Albert Brackett in Boston Municipal Criminal Court on Nov. 23, 1916. A packed courtroom, mostly black people, anxiously awaited the outcome of the trial. After hearing all the evidence and the closing arguments of Benjamin and the prosecutor, Judge Brackett determined that Rev. Ward had been regularly ordained. Seeing no proof that he was ever defrocked, the judge released the reverend. By 1920, Benjamin and his wife, Minnie, had divorced, and he and his daughter, Mildred — then 20 years old — had moved to 52 Fenwood Road in Roxbury, where his oldest sister, Charlotte “Lottie” Sampson, and his mother, Eliza, also lived. In 1922, Benjamin established the South End Co-operative Bank and served as its president. He founded the Resthaven Home as well in 1927 and donated it to the community as a charitable corporation, with the aim of providing a residence for the elderly “without regard to race, creed or color.” Renamed the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center in 1995, the facility is located atop Mission Hill at 120 Fisher Ave. in Boston. In 2012, the center employed 220 staff members, including two doctors and dozens of nurses and rehab professionals. More than 80 percent of its employees were people of color. Edgar P. Benjamin died a centenarian in February 1972.

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Housing:

Education:

I believe that housing is a critical component of strengthening our communities. As a State Representative for the past eight years, I’ve worked with families facing foreclosure and helped them to keep their homes, which is important because strong families make for strong communities. I’ve worked on legislation and initiatives to prevent foreclosures and protect affordable housing for residents.

Education is paramount — it’s everything. I’m a State Representative because my parents stressed education. Some of our schools do very well, but we need to improve the education system in the City of Boston. We need to tackle every component and not just elementary, middle and high schools but higher education as well. In 2010, the Legislature worked on education reform and allowed the City of Boston to capture $250 million in federal funds for Race to The Top incentives for its 12 failing schools. I filed an amendment that allowed them to immediately access those funds. Ultimately, though, we have to recognize that the burden can’t just fall on teachers. The community has to step up along with our elected officials and administration. I support Gov. [Deval] Patrick’s initiative around community colleges to offer training that prepares people to go into the workforce. We also need to cherish schools like the University of Massachusetts Boston, because they’ve done incredible work under Chancellor Keith Motley with the development of some of their state-of-the-art facilities.

Healthcare:

State Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry.

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“I’ve also known her for probably 15 or 20 years — a long time — and I’ve found her to be a very honest and capable person with enthusiasm for the people she represents,” Walczak added. “She’s aligned with a lot of what I believe in with respect to government.” The following are Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry’s views on a variety of issues:

I’m proud to say that in Massachusetts, about 94 percent of residents have health care. I supported the healthcare cost containment bill because it was imperative that we figure out how to bring down spiraling costs, and I sponsored an amendment that allows small businesses to save money by reducing their fair share assessments by not counting employees who already have qualifying insurance from another source. This is big, because it’s all about protecting our small businesses. I’m also very proud of the establishment of the Food Policy Council, which I introduced and sponsored with Rep. Steve Kulik, because it supports local agriculture with food production, distribution and sale, and looks at ways that we can get healthier foods into our schools and communities.

Business And Economic Development : It has been an honor to be House

LEGALS

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND CHRISTOPHER N. REEVES PLAINTIFF, VS. LAKEESHA A. KELLY DEFENDANT LAKEESHA A. KELLY

When I came into office in the 2005 special election, I had the opportunity to support equal marriage, or civil rights, because that’s really what it is. I was happy to be able to take a vote to ensure the preservation of civil rights for all people regardless of their gender, race, age or sexual orientation and I will continue to do so in the state Senate.

Dorchester Seat vs. South Boston Seat: First of all, the 1st Suffolk Senate seat does not belong to any one certain community. It is the seat of all

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

rates are listed in the contract form portion of specification book.

WITNESS, Hon. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 18, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

Each general bid must be secured by an accompanying deposit of 5% of the total bid amount, including all alternates, in the form of a bid bond, in cash, a certified, treasurer's, or cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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

Docket No. SU13D0386DR

Eugenio Bonilla

vs.

Maritza Leon

Mariel Coronado

vs.

Daniel Tejeda

The bidding documents may be examined at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Bid Room, One Ashburton Place, 16th Floor, Room 1610, Boston, MA 02108 Tel (617) 727-4003. Copies may be obtained by depositing a company check, treasurer's check, cashier's check, bank check or money order in the sum of $30.00 payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No personal checks or cash will be accepted as deposits. Refunds will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or before APRIL 30, 2013 (ten business days after the opening of General Bids) otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Commonwealth.

To the Defendant:

WE DO NOT MAIL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage pursuant to G.L. c. 208, Section 1 B.

Messenger and other types of pick-up and delivery services are the agents of the bidder and the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance assumes no responsibility for delivery or receipt of the documents. Bidders are encouraged to take advantage of a rotating credit plans and specifications deposit program initiated by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance to encourage the easy accessibility of documents to contractors.

The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Eugenio Bonilla, 69 Beacon St #1, Allston, MA 02134 your answer, if any, on or before 05/16/2013. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

Docket No. SU13D0267DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 1, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

Designer:

DCAMM One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108

Carole Cornelison COMMISSIONER

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TRANSPORTATION BUILDING 10 PARK PLAZA BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116-3975 NOTICE TO BIDDERS

To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under G.L. c. 208, Section 1 B. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Mariel Coronado, 25 Orlando St, Mattapan, MA 02126 your answer, if any, on or before 05/02/2013. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: February 15, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

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

partnerships. I want to strengthen public education and economic opportunity for everyone, not just some of the people. I want to work on issues like domestic violence and drug abuse in all of our neighborhoods, not just some of them. I have 17 years in the public sector and I have relationships across the district. I’ve worked with Senator Jack Hart to bring resources to Mattapan and he’s worked with me to bring resources to South Boston. I look forward to traveling across the district and asking for the vote.

O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 05/30/2013.

TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action; the nature being sought is for an absolute divorce.

ROGER R. COMPTON Attorney at Law 5311 Raeford Road P.O. Box 42836 Fayetteville, NC 28309 (910) 424-6393

“I want to strengthen public education and economic opportunity for everyone, not just some of the people.” — Linda Forry

LEGALS

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing

You are required to make a defense to such pleading not later than forty (40) days after the first publication of this notice being March 28, 2013, and upon your failure to do so, the Plaintiff seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

of the people in the communities of Dorchester, South Boston, Mattapan and Hyde Park. I am going to represent all of the people of the district and I look forward to knocking on doors from South Boston, to Dorchester, to Mattapan and Hyde Park. I’m a person who reaches across cultural, ethnic, religious and economic lines to build coalitions and

Equal Marriage/Civil Rights:

LEGALS

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO: 13 CVD 2215

TO:

Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business for Speaker [Robert] DeLeo. Small businesses are the economic backbone of our state. When the recession came, they kept people employed. It was the big businesses that were laying people off. They’re also deeply connected to neighborhoods and communities. That’s why it was important for me to tackle the issue of healthcare costs that were choking small businesses and work to expand their access to capital and credit. We’re working on the final pieces of the “one-stop shop” for Massachusetts entrepreneurs and small business owners who are seeking out business counseling services or technical assistance but don’t have the time to come to us.

Docket No. SU13A0027AD In the matter of Takyi D'Moni Foster CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6

To any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth. A petion has been presented to said court by Tiffany Foster of Dorchester, MA, Jaqueline Wingo, of Dorchester, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to Ta'Kyi D'Moni Foster. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CLASSIFIED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE (DCAMM) Sealed proposals submitted on a form furnished by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) and clearly identified as a bid, endorsed with the name and address of the bidder, the project and contract number, will be received at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance, One Ashburton Place, 16th Floor, Room 1610, Boston, MA 02108, no later than the date and time specified and will forthwith be publicly opened and read aloud. General Bids before 2:00 PM:

APRIL 16, 2013

The Category of Work is:

M.G.L. Ch.30, 39M

Mass. State Project No.

CTR1301 Contract No. DC1

Comptroller Carpet Project, 9th Floor, One Ashburton Place Boston, Massachusetts E.C.C: $95,053 This project is scheduled for 28 calendar days to substantial completion and in general includes: The project scope is to remove and dispose of existing carpet tile and install new carpet tile and one exit border. System furniture not to be dismantled. Lift all existing system furniture, as well as, move loose furniture and files as needed to perform the work. All work is to be performed during off-hours (nights after 5:00 PM & weekends beginning at 7:00 AM). Pre-bid site walkthrough held in reception area of room 900 on 9th floor of McCormack Building on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 10:00 AM, contact: Alinda Bostick at 617-727-8000 x822. Minimum rates of wages to be paid on the project have been determined by the Director of the Department of Labor Standards under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27H. Wage

Sealed bids for MBTA Contract No. G67CN03, FITCHBURG COMMUTER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS TRACK, CIVIL AND SIGNAL PROJECT, SOMERVILLE TO FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT VALUE -$59,990,000 (CLASS 1GENERAL TRANSIT - $59,990,000, CLASS 3 - TRACK- $13,284,00, CLASS 6A – TRANSIT SIGNALING - $15,973,000) will be received by the Director of Contract Administration at the Contract Administration Office, 6th Floor, Room 6720, Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116-3975, until two o'clock (2:00 p.m.) on April 23, 2013. Immediately thereafter, in a designated room, the Bids will be opened and read publicly. Work on the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line will consist of improvements to the existing track alignment, construction of new tracks through select segments, new or improved interlockings, a second track through South Acton Station area, a new train control signal system, replacement of Automatic Grade Crossing Warning Systems (AGCWS), upgrade of existing at-grade highway crossing track and roadway surfaces, the retirement of portions of the existing train control signal systems and AGCWS and the demolition of select existing turnouts, crossovers and track segments as indicated. These improvements will be made while the existing commuter line service and freight line service continues to function. The DBE goal is 16%. This Contract is subject to a financial assistance Contract between the MBTA and the Federal Transit Administration of U.S. Department of Transportation. FTA Participation is 50 percent. Additional information and instructions on how to submit a bid are available at http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/current_solicitations/ On behalf of the MBTA, thank you for your time and interest in responding to this Notice to Bidders Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Beverly A. Scott, Ph.D. MBTA General Manager and Rail and Transit Administrator Richard A. Davey MassDOT Secretary and CEO March 22, 2013

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LEGALS MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1237-C2, HVAC IMPROVEMENTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

LEGALS This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor's Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.

Sealed filed sub bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY APRIL 10, 2013, immediately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub bids will be opened and read publicly.

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.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE MASSPORT BRIEFING ROOM - LOGAN AIRPORT, SECOND FLOOR OLD TERMINAL BUILDING (DEPARTURES LEVEL TERMINAL C – OPPOSITE PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICES), EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02128-2909, AT 2:00 P.M. TUESDAY APRIL 2, 2013, A SITE WALK WILL FOLLOW AT 3:00 P.M.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Individuals planning to attend the site walk will be required to have Temporary Visitor Passes in order to access all areas of the walk. To arrange for a TVP, contact Cindy Monahan at 617-568-5978 no later than 10:00 A.M. on Monday April 1. Be prepared to provide her with name, date of birth, ID information and name of Company. Badges are to be picked up at the Badge Office located at Terminal C prior to the briefing. Arrive at the Badge Office, (Ground Floor - Arrivals Level Terminal C) to pick up your TVP at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday April 2, 2013. The work includes:

GENERAL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS and ELECTRICAL filed-sub bid with TELECOMMUNICATIONS

A.) CHILLED WATER SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS, INCLUDING: 1.

REWORK CHW PIPING AND REMOVE CHW PUMPS IN SELECTED LOCATIONS

INSTALL CHW CONTROL VALVES

INSTALL VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES ON PUMPS AND COOLING TOWER FANS

CHILLED WATER BALANCING FOR SELECTED SYSTEMS

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEM INTERFACE FOR SELECTED SYSTEMS

B.) STEAM TRAP, STATION REPLACEMENT IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS C.) INSTALL FLOW AND ENERGY METERS AND COMMUNICATIONS TIEIN

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. AP1316-C1, FY13-15 AUTHORITYWIDE TERM DOOR REPLACEMENT, BOSTON, BEDFORD AND WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly. NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013. The work includes PROVISION OF ALL EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, LABOR AND SUPERVISION NECESSARY TO REPLACE MANUAL PASSAGE DOORS AT ALL MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY FACILITIES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS OVER A TWO (2) YEAR PERIOD. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013. Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority's Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of DOORS AND WINDOWS. The estimated contract cost is ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($175,000).

LEGALS Units; Providing Downpayment Assistance to Income-eligible Homebuyers; Providing Tenant-based Rental Assistance to Target Populations; Assisting Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to both Create Rental and Homeownership housing units. Current proposed CDBG projects in Haverhill include: Social Service Projects, Public Improvements, such as Sidewalk and Park Improvements in the federally designated inner city Target Area neighborhoods; Housing Rehabilitation for low to moderate income homeowners as well as organizations serving low to moderate income populations; Code Enforcement; Program Administration; Abandoned Properties and Economic Development activities. Current Proposed CDBG projects in Peabody include Social Service Activities, Housing Rehabilitation Projects, and Economic Development Activities. An electronic copy of the Consortium’s 2013 Action plan is available at www. peabody-ma.gov, and has been forwarded to each member community, and is available for public inspection at their Community Development/Planning Departments. The document can also be accessed at many of the regions’ anti-poverty, housing, and elder service organizations. A copy of the City of Peabody 2013 Action Plan will also be available online and at the Community Development & Planning Department of the City of Peabody, City Hall, 24 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA during normal business hours. The public comment period will begin on Thursday, April 11, 2013 and will end on Monday, May 12, 2013. During this time, two Public Hearings will be held to invite comment on the draft document at the following locations: Thursday April 11th at 11:00 a.m. at Haverhill City Hall – Room 301 – 4 Summer Street, Haverhill; and on Thursday, April 11th at 5:00 p.m. at Peabody City Hall, Lower Level Conference Room, 24 Lowell Street, Peabody. (Both of these locations are accessible) Citizens, all interested parties, representatives from the Consortium’s member communities, and nonprofit providers are urged to participate in these hearings. Written comments are also encouraged, and may be addressed, on or before May 12 2013, to: For Peabody and the NSHC: The Department of Community Development, City Hall, 24 Lowell Street, Peabody, Massachusetts 01960/ FAX (978) 538-5987/e-mail addresses: lisa.greene@peabody-ma.gov or stacey.bernson@peabody-ma.gov/ or for the City of Haverhill: Andrew Herlihy, Division Director, 4 Summer Street, Room 309, Haverhill, MA 01830/ Fax: 978/374-2332 e-mail: aherlihy@ cityofhaverhill.com.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. AP1317-C1, FY13-15 AUTHORITYWIDE TERM CAULKING/SEALANT REPAIRS, BOSTON, BEDFORD AND WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly. NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013.

D.) PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT METER REPORTING E.) REPLACE PIPE INSULATION IN SELECTED LOCATIONS F.) 480 VAC & 120 VAC BRANCH CIRCUITS TO SUPPORT MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND METERS G.) UPGRADE BAS SYSTEM GRAPHICS Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY MARCH 28, 2013 Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority's Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. The estimated contract cost is $2,300,000.00 (TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS). In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Sub-bidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal. Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer's or a cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION DOLLARS). 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 IIB, Special Provisions for complete details. Filed sub bids will be required and taken on the following class of work: ELECTRICAL The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub bid of any sub trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids. This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than TEN PERCENT (10%) 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.

Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44J inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer's or a cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $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. No filed sub bids will be required for this contract. This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor's Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000. Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Notice of Public Hearings and Public Comment Period The City of Peabody and the City of Haverhill, in cooperation with the North Shore HOME Consortium, an organization comprised of thirty cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley and the North Shore, are seeking public comment on their Draft Action Plans for Federal Fiscal Year 2013. The City of Peabody, the City of Haverhill, and the Consortium are hoping to receive feedback on these documents from interested parties regarding 1.) The use of HOME funds for the development of affordable housing in the North Shore HOME Consortium region in the coming year; and 2.) The use of CDBG funds to assist low and moderate income persons in the City of Peabody and the City of Haverhill in the coming year. The Consortium’s communities include: Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Georgetown, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury and Wilmington. The activities proposed with HOME funds include: Creating Affordable Rental Housing; Rehabilitating Existing Housing Stock & Removing Physical Barriers for People who are Disabled; Creating Affordable Homeownership Housing

The work includes PROVISION OF ALL EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, LABOR AND SUPERVISION NECESSARY TO REPLACE MANUAL PASSAGE DOORS AT ALL MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY FACILITIES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS OVER A TWO (2) YEAR PERIOD. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013. Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority's Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of WATERPROOFING. The estimated contract cost is THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($350,000). Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44J inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer's or a cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION DOLLARS). 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. No filed sub bids will be required for this contract. This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor's Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246). The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000. Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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LEGALS MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L810-C1, REHABILITATE TAXIWAYS B ‘NORTH’ AND L AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS 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 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the proposal will be opened and read publicly. NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 9:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013 The work includes PAVEMENT MILLING, WARM MIX ASPHALT PAVING, BITUMINOUS CRACK REPAIRS, SLURRY SEAL, PAVEMENT MARKINGS, DUCT BANK INSTALLATION, TAXIWAY CENTERLINE AND EDGE LIGHT ADJUSTMENTS, AND CONVERSION OF TAXIWAY EDGE FIXTURES FROM ELEVATED TO SEMI-FLUSH. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013 Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority's Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. The estimated contract cost is $8.2 MILLION A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $10,000,000. 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.

LEGALS This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in Article 84 of the 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).

LEGALS General Bids before 2:00 PM:

Every General Bidder must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance for the category of work and for no less than the bid price plus all add alternates of this project. The Category of Work is:

GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.

Mass. State Project No.

TRC1207 Contract No. FC1

A Contractor having fifty (50) or more employees and his subcontractors having fifty (50) or more employees who may be awarded a subcontract of $50,000 or more will, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the contract commencement, be required to develop a written affirmative action compliance program for each of its establishments.

And the following Sub-Bids: Miscellaneous & Ornamental Iron, Roofing & Flashing

Compliance Reports - Within thirty (30) days of the award of this Contract the Contractor shall file a compliance report (Standard Form [SF 100]) if: (a)

The Contractor has not submitted a complete compliance report within twelve (12) months preceding the date of award, and

(b)

The Contractor is within the definition of “employer” in Paragraph 2c(3) of the instructions included in SF100.

The contractor shall require the subcontractor on any first tier subcontracts, irrespective of the dollar amount, to file SF 100 within thirty (30) days after the award of the subcontracts, if the above two conditions apply. SF 100 will be furnished upon request. SF 100 is normally furnished Contractors annually, based on a mailing list currently maintained by the Joint Reporting Committee. In the event a contractor has not received the form, he may obtain it by writing to the following address: Joint Reporting Committee 1800 G Street Washington, DC 20506 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

TRC-Woburn District Court- Exterior Improvements Woburn, Massachusetts

E.C.C: $885,000 This project is scheduled for 135 calendar days to substantial completion and in general includes: The project includes, but is not limited to, replacing main entrance ramp, complete with handicap accessibility; repair and restore existing stairs at main entrance; replace existing entrances to building; renovate existing interior spaces of public toilet rooms; replace sloped area of roof; and gutter work. Project location: Woburn District Court, Woburn, Massachusetts. Pre-bid meeting April 3, 2013, @10:00 AM at Woburn District Court, 30 Pleasant Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, (meet at front of courthouse) contact Jason Penney at 617-727-4030 x543. Minimum rates of wages to be paid on the project have been determined by the Commissioner of the Division of Occupational Safety under the provisions of Sections 26 and 27, Chapter 149 of the General Laws. Wage rates are listed in the contract form portion of specification book. Each general bid and sub-bid proposal must be secured by an accompanying deposit of 5% of the total bid amount, including all alternates, in the form of a bid bond, in cash, a certified, treasurer's, or cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The bidding documents may be examined at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Bid Room, One Ashburton Place, 16th Floor, Room 1610, Boston, MA 02108 Tel (617) 727-4003. Copies may be obtained by depositing a company check, treasurer's check, cashier's check, bank check or money order in the sum of $50.00 payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No personal checks or cash will be accepted as deposits. Refunds will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or before MAY 14, 2013 (ten business days after the opening of General Bids) otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Commonwealth. WE DO NOT MAIL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Messenger and other type of pick-up and delivery services are the agents of the bidder and the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance assumes no responsibility for delivery or receipt of the documents. Bidders are encouraged to take advantage of a rotating credit plans and specifications deposit program initiated by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance to encourage the easy accessibility of documents to contractors. Designer:

This contract is subject to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than 10% of the Contract be performed by disadvantaged 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.

APRIL 30, 2013

Sub-Bids before 12:00 Noon:

APRIL 12, 2013

*Every Filed Sub-Bidder must submit a valid Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility with its bid and must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance in the category of sub-bid work for which they bid.

AKAL Engineering, Inc. 44A Central Street, Unit #4 Berlin, MA 01503

Carole Cornelison COMMISSIONER

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WOLLASTON MANOR 91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

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A senior/disabled/ handicapped community 0 BR units = $1,027/mo 1 BR units = $1,101/mo All utilities included.

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Parker Hill Apartments

Wellfleet Apartments Fred Bell Way, Wellﬂeet, MA

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Wellfleet Apartments are currently fully occupied; however, a waiting list has been established. Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Wellfleet Apartments are subsidized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service, Barnstable County HOME Funds and MA Department of Housing and Community Development HOME funds. Residents pay a designated percentage of their income for rent.

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AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

If there are an insufﬁcient number of eligible household applicants whose income is 50% or less than the established median family income of the area, second priority is provided to eligible household applicants whose family income does not exceed 80% of the established median family income for the area:

5 AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AFFORDABLE FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Ava Estates 90 Rangeway Road Billerica, Massachusetts 01862

at Wyndbrook at Tyngsborough (55+) 169 Westford Road, Tyngsborough TO BE SOLD BY LOTTERY TO ELIGIBLE HOMEBUYERS

Household Size

Income Limits

Household Size

Income Limits

(5) 2-Bed, 2-1/2 Bath Units $185,300 2080 apprx sf

1 person

$45,500

4 persons

$65,000

2 persons

$52,000

5 persons

$70,200

Maximum Income:

3 persons

$58,500

Four two-bedroom townhomes featuring one and one half-bath, one-car attached garage, deck, 1,550 square feet $169,100 New construction Buyers will be selected by lottery. In order to qualify, total household income cannot exceed the following maximum income limits per household size: One person household: $45,100 Two person household: $51,550 Three person household: $58,000

Four person household $64,400 Five person household: $69,600 Six person household: $ 74,750

Household Asset Limit of $75,000

1 Person - $45,100

An informational meeting will be held at the Billerica Public Library, 25 Concord Road, Billerica at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2013.

3 Persons - $58,000

For applications and information, contact: Community Development Corp, 3 Main Street Mercantile, #7, Eastham, MA 02642, 508-240-7873, ext 17 or TTD 1- 800-439-0183. Or on the web at www.capecdp.org

2 Persons - $51,550 4 Persons - $64,400 Other Restrictions apply Info Session: Tyngsborough Town Hall, 4/24, 6-8PM Applications at: Tyngsborough Town Hall, 25 Bryants Lane Tyngsborough Public Library, 25 Bryants Lane Or Write To: JTE Realty Associates, P. O. Box 955, No. Andover, Ma. 01845 Or Call: 978-258-3492 Or e-mail: wyndbrook@jterealtyassociates.com MAILING ADDRESS MUST BE PROVIDED Deadline for Completed Application Received by 5/21/2013

To request an application and information packet, contact: Housing Resource Group, LLC at 781.820.8797 or visit the Billerica Public Library, 25 Concord Road Completed applications must be returned to the: Housing Resource Group, LLC Four Raymond Street Lexington, MA 02421 postmarked by May 25, 2013.

Income Limits

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James M. Salah Family Housing at Cheriton Heights

Senior Aﬀordable Housing Rental Opportunity 18 Cheriton Road – West Roxbury – Massachusetts - 02132

Applications may be picked up in person at… Cheriton Grove Apartments 20 Cheriton Road, West Roxbury, Ma. 02132

On the following dates 04/8/2013 to 04/22/2013 Mon. thru Friday (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) 4/8/2013 & 4/9/2013 Mon. & Tues. (6:00 PM to 8:00 PM) 04/13/2013 Saturday (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM) or via the mail by calling Cheriton Grove Apartments 617-325-1913.

Information Sessions Wednesday April 10, 2013, 1:00 PM The Community Builders 3rd Floor Conference Room 95 Berkeley Street, Boston, Ma. 02116 Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 1:00 PM Cheriton Grove Apartments Community Room 20 Cheriton Rd. West Roxbury Massachusetts, 02132 Attendance is encouraged but not required.

# of Units

#of BRs

Rent

% of AMI

30% of adjusted income

50%

# in HH

30% AMI

50% AMI

60% AMI

$1,062

60%

$19,850

$33,050

$39,660

30% of adjusted income

30%

$22,650

$37,800

$45,360

Sec.8 households are encouraged to apply. Rents at payment standard. Rent & income limits based on HUD guidelines and subject to change. Selection by lottery. Use and Occupancy restrictions apply NOTE: This property is a smoke free facility

2013 income limits

Deadline for applications: 4/29/2013 Completed applications may be returned to Cheriton Grove at the above dates and times or mail applications postmarked by 4/29/2013 to: Cheriton Grove Apartments 20 Cheriton Road West Roxbury, Ma. 02132

Reasonable Accommodations will be provided upon verbal or written request for persons with disabilities.

Applicants must be 62 years of age or older at time of occupancy. Preference for City of Boston residents for up to 70% of the units. The development has a CBH set-aside for 5 units for persons with disabilities living in institutions or at risk of institutionalization. Preference for 1 barrier-free unit to households who require wheelchair access. Preference for displaced and homeless households.

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RESIDENT ENGINEER Resident Project Representative for construction observation of bridge, roadway and utility construction. A minimum of 10 years of construction engineering experience in these fields and familiarity with NHDOT material specifications and testing requirements a must. BSCE or Associates Degree preferred. High School Diploma and NHDOT Local Public Agency (LPA) Certification or ability to obtain required. Survey experience a plus. (Career Code MJL10313)

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highly-motivated, optimistic individual with 1-3 years property management or real estate experience to join our Housing Relocation Division immediately. The successful candidate has excellent interpersonal, communication and organization skills, is customer service oriented, works well as part of a team conducting meetings, interviews and completing paperwork with residents. Maintains a professional respectful demeanor, adhering to strict confidentiality policies in execution of all job activities with clients, staff contract vendors, resident groups, co-workers, etc. Experience desired in conducting recertification, processing application, rent collections, and apartment inspections. Working knowledge of federal state and local housing laws A+. Excellent Microsoft Word and Excel skills. Available to work flexible hours. Must have a valid driver’s license and own transportation. Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER For Design/Build construction of large roadway, bridge, and utility construction projects. A minimum of 8 to 10 years of construction engineering experience is required. BSCE, Vermont P.E. and familiarity with VTrans material speciﬁcations and testing requirements a must. Survey experience a plus. (Career Code JAO10313) Please send resume citing career code to: HOYLE, TANNER & ASSOCIATES, INC., 150 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101 or via e-mail to jhann@hoyletanner.com or by fax to 603-669-4168. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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enthusiastic, organized, professional individual to oversee and provide service coordination for the residents of a large, scattered-site, HUD multifamily apartment community located in neighborhoods throughout Boston. Through education and referral, the Service Coordinator will support residents by assessing needs and linking residents and community members to local service providers. Implementation of educational opportunities, promoting health, well-being, employment training, cultural enrichment activities for youth and families, to encourage development and support of meaningful engagement between building residents and residents of the surrounding community. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree in social work, gerontology, psychology or related field is preferable; a college degree is fully acceptable. Individuals without a degree but with appropriate work experience will be considered for hire. Other essential qualifications include but are not limited to: • Organizational and budgeting skills; • Excellent oral and written communication skills required, including experience in intergenerational communication. Bilingual communication a plus; • Work experience in conflict resolution and mediation; • Strong computer skills and knowledge of MS Office and Excel spreadsheets are essential. The position is full-time. The successful candidate must possess a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and have the ability to work flexible hours. At The Cruz Companies, we offer a competitive salary and great beneﬁts package. Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume and cover letter to: success@cruzcompanies.com STRICTLY NO TELEPHONE CALLS, MAIL OR FAX INQUIRIES!

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