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Report: Wages lagging behind living expenses Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil

President Barack Obama delivered remarks during the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., on May 19. In his speech, Obama recalled personal experiences, touched on the legacies of men such as Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington and implored graduates to “be a good role model and set a good example” for the community. (Photo courtesy of the White House)

Thomas Flint, former trial court officer, seeks justice Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil One thousand, two hundred and ninety-four days: That’s how long it will have taken Thomas Flint to get justice.

Flint, 45, is a former court officer who, in 2009, was fired from the Massachusetts Trial Court for allegedly getting into a verbal altercation with another court officer. Suspecting racial discrimination, the 20-year veteran of the courts took his case to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and in 2011, received a “probable cause” ruling backing his version of the story. Next month, starting June 3, Flint goes to a public hearing to determine a settlement against the Trial Court.

“In dealing with this struggle, days turned into months, and months turned into years of pain and tears,” Flint says. “I relied on just knowing that one day the truth would get out there.”

New evidence supports Flint’s claims. In an April deposition, Thomas Connolly, director of security for the Trial Court, confirmed irregularities in Flint’s firing and treatment on the job.

When a white, junior court officer accused Flint of yelling at him and talking behind his back, their immediate superior, the regional assistant director of security, looked into the matter and deemed it a “personality conflict.” Connolly, however, refused to drop the matter and set up a

disciplinary hearing for Flint. But Connolly’s investigation included no witnesses to the incident — even though there were several — ignoring Flint’s request that they be heard. Instead, Connolly wholly accepted the junior court officer’s version of the events; as he said in his deposition, “I found him at the hearing to be forthright and his mannerisms — I found him more credible.” Then, Connolly fired Flint.

Even if Flint, an African American, is guilty of yelling at his colleague, his termination raises significant questions, since several white court officers were not let go after committing far more serious offenses. According to Connolly, Flint, continued to page 18

chusetts Economic Independence Index 2013,” also shows that the An estimated four out of 10 cost of living has been steadily two-parent households in Mas- rising over the past three years, sachusetts aren’t earning enough while wages have dipped. Since to make ends meet, according to a 2010, living expenses have innew report released by Crittenton creased nearly 7 percent — outWomen’s Union, a Boston-based pacing the rate of inflation — social service provider. which CWU attributes to soaring CWU’s research shows that in food, transportation and health Massachusetts, a family of four made care prices. At the same time, up of two parents and two young workers have seen another 7 perchildren needs at least $73,776 per cent drop from their paychecks. year to meet their basic expenses CWU’s Mass Index is designed without government assistance. This to improve on the federal poverty number includes bare bones housing, level as a measure of what famiutilities, childcare, food, transporta- lies need to survive. The federal tion, health care, taxes and personal poverty level was developed in the items — and no 1960s around luxuries such as the cost of food, eating out, en- “One of the most which at that tertainment or time was the vacations, or fi- glaring statistics most expennancial invest- … is that it’s not sive item in a ments such as family’s budget. paying off loans just the unemployed The governor building up a or the chronically ment calculated savings account. the price of At the same underemployed — groceries and time, the median it’s working people multiplied it by income throughthree, and has who are struggling.” out the state is been adjusting far below this that number for — Ruth Liberman inflation ever index, at $54,899 for individuals since. with a bachelor’s “Everybody degree, $38,134 for those with an agrees, across the board, that it’s associate’s, $31,601 for a high school not a very useful measure for what degree or GED and $22,513 for less you really need to make ends meet, than a high school degree. and for who’s poor,” says Deborah “One of the most glaring statis- Connolly Youngblood, CWU’s tics to jump out from this research vice president of research and inis that it’s not just the unemployed novation, and another author of or the chronically underemployed the study.

— it’s working people who are Youngblood points out that the struggling,” says Ruth Liberman, federal poverty measure doesn’t take CWU’s vice president of public geographic variation into considerpolicy and one of the authors of ation — “so it’s the same if you live the study. “That really defies our in Mississippi [or] if you live in San American notion that if you work, Francisco” — and that today, child you’ll be fine. That’s not the case care, not food, takes up the biggest anymore.” portion of a family’s budget.

Wages, continued to page 6 The CWU report, “Massa-

Roxbury pays tribute to Korean War veteran Cpl. Ralph Browne Jr. Howard Manly Of all of Boston’s most notable high achievers, none stand taller than Edward O. Gourdin.

Gourdin graduated from Harvard College in 1921 with a Bachelor of Arts and from Harvard School of Law in 1924 with the Bachelor of Laws. In 1925, he was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar Association, and in 1929, he was admitted to the federal bar. Nearly 30 years later, in 1958, Gourdin would become the first African

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American to be seated on the Massachusetts Superior Court.

An exceptional athlete, he was the first man in history to long jump 25 feet and the first African American to win a silver medal in the Olympics in the long jump event.

But what makes Gourdin even more remarkable was his military service. As a sophomore at Harvard, he joined the Student Training Corps, and in 1925 enlisted in the National Guard. In 1941, he entered World War II, where he Browne, continued to page 2

Actress, playwright and professor Anna Deavere Smith received the “Living Legend Award” from the Museum of African American History at the Museum’s annual gala on May 10 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. The award honors the legacy of trailblazers such as Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison and others by honoring contemporary champions who have followed in their footsteps through the pursuit of equality, education and justice for all Americans. (Don West photo)

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Col. Edward O. Gourdin sits front and center in this photograph of “Deuce.” (Banner archives)

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was assigned to the 372nd Infantry Regiment, a segregated unit, and served as its commanding officer both in the United States and abroad.

He rose to the rank of colonel, serving until 1947. After his discharge, Gourdin rejoined the National Guard and served in it until 1959. He retired having earned the rank of brigadier general, the first African American to earn this rank in Massachusetts.

It is of little surprise then that a tribute to honor the service of Korean War veterans and specifically the 272nd Field Artillery Battalion, Massachusetts National

Guards (1947-1955) was held last Saturday at a park named after Gourdin in Dudley Square.

The ceremony was part of the Annual African American Military Day heritage program and featured a celebration of the life of Corporal Ralph Browne Jr., a member of the 272nd who died last year from heart failure at the age of 81.

A native of Massachusetts, Browne served as the president of the Dorchester Allied Neighborhood Association, the Meetinghouse Hill Civic Association, and as commander of Mattapan’s William E. Carter American Legion Post. Browne also served as chief marshal of the Dorchester Day Parade and was a board member of the Dudley Square Main Streets.

For most of his time at the Boston branch of the NAACP, Browne served as Chairman of the Veteran’s Affairs Committee.

Joyce Stanley, the executive director of the Dudley Square Main Streets was a longtime friend of Browne’s. “He was like the Energizer Bunny,” she said in a published report at the time. “He was with so many different organizations. He’s done so many things and was such a hard worker. He always had good advice; he was never there to hear himself talk.”

Fondly called “the Deuce,” the 272nd draws its roots from the 372nd Infantry, the racially segregated U.S. Army regiment that served as part of the French 157th Division (Red Hand Division) during World War I. It was

Korean War veteran and activist Ralph Browne Jr. died last year and was honored last Saturday for his military service and community activism. (Tony Irving photo) made up of National Guard units from Washington, D.C., Ohio, Maryland, Tennessee, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Within the Massachusetts unit, Company L, 6th Infantry was the sole black company in an otherwise all-white regiment, a number of whom were combat veterans of the SpanishAmerican War. Before he died last year, Cpl. Browne told the Banner that the 272nd was the last all-black military National Guard unit to be in-

tegrated. Despite the politics of the time, Browne said the “Deuce” was sent to West Germany and trained troops for the Korean War. Said Browne: “Many Boston citizens will never forget that historic moment in September 1950 when the 272nd proudly paraded down Columbus Avenue and Tremont Street on their way to North Station for their trip to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin” to join the 1st and 5th Armies at Camp McCoy and later head to Germany.

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The sun shone majestically over Franklin Park as it played host to families from all over the region taking part in the Boston Kite & Bike Festival on May 18. The annual festival saw thousands ride through the park’s many winding pathways while kites soared over the lush greens of the renowned golf course. (Photos by John Brewer)

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The manipulated press An informed electorate is essential for the American democracy to function properly. One would think that the much-touted 24-hour news cycle would contribute to that objective.

However, confusion and disinformation is often disseminated as the media race to be first on the air or in print.

Nothing is more stimulating to ratings or newspaper sales than a good old-fashioned brouhaha. The current three-pronged attack on President Obama by the Republicans has captured the nation’s attention. Obama must respond simultaneously to renewal of the criticism from the Benghazi attack, alleged politically motivated IRS abuse of conservative applicants for 501(c)(4) status and the inspection of Associated Press telephone records to find the source of a leak with national security consequences.

Early reports find justified criticism of the White House, but as evidence emerges, the facts become inadequate to sustain an attack on Obama. The media dismiss much of the controversy that they have generated as the result of political partisanship, but many blacks view the personal attacks as being racially motivated.

Republicans leveled a vicious attack on UN Ambassador Susan Rice last September for delivering a false account of an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Four Americans were killed in the Sept. 12 attack including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Rice’s report to the nation came three days later.

Rice had no involvement in the Benghazi attack. Her only role was to communicate to the public the statement of facts that had been prepared by the State Department and the CIA. Nonetheless, the Republican attack against her was so severe that she had to remove her name from consideration as Secretary of State to succeed Hillary Clinton. Recently released e-mails from the White House indicate that neither

Rice nor Clinton nor Obama had any role in determining the substance of the talking points that served as the basis for Rice’s response.

Similarly, the president has no role in the administration of the IRS except to appoint its director, with the advice and consent of the Senate. So far, the Republicans have obstructed such consent. Obama has asked for the resignation of the acting director of the IRS, who has complied. Only the U.S. Treasurer has administrative review of the IRS. The press has publicized the discrimination in the IRS against “Tea Party” and other conservative organizations seeking 501(c)(4) status, and they have erroneously suggested that Obama is involved, but they have failed to inform the people adequately about the nature of the problem.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in January 2010 in the case of Citizens United that corporations and unions could spend their funds on ads in support or opposition of candidates for public office. Prior to this ruling, corporations and unions could contribute to Sec. 527 political committees that supported or opposed public policies, but did not name candidates.

After Citizens United, there was a rush to find another form that would provide tax exempt status as well as permit active politicking. The social welfare provisions under Sec. 501(c)(4) seemed to meet those needs, and the contributors need not be identified. The IRS did not prepare adequate guidelines for reviewing the flood of applications.

Neither the Benghazi situation nor the IRS problems reflect adversely on President Obama.

The AP situation is still under review. Clearly, the major media have to be more careful about becoming the spokesmen of prominent persons with considerable hostility toward President Obama and fictitious complaints.

“I think the media sometimes cause more conflicts than the Republicans.”

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LETTERSto the Editor Troubles at Madison Park Madison Park’s commitment to Career and Technical Education has been on the decline for many years, and it is short-sighted and naive to believe that any school-based administrator who has been in place for less than nine months is responsible for these troubles (“Parents of Madison Park students focusing on school leadership,” Bay State Banner, May 9, 2013).

The CTE experience can be a very powerful one for our students and comes with a curriculum with rigorous standards and benchmarks that have been blatantly disregarded at Madison Park for a very long time.

There is no doubt that the reshuffling of top deeply-entrenched administrators at Madison Park is unsettling to students, parents and teachers alike, but the reality is that there has been

an absence of transformative career and vocational educational programming at Madison Park.

Placing a nationally recognized CTE leader at Madison during this time of unsettledness to ask the hard questions and rethink the school’s mode of operation is critical for the school’s potential to be achieved.

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More gun laws not the answer Ask Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, Detroit and even Washington, D.C., how well their “tough” gun laws have curbed violence (“Tougher gun laws needed to combat violence in Boston,” Bay State Banner, May 16, 2013).

They haven’t. Each of these cities I listed have some of the strictest gun laws in the nation. They are also murder capitals of their states.

The fact is more laws will not fix the problem.

How about education and criminal prosecution with stiffer penalties for crimes committed with firearms?

How about REAL common sense, such as reducing the restrictions on law-abiding citizens in the ability to protect themselves? It seems that Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley would rather continue on with failed practices and policies.

When you govern based on emotion, you will fail in your job every single time.

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OPINION President Obama slays anti-business myth Earl Ofari Hutchinson There are two pesky myths about Democratic presidents. One is that they are inherently dovish on foreign policy and they are anti-big business in their domestic policy.

The GOP myth that Democratic presidents were chronic foreign policy pushovers got some traction in the early going with their attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Obama and for a short time immediately after his election as president. He quickly slayed that myth with his hit on the Somali pirates, his troop ramp-up in Afghanistan, the expansion of the drone war and his authorized killing of Osama bin Laden.

But the myth that he’s anti-business, even a closet socialist and wealth re-distributor, has lingered. Obama has continually heard that everything he’s proposed — financial, and health care reform, ending tax breaks for the rich, curtailing some tax perks for corporations, backing stronger consumer protections and defense of unions — has been socialist-tinged, if not part of a larger conspiracy to topple free enterprise.

Like any other lie, if it’s repeated often and loud enough, it becomes fact in the minds of those who hunger to believe the worst about Obama.

But even before the skyrocket in the stock market that has made Wall Street and corporate coffers fatter than ever, Obama’s record — and indeed the record of past Democratic presidents — in making Wall Street and big business richer has been plainly evident. Going back nearly a century, as measured by the stock market and the GDP, business has done better, and at times spectacularly better, under Democrats than Republicans.

During those years, there has been a recession during the presidency of every GOP president. Since World War II, there have been three two-term presidents dogged by recession. They were all Republicans. Big business had the best of it under Clinton. The stock market surged by a double-digit percent during his two terms, and corporate profits leaped off the charts.

The GOP hit on Obama was that he undid the business gains under Clinton, and even those under Corporate profits President George W. Bush. This have leaped more is an even bigger GOP self-serving myth. Corporate profits have than 50 percent leaped more than 50 percent under under Obama.

Obama. That’s the biggest jump That’s the biggest under any president since 1933. By comparison, corporate profits in- jump under any creased 12.5 percent and 14 percent president since during Clinton and Bush’s tenures 1933. in the White House.

Obama proved he was businessfriendly from the first moment of his first presidential campaign. He far exceeded GOP presidential rival John McCain in bagging and bundling millions from the giants among Wall Street bankers, investors, and corporate PACs and executives. In an ironic twist, while Obama has been knocked for being anti-business, he’s also been lambasted for being too cozy to big business, even willing to wink and nod at the alleged corporate tax dodge abuses and the shipping of jobs and capital overseas.

Some of the alleged worst offenders are prominently represented on the 26-member Jobs Council Obama set up in 2011. The most prominent corporate exec that drew heat was the council’s chairman, General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt. The charge is that GE made billions by exporting jobs to China while paying zero corporate taxes. GE pushed back hard against both by citing figures on the taxes it paid and the jobs it created in the U.S. But this is little more than a political footnote to the bigger story that Obama supposedly was out to strangle big business with draconian business-killing regulations, hyper-inflated government tax and spending and the wild expansion of entitlement programs. This propelled Wall Street and corporate campaign money bundlers and GOP-connected corporate super PACs to dump millions into GOP presidential foe Mitt Romney’s failed campaign.

This was no surprise. The mildest criticism of big business and the wealthy have long brought howls of socialism. The American economic sacred cow is that laissez-faire wealth is tantamount to a divine right of kings, and any attempt to touch it is economic heresy. Politicians know it is a kiss of death to be seen as an advocate for tax and income fairness.

Obama has spent much time in assuring the GOP, Wall Street and corporate leaders that he is willing to cut government excess and compromise on tax reform that targets the rich. This isn’t enough to stop the veiled talk that he’s the sworn enemy of business.

But this talk can’t scrub away the fact that Obama and Democratic presidents have been far better friends of big business than GOP presidents have ever been.

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What kinds of new businesses would you like to see in Dudley Square?

I think we need more job training programs, more things for young people. People need to be taught to take pride in themselves, to get educated and have more job training.

We have enough retail. We need more things that will help the community. Maybe more clinical care so people don’t have to go to Boston Medical Center.

I’d like to see a soul food restaurant.

There are no more in our community. But with the crowd coming in here, I don’t think the businesses are going to be catering to us.

Dolores

Michelle Ivery

Brenda Buford

Clerk Roxbury

Cashier Roxbury

Barber Jamaica Plain

More corporate franchises that local people can own. We need more businesses that employ local people.

I’d like to [see] more things for children. Right now you have to go to South Bay to buy toys for children.

I’d like to see an open flea market that would give people a chance to get started in business.

Brother Jihad

Dexter Grady

Ronald Rowe

Counselor Dorchester

Personal Care Attendant Roxbury

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INthe news Michelle Johnson The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) recently announced Michelle Johnson as its 2013 Journalism Educator of the Year.

The NABJ Board of Directors selected Johnson, an associate professor of practice in mulitmedia journalism at Boston University, will be recognized this summer at NABJ’s 38th Annual Convention and Career Fair in Orlando, Fla. Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. She began her professional journalism career as a copy editor with The Evening Press (Binghamton, N.Y.). After that stint, she joined The Boston Globe, starting as a copy editor on the night desk.

She was one of 12 journalists chosen for the John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University in 1993. Upon returning to the Globe as assistant business editor, Johnson

jumped at the opportunity to be on the team to launch Boston.com, an award-winning regional website.

Along with her dedication to NABJ student projects, she took on the role of technology manager at the School of Communication at Emerson College and

served as an adjunct professor at Boston University and guest faculty at Maynard Institute Multimedia Editing Program.

After Johnson spent three years as journalist-in-residence at Emerson, Boston University brought her back as an associate professor.

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The numbers CWU projects as the cost of living in Massachusetts are about three times the federal poverty level, which means that

far more people are struggling to get by than the government’s numbers indicate. Simply relying on federal poverty level numbers, Liberman says, “means that we’re really undercounting and underserving those who are in need.”

While CWU hopes their re-

search will inform policymakers of the increased challenges for working families today, the organization also wants Massachusetts residents to use this information to make smart choices about their education and career.

CWU offers an economic inde-

pendence calculator, which people can use to measure exactly how much they need to earn — depending on where they live, how many children they have and how old their children are — to survive.

Giving concrete numbers, Youngblood says, helps people “know what they need to get to be self-sufficient, so it’s not some mystery.”

To further help residents get to self-sufficiency, CWU has a companion “Hot Jobs” report, which details the in-demand careers

to make ends meet.

After going to CWU for help, she learned that she needs at least $71,000 to support herself and her three children — and promptly quit her old job and started looking for a better-paying one.

Now, she earns around $60,000 working as a residential management analyst — enough to get off government assistance — and supplements this income by doing career counseling and motivational speeches on the side. Des-

Simply relying on federal poverty level numbers, Liberman says, “means that we’re really undercounting and under-serving those who are in need.”

(L to R): WCVB Channel 5 Anchor Susan Wornick; her mother, Myrna Billian; Frederica Williams, president and CEO of Whittier Street Health Center; and Tom Bierbaum, president and CEO of Volunteers of America Massachusetts were on hand Saturday, May 4 at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology to award Williams with the Susan Wornick and Myrna Billian Community Leadership Award for her dedication and leadership in the community through her work. The award was presented at the I Remember Mama brunch, an annual event to honor local mothers. (Photo courtesy of Whittier Street Health Center)

throughout the state that require two years or less of college and training — and pay enough for families to meet the Mass Index.

Anne Desjardins, a 40-yearold single mother living in Cambridge, says these tools helped her get on track financially. Desjardins was earning around $30,000 a year working in a hotel and relying on Section 8 housing vouchers

jardins is also going back to school to get her bachelor’s so she can advance even further in her career.

“When you know what you need to really take care of your family, that preavents you from falling into financial disaster,” Desjardins says. “Now I don’t see myself going back to accepting a $30,000 job. I can’t accept less than for myself — I can’t settle.”

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Watt gains broad support to head federal finance agency Charlene Crowell President Obama recently nominated Melvin (Mel) Watt, a long-time North Carolina Congressman, to direct the operations of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). While major news media reported on the development, few mentioned exactly what the new job would entail or the significance of an African American potentially leading a key financial office.

At a news conference announcing the nomination, President Obama said, “Mel understands as well as anybody what caused the housing crisis. He knows what it’s going to take to help responsible homeowners fully recover. And he’s committed to helping folks just like his mom — Americans who work really hard, play by the rules day in and day out to provide for their families.”

When our nation faced the worst financial crisis since that of the Great Depression, the House

When our nation faced the worst financial crisis since that of the Great Depression, Rep. Watt emerged as a voice of reason, consistently fair and balanced in crafting solutions to complex problems.

Financial Services Committee faced dealing with the nation’s financial solvency on one hand and millions of homeowners who were in or approaching foreclosure on the other. Through a series of discussions and hearings, Rep. Watt emerged as a voice of reason, consistently fair and balanced in crafting solutions to complex problems.

Following the Watt nomination, the Center for Responsible Lending said of the nominee, “He was one of the first elected officials to recognize and warn about the dangers of sub-prime lending, offering legislation to nip predatory lending in the bud and tirelessly advocating for ways to prevent needless home foreclosures…The Senate should move quickly to confirm him.”

Created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the FHFA oversees the nation’s secondary mortgage markets: 12 Federal Home Loan Banks, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. FHFA is also empowered to make policy, implement rules, and regularly report to Congress.

In 2010, the combined debt and obligations of these 14 government-sponsored enterprises totaled $6.7 trillion.

Watt’s nomination is reminiscent of an earlier one in 1966. The late Andrew Brimmer, nominated

by President Lyndon Johnson became the first African American member of the Federal Reserve Board. A Louisiana native, Brimmer attended segregated elementary and high schools but went on to earn a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard in 1957.

Watt, another son of the South raised from modest beginnings, became a 1967 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

As a result of having the highest academic average in its business school, he also became president of the business honors fraternity.

Three years later, he earned a law degree from Yale University Law School and was a published member of the Yale Law Journal.

Both men’s lives are proof that difficulty need not defeat a person’s dreams or goals. And further, what may appear improbable is not the same thing as being impossible.

On learning of Rep. Watt’s nomination, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., reached across the chamber’s partisan divide to offer his hopes for confirmation saying, “Having served with Mel, I know of his commitment to sustainable federal housing programs and am confident he will work hard to protect taxpayers from future exposure to Fannie

Mae and Freddie Mac. I look forward to working with Rep. Watt in his new role to find new ways to facilitate more private sector involvement in the housing and mortgage markets.”

Another U.S. Senator and chair of the chamber’s banking committee, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., said, “Mel possesses the intelligence, temperament and depth of knowledge on housing finance policy necessary to succeed as director.”

For communities of color that lost a trillion dollars in wealth during the housing crisis, we share an important stake in Rep. Watt’s nomination. It is an opportunity for an accomplished African American to develop consumer-focused policy and implement rules to better serve all of America’s people.

Here’s hoping that as a people we will raise our collective voices in support of this key nomination.

Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending.

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G. Valentino Ball In a world where thin-voiced pop singers can reach the top of the charts with one well-produced track, Chrisette Michelle almost seems out of place. The former gospel choir leader has pipes, and much like Melanie Fiona, Michelle finds herself caught in a balancing act of trying to make music that’s current while using the full capacity of her talent. But on her superb new album, “Better,” the soulful, jazzinflected singer shows that even in a youth-obsessed music culture that’s all about “turning up,” there’s always a place for true talent.

Michelle has been turning in quality work and pushing toward mainstream attention for a while.

Just recently she won new fans after a successful run opening for Keyshia Cole’s nationwide tour. A 2009 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance rests on her mantle for “Be OK” from her debut album “I Am.” In addition, Michelle has seen chart success with her hiphop pairings in the past. Provid-

ing the chorus for Rick Ross and Drake’s hit “Aston Martin Music” had her on radios worldwide. Her vocals on Jay-Z’s “Lost Ones” brought to mind a sample lifted from a long-forgotten record.

On “Better,” the Grammy winner seems to have found the happy medium of creating great music without sounding outdated.

On songs like “Visual Love,” her upbeat vibe combines with a catchy chorus as she chides her lover for being focused on looks. “Charades,” with the almost obligatory 2 Chainz guest appearance, also delivers. “Snow” and “A Couple of Forevers” conjure poetic imagery to subtly tell their love stories.

Every track isn’t a home run, but the failings are not hers. “Rich Hipster,” her playful stab at the trend chasers of her Brooklyn neighborhood, is fun until Wale shows up with a less-than-memorable verse.

With “Better,” Michelle shows that the artists we love can make the music that we love. It remains to be seen if the album will take her to new heights; she still needs the alchemy of proper promotion and luck. But if it was simply a matter of talent and quality, success would be a lock. Though the title track is about her desire for a higher quality love, it could easily be a statement of Michelle’s standing relative to her R&B peers.

While she still sounds like she was born 40 years too late, Chrisette Michelle may have exactly what music needs right now.

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HOTSPOTS

BY TIFFANY PROBASCO

Salmagundi helps customers find the perfect fit Salmagundi sits unobtrusively, on buzzing Centre Street in Jamaica Plain. For its growing and loyal fan base, it’s the place to get a hat.

Established in 2006 by husband and wife team Jessen Fitzpatrick and Andria Rapagnola, the shop for ladies and gents claims to carry the most diverse and largest inventory of hats in the northern U.S. The two started selling hats as street vendors, hitting jazz festivals toting 400 hats in a truck.

Now, with an inventory of around 9,000 hats, they have proved to be not only the engine that could, but the engine that does.

Last year, the pair was honored by the 105-year-old Headwear Association with its Retailer of the Year Award — think the Academy Awards for hatters. It’s an award only given once in a hat retailer’s lifetime, and Salmagundi is one of only 12 hatters in business under 40 years that has recieved the honor.

Fitzpatrick says, “Finding a hat is like dating. You have to have a good selection. You have to try it on, try it out to see if it’s the right fit — and you’ll know. And sometimes it’s nice to have a friend with you to make sure you’re doing the right thing.”

The Décor: The shop’s striking décor is a mix of a high-end bar and an antique store. There’s no mistaking that this is a hat shop, though, as around 3,000 hats are strewn about the shop in different sizes, shapes and colors. Men’s styles are mixed with women’s, while dresses are tucked in with accessories and appropriate hat pairings. Popular page boy hats are kept behind the bar (checkout counter) where a hatter will serve them up to make sure customers have the perfect fit. The staging quality can be attributed to Rapagnola, who grad-

uated with a design degree and honed her skills working with notables like Oscar de la Renta.

The store’s feel-good music soundtrack goes perfectly with the hat themes and reflects the tastes of Fitzpatrick and Rapagnola’s clientele.

Hat Styles With an inventory of over 9,000 hats in stock and a price point of $30 - $500, it’s hard to know where to begin with the styles of hats they carry. What you won’t find here are baseball caps or any sport-themed hats. They cater to their “characters,” as they affectionately call them, who come from varied backgrounds.

When purchasing hats, they look for the unusual, staying in tune with their trendy clientele, and shy away from purchasing from vendors who say “This is hot.”

“It’s not that we’re setting trends,” says Fitzpatrick. “It’s the people that are coming here.

It’s independent thinkers … it’s people who are comfortable with themselves. We cater to the trend setters.”

Salmagundi owners Andria Rapagnola and Jessen Fitzpatrick say they cater to “trend setters” and “independent thinkers.” (Tiffany Probasco photos)

Though they wouldn’t disclose names, they do have their fair share of celebrity clients. “We get a lot of ball players [who] come here, we get a lot of movie folk, actors, a lot of musicians, but we have an old school way about us.

When you come in here, you’re going to feel just as famous as anybody,” says Fitzpatrick.

Accessories: In addition to supplying hats, they also carry women’s clothes and accessories. They are selective about which items they choose, and only carry about seven of each dress item.

Services: The store has full-service customization that can usually be done while customers wait — 30 minutes or less, including a seamstress who can create a hat from scratch (those orders will take

about a week) and an industry standard hot box that can steam the hat to your size. They also do cleanings and maintenance care.

Hats for women typically come in only one size, but as women have varying hair choices, they work to ensure that the hat fits each lady’s dome perfectly.

For men, they start at XXS up to size 4X, making it virtually impossible to find a head they can’t hang a hat on.

Why You Should Visit: Rooted in the community, Salmagundi appeals to a diverse population while catering to each customer and every hat. You may not go in the place a hat person, but you will certainly come out a believer. As Fitzpatrick says, “If people are walking out, and they’re looking good … that’s the best advertisement.”

Salmagundi 765 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Monday: Closed.

Tuesday – Friday: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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ALVIN AILEY COMPANY soars at inspirational Hub show

Belen Pereyra and Antonio Douthit of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in “Another Night,” choreographed by Kyle Abraham. (Paul Kolnik photo) Susan Saccoccia The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater launched its annual visit to Boston on Thursday night with a magnificent program that showed the company at the height of its powers.

Under the stewardship of Robert Battle, artistic director of the company since July 2011, the legacy of founder Alvin Ailey was intact in a program that combined masterful solos and duets with ensemble pieces fresh with humor, surprise and variety.

This year’s stay marked the 43rd year that the Celebrity Series of Boston has presented the Ailey company, which performed five

shows over four days at the Wang Theatre and conducted workshops with students at the Boston Arts Academy and other organizations.

The company’s outreach has nurtured thousands of young dancers, including the two Boston Academy graduates who are among its 30 members: Belen Pereyra of Lawrence and Kirven James Boyd of Dorchester.

Concluding a 21-city tour, the Boston performances included a farewell tribute to Renee Robinson, who is retiring after a threedecade career as an Ailey dancer.

Friday evening’s program, entitled “Ailey Classics,” was dedicated to Robinson, who performed her signature roles in Ailey’s “Night

Creature” and his masterpiece, “Revelations.”

New works were on display Thursday, starting with the Boston premiere of “Another Night” (2012), created for the company by acclaimed choreographer Kyle Abraham, whose works connect the past and present of African-American experience. Naoko Nagata’s colorful costumes matched the spice of the dancing and the music, a recording of Dizzy Gillespie’s sinuous “A Night in Tunisia” by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.

A silent solo by Jacqueline Green began the piece. Wearing an emerald green costume and surrounded by a circle of green footlights, she skipped, bounded

and dipped, evoking elements of West African dance. As the music began, 10 dancers joined her and translated its pulsing rhythms into a variety of duets. Two men mirrored each other’s hip-hop style moves, whirling on a single foot or a hand. Another coupling paired the ensemble’s tallest dancer — Jamar Roberts — with the smallest, Hope Boykin. Dressed in a mix of harlequin colors, the ensemble looked like musical notes come alive.

Next was a solo work, “In/Side” (2008) choreographed by Battle to Nina Simone’s “Wild is the Wind” and performed by Kirven James Boyd. Moving in a horizontal shaft of light that sculpted his

every muscle, Boyd rendered the vulnerability of the body as well as its power.

The third work, adventurous Czech choreographer Jirí Kylián’s “Petite Mort” (1991), displayed a stately sense of play. With the set and props by Kylián, who likes to create memorable stage pictures, the dance mined the male-female dynamics of erotic encounters.

Ohad Naharin, artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company in Israel, choreographed the evening’s finale, “Minus 16” (1999) and designed its costumes. Surging surf guitars, fusion rock and traditional Israeli songs accomAiley, continued to page 17

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Delightful banter with the comic legend Mel Brooks

“Mel Brooks: Make a Noise,” an American Masters profile chronicling the legendary artist’s career, premiered nationwide on PBS Monday. (Photos courtesy of PBS) Kam Williams Mel Brooks — director, producer, writer and actor — is in an elite group as one of the few entertainers to earn all four major entertainment prizes — the Tony, Emmy, Grammy and Oscar. His career began in television writing for “Your

Show of Shows” and together with Buck Henry creating the long-running TV series “Get Smart.”

He then teamed up with Carl Reiner to write and perform the Grammy-winning “2000 Year Old Man” comedy albums and books.

Mel won his first Oscar in 1964 for writing and narrating the animated

short “The Critic,” and his second for the screenplay of his first feature film, “The Producers,” in 1968.

Many hit comedies followed, including “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Silent Movie,” “High Anxiety,” “Spaceballs,” “Life Stinks” and “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.”

From 1997-1999, Brooks won Emmy Awards for his role as “Uncle Phil” on the hit sitcom “Mad About You.” Brooks received three 2001 Tony Awards and two Grammy Awards for “The Producers: The New Mel Brooks Musical,” which ran on Broadway from 2001 to 2006.

“The Producers” still holds the record for the most Tony Awards ever won by a Broadway musical.

In 2009, Brooks received The Kennedy Center Honors, recognizing a lifetime of extraordinary contributions to American culture. His most recent projects include the Emmy-nominated HBO comedy special “Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again” and a career retrospective DVD box set titled “The Incredible Mel Brooks: An Irresistible Collection Of Unhinged Comedy.”

Here, he talks about “Mel Brooks: Make a Noise,” an American Masters profile chronicling his illustrious career. The PBS show premiered nationwide on Monday. And in June, Brooks will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Film Institute (AFI) at a gala tribute airing on TNT.

Hello, Mr. Brooks. I’m honored to have this opportunity to speak with you.

Thank you, Kam. Hey, what the hell is Kam short for?

It’s short for Kamau, an African name.

I’m so sorry to hear that. I thought it might be short for my last name, Kaminsky. I was

hoping you just took my last name and shortened it to become part of the family.

[Chuckles] No, I took the name back in the ‘70s during my brief career as a jazz musician. You started out as a jazz musician, too, right?

I did, I did. We were both jazz musicians, so it’s like we already know each other. In the early ‘40s, before I went off to World War II, I was in a little five-piece group that played at those Borscht Belt resorts in the Catskill Mountains.

One night, the comic at the Butler Lodge got sick, and his boss, Pincus Cohen, begged me to perform in his place. I told him, “That name is redundant. Pincus and Cohen, you don’t need ‘em both.

We know you’re a Jew.” [Laughs] He said, “I’ve watched you doing rehearsals. I can tell you’re a funny guy.” I knew all those dopey jokes, so I went up on stage, and that’s how I got into comedy. I was only about 15 at the time.

What was the hardest film to shoot because of laughter breaking out on the set?

“Blazing Saddles” was pretty damn funny. The crew was constantly cracking up and ruining takes. So, finally, I sent my assistant to Woolworths to buy a thousand white handkerchiefs. I gave one to everybody on the set. I told them, “If you feel like laughing at something, you stick one of these in your mouth, bite on it and laugh through it.”

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Beautiful ‘Coppelia’ is full of life, but lacks closure Mehron Kugler Dr. Coppelius is an aging inventor living in a small town in a medieval world, and the only way he knows how to combat his loneliness is to use the powers of his craft to fashion a life-like doll. The doll is so real that it mesmerizes the young and handsome Franz, and the jealousy and

vengeful curiosity aroused in his admirer Swanilda drives the story in “Coppelia.”

The light-hearted setting lends itself easily to comedy and mime, and the thorough engagement of the Opera House’s evening crowd on May 18 testified to the Boston Ballet’s growing prowess at training its dancers to also be good actors.

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Ballet has its own “sign language” — specific arm and hand gestures which translate to literal expressions, such as “let’s dance.” Most audience members will have no idea how to interpret the beautiful yet strange and often vague gesticulations when dancers “speak” to each other this way.

Only hardcore ballet fans, dancers or dance historians will have a clue what the characters are saying, and this can often be alienating for those outside the know.

This latest production was leaps and bounds ahead of its 2010 debut in bridging the gap between the “high art” world of physical finesse and the audience. No translation was needed for much of the physical dialogue; Boston Ballet’s directors and choreographers have greatly improved their dancers in the art of communication. In some places, the gesturing was too emphatic and the meaning was lost, or lacked backstory, but overall, the audience was very much entertained.

The first and second acts are rich with story and follow the young, adventurous Swanilda and Franz as they each find their own way into Dr. Coppelius’ laboratory-workshop in pursuit of the mystery of the doll. The ballet is historic for being the first to

incorporate folk dance into its routines, and it is this idyllic folk dancing in the first act that helps cast the world of “Coppelia” into a realm without suffering, poverty or class warfare. The featherlight movements of Swanilda’s friends, who all dance together after the folk ensemble, speak to this carefree world of purity and innocence.

Dr. Coppelius, played in the evenings by Boyko Dossev, brought the show to life. The audience, by the second act, knows that the heroine and the doll have swapped places, and that Dr. Coppelius is not, as the story goes, a “wizard,” but simply a man who wants to (and does) believe that he has power — the power to create

the previous acts — and quickly lays the story to rest in favor of George Balanchine’s much-revered choreography, which can be described as “painting with ballet.” The third act features a panoply of beautifully-costumed female leads, flocks of child dancers as skilled as they are utterly adorable and a non-sequitur appearance of a spear-wielding clan of armor-clad dancers.

The art of Balanchine was clearly present with all the costuming, beautiful formations, gentle, stylized poses and colors.

According to the playbill, he was also responsible for the addition of “male solos, pas de deux and a [revised] third act.” The ballet ends with entertaining finales by

“Coppelia” is, without a doubt, entertaining: It has both good acting and powerful, fleetfooted soloists, but the emotional expectations left by a lack of a properly fleshed-out ending to the story are not compensated by the sensual aesthetics of the “pure dance” that follows. a living companion and ultimately end his own unhappiness. Dossev played to this with extreme effect.

He filled out the role perfectly.

If a good ballet is defined purely by its dancing, its beautiful positions, costumes and color harmonies, then “Coppelia” shines in the third act, which all but treads on Coppelius. His story ends in a farcical, abject way — an insult to careful, studied character work in

Franz and Swanilda, danced with utter virtuosity.

“Coppelia” is, without a doubt, entertaining: It has both good acting and powerful, fleet-footed soloists, but the emotional expectations left by a lack of a properly fleshed-out ending to the story are not compensated by the sensual aesthetics of the “pure dance” that follows. It is ridiculous to think that a man who emotionally invests in his lifelike creations would be placated by a bag of money given to him by the town mayor for compensation of damages incurred by the kids. In some versions of the story, Swanilda’s mother takes pity on Coppelius and marries him; he subsequently abandons his dolls and therefore is allowed to rejoin society and rediscover his humanity.

The story of “Coppelia” should be developed and completed if it is to significantly engage audiences.

Most ballets are colored by small risks. It’s time for bigger risks if it is to stay artistically relevant aside from its historical milestones.

Boston Ballet has proven it is capable of inventing and perpetuating modern ballets rich with symbolism and the avant-garde.

The company has sufficient vision to reinvent and complete the world of “Coppelia.” Let the great minds begin to answer questions such as “Why does Dr. Coppelius feel lonely?” and perhaps they can take a page from his spellbook to breathe new spirit into the lifelike body of “Coppelia.”

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Anytime I wasn’t sure whether a scene was working or not, I’d look over my shoulder, and if I saw a lot

of white handkerchiefs, I’d know it was funny. That became my litmus test. The crew’s laughing could’ve ruined the picture, but we saved it with the white handkerchiefs. It also turned out to be a great way to test to see if something was funny.

Why do you think “Blazing Saddles” remains as fresh as ever?

What makes it last so long is that there’s a black sheriff that everyone in that world of 1874 wants

to see dead right away. But he endures and gains the respect of the townsfolk, especially the Waco Kid [played by Gene Wilder]. That’s the engine that drives it, and that’s why it’s still around. It’s around because there’s a tremendous amount of focused emotion in that movie.

When I interviewed Quentin Tarantino about “Django Unchained,” he attributed the demise of the Western to “Blazing Saddles.” He said that you had parodied the genre so effectively that no one could take them seriously anymore.

[Laughs] I don’t know. Maybe he’s right. But I wouldn’t take credit for that.

One of my favorite comedies is “Young Frankenstein.”

The casting was sheer inspiration. What could you tell us about your collaboration with Gene Wilder? With such a brilliant cast, was it a collaborative effort, or primarily carved out by you and Wilder?

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“My dog Stella follows me everywhere: down to the kitchen for a cup of coffee, upstairs to the room where I write, downstairs again when I need more cream. Stop, I tell her. Back off, please, you’re suffocating me. Have your own life. Have some dignity.

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It actually came from Gene Wilder’s head. One day when we broke for lunch out in the desert during the shooting of Blazing Saddles, I saw him scribbling on a legal pad and on the top it says “Young Frankenstein.” And I said, “What the hell is that? What’re you doing?” And he explained to me his idea and asked me if I’d collaborate with him on it. I said, “Sure.” As far as the casting, there was a guy named Mike Medavoy who had in his stable of actors Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle and Marty Feldman.

The only ones he didn’t have were Madeline Kahn and Teri Garr.

For better or worse, how do you see comedy changing on the screen over the past half-century?

That’s a good question. I wish I could answer it. Comedy is too vast a subject. I don’t know what it is. It’s reaching a place in us that is unrestrained. That place where we can no longer be a proper part of society, and just have to laugh.

If you have the ability to reach it in yourself, you’ll reach it in others. But how it’s changed, I don’t know. All the sitcoms have gotten very sexual, but not necessarily funnier.

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COMMUNITY Calendar Thursday May 23 Museum of African American History Open House Please join Superintendent Cassius Cash for an evening of fun and visit the new Freedom Rising Exhibit at the Museum of African American History. Freedom Rising commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the first black troops from the north in the Civil War. Meet Boston African American National Historic Site and Boston National Historical Park rangers, historians, facility managers, landscape architects and other professionals to learn what role the National Park Service plays in the community. Museum of African American History, 46 Joy St., 47pm. Activities are suitable for all ages. For more information please call 617-742-5415. Free and open to all! For more information: www. nps.gov/BOAF.

Saturday May 25 XERCES BLUE ENSEMBLE and TRIUMVIRATE Starting at 4pm, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1 Roanoke Ave., Jamaica Plain, JP CONCERTS presents XERCES BLUE ENSEMBLE and TRIUMVIRATE, performing songs by Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791), and Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672). Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information and directions please see www.jpconcerts.org.

Tuesday May 28 Speeches that Changed the World: JFK at American University and in Berlin As we approach the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s speeches at American University and in West Berlin, join Ambassador Nicholas Burns, veteran journalist Marvin Kalb, Sergei Khrushchev, and former Obama speech writer and assistant to Ted Sorensen, Adam Frankel for a discussion about the lasting influence of these two moments in history. This forum will be held from 6- 7:30pm in Stephen Smith Hall at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston. All forums are free and open to the public. To make reservations and for further information, visit the Kennedy Presidential Library web page at www.jfklibrary.org or call 617514-1643.

Tuesday Noon Hour Recital Programs King’s Chapel announces the Tuesday noon hour recital programs for May 2013. Historic King’s Chapel is located in downtown Boston at the corner of School and Tremont Streets.

Hailed by residents and visitors alike as a treasure in the midst of a bustling city, this year-long series features local and visiting musicians in a wide range of programming from classical to jazz and more! Admission to the Noon Hour Recitals is by suggested donation of $3 per person; the donations are given to the performers. Programs begin at 12:15 pm and last approximately 35 minutes. For further information, please call 617-227-2155 or visit www.kings-chapel.org.

Wednesday May 29 A New Democracy Movement! Brown Bag Luncheon AARON TANAKA, recipient of our 2012 Drylongso award, will lead a brown bag discussion on his ideas for a new economic framework to combat racism systemically. After more than 7 years of organizing, Aaron will present some key challenges that exist in combatting systemic unemployment, and share potential strategies for building a racially equitable economic future. Aaron will introduce the framework of Economic Democracy as an alternative to both unregulated capitalism and state controlled socialism, and will discuss how these ideas could help pave a path for new organizing and long term movement building in the US. at 12pm, Community Change, Inc., Yvonne Pappenheim Library, 14 Beacon St., Boston. Please RSVP to kelly@ communitychangeinc.org or by phone at 617-523-0555. Website: www.communitychangeinc. org. Additional Info: A $5 Donation is suggested. Building is wheelchair accessible. The event will also be streamed live. Visit our website for more info.

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.

Upcoming Up and Out Simmons College presents Up and Out, a sculptural installation

by Liz Shepherd through May 31 at the Trustman Art Gallery, located on the fourth floor, Main College Building, 300 the Fenway in Boston. Ladders arching over open space — translucent and ethereal, will take over the Trustman Gallery for Liz Shepherd’s show. As vehicles for escape, the ladders imply dream journeys or transcendence to the unknown.

Her materials are eclectic — wood morphs into three-dimensional vellum forms; screen prints of ladders climb tall bedsheets, and tiny, colorful cast resin ladders induce an unreal Alice in Wonderland state of mind. Shepherd’s shifting scale and her mastery of technique allows the viewer to enter this unsubstantial world and imagine that anything might be possible. Closed: May 27. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Trustman Gallery hours are 10am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. The gallery is free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible. For more information visit the Trustman Art Gallery website at www.sim mons.edu/trustman.

Collections Up Close “Collections Up Close” is a series of free events to encourage a deeper appreciation of the Arboretum and plants in our lives.

There will be guided tours, fun science and craft activities for kids, scavenger hunts, and knowledgeable staff and volunteers on hand.

Rhododendron Ramble, Sunday, June 2, 1-3pm, Location: Rhododendron Dell http://arboretum. harvard.edu/plants/featuredplants/rhododendron-dell/. Stroll through Rhododendron Dell at the foot of Hemlock Hill and enjoy the diverse display of rhododendrons in bloom. With support from Harvard Forest and the Boston Parks & Recreation Department’s ParkSCIENCE program.

Concerts in the Courtyard One of Boston’s most beautiful spaces will be filled with music in a free, lunchtime concert series on Fridays in June, July, and August. Starting June 7, the courtyard at the Central Library in Copley Square will feature music that ranges from jazz to classical and from blues to Broadway. All concerts begin at 12:30pm. The complete schedule is available at www.bpl.org/concerts “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.

ParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops The Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be holding its popular summer series of ParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops during the month of June at four Boston locations.

The series of eight workshops for budding artists ages nine and up is just one of the many offerings of the 17th annual ParkARTS program sponsored by Bank of America. These hands-on watercolor painting workshops enable participants to create their own greenspace-inspired masterpieces. Local art instructors welcome artists of all skill levels to join them and capture Boston’s historic parks in bloom. The free workshops include instruction and materials provided by Blick Art Materials. All classes are held from 12-2pm weather permitting. Dates and locations are as follows: Boston Public Garden Lagoon (meet near Swan Boats) — Saturdays, June 1 and 8; Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens — Sundays, June 2 and 9; Geneva Cliffs Urban Wild, 275 Geneva Ave., Dorchester — Saturdays, June 15 and 22; Christopher Columbus Park, Atlantic Ave., North End — Sundays, June 16 and 23. For further information on the workshops and other ParkARTS programs, please call 617-635-4505 or visit the Parks Department online at www.cityofboston.gov/parks or www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment.

Beijing Journal: A photo Essay on Life in Contemporary Beijing and the Vanishing of the Hutong Neighborhoods The Multicultural Arts Center presents Beijing Journal: A photo Essay on Life in Contemporary Beijing and the Vanishing of the Hutong Neighborhoods — a new exhibition in the Lower Gallery by photographer Joseph Levendusky that explores the cultural paradigm of the old and the new Beijing capturing the traditional streetscapes of ancient Beijing and its inhabitants as time gradu-

ally runs out on their way of life.

On view now until July 12, 2013, the exhibition consists of 49 black and white photographs (traditional selenium toned silver gelatin prints) and is accompanied by a Journal written by the photographer. Gallery website: www.multiculturalartscenter.org/ galleries/. FREE and open to the public. Regular Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10:30am - 6pm.

CHÉVERE! Exploring Afro-Cuban Culture Multicultural Arts Center, in collaboration with Latin Art Space, presents Chévere! — a new exhibition featuring four New Yorkbased Cuban visual artists: Clara Morera, Cepp Selgas, Bernardo Navarro, and Jorge Valdés. Heavily influenced by their Cuban heritage and upbringing, the featured artists explore African icons, folklore and religious syncretization through a variety of media including acrylic on canvas and paper, assemblages of found objects, mosaics and mix media artworks.

Curated by Astrid Martinez-Jones of Latin Art Space, the exhibition Chévere! (a word of Yoruba origin meaning cool or great) will be on view until July 15, 2013. Multicultural Arts Center, Upper Gallery, 41 2nd St., Cambridge. Artist Reception: May 16, 6-8pm. FREE and open to the public. Regular Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10:30am-6pm.

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From left: Yannick Lebrun, Kirven James Boyd and Antonio Douthit of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in “Petite Mort,” choreographed by Jirí Kylián. (Paul Kolnik photo)

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panied the 20-member ensemble scenes in “Minus 16,” which also included a sublime duet to Vivaldi’s hymn, “Stabat Mater,” performed with tenderness by Boyd and Ghrai DeVore. Naharin dedicates the duet to his late wife Mari Kajiwara, who was a member of the company.

The work began in stealth, near the end of an intermission.

Alone on stage in a black suit and white shirt, dancer Samuel Lee

Roberts moved his legs in tiny ripples and twitches to barely audible ‘50s hits by mambo organist Pérez Prado. Soon an ensemble of 19 dancers joined him, also sporting black fedoras and black suits. They repeated and expanded his jerking motions into a cool, mesmerizing metronome pattern. After the duet, the ensemble returned and launched another hypnotic routine.

Raised on a kibbutz, Naharin seemed to find pleasure in contrasting the power of collective discipline with the joy of the unpredictable. The dancers enjoyed it, and so did the audience.

Next, the dancers streamed into the aisles and escorted audience members to the stage, where they joined them in duets. The last to leave was a middle-aged woman who deftly tangoed with her partner and appeared to be having the time of her life. When the dancers fell to the floor in unison, she did too, triggering a roar from the audience.

Such moments of shared joy between dancers and audience have been the stock in trade of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since its start. Thursday evening, the company showed how its capacity to inspire is taking new forms.

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Former court officer Thomas Flint stands in front of his old workplace, the South Boston Courthouse. The Roxbury native worked for the Massachusetts Trial Court for more than 20 years until he was fired in September 2009. (Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil photo)

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Smith Leadership Academy Charter Public School (CPS) Board of Trustees’ Request for Response (RFR) for Professional Parliamentary Assistance and Training The Smith Leadership Academy Public Charter School Board of Trustees is seeking a professional parliamentarian to assist with the drafting of new By-laws, Board Rules and to provide Training to members of the Smith Leadership Academy CPS Board of Trustees’ governing body.

The scope of work will include: A) Review and revise the current By-laws to insure adherence to the Charter of the Smith Leadership Academy.

B) Recommend and draft appropriate Board Rules to insure that the Board of Trustees conduct their affairs and responsibilities in accordance with the relevant governing statutes and Commonwealth of Massachusetts regulations.

C) To provide appropriate training for Board of Trustee members in the areas of parliamentary procedure, as well as, the newly established By-laws and Board Rules for current and future Board members.

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Smith Leadership Academy Charter Public School 23 Leonard Street Boston, MA 02122 Telephone: (617) 474-7950

one white court officer was arrested for possession of drugs and theft, but was allowed to retire. And when Michael Rubino, another white court officer, was charged with raping two female prisoners, he was put on administrative leave — suspension with pay — and was later suspended without pay until his case was resolved.

Connolly, who is white, claims that it wasn’t just the one incident that led to Flint’s termination, but that he looked into his entire work history to make this determination. However, at least 16 commendation letters from judges, jurors and attorneys praising Flint’s professionalism, work ethic and character were missing from his personnel file — despite the Trial Court’s policy that all such letters be included.

In one, a probation officer says she found herself in an “unsafe situation” with a client and asked Flint, who was on his lunch break, for help. “Albeit off-site and offduty, CO Flint stayed with me and I appreciated it,” she wrote to the Trial Court’s Security Department. “It’s nice to know the level of support and concern that I can count on from your department, your officers.”

Other letters praise Flint for his “terrific services,” “dedication to the Trial Court and the public,” “professionalism and restraint” and “intelligent and prompt reactions” and call him “an asset to the Court.” Connolly had no response in his deposition to why these letters were excluded from Flint’s file.

Questions have also been raised about Connolly’s position.

According to the 2008 job description from when he applied, directors of security must have a master’s degree in law enforcement or business or public admin-

istration. Connolly, however, only has a bachelor’s, but was promoted to director anyway by Chief Justice Robert Mulligan, who was implicated in the Probation Department patronage scandal for not reining in Commissioner John J. O’Brien’s corrupt hiring practices. Connolly also admitted in his deposition that Flint is not the first Trial Court employee to have a problem with his behavior — “five or six” others have filed similar complaints. And since Flint’s case went public, the Trial Court has been recruiting new candidates for the director position and will demote Connolly to deputy director once it finds a replacement. The Trial Court says this is the result of “several personnel changes to the Office of Court Management.”

The Trial Court declined to comment on Flint’s case.

While Flint is happy that these revelations about the Trial Court are finally coming to light, the three-and-a-half-year battle has taken a serious toll on him. After his termination, Flint put in job applications “everywhere,” from construction sites to restaurants and drug treatment programs, but hasn’t gotten a single offer.

“I really feel that I can’t find work that will equal what I used to do,” he says.

To survive, the Roxbury native was forced to dip into his retirement funds and borrow money from his family — and now, relies on food stamps.

“It’s humiliating,” Flint says.

“Going to the stores and pulling out that EBT card, it’s humiliating, because I’m somebody who used to have a secure job, and I still don’t understand why I have to do that.”

The stress of unemployment has also hurt his health. Flint lost 25 pounds and regularly falls into bouts of depression so deep that he doesn’t feel like leaving the house. In addition, his hair, which for years he styled in long dreadlocks that hung past his shoulders, started to fall out in large chunks, so he decided to shave his head — the first time in his life that he’s been without hair.

Still, Flint is optimistic about his upcoming public hearing.

“My hope is to once and for all, finally get the real truth and get justice and have the people decide the course of this fight,” he says.

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www.baystatebanner.com LEGALS Legal Notice The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is circulating for public review and comment two important transportation planning documents: 1) the Draft Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2014–17 Transportation Improvement Program and Air Quality Conformity Determination (TIP), and 2) the Draft FFY 2014 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).

The Draft FFYs 2014–17 TIP lists the highway and transit projects that will receive federal funding witehin the scope of the document. The FFY 2014 UPWP shows the federally funded transportation-planning activities for the region that are proposed for programming and implementation during that year.

The 30-day public comment period for the draft UPWP and TIP will begin on Monday, May 20, 2013, and will end at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, June 18.

The MPO is planning to take action on these two documents at its meeting scheduled for June 27, 2013.

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This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than TWO PERCENT (2%) 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.

tive subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.

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).

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

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

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.

Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1311-C1, TERMINAL ‘E’ STRIPPING BELT CANOPY, 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 02116, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

For details, including information on the meeting and copies of the draft documents, refer to the MPO’s website, www.bostonmpo.org, beginning May 20. Also on its website are the MPO’s nondiscrimination statement and related information.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013

Copies of the documents may also be obtained by contacting MPO staff: by mail at 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150, Boston, MA 02116-3968; by voice at (617) 973-7100; by TTY at (617) 973-7089; by fax at (617) 973-8855; or by email at publicinformation@ctps.org. Copies are free of charge and, upon request, will be made available in CD, print, and accessible formats.

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The meeting will begin at 10:00 AM in conference rooms 2 and 3 of the State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, in Boston. Members of the public are invited to attend. Comments on the two draft documents will be accepted in writing at the address below before the close of the public comment period, and at the meeting.

The MBTA, which is the FTA Section 5307(c) applicant, has consulted with the MPO and concurs that the public involvement process adopted by the MPO for the development of the TIP satisfies the public hearing requirements that pertain to the development of the Program of Projects for regular Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Program, grant applications, including the provision for public notice and the time established for public review and comment.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Project No. L1013-C2, 1257 & 1263 SARATOGA STREET, DEMOLITION AND SITE RESTORATION, 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, JUNE 12, 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 AM, LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY MAY 28, 2013.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L930-C1 TERMINAL C ROOF REPLACEMENT, 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 02116, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 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 THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013.

The work includes REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING ROOFING, FLASHINGS, INSULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORK.

The work includes DEMOLITION OF VACANT BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES, UTILITY DISCONNECTIONS, REMOVAL OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS AND ALL ASSOCIATED PIPING, REMOVAL OF CONCRETE PADS AND ASPHALT, FENCE REPLACEMENT, REGRADING, RESEEDING, AND SITE RESTORATION. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY MAY 23, 2013.

The estimated project cost is $354,000.00.

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 DEMOLITION. The estimated contract cost is THREE HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($354,000.00).

Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MAY 23, 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 & Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of ROOFING. The estimated contract cost is SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($750,000).

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, Auto Liability Insurance, and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($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.

No filed sub bids will be required for this contract.

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, Auto Liability Insurance, and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.

This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than THIRTEEN PERCENT (13%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.

This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor's Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).

The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospec-

The work includes THREE FOOT ROOF EXTENSIONS ON THE LONG SIDES OF THE CANOPY AT THE TERMINAL E BAGGAGE STRIPPING BELT. THE EXISTING CANOPY IS APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET LONG. THIS WORK IS PRIMARILY STRUCTURAL STEEL, METAL DECKING AND PAINTING OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL. Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 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 GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. The estimated contract cost is One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($137,000.).

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. 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 subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than FIVE PERCENT (5%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.

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

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

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Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at www.massport.com. The exception to this standard agreement is the insurance requirement of $1,000,000 of commercial general liability. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids for MBTA Contract No. J75CN02, SHARON COMMUTER RAIL STATION ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS, SHARON MASSACHUSETTS (CLASS I, GENERAL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT VALUE - $2,602,971) 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 June 13, 2013. Immediately thereafter, in a designated room, the Bids will be opened and read publicly.

The contract includes work at Sharon Platform, Station Building and Parking Lots. Platform work will consist of installing new mini-high platforms with ramps and canopies on both the inbound and outbound platforms.

Additionally, walkways around the station building will be re-paved to provide full accessibility to and around the building, and station amenities, including bicycle racks, LED signage and newspaper boxes will be relocated to provide suitable walkway widths. Station building improvements will include addition of a second accessible door, improvements to the bathrooms to make them fully accessible, and modifications to the counter in the concession space. A small section of canopy on the parking lot side of the building will be removed. Parking lot improvements will include new and relocated accessible spaces, new and updated accessible curb ramps, and relocated crosswalks.

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 80% 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

Submissions shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 1/2" x 11"), no acetate covers. Ten (10) copies of a bound document and one PDF version on a disc each limited to:

(2)

resumes of key individuals only each limited to one (1) page under SF 330, Section E,

(3)

no more than ten (10) projects each limited to one (1) page under SF 330, Section F,

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(4)

no more than 3 sheets (6 pages) of information contained under SF 330 Section H addressing the evaluation items (except for the litigation and legal proceedings history), and

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no more than 2 sheets (4 pages) of other relevant material not including a 2 page (max.) cover letter, SDO certification letters, covers, dividers, and other required information.

The Lexington Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from general contractors for the Standby Generator Installation Project for the Lexington Housing Authority in Lexington Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by Nangle Engineering Incorporated.

(5)

This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confidential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.

The procurement process for these services will proceed according to the following anticipated schedule: EVENT

DATE/TIME

Solicitation: Release Date

Thursday, May 16, 2013

May 17, 2013

Official answers published (Estimated)

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Solicitation: Close Date / Submission Deadline

Thurs, June 6, 2013- 12 PM

The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. A289-S2, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INSPECTION / TESTING, LOGAN AIRPORT & MARITIME PROPERTIES. The Authority is seeking qualified multidiscipline consulting firms/teams, with proven experience to provide professional services including laboratory services to perform construction materials testing and inspection in support of the Authority’s construction program. The Consultant shall demonstrate its ability to manage costs effectively and shall be experienced in providing similar on-call services. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner.

The consultant shall demonstrate experience in several disciplines, including but not limited to, complete laboratory, field and plant inspection capabilities related construction materials inspection and testing.

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.

an SF 330 including the appropriate number of Part IIs,

Deadline for submission of written questions Thurs, May 23, 20130- 5 PM

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

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.

(1)

Richard A. Davey MassDOT Secretary and CEO

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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).

Times are Eastern Standard Time (US).

The Project consists of in general but is not limited to: The installation of a new standby generator at Countryside Village development.

The Contractor’s work is estimated to cost approximately $50,000.00 Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J and Davis Bacon Federal minimum wage rates (Heavy determination) as well as other applicable laws.

The work performed under this contract is subject to the requirements of section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C.1701u (section 3).

THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AN HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. The bids are to be prepared and submitted at www.biddocsonline.com. Tutorials and instructions on how to complete the electronic bid documents are available online.

General bids will be received until 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 6, 2013 and publicly opened, forthwith.

General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the Lexington Housing Authority.

Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available at www.biddocsonline. com (may be viewed electronically and hard copy requested) at Nashoba Blue, Inc., 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-568-1167) on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Questions may be sent via email to CPBidQuestions@massport.com subject to the deadline for receipt stated in the timetable above. In the subject lines of your email, please reference the MPA Project Name and Number.

Questions and their responses will be posted on Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http://www.massport.com/doing-business/_layouts/ CapitalPrograms/default.aspx as an attachment to the original Legal Notice and on Comm-PASS (www.comm-pass.com) in the listings for this project.

There is a plan deposit of $ 25.00 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to BidDocs ONLINE Inc. Deposits may be electronically paid or must be a certified or cashier's check.

This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets for general bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set, for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight) payable to BidDocs ONLINE, Inc., to cover mailing and handling costs.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY

Bidders must submit as part of their bid a completed form HUD-5369A, “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders”.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The scope of work shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) Bituminous concrete, (2) Portland cement concrete; (3) soils; (4) structural steel and welding; and (5) coatings. Such inspections shall be performed in accordance with ASTM, FAA, AASHTO, AWS, NACE, ACI, PCI, NETTCP and/ or other appropriate specifications and standards. All testing and inspections shall be done under the direction and management of the Authority’s QA Manager. The Consultant shall be required to provide vehicles and operators with appropriate insurance coverage and shall be capable of being licensed and badged to allow for access to all of the Authority’s facilities.

The contract will be work order based, and Consultant’s fee for each work order shall be negotiated; however, the total fee for the contract shall not exceed $500,000.

Each submission shall include a Statement of Qualifications that provides detailed information in response to the evaluation criteria set forth below and include Architect/Engineer & Related Services questionnaires SF 330 (www. gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486) with the appropriate number of Part IIs. M/WBE Certification of the prime and/or subconsultants shall be current at the time of submittal and the Consultant shall provide a copy of the M/WBE certification letter from the Supplier Diversity Office, formerly known as State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA) within its submittal. The Consultant shall also provide an original and nine copies of litigation and legal proceedings information, signed under the pains and penalties of perjury, in a separate sealed envelope entitled “Litigation and Legal Proceedings”. See www.massport.com/ doing-business/Pages/ CapitalProgramsResourceCenter.aspx for more details on litigation and legal proceedings history submittal requirements.

Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. AP1401-C1, FY13-14 TERM INTERIOR BUILDING 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, JUNE 19, 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, JUNE 04, 2013.

The work includes PROVISION OF ALL EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, LABOR AND SUPERVISION NECESSARY TO REMOVE AND/OR INSTALL INTERIOR PARTITIONS, HUNG CEILINGS AND CABINETS AT LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT AND HANSCOM CIVIL AIRFIELD ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS OVER A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, MAY 23, 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.

current level of experience and knowledge of the team for similar projects, particularly the Project Manager,

(2)

geographic location and availability of the Project Manager, resident inspectors and other key personnel to be assigned to the project,

(3)

experience and expertise of subconsultants,

(4)

demonstrated ability to perform work with minimal disruption to facility operations,

(5)

familiarity with Massachusetts public bid laws

(6)

cost management and scheduling capabilities,

(7)

M/WBE and affirmative action efforts, please indicate the proposed % of M/WBE participation

(8)

current level of work with the Authority,

(9)

past performance for the Authority, if any,

The selection shall involve a two-step process including the shortlisting of a minimum of three firms based on an evaluation of the Statements of Qualifications received in response to this solicitation, followed immediately by a final selection of the consultant by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to interview the firms prior to final selection, if deemed appropriate.

By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the

The contact person for the Authority is Stephen Keane, Executive Director Telephone No. 781-861-0900.

The Lexington Housing Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any and all bids, or to waive any informalities in the bidding. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after approval of the award by the Lexington Housing Authority without written consent of the Lexington Housing Authority.

Stephen Keane, Executive Director Lexington Housing Authority May 22, 2013

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

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.

SUFFOLK Division 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.

(10) experience with sustainable design concepts, and (11) project understanding and technical approach to this project.

The Contract Documents may be seen, but not removed at: Nashoba Blue, Inc., 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Suite 100, Norcross, GA 30092 MHC/Joseph Merritt & Co., 17 Everberg Road – Unit C, Woburn, MA 01960

The estimated contract cost is NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($90,000).

The submission shall be evaluated on basis of: (1)

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Countryside Village at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Any questions should be submitted in writing at that time.

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 ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($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,

Docket No. SU13P1081EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Bryant Lorenzo Davis III Date of Death: 04/02/2013 To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Delia M. Smith-Davis of Dorchester, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that Delia M. Smith-Davis of Dorchester, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve With Corporate Surety on the bond.

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on 06/13/2013. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: May 14, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

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

file a written response, you need to: File the original with the Court; and Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

Docket No. SU13P0995GD In the interests of Josiah Kewan Hobbs of Dorchester, MA Minor

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

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

NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor

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

Date: April 23, 2013

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

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

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NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 05/03/2013 by Valerie M. Hobbs of Dorchester, MA will be held 05/31/2013 09:00 AM Guardianship of Minor Hearing Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 — Family Service Office.

Summons By Publication

Date: April 23, 2013

Keisha Weekes, Plaintiff v.

Lavar Benson, Defendant

3.

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

4.

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

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

Date: May 6, 2013

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

NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor

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2.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

In the interests of Nelyanna Works of Dorchester, MA Minor

2.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 03/15/2013 by Marva B. Richards of Dorchester, MA will be held 07/01/2013 09:00 AM Review Hearing Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 — Family Service Office.

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

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

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Date: April 23, 2013

SUFFOLK Division

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

Andre Cairo

vs.

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: Andre Cairo, 7 Woodville Park, Roxbury, MA 02119 your answer, if any, on or before 06/13/2013. 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.

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

4.

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

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

Date: April 23, 2013

SUFFOLK Division

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NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor

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2.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 04/23/2013 by Elvira Campbell Floyd of Dorchester, MA will be held 05/30/2013 09:00 AM Motion Hearing Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 — Family Service Office.

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

133 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02124 Accepting applications to establish the waiting list for 191 units # of Units

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Docket No. SU13P0885GD In the interests of Stello Styfler Wilder of Dorchester, MA Minor

Docket No. SU13P0884GD In the interests of Jyra Montana Wilder of Dorchester, MA Minor

THEROCH APARTMENTS

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor

SUFFOLK Division

Affordable Housing Opportunity

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: April 5, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

Contact Dawn Matchett at (617) 369-1578.

Ruggles Affordable Assisted Living Community 25 Ruggles Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 Equal Opportunity Housing/Handicapped Accessible

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

3.

To the Defendant:

The Complaint is on file at the Court.

Private Studios With Baths • Medication Reminders • 24 Hour Staffing Enjoy an affordable assisted living facility that promotes health and wellness. Applicants must be age 55 or older, MassHealth Standard eligible, and have a documented need for assistance with at least one of the following: bathing, walking, dressing, grooming.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 04/23/2013 by Elvira Campbell Floyd of Dorchester, MA will be held 05/30/2013 09:00 AM Motion Hearing Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 — Family Service Office.

Lucualina R Cairo

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.

Affordable Assisted Living

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

Docket No. SU13D0626DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate Court

NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU13P0883GD In the interests of Tiawn Topez Wilder of Dorchester, MA Minor

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

Date: April 3, 2013

Publication: Bay State Banner

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

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

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

Witness, Joan P. Armstrong, Esquire, First Justice of said Court at Boston, this 17th day of April, 2013.

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

Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response, you need to: File the original with the Court; and Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

You are required to serve upon Keisha Weekes — plantiff (s) — whose address is 1215 Blue Hill Ave #2, Mattapan, MA 02126, your answer on or before June 27, 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 in the office of the Register of this Court at Boston.

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

3.

NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor

1.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 04/23/2013 by Elvira L. Campbell Floyd of Dorchester, MA will be held 05/30/2013 09:00 AM Motion Hearing Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 — Family Service Office.

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

Docket No. SU13P0552GD

A Complaint has been presented to this Court by the Plaintiff (s), Keisha Weekes, seeking a Complaint for Support-Custody-Visitation pursuant to G.L.L c. 209 C.

Docket No. SU13P0886GD In the interests of Sharlee Wilder of Dorchester, MA Minor

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

SUFFOLK Division

Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

To the above named Defendant (s):

Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response, you need to: File the original with the Court; and Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

Docket No. SU12W1329

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

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 04/23/2013 by Elvira Campbell Floyd of Dorchester, MA will be held 05/30/2013 09:00 AM Motion Hearing Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 — Family Service Office.

Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response, you need to: File the original with the Court; and Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

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50%

60%

1

19,580

47,150

5

30,600

71,750

2

22,650

53,900

6

32,850

78,150

3

25,500

60,650

7

35,100

83,550

4

28,300

67,350

8

37,400

88,950

Applications will be accepted 5/27/13-6/7/13 Via in person or mail on a first come, first serve basis Weekdays 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Theroch Apartments, 133 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02124 Applications by mail must be postmarked by 6/7/13 Maximum income limits apply. Minimum household size of at least one person per bedroom required. Use and Occupancy restrictions apply.

For more info or reasonable accommodations,

3.

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

Call Winn Management 617-825-4011

4.

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

Sponsored by: Theroch Apartments Equal Housing Opportunity

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WOLLASTON MANOR

AFFORDABLE RENTAL OPPORTUNITY

Medford, MA

91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

Hillside School

Senior Living At It’s Best

3 Affordable Loft Style Units

A senior/disabled/ handicapped community

15 Capen Street, Medford Price Change

Units

Type

Square Footage

HH size* Min-Max

Monthly RENT*

1

2br/1bath

1227

1-4 people

$1166

2

1br/1bath

733-735

1-2 people

$ 861

0 BR units = $1,027/mo 1 BR units = $1,101/mo All utilities included.

Call Sandy Miller, Property Manager

*Utilities not included in rent and are estimated to be $118 for 1br, $150 for 2br.

Unassigned parking for up to two cars per unit is available in the adjacent parking lot.

#888-691-4301 Program Restrictions Apply.

LIP SMSA 2013 Income Limits Household Size

Maximum Income Allowed (80%)

1

$47,150

2

$ 53,900

3

$ 60,650

4

$ 67,350

Parker Hill Apartments The Style, Comfort and Convenience you Deserve!

Applications will be available ONLINE, BY EMAIL, IN PERSON, and BY MAIL From April 15June 15, 2013

Call 781-393-2480 or stop by the office Mon, Tues & Thurs 8:30am – 4:30pm Wed 8:30am – 7:30pm Friday 8:30 – 12pm

Online: www.hillsideschoolapartments.com email: info@hillsideschoolapartments.com phone: 781-518-1244 IN PERSON DURING OFFICE HOURS from: Medford City Hall Office of Community Development 83 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford

Applications must be returned BY MAIL ONLY, POSTMARKED BY June 15th to:

Heat and Hot Water Always Included Modern Laundry Facilities Private Balconies / Some with City Views Plush wall to wall carpet Adjacent to New England Baptist Hospital Secured Entry, Elevator Convenience Private Parking Near Public Transportation and much more ...

2 bed - $1264-$1900; 1 bed $1058-$1500

Hillside School Apartments PO Box 53097, Tufts Branch Medford, MA 02153

Call Today for more details and to schedule a visit...

888-842-7945

Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities.

Selection will be done by lottery. For the 2br unit: preference for households demonstrating a need for two bedrooms. Estimated occupancy date September 2013.

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For more information please see our website: www.hillsideschoolapartments.com or contact: Hillside School Apartments, 781-518-1244, info@hillsideschoolapartments.com

TO THE BANNER CALL:

617-261-4600

MARSHFIELD HOUSING OPPORTUNITY PURCHASE PROGRAM • ROUND 8-B The Marshfield Housing Partnership is accepting additional applications from qualified applicants for grants to assist them in purchasing an existing market rate home or condominium in Marshfield. A deed restriction will be recorded on each unit purchased with a grant to secure affordability in perpetuity.

MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNTS 1 Bedroom

2 Bedroom

3, 4 and 5 Bedrooms

$45,000

$60,000

$80,000

MAXIMUM HOUSE/CONDOMINIUM AMOUNTS BEDROOMS

SALE PRICE

MAXIMUM GRANT

NET PRICE AFTER GRANT

1 BR Condo

$189,000

$45,000

$144,000

1 BR House

$223,000

$45,000

$178,000

2 BR Condo

$222,000

$60,000

$162,000

2 BR House

$260,000

$60,000

$200,000

3 BR Condo

$266,000

$80,000

$186,000

3 BR House

$302,000

$80,000

$222,000

4 BR House

$320,000

$80,000

$240,000

5 BR House

$338,000

$80,000

$258,000

MAXIMUM ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME 1 Person

2 Person

3 Person

4 Person

5 Person

6 Person

7 Person

8 Person

9 or more

$47,150

$53,900

$60,650

$67,350

$72,750

$78,150

$83,550

$89,950

Please call

Subject to periodic change by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Net family assets may not exceed $75,000.

Households interested in applying should attend one of the two informational sessions being provided.

Informational sessions will be held at the following locations: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:00 PM: Hearing Room # 2, Marshfield Town Hall, 870 Moraine Street, Marshfield Saturday, June 1, 2013, 10:00 AM: Hearing Room # 2, Marshfield Town Hall, 870 Moraine Street, Marshfield A lottery will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 7:00 PM at the Marshfield Town Hall, Hearing Room # 2, to select grant recipients.

Successful grant recipients are required to have at least one family member attend and complete a Homebuyer Education Workshop.

For additional information or to receive an application please contact either the Marshfield Housing Authority (781-834-4333) or the Marshfield Housing Coordinator: (781-834-1051). Applications are also available at the Marshfield Town Hall.

All applications must be received and date stamped by the Marshfield Housing Authority no later than 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, June 14, 2013.

Marshfield Housing Authority, 12 Tea Rock Gardens, Marshfield, MA 02050 MHOPP Funding was made possible by the Town’s adoption of the Community Preservation Act

Hartwell Terrace Apartments Dorchester, Massachusetts Applications are now being accepted for our waitlist of section 236 for 1BR and 2 BR apts, with convenient location, MBTA accessible, off street parking, wall to wall carpeting, dishwasher, laundry room, convenient shopping center within walking distance, heat and hot water included. Section 8 voucher holders are welcome to apply.

Unit Size

Income Range

Basic Rent

1BR

$34,250 - $45,500

$839

Market Rent $931

2BR

$39,150 - $52,000

$1,020

$1,132

Applications are available in our office located at 530 Warren Street, Dorchester, Ma 02121 on Tuesdays from 9:00AM to 12 noon and Thursdays from 1:00 to 4:00PM.

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