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Puerto Ricans seek debt relief

Local activists concerned about worsening situation on island

By YAWU MILLER

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Activists gathered at City Hall calling for a vote on a police body camera ordinance. (Left to right): Ben Pittman-Polletta of Boston Door Knockers; Stina Stannik, ACLU Intern; Michael Martin, Boston Door Knockers; Segun Idowu and Shekia Scott, co-founders of BPCAT; Matt Keefe, Boston Door Knockers; and supporter Kevin Nelson.

BPCAT calls for vote on police body camera plan As Evans writes own policy, org calls for city council vote

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON Last week, activists with the Boston Police Camera Action Team were back in City Hall, calling on the council to vote on an ordinance mandating bodyworn cameras for Boston Police Officers.

The ordinance was filed last August.

In September Boston Police Superintendent William Evans announced his own pilot project, which would outfit a portion of the department’s patrol officers with the devices.

The back-and-forth between the activists and police reveals the

simmering battle over the implementation of body-worn cameras and, more importantly, the policies and procedures that govern their use. It is a battle that, until last week, the City Council has side-stepped.

Representatives of Boston

See BPCAT, page 15

Puerto Rico’s long-struggling economy went from bad to worse this year, with Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla asserting that the island’s $72 billion debt burden may never be repaid. Creditors are calling on Puerto Rico’s government to close schools and cut services while Garcia Padilla and others on the island are appealing to the Obama administration to allow Puerto Rico to declare bankruptcy.

Puerto Rico’s debt crisis comes after a decade of economic woes that forced the island’s government to borrow heavily in order to maintain basic services.

Puerto Rico was hit hard by the 2006 recession and never has recovered. Over the last nine years, its economy has shrunk by more than 10 percent, losing 250,000 jobs. Stagnant economic conditions have prompted 300,000

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Felix D. Arroyo people to leave the island in the last 10 years, with 84,000 in the last year alone. Forty-five percent of the islands residents live below the poverty line.

Amidst these circumstances, government services have nearly ground to a halt.

“You go to a municipal office

See PUERTO RICO, page 9

BY THE NUMBERS: PUERTO RICO

$72 250,000

billion Puerto Rico’s debt

The number of jobs Puerto Rico has lost in the last 10 years

300,000 84,000

The number of Puerto Ricans who have left the island in the last 10 years The number of Puerto Ricans who left in the last year

New life comes to old Cote Ford site Developers plan for housing, stores

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON For decades the site of the former Cote Ford dealership in Mattapan has remained vacant, with weeds growing where shiny rows of Detroit steel once beckoned to Cummings Highway commuters. Now a development team is looking to build housing, retail and outdoor recreational space

there, which will abut a new train station on what is planned to be the city’s newest rapid transit line.

The Caribbean Integration Community Development and the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc. are developing the site together under the name Cote Village, LLC. They were selected by the Department of Neighborhood Development following a request for proposals. The site

includes 820 Cummins Highway and 30-32 Regis Road.

The developers plan to create 4,000 square feet of retail space, 42,000 square feet of green open space and 92 off-street parking spaces. They also intend to build 71 units of housing, the majority of which will be affordable to those making up to 60 percent of the area median income.

Financing for the project is provided by the AFL-CIO Housing

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The people who make voting run smoothly

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON Democracy is maintained, in part, by patience, careful counting and enforcing Election Day rules.

On November 3, while city council candidate rev up their Election Day field operations, election officers, also known as poll workers, will be busy at 6 a.m. working to ensure the voting process run smoothly.

The hours are long: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pay starts at $135 for the full day, about $9/hr. Election officers face the brunt of disgruntled voters.

So why choose to do this?

Election Day enthusiasm

“I love it,” said Juanita Jarrett at a well-attended election worker training session at Dudley Library last Monday. She is retired and said she likes the opportunity to be involved in her precinct.

Several attendees at the training session spoke of the excitement of seeing voters turn out, especially participating in their first election or the elderly for whom attendance may be more of a challenge.

Rose Brayboy, who has been an election officer for eight years, said when Obama was elected, “So many people at 7 a.m. wanted to vote [including] a whole lot of elders — people with canes and over 80.”

“I enjoy seeing the level of community participation in the election process,” she added.

Brayboy is assigned to Curley School this year.

Many officers are frequent voters.

Martin Kain, senior

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Attendees swore to uphold the Constitution and serve impartially at an Election Officer Training held at Dudley Library last Monday. administrative assistant for the Boston Election Commission, said when considering applicants for these position, he views active voter history as a sign of good character and familiarity with the process.

Jarrett said she gives people she knows a hard time if they do not vote.

“They come [to the polls] because they know I’ll be there,” she said.

Attendees reported years in the role. Corine Desseau said she has been an elections officer for a decade.

Poll-worker perspective

Election officers’ days start with inventory checks and posting signs and they end with ballot counting.

While polls are open, the officers

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may be charged with checking voters in, offering instruction and answering questions.

Officers also are charged with knowing the ins and outs of rules, such as how to handle an absentee voter who now wants to vote in person or how near to the center campaigners are allowed to be.

Strained voters

A major challenge: aggravated voters. Tensions can flare when a voter discovers they are listed as “inactive” or assigned to a different precinct. Election officers have to be able to deal calmly and fairly with anyone they serve.

“Patience and respect for whoever you’re dealing with” are the most important skills for an election officer, said Brayboy.

Election officers also may find themselves navigating unexpected situations.

Brayboy said she served as election clerk at a Roxbury poll center when they ran out of ballots. When many voters regarded it as an attempt to prevent their neighborhood’s representation, she said she stepped in to reassure them that the issue was citywide.

With no instructions for handling such a situation, Brayboy had to improvise. She asked voters to sign in, and promised them that if they wanted to go home while the center waited for ballots, she would keep the polls open until everyone who wrote down their name returned.

On more typical election days, a mind for patient, methodical

work is needed.

“It’s a lot of counting,” said Aqilla Manna of Roslindale. The work, if not glamorous, helps assure integrity in the process and protects against votes being lost or other errors. Officers must confirm the numbers of people checking in and checking out match and that the number of names checked off equal the number of ballots received, she said.

“The whole thing is 100 percent checks and ballots,” Manna said.

Only after numbers are confirmed, hand-counted ballots are tallied, spoiled ballots (ones that were mismarked and rejected by the voter) are counted and recorded and other related tasks

See ELECTION DAY, page 22

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The 99 percent movement lives The Occupy movement was big news four years ago. Demonstrators built settlements on Wall Street and at strategic locations in other cities including Boston. Their emergence in 2011 established the slogan “We are the 99 percent” and focused general attention on the nation’s enormous income gap compared to those in the top 1 percent.

Many members of the movement were recent college graduates who were experiencing an exceptionally high rate of unemployment. Men graduating with bachelor’s degrees in 2011 had an unemployment rate of 16.1 percent that October. The Great Recession was unable to absorb college graduates in the workforce at that time.

That would have been less of a problem 50 years ago. Back then fewer than 10 percent of Americans had bachelor’s degrees or more. But now that number has climbed to about 35 percent. After having spent time and money on a college education, Americans reasonably expect to be compensated for their effort.

Now an income of about $400,000 is necessary to be in the top 1 percent, and the size of the middle class is diminishing. While the Occupy movement no longer is in the headlines, the profound concern for income disparity is still very much alive. Its current champion is Sen. Bernie Sanders, a candidate for president.

On his website Sanders states, “The reality is that since the mid-1980s there has been an enormous transfer of wealth from the middle class and the poor to the wealthiest people in this country. That is the Robin Hood principle in reverse. That is unacceptable and that has got to change. There is something profoundly wrong when the top one-tenth of one percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.”

The huge crowds showing up for Sanders’ rallies indicate that many whites are now willing to join with minorities to challenge this disparity. An enormous national protest driven by class rather than race is imminent.

A moral divide With the support of 90 percent of their congregants who were voting, Mishkan Tefila recently sold its synagogue and 24 acres in Chestnut Hill to Boston College. This sale has been especially noted because of the substantial value of the property on Hammond Pond Parkway. Transactions involving real estate owned by religious organizations are quite common. However, congregants who have become attached to a church building might protest its sale as is the situation with Charles Street AME Church in Roxbury.

This is a problem encountered by the Boston Catholic Archdiocese. In the past decade or so they have closed 63 churches. It became too expensive to maintain numerous neighborhood churches, and the rising value of church properties made it financially astute to sell the real estate and use the proceeds to finance projects or liquidate debt.

Sometimes the real estate transaction results from a demographic shift in the location of the congregants. The Mishkan Tefila synagogue

was originally located at the corner of Elm Hill Avenue and Seaver Street in Roxbury. However, when the congregants moved to Brookline and Newton the synagogue was reestablished nearby.

The original site has been repurposed as the United House of Prayer for All People.

Similarly, Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain outgrew its house of worship on Forest Hills Street. When the opportunity came to relocate to what was formerly St. Andrews Church on Walk Hill Street, Bethel AME was then able to move to a resplendent edifice.

Perhaps that is a solution for Charles Street AME Church. They are unable or unwilling to repay the loan from OneUnited Bank, and one of Boston’s major law firms has provided pro bono legal services to facilitate a major default on one of the nation’s leading black-owned banks.

This is an untenable position for a law firm aspiring to be a benefactor. The best solution would be to help Charles Street raise the funds to pay the debt, or help them relocate and transfer the collateral of the loan to the creditor.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Fear breeding fear It’s a common misperception to think that the time in which we are raising our children is more dangerous than when we were being raised as children. Social scientists understand that crime levels are down from the 1960s and ’70s and that children are safer now than they were then. Then as now, our children are more likely to die in an auto accident than they are as the result

of violent crime. But even in rural areas, people live in perpetual fear of child abductions and other crimes and, sadly, don’t let their children stray from their own back yards.

Fear of crime isn’t based on any rational assessment of risk, any more than whites’ fear of blacks is based on anything rational. Now, as the Banner highlighted in a story last week [When neighbors turn against neighbors],

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blacks have an irrational fear all their own. Relatively few black children die at the hands of the police, yet this fear drove Krystal Adams to bar her son from walking in the neighborhood where she has lived in the last eight years. It appears as though whites’ irrational fears of blacks are fueling blacks’ irrational fears of the police. Fear breeding fear.

— V. Bates

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The GOP’s ‘Get Clinton’ committee

Are you planning on voting in next week’s election?

By LEE A. DANIELS

Add another line to Hillary Clinton’s qualifications for the Presidency: “Faced down the latest Republican Party attempt to wreck the Democratic Party and the two-party system in America.”

The woman who would be President — whose public career includes being First Lady to a governor and a President, winning election to the U.S. Senate, running a tough campaign for her party’s presidential nomination, and service as Secretary of State — last week met the greatest challenge to her candidacy with a resolve and clarity of explanation that couldn’t be shaken by the Republican members of the House Select Committee on Benghazi.

“We should debate on the basis of fact, not fear,” she told the committee in her opening statement. “We should resist denigrating the patriotism or loyalty of those with whom we disagree. ... And my challenge to you, members of this Committee, is the same challenge I put to myself.

Let us be worthy of the trust the American people have bestowed upon us. They expect us to lead. To learn the right lessons. To rise above partisanship and to reach for statesmanship.”

Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the chair of the committee Republicans had set up in the wake of the deadly September 2012 terrorist attack on a State Department compound in Benghazi, Libya, in which four Americans including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya were slain, declared at the hearing’s opening that its goal was solely to pursue “the truth” of why the attack succeeded.

It was not, he said to Clinton, “about you. Let me assure you it is not.”

But the committee’s true purpose had been perfectly captured by Washington Post cartoonist Tom Toles’ October 21 cartoon.

Toles’ drawing shows Clinton and three Republican committee members seated at separate tables facing each other across an open space at the edges of the cartoon. Between them at the top of the space is a simple clothes rack with a long black dress hanging on it, a broom leaning against it on one side and a conical black witches’ hat perched on it on the other side.

Toles’ bubble comment has Gowdy asking Clinton, “... if you could put on the testifying outfit and take your seat ...”

It quickly became clear, however, that Clinton wasn’t about to let herself be labeled a sorceress or made a victim. “I’m sorry [the facts don’t] fit your narrative, congressman,” Clinton said sternly at one point during a terse exchange with Republican Jim Jordan, of Ohio. “I can only tell you what the facts were.”

But, as the Tom Toles’ cartoon indicated, Clinton was not the only one under scrutiny at the hearing. Indeed, the legitimacy of the committee itself had been all but erased in stunning fashion by the comments of two prominent GOP officials.

First, in early October Kevin McCarthy, who as House Majority Whip is the number two official in the House’s leadership hierarchy, boasted on the GOP-friendly forum of Fox News commentator Sean Hannity’s program that “Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable. But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping.”

McCarthy’s boast, which quickly destroyed his own candidacy for Speaker of the House of Representatives, was later, in effect, seconded

by Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) who said on a radio talk program, “there is a big part of this [Benghazi committee investigation] that was designed to go after people — an individual, Hillary Clinton.”

And still later, a former Benghazi committee staffer now suing it for wrongful termination said he had been fired in part because he resisted an order that the entire staff focus not on Benghazi but on trying to find something damaging in Clinton’s partially using her private e-mail account for State Department business.

These comments punctured the Benghazi Committee’s masquerade: It really should be called the GOP’s ‘Get Clinton’ Committee. It starkly represents what the Republican Party, deranged by the success of President Obama and addicted to a white-supremacist electoral strategy, has now become.

In that regard, the GOP’s tricked-up Benghazi committee should induce those who want a democratic (with a small “d”) United States to form a “Get Clinton” committee of their own — one that will get Hillary Clinton into the President’s chair in the White House.

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Clinton wasn’t about to let herself be labeled a sorceress or made a victim.”

Lee A. Daniels’ new collection of columns, Race Forward: Facing America’s Racial Divide in 2014, is available at www.amazon.com.

I am. I think it’s important because it’s our only chance to show our power and our concerns.

Darnell Johnson Regional Coordinator Roxbury

Yes. It’s important because we need to support our elected officials.

Edward Galloway

Yes. We have to stand up for our community. We have to stand up for the homeless. It’s very bad out here.

Lisa James Unemployed Jamaica Plain

No, because the system is rigged.

Talieka Young Bus Driver Oak Bluffs

Self-employed Dorchester

No, I’m not. I am not a registered voter. I don’t have an ID. I don’t have time to take off work to get registered.

Bobby Brown Plasterer Dorchester

Yes. I think all communities need to have a voice.

Margaret Young Peace Worker Roxbury

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J. CURTIS WARNER JR. Berklee College of Music has named J. Curtis Warner Jr. to lead its new Office of Community and Governmental Affairs as associate vice president. While Warner is moving from his role in education outreach as executive director of Berklee City Music, he will continue to serve on the organization’s advisory group.

Warner joined Berklee in 1993 and was appointed director of Berklee City Music in 1994, building the program that enables youth from underserved communities to develop musically, academically, socially, and emotionally, primarily through the study of contemporary music.

At City Music, he established strong community, city, state, and foundational support around the program, and, under his leadership, it grew from serving Boston and the surrounding communities, to a nationwide network that includes 47 partner sites.

“Curtis has made remarkable contributions to our college and

community,” said Berklee president Roger Brown. “As Berklee continues to become more actively engaged in the community, exploring a merger with the Boston Conservatory, and seeking support for college programs, there is an increased need for strong relations with our community, city, and state. Curtis is ideally suited to this role.”

After graduating from Berklee, Philadelphia native Warner taught and was an administrator in the Boston public school system in the 1970s and ‘80s – work for which former Boston Mayor Tom Menino presented him with a commendation. In 2008, he accepted the prestigious National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award for Berklee City Music from Barbara Bush at a White House ceremony. Warner, a Boston resident, earned his master’s degree at Cambridge College.

“What excites me about this opportunity is that it allows me to

advance the college through the creation of valuable interchanges using all three of my lenses: longtime Boston resident, Boston public school educator and administrator, and alumnus and member of the Berklee community,” said Warner.

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NEWSBRIEFS VISIT US ONLINE FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS: WWW.BAYSTATEBANNER.COM Great Schools Massachusetts collects 100k signatures in support of ballot question to lift the cap on public charter schools Great Schools Massachusetts, a statewide coalition of parents, educators, and community leaders working to lift the cap on public charter schools, today announced they have already collected more 100,000 signatures in support of a 2016 ballot measure — more than three weeks ahead of schedule.

“Massachusetts voters are

sending a clear message: every child deserves the same opportunity to attend a great public charter school in their community,” said Eileen O’Connor, a spokesperson for Great Schools Massachusetts. “If the legislature doesn’t take meaningful action by the end of session, we’re confident that the voters will take a stand for the 37,000 families that are stuck on public charter school waiting lists.”

Since launching the campaign with a State House rally just over a month ago, Great Schools Massachusetts has held regional organizing kickoff events in Springfield,

Lawrence, Brockton, and New Bedford — all communities with waiting lists for charter schools.

“The cap is bad for kids. It’s not fair to families. And it’s hurting our communities,” said Lee Alexander, a Boston parent who volunteers with Great Schools Massachusetts.

Recent polling shows that that two-thirds of Massachusetts voters support lifting the cap on the number of public charter schools in the Commonwealth.

In addition, support for the specific approach of adding 12 new schools or expansions a year as outlined in both the proposed

Hundreds attend the Boston Home Center’s Homeownership Fair

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On Saturday, October 19, 2015 hundreds of potential homebuyers and homeowners attended attend the Boston Home Center’s Homeownership Fair at the Bruce Bolling Building in Roxbury where residents spoke with realtors, mortgage lenders, nonprofit housing councilors and City of Boston Home Center (BHC) staff about homeownership and home repair opportunities.

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The poll of 600 likely Massachusetts voters was conducted by Moore Research from June 25-30, 2015. The poll was commissioned

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Mayor’s Office Of Arts and Culture to hold second ‘Boston Creates’ town hall November 2 Mayor Martin Walsh last week announced that the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture will hold the second Boston Creates Town Hall Meeting. The initial findings of the community engagement process will be shared with the public. Community members and arts stakeholders are invited to listen and respond to these initial findings.

Boston Creates is the City’s cultural planning process. When completed, the plan will identify priorities and strategies for how to strengthen the city by leveraging and growing the creative capital of its residents, communities, and organizations.

The Boston Creates cultural plan is expected to be complete in June 2016. For more information or to volunteer, visit: www.bostoncreates.org. Social media users can engage with the process on Twitter using #BostonCreates or by following on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/ArtsinBoston.

Attendees are encouraged to register for the event in advance atbostoncreatestownhall2.eventbrite. com. n WHEN: November 2, 2015, 6 - 8 p.m. n WHERE: Boston Latin High School

Coffee shop chain cited $47,000 for child labor, wage and hour violations A coffee shop chain with locations in Leominster and Littleton has been fined close to $47,000 for violating Massachusetts child labor and wage and hour laws with its employees, Attorney General Maura Healey announced last week.

A total of four civil citations have been issued against Delgado Donut Shops, LLC, and Route 13 Donut Shop, Inc., which do business as Dippin’ Donuts, along with

owners Fernanda Delgado and her husband Hilario Delgado. The AG’s Office ordered the defendants to pay more than $15,000 in restitution and close to $32,000 in penalties.

“Employers must comply with the law to ensure the health, safety and proper payment of their workers,” Healey said. “Our child labor laws are designed to protect minors by limiting the hours and times they can work. We want to make sure that this business provides its staff with better working conditions and does not interfere with the earnings that they depend on.”

A review of the labor practices at their four locations, including audits of the business’s records, revealed various violations dating back to 2012. According to the AG’s Office, the defendants scheduled three employees under 18 years old after 8 p.m. on 60 occasions and one employee prior to 6 a.m. on one occasion at its Leominster location.

The Massachusetts Child Labor Laws include restrictions on both the occupations in which minors may be employed, as well as the hours during which they may work.

It is illegal for minors to work past 8 p.m. without adult supervision.

An audit of the business also revealed that the Delgados did not properly distribute the tips received to employees as required by Massachusetts law. Supervisors, including the owners and managers, allegedly collected money from a tip pool with regular hourly employees.

Management and non-service employees are specifically prohibited from receiving or sharing tips.

A review of the Delgados records shows that more than $15,000 in tips were unlawfully retained by management.

The AG’s Office enforces the laws regulating the payment of wages, including prevailing wage, minimum wage, overtime and tip and record keeping laws. Workers who believe that their rights have been violated in their workplace are encouraged to call the Office’s Fair Labor Hotline at (617) 7273465. More information about the state’s wage and hour laws is also available in multiple languages at the Attorney General’s Workplace Rights website www.massworkrights.com. Further information about youth employment may also found at www.mass.gov/ago/ youthemployment.

This matter was handled by Assistant Attorney General Drew Cahill and Investigator Leah Lucier of Attorney General Maura Healey’s Fair Labor Division.

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Boston Latin crew grad returns to high school team as head coach

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON Most days within the past three months, Beata Coloyan was on the Charles River by 5:30 a.m. From August to mid-October she spent these early morning hours training for the Head of the Charles regatta.

At 7:30 am, she would leave for work as the Schools Partnership manager for Families for Excellent Schools. By 3 p.m., she was back at the Charles to coach Boston Latin School’s girls’ varsity team. Three hours later she returned to working, typically from home.

Coloyan was captain of the crew team during her last year of high school at Boston Latin School.

When she graduated from Boston University, she returned to BLS to coach. At 23, Coloyan is one of the youngest head coaches in the state, she said.

Coloyan spoke with the Banner as the varsity team prepared for their last race of the fall season, a state-wide championship.

The ultimate sport

Coloyan became hooked on rowing when she was 14. Choosing the sport was more chance than anything — her friend was on the school’s team — but once she joined, Coloyan discovered she loved it.

“It’s the ultimate team sport,” Coloyan said, “You’re a part of a team where there’s no MVP. In nearly every team, you know who’s best. In crew, you are as strong as

your weakest player. You work to make everyone around you better.”

BLS’ team was four years old when Coloyan joined. When she graduated, she continued rowing at BU where she met Kerry Kennedy, now her assistant coach.

Coloyan volunteered with the BLS team throughout college. Three months after graduating BU, she became her high school’s varsity head coach.

Crew culture

Being on crew — especially a team as competitive as BLS’ varsity — is demanding, said Coloyan.

In spring, they practice six days a week for three hours at a time. In fall, the most competitive students meet five days a week, the others three days. This is meant to allow time for college applications.

To help students manage an intense training schedule, coaches seek to be responsive to students’ needs.

In the middle of one season, several students reported trouble balancing crew with schoolwork.

The solution the coaches discovered: The youths needed time in the day to themselves to think and clear their minds, said Coloyan.

Every practice now starts with two minutes of quiet.

One factor that may help students feel comfortable raising issues: Kennedy and Coloyan say they work to create a culture of trust and respect.

“We’re very big with respect and trust on our team,” Coloyan said.

The first day of practice always includes a discussion of team values. Students sign a contract that outlines what they can expect from coaches and what, in return, is expected from them.

Big sisters

Being young also helps Coloyan and Kennedy connect with the girls. When they first started coaching last year, Kennedy, also 23, said other coaches often mistook them for student rowers.

“An advantage to a very young coaching staff is we are [students’] coaches, but also feel like their big sisters,” Coloyan said.

That role extends past rowing.

Coloyan said the BLS coaches talk to the students about their own experiences applying for college and that she is still in touch with past team members who now are college freshmen.

Peer mentors

Equally important is trust among teammates. There are only five students in a boat and when on the water they must rely on each other for success and safety.

Coloyan and Kennedy follow the students in a motor boat during practices and call advice and warnings. But on race days, the students are on their own.

“The most terrifying and most wonderful feeling is when the crew goes out on race day,” said Coloyan. There’s no half-time where they can give instructions and no coaching from the

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As the one who calls out directions, the coxswain bears responsibility both for directing the boat to their goal and avoiding collisions.

Many fast college teams share the Charles with BLS, creating a need to be alert throughout practice.

“One young person is in charge of five people’s lives,” explained Coloyan.

Trust on a boat, then, is critical.

Socially, a coxswain’s job can be challenge, especially if she is younger than the rowers she is directing. The coaches push experienced coxswains to take newer

ones under their wings and advise on tips ranging from steering skills to earning peers’ respect.

Drawing from their college experience, Coloyan and Kennedy introduced all their students — coxswains and rowers — to a “big-little” system in use at BU. The coaches formally pair first- and second-year students with upperclass mentors, carefully matching personalities and temperaments.

One lesson Coloyan says she has learned: the importance of letting students see the results of their actions and learn from them.

“The best crew coaches don’t talk too much,” she said.

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Imagine Boston 2030 open house welcomes wide range of feedback

By JULE PATTISON-GORDON Imagine Boston 2030 held its first open house last week at the Bolling Building. The organization invited representatives of neighborhood and tenant associations to review data and offer feedback, questions and concerns.

Members of city departments stood by foam boards displaying charts and graphs on each of the planning organization’s nine themes: Housing; Mobility; Parks and Open Spaces; Prosperity and Equity; Land Use, Design and Placemaking; Health and Safety; Environment and Adaptation; Learning and Arts, Culture and Creativity.

The goal of the event was to find out what communities want and how better to engage them, said John Fitzgerald, director of Olympic Operations and Special projects at the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

“We’re absorbing. We’re not presenting anything and saying, ‘What do you think about this?’

It’s a blank slate. It’s the people’s plan,” he said.

“We’re hoping to build excitement about what planning can be,” said Sara Myerson, executive director of Imagine Boston. She

emphasized that this is a very early stage of planning.

Any and all concerns

Attendees milled around the space, replied to posted questions by writing answers on sticky-notes and asked questions. The event was intended as a broad information gathering session and attendees’ concerns ranged widely.

Visitors presented ideas ranging from a call for protected bike lanes and rapid bus transit in East Roslindale (from Lisa Beatman, director of Jamaica Plain Community Center Adult Learning Program) to a suggestion that saltwater city pools are be healthier than chlorine (from Andrea Howley of Jamaica Hill Association). Faith Arter of Mass Midtown Cultural District said she envisioned an expansion of the theater district and the introduction of a film festival.

The topic of housing and jobs, major concerns in many parts of the city, were raised as well.

Karen Chen, co-director of the Chinese Progressive Association, spoke of a need to raise low-income residents into the middle class instead of building housing to bring middle-class people into the community from outside.

“We need to keep people here but lift them up,” she said. “[Middle income] needs to grow but not

grow from the outside.”

Attendees like Gary Webster, constituency director for City Councilor Michelle Wu’s office, and Lisette Le, civic engagement coordinator of Right to the City Boston, said they also were attending to get a sense of what the city is planning and how it is gathering ideas.

Interconnected issues

Discussions, and the presence of the various themes in one room, reflected the many interconnections among aspects of the city’s plan.

Ensuring continued access to housing, said Webster, allows residents to appreciate the other city developments.

He said his main concern is “that in 2030 the people [of the neighborhoods] are still here to enjoy it, to reap the benefits of all these good things [that Imagine Boston intends]. It really starts with housing.

If you can’t afford to live there, you can’t enjoy the schools, parks.”

In turn, better jobs allow people to afford that housing and rising rents.

“The same people being pushed out of housing are in low-wage jobs,” Chen said. “It’s all related: education, jobs.”

Myerson said Imagine Boston’s nine themes are intended to demonstrate how multidisciplinary and comprehensive a city plan can be.

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Posters and flip charts were arrayed around the space, displaying information and questions on each of Imagine Boston’s nine themes.

Whatever emerges from the idea gathering, Atyia Martin, Chief Resiliency Officer, said she will bring a perspective of racial equity and community inclusion to the planning discussion.

“Whatever people say are top things they want to focus on, I can take an equity lens to and look at them,” she said.

Communication exploration

Following this open house, Imagine Boston will hold further sessions, inviting different groups to each one, said Fitzgerald. (He would not say which groups).

In order to expand outreach

beyond what they are able to achieve in these large events, the organization also is offering “visioning kits,” suggestion boxes and questionnaires conducted through texting.

Visioning kits are essentially meetings in a bag, said Fitzgerald.

The kits contain information to spark discussion and suggestion cards that can be filled out and dropped off. The kits become available for pickup from City Hall this week, said a member of the Imagine Boston team who asked not to be identified by name, and also can be requested by email.

Other options: suggestion boxes located at community centers, health centers and some police stations around the city, said Fitzgerald.

Digital discussions

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A city representative invited visitors to indicate on the board which method of transport they used to arrive at the event.

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Imagine Boston also relies on digital tech. On October 7, the organization launched an initiative that — through an app called Textizen — allows people to engage by texting answers to multiple choice questions or open-ended statements presented

by Imagine Boston. One query: “My life in 2030 will be better with…”

They received more than 1,000 responses in the first week, according to Fitzgerald.

When a texter responds, he or she will receive another prompt. Three of these are content-based questions and two are demographic, said the Imagine Boston team member.

Fitzgerald said options like these will facilitate citizen participation by those who may not be able to come out for a meeting, such as single moms or families with several children.

Imagine Boston’s information gathering will run until December, Myerson said. A draft city plan will be opened to public review in winter or spring of 2017, according to Imagine Boston’s website.

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and they have no staff,” said Gladys Vega, executive director of the Chelsea Collaborative, whose family owns a farm in Guayama, Puerto Rico. “It’s a bit of a nightmare. Clothing and food are costly.

Municipal services are pretty much non-existent. If the U.S. government doesn’t do anything, it will only get worse.”

Garcia Padilla has warned that the government will run out of money next month.

At a Senate hearing last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on the Obama administration to take decisive leadership and help Puerto Rico restructure its debt.

“I think Treasury needs to step up and show more leadership here,” she said. “During the financial crisis, when the banks were in trouble, Treasury did a lot more than just bail them out. Treasury stretched the limits of its authority to make sure that the banks stay afloat. It helped broker deals between banks, it applied pressure to get parties to accept deals they may not have liked very much. It has done that in multiple other crises as well, and now the people of Puerto Rico are calling.”

The Obama administration last week outlined a plan that would allow Puerto Rico to restructure its debt, place the island under independent financial oversight, reform Medicaid and give residents access to the Earned Income Tax Credit.

But some are arguing for more radical measures. In last week’s hearing, Senator Bernie Sanders questioned whether Puerto Rico should be required to repay debts that were incurred in violation of its own constitution, which limits external debt to 15 percent of total revenues. The island’s debt payments for 2016 are estimated to be 42 percent of its projected revenues.

“There is a human tragedy unfolding, and in my view, Wall Street should not be believing that they can draw blood from a stone,” Sanders said.

Historical roots

The United States invaded Puerto Rico in 1898 and has retained the island as an unincorporated U.S. territory since. Puerto Ricans serve in the U.S. military and are U.S. citizens. But those living on the island cannot vote in U.S. presidential elections and their representative in Congress is a non-voting member.

Some blame the island’s economic woes on its colonial relationship with the United States, which has played a major role in shaping the island’s economy. In the early years of U.S. rule, the island was dominated by large U.S. sugar companies. In more recent years, the island’s economy has relied heavily on manufacturing, with U.S. pharmaceutical, petrochemical and textile firms operating plants there.

“The problem with Puerto Rico is Washington,” said Jaime Rodriguez, who was born there and moved to Boston after serving in Vietnam. “The people who run the colony keep using Puerto Rico to make money. The people who live in Puerto Rico suffer.”

Rodriguez and others point to the Jones Act, which requires ships carrying goods from one U.S. port to another to be built in the United States, with U.S. owners and mostly U.S. crews. The 95-year-old law makes it unprofitable for Puerto Rico to trade with the Dominican Republic, Venezuela or other Caribbean nations, forcing retailers there to import more costly goods from the U.S. “The island’s economy is centered around U.S. businesses,” says Felix D. Arroyo, the Suffolk County Register of Probate. “It has been designed that way.”

Arroyo joined other Puerto Rican activists and elected officials October 14 in Orlando for a meeting on the nation’s debt crisis and is helping organize a similar meeting in Boston, scheduled for December 5. The location has not yet been finalized.

“This conference is nonpartisan,” he said. “We invite anyone who wants to work with us on these issues.”

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Development rendering for the site of the former Cote Ford dealership in Mattapan.

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This month, Cote Village sent a letter of intent to file an Expanded Project Notification Form to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, moving the project to the next step of the process.

The team expects the development to revitalize the neighborhood.

“The proposed development will turn the now abandoned property, which has been vacant for decades and a blighted influence on the

neighborhood and surrounding area, into a thriving part of the Mattapan neighborhood fabric,” said Donald Alexis, president CICD, and Lisa Alberghini, president of POUA in their letter to the BRA.

Revitalizing business

Tina Petigny, executive director of Mattapan Main Streets, said that people in the community are interested especially in space for community activities and new businesses.

Cote Village’s proposal includes commercial space along Cummins Highway, Alexis said. Its location near the planned Blue Hill Avenue

Fairmount Line Station also is expected to draw traffic.

Petigny expected opportunities for local businesses to bring both jobs and energy to the neighborhood.

“It will help to revitalize the community,” Petigny said.

Currently, residents wishing to shop tend to travel to other Main Streets districts or into the Lower <ills area of Dorchester, she said.

The Cote Ford site could bring restaurants and stores closer to home. “[Currently] they [shoppers] don’t have to travel too far, but outside of your own neighborhood or

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Cote Village’s plans call for 63 of the 71 housing units to be designated for people making up to 60 percent AMI. “[The plan] really focuses on level of affordability that will really support that community,” Alberghini said, “Hopefully this will be a turning point for the Mattapan community.”

Twenty-four units will be in townhouses on Regis Street and 47 located in a four-story building on Cummins Highway, according to the intent-to-file letter.

Fifteen one-bedroom units are planned, 49 two-bedroom and seven three-bedrooms, according to Alexis.

Job opportunities

The Cote Ford site redevelopment is designed to make a dent in Mattapan’s unemployment level, developers Alexis and Alberhgini said. According to a 2014 Boston Redevelopment Authority report, the neighborhood’s 17.3 percent unemployment rate is the highest in Boston.

In addition to retail, office and building upkeep jobs generated by the development project, Alberghini said more will be generated by the Building Pathways Building Trades Pre-Apprenticeship program, a training program to enter residents into construction careers.

Alexis said one contributor to Mattapan’s high unemployment

rate is lack of training, something this program would help alleviate.

“That is why we take this approach,” he said. “If we can train more local residents and give them opportunities and jobs, that will be better for community as a whole”.

The pre-apprenticeship program sidesteps the cost and higher time requirements that may prevent many in the community from attending trade school, Alberghini said. The formal training lasts only six-weeks, with a greater promise of securing a job afterwards.

“A lot of people don’t have the opportunity to go to trade school.

This is an alternative to that,” she said. “It guarantees placement as an apprentice on a job. It’s a rigorous training to get there, but it is an alternative path and a quicker path.”

“We try to think of this [the development] as really community building as opposed to just housing, and the jobs are an important part of that,” she added.

Site history

In the last decades of the 1900’s, contaminated earth and underground gasoline storage tanks were removed from the Cote Ford dealership site, according to the Dorchester Reporter. 820 Cummins Highway and 30-32 Regis Road were foreclosed in 2010 and 2011 and put up for sale in July 2014. The DND selected Cote Village LLC as the developers in May 2015.

The developer team said in their letter that they intend to proceed to filing the PNF in early November.

Cote Village has high hopes for the project.

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Above, students learn culinary skills at the Hospitality Training Center. Below, students gain housekeeping skills at Hospitality Training Center in Boston.

Developing a workforce

Grant provides training funds for hotels, construction

By MARTIN DESMARAIS A recent $3 million grant from the federal government will allow Boston to double the amount of women and people of color it helps train for jobs in the construction and hospitality industries, to about 400 over the next five years.

City officials view the cash as a major boost that will support a number of apprenticeship programs that train construction trades professionals — carpenters, electricians, sheet metal technicians, pipe fitters and iron workers. But it also is significant in that it will add hotel work to the umbrella of industries Boston is trying to diversify and strengthen.

With the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggesting that construction jobs will grow by 30 percent in Boston in the next decade, and hospitality sector jobs increasing by 20 percent during the same period, now is the perfect time to ramp up efforts to open more doors for more people into such careers.

It is also no surprise that Boston continues to staunchly support the construction trades — Mayor Martin Walsh has a background in the trades and started some of the initial training programs that support the different sectors — but the city is not exactly on its own in the efforts to build a stronger pipeline of employees.

The numerous local trades

unions are pumping millions into apprenticeship training and programs such as Building Pathways and YouthBuild Boston, as well as BEST Corp.’s Hospitality Training Center in Boston, are already successful in their own right.

What the infusion of government money does, however, is link all these efforts together in the creation of Greater Boston Apprenticeship Initiative.

Good-paying jobs

The overall goal of the initiative is to train people of color, women and underrepresented groups and put them on the path to skilled work, opening the door beyond minimum wage jobs to initial union wages of about $16 per hour

or journeyman wages of $21 per hour and higher.

According to Trinh Nguyen, director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, another key upgrade the initiative brings is connecting the various training programs with colleges for credit.

Wentworth Institute of Technology and Bunker Hill Community College are already on board.

Nguyen points out that participants can be trained for jobs, earn college credit and also make good wages as they start apprenticeship work — all at the same time. She views the initiative as another alternative to the traditional college career path.

The apprenticeship initiative even plans a scholarship fund that

will help participants pay for college degrees that can be built on credits earned during the training programs.

All told, about $16 million will go into the training efforts over the next 5 years, with the unions providing the most cash, about $13 million. Boston will pump in about three-quarters of a million dollars, with other partners such as BEST Corp. funding efforts as well.

While most of the union money supports the actual training and facilities for the different sectors, the $3 million in federal money will be used to get more people into training and also to firmly establish the infrastructure as the best way to continue such programs into the future. The city wants to show that it works and then keep the financial support flowing for years to come.

“We needed this to start the engine,” Nguyen said. “The hope is it gets people to say, “Wow, this really works. It looks good. There is a system in place.’”

As Boston has added support for hospitality training to its established efforts to support the construction trades, more industries can be addressed.

“We are adding other industries. Construction, hotels and hospitality is just a start and we want to expand that,” Nguyen said.

Building Pathways, which was started in 2011, trains about 30-40 people a year now. Nguyen estimates this number will jump to

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about 70-80 a year thanks to the government funding.

BEST Corp., which prepares workers for a variety of jobs in the hotel business through its Hospitality Training Center, will start its work with the Greater Boston Apprenticeship Initiative with a housekeeping training program. The estimate is that at least 100 people will go through the program during the city’s push over the next five years.

Marie Downey, executive director of the Hospitality Training Center, said working with Boston was a tremendous opportunity for her organization to

emphasize the benefits of a career in hospitality.

“Our partnership with the city it is another way of raising awareness,” said Downey. “It is really trying to shine a light on our industry.”

Overlooked opportunities

The Hospitality Training Center is leading the fight to discredit any public sentiment that entry levels jobs in the hotel industry are not important and not good career options. In fact, entry level positions — attainable without a college degree — can provide workers with wages of well into $30,000 a year.

According to Downey, starting with a housekeeping training program is important because this entry level job is a gateway to

so many other jobs within hospitality and it is very common for workers to move up from such positions.

“Hospitality is an industry where customer service skills and the right attitude and being motivated are really more important than a college degree. There is almost any position in a hotel you can move into,” Downey said.

While Mayor Walsh and other politicians — senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, as well as representatives Stephen Lynch and Mike Capuano — have praised the Greater Boston Apprenticeship Initiative, Nguyen sees the real vote of confidence from the 65 different employers who have already stepped forward willing to hire workers that come out of the training programs.

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continued from page 1 Police Camera Action Team, ACLU Massachusetts and Boston Door Knockers delivered petition signatures and letters to the City Council Main Office and to Councilors Stephen Murphy and Michael Flaherty. Both councilors opposed body cameras during the August hearing, according to BPCAT’s website, and failed to respond to a BPCAT survey asking their views on cameras and camera policy.

BPCAT and its supporters hope that by pushing for a vote now they can get their ordinance — which they say has met with widespread resident approval — in place before the commissioner develops his own, explained co-founders Segun Idowu and Shekia Scott.

“The commissioner said he spoke to unions, lawyers and officers for the pilot but not a word on having spoken to the community,” Scott said. “We want to be sure it’s a tool that protects officers and citizens. We want it to be transparent for everyone.”

“I have no doubt he [the commissioner] will put something forth that only protects his folks and puts the community second,” added Idowu.

Flaherty was not in office at the time letters were delivered and has not responded to Banner questions. Shaikh Hasib, Flaherty’s communications director, told the Banner the councilor supports the mayor and Boston Police Department’s support of body cameras. It remains unclear whether Flaherty supports BPCAT’s ordinance.

The activists encountered Murphy outside his office and handed him materials. They were only able to speak briefly with him, as Murphy said he was en route to an engagement. Michael Martin, media connect for Boston Door Knockers, said that, upon seeing the activists, Murphy told them he “knew all about it” before hearing what the signatures were for.

Internal process

Lieutenant Detective Mike McCarthy, director of media relations for BPD, said that a policy is being drafted. The process is handled internally by the commissioner, police unions and legal teams, he said.

“It will be an internal policy vetted through unions as well as the legal teams here.”

BPCAT’s ordinance is not being taken into account, “because policies are developed internally, we don’t take it from outside sources,” he said.

There has been some community involvement. McCarthy said

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BPCAT founders Segun Idowu and Shekia Scott brought petition signatures and letters to Councilor Michael Flaherty’s office.

Behind them: Boston Door Knocker’s Ben Pittman-Pollett and Michael Martin. the team met and received input from clergy, local leaders, city councilors and community members and activists, including the NAACP and Urban League. He did not recall whom the clergy members represented.

“We have some city councilors that have been informed of the process, several members of clergy and community activists that have been involved in development of the policy,” he said.

Regarding clergy he said, “We’re making sure that their concerns and concerns they’re hearing from their congregations are included in any policies we develop.”

Individual police officers were not queried, but their views were conveyed by the union.

McCarthy said that the policy can be adjusted after the pilot.

“It’s not a done deal. It’s at the pilot stage. That’s the purpose of a pilot stage: to see what works and what doesn’t.”

Currently, discussions are underway with vendors on equipment costs, while legal teams examine the policy draft. The draft will not be released for public comment. Once approved by legal, the policy will be issued.

Commissioner’s plans

Concerns around body cameras have included protecting privacy — including that of informants and civilians in their homes — as well as ensuring enforcement of policy rules and deciding both who can see videos and how long they will be kept.

McCarthy said the draft policy includes language regarding the length of time data is stored for and when a camera would be turned on or off.

BPCAT’s proposed rules outline penalties for improper camera use, which Idowu told the Banner in August, makes their policy unique to other existing ones. Penalties also will be included in the commissioner’s guidelines. McCarthy said the commissioner’s policy will apply current disciplinary rules in to camera misconduct.

“We have pretty firm discipline rules in place. We will refer to those rules within the policy,” said McCarthy.

The pilot will assign cameras to a limited number of officers in districts across the city, said McCarthy. He said the original plan calls for the cameras to go to patrol force officers, but that as the full list of units is not finalized and no participating officers have been selected yet, that may change.

Cameras likely will not be provided to undercover or investigative officers or gang units, he said, and definitely will not be used by homicide units.

In determining the pilot’s success, the city will judge costs, feasibility and success at reducing incidents of complaints against officers, McCarthy said.

Deadline approaches

Idowu aims to bring BPCAT’s policy to a council vote before the November election. He expects election pressures to inspire greater response and action from councilors on the issue.

“Officials are really only open to constituents during voting times,” Idowu said.

He views December as the last chance to get a responsive policy in place.

“This dies in committee if it reaches the end of the voting cycle.

At that point, there is no doubt the commissioner will have his own pilot program,” Idowu said.

“We’re in final stages of policy development now,” said McCarthy. “[The pilot is] not too far off.”

Raising awareness

Boston Door Knockers assisted BPCAT in obtaining signatures supporting their body camera ordinance and bringing it to a council vote.

More than 400 people signed pre-printed letters, with many writing their own messages, said Idowu. More than 600 people signed their petition. Signatures were gathered by knocking on doors and distributing information on streets in Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and South Boston, Scott and Idowu said.

Martin noted that most people with whom they spoke were not aware that the city now supported implementing body cameras or that the people had rights in regards to the policy.

“We found most people there didn’t know the choice had changed. They thought it was about if you wanted cameras or not. They didn’t know now it’s about whether they have a voice in how cameras are handled,” Martin said.

Councilors’ stances

As the Committee on Government Operations’ chair, Flaherty has control over bringing the body camera ordinance to a vote, Idowu said. The City of Boston website states that the council’s presiding officer “decide[s] all questions relating to priority of business” and puts forward motions for consideration.

“It is up to him to bring a vote,” said Idowu.

Idowu said that attempts to meet with Flaherty recently and in past months have been unsuccessful.

BPCAT surveyed councilors in August on their support of the revised ordinance. It received positive responses from Councilors Ayanna Pressley, Tito Jackson and Charles Yancey, according to BPCAT’s website. Councilor Michelle Wu said she supported a camera pilot but wanted safeguards affecting civil liberties and confidentiality. The survey posted by BPCAT did not include a question asking her about the ordinance. No other councilors responded.

In a more recent meeting, Councilor Mark Ciommo agreed to examine the six-page ordinance before forming an opinion, said Idowu. Councilor Josh Zakim told Idowu he would not vote for it.

Idowu said he will continue to seek a meeting with the mayor and commissioner as well as other councilor members to push for the body camera ordinance and vote.

Police news: gang list

BPD’s McCarthy shed light on the police’s gang database.

The police department’s intelligence unit maintains, and approves access to, a list of individuals thought to be in gangs or gang involved.

(This list is distinct from MassGangs, a statewide database launched in 2009 to facilitate the sharing across police districts of information related to gang-members. McCarthy said the BPD never used MassGangs).

Civilian partners and law enforcement professionals in multiple jurisdictions can request to see the list, McCarthy said. The request approval process prevents officers from accessing the list when stopping someone on the street. Knowing someone is in a gang does not provide sufficient grounds to stop them, he said.

Individuals are not informed when they are added to the list and are not allowed to view it. McCarthy said that this was to prevent them from securing identities of rival gang members or having the same happen to them.

Once a name makes the list, it seems it may never be removed.

If police do not have involvement with a person on the list for a certain amount of time — McCarthy did not recall how long — the person is marked ‘inactive.’

“List size doesn’t mean there’s that many gang members. ‘Inactive’ vs. ‘active’ is how we classify,” he said.

McCarthy did not know the size of the gang list or how many are labeled active members.

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STEPPIN’ OUT GALA

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en-time Grammy Award winner Chaka Khan (“I’m Every Woman,” “Ain’t Nobody,” “Do You Love What You Feel”) performs at The Dimock Center’s annual black tie gala Steppin’ Out on Saturday, November 7 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. This year, the multicultural event celebrates and supports Dimock’s mission to restore, transform, and uplift with a goal of increasing access to substance abuse treatment.

Rounding out the musical line-up is Boston native and R&B/pop singer Louie Bello and DJ Spinderella of the Grammy Award-winning rap group SaltN-Pepa, spinning at the gala’s afterparty.

Speaking to the Banner by phone, Khan shared what headlining Steppin’ Out means to her. “I’m so happy and proud to be part of something so relevant, something so meaningful and necessary,” she said. No stranger to supporting worthwhile causes, Khan established the Chaka Khan Foundation in 1999 after her nephew was diagnosed with autism. At the time of the diagnosis, she recalls that “autism was pretty much unheard of. We didn’t know it either. We were

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visit www.steppingoutfordimock.org or call 617.442.8800. really freaked out as a family. We were looking for information or some kind of book or guide as to what how we could best deal with helping him,” the singer said.

Since then, the Chaka Khan Foundation has expanded to include a host of programs and initiatives that assist women and children at risk. “Mothers are the first teachers. We sort of targeted mothers and children and that evolved into an educational program, where we were taking inner city kids to colleges and they were tutored by the students there with great, great results.

They’re still doing great work,” Khan said.

In addition to headlining Steppin’ Out, the entertainer recently received her second nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her first nomination came in 2012, along with former bandmate Rufus.

Khan, who also paints, is

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‘Dunces’ on stage widely anticipated Nick Offerman to star in Huntington Theatre Company production

By SUSAN SACCOCCIA Few Boston stage productions are as eagerly anticipated as the Huntington Theatre Company’s world premiere of “A Confederacy of Dunces,” which opens November 18 at the Boston University Theatre.

Previews begin November 11 and its run already has been extended by a week, to December 20.

Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by John Kennedy Toole and directed by David Esbjornson, the production features Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson in NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”) in the lead role of Ignatius J. Reilly, a scholarly, overweight slacker who lives with his mother in 1960s New Orleans.

When his mother backs her car into another automobile, Ignatius has to get a job and help her pay the damages — a venture that launches him on a series of adventurous encounters with a swath of New Orleans characters, and, eventually, a life of his own.

Best seller

A tragicomedy steeped in the jambalaya of the Crescent City, Toole’s novel has gained fans far beyond New Orleans. More than 3.5 million copies in some two dozen languages have been sold since it was published by the Louisiana State University Press in 1980, winning the Pulitzer Prize the following year.

Yet the novel almost did not come into the world. A beloved but troubled soul whose inability to find a publisher added to his suffering, Toole committed suicide in 1969. A decade later, Toole’s mother pressed eminent Southern novelist Walker Percy to read the novel. Much to his surprise, Percy declared it a masterpiece, and found a publisher.

“Surely it was not possible that it was so good,” Percy wrote in a preface to its 20th anniversary edition, describing Ignatius as “a slob extraordinary, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thomas Aquinas rolled into one — who is in violent revolt

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continued from page 16 against the entire modern age.”

At a recent press conference, Hatcher, Esbjornson and Offerman spoke of transforming Toole’s teeming novel into a two-hour play.

Six years ago, Hatcher began adapting the novel, which progresses as a series of episodes and brims with odd characters.

“While wrestling with the book, we didn’t want to tame its spirit,” said Hatcher, who found the relationship between Ignatius and his mother core to distilling its story.

Not unlike Tom in “Glass Menagerie,” a figure playwright Tennessee Williams modeled on himself, Ignatius has to leave his mother and New Orleans to get on with his life. “The sequence of events that get Ignatius to leave becomes our story,” says Hatcher. “To go on to the next thing, Ignatius has to tear things apart with her and leave the city once and for all. In the process, he interacts with all these other characters that circle like a carnival around him. He changes most of their lives for the better.”

Yet Ignatius is an unlikely hero, a slob as well as a scholar, arrogant and self-absorbed, overweight and underemployed. Hatcher adds, “At end of day, because of what Nick brings to the role of Ignatius, the audience is going to be extremely attracted to him.”

Demonstrating the droll humor he brought to his role as Ron Swanson, the cynical boss in “Parks and Recreation,” a grinning Offerman said, “The way things are going if I play my cards right, I think I can roll this play right into a GOP candidacy.”

As Ron Swanson, Offerman, 46, sported a smooth coif and a Tom Selleck-style mustache.

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working on a series of mixed media visual works with a planned gallery exhibition for 2016, and is recording an album of Joni Mitchell covers also due out next year. Next month, Khan is releasing a single called “I’m In Love With Myself,” geared toward the challenges of body image and bullying.

The powerhouse vocalist, who has influenced a generation of artists, is very thankful to still be

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Jeffrey Hatcher, Nick Offerman and David Esbjornson.

Here, the actor looked athletic and outdoorsy with his grey-flecked beard, flannel shirt, jeans and boots. He spoke of coming up in the ‘90s as an actor in small and mid-sized theaters in Chicago and then in Los Angeles, where he met his wife, actress Megan Mullally (Karen in “Will and Grace”), whose photograph he displayed on a large button pinned to his chest.

Putting on weight

Transformation into his vastly overweight character began early in the year. Describing his “first fat suit fitting” back in April, Offerman said, “I was accosted by five ladies with measuring tape and burst into tears—they were joyful tears.”

Speaking of how he approached the role of messy, vulnerable

relevant. She believes that she’s “walking in a state of grace.”

Over the course of her 40-plus years in music and entertainment, the singer/songwriter has sold over 70 million records, released 22 albums — 11 of which are certified gold and platinum — acted in London’s West End and on Broadway, authored a book and developed a line of gourmet chocolates called Chakalates.

Reflecting on her career, Khan is grateful and determined. “I’m very lucky to have accomplished so much, a 40-year music stand, and I’m not done,” she said.

Ignatius after seven years playing a gruff bureaucrat, Offerman said, “I’m known for playing stentorian, insensitive men. Ignatius is a simpering fop. That is completely what is in my heart. I’m all fop. I can pretty easily tap into the part of the human condition Ignatius represents. In truth, we all have within us this whiney child whose dog died.”

The novel takes its title from an essay by 18th century satirist Jonathan Swift, who wrote, “When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all

the dunces are in a confederacy against him.”

Ignatius encounters a host of oddballs as he takes to the streets, notes Director David Esbjornson, who said, “We must create the most disparate and interesting and eccentric cast possible because there are all these New Orleans dunces who surround the main character, who is arrogant, feels superior and is overweight, farts and belches — and is also an incredibly funny character. Yet there’s a kind of more delicate and sad little story inside all of that. What makes a

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person be like this?”

Offerman relishes the flaws and excesses of Ignatius, whose appearance and behavior tend to turn people off. “Because I was not born cute,” said Offerman, “I’ve often been cast as a character who is not sympathetic at first glance, doesn’t have a attractive façade. I love nothing more than playing the bad guy and seeing if I can make the audience love the human inside.”

But Offerman won’t smooth out the wrinkles in his character.

“I don’t think about steering audience sympathies,” said Offerman.

“There are times that Ignatius should be delightful. Other times, he rubs you the wrong way.”

Ignatius is a larger-than-life comic role, but his humanity also captivates Offerman. “Part of the human condition is that we are always a mewling baby crying for our mother’s teat,” said Offerman.

“We want to move closer to the fire. Socialization is partly learning to bury those emotions and needs and get on with our taxes.”

Reflecting on his character’s inner “fop,” Offerman said, “So many conflicts come down to the fact that we need more love, in some way. And we have different tactics in how we come to scream for or beg others for that love. Ignatius unbeknownst to himself wears those needs very much on his sleeve. And with every affectation he’s crying out to be loved even though he is a very strange genius and clearly holds himself apart from the abject idiots he is surrounded by.”

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THURSDAY JOLLEY FUN, LAUGHTER YOGA CLUB October 29 and November 12, Dudley Library community room, 63 Warren St., 6:30-7:30pm. Please bring water. Every one welcome. Laughter yoga (Hasyayoga) is a practice involving prolonged voluntary laughter. Laughter yoga is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides the same physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. Laughter yoga is done in groups, with eye contact and playfulness between participants.

Forced laughter soon turns into real and contagious laughter (Wikipedia).

FRIDAY MANKO: TOGETHERNESS — PAINTINGS BY AUDREY DIALLO Through October 30 the Multicultural Arts Center will host “Manko: Togetherness”, a series of paintings by Audrey Diallo, in the Upper Gallery. In West Africa, music and history are deeply intertwined and visual art is a part of the process. There, every moment of the day includes a tribute to the songs and dances of the ancestors.

This connection is what Audrey strives to communicate through her work. After spending much of her career working as a graphic designer, Diallo discovered African drumming which inspired her to not only learn about African percussion music, but also travel to Mali, Guinea, and Senegal to study with Master Drummers. Impressed by the beauty of everyday objects, the elegance of people’s day to day activities, and the undeniable wealth of spirit present within the African community the need to share this with others was apparent. The title of the show, Manko, in Wolof roughly translates to “Togetherness” or “Community.” Diallo’s paintings aspire to build visual bridges for the viewer who is invited to hear the sounds, imagine the faces, and feel the connections we all share as well as invite a piece of the African community into our lives through her eyes. Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge.

Galleries and reception are FREE and open to the public. Regular Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10:30am-6pm.

SATURDAY SKYLINE HIKE Join the DCR on a ranger led Skyline Hike. The Skyline trail is one of the most challenging hikes in the Blue Hills, with steep, rocky terrain covering 9 miles and 14 hills. This hike will be geared towards experienced adult hikers (age 16 and up) that have never completed the trail before, but always wanted to.

This program is free and we will provide transportation to the starting point. Saturday, October 31. Call 617-698-1802 x310 Meeting location and start time information available upon registration (space is limited).

— FAPESP. The African Diaspora from an Ethnic Perspective: Scarification and Ethnonyms in Southeastern Brazil during the 18th Century. Co-sponsored by the Afro-Latin American Research Institute at the Hutchins Center, the Robert C. Smith, Jr. Fund for Portuguese Studies, and the Brazil Studies Program of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Monday, November 2, 5pm, Basement Seminar Room, Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy St., Cambridge. Free and open to the public.

UPCOMING GEORGE CABLES, GUEST ARTIST AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY George Cables, who “belongs in the pantheon of the greatest jazz pianists” (Victor L. Schermer, All About Jazz), will be a guest artist at Harvard University, sponsored by the Office for the Arts at Harvard’s Learning From Performers program and Harvard Jazz Bands conducted

by Yosvany Terry, Visiting Senior Lecturer of Music and Director of Jazz Bands, and Mark Olson, Director, Harvard University Bands and Associate of the Department of Music. During his residency Cables will participate in two events open to the public: Friday, November 13, 4pm: A Conversation with George Cables moderated by Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African American Music. Leverett House Theatre, Mill Street, between Plympton and De Wolfe Streets, Cambridge. Admission free (tickets or RSVPs not required); seating is first-come, first served, subject to venue capacity. Saturday, November 14, 8pm: A Concert with the Harvard Jazz Bands and guest artist George Cables, Lowell Lecture Hall, Kirkland and Oxford Streets, Cambridge.

Tickets $10, students and seniors $8, available through the Harvard Box Office at the Smith Campus Center in Harvard Square, 1350 Massachusetts Ave., www. boxoffice.harvard.edu; or by calling 617496-2222 (phone and online orders subject to service fees). For more information, visit the Office for the Arts website or call 617-495-8676.

MAX WASSERMAN FORUM ON CONTEMPORARY ART: PUBLIC ART AND THE COMMONS As the MIT List Center celebrates its 30th anniversary this fall, we are proud to present this year’s Max Wasserman Forum on Contemporary Art: Public Art and the Commons, November 13-1. Public art has emerged as a crucial issue over the past decade. In response to conditions of intensifying economic and political precarity, artists have renewed a dialogue on those social and cultural resources held in common, including media, education, language, the environment, and housing. The 2015 Wasserman Forum will examine this development with a keynote address and three panels of practitioners from the visual arts, critical theory, and political activism. Speakers will consider contemporary public art from multiple perspectives: its role in recent revolutionary contexts, including Turkey and Egypt; its intersection with digital culture; and

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ArtsEmerson, under the leadership of Polly Carl, David Dower, and David Howse, announces the second event of the new Public Dialogue Series: Naming Ourselves: Provocative Conversations on Identity and Representation. Dialogue 2: Part 1: Interrogating Whiteness will feature Walter Mosley, American novelist and recipient of the PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award and will take place Wednesday, November 4 at 7pm at the Emerson/Paramount Mainstage, located at 559SUDOKU Washington St. in Boston’s historical Easy theatre district. This dialogue is also part of the Walter Mosley The Obsessive Residency, featuring 3 an 1 array 4 of2Walter 7 Mosley’s 5 8 expansive 6 9 portfolio of fiction, plays, and visual art from October 30 through November 30 at the Emerson/Paramount Center.

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Here are three “souper” reasons why: 1. Soggy bread relief: Juicy tomatoes and dollops of mayonnaise make the sandwich, but drippy ingredients and layers of deli meats are a recipe for soggy bread. The fix? Fill a thermos with a wholesome, organic soup and pack a side of crunchy toppings. Cheddar Bunnies make great kid-friendly croutons.

2. Convenience: Everyone loves a classic sandwich, but not all good things come between two layers of bread. Soup is as easy as pour and heat.

3. Extra veggies: Some say soup was invented by a magician to trick kids into eating vegetables. One thing is certain, you can’t trick kids into eating the unwanted, especially in between two slices of bread. The good news? Annie’s Organic Tomato Soup has 1/2 cup of blended vegetables per serving — Brandpoint

VEGGIE HEAVEN

Make Ratatouille with Chicken and Corn for dinner

BY THE EDITORS OF RELISH MAGAZINE

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he combination of eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes, called ratatouille, is the perfect dish to make when tomatoes are in season. In Nice, France, where the recipe originated, purists cook each vegetable separately before combining them. Here, the vegetables are cooked together from the very beginning. Depending on their juiciness, the cooked tomatoes can resemble anything from a thick jam to a stew. If there’s too much liquid, simmer uncovered until some evaporates. In France, ratatouille is often eaten with roast leg of lamb. Sometimes, it’s served as an appetizer with lemon wedges. In this version, cooked chicken is added to the vegetables just before they come off the stove, making it a hearty, complete meal. For a vegetarian dish, use white beans instead of chicken.

n 2 tablespoons olive oil n¾ cup diced onion n 2 cups small cubes peeled eggplant n 1 ½ cups small cubes zucchini n 1 cup fresh or thawed frozen corn n 3 cups diced, peeled tomatoes n 1 teaspoon dried thyme n½ teaspoon salt n 1⁄8 tablespoon coarse ground black pepper n 2 cups coarsely chopped boneless, skinless cooked chicken

EASY RECIPE

Apple Tuna Treasure Chests n 2 Stemilt Lil Snappers Kid Size Apples n 1 can (6-ounces) white albacore tuna, packed in water, drained n 2 tablespoons mayonnaise n ½ teaspoon honey mustard n ½ carrot, finely diced n salt and pepper, to taste

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

2. Add onion, eggplant and zucchini.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add corn, tomatoes, thyme, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Cover, reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.

3. Stir in chicken. Cover and cook until chicken is hot, about 2 minutes.

Serves 4.

— Recipe by Jean Kressy; photo by Teresa Blackburn.

Slice off the top third of each apple. Scoop out the center core of each apple base, leaving ¼-inch outer edge; set aside. In small bowl, mix tuna, mayonnaise, mustard and carrot. Season to taste. Spoon ¼ cup of tuna salad into each apple, top with top one-third of apples, tilted slightly to resemble a chest being opened. Use playful, pirate-themed cupcake holders and flagged toothpicks to make for fun presentation.

— Family Features

NUMBER TO KNOW

19

According to the Washington State Apple Commission, the average person eats 19 pounds of fresh apples each year.

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10/29 Spoken Word Artist Queen Peleiah Auset + StoryTellers Sumner & Linda McLean + Open Mic 11/5 Fulani Haynes Jazz Collaborative + Spoken Word Artist Jha D Williams +Open Mic

FOOD QUIZ Which of these is a fruit not a vegetable?

A. tomato; B. carrot C. potato; D. turnip Answer at bottom of column.

WORD TO THE WISE Vichyssoise: A thick soup made of pureed leeks, onions, potatoes, cream and chicken stock. It is traditionally served cold but can be eaten hot.

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Fall is a great time to grab the keys to the Infiniti Q70 and take a quick road trip into the Pocono Mountains. Right now, the leaves are changing into vibrant shades of red and yellow, the air is brisk and refreshing and, if you’re lucky, you’re liable to see a deer. Or, in my case, be seen by one.

After parking the Q70 in a densely forested area of the Poconos, I opened the car door and found a doe standing just a few yards away, watching me. She was probably trying to get a better look at the Q70. Who can blame her? The Q70 is a very pretty car.

My test drive model was actually a Q70L (“L” for Long-wheelbase), with a Graphite shadow exterior color and White Ash silver-powdered wood accents. Trust me, it’s fancy. The high level of luxury inside the Q70L impressed everyone who got inside the car.

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Carson surges, blacks continue to shun GOP Carson’s rise underscores complicated history between blacks and Republicans

By CAITLIN YOSHIKO KANDIL After months of Donald Trump dominating the polls in the Republican presidential primary, the GOP has a new frontrunner — Ben Carson.

The retired neurosurgeon now has support from 26 percent of Republican primary voters across the country, while Donald Trump comes in second at 22 percent, and Marco Rubio a distant third, at 8 percent.

In Iowa, Carson’s lead is even bigger — 28 percent compared to Trump’s 19.

While his surge in the polls has taken many pundits by surprise, there’s another aspect of his candidacy that scholars say deserves a closer look.

“If we look at this through the lens of race, or use race as an analytical tool, there’s a much bigger story that everyone’s missing,” said Leah Wright Rigueur, assistant professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and author of “The Loneliness of the Black Republican.”

“What factor does race play in terms of running a black Republican candidate, or having a black candidate as the frontrunner in the Republican primary field?” she went on. “That’s especially keen in the age of Barack Obama.”

African Americans long sided with the Republican Party after the abolition of slavery and establishment of black citizenship and the right to vote.

But in the 20th century, explained Wright Rigueur, black voters shifted to the Democratic Party in three major waves — first in 1936 alongside the New Deal, second in 1948 with Harry Truman’s civil rights initiatives, and third in 1964, with the passage of the Civil Rights Act. It wasn’t just Lyndon B.

Johnson’s legislative achievements that flipped black voters to the Democratic Party in 1964, according to Wright Rigueur.

It also was the Republican Party’s presidential nomination of Barry Goldwater, the Arizona senator who voted against the Civil Rights Act. “Almost all African Americans at this point leave the Republican Party,” she said. “Goldwater only gets six percent of the black vote in 1964.”

“Up until the 1940s, there had been a place for civil rights in the party,” Wright Rigueur went on. “But by 1964, civil rights had been pushed out of the Republican Party, and African Americans clearly and obviously interpreted this as a very bad thing.”

Since then, about 80 percent of African Americans have cast their votes for Democrats, with 94 percent going to Barack Obama in 2012 — making blacks the most partisan racial group in the United States.

Black and conservative

But this shift to the Democratic Party doesn’t mean that all African Americans are liberal, as one-third of the black community self-identifies as conservative.

“Something is happening where African Americans are compartmentalizing their conservatism and not taking it with them when they pull the lever at the ballot box,” said Wright Rigueur. “I argue that it’s about racial empathy, that African Americans, even the most conservative, use their racial identity as a guiding principle when it comes to voting in presidential elections.”

She continued: “As long as they perceive the Republican Party to be racist or to hold backwards views when it comes to race, even the most conservative African Americans will not support the GOP.” Still, some African Americans continued to support Republicans,

”Celebrating Voices” annual event

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Massachusetts Advocates for Children (MAC) honored Charlotte Golar Richie on October 16 at their “Celebrating Voices” Annual Event, held at Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Hall. The event raised $125,000 to benefit MAC’s work on behalf of children who face barriers to educational opportunity. Richie was honored for her career in public service dedicated to equality and opportunity for children and families.

and a growing number of nationally recognized black Republican emerged, including Colin Powell, Clarence Thomas, Condoleezza Rice, Michael Steele, Mia Love, Tim Scott, Will Hurd, Allen West, Alan Keyes, Herman Cain — and Ben Carson.

And when Massachusetts elected the first African American to the U.S. Senate in 1966, it was a Republican, Edward Brooke.

According to Wright Rigueur, the values of conservatism, personal morality, a Protestant work ethic and anti-communism drew African Americans to the Republican Party until the 1980s. Since then, religious and fiscal conservatism have been the primary appeals.

But as the GOP shifts further to the right, those African Americans who remain Republican “tend to line up with the right wing of the party,” said Wright Rigueur, with Carson being a prime example.

According to Wright Rigueur, Carson’s brand of conservatism dates back to the 1970s, with conservative groups such as the Lincoln Institute for Research and Education and the Black Silent Majority Committee, which advocated an anti-welfare, anti-busing, anti-crime agenda while criticizing black radicalism as the cause of racial tensions.

But in other ways, said Andra Gillespie, associate professor of

political science at Emory University and author of “The New Black Politician,” Carson is an “anomaly,” because unlike other prominent black Republicans today — such as Utah Congresswoman Mia Love, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and Texas Congressman Will Hurd — he represents an older generation and is not a career politician.

Instead, Caron’s rise to political prominence — after becoming a world-renowned neurosurgeon and author of the bestseller “Gifted Hands” — came after taking on the Affordable Care Act at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast.

“The fact that he’s a physician and he criticized Obamacare to Obama’s face — that has a certain kind of gravitas and authority that your rank and file politician with a law or business degree might not have,” said Gillespie. “That’s what propelled him to the spotlight.”

Provocative statements

Carson has continued this kind of rhetoric throughout his campaign — saying that the Affordable Care Act has been the worst thing “since slavery,” that the Black Lives Matter movement is “bullying” people, and that Muslim Americans shouldn’t be president — which has only fueled his popularity among Republican voters.

“Some of the resonance has to do with the fact that because he’s an outsider, he tends to be more forthright in his comments,” said Gillespie. “People have either appreciated the candor or the statement — whether or not they’re problematic is not the issue. He generates a lot of support for

saying what a lot of people are thinking, but what more seasoned, practiced, handled politicians wouldn’t dare say.”

Eighty-five percent of likely Iowa caucus voters said it was mostly or very attractive that Carson is not a career politician, according to a new poll from Bloomberg Politics and the Des Moines Register, 73 percent said it was mostly or very attractive that he raised questions about whether a Muslim should be president of the United States, and 89 percent said it was mostly or very attractive that he was guided by his faith in God. It’s also his soft demeanor that makes Carson an attractive candidate, according to Wright Rigueur.

“When Donald Trump says it, it sounds flat-out racist,” she said.

“But when Ben Carson says it, he does so in a way that sounds really thoughtful, almost like a professor, it sounds measured, it sounds somewhat objective, it sounds studious — but he’s still saying the same things.”

“There’s something interesting going on,” she went on, “where you see people who are supporting Ben Carson who will say, ‘I’m not racist.’”

But Wright Rigueur said there’s one group of voters that Ben Carson isn’t likely to bring into the Republican fold — African Americans — because of the way he talks about race.

“I actually think a candidate like Marco Rubio has a better chance of attracting black voters,” she said. “Marco Rubio came out and said black lives do matter. It’s such a simple statement, but it’s pretty remarkable.”

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completed can ballots be sent, in care of a police officer, to City Hall.

Overwhelming campaigners

The other chief challenge is managing overeager campaigners.

While politicking at the polls is forbidden, many campaigns make their presence known. A common appearance: trucks offering free coffee and donuts that are plastered over with campaign stickers, said Kain.

“Take whatever they give you and don’t feel compelled to vote for them,” he advised election officers at a training meeting.

Election officers also frequently must manage campaign supporters, some of whom may overlook or be unaware of rules designed to keep them from promoting their candidate at the poll centers.

Brayboy said work at the polls also gave an interesting

perspective on candidates, as she was able to see which ones try hard to poster a precinct and others who assume it is not worth the effort.

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The need for election officers is increasing. Turnover rate has grown, Kain said, as many current workers move or have a change in work or life situation that reduces their availability. Officers often take the day off their primary jobs or are retired.

Boston especially needs officers who speak languages other than English, Kain said. Ballots are printed with both English and Spanish, as well as in Vietnamese and Chinese in some precincts. Currently, Boston supplements its multilingual officers by extending recruitment to include those not registered to vote in the Massachusetts, he said.

Many at the election training said they had learned of the position through friends or word of mouth. But, Kain emphasized, anyone can apply.

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Left to right: Gladys Triplett, Juanita Jarrett and Corine Desseau settled in for Election Officer Training.

BANNER CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CLASSIFIED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE (DCAMM) Sealed proposals submitted on a form furnished by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) and clearly identified as a bid, endorsed with the name and address of the bidder, the project and contract number, will be received at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance, One Ashburton Place, 1st Floor, Room 107, Boston, MA 02108, no later than the date and time specified and will forthwith be publicly opened and read aloud.

General Bids at 2:00 PM:

LEGAL

LEGAL

RFP’s can be obtained from the Medford Housing Authority, 121 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA, and may be picked up during normal business hours, or by downloading from www.medfordhousing.org after November 4, 2015.

All addenda will be posted on this web site as well. A pre-bid conference will be held on Thurs., November 12, 2015, @ 10:00 a.m. at 35 Bradlee Road, Medford, MA. RFP’s will be due by Tuesday, November 24, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.

Washington St., #7, Boston, MA 02121 your answer, if any, on or before 12/10/2015. 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.

All responses and information submitted in response to this RFP are subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L.c. 66, §10 and c.4, §7(26).

Any statements in submitted responses that are inconsistent with the provisions of these statutes shall be disregarded.

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

SUFFOLK Division

Mass. State Project No.

IFM1507

Fire Alarm/Fire Protection Maintenance Services for Certain Buildings in Metro-Boston, Northeast & Southeast Regions.

AA/EOE

This project is a service contract for a term of 42 months and in general includes: a comprehensive, full-coverage fire alarm and fire protection service contract.

There will be a pre-bid/site visit on November 4, 5, 6 & 9, 2015 @ 9:00 AM-4:00 PM (see Instruction to Bidders for pre-bid schedule).

Minimum rates of wages to be paid on the project have been determined by the Commissioner of the Division of Occupational Safety under the provisions of Sections 26 and 27, Chapter 149 of the General Laws. Wage rates are listed in the contract form portion of specification book.

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

The bidding documents may be examined at the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Bid Room, One Ashburton Place, 1st Floor, Room 107, Boston, MA 02108 Tel (617) 727-4003, bidroom.dcamm@state. ma.us. Paper copies may be obtained by depositing a company check, treasurer’s check, cashier’s check, bank check or money order in the sum of $50.00 payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No personal checks or cash will be accepted as deposits. Refunds will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or DECEMBER 8, 2015 (ten business days after the opening of General Bids) otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Commonwealth. CDs available at no cost.

WE DO NOT MAIL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Messenger and other types of pick-up and delivery services are the agents of the bidder and the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance assumes no responsibility for delivery or receipt of the documents. Bidders are encouraged to take advantage of a rotating credit plans and specifications deposit program initiated by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance to encourage the easy accessibility of documents to contractors.

To all interested persons:

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

DESCRIPTION

DATE

TIME

*WRA-4117

Purchase of Uninterruptible Power Supply, 240kW, 480V

11/02/15

2:00 p.m.

*WRA-4118

Purchase of Neutral Grounding Resistors

11/02/15

2:00 p.m.

*6760X

Miscellaneous Fencing and Gates

11/05/15

2:00 p.m.

*S548

Various Insulation Repairs at DITP

11/05/15

2:00 p.m.

**7407

RFQ/P Technical Assistance Consulting Services John J. Carroll Water Treatment Plant

11/10/15

11:00 a.m.

*7459

Suction and Discharge Piping Rehabilitation at Prison Point CSO Facility

11/12/15

2:00 p.m.

*To access and bid on Event(s) please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com. **To obtain the complete RFQ/P MWRADocumentDistribution@mwra.com.

please

email

request

to:

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

DESCRIPTION

DATE

TIME

OP-312

Diesel Generator Maintenance

11/12/15

2:00 p.m.

OP-313

69kV Electrical Systems Maintenance

11/12/15

2:00 p.m.

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

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

Carol W. Gladstone COMMISSIONER

Estate of: Leola Annette Watson Date of Death: 06/01/2012

INVITATION TO BID

Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Lawrence, Sandwich & Salem, Massachusetts E.C.C: $3,068,412

Docket No. SU15D1875DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Medford Housing Authority Request for Proposal (RFP)

The Medford Housing Authority (MHA) is requesting proposals for the Modernization of Two Hydraulic Elevators at the Weldon Gardens Development project at the Medford Housing Authority. It is also the intent to modernize the interiors of the elevator cabs. Qualifying firms must provide full basic services including investigation and initial design through preparation of contract documents, bidding, and construction contract administration. The person charged with this project, including project management, must be an Architect or Engineer registered in Massachusetts.

The Construction Estimate cost is $300,000.00. The estimated Total Not to Exceed Fee (Basic Services + Reimbursables + Added Services) is $35,000.00.

Docket No. SU12P2361EA Citation on General Probate Petition

Every General Bidder must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance for the category of work and for no less than the bid price plus all add alternates of this project, if applicable.

Alarm Systems

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

The work performed under this contract is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.

November 23, 2015

The Category of Work is:

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

Date: September 25, 2015

Isabel Rojar

vs.

Manuel Castro

To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under G.L. c.

208, Section 1 B. The Complaint is on file at the Court.

An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Isabel Rojar, 59

A petition has been filed by Lawrence B. Watson of Mattapan, MA requesting a Request for Compensation and for Right to Inheritance of the Alleged Heirs of David L. Watson.

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 11/19/2015. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

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

Date: August 31, 2015 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

DOCKET NO. SU15P2414PM

In the matter of: Walter Brown Respondent (Person to be Protected/Minor) Of: Mattapan, MA CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO G.L c. 190B, §5-304 & §5-405 To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Vero Health and Rehabilitation Center of Mattapan, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Walter Brown is in need of a Conservator or other protective order and requesting that Bryan Woodford, Esq. of Abington, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Conservator to serve Without Surety on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, that a protective order or appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed conservator is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 11/05/2015. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

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

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

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

Date: October 01, 2015

Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate

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REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

Oxford Ping On

Affordable Homeownership Opportunity First Time Homeowners “Hillside Gardens”

10 Oxford Street Boston, MA 02111

Two 3-Bedroom Townhomes - $155,000 Nine 2-Bedroom Townhomes - $140,000 311 Littleton Road, Chelmsford, MA

Affordable Housing Opportunity in Chinatown (48) Studios & (15) One-Bedroom & (3) Two-Bedroom Apts.

Maximum household income limit 30% & 60% of HUD Boston Median Income HH Size 30% 60% HH Size

30%

60%

1

20,700

41,400

2

23,650

47,280

3

26,600

53,220

4

29,550

59,100

Applications available 11/11-12/10 by mail, e-mail or fax upon request at (617)566-1026 or at CEDC rental office M-W-F 10-4, T-TH 10-7 & Sat 10-2 (except 11/26-27-28) at 65 Harrison Avenue, 7th floor, Boston, MA 02111 (T, bus & wheelchair accessible) Deadline: Completed applications must be received by 4:00 PM, Wednesday, December 16, 2015.* *Selection by lottery, if needed

Income limits are 80% of area median income One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

$46,100

$52,650

$59,250

$65,800

$71,100

$76,350

$81,600

$86,900

The asset limit is $75,000.

The deadline for submitting completed applications is December 7 at 4 p.m.

Applications are available at the Chelmsford Housing Authority website www.chelmsfordha.com, by calling the CHA at 978-256-7425 x 10, via email at lisa@chelmsfordha.com or in person at 10 Wilson Street, Chelmsford, MA. Applications are also available at the Chelmsford Public Library and Chelmsford Town Hall.

Information Session will be held on November 9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Chelmsford Housing Authority, 10 Wilson St., Chelmsford, MA 01824.

Selection by lottery. Use & resale restrictions apply.

Preference will be given to families requiring the appropriate size bedroom.

Informational meetings: Tuesday, October 27- at 6:30pm Josiah Quincy School 885 Washington St. Boston, MA 02111 Thursday, October 29- at 4pm at Roxbury Multi Service Center 434 Warren St, Roxbury, MA 02121

The Slate at Andover 50 Woodview Way, Andover, MA

1BRs @ $1,119*, 2BRs @ $1,334*, 3BRs @ $1,530* *Rents subject to change in 2016. Tenants will pay own Gas Heat, Gas Hot Water, Electricity (including cooking).

Property pays for Water and Sewer The Slate at Andover is a 224 unit rental apartment community located in Andover. 56 of these apartments will be made available through this application process and rented to households with incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. Please see www.LiveAtTheSlate.com for more details on the development and the units.

MAXIMUM Household Income Limits: $46,100 (1 person), $52,650 (2 people), $59,250 (3 people), $65,800 (4 people), $71,100 (5 people), $76,350 (6 people) A Public Info Session will be held on Nov 16th, 2015 at 6:00 pm in the Activity Room in Memorial Hall Library (2 North Main Street, Andover) Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be received, not postmarked, by 2 pm on January 5th, 2016 The Lottery for eligible households will be held on January 25th, 2016 at 6 pm at the same location as the info session (see above).

For Lottery Information and Applications, or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, go to www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call (617) 782-6900x1 and leave a message. For TTY Services dial 711. Free translation available. Applications and Information also available at the Memorial Hall Library in Andover on 2 North Main St (M-Th 9-9, Fri-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5)

HELP WANTED

REAL ESTATE

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Wollaston Manor 91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

Services, Health Insurance Customer Service & Medical Office jobs.

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

Call Sandy Miller, Property Manager

#888-691-4301

Program Restrictions Apply.

HELP WANTED

Maintenance Technician:

Full time. Experienced in two or more phases of building maintenance repairs including boilers, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, plastering, locks; must be dependable and self-motivated with excellent customer service skills. Will be required to provide scheduled nights and weekends coverage. Bilingual is a plus - transportation is a must. Forward resumes to Human Resources Department, United Housing Management LLC, 530 Warren Street, Dorchester, Ma 02121- Fax: 617-442-7231 no later than October 30, 2015 United Housing Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Somerville Community Corporation

Train for Administrative, Financial

Work in hospitals, colleges, insurance agencies, banks, businesses, government offices, health insurance call centers, and more!

FREE TRAINING FOR THOSE THAT QUALIFY! We will help you apply for free training. Job placement assistance provided.

No prior experience necessary, but must have HS diploma or GED. Free YMCA membership for you and your family while enrolled in YMCA Training, Inc.

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

Are you interested in a

Healthcare CAREER? Project Hope, in partnership with Partners HealthCare is currently accepting applications for a FREE entry level healthcare employment training program.

Program eligibility includes: • • • • •

Have a high school diploma or equivalent Have a verifiable reference of 1 year from a former employer Pass assessments in reading, language, and computer skills Have CORI clearance Be legally authorized to work in the United States

For more information and to register for the next Open House please visit our website at www.prohope.org/openhouse.htm or call 617-442-1880 ext. 218.

HELP WANTED

Senior Living At It’s Best

GET READY FOR

A Great Office Job!

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER SOUGHT Somerville Community Corporation (SCC) seeks a Senior Project Manager to join our Real Estate Development team.

SCC is a 46 year old nonprofit Community Development Corporation (CDC) and the only CDC in Somerville (MA).

SCC strengthens the city of Somerville by producing and preserving affordable housing, and by organizing Somerville residents to give voice to community needs and priorities.

SCC is seeking an experienced Project Manager to manage our two active projects through construction into completion. The Senior Project Manager will: manage the development team, monitor project budgets, manage lender relationships, and oversee property rent up and sales. S/he will work under supervision of the Director of Real Estate Development.

Please submit a cover letter, detailing your salary requirements and your qualifications for this position, along with a resume to: Ann L Silverman Consulting, somervillecdcresumes@gmail.com. No phone calls or letters please. For a complete job description, see our website at www.somervillecdc.org. Somerville Community Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

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The Nature Conservancy in Boston seeks a Director of Development to act as a Chapter senior manager and lead fundraising strategy by developing and managing plans, strategies and a team of professionals.

For job details and to apply, please search for job #43620 on www.nature.org.careers.

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ESOL Program Director Brookline Housing Authority and Partner Organizations

The Brookline Housing Authority (BHA) is a high-performing public housing agency in Brookline, Massachusetts. The BHA is hiring a Director to lead an on-site ESOL program that serves low-income Brookline residents. The position presents an excellent opportunity for a talented and committed individual to join an established program in a positive and supportive community.

Responsibilities Include: n Review and revise the ESOL curriculum. n With the support of other organizations in Brookline, recruit students. n Assign students to classes and schedule classes with teachers. n Manage the logistical aspects of the program. n Prepare periodic reports on the program.

Required Qualifications: n Bachelor’s degree n Experience teaching ESOL and administering ESOL programs n Excellent leadership skills and the ability to work with diverse constituencies To Apply: The full job description can be found at http://BrooklineHous ing.org/Business&EmploymentOpportunities.html. Send a resume and cover letter to jobs@brooklinehousing.org by Monday, November 16th. No phone calls, please.

Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer